New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1928, Page 3

TaaSSrSs4Y80EA a38Toas .and URSING REQUIRES INTENSE TRAINING Miss Traver Outlines Course and Lile at Hospital School ‘The opportunities open to nurses| and the influence a training in the profession of nursing has in making better home makers of girls who | take up this work, is pointed out in | an interview by Miss Maude E. Trav er, directress of nurses at the New Britain General hospital. Miss Tra\'-‘ er describes the “making” of a nurse | and explains that the study includes a great deal more than simply ‘ca- | tering to the hedside needs of pa- tients. 4 Speaking of the training course| Miss Traver says: “I wish it was possible for me to| step into every home, clasp the hand | of each parent and lead them along| the road being travelled by the| nurse in training. Indecd, 1 should like to take many others with me, for not many seem to have a clear conception of what the training of a nurse consists. There seems to be a prevalent idea that a young wom- an enters a hospital, puts on a uni- form and cap, £pends her days wait- ing on patients and at the end of three years is graduated. There is nothing further from the truth than! this thought. On the contrary,| young women are developed into| trained nurses by considerable class room teaching of the theory of| medical, sargical and nursing sub-| jects and by closely supervised practical work in the hespital. Steps Girls Must Take #“Let us consider the steps a young woman takes who desires to enter training. First she will prob- ably write to several hospitals for information regarding their schools and their requirements for enter- ing. rom the information she re- ceives she will learn that there are two types of training schools of nursing in Connecticut and els- where: registered and unregistered;) that the registered training schools are those that have met the mini- mum requirements of the state by| employing qualified instructors to, teach a standard curriculum, and| that the schools accept only those candidates who have had at least a certain amount of high school edu- cation. She will also learn that only graduates of registered schools are permitted to take the state exami- nations for the degree of R (reg- fstered nurse) and that only nurses with such a degree can hold posi- | tions in registered hospitals, the Rc(ll Cross and similar instituttons. “Assuming that the young woman meets the educational and character requirements of the hospital of her choice, she will be admitted to the school for a preliminary course last- ing three to four months. “Now you will find her in a uni- form which is quite distinctive from what she will wear later on. It will take her a little while to become’ the . voutine daily life of the.school for she must be at breakfast and morning chapel promptly and ready to hegin class work at 8 o'clock. During the pre- liminary training she will spend ap- proximately six hours a day, five days a week, in classrooms and about two hours each day in the hospital, assisting the nurses. She is taught the elementary parts of anatomy, physiology, bacteriology, nursing ethics, drugs and solutions, history of nursing and principles of nursing. The teaching of these gub- jects is augmented by manikins and charts. At the end of the prelimi- nary courfe the young woman is examined fn the suhjects she has had to determine whether or not she is intellectually and mentally fitted to be accepted info the school as a junior student nurse. Studies Broad Course “If the young woman is accepted she will then don the uniform of the school. New she will spend more hours each day in the hos tal, but she also continues her class room work daily, taking up the theory of advanced nursing, symp- toms and treatment, diet ness, materia medica. principles of massage, chemistry, urinalysis, care of the patient before and after onesthesia, elementary psychology of nursing, ethics, nutrition and cooking. This period as a junior nurse covers eight months. “During this time her contact with certain types of cases has in- creased and when the eight months is up she is again examined and if she passes is advanced to the in- accustomed to termediate class of one year dura- | tion. Now she is taught the theory practice of such subjects as nursing in medical, sury gynecological discases, pediatrics. orthopedics and operating room technic and obstetrics. From the intermediate class she enters her senfor year. By this time her class room work is becoming lessened but her practical work in the surgery, maternity and other departments is | being increased in order to develop the technic she has learned in theory. “As hLer training is coming to a ¢elose she is placed in charge of cer- tain departments to develop stumina and then come the final examina- tions to detérmine whether or she is to graduate. “By now you might correctly sur- | | replied. it, because you can determine that | — TEETH E ) | music, tempera- | in sick- | | smokestacks loom ‘wonderful reducing exercise.” not | opsy ‘just grow,’ but that h professional development and poise is the result of closely supervised study and practice. “You may ask, ‘have trained nurses always had all this theoreti- cal instruction and is it necessary?’ No! They did not. It was not until 1860 that the first training school was started in London, and not until 13 years later were they first start- ed in this country. Then the prac- tice of medicine itself was not ad- vanced as it is today and the nurses of that time were not called upon to carry out the many technical procedures required of her by the medical profession as we know it. For many years a nurse's training consisted largely of the experience she gained by waiting upon patients and doing considerable housework In the hospital. But as the practice of medicine advanced, training their curriculum to enable the nursc to cope with the orders of the mod- ern physician and surgeon. The training of a nurse today is com- parable to that which one receives in any other branch of higher edu- cation. Life OF Duty “Thus far we have followed the nurse while she is on duty and have seen nothing of her life whils off duty, Practically all training schools are devoting a good deal of time to the recreation and social cntertain- ment of their students. Even the small, well organized training school has pleasant living and social quar- ters and many have housemothers to look after the welfare of the girls while basketball, tennis, danc: glee club and many littl parties the girls are constantly get- ting up among themselves, form a constant source of wholesome enter- tainment while off duty. “But what is the effect of training lon the health of the student nurse? First of all, the health of the girl is pretty well known by observation and physical examination before she is admitted into the school. second, during her training she is in an en- vironment that offers prompt atten- tion to any acute physical abnor- mality. But most important of all she is under & rather rigid discipline regarding her hours of rising and retiring, attendance at meals and hours of duty, and this regularity of living at the early adult age brings about just what one might expect— good health! Many schools make it a practice to keep record of the stu- |dent’s weight each month. Seldom it is that a girl fails to show a | marked gain during the first year and a normal increase cach succeed- ing year of her student life. “Indecd, it is this discipline that {develop in her the quict manner, |courtesy, honor and judgment we find in a well trained nurse “The fields of nursing today are {many and all are calling for more jand = more graduates to fill the |places. They are school nursing, Ivisiting nursing, industrial nursing |Red Cross positions, anesthetizing, hospital floor and operating room supervising. At no time in the his- [tory of nursing has there been such la varlety of specializations for a |graduate nurse to choose from | “In addition to fitting her with a plendid vocation for life, a nurse’s |training develops sclf-reliance and {character, and fits the young woman [to be a better home-make BLIND, BUT ACTS AS GUIDE DAILY | Through Capitol | Lansing, July 27 (UP)—Through the “sight” of a blind man 400 peo- ple, from all parts of the world, | daily see the Michigan State Capitol land capital city. E. J. Thomas, who was blinded in a_munitions explosion during the World War, guides visitors through the Capitol dome. With unerring ac- curacy he points out items of inter- est, relates the history of the build- ng, the city and the state, and an- swers both by word and gesture every question put to him. “Over there,” says the blind guide, pointing east directly down ‘Michigan avenue, ‘*where the two in the distance, is Michigan State College. To your right you sce a big white structure with no windows in this side. That is the Masonic Temple.” His fin- ger always points straight at the object mentioned. “Here to your left you see a stone building with a large clock on it. Look carefully and you will sce that the hands indicate it is now 2:45." While the listeners marvel at the accuracy of the time calcu- lation an obscrving person may see that the hand of the guide is on his watch, which is so constructed that he can feel the time. TLikes His Joh Thomas ‘gets a tremendous “kick” out of his job. He chuckled mer- rily whilc relating his experience carlier in the day with a stout mat- ron. You should go up that nar- row stairway just in front of you,” Thomas told the woman. “It is a She promptly handed him a half dollar with the request that he explain how he knew she needed reducing. “You wouldn't notice, perhaps, that a fleshy person breathes quite differently from other people,” he “You don't need to notice fact with your eyes. Well, T am just as interested in those things as you are, but I have to find these things out in different ways.” A pointing finger accompanies schools found it necessary to ul\largfz' Elim Swedish Baptist Sunday, 10:30 a. m.,, sermon by the pastor, Rev. Axel I. Peterson. Thursday, 8 p. m., prayer service. International Bible Students’ Assn. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m,, vol- unteer service; 8§ p. m., Bible study at the home of Charles Henry, 32 Dwight street, subject: “July First Watch Towe Wednesday, 8 p. m., prayer, praise and testimony service. Friday, 8 p. m., monthly business meeting. Continuation of study in July First Watch Tower. §t. John'’s German Lutheran Sunday, $:45 a. m., English serv- ice; 9:45 a. m.. Sunday school; 11 a. m., German service, Wednesday, § p. m., the church board. meeting of Union A. M. F. Zion Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Morn- ing worship with sermon by the pas- tor at 10:45 a. m. Pastor and con- gregation will unite with the Re- deemer's church at special rally service at 3 o'clock p. m. Union Varick Christian En- deavor service at Plainville at 6:30 p. m. Evening service at 7:4 Tuesday, § p. m., the stewardess’ board will meet in the class room for its annual election, class meeting at 8:30 p. Friday evening, reheal senior choir. Christian Science funday service at 11 a. m., sub- ject: “Love”, Sunday school at §:45 a. m. Wednesday meeting at § p. m. First Lutheran English service Sunday at 10:30 o'clock. The preach. During the month of August, Rev, Dr. & G. Youngert from Rock Is- land, TIL, will supply the pulpit. The Luther league convention will be held in this city September 1— The convention will open Saturday evening at 7:45 o'clock with a ban- quet at the Burritt hotel and will continue Sunday, September 2 with two sery Tt will close Monday. September 3rd, lLabor Day with a joint outing at Willow Brook park. morning pastor will Plainville in a | Reformation Lutheran Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Services 10 a. m. Second Advent Sunday school, 10 a. m. Sunday morning service with sermon by the pastor; 11 a. m. subj The Revelation of Jesus Christ.’ Eve- ning service with sermon, 7:15 p. m., subject: “Egyptian Captivitie: Wednesday Bible study. . First German Baptist Sunday, 9:30 a..m., Bible school. English worship 10:30 a. m., topic: “Jesus Instituted the Principles of Modern Busines by Rev. W. H. Barsch. German service 11:45 a. m. Tuesday, 8 p. m., men's choir re- hearsal, Thursday, & p. m., midweek serv- ice in German, Union Summer Services July 29, Trinity Methodist church; {speaker, Rev. Willlam H. Alderson. August 5, First Congregational church, speaker, Rev. Ray Freeman Jenny, D. D., director of religious work at University of Pennsylvania. August 12, First Congregational church, speaker, Rev. Watson Woodruft of Central Congregational church of South Manchester, Conn. August 15, South Congregational church, Rev., John C. Goddard, D. D. of Salisbury. August 26, church, pastor. September 2, South Congrega- tional church, speaker, Rev, T. 8. Dunn, South Congregational Rev. T. 8. Dunn, assistant Matthew's Imtheran Service in English at 9 a, m. Kurt { Klopp, student of theology. preach- ing. Service in German, with hely communion, at 10:45. Confessional service at 10, The Mission Circle meets with Mrs. Fdward Neumann, 17 Austin |street, Thursday afternoon. Sta Sunday, 9 a. m.. morning wor- | ship and church school, an informal service lasting an hour, During August and the first Sun- day in September there will be no services in this church. SMITH AND HOOVER BEGAN AT SCRATCH Were Types New Britain Boys' Club Is Assisting The next president of the United States will be an underprivileged boy such as the New Britain Boys' club is helping, Superintendent Dwight Skinner of the local organization points out. Both Herbert Hoover d Alfred E. Smith were at one time classified among the boys who would never have much chance of succeeding, as they had few advan- tages in early life. The democratic nominee, who sold papers in lower Manhattan while a youngster, has made the sidewalks of that city fam- Vous, while the republican candidate, Lansing Man Escorts Visitors|* farmer's boy with heavy chores, spoke to a group of boys’ club work- ers recently and said, “I take parti- cnlar pleasure in speaking to those Wwho work with underprivileged boy for T was an underprivileged boy. The local club, Mr. Skinner asserts is working with just such material as Candidates Hoover and Smith once were and is endeavoring to make easier the path of success which may not lead to the presi- dent's chair but should take ambi- tious boys, properly directed, to posi- tions of responsibility in the vari- ous ficlds of activity. Despite the cramped quarters of the New Britain club the boys have a large number of benefi There are games and puzzles with which the younger boys can while away idle moments, a library with hun- dreds of boys’ books, a gymnasium with organized competition in about 1 dozen different branches of sport in addition to the regular physical training work, a pool room, and cla i 'ral fields of vocational | The greatest success of the New | Britain club, however, lies in the spirit instilled in the hoys rather than in its physical equipment. Play- ers on the basketball teams and the rooters which follow them about on their numerous road trips have had opportunities to inspect other hoys’ clubs, but, while they frequently see clubs with larger buildings and more equipment, they have never t found another club with the ex- cellent spirit, harmony, really sym- | pathetic and helpful attitude on the | part of the leaders which they en- | joy in the New Britain institutton. | The more other clubs they see, the better the boys appreciate the one here. Boys' club members here are taught that the club is their own charge and that if they have pride they will keep it clean. Contrasting sharply with most men’s and boys' organization buildings, the walls of the Boys' club are entirely free from any sort of markings, while waste paper and other articles are always consigned to their proper containers instead of tossed into shelteed cor- ners. Let any boy transgress, and immediately a dozen wlill inform him of the error of his ways and either make him see the light or, if persuasion fails, report him to the club officials. The boys also do most of the work around the bullding, and have been taking a large part in the summer cleaning which is now being brought to completion. They have washed the windows, the walls, the tiles in the shower room and lavatories, and the pictures on the walls, oiled the floors, and done the repainting of the lower parts of the gym walls. The officials will not allow them to climb up to do the upper portions, as there is an element of danger in- volved, ‘The membership of the New Brit- ain Boys’ club at the end of its last Season was nearly 800. A letter of commendation from Probation Officer Edward C. Cén- nolly was printed in the last issue of the magazine {ssued by the Na- tional Federation of Boys' Clubs. This letter is as followa: * ‘Prevention s better than cure.’ “It has been found that over 85 per cent of all criminals begin to g0 wrong as juvenile delinquents. They are most frequently the pro- duct of home neglect, bad compan- ionship or poor neighborhoods. In other words, the lack of construc- tive influence 1s the biggest factor in making criminals. ‘The Boys' club of New Britain, under its present able management, supplies such a constructive influence and gives the growing yvouth most in need of such training the correct envirenment, recreation and work to prepare. him for futue citizenship. T feel the club is entitled to the heaty good | will and support of the citizens of New Britain. “EDWARD C. CONNOLLY, “Probation Officer.” The membership of the New Brit- ain Boys' club at the end of the | 1ast season was almost 800. We ver ysellom hrag, but have vou seen the Herald Classified Ad ecction lately? With CANCER, when a 30 day treatment will save you. Write today for free particulars, Jos. Askins, Lima, 0. UNION SUMMER SERVICE DUGHESS TORLONIA WINS HER DIVORCE Supreme’ Court Finds No Error in Judgment Hartford, July 28 (A—The Duch- «ss Torlonia, formerly Elsic Moore of Greenwich, has won her fight to divorce Duke Mario Torlonia ot Rome, the supreme court finding no €rror in judgment of the superior court ruling granting her the de- cree, The decision also established the precedent in this state that a wife separated from her husband for cause may cstablish a domicile for the purpose of divorce, even though the husband be domiciled in another state or country. Beginning in 1925, 21 years after rhe married the duke at ar interna- tional affair in Greenwich, the duch- css fled with her three children from Rome to this country on a visitor's passport claiming her husband had Leen unfaithful, 8he returned to Italy alone several months later and signed a separa- tion agreement which provided for the duke's future and also that ghe return to Italy the following Janu- ary with her children. Instead she came back to Greenwich and had her citizenship restored by the U. 8. district court of New Haven under circumstances questioned by the duke’s counsel, Philo C. Calhoun of Bridgeport. Calhoun raised the point that the duchess had no ground for a divorce in Connectocut because under the Ttalian law adultery is not recogniz- ed as a criminal or social offense | unless the husband keeps or main- tains a woman in his own houschold | or lives in a notorious manner with her eisewhere. Finding that the evidence amply supported the charge of adultery the supreme court said that it was a well established rule that the court of the state of the domicile of the petitioner may grant a divorce for any cause allowed by its laws without regard to the place where the offense was committed or wheth- er such offense constituted grounds for divorce in the state or country in which it was committed. Under the evidence submitted the supreme court concluded that when the duchess left the duke in June, 1925 to return to this country, she did so with the intention of resum- ing her residence here, which she had abandoned in 1507 marriage to the middle-aged duke. ‘The decision yesterday at the same time advanced the rights in Con- necticut that a woman separated from her husband for cause, may establish a domicile in this state for the purpose of a divorcs even though the hushband be domiciled in another state or country. The ' principle that the wife mav acquire a separate domicile under the circumstances of the case of the duchess is especially logical and ap- propriate in a state where “the law has long recognized the wife as hav- ing a separate existence, separate rights and separate interests,” the court sald in its opinion, after her| QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidentlal.—Tiditor, Q. When will the new small pa- per currency be put into circula- tion? A. Not until January 1929, Q. Who is the author of Nick Carter stories? A. John Russell died in 1924, Q. What is the origin name Lauderbaugh? A. It is & German occupative name meaning “maker of lutes.” Q. How many Greeks are there in the United States? A. The last census figures were 221,768, Q. What is the death rate from dents in the United States? A. About 87 per 100,000 of the population. Q. Can I sell the same movie scenario to two companies? A. If you sell it to one producer you cannot sell it to another. In your contract for sale, however, you may stipulate the right to sell it in story form. Q. How should floors he cleaned ? A. Sweep them with a soft brush and dust with a dry mop. ‘When necessary, they may be wash- ed with a cloth wrung in warm soapy water and wiped dry as soon as possible. If water is left stand- ing on a composition floor it may destroy the smooth surface. Q. On what date did Easter Sun- day fall in 191 A, April 7. Q. What are the best colors for a person with red hair? A. Green, blue, shades of brown and tan. They should avoid red, pink or yellow, Q. Has Gene Tunney been de- feated since he began to fight pro- fessionally sometime after the Coryell who of the ac composition once; at New York eity, when the late Harry him on points in fif- teen rounds. Q. What are the positions on a baskethall team? A. Tt cousist of five players; right forward, left yYorward, center, right guard and left guard. Q. Does an electric fan running at low speed consume as much elec- tricity as when running at medium or high speed? Resistance placed. in series with the motor and d it can be cut in or out at will, regu- lates the amount of current enters ing the motor of an electric fan. The ditference in the amount of current entering the motor at high speed (when all resistance is - cut out) and that which enters at low or medium speed (when resistance is cut in) is consumed by this re- sistance and consequently the same amount of current is being used at all speeds. Q. 1s thers a river in Japan or China that runs up hill? A. No. Q. Did President Wilson veto the Volstead Act? A. Yes and Congress passed it over his veto. Q. Whom did President Wilson tefer to as the “little group of wil- ful men”? A. The senators who engaged in a filibuster to defeat the armed neutrality bill. Q. Must an applicant for Amer- ican citizenship be able to read, write and speak the English lang- uage correctly ? A. The naturalization law not provide that an applicant shall be able to read and write the Eng- lish language. The only language re- quirement of the law is that he or &he must be able to speak the Eng- lish language, Q does What is the value of a Unit- | ed States half cent dated 18537 . & to 10 ceats, Q. Who are the tallest metien picture actresses? A. Nita Naldl and Andree Latae vette, each being five fet eight inches. Q. Has Babe Ruth ever hit any home runs off Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics? A. He has hit two; on Septeme« ber 3, 1926 and September 27, 1 Q. In what position dow drowned body lie when it rises to the surface after being several days in the water? A. There is no special for it roils about like a log. position CLIMBING SEASON OPENS Jasper Park, Albert: July 27, (U.P.)—Mount Edith Cavell, one of the most lofty peaks in Jasper Park, has been conquered for the first time this season. 8. H. Clarke, a visitor from England, guided by Jean Weber, Swiss guide made the sucecssful ascent in five and a half hours from Verdant valley at the Lase of the mountain. RUMANIAN FINANCES Rucharest, Rumania, July 28 (P —The senate last night passed gov- ernment hills providing for foreign loans as an aid to stabilization ef the currency. 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Heat Partitions Electrie light Good neighbors Central location Janitor servics Owner management Fire-proof construction Hot and cold running water An attractive building entrance Abundant daylight and fresh air Courteous elevator service by uni- formed operator | word of mouth as the guide answers | the many questions put to him by { visitors as to the identity of various buildings and fields. “What is that group of buildings | with the white roofs over there?” | (The reporter indicates with a point of his finger which of course the guide cannot see.) “That,” he replies tation, “is the Cooperating Churches First Baptist Church, First Church of Christ and the South Congregational Church Sunday 10:45 A. M. Speaker—Rev. W. H. Alderson Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church DR. KEITH Specializing in pain- less tooth extraction by nerve blocking or gas oxygen. THE COMMERC! TRISTCO RUED LN, y~ without hesi- industrial school. They used to call it the reform school, then a new governor changed it to the industrial school, and now, under our present gover- nor, it is the Boys' Vocational School.” . 338 MAIN ST.