For A Trained Nurse

WTiy should the Unlversity h i . Whai would she do? Where would she have her headquarters? Ho.v many patients could she care for in a day? Would she not Interfero witli the employment of other nurses who depend upon the student population for ):lge? These and other questions have been asked and answered many times since the announeement of a lawn party to be held on Saturrtiy next in tho interes ts of tliis cause. In order to make these pcints clear lo the public the following statement is made. Students, like other people, are subject to short, sharp aitacks of illness; while these la t the suffering and sense of need are as great if not iring more prolonged and serious illneííes. They are away from home and lts comforts, both of which are missed most at such times. They are dependent upon room-mate and 'boarding mistress for attontion; both may be inexperienced, and certalnly are too busy to issume such respor.sibility and care. The illness is likely to be too short to make it worth vhile to hunt up and install a nurse, and the attack is often too familiar to make the services of doctor necessary. They do not even need a nurse in constant attendance. A nurse trained to such service woirid in an hour put things straight, take the responsibllity off the shoulders of the bu?y room-mate and relieve the worried householcier, burdened with her load of cares. Another hour of attendance toward evening v.iuld be sufficient to arrange things for the night. It is to do just such vork as thi for a half dozen or more students a day that a nurse is required. She cold not work nights except in important cases oL einergency. She would have her heádquarters ut the Barbour gymnasium, when the janitrcss would record telephone and other calla for her in her absence. A middle-aged, motherly woinan would be employed (we should hope to find such arnong the graduates of tlic University school), who could care for the boys as well as the girls of ene University. In the past nurses have not often boen employed for these cases, and they are r.ot likely to be in the future, henee the employmont of a "student vi.?Uing nurse" cannot interfere with the demand for trained nurses to attend patients suffering from serious and prolonged illnesses. Can we raise the $300 necessary to pay the salary of a nurse for six months? This is i question which can only be answered by the faculty, the students and the people of Ann Arbor and vic. nity interested in this inatter. By the great cour.L.sy and beneyolence of Prof. and i! rs. Russell, their beautiful grounds w 11 be opened for an entertainment Saturday afterr.oon nexC. Music and refreshments have been arranged for, and there will be opportunity for a great gcod time. IL the weather is unsuitable for an out-of-door fete, it will be held in the University gymnasium and an hour or so of dancing will make up for the loss thus sustained. Plea.'' imi in larse numbers. Buy ycur : and refreshm; nt ti . if you can and so makc it possiblc tu raise this three ni ndred dolíais.