CA LLS PUBLIC HEATH
NURSING VITAL PROBLEM
PROFESSOR BARNES DECLARES
PURPOSE OF COURSE IS
EDUCATIVE
Public health nursing is one 'of the
strongest factors toward the Ameri-
canization of the foreign element in
our country at the present time, ac-
cording to Miss Dora Barnes, profes-
sor of the newly established chair in
Public Health Nursing in the Univer-
sity. "The aims of this work are so-
cial and civic with the purpose of pre-
venting and educating rather than
merely the curing of diseases," she
said. "It is not until a nurse enters
the homes and schools of a commu-
nity that her influence is strongly
felt. Due to results of the war, this
movement has been more widely rec-
ognized in the past year than during
the whole twenty-five years of its
existence. The vast rejection of men
frem the army and navy, the late epi-
demic of influenza and the 'Save the
Baby' campaign, recently waged have
brought the people to the realization
that public health nursing is a vital
problem.
Should Appeal to College Women
"This work," she continued, "ought
to appeal especially to college women
e as it requires a high type of woman
to solve social problems and prevent
epidemics instead of only curing the
cases, resulting from avoidable con-
,ditions. The anti-liquor laws which
the majority of the states have pass-
ed will cut down social diseases more
than 50 per cent. Hundreds of pub-
lic health nurses are needed at this
minute and yet there is hardly one
qualified to do the work."
The war board of the state of Mich-
igan is financing this department for
one year. Due to the pressing need
for such nurses the first course will
be completed in four months of in-
tensive training instead of eight.
Only g aduate nurses and seniors in
training schools are eligible and they
will carry 16 hours' work. The cours-
es in this department will be given
by the following professors: Prof.
Dora Barnes in elements of public
health nursing; Dr. C. G. Parnall in
applied hygiene and sanitation, and
preventative medicine for nursing;
Prof. A. S. Whitney in school organi-
zation; Prof. M. 0. Wood in commu-
nity problems; Prof. J. F. Sheppard
in psychology, and Miss Grace Green-
wood-in home management.
First Part of Course Taken Here
' The first seven and a half weeks
of the work will be taken here from
the above instructors after vacation,
the field work of the cours'e will be
taker in Detroit and other cities where
a study of infant, child, school,
tubercular, contagious, and venereal.
nursing will be made. Detroit will
need 38 public health nurses by June
1, and it is hoped that some of them
may be supplied from this course,
The University of Michigan is the
fifth university in the country to es-
tablish such a department. Other col-
leges wish them but cannot obtain
women to supervise them. Miss Barnes
was offered this chair in six univer-
sities this year and is the only woman
fitted to fill such a position in the
country, according to national nurs-
Ing authorities in New York city.
CITY IMPROVEXMENTS TO 00ME
BEFORE MEETING OF COUNCIL
City improvements will be the fore-
most topic before the bi-monthly
meeting of the city council, to be held
in the council chamber, Monday even-
ing. The road improvement program
which was to be discussed at the
meeting tomorrow has been referred
to the street committee, which will
probably meet Jan. 28.
Advertise in The Daily.---Adv.
A Pied Galley
Back to the Mud, Philistine
I am a social outcast. One time
I went into a sorority house and tried
to put a nickle.in the piano. How did
I know the ten thirty closing law was
In effect? And another time, sad to
say, I went into the Busy Bee. She
ordered a Black and White, whatever
that is, now, I do not know, but any-
how I had a spark of hope and order-
ed Haig and Haig. The Peace Con-
ference ended right there. But then
I ask myself, how did she know what
that was unless she lived in Toledo?
O yes, again I took her down to Fred-
die's to get a steak grilled over a
charcoal brazier but I said brassiere
instead and she had a fit. Now isn't
one the French for the other? I am
like a monkey on a hundred yards of
grapevine, restless as the dickens and
I would like to know what must be
done to improve myself.
--Kip's own little Kim.
Dear Pie:--I have a friend who is
a newspaper reporter. He just laughs
at all the fuss about secret or open
peace parleys. He says if the egotis-
tical old birds do or say anything worth
while they will rush to tell it to the
newspapermen anyway, and that if
the reporters are permitted to attend
the meetings they will undoubtedly
be bored stiff most of the time and
wish they had to hang around the cor-
ridors telling stories about past feats
of personal prowess instead of writ-
ing stupidities to stupify the reading
public. He assures me there is noth-
ing duller and more spiritually and
mentally narcotic than to sit around
and listen to experts on mass psy-
chology discussing tariffs, ethnology,
pig culture, and kindred topics. "Don't
worry," says he, "every time a leader
of men has an idea he will see that
the fact is called to the public's at-
tention."
-T. D.
There are so many germs in the best
of us
And so many more in the worst of
us,
That at present it ill behooves any
of us
To mingle with the rest of us.-The
Grinnell Scarlet and Black.
(An extract from I'Swan anthology)
Kate was my friend.
She believed in metemphysichosis.
(It's in the dictionary).
Kate loved flowers.
* She decided to be a flower.
In her next reincarnation.
After that
She died.
My neighbor had amule
Her name was Maud
Maud loved flowers.
A dandelion sprung up in my gard-
en.
Maud ate it.
Maude has looked like Kate
Ever since. -C. A. M.
HARVARD WITHOUT MILITARY
TRAINING FOR REST OF YEAR
At Harvard, for the first time in
more than -two academic years, there
is no military organization in the col-
lege itself. So far as military in-
struction is concerned, the opening
of the univei'sity for its second term
two weeks go, marked a complete re-
turn to peace-tme conditions.
It is certain that the college will
devote the first six months of 1919,
at least, to the regular processes of
the university, and will leave the mil-
itary question, in its academic bear-
ing, unsettled.
More than 8,000 men have left the
University of Wisconsin because of
the war, according to a report given
to the war department by that univer-
sity.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT-A desirable room in A.
A. Press building, suitable for so-
ciety, club or office. Steam heated
and janitor service furnished. Will
rent at reasonable price. Box C.
FOR RENT - Front steam heated
rooms on State St. E. E. Calkins.
FOR RENT - Best proposition for
rooming house for Fraternity or
Club. Enquire immediately. H. H.
Herbst, Savings Bank Building.
WANTED
WANTED-Woman who can qualify
as cvuk or housekeeper wants work
in fraternity house next semester.
Box E.
WANTED- Man to manage Dances
and instruct at Packard Academy.
Phone 1850-F1.
LOST _
LOST-Fountain pen between Liber-
ty St. and the Chemistry building
about ten days ago. Please return
to Newberry.