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THE CADUCEHS 15 “WE THE PROBIES” CONDUCTED BY MISS ELIZABETH P. UZELMEIER STUDENT NURSES TURN TO CON- STITUTiONAL LAW. “When in the course of human events it becomes necessary—in order to establish a more perfect union, in sure domestic tranquility and insure for ourselves—” It is the study of such lofty phrases as these that is causing the student nurses of the TJ. S. Army base hospital, Camp Greene; to knit their pretty brows in thought and to as sume for marked periods the motion less attitude of “The Thinker,” as’ they prepare jto turn out a document of self-government. The value of the large dictionaries, which have been furnished the nursing school and which volumes repose in the study room of the school building, was never so apparent as when the ambitious pupils seek to gather garlands of synonyms and antinoms, from the broad field of virale words, for _ex- pressing the spirit of their own code- of laws. At the suggestion of Chief Nurse Miss Susan G. Parish the student nurses are constructing for them selves a limited form of self-govern ment. They have been working on plans for building the new order of life for,several days. Meetings of the young women have been held night ly, during the week, in the study room of the training school building. Student Nurse Miss Georgia May Perris of Knoxville, Tenn., is acting as temporary chairman of the body. It is for her to untangle the intricate problems of parliamentary order which come with the enthusiastic pro cedure of the gatherings from which the tangible organizations is to be formed. Of course "chairman” or “president” or any commonplace name like that is not to be used for the permanent head of the society. There is to be a touch of the military in every part of the new sorosis. At this turn in the growth of the body the intuition of the assembly is for terming the leader of the new company' ‘Command ing Officer.” It would sound so digni fied to' ask to be referred to as “Com manding Oificer Miss So-and-So” or if granted a slightly subordinate position as “Captain Miss What-Not of the Student Nurse Detachment of the U. S. A. Base Hospital, Camp Greene.” Some such form of title might seem altogether proper for the brave miss • who is to be largely responsible for the social destinies of sixty-five “wide awake, up-in-the-morning, always busy” body of young women, as are the student nurses of out base hos pital. The honor system is to be the cor nerstone, as it were, ror the building of the new government form. Self- discipline is a principle to be ground ed firm and deep in the embryo so ciety. There is a wealth of literary tal ent among the probationers and .-^e may well look for a document worthy of the pen of a Philadelphia attorney and a final organization expressive of the ideals and energies that the stu dent nurses have displayed while at the hospital. TECHNICIANS DISCHARGED. The laboratory of the hospital la minus its fair assistants now and K appears that the work will continue its performance of duty with littie in terruption. The ladies who worked so diligently for many weeks have been released to return to their re spective homes to await discharge from the service they were the. Misses Catherine Chapin, Mamie Lew is, Bertha Hildreth, Adelaide C. Poore and Eiien Roe. TO NEW ORLEANS. Nurses Uzelmeier, Burgess and Newton left on Tuesday for a ten- day' furlough, which is to be spent in historic New Orleans. Miss Zilch is acting head of the Army School for Student Nurses at the base hospital in the absence of Miss Uzelmeier. A ROYAL SPREAD ANOTHER BIT OF RED CROSS CHEER Such spreads at the Red Cross building are not uncommon for there is much jolly good cheer in the bright surroundings of the big open hall and the crackling fire to add to the fellowship of the banquet. The merriment of the above group is contributed to by the presence of Mrs. Renn, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel George A. Renn, Hospital Com mander. Mrs. Renn has missed no opportunity to lighten the way of the enlisted men and nurses during the weeks that the Red Cross building has been In service.
The Caduceus (Charlotte, N.C.)
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