Lutheran Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1929 volume:

f.. I J ' 1 UP , 4 L.- f - 9 L v Q v 4. l V I ,Jw M , F, any if +- , '-1' x I--W XX 1 Deaconess Ingeborg Sponlancl Sister Superior A 7 1 Dedication THIS little messenger is dedicated to Sister lngeborg Sponland, who dedif cated her life to service with the Master' and who has served as a Deaconess these past fortyfeight years. May many young women be inspired to serve in like capacity. 'There slwll be a peffomiance of those things That loving lieavt hath waited long to seeg Those words shall be fulhllecl to which slle clings, Because lzer Goal lmtlz promised faitllfullyg And, knowing Him, she 11e'er can doubt His Wivrd He speaks and it is done. The mighty Lord! KKGUS9 Hear your commission, O Church of the MdSlC7'f Friends and disciples of jesus, take heed. How are ye doing the work of the Father? How are ye caring for hunger and need? Useless to stay in your doorway and beclqong Those who most need you will never come in. Fighting the devil with art and with culture, How he must laugh in his stronghold of sin! Vainly ye stand in the marlqetfplace, piping, Vainly ye cry to the outcast, Behold! Loudfsounding brass and the tinlqling of cymbals Never will draw the lost lambs to the fold. Goh-to the sheep that are scattered and fainting, Having no shepherds, and tell them to comeg Go to the highways and tell every creature Still the feast waiteth and yet there is room. Go-the time shortens, the night is approaching, Harvests are whit'ning and reapers are few. Somewhere, perhaps, in the darkness are dying Souls that might enter the Kingdom with you. Go-for the Foe goeth, tireless, cunning, Body and soul he is holding in fee. Go lift his gauge in the might of the Stronger, And in that power declare the slaves free. Go-our Lord goeth to man's petty judgment, Bearing His cross in the midst of His foes: Let us go forth to Him, mocked and derided, Bear His reproaches and share in His woes. GohChurch of Christ, for He goeth before you, And all the way that ye take He doth know. On the bright morrow He'll say, Come, ye blessed But till the dawning the message is, Go! Rev. H. J. Holman Rector ,Y 'irsn ' 1 4-1 1.,.. te? .aw l, ik f 'A :' NX A Q' 'sjilif 4 -'x .L. .U ff: 5- s C 1. v.-a wk y. .-R. -1 . A M7513 Ch1rist's Commission to Mary Magdalene Go your way, tell his dis' ciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. MARK 16:7 Women at the Cross JOHN 19:25 Largest number of deaconesses that had been together at home, at one time, for several years , IQ? J N fzfigrt .x xg Qs lMA1 r.25- The Deaconess Calling 'LVerily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. fMatt. 25:4O.j The Christian Church must let her light shine before men, that is, she shows it to them, to testify by word and deed, of the mercy of God, their Saviour. And this testimony must be prefeminently one of deeds, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in Heaven. fMatt. 5:16.j Especially is the duty laid upon the Church, and the ability given her, continually to exercise in mercy toward her own members, for those who become believers, Nbeing many are one body in Christ and every one members one of another. K Romans 12:15 . j It is needful then, that the members, Speaking the truth in love may grow up into Him in all things, which is the head, even Christ. From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted hy that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. fEpl1. 4:l5fl6.j It follows then that the Christian Church, in a matter as closely concerning it, as does the exercise of ministering love, must have its fixed rules. In the eyes of the world as well as of the congregation, it must strive to render the practice of mercy as nearly as possible, and this is accomplished in the same proportion in which private and public, free and officially organized benevolence supplement each other. Here also the peculiar gifts of woman for the ministry of mercy will find due recognition. The Christian Church, beside other forms of the diaconate, cmmot dispense with the female diaconate fthe deaconessesj- which is an officially regulated service of mercy, exercised by women, for Christe sake, among the poor, the sick, the wretched and the needy of every description, within and without the congregation. Only when the Page Seven Lift Up 'Your Eyes Christian Church abandons the faith, can she cease to strive after the most thorough realization of the apostolic charge: 'LAS we have there' fore opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. fGal. 6:10. j The word diaconate, a Greek word, means service or ministry. It is used to designate, not every service, but only that which is done for the Kingdom of Heaven, or churchly service. Modern usage inclines to limit the word diaconate to the ministry of mercy in the Christian Church. A Christian woman who from love of her Savior, and in gratitude to Him, serves Him in loving ministry among the needy in this world, is called a Deaconess. Hers is an especial Lifefcalling. To serve is to use our strength and ability for the welfare of others. This may be done for life, or only for a timeg voluntarily or by conf straint, partially or entirely. If service is freely given, it is the exercise of a love, whose essence consists in living, not for ourselves but for others. But genuine love is not to be found in this world of selfishness and sin, and therefore no wholly genuine service to God or man. The paganism of all times has held servitude in small esteemg paganism being the condition of the natural man, who loves only himself, and instead of serving others, strives to make all things serviceable to himself. Service was held to be unworthy of a free born mang and as a yoke laid upon inferiors, was left to women and slaves. Service has come to honor, only upon the ground of divine relation, and especially upon that of Christianity. All revelation of the Triune God is ministering love and compassion. The diaconate of divine grace and mercy began with the fall of man in Paradise, and is completed in Christ. He who, for the fallen, made coats of skin and clothed them, He it is, who in Christ invests the penitent with the garments of salvationg who feeds the hungry, and refreshes the thirsty with forgiveness of sins, with life and salvation. God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Wherever men believe on His name, serving ceases to be despised, is rather loved above all things. By their works of ministering love will He one day recognize His own. Even though in this world our path of service lead us, as followers of Christ, through crosses and humiliations, inasmuch as the disciple is not above the Master, yet in truth it leads to glory with Him. He rules, says Augustine, who serves Him. Inasmuch as the ministry of divine love toward us sinners is essenf tially grace and mercy, so in this world of sin and misery our ministry, Page Eight Lift Up 'Your Eyes as followers of the Lord will be chiefly a ministry of mercy. In the Church of Christ, mercy must have its home. The prophetic word and example of the Savior demand it. His own sacrifice, as our High'Priest, imparts the needed strength. The deaconess motto written by Wilhelm Loehe, one of the early founders of the deaconess institution, gives us a better understanding of that attractive calling. Wl1at is my purpose to do? I will serve. Whom will I serve? The Lord fesus among His poor and sick and needy. Wliat is my reward? I serve neither for thanks nor rewardg my reward is that I may thus serve. And If I perish? 'If I perish, I perish,' said Esther, who knew not Him for whom I am willing to perish but who will not let me perish. If I grow old in the service? 'Then my heart shall still flourish like the palm tree and the Lord will crown me with mercy and grace. I go my way in peace and fear naught. A Little Bit of Sunshine One of my visits took me to the home of a very old lady, one of the hundreds who like her live alone. Hers was not a cheery, bright room, which would be so welcome to one who has devoted her life in serving others and whose autumn years should be recompensed by happy, peaceful hours. Hers was the ref verse. I found myself going down the stairs into one of those dark basement onerroom flats. I knocked at the door and waited-there was no response, so I gently pushed open the door and then I met this lonely old lady who had been sick for a week. Upon speaking to her I dis' covered that she was deaf-she could not hear a single sound. The room was orderly and clean, but dark, and being a dark rainy day-the room was exceptionally dark. Page Nine Lift Up 'Your Eyes 1, Mrs. had devoted her life to the boarding of little children and to mothering them, for she loves children dearly, but upon losing her hearing she had to give this up, much to her sorrow. She had saved enough money so that she could provide herself with food and this meagre onefroom basement flat, and thus is not dependent upon charity. The only ones who come to see her besides myself are an old lady acquaintance and the grocery man. Where are all the children she once mothered and cared for? Gone, and how soon they have forgotten her! How she would appreciate seeing some one of them! My visits with her are different from other visits, in that I converse with her by writing that which I have to say to her and she then answers. just recently she referred to my first visit to her on that dark rainy day- and with tears trickling down her wrinkled yet kind face she said: It made me so glad. There are many such old ladies who do not ask for temporal help- but would so appreciate a smile, a word of cheer and a little visit. Are there any in your community? Can you spare a few moments to bring a Bit of sunshine? Wlio Is Responsible? One very, very cold clay, I received word that M1's. A. in -- street needed help, so I set out to investigate. I knocked at the front door, there was no responseg I knocked at the back door-and there was no response. I looked around and it appeared to me that I must be mistaken as to the place, as it had all the appearances of being empty. Thinking that the neighbor might be able to give me some enlightenment I went over there-but the only answer I got was I really couldn't tell you. I never associate with my neighbors. just as I was about to leave, three children ranging from seven to twelve years of age made their appearance. They were Mrs. Afs children. They took the key out of a crevice and opened the door. I asked if I might come in and they said 'kYes. Once inside I saw a much neglected homeg stockings, shoes, and papers were strewn on the floor. Cn the kitchen table were the remnants of the previous meal, a few slices of bread partly eaten, scattered over it, a jar of jelly, a pound of butter Page Ten Lift Up 'Your Eyes with a hutcherfknife stuck into it, and an empty milk bottle. The bed- room was in no better condition as the bed clothes were strewn on the floor. There was only one thing to do and that was to try to clean up this messy place and get a fire started in the stove-as it was indeed a bitter cold day. I asked the girl to sweep the floor while the boy took out the ashes, and brought in some wood. Wliile they were doing this I fixed up the bedroom somewhat and then built a ire. Wliile I cleaned up the table, reset it with a plate and a cup for each, and got the scanty noon day meal readygwhich consisted of bread, butter, jelly, warm milk and some fruit which I had brought with me, the children washed their hands, and wiped them on the gi1'l's dresses, as there were no towels. They then scampered into the bedroom to comb their hair- their conversation was as follows: Wl1zrt is this lady come for? She sure is pertieler. My we ain't had the floor swept for months, sis-have we? An' just think she heated the milk-she's from the hospital. They always wear them kind of dresses there, and they always drink warm milk. -They did not agree on this, however-but came out to eat their noon day meal. I asked if they ever said a prayer before meals and the oldest replied, No, hut if you will tell us one we'll remember an' always say it - Yes we will -chimed in the other two. So we said a prayer before we ate our frugal meal. According to the children, Mrs. A the mother-went Nrnost every day to some party and was very seldom home for meals. The children would get their own meals and many days they had to udrink milk with ice on it. Before they went to school the smallest girl came over to me, looked up into my face and said, Did jesus send you over? I guess He knows how cold we are. There are many such homes-especially in the large cities and the question comes' to us with striking force-whose is-the responsibility? Is it not the responsibility of the church to protect the ehildrenfto save them from going down the ladder? Is it not also our responsibility to teach the mother and father their responsibility? Is it not your ref sponsihility and mine to help the city mission worker in her work? Page Eleven Lift Up 'Your Eyes The Parish Deaconess A few of the privileges inf eluded in the life of a Deaconess and especially the parish sister are the many and varied opportunities she has in administering to the sick, comforting the sorrowing, and helping the needy-and in doing this she has the door opened to her by which she brings these souls closer to the Master. She is often needn't come to I'rn too far gone, of this Jesus you In . - . p -af-1' '1:: ' JP., f- - 7 -:la . S' ' ' ,, ,A .I ,V ' QQ,- , f - 'bl met with you pray for me- I have no need speak of- and yet often, very often these same individuals greet her later with a cheery HI am so glad you came -won't you read a message to Deaconess Magdalene Klippen Page Twelve si Deaconess Lillian Groh me from God's Word? Thanks for your prayer and singing. Thanks for your kindness in help' ing me. Come again. God bless you, dear Sister. She comes home late at night but happy-for hers has been the privilege to visit a dying patient who was hungry to hear the Word of God and longing for eternal life in heaven. Hers too has been the privilege to bring comforting words to several members of a family who have just had a dear one taken from them, messages strengthening their faith and hope for eternal joy through the merits of our Savior jesus Christ. Lift Up 'Your Eyes Wliat jesus Said I said: Let me walk in the fieldf' God said: Nay, walk in the townf' I said: There are no flowers there: He said: No flowers, but a crown. I said: But the sky is black, 'There is nothing but noise and ding But He wept as He sent me back, There is more, he said, there is sin. I said: But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sung He answered: Tet souls are sick, And souls in the dark undone. I said: I shall miss the light, And friends will miss me, they say, He answered me, Choose tonight, If I am to miss you, or they. I pleaded for time to be given: He said: Is it hard to decide? It will not seem hard in Heaven To have followed the steps of your Guide. I cast one look at the fields, Then set my face to the town: He said: My child, do you yield? Will you leave the flowers for the crown? Then into ,His hand went mine, And into my heart came He: And I walk in a light Divine, 'The path I had feared to see. -George MacDonald. Page Thirteen Lift Up 'Your Eyes Six Sisters working in Chicago among the poor, the sick, the broken homes and at the Day Nursery, bringing and proving Christ's love to the lowly and forsaken Lutheran Deaconess Day Nursery y The Day Nursery exists for the purpose of SAVING the home. Orphan Homes take the children from broken homesg hut the Nursery takes little ones in order that their homes may be continued and hettered. In order that a mother may go out to earn a livelihood, and at the same time keep her home for her loved ones, the Nursery cares for the little children during the day. From those few but descriptive words, we sense a vast field for cultivation-a iield bearing social, economic and Christian fruits. Thus, it must have been that our kind deaconesses, back in 1911, seeing the fields of poverty about them, set out to root out the weeds. Mother Superior Ingeborg Sponland has been in the very heart of the service from its inception. Our Day Nursery had its first beginning in 1911, when a small Christian kindergarten was opened at Hope Mission, Mrs. Bruun's old temperance hall. Our kind sisters went out to seek poor children in needy homes-homes, needy not only from a material standpoint, but Page Fourteen Lift Up row Eyes uh wanting also in the message of the Gospel. Here in this little school, children were garnered in, cleaned and washed up, and then told the wonderful story of our Saviour. Here, too, mother's meetings were held with devotions, health and educational talks and refreshments, sewing classes were conducted for the girlsg and Sunday School on Sabbath afternoons. Truly the Lord prospered the work, for the hall soon became too small. In October, 1914, the Mission was moved two blocks away to 1307 W. Erie Street, with Sister Caroline as Superintendent, Sister Olette as kindergarten teacher, and Sister Martha Hagen as first Nursery, relief and house visitation matron. Here three new branches were set up, namely, manual training and Bible classes for the boysg Gospel meetings for the adults, and day nursery work. A poor mother of six children, who had been deserted by her husband, made a pitiful plea for leaving her little ones at the Mission while she sought work during the day. Her supplication was granted, and thus, the Day Nursery had its actual start. But there were never more than eight children kept here during the day. In 1917, the place again outgrown, the Nursery was moved to 1759 No. Campbell Avenue, in a store building with three flats. In October of the same year, the kindergarten numbered fortyfthree, ages three to six. Witli its first license on October first, 1917, the Day Nursery opened with one child, but sixteen were added during the month. Sister Caroline was Superintendent until 1919, when Sister May took charge. In September, 1921, a notice to move was received. With meager funds and no place in view, matters looked dark. In vain, the sisters sought a place. Friends, however, came to the rescue, and in the fall of 1921, the present property was purchased at a cost of fB5,2iO. In 1924, the house was moved to the rear of the lot, remodeled and enlarged at a cost of 5513,000.00. At the present, the institution is valued at 325,000 From an objective viewpoint, we marvel at the rapid growth of this Day Nursery. From one child at the time of licensing, to wellfnigh 300 at the present, is the remarkable increase in enrollment. During the past year, 178 homes have experienced of its benefitsg thus, socially and Page Fifteen Lift Up 'Your Eyes A group of Day Nursery children at prayer before the afternoon lunch. economically, 178 homes have been helped to help themselves, and their aptitude to call upon the state for help has been lessened. From a small, humble Mission to a stately dwelling with a large surrounding play- ground has been its material advancement. Truly our Master has stamped His favor upon this Work toward His loved ones. The above are a few excerpts from the Lutheran Deaconesss Day Nursery which will give you a slight insight into this great work. The complete booklet will be sent you on request. Page Sixteen Lift Up Your Eyes Glimpses of Sister Carollinels T Work ' Sister Caroline Willianis, Child Welfare worker in Illinois for the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, is a well known and well beloved Deaconess whose work f takes her tothe juvenile court almost every day. This is the children's court room. To this place defenseless or neg' lected children are taken. Here is one of the most im' portant places for the work of our church, 'especially in the larger cities. Sister Caroline has made many a home happy by bringf ing a homeless child to people who had no children of their ownl Many are those who thankv God for the little orf phans given to them. Not long ago the case of T an eight months old baby was . brought to her attention. This baby had been born in one of - the Chicago hospitals fnot our ownj. The mother died and the trusted to her care by the Juvenile Court child WHS deserted by its father. The hospital cared for the baby for eight months when it was brought into court. The court learned that the parents were Lutherans and so committed it to the Lutheran Home Finding Society. Sister Caroline investigated the case and found that the relatives were willing to place the child for adoption. She knew of a couple who wanted to adopt a child and so arrangements were made and on the date set, the child was brought to court. The baby's relatives were there too, but they were in another part of the court room and were regarded merely as spectators and were assured that all was well. Sister Caroline with three children en- Page Seventeen Lift Up 'Your Eyes When the case was called, the judge committed the baby to the Evangelical Lutheran Home Finding Society with consent to adoption. Sister Caroline was appointed guardian-All during this procedure the expectant foster parents had been out in the waiting room, waiting in fear and trembling-would the door remain closed forever? Momeiits seemed hours to them. All was over, the court room had been cleared and the child's rela' tives had departed. The child was then brought to the foster parents. Their fear and trembling turned to joy. The father was so happy he cried for joy, the mother too shed tears for joy-Yes, even the oiiicers were so moved by the happiness of this couple that they too shed tears -tears of joy-Joyful and happy because this deserted child was to have a real home. Another outstanding incident is the following: One day in the court room Sister Caroline met a mother with two sweet li.ttle girls-- four and tive years of age. She spoke to her and wanted to know if she could be of some help. Yes, said the mother, 'LThese two children, I can't take care of them. I want to give them away. I had them at the Home of .............. but they can't keep them any more. I want to give them away. Upon learning that she was Lutheran, Sister Caroline asked if she would not like to have them under Lutheran care- Oh yes, that she did-but she was not interested further than to give them away. So the children were placed in one of the institutions until investigations could be made. Sister Caroline thought she would visit the home and this she found to be a dirty, filthy house in a back alley. There were many more children but these two girls were not wanted in the house by the step' father, Again our Sister found a home for the two girls, thus rescuing them from a miserable life. A fine Lutheran couple took both of them. The foster mother was so happy and immediately began to sew clothes for them fThe only clothes they had were the ones they worej as for her very own. Some years have passed since this experience. The girls have been legally adopted and are being brought up in a Christian home. The mother has never inquired about her children nor ever gotten' in touch with Sister Caroline. Who can tell what would have become of them if they had not been taken into a fine Christian Home? Page Eighteen Lift Up Your Eyesl' Sister Anna, M. ll-lluselzh Obedience to the Mzister-was one of the many outstanding qualif ties and Cl11l1'ZlCfC1'1St1CS of Sister Anna. This was exempliied all through her life and especially through her long illness. Wluexl asked if she were not anxious to get well-she answered- lf Goal wants me to get well, I want to get well. If Goal wants to take me Home, I want to go Home. If God wants me to lie hefre, I want to lie here. Wliatever He wants, I will do. ANNA M. HUSETH: Born-Dec. 31, 1893. Consecrated-Aug. 31, 1919. Missionary to Alaska-Eight Q85 Years. Sick-September, 1928 to Death-April 2, 1929. na By quiet beauty and strength of a holy life, She shed 'radiance and warmth around herq Bringing coumge and comfort to those who sought her counsel And helped not a few to seek and ind Light. Page Nineteen Lift Up 'Your Eyes atgggefeffb tbl, gp p ,,, lj1Tl,fllD?UfUl'lP5x 1' S fill- ulllpr T 51 DIEPIIUI flsssgrlygul rj rursin F, , 215, CHMEOF 1999 A i - 5 ' ' . I , al' t-llicetfitlfoilfsirfi 5?1zby.ll.iflgism flu! b1f Rcvl5l id' - P 1 54 V , fJ5J. :umm fm Ghamqv The Lutheran Deaconess Home and Hospital was established in 1897. For many years the patients were cared for by the Sisters, but as the work increased it was found necessary to organize an accredited School of Nursing, which was done in 1926. With the increasing demand for registered nurses in public health work, institutional nursing, social Page Twenty Lift Up 'Your Eyes I V. im-l 4 XQ ?'A' - X 'T-'E+' f W u 3 J l Q C - I I 1 A 1 'ef ' Groups of Junior and Senior student nurses Page Twentyfone Lift Up 'Your Eyes M service, and in the foreign mission Helds, young women are seeking admission to our school. Our Training School has built up a curriculum with high standards that can compare favorably with those of secular institutions. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS Classes are enrolled in February and September of each year. Candi- dates for admission to the School of Nursing must be graduates from an accredited high school or its equivalentg 18 to 32 'years of ageg of good moral character, with Christian trainingg and in good physical condition. Nursing is an art, and, if it is to he made an art, it requires as exclusive a devotion, as hard preparation, as any painters or sculptors work, for what is having to do with dead canvas or cold marble com- pared with having to do with the living body-the temple of God's spirit? A nurse is limited only by her own limitationsg for according to her ability will be her opportunity, ' For full and detailed information regarding the nurses training write to the Director of the School of Nursing. The Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before Goal cmd in the presence of this assembly: To pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or administer knowingly any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in conidence all personal matters committed to my keep' ing, and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my profession. ' Witlm loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. Page Twentyftwo Lift Up Your Eyes nu---Q 'fi ., ',,. lJ X Mabel L. Thorstensen Field Secretary A Are Tranined Christian Workers Needed Today? 'lift up your eyesf' The tcrm Social Service Work, is gaining such prominent recognif tion today, that it may be well for us to consider the meaning of the same and its adaptability to our needs. By Social Work is meant caring for needy children in institutions or placing them in foster homesg investigating cases of neglect, abuse or crueltyg supervising delinquents who are placed on pnrolcg caring for and helping unmarried mothersg untzingling family dillicultiesg providing Hnzmciul ussistunccg securing and explaining necessary medical careg finding work for men and womeng inspecting houses and factoriesg direct' ing the use of leisure time and zictivitiesg teaching and advising immif grantsg promoting public interest in health, thrift and law enforcement -these are only a few of the tasks of the social worker. In other words Page Twentyfthrce Lift Up Your Eyes -social work is the art of adjusting personal relationshipsg the art of helping people out of trouble and teaching them to help themselves. The term Social Work has come into use during the twentieth century, though the work is as old as human society. For centuries the care of the needy was exclusively the function of the church and was performed for the most part by persons who had other duties. Very little discrimination was used as to how to give relief and to whom to give relief, and so the poor grew in number, rather than decreasing in number. Then with the rise of public relief, charity got into politics and here too it became the work of those who had so many duties to perform and who lacked specific training. Today we look upon social work as a profession. It is going through a period of development similar to that which has been experienced by other professions. A complete revolution has taken place in the teaching of medical students. In the early days we found that a doctor would have an apprentice. He would learn by assisting-and soon become a doctor. Then we find that a few private medical schools were opened. Later Universities established medical schools. Great care was taken in planning for a better curricula-and today we find that a High School, some College and Premedic course are necessary before a student is admitted to the Medical school. He must then study and do his laboratory work for a period of four years. In addition to this there is the supervised practice-interneship for a period of one year. Developments in engineering show that the recent apprentice method has given way to a University training. The lawyer no longer becomes such by ureadingn law. He must have at least three years of college work with history, political science and economics before he is admitted to professional work. Many a man has left the furrow for the ministry with no other pref paration than the call to preach-but today the professional training of a pastor includes a full college course followed by two or three years in a theological seminary. So also in the social work. The fact that a man or women desires to help the poor and needy is not enough. The worker must be trained to help the needy and teach them to help themselves. In order to do this he must be speciically trained along the lines which he or she wishes to work. Social work might be stated as being the sum of all efforts made by society to take up its own slack, to provide for individuals when its established institutions fail themg to supplement those estabf lished institutions and modify them at those points at which they have Page Twenty-four Lift Up 'Your Eyes proved to be badly adapted to social needs. Social work does not in' clude what the individual does for his own benefit or that of his family. We might divide for our convenience Social Work as follows: 1-Case work. 2-Organization and administration of institutions. 3-Teaching and organizing small groups for educational, recrea- tional and social purposes. 4-Education of public. 5-Coordination and organization of the resources of the community. From these rather large divisions we can readily see that in order to do effective work, in order not to have too much reduplication, skilled workers are necessary and all workers must be skilled. A scientific train' ing is necessary-but in addition to this a social worker, in order to do effective work-must have a Christian Foundation. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that houseg and it fell notg for it was founded upon a rock. fMath. 7:25.j Religion is dynamic! Religion shows itself differently to different people. In some it comes suddenly as in con' versiong in others there is a growth of a slowly developing convictiong but to all it comes through faith. Telling people to go to church does not help. When a man is hungry, or his family is in dire need-he wants and needs temporal things-these must be tended to first-then spiritual aid may be given. The social worker gets them in touch with those who understand things that they understand. No social worker can do real effective, lasting work unless he helps the man, woman or child spiritually as well as physically. Our state institutions do much to provide for the latter- but the former is not given much consideration. , We can reach the soul of no one unless we know the individual as he really is. Bitterness is caused by failing to understand and failing to meet conditions. The Heart must win the heart. Jesus has said For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. fjolrm 13:15'j and herein he has given us a great opportunity. If we are to be like unto God and follow His example- we must study Him. jesus was ever active and so He desires us to be active for Him. There is a real need in the Church for a larger number of consecrated deaconesses, but along side of the deaconess there is also a real need for the trained Christian worker in our Church. There are young women Page Twenty-five Lift Up Tour Eyes who are not in a position to take up the deaconess calling, but desirous of servingnthe Church. Christian Social Workers! What opportunities are there for service? Following are only a few: Parish work Child Protection and child place' ment work Home finding Day nursery Boy probleml adequate Christian Girl problem f leaders are necessary. Delinquency Unmarried mothers ' Family case work Dependent families Broken homes Christian family standards Recreational work ffor old and young, Settlement work Health work-nurses Institutional work Various liomes-fteachers, matrons, eta? Orphan, Old peoples, Hospitals, hos- pices, etc., etc. To do effective work workers must have the right attitudeg they must have the best knowledge possible of their workg therefore an intensive and thorough training is essential. A worker must have skill in gaining conhdence, must he sincere and must have courage to face facts and realities. With these the worker must have vision. Vision to see the needs. This vision needs to be intensified, it needs to be strengthened so that the worker may work to capacity. A worker must be filled with that great attribute Love, that same love which was in Christ Jesus: As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved youg continue ye in my love. ffohn 15:9.j That great love which is the motive power of activity- that spurs one on to service, That love that calls us to God daily-in prayer-asking Him to direct all our thoughts, words and deeds-and as He prayed for us-we must pray for others. Intercede for those who love usg for those who do not love usg and for those who do not love themselves. If we are to be busy with men-we must be busy with God. There are so many helpful things to do Kindle the courage that srnoulclers Along life's uvay stillg fHelps to the helper, if we did but Think what jesus would do today lqnowl From day to day. So many troubled hearts to soothe S0 many pathways rough to smooth, So many comforting words to say, To the hearts that falter along the way. Here is a lamp of hope gone out Along the way. Some one stumbled and fell, no doubt But brother, stay! Out of thy store of oil refillg Page Twentyfsix For one who had fallen beside the way. How many lifted hands still plead Along life's way! The old, sad story of human need Reads on for aye. But let us follow the Sa1Jiour's plan- Looe unstinted to every man: Content if, at most, the world should say: He helped his brother along the way!' i Lift Up 'Your Eyes First Class in Soeieill l O Service Work The Hrst class in Social Service Work to he conducted at the Luth' eran Deaconess Home and Hospital was under the instruction of Miss Francelia Stucnkel. Class work was begun on February fourth and completed on June 7, 1929, a period of eighteen weeks or ninety hours. Miss Stuenkel is a member of the teaching staff of the Graduate School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago, and came to us well recommended. Following is a summary of the course and the number of hours devoted to each division of the Work: . A SURVEY or THE FIELD or SOCIAL SERVICE The Problem of Poverty and Dependency .................................... 15 Hours Causes and extent ol poverty. Standards of living and family budgets. Public outdoor relief in the U. S. The Charity Organization The care of the dependent poor. 1110vff1T1C11f- The Enghgh. Poor Law, The prevention of poverty and de' The almslwuse. P6I1ClCDCY. Dependent and Delinquent - Children ...................... 35 Hours Causes and extent of dependency. Institutions and agencies for care of dependent chilf dren. Standards of child welfare. . Causes and extent of child def linquency. Juvenile courts and probation. Correctional schools. Prevention of dependency and delinquency in children. The Sick Poor .................. 10 Hours Extent of sickness. Social causes and costs of sick' ness. The development of community care for the sick. Medical social service. The public health movement. Health education. ,Hi .al Miss Stuenlcel Page Twentyfseven HIJft Up Tour Eyesn The Mentally Diseased and Defective ........... The nature and causes of men' tal disease. The development of agencies and institutions for thc care and treatment of the mentally diseased. The extent and causes of feeble' mindedness. The development of institutions and agencies for the care and treatment of the feeblerninded. Hours The extent and causes of epi- lepsy. The development of agencies and institutions for the care and treatment of the epileptic. Programs for the prevention of mental disease and def fect. The mental hygiene movement. The Physically Handicapped ...,,.,,,,,, ,,,,,,,4.,.,,,,,-,.,,,,,,,4.,.,,,,. 1 0 Hours The extent and causes of deaf' ness. Development of care and train' ing for the deaf. The prevention of deafness. The extent and causes of blind' ness. Development of care and train' ing for the blind. The Adult Delinquent ...................... .... Causes and extent of criminality. The criminal law and theories of punishment. Police systems. Criminal courts. The prevention of blindness. The extent and causes of dis' ability and deformity. Development of care and train' ing for the crippled and . deformed. The prevention of disability and deformity. .......1O Hours Prisons. The role of social work in the treatment of criminals. The prevention of criminality. In connection with the theory as outlined above, a number of Held trips were taken. Following are the institutions visited and the number of hours spent at each: Oak Forest Infirmary ....................... ....... 5 Hours ' Chicago Home for the Friendlessl --...,',-. ,-.-,, 7 Hours Chicago Orphan Asylum S Norwegian Lutheran Children's Home ........ ........ 5' HOUFS Cook County Hospital l lhlh ..-.---...-'-.-.--- A ,.-..- 7 Hou,-5 Central Free Dispensaryj ' Psycopathic Hospital l Institute of juvenile Research I ------ ------ 7 Hours Hull House ................................... ....... 3 Hours Juvenile Court l ----..-.---... -hinll 5 Hours Detention Home I The House of Correctionl ---V-----------Q,---v'..v.-'.,..,---4.-,,---,----- 5 Hours Criminal Court I The course, A Survey of the Field of Social Service, as taught by Miss Stuenkel constituted ninety hours of theory and thirtyfeight hours visitation. Page Twentyfeight uLift Up Tour Eyesn Courses of Study Jr 929 - 1930 -Uiuuiors Bible fAJ Old Testament ........ Bible QBJ New Testament ..,..... Bible QCD Devotional Study ...... Bible CDD Bible by Topics ...... Life of Christ ..................... .. Church History ............. Diaconies ................. .......... Personal Soul Wiiinixig ......... Public Speaking ................. Sunday School Work ....... Music .......,.......,.......... ....... Nursing Anatomy and Physiology ........ , ................... .. Elementary Nursing Technic ...... ....... Ethics of Nursing ................. Drugs and Solutions ...... Hygiene ..,..........,.... Bandaging .............. Massage ...................... History of Nursing ....... Houas 20 20 20 25' 20 60 60 40 40 40 60 90 15' 18 15 10. 12 18 Description oil' Courses 1929 - 1930 The following is a brief description of the courses of study pref scribed for those who are in training for the Diaconate, and for all other students in the Training School. A later bulletin will give inf formation on advanced courses of study. These will give special attention to Social Welfare studies. Page 'l wenty ni11e Lift Up 'Your Eyes Q15 BIBLE QA5 OLD TESTAMENT In this course, books of the Old Testament from Genesis through Joshua, are studied. The course includes an outline of each book studied, a general survey of each chapter, and a careful study of the purpose, scope and character of the book. The Bible is the textfbook. Note books are used extensively. 20 hours. Q25 BIBLE QB5 NEW TESTAMENT A careful study of the four gospels is included in this course. The same type of study as in Bible QA5 is followed. The Bible is used as textfbook. 20 hours. Q35 BIBLE QC5 A devotional study of St. John or some other book of the Bible. 20 hours. Q45 BIBLE QD5 In this course the Bible is studied according to topics. The students are thus trained in locating, collecting and arranging Scriptural truth in the exact language of the Bible. 'Zi hours. Q55 LIFE or CHRIST A careful study of the life of Christ. Scll's 'iLife of Christ and the Bible are used as texteboolcs, 20 hours. Q65 CI-IURCTI HISTOIKY This course includes a general survey ofthe history of the Christian Church from the Apostolic Age to the modern times. Special attention is paid to the Apostolic Age, the Reformation and the rise of Christi- anity, the development and the problems of the Church under American conditions. Textfbook-Lrivgreifs-Church History. Lectures, collatf eral readings, class discussions and reports. 60 hours. Q75 DIACONICS This includes a practical exposition of the general principles of the Diaconate, as well as an extensive study of the subject. WCJIIIILIILS place and work in the church is considered very carefully. Textfbook, The Deaconess Calling --Vxfacker. Lectures, quizzes and class discussions. 60 hours. Page Thirty :- 4 L Lift Up Your Eyes Q81 P1s1xsoNAL WORK A general discussion of the problem of personal evangelism and the best way of dealing with individuals who have religious difficulties. Textfbookhl'Personal Soul WiI1I1ll'lgll by Evans. 40 hours. f9j SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK . This course includes a study of the history of the Sunday Schoolg the fundamental uses of the Sunday Schoolg the organization and man' agement of Sunday School work, as well as methods of teaching and child study. Bible story telling and Christian nurture are part of this course. 40 hours. Students are given Sunday School classes to teach every Sunday. This work is done under the supervision of the inf structor. - CIOJ PUBLIC SPEAKING This course covers the fundamental principles of oral expression. Special emphasis is placed upon the planning and delivering of speeches on topics which will be of help in future work. It is the aim of the course to be of practical value and to cultivate ready and accurate self' cxpressiong to train one in the systematic organization of materialj and to develop the power to think creatively before an audience. 40 hours. UU Music A student chorus meets regularly for practice. Special attention is given to church music. This chorus is composed of students from the school of nursing and the Deaconess Training School. 1125 VISITATIONS Une halffday each week, to be arranged for by the Motherhouse, will be devoted to visitation in parishes in company with a deaconessg to inspect institutions or churches where special methods of work are pursuedg to visitations in the court rooms and other points of interest where observation of needs and work will be made. These visitations will cover purely philanthropic institutions as well as institutions built on Christian principles. Une afternoon each week will be devoted to-assisting with work at the Lutheran Deaconess Day Nursery and Kindergarten. This work is under supewision of the Deaconesses in charge. Page 'Tl1.irty'one l Lift Up 'Your Eyes Each student is expected to participate cheerfully in the housekeeping duties assigned her, as every social worker must have some knowledge of practical housekeeping. . ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY Lectures, recitations and laboratory work. This course includes the study of the structure and function of the system of the body in their relation to nursing procedures, materia medica, hygiene, medical and surgical nursing. 60 hours. ELEMENTARY NURSING TECHNIC, METHODS AND HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING Lectures, demonstrations, recitations, clinics and practice under supervision, lettering and keeping clinical charts. 90 hours. ETHICS OF NURSING Lectures and discussions dealing with the attitude of the nurse toward social problems, the patient, the physician, hospital etiquette, discipline and nursing ideals. 15 hours. DRUGS AND SOLUTIONS The object of this course is to make the student familiar with the apothecary's and Metric systems, so that she will be thoroughly prof ficient in making up solutions and in Hguring dosage. 18 hours. HYGIENE Lectures, reading and recitations oII personal hygiene and causes of ill health. 15' hours. BANDAGING Demonstration and practice in application of bandages. 10 hours. MASSAGE Instruction and practice in the various manipulations. The aim is to give the student an intelligent idea of the therapeutic value of massage as it pertains to nursing. 12 hours. A HISTORY or' NURSING Lectures and assignments in the early development of nursing, the influence of Christianity, nursing orders, renaissance and the Kaisersf werth Deaconess movement. Present nursing organizations. 18 hours. For further information write to the Rector, Rev. H. J. Holman. Page Thirtytwo '