Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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American Red Cross Nursing-the Answer to Todays Challenge THE AMERICAN RED CROSS NURSING SERVICE in keeping with its traditions and ideals of neutrality and humanity today challenges the nurses of our nation. Five thousand live hundred Red Cross nurses are needed immediately to render expert nursing care to the millions of young men who are being prepared to defend our democracy. Today when all our national defenses are being perfected, we must make every effort to strengthen our first line of defense-the health of our armed forces and our nation. This service is the direct responsibility of the nurses of America. The American Red Cross Nursing Service is the reserve for the Army and Navy Nurse Corps. Annie W. Goodrich expressed the sentiment of every Red Cross Nurse when she said, Speaking of war, since we pacifists can not prevent the catastrophe, we as patriots must do what we can to mitigate its horrors. Our pledge as nurses has conferred upon us certain obligations 'and duties primary of which is alleviation of suffering. Service is given not only because of duty or obligation but because of some deep seated, compelling motive in the heart of every true nurse. With the oath of allegiance ending in the solemn words 'ESO Help Me God , American nurses will respond to today's challenge by enrolling in the Red Cross Nursing Service, remembering again their Nightingale pledge, to forget self and render service to humanity. They will thus symbolize the spirit of Red Cross Nursing, Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon day. MARY HEILAND Ex, Secretary +- 97 -R

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