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Vassar Camp to Train Nurses Aids War Effort
The article notes strong uptake of nurse training at Vassar, with three months at a camp to shorten the course to two years. Facilities include dormitories, labs, and a theatre, plus scholarships and donated support from alumni. Dean Mills leads the camp with Yale and Johns Hopkins experts overseeing bacteriology, psychology, and dietetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vassar
National Emergency Nursing Committee
Council of National Defense
America
Herbert E. Mills
C.E. A. Winslow
Yale University
Florence Sabin
Johns Hopkins
Margaret Washburn
William H
Park
New York Department of Health
Helen Pope
Carnegie Institute
Dietetics
New York City
Dean Hills Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
New York