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Women’s ActivitiesWant to be a Nurse ?IN THE heart of the mountains of Kentucky—in the shadow of the Cumberlands and Blue Ridge—is the largest county of the State. In spite of the fact that the largest town has less than 4,000 inhabitants, it is near the head of the list in population, having, according to the recent census, over 62,000 human beings who must gain their sustenance largely from the hillside farms and from the many coal mines, and whose i physical wants must be attended to, no mat- lt;ter how neglected their souls may be. lt;Contributing to the welfare of this mass of people, as well as to a large constituency :from adjoining counties, is the Methodist lt;Hospital of Kentucky, located on one of the !beautiful hilltops at Pikeville. In adminis- itering to these people, the hospital is also lt;serving by training a select group of fine iChristian young women in the Nurses’ Train- 1ing School. In the first two classes it has 1lt; lt;is i £ 1 *3 £ajc fra ct ft ta s vkgMiss Lola Mae Riddle and Miss Josephine sHatfield ucgraduated four students, two of whom—this v year's graduates—are pictured here.Two classes are entered each year—in September and February—and there are vacan- sieies from time to time which are filled by tlstudents from without the mountain section, siApplications from any young women who riare interested in nursing as a life work, and cwish to be where the maximum service can Phe rendered, are gladly received. Preference ais given high-school graduates and college- s]trained young women. slt;
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The Christian Advocate
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 07, 1930
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