JUBILEE, The Committee has decided to publish the following correspondence and suggestions in order that the subscribers may have time to consider them before the g which will be convened at an early Shanghai, 6th July, 1897.
GestLemex,—As you are doubtless aware it has been proposed to establish at Shanghai an institution to be called the Victorir Nursing and Training Institute, as are" manent memorial of the Diamond J ities 5 of Her Majesty Queen Victor', "This Fropostl has been approved ar. lists have een circulated, and subs ceptions have been already promised orcrogating a sum of upwards of Tls. 17,060, cand there 1 reason to belmore that' this sum may grow to a considerably larger amount before very long.
The time, however, has now arrived when steps must be taken for placing the Proposal on & definite bessis, aiid a mesting of subscribers will probably be held with in about a month for effecting this purpose. tion would be the nursing of sick persons, The two objects of the proposed Institu-and the training of nurses. The fret object is identical with the work accomplished at the General Hospital.
The question therefore arises whether it is possible to connect the new Institution, from its inception, with the Shanghai General Hospiral. At present there is, besides the General Hospital, a small staff of trained nurses, under the managements of the Municipal Council, and the new Institution would form a third body, all of these working for the same object, viz, the nursing of sick foreigners, and all independent of each other.
We cannot but think that it would be a advantage to the community, if possible, that all these should ce-operate with, rather than compete against, each other, and that the opportunity afforded' by the founding of the new Institute should be utilised for this purpose.
So far as we have been able to learn ib appears to us that this object can be attained while still preserving the name and character of the new Institute, as a perma: nent memorial, and we now write to ask, if you will be good enough to give the matter your careful consideration, and to inform us whether you concur in this view, and if so, what measures you would suggest for the purpose of carrying it out.
As it is desirable that the matter should be discussed, and considered, from all points of view, before the meeting of subscribers to the new Institute, we shall send a copy of this letter for publication your consent to the publication of any in the local press, and we ask, in advance,
reply that you may send to us, We sre, Gentlemen, Your most obedient servants, Signed Herseat F. Beapy W. V. Druuaoxp C. J. Dupcrox J. Prentice Wave Garv'NER E. J. Carpneck Working Committe
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