About 20 applications for a new class of nurses have been received, These young women are all junior high school graduates, four of them senior high school graduates, Some of them Pave been teaching in other jolties, but due to the conditions they are looking to nursing as their future life work. As far as can be ascertained this is the only school nursing operating this year in the foceupled ities of the Yangtze Val ley.
In spite of the hostilities and eight months at the front in occupied territory where few days pass without the sound of big guns or bomb. ings, the spirit of the group is stil scod with no thought but to "carry fon." The American hospital workers in this outpost of the occupied area desire to continue representing the goodwill and sympathy of America for "the Chinese people in this time of special need. During all these months the sick and wound. fed have managed to find their way in largo numbers to the hospital The wards have been filled with destitute cases, many of them vice tims of bomb attacks and ° other violence, There are also many bandit vielims due to the overthrow and disappearance of local Chinese government authority. Since there is little travel this summer between Wuhu and the outside world cholera has not yet made its appearance. The hospital conducted several clinics throughout the city for anti-cholera and typhoid in-
'The Clinical staff meetings and lather activities have been con. tinued, 'The hospital utilities electricity, steam, water, telephone fete, have all been maintained by the' mechanical workers. In addi-to the usual hospital service the staff, with the assistance of [Christian refugee volunteers gave shelter to more than 3000 refugees during the winter and spring. or the most par, with few, coat nee and exes {Sri ation have been iMsed with tne Higher" duper itary "atbrlues ete on creat Sale tendered, valabi tasse, However the Smale ofa tegueniy "ty (0 opin and SEEING Wore oe ts Ameria ition, hie i shown by such Redes the fouowine:— tinct aha, Se fg? otis ste etl tite Stee mee a the mul iam a ead rorigang by Cuz, Dox cin Sein nem 7,0 ght
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