'.rarsMf.April
Pron:
A!a«liu
A>
lh9 draining .iohool Corar.iittce.lT&rjuw.
:
Jubjaot;
,i)ir«Qtr«s?9 Iluroas* JTralnlnt; 3ohool«
i>«port of the iohool of flurslng*
In rsTlaAllocs uy firal; rsports dealing with
orgiuiizkUun ot
th« iJurr3«a'draining ;iohool 1 oia ratainded of the g«ti.uin« •nthuaituica with
whlob I Jturt«a out und tb« optimitiosi with Wnioh I Titwad ti» future of
th« imx^ortarit vfork we h&d u£id«rtakon*
nua«roua uppliaationa from
educated young woman for admia^ion to th« ijahool,- th« splendid olinioul
iiat«rlul,whioh tb« hospital off«r«d arm th« ciooptratlon pro.'ai9«c.,it 8««m«d
an aluuBt a&a;^' task to satubllsh a first olasu achool of nuruing In
connection with th« Jfwioh •ioeplti.l in
^t th« end of fourtaen uontha having experienoBd raany oia&ppolnt.ra«nta,nuratroua oetbt-cko end little Bnoouragement.all dut to
apparent laok of interwat on the ptrt of t .icae frora whoa I oxij»oted
cioseat cooperation,! have to,in aubnitting this report,oonfeea to
a f«9ling of nuoh leaa anthuaiaara and litils j'prI opti;niam,inw)far as
tho futwre of tha achool ia oonccriipc'-.
I cannot tiier-sforo write to® repor- which i* h&O iiean ay
intention ta .jubrait for yoiir anmial fae«itln<5,but shall instead aicaply
record auch aatt-era a;3 1 foal in du^;^' boun'J. to "oring to yoxir attention.
i!he flurge>j iloiaB.
i^e aain floor of tha Iluraeti home hua ba^n upset tu the extent
of beintS ulaoat uninhubitable for aevaral \;eok8 owing to -he prsaenae
of workiaen who wora fOi* t je ^oat part 3tanfl ing about killing tine ecd
acooripliahing rery little.
Jhe work haa,it aflcras nyw.coae vO a uoinplote atundatill tho i t
ia fiir fror.i being flnialied,
Acting OQ tne auggeation ^ade by your c^lrniun.a ooraplete list
of nork to be done want typed and aubralttad to hini ';yith the hope that
wox*kca»n under a oo:apetent laanager ^uld be put on the Job of getting
things finiahod up Iruniedlately,but to date the only result has oeea a
taeaaage to the effact that sone of the reqxMBted repairs wer6 unneceasury •
ii.n(i the othara hare pr<*auiaubly been forgottem* At any-rate the work is
to-day vibere IC vias vfhen the list «aa aubnltted on April the ?th.
It therefore eeeraa a uaeleuu waste of time to go Into the raatter
again - nevertheless ao a ooteuiittee you should raalise that i t is a very
difxieult arid st tiuea alraost i-ipon^^ible task to run a half-f inl «hr«ft
institution.
Th« .vark ao^far don« on %•* aiirgas'hDii# hua beten
alaftat
•nt:ir«ly to th« laborers,wlth. little op no airperviaion,ths result ^Jfllarf
tbiit «T«2r:; Job no Jfiu? un6«i*ttik«tn la aithtfr lu oonutitait n««(i of ropulr
or l«ft al1iog«tfior unfininh«d.
7o the >3ttiiu4ii vlBlt'jL* yih'} visws "liu-* buil5inj
<ijid
sap^rf Jal wily, tb«
horae rjii.':ea or; uttrjic; tivis
, Uut a*
who
h«r« svnci iiRf* t(}« dteil;',al.-joat
probl«:r! i).f
cTon«,B»? :*oy uxe.iplp the .:even bath-';\';b.-j
naslsnj or.nJW'innts,
b«»iuu',i* tfin pXiwbln^ U'od
zyrry^zir,
%-j raftV.i* H'riei'-i nnu«i*,ol"
'j<p«
i'i.--r-ia
t'..v- iu»iiout the pX-'.-Q'f fslipXy
pli03 of
t5.17i3,\V!iS i3h cjpo 3oo<f. for ne^t'•^n]: hu'.tln^j or oool'lng
pur]ioa«a,&iid \»«
''7it:h 'i«l ? wh :•
rr.f tiiu® dn-.'
put into the work,we mi^?twith proper yn-n^-cl.iiavy obtv.ir«d superior
r«a'4lte*
i .ittTrt yooken so
.v'oi'Ui'. tho :.:t/-.)Vf}3 a-mi hoati 2"y .tifh^oh wh
ii»T« pidct JK'Wfirjil tl!a«o i'jr.bu- ha4 j.i:2ia njiuiyfuotion frou, vh&v 1 almil
n'j.y aitaply catnClon th-? faot tlmT; i f r.hf n-'b.:)oI i y to oontinuw ard th«
8tud»nt9 fie provid«d witn food i t will b- u'iL-oasnvy for an urr*ni;feai«ilS
to be faa69 wh«-*«by th« a«ula sball b«
..-vi'Slicr by clw houpltal
or propaiTsd another kitoiisn aiwofl I'li ia I'tot j>c3!3lbXe to w^jntinufl uooklng
under the pr<a«/it oontiltiono*
jDhB
'luunclry ia ans>it.i'jfnotory fma trr«i*.y point of
!ind Uas ijeta n oaiietiin5 aauroo (Jto 'jr. Jh« woi*krii«n
who war* ooraiiiaaloried to build (ihe iftii.n«U*y,lii;« thoao snrjajjeU to do avazy
thing el3f,wfli'« sltaply leit "oo niarj -autcrli^y Coi:^ th rr-H'? T-hfy fjaw
wora paid and Olsohacg«d,and no on«evcr oonoaniftd thQmy«ilyo«i to «v«n aiU:
whether the results w«r« autiafaotury' or otherwia®.
iy ov/)i tine
-Jiiorgy aro rjifti'uforo uov}
up v/1 th "ihe
auily amoyanoaa of gcttlnt; the nacs-'airy i-outin© 'sorl: dana unclMr uioat
iinfAvorable aonuitiona - inatflad of being dsTctcd to the ©duoa''5i onttl
work: wh'ioh I -iiould ba doSn^.
The 3ohool._
'.?« have in the vruy of t».io.'iln!5
bui. mft rooiSi,^'.! that
f'^r the teaohina of practiisal ii.)r.iin5 - aven thia roots io net oonveniont,
as It does not aupply
.jua whl.-^h ts r.«cp.aa;iry -Jor niirM'»-trt:iohIn{r work.
V7e ahouia have n.t lehst four rooms for i^auhlng - « oltoau-room
for thtoretloul,on«» for praotioal iirorii:,a lAbor^tory jind
di^Si kltohent
rhtse we havermot in spite of th<» fnat that I reqy«ated ard received
ilO.bOO.- frptvi the
pri;ajvrlly for
pui-i;08B.
a r « th«2f«f9r« n o l prapsx'ac] t o o a f r ; / on th:«
th«0r«cl0iil
0)? p r K J t i O H l n o r a i n g uu i t 9hoald. bo aon«9 i n t h e olu33-<rooitt,ttiji3 u n r t a i n l y
not on tile hocipital
th<!i.'« i d <juiaplei« Xbok o f o o o p a r u t i o n
bat.w««n t b a soiiool und thn hospl
&lao b«in^ du« t o tiM f a c t t h f c t
no o n e i s I n t c r e ^ t a d t n o u i i h 60
v ;|;ut lu osiu^ dona o r h o v f i t is d o n a ,
30 long iiJ it ia aven ht-Af way dono'.
0? i n f j r - i i i v ; ' t\ o n l U s
.il^oat exr only aoiiroo
thfi Uo-^i(.filial nux'i««s,'5h9
t o »•?! g i u i i A i ' " ' , , ' i . 9 n o o n a 0 5 ^ = ' * f i v f r
vi\ \,'.i •aaQ'a unira.T'rtJirrl" d*
aiMt'wc oi lnriif;'9-f?noa
'i-is 3«aii varough
or •.•w.idf:. 'i-o.. nMDra ':.-i ha.vo
'jr ojircu
i;
tc daptnd
ha
o.y n-.-ini '-vtfi.-j'M-; n t » 'jC quVh on gc
oontin"«3 thert
J
r.o
hoT)«
irod
Ui3 'iihie
cr! svar o.tciiring work-
abla >«aril jytr'^<ifQ«
Xhq
3.tii-i9n1;».iod:,'.
i ' h f r f i r a w o l a s o o f a t i ^ d e n c s h u v a h r c i t o n •fcha i n s . l « i
<:yl vfturri
f o r fo-or raonUio.n -^onth l o n g w r iiSin tl'i'ny Hhcmlci nave b c t n . Vbtj- a u o u l d
now b« tranafflrrad a s soon a s poanibia t c &
v/4ird,wh«tr''» tt"*^ o a n
g a t 8xpei*i«noa i n Cha o u r o o f woraan. Jusw i t v ; v h i ^ %i'Bn:)?ar car. be ' s f f a o t e J
'/jlf'iout a a«oond olsioo of yuudente to rcXleTe th* f i r a t . i t la d l f f i o u l t
t o aay - und thfl only racans t l i a t I e r a su£i<;fi6t J o
r o t u r n "to* r e g u l e r
h o s p i t a l nnraea to ward 23,so a o s t of th«i iitUvUnls oan hv t r u i s f a r r e d
to another
wiurd •
I'uturB »tudMUt-3
I n the oi'l^inal plan of work tins i^eaowd olass of stufisnta ahonld
now ba raady to relisvo the flrat,but v<e ar« 9tlll not r«itdy to t-.d/Hit
a nev9 ol&ss.
?rcji3 vfie i i a t o f a p p l i o a a t a
:»da5.<juion ^ the nax« i j i a u a , t a i r t y
O i i n d i d a t f i r t hnva b p o n s w l a a t e d a a q m l i f l a . i t o ' j n t s r t h e a o h o o i ; - t h a r a w a r e
mrjiy rao'r#
o-n w e l l q u e . l i f i e c i u n d a a s f i ^ s r . t a joi^a i n .
' i ' h i r t y £ t x i d « n t s itr<: n o t au
as
nw«d9u f j i ' iitis work t o b e
done,but a r o ciore than 1 tihould hava aAlooteti,had I nc-t tfiought th* tunobI n g q u a r t e r s w o u l d b y t h i ^ t i m e 1>« o o w p l r t t K ' . . j r i f l
t;»«JOx r«o«»iTi?!»5
r e g u l ^ t n d a u b u t a n t i « a l f l n a n y J s . 1 5;33l3tu'j'.'ri . f r j a 3o-i;«
in fylBUd.
I t i a a XsTtjer nuinj»r t h » n we -Jiin posaibl;^ uAka u a r j o l v a a r a a p o n a i b l a x'or,
U T J a a s f i n a n u i a l a a a i a t s n c r t b « g i Y ^ n bi* ihn J o u l a t - y #
•i.iid o y
aasiatanoe I r»ar» r e a l noney
t h vibioli to ps^v
n u t orj<nl5«»8
for
the
future*
7h«£>e arA at leant thr«« rnaXtora to b«
ula33 of (itudsnta oun b« bdmitttd > th«y art:
1/
2/
'?/
3«ttl«d b«fore a n«w
riw coiaplfltin^s of ^b• ao.hool -ro ^ras .
flnamlal aesiotano* toviarda th* upk^op of
hoine Olid school.
appclntnant of l«ctx;rfr0 to
work ao aoon m th« ii«w
olaas is udDilttad*
KWry daii^ the opening of tbis' olatid is pokitpu»«U utfana a definite
and dAtrlrstnt to th« antir« 90h00l program - but the alb«>0 aannot
b9 CLdmitted until tha aboTA th
oonultiona aro uueouplisliftti fauta*
lu3d
ir^'^ 'ila if
I ^4av«
thret ^Sitgilinh
v'^^^
to
Uav9 r«port«»ct
diitj aboul. <t.prll iihu ir>th. B«uaus« thv sahool was not
ready,th «Ar oominp haa b««n voat;joiiefi.
cjhnuai ufxc^rd 1» bririg *ia'c«
fortfc^ nuraeu bo r'.Weaw t o oru'w u a l a r l t H while
wult> I'or wurk. un
1^« <30li00l ti>
,u8 <Aaa 6on« viVa
.-4/a«rie«n riu;-c3« >;uo:^
paid
for i^ix laoiithu o£«!ifidl&iiau.!. uui'uiivr u»n we
t»h«ir ooruin($
iduch longer without r«.ltaaing Vn<m ultog«1inpr fr>:iru ^hclr ooritrsiots.
b6
I t x'st t1er«fore dei'inltelj? dsQldea to QOupl«t« th« aoUool
or eabl* tt-# Instmctorn th*^iy
st-on*
I t v^ili. 00 very ulacouvu^intji^o liuL>:..C! go-od tuiu ijrobiiuly uuaii
harift to engage mirac-instraotorii ior «he aoiiuol
v.ard aup««r r i i i oa,
Wfc csii hops DO vjaotare uioser cdo psi'tttion -rtu. ttia hoBpltfil
authoritlna in th«j futur* ti -an hae be^n
in th« past, Aia'a i » t u r
I 'aot i t vii 11 man u'Vwi?.- i-iZure for
;irojoch
i
tutlng «
;i)ijhoul of nuraiuji;
^anglob«n,a Polish .mwlgii nura«,wh(; ost4 »o us ruocaiaiindsd
bi' Jr. JL*att3o-.iallrti' ty
«Tt)«iriono« in aclult nuruiu-'j,hwa now UMpiisd
for a regular pos^itlion with a yaO-fii' of
a aorith. I rpq'itKt that
the
of i*3
Ktr
a iMitiJ'i'A;', u- vhi'j
1 have
u£ge Langl«b«a to b? u9naoiaui«ioiui»t«i'8t*3tatio,
and dop«ndabl» in her yoi'Jc. ''h«t hag worlr-ifl iir.Cioraplaihixigiy dsi' uftur
a&.y v .'ith Xit .le rest cr relief and 1 feel thiut aaide frou thia Bhe is
of value to J.3 by JEktc reuaun of
thixt .sbu is a Jun.fcAn r.ui'O,
\fho id liked and reapeoted by o)ir utuici«nta and whose influence over
then seema to be ^ood.
I r«aota:utnd thbt Ulsd Lwe^ltbcn b« r«tuin«d with the mbxlaua
salary taut would b« (jrtmtod i n a Aalft&r position i n uny othci' ?uliuti
hospitial •
iTinanQta
i o e t h « month o:f Uavoh b i l l s w e r o p«iid f o r t h e a o h o o l i;o t h t
aiaount of i>,57G,i'09,000.~Puliah llarks - equivalent to •^69b»o0.- Of t h i s
waount 564,000,000.- mArks or
wus uontri butod by the J u o i s l ^ ,
A® following roprffaents the t o t a l amount turno<l aver t o me
t o April I s t by th« Booisty t o help to defray tho expenses of t h t sohool:
iJovflttbor
Jeoanbor
Jijiuary
:^'Qbriuu?y
Llorch
3 0 1 2 , 0 70 , 0 0 0 .
03^2,960,000 " "
140,400,000 " "
766,290,000 " "
564.000.000 " "
2,6B6,718,0a) F.ii.
(i
109,06,147,67,14,16.80,9t>.69,26.^ 411 »08.-
Pity subsidy.
1 have been notified by your seore$iry thftt i n order to obtain
uhe saoijidy proi<ilsed by the tjiagistrate,that the nutoes of four students
rauat b9 3ub?.iittfl<l t o be placed on tlie o i t y p a y - r o l l a f t e r which s a l a r i e s
i s a y b a d r u w n i n t h < ? i r n t t n e s * i ' h i s s e e t a s t o ra« t o b e «£i u n d e s i r a b l e
p r o c e d u r e f r o m o v a r y p o i n t o f v i e w , ]?o b e g i n w i t h i t i s a a i a r e p r e s e n t a tion of facts and automatioally plaoes us under an emborrussing relation
t o t h e f o u r s t u d e n t s i n w h o s e rnames
the mon^ will be druvm; furthermora suoh a procedure i s alraoat sure to brin^j about oomplioutiona when
the tirae comes to s h i f t the four nurses frora one service tu another as
m u s t f r e q u e n t l y b e d o n e , i^he i n t e r e s t s o f t h e s t u d e n t s iind t h o s e o f t h e
sohool a r e by 3uuh methods aure t o be s a o r i f i o e d t o tiie i n t e r e s t s of
Uie hospital*
a for
A ieti tov/ords the adxioation of.eaoh student
raore deairable plan#
nurse vjould
be
a>b-oonad t tee a
Your a p p o i n t r a e n t o f sub-ooraroitteea sounded p r o m i s i n g and I be^^an
t o h o p e whffln t h i s w a a d o n e t h u t t h e y raif5ht
function to the advantage of
t h t a s c h o o l . a I iIs h o v / a v « r h a s n o t b o e n t h o c a s e , s i n c e a o f a r a s I k n o w
thci'fl has been bat two nsfjtinijs of one aub-coawittoe held, iTie first una
third i'hurjJdaya desitjmkted ao meeting days of the iiduoation Ooniaittee
h a v e come a n d g o n e , b u t n o r a e e t i n g s t o ray k n o w l e d g e . w e r e h e l d #
i'h* I1oua0-oo1amitt.ee hau not btan hourd from. 1 htiv« uukaU
on ssvaral oocaaions to havo tfM
tlnijt) uulled^but whonvvor u
haa cor.'i« at ull it hua sliiply bMn that "it io too early or tooJ. lute",
and 00 raonths - ioiirtaon of thtra have paaaod unU vory litUo oonatruotlv#
work fiaj been done.
1 have nevor heard of a raeeting of the fimnae uomraitiee beiia^
held - altho X «ee by the minutes that I m Buppoued to be u tnnaber of
thbt body.
Oonolusi 6n
At & bim(iuet> f];iv«n in \'iiiram in Lioroh.^.BQni&rd lltUiii,iiuropean
i)iraetor of the ^nerioan Joint DiBtributioa Coui::iitt«fi .reupondiii^ to u
toast told the atory of an i>ngli3h father who left a plot of land to
hia Dons.In the father's will he aiuply ntated thut "In ttiin plot of
land is hidden a gold mine" - the sons in di^^in^ to cliaoover the mine,
oultlv&ted the land and reaped a riah harvest - the tjold nine*
Jr.Xahn by way of analogy said "i'ho iuaeriouri people through
the Joint i;iatributlon Oora^nittae have willed to the Jevvtj of Poland a
pl3t of lund in which thery is a jjoid uine. It io now your privllej;e
and your ro.-jponyibility to dig and find the jjolc!.
"'hile.aa I have aaid.at the ei^ of fourtejen monthu' of little
pro^re33,I feel diocoiiratjed alraost to the point of ^jivinej up,l want to
aadure you thbit it has been and still iis toy duaire to help you to take
advantaije of this ypeoial opportunity offersd by the ^^.-^erftoan people,to oatabliah a Jewii-jh ^icbool of iIurBin{5 in i'oli^nd.but the of.-portujiity
ia rajjidly pajj.jljiij - unrt the Cimo approuohinj'; v^hcn tha Joiiool of iJiirsing
prujeot inudt be pronounced a auooeaa- or a failure.
i'he tiue has uooie for you to decide.whether you will remain
inactive or will cultivate your plot of land and reap the regard for
your;3elV9S,your people and Poland.
Hespeotfuliy aulxiiitted.
ikisei ia ^reenwa3^,a.I{
Superintendent