NURSES AND COOKERY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 621, 25 September 1909, Page 17

NURSES AND COOKERY.

TECHNICAL' SCHOOL INSTRUCTION. ; 'Twelve or thirteen nurses from'the Welling-, ton Hospital are desirous of taking lessons in cooking:for invalids at the Technical School, ahd.iiil application was receiVed froin the 'Hospital Trustees at last night's > meeting of the Technical Education Board, asking if tho board could. make , special terms for teaching the nurses., Ih' the discussion that followed it was pointed out that a reduction was .made for nurses, who could go through tho necessary, number of lessons for 17s. Gd., the lessons to be given either in the dnytimo or.in'theevening. :• Mr. J. P. Luke (chilii-nlan) stated that, ho did. not..think,tho board was in a position to ilndbrtake ariy'free instruction ' at present.. Mr..-Allen:. "\Yc cannot .'afford to." 'Mr;:Aitken:-''\VB might nlako a bargain with them;. If.they take each'of us into,tho hospital fdr dmbrith free of charge we ; will teach thein to cook." (Laughter.) ; , ( "... Mr. Robertson rose oifd-champibfled tho cause of thenurses. i He thought that,the board should give them some . little encouragement • They had to cook sagos and nice things for the ■invalids.-. V;..;'. :'■;•■-.. • '.1 ' Voices v.. "No! they, don't do the cooking'."/ , Mr. Allen: "The cooking is .done'by the cooking department. The advantage of the projected training,is to bereaped by their future husbands." '..;•. ; .'-.-. i. ;:'..■:. -'■-.■ :■■■' ~ Mr. Luke: "They-are .getting'2s per cent, oil irow.".; ■■■. :;..':'.!■ ■ •'■•' : \ .■;'.;;.-:;.;■:■;.■• '.Mr; Eobbftsbh: "Well,...l ; .wbuld go "as;,far as;so tier csnt. "This would show that we!■are of .a libefttV, mind." ■■ ■. ■■ "• "•: :■ :0 : y Aitkeh:."lf they.cbme'.in',the.:dayiinle it, anibuhts ,'tb : . 4 50 per. cent;/.reduction.''-,€.: ." The ; chairman • explained • shhsequently ithdt the'Hbsjpital Trustees'intended :.to pay for.-the fastrnbbon-''of Athb-'httTMs.-'.'..':-'/.,'.-.?;'.•.■■',.:•'■• ;..; : ;' Mr I .;'.Rbbertson: :!"Oh! thafs ■; another stbryV I thought thdt the nurses would,have to'finance it.-.thbmsblves.". ,'' „''.:-'; f: :H'; ■'-.-■<,■<.':■■■.■.■ ■ .:'lt Vrds.'decided to reply that the:three : quartbr fee must,be paid. : ( , v :. ■: