Welsh Journals

THE SOUTH WALES NURSING ASSOCIA- TION Hon. Secretaries The Lady St. Davids, The Rev. David Davies. Superintendent: Miss Lena Crowther. This association, which is in affiliation with the Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses, was inaugurated at Cardiff in July 1909, with the following objects 1. To help to provide for, further develop and increase the efficiency of district nursing throughout South Wales. 2. To arrange for the Training of Village Nurses and their supply to local nursing associa- tions that cannot afford to employ a more highly trained nurse. 3. To provide a more highly trained superinten- dent or superintendents, whose duties should be the supervision of nurses employed by local affiliated associations, the selection of suitable candidates and the arrangements for their training. 4. To raise a Central Fund for aiding poor districts in starting local nursing associations. 5. To encourage the formation of county and local associations. 6. To approach the County and District Councils and Board of Guardians with a view to inducing them to give financial assistance towards the training of nurses and midwives. The report of the fifth annual meeting, held in February, 1913, shows that there are now 71 district nursing associations affiliated to the South Wales Nursing Association, and that 34 nurses have been, or are being trained under its auspices. Since its inauguration Miss Crowther has made 122 regular inspections of nurses, several special visits of inspec- tion, and has assisted in the organisation of new local district nursing associations. As inspector of midwives, she has paid 205 regular visits. The Association always recommends that local associa- tions should be formed on the provident system, and that anyone requiring the services of the nurse should pay something, according to a graduated scale. Although the Association has been able to make such good progress, there is still urgent need for help and encouragement. Especially is this so in Cardi- ganshire, where the movement is at the very be- ginning, and where only three of the Association's nurses are at work. In this vital matter of guaran- teeing fully trained assistance to all, the appeal of the Association is Help us, and help us soon, for the remedy of to-morrow is too late for the evil of to-day." STUDENTS' CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND Welsh National Secretary: Mr. T. J. Lewis, University College. Cardiff. The remarkable progress of the Students' Christian Movement among students of all nations is a fact of very great significance. Their extensive work abroad, and their intensive work in the home colleges is gathering momentum with each suc- cessive year's work. The members of the move- ment in Great Britain and Ireland number about 10,000; this total includes voting members of the affiliated Christian Unions in colleges and universities of the British Isles, student-volunteers and students in associated theological colleges. The work of the British Student Movement is primarily evangelistic, and it has to be remembered that in the majority of the colleges where it works there is no other religious agency doing anything for students, as such. In such places as Manchester, Leeds and the University Colleges of Wales, the local Christian Union is the only religious body in the University and, although very inadequate to the task, is, in practice, responsible for the spiritual life and tone of the college. But the British Movement is, of course, but a branch of the World's Student Christian Federation, the general secretaries of which are Dr. John R. Mott, and Miss Ruth Rouse. The numbers of the Federation are at present 156.071. Student Christian work is being carried on in the following countries :­ The United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand.The Netherlands and Switzerland, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, France and Italy, China, Japan, India and Ceylon, Russia, Scandinavia, (including Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark), and South Africa. In addition to these countries work is being carried on and is in a pioneer stage in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in Belgium, in the South American Republics and, in a still more elementary stage, among the students of one or two of the universities of Spain and Portugal. There are also beginnings of work among the Slav students of the Balkan States, among the students of the Greek Churches in the Turkish Empire, in Turkey itself and Egypt where both Coptic and Mohammedan students are being drawn in. The work has developed along three lines foreign missionary enterprise, social service, and Bible study. Prayer holds a prominent place and is, in fact, the hub and centre of all this Christian activity in the colleges. Each year one day has been set apart as a special universal day of prayer for students all the world over; this year Sunday February 23rd, was selected for this purpose.