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Marriage Counsellors In Camp

Forty-five happily married people, most

of

them women, gathered t Rustington holiday camp, Sussex, recently to receive training instructors how to mend broken mar ringen.

Lectures on this subject will form part of the annual con- ference of the National Marringe Guidance Council, which is being altemet by about 150 delegates from all parts of the country. They represent all walks of life.

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The agen of the "students," ch have been most carefully

their work fur ivet ch

COUS- Kuldance

30 to rang from 50. An prof of their own happy marriages many of them touk husbattle anet wives and child;en with them to the conference,

YEAR ON PROBATION

When trained! they will gi

voluntary their serviced

gandanes work, at marriage councils in all parts of Britain, By netful Levice they will try the break-up of to prevent Home But fir, to prove Bem- river fit for the work, they will have to two a sear en pruh -- tin

"The Government new bears) the

training

F

com elles." Mr A. 1. Brayshin & Beth al secretary of the National stente t :afd. "The Conuril

earn taken in selecting them their Mental amat

interviews and

we assess

uit dity by

disch tons.

"Their training consists of a which cers of 18 teeluTUS

usually canes over six mths. By atentive work at this cont ference the students will

about half the Cours in the space of one week."

MORE WOMEN

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TO

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for serving on the U.S. National Daughter's Day Committee in Hollywood. The daughters of Mr and Mrs James are Victoria, left, and Jessica, and very good reasons they are. (Acme)'

HANGING LIKE THROWING

MALEFACTORS TO LIONS'

REFORMS URGED TO GIVE NURSES "FULLER LIFE”

The final section of the report of the nursing reconstruction committee set up by the Royal College of Nursing was presented by its chairman, Lord Horder, to the Minister of Health early this month.

The committee has surveyed the wide field of the Its main Rocial and economic conditions of the nurse. findings cover the hours and various types of work. It approves the principle of equal pay for men and women, urges, that there should be longer holidays in certain cases, and points out various reforms which can be made "to ensure that as many nurses ns possible lend lives: that are as normal as possible" and ensure conditions of the service which will "encourage the development of whole personality."

'Examining the estimates of demanded as a prerequisite but the holders nursing requirements, the report which denote that

calibre desirable for points out that "the trained are of a nurse's skill can be ill further any hospital staff. economised, by delegating the

Only if all has been done to mpler nursing tasks to stuff

in the less All that make condition" who are lesz qualified, can be said at the moment in popular fields equitable, and it of workers still that, in view of the manpower the shortage

of persists, should there be a bonus large

bexly

respect of subsidiary workers is essential." payment

On the prospects nursing holds worker's rentelty value.

holds committee The out ne a livelihood, the report states that nurses hours of work opinion that ealculation on the bould be the subject of negotio-bass of a weekly wage, instead tion but not of legislation.

The

situation.

the

the

of a salary on an annual basis certain las is customary with professional horpitals of the principle

rutention

of workers, has a detrimental effect

RATE FOR JOB

overtime pay is to be regretted, on presting. ar it

is not conducive to high work, and pre- standards of Judices the overhaul of staffing machinery." Where overtime has

The rate for the job Irrespec

Been frequent, time in lieu at a tive of the sex of the worker is inter date is advocated; if this put forward as the only equitable Impracticable, the institutiontong-term policy for the nursing is offering a service beyond its profession, coupled with allow- ances for men and 'women who powers.

have children Or dependent The committer did not con- of

parents to molitain, Inlder the "present system

grading for hospital

assumes emoluments,

n adder of promotion to the post introduction of the straight shift of matron" to be necessarily in the best interests of the hospital, in each field should be sufficient

and retain those who would choose it on professional

The view that capital punishment had its roots in primitive super-ring af, which stitions, was expressed to the Royal Commission on Capital Punishment when it resumed its public hearings in London recently.

but considers that "the prospects

A memorandum was submitted on behalf of the Institute for the Scientific Treatment of Delinquency by Dr Edward Glover. He is chair-ly satisfying Bancially to attract More women than inga uite a man of the institute's scientific committee.

ihemselves for the work because women usually bod 209ce spate time. "This is all to the good, as many because about twice wire, an hubali make the first approach to a marriage guidance

cound! for help and they usually prefer to see someone of their

own sex,

"We always walt for people to:

IC # come to us for advice.

nother comes to us and asks, us to advise her married daughter who is having a rough time with her husband we refuse to in- tervene."

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Even the

the 17

grounds."

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A more realistic evaluation of coupled with the

system,

would enable many more i

JEANNIE AT BAY

IN Letchworth, Hertfordshire, Jeannie, a showman's monkey, has had an hour and a half's freedom. Sho ran wild In a builder's yard. The camera caught her -just before her owner. (London Express Service.)

'Dead' 18 Minutes, Man Revived

It was stated at an inquost in Birmingham on Frank William Clomat, 40, ship's carpenter, that he had been revived after boing "dead" for 18 minutos. Ho lived for throa more days. A vordict of misadventuro wan corded.

FO-

anasthetic

to sur-susceptible Mr William Rees,

there was any carelessness or annes fallure by the hospital staff.” regular week-ends and lapsed under the clusion of

weekly day off, known well inthetic before an operation nurses to live out and the Ingeon, said that Clemas cal-There is nothing to indicate that

A correspondent advance, is stated to be of utmost and the heart stopped beat Modern maxstology teaches

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importance. Generous holidays

The nbdomen WTS are considered essential, and ing. there should be provision for opened and the heart mas-

раз longer holiday with after a saged, certain period of service,

Lord Horder emphasises in his

Clemas

that Irreversible changes occur in the brak and other vital organs if the circulation stops for about four minutes or less. BONUS PAYMENTS

After 18 minutes the heart

"Eighteen minutes is, is Prof. Payment in recognition of

A few Webster sintes, a figure widely gave a

of modern range three types of additional quali foreword, to the report that the began to beat again.

specified committee sought to study nurs minutes Inter fication within 21

Isolation but in gasp and normal respiration cutside the

and demands He did not starled.

regain experience

basic Ideas In category is considered-qualifica- ing not in

The nursing profession has two consciousness but did recover review of our tions in skills which are essential relation to its social background. for certain posts; qualifications objectives, he says, and these

tis respiration, circulation and this field. One feels that there must have been some circulation nied for which is only are to provide

asalisfactory reflexes. He died three days or the organe would have been of becoming In process

devitalised beyond recovery." W. Dr

Davison H. to ensure a happy and satisfying cognised; and qualifications of service for the community and later.

higher and broader academic life for the nurses themselves coroner: It is generally under-

could rarely be type, which

"It is a very important point It said that anthropolo-to the lions, allowing, of course,

You have to do one of believed that the the fact that no possibility of for us. gists

formula LTY

of of criminals reprieve through combat exists two things-either find a new

place blindfolding

in the modern execution shed."

MeNaghten rules or lave ilsi before execution had

Scientifte information dis-end of all formsine and ask the

by Anthropological jury: Was he mud, or not?" covered origin in the superstitious need to protect those pre-research was seldorn

elose attention it deserved. The Dr Curiou: "It would be very are sent from the "evil eye."

groups to which difficult, a lot of people The memorandum added: pathological

some murderers belonged could 'McNaghten-mad' who are not the "The view is also maintained be dealt with by medico-psy-certinably Insane."

well as public chological treatment. that private as executions are of the same order as the ancient of social habit custom of throwing malefactors

PARIS IN SPRING

IN Paris, which is especially noted for the Spring, the Frenchmen are flocking out to enjoy it. The pavement cafes have reopened and are doing heavy business. A table from which to watch the rest of the world pass is all the Parisians really need; every-

K.

one eventually goes by, it's said... (Acme)

CANNON

FIRST, VIDOCQ-YOU TELL ME..

WHOSE FINDERPAINTS DID

YOU FIND ON THE GUN THAT KILLED ZUCCI?

NOT A DETERRENT

In many cases of pathological erine punishment did unt act as a deterrent and could even produce the contrary effect.

The memorandum continued: "It is certain- we do not know enough about murder and capitul

to lay punishment binding laws on the subject.

down

"It is equally certain at rave forms of mental disorder exist which do not come with- in the scope of the Me Naghten hales, it is therefore unethical io, recommend the execution of nidrderers belonging to these oficially unrecognised groups,” The McNaghten Rules based on the answers of judges to questions concerning the acquiital because of Insanity of Daniel MeNaghten 1843.

are

that to The rules stipulate justify the "guilly but insane" verdiet in a murder case the accused must not have known what he was doing.

Answering a question by Str Ernest Gowers, the chairman, Dr Glover sald: 11 is a grim case, the case for punishment and l

very

The la not

Belent!c. general assumptions that are made about punishment are extremely shaky ones and are obviously associated from time to timne with extreme pre- Judice,"

RULES BREAK DOWN

A memorandum was also sub- mitted by the Royal Medico- Psychologien Association.

behalf Evidence on

of the Association was given by Dr J. Laison Russell, the president,

und Dr Desmond Curran,

Questioning Dr Curran, Sir Ernest Gowers said: "You agree that under a strict application. the MeNaghten rules break down In some cases,

MEMORY...

RUBY Keeler, dancing star of some years ago, wears

a replica of her costume in her biggest hit, back in 1932. Ruby was in New York for a television show, her first appearance in nine years. (Acme)

WITH WHISPER IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

1700CO NUSES. THEN REGALES THAT HỆ

FOUND NO PRINTS -ʼND CHINTS AT MEL”, «

60..WERE TO DELIEVE THAT ZUCCI PUT GLOVES ON BEFORE HE SHOT HIMSELF..AND THEN TOOK THEM

| OFF AFTERWARDS

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OBJECTS TO COMMUNIST TEACHER

Canon R. R.

Roseveare, vicar of Parson Cross, said that before he retired this month

the

A similar case of a man being a life which falfils the reasonable stond that when breathing and revived was reported from New demands of those types of per circulation stop for such a larut York on April 20. sons who are likely to be most time the deleate structure of the aged 65, was twice pronounc:d cuccessful IL their chosen brain is irreparably damaged?-diad within four hours

That is so.

twice revived by heart massage. career."

Trade

The man,

and

Unions Confer

MAN LEGALLY DEAD ECONOMIC PROBLEM Nursing must be considered in

Prof. Webster, Home Office relation to the state of the nation pathologist, said death was due as a whole and so "the problem

to pneumonia resulting from Is primarily an eronotnic one."

administration of the anaesthetic. The nursing reconstruction That the man had lived three committee was set up in 1941 days after his heart had stopped London, May 21,-Mr Arthur Communist Acere- under the auspices of the Royal for 18 minutes was not outside Horner, the College of Nursing, and issued his experience.

tary of the National Union of Mineworkers, left here by air reports in 1942 and 1013. The Sheffield council of the college asked for a "A man is presumed dend. by today for Duere:ldorf to attend socla! and law after his heart. breathingt a two-day International can- Education Committee he report

economie conditions of the nurse and circulation have stopped for fecence of metal workers and would seck to raise the in 1947, and- a working com-jave minutes, so that legally this mine workers. Issue of whether an educa-mittee was subsequently set up man was dead."

to make the preliminary survey.

It The Coroner said

wis Haid he would attend un- tion authority should con-

international I was under the leadership of possible that "this was just one other. tinue to employ an avowed G. Williams, reader in racio- of those circumstances in which workers' conference in Austria

economics, University of London. H Communist.

percon was in some way during Whitsun.-Reular,

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He was discussing the posillon of Mr E. L. Moore, 39, leacher at Shireelife Secondary School. Mr Moore, a graduate of Oriel, Oxford, unsuccessfully contested the Neepsend by- elicion on April 5 as a Com- munist.

The Parson Crosa parish forms part of the Ncepsend Parliamentary Division. Reserbare, in magazine for May, stated:

NO CHOICE

Canon parish

"If you were entirely free to send your children to any school, would you choose to send them lo one where you knew that one or more of the teachers were avowed Communists? Yet, in this instance, you have no choice.

"We demand the expulsion of Communists from posts of trust in Ga

Government administration; the T. U. C. refuses to have a Communist on its executive; yet we are prepared to allow our children to be taught by a Com-

munist.

"Can a member of a party: sworn to intolerancs and class war trade on the tolerance of his fellow citizerts "to the extent of holding a position of trust in the education of children?

"Nelther you nor I may, have

Mr against anything

Moord personally. You have a right lo be assured in no uncer- tain fashion that he does not infect your child with a political creed which is nothing less than a rival religion and which the Church utterly repudiates."

UNION VIEW

Mr Moore, who is married and has three children, said:

"I deny that a Communist would Influence children politically any more than a Conservative. The attack on the Communist parly is not an Inttack on a party but

on all forms of social criticism."

An official of the National Union of Teachers stated: “We abould strongly resist any at tmpt to discriminate against" Communist franchiers.”

on the

FRUITFUL COLLISION

NOGHO

minc.

THIS frult truck and passenger car alt side-by-side in New York after a collision Which sent the six occupants of the car to a hospital, Fruit and produce strewn all over the road, but the driver of the truck was uninjured.