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Show NAVY NEEDS MANYNURSES Lieutenant Crace O. Fisk of the Navy Nurse Corps will be on an information trip to Salt Lake City in connection with the Utah Nurses Nurs-es Association Convention at the Hotel Utah on October 23 and 24. Lt. Fisk will be available at the convention to discuss with local nurses the many opportunities offered of-fered by the Navy Nurse Corps. Lt. Fisk also invites professional nurses to call EL 5-661 I -Ext. 2405 Tuesday, Oct. 2 1 to make an appointment ap-pointment to discuss the Navy Nurse Corps. The Navy Nurse Corps, this year celebrating it's Golden Anniversary year, offers outstanding opportu- nities for professional development. Beginning pay and allowances for Nurse Corps officers range from $338 to $459 per month with periodic per-iodic increases. Tre Navy offers its nurses the advantage of continued professional growth through duty in well staffed, well equipped, large general hospitals. Student nurses in a course leading lead-ing to a bachelor's degree in nursing, nurs-ing, who are unmarried and -between the ages of 20 and 38 may qualify for the candidate program. pro-gram. The Navy will pay the last year's tuition, books, room and board, plus $100 per month until graduation. Following graduation the candidate will be commissioned j an Ensign in the U. S. Navy Nurse ' Corps and go on active duty in the naval hospital of her choice. Further information may be obtained ob-tained at the Naval Recruiting Office, Of-fice, located in the Federal Bldg., Salt Lake City. |