g of
child nature, a happy disposition, and both vocal and instrumental musical
training. There are also domestic science teachers, teachers of special
classes for handicapped children, teachers of manual training, sewing,
millinery, music, physical training, arts and handicrafts, and commercial
subjects. The girl of special opportunities and gifts may become a teacher
of languages. Other girls may teach privately in households. Others, if
they have capital and some business ability, may establish small private
schools of their own in neighbourhoods where such schools are required.
Recreation centres and playgrounds, settlements, the training of foreign
children, call for unusual or special gifts and energies from girls and
women who teach. There are also executive and administrative positions in
large schools and school systems which may be obtained by women teachers
of experience.

There are still discoveries and advances to be made before perfect training
and education can be secured for our children. Girls who teach may hope to
aid in making these discoveries. Patient work, constructive imagination,
and enthusiasm are required in the great enterprise of advancing education.
As an inspiration, the lives of great teachers invite young teachers of
this century to follow their examples of devotion and leadership. It is not
many years since a woman teacher in Montreal saved as many of her children
as she could and stayed to shepherd the other little ones who perished with
her in the burning school. The name of Sara Maxwell is an inspiration to
every Canadian child who hears her story. She gave her life to protect and
comfort her pupils and became one of that great number of teachers who have
proved that theirs is a high calling.

CHAPTER IX

THE WORK OF A NURSE

There are many wise sayings about the trained nurse, two among which may
be given here. One of these was spoken by a woman who is herself a
distinguished trained nurse, and the other by a woman in a public position
who has met many people and is a good judge of character. The nurse said,
"Trained nursing will make a woman very good or it will harden her." The
other woman said, "I have never known a nurse who was not glad to be a
nurse and who was not thankful for a nurse's training." These two sayings
show that the work of a trained nurse is no ordinary occupation. The girl
who becomes a nurse-in-training is preparing to enter an employment which
will