House Resolution 108 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 108 BY ALONS , HEARTSILL , SHEETS , SALMON , HANUSA , FRY , VANDER LINDEN , GASSMAN , WINDSCHITL , GUSTAFSON , HUSEMAN , L. MILLER , BACON , COSTELLO , BRANDENBURG , STANERSON , SHAW , LOFGREN , DEYOE , FISHER , LANDON , BAUDLER , RAYHONS , KAUFMANN , WORTHAN , FORRISTALL , WATTS , HIGHFILL , BALTIMORE , KLEIN , HEIN , HEATON , JORGENSEN , ROGERS , DOLECHECK , SCHULTZ , MAXWELL , J. SMITH , KOESTER , MOORE , BYRNES , THOMAS , JACOBY , STAED , HEDDENS , GASKILL , MURPHY , RUFF , STUTSMAN , KEARNS , HUNTER , COHOON , FORBES , STECKMAN , HALL , DAWSON , H. MILLER , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , KELLEY , DUNKEL , HANSON , BEARINGER , LYKAM , WOOD , WOLFE , T. OLSON , MEYER , KAJTAZOVIC , OLDSON , GAINES , RIDING , KRESSIG , MASCHER , ABDUL-SAMAD , M. SMITH , LENSING , WINCKLER , LUNDBY , THEDE , S. OLSON , HAGENOW , DRAKE , COWNIE , R. TAYLOR , GRASSLEY , SODERBERG , SANDS , PETTENGILL , PAULSEN , UPMEYER , and HESS A Resolution commemorating the members of the United 1 States Cadet Nurse Corps. 2 WHEREAS, during World War II there was a tremendous 3 shortage of nurses, and to help meet the need, the 4 United States started the cadet nurse program in 5 1943; and 6 WHEREAS, the Bolton Act unanimously passed both 7 houses of Congress and provided grants to schools 8 of nursing to facilitate the training of nurses to 9 serve in the armed forces, in government and civilian 10 hospitals, in health agencies, and in war-related 11 -1- LSB 6139YH (3) 85 jr/nh 1/ 2

H.R. 108 industries; and 1 WHEREAS, a student nurse who joined the Cadet Nurse 2 Corps was eligible for a government subsidy that paid 3 for her tuition, books, and uniforms as well as a small 4 living stipend; and 5 WHEREAS, cadets pledged to actively serve in 6 essential civilian, military, or other federal or 7 government services for the duration of the war; and 8 WHEREAS, by the time the program graduated its last 9 students in 1948, more than 124,000 nurses received 10 training and more than 1,100 of the nation’s 1,300 11 nursing schools participated; NOW THEREFORE, 12 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 13 the House of Representatives commemorates the United 14 States Cadet Nurse Corps and the contributions its 15 graduates provided to the war effort. 16 -2- LSB 6139YH (3) 85 jr/nh 2/ 2