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GENERAL NEWS
Course Announced.—The Emma Pendleton Bradley Home, East Providence, R. I., for the care of children with neuropsychiatric disorders has announced a twelve week postgraduate course in practical nursing care to begin on the first of January, April, July and October. The enrolment is limited to 2 graduate nurses, and full maintenance is given.Fifth International Congress of Pediatrics.—In view of the continuance of the war in Europe, the Fifth International Congress of Pediatrics, which was to have been held in Boston, Sept. 3, 4 and 5, 1940, has been postponed indefinitely.Elizabeth McCormick Grant Awarded.—The Institute of Medicine of Chicago has announced that the Elizabeth McCormick Child Research Grant of $1,000 for 1939-1940 will be used for the encouragement of research. Awards have been made to Dr. Mila I. Pierce for a program of research on leukemia, to Dr. Heyworth N. Sanford for a study