made to provide better care for psychiatric patients in mental hospitals. The need for adequately instructed attendants and for qualified nurses is receiving more attention. In the state of Washington provision has been made by institutions of higher learning for fostering educational programs in the state mental hospitals. Several years ago the University of Washington arranged an affiliation in psychiatric nursing for student nurses from the western Washington hospitals at the Northern State Hospital at Sedro-Woolley and the Western State Hospital at Fort Steilacoom. University credit was given for the work. A course was arranged for attendants also.' A similar program was started by the Montana State College in September 1940.2 In October 1940 the Division of Nursing Education at the State College of Washington, through the college extension program of the college, started a teaching program for attendants at the Eastern State Hospital, Medical Lake, Washington. Since the hospital is approved by the American Medical Association for teaching purposes, and a course in psychiatry for resident interns has been in progress for the past two years under the direction of the resident psychiatrist, it was felt the teaching program should be expanded to include a course for nurses and attendants. The program for attendants offers a year of supervised experience and organized classwork in psychiatric care, with college credit. A certificate from the hospital is issued to the attendants, certifying that they have completed satisfactorily a year's study in psychiatric nursing care. On April I, 1941, arrangements were made whereby student nurses from the hospitals in the eastern part of the state of Washington could affiliate with the Eastern State Hospital for a three months service in psychiatric nursing. This work is given college credit by the State College of Washington. Graduate nurses desiring introductory experience in psychiatric nursing may select this service as elective credit toward a bache-