5M / OST progressive directresses of nurses appreciate the value of a social director and are eager to have such persons on their staffs. In all except very small hospitals, where the relations between staff and students are necessarily close, one feels that a social director is a need. Hospital boards, on the other hand, almost invariably fail to see that there is such a need, and must have the case convincingly presented to them, if they are to consent to provide an additional salary for what seems merely a "frill." The case for the social director can be stated about as follows: