The New York herald., 1878-01-17
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES.


ANNUAL MEETING or IT'S MANAGERS AND
PArEoNs-REPoRTs OF THE SECRETARY AND
TREASURER
The managers and patrons OF the Training School
for Nurses held their annual meeting yesterday at tho
rooms Of the State Charity Ala Association, No East
Fourteenth street Mr. Willis James presided, aud
the Rev. Arthur Brooks opened the exercises With
prayer The Secretary read the annual report which
rccapitulaed the work performed by the institution
and the available financial resources on hand. The
report also recrredto the fact that the number OF
has increased since the last annual report TO
nfy-six PERSONS VINO receive their training ut the
bedsides OF 100 patients'in Bellevue Hospital Bo-
sides those taken Of the hospital Ill
persons have been nursed In private houseG In
November n class Of twelve passed the requisite
am mnaiions ana received their diplomas. Thirteen
these graduated nurses, II was stated practicIng
their profession this city. and twelve In the school
detailed Tor private service. Three OF last years
graduates arc tho heads OF hospitals IN Quincy,
H., Buffalo aud Savannah.
Tux COURSE OF TRAINING
For the benefit OF those who arc ignorant OF the
oil instruction pursued In tho training school
tho report described tho manpcr In which the pupils
trained. Instructions given by the head
OF tho ward which tho assigned 10 take
OF tho patients Aiterward the pupils receive
lessons IN physiology the management OF sick room
md the duties OF nurse by the Assistant Supcrin
tenden; also practical instruction by the physclaus
ana surgeons at the bedside OF the patients, the
theoretical part OF the training bong well ncuicatcd
In frequent lectures by some Que OF tho medical at
tendants, generally by Drs. Symington. Goldihwaitc,
Tay lor, Norris, Burke, Crosby aud Morton. Bandag
ing IS taught by orderly Sullivan.
The managers oil the training school havo also
ganized two branches OF the institution--an Elmer.
nd A nj IN moor
ln addition to these diet kitchens have been estab
Hshed, which, II Is claimed essential aid In The
successful nursing and treatment OF tho sick poor.
In conclusion the managers claim that tho school 10
constantly improving. Increased experience IN
work now IN America enables them TO make tho
instruction moro thorough ana the character aud edu
cation oi tho women who enter the school In ordor
10 make nursing profession Is now, 1t Is stated
nigh as TO win tho respect OF the pubnc and medical
profession But. like all institutions public and pri-
vat-, tho donations and subscriptions have iaen OF
during tho year. ana "those who must see the benefit
the whole city derives IRON this worx', earnestly
called upon 10 assist In us support Tho report was
signed by Angelica L. Hamilton, president, aud Har
riett ID. Fellows. secretary.
The trcasurers report showed that tho total years.
rccopts from all sources amounted to 81 ,6+7 %,
which inouded 500 bl cash on hand from previous
year Tho expenditures for all Deccssary purposes,
| salaries. renI, &c. were s2l,5:4 A.
THE DIET KITCHEN
Referring TO the beneficial results accruing from tho
establishment Oh tho diet Kitchen, II maintained
that tho extra diet kitchen meets u great want In
Beeyu ne Hospital The food Is good and suffice mt or
the majority OF cases, but for extreme II
confessed tnat It was very inadequate, particularly in
quality In tho ten months the Ktchen has existed
~ has Afforded great rcei by being always ready 10
respond TO any requsition oi the attending physican
The most numerous demands II have been from
tho mao aud surgical wards. where there arc not as
| yet any trained nurses.
The Chairman uexl read communication from the
Medical board oi Bellevue Hospital, warmly recon-
mendng the work performed by the trained nurses,
stating among other things tnat thor services have
been 'of benefits 10 the patients by
Ing Tor the hospital intelligent. skilled and iaithiui
nurses" and heartily recommending them "to tho
fostering care OF tho Commissioners and to all who ro-
| quirc thor services"
| Tho Rev. DIR. John Hall spoke at some length on
the bonehcent missiob OF trained nursea The ladies
| VINO arc engaged IN such meritOrious mission muSe
necessarily DO the best judges OF their laDors and
apprcciatatc them more justly than those merely
| stand outside. He expressed his cordial sympathy
with their work and prayed thcy might DO aso 10
continue IN the career they had entered General SUI
ferug could be traced to general sin, but tho indvd
ua sunorines oi the poor often flied him with
ment Christianity not only contem plates spiritual
rial attention una assistance. He, who came
preach tho Gospel continually dong good
TO suffering humanity by tenderness aud
| 80 should It be with the followers Wherever misery
or wretchedness has come into tho world religion and
| charity tighten tho misery ana relieve the wretch
ednoss. So also have intelligent governments recog-
pIzed the value oil preserving human lie But these
attempts were TO great extent nulli1od by want
| OF sklul nursing; aud when this lact known to
be true every good citizen ana sincere Christian
should give helping hand the present institution,
which trains and employs nurses to alleviate the sui.
ferings OF tue poor. owing TO tho rapid growth OF
large factories aud tcncments the metnod training
young women Ia domestic duties very imperfect,
If hot completely vicious. As a general thing such
| young women arc practically Incompetent to perform
the domestic duties which belong TO their house,
holds. This state OF affairs tho speaker asserted,
poor and iricncless sick such skill the institution
can control
After DR.. Halls remarks tho Rev. Arlhu: Brooks
closed the proceedings with prayer.