, 1881-01-17
sCIlO0L,TOR NURSES.
A Deserving Organization Started
Undor Favorable Auspices. .,
It's Objects and Aims. sci: Forth by Ono
III OF Its Projectors.
Remarks on Tue Subject by Dr.. Stevenson,
Writ Doxter, and Others.
Ubtfal Subscriptions rla,s the Institution Bsyend
the Possibility Of Failure.

II the ILLINOIS, Vrnlnln6 Ech0Ol 1oF Nufses* -
largo number OF Chlcngn's u,nst Influential citl-
zcus,. Ictios and gentlemen, met Saturday cven-
Ing nj the AppclIuie Court room, at tho GRAND
rnctfc Hotel. for tho purpose of taklrg steps TO
secure necessary lncnns 10 start tho school.
Tho meeting WIS called 10 nrvlcr Nt o'clock p.
nj. by DR.. johnson, Of this city. who stated that
he bud been selected In nct ns Chairman Of tho
meeting by tho managers. He proc1cdcu 10
stAtc tho objects Of tho meeting. lie snld that
We had rnnlo provision In our State and In Our |
koelnl ORGANIZATIONS for utmost every event.
We had tloctors' hospttnls and charitable insti-
tutona, hut there WIS mn intermediate plnco be-
twcou tho public aud the medical profession,
for which no provision hnd been tnadc.
Tic Doctnr Is always rcnny to respond to tho
,sn,its Of humanity, but his right hand has bccn
often wanting IN Its cunning, NM lie has often
had need VI anothor hRnd 10 aid him. Tint hand
bas too often boon thnt " nm old tHboclLo
Rrandmothor, perhaps, who, In the Tenderness OF
her heart, and In tho fnrbeHess 1T nge, docs tho
best she can for tho aut1trng: Or berhnps
tho hand hrs been TINT OF child, ut1ski!lihl ahd
careless, only knowing euough, perhaps, TO mana
II cup Ut water. This want WILDE s.ipplleai! you
cnn educate and thoroughly trnin md cultivate
tho n,,rse--aonlo ono who is botter thnn tho trn'
tttIonal nurse; better than tho nurse We re.
member I'll ullr childhood, and hettcr than H,hny
uf the purses thAt VIC sce In cur preseut genera
tfOn,
SlS. u als ls[AHA%E&+E+
then rcntt tho following paper:
"Tho Illinois Tr1!ning sGhnol 1nr Nufses II
Designed for tho pnrposo Of tratnn1 ii,tc!!,gomt
na aas o Hs npsny q sesSSe
ough English education will be ncceptct: even
on prohibition. They must be able to read yell.
accurately and Erammntlca'ty, for they VII 10
required to keep whnt, nro callcd "oedsldo
po,sss Or co.o sa'e'i from Saa Z 70 1S b"a!
10 he hnndc!! to-. the phya!can when
bo makes hs .a'y e t. y pot,%%nt D% oa tnnt 1iv
expressed, therefore you WI! readily sec that .
good English education Is aDe9ntsIy % necessary r.
Setween psee" S Tic uees IT Il and M and be a6lo e
present, on applying for admission to the school
cerncntc fro physen5n a,d ora esGEyae
monihs sn%a pr"Satlon t'r vii 10 r:qirs, l%FinE
which time boarl, washing. md l3dg!llK Will 10
eni alonid tho can csnddato bo considered j. untAblo
II eG 5a hs sebSo ws s 81 nt M Se e.
proGation ] Is necessary. for thore women M;
Fortunately whom NO amount Of trnintnK could
scryice sss IH' viii be two yeoTs-one IN sho wnr,s d
tho Cook County Hospital, tho second subject to
tue Hospital COMMITTEE q or r. nara ,xo .at,in In,s
schools nIrendy established In many nf our largo
cities AS they havo been ut,lyersAl'y success. .
thin 10 model ours nfter tho sasno general rules;
1t u,ay 10 interesting to those unacauattlt1u
with tno history Of theso lnsftnuns 10 ~ 1reg ,S
reputation they haso achieved wherever or
ganlzcd.
lar 10 to Amep!cans @ '' M 10 Ensiishmcn. Who has
not heard OF her devotion 70 tho cure nf tho alcK
and Wounded during The Grimenn I' ~ MaFs Snea
grateful pgno aonnio to hSr thG 'h nansoe
@ tudo. ~ With q part Of th!s sum ahe foandci the
Grst English trimming school for n4rses; when
This las b.sti "a most scressi,si institution
From It have bren sent front time tO tine won-
en- well trninod IN THO nrt of Muralng tho sick, to
nurses In Hospitals ull over England and In other
~; pali!s attention sas oa'!sa fSo to Has tns
York Stnto Charities Aid Assocsation."
and SO Interested lid they become in tho history
their number, 4 mcf,ihur Ut tho Hospital Com-
mittee Of that vn!unbe otKonlza,tUn, !I!,. vslun.
tho system of its management in nil lis dctaIls,
This he did, re,nnnlng tor sono thrtc months In
England and ou hs return, iarnispeH sn sat,s
already referred to prepared Il acholnc for TIE
establlshment of ~ sch,s ~ Il: connScton , ~ %it
has now been In uperation for seven yeurs, md
though II met with mnny ostucles ~ tho bugl,I-
ng hes xfai nn5 s}, ~ n's,
IasKe cities at tho East, md wherever founded
have given. nnl1nited Hatiyfactiuu., II ts 4
sFesft! so e!ovse rss assoe lie saa me aey
the Hospital wns, as ii body, npp9sed 70 tho plan
1s49x hn fss woa VIE 10 9es 9nsa tS
patients and follow q nut. The proscrIbe'i treat.
inent accordlng tn their uwa Judgment m lsnl
to 5riors Is one Of tho tlrst pF,nuues tnuYht
sae ecnS sot Of nsy as s
snpps,s sno iait II eha!xe at'a i0sA
To-day no SURGEON Il lloevuo Hospital vii
perform IN operation without 2 tr.lih1a nurse "a +
gent WOMEN ON 1nuy 10 seat for. l. ths o1liaary 70
quest nade ~ phystc!M,1 at : the Gsdsldo OF
ysk hss II as aaop VIZ ut
falo. That WI sha1s hnve thom III the future 4
u certainty, They n.o toot1npnrtant On ele1non
lie lend il thls humai,e dlrectlonf Why shout
sc6ooi ior ,nursesi Tho county has aireati;'
eng % ana faroisca =, a: s,H hs,a aS e;
b. proud. That hospital ls III snch nlnirAll
order that i neoas but tne school ~ sonneu5o Il!
for study thRt We require, and work In II coMl
be made most ollicent. 70 Thought and sasl I
sssb saS S'See exw H.
iugs OF, n trained System nj nursing In othe
hospitals anl III other cltits.
TO WORK THEY WENT,
frIsnds, ani T learning taat ihoir ciiarts would j
probably encouraged by tlis rubllr thoy pro
Gee1td to organize u corporation entitled "Th
ll!innls Training Schtol for Nurses" md nl
tAinctl tho Eequsit certificate fr0ut tho Scero
; tury Ut Stntu Ut Springfield IN canfnrtutly wit
: our state Inv. Af.ur l.ayi,,F adopted their by
laws ind elected tholr ott[eors. they then ad
dresso4 theulselyes t. tho lloArA Of Cook Count
Commissioners. lnl i'll communication antU
Sept. 70 they solicited tho privilege Of ehterin
the hospltal, and informed tho nDar.l OF tn
work they proposed In du. In compliance wit
their request, tho Chairman uf tho i!aapIs'
Committee. Mr.. Aynrs, wuIteI upun tho lad!ts I
the Palmer House and Informed himself fully {
tho plan they had III yiow. lie nslylsel that "
MAKE deuhlt proposition to tho li1lr!a uH cuas
ty Commissioners, aud ho would undurtnkU l
see that II WINS brought loforu thum ut III
proper limo, we did 10. asking thvm to iAE
over 20 our euro two *nrla ln tsso!r l,ospital;-
medical and surgical wati.-ana that tue
should plctl1H themselves tn phy lis III Il cNr1,t
rntion for tic sGryicrs and HlAintgnuucu uf It
nurRea wU should plncU therg tho aus,ip SIT
which they now pay fur thoae they aroAdy Gil
pluy, W. promised TINT tho experiment shol
be aucccsslful, md SHOULD cntuIl IlU extra o.
pense on tho eiun.y. Thu lnatscr. was ilscueas
by thnt Hoard and in1i!y referred u their Ii0
pital Committee. who invited us to meet them
tbs hospital for consultation prGllmlnary
a anAi decision. Thy NO did, and wei
moro aud more persuaded a.
walked through lhOs0 Bpuelulls AMI wul!-vctl
lnted wnrtS ailu corrlllnFs fhat u trntuinK gchO
Fr-< H.