New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
DIPLOMAS FOR MALE NURSES.
TIE FIRST GRADUATES FROM THE NEW
SCHOOL.
r1oHrEEN wELLTRAINED YOUNG MEN SENT
oUT-SrEECHES BY Mr.. DEPEw
AND MR.. HEWITT.

- Grained nurses from the Bellevue Hospital Training
school for Male Nurses. They the pioneers in
choir calling for they the members OF the first
graduating class of the institution There large
attendance at the graduating exercises Ogden Mills.
one NJ the managers OF the training school, presided and
presented the diplomas 10 the graduates. Chauncey
n Depew and eX-Mayor Abram s. Hewitt made
snoeches. and happy and memorable evening for the
Graduates and all concerned closed by a social en-
tertainment
Among those present in addition to those already
named were Dr. A. l.. LOOMS, chairman OF the man
rers of the training school Dr. j. D. Bryant and j. G..
mccullough Of the managers the Rev. Or. Brown. of
81 Thomass Church. and Mrs. A. :. Willard the super
iptendent of the training school. The Rev. DR..
BROWN made the opening prayer.
Mr. Mills then introduced Mr. Hewitt, who said In
part
NV friend Mr.. Depew suggests that II will kindly
mil few out of the fire for him he will retail
hem TO you when his turn comes. daughter
M Brown Mr. Depew and myself Were present at the
.auquration Of this institution. and it TO me
uarly elicitous that Nh Mills has brought together
scain tonight that might the first fruits Of tn"
o,s which initiated by his generosity. (Applause)
rbse is nothing interesting to my mind than tho
.nseislzatlon which is going In modern ciNili7a'
,o, ~ which men and trained to become
masters and mstresses of certain lines of work. The
humanitarian element is OF very recent origin
Nv children engaged in the breeding OF trout ana
beings observed that in almost all respects the differences
which we regard rather blemsh on humanity are
inherent in every form OF organic life. For instance ten
thousand trout will be Matched out in box and oil the
ton thousand will be certain percentage, which Is
almost invariable. malfomaons The maormed trout
perish at a very early age.
Something still more extraordinary that have
observed Is that down toward the end OF
The box will be found certain number
Of trout copyrighted dense mass, not attempting to
swim around Those massed in this way are the
weaker and they in state Of terror Ihey are
dominated by stronger Remove the weaker ones 70
another box they will dGcrenatc again. and the more
active ones will drive the less powerful into corner
have referred TO this simply to give you idea OF
what suppose been the condition Of human sociey
suppose that in the earlier periods of the history
Of the race the weaker went to The wall
But the Humanitarian elements manifest themselves as
society grows in the establishment Of hospitals; in the
establishment Of places Of relief for the weaker The
instinct for the relief Of the weak and suffering Is I'M
doubtedy based on Of the higher laws of humanity.
and that gives new institutions like this.
remember that forty years when became first
governor Of the NewYork Hospital there were no women
nurses except in the wards for and children In
the mems wards the all men, and although
many tried do their duty well as they could
nevertheless they were Of type to which should not
Ike 10 commit any member Of my family The governors
OF the New-York Hospital took great deal of trouble TO
get respectable men, but the difficulty almost in.
superablc.
Improvement
inc schools for established.
OF course long before that those angelic the
Sisters Of Charity who be found I'm European
hospital and occasionally in the hospitals OF this c0un
try had been doing their work If love and mercy But
IL 4 only very few wears have been trained
for this service happened to attend the first gradua.
ton Of women Backwells Island, and never
witnessed touching sight recalled the words Of
Dr. Mott OF the greatest this country ever
produced or that the world has when COM
Of OF
ress in this city, He laden with years and honor'
upon the and the story If the discovery and
he put up his hands and said Lord, better now Thy
servant depart peace for mine eyes have seen Thy
SALVATION
When saw this class Of female nurses, who had COM
petd their Of instruction and were about to GO
forth their holy mission Of mercy and love- felt as
DR.. Mott did. that ready to die But 1 am glad
did die then, because should not have seen what
think still greater triumph and that the graduation
Of class OF who going to devote themselves TO
the noble admirable Incompatible work of duty OF
love and Of charity. (ApplauseD
MR.. DEPEW'S ELooUEyCE
Chauncey NJ Depew, who was received with much
applause, said
Nothing ever affords me more pleasure than to follow
my friend Mr. Hewitt. Nothing ever gives more pain
than to have him follow daughter L never more
fully appreciated that he the finest example OF the
survival OF the 6ttest than in the elaborate exposition ne
has given this evening Of how the weaker trout
disappear and the best remain lie is Of the most
active vigorous and trout. whom no angler
could ever catch, whom have met in the course Of
long and varied The fact that he az the age OF
somewhere between a period that ne doesn't like 10
acknowledge and period that actually exists daughter
and l. at a period that Is advcrsd in the newspapers
all while here, indicates that his trout theory
is correct aughter All the other fellows are dead OF
in the poorhouse supported by the public in one way
another and here living on the public auGhef
those of us who are not on, ON bail Laughter
one Of the intelligent Of the perpatetic Journal
lists land by prpaetic journalist mean a
reporter said to me this afternoon "Mr Depe"' you
are advertised dinner Of the wholesale soccr' for
the great meeting ChckeIing Hall for the extern
university education and Tor the annual meeting
Of the Training Nurses at Bellevue. where the
first will be graduated, all Of them for tonight
Where are you going!'' Laughter)
There was titan scientist VINO IN
discussing opportunities in this world and the next once
asked me where 1 expected TO 20. u-aushterJ l
said to this young man, who is the most promising o the
young Journalists with whom 1 am acquainted, ana l
know them all daughter, give ny private secretary
directions accept out Of every five invitations ta'
TO me every day In following that rule he has a'
copied three for tonight daughter, but going to the
graduation Of class of male nurses at the Schoo
at Bellevue. (Applause)
l to say that Dr.. LOOMS and the other gentle
men Of the faculty have performed a most admirable
public duty in training this class for the mission upon
which they have entered and to which they have devoted
their lives. applause No gentlemen connected
with the medical profession could have done
that service better and none more disintereat'
edv than Dr.. LOOMS and his faculty-(cheer-l-
And II Is impossible to pass over what the sedehyhS'
sefsacrlfcing and most excellent service which Mrs
Willard has rendered to this school, and the mission which
st is 10 accomplish in the world. Npplause)
| don't know who the philosopher was who made the
rsmark-buc whoever be shake hands with hm-tha'
there l. nothDp 20 successful success and certainly there
Is nothing in this world which affords much gfaca'
,ion To come in contact with demonstrated success we
come in contact with IL this evening and Therefore
we all happy IL was the pleasure uhik al O' Us
viii say IL was the honor Of the Rev. Or. Brown, Of my
friend ex.Mayor Hewitt AID Of myself to assist
two years ago in the inauguration OF tbs most ad'
mrable educational institution. The Doctor prayed
and his prayers have been answered anu
that complete refuation OF the arguments Of my iend
Colonel Ingcrsol Nh Hewitt Grated, and the promises
which he gave hi, Grafton have been more than amply
fulfilled (Applause) l did as i always do when FOL