Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-18
ALL HONOR TO HER
Graduating Exercises Of the U.
B. A. Training School
GRlswoLD's MANLY TRIBUTE
He Generously Accords the Nurse Her
True Place in Medical Prsence-PEe-
sentztion Of Diplomas.

graduating exercises of the class Of 'a2,
L. Il. A. training school for nurses.
The room was fragrant with beautiful
flowers, banked IN profusion on the
platform and speakers desks. Palms
and other foliage piauts were used as
background fof = brilliant display of
roses. The graduates entered at 8
o'clock. and were seated near the plat
form. They were clad in the costume
of the hospital, gowns OF blue aud
white and white muslin caps They
are seven IN number. as follows:
Misses:
Ida Van wormer. Jennie A.Farnham.
Bulah j. Grace. Adele Marie Pang-
Eta Arnold Ter,
Katy Miller, Ida N. Barrett.
With them were also seated the
nurses al the home. The program was
opened by the Rev. J. l.. jackson, ID.
D., Of the. Fountain Street Baptist
| church. He made All eloquent and ten
der PRAYER, asking that the hearts OF
those about TO enter upon co noble a
| life work might be filed with
complete aud unseltish devotion to
their great calling. Miss Clara Good
man then sang III very sweet and ef-
| fectiye manner the beautiful cong,
"When The Heart Is Young" Owing
| TO the illness of Mrs. Robert Merrill
Mrs. Goodman had very kindly con.
sented TO take her place on the pro-
| gram.
| DR.. GrIkwold's Address.
DR.. J. B. GriswoId then dcliyered the
commencement address to the gradu.
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| as follows: There has always been to
canoe In the story of that old Roman
gentleman Claudius PhilIipius, who
having lived to the age of lis years
| had placed upon his tomb the words:
al have lived by the breath or young
maidens." He had been, SD the
story goes, for the greater por-
ton Of his life = teacher of
young women and was won't
to ascribe his great longevity and
uniform good health to having for so
long breatned the same air as mad his
young and beautiful pupils. What
ever may have been the cause, the
quaint story is a pleasing and appro-
pirate expression of the wholesome in
tiuence of pure aud good women.
Disease Is now acknowledged to be
due to arrested developement, aud the
physician of today does not tear down
the delicate fibres of the body by So
called publication, but tries to tender
ly build up the wasted structure. The
trained nurse Of today Is an outgrowth
of this idea and Of the best medical
skill.
Careful and thorough preparation is
the great demand of the day, anu what
Is conspicuously true in the business
affairs Is vitality true ii medicine.
Characteristics Of the Nurse.
The trained nurse must be SO we'll
prepared rs to know instinctlveiy what
to expect upon the morrow. 1t is her
| duty to said nature III the battle
against disease. Medicine and sur
gerry are much nearer perfec-
ton, and are more nearly exact
sciences than any others. But both are
very dependent upon the skill aud
watchfuiness of the trained nurse,
whose work is most needed ut the crit
ical moment in the battle be-
tween life and death. The
history of organized trimming
of nurses IS comparatively recent.
True, the Catholic slsterhoods. had done
great work for humanity before the
days of training schools and the world
owes them great debt. But il was
not until 1900 that DR.. Valentine Tea.
man of New York City began the Or
gained training of nurses. Later the
Quakers of Philadelphia started a
school and from these small beginnings
the present great work has grown. It's
success has been great anu tonight
many o. this audience gladly acknowl.
edge the benefits which they have re-
ceived from the tender anu skill.
fui care of the trained nurse. The
young women who are to receive their
diplomas tonight have had the ad.
vantage of TWO years Of pupilage sup.
plemented by lectures delivered by the
physicians of the city on anatomy,
physiology, hygiene, symptoms, poisons,
baudaging and emergencies. We send
them out we'll armed for tho work.
They have been taught no patty,
dogma of creed but have learned to
obey orders, yet I've self reIient; &c
listen but never repeat, and above all
to be .waichful, patient aud
helpful. Ne commend them 20 your
patronage and kindly consideration.
Addressing the graduates the doctor
said: In your future work exercise
tact and Judgment. Study your patient
and anticipate his or her wants. Bs
wise. kind and thoughtf,p. Rememher
the words Of the good Aureiius. Il dc
my duty; other things trouble me not
for they are either things without Ilghi
or reason and rsmble from the way
IL any man show me that have acted
without reason l will listen
Presentation OF Diplomas,
At the close of the address Mr. Nc
Iunes sang tho iallad song, Barbara
Fritchie." Dr. Charles Shepard then
made . few congratulatory remarks
after winch he presented 10 the grsan
ates their diplomas.
Passports" he said, Gin any com
munity. Beware that you do not re
tray them" To each OF the graduate,
WAS presented an exquisite cluster o.
flowers from personal friends. Mis-
Goodman favored the audience viii
another soug entitled. ''Dosn BY tie
Mlll.'
Mrs. $. L. Whitney presented the
badges and IN 80 dong said; s'Ths i.
The fourth aad largest Glass OF lhs
twenty-three nurses who have been
sent out BY the home. Ne have creal
confidence "a the skill ~ THIS class. ~
all the examination parsrs none wsrs
lower than % per eeag and most 81
them were perfect. Isey are nessly
: perfect in the theory Of tneir art, Va
hope they viii prove 20 IN TIE pfaesice.
| The Rev. Ds. ttoslla cf the Dasisior
. Street Methodist fpiseopss church
then pronounced a. Impressive eene
Glction.
II Received Congratulations
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