New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-11
GRADUATED IN MIDw1NTER
DIPLOMAS FOR TWENTY-FIVE NURsN
YOUNG WOMEN WHO FINISHED THEIR COURSE
AT THE SCHOOL ATTACHED TO BELLE

"UE HOSPITAL
The commencement season Is usually thought -
spring time when nature typihes WIN her ors.s
flowers. green foliage and warm skies, the peasans
path that TO lie before the y0uGg grdoun'es'
With the wind running wild in Icy blasts and the
mercury not far from zero. commencement WIS men
at No. 4s6 East Twenty sxth-st. last night. ID
other respects than the weather the AFFAIR dihereo
from those which cluster about the month OF June.
The twenty-five young women who received dpio"ss
were not crossing a threshold that opened into Q
fair unknown country. whose rough places were OK
In the blue mist Of Illusion and hope.
They had Just finished course OF two years IN
the New-York Training school for Nurses attached
to Bellevue Hospital and no doubt took an emInenty
practical view OF tho future Twcnty-four months
amid the suffering horror and degradation " the
wards OF the ctys great charity hospital had roboed
their ideas OF much Of the glamour that would DINER
wise have hung about them The coming years were
not TO them vista Of new ard strange scenes
These young women had given up their lives to
serious noble purpose, and they knew just what -
expect.
The graduating class looked hardly less pretty than
II its members had the elaborate gowns 10 %
seen at the ordinary cOmmencements. The tidy white
caps and aprons, linen collars and cuns ara stfipeo
gowns were a livery OF honor in the eyes OF those
prove II, as we'll as being ntr;scay at'r~tve eoon
after O'Clock the young women marched into the
room where a large audience had gathered. FairncA
Osborn presided and william Church Osborn read the
annual report which written by his mother, Mrs'
william II. UsbO.n, the secretary pro tenn.
The paper tod why the friends Of the institution
could look upon 1892 as successful year In iU
history. Twenty years ago, when the school was
founded, no woman could be found on this sido the
Atlantic 10 smperntend the instruction, and one VINO
had been trained in London had TO be sent FOR, Two
years later the first class, which had six members,
had 1t, commencement, and now there werc IA
graduates. OF these, forty we're ut the head on
training schools for nurses or mafrons OF hosPais
in the United States Canada England, Italy, turkey.
India China and Japan. Several had secured I'M
IOr:ant positions In the last year. One graduate ha0
died In 1sy! and four were married.
There had been no less thai. 500 applications Tor
admission 10 the school. number which showed how
highly It was esteemed Thrtynlne young women had
been allowed % enter in thu year. but seven STAYED
only the month OF pNbatlon. being untitled for me
work. There had been 1886 calls for nurses In the
year. \ tender tribute OF praise was paid TO Mrs.
Theodore Cuyer the secretary. whose death was deeply
dcp'ord. In her memory her sister. Mrs. Morris X.
Jcs,ip rad given the Mary DE Witt Cnyler fund OF
- OO0 the income OF which TO DIy for the care OF
Young women I'm tie school who became III. Inc
gn would he Of especial usefulness Last year. how
ever except for few cases OF the grip and one OF
typhoid fever there lad been no real Illness among the
pupils Of the school.
Mrs. William Preston Grimm, president OF tho
Beard OF Managers hcn gave the nurses their diplomas
ard Mrs Osborn distributed the badges. The gradu-
ats were Misses Ada G.. Apperley, Mary Africa Boyle
s. Jennie Burt, Ida W. Bentley, Cecilia A. Cradock.
Mary f. Coleman and Nancy J. Egc:; Mrs. +. Glen
dci:G, Mrs. Fl, renee y. Lewis Misses Eiith Hos
ford. Sarah r. Kellam, Eliza r. Loughborough, Carrie
Mage Laura H. Mayer, Mary A. O'DOnnell. E'inor
Phillips Elizabeth c. Paul. Elizabeth F. Reid jessie
Swcatland, Annie Schcnk sarah Secher. Emma
swceand. Annie l.. Sec. Sarah A. sexton ana Lucy "A.
wilkinson. They come from nine states, and the DIS
t-ict OF Columbia. .
George Montague. the treasurer, read his report,
which gave tine detailed cspenci u,cs and receipts rof
the year. The total receipts were S3l,7 5I 3e, ana
the cash on hand ives 81 .3j5 SO.
DR.. wllism NJ. ,hc then delivered the annual
address 10 tho graduating class. h" dwelt on me
hard work and serious responsibility OF the trained
nurse. and told the young women OF the Qualities
which would make them blessing 10 mankind IN
their new calling. The Board OF Managers consists
Mrs Henry A. c. Taylor. Mrs. Robert Huntington.
Mrs. George Montague Mrs. Peter Hayden. Mrs.
Whielaw Reid Mrs. Frederick Dennis. Mrs.
Goetchns Miss Fellows. Miss Cunningham. Miss
Ianrdon and Miss Hoffman: Nearly all OF these
present last night. The superintendent Of the
school IS Miss AFnes s. Brennan the assistant super
ln,endent Miss Anna ". Kerr and the matron OF the
lonc Mrs. Locke.
After the commencement there was dancing.