New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-11
THEY WILL AID PHYSICIANS.
rr1rEy1rE HOSPITAL TRAINING SCHOOL
CLASS GRADUATED.
,rrx7y.oNE MALE NURSES RECEIVED DIPLo-
MAs-REPORT or OGDEN MILLS THE SEC
RETARY-ADrRLssEs EY nKS.
LTSk AND LANES

The managers Of tire Bellevue HoSpltal lT"ihHE-
school for Maze Nurses gave certificates to twenty
.oircd nurses last night in the reception room Of
tho Training-school attached to the Hospital in
FAST Twenty-sXth-st.
In honor of the occasion t., halls. s,airways and
,ner floors Of the building were tastefully dec
Grated with cut flowers and ported plants. The
sorinuIolely neat rooms holiday appear
o,ca and looked as cheerful as the men whose
term Of study and probation was over. and who
wore about to receive the license for which they
had worked diligently for two years
The friends of the graduates and of the institu-
zion filled the hail completely, and long before Or.
walter James who presided in the absence of DR..
g. II. Fowler, called the meeting To ofoer every
chair was occupied.
The Rev. Or. II. s. 5. Young opened the eXer-
cses with prayer. and then Odgcn Mills, in behalf
Of the Board OF Managers, read the following
report:
for the reception of pupil nurses December L; S oS
eJroe tbou has graduated five classes-lH5l, 1872
I>a2 ,,gi and iNgj ninety-two graduates in all in
ciu5iug twenty -One graduates this year;
en- The Hospital. Il now has eight medical and
eleven surgical. prison and erysipelas wards and
cells. ,,.,.,-. o,.es t,,a continued tho
GOOD work done 10y their predecessors in the nos
ptal and the operation OF the school under me ape
lime iSS9 has been a record Of good and faithful
service and there has ben a constant ,d NJ
The wards Al a consequence thereof, Lectures and
lions by Drs. Arnold Quim3y ana Iaintcr ana ar.
Fielding. The registry Of the graduate nurses h%S
been maintained by them. and only nurses in good
standing allowed TO make use or II; one oi l oCs
graduates Peter Hoffman. l. still training ns cas-
Of male nurses in ST Nincents Hospital NofloiN'
Inurng the last year 1894 the demand for private
rrrses from the school has largely increased. very
Considerably over 1893, which We commented on al
The managers desire to express their gratitude to
the honorable Commissioners Of Public CHARITIES ana
GSI[g'0 sts Of Bellevue Hospital and especially
10 the visiting physicians and to Dr II. >. stokes
n las; summer and also to the hospital officials for
the kindness and attention eNtenI.t to ihe Scho0;
and express their appreciation OF the Xau3bie ana
nsrtntendent OGDEN MILLS. Secretary.
The following trained nurses. graduates of the
class of 90 received their certificates at the hand
Of DR. James: Emmanuel II. Petlan, birthplace.
Turkey; stephen Crick, England, Henry Hammond,
England: Henry s. Irwin. Ireland; John NJ HallocK'
New-York: Traviss u. Lockwood, England; George
W Tyler Canada Wilson McClenanl, ireland;
william Lander. Sweden: Julius \. Noorlereen.
Sweden; John +. Kelly, Connecticut; Alfred y.
Burdick Connecticut: oswald BakelY. New-Jersey;
Robert b. Mckenzie New-Jersey; Richard Q. Miller
Pennsvlyania: George Hutchinson Ireland; Arthur
p RoweU. Massachusetts,; James Byrne. Ireland;
4 Herbert Chapman Connecticut VIII t. 81
John Nev-York: Frank \. schultz. Germany.
Dr James then introduced Dr. W. T. Lusk, who,
he said had some words of kindly advice to address
10 the graduates and expressed the qualification ne
felt at seeing 50 many graduates, pupils ana TRENDS
Of the school present.
GOOD ADVICE TO THE GRADUATES.
DR. Lusk who was received with applause. then
addressed the graduates as follows:
1t is pleasure TO me 70 say something TO you
this occasion, the occasion oI your 80
what is an intrinscally honorab!e proI Ss.on, |u
how highly honored it Will be IN the iutute &c, Go
nsnds largely upon your own selves Nurses some
twelve years ago in this hospital weit uiihaih!
and hardly above the rank OF siudfnt, H1 "r
h.
ally But to-day thanks to tho train,ns-scnool ~, IN
large measGTe S rag There can be VII
messed in this hospital results Of surgical trunlhs
which you can hardly see elsewhere. In s@YiMg
this am not speaking too stropsly Som Of S 0gT
brother neghbors greatly envy the results AZ t.u
OF Which H. bellevue Hospital is TN, origin and
said ne wolld rather be treated by Hahnemann,
with Florence Nightingale as nurSe th%n DE be
Camp daughter and applause) In the practice
of Your profession you may find many difficulties
neWber in the practice Of your profession You
must remember always that your irsi duty Is v to
aai affairs of the family You are with. Remember
the words Of Antonius Plus. who said his tutor
taught him not to NEEDLE WIN other I ,pIS
That is a very important quality In 4 trained nurse
only a little while ago a lady whom attended
c roed to talk about her family troubles when
told her did not care TO take any part In family
quarrels. Then the husband wanted to take me
into his confidence also. but made the same reply
10 him as l did his wife A few weeks ago. 70
me for my kindness to them. G.aughter) l had
done nothing to be thanked for but there IS gool
lesson for you TO learn from the story Ihere IS
another little matter want 10 impress upon YOU
and that is not 10 lend yourselves TOO readily 70
many who are not given to such weakness, but
10 household talk. and this inevitably STANDS in tle
way Of success in after life Patience Is an3thrr
Remember that sick people are not responsible for
their actions or words, and are often very irritable
poor salary unless you make allowances for sick
people. No matter how fretfu your patients may
says Pleasing words are as "A honeycomh sweet
10 the soul, ana health TO the bones MY last
other DO not indulge in envy or Jealousy and your
turn will come. Remember 10 carry out IN Your
life my parting counsel and success viii be yours.
CApplause)
DIR JAMES COMPLIMENTS THE OFFICERS.
DR.. James followed Dr. Lusk and said:
At this time when We graduating members
Of the school. and when we are pleased with the
work that has been done. II is only right mat me
Board Of Management should show it's APPRECIATION
Of their work in the hospital by remembering that
help and work Foremost among these IS the head
Of the training school, Mrs. Willard; tApplausc }
ing-school and worked under her viii agree WIN
The Board Of ManasGment mat me hlPn stShGai u
attained by the sclo0 was que 10 NJ "a nga'' IN
slant and persistent efforts and 10 the steady thoT-
II owes its thanks to ". p OKourke. the warden.
whose
vho 0lis his most in the most helpful way and
whose Influence in the school has always been
achieved bv the school Is due greatly 70 these two
able workers (ApplauseD
4 letter was read from Henry II. Porter, presi-
dent OF the Board Of Charities ana CORRECTION re-
GREETING his inability to- attend and the commence
ment exercises were closed with a prayer by the
Rev Dr. Young The graduates and their friends
then had luncheon, after which there was dancing
THE SCHOOL AND IT'S SYSTEM.
BY arrangement with the Commissioners Oh Chdil-
ties and Corrections the managers oil the framing
school give a two years course o. instruction IN
nursing at Bellevue Hospital to men VINO WISH 10
become trained nurses. IL Is atlpuId'eu ''"' .'o'
- ,. -, 81 tho course must be citizens Of the
United States and upon the rccoiili'.,,.'u 80, ta
the superintendent, they may be hu'ldrt IT,, ,1den,
school on probation for month; ne $3.50 49,
must be Xnlnhed for 70 rcspeCld UNIV -.