Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-05-02
JAPANESE GIRLS AND NURSES
Miss Sakakl and Miss Nagano Leave a
Pleasant Impression in Chicago

Miss Sakaki and Miss Nagano Leave a
Pleasant Impression in Chicago.
The Chicago Baptist hospital will
lose its Japanese trained nurses la a
short time. Miss Natsn Sakaki and
Miss Hisa Nagano viii return Ia
Japan in July and open hospital in
Toxic. The girls came to this country
TO study nursing two years ago last
August Last year they completed the
course and now they have finished q
postgraduate course.
When they first came TO the training
school the superintendent, Dr. Linnie
NJ. 0uSley, folded her hands in despair
and wondered what she would do
with those children" But they solved
the problem themselves. Yesterday
she said: II DO not kpow what we
viii do when our little nurses leave,
we have become SO attached to them.
They are 50 unselfish ard so thought
ful Of detail and, no matter how tired
or worried. they are always happy.
one day | asked Miss Nagano how she
always managed to he so happy. and
she said the children In Japan we're
always taught that. no matter what
happened, they should always appea "
cheerful and not make others wretched.
And they have certainly lived np tu
their belief wonderfully" She added,
enthusiastically
When asked as 10 their success as
atla4 tlt
possible nurses. they never have 10
be odd how to do anything twice.
Their quickness is remarkable
Little Miss Sakaki had been reared
l. 44Aury. and lad never done any
manual labor but she never nesitated
at disagrecable tasks.
They have been a great help to tie
ocher students, too, for they meyer
Stoop to little things, and are 80 also
lutely truthful.
occasionally patient objects at
first when the idea % Il Japanese nurse
is presented. one woman in particular
came to me crying, and said she could
not have Miss Sakaki nurse her. bu. |
urged her TO make the trial Soon
afterward it came the nurses turn to
20 on night duty, but the lady cried
harder than ever then, ana persuaded
me to LEI her have her little japanese
back. She said the American nurse
could not give her the little attention
Miss Sakaki rendered her.
I'VE find ii 50 in every ease When
ever one of them takes a patient they
have to stay until the end or there *
trouble With that patient Every one
pets them. and ii Is wonder they are
not spoiled Miss Sakaki Is a Presby-
terrain, and Miss Nagano a Congrega-
lionallSt bur they entered this school
in order TO learn nursing in temper
ance hospital. They say that III Japan
an alcohol made from rice is used in
scriminately and with the most de-
moralizing results, SO they wanted 70
learn TO nurse without the use Of il III
any form
Miss Sakaki has just returned from
trip through the large cities Of the
United States, s:udying the different
hospitals, she took a short course in
the cancer hospital In New York. She
Is ONLY about twenty-four years old
ana in many ways looks like child,
50 tiny, with the most beautiful hands
imaginable, in spite Of her hard work.
She is the daughter of a member of
the Japanese parliament, who is enor-
mously wealthy, and Miss Sakaki
looks every inch an aristocrat.
Miss Nagano Is the only daughter
Of a Japanese merchant. She has one
brother Studying in the military uni
yersity of japan and another fought
Ia the war with China She Is very
poetical in her nature and her friends
say she writes most charming letters,
full 81 the poetic sentiment They
speak English without the least accent.
and mastered the technical terms in
medicine with ease
When seen yesterday Miss Sakaki
was seated by the window amusing q
group vi conyalescent patients Size
Is usually very reserved aud distant in
her manner but she always reiaxes
before patients The hospital In Toxic
which these girls expect Is manage
Will hr built with Miss Sakaki'S money.
for she /. wealthy IN her own rights
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