New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-16
ANOTHER YEARS GOOD WORK
SIXTEEN MALE NURSES GRADUATED
FROM THE BELLEVUE HOSPITAL
TRAINING SCHOOL.
PRESIDENT FowLER's ADDREss-A LIST OF THE
GRApUATEs-coMMIssIoN FAURE's
NUAL REPORT.

FAthE
COMMUNICATIVE AN
NUAL REPORT.
ing School Male Nurses last night re-
ceived diplomas The formay OF giving ana
receiving these certificates Of merit and proficiency
occupies but small place in the graduating exer-
cises and celebrations, which take place anhuahy
at the institution. at No. asa East Twenty-sixth-st
Addresses OF valuable instruction ana Ammonium
20 the graduates to the course they should pur-
she in their occupation are heard from men COM
peant 10 dictate their views in this direction, while
the occasion Is also sgnalized by festiVtes III 'he
shape Of music and dancing. Large NUMBERS Oh
! friends and relatives gathered at the schooi last
night and In accordance with custom were SHOWN
over the building By the students. to admire the
perfect system OF the surroundings ana ar'a"ee
ments for the daily life and comfort OF the ih"'a'e'
The dormtores corridors, together with the recep-
ton rooms were frightened by profusion OF ioi'-
age plants and flowers. A..
| During the exercises DR.. George b. Fowler t"e
president OF the Board OF Managers presideo' anu
| among the large number Of people present VIZ" ~
| Ogden Mills secretary OF the Board; the hev' ~.
| T. OConnell. the Rev Edward p Southwell. fa.ner
| O'Grady, John p Faure Commissioner OF Cha."'e'
DR.. william r. Lusk and Dr. Glover c. Arnold
| THE ANNUAL REPORT.
| The Rev. DR.. OConnell opened the exercises win
PRAYER and Ogden Mills then read the ahhuai re-
port as follows 1870,
The Training schoo for Male Nurses was 9pe lss
Since then L has graduated six classes 1881 iSs1
isss 1891 ISIS and sG graduates in alunclnd
ing the class receives their degrees ls re 81
@ sixteen The school first took f Sas ss S
nsdn SaISs ii ne m hG4ah the %ard
cells and the eryslpeas pavilion ana The insane
eHenas se pesent sraduang class have
| continued the good work done oy ,,o rhe Of
p TSs cso sni II hf the 9be WI
| lard who took charge In June, sss mas
seoiv record Of faithful service, with conseIue..s
constant Improvement in the comfort OF the pa'''"''
| and the condition OF the wards ,...-., ,,,, ,rsc
Lectures and Rotations were DELIVERED WIN P ,ta
teal demonstrations by DIS Arnold 0uimn3y,
Parmlee and Mr. Fielding. The registry OF me graf
ua,e nurses h"s ,ap DGg being allowed to make
Of II, 4 telephone has been suDscrpel ior o' ie,,,
beers OF the registry The demand FOR private hu' SIS
TIE managers desire to express their gra,'uGs 70
The Honorable Commissioners OF PUBIC CharItes,
! ~ snorirtendsni and deputy-superintendent and
radical star OF bellevue Hospital and the Hospital
on .ho aso 20 express their appreciation OF me
| valuable ana efficient services rendered. " -
"a WHAT a., as resdng OF the report Dr. Fowler pre-
scented the diplomas to the m,inbefS OF .ne sras.
' Eimsr L. Harvey. XewYcrk; Max YoTs Hrw
York Leslie winslow Ireland william r. Iames
Waflkar canada; Edward T. Ware, Pennsylyana'
T. H. HUMPHREYS New-York; Robert o. t 1pher
Gr|,er EEocana; James L. Higgins Pennsylvania
Frank f; chu.nar. Brooxlyn; 10y < XcwYork:
i;eoTsS = FAY H New.York '''
PRESIDENT FowLER'S ADDRESS
When the applause which was accorded to the
graduates had subsided. Dr. Fowler auures'e" '''e
| class in the following terms;
affords a! pleasure ,b to DC p aos 10 be De
n .ns. with you as have been in the
work Of Bellevue Hospital thorouSn,S oapppl,shed
| =: rresdoni OF this Board for the last three or
fou: years have seen you wnsh 70" vau Goubiful
| Of wha, you were undertake and engage III,
From the onset hay hay kb NnS" OF the lis and trials
Of tho people with whom you had 10 deal or OF NE
ssen yo, n Se shape a OF the phys
| iclsns of BELLEVUE Hospital. have taken the OPP
portuniiy on frequent occasions 20 warn YOU when
! You wese accepted for probation. OF the future
course that lay before You In 50 Gong wa no
| Of iifc her. but OF the proficiency and thorougn
| fitness Tor your work that !, was necessary ~"
The trained is modern ,nstl;StOn h,c he ms Is
ono OF the valuable instruments ana ads wnTn ,,e
modern physician and surgeon has at his eo'1 a"i
ana the more ne is trained the better ne IS htteu
TO fulfil the expecta lions which Mr. Mls na t WIZ
he founded this school. (App auseD None OF US are
rerfcc, You will glide along for a whe; when you
60 from THIS SsSh You enoysi here You viii
ini yourself perhaps in h,ne not enjoyed low win
fable and amiabe in disposition as one reaIs OF
nrtOns
house. with plenty OF Mp AT ry our for vnn
everything that You require IN fcnulness Ior you.
into your consideration and 10 proht by tneih III
acauiring that accomplishment OF adapabhlty TO
The trained nurse is absolutely essential to the
OF the physician ana Il IS REQUISITE ,har me
inr as vcr have had here. one cannot depend upon
h'Sso,f In The medical profession. Is possible
"a n,s'rr ~ onrhes ~ ;rade Bunders which in the
latter cases not be attended with serious cor,
II, rhn
established throughout the world, bur among all
Hose deySteI 10 me You ali know well how strict
We in requirement. and you know too TIA;
mon some Of YOU have fallen by the way
SIDE But you Of tho graduating class, have sue
experience In the wards OF Bellevue Hospital are
worth more 10 you than ten years ieaenms IN any
present Boa rd OF Charities you have been granted
PRIVILEGES not accorded TO any odmer mn
YOU have attained and wish you Godspeed IN your
future welfare Appiause)
COMMISSIONER FAURE SPEAKS.
Commissioner Faure also addressed the graduates,
and. after congra ,ulatlng them upon their success.
ne spoke In eulog!stic OF TIE wisdom that had
characterized u. q. Mlls's beneicence In founding
such an institution the training school. and Of the
splendid results that had emanated therefrom Con-
tinung. ne said;
have Witnessed many OF you at work There here
are faces before mo. the owners OF which nave
n, work II yonder great nSsp eyenn wn since
that was in he hospital when word was passed
that a young maI had 10 have an operation per
formed on him. Prompted by spirit OF curiosity
that has been mlne nee my coming into oificial HE
/ thought would stay and see the wheels so round
/ took "A chair In the operating room. and one nurse
who was on duty was Joined few minutes after
t. By another nurse who was called from MS pea
10 attend the operation. Then another one came.
tho instruments were brought out and the young
man was taken to the ethenzing room AT o COCK
i'm the morning the operation began, ana there
were nine men watching over that boy for two
hours-the doctors the Commissioner and the
nurses co-operatng and not the least important
mart with All due Difference TO the members OF the
nme6jcal profession was that un iertakcn by the
trained nurses We see every day copious notices
in the newspapers OF accidents and other mishaps.
In, we ore not reminded OF the occurrence every
twenty four hours Of come such scene az have
told YOU where the trained nurses devote them
sovos 10 the re..e. Of some suffering brother Their
faithful precision and kndhness all combine to
rake hosptal work the sweet and beautiful thing