The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-22
SMILING NURSE NILES.
HER FIGHT FOE 4 DIPLOMA FROM
THE ORANGE TRAINING SCHOOL.

uAe smiles 1T Testinsony THAT she READ Huer
Pestry 60 Her mcIpiess Observation-Disclosures
ticai Testimony ne 70 Crnnhs-sometraes
I, Ono Woman Goverror IL n Quornnn.
ORANGF. N. j., Nov. 21.-when ono Of her
former patients testified that sho wrote poetry
and painted pictures, and II was suggested that
the reading Of this poetry to the patients was
annoying, Miss Grace q. Niles smiled broadly.
When she was accused OF singing and whistling
vociferously Miss Niles smiled again. She
wore n broad grin when MIR. Charles A. Menet
Of Oraden, N. j., testified that his child had
been unusually docilo while Miss Nilos was
the nurse, but became fractions when Miss
Niles went away. She smiled even when Mr..
Menet swore that he found q suspicious-look-
ing bottle in the baby's basket and sent 1t away
for analysis of It's contents, but that II was lost
In transit, and therefore he didn't know whether
Il contained q soothing potion or not.
Miss Miles Is the nurse who, as told in II
Bun, Ia suing the women composing the Board
Of Managers Of the Orange Training School for
Nurses for q diploma. She spent two years at
the school. expecting to receive a diploma at
tho commencement exercises a year ngo. and
invited her friends to that event. but she was
Informed on commencement day that charges
had been made against her, and that she
would have to serve q further probationary
period. At the end of the probation the diplo.
ma was not given her, and she began suit In
che Now Jersey Supreme Court, retaining
Senator William D. Daily as her counsel. The
testimony has boon taken before Commissioner
Walter J. Knight, and the hearing was contin-
ued In tho office Of William Read Howe, the
representative Of the training school. in this city
yesterday.
Senator DAILY was not present. The fashion.
able women composing the training school man.
aeement waited for him for some time. and were
about to leave when Lawyer Howe restrained
them, and told them that the Supreme Court
would be just as angry with the Senator for
his hardness as they were. SO they waited.
Finally George w. Abbott, Jr.. from the Sena-
tors Office in Jersey City ,sappeared to take
charge Of the case. He 10 rather good looking,
is considerably younger than tho Senator. and
bis hair is nicely combed. The Senator's hair
Is always ruttied. So every woman in the room
was glad she had waited.
The first witness called for the defence wns
the Very Rev. Alexander MANN. Archdoacon OF
the Newark. diocese and associate rector Of
Grace Church, Orange. Early in the case Miss
training school. had testified that Mr.. Menet Of
Oraden was a crank; Nj; Mann was called as
NJ M. e Msndt on aid 'r not Belong Mh IN the nc ef asfIa aisss se fSs
managers smiled approvingly. He had seen
Mr.. Menet only four times, but he would have
o bicycle, plays tennis and billiards and bowls
e. .o %Sbo at' a 8 tsifFE Elm his f S%usin nesse eSepy SadI
was surnrised; Mr.. Mann then gave his defini-
IA crank. no said. sis a person whose judg.
biased as to make it impossible for him to take =
Mrs. Edward steinbach, Secretary of the
Board of Governors, read from the minutes the
Committee on Nurses. The reports had not re.
ferred to the details of the complaints made
nnd ho of the been eo ns1Sat . ~. sm naTer on pas 5maS.
She did not consider 1t a5..t all important that
In the ga annual haan report for for 1925 1 Miss Eiles's
ID you regard your work in the training
ME-. !steinbasah replied: a a duty. most Ger.
been connected with the training school for
fifteen, years, had always been a member Of the
So9ernors. II they svrs Saai on mo- ~h nnie t as to w aaer nine
meeting. The board and ali tho members Of
iectly. proper II proceeding for even Muas single menu.
Charges eSs 81 t .ssa iG%m Miss S e ao had { b @enti shSck hSe
but the opinion Of the Superintendent was con:
patients had all agreed, when asked, that Miss
Miles was not suited by temperament for a
napeei ana aniS was Mn exp @sssasf to satae, ths nurses res
n order, but was not paid to give opinions;
ssen r Dt1Sn a f6 Mfss N thHt after shs had a ddbip pn o ssn had I'd
nurse a scarlet fever patient; that the school
had accepted the $12 received for that weeks
work, and that Miss Niles had been paid
&1.60, her regular salary. This was while she
was on her second probationary period.
In answer to q Hypothetical Question from
ports concerning Miss Niles. including the
writing Of poetry, painting. singing, and whis.
thing, DR.; William Pierson said that the COVER
nors had been perfectly justified in refusing
the diploma, and that their action was neces-
sary in order to maintain tho schools high
standard.
Testimony in rebuttal will be offered next
week, and II Is said that specimens of Miss
1t is of q sort that would not Affect any sick
person. Senator DAILY will also bring in eyi'
nurses Is an incor rpor ta1 body an9 has ssn noe ieF ROl
right to withhold a diploma after a nurse has
completed the course of study prescribed by
the school rules and passed examinations sat
tSfactorily.
USSI Will SETTLE UP.