The times., 1897-09-29
FIVE GRADUATING NURSES
Diplomas Conferred ON Them by
Providence Hospital.
DR. Bayne Makes the Presentations
and Delivers an Address
freshments Follow.

Providence Hospital conferred diplomas
nurses last night.
The halls and parlors of the institution
We're beautifully decorated with palms
and flowers in honor OF the occasion, and
the library, in which the exercises were
conducted, was artistIeallg draped in blue
and yellow, the class colors, combined
with a large American flag.
DR.. j. W. Bayne and the staff of ply
sicians of the hospital, together with the
sisters aud few honored guests, were
seated in the flower fragrant room as the
graduates and junior class filed in. and
with q courtesy TO the sisters and faculty,
grouped themselves in a semi-circle under
the flag aud sang chorus Of welcome.
They made pretty picture gowned in
blue and white striped linen, with long
snowy aprons, and dainty caps of white
null Each wore on her breast long
stemmcd American Beauty rose, and each
flushed with happy triumph as she re-
ceiyed her diploma from DR.. Bayne, presi-
dent OF tie staff of physicians OF the
hospital. amid the congratulatory applause
OF the faculty and sisters who best knew
IuN III dfciJ hllt utSSiNEu IT,
DR.. Bayne then addressed them, in part
as follows: These certificates are the
rewards OF years of study and diligence
at the bedside OF the patient, and are u
notification to the public ut large that
the medical staff of this hospital who
have worked with you long and faithfully,
can truly commend you TO them as thor
oughly equipped TO nurse success fully the
most complicated and difficult cases. You
have all had peculiar advantages at Prov
idence Hospital; first, you have been un-
der the fostering care OF the sisters, which
has had a softening and refining influ-
ence which viii follow you through life,
and in addition to this You have been
brought In contact with a large number
of the most eminent members OF the
profession in this city and have had OPP
portunities OF hearing their different meth
DDS OF combating disease. 1t is of the
greatest Importance TO the physician or
surgeon to have a nurse who can carry
out inteIligently his directions, or who
VIII be able to meet and cope with any
little emergency that may arise.
"A nurse should be abSolus sely con-
scientious III the discharge OF her duties,
always remembering that she has the most
sacred Obligations to perform, and that she
has the life of a human being in her hands,
and the slightest neglect upon her part
may be attended by fatal results. But
| while your duties are stern and unrenit-
ting you are constantly called upon TO wit
| ness scenes or sadness and death, yet your
| WORK, as " ell as ours OF the medical profes-
| sion also has lis pleasures and triumphs
! when by our skill and mfalseriDg devotion
| we succeed by Divine assistance In snatch
| Ing some poor creature from the jaws of
| deafh and restoring him TO his loved
| ones now bid you farewell hoping that
| your future paths through life may be peace
| full profitable and happy"
The class yAledictory was delivered
eYfectveiy by Miss Maggie Ryan, who
| thanked the FACULTY for their invaluable
| efforts in behalf OF herself and class
| mates and the sisters for their gentle,
! watchfm care AMI Kind iorbearance OF
| their yoathful inexpeTienoe. he con
| Guided her remarks with the motto Of
| the class: For God and our profession
do unto others as you would wish done
unto you
sister Beatrice, the head of Providence
| Hospital is direCtress of the training
class, and that her students should have
the iaost advanced systems of training
she has left undone nothing that her
| broad and liberal mind recognized as OF
| value to their work. In addition to the
routine course Of study she has secured
| the services of Miss Kate MiCl,les Brad
| ley, teacher of physical culture.
At the conclusion OF the exercises the
sisters introduced u social element to the
| rtrNaE.cr h. cGrt-it1fr r1frssshr,-putE while
the graduates. after sharing their bouquets
with the faculty and guests, finished the
evening with songs and an informal dance
The graduates Were Miss Belle Moore
Miss Ida sheehan, Miss Lillian 0'Reilley
Miss Annie Gallagher. and Miss Maggie
Ryan.