New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-21
MALE NURSES GRADUATED.
EXERCISES AT THE BELLEVUE TRAIN.
ING SCHOOL.
NINE OF THE TwENTY-NINE GRADUATES WILL
ENLIST on THE HOSPITAL SHIP soLAcE-
DR.. FOWLER PREsIDEs. AND DR.
CYRUS J. STRONG AND OTHERS
MAKE ADDRESSES.

CYRUS J. STRONG AND OTHERS
MAKE ADDRESSES.
| More than usual interest was attached to tia
| graduating exercises of the Bellevue Hospital
| Training School for Male Nurses which were
held last night at the school, No. 43l East TWENTY
sixth-st In addition to the pleasing ceremonies
attending the giving and receiving of diplomas for
! merit and proficiency by twenty-nne graduated
| the occasion also served farewell to nine
| graduates. who have volunteered their services
as nurses on the hospital-ship Solace and have
| been accepted A large number of tho friends and
relatives OF the students present at the ex.
| ercses which were followed by music and dancing
| Visitors, In accordance with custom, taken
| over the building by the pupils, and admired the
| perfect system and well-ordered surroundings Of
the daily life OF the occupants OF the school, The
| dormtories and corridors and the recept!on-rooms
were frightened with blooms and foliage. while
| in the decorations generally the National coors
| were largely conspicuous.
| DR.. G. B. Fowler, chairman Of the Board a
Managers. presided. and seated near him were ].
| G. Mccullough DR.. Walter =. James, Dr. Cyrus
J. Strong. DR.. II. p. LOOMS, DR.. Joseph d.
| Bryant, Superintendent w. g. O'Rourke. Of Belle
Hospital; the Rev. H. st. George Young the
| Rev. William Lindsay and Fathers Southworth
| and OGrady OF the Carmeiitc order. and Mrs
Ada S. Willard. the superintendent OF the school,
THE MANAGERS REPORT.
The Rev. Mr.. Young opened the exercises with
! prayer and the annual report OF the Board Of
| Managers was then read. as follows:
| The traning-school was opered for the recep-
| ton OF pupil nurses December H. 1855. Since then
It has graduated eight classes. Is91ss ls2 graduates
in all. including the class that received their de-
| gree this year Os9S. Five medical wards in the
| hospital first taken charge OF by the school,
! 1t has the entire male department OF Belle
we Hospital. except the Sturgs Pavilion. COM
pr!s.ng eight medical and twelve surgical wards
the prison ward alcoholic cells, crysipelas pavilion
and insane department. The present graduating
| class has continued the good work done by Its
| predecessors. and even So nine OF their
number have periodically offered their services 10
the Government and have enlisted as nurses on the
| United States hospital ship Solace.
Under the supervision of Mrs. Ada S. Willard. the
operation OF the school has been record OF excel.
lent service, and a consequent. constant improve
ment In tho comfort OF the patients and the cond!.
ton OF the wards Lectures and recitations
delivered with practical demonstrations by Drs.
Qumby Painter and I.usk and Mr.. Fielding The
Board OF Managers has TO dcplore the great loss
q DR.. w. T. Lusk, who had rendered the school
material service by giving IL MS personal attention.
the benefit OF his great experience. and whose
courtesy and good advice sadly missed. The reg.
isiry Of the graduating nurses has been MAN.
tained By them and only those o, good standing
are allowed 10 make % II. The managers de.
sire 10 express their gratitude 10 the Commission.
or of Public Charities. the superintendent and
deputy superintendent o. Bellevue Hospital and It's
officials for the kindness and attention extended by
Thorn to the school also FOR the medical services
OF Drs. Gardner and Nelson. and above all. 10 ex.
press 20 Mrs Willard their appreciation OF her
services superintendent
The graduating class received their diplomas
from DR.. Fowler. In presenting the certificates h:
tulatod the students upon their success. and
praised their work during the two years they had
been IN the school. The following are the names
OF the graduates:
ns;,ica,. pXTio L. PEAKE. Penn.
??iS w-so~ zSRK wHrcoxA
HsE.YS?x - OSCAR ,. scHE.LsERo
Micasin L. '''.'-..,' W. MILTON y. ROE New
neaTois JOHN q cou6MIN. Ma
EDWIN II FITCH. New j., MoSR6D HXSoocE
WAITER HUGHES Ens Louis C. srAER. Gar
WILLIAM c. XuDER, rHEopoRE v. srraR
HENRY $ FoLrz Penn rHoM1s J. BrRSEs On
JOSHUA W CLARK. JAMES O. SMITH. psss-
GEoRGE 5. BURNS New THOMAS LATHAM Coz
AhThrR c WELLER wTEfi4M = REID Scot
WILLIAM GUAM. New JAMES HORTON. New
NURSES WHO ENLIST.
The nine nurses who have enlisted on the Solaas
arc Harry L. Mapes. William p. Ruth. Edwin ".
Fitch Joshua W. Clark. Arthur c. Weller, j. Mon.
Hancock and Theodore v Speer. OF this years
class. and William Simpson and f. L. Green OF
previous class.
Tho address OF admonition and advice to the sue.
cesstul students delivered by Dr. Cyrus J.
Strong assistant visiting physician to Bellevue
Hospital. In the course OF his remarks he sal
No one knows better than the hard wor you
have done for the last two years. Your work has
that you have perseyered and finished your two
years course shows a determination to carry on
persevere in your work with the spiri, as you
haye done whe you Werg mere n Ike
this. where the patients belong mostly 10 the middle
and poor classes. your work has IN many ways been
difficult The cases which YOU have cared for have
been for the most part people unaccustomed TO tns
many instances your Efforts may have seemed to
be unappreciated. But believe me. nobody has
poor patients and they will always remember those
kSex from ge ipK No
arisen In the hospital that you have not been reauy
ago 40 one of the nurses Of this School was taken
down and died yet despite his death not one OF tho
tempted to escape from the duty that was put upon
him. The same spirit which animated those , men
ton TO duty has been manifested in the presen!
Your sarvces on e Si you ship
know that YOU can be depended upon TO exhibit the
as other men have shown whom We have had here.
DR.. Strong then proceeded to give some valuable
and timely advice to TIE members OF tho class 40
TO tho course they should pursue in their oceupa-
ton, ana OWet particularly upon thS ieSess.ty
tact and OF loyalty to the patient and attending
physician.
UNvARYIN0 DEVOTION.
Father Southworth also addressed the studentA
From the experience gained during his visits 10
the hospital he bore testimony 10 tho abiding and
unvarying devotion OF tho Students TO their duties
to tho kindness with which they treated patients.
and tho courtesy they extended 10 all who had
had anything to do with the wards
Coming from the Old country some years ago.
ne went on. where male nurses are rare I ulo
not know that TIE duties OF nurse could % SO
we'll discharged they are by men. The CLOSE ~.
tention TO detail IN the sick room. 70 WHICH IT