Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-10-14
TRAINING SCHOOL OF NURSING.
Fourth Annual Commencement Saturday Even
ing.

n duuleuCe OI over one nuuur6u lnVlt-
ed guests of the Alma Sanitarium Com
pany gathered in the n-parlor last Sat.
urday evening 60 witness the gradual
ing exercises of the class of '9S. A
mandolin club composed of Messrs Van
Wegen, Baker, Walker and McCabe
struck up Lewis Heroic March and to its
strains the graduating class entered,
preceded by the faculty and followed
by the classes of '99 and 90, the last
mentioned gowned in the cadet white
and blue in marked contrast to the pure
white of the lady graduates.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Charles Edward
| Cheney, d. D., of Chicago in most feel
ing and appropriate language invoked
divine blessing after which A. w.
Beckner sang Billiards. "The Water
Lily" most pleasingly. Curtains were
then opened at the end of the hall dis
closing a patient supposedly suffering
| from the effects of drowning The class
went at the work of resuscitation as if it
were an everyday affair; Miss Shaw and
Mr.. Allen at the head filling the lungs
| by artificial respiration and Miss Pierce
at the feet restoring circulation by fric-
| ton. No less interesting were the ap-
| plication of a blanket splint to frac-
tured limb by Mr.. Allen and the appli-
cation of skull cap bandage by the
dexterous hands of Miss Pierce. These
demonstrations We're followed by the
mandolin club who fairly outdid them
selves in the execution of the "Manhat-
ton Beach March"
Miss Shaw then read paper on the
"Theory and Practice of Massage, 1"
| Massage, said Miss Shaw, "is one of
the oldest if not the very oldest of all
methods of cure for human infirmity
| BY it, directly or indirectly, every part
of the body receives benefit. Massage
as administered by skilled attendent
is of almost infinite variety and in its
various forms of application may be in
duced to act as either sedative or stim-
ulative." ="
Miss Shaw's paper was followed by a
demonstration by Mr.. Allen who plainly
illustrated in practice the theories pro-
pounded by the speaker.
Miss Pierce then gave what seemed to
| the audience the most interesting demon
stration; that of changing the sheets on
bed without disturbing the patient.
| This ended the part Of the program taken
by the class and was followed by A. w
| Beckner whose "Good. by to the Leaves"
was so well received as Co demand an
encore to which the gentleman responded
with similarly pleasing effect.
The graduating address delivered by
DIR. Pettyjohn was of such obvious merit
that we reproduce 1t in full
The fourth annual commencement exer-
cises of the Training School of Nursing
took place IN the parlors of The Alma Sat
urday evening 4 large crowd was in at
tendance and at times testified its approval
of the demonstrations by vigorous app
plause. 1t was shortly after eight o'clock
when the procession, including DR.. Petty
John, Bishop Cheney DIR. McGrew, the
graduates, and the other members Of the
Training School, moved into the sun parloI
to the music of Liberty Bell March played
by the mandolin club composed of w. r
Baker, c. Z, Walker, A Il. Eastman c
Van Wegen and F w. McCabe.
Rt Rev Bishop Charles Edward Cheney
d. d. delivered the invocation, after which
a. w Beckner sang The Water Lily.
Three demonstrations we're next on The
program The first was 'Resuscitatior
from Drowning by the entire class; the
second application Blanket Splint' by Mr.
! Allen and the third application Skull CaE
Bandage" by Miss Pierce All these wer,
! performed in a manner which elected ap
| plause from the audience and showed tha
thorough training in the demonstration
J | had been given.
"Claudine Waltz was then played b,
I the mandolin club and then Miss Shaw
read a paper on Theory and Practice o
I Massage. Mr. Allen showed the practca
value of the suggestions given and the las
B demonstration was given by Miss Pierce
I Changing Sheets without Disturbing th,
Patient" Mr.. Beckner sang, "Good-By
l to the Leaves so we'll that he was oblige'
: to respond to an encore.
Z Dr. Pettyjohn then delivered the grad
2 uating address and presented the diploma
) and badges His address is as follows
Z Members of the Graduating Class w
hail this auspicious occasion and welcom
4 the privilege of congratulating you upor
= your preferment and entrance into the pre-
fession of nursing.
Your improvement and progress durn
I the past two years has been our earnest de
q sire and every effort has been made to pre-
pare you for the responsibilities you ar
y now personally to assume, In the intens
Y struggle for existence, not many years age
b any woman forced to become a bread win
y ner. took 10 nursing" as a makeshaft be
q cause she thought she had a knack for il
Now instead of elderly ladies or those q
Z uncertain age. taking to the work tn
q strongest, brightest and best brain an
b Drawn from the best families, even to roy
y atty are thoroughly Systematically an
q practically trained, educated and equippe
q for this useful humanitarian vocation.
3 Training schools are now conducted
q connection with almost every medical inst
y tuition in Europe and America, and specii
.s societies are organized for the training
81 nurses. all founded for the love of humanii
y and the desire to work out the problem
Z. human perfection by relieving the neeC