New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18
DIR. ALEXANDER's ADDRESS.

After the diplomas had been awarded the pre-
siding officer introduced Dr. Samuel Alexander
who made the address OF the evening. He said IN
part:
1t is an honor that you have conferred upon ne
in granting to me the prvtlese OF making th =
usually filed by one OF tho senior members OF the
medical board Of the hospital and assure e.. you
Is only as old as he feels. and still prefer 70
feel young II had my choice as to my pace ia II,
This hospital ] would emphasize my evident lack
Of gray hairs by selecting the childrens waId. AZ
has been the custom In these addresses 20 pialse
the hospital and give advice. l don't lnteno 70
do any Of the latter but snail most certainly 90
Bellevue Hospital founded the first training mir
school Tor nurses in the country and when II thus
founded this school It did more Tor e0ou tnam ~
and the magnificent record Of this school have wei
deserved for il rs signal success anu 'n3se en,
too, indebted the who nave peer JUL -,
ned 70 90 good in the world from the trag 81
received here. For this quarter OF cen!u': 80 %
noble endeavor thank you nurses WHO "o 81 Ma n
iIon'ed 70 IT, IN the name OF the h sIi Under her
The trained nursing of the sick is generay c TSeV
yon by he Pu6S as mater ,e sn Sl what it
means. The value and extent Of taneu a not so
ere generally much overlooked IL TINS Sv friends for
In our war With spain last summer however, the
value OF trained nursing sharply orought noi a.,
10 the people our sick soldiers would nav G =. ID
SO bss s o plight ' These tns Women aid
good and they cannot receive too many thanks
S as instance OF the good OF rslnss sbeca
my port here, and how the weak ain,vSs' .htomeh
.oldisrs carried down the gangplank th,ous sr
The narrow aisle between waiting friends. 1 nenel
ssw men who so little resembled normaty "a
human beings Their misery was , 2'it nn s a.
tangs every day Some Of the poor ie3 S " voi
brought 10 Bellevue, and it would have gone SSs Sv
they we're looking and feeling brighter s and DC the
.hs don't forget that It was mainly que 10 o ynr
Pm. an sincere and in earnest when say th 3ar
cu can't siye your money TO better 9e1Sct nan no
V we honor OF the flag ana tne e,Ury me add
that Be levue was not founded for the purpose OF
making money and you can rest assured that ever
s seot contributed to 1t will go TO actiVe d''s u
And now for those who are graduating here TO-
man in Notion? He is generally most remarkasele
Product In particular is the ideal SURGEON )" enc nc
s GO sse that az could dc hpohnr But
10 his patient. 1t is wonder that the Raseh, ~
because w Tns only ssasTn TS. porraya Of
is ideal nurse is equally ADEQUATE and oid
Diory Quayle. portrayed by Han came WOW Sn
was far from being trained nurse She had not
one one or the qualities essential TO good nurse
lie. Hall Caine said she was very human loving.
Gmpathetc, and all that, That's an she v was
being human, but She must be enicient too "a
ccxnnot help thinking Of the story or the gooo
lee, s s In this connection Wneh 'ne pnnd him
down on the hoor and said. 'There he Isl take
iisss q him until return Those were the nm isd
minute and exhaustive es Il is often 50 with The
san retons to modern nurses who are p'aSeo "a sen
Wondered What he dd and have sought that his
ise sorry plight. Let me depart from my pr ,
ius,Ss ana give you one piece Of advice; be nsi
S Yi'y should be put where It belongs II yoo and
wv your Instructions and you've carefully ah'