The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-01

Surrounded by their friends ond
classmates, and with words OF good
cheer and couragement ringing In
their ears. five young women were last
night graduated from the Scranton
Private hospital training school for
nurses, on Wyoming avenue. The grad
yates were Miss Anna O'Brien, Miss
Nellie Farrell, Miss Josephine Pritch-
ard, Miss Theresa Flannaghan and
Miss Annie Hickey.
The exercises were conducted in the
recreation hall in the basement of the
hospital. which was too small to ac-
commodate the large number of friends
of the graduates who were present.
The young women, attired in the blue
and white striped costume of nurses,
wore the regulation white nurses cap.
They were seated at one side OF the
enclosed space formed for the speakers
at the front OF the room.
Dr. Ludwig Wehlau, who presided as
chairman OF the evening, introduced
Druggist d. J. Thomas, who gave the
address to the graduates. He first con-
graduated them on behalf Of the fac
ulty, who were thoroughly satisfied
with their work, he said, He assured
them that they might as well burn
their diploma IL they did not intend to
keep 'persistently at It." without
hard study. and a constant continu-
Gus, unceasing effort to advance" said
he, Success will be as far away as the
| earth is from the SUM-"
THE IDEAL NURSE.
He then spoke Of the ideal nurse VINO
should, he claimed, be first and fore
most a woman, in all that that word
implies. "She should have a refined,
sympathetic and gentle nature" he
said. "The days OF the old granny,
who used to be looked upon as para
gon by all in the nelghborhood, are
gone and nothing short of the services
OF competent and thoroughly trained
nurse are now in demand
"The ideal nurse must be brave She
must be able to laugh at the dangers
OF battlefield or of fever stricken
camp. She must be tactful, for oft IN
times in dealing with disease tact OF
the very highest quality Is required,
She must be patient and must have
the greatest Of forbearance. She must
be loyal both to the physician and the
patient. and she must be prudent IN
conduct and conversation"
you nurses should remember" said
he, in conclusion, that you must never
step beyond the limits of your posi-
ton. Overstep these once and your
doom Is sealed. Be not satisfied with
mediocrity Aim ever for the highes
and the best, and always and evel
keep in mind that old but true maxim
"A little learning Is a dangerou,
thing"
The diplomas were presented by Or
Thomas w. Kay, one of the physicians
at the hospital, who made a most cleve
address. Aside from a thorough train
ing in the art OF nursing, the schoo
had fitted the nurses with accomplish
ments, he stated.
1--WE have taught the nurses that |
the physician wants to give morphin
in the shape OF sugar pills, or suga
pills in place OF morphine, as tn
homeopathists do, that they are to ODE,
Instructions remembering that silenc
Is golden. We had a young man her
lately who imagined he was blind
Love Is blind, anyway, they say. On
Of our nurses however, quickly re
stored his eyesight to him and did
without the aid OF medicine. That
the Christian Science method yo
know.
SORE FOOT CURED.
Another man came in with a sor
foot, and one OF the young ladie
, rubbed It several times for him and
was cured. She didn't say 1t was os
, teopathy but It was. and 1t was the re
suit Of two years and not six months
. training. A woman came in only yes
, terday with child who was Ill. Th
? nurse told her that the absent treat
ment would be tried, just as Dowi