The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL
THE zIYNU4L MEETING HELD TES-
 TERDdY MORNING.

| Prestdent-Reports for the Year Read
 All the Old Officers Reelected-The
 school in n FIourishtng Condition.
 The annual meeting of the Connec-
 ticut Training School for Nurses was held yesterday in the nurses dormitory at the hospital. The meeting was well
 attended and was called to order by Mrs. T. w. T. Curtis, the president. | The address of Mrs. Curtis was very
 interesting one. Her words to the nurses were benficial to great degree and during her remarks she said that nowhere are self-reliance, calm judg- ment and prompt action more needful 1 than in the sick room and accordingly they must realize how beneficent and far-reaching is the purpose for which 1 the Connecticut School for Nurses was | founded.
 Following Mrs. Curtis address came tlia annual report of the secretary, Miss Betts. The report was very interest ing one and showed remarkable work done during the last year. The report is as follows:
  | tury which is drawing to close, is the theme which is daily brought into prominence. A special point is often made of the great advance in woman's work, and the acknowledgment it has received. As nursing is essentially a woman's work, may we not claim that the suggestion of organizing training school for nurses is one of the pro- gressive thoughts of the century?
 It was a new venture in this country when we advertised for pupils twenty six years ago. We engaged to do all the nursing in the hospital, and were allowed six nurses; what small force for the work which must be done! They worked very hard, but perhaps not harder than the thirty-seven now usu- ally on duty. Why? Because of the progress of the age. The requirements of the physicians are more and more exacting the advance in surgery de- mands more competent assistants; con- stant vigilance by day and by night is required. We gladly avail ourselves Of the latest and most approved methods, and are ambitious to have our school stand where it has always stood, among the best in the country
 Many schools are now requiring a three years course of study. We should be pleased to place our school on the list, as long hospital experience is of great advantage to a nurse, but we have not the means to take this progressive step unless our friends will give us liberal contributions for the purpose.
 We have now forty-seven pupils con- nected with the school. Fourteen are externes, ready to take private cases or missionary cases. Thirty-six are in- ternes, pursuing systematic course of study in the hospital. The wards offer wide experience for bedside nursing and valuable instruction has been given in the operating room where there have been 266 operations during the year. Class recitaions are required twice a week.
 The text books used are:
 Kirnber's Anatomy and Physiology.
 Haultain and Ferguson on Obstetrlc Nursing.
 Murphys Pelvic Surgery.
 Clara Weeks Text Book for Nursing.
 Wilson's Fever Nursing.
 Morris Materia Medica.
 Twenty-Five lectures have been given to the pupils.
 Two on physiology and anatomy--Dr. Kellogg.
 Five on obstetrics-Dr. Foote.
 Five on surgical cases-Dr. L. Bacon.
 Two on materia medica-Mr. Smith.
 Six on physiology-Dr Futile.
 Four on care of special surgical cases -Dr. Sanford.
 We would express our thanks to the physicians who have given these valu- i able lectures.
 There have been ffty-one births in our maternity ward during the past | year. The new building for maternity | cases which has been given by a few 1 kind and generous friends, will prob- | ably be opened in the spring. It will l accommodate twenty-five patients and | will be fitted up with all the modern | There will be some | free beds and also private rooms for those who wish to pay for seclusion, We hope that it's attractiveness will induce many to go there who have felt unwilling to be a patient in a hospital.
 Twenty three nurses have graduated since our last report. There were pleasant exercises in the chapel last June when graduates received their di- plomas, and afterwards there was social gathering at the Nurses home. our graduates come from diff ferent and sometimes distant places, large number remain here as the city has become 8 center for applications for experienced nurses. They have an alumnae association and a Graduate Nurses club, and many belong to the St. Barnabas guild. Old friendships are cemented by social gatherings, and strength of character gained by united effort to press forward to higher at .ainments
 Another member of our committee of administration has recently passed away Mrs. Kingsley of Waterbury, who had been one of our vice presi- lents for several years, although her 'esdence in another city prevented her rom taking an active part in our work, she had shown her interest by raising to assist us in building he Nurses home. Her sudden death las brought sorrow to many hearts
 Miss Henry, our superintendent of nurses, continues to fulfill with faith ulness the varied duties of her office Mrs Goldsmith, the present assist int, who came from Worcester highly eoopop1ande5 has hpen yEit1t IIc hut a |