The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-16
IRE TRAINED NURSES
commencement at Presby-
terrain Church Last Night.
FOUR WERE GRADUATED
Address by Rev. Ritchey at
ST. Johns Church.

The annual commencement Of the Wjcb-
ita Training School for Nurses took place
last night at the First Presbvtertan
Church. The training school is in con
nection with the Wichita hospital and
Is one Of the most up TO date schools in
me west 1t has been only in recen,
Years that nurses training schools have
been organized and Wichita people should
vel De proud Of this institution. which
has been sending OUT well trained nurses
10 MI responsible places. Few peon1a "a
alize Just what responsibility rests o,
the nurses and that many times il Is a
case OF LIE or death With very small
chances either way.
ne class OF last night is the third class
winch mas been graduated by the training
sch0oI since its organization. The mem
Oers O. the class are Misses Amy Rurd
AIRY Jessie ". Tucker. Emma Maud
OainpoeA and Kate Z. Thomas. The ex-
crosses last night were not on the usual
I'm l71eeIlent order but were very in
'sfeSIlhs. The church was made very
pretty With palms and flowers and man,
pe1p-e were present 10 witness this i'm
pJrtant event in the lives of the nursas
me program was opened by an erebas-
Ia se-sclion after which Rev Il. E.
mayer gave the invocation. Mr. NJ
'o-i--9oh appeared next and gave q very
leasing baritone 500. Rev. J F
f'lLcAey' the new rector Of ST Job7,z
cu1Ich' gave the address Of the evening
tiLs remarks were very approp-iat. s,,5
ne brought out the thought rba, +ba~a
was no need of any one thinlfns, ~
tAelr lie vas void Of all pleasure ans en-
regiment Tor by having higher ideals W.
'7@cA higher plane Of living. Tbera i
no heea Tor a good work or good He
70 SINK into the humdrun or ro,,+i.,
A's-7-lcs Tor tAere are higher things for
Is all There must be some ideal and
lHaI Ideal should be realized a.. nearly a.
possible There Is nothing mora nftifu1
tAan to see persons living a very eomrnon
lie when they are capable of hstta-
tAlnss- Every person should look cara
IuIy and choose wisely ana we'll ltfa,-
aVoeauon- No person can make a suo-
1e7S OF something for which he was not
Hltsd- Rev. Ritchey's closing remarks IN
the graduating class were very impressive
and contained many lessons Of mucb
value.
A1tsr the address by Rev. Ritchev Miss
Je1ta Campbell gave a beautiful vocal So
iecuon In her usual charming manner
Miss l. a Wells. superintendent Of thu
hospital and training school made q nea,
niue speech in presenting the class 70
the training school committee. The
nurses have been under the direction ~
MISS Wells and had been sent out to many
homes In the city by her. Recommend
ions from these different ue5DIe v,ara
read y her and were Of = compllnae ntarv
nature
The address in behalf Of the rat7i,e
school committee was made by Mrs
II Pratt. In very brief manner sra
outlined the career Of the training schools
throughout the couhtry, OF the amount of
good they are doing at the present time
and especially the work in the Wichita
school The class was recommended bv
Mrs. P!att as being worthy of diplomas
Mrs Edward Vail, president Of the board
OF directors, presented The diplomas and
dl1 IL IN very impressive manner. Mrs
Van gave some idea Of the future work
OF the nurses and Of their resp5nsit5lf-,-
and oi what would be expected of them
IN the work just commencing. she Ind
of the interest oE the board III them ard
hoped that wherever they should 20. thar
taey would never forget their mission 10 /
relteS= suffering and pain