The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-12
TO NURSE THE SICK
Seven Graduates From Wich-
ita Training School.
EVENT WAS A SUCCESS
Graduating Exercises Were
Exceedingly Interesting.

The graduating exercises Of the Wich-
ita training school for nurses. class Of
1901, were held last night at the Plym-
outh Congregational church in this city
Seven young ladies received diplomas
and are now fully equipped as trained
hospital nurses. competent to take any
case which requires the skilled service
of practical experience or a better and
thorough schooling in the institution Of
the kind.
The spacious auditorium Of the church
was filed with q large audience of the
best people Of this city. Promptly at S
p. m. Professor Blume's orchestra played
the opening selection on the program
and the exercises were under way.
The graduating class, Miss Oleve Sal
mon, Miss Sophia Baldwin, Miss Edna
Florence Holland, Miss Ethel Raymond
Hyperion, Miss Myrtle Greenwalt, Miss
Jessie Hammer and Miss Mabel Garrison
occupied seats at the righ. hand OF the
rostrum- They presented a pleasing ap
pearance with their neat caps and the
regular garb of the trained nurse. With
their bright, smiling faces, their youth
and comliness it would seem that they
should be able TO bring a CLEAN Of sun
light into many a life that is cast in
the gloomy shadows of disease and pain
and that the mere presence OF one Of
these deft ministering angels in q sick
room would be enough to Danish care and
drive drugs out OF the window. These
young ladies are now graduates of the
training school which is an auxiliary OF
the Wichita hospital They have I'm
ished a two year course of practical
nursing of all classes Of cases In the
hospital and have during this time at
tended clinics and lectures delivered by
the surgeons and physicians Of the hos
pital.
On tn rostrum in addition to the class
were seated twenty ladies comprising
the ladies board Of directors and among
them the training school committee. Mrs,
Edward Vail, chairman; Mrs. Charles
W. Brown, Mrs. I. n. Singer, Mrs. G.
Gehrine and Mrs Frank snerman. There
were also present occupying seats on the
rostrum Aessrs. L. ". Clapp. president
Of the board Of trustees and the men,
bers, Edward Vail, Charles G. Cohen, c.
2. Potts, H II. Dewey, Rev. II. E.
Thayer. Rev. w. e. Gileson and the
superintendent of the hospital and train
ing school, Miss II. Z. Osborn, and the
president of the ladies' board OF direc-
tors, Mrs. 1. n. Ross. who conferred the
diplomas on the graduates Miss Jetta
Grover Campbell was on the program for
two vocal numbers which were rendered
IN an artistic manner that only enhanced
her reputation as the sweet song bird
OF the Peerless Princess The program
in full as rendered is appended:
Music ,......-............Bl .Blune's Orchestra
Invocation ......-.....Rev. Z. 2. Thayer
Address ...--........-.........IA ". Clapp,
President Board Of Trustees.
Burst Ye Apple Buds, ........... Emery
Jetta Grover Campbell.
Address ........-.......Rev. w. z. Gibson
"A Song Of Sunshine" .Goring-Thomas
Jetta Grover Campbell.
Presentation of Class. Miss n. z. Osborn |
superintendent Of Hospital and Train
ing School.
Conferring Of Diplomas. Mrs. J. NJ. Ross, |
President Board of Directors.
Music Orchestra |
Benediction ............Rev. ". Z. Gibson |