New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
DIPLOMAS FOR NURSES.
TWENTY YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATED
FROM THE NEW-YORk TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR NURSES

from the New-York Training School for Nurses, at
No. 426 East Twenty-sixth-st Professor Henry F.
Osborn. OF Columbia University. presided. The
diplomas were presented by Mrs. William Preston
Griffin. The address to the graduates was deliv-
cred by DIR. L. Bolton Bangs. and the twenty-eghth
annual report of the society was read by w. C.
Osborn. 1t showed among other things, that the
school is growing. and that many Of its graduates
find important places. The report said in part;
In the last year the school has added five more
eighty of its on duty in the wards OF Belle
probably be added to the School in order take
charge of the nursing in the new ward Tor con-
In the year 1900 there were 1876 applications for
bationers were received but for various reasons
fourteen Of the number could not meet the REQUIRE
graduating class thirty-two were accepted, eight
were dropped during the first year. and one. most
During the second year three have been dropped,
bringing the class of 1900 down TO twenty The
course Of study has been the same as during pre-
each week. The juniors have two classes Of in in
e & SICK; n 'nS me Yards OF the bosptsl Six
lectures are given by DR.. Carlisle. on diseases:
Or. Garmony on surgery and eTfGergepci Dr.
Hamiin on Obstetrics and Miss Barnister on
massage Special training IS given in the care OF
OF the peptonizing of milk and other foods for the
Last year one of our graduates. Miss Gertrude
Moore went 10 Cuba TO organize a second training
beds. under Major Grebie the Commissioner of
Charities for the Island of Cuba. Another gradu-
ate, Miss Sampson. went 10 Cuba under the
auspices of the Cuban Orphan Society She now
Which are chosen from among the older orphan
girls. Another graduate Miss Turner, is head
Last November Miss ODonnelI. of the Mercedes
Hospital, sent for three graduates to take charge
have been added TO her large hospital.
eys y @ g9Hd in RBe IF h0 Of The c Fa 1
private nurses last year We're i9S Calls TO hll
6sp 69s ss to- 59 M
Carly, who had been night superintendent for over
St Joseph's Hospital. in Syracuse. Miss Hufrcut
6e t6ek @ aH9 m in G OF
cisco Miss Woodworth has gone 10 the hos
DIR. BANGs's ADDRESS.
In his address Dr. Bangs warned the nurses
against the devices Of quackery and charIatanism
but at the time told them 1t would be foolish
TO deny that many quacks accomplished genuine
cures; not by the methods which they pretended
use but by we'll known law which he proceed
ed to illustrate. He gave them instances Of per-
cured OF certain ailments by sitting under
blue glass: of others whose rheumatic pains were
banished by tickling with metallic tractors" of
warts actually vanishing after incantations of a
woman cured of dropsy through being severely
frightened by a bull. of the touch of a king ban
shing scrofula, of young woman cured of hin
disease with a copper cent, of relief under hypnotic
u H1-
ence' cures. and then he assured the nurses that
such cures were produced in any or ali of
these ways due TO emotion the opera
tion of certain subjective mental state produced
in the persons operated upon; and this is due to
that law of the mind known TO physiology as the
law of expectant attention"
Then DE-. Bangs went on TO say that various
organs are acted upon by this state of expectant
attention TO degree which not only influences
their muscular action, but their nutrition as well
nd he a medical authority
saying
1t seems certain that the simple direction of the
TO b paw wrb 6 of Of enc
SON change will take place in its organic activity
Would PROBABLY always do so il the coneentratio3 @
Of the attention % were IS SuIeGf 1t Is Is not not requisite
can be drawn sufficiently in any other mode; we
Voluntary direction OF the consdioGsness to the
result It Is equally all true thai the effects
attention TO the result. this involuntary action OF
ee fa Of henet from some curative an mefod
in which implicit confidence is placed.
DOCTORS AND NURSES ALWAYS NEEDED.
DR.. Bangs's reason for bringing this subject to
the nurses attention that he might the
strongly urge upon them the duty at all times of
maintaining before the patient a quiet cheerful
confidence in the skill of the physician and in the
ultimate recovery of the sick person. In this way
he said nurses could aid materially the action of
this benehcent law of expectant attention. He
assured them they need never fear that this law
would drive the nurse and the doctor out of busi-
ness because lit is extremely limited in its appli-
cation and influence. and the laws of healing de-
duced from knowledge of anatomy. physiology,
pathology and psychology are so much wider in
their range of usefulness that good doctors and
good nurses will always be needed
The rooms of the nurses home were prettily
decorated for the occasion, and the graduates all
wore wash dresses OF blue and white stripes. with
white aprons and caps. Their names are:
MARY DOUGHERTY. NORA BffOWN -
MARGARET LEARY. ELlAAbEItt Wll4hlNSON
BF-RTFIA HAMMERLE. FRANCES ARCHIBALD.
NARY pENDEXTER LILLIAN GILLETT.
ANCES S-HRITBBE. FRANCES TINLEY.
EMILY JAMISON JESSIE FREANER.
HELEN SEARS. JENNIE SAIIIE
IOWA BFNSsON LOTABEL JEWELL
SUSAN COISTON. CATHERINE BURKE.
JULIA GERRIrY. NlNFRED ALLEN
After the ceremonies were over reception
held. and then followed dancing. Supper was served
at midnight Among those who attended the grad