Evening journal., 1901-11-20
YOUNG WOMEN ARB
TRAINED NURSES
Graduated With Interesting
Exercises by Delaware
Hospital School

Five young women were graduated as
nurses 10y the training school of the Del
aware Hospital last night. The exercises
were reid in the Ncw-Century Club build
ing and were of most interesting ma
ture. The graduates are Misses Mar
garet DOnighan. Margaret Mcconnell
Eleanor Marie Lecarpentier. Eva
Blanche Hayes and Geraldine St. Clair
Nagee
nlghmn Johnston. president Of the
| board of trustees of the hospital. pre-
sided. The Misses Eva Bush Taylor and
Mary a. TAYLOR played a piano duet.
during which the members OF the training
school aud graduates marched upon the
| stage. After au Invocation by Bishop
! Coleman, the Rev. Hubert w. Wells sang
/ "Hora NOvissima,' hy Parker. Follow
ing thi. the annual address was made 10y
| Mr. Johnston. who reviewed the work OF
| the hospital since It's foundation. The
idea of founding the Delaware Hospital
| was originated by the late Mrs. Austin
! Harrington. Plans first were discussed
/ hy Mrs. Harrington and other women in
lSSS, and in 1889 the corner stone was
laid. The hospital was opened for the re-
ceptou OF patients in 1890, For several
years the hospital has been deprived of
| the $500 10 received annually from the
county. and now 10 does not receive one
penny from public sources which is ina
great contrast with institutions In other
tiiWN anu NlNIiNs WHICH lttfINt liHEnlN-
cent contributions from state, county and
city.
The new building which completed.
cost $4,000, on 70 has heen paid about
S2Se00. u large part of which has COME
from voluntary contributions OF the trrs-
tees of the hospital. In 1890 there were
treated ut the hospital l6l eases. while in
1900 the patients numbered over 500. The
cost of maintaining the hospital has I'M
creased from S350O 70 year Ia 1880. to
$1,000 in 1900. while the cost per patient
has decreased. In 1880 the endowment
was a little over S64 while in 1900 It was
S83.l7S and now about $4,000. with "a he
quest of Sll,000 TO be paid this year.
} which viii make the endowment at the
b end of the year something like $50 00O
The hospital has been free Of debt since
1898, and it remnins for the publicspirit-
, ed citizens of Wilmington. whether or not
J the institution shall now go into debt FOR
e the balance of $4,000 due ON the new
building.
Tho training school was established in
. 1897 with six students Tho course covers
three years, and during the last eighteen
; months the students are allowed TO 20
r. ont and nurse. During the past year the
money received from members of the
class who nursed outside of the hospital
was Si,269.6l In closing his address
70 President Johnston referred TO the work
e of Miss Wilson, the superintendent. and
a also briefly described the new building.
Judge George Gray was to have ad
dressed the graduates. but owing To an
accident ON Sunday m which he sprained
, his wrist, he was unable to be present
Anthony Higgins spoke In his stead. Hs
D. shld hospitals originated In about l110
a. end from humble beginning have spreat
To- until now they are established in over,
p country, and Wilmington can be proud o
u, the Delaware Hospital for the magnin
of cent work 10 has done. He declared tina
;: the report made by President Johnston
1 reflected the zeal and fidelity with whicl
M good men and good women have lahOrel
49, Tor the cause Of charity Mr. Higgins pre-
dicted greater success for the hospital ii
D. the future, saying that the funds woull
\ grow as the people feel the needs of sucl
M am institution and realize the good wor
n. That 20 is doing. In closing the spease
~ referred feclingly 20 Mrs. Harrington
- who was one of the founders of the hos
r pital.
II. Following the address Miss Isabe
n Belin Wales delightfully."- sang Il Wal
for Thee accompanied 10y Miss Ma
Cause. The Rev. W. r. Lewis then rea,
, an original poem, which was much eu
te ioyed.
DR. William r. Bullock then made a
re address IN which ne referred 10 the eX
r cellcnt work OF Miss Wilson in charge o
Il the training school. He advised III
~ graduates 10 continue their studies. TO
lI science and particularly medicine is maxi
I'd ing rapid strides and it requires constan
o. study TO keep apace. He said he coul
1 not Impress too strongly upon the grad
y untes that they should always have
~ high sense Of morals. TO be- truthful an
'u sincere and take into the sick room cheer
fulness, tact and forhcarance. for fre
m quentv going into a strange house tn
IN nurse has to win her way by thes
al virtues.
.. President Johnston then delivered tn
i Wales and the Rev. Mr.. Wells san
u Meath the Stars after which IN
q; benediction WAS pronounced by Bisho
Monaghan.
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