The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-04
DIPLOMAS
and MEDALS
Grad duates Of the Nurses
Training School.
ANGELS OF HOSPITAL
Sixth Annual Commencement
Exercises Of the School Held
Friday Evening In the
Opepa House.

The sixth annual commencement ex-
ercises of the Aultman hospital train
ing school for nurses were held at the
Grand opera house Friday evening. A
class of five were given their diplomas
and medals, having completed the
course of study and training necessary
to fit them for the calling of trained
nurse.
The exercises we're announced to be.
gin at o'clock, and long before the
hour the opera house was packed and
people were standing when the cur
tain went up. The hospital corps and
attaches occupied seats together aud
the mail carriers of the city attended in
a body, Mrs. Anna Fulmer, one of the
graduates, being the widow of de-
ceased member of the mail carrying
force.
The exercises opened with selection
by Thayers orchestra. This musical
organization played four numbers dur
ing the evening and was literally ap-
plauded each time. Rev. DIR. Allen Of
fered a fervent prayer.
Owing to the unavoidable absence of
the Hon. Henry w. Hanter, president
of the hospital board, 1t devolved upon
Josiah Hartzell to preside over the ex-
ercises and make the address. lie
spoke without preparation, having had
but brief notice that the duty was to
be his. His address, however, was in
teresting and Instructive. He said that
he would have to deal In glittering gen.
eralities, for lack of preparation.
Mr. Hartzell said that the object OF
the occasion was to emphasize the i'm
portance Of graduation and the high
calling of
1.-THE TRAINED NURSE.
This sphere does not offer avenues for
so great distinction as some others,
but 1t Is none the less important, as It
fits one not only for the special duties
of the calling, but also for the general
and every day duties of life. The best
equipment for wifehood, in the estima-
tion Of the speaker, was the training
given the nurse. but he said he would
not enlarge much upon that point, as
that was not what the Aultman train
ing school had in view.
Mr., Hartzell eulogized the order of
the sisters of charity, and the Catholic
hospitals. They never ask mans flu
ancial condition, his antecedents or So
cial standing, when their help is de-
manded. All they need to know Is
that some human being needs their
help. He said this same catholicity
obtained at the Aultman hospital. He
eulogized the noble woman and her
daughter. who, by their generous dona-
tions, had made the building of such
an institution possible in this city. Fla
also urged that Canton in her laud-
able race for industries and material
prosperity, should not forget the needs
Of the hospital.
The Euterpean quartet sang the
'Serenade" most delightfully."-, and re-
ceived liberal applause. 1t was an en-
core. but was not responded to.
Miss A. M. Montgomery, superintend-
ent of the hospital, read her annual re-
port. She said that at the beginning
of the year there had been eighteen
applications for admission to the trail-
ing school. Ten were selected. but al
had fallen out except three. The class
of graduates consisted Of Mrs. Anna
Tulmer, of Canton; Miss Florence Bis
sonette, Canal Fulton; Miss Anna Lutz
Canton; Miss Letitia Giggs, Alliance;
Miss Nettie Whetson, Clarksville, Pa
Miss Montgomery said that with the
present class the school had turned out
27 trained nurses. She gave nurses
cOME COOD ADVJCE
Her report was full In interest and was
read in clear and distinct voice. AT
it's close she was applauded ana beau
tiful bouquet of pinks and roses was
presented her.
Miss Edith Frease sang "Leite Sig
nori" Is q rich contralto voice. She
also later sang the Lullaby" and 20
Let Night Speak of Me-" Her singing
was received with generous applause
The first number gave her an oppor-
tunity to show the wide range and high
culture of her voice. She is one OF
Canton's favorite singers.
DR.. u. o. Portmann delivered the
yaledictory address. He said that he
would not follow the usual custom
talking along strictly medical lines, bat
would confine his remarks to reminis
cepces of two eminent Stark county
physicians, who, in their day were fal
in advance of the times. Dr.. Whiting
of Canton, Was one of the men referret
to. Nearly thirty years ago he read {
paper before a meeting of doctors IL
this city and advanced the theory tina
It would not be long until 1t would b,
discovered that every disease of a con
tagious character had Its distinctly,
living germ, from which others wer'
propagated. DR.. Whiting lived lont
enough to see his
PREDICTION VERIFIED.
DR.. Metz. of Massillon, was also re
ferred to as man eminent In his pro
fession. He was noted surgeon anc
oculist.
At the close of the doctors add'ess