The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-03
NURSES FROM TWO
TRAINING SCHOOLS
Eight Young Women
Receive Their Dr.
plomas from Lack
aWanna Hospital.

Eight young women who had coin-
pleted two years course of study at
| the training school for nurses connect
ed with the Lackawanna hospital, were
last night graduated with appropriate
| exercises, conducted in st. Luke's par
ish house.
The members of the graduating class
occupied seats just in front of the
stage and seated near them were the
other nurses from the hospital All
were attired in the soft, cool-looking
blue and white gowns which hospital
nurses wear, and all wore dainty lace
caps. The large and fashionable au-
dence almost completely filed the
pretty auditorium.
President James p. Dickson, of the
board of directors, presided at the ex-
ercises, which were opened with a
prayer by Rev. DIR. Rogers Israel, rec
tor of st. Luke's church. President
Dickson announced that Judge II. M.
Edwards, who was to have made the
address to the graduates, had been
unexpectedly called out of the city.
and that he would endeavor to fill his
place to a certain extent.
Mr.. Dickson made a very brief ad-
dress, in which he said that the work
accomplished at the hospital during
the past year has been the largest in
it's history. There is possibility, he
said, that now that the institution is
controlled and maintained by the state,
a new hospital building worthy of the
city and worthy of the work being ac-
complished, may be erected. "There
are applicants enough" said he, "to
fill hospital twice the size of the
Lackawanna."
The impression has gone abroad, he
said. since the hospital became state
institution, that there is no need for
any more private contributions. This,
he declared to be a mistaken impress
sion. The hospital does need contri-
buttons of money and clothing and
use can be found for all that may be
sent.
DR.. w. G. Fulton. who had been
called upon at o'clock to address the
graduates, spoke briefly. The good
nurse, he said, must possess tact and
the ability to adapt herself to peculiar
circumstances. He dweit upon the me-
cessity of the nurse being frank and
truthful with the physician at all
llnleS ana clOSeu Wllll an expression OI
his hearty good will.
DIR. a. j. Connell, the chief of staff,
offered a few words Of congratulation,
on behalf of the physicians, and then
the diplomas and pins were presented
to the graduates by President Dickson.
A distribution of flowers followed, each
of the young ladies receiving a num-
Der of floral offerings. A magnificent
boquet of dark red roses was pre-
sented to Miss Elm Kramer, the su-
perintendent.
An informal reception followed the
regular exercises, and refreshments
We're served in the parlors of the par
ish house. Dancing to music furnished
by a detached orchestra from Prof.
Rauer's corps Of musicians, followed.
The names of the nurses who grad
uated are as follows: Miss Alice NJ.
Brice, of Oneida, Pa; Miss Esther
Browning, Of Pittston; Miss Blanche
*. Ferguson, of North Carolina Miss
Lulu Hanes, OF Bnghamton; Miss
Charlotte Williams, of Mayfield; Miss
Florence F.. Boyd, of North Carolina:
Miss Louise M. Voight, of Wilkes
Barre, and Miss Nellie Stewart, Of
Scranton.