The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-01
THEIR WORK Is
NOW COMPLETE.
Four Young Women Receive
Diplomas.
ARE NOW TRAINED NURSES
Rev. A. A. Parker Made an
instructive Talk to Them,

Four young ladies received their d.
plomas from the Wichita Training school.
last night at the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church. The chancel was decorated
with palms and cut noewrs and the mem
bers of the board Of directors were seated
on the stage and the nurses from the hos
pital and members Of the class. were
seated to the right OF the rostrum. The
nurses were dressed in gray and white,
the uniform of their profession.
Mr. L. W. Clspp. president of the board
Of trustees, was to preside, but he was
called out OF town yesterday and Mr.. C
e Potts took his place. Miss Daisy
Lynch at the piano played a march as
the member. Of the board Of directors and
the nurses took their places, Rev. Sar-
gent pronounced the invocation and Mrs.
Claude Stanley sang The Cuckoo Song
by Abt Rev. A. A. Parker. pastor Of
St. PauTs NJ. z. church. made the adj
dress to the class. He paid a glowing
tribute TO the nurses, as women and pro-
fessional people and TO the work their
sister nurses have done in war in the
hospitals over the world. In part he said:
You have chosen your nfe-work. May
you realize the truth of Carlyle's saying,
Blessed is he who has found his work.
Let him ask no other blessedness. He
has a work-a life purpose; he has found
it and VIII follow it,
You have carefully. I trust, tested
your fitness for your profession. For as
Lowell said: Tt is the vain endeavor TO
make ourselves what we are not, that has
strewn with so many broken purposes
and lives left IN the rough
Woman need not seek for place to
labor. She is wanted everywhere.
They talk about a womans sphere
AS though It had a limit;
There's not place in earth or heaven,
There's not 8 task to mankind given
There's not a blessing or a woe.
There's not a whisper. yes or no.
There's not life or death or birth,
That has a feathers weight OF worth
Without woman in It"
you should be greater than your
calling. Most people look upon life as a
mien expedient for earning living. Not
so. With Jean Ingelow:
81 am glad to think
I am not bound to make the world go
round
But only TO discover and to do
With cheerful heart the work that God
appoints.
ITO use a trite expression, "the world
moves on apace." We have come a long
way since the days Of our grandfathers.
The preparation of yesterday will not
suffice for the occupation OF today
Rapid transit, almost instant communi-
cation. Telegraph, telephone. steamship
and steam-car brought the whole world
close together and set US Going at a ire
menduous pace. This brings competition
into every profession. To succeed you
must be in love with your profession. To
you it must be the highest good. Good
because 1t spells out for you opportunity.
1t gives you a chance TO give yourself
in service. Thus will you win the affec-
ton OF those you serve and the applause
OF those who see.
Your training not more than your man
ner and disposition will have to do with
your success. You must be cheerful.
Give oh give us" said Carlyle the
man who sings at his work. He Will do
more In the same time: do It better and
persevere longer"
You viii need 70 learn how to rest. An
excellent article on the subject gives four
prescriptions: Be interested in your work:
take plea.prable recreation; be optimistic;
finally put your heart and soul into your
work. DO 1t for conscience sake. Do 1t
fer humanity's sake. Do 1t for the sake
Of Him who went about doing good"
Following the address Mrs. Claude
Stanley sang May Day by Mathew.
and responded 70 r hearty encore.
Miss Winona Peterson. superintendent
Of the Training school and Hospital. then
presented the class 70 Mrs Finlay Ross.
president OF the board OF directors. who
in short speech told them OF their work
and aims and bestowed on them the d.
plomas.
This is the sixth annual commencement
Of the Training School Some Of the class
VIII remain a. the hospital some weeks
longer. while some viii 20 direct into other
fields. Tie members OF the class are:
Misses Anna Knudsen. Bertha Ridgeway.
Virginia Mooney and Eva Evans