New-York tribune., 1902-01-15
NURSES GET DIPLOMAS.
TwFNTY-FoUR YOUNG WOMEN GRADU-
ATED BY THE BELLEVUE SCHOOL.

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ATED BY THE BELLEVUE SCHOOL.
Twenty-four young women. forming the gradual
ing class of the Training School for Nurses OF
Bellevue Hospital, received their diplomas at the
annual meeting of the school last night held in the
Nurses Home No 49s East Twenty-sixth-st. The
,o1Ine women were dressed in the regulation hos
ptal costume. and occupied the first two rows of
chairs IN the dining room, where the exercises were
held The diplomas were distributed by Mrs William
Preston Griffin the president Homer Folks Com
missioner Of Charities, presided, and introduced
-he Rev Dr. David James Burren. who made
brief address. in which he welcomed the nurses
into the fellowship OF the ministry of Jesus
Christ"
The annual report of the board OF managers was
presented II urged the acquisition erection OF
a new building TO accommodate the The
school IS capable OF accommodating eighty-four
nurses and this be done only by renting
large number Of rooms from the mission house
next door. The limit has been reached, and
in many departments the surgeons and physicians
ara urging the necessity of nurses. These
cannot be furnished without additional building
10 accommodate them
The managers IN their report express themselves
as grathed that their pupils continue come from
an intelligent. conscientious class of women VINO
are willing tc through a ordeal TO acquire
their profession Since the opening of the school
IN 1873. 6i9 nurses have been graduated, OF Whom
80 holding responsible hospital positions. L are
foreign lands, 137 have married. 10 have STUDIED
medicine and 50 have died Last year one OF the
graduates became superintendent OF framing
school for nurses in Manila. Two others have tram
ing schools in Cuba The managers ADVISE 'ne
nurses as far as possible. TO return to the part
OF the country from which they came and there
give the benefit OF their training and skill
In the last year there have been LS0S applications
TO enter the school, The managers wish to i'm
press on all applicants that 10 be successful they
must possess not only love Of nursing but must
be strong and healthy. well educated and or un-
blemished character. and must be prepared 10 en-
counter much that is repugnant ana sometimes
painful in their daily duties in the wards OF large
free hospital like Bellevue TO be tender and pitful
with suffering IN all forms. faithful in their work.
to give unquestioned obedience to the physi-
clans and all officers of the school and hospital, and
10 remember that they have chosen a profession
which while # offers honorable career TO
women claims at the same time loyalty. patience
end self-abnegation.
IN the last six lectures were delivered, as
follows: DIT. Carlisle, diseases; DR.. Garmony'
on surgery and emergencies: DR.. Robert Wylie. on
obstetrics; Dr.. Pulley. fluids OF the body and
bacteriology. and Miss Bannister, on massage To
those who wish 10 take all the different branches
of training the course has been extended to TWO
years and six months The graduation class began
with forty. but for various reasons fifteen were
dropped, and one Miss Blanche Thomas died. The
number of pupils was increased to eighty-four al
could be put into each ward In the last yeah
summer the school could not supply all the calls
There were several demands TO care for smallpox
nurses willing 10 take them.
The managers have arranged to offer a years
framing IN the internal workings OF a training
school and hospital, teaching two or more mem
tive ability and who desire 10 become superin-
Iendsnts & OF train training schools or matTo9s OF hos hos
called upon to defray the expenses of several cases
brought 10 the Iazarg Pavtion for care and treat
ment Two graduates died there. one from pneu-
who died last year in addition 10 what he had al
ready giyen LEFT an annuity OF S2 . TO The Edith
agers express their thanks TO eX-CommisSoner
Keller and Warden oRourke for their kindness TO
Dr.. Charles Phelps. the Oldest member in point
6g9Tad an an addTs h @eR he spoka 81 the
oss0faes d G gna Te9u,reqentS m me- OF the nurses PRO
nature of Florence Nightingale and of her extraor
expetted that every nurse. even If endowed with
The ability and accomplishments Of Florence Night
be regarded, he said: as an example and an in
The Of the nurse for ep the patient IT, He
deploTed the custom Of speaking OF coming opera
able or inevitable death. While the newspapers had
on occasions severely criticised Bellevue Hospital.
OF the nurses or physicians Women nurses he
salo, had displaced men, except in cases requiring
About two hundred persons were present at the
exercises. The list Of graduates is as follows
Miss Clara Kenyon, Ohio Miss Porter. Virginia
Mss Marian Mcf5eeohin Miss Lillian Fflinger. Penn
Miss Lydia Mott NeW-York. Miss Emma Bohannon. Mis-
Miss Georgisna Ely, Ohio. souri,.
Mss Eliza Co5k New-York. Miss Mary Flynn New
Miss Ethel Reade New York.
Miss Jean Hoyt, New-York-
Mss Laura Boetcher Penn BIaude Harding. Maine
sylyania- Miss Grace Walker, New
Miss Mary Collins, PennEyl-l York.
vania- Mrs Nettie Russell MIchi-
Miss Mary Costello. Penn gan.
saiss Jessie Bingham. New ssnia
Margaret
Miss TUE johnson, New Penasyivanis,
Mss Maria Ke1am Viz Miss Nellie Elliott Ohio.
gins.
Announcement made Of the officers OF
the Training School for Nurses. They are as fol-
lows:
President-Ars. WILLIAM PRESTON GRIFFIN.
Vics-President-Airs. ROBERT HUNTINGTON.
seere-sry-Ars. WILLIAM H OSBORN.
Tressurer-JAMES STILLNAS-
Aansgers--Mrs. JAMES II. BENEDICT. Mrs. WHITE
LAW REID. Mrs. J. u. GOETCHIUS, Mrs. THEo-
DORE BRONSON Mrs. FRANCIS II. SCOTT. Mrs.
MOSES HOPKINS. Mrs. WILLIAM c OSBORN.
Mrs ROBERT TEMPLE EMMETT. Miss f'EL-
LOVES. Miss ELIZABETH D. 81. KEAN Miss
DCER. Miss ISELIN Miss ROGERS. Miss A. PINE.
supeTir-e dent-Nss AGNES :. BRENNAN.
Second Assistant Superintendent-Miss wIcKE.
Housekeeper Of Nurses H0me-Mrs. +. J. LOCKE.
Committee Examination Of NUrses-Dr STEPHEN
SMITH. DR.. EDWARD G. JANEWAY, Dr.. W. GILL
WYI.IE. Dr.. s. F. DENNIS.
Home Physican-Dr. ROBERT J. CARLISLE
CORRESPONDENTS CLUB OFFICERS.
At the annual meeting of the Correspondents