The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-11

NURSES GRADUATED
Rev. Sargent Made Excellent
Address to Glass
VALUE OF TRAINED NURSE
Was Theme of Addresses by
Officers of the School

Many friends and relatives Of the grad
Wichita Hospital attended the sixth an
nual commencement exercises of the
Wichita Training School for Nurses held
at St Johns Episcopal church last
night The church was decorated with
palms and cut flowers. The board of trus-
tees. the board of directors and the stu
dents of the training school, twenty in
number, attended in a body and occu-
pied seats on the stage. The six young
ladies of the graduating class. Miss Bes-
sic N Hewitt, Miss Fernette A. Van Pat
ten, Miss Margaret L. Davidson, Miss
Laura Craw. Miss Faith Causey and Mrs
Margaret V. H. RunnelIs, were in cos
tune. and their white bonnets. col
lars and aprons made them look true
ministers of kindness
Rev Ritchey offered the opening pray
er. Miss Dunbar and Mr.. Yost furnished
the music for the program and every
one appreciated their two vocal duets and
Miss Dunbar's solo.
of trustees. after briefly reviewing the
work of the hospital during the last year
and expressing satisfaction at the pro-
gress made by the Training School for
Nurses. introduced the speaker of the
evening, Rev. Sargent.
Rev. Sargent began his address with
the. illustration of the mile of necessity
and the mile of Privilege. Cyrus. the
Persian. created the mile of necessity
when he made the law that a soldier
could compel a citizen to carry his load
mile but after that time the citizen
was free TO go as he pleased. Christ took
his mile of privilege from the Roman
custom that a citizen out of love and
kindness could carry the burden an addi-
tional mile. The mile of necessity is that
which one must do, while that of privi-
lege is what one does voluntarily. He
applied this to citizenship, religion and
society, showing that that is best which
one does for others unmindful of what
it may bring to him. He cited the eX-
amples of Florence Nightingale. Clara
Barton and others. He urged the gradu-
ating class to work not for the fee but
TO ccnSecrate their bodies. their minds
and their souls to alternating the pains
of suffering humanity. He said the great
est physicians he ever knew were skilled
in their profession but they were also as
tender and gentle as a little child They
never let their professionalism kill the
soul within them. Really great phys-
clans never grow hard-hesrted. No
money can buy such physicians. They
travel the road of necessity and also go
the mile of privilege"
Superintendent Helen A. Farnsworth
| spoke of the value of the trained nurse
10 the physician and the good work done
by the present class, and recommended
| that they receive their diplomas for sue
| cessfuny completing the two years
| course. After a few well chosen words
showing that the trained nurse was for
merly a luxury but now a necessity, Mrs.
| ]. NJ. Ross. president of the board of di-
rectors presented the class their diplo-
mas. 1t has been the custom of the board
| to give each member of the graduating
! class a present, but this year they de
| cided to present them souvenir badges.
These were gold and enamel monograms
of the letters wv. T. s. and were pre-
scented by Vice President Mrs c. w.
| Brown.
| diction all were invited to remain for the
reception. which was given in the Guild
rooms OF the church