Evening journal., 1904-05-25
FOUR NURSES
WERE GRADUATED.
Homeopathic Hospital Com
mencement Held in New
Century Club
GOOD ADVICE GIVEN GRADUATES

Good advice, good music, pleasant sur
roundngs and the well wishes OF many
friends made the commencement exercises
OF the Homeopathic Hospital m the New
Century Club last night one OF the most
delightful affairs Of the season.
Headed by the graduates. Misses Flor
once Phoebe Gahhart Jessie Evelyn
Sparks Margaret Pyle Garrett and Alice
Earls Roe. the upder graduate nurses
marched from the hospital TO the New
Century club. which was well hEod with
friends of the Institution and the gradu-
ates. Graduate nurses in their uniforms
of white. acted as ushors.
The stage, artsucaly decorated with
palms, ferns and cut flowers was occu-
pied ON one side by the nurses and on the
other by TIE faculty and speakers of the
evening.
The young women Of the graduating
class attired IN their uniforms of inn
maculate white. and carrying bunches Of
| American Beauty roses, sat to the right
Of Charles w. Puscy. who presided
Others on the platform included Mis-.
Aida H. Turner, supervising nurse o
the Training School, the Rev. Or. W. l.
S. Murray, Bishop Leighton Coleman
samuel Bancroft. Jr.. OF the Board o
Trustees; DR.. j. Harmer Rile, Dr. Lewi
W. Flinn.i Dr. A. y. Franiz, Dr. Irwin
NJ Finn. Dr. E. r. Nogendank DR.. J
Paul Lukens Dr. Harrison w. Howell
( DR.. Frank r. Pierson and Or. s. G
Frederick. Of the training school atan
Each person on the stage wore as
boutennaire an American Beauty rose.
The Invocation was made by DR.. Muir
ray. A pleasing feature Of the evening
was the musical part OF the program
which was highly appreciated by pres
ent. Mrs. Norman Huxley played as
plano solo "Lurline" by seeiey. and Mrs
Julian Acair sang "The Land Of Nod" an
II Long for YOU" Miss Anna Cause be
ing lccompanist and Miss Margaret Pool
Pyle playing the violin obligato. Mrs
Adair also sang Calm as the Night an
8 Miss Pyles "Canzonotta" and Condo
t iieria." were delightful.
A resume OF the work accomplished dur
ing the year was read by DIT. Lewis w
D Finn. registrar of the training school
. He said 452 calls had been made for nurse
but only 1i5 could be supplied. Mine nur
ses are now in the training school.
< Address to Graduates.
a DR.. Frank +. Plorson, who made the ad
dress to the graduates said IN part:
As our knowledge of life and Of It's pei
versions increases. as our treatment be
comes more scientific, and as we increas
ingly realize the great importance Of care
fully trained nursing On that treatmen
:. more and more do we as physicians, we
4 come those who are to be our stronges
= allies in repelling dreaded forms OF Illness
o 'The great branch Of tact is OF ,are
importance-the career Of a trained nurs'
d The tact to dieerentiate the bright an
d gloomy days in a patients life and I
e encourage or combat them respectively
the fact to be natural and so avoid veal
ing affectationa: tact to be calm, helpfl
and self-reliant I'm the face Of critical a
ness and to maintain sound judgment N
der trying circumstances-all these mul
be cultivated together with that tactfl
VI quality, silence. The silence in regard
| patients and their families. in talkn
with the world at large, which is mol
than golden.
'sThe personal relation Of a nurse is
l. her patient, to The doctor in charge,
the family and lastly to herself. To n
i patient she should show patience, gentl
1t ness a carefully applied sympathy, and
l. kindly frmness toward the doctor, ca
l. and Notwithstanding cases strict a
tention IN receiving Instructions, and w
deviating fidelity In obeying them. To u
lie family. q manifest desire TO deal fair
f with them. TO give OF her best knowledl
A. to their member who is sick. and TO r
l. main on terms 81 cordlaliiy rather ths
e. of intimacy with them.
y: The nurses personal equation must
s. maintained by the greatest amount
n energy and the least amount Of wear cor
patible with her temperament. Her gre
er aim should be TO preserve her own hea-
IN while working hard for others.
''she should not work for words Of col
n menlatlon alone. nor allow condemnati
IL wrongly given. to deeply affect her. A
ne should strive TO be an honor 20 her mo
ne noble profession before whose ministr
tions even the Captains Of the Men
Death" are halted"
The Bishop Talks.
In the absence of the Rev Hubert I
+, Weqs. Bishop Cocman made an address
=, which he told the graduates they shot
-. not lose sight OF the fact that althou
y. they were RECESSED from the institute
is, they we're mot released from d.sciplh
"a which their vocation dsmandeJ. T
i, bishop in conclusion urged the young v
men 10 take a serious view Of life. asst
az ing them 90 would not lead to me anch
10 but IN the nobler things.