The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-06-23
NURSES GRADUATE.
Interesting Graduation Exercises OF
Training Class of the North
western Hospital.
Miss Ida SChimming and Miss Sadie
Guild Are Given Their Diplomas
as Trained Nurses.

| dS lFalneQ nurses.
The graduating exercises of the
Northwestern hospital at the M. E.
church Tuesday night was an event of
Importance in this community, in that
it marks step forward in the growth
of an institution of which Princeton
can well be proud. The graduating
OF trained nurses from a Princeton
hospital is deserving of more than
passing notice. No calling in life
brings the human heart and soul in
closer touch with humanity than does
that of professional nursing. The
chapters that might be written of this
noble work here in our own community
would reveal that side of life where
faithful doctors and faithful nurses
have battled against disease and the
results of accidents which SO often i'm
peril life.
It was with more than common inter-
est that the people of Princeton wit
messed the passing of Miss Ida Schim-
ming and Miss Sadie Guild from their
hospital work to the worlds work
where with their training they will
take up those duties for which they
have been fitted by their two years.
course in the Northwestern hospital.
The church was prettily decorated
with potted plants and flowers which
were placed about the platform, and
the class motto ''Non Nobis Solum -
in green and white hung over the
platform
Seated on the platform were Revs.
W. f. J. Crate and F. A. Shore, Drs.
81. G. Cooney and G.. Ross Galley.
Miss Augusta Peterson, superintend-
ent Of the hospital, and Miss Winifred
VanLoon, former superintendent, and
also the members of the graduating
| class.
| The orchestra which furnished the
musical selections was composed OF
J. S. Anderson of Milaca, S. S. Pet
terson, B. Q. Brown, Henry, Avery,
FIRED Johnson, John Moeger, Herbert
Anderson and Mrs. Ben Soule. They
did well and contributed largely to
the success of the exercises. They
played as the opening selection, the
popular two-step, 1.-THE Northern
Coon' written by Jack Stromwell of
| Foreston, and which has just been
orchestrated. At the conclusion of
the selection Rev. F. A. Shore offered
prayer.
Miss Ida Schimming chose as her
graduating topic, "Who is the Trained
Nurse" If her essay is any criterion
she ought to be very successful as a
trained nurse for she seemed to pos
sess knowledge of what constitutes a
well-trained nurse. She said: Sin
every station in life in which God
places woman she should be kind
patient and sweet tempered, wise
counsellor and a true friend. An in
telligent woman can fill any position
capable Of being filed by woman,
and to what more enobling and ex-
allied sphere can she aspire than that
of a trained nurse'' Il
Besides hospital training a nurse
should possess love of God and fellow
creature, strength of body and mind,
cheerfulness, belief that cleanliness is
next to Goodness, refinement of char
acter, knowledge Of human nature.
quickness of comprehension, and ac-
tivity with unlimited patience, and of
course perseverance,. She must have
all her senses under perfect control
and must possess in an eminent degree
that calm dignity so becoming to
woman in every sphere of life, and es-
sentially SO when she holds the i'm
portant position of nurse The nurse
must ever remember that she IS the
connecting link between the doctor
and the patient, the DOCTORS truthful
and untiring friend, never forgetful of
the maxim. A well disciplined nurse
will never diagnose or prescribe
"Like our divine Lord she goes
about doing good to suffering human
ity, and as cup of cold water given
in Gods name is not to go unre-
warded, what a glorious testimony
will her life labor call forth on the
day of eternal retribution, if she is
true to her calling.''
Reference was made to the hard,
earnest work that, must be accom-
plished by the nurse before she can
receive the smiles and gratitude of the
convalescing patient or friends. It is
we'll to remember that trained nurses,
are only human and if they are to
benefit humanity their own health is
one of the first considerations. Pas
sing over the years Of toll, discipline,
and inconsistencies, bright and dark.
days which come to every nurse dur
ing her training school DAYS Miss
-