The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-25
DIPLOMAS FOR NURSES.
Graduating Exercises at Springfield Hos
pital-AddreSSe by Gov: Warfield
and DR.. Preston.

| The Graduating Exercises of the Glass of
! 1904 of the Training School for Nurses of
! Springfield State Hospital took place at the
| Women's Group Tuesday afternoon, the 2lst.
The exercises opened with prayer by DIR.
| c. r. Dudley, after which Governor Edwin
Warfeld delivered the diplomas TO the four
graduates, viz: Miss Eleanor j Mcguire, of
Baltimore; Miss Mary U. Shiffiet, of Virginia;
| William +. Martin, of Sykesville, and ID. Carl
! Gullett, of fredericksburg.
Governor Warfeld spoke in part as follows ::
1T gives ME n great deal of pleasure to be here
this afternoon, especially 20 deliver to You your
certificates certifying after two years of study you
have become qualified. Studying as you have, out
side of your regular hours shows you have energy
perseverance, ambition and grit When you find
young men and young women, who perform faith
uly their daily duty and take up their spare time
in qualifying themselves in their life work. they
are young men and young women to whom one
would be proud to raise his hat-I am sure am
Mr. Martin they tell me, is not a nurse, but is filling
a clerical position here Notwithstanding that fact
he has occupied his spare moments to this honora
bic occupation. took great pleasure in signing
bill last winter appointing Commission to see
that all nurses are properly qualified, and appointed
five young ladies as members OF this commission,
and trust that they will that all nurses through
out the State measure up to proper requirements.
The time is not very far distant when it will be
quired that all nurses must be up to proper stand
ard. Educational facilities in this State such
that anybody can become well educated. When
you come here TO nurse these unfortuuateS. and
have adopted nursing your vocation you should
qualify for it These appointments cannot be given
through political ufluence they must be given
through merit and merit alone. You know that
miuisering to the mind diseased requires much in
teligence, skill and tact therefore you should not
undertake looking after these poor unfortunates
without being well trained. Here you have the
means 10 do 50 properly. Young men Of ability,
in this profession. must qualify to do The Doc
tons here are well able to teach you. Il takes two
years but two years are not very long, and ia the
end you gain the important knowledge OF admins
tering medicine, attending wounds. spraius, band
aging, etc
The orator of the day wss DR.. George J.
Preston, Secretary OF the Luuacy Commis-
sion He said, in part:
Allow me 10 congratulate you on the completion
Of your course OF training Atesied by ihe dplomas
yuu have this day received from the hands Of tie
chief executive o. our state. This day will always
stand out IN your memory Market with Ted letter
You car proudly SAY. this diploma Conferred
upon me As 4 proof Of my fitness By Gov. Edwin
war6eid % the Stale % Maryland.
The profession upon which you arr entering,
Young ladies and gentlemen. is an au3Dous. sgrt-
Gus one. not To o. entered into lightly since IL iu-
wolves the greatest Of all prOh!ems-humAn life
AMER al IS sNti underlying all the profound ques-
lions II abstrusc philosophy. surmuuuuuE al the
sordd matters 81 nnAnec, stands the monrntogs
fact that 1--we bus pncc. hat matters t 70 AHY
af rs whether systems q philosophy Crumhle su3
dreams % science fade sway, lie Is rez Apd death
certain To thc uurse NO less thsu 90 The phy sd
elan The great question y me hsht Tor iie lives Of
those Committed ln o'1y charge, With yea the ques-
tiuss t. doGbly serious for only you HghtiE
for the life % he patient but also 1- al that
iife worth . hiIc-ihe mind.
In psgtluE into Use all that has been taught yuu
here forget the iuitv aiuzlty OF The patient
Par - 10 from me 20 range ny sc.t alongside the
"a sssly ealici has in our tay assumed ton Fa
E.arigus sway No quarter cyuie IN the bistoTy n
thr aori has witnessed such giant strstes o. sci
cncr - has the twenty dvc ycsrs last Iss=zi. Apd
get Is therr TO; Just littc DANCE of uzking sht
t-l2cth ~ ssure L co. l,sscgr. phy
ssciAs sats,l D., TIE tathtul uIr,- often iuinE
bier aurk than The ussu IN itc Il 1p-ai1ry The
work q The tu1 IS dla--vnt bGt " no can ~ hirh
cH pasi Fcs tnt the Egnucf to tbs Geld tests ihem
Tnr hcn.sd The microscope makes the discov
ygigs bst liIc physician. gtiing ihruuEh uiaseF-s
snoN aut s1Etncr's suu proves Or d&pgpvcs the
vAgur o. Lhess discoveries ~ thra make lt;sia
q ruGiEr methods bot The pthrF hand rrrsrUa-
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