The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-25

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q, lSsafEREs& e EG RADlJa;T ON EXER
clsESO FEs;Ts II e NURSES OH
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!, portant epoch III the history OF Ssthe
!. Cook Hospita he5 occasion Is as HE
4 second graduation exercises of55zthe
!, institut ion and he afai r-$$Mas 1aade
Al an enjoya Bile social SeEsnt $S'Ss
n q he formal exercises ~ ere hel d$in
the Grand Opera House and Brought
Il. out many friends: Of th Ell graduating
u nurses and Of he instItutf ion When
4 II the curtain arose prom y .sht
II o'clock Iiss Cressap and the folls
duates 1iss IT, Al d = atts
Miss Donley and Miss Hal were seat
On tie stage clad u II ii adj
late gowns of white ;W u. tlt. SiainIys
and and becoming ca ana apron. sssl'hes
10th OCCUPANTS of5the tae;5s We're eXi;,
/ Governor Fl enaiag. sislton Penicks
and Drs- Sterling. Hall Howard " :sn,l
/ Durrett- After an opening selection
+ from the orchestra, Bishop Penick5
! was introduced and delivered 4 d NOS.
excellent address. NO better man
Ecould have been selected 10 give this
address than Bishop Pe,liclS bacal,se
Of the deep interest he has always
taken in hospital work, ard his 1torE
Tough conception. Of the siuties and
privileges and the Srea Z valt;a of The
trained nurse. He rated the serS iees
of the trained nurse mex re, hat S0f
motherhood in beauty and ,ob1anebs5i
of purpose After the close of hts 10.
marks, every sentirnen ( of which WAN
heartily icldorsed by those WHO knew
from personal experience TIC entilo:i
truth Of all he said, DIR. Sterling zad.
dressed the class, aI:tqr Which hc |
presented them with tfzeir dip1cl,l;:s, |
y Dr. Sterling. in speaking= % the quail
ificaIons Of the graduates this in.i /
stitution said that ne ccEsid&ral |
them in som g. Ways sul ,ssEtor g Hose
OF larger hospitals wila:'e less s:ipar:sE
Vision we. $ given tie training of#eech
nurse ana where pupil anu teacher
cam less IN contact With one alact7ieTS
He spoke of the consci en- ious WORT /
of these graduates in particular, and (
of Tie pride felt by the 1alSsf1agqrne n.
IN according len he'll; degrees. Fol.l
lowing the pres e11tation EFsIcp periek /
pronounced tie benedzctior and. inl.I
neaiately the stage began 10 fin isri
tho friends fiass$ss:e stiI1ts lat!je$fE /
come to p1eseE1 III Cir otia,i.aGil tatloiis|
and in many Instances to loestoW u1lon
them some token Of til regar.l
@ Carriage were in was ting q { a HI
tie after nine to convey them to the
hospital where an infol NAL reception.
was held, The entire first floor Of
the oulldie1as was tiSroYy:,, 7i5eE q theg
guests ard many alsosvisitell t.}1e ro6i.
gardens or sun parlor where fit:AyI5
could obtain general y5esw ~ IND
city, the r5sef, and tZae $50 jlr.EEis I'D
country by moonlight. f.
S TheiOpera House orchestra Asas sta. &
toned in tie library ana disco.irsGN
sweet music during The entire cven,
II ,z"ttf'es-aate guests strso;le.1 tt1rous!#
the beautiful rslittrr7 -es,ststlor or ccM:lS
versed in the 1uxlsrious roo1:s thrownl
open 70 IteIn- %s-Z,.E,5S a
In the dining room, which ~ slt4eI K
way, is one Of The hand:ss,nteSt rooms
to be seen anywhere, a rasfics basket
h1led with magnificent e1lrysant Ne
NUNS occupied the cerstssx of the tai
bic, over whose polished surface the
same beautiful flowers We're st"cwn Z
and in here the visitors we're s,ei-.eA|
IN elaborate luncheon, consisting of|1
oysters on the half sheri, apple. mt
md t celery salad, olives, pickle, bread
md butter sandwiches coffee and ice
,ream. Mrs George DeEole was mis-. E
ress Of ceremonies here and saw q
hat each guest was wt7l cared for. I
+ 1t was 9 matter Of oft-spo1<ec regret
hat szDr Cook himself was afsent1t
rom these ceremonies he was called \,
Q Washington Sunday a.en..s on
professional business AMI was unable &
Q return in time TO take part in The &
exercises or TO welcome bis visitors. Il
asst evening. 85
The training school Of tie Hos T.
'ital now has in service shir5y girls T
nd zine have already been grad,ts
ted from the Institution, all of whom 4
ave shown themselves ii every way e
onlpetent to accomplish The tasks %%s