New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-20
GRADUATION OF NURSES
Meeting and ArUarding of Diplomas
at Bellevue Training School.

,-uo -,,pol meeting OF the Bellevue Training
..+oo, for Nurses attracted large gathering
- ,ersors interested in the school last even
~ If No 42e East Twenty-siKth-st The large
ylors on the ground floor were flied to over
so,eine during the formal exercises which be-
,.n AZ S o'clock Justice Francis III. Scott pre-
s,sea there, and introduced Hamilton w. Mabie.
,y,o MADE an address. advocating earnestness OF
-o-,, and thorough preparation for It in every
oas Of hJraan endeavor. M. Mabie declared
cha. there was no room for half-trained people
a. any art or profession and people who did not
or. Into their work real earnestress did not de-
serve 10 succeed.
Among the managers present were Mrs. Will
Gar, Preston Griffin, Mrs. Robert Huntington.
Mrs James II. Benedict. Mrs. J. NJ Goetchius.
Mrs. Francis II. Scott. Mrs Moses Hopkins. Mrs
William c. Osborn. Miss Fellowes, Miss Rogers.
AIRS J. W. Brannan Mrs. William 3. Rice. Miss
anna Lusk and Mrs. Eliot Benedict.
After the reading Of a satisfactory report Of
the treasurer Ky Ford Huntington. the annual
report OF the school was read by William Church
Osborn. This report said in part:
Our work has broadened IN many ways. making It
sna better training, and the course has been e6
rsent of the operating clinic have been most salts
factory. We now have graduate nurse an charge
schools 10 prepare for and assist at various opera
A paid instructor IN rnaterie medica has been
and Il has been our ANA 10 replace, when possible
onstratlon. The new line of study for the treat.
psat o. phthss very e9@pse board Of
planning 10 extend our care OF tubercuiosis
many wears q district nurse. has volunteered to
assist In organizing this work, under the direction
out patient department. 1t is intention to al
hour "a 1
The nurse will learn not only TO Judge conditions,
the patients how TO follow out the necessary
Of Heait This Work VIII moi be compulsory on
p1 ats ssriSn 70 fae M district work after
era s.sfion. Extra alicst training can also De had
most successful cooking course A special series
Of lectures has been given on diste;ies py Mss MIS-
and practical lessons in special cookery fo- the sick
have ssn given T. the TIE diet % %
The hospital has furnished the materials no
eistTibHion in her ward of the food prePare5- The
eatsfactory and it win become pemanent feat
ure of curriculum. with enlarged facilities IN
Ftnanciaiiy our year mas been most satisfactory
A REIMBURSEMENT in the housek seping department Of
the Nurses Home. the change IN the laundry and
the renting ourselves Of the ming building. No
made V possible many practicsl econ Y les 4 very
generous gift on the part OF Mrs: Whi'elaw REID
books and charts, and in supplying various wants
which have made much difference in the comfort
OF the home but which otherwise would not
have felt justified in supplying.
greatly simpliied Tin February last there was
Complicated payroll the growth OF many years
under various city administrations, which was
rexatious in it's application 10 both the city and
school authorities Thanks 10 the energy OF DR..
Brsnnan the efforts of Dr. MabOn, Miss Delane
and a committee OF our managers. assisted by the
courteous advice Of AIR. Rives. the Corporation
Counsel. a system was approved and adopted by
the city authorities by which the city pays two
thirds and school one-third Of the salaries OF
the superintendent OF the two training schools and
her assistants in the male and female schools.
The city pays TO each of nurses IS a month. to
meet the cost of uniforms and textbooks and TO
the training school SIS monthly head for main
tenance. The school provides the home which
boards and lodges the nurses pays for the service
therein required makes its repairs pays its
taxes. supplies light, heat ana laundry. and meets
Gil these and other Incidental expenses from its
account
Diplomas were given to the following grad
yates Of the class Of 1903. who were at the
meeting in the dress Of the trained nurse: