New-York tribune., 1905-01-11

Al the annual meeting of the board of managers
OF the Bellevue Training School for Women Nurses.
held at the Nurses Home. No. 425 East Twenty
sKth-st, last night the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
Honorary president-Mrs William Preston Griffin.
MiPm ohert ThqTGh 3s99Tn
Seoretary-Miss Harriette Rogers
Assistant treasurer-Mrs. Elliot Benedict
Managers-Mrs. James Fl. Benedict Mrs White
law law Reid, Mrs. J. NJ Goetchius. Mrs. Francis n
Ehmmet. Miss Fellows. Miss Elizabeth D. H. Rean.
nan. Mrs William B. Rice. Miss Anna Lusk Miss
HGIh 1Til Morgap Mrs John l. Wtlkie Miss Miss, Dehon
In the absence of Dr. John ". Brannan. William
Church Osborn presided the meeting. The Rev
DR. Dyer. the chaplain of the hospital. offered the
opening prayer. Mr.. Osborn then read the annual
report showing the marked progress that has been
made in the work OF the school.
The report follows in part
The board of managers OF the Bellevue Training
year Of great accomplishment Sixteen nurses
four Of which five have M been dTopped. proving un-
avodable personal reasons. Seventy-two probation
ers have been enrolled. Thirty-hve now pupil
seven are still on probation. Each month the au-
tuIiona positions than they have been able to meet
Dietetics have received special attention, an ex-
year by Miss Bedford, who was for number OF
years instructor in dietetcs at Pratt Institute,
Of Drexel institute. Philadelphia. wss appointed
hhospl1aI dettan The diet kitchen Is now In the
| room formerly used for doctors laundry. which
ma, mas been completely remodelled for this purpose
First-To provide the patients with more at
can be furnished from the main kitchen
second-To train the nurses in scientific cookery
properly balanced dietaries.
NEW BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE.
Two new and large branches of the hospital SER
t'i+i are now anordlng our nurses unusual oppor-
which was mentioned in last years report just
visiting of tubercriar atents in their homes The
Bellevue disPensary is in the hospital grounds. the
opened little more than year ago after exten-
Patient Department Of Bellevue Hospital Male
pupil nurses detailed assist in the male sur
the operating room and 10 the genealogical and
aaoercqosis a clinics A graduate female nurse has
seneIal supervision or the dispensary. another
graduate is present at the tuberculosis clinic and
their homes, lille third graduate female nurse is
registrar. over 5000 calls have been made at the
the dressing office. 61Ol This number is the total
or calls, not patients. the same individual often
daily
The experience our nurses gain here is most in.
me class of 81 is the extremely competent regis
var and had much responsibility in ieid and hos
pltaI service, coming 10 us on her return Amer
The other new branch of work the visiting Of
Inc Out patient department was begun BY our Eqpil
been amply and succesv esad during rim aPe the as s
year. II has been done under the careful super
IS. who is exceptionally dtted for the work and
VINO VINO mas for a number of wears been district
made TO show the broad extent of the work. Dur
tIon who come from ali psrts of The S[riss
and Greeks from the wretched tenemeuts the
St. who stiIl hold their own against the italian
INVASION; coored people careless supersttious and
3 he ftl= 0ir,cr
/ West Side section: Itauans from Mott. Elizabeth
pie. little used to tenement life: Bohemian cigar
makers Of the upper East Side. and sweatshop
workers Of the Ghetto. The nurse is the connect
ing link between the dspensary and the home. sup
anfone ,ne @ pS T.C.Sn WIN Hior&flon as 10 ths
in,StructiaF the patient as far as is possible in
with confidence and courage
/ Increased facilities for the care Of tubercular
patients were made in April by the erection OF a
[ubercqlar pavilion in the hospital grounds. eaa-
the fresh air and away from other patients in the
I wards This pavilion holds about twelve patients.
and has been constantly filed Another for babies
! has been in since last summer They have done
so we'll under these conditions that the pavilion has
tons
MORE NURSES TO BE NEEDED
We expect soon to be asked, by the city 70 fur
pavilion finished which will hold two hundred
patients This overcrowded condition alarmed the
long lease of the reafed buildings they now occupy.
they thought II wise TO secure five lots on Twenty
=
appealed to the public for funds. and received in
response $4,000 which enabled them TO buy the
/ land. This given mostly by old friends of the
school the first contribution coming from one OF
our graduate nurses.
To our profound regret Mrs Griffin. who for thir-
ty years has been valued and efficient presi-
uent feels oDlseq 10 give up the active duties OF
I the position, and declines reelection She has
yielded to unanimous request that she become
. honorary president, and in this capacity we
shall continue enjoy the benefit Of her advice and
/ loving interest in the school During the active
years of her presidency this school has gained
tnuously in its power for good and In the public
recognition Of its importance
Professor William NJ Sloane made the address 70
the graduating class
Nh Huntington presented the report of the treas
urer. which was gratifying one.
THE GRADUATES
Mrs. William Preston Griffin then presented d.
graduating class:
Sara Agnew Florida; Lillian Anderson New
Jersey: Emily Burns Ohio; Margaret Corners
French. New-York Mary Kearin. Massachusetts:
Mabel Light, Wisconsin; Mary McConville. New
York; Gertrude McCutcheon. Pennsylvania; Eliza
beth Mcdonnell, Pennsylvania Maude MetcaIT,
New-York: Jeanette Merzger Pennsylvania: En-
Pritchard Florida; Charlotte UnderhiIl Sadie
Zetterstorm. New-YOrk
Refreshments and dancing followed the adjourn
ment Of the meeting.
AGAINST sL0CUM MONUMENT PLAN.
Corporation Counsel Delany Thinks City
Appropriation for 1t Illegal.
AT the meeting OF the aldermen yesterday q COM