Evening journal., 1905-10-25
TRAINED NURSES
WERE GRADUATED
Annual Exercises Of Homeo.
pathic Hospitals Train
ing School
ABLE ADDRESS BY Ma, HYNSON

ercises of the Homeopathic Hospital
Training School for Nurses were held
in the New Century Club building last
night and We're well attended. There
We're three graduates. Miss Cora Eliz-
abeth Lambert. Miss Eda Slemmons
Hawkins and Miss Elizabeth Helen
Ruth. They We're attired I'm white caps
and gowns and occupied positions of
honor on the stage, which was prettily
decorated
Samuel Bancroft, Jr., presided, and
the principal address was delivered
by George b. Hynson.
/ Mrs. Norman Huxley and Mrs. Chas.
f. Griffith rendered an excellent piano
duet, william Tell" after which pray
er was offered by the Rev. Frederick
NJ. Kirkus. rector Of Trinity Episcopal
Church. DR.. L. w. Finn, presented an
/ interesting report Of the training school.
This showed that so great is the de-
mand for trained nurses that within
! the past seventeen months there have
4 been two hundred and thirty-hve calls
/ for undergraduates and it was impos-
sible TO fill more than ninety-seven OF
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uated from the school, the course OF
training consisting of two years in the
hospital and one year outside.
DR.. Clara NJ. Ferguson made the ad-
dress to the graduates and gave them
numerous suggestions that were valua-
Bile.
MR.. HYNSON'S ADDRESS.
In his address Mr.. Hynson said:
Mr.. Chairman and friends of this
Hospital: We are met to congratu-
late these young women on the COM
Ipletion of their course Of theory and
practice which now entities them under
the authority and name Of this insti.
tuition, TO go out into the world and
practice a profession which offers q
field for the display Of all the grace.
Of the heart and mind with which
human beings are endowed.
These young women now look back
upon a period of toll, study and self
denial, on devotion to duty which cos
a pang, on moments when the strength
OF the soul overcame the WEAKNESS o
the flesh: and these ceremonies meal
that they have reached a point whicl
calls for even higher devotion. for
larger measure Of self-reliance and sac
rifices perhaps they have hitherto no
known. Yet there is nothing in thi
10 offer discouragement TO those VIII
hold I'm their hands a measure O
achievement, for the joys OF life are it
accomplishments. and the voice of op
portunity is merely the call to duty.
I'VE cannot pause. either in busines
or philanthropy. For in the Divinl
scheme. work is so essential and mai
a factor so necessary. that when w
stumble the task is taken from ou
hands ere we fall, and It becomes tn
work of another"
The speaker dwelt on the practica
lines and showed how much the traineI
nurse and the physician can alleviat
suffering. Referring to the physician
Mr.. Hynson said:
PRAISE FOR DOCTOR AND NURSE
by his sacrifices and the sacrifice
of his professional friends the work o
the hospital is carried on. He give
his services, and the community occa
sionally shows appreciation in mill
Applause. But again we ask, what doe
the community do? Ii leaves the worl
10 the physician and the philanthropi
citizens who have assumed the burden
that the municipality has refused 4
bear. The fundamental law OF the Stat
prevents the city from the performanc
of a duty which is imposed upon organ
lied society and the constitution /
quoted as having the authority of Hol
Writ. But we will let that pass. 1t
sufficient to know that the work !
being done-well done by the great
| hearted men and women of Whining
ton; and it win continue to be don,
, even though the municipality will moi
. or cannot, do the duty resting upo
: all civilized communities
But you have done more in this hos
pital than to care for the sick and t
bring to their relief the highest ski
? that science can render. You hav
trained a corps of assistants who ar
passing out from the hospital to be
come your cOadjutors in the work q
' relieving pain and saving lives. Tn
physician cannot remain at the bedside
the nurse can. The orders of the ply
sician must be carried out. and the nurs
sees that they are carried out"
: The address was greatly appreciate
by the assemblage and at the conclu
sion the speaker was loudly applaude,
Mr. Bancroft. in the absence of {
, w. Pusey, president Of the hospiti
? board of trustees, presented the d
9 plomas to the graduates with a fe'
D timely remarks. and following the bent
y diction by Mr. KirlSus, they were greet
S ed by friends and relatives.
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