Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-08

air OF neatHess and good taste wer,
visible IN the arrangements. The nurses
made a fine appearance IN their white
costumes. Those who received dlplo-
mas were Ivy Elizabeth knight. Louis,
Ellen Goss Elizabeth DOoley, Leah
Clayton and Anna Eliza Wills, OF salt
Lake city. and Sarah Hendry OF Ogden.
Superintendent John Wells presided,
and welcomed the guests In a warm
and felicltous manner Mr.. Horace En-
sign sang The Flag without a STAIN
Prayer was offered by President John
r. Winder. A quartet composed u
Messrs. Graham and Christopherson,
and Misses owen and Anderson, sang
several selections with telling effect.
supi Wells explained the objects Of
the course and the nature Of the hos
pital training. lie then called upon
President J. II. Paul OF the Latter-day
Saints university 20 deliver the address
- the graduating class
The professors remarks were closely
followed and az the request Of the
hospital management are here given IL
full
PROFESSOR PAULS ADDRESS.
Esteemed fellow students. members
Of the graduating class IN hospital and
private nursing, | have been directed.
az YOU see. 10 address TO you a few
words on the momentous and happy oc-
cason that marks your graduation, and
sicnallzes your completion Of the course
OF training prescribed fog this purpose
by the authorities of this institution.
And FIRST Of all, congratulate you up
on the honor which you are about 10
receive. Il Is a unique distlncIon
which tonight comes 10 you as a re-
ward for your arduous and persistent
lators, your prolonged and thorough
study. Il Is. indeed. but an academic
honor. that Is now bestowed by the doc
tors OF medicine and the practitioners
OF hospital clinics. under whose au-
thority you are to receive these diplo-
mas. Yet that academic honor, as We
may fairly term Il. is the forerunncr Of
greater honors by and by, which n YOU
live for. you cannot fail 20 merit and
receive.
MAN AS ORGANISM.
Your training has been one that
prepares you 20 serve your fellow mea
to serve them IN one Of the highest
and hottest ways You have learned
many things concerning the proper cas-,
Of the body In health and 90 sickness
and q Is now FOR YOU 90 make appiica-
ton ana test Of your skill and knoWl-
edge IN actual practise. Your calling
IS a peculiarly high and noble one-to
foster. preserve and renew lie. and es-
peGAlly 10 alleviate human suffering.
60 solace and heal those who are az
flGed. I envy you your course Of study
ard training here !, has been yours
IN learn the structure. the mechanism
OF the human body. IS nsaI,hfui action
aud rs action as impaired by disease or
impoiei by accident What "a wonder
ful. delicate. intricate and g0ilike
structure on machine u IT, you nave
good reason 70 know. Besides This base
Sc knowledge, you have learned s9me-
thing OF the care that must De taken u
tbs magical organism and the mNsie'.'
Gus life-iOrrc which tenants a. No.
know how IL Is best nnurishei-by what
foods. by what periods ~ activity ana
OF rest. hy what surroundings as to air
and sunlight temperature and environ
mtui You know the best methods 90
preparing food for Dos proper nutrition.
the hes, hygienlc devices and med.c.n-
al remedies that may assist nature lu
time ~ need.
MAN As 4 SPIRIT
Above all feel that you know I
Of thar mental atmosphere. I
that spiritual environment which best /
conduces 70 health and TO recovery .
from illnesses 81 whatever nature in@y I
may be- In other words YOU have /
learned that man. Ike Goa. o. rri. T
marlly spirit rather than a body and I
that 10 minister te his spirit, as wei /
rs 20 his body. will result On lie and I
health. His spirit cannot, must not /
be neglected II Is not my purpose. /
nven II were competent 80 20 do. 90 I
undertake 10 give 10 you, trained as I
YOU have been IN this very science. any b
new Ideas IN relation 10 mental thera- /
peuticS or the mental treatment Of
snail only remind YOU 81 I
what you ALREADY know better Than ]
10. Nor am now speaking u the
.ures that are wrought by the prayer
y faith. am thinking primarily OF
he cures that will be wrought. not
y the foods YOU give ana the medi- !