New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
GIRL NURSES GRADUATE
Plans to Increase Size of the Belle
cue Training School.

The Bellevue Training School for Nurses held it's
thtrty-third graduating exercises last night The
twenty-eght graduates represented almost as
many States of the Union. The exercises were
held in the assembly room Of the Nurses Home.
No. 426 East 26th-st Tho large audience was
chiefly made up OF members of the society which
maintains the institution. Prior TO the exercises
short time was occupied with the reading OF
various reports Of the body for the year.
Owing TO the great increase expected in the de-
mand for nurses in Bellevue upon the completion
of the new hospital buildings. the city has made
extensive preparations to aid the society in meet
ing the demand Early In 1905 the society tried
to raise the money to build a new school 1t Sc
cured $4,000. which used buy five lots in the
rear Of the home. These lots and the present home
were to be mortgaged for the purpose of erecting
the new buildings.
At this time the city proposed to aid the insti-
tuition So far money has been provided to buy all
the ground lying between the school and the river
front Besides, $4,000 has been turned over to the
society for architects fees. Work will start on
the new building very
While the city will pay for the new structure,
the society will have the management of it. The
old home Will be retained in its present condition
The five lots may be- sold.
The new school will be large enough to accom-
modate 300 additional pupils The school accepts
pupils from all parts of the country and maintains
them, first for probationary period and later for
the remainder OF three years course of instruo-
tion' chiefly taken in the neighborng hospital
of its sort IN the world It is said
The twenty-eight graduates came from a class of
thirty-three pupils In the last year ffty-fve
practitioners were admitted OF these twenty-five
are now pupil nurses and five are still on preba-
ton For the maintenance of additional nurses the
city gave the institution $4,000 early in the year
AS result the accommodations OF the home were
FOUND insufficient, and an apartment and q house
in East 26th-st. were furnished for twenty-nine
pupils. There ninety-fve pupil nurses and
probatloners in the school. One of the objects of
the institution will be to train for the
Health Department.
The Rev DR.. E. NJ Stires. tbs rector Of ST.
Thomas's Protestant Episcopal Church. opened the
graduating exercises with prayer. and afterward
made informal address. The graduates were all
attred in the regulation nurses costume. with
white caps and aprons. They received their dipo
mas, tied with Blue ribbons, from the hands of
Mrs. William Church Osborn, president Of the So
ciety. Heretofore for years, the diplomas have been
distributed by Mrs. William Preston Griffin. the
honorary president, but sickness caused her alb
sence last night
The graduates are Miss Mabel T. Bishop. Mrs
Sophia Brundage. Miss T. J. Bulow, Miss Helen
Butler. Miss Sate Clapp, Miss Ada E. Clark, Miss
G. A Daggett. Miss NJ A Doherty, Miss Jessie
Duff. Mrs A. q. Dunworth Miss Maude GaIlivan
Miss Bertha Gottron. Miss Mayme Cradles Miss
Lizzie Hangartner: Miss Minnie Hook. Miss Eva
Miss Mary Kreutz, Miss NJ. B, Lynch. Miss Minnie
Rogers. Miss F. T. Ryan, Miss G E. SHAW, Miss
NJ. A Stuart, Miss J. V Went and Miss J. E.
Eliot Benedict Miss Harr let Rogers. Mrs James
Scott Ms NOES Hop Il a Ro6 aFs TEMPLE
I1mmet. Miss Felowes, Miss Iselin. Mrs. J: W
Miss Ruth Morgan. Mrs. John L. Wilkie. Mrs
william Hyde Miss Martha 99raperj !, Mrs LIE Due
superintendent Of Bellevue and Allied Hospitals