Evening journal., 1907-05-21
FIVE GRADUATED
FROM HOSPITAL
Young Women Who Will Now
Go Forth As Trained and
Tried Nurses
DR.. PALMER'S ADDRESS

At the Delaware Hospital last night.
in a room prettily decorated with
spring flowers. a class OF 1--WE nurses
were graduated from the training
school, and the event was both impress
sive and entertaining.
The nurses parade was a feature Of
the evening. Clad in suits Of white
and with white caps set on by black
bands, the nurses passed into the hail
and marched into the assembly room.
Following them came the graduates.
and bringing up the rear the under
graduates.
After the graduating class, which
was composed Of Miss Sarah Lynch,
Miss Mary McDade, Miss Mary Low
Der, Miss Eta H. Heisler and Miss
Alice Wadman, had taken their seats
an invocation was made by Archdea-
con George c. Hall. This was followed
by a duet by Miss Isabelle Wales and
Frank II. Mason. DR.. John Palmer
made an address TO the graduates filled
with good advice and appropriate
thoughts. He said in part:
Or. Palmer's Address
This is your commencement OF
what? or larger opportunities, OF
greater responsibilities. OF more reu-
ance on self. During the past three
years you have been under the careful
guidance Of faithful, conscientious and
efficient instructors in the superintend-
ent Of this hospital and her superior
assistants. Now you will go out into
the world to do trained nursing where
you are the supervisor with a critical
public to judge; thrown on your own
resources, but having been thoroughly
trained in your Alma Mater, will be
so equipped that you will measure up
to any emergency that will come to
you.
BE enthusiastic in your work; be no
ballard or sluggard, but strive to be as
good a nurse as It Is possible to be
and I know that with the foundation
laid as you have been drilled here you
should attain 70 the best Love your
profession. Then to business that we
love We rise betimes and go to Il with
delight. How easy IL is 10 do some
thing that we have a heart and interest
In. Il helps to smooth the rough ant
rugged places which you all will en-
counter.
beware OF Oonflodnta
Beware Of conhdants Never be-
come so fond Of your patients or any
one else as to make them the reposi.
tory Of your professional or persona
secrets. with our imperfect meant
you can not always attain perfect re-
suits, nor give complete satisfaction
and some Of those you have serve,
most faithfully. and who you think vii
never change win surprise and shool
you by turning viciously against yol
? and decrying you loudly. Avoid tellin
e secrets and making conhdants tina
p would put you In their power. Earnest
ness and interest shown i'm your case
are master qualities. They inspire bot
faith and confidence. Imbue yoursel
, with genuine interest In your cases am
you will be sure to show it in a thou
sand ways.
Earlier in the evening Mr.. Johnston
made a short address. during which h.
read a letter from Miss Annie NJ. Me
Lean. superintendent Of the hospital il
which she set forth the work done il
the hospital during the past year.
The benediction was said by the Rev
= John Connolly, refreshments wen
y served and the chairs were removes
from the room and two hours Of dane
a ing were enjoyed by the nurses an
= their friends.