The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-24
NURSES GRADUATE
FROM HOSPITAL
TRAINING SCHOOL

The annual graduating exercises Of the
Rhode Island Hospital Training School
for Nurses was held last evening In the
Royal C. Taft building at the institution.
There are 40 young women graduates;
and the attendance AT the exercises was
very large.
The speakers were DIR. Charles ".
Chaplin, NJ D.. Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord,
ID. D.. and r. I. Gammel. DR.. Chaplin.
who is the local superintendent OF health.
gave valuable advice for practice Rev.
Lord spoke on Professionalism"
In part. Dr. Chaplin spoke as follows;
"You have serious profession to look
after in your capacity. 1t is profession
and not trade; want you TO always re-
member that. A trade union is perhaps
necessary and helpful. but physicians and
! nurses need not adopt such methods.
"we need to strive 10 elevate and ad-
vance our profession, that is what we
mean by following a profession; We must
keep abreast OF the times and be OF SER
vice TO mankind.
"You have had considerable instruc-
ton. but perhaps ma yocer several
| bits of advice at this time. There Is
| nothing that counts for success much
more than tact; and this you must all
| be in possession OF. Especially In the
way of cleanliness, this ability VIII
| often have to be displayed.
You have learned In your training
much that physieianS 40 nt not KnoW, W. bot bot
let them or the patients know that
| your knowledge is greater than theirs.
speak Of before closing. Get rid of ali H
| your institutionalism. We all appre-
ciate what this Rhode Island hospital
tion ss o"f it is e necessary % % to DO things by
rule. But as we meet people in pri-
vate practice. we must throw this aside.
Gq treating sne not but sna' ses
I human beings. Only by striving to-
ward such a goal can we display our
| tactfulness and sympathy and do our
best work"
Rev. Augustus NJ Lord. pastor OF the
| First congregational church. said in
part:
'Do not let your profession sink into
petty professionalism. My point bears
| on the distinction between the me-
and do not let the former overshadow
| the latter. Technical skill Is. of course.
| necessary, and indeed essential, but
in your intimate relations with families
| and homes much more than mere skill
is required. You need a liberal educa-
tion which you can obtain only by ex:.
perience. Study human nature and
| learn to know the living being. Then
| yon will not fall to the level OF mere
| proiess onalism.
In other words, your work Is largely
| educational; you are TO teach us haw 10
take care OF ourselves physically: you are
| TO bring into our heart and mind the
restful Influences that lead to a higher
| and better life
| M tn iN. o.
educate yourselves. No real culture that
you acquire Will go amiss. Become IA
| miliar with men and women in action.
Read the best literature and study human
experience, and you will effectively rem
der the service TO which yoar have been
| called.
However, the sum and substance of
| what / have osay is that there are
other ministries besides the ministry
strictly SO called. which I hope is itself
something more than ministry Of
preaching
And among the ministries of practice
your profession Is one OF the noblest Into
the active Fellowship OF that ministry
| welcome you in the name OF your fell
low workers and OF the community which
you are 10 serve
The presentation OF diplomas was made
by X. |. Gammell president OF the board
of trustees of the Rhode Island hospital
| He In part said:
Your school days are over, and hence
forth the labors and responsibilities of
life are upon your shoulders. Each one
| OF you has II In her power to do much
good In the world AS you 20 from house
| to house attending the sick you will find
that the Swing OF a life often depends
upon you. Your care, your attention,
your devotion will bring the patient
through critical illness when nothing
| else will prevail.
place before yourselves high ideals
Take for your standard Florence Night
| ingale. that noble woman who stands
forth pre- eminently as the pioneer of
| nurses, more than half a century ago.
| Do not content yourselves wit hslavery
to routine. Seek to accomplish some
thing which will make you individually
| famous
"Tb> field Is a large one, and there is
a grand opportunity for each OF you
raise the standard which now prevails
in this community. Above all things do
not think too much OF your pecuniary
reward Efficient service should be-weH
! renumerated. and always will be recog-
| nized But II Is far more important that
! your heart he in your work, and in its
results, than that you should he con-
stantly thinking OF financial gain"
The graduates were: Florence Mar
| garet Whitaker Edna May Granville
Florence Winifred Kenyon. eBrtha Louise
| Strople, Isabel Wilbur, Mary Anderson
Cara May Stevens. Garretta Allison.
| Katherine Watson, Ola Mackinnon Jen-
! ME Brodie Smedley. Edith Severance
| Ferry. Elizabeth Margaret Donovan
| Katherine Martha Harris. Lillian Jane
/ Walls. Ida Gretchen Faerber. Marion
May. Susie Gay Titus. Margaret Macnair,
Laura Brown. Emma Jeffrey Paterson
! Annie Firth aWinwright, Annie Rita Me-
| Cauley. Nellie Maud Mccullough. Lottie
Jane Lowry. Nellie Beatrice Rippin. Ro-
| selle Porter Ford. Mary Ann Malone, Ma
! rion Esther Florence Lewis. Alice VIII
| bergia Kane, Mary Rebecca Mcintyre,
Mary Ellen Danahy. Louise Jessie Mac
! Leod. Minnie Ferguson. Belle Jarvis.
Mary Elizabeth Mccarthy Marion Elisha