The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1908-05-21

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realize our highest aims, and may He
give us abundantly of His graces that
we may do His work while we live and
be greeted, when our labor is over,
with the beautiful words, "Well done
thou good and faithful servant, enter
into eternal JOY"
DR.. Cooney's address to the audience
and the graduate followed, and at the
close Of it's rendition he presented
Miss Brewster with her diploma and
the pin of the Northwestern hospital.
DR.. Cooney said:
The choice of a profession or occu-
patton is one Of the critical events OF
lifetime, as our usefulness in this
world depends largely upon the
character of the work we undertake to
accomplish. Every individual ap-
preaching manhood or womanhood
should have fixed idea concerning
the line of work they intend to adopt
for life vocation, for the span of life
is short, the years of active toll are
few and the possibilities of accomplish
ing much in a lifetime are limited.
Selfshness should be set aside in
the choosing of a profession, for we
know the secret of happy life de-
ponds upon making others happy.
Wealth and fame are nothing COM
pared with contented, serene and
happy life, and this, the greatest OF
all earthly blessings, can be purchased
only at the expense of making
others happy.
We have assembled here this even.
ing to witness the formal entrance OF
this young lady into the ranks of one
of the noblest and most self-sacrifc-
ing of all professions. for the nurse,
in the choice of her profession, casts
her lot with the sick. the injured, the
manned and the distressed. Let US
hope that in making choice of this
humane profession she has DELHI.
Grated long and we'll, that she has not
had in view life of ease and luxury
or stepping stone to wealth or
higher social life. If any of these
ambitions have been the means Of
taking her away from the family circle
to enter the wards of the Northwestern
hospital I pity her, for her dreams
will have rude awakening and
| sooner or later she will have found
that she has made mistake in the
choice of a profession. But if she
has, as we believe, entered upon her
pupilage with steadfast determine.
tion to devote her life, her energies
and her talents to the cause of the sick
and suffering, I congratulate her and
can promise her a full measure OF
reward.
You have chosen a profession for
which woman possesses a special
aptitude, and one intended by the
Creator for your sex. Nursing has
been an occupation ever since mortal
man came into the world, and in all
ages women, by their Unborn sympathy
and natural aptitude, have been fore.
most in the care of the sick and in
jured. Their presence and tender
care have always brought sunshine to
the sickroom and comfort to the
suffering.
You have completed the curriculum
of your studies and training and upon
examination have been found com.
petent to enter upon your life work.
AS thoroughly we'll as has been
within our power we have, during the
two years you have been with US,
endeavored to teach the modern
methods of nursing as taught in the
best metropolitan hospitals. T.
The physician relies upon the
trained nurse for observing and
recording symptoms on which he often
bases his diagnosis and prognosis.
He assigns to the trained nurse ex.
clusively the duty to carry his treat.
ment into effect, and in doing so he
feels assured that his patient is in
safe hands. To you, the only member
OF our graduating class-on leaving
your alma mater, I have but one
more admonition to make, for we
stand tonight at the parting of the
ways. You must not conclude that
your time of study is at an end. You
have laid a good foundation of a
knowledge of nursing, and it remains
for you to build on this an enduring
structure by persistent efforts to keen
pace with the Improvements and
Announcements made in the progress.
sive profession of which you now
form part. -"e-
| Success in any vocation in life is
only attainable by the hardest kind oil
toll and the sacrifice of personal com.
forts, and we who are assembled here
| tn witnesS vow. ontrv into tho ,ol1,.1