New-York tribune., 1908-04-10
BELLEVUE GRADUATION
Young Women and Young Men Re
ceiUe Diplomas IN Nursing.

The graduating exercises OF the Bellevue Train
ing School for Women Nurses and the school for
male nurses hell last night in the auditorium
of the Cornell Medical College The annual reports
of the schools read, diplomas presented the
graduating and certificates awarded In the
graduate courses. Dean ". NJ. Polk OF the Cornell
Medical College presided.
/ After the invocation the first report read was
that of the secretary. Miss Harrette Rogers In II
she spoke OF the growth of the schools and the
increased opportunities. well the responsl-
bties since the opening of the Harlem and
Fordham hospitals She called attention to the
need OF increased accommodations.
The report for the year Of the Mills Training
School. at Bellevue. for male nurses, showed that
its usefulness had been greatly extended and its
scope augmented by its afiliation with the Kings
Park Hospital There now seventy-nne men
in the classes. Last year ffty-six probatiouers
were examined. Of whom thirty-one were accepted.
Homer Folks president Of the State Charities Aid
Association and former Commissioner Of Charities,
spoke the outlook to-day for nursing pro-
fesson. He said that apparently the work OF
consolidation of the hospitals required several
years. but It had taken only two or three There
had been great change he said. In the last thir-
ty-ive years in regard TO nursing and nurses The
Rev. William 'Brien Pardow also spoke
Thrty-three young women, coming from eleven
states with seven from Canada. were graduated
Twelve certificates were awarded IN the graduate
courses Twenty men nurses were graduated and
two received certificates in the graduate courses
Those graduated from the Women's Training
School were;
Canada; Miss Sada Bell Canada; Miss Jennie Carnes
Costello Connecticut; Miss Columbia Crudup. New York
Miss Iva Davis. New York; Miss Rose Dougherty New
York; Miss Nellie F1tzsmmons. New York; Miss Mary
Hsns Sw Hss 4ofk os1sqs Mss Eh: si eny %s
Sey Miss Blanche Huse. Massachusetts, Miss adelaide
Miss Frfeda KiesIing New York: Miss Haze Iongnan.
Kansas; Miss Laura Madir, Canada; Miss Julia Mari
Amelia Massopust New York; Miss Mabel Mckay, New
York Miss Mary McGrssor. Canada; Miss Mary Narsle
Patterson. North Carolina; Miss Catherine Reilly,
necticut Miss Mabel Rnker West virginia Miss Jennis
rado; Miss Eliza sly, New York
Certificates in the graduate courses were awarded
follows:
Miss Ethel NJ Acorn, the Worcester Insane Hospital
Massachusetts Miss Eizabath C. Avery. Rutland Hos
ptal, Rutland, Vt; Mary Carey. George Washing
ton University Hospital. Washington. Miss Eta l. Cl-
Presbyteran Hospital PhadePhs Miss Rachel Isaac,
Anna Nelson. St Barnabas Hospital. Portland, Ne ,
Miss wnlfred Raney worcester insane Hospital. Mas
pitai Massachusetts: Miss Ceorgena 6. whitman.
Worcester Insane Hospital Miss Mary
Hospital, New York: Miss Elsa
Raston. Children's Memorial Hospital
The men graduated were:
Henry X Baldwin Forrest Blood. Louis Duzits. 10
seph Fleckenstine Nelson Gerard. Frederick W Graq
Marks Iber W Mervine George Peter Mol. Nicholas
Romano. Harlem G. Rubert. Byron smith sven oscar
Edward Swinden. Bert G. WILCOX FRANK v
Wilson Charles F. Witzig and William A Young
Certificates of the graduate courses were awarded
to Emmor Pepper. State Hospital, Willard N Y
and Walter E Simmonds, Toronto Hospital for IN
curables, Canada
Receptions in the nurses home followed the ex-