The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-17
-FOUR NURSES
ARE GRADUATED
Commencement Exercises
Held Wednesday Evening.
NOTED SURGEON THE SPEAKER
DR.. lE. II. Pratt of Chicago
Delivers Class Address.
Exercises Held in Sanatorium
Dining Room are Followed with
Dance in Huber Hall.

More han three hundred friends
and patrons assembled In the main
dining room Of tho Sawyer senator
ium, Man street South, "Wednesday
evening for the exercises attendant
upon the tenth annual commence
ment of the Ohio Sanatorium trein-
ing school for nurses. Clusters of
Golden Gate roses tied with ribbon
etreamers in the class colors, olive
and amocr, were used in profusion
about tho dining rcom. while the
parlors ard hall carried festive
note in tall vases of American Beau.
ty roses.
The I ropram opened with an or
chestra selection from Faust. DR..
C. wv. Hensel gave the invocation
which was followed by an intermez-
10 by the orchestra The class ad-
dress, delivered by II. II. Pratt,
NJ. D., of ChicagS, was one of the
most unusual ard practical in a
medical line ever given in the city.
In fact pr. Pratt Givcrged entirely
| from thc medicine cure, and recon-
| mended the thinking ana practicing
of health as the surest means of OBJ
tanning that Invaluable asset. His
advie to the graduate nurses was
along this same line OF getting the
patient into state or mind where
| the possibilities of health smperced-
ed depression and pain, by drawing
n celar line between unwise sympa-
thy and helpful interest.
The speakers thoughts had the eff
feet of n tonic on his listeners and
everyone present ielc the truism of
radiating health jeing a force far
superior to pain. The inspiration
of the rddress was largely appreci-
ated both by pupils of the school
and gu"sis.
In presenting the diplomas. DR..
lC. f.. Sawyer. president of the
school. reviewed the work OF the
graduates during the three years of
training. commended their efforts
and efficient service and gave few
helpful ideas TO carry out with them
into tho world % Independent dMa'c-
tice. Miss Portia Graco Fielder,
Clara I!ecker, Lcuise Elizabeth
Thombs and Georgia Anna David
received the Official papers of the
school. qualifying them for trained
nursing IN any neld. "a Chaminade
selection closed the formal program.
Immediately fon7wlns the ,eXer-
ciscs ~ the san;,tyrium. the guests
repaired to the H,ibcr hall where the
officers OF the institution honored
the graduates with dancing party
the feature of with was the school
song ny the various classes in cho-
rus The orchestra played pro-
gram of fifteen dGI tes ana three eX-
tlaS, tht first being favor extra
In whiGn the grad 10 les costumed ia
repres mt three medical depart
ments, dispensed cha acteristic ia
vors. y tiny phial of tablets a min.
ature bandage and a paper mache
plate of tcaEt all tied with the class
colors. During lie second extra
the lights were turref Off. only a
huge central globe earring the in.
scription 80. S. T. s. 90" being II
evidence The third -xtra, rob
bers tHo-step, showed all the stu
dents In surgery costume playing
the roles OF robbers. Luncheon
was served buffet fashion during th'
entire pro gram iom a table masset
with Golden Gate ICses and amber
and Olive streamrrs.
A number of "A luate nurses cam,
back to enjoy ther alma matel
commencement and :lany friends an,
former patients from out-of-towI
were present for tke event whicl
was alSpi,ious in every detail, an'
highly satisfactory to the facult!
mcmbe:s, whose aim IL is TO produc
nurses, competent to- meet an!
emergency known to medicine. an,
women whose personality shall be
ON par with their professional
: ability and accomplishments.
Miss Ilcder has accepted a posi-
tlon as head of one OF the depart
ments in the Columbus branch o
: the co rpany; Miss Clara Hecker 1
! temporarily In the employe OF th
a company at the Sawyer Sanatoriun
Q here; Miss Louise 1hombs will talk
a short vacation. after which sh'
will do private nursing, and Mis-
G Georgia David will complete th
@ Two months of her course befor
h making decision concerning her
}, future work.
= Applie itions for the Freshman
i class a;e now being received an
II considered by the faculty member
e who are anticipating very success
It full and busy year,