The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-20
FOURTEEN NURSES
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Virginia Hospital Training
School Sends Out Well
Equipped Class.
ADDRESS BY DR.: IRVING
Oath Delivered BY Dr.. Stuart
Mcclure in Presence Of
Big Audience.
ADDRESS BY DR.. IRVING

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Before a large audience of friends
and admirers diplomas We're, awarded
last night TO fourteen graduates OF
the virginia Hospital training school.
part OF the University College OF
Medicine The graduation exercises,
held In the Virginia Mechanics Insti-
ture. were presided over by Dr. Hugh
III. Taylor and present wor9 most Of
the physicians or the hospital. profess
sors OF the college and members of
the board OF trustees. among the latter
being Judge George L. Christian.
president.
Vocifcrous applause was rendered as
the graduate nurses. dressed in their
regulation uniform of white, filed in
and took their seats on the roatrum,
and then the band played and the
nurses smiled their appreciation.
All Take solemn Oath.
After Invocation by Father Finne-
gan. DR.. stuart Mcguire. president OF
the University College OF Medicine, de-
livered the oath which every graduate
\ nurse must take. All standing repeat
ed the solemn words after him. and
then each. amid continued bursts OF
applause. received the diploma which
sets upon her the seal of proficiency in
her profession.
DR.. Taylor then introduced DR.. Pau.
but now OF Farmville. as the princi-
pal speaker of the evening After a
few remarks by way of introduction
Dr. Irving addressed himself to the
sub1eci. The Ethics of Nursing" on
which he discoursed with much sage
advice and with regardful feeling for
the anxicues and fluctuations which
attend the path Of those young women
who 80 forth to nurse and heal. He
told them that they mus, always rem
der the best service of which the;
are capable. whether they were rcmu-
rera,cd or not; that they must always
be sympathetic. infusinG hope In the
darkest hour tender and considerate
OF the patient and family !,
Honor of Their Profcssion.
But, withal. they should never lose
their profession. a calling held TO be-
one of the mos, sacred. Nor should
they ever forget. he said that they
must hold !nviolate ell the secrets of
the home and hospital which they
might learn in their capacity as trained
nurse.
Or Irving's address vas received
with the ,utmos, attention. and way
we'll applauded- 3
Dr.. Garrett Nelson was then called
upon TO deliver the Red Cross badges.
IN gift from the hospital, which. as
tokens OF love. We're al ways 10 be worn
next to the heart He spoke to them
numorously as II Tightening the
thought Of coming burdens. and .here
vas much happy laughter drawn out
by his witticisms and gentle satire.
All rose for the benedictIon. and III.
graduates, while the audience held
back. passed out and into the world
CARRYING armfuls Of flowers sent bv re-
iat!vcs and friends
Fourteen Receive Diplomas.
The exercises were finished with
dance and refreshments at the Elks,
Home. where the nurses gave them
selves over TO pleasure before enter
Ing upon those sterner duties OF IFS
TO which their vocation has called
them. The graduates are as follows
Misses r Lillian Burtord. of VIII
iamsburg Julian Rebecoa Wear. OF
Memphis. Tenn: Mary Lou Bower. of
Charlottesville, Annie Berry Hamilton
OF Orange; Annie Cabcli Stephenson, OF
Woodville; Lena Agnes Rollins. OF
Fredericksburg: Eta Mae Newton. of
Wallace: Ellie Clarke Nelson. OF Scots.
burg: Edna Francis Berry, OF Grottoes:
Andrine ve-Hagen, OF NORWAY; Bes-
sic cambridge Terrell. OF Hewlett; VIC
toria Leo Powell OF Richmond; Mary
Moon Kidd, OF Scottsville, and Eliza
beth TalmaGe Allen. OF Roanoke.