The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-27
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it's first requirement. Any nurse or.
graduate from any school Of learning
who thinks her work finished is
bound to meet an awakening.
"a few of the many items for
thought and care may be briefly
mentioned and commented upon:
The nurse of today must study care
fully and with serious thought to
make herself personally most desir-
able and attractive. Every woman
wishes to be attractive, but the pro-
fessional nurse, who takes up the
serious side of life, is in danger of
losing sight of the absolute necessity
of the cultivation of this art-for art
it surely is. Gracious and digniied
manners, becomingness in dress, the
most rigid adherence to the laws of
PERSONAL cleanliness, a knowledge of
the small amenities of modern So:
ciety. These do not sound like
matters Of interest to the woman
who has deliberately elected to spend.
her life over the beds Of the sick and
dying, but just the same they are
necessary and important, and, COM
ponent parts that must contribute to
her success. It is exceedingly i'm
portant that the nurse. should be
honest, and all through her pro-
fessional life must hold herself to
the strict standard of faithfulness
and trustworthiness toward the
physician and the patient and the
household where duty calls. her, and
strict honesty of thought and pur-
pose will carry her through many a
dangerous shoal. The nurse must
be studious, for much can be learned
and relearned from books, but every
phase of her daily life, every case
under her care, every household of
which she becomes a member, should
be the subject of serious thought and
attention to further her advancement
in the profession of which she forms
a part. 49,
In entering upon your profession
al life it is also highly important
that you do so with well-con-
sidered financial plan for your flu
ture. You cannot afford to be care
less with your bread-earned money
and you cannot afford to invest it
unwisely, giving it's ultimate bene-
tits to those who never earned it..
In short, you cannot afford to be
anything but strict business You
Will not always earn money, and
some day may need what is now
passing through your hands with
little thought. So I exhort you for
your own sakes, and for your future
interest and happiness, to so order
your affairs that you may reap in
the end maximum benefit from a.
minimum expenditure; and again, I
would repeat what I said to other
classes: Be exceedingly careful con-
corning the choice Of your intimate
friends and home Much of YOUR
standing in the community will de-
pend upon your home SURROUNDINGS.
and you will yourselves be much
benefited and refreshed and saved
from professionalism if, when off
duty, you can find yourselves even
for a short time a member Of a
genteel christian home. Cultivate
as much as possible the habit of
church attendance. You cannot
afford to miss the strength it will
bring you or the good which it will
do you. ..:-~
"Many other councils come to nv
mind as stand before you, >remem-
bering, as do, that we are now at
the parting of our ways, but I fore
bear; you are not children and will
make your way, and no one knows it
better than your speaker. =.
"Young ladies of today's gradual
ing class: Our work and our words
are ended. You stand before us an
honored and honorable class of whom
we are both fond and proud, and we
thank you for your help and all YOU
have done for us. In presenting
you the diploma of this school we
are confident that you will reflect
nothing but credit upon us. and
we trust that, in assuming the
duties Of your profession without our
watch and care, you will ever find
yourselves fully equipped for all
emergencies by the training which
you have received, and that in
nothing will you be found lacking.
and we pray that success, prosperity
and happiness may go with you to
the end.
A selection, KAISER Frederick },
by the orchestra and benediction by-
Rev. Service concluded the program.
and the Misses johnson then re-
celyed the congratulations of the