The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1912-06-27

patient and loving in her calling.
''The study of the human body is
the master science Of the world.
One of the greatest surgeons way
back in the long ago, said the skele-
ton of a human body proved the
existence and divinity of God. The
discovery of the circulation of the
blood by DR.. Harvey was wonder
full discovery, but the feats in sur
gerry today astonish the world. This
is an age Of occult science, genius
and progress. The use of anesthet-
les is truly messenger from the
sky. By the use of stovaine the
patient may witness the operation Of
the surgeon without pain or suffer-
ing. Some time after the discovery
Of chloroform a patient reviving
from its effects asked, oh, Dear
Doctor, has the operation begun?'
The surgeon smiled as he replied, 4
have just taken off one leg; do you
want the other taken off?'
In any profession or calling of life
care and close attention will bring
you to the dawning of the morning.
Your calling is sacred. Character
only will raise you to the throne of
womanhood and place the crown
upon your brow. The scripture
saith, He that is faithful in that
which is least will be faithful in
that which is most. Little things
are little things, but faithfulness in
little things is something great.
dare to do right, dare to be true.
You have work, nurses, that no
one else can do.
Do it brayely, kindly and well,
Angels will hasten the story to tell. -
Mrs. B. P. Taylor followed Mr..
Service with vocal solo rendered in
her usual excellent style, and re-
sponded to an encore with another
pretty selection. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. B. Soule on the
piano and by Miss Joyce Peterson
and Severt Peterson on the violin
and cello. DR.. Cooney then made an
able address to the graduates and
presented them with their diplomas.
The DOCTOR said:
| "Young ladies of the ninth gradu-
ating class of the Northwestern
Hospital Training School for Nurses:
Life is strange story-a weird
and unexplainable dream. So swift
in its flight, so slow in anticipation,
so near and yet so far in all our
thoughts. / make no manner of
doubt that one or both of you hest
tated and doubted the wisdom of
entering the nurse profession because
of the long two years of preparation
which you must give out of your
lives, but where have they gone?
Was it yesterday or the day before
that you wrote out that first appli-
cation for admission into this
school? Was it last nj ght or this
morning that-you donned your first
cap and gown at the close of the
months probation?
"Do you remember with what
silent awe you gazed upon those
wonderful senior nurses with their
wise looks and mysterious, silent
manners? Do you remember your
first night watch, your first days on
the surgical floors and in the operat-
ing room? Yesterday, yesterday, all
of it, and yet here you are at the
end of two years and ready to leave
us.
Are you ready to go? Are you
glad to go? Are we glad to take
your hands for the last time? Yes
and no to-. all these questions. We
trust you are as ready to go as two
years of instruction and experience
can make you ready. We are
responsible, and we are to blame if
you are not, for it is recorded in nv
memory that you have been an
earnest, faithful, painstaking and
hardworking class. We hope you are
DoJh glad and sorry to leave us:
Glad to take up your life work for
which you have struggled so earnest
ly to prepare yourselves, and vet.
down in our heart we should be. dis
appointed if there fingered no regret
at severing the ties that have bound
us together for these two years.
Are we glad to bid you good bye?
We are glad for you that you have so
safely and triumphantly finished
your course with us, which has re-
quired on your part so much pains
taking, hard work and serious
thought: glad and proud to know
that even though you go out into the
world from this date you are still
and ever will be ours: yet sorry to
break the tie, for we shall miss YOU
long and sorely. ,E