Evening journal., 1914-05-20
Graduate NURSES
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Delaware Hospital Class OF
Four Get Good Advice
From SuperiOrS
PROFESSION HIGH,
SPEAKERS DECLARE


women, graduates Of the Training
School for Nurses Of the Delaware
Hospital, received diplomas from
Thomas F. Bayard president of the
institution, at the annual commence
ment exercises held in the Bush ward
of the hospital last night.
The room was handsomely decorated
with flowers, and the attendance was
so large that it was necessary to
place additional seats in the aisles.
The graduates were Miss Alice r.
OBrien, Miss Mabelle Pyne, Miss
Lillian Carroll and Miss Florence
Townsend. In presenting the di-
plomas to the young nurses, Mr..
Bayard wished them good luck and
Godspeed in their field of life, and
urged them to practice loyalty and
service. He declared that he believed
the doctors right hand is his nurse,
and he related instances confirming
this belief.
Each of the young graduates re-
ceived several bouquets from friends
while a beautiful bouquet of Ameri-
lean Beauty roses was presented to
Miss Duncan by Mr.. Bayard, on be-
half of the nurses of the institution as
an expression of their appreciation Of
her kindness to them during the year.
Two prizes were presented. One
was from DR.. Albert Robin, for the
nurse receiving the highest average
in her work. and the prize was pre-
sented to Miss Alice O'Brien. Miss
Duncan. superintendent of the
Nurses Training School gave prize
to Miss Davis, a member Of the senior
class, for the best work I'm banding.
The program of the evening, COM
prised mostly of musical selections,
passed smoothly and was greatly en-
ioyed As the graduate nurses, the
undergraduate and alumni filed into
the room, Mrs. Elwood Jackson play
ed a musical selection. Invocation
was made by the Rev. U. Franklin
Smiley, pastor of West Presbyterian
Church.
The following program was carried
out; Invocation, Dr. Smiley; duet, "A
Madrieal in May" Norton. Miss Wales,
Mr. Hdss; presidents address, Thomas
+. Bayard; song. Now the Lark is Up"
Wilson. Miss Wales; piano solo, "Song
Without Words" TschaikOwsky, Miss
Eleanor Pyle: address to graduating
class. DR.. Harold Springer; baritone
solo. "The Little Grey Home in the
West Lohr, Frank Huss; piano solo
ain Autumn" Mcdowell, Miss Pyle;
presentation OF diplomas and prizes
president; violin solo, lal "Canzonet.
ia .. (bl "Serenade,' DAmbrosia, Miss
Della simmons; benediction. DR.. Smiley
.rI
a resume of the work of the institution
during the year. He said that every
body had heard of the work that the
hospital was doing, but not everybody
knew the great progress that was being
made. Speaking of the recent campaign
for 100000 which was conducted tC
raise funds for the institution Mr.. Bay
ard said that the final payments on this
fund would fall due in August, and that
it gave him pleasure to announce that
the hospital was going to realize nearly
every dollar that had been promised
them. This would enable them to have
an endowment fund OF 100000 and t6
put 100000 into the building. He said
that among the proposed improvements
would be a heating plant, which would
include two boilers instead of one, Sc
that the hospital would never lack fol
steam. An incinerating plant will als'
no included which will enable the hos
oitai to burn all their refuse He eX
planned that this would be killing two
birds with one stone, as they would gel
ria of their refuse without cost, and the
fuel bills would not be as large.
The great stroke of the year. how
aver he said, would be the erection
bg side which
in general outside appearance would
resemble the rest of the hospital
THE institution will then be able tC
care for greater number of patients
in a more modern and up-to-dat'
manner.
Mr.. Bayard then thanked everyone
nresent for the interest they haS
manifested in the hospital as showI
nv their presence at the exercises
and he urged them all to bear il
mind that the Delaware Hospital
stands for something really good ant
something that is permanently good
and a real benefit 90 mankind
The main address of the evening
was made by DR.. Harold Springer
who gave the young graduates fun
OF valuable advice.
Dc. Springer remarked that the
profession of nursing is the mobiles
profession Of all and that nursing
is woman's true sphere. He declare
that good nurses are born for thei
work Just as doctors, lawyers an
ministers. and said that the fact tha
some are better workers than other
is true in nursing as in other PROBES
sions.
In urging the nurses not to ignor
the poorer class OF patients, ID
Springer said:
early IN my medical life was SUI
prised to note that trained nurses d
practically no work for the poor
other words. they practically refus
to nurse poor cases. Such person
get the best of medical cal
because competent young do
tors will treat them for the sake
experience and the older physician
from the sense of the sacred oblig'
ton that rests upon their callin
Don't misunderstood me, for l kno
that nurses do take poor patients o.
casionally, but il you listen to Il
talk of your older sisters in the pr
fessiOn you will find that they loo
upon such service as a hardship al
they condemn the nurses who tai
such cases for cutting fees, and loC
down upon them and sneer. It wou
not be possible for you to establii
traditions similar to those of the me
zeal profession that no call should