New Britain herald., 1915-01-06
GRADUATE NURSES
 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Dr. E. I. BradsItct Makes Ad-
 dress at Exercises Last Night.

keynote of the address given last evening by Dr. E. T. Bradstreet, of Meriden, to the graduating class Of the New Britain General Hospital Training school in the chapel of the First Congregational church. 1t was an inspiring talk and dealt broadly with the work of the trained nurse, touching upon the ideals of the pro- fession, the influence of character, and the beauty of service. The speak CT also gave many practical sugges- tions in regard to the psychological problems confronting a nurse in the private home which greatly interested the audience.
 The chapel was we'll filled With friends of the graduating class, the Misses Elizabeth Agnes Mansel, Clara Belle Fritz, Anna Maria Palmlund, Margaret Veronica Lowney and Jennle Gould. None of the graduates Is New Britain girl. There were twenty nurses, including the five graduates and Mrs. Jennie l.. Bassett, the super intendent, that filed into the chapel and took their places in the front row to the tune of Good Luck" played by Lynchs orchestra.
 Rev. Henry w. Maier gave the in> vocation, the nurses sang the class song. the orchestra played selection from "Sari'' and then Judge James E. Cooper, who presided over the eXer- cises, introduced pr. Bradstreet, the speaker of the evening.
 Nurses Receive Many Gifts.
 A we'll done xylophone solo by George H. Lynch preceded the awarding of the diplomas by Dr. E. T. Fromen, president of the hospital staff. Dr. John Purney made the pre- sentation of the school pins gift of B. H. Davison of the board of dl- rectors, and also presented thea com panion cases, the gift of Mrs. Frank l.. Hungerford, to the class Eacn member of the class was given a re- membrance from Dr. Fromen, the president of the staff. Each member also received bouquets of flowers from the Womens Hospital Board, from MT. Davison from Miss Jennie l.. Bassett and from Miss Claire Des- jardin, the assistant superintendent. personal friends.
 Miss Alice E. McBroome, a mem- Der of the hospital staff, sang "A Per feet Day" and responded to an en- core with onther song. A selection by the orchestra ended, the program in the chapel and adjournment was taken to Booths hall where recep- ton was given by the nurses to their friends. .
 One of the striking features of Dr. Bradstreet's address was the em- phasis he placed upon the human side of a nurses career, which gave the opportunity for interpolating a little humor now and then. After short introduction in which he spoke of the transition of the graduates from the training stage to the real work be- fore them, he asked his audience to take some things he would say on faith as no one gets a good perspective of his work by looking at it from himself outward.
 The Nurse in the Home. Although the tendencies of the times,' he said, in speaking on private nursing, seems to be to become en- gagged on the high seas, married in an airship, and have the baby in the hospital, and, when one is unable to l work, to go to hospital and have ] something removed, there are still a good many overconservative people | WHO Will 1nSlSC on DelIl& SICK III Ine1I l own homes.
 You know a mans home is his castle. That castle is ruled over by
 a queen with a big c. From a nurses l point of view there are no humble 1 homes. To home ruled over by a 1 queen that, like all queens, can do I no wrong, you are called because 1 trouble has arisen. Every one in that home feels as if that home should
 have been passed over when Fate
 was dealing out ailments and, conse- l quently, every one is on edge. Every
 one is glad to see you, but regrets the
 necessity
 l Your position in that home is | unique. You are neither servant nor 1 guest. From the ordinary point of 1 view, you are servant and fortunate 1 in getting a job. Your pay seems large and your work easy. In most cases when you leave, the total amount is thought over and com pared with the wages of the domestic ] servants and it seems as if they l could have got along without you
 that last week anyway. They will l hope it will be a long time before
 they have another trained nurse ] "'She didn't do anything anyway.
 "They recall some good old woman 1 their parents had who did a lot more