The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-30
NURSES OF NORTH WHEELING
HOSPITAL HOLD ANNUAL COM
MENCEMENT.
Program Was Featured BY Addresses
OF Hon. n. c. Hervey, and Others.

Program Was Featured BY Addresses
OF Hon. n. c. Hervey, n Others.
A sudden. although not thought to
be serious illness OF one of its mem
bers. Miss Elizabeth Nicklin, marred.
but did not entirely hinder the gradu-
atlng class OF the North Wheeling hos
pital from carrying out its commence
ment exercises In the Carroll club
last night. Nine young ladies from
various c~ities-of West Virginia. were
included in the class. Bishop =. J..
Donahue. who delivered the last ad-
dress TO the class. drew attention to
The vacant chair. and prayed that she
be soon restored to normal health.
The auditorium of the Carroll club
was well filled with friends OF the
nurses. and friends of the hospital.
Meister's full orchestra furnished 20
propriate music for the occasion, IN
terspersing the addresses.
The nurses congregated in the rear
of the auditorium n marched single
file to the platform, wher they too
their places upon the stage. They re-
manned standing until the orchestra
had finished playing. Seated on the
platform were Ri. Rev. T.. j. Donahue,
DIR. G. VI. Frissell. DIR. c. A. Wingerter
and the Honorable Judge II. c. Hervey
presiding judge in Part One OF the
circuit.
Rev. E. f. Weber then requested
INV dllA'nNt W Sldnu NulAt nv ONtItu
a short prayer. DR.. c.. NJ. Frissell. n
of the older practicing physicians in
the city. n one who saw h North
Wheeling Training School for nurses
at the time OF its beginning. was then
introduced. DIR. Frissell. in a most
interesting address. recited the history
of the hospital.
Dr. Fnssen SPEAKS.
Or. Frissell spoke as follows:
This year We all are reading and
ntgrl gsinE The VVafThfmr uNnHfNnr non
trality and preparedness Of our coun-
try. but in our modesty have never said
ard its Training School for Nurses.
For So years II has been watching and
waiting. Is neutral. and has always been
prepared and anxious to aid the sick
1T has received tho old Mexican vet
Grams. the Blu and the Gray. the white
and the black and has been a refuge
OF mercy 10 those OF all nations. This
hospital, founded in 1859 by the SIS
tiers or 81. Joseph. il the oldest institu-
tton OF It's character in the state. 50
IT. is Justly called the Mother Hospital
of West Virginia. with accommodations
Tor 900 PATIENTS. and it's branches. 81.
Marys. at tlarkshurE, with
catlons Tor 200; -. JoScph's, az Park
%ersburg. with accommodation for $50.
The proposed modern hospital at Hunt
ingion and its near relation. ST. Fran
els. al Charleston. with accommodations
Tor $50, u constitutes the most prosper
Gus and influential institution Of its
@1NA NN HAH
1t Is a proud and aristocratic insti-
tuition. made so by tho Sisters Of st.
Joseph. who have kept that object In
view since 1850. and all our great men
IN medicine and surgery have made
thetr start IN professional life from
the Wheeling Hospital II is up 10
date IN management and In every dstaii
that goes 20 make a hospital absolutely
perfect. and the results have proved
School Started in 1900.
inc framing Htnuul for nurses WAS
established In 1900. and I am very proud
20 say that I was chosen as hrst in
siructor for the class. ConscqucntIy 1
have frequently overheard myself re-
ferred TO a. father and the old man.
but the old man was not SO easily
fooled AS they sometimes imagined.
IT has not been "a school OF easy
lessons and light work. but one where
each student has had r. threc-year
course Of medical instruction and Urac-
tcal nursing starting with the most
m'nial part OF nursing and ri tho end
OF thS course being fully qualified 20
TAKE charge ~ the most important med
ical and surEical eases.
Every nurse from this training
school has passed tho state Roard 81
Examination Twenty II these have en-
tered tho order ~ - Joseph. and Am
nths SON out a. the worlds helpers
with the fgIl recommendation and bless
lnEs OF the bishop and the Mother Hos
pital.'
TIL diploma received at graduation
gives them legal authority 10 0rrn
trstnng schools Throughout mo stat
and .thos" Interested have been 80 arr,-
cesSful that there are many arresls for
more This course Of training forms r.
greAt contrast 90 that throurh CORE
s~pondence. the latter resulting I'm "a
class Of trained nulsanccs' who arc
q danger 70 tho community,
~ an Illustration 81 tho Increased
,uSt ~ nNluE ] Will give the hospital
rates from 1850 10 1916. In 1850 rqf,-
were from $3.50 90 $40 90 nor vvoeI
Whlch included medical and surgical az
ieHtion: nursing. board and medicine.
IN 1916 the same services range from