The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-10
Memorial Hospital Train
ing School Holds
Graduation
ADDRESS DELIVERED
BY REV. r. HI. CLAPP
Remarks by r. M. Bradley of Thompson
Trust-Presentation of Diplomas by
President Dunham-Dance in Eve
ming in Brooks House.

approximately 200 persons attended
the graduation exercises on the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital grounds yester-
day afternoon, when six young women
received their diplomas as graduates of
the hospital training school The We
randa was decorated with United States
flags, a large flag was suspended over the
chairs occupied by the audience in front
of the hospital, service flag with II
stars hung from the peranda and bou-
quets of goldenrod were in evidence
The graduates, dressed in their hospital
costumes, carried bouquets of goldenrod
tied with yellow chiffon They, with
other nurses, were seated on the south
end of the veranda, while the speakers
and hospital superintendent, Miss Mary
f. Shields, occupied seats to the right of
the entrance.
The exercises opened with the singing
OF The Star Spangled Banner and this
was followed by prayer by Rev Richard
II. Clapp, pastor of the Centre Congrega-
tional church. George L. Durham, presi-
dent of the board of directors, gave a
brief welcoming address, referring to the
six graduates and stating that if there
were $4,000 they all could be placed at
once, SO great is the need for nurses this
time.
After a song by five of the nurses Rev.
Mr.. Clapp gave the address to the grad
yates, saying it was sample of the day
that had come to them in the course of
training, as contrasted to the previous
day, which was rather dark and gloomy.
and more or less cold and raw Vermont
is calling for 262 trainers by JAN |. 1919,
and these graduates could be missionaries
to bring In these people. The speaker
said there We're three important factors
III life. First, the necessity of thorough
going, scientific, clear-cut knowledge of
things, and this was the most important
There is a hard, raw, cold, serious and
evil side to life and most young people
will not learn that
The second is the spirit in the work
There is spirit of disinterestedness, and
a spirit of love for work. Let the hui
name dominate the professional that the
professional may not be dominated by the
professional; keep a sense of humor; be
professional to the limit and yet be even
more humane.
Then there is the larger relationship
OF our work which stands in splendid sue
cession. You cannot make too much of it.
1t has stood for two generations now, and
more. and there is coming day to re-
build world which has been shattered
and the nurse stands up with the soldier
and statesman az one in a splendid COM
| pany. You are going out, some of you,
to that by and by to help to bring in
better manhood and better statehood
1t is a splendid heritage, a great and
| splendid present task, high hope for the
future. ! envy you in your work and
my thoughts go with you to help meet
| the need for great hospital and as you
go on for the love of helping in the work
| Richards NJ. Bradley, trustee of the
Thomas Thompson fund, spoke briefly,
eongratulating the nurses on going out at
| time when, more than ever before, they
| are needed in the world. He also spoke
OF the need of more nurses in this COM
munity, where the supply has been cut
/ from 45 to IL, with prospects of even fur
| ther depletion of the forces
| Mr.. Dunham then presented diplomas
to the graduating nurses, who were dec
Grated with the hospital pin by the super
intendent. Following are the names of
those who graduated Clara Gertrude
Miller of Canada, Elvina Malloy of Keene,
\. H., Lillian Josephine Banning of Had
lyme, Conn, Hazel Madeline Dunn of
Bangor, Me-, Mildred Harriet Bancroft of
Brattleboro. and Marion Thatcher of
Marlboro, n. H.
After the singing of the class song,
Rev. Mr. Clapp made the closing prayer.
AT the close of the exercises ice cream
and waters were served.
| A dance was held at the Brooks House
in the evening and was attended by many
OF the nurses, physicians and friends OF
the hospital