New Britain herald., 1919-01-08

pected so much pleasure, if you hay. to miss something you did yeot ~ssnS to miss for ths world, mower mind all that. If your patfeTtt's comfort and well being ( re at stake, if. is your duty to give it up. Be always kind! Do not be cross! Without kindness your career as 8 nurse will be 8 failure. And ] have seen nurses, naturally not very bright, win their way through With kindness and smiles. Let the patient be ever so cross. ilnreasonaols or exacting, respond kindly to every impatient word and do Nour duties with a smiling face. It is extremely rare that you cannot thus win over almost everybody and when you sep 1fate rem your patiCnt Nou TDl be appreciated and will be thought of And rcmH'n hcrsd perhaps longer than NOu thought would be possible. know of nurses, whose k!rdneSs was Kept in the memory of some patients for years and Wro often were remind ed of that fact by | few pleasant lines now and then or some other way.
 "But ] will also advi&" you to be firm. Do not let -XOtlr kin dnesS per suade. you to give in to your patients notions. This IS not for your patients your own. or the physicians best in terest&. The doctors orders must be carried out in every detail. otherwise disaster might be the result Let the pacitn be ever so rehellious, s,--perso- verance and firmne&s will win the day and before long you will find that you do not need so much presidency, your hr 1Sin 1NN Xrn by and he results will justify your efforts.
 'On the whole, it is easier for the purse than We are apt to think and I will warn you right hero not to abuse Nonr Lower over your patient, especially if he is of the male sex. and a bachelor Or a N N:dover.
 The nurse should also rem em Der, that her position is a position of trust. Not a word making com parIsOns between different medical practition- er~, should fall from her lips, hap penings Or scenes at the bedside, symptoms and diagnosis of disease,-- everything Of this nature should be as if it never had existed. The nurse should be, like the physician. bound by the Hippocratic oath. Only thus does she fulfil the high duties Of her calling.
 Tn conclusion, let me thank you for the work you have done at our hospital. You have been faithful. courageous. attentive to duties and studious. We are proud to send out a class like this to join your sisreEs in the profession and we feel that you will do honor to your alma mater. Modesty to a certain extent is becom- I,It ThnrN become mem Der of the nursing pro fession, l want you never to forget that it is one Of the finest and most honorable caIlinEs in the world, calling 70 be proud of--eVen if it's best rewards arc not largely remun era tive in money, but just the inward satis- faction that you have. done your share in alIeviatjns the sufferinss Of mankind. Indeed. a noble rrofession is yours and I congratulate you to have reached your goal and I wei come you among us.
 T have now the honor in behalf Of the committee Of the training school to hand to you Ycur diplomas"
 Presentations Made.
 A change in the program was ne- cessitared by the ina bility Of Judge James F. Cooper to present the class pins and other gifts. and in his place C. F. Bennett presid ed. MT. Bennett spoke Of the friends of the hospital who are constantly doing much good for the institution. He announced that Mrs. J, A. Traut had given silver pencils E. Fl. Dawson, class pins, and Mrs George P. Hart. flowers. Other gifts were servicea hIe com panion sets and money.
 The Glass of Graduates.
 Those receiving diplomas are as follows:
 FIliza beth Galbraith Tait, Bertha W,unsch. Eunice Strong, Anna Nelson, Carolyn Burke Gonyo, Signe .A1feId Anderson. Ethel Marie Johnson. Mary Margaret Larin. Adah Florence Will ian1s Esther Amelia Kallstronl. Ellen Aida Weldon. Hattie Schiebel Marion Margaret Kennedy. Ruby May Bantly. Catherine AGnes Kelly and Anna Christina Anderson.
 PIauS for the Future.
 A number of inc members Of the class have made plans for the future. Miss Tat. of H2rtfOrH, ~i1l engage in private nursing work: Miss Nuusch. of this city. will remain here; Miss Strong. Of Warren. Mass, will return to that place: Miss Gonyo, of Barre, vt. will remain in this city for time; Miss -Alneld Andarsor of Brattleboso. vt will continue a the hospital: Miss Johnson of Hartford. will engage in private work; Miss T.arin. Of Benning- ton. Vt, will continue her work al the hospital: Miss Williams of Bur 1ington. will continue at the IocseI hospital: Miss T<allstrom. of Bristol will continue at the hospital: Miss Weldon. of Hockanum. will remain here; Miss Bantly. of Glastonbury. will enga ge in private work; Miss SchiebeI, of Lawrence Mass. will be g private nurse: Miss Kenne edy of Cos Cob, will