New Britain herald., 1919-01-08
ATEEN NURSES 10
 BEGIN LIFE'S WORK
Large Glass Is Graduated From
 Local Training School

history of the Training, school for Nurses ,>t the New Britain Genera hospital--16 in number-rerejyed dl- | plomas last evening. when tn" annual exercises were held in the '. w. (. 4. gymnasium. There was large at : tendance of friends of the graduates on hand to watch this important event in the lives of the young women. President A ". Stanley. of the hos pital board. was in charge Of the ex-
 ercises. and occupying seats on the stage were: Georgc P. Hart, r. c. Plat Dr. F.. T. Fronen, Rev. pr c. w. C. Hill, and Dr. D. R. Lyman,
 of New Haven, the principal speaker of the occasion.
 The interior of the gymnasium pre- : senteT a pretty sight with neat deco ] rations of light blue and white and pink and white. When Lynchs or cnestra struck up "OnWard, Christian Soldiers" the graduates. followed by pupils in the school, marched into the room to appointed places displa ying
 excellent military bearing. Another , plea sant fea ture Of the affair was the
 singing of an oriainal class song. with Miss McB.oomo leading. Meritcd ap- Dlause followed. Rev. Dr. Hill offared 1 speech. ngratulated the class and in presenting the speaker of the eve- ming. he spoke Of his work in France .s a member Of the allied armies in the research work of the Rockefeller Foundation.
 DF. Lyman Gives Address. Dr. Lyman handled his role in { splendid manner, his language being had n ho11 attention Of all present. He congratu- lated the girls at the outset and then turned to events of the present day
 when nalrses are playing such an inn ! portant role in world events The 1 speaker said it was doubtful if 3 | any 1 previous time the profession of nurs- : ing had reached such a pinnacle, and 1 their efforts were m eeting with appre- | citation. Dr. Lyman spoke of the work 1 that is being administered to the boys 1 in France. and the different view the soldier takes of the efforts of these l young women. Touching on his own 1 experience in France pr, Lyman said 1 that although there were many hos l pitfalls in that country, they lacked the 1 cOnNeniances that American institu- lions are fitted with. Most of the work where the speaker was is conducted 1 by nuns
 As advice 10 the graduates Dr. Lyman said there are many qualifica.- tiOns a nurse must possess f she is o ! be a success, namely, patience. tact, pose versa tiiity and consistency Tn patience she must be more than the equal of Job, and it is soon that she develops into a sort Of human shock absorber, TactfnMess is needed so that nursc must become arqua inted with the temperament of the patient, and, above all, she must learn the tact of keeping the mouth closed. Dr. Ly- man said tha versa tility consisted of a nurse being expected by some as the person who looks after the sick acts as janitor. etc
 The opportunities of a nurse are of l unlimited nature. and much good can be done for the city, state and nation by the interest nurses take in their welfare In sslfeau auardinE health. The value Of a course in hygiene and pub- lie health was advocated by Dr. T.y- man. In concluding his remarks thp speaker warned the nurses aga inst trying to do too much work and neg lecting their own health.
 Dr. F'romen Also Speaks Dr. F. r. Fromen gave a very inter
 esting talk preceding the presenta ton of diplomas. He spoke, in part as follows:
 ''No matter how bright the day, you will always ind a cloud some where: on every happy occasion. tra ce of sadness will minsle in To night I find this trace in the absence or an earnest, mteresfod face and 1 pair Of dark attentive eyes, belonging to your beloved teacher. who left you 1 on her country's call and is now | somewhere in France, working amon~ our solAi. IFS there with the same ene- erness anl f3ithfulneeS that wnre characteristic Of her work here. wish and l am sure you wish with me. that Miss DesJardins were with 1 us tonight, but it can only De in spirit. And I know from her written words that she is with us her thoughts are flying across the great ocean. to this place perhaps this very moment. 1 l am sure tFat hAr efficient teachings and her personal example as a con- srientious and earnest work CT will al-
 ways be rnmcyn I1ored by every one Of you.
 This is. for you, a happy evening. the croWning event of your training,
 marks a new eroch In your lives. 1 You have no longer the guiding hands : of your teachers and your superin- tcndent to lean upon hen difficulties
 arise. You may perhaps any day be i left to your own resources and have
 10 take the initiative yourself; and ] the responsibility falls upon you. if you do the right or the wrong thing. But these trying moments will also
 bring out the best in you and we are
 certainly here in this world, each end every one of lks. to give our best, our : best talent, our best efforts our best work to our fellow beings only if
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