The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-20
NURSES PRAISED
AT GRADUATION
Their Profession Appreciated by the
laymen Who Spoke at Graham
Hospital Training School
Commencement
SOME SACRIFICED SELF
They Denied Themselves War Service
When Shown Their Duty Lay
Close at Hand Here at
Home.

The six graduates Of the Graham
hospital were given their diplomas
for the completion Of their four
years OF training, at the Trinity
Methodist church last night
One diploma was granted for train.
ing completed in 1918, and the other
five were given to graduates OF this
years class. Owing to the war, no
exercises were held last year.
The church was decorated for the
occasion with potted plants and flow
ers of the class colors, which were
green and white. Each graduate car
ried bouquet of red roses, which
were the class flower.
AS the graduates marched to the
platform, they took their seats in
the front row, and behind them
were the underclass students. All OF
| them wore their nurses uniforms
| Owing to the absence of H. W..
! Huiskamp, chairman of the board
of directors, the exercises were pre-
sided over by J. F. Elder.
Good Music on Program.
Rev. W. S. d. Lamont, rector OF
! St. Johns Episcopal church, led In
the invocation.
| A vocal duet by Miss Gladys Guiss
and Miss Fay Brumback followed the
Invocation. Their well balanced
voices were heard to excellent effect
in the selection, Whispering Hope"
In making the presentation of the
diplomas, Mr.. Elder said:
TOO much credit cannot be given
to the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, which has established and
maintained a hospital here.
NURSING More Than a Profession.
"As a community, we probably do
| not appreciate THIS hospital unless
we individually have to call upon Its
services.
Nursing is more than profess
sion. I feel that it is an art as well.
| 1t gives an opportunity for service
that no other work does. &
eve believe and trust that you
| will give to your profession that
| earnestness that is necessary to sue
| cess"
Miss Mary Jackson, superintend-
ent of the hospital, in presenting the
pins to the graduates, said:
The Duty Near at Hand.
"They have proved to us that
| they are competent to do the work
| that they are called upon to do
She explained that many of the
graduates had denied themselves war
service because it was shown to
| them that their duty was closer at
hand, and that they were entitled to
service stars as truly as those who
served in foreign fields.
| The address of the evening was
made by Rev NJ e. Nethercut, Of
Trinity Methodist church.
| Speaking upon the subject OF the
philosophy of service, he took for his
premise the proposition that those
who are the greatest are the ones
who serve most.
How to Serve God.
ITO serve God is nothing more nor
less than to serve man. he said.
1.-THE only way that I can serve God
is to get out among His children.
1.-THE question that the young man
or woman should ask in choosing an
occupation should be: What service
can w -
at is not what you claim that tells
what you are, but what you can do,
that is the measure Of life.
ITO try to make ourselves what
we are not has strewn the pathway
of life with wrecks" he said in max
ing the point that success depends
largely upon the adaptability OF the
individual to his chosen work.
Their Qualifications.
"I would not have you look upon
your work as a profession, but as
calling" he said.
There are two fundamental quail
| fications Of nurse: You must be
competent; you must understand
your work. Then you must have an
unusual amount Of common sense
The address was followed by a
vocal solo by Miss Marie Hopkins,
which called forth generous applause
| from the audience.
| Miss Iona Mccoy, of the class OF
! 1918, and the Misses Ella ]. Whittier
of Hamilton, Helen Oertel Of Keokuk,
/ Helen /. Sawyer of Keokuk, Lydia E.
! Howe of Wyaconda, Mo-, and Nellie
| Leo Phillips of Keokuk were the
members of the 1919 class who re-
ceived diplomas.