Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-05-26
TEN NURSES ARE
GRADUATED HERE
Impressive Exercises Given at
High School Last Night
ceIIent Address and music

The commencement exercises OF the
Perth Amboy City Hospital Training
| school, held last night In the high
school auditorium, at which ten grad
yates were presented with their dip
Tomas and highly honored by the
speakers, proved to be one of the
most impressive and delightful az
| fairs of its kind yet held in this city.
| Long before the time set for the
, opening of the exercises those inter-
' ested in the graduates and the well
! fare of the city hospital commenced
+. to flock to the high school in large
numbers.
When, at 8:15 o'clock, the grand
march was played and those occupy
| ing the stage entered, there was
scarcely a seat in the house to be
| found and before the program had
| been carried out very far 1t was
| found necessary to send many up
stairs where they stood in the cor
| ridors overlooking the auditorium for
the remainder of the exercises.
The interior of the auditorium was
attractively decorated with flags of all
nations and red, white and blue
streamers which formed canopy of
colors over the audience. The stage
was decorated with ferns and cut
| flowers the 1920 class penants of gold
and blue and small American flags.
The first number of the evening
was an overture by Fred O'Brien's
orchestra. after which the graduates,
hospital attendants. guests. members
of the hospital medical staff and di-
rectors of the City Hospital Associa-
tion entered, being escorted by a color
guard of high school boys, one of
whom carried the American flag, and
about twenty-five high school girls
attired in the white uniform of cadet
sponsors. The procession made
marked impression upon the audi
ence as the graduating nurses those
already members of the alumni and
others still In training, found seats
Following the singing of the Star
Spangled Banner by everyone and a
prayer by Reev. Frederick n. Me
dermeyer. pastor of the First Pres
byterian church, the exercises We're
started. Mrs. Mollie Chaplin Ely
gave two contralto solos, THE Awak-
ening" and ''Smilin' Through" her
rendition heing such as to bring forth
much applause. She sang an encore.
Rev. w. Warren Giles, pastor Of the
First Reformed church of East Or
ange, the principal speaker of the oc-
casion was introduced and soon had
gathered his listeners close to him as
the result of his humorous stories,
remarks and witticisms. After these
ture the speaker began to speak SER
iously of the need of nurses and ex-
pressed his high admiration for the
nurse and the nursing profession. DIR.
Giles touched upon the work of Pas
terr in fighting diphtheria and ty-
phoid of the modern wonders of med
ical and surgical science.
A nurse, the speaker said, must be
supremely patient and be able to use
tact and diplomacy. Owing to the
manner in which the hospitals of to-
day are outfitted and the method OF
practical teaching given the nurses
while in training, DIR. Giles said, there
is little doubt but what many of the
nurses of today know as much about
the medical profession as did many of
the doctors of fifty years ago.
The speaker emphasized the need
Of recreation and diversion for the
nurse. "She belongs to no union" he
said. knows not what short hours
mean and is willing to sacrifice her
health that another might live" DIR.
Giles urged the young women to care
for themselves in order that they
might be physically strong, a big asset
in this profession
From the time of Florence Night
ingale through the present war no
class of women has been more highly
respected or honored than the nurse,
said the speaker.
Before closing his address the East
Orange pastor warned everyone pres
ent against extravaganza SO prevail
ent today. He told of the inflated
money market and the ultimate end of
such an expenditure of money. In
closing DR.. Giles urged the people
to uphold the constitution of this
country. He also asked them to
think kindly towards England. His
talk was interesting and greatly en-
joyed.
Homer C. Move rendered two bari
tone solos, "Plaisir d'Amour" and
THE Ould Plaid Shawl" and also an
encore. The presentation Of diplo-
mas TO the graduates followed, Dr. !
Frank c. Henry awarding these
During a short intermission flowers /;
and other presents were brought up |
to inquire into the tragedy at Tlax- |
school sponsors. The graduates were
unable to hold all OF the bouquets
and presents given them. the other |
nurses relieving them as the gifts con-
tinued TO come In.
Two more solos. Fiddle and T. and !
an encore, We're rendered by Mrs |
Mollie Chaplin Ely, a violin obligato !
being played by Mrs. Lester NJ. White |
Mrs. William III. Hesser accompanied !
the soloists on the piano. A quin- /
tCtic toiipOSSu VI M1S. Lester NJ. !
White. first violin: Richard p Herms- |
dorff, second violin; Kenneth Martin, !
viola; Stephen F. Somogyi, cello and /
Paul @. Hanft played three classical /
dance selections and an encore.
Tho presentation OF gifts was next /
on the program, DIR. John c. Wilson. l.
dean of the medical staff at the local /
hospital presenting the graduates with
class pins DR.. Charles I. SILK made |
the presentation of gifts from the
surgical and medical staff while Mayor
Frank Dorsey on behalf of the Ladies'
Auxiliary presented each graduate
with another present
Three more solos by Mr.. Move. the
singing Of America" and the bene-
diction by Rev. H. e. Hatchman. pas
tor of the First Baptist church
brought the exercises to a close.
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