The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-07
Three GRADUATE
NURSES RECEIVE
THEIR DIPLOMAS
INTERESTING EXERCISES MARK
COMPLETION OF COURSE AT
LOCAL HOSPITAL.
DR.. SHEDDAN MAKES ADDRESS
Brief Charges Are Also Delivered to
the Nurses by Mrs. Dale, President
of the Board, and Miss Crabtree, Su-
perlntendent. ....
(From Saturdays Daily Herald.)

(From Saturdays DAILY Herald)
In the presence of an audience that
filled to the limit the Sunday school
auditorium of the First Methodist
church diplomas were awarded Fri
day night to three graduating nurses
who have completed the course at the
Kings Daughters hospital. The ex>T'
cises were brief but impressive. The
three nurses who have completed the
three years course and now join that
high profession are Mrs Holman, Miss
Vaughan and Miss Carter.
Mrs. w. Andrew Dale, president OF
the hospital board, presided at the
meeting, which was opened with a
hymn, 20, Zion Haste, Thy Mission
High Fulfilling" DR.. w. B. Taylor
pastor of the First Methodist churca
delivered an earnest prayer.
Mrs. Dale spoke briefly of the pleas
ure that the occasion afforded the
members of, the hospital board and OF
the high and noble calling to which
the graduates had dedicated them
selves. The address of the occasion
was delivered by DR.. w. * Sheddan
1t was filled with wise and wholesome
advice to the young ladies, Particu
larly did he urge them to make ser
vice Of humanity and not mercenary
motives the guiding star in the prac
tice of their profession.
The diplomas were delivered by
Miss Erastus Crabtree, superintend
ent of the hospital, in a few appro
pirate words. Miss Crabtree was civ
en- quite an ovation when she rose tc
speak.
A beautiful musical program render
ed by Misses Annie Grace O'Calla
CHAN and Mary Cooper Boyd, vocalists
and Mrs. Henry Ashton Porter at the
piano, added much to the occasion.
Miss Crabtree's address was as fol
lows:
This occasion brings to close re
lationship of student and teacher
Young ladies' | Wish to corgratu
lac you ON your honesty of purpose
as expressed in obodient, conscientious
effort to reach the goal at which you
stand graduate nurses-protessionaI
women.
rich and satisfying, yielding a full
measure of happiness, you will find il
through service, and in no other way
The law of happiness is based on so
cial service, service to others. Hap
piness comes to us indirectly, and re
fuses to come if sought as an end in
itself
However, there can be no service
in the real sense of the term without
some degree of sacrifice, though the
sacrifice is usually unconscious and
it's chief element is self forgetfulness
For whatsoever will save his life
shall lose it, and whosoever will lose
his life shall find it." All things what
soever we would that men should dc
to you, do we even so to them These
two guiding principles if applied by
every nurse in her own life, will solve
many of the perplexing questions that
beset the young nurse. The nursing
body will be lifted to higher level only
as the life of the individual nurse is
improved and only as she brings her
self into conformity with these great
laws of human welfare
Girls, our girls, my girls, present
to you the emblem of efficiency, this
token of merit this certificate of grad
uation. beseech you. honor and
guard its privileges as a sacred duty"