The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-05-19
EIGHT NURSES
GET DIPLOMAS
DR.. Robert Olson Speaker
for Commencement Ex-
ercises at Hospital.
HOLD BANQUET TODAY

The most important event in COM
mencement week for the graduate nurs-
es of Kenosha Hospital Training school
was the commencement exercises at
Guild hall at eight o'clock Monday
evening. The hall was thronged with
interested Kenoshans. The colors for
the 1921 class, rose and green, were
adaptable for most attractive appoint
ments carried out in masses of roses
which banked the platform. Mr.. and
Mrs. z. G. Simmons presented each OF
the eight graduates with bouquet OF
Killarney roses, the class flower.
The program combined music and
talk. Mrs. Lura Gibbs Schroeder play
ed the opening march and Miss Lucia
Van Liere sister of Miss Cora Van
Liere, superintendent of nurses, sang
two groups of songs. Her first group
was "In an Old Fashioned Town" CIV.
H. Squirrel, and 81 Am Thy Harp"
Or. Huntington Woodman). Her sec
ond offerings were "Irish Love Song, "
(Margaret R. Lang) and "By the Wa
ters of Minnetonka," (Thurlow THUR
ance).
DR.. Olson Speaker.
DR.. C. A. Harper, state health Off
Ger, was unable to be present and DR..
u. H. Cleary introduced DR.. Robert OIL
soma of the state board of health as
his substitute. DR.. Olson was former
Iy with the U. S. Public Service and
his address stressed the public health
phase of the nursing profession. His
subject was Curative and Preventa-
tive Medicine" He urged the gradual
es to enter public health work, declar-
ing that, despite the recently enacted
state law providing public nurses in
each county the supply is not equal to
the demand and positions are going
begging. He stated that Wisconsin IS
the first state in the union to enact
statute Of that kind.
DR.. Olson lauded public health work
in Kenosha declaring that Kenosha
need not study Madison, for inspiration
while Madison often looked to Keno
sha An interesting point was this
statement that Wisconsin has the low
est comparative death rate from COM
munieable diseases and contrastingly.
the highest percentage of deaths from
scarlet fever. With regard to the lat
ter he emphasized the need of CO.
operation of every individual with
public health workers to aid in com
batting the disease which is proving a
blot upon Wisconsln's record.
Interesting in connection with the
present demand for public health nurs-
es is the annual scholarship to a SEN
Tor in the Kenosha Hospital Training
school which permits a course at the
Milwaukee public health institution
operated by the Wisconsin Anti-Tu-
berculosis association. Miss Lois Ped
ley was the 1921 graduate to be given
the scholarship and announcement was
made last evening that Miss Mary Hunt
had been awarded the scholarship for
the class of 1922.
Eight Get Diplomas.
DR.. G. Windesheim gave an inspira-
tional message to the graduates as he
presented the diplomas. He impressed
upon them that they had chosen the
highest profession accessible to- wo-
men and outlined the attendant re-
sponsibility to humanity. Diplomas
were given to Misses Lois Pedley, Ma
bel Burke, Helen Fowler, Anna Pits
ter, Mary Cohen, Irene Bragger, Eunice
Morgan and Helen Duncan.
The commencement program was
followed by an informal reception and
dancing party for which Clitheroe's
orchestra played. Refreshments were
served.
The concluding event in the weeks
program will be the BANQUET to the
graduates by the class OF 1922 at the
Elks' club this evening. The banquet
will be the most pretentious in a SER
les of delightful social events during
the past week.
The following were among the out
of-town guests at the commencement
exercises: Miss Kate Reed of the Mil
waukee public health hospital, Miss
Julia Pavek, and Miss Greyson of St
Luke's hospital Racine, and Miss Min
ME Meisner of st. Mary's hospital, Ra-
cine.