Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-05-27
FIVE. NURSES
GET DIPLOMAS
Annual Commencement Exer-
cises, City Hospital Train
ing School Last Night.
JUDGE DAILY SPEAKS
High Tribute to Nursing Pro-
JUDGE DAILY SPEAKS
High Tribute to Nursing Pro-
feSSion Paid by Speakers
Musical Program, Dance.

Before an audience of more than
1000 people the five members of
the graduating class of the Perth
Amboy City Hospital Training
School last night were presented
with their diplomas in the high
school auditorium at the annual
commencement exercises of this in
stitution. The exercises were un-
usually impressive owing to the
high tribute paid the messengers
from Heaven" by Judge Peter f.
DAILY and the delightful musical
numbers which furnished part of
the interesting program.
Long before the time for the ex-
ercises to commence the spacious
auditorium was well filed with
friends and relatives of the nurses
and those who have formed the
habit of showing their interest in
the local institution by attending the
annual commencement. Decorations
of palms about the stage and blue
and white in the background. to-
gether with the class pennants gave
an added touch of distinction to the
auditorium. Johnstone's orchestra
played prior to the entrance of those
who were to occupy the stage. and
also furnished the music for the
dancing which followed the close of
the exercises.
At 8:15. to the tune of "Onward,
Christian Soldiers" a squad of high
school boys acting as color guard
TO the American flag. marched up one
of the aisles to the stage followed in
order by the young women of the
Phi Sigma Sorority, who acted as
ushers. the graduates, orderlies as
stretcher bearers, nurses still in
training together with their faculty,
alumni graduate nurses. members
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Hos
pital, guests. governors of the city
'spital and members of the medical
and surgical staff.
The audience remained standing
while THE Lords My Shepherd"
was sung and the invocation pro-
nounced by Rev. Eugene Kohn. of
Congregation Beth Mordecai.
Mrs. Mollie Chaplin Ely sang two
contralto solos, by the Waters of
Minnetonka" and THE Years at the
Spring." after which Mrs. Lester NJ.
White rendered three difficult violin
solos, "Reve de Jeunesse," "Minuet
Paderewski." and "Chinese Tam
BOURNE" Mrs. Ely has sung for
the nurses on several former occa-
sions and last night she added con-
siderably to her prestige. Mrs.
Whites technique as displayed in the
three selections she executed brought
forth round after round of applause.
The next soloist was a stranger to
Perth Amboyans, though it is pos
sible many have heard him sing be-
fore, as he sings for one of the big
photograph companies. James
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clear and pure rendition of the "Ber-
ceuse from Jocelyn." Later in the
night he added to his laurels by
singing two more tenor solos, "Only
You" and Thank God For q Gar
den."
Mayor William C. Wilson had
been scheduled to make
the presentation of the gifts from
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the grad
yates, but owing to another en-
he was forced to leave
early. Before going he said few
words of congratulati3n on behalf
of the citizens of the city. He said
it is the duty of avarv citizen to
honor these young women who
have chosen as profession one of
sacrifice to personal pleasures in or
Ger that others might be cured and
healed.
Judge DAILY paid one of the high
est tributes ever made to the nurs-
ing profession in his stirring talk.
He declared that the hospital is one
about which all can rally
regard to race, religion or
political beliefs. "One touch of pity
makes the whole world akin" he
said, land we should feel an eyult-
ant pride in these five young women
who have chosen the mos Gl1rious
of RI ofessons."
Scientific nursing had its origin
in the middle of the twelfth CEN
tury. Judge Daily said, but it re-
mained in its infancy. failing to
make any headway of consequence
until the middle of the last century
when Florence Nightingale gave it
he impetus that made it what it is
.oday. When the nursing profession
was originally started. those in it
we're considered to be in a class with
servants and domestics, the Judge
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