The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-09

"A person who has no special goal in life, is continually unhappy, and Tadfates nothing but unhappiness to those who have the misfortune of be- ing near him But life and work is sweet to the man or woman who has some object in life, and what a re- sighted This can be suppressed only by that wondrous, almost celes- tial bliss which attends the attain ment of the purpose or the reaching of the groal,'' said Rt> Rev, John J. Milan, Bishop Of Hartford, at the graduation exercises he'd yesterday school of St. Vin0ents hospital,
 For his subject Bishop Milan took the class motto. F'God is Charitys God is Lover
 Principles Count.
 <I confess to know nothing of the details of the profession of the medi- cal or nursing, but know the fprtn- ciples of those profession for they are the same in all life while the details are very necessary it is the principles which count The first is the principle of conduct, it does not change, custom does not shape the manner we should have This prin- ciplo is interchangeable as the God who made it and consists of the love whole world is confident of the man or woman who believes in God, he continued
 The Bishop related the well known legend of the mythical giant St Christopher, who made a, practice of carrying people from one side of a said, a small boy asked the giant to carry him across The huge man readily consented, but as he pro gressed across the stream the child became heavier and heavier and by the time the other side was reached the weight of the child was almost too much for the massive creature
 -I feh that the whole world was on my SuoulderS,'' said the giant to the child
 T am the world" the child re piled.
 -<Because Christopher had the love of God in his heart he was able to bear the weight of the entire world, and so it is with every person. The love of God gives strength
 Gods Masterpiece.
 Probably more than any other peo- l pie, doctors and nurses, have the op- 1 portunity to study the human body | they cannot understand how the very thorough system of life came to be. but do understand the workings or the thousands of organs and nerves in the body, how then a doctor can | say, This simply came by chance is | beyond my understanding. And how | when the end comes. a doctor can say | Death is caused by an insurging | force I repeat is beyond my under l standing If you girls who are grad | uating today should meet doctors or this sort do not argue with them IL | is almost apparent that they are the ones who said, Tt can't be in the be- ginning and then are too naughty to humble themselves n contrad1cting that statement" Id Bishop Milan scientific reSearcL shows GOds work The great Pasteur once said, The more l experiment.. the less ] l credit my college and the more praise my God-' J."
 Tbe Bishop spoke at length on the duties of a nnCse to her patient and said in part Be responsible first to God and then to the patient
 G-WOIlE E'carleSSlY-
 In conclusion Bishop Milan said: 'sFear God and work fearlessly with God, and may He loyef you an Keep you, and may you go back to Him when the time comes and bask Tn His Divine love- forever
 Following the address solemn ben ediction was sung by Rev James D. NihiI, pastor of St. Augustne'S church assisted by Rev. Dr. Richard F. Moore pastor of Sacred Heart church. and Rev Matthew j. Tray nor, pastor of St Mary's church Dur ing the service -Ecce SaceTdos Mag ms Gounod was sung by Joseph E. Clabby-
 Following the service the graduates and their guests went out on the lawn in front of the Nurses home where the remainder of the program was pre- sented- Il
 pr E. L. Symkowskf. president of St Vincent's hospital staff gave the address of welcome in which he told of the growth of the hospital in less than eighteen years from one bed to the present 250 beds, and said that College of Surgeons the rate of Al pr. Smykowsbi said that whole new wing would be erected during the next few years
 Diplomas Presented
 The diplomas were then presented by Bishop Milan and the hospital pins by Miss Isabelle O. Clarke, superin- tendent of nurses especially fine address on the work of nursing and its relation to God So work that you may make the patient , feel that Christ is still real, he charged the graduates
 The last speech of the afternoon was given by Dr. Andrew McQueeney < who splendidly reviewed the history , of nursing and set the date of it's : origin as even before the time of Eve. : when the mother monkey cared for he cuts and bruises of tue baby mon f keys oftals be of such wonder in the present 7 lay when 1900 years ago such q hos : oital was established in Europe when war scared men were re1nade. said ' V He told of the establishment of q 11onstrous city hospital in Padua in / 200, and hov after the Reformation, ' he management O. the greater hos e oitals which had been established bJ -a1holic men and women, was turned r 1ver to the ProtestanR- | Three hundred years before the z birth of Florence Nightingale. Catho- C ic nuns were working and nursing the 7 on the bartledelds Of Po- . and said Dr. McQueeney. but this s not diminishing the glory of Flor | ,nce Nightingale for she is one Of he nob1est example Of a true nurse"
 Bishops Blessing \ blessing by the Bishop and the H ing:ng cx the "Star Spangled Ban Ter" closed the program The fcE- owing members of the staff assisted . the exerC1seS- Dr. J. Murray Johnson chairmen, Dr. J. Af- F1nne- gan. pr D. J. Mccarthy. Dr. Daniel O T. Banks Dr. William H. C1rIey and [ Dr. Joseph F. Watts. members Of the s reception committee Dr. Joseph H. Y Toward was the head usher. assisted Y 5y Dr. James T. Walsh DS. Frank 1,