Evening journal., 1922-05-24
BISHOP CALLS
FOR SERVICE
Tells Nurses They Must
Give All to Be Sue
cessful

With appropriate ceremonies -four
nurses Of the Delaware Hospital
Training School received their di-
piomas at graduation exercises in
the New Century Club last night.
Bishop Philip Cook delivered the
address. In addition to the presen-
tation OF diplomas the POSTGRADUATE
scholarship and other prizes were
awarded. The graduates are: Miss
Lottie Kuhn Miss Elizabeth Green
shields. Miss Charlotte f. Coffin ana
Miss Lucille Mason.
DR.. Willard Springer, senior physi-
clan OF the Delaware Hospital, pre-
sided at, the exercises and presented
the diplomas. and nurses reference
books given by Benjamin f. Shaw
president OF the board OF trustees OF
the hospital Miss Caroline +. Spar
row, superintendent of the hospital,
presented the pins, and Mrs Pres
ton Lea, chairman Of the training
school committee. presented the !
scholarships. Those receiving schol- |
arships are as follows: 5000 award /
ed by the Delaware Hospital for the /
purpose OF taking ost-graduate /
studies in nursing and awarded TO
the graduating nurse having the /
highest total average for three years,
won by Miss Lottie Kuhn: case of
surgical instruments. awarded by the
training school committee for the
second highest mark for the three
years, won by Miss Elizabeth Green
shields; scholarship of t25 for the
best average mark in the lntermedi-
ate class, won by Miss Elizabeth 1
Wollaston; s25 for the highest
marks in the junior class. won by
Miss Eva Blake.
In addition to their scholarships
and diplomas each graduate was
given a nurses reference book by /
Mr.. Shaw. These books include al
most everything a nurse might want |
TO know.
The stage was prettily decorated !
with all kinds OF flowers. At the
close of the exercises the graduates
received floral gifts, In addition to
the graduates those who occupied
seats on the stage were BENJAMIN r
Shaw, DR.. Willard Springer. Miss
Caroline r. Sparrow and Mrs. Pres
ton Lea.
Bishop Cook, as the principal
Speaker OF the evening. delivered an
inspiring address. He said in part
The last course would give
graduating cinss, had anything to
do with It. would be to send them 10
Sunday school and church. This
training would supply a lot Of neees- !
sary requisites
1T Is essential that everyone who |
takes up a profession or vocation,
should be interested in the work
they are doing, IL they want 10 make
a success of il. Nobody wants a
nurse around who thinks only OF the
zee she is TO get, before she thinks
II the service. II Is only proper
hat anyone who administers service
hould have a fee. hut II should
lot be the only thing they work for.
iod deliver us from the person who
kinks of fees before service. That
! what we try to teach in the sun
ay school and church-service.
THE sort OF person we like TO have
round us as a nurse is not the one {
no thinks OF fee first But one who c
Kinks about the services she can
I've. Other qualifications that make t
good nurse is first Of all cheerful t
ess. However. not that kind OF b
reezy cheerfulness that YOU can a
ear a block away-but the cheer {
,lness OF a disciplined person. Then /
lere is sympathy. You can't make y
he patient believe in sham. You
light do It for a time but the pa I
ent will find it out You can never \
in sympathy to a child. You must o
sel H. n
Il don't want any doctor or nurse Il