New Britain herald., 1922-10-21

profesdlonAl llfe! The aneWer 10 [
 simple problem in deductive rsAsen'
 ing, 1t is n mathematical equation
 Given n young woman we'll trained iu
 the profession of nursing, strong tS
 mind and body and spirit. A living sx'
 ample of the laws of right living and | hygiene, and in addition to these tive | factors, the Ahird one of character
 that is the product Of self-ehort. ol
 self discipline, Of instruction. of hiSh.
 minded men and women, given thses
 factors on one hand, what do they
 equal? What is the natural develop
 ment of such an equation In detsv'
 imitation of a motive? There is but
 one answer and that is summed uy
 in the word Service
 Service to whom? First: the seYv'
 ice to God in serving your fellew
 men. Those wonderful instructtens
 when shortly after the sermon on the
 Mount, Jesus called His twelve dte'
 ciples to Him. instructins them as He
 sent them forth to heal all manner
 of disease and all manner Of siek'
 ness saying: He that fndeth his ltfs shall lose it and he that loseth hh life for My sake shall find it. Sec. ondly: service to the community, the duty cf every citizen and the privtege of every nurse. Our citizenship VIII admit of no debate upon this point. Thirdly: the service to oneself, to boy. row for a moment the well-knovn and widely accepted motto of the
 Rotary club He profits most who
 stt t,,tiA thA United States bids us to life, liberty and happiness. Of life we are fairly we'll assured. As to liberty, our gov ernment has no superior. But vhat about happiness? Happiness unfer. tunately is not so well provided for. We must, to a large measure. provfde for that ourselves.
 But there is no greater happiness than that found in work-in work well done. The idle are not happy. The incompetent are not happy. It is the workers. those who accomplish. who find joy in achievement, whe have something to show for their ef- forts in their workmanshiplike re- suits. Those are the happy. But how much greater and how superlative is the happiness when >the work is that of easing pain and saving life. Our civilization does not admit of debate upon this point
 With these three distinctions of service in mind--that to God, that to your community. and that to your self-what a motive for useful life.
 And now to review for a moment our consideration of the evening: your motive for choosing nurse's training is behind you. Your motive for entering the professional life of trained nurse. however, is before you. By logical deduction your motive must be that of service. This ideal of service is divisible into three parts:
 Service to God and literally fol- lowing His instructions-to heal the sick; service to your community and the gospel of hygiene both by instruction and by being living example of the ways of right living, of mental, physical and moral health; and thirdly service to yourself-in choosing a life of usefulness and at .he same time, life which will pro- vide means of self-support and . means of happiness in furnishing you with the essence of happiness-werk. of accomplishment, of attainment. Be warned of the dangers of allowing to taint your motive. Be aided by the thought that you have the answer to any troublesome problem which may arise in your professional life. You can answer any problem by asking yourself, What is pest for the patient?' And lastly be by the lives of the good women about you, whose names are bright in the tradition of the nurs- ng profession. Also be comforted for 'ou have chosen wisely, though may. 'e subconsciously, your life's motive or no one can fail either in his strug- ,le for a livelihood or in the pursuit If happiness no one can fail I say whose sustaining motive is Service service to self, service to the com nunity or his fellowmen and service o God"
 Praises Dr. Mceks
 In presenting the diplomas, MT. cooper explained that the present igh grade of the local hospital is ue largely to the personal efforts f pr. T. Eben Reeks and to the ca- able staff who work under his direc- ions. He said:
 Young adie"In about two win CTS you are going to be graduate urses. As you look back on the days phen you first came to the hospital S probationers I am sure that you ealize even more than any ot us how reen you were then and how grand ou are today These diplomas have ct been won without a lot of hard 'ork and you are all the more to be for that reason for fter all, there isn't much that Is 'orth while that doesn't take hard 'ork. I have noticed that when any hing is too easy, there Is alwayr omething the matter with It. It is Ike some of the puzzles that you ometimes see advertised-A beauti- ll picture of a house and under it let ITS H. R R-S-anyone who guesses the nswer and sends a dollar will ret
 wonderful bottle of perfume free. ut you always have to send the dol lr-and so it Is with most of tho asy jobs. There is a joker in them 
 So we are proud of you as we give ou these diplomas and we shall atch your future always with sym athy and interest.
 Within the last week as you know, lr hospital has been put on an equal 'ting with a few of the other best ospitals in the state. have an idea lat the examining committee prob oly saw you young ladies ana that lat decided them. In any event we If the rating and ynu a rA exa AuatAa