Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-04-13
FOUR NURSES
GET DIPLOMAS
Rev. Dr.. Newell Dwight Hills
Speaks Musical Program
and Dance

Four more young women, who
have dedicated their lives to relieve
the pain and suffering of others,
Joined the white-robed ranks of the
angels of mercy at the annual COM
mencement exercises of the Perth
Amboy City Hospital Training School
held in the High School auditorium
last night. The audience was with
out doubt the largest that has
ever attended an affair of this kind,
every seat in the auditorium being
taken while many had to content
themselves with standing in the COR
ridors during the ceremonies.
The presence of such large all
dience spoke highly of the popular
ity not only of the graduates but CT
those who have already been award
ed their diplomas after three years
of practical study in the local hos
pital, of those who are still in train
ing, of the interest taken in the well
fare of the institution itself. and the
desire to hear one of the most abe
writers and lecturers in this coun-
try, Rev. Newell Dwight Hills.
Long before the exercises started
most of the seats in the auditor
ium had been occupied. When at
S:15, the procession, consisting of
a color guard of young men, gradu-
ates, the hospital superintendent
and her assistants, student nurses,
graduate nurses, members of the
board of governors of the hospital
and doctors and dentists of the hos
pital general and auxiliary stats,
proceeded up the aisle to the stage,
or,f n
found. These were quickly taken
during the first few minutes of the
exercises.
Music prior to the opening of the
exercises and during the dance and
reception was furnished by Kenneth
Martins orchestra. The stage was
banked with flowers and ferns, the
pennants and colors of the gradual
ing class. together with their motto
mon sibi sed omnibus being in evil
dence. The graduates, Misses Ladys
Skrocki, Josephine 7. KrusZeWski,
Anna r. Sabol and Eleanor Simen-
sen, occupied seats in the first row.
Sidney Riddlestorffer, president of
the hospital, presided over the cere-
monies.
Rev. L. v. Buschman, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church of
woodbridge, opened the exercises
with prayer after which an excellent
musical program was presented.
Mrs. Mollie Chaplin Ely, contralto;
Miss Helen, Greyce. soprano; Mrs.
Lester M. White, violinist, and Sta<--
ley Potter, tenor. rendered several
well chosen selections during the
night, George Vause accompanying
each.
Rev. d. Hillios took as his SUBJ
ject, 1.-The Nurse, the Physician and
the Health of the American Peo-
ple," and discussed this topic ex-
haustively during the hour he spoke
DR.. Hills delved deep into his sub
ject at once, with no preliminary re-
marks or introductive utterances.
His audience, at the close of the
first few minutes of his address, was
convinced conclusively of the mar
velous intellectual powers of DIR.
Hills and of his unusual ability to
handle the subject he had chosen.
The speaker. talking rapidly in or
der to take advantage of the time
Iallotted him to cover a big subject,
quoted history, statistics and Incl
dents, giving the audience some con-
|ception of the importance of health
las seen from the speakers point of
view.
Continued on page S.)
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