New Britain herald., 1924-05-28
HOSPITAL IN NEED
 OF 40 MORE NURSES
Annual Graduation Exercises
 Held Last Evening

Since last spring there have been "A the nurses training school at the New Britain General hospital, according to report made by Miss Maude F.. Trarer, directress of nurses, last eve ming at the annual graduation exer- cises.
 The exercises were held in the Camp school auditorium. The inyo- cation was delivered by Rev. Henry ". Msier. The address to the class was delivered by Dr. David +. Ly- man of the Gaylord farm sanitarium. Diplomas were presented to the grad mates by l.. P. slade, principal of the senior high school and president of the hospital training committee. Class pins were presented by Miss Traver and prizes by C. F. Bennett, treasuINr of the hospital.
 Miss Mildred r.. Burke of Hartford was awarded first prize in the gradu- ating class, and Miss Charlotte C. Rolf Of Springfield. Mass, was award cd the second prize in this class. In the intermediate class, first prize was awarded to Miss Margaret Cunning ham and second to Miss Sophia Koe- lach. In the junior class, Miss Dor othy Plumb was awarded first prize and Miss Ethel Post second prize. Miss Plumb was also awarded high est honors in the school. her average being ss per cent. First prize in all classes is $50 in gold, and second prize is $25 in gold.
 l.s. ~t, Violet Mcdowell of the graduating class; Miss Frances Jones of the in termediate class, and Miss Freda Hickey of the junior class. After the award of prizes, Rev. H. w. Maier of- fered benediction.
 Miss Traycrs Report
 The report of Miss Traver is a. fol- lows:
 "Sincs the last graduation, just one year ago, "A applicants for ad- mission to the school have heen re- ceiyed. Of this number Sl were accepted. Ten have left the school, one on account of illness, three have resigned, two have graduated and four have been dismissed leaving total Of 4s pupils in the school.
 During the year there were about sB days lost on account of illness among the students and the majority of these 5S days were consumed by two pupils who underwent onera-.. t.ons.
 "The pupils of the school spent 442 hours in class work on twenty-six subjects. In addition to eight mem hers of the regular teaching staff of the school, nine physicians have given q course of instruction on vari- ous subjects. The dietetic and chem i,try class rooms are now In full use. The theoretical teaching is greatly augmented by a first class motion picture machine, which was presented 10 the school last Christmas. High class scientific pictures are given at frequent intervals.
 The morale of the school is high and no time in recent years has the nursing force been SO efficient as it n row. During the past several nnenths, the night nursing force has been increased and the supervision of the night work has been aug mented by the addition of another graduate nurse as assistant to the night supervisor. During the d1 there are seven graduate nurses on duty to supervise the nursing care of the patients.
 "All work and no play makes Jack . dull boy applies just as much to a pupil nurse as to any other student, therefore, we try 10 provide suitable entertainment for our girls. To this end a series of social entertainments were held in the nurses home and from time to time, friends of the school have sent in tickets for theaters and musicals. which have been greNls appreciated and used by the puaSl nurses. It is the ambition Of the management of the school 10 see a tennis court established on the hos- pital grounds for the nurses
 Tt is 2 pleasure to have visitors inspect the nurses quarters as we feel that they are second to none in the state. We are right now making room to receive more pupils. as our rev hospital will need approximately forty more