New Britain herald., 1930-06-11
Second Section
GRADUATE NURSES
 CONTINUE STUDIES
Will Pursue Profession Further
 at New Britain Hospital

All student nurses who were grad Uated from the New Britain General hospital training school this year are taking post graduate courses at the hospital, an unusual record. The graduates who appear in the picture with Miss Maude Traver, directress Of nurses. are:
 Dorothy Round, Bernice Gibbs, Louise Schoenauer, Mary Schmidt Elizabeth Jennings, Helen Bielek, Anna Hubay, Rose Sage, Emily Hop kinson, Margaret Gilligan, May Sy- monds, Martha Clough, Mary Gil- bert, Leonora Courtney. Lillian Bag shaw, Gladys Dwyer, Florence Linn, Lillian Carlson Carmel Mclean, Esther Smith, Angela Leide, Steph- ina Sowinski and Helen Lucey.
 The recent class night exercises Of the graduating class are said 10 have been the most successful in the history of the institution. Miss Louise H. Schoenauer was chairman Of the committee in charge. Papers read were as follows:
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 Helen R. Lacey, Martha F. Clough
 And it came 10 pass after three years of hard work and some play, the last chapter in the history of 23 girls, trained in the art of nursing, was drawn to q close. Peeking be- tween the pages and looking back to September 1927. one see a strag- Elng line of young maidens, trudg- ing along. laden with all sorts of baggage, one with Uncle Ben's old carpet bag, and another with Aunt Maria's suitcase, the one she bought when she vent to the big city away back in 9S. Each bag contained three brand new uniforms. cut 10 measure and fitted to form, and F wide flowing aprons. dazzling in their immaculacy. What matter if the but ton holes were in the wrong places The important thing was that each girl had her uniforms and was anX- iously waiting 10 don them and hur- ry to the bedside of some poor suf ferer Alas. how differently things turned out, the uniforms were at tractive. but somehow when they had them on they were perfectly willing for the time being. at least, to leave the poor sufferer 10 the ten der care of more experienced nurs- es. and modestly surrender to their superior knowledge.
 IL IS written that time passed, as time somehow does. and with its swift passing these eager girls were being molded and transformed. For four crowded months they wandered about in amazement watching senior nurses give treatments in the wards, gasping at the names of the treat ments which had more syllab!es than the Chinese alphabet Glasses opened up new language. Which one of the gallant ever guessed she had so many bones. and just why couldn't one move without all those heastlv muscles But Miss Thomas's efforts. were tireless and under her patient guidance every little bone and each little muscle took it's place in orderly sequence. Miss Dedts, in the meanwhile performed the equal lv difficult task of eXpounding the intricacies of floor duties and treat ments.
 Here is q chapter telling of the proud uoment when 15 girls took their first successful step and re- ceivcd their caps. They stood before Miss Traver and were welcomed in- to the ranks as recruits 10 the glor- ious army of nurses. Every girl knew that the battle to come needed a clear head. ready fingers and a will ingness to serve. The first responsl- bilitv came with night duty, some older students told of weird eXperi- ences at night and it was whispered that there were ghosts on Medical Floor. However, no ghosts were en- countered. and night duty proved to be not fearsome at all. Christmas time came round and with it the Christmas party, There had been little time for play until now, but oh, what q jolly time at Christmas. The head nurses donned their best bibs and fuckers and they surely did create the holiday spirit, There was feasting and dancing. and then the tired students tucked themselves into their beds. hoping the head nurses had enjoyed the party as much as they had, and would enter tain often The new year brought duty and books each day new treat ments and more complete mastery of the old Through theory and praC- tice the girls were now becoming nurses and were developing a pro- fessional bearing,
 When vacation time came the girls were tired enough to relax a while from duty and enjoy the privilege Of out door play. With the return 10 duty in September the older stu dents of the class proudly wore pink bands spanning their caps, and dreaming of the time when this band would be replaced by black, and they would develop that confi- dent air of seniors. oh the very real fly of splendor.
 AS the year passes swiftly we watch the pink band replaced by the coveted black one, and as seniors they hurry about the corridors, teaching probes the duties they learned a short time ago.
 As we reach the last chapter we see g white clad girls, standing tentatively on a platform, and as each ones name is called she steps forward to receive her diploma from MT North and from Miss Traver her school pin. In each young heart is an unspoken tribute of love and ad miration for the one who has guid- ed her training days. Wherever one of her pupils may wander there will go something of the tireless energy, high hopes, and fine ideals, with which they were inspired, May they