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Show Exercises Held at Weber Followed Fol-lowed by Dance at the Berthana Seven graduate nursos of tho Dee hospital training school wero given their diplomas and pins last evening in the auditorium of the Weber Normal college. "Tonight marks tho completion or another milo in your llfe,"'said Dr. E. j : r. .ints in ins atturess to the grad-! uatcs, "and it is with good will and . good wishes that we see you receive tho reward of your years of work as a nurse. Your future Ilea before you, and even though this night closes one inoro mile, there a re many moro miles that must be completed and many moro milestones that must be passed, for the work of your life is still unfinished." un-finished." v Service and Sacrifice. In speaking further to the graduate nurses, Dr. Mills stated that the high) est stand that each could take was one I of service and self-sncrifice. Ho ad- vised each not to make her profession i a trade, but to keep it a profession, for in tho end "tho gratitude of your patients pa-tients is far more than tho money you receive for your service." That the history and tho nobleness of tho nurses is of the highest standing, said Dr. Mills, was well illustrated when 25,000 women responded to the call and served through tho war with our boys, giving, like the soldier, their utmost. Two hundred and eighty-four of them died while serving, and 101 of them still lie In France. "After all," said Dr. Mills" in conclusion, "the crowning glery of a woman is not her achievements, But her womanhood. The path of a nurse is hard and rough, but roses shall bloom in your footsteps." Prof. Young Speaks. Prof. Levi E. Young also spoke to the nurses. He said: "Hold to yqur ideals, graduates of tonigm, ana uikc not oniy your skiw; and learning into the homes you enter, hut lake with you your faith and your! love. Your calling is one of the high-1 est and most wonderful, for you are working hand in hand with God to! 3avc his fairest flowers, the life of I tan." Prof. Young gave tho Jiistory of nursing in the state, and traced' lit through the years until the present, j I Ho stated that although there seemed, jto be no compensation for the nurse, I that compensation would come in the' future years. Prof. Young related a! number of stories to illustrate his address. ad-dress. He concluded his address by stating that although the nurse and the physician seemed -to be people without feeling, they were, in the con- trary, people of the deepest feeling. but had so mastered their feelings with their courage and bravery that j they were able to face both life nnd i death without misgiving, knowing that death is not the end of all. "And like the Jews of old, who said to their patients. 'Peace be with you,' I wish you the same, 'Peace be with you.' ' Diplomas Given. j Pins and diplomas were distributed by Superintendent W. TV. Rawson and Stella E. Peterson, superintendent of I the nurses, who also administered tho j oath. The Lillian Thatcher orchestra! I furnished music for the evening with j ! vocal selections by Nephi J. Brown and by the quartet, Jed Ballantyno, ; I Walter Stevens, Mildred Ware and Mrs. Agnes Warner. The invocation jwas given by Pres.'S. G. Dye, and tho ! benediction by Bishop T. B. TVheel-Iwrighl. TVheel-Iwrighl. Members of Class '21 distributed distrib-uted tho flowers to the graduates. After Aft-er the exercises, the nurses and their friends enjoyed the remainder of Uiei evening in dancing at the Berthana. |