Soochow, Jan, 2.
This afternoon a class of five trained nurses graduated from the Nurses' Training School which is run as a part of the medical work in connexion with the Mary Black Hospital and the Soochow Hospital. Some years ago Miss Mary A. Hood came out as a trained nurse to take charge of this department of work in the Mary Black Hospital and she felt the sore need of well trained nurses to assist in the work. After shs had worked at the training for some time alone, the Soochow Hospital also joined in thz work at her request and the doctors from both hospitals have joined in the instruction, and after three years of constant. and hard work they have turned out this class of graduates, The school is to be especially congratulated on having at this time two of China's best known doctors on the platform and two who have done and are doing @ most helpful and far-reaching work. These two speakers were Dr. Mary Stone, of Kiukiang, and Dr. Wu Hsu-teh, of Harbin. Both spoke in very appreciative words of the work done at this school and of the great need that trained men and women of this kind were to fill.
Dr. Stone spoke especially of the place of the nurse in the work of ministration and comfort to the sick and Dr, Wu laid stress on ths additional need of better training and more attention to preventive medicine and sanitation, Dr. Lee, of the Soochow Hospital, presided at the meeting and Miss Hood presented the grad: nates, Miss Yang and Mesers. Li, Hoon, Tsang and Kwoen with their diplomas.
The music of th> occasion was provided by the young lady medical students from the Woman's Medical School and by the Soochow University Brass Band. This latter organization student one and deserves great credit for the proficiency that it has gained in the short time that it has been under way. The director, Mr. Tai, has been very successful with his men and is to be congratulated,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.