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MR. ALBERT M. DAY President of the Presbyterian Hospital and School for Nurses MR. ASA BACON Superintendent of the Presbyterian Hospital
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i:fte Jlisitorp of tf t cfjool for JSurs es THE following is an extract from the Presbyterian Hospital Bulletin of January, 1920, in which a very masterful History of the Presbyterian Hospital and the Nurses ' School has been written up by Mrs. David W. Graham: Mrs. Hamill had more than one great interest in her hos- pital work. The establishment of a Nurses ' School had long been desired, but the added financial burden had caused delay. The $40,000.00 necessary for the provision of a suitable home for the nurses was secured, and two houses at the northwest corner of Ashland Avenue and Congress Street were bought. To start this important work the hospital was most fortunate in securing the services of Miss M. Helena McMillan as Principal. Miss McMillan, a graduate of the Illinois Training School for Nurses, brought with her seven years of experience in hospitals at Kingston, Ontario, and Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, and after seventeen years with us, we are abundantly able to confirm the judgment of the Board of Managers in their choice. Mrs. Hamill early concerned herself with the development of this school, establishing a committee in the Ladies ' Aid, of which she was the chairman, with Mrs. Joseph Matteson as an enthusiastic assistant. Together they arranged the graduating school pin. The new building, the Sprague Home for Nurses, so long needed, was not erected until 1913, and then, through the generosity of the friends of Mr. O. S. A. Sprague, who wished to do him honor, their gift of $100,000.00 was the nucleus which made the building possible. Later the remaining $250,000.00 was contributed by the estate of Mr. Albert A. Sprague, the mortgage of $110,000.00 being lifted by the bequest of Mrs. A. A. Sprague, who died in 1915. Thus stands this beautiful and satis- factory building, a memorial to the two brothers, as the tablets at the entrance tell us. Then, as we enter, on either side of the elevator are seen the tablets to the memory of the two women who gave so much of themselves for others, Mrs. Hamill and Mrs. Matteson, who died in 1908. Neither of the two women who first showed such interest in the nurses lived to see the new home, but their deeds inspired others to like service. The Training School Committee continues with Miss Helen V. Drake as chairman. Her supervision over the needs of the student body makes possible the addition of many a comfort and luxury not otherwise obtainable. To Mrs. Holmes Forsyth is delegated the care of the missionary students and assignment of scholarships; to Mrs. Carl Pfanstiehl, the Y. W. C. A. League, while the other members of the committee, Mrs. Ernest E. Irons, Mrs. William Derby and Mrs. Sidney Starbuck, give valuable aid. A principal with national renown, its comfortable home, its high standard, its eight-hour schedule maintained from the first, its homey atmosphere under the watchful eye of Miss Russell, and Miss Aylward, who provides the fuel for strenuous activity ; its freedom of action within proper limits, the standing of its graduates, our school has acquired a national reputation. Yet more remains to be done. Other scholarships should be founded for post-graduate work, fitting for special forms of pubhc health service, and, above all, an endowment fund should be started that not only the goal already reached shall be main- tained, but that provision be made to meet future demands as they are presented. [5]
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