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    "ocrText": "7\na+\nHel\nI\nen\n13\nS\ngraduated with a Degree of Bachelor\nShe then became Superintendent of\nof Literature and Phi Beta Kappa\nthe Pasadena Hospital, Pasadena, Cal.\nC\nhonors in 1893. She entered the Illi-\nHere she took an active part in the\nC\nnois Training School and graduated\norganization and development of the\n+\nfrom there in 1895. Miss H. W. Kelly,\nCalifornian Nurses Association.\none of her classmates, writes:\nIn 1906 when Miss Rose sent in her\n+\n\"The pride and the despair of the\nresignation as Superintendent of Illi-\nclass of '95, Helen Scott Hay more\nnois Training School, she recom-\nthan any other was responsible for\nmended that Miss Hay be elected\nkeeping up the class average in\nsuperintendent. When word came to\nscholarship and also for keeping up\nher from her Alma Mater, she hesi-\nsome other members of the class \"on\ntated long before accepting it, and\ntheir toes\" trying to make first place\nwith good reason. She was happy in\nin at least one exam. We did not\nher work. Her sister, Mrs. Johnson,\nknow at that time that she was a Phi\nto whom she was devotedly attached\nBeta Kappa. Never would have\nlived in Pasadena with her charming\nknown from her. One of the North-\nfamily. Several I. T. S. graduates, in\nwestern University men on the house\nCalifornia at the time, urged her to\nstaff made it known.\naccept, arguing that the school was\n\"Apparently Miss Dock appreciated\nher first allegiance and promising to\nher ability and her loyalty, for she\nhelp her if she needed them. Whether\nwas always placed where the responsi-\nthese arguments or her Scotch con-\nbility was greatest, she seemed to be\nscience prevailed, at any rate, she\nhappiest when the work was heaviest.\nmade her decision in favor of the\n\"I never heard her complain, no\nschool. Shortly after she arrived in\nmatter how heavy the work (and how\nChicago she sent a telegram to Miss\nshe could work! All was a glorious\nKelly reminding her of the promise.\nopportunity.\"\nOf course, Miss Kelly came, and for\nAfter graduation she did some gra-\nfourteen months shared work with her\nduate work at the University of Chi-\nagain. Miss Kelly writes, \"It was\ncago, private duty, and acted as\nstrenuous and at times very trying,\nSuperintendent of the Savanna High\nbut Miss Hay never wasted time nor\nSchool. She was always interested in\nenergy in complaining, or in feeling\nnursing and took an active part in it.\nsorry for herself. Occasionally her\nShe attended the first meeting called\nrapier-like wit would flash and crackle\nto form the Illinois State Nurses' As-\nat the expense of those who hampered\nsociation, and spoke with prophetic\nher, in a manner that would have\nvision of potential results of that\nbeen good for their souls could they\nmeeting. As early as 1901 she wrote\nhave heard her, but that was all. She\nan article on Disinfection and Protec-\ncarried on with renewed energy, trust-\ntion in Our Schools. She wrote from\ning to the ultimate triumph of Right.\"\nthe standpoint of practical experience,\nMiss Rose had fully appreciated the\nfrom that of a teacher and that of a\ngrowing tendency toward the higher\ntrained nurse. It is also a plea for\ndevelopment of nursing education. In\npreventive medicine, the use of which\nsuggesting Miss Hay as her successor,\nthe trained nurse should take an ac-\nshe felt that there was no one better\ntive part.\nfitted to carry out a progressive pro-\nHer first practical experience as an\ngram. The course of study was en-\nexecutive was gained as chief nurse at\nlarged and made more technical. A\nthe State Hospital at Clarinda, Iowa.\nnew course in internal medicine was\n2\n20f.\n2"
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