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ST. AUGUSTINE’S RECORD 3 CATHERINE P. HAYDEN, M.D. Dr. Catherine P. Hayden, wlio from 1900 to 191o was resident physician and superintendent of nurses at St. Agnes Hospital, Ealeigh, ]^. C., died at her liome in Ashland, Mass., December 26, in her eighty- second year. Dr. Hayden, who was a native of Orange, W. J., studied medicine at the University of Colorado, and was for several years in medical practice in Denver, s also serving on that city’s board of health. Coming to St. Agnes Hospital in 1900, she was a pioneer woman physician in this section, and contri buted greatly to the development of the hospital, which had been founded by Mrs. A. B. Hunter, wife of the principal of St. Augustine’s School (now College), only four years before. St. Agnes Hospital at that time was said to be the only hospital between Wash ington and jSTew Orleans which offered a full nurse training course for Negroes. Dr. Hayden, because of her excellent professional training, her resourcefulness and her devotion, accomplished much in the way of establishing standards which gave the hospital and nurse training school an enviable reputation in its earlier days. Cooperating with Mrs, Huntei^ and^u distinguished staff of local physicians, she assisted in extending the influence of St, Agnes throughout the community, and even into adjoining states. The following anecdote illustrates both the hard ships of the pioneer days at St. Agnes Hospital and the courage and resourcefulness of Dr. Hayden. taken from ^‘The Story of a Hospital, written by Dr, Mary V, Glenton, then superintendent of St, Agnes, and published in 1923: “One day fire broke out and the patients were taken into Tavlor Hall, the assembly^ hall of the School. Then an emergency case came in for an imm^iate operation. The nurses went over to the burm^ build ing to get things sterilized and to scrub up. Hie stove, which was the only means of sterilizing, had a hole in the bottom, and would not burn. That was a dilemma, if YOU please! But Dr. Hayden, with the pioneei spirit that would not be outdone, took a large helping oi cement which the workmen had just mixed, and repaired the hole. The dressings were sterilized, the operation performed, the patient was carried from the^ building over to Taylor Hall and she reco\eie REV. SAMUEL W. GRICE The Rev, Samuel W. Grice, ’01, died suddenly m New York City, January 24. One of the most d - tinguishcd of St. Augustine’s alumni, behind a record of exemplary service. After co - pleting his studies here and at the Bishop y ^ Divinity School, he took charge of in Spartanburg, S. C. Recalled to bishop Payne l e served there as warden from 1909 1930 when e resigned to become rector of St. Cyprian s i New York City. From 1920 to 1938 he was an a umm member of the board of trustees of St. AugusUne.. Mr. Grice was once elected missionary bishop ot Maiti, SalnuerWhitraore Grice was S, C., July 8, 1880, Funeral services held ^ of the Bishop Bayne Divinity School^ '^4’™ J Warden conducted by Archdeacon t ! ’ pnt was Odell Harris, and the Rev, W, E. Ki -.r Susie in Petersburg, He is survived by Rhone Grice, and two daughters, iss j and Miss Susie Grice. The former and a son the late 8. W, Grice, Jr., ’26, attended St. Augustine s. CAMPUS NOTES Mrs. Griffin’s address at the Anniversary Day ban quet was made all the more interesting by her refer ences to memories of the old days when she herself was at St, Augustine’s first as a student and later as a member of the faculty. She mentioned that she was married to the late Mr. Alfred J. Griffin, also a gradu ate and subsequent member of the faculty, in the chapel, with the Rev. Dr. Hunter performing the ceremony. Two of her eight children were the &’st to be chris tened in the present chapel, and her daughter Agnes was the first baby born in St. Agnes Hospital. Mrs. Grifiin took private instruction in home economics while at St. Augustine’s under Miss Juliette Corson, “one of the pioneer home economics teachers in America,” and was one of the very first women in the state to receive formal training in that new science. At last year’s meeting of the North Carolina Negro Teachers Association she was signally honored as the pioneer in this field of vocational education, on the occasion of her retirement after more than forty years of service in the schools of High Point, N. C, Mr, J. W. Holmes, “dean” of the staff in point of service, also delighted the banquet assembly with his> recollections of the old days. He said that the “hard ships” of the days when water was carried from the spring and dormitory rooms were heated by individual wood-burning stoves were not regarded as hardships by the students of those days. “They were just as happy and enjoyed school life just as much then as you do today,” he told the students. ^ ^ Miss Almira J. Kennedy, member of the college pre paratory department faculty and assistant to the dean of women, attended Atlanta University last summer, where she took studies toward the master of arts de gree, She is a graduate of St, Augustine’s, of the class of 1935, * * Dean Emeritus Charles H. Boyer sent a telegram of congratulations and best Avishes on the occasion of the Anniversary Day observance. He is wintering in West Palm Beach, Fla. ^ ^ ^ Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Black, of Rocky Mount, N. C., were guest speakers at the chapel service on “Steward ship Sunday.” They spoke of the responsibility of Christians as stewards of talent, time and possessions, Mrs, Black (Annie B. Fennell, ’12) was a teacher at St, Augustine’s for several years after her graduation, and later in the public schools. Dr. Black, a former student, is a successful practitioner in Rocky Mount, They are both active in the church there, and are loyal supporters of St, Augustine’s, President Goold, Acting Dean Lynch, and Professor McClenney and other faculty members attended ses sions of the annual meeting of the Association of Negro Colleges and Secondary Schools, held in Durham, N. C., in December. The President was speaker in a panel discussion in one of the sessions at the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association’s annual meeting in Greensboro, N. C., in December. Director Weather ford, Prof. Chippey, and Prof, Halliburton represented St. Augustine’s as delegates to the meeting.
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