Michael Reese Hospital School of Nursing - Reestar Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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WGN 4' lCfDG'3li-,BED Qur First introduction to the Women's Board ol Michael Reese l-lospital is through the several teas given by this organization lor the nurses. ln lact, Hschnecltenl and VVomen's Board are pleasantly synonomous. The Women's Board is intimately connected with the School ol Nursing. The Nursing Committee ol the Board is concerned with the housing ol student nurses and their general wellare, as well as with the educational aims ol the School. The selection ol decorations and lurniture in the Nurses' Residence is one ol the responsibilities al the Furnishing Committee ol the Board. Every year the graduates await with great expectation the announcement ol the Wonienls Boara Scholarship Award. This scholarship is a stimulus to scholastic endeavor and professional advance- ment. Mrs. Arthur I-i. Spiegal, having given many years ol laithlul service as president ol the Womens Board, has resigned and is assuming the duties ol Vice Chairman ol the School ol Nursing Committee. She still participates actively in the worlc ol the Board. The School welcomes the new president ol the Board, Mrs. Seymour Qppenheimer. Another lunction ol the Womens Board is to contribute to the comlort ol the patient through occupa- tional therapy and beauty ol environment. An excellent example ol their worlc is lound in Sarah Morris l-lospital where the Board has provided lor an occupational therapist and kindergarten instructor. The child is hardly reminded that he is hospitalized, so normal is the environment. STANDHNIG-Left to right Q. Socks, L. Law, Mrs. Arthur Spiegal, E. Cyr, A. Backus, Mrs. Oppen- heimer, Mrs. P. Block, Mrs. H. Harris, Mrs. A C. Meyer, Mrs. A. Kohn, -1. Abernathy, Mrs. l-l. Friedman. SITTING -Mrs. Barbe.

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President of the Michael Reese Nurses Secretary of the Michael Reese Nurses Alumnae Association Alumnae Association MISS HAPPY BRUDER, R.N. MISS ANNA SCHOENHOFEN R N After becoming a registered nurse, one of the First things a Michael Reese Nurse does is join the Alumnae Association. Membership in this organization opens the way to membership in the First District, the lllinois State Nurses Association and, through that, to the American Nurses Association. As a member of the American Nurses Association, a nurse becomes a member of the lnternational Council ol Nurses, the largest single organization ol women in the worlcl. The Michael Reese l'lospital Nurses Alumnae Association was founded in 1894 and now has over eight hundred active members. One of its earlier objectives was to care for fellow nurses who were ill. Today, the Alumnae sponsors an insurance plan which covers this need. It has always tried to raise standards in nursing education and to improve hours and worlcing conditions for nurses. As a member ol the State Association, the Alumnae has been a real champion lor improved legislation for nurses. As, students, we have been the guests of the Alumnae at several delightful social functions. An event, always thought of with a great deal ol anticipation is the Alumnae Dance culminating the social events ol graduation weelc.