Millard Fillmore Hospital School of Nursing - Arcanum Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Currie radiating the Rays of California, has popped open the champagne she brought to the reunion. Anderson, MacKenzie, Sheehon, and Alfono have brought their big sons with them to sing for us the old M. F.H. songs. Coyle just breezed in, she just finished decorating the newest appliance store. Makes fifty they now own. Bodge and her husband ore unable to come, on a cruise to Europe. Rea is overseas entertaining the service men with her magic voice. Rita Gross and Dona Strait couldn ' t attend, they ore putting the finishing touches on their new homes. Panel and Larry at the Dom-Polski, Ponek in her new fuchsia dress. Benton and Behm brought along their newly invented peroxide and ore trying to sell it to Steffan. Austin just orrived-Porty Party. Here comes Preil and Dick, sorry to say the reunion just ended; they brought their new breed of COCKROACHESIIIil! k . • ' ' ■ ' I ' .i L ' .1 1 ' L. ' - - l- ' %. % «, . . • ll SV..H 39

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PROPHECY (continued) LaBord, furnishing records to Gleasons, brought two records Hot Toddy and Hello Sunshine for our approval . Kay now surgical nurse at Memorial Hospital had to leave to scrub for a major case. It was a pleasure to see Dickey who is now chief anesthetist at Gowanda. Schusterbauer and Ron who finally took the fatal vows returned from Europe to attend. Ellison writing a new dictionary without profanity left the dictionary at home. Gray and Stoddard having finally served their time attended the party in their whites and black bands. At the party Horrocks and Evans made the startling comment that Kitty Curran had returned to 2nd old. LaDuca attended the party featuring the latest coiffure - Poodle Mohawk Trim. Patterson who recently married the multi-millionaire baby bottle tycoon is on her honeymoon around the world. Ross who has finally finished med-school attended the party with Grace to celebrate. Here comes Sara and Skip in their new Cadillac followed by seven children on horseback. Sesnie, Johns, Recsny, and Blackman- tanned but forlorn- their nightclub engagement in Cy- prus Gardens was a flop. Seems the Can-Can is out of date there. The roar of a jet plane mode Buffalo airport clear the field. Janik flying in from Europe flash- ing a diamond from Aly Khan. Telegram in from Toronto General Hospital -Young assisting Dr. Shawl in a delivery. Brown just arrived on dog sled- seems her and Dick were raising little eskimos In the frozen arctic . Nan and Glen just arrived in their supersonic custom designed convertible Ford. Telephone call from Robinson, unable to come due to the birth of her little son. Rosati now a Psycologist with a pent-house office on Park Avenue arrived a few minutes ago. Fancher also just arrlved-she ' s now head nurse in a New Orleans hospital. Carey and Rob obtained a booking at the Town Casino for their comedy act so that they could be present at the reunion. O ' Donnell cannot come, being head nurse on 1-old, she must take care of south wing- little short on help again. Morgan has begun to entertain us with stories of Carl and I. Now residing in Boston with her family of three children and six dogs. Brundage has arrived in bursting enthusiasm, she can only stay a few minutes for she has to go on call with her Dr. Jim. King is passing out application blanks for the O. B. Dept. of the North Collins Hospital, started by her in 1960. 38

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TO THE CLASS OF ' 53 When you were just a tiny mite Upon your mother ' s l nee, T ' was only God who knew What you ' d turn out to be. He watched you thru your childhood days, And guided you thru school So you ' d hove the proper credits To meet the Millard Rule . As you look back upon the day You became a student nurse, Remember how you pledged yourself For better or for worse? Then came the day you earned your caps Which you so proudly wore, They gave to you, the right to do Full duty on the floor! Starting on Maternity Where life is ever new. . . You marveled at your knowledge As you learned to take your cue. Where babies come in every size. And shape and color, too. The wonders of the universe Were driven home to you. There were times that it looked hopeless When you toiled in surgery. . . And you wished that you had chosen As a profession. . . Burglary. And when you worked on One Old You thought you ' d really die. As patients lingered close to death And the days dragged slowly by. Remember, too, case studies. Though you did procrastinate. . . You finally finished them Before the closing date. The days you had creamed tongue and hash And other kinds of goo Will be nostalgic memories To every one of you Remember, too, the many times You stayed out rather late? And then, like Cinderella You quickly left your date. Standing on the sidewalk While you quietly slipped inside Hoping that the house-mother Your entrance had not spied! But now you ' ve really served your time And success is now in sight. And God looks on behind the door To bless you all tonight. NURSE ' S PRAYER I pray that I will ever be... A good and faithful nurse. . . And help each patient to get we 1 1 . . . Or keep from growing worse... To aid the doctor and obey. . . The orders I receive. . . And always be available . . . And will ing to rel ieve, . . And when my country calls me in. , . The hour of a war. . . ! pray that I wil I be prepared. . . To serve on sea and shore. . . To heal the sick and wounded and. . . Attend the lame and blind... And comfort those whose nerves are frayed. . . Or who are il I of mind. . . ! ask for strength and courage and. . . That I may never fail . . . To honor God, my uniform... And Florence Nightingale... James Metcalf 40