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

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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

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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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THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practice myprofession faithfully. I will abstainfrom whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and wil I not take nor knowingly adminis- ter any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the stand- ard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. A PERFECT DAY When you come to the end of a perfect day- And sit alone with your thoughts- While the chimes ring out with a choral gay for the joy the day has brought- Do you think what the end of a perfect day can mean to a tired heart- When the sun goes down and the dear friends have to part- Now we come to the end of our student days- Which should long remain in our thoughts- And so we will go each our separate ways with the joy that these days hove brought- For nursing means sharing at work and play and friendships thot never fade- And we grasp at the end of our student days the hands of the friends we ' ve made- ' G D O BEWARE OF STUDENT NURSES Oh, why is fate so cruel to me To make me love like this A girl I never never kiss And always always miss. A nurse ' s life is hard to take. Especially for me ' Cause it ' s my heart that she will break If I let it be. It breaks my heart to hear her say With voice so soft and sweet-- I ' m sorry I can ' t get off tonight I ' m rushed right off my feet. You ' re a brave and noble girl, my dear To finish what you start. You have my blessing in your career But give me back my heart. To any man that reads my verse I ' ve only this to say-- Don ' t fall in love with a student nurse. She can never get away! 41