Rex Hospital School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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El. .ai would enjoy wearing. Miss Smith, I hope you will get as much pleasure out of wearing them as I did in purchasing them Ca good-looking salesman sold them to mel . After making these two purchases, I left the clothing department, for I had already decided what would be most appropriate for Miss Howard. When in the presence of high and mighty dignitaries, Miss Howard suffers from a constricted larynx and can't talk even a wee bit 3 so for her I have purchased this talking machine. Why is it so small, you ask? I bought it that way on purpose, so she can slip it into her mouth when' she feels her malady coming on, and then she will be able to talk-perhaps sing a pretty tune for us. To quiet Miss Rivers, who is Very timid and shy, and who wants to talk, but can't, because she can't use large words and sarcastic expressions like the rest of us, I have finally run across this large complete new edition of Webster's Dictionary, which if used rightly will be very useful to her in the future, and enable her to join in our conversation and know what we are talking about. There is still a very important member of our class, which happens to be Miss Frazier. What makes her so blue is more than We can understand. We never see her laugh or smile. We would enjoy hearing her laugh once before we separate. I am presenting her with this joke book for encour- agement, and with it the admonition not to be afraid of the contagion of smiles. There are others, not classmates, to whom I would like to give some- thing, Miss North, for one. I would like to present her with a pair of Internes -if there are such animals to be found in the U. S. A. Maw, I'm sure, will appreciate an assistant to help her with her bells and the phone. To Miss Chappell I would like to give a pair of rubber heels, so she will not disturb the patients. Since Miss Stough will never quit worrying until she has found the lost proteins, I have decided to present her with a few very choice ones which she may be able to use. Then there is Miss Whitney, who isn't yet used to our warm climate, and in order that she may enjoy the Summer I want her to have this Chinese fan. There is still one very important gift which I think will be deeply appreciated. It goes to Miss Tucker, our baby both in manner and size. It is a box of Mellen's Food, which if used regularly will insure health and happiness. Twenty-three

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w i e NIGHTINGALE M. ,sh U-U7 Qhe Q6zfi0rz'an ROM the day we were crowned with our white caps, our hopes were on the goal of seniorhood. Could it be possible that we would one day be seniors, and pin a black band fthe badge of great honorj on our caps? The anticipation was only a minor key to the reality itself. We tried to walk the halls with dignity even if our heads seemed twice their usual size. We were a jolly, fun-loving bunch, but we knew when to work and when to play. We led our class, we assumed responsibility, and so the year-even our last year-sped on as only time can. As Spring approached and it neared commencement, my classmates seemed more a part of me than ever before. Separation stared me in the face. I thought of them individually, I thought of them collectively, and it dawned on me that I would like to give each of my classmates a little remembrance to carry with them and remind them of our days together. And now the question was, what to give them-just what would they appreciate most? There is Miss Rand, our oldest member, who loves pretty clothes and is always worrying over the fig leaves. I think she must have heard somewhere that the hat is the most noticeable part of a lady's attire, for she is always wanting a new hat. If she doesn't have a new one just the right shape and shade, she will invariably borrow one or go bareheaded. One day I was passing the five- and ten-cent store when I saw an adver- tisement which read, Hats all shades and colors, hats which will please the fastidiousf' Of all things! I exclaimed as I entered the shop. After considerable search I found this little inexpensive hat which I think will suit Miss Rand, and the beautiful part of it is that it is all shades and colors,', and can be worn with all her dresses. I hope she will have lots of pleasure in wearing it. For a long time it was a puzzle trying to decide what to give Miss Smith. She, like Miss Rand, is always worrying over clothes, but with her it happens to be shoes. Will we ever forget the trouble she has had in getting shoes that were comfortable? There is an inkling abroad that the shoe men knew her by sight and escaped if possible. I decided to save her further embarrassment, if possible, and get her a pair of shoes that she Twenty-two 1 ummnmmm mnumnunmmmunmuuuuumumnumuunmeunumunmumuunmu llmsuummllmunmlmummmunuumm

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C560 NIGHTINGALE l WJ 5 54 IIIIJIDIIIIIHIJJW nunnumummuunnmnmmumnnuumnanuIIIIIuunIuIuuuuumunmnunmmmnnun ru 4. no but 6E',fUz'!! and Qeyzamenz ofifze C-Senior Glass of 1927 EARTH NORTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES OF IIMERICA STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF WAKE CITY OF RALEIGH, REX HOSPITAL , We, the Class of 1927, Rex Hospital Training School for Nurses, for and in consideration of those we leave behind after three years of toil, tribulation, sorrows, and joys, have successfully reached the entitled stage of graduation and do hereby declare ourselves to be of sound mind and body, and this to be our last will and testament. We bequeath and convey to our parents, friends, and members of the nursing sisterhood the following: ITEM I To the joy of our parents and guardians, we hereby relieve them of further financial support, and assure them of our loyal assistance in any crisis they may meet. ITEM II To our beloved institution we bequeath our undying devotion and life- long obligation. ITEM III To the staff, Who have so liberally fostered us, we acknowledge our deepest love and appreciation. ITEM IV To the incoming senior class we will our black bands and all that accompanies them, namely, our senior table, place in classroom, Maw's protection at night, and our well-handled' senior dignity. ITEM V To the intermediates we leave our sympathy and love along with Miss Beeker. ITEM VI To the probes we bequeath our stiff collars, together with our other hardships, troubles, and trials. We sincerely hope they will not have to wear these stii collars so long that they rub boils and blisters on the back of their necks. WA hint to the wise is sufficient. J Twenty-four