South Highland Infirmary School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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A doctor on a winter's night Determined that he would invite A brother doctor in to smoke, Opened his mouth-and thus he spoke: Gossip and scandal my heart holds dear, CA curious thingj, I'd like to hear, If you had any trouble in making "sounds,U If you had with Miss I-I. any i'ups" and "downs V' The dear man sighed, and a vague unrest, And a nameless longing filled his breastg A longing he hardly dared to own, For 'twas better luck than he had known. That she should be moved and sent away, Far from intrusion by night or day g V Une fuss we had, 'twas quite a jokeg I'll tell you of it while we smoke. 'Twas 'bout a chart and an Halternate dose,', And 7Q'l'L'l'lC we talked the ati' grew close 5 But many others there 7fI11.gl'LZi have been Of which to tell by tongue or pen. That one among this z'l1wz'1'ty-fain' Should please these doctors o'er and And even now escape their hisses, A Reminiseenee One day the door she opened wide- My time I took, then walked inside: I thank her? No, not much, flze lmrizfy: Why should I thank a nurse on duty? Why to them must l be polite? And Aslileiglz Aslzlzzfrst dues -rulzrzfs rlylit And Yande Boyerts' dear blue eyes Look out in their innocent surprise. And speaking of nurses. let me say. VVhat do you think of them. I pray? And then, these two with din' 1'cfli'vf1'n11. Let not a nurse escape discretion. Miss Harvy, the only mentioned one. Wlhose praises they sincerely sung: A form more fair. a face more sweet. Ne'er hath it been out lot to meet. Her modest answer and graceful air Shows her wise and good as she is fair. Be joyful, Q, you sister nurses. And with thanksgiving read these verses. o'er, I Ye Stars and Sf7'I.f70S, and lilfle fislzesl

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"The Land of Mananan So the Isthmus of Panama was called until the Americans took possession, with their energetic, progressive ways. To-day the same spirit of Ngo-a-headness," the feeling of being part of a stupendous undertaking, prevails everywhere. At headquarters of the Sanitary Division of the Isthmian Canal Commission, on the side of .Xncon Hill, is situated the hospital, commanding an extensive view of the canal, from the entrance at llalboa fthe Pacific endb, to the Mira Flores lock, the llay of Panama, with its many islands and the moun- tains. Up-to-date in equipment, management and technique, and in beauty of situation, the second in the world, it accommodates sixteen film hundred patients and gives work to four hundred employees, not including the hundred graduate nurses. Every nation in the world- lslindos, Scandinavians, Sicilians and Catelonians, Russians and Chi- nese, Armenians and Turks, Arabians, Greeks, Negroes from the adjacent islands, native Indians-all are to be found there at work, and some time or other End their way into the hospital. One may readily judge that life is none too easy with so many to be cared for, and like the Shop Girl in the story, we have many times said, "Thank Ciod for lyings down: thank God for taking oil shoes." Too tired for more. The "Repair Shopu NVhat would we do without needle and knife? Nux vonnca cocktails and elixir of life? For acute ".eXppendicitis" or lack of ".Xppetitisg', ltis such a boon to all "llu1nanitis." So we listen to woes, lleal crushed lingers and toesg Mend dislocated parts, DDD l'atch broken C . . .3 hearts. Some day from these walls we'll escape, 'lio put the world in better shape: Picture us under the "phone" in the hall, XYith suit case all ready to answer first call. Y V, V, Mmgf- V -Trip Y .P .. ,1A.,.,. K M . IV V 1--N -0- . -- , V - -.---lf-.. . ., ,- ,,--,-.,-..,4.-....fwF.,,...,,..,.--.-..,, , Y, ,,

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lVho is it that with pleziszlnt smiles Your gloomy feeling oft heguiles. Aml make you think of summer skies? For stars in heaven are her eyes: The Nurse! .-Xml when the llaggrlrcl ghouls of gloon Gather uhout you in your room, lVith cleecls to clezith :tml seals of floom :Xre put to rout-tell me hy whom? The Nurse! The Nurse l'Vho, when this clreziclful time is .Xml You cling to :is Zl fouml l,enore, .-Xml when the long, long night is o'er, NVho is it first that ope's the floor, .Xml brings with her the light of morn, .Xml mulfes the clay not seem so clrawn? 'llhe Nurse! XVho, when the hotly is rzielierl with pain .Xml burning fever iills the brain, D1'z1u's you hzlelc to life again . lliith soothing toueh ziml gentle mien? The Nurse' o'er, the cloetor sziys he'll eome no more. Sent you from at heavenly sht ? , The Nurse! ' -lleatriee ll. Tait. lleclieziteml to the nurses of the South llighlamls Infirmary. .Xugust 330, lfll l. - .a -r "" " ""' ' -"wry--"WY" 43