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

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The Colored Nurses A distinctive feature of the Hospital is that colored nurses are engaged to attend the colored patients, one of whom, Katherine H. Dickerson, graduates this year. The training is broad, including a course of Dietary, and the Technic W and asepsis are rigidly enforced. The number is necessarily limited, and at present consists of the following nurses : L? KATHERINE H. DICKERSON MINNIE JOHNSON ' ANNIE KATE AVERY 3589 JEANNETTE HOUSTON 53,2 A ADDIE SMITH walaaaefsaawwwrfaafaaaawwaawwwa 63 - 7 , , ' 'V' 'N ' 'g' '-'ff-'-W ---- --f---.-,i..,-,.. -,,.

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1 4 ae'-I Z , , . W The Spirit is Willing, But the Flesh is Weak Ten nurses sat in a ghostlyehall Witli pencils and books in hand. They 111411111 I B - fr A lecture was on-scieiz-tiyic it was- lhe noun and hreek, but ure They had come at the doetor's command. -Xml darkness came Nov. l I 1- 1 And still more :ff tl: 25: That's all for to-night -the lecture stopped- mllhese thoughts you must strive to keep. The lights were turned ou, as he mafle for the floor- The nurses, alas, were asleep. r M11 I dm ,X L , 5 W 153, , II' E' I Q - -' I' - .hh ll -6- k - u e ' - :1 , ' If I If ,Mil R :X . ' I -- - f x 5 -. lm: x E W Mfg If lQ 21 Q rx5 igX 'l he lecture was rleep--Llneir 5 Li li len L 1

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New lnterpretations of Old Abbreviations Ad. Lib.-Advice liberal. . S.-Quite sick. 4 . I. D.-You idotic dunce. ig Q U A l all 'Q f K X f Z Ja X XX , rl i 3 ' f Q. f if 1 B. D,-Better dead. Zia! Q. N.-Quiet nurse. X 4? ti-l6H.XQ61ick !l Four highballs! J7 ,Q g KA . .- erea. W Q - ' 1 7' -1- P. C.-Past calling. E' XX f, I l T S. O. S.-Superintendent out of sight. K . 1 ff X P. D. Q.-Everything! JZ is . if P. R. N.-Poor raw nurse. QT?-.eb A A Q. D.-Quit digging. .7- . I Stat.-Do it now, do it well, or come to the office! if Training School Ad. There are lots of things that we don't know That the school can't give with degree: There are lots of things that we don't know, Never taught by a learned M. D. But if you would really like to know VVe can drop the information, For you can obtain a higher education At the Nurses' Training School! 64