University of Michigan Medical and Nursing School - Aequanimitas Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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CLASS OFFICERS Upper Row: Ruih Day, Sec'y Trees.: Jane Del-lass, Vice Pres. Lower Row: Muriel Hoenke, Presq Emma Day. Social Chnirma November 29 and December 4 were also greaf hiqhlighls in our freshman period. On fhe former day we received 'the slcelelon of our uniforms. ihe blue dress, 'lhe while apron. and lhe sliflly sfarchecl collar and cuffs. We all experienced a greai' lhrill when we iirsl' wore lhese uniforms even 'lhough rhey included black shoes ancl sloclcings. On The laH'er dale we wenl on 'l'he wards for 'fhe lirsf lime. Never was lhere a group of more exciied and nervous girls. We have all iold and relolcl 'rhe experiences we encoun- 'tered fhose firsl' 'few days, how one innocenf eighieen was asked for an oscularor and prompfly wen+ 'ro her supervisor 'ro find where if was kept l-low anolher was aslced for a rubber drinking 'lube and rerurned wirh a rube designed for quife a diliferem' procedure. 39

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Tl-IE FIQESI-IMAN CLASS OF 1941 Seprember 23 was a big day in our lives. We slarfed our freshman period of lraining in rhe Universily of Michigan School of Nursing. To describe our many conflicfing emo- 'rions would be difficult dreading To bid goodby lo our families and friends, eager yel' anxious To begin our new course: leaving 'rhe sleady rourine of our old life, going info a new environment Whar would 'rhe nexr few monfhs bring? Orienlafion Week was filled noi' only wifh The 'raslc of mak- ing new acquainfances and adiusiing ourselves +0 our new home. buf of being fesred. physically and menrally. from sfem +o slern as if were. When we were declared a healfhy lol' and scholasfically sound, we were plunged inlo our campus rouline. The fundamenial courses we were re- quired fo siudy were very difficull and dilzferenl' from- any Thar we had sludied before. Observing and ofien parfici- paring in dissecring cadavers was 'l'he highlighl' of our analomy course. ln bac'I'y we were formally infroduced 'lo bugs and fheir habirs while chemislry helped us lo cor- relafe lhe why's and wherefore's of our olher sludies. In +he affernoons we had nursing ar'rs. This subiecr laid lhe foundafion for our worlc in fhe hospifal. Here we be- came human guinea pigs. we pracliced bed balhs. sham- poos. muslard plaslers, silz baihs, irrigafions, and various and sundry ofher procedures on one anofher. 38

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Upper Row: H. Nufling, M. Young, J. Edmisfon, J. Archibald. G. Souihworih Middle Row: M. A. Caller, W. Nesbiif, A. Bismacir. R. Boqnrdus, D. Bocis. F. Gibson Lower Row: P. Nickerson. M. Mullin, A. K. Pease, R. A. Moyer, V. Epps. A. Hecox. B. Benedicf Thanksgiving arrived wiih all of iis splendor and some of us ex' perienced for 'the lirsf Time Thai' auiumn holiday away from home. However, fhe Yulelide Season which followed shorily found all of us en rouie fo home. Some soufh, some norlh, some easi. some wesf. buf all home. l94ll The beginning of a new year. buf io us The closing of an old semesfer. Finals, even +oday we shudder when we are re- minded of Those horrible hours of cramming when we sfayed up all nighf chewing coffee grounds io keep awake. Bu'r fo mosi of us fhe nighfs of midnighf oil broughi' 'fhe fulfillmenf of a hope, we passed our premliminary courses. Wifh every happiness musi' come a li'Hle sorrow, and our parlicular 40