Abington Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Sonah Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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CLASS 0F 1941 Jane Bieiier Eiizaioetii Morgan Madia Smith Elizabeth Dougherty June Nowacic Jean Worstall Barbara Kaesiialfier Virginia Quimby Doris Wright THE JUNIOR CLASS' DIARY FEBRUARY 16,-'Un this never-to-ine-forgotten date, We, the Junior Class, timiciiy crossed the 'tinesiiiuoici of Abington Memorial Hospital to become tire Hproimiesf' P FEBRUARY 17-We first wore our uniforms-were the aprons ioaggy? MARCH 4-Qur first Hexamf, That was only time beginning. fHeaven, iieip usU MARCH 23-We squeamisiiiy Watciieci our first surgery-perforrneci on a guinea pig. Hold Tight! 40

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So for hours we pondered, we scratched and we scrawtedg We twisted, contortect, resorted to stangg We tested and tried tilt our heads were near hatd-1 But we still hadn,t gotten the Hhangf, , Then we finally decided to leave it Has ish To he true to the verse and forget to he kind, To say anything that comes into our heads-f As long as we get it to rhyme. The Frantcentield sisters we,H never forget, such a charming and lovely pair They have a sort of Hpocono twangnf-hut what heautiful curly hair! Gr Tommy who is wise in ways she hasntt gleaned from hooks: Vve would,n,t want her funny strut-'hut geet Weyd love her looks! s. Miss Hastie we with envy view, she's quite the perfect nurseg Has beauty, poiseg hut is she slow? fthis verse is getting worsej. Now Betsy Johnson, there's a gait hlue eyes that shine like stars,-4 But so darn thin a puff of wind might shoot her up to Mars. That noisy little Simmons girl-'can we forget her? never! Her chuhhy cheeks, her coitish ways, her efforts to he clever. Miss Mcllhatten we all Ioveg of course, she's never quiet. ' She sings and shouts, cavorts ahout, grows stout, and laughs at diet. We Worry so ahout Miss Koch, dark heauty, charming ways: A real ma.n's girlf' hut miles away, in fact, she's in an daze. The hahy of your freakish class, that tiny Richwine elf, Puts alcohol tags on patients' wrists, and patients on the shelf. A curly head, a southern drawl, has little Dolly Bowen. Shes always in the smoking room. Smoking? dear not sewin,. Now Alta with her raucous voice, disturhs our needed rest. A real good sport in spite of that, we count her 'mong the hest. Qur Ahhie Dale'-fa lovely girl with eyes so dark and deep-1 A little on the heavy side, hut not from too much sleep! Miss Hall is famous for her grace, we,ve never seen her hustle: But still she seems to get ahout, escorted hy her Russell. Now Miss MacKenzie has us stumped, she acts so meek and mild: K But we hear she tosses shoes and shouts when someone gets her riled. Miss Von Steuhen missed her calling, we're sure you,H all agree, A Barrett or a Barrymore is what she ought to he. Vvho terrorizes prohies? Who keeps us all in awe? I guess we aggravate her toog-apoI0gi6S, Miss SIUIW- Betty and Dot you can them: Jitterhugs we all titterg WE know the secret password, and Boy-kin they jitter! Miss Butler is a hit ahrupt, a domineering missg We hope when wed to Milton he,H change a hit of this. The carrot tops who numher fourg Ida, Eleanor, Betty, Sally Add color to a drah array. Enough of this! Finale! '59

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MARCH 28'-Duty called us for the first time. Heavens-we saw some patientsi APRIL 27'-Vve took a trip to Sharpe and Dohmeas laboratories. A grand time was had hy ali'-'especially since Hpappyu Fowler was along. But, ohpathose snaicesi IVIAY 2-Qur first department changesi will we ever get used to it? New super- visors, new seniors, new patients, even new monei metal to Bon Ami. MA.Y 12'-Vve ciimhedlinto our slacks, and had a Doggie roastu at Baederwood Miss Quimby made a huge bonfire. fP.S. She used to he a girl scout., We had plenty to eat-and so clici the mosquitoes. JUNE 17'-Qur first autopsy. We can still eat! JUNE 28'-Vve were capped. COL, Can it hew Now we are complete, until, in two and a half years, We get our white uniforms,-we hopei - SEPTEMBER 10-24-'Vacations-they speak for themselvesi The .new Hprohiesn arrived While we were away. ' QNOW, vve,re no longer at the very hottomj JANUARY 9'-Vve had our picture taken for the year hook. Uh! There it is on the other page. No, we are really supposed to he awake. During these first onths of our hospital training, each of us has had numer- ous unforgetahie experiences. We realize with anticipation that the remainder of our training holds in store for us many more. . 41