Allentown Nurses College - ANC Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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f-eeQif4,y1f'fe A noble character is the birthright of every Woman who preserves a clean mind and a pure heart, but professional skill can be attained only by intelligent and persistent attention to every detail of our chosen life of service. With these invaluable qualifications, every member of our class may prove the truth of our motto, A life of service is a life worth While. A life of service implies strict attention to detail, and thesservice we render in our chosen profession can only be made worth While by giving our patients the very best that is in us, having due regard, not only for the physical service We render to those We serve, but also for the mental attitude we impart to them.' Another element in making our life of service Worth while is absolute obedience to the physician in charge, a conscientious execution of his every order, which shall inspire faith on the part of physician and patient in our every endeavor. If these two elements of success be ours, then We shall not have made the sacrifice of social pleasures, to serve throughout the long hours of the night, in vain, for our hands shall have been' strengthened for our task and we shall go forth to serve, in still larger measure in our chosen field, to the end that every one of us may prove the truth of our motto A Life of Service is a Life Worth While. - ADELE MILLER. .QPF v m - A H 0 fi ll , '? assi Q Page One Hundred

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'5e.f4, g7lf'C6 Clllass E552-ag A Life of Service is ct Life Worth While. I-lE.ethics of a life of service, at first glance, seems to be a contra- diction, but a closer examination of the fundamental elements em- . bodied in our class motto, reveals the truth of the statement- A Life of Service is a Life Worth While. It would seem a paradox to assert that a life of service, which is essentially a life of giving, is more to be desired than a life of getting, and yet who will deny that the very pedestal of fame and honor lies along the pathway of self-sacrifice. l A casual glance into the history of our chosen profession brings into bold relief the manner of Florence Nightingale and Edith Cavell, names to conjure with as we contemplate the highest of fame and honor to which they attained, through a clear recognition of the spiritual value of a life of service, a conception which held them 'steady and strong in their determination to reach their ideal, namely, to perfect in themselves a life of service to humanity which would make that life attractive and beautiful. In a word, they sought to prove in themselves the truth of the saying, A life of service is a lifeworth while. Such a noble conception as our class motto suggests is the possession only of those rare souls who sense the truth of the saying, There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth: the liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. The moral and spiritual values that lie hidden within our class motto comprise the really worth while things of life and can be appreciated and appropriated by us only to the degree to which we endeavor to develop them in our own life of service for the physical welfare of those we serve. The unusual opportunity for a life of service, afforded our profession, places a peculiar obligation upon every member of our class, which calls for the highest moral and spiritual development of character within ourselvesg for only in as far as we exemplify, in our individual lives, the principle of service, can we hope to demonstrate to the world that A life of service is a life worth while. In our future endeavor to prove the truth of our class motto, we should never lose sight of the fact that two primary requisites are absolutely essential to our success, namely, a pure, chaste, womanly character coupled with the highest degree of professional efficiency. Page N ninety-nine

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4-ig A QV' C6 Tribute in the gllarulig y OW that the time for parting has come, we all realize the awakened spirit which has been lying dormant in us. This spirit is love, love for i our work, love for our Alma Mater, and greater still, love for our in- structors and guides on our pathway of knowledge. The faithfulness of the Faculty has not been wasted on the desert air. Dr. C. D. Schaeffer-By mere words we cannot convey our thanks and gratitude. We know that the success in our work are the fruits of his effort. It has been wisely said, To know him is to love him, to work under him is a rare privilege. His sense of humor is a good standby, and we often hear, Wass is los ? Dr. Robert Schaeffer- O wad some power the giftie gie us, To see ourselves as Bob does see us. Dr. Bob never fails to see us as we are, for better or for worse. Nevertheless he has a great heart, especially in teaching us motion pictures of the human body. We'll never forget Dr. Bob whom we all love and who will be a pleasant memory of our training. Alma M. Viehdorfer-Gratitude and thanks shall we bestow upon our instructress. We have been led by her up out of the darkness, into the light, and before us lies the pathway still leading upward to fame. No stronger tie can there be to always keep bright the flame of love for our Alma Mater. The Faculty is a dear and honest friend which the class of 1922 shall never forget. Like wise men of old, they have guided us by the light of intelligence and truth. There is a spirit there that cannot be denied. We have had them with us every day as we came up through the course and we now realize how hard a task it is to leave them, yet vowing that their efforts have not been in vain. We have started out full of youth and hope. We shall now each go out determined to do our best. The class of 1922 is graduating with good feeling toward all, and malice toward none. MINNIE LEIBY. Page One Hrzmdred One