Capital City School of Nursing - Caduceus Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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THE CAPITAL CITY SCHOOL OF NURSING GALLINGER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. D. C. COMMITTEE ON THE SCHOOL OF NURSING DR.P. S. ROSSITER, F.A.C.S., F.A.C.P .................................... Chief of Stazf DR. DEWITT T. TALMADGE .................................. Chief Resident Physician DR. CHARLES S. WHITE .................................................. Chairman DR. WALTER A. BLOEDORN ................................................. Dean DR. WALLACE YATER . DR.DANIEL L. SECKINGER ..................................... Acting Superintendent CATHERINE E. MORAN ..................................... Superintendent of N urses MRS. ANNE ARCHBOLD MRS.VICTORSKINNER.................................: ................. Alumnae MISS CATHERIN E READ. .' ....................................... U. S. Public Health

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DR. DANIEL L. SECKINGER Acting Superintendent Wherever there is suffering, even in the remotest corners of the World, nurses are going to minister the sick, thinking little about their own safety or needs. From the war fronts come stories of vicarious sacrifice and heroism on the part of nurses that inspires the imagination and-Uplifts . the spirits of fallen humanity. Some nurses have made the supreme sacrifice. One of the brightest chapters coming out of this greatest of all wars will deal with the role nurses have played. It will tell of privation and suffering they have made beyond the call of duty. Before too much longer the noise and din of battle will cease and the nations will settle down to peace, but none, even the victors will be spared the scars of battle. Hospitals will be filled for years with soldiers who gave their all on the field of battle. Nurses will minister unto these in a fashion that non others can give. The last ray of hope for the maimed will not disappear as long as this is true. Nurses of the future will continue to go into remote places to carry the story of health and healing to the sick. They will bear a story of disease prevention and of healthier and happier . ways of living. They will, of course, for all time give of their efforts and their lives in hospitals, it is hoped strategically placed, throughout the Country, in order to bring health and healing to every group and all strata of society. Coming out of the war will be newer drugs and therapy to add to the sum total of benelits that will accrue to the postwar peace front to add to the allevia- tion of suffering and the prolongation of life. All of these things sh01ild inspire the nursing profession toward greater endeavor in this chosen field. On the other hahd, there are certain safeguards that must be maintainedethe nursing pro- fession must not falter in its efforts to maintain a high degree of integrity and eHiciency. To this end each of you will play an important role iii the nursing profession of the future. dehi ,. i Ami; .g

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RESIDENCE NURSES 13.