Columbia University School of Nursing - Yearbook (New York, NY)

Page 11 text:

BECKER GlcuU D ° SM. BEST V ' «-Pres, deot aN ne e. hasset Secretary

Page 10 text:

■ , ■■ v. ' k!i ■H . ■ l.- — .1 Ir, .. to - mm m • »3 » tLr

Page 12 text:

7 4e cMi tosuf, and Bicfsu ica+ice. oj Uie PteUujtesUcut NaMeX Pin By HELEN MARUE ANDERSON ' 42 T AM the Presbyterian pin. My base is a white enamel Greek cross, my four ■ ■ arms being equidistant from my center. My face is a raised red die upon which is chased the letters P and H. A gold laurel wreath circumscribes my facing enhancing it with a rich, classical beauty. Supporting the wreath is my famous ensignia Salus generis humani or Health of Humanity . Across my back is inscribed the word Neighbors . The lettering is straight, plain and clearly imprinted. And the significance is as clearly understood by all who know me or know of me. I represent the spirit of nursing as it was interpreted by the founders of the training school. In Miss Maxwell ' s own words, in part, It is the aim of this school above and beyond all to inspire the pupils with a reverence for their work, and the desire to carry with them into whatever branch of nursing they enter, that true love of humanity which makes the helpful and successful nurse. I made my first public appearance in this particular visible form in 1896 when I was first presented to the graduating class of that year by Mr. Frederick Sturges. It was at this time that I was referred to by the title Neighbors — neighbors to them who fall among thieves . Since that first presentation my duplication has reached 2000 — yet the basic ideals that belonged to the initial recipients remain undiminished to this the present day. The com- munion of thought, of spirit and of work unite all graduates of the school in the Order of Neighbors — one to another. Their common purpose effects this neighborly manifestation in every phase of their chosen work and I remain the symbol of safety to the human race . Nor is anyone dedicated to the service of humanity of and by that only virtue — a neighbor — but only those are eligible whose capacity for learning the scientific aspects of nursing with its complementary performance of its practical tasks with skill and dexterity. In summary those who possess me must champion equally the basic qualities of science, skill and service. So it is the spirit of me, the Presbyterian Pin, which influences the de- cisions of worthy women and useful nurses. Should I not have been worn by the Good Samaritan? For I say to you which of these was his neighbor? Lee, Eleanor: History of the School of Nursing of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York 1892 - 1942. G. P. Putnam ' s Sons, New York p. 254. Used by permission of the author and publisher.