Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing - Faulkan Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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CLASS HISTORY As we reminisce over fhe lasf fhree years wifh our girls, we remember so many various experiences, bofh fragic and comical. Can we ever forgef fheir firsf day in fraining? The dumb-waifer was run ragged wifh enough equipmenf fo ouffif an army. The girls looked forward fo fhe c-oming years wifh mixed emofions - some were fhrilled, ofhers eager, all were scared. Inifiafion was fhe firsf hurdle fo be encounfered. Those foolish cosfumes, fhe long words, fhe scarey morgue, fhe 3 A.M. exercises and never fo be forgoffen luscious punch. My, how learned and efficienf fhe upperclassmen seemed. Could our girls, green as fhey were, ever be compared wifh fhem? During fhe firsf six monfhs mosf of fheir money wenf for books, paper, pencils, pens and ink. Everyfhing seemed fo cosf fhirfy-nine cenfs. Remember, Ladies? In spife of fheir gripes concerning fhe apparenf over- load of sfudying, fhe girls seemed fo fake advanfage of fheir I0:30's by indulging enfhusiasfically in bowling, eafing, fhe cinema and an occasional dafe here and fhere. How nice fhe girls looked in fheir new uniforms, wifh hairnefs in place and shoes shining. Those firsf days on fhe wards were such new and excifing experiences: my, whaf fascinafing sfories came fo our eager ears. To fhem if seemed like a new world, mysferious and impelling. Soon came capping - fhe day of days, fhe furning poinf, fhe finale fo uncerfainfy and doubf. ln spife of fhe many fears and discouraging momenfs in fhe pasf, fhe girls' faces were as brighf as fhe lamps fhey carried fhaf nighf. As Cappies fhey began fo realize fhaf pafienfs had fo be cared for 24 hours a day - nof iusf 8. ln brief, bifing words, fhe beginning of relief and nighf dufy. Oh, fhe agony of fhese new shiffs. We've heard fhe sfories over and over. Vacafion fime finally arrived - fhree weeks free, fo resf. When fhey refurned, somefhing new had been added - Wing Bands. Wifh fhis small bif of black fo frim fheir caps, gained poise and confidence was apparenf. We hardly recognized fhem. By fhis fime many of fhe Ladies were charfered members of fhe 5-A Club and all had consumed moder- afe quanfifies of Empirin, Neosynepherine nosedrops and E.T.H.

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The Chrisfmas season soon rolled around wifh ifs parfies, giff exchanges, and good cheer. Wifh ifs passing came anofher fhrilling experience - affiliafions. Worcesfer Sfafe. They loved fhe fime and disliked fhe food. No milk, and hamburger fwice weekly-can you imagine. They leff fhere slighfly neurofic and prospecfive psychoanalysfs, buf we guess fhaf's fo be ex- pecfed. The nexf sfop was Haynes. Oh, fhe relaxed afmosphereg fhose wonderful feafher-soff beds. Wifh scalded hands and broken backs fhey pushed onward fo cram more ideas info fheir already full and con- fused liHle heads. To Children's.Will fhey ever forgef fhose 6:30 P.M. clinics, fhe deferminafion fo make fheir 26 hour quofa, and fhe confusion of O.P.D.? Do you really fhink fhey hang up fhe babies and nurse fhe charfs? The nighf fhe narrow black band frimmed fheir caps a bang-up parfy sfarfed fhem on fheir lasf lap of fraining. Remember Ladies ? We didn'f hear foo much abouf fhaf escapade. Whaf a busy year: picfures, proms, various and sundry celebrafions laheml. The class picnic, yearbook, ban- quef, baccalaureafe, and fheir desired goal - graduafion. Wifh sparkling whife uniforms, sober faces, and dampened eyes, fhey had fheir long awaifed nighf af Simmons. The fhree years of hard work wifh ifs joys and sorrows, rewards and disappoinfmenfs are now over. All we can say is We are fruly proud of our girls - fruly proud. V As fold by fhe mofhers of fhe Class of I955 fo . . D. DRINAN N. BUCK J. CONDRON