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

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The O.R., relief and nights came after capping Which left us with little time for just plain napping. The Song of the Sewer will remain close to our hearts And we'll remember the ones who so fitted the parts. Summer vacations started the first of june And those left at Chapin got sunburned by the moon, In September with wing-bands we again started class. O.B., VD. and First Aid we attempted to pass. At last the time for our three affiliations came And we made our way bravely to Worcester, C.H. and Haynes. We struggled at CH. with formulas, diapers and pins. But half through our training we held up our chins. At Worcester State we became attached to showers and keys And for three rapid months we led a life of ease. Respirators at Haynes and of course whooping cough Only two months there just d'idn't seem to be enough. In February, back at Faulkner we happily reunited Our senior class at last together and were we delighted!! Senior activities soon began to take form Planning the yearbook and our senior prom. Senior experience, nights, relief and ways to make money Looking forward to vacations which we hoped would be sunny. It hardly seems possible it's so near at hand But here on the threshold of graduation we stand. We've shared much together since we entered training that day And I know each will remember in her own special way . . . The Class of 1957. Mary Ewins

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CLASS HISTORY Remember that September afternoon in ,54 When we darted anxiously through Chapin House door. A group of anticipating girls from different parts and locales Who were soon to become a class of steadfast pals. After having our tea and helping our parents disperse I wonder if we realized in attaining the goal of a nurse The loyal friends, the work, joy and tears That we would encounter together in the next three years. We had hardly started to unpack our suitcase When initiation began at a very rapid pace. Our air-raid bags were filled with an unmentionable lot Which at the command of a senior we had to drop. Our first week of classes, confusion entered our mind For we took so many courses of most every kind. Chemistry, Anatomy, Pharmacology and Nursing Arts From which we discovered our books played a part. Study hours, proctors and first time on the wards Where we learned the real purpose of a patient's bell cord. Christmas vacation was upon us at last But as soon as it started it seemed it had passed. A spaghetti supper for faculty, parents and friends And the money we made We raffled afghans. We were reaching the end of our probie days. And to pass those finals there must be Ways!! The night of capping we marched up the aisle With a sigh from the faculty and from our parents a smile. Twenty-four proud students in starched aprons and blues And the caps placed on our heads fitted perfectly too.

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We, the Class of 1957 of the Faulkner Hospital School of Nursing, being of sound mind and body, do hereby declare our last will and testament, To the Faulkner we leave thanks for having given us the three most memor- able and constructive years of our lives. To Miss Hennik we leave with the hope that we shall always maintain the high standards which she was so instrumental in setting for us. To Miss Norton we leave a rotation schedule guaranteed to work out as originally planned. To the Faculty we leave a bottle of aspirins and our sympathy. Q To our parents we leave wondering how we will ever be able to show our thanks and appreciation. To the supervisors we leave a book of unusual practical jokes for experienced practical jokers. To Dr. Stein we leave an empty bench outside the Health Clinic. To Miss Allen we leave our monthly weights. To the graduates we leave an answer book to be used for the new students. To the students we leave three years accumulation of paraphernalia and our marked off calendars. To the doctors we leave our bandage scissors. To the residents we leave a robot to work up patients, answer phones and renew all orders. To the medical students we leave I.V.s guaranteed not to infiltrate, stop or run dry. To Mrs. Cruise we leave nineteen tidy rooms. To Mrs. Martin we leave an automatic Faulkner cap doer-uper, complete with sewing attachments. To Mrs, Hamilton we leave a one year course in art at the Mass. School of Art. To the maids and house mothers we leave an elevator. 1+ l CLA ' 4 ' A A - 5 4- 24 .L-Ll., .:.,,:g--., is .1 as A ' . - - M A A A' -M ir -N -gigs 444 . . vi-,A',,S,...,., . 1'-annum. g- -n. W