Firland Sanatorium School of Nursing - Fir Log Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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.4 xv ki Jil' 1 V -gli? 'A-Q 9 9f1ain: 0 1 . fer FEI? 45' E Z, 'Z' YY' 1 '-JE ' ' :-1iwfg.1.T3:-Siififfnfu WF? visited many countries, her most enthusiastic descriptions were of Seattle, Wash- ington, and vicinity. Since hearing her talk the majority are convinced that the Northwest coast must indeed be the ideal climate in which to spend the winter months. ldfilda Von Helms, we take off our hats to you as do the Mayo Brothers, who have actually chosen you, a hen-medic, as their protege in Pediatrics to carry on their work and maintain their high reputation after they must relinquish their places at the top of the profession. Marion Armstrong you will find still at Firland, where in her capacity of Night Superintendent, she has obliterated the night duty bugbear for the other nurses-so sweetly does her radiant personality illumine the night. I am afraid it will be a shock to you, as it certainly was to us, to discover Hilda Fisher, that model of meekness and shy reserve, in the role of Matron at Sing Sing. Wie were amazed to behold her disciplining the hard desperate char- acters and keeping the most unruly in order. Necessity has certainly disclosed a Hilda we didn't dream existed, although she became her old sweet self while we talked. We had come to Wfenatchee to visit the prize apple orchard of the west. As We strolled through the orchards watching the pickers, two apples were dropqped on our heads and a laughing face peeped through the branches above. VVho should l'e descending the ladder with her basket of apples but Barbara Sturgis herself- disguisecl slightly by a large sun lzonnet and a new name. It turned out that she and her husband owned the orchard and were as proud of their aipples as they were of their three charming children whom we found in the orchard making mud pies. Last winter we decided to see some of the beauties and absorb some of the sunshine at the beach in Miami, Florida. From other tourists we learned of the xr- 'W-'j . gum V N OFFICE HOSPITAL II .. . 40 1

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- 'f' T S ' as--:FFL ,: 1 exotic plants together with full instructions for the tender care needed to make them flourish in foreign soil. Mabel Stauffacher is sometimes able to supplv Therese with a new find, for in her work of nature study with a camera she roams the wilderness of the world -the more untamed the better-she also takes sound-movies of animal life. NW e chanced to meet Mabel hiding in a bush on the Island of Tasmania waiting for a kangaroo to pass by for the purpose of getting a close-up. Anacortes is no longer a lumber mill town, but has become the most famous resort of the west. The cream of society flocks to the large hotels and leaves in a few months looking at least ten years younger, so that others hasten to discover this Fountain of Youth and find it to be located in the Beebe Beauty Parlors where Olive joy has become expert in not only erasing the ravages of time but completely remodelling poorly constructed features by her marvelous plastic surgery. In Spitsbergei where they were waiting for their submarine to he over- hauled, we interviewed the famous Glacier Nurses, Eleanor Pattee and Edith Morris. If you have read the accounts of their hrst venture to the North Pole you will note that in their eagerness to serve science they seem to have lost all regard for the luxuries they once thought indispensible. Eleanor now seems to regard sleep as a necessary evil!!! As for Edith Morris, her beloved chemistry has completely replaced her love of beautiful clothes and warm comfort. Now when she can spare a few minutes from her chemical analysis of sea-life she loves to take an hourls swim in the icy waters to freshen her mental faculties. Glance over our shoulders as we read in the f'Daily News of Strawberry Point, Iowa. Miss Elsie Jensen, world famed globe trotter, pleased a large audience at the Civic Auditorium here last night with descriptions of past travels. Though having OFFICE HOSPITAL I .- 39 - uw 4'-235550 E rug elses - ' If- . .1 Y' if-LL-445. , Y A,

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places of interest to visit, including some of the most exclusive houses of enter- tainment. One which was highly recommended was the Viennese Gardensl'-a combination of beer garden and cabaret. One evening we chanced to visit this and soon discovered the cause of its popularity when we found our former col- league-Edna Brandt and Delanto Ludington officiating at the bar. The delightful and gracious manner in which they served the guests seemed to permeate the place with an old-world charm. However, we decided that this place had almost more than its share of Firland talent when we found the star entertainer to be none other than Myrtle Lystad. She gave several solo dances and led a chorus of beauties through some very intricate steps. At the Vlforldls Fair of 1942, held in Rome, we saw s Miss Universe and for once agreed with the judges in their choice-not only for her physical and mental perfections, but Mrs. Sylvia Larson Montague Hearst Cortez McDougall Barbe- rini O'Halloran Trotsky seems to have been practically universal in her matri- monial ventures. The next time we hear a young lady vowing never to marry we shall know just what to expect. . Lorene King is happy in a little candy store in Portland, Qregon, where she sells candy to children who are as enthralled with her own sweetness as with that of the candy. For lovers who come for sweets for their sweethearts-she composes notes to enclose in the box which are of such delicate lineness as to transform the candy into a perfect elixir of love, for the clinching of the most backward of romances. In the evenings Lorene plays on her piano in her apartment in back of her store, and once a week a Seth Parker Club meets there with the same happy result in neighborly philosophy and love of music as there was fostered in the original club. Elva -lersild is swimming instructor at the University of Wfashington and believes in keeping her class in perfect condition all through the year-every day, OFFICE HOSPITAL III ..41- 122214 are W f lll li-'lil .:--f r f--wa, , Q- if Q ' 'gf -if ff- Y , ' ' :-.95,,34,fx 1 I f -3.-r