Grant Hospital School of Nursing - Beacon Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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he eacon The Song of the Nurse VVith fingers slender and worn, VVith a frame tl1at's ready to fall, A nurse is walking the corridors To answer the needful call. Vllalk! Walk! Walk! Yvith light tread, easy, yet terse, But ever she sings with a tender pitch The soulful Song of the Nursef' Scrub! Scrub! Scrub! Service room, bed, and pan, Dust! Dust! Dust! 'Til all is spie and span. Medications and Foments, Nurishments all day long- VVhile over the bed she lingers and waits- Still singing the Nur:-se's Song! 'YVake ! 'lfVake ! 'VVake! 6 a. rn.-We must be on time! 'Wake! 'VVake! WVake! The alarm's insistent chime. lVhen the weather is warm and bright- In the morning to duty we go- But on wintry days-without the sun's rays Vile tread through the ice and snow. Oh! to breathe the breath of the idle- Lazy, the rich, the elite! VVith roses around and through their hair, Silk pillows beneath their feet. One short day! Just to feel as the idle feel- lVho never know naught how to work or save- Never walk out for a meal! With fingers weary and worn- With complexion faded and white A nurse walks up the lonely hall To answer the signal light. Walk! Walk! VValk! VVith a light tread, easy, yet terse, And ever she sings with a tender pitch, The soulful Song of the Nurse. ...un-E Fifty-one

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he eaeon Pl'OlDlC Where did you come from, Probie, dear? Out of the nowhere into here. Where did you get that cloth of blue? Out of the skies that I came through. What makes them sparkle and shine like tin? Some of the starch was left therein. Where did you get that little tear? I could not forget when I came here. What makes your forehead so puckered and drawn? The knowledge I thought I had now is gone. What makes your eheek like a warm, red rose? I was scolded more than anyone knows. Where did you get those rough arms and hands? From scrubbing the service room, beds, and pans. Why do you wear stiff white collars like this? That is in place of the pleasures we miss. From when comes the cap ? Miss Selin soon will place That I'll be told to never disgrace. But how did you come to us, you dear? The fame of Grant Nurses brought me here. rx The First Attempt She first tried the left-and then the right- But held them both in a grip so tight That I nearly died of fright. With an eye on her watch-and one on me, It really seemed an eternity Before she said, in a voice that shook: Yours is the first I ever took! What do you make it nurse, I saidg Am I really alive, or am I dead P At this she gave me a look divine, And said: I make it one hundred and nine! f To the Seniors Sing a song of Nursing- The best profession yet. VVe always must remember, YVe never may forget- Ivhen the Classes opened VVe Probes began to workg Oh, wasn't that a dandy chance To let the Seniors shirk. lllllllllm Fi ffu-three