Hahnemann Hospital School of Nursing - Hahnoscope Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Glassgmook WUTCGF5 Editor E. L. KING Assistant Editor B. E. DI EROLF A ssociate Editors A. E. CULBERT M. F. LEXVIS R B. SHIMP C1395 WUICCYS President B. KLEIN Vice-Presidents K. KLEIN A. E. CULBERT Secretary Treasurer R. B. SHIMP E. L. KING C1855 Colors Ilfaroon and Gold IIDOIIO To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield 1-I

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93 ji 75.9 1 5 I 5. 4, Greeting PLACE IN THE RANKS AWAITS YOU, EACH VVOMAN HAS A PART TO PLAY THE PAST AND THE FUTURE ARE NOTHING IN THE FACE OF THE STERN TODAY. 13

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Glass Tbistory F one had stepped into the sitting-room of the Nurses' Home on the eve of October 1, 1918, they would have been greeted by a group of people gathered from various parts of our country. Various incentives were the cause of their presence on this night. These were tragic times for young America, for all around us brothers and relatives were being sent to far-away camps or over- seas. XYhile all of this was going on, we too had a desire to help Humanity. Although we could not fill as great a place as a gradu- ate nurse, we contented ourselves with the thought that we were relieving someone by filling a place that would have been vacant. Our arrival was quite timely, for the infiuenza had begun to clutch Philadelphia's inhabitants in its terrible grip. On the morning of October 1, it would be hard to find a more amusing scene than we must have presented to onlookers. Having traveled long distances the night before, we had found it hard to arise when six o'clock came. Having managed by many awk- ward manipulations to make stiff bishop collars button in the back, and in the meantime scurrying about trying not to fall over long dangling skirts while we struggled with the bands of our new aprons, we finally answered the repeated call of our housekeeper, Mrs. Geissler, by hastening down the stairs, and, after what assist- ance she deemed necessary in completing our nurse's toilet, followed in her trail over to the hospital. VVe were surely a bewildered- looking crowd as we stood at our table waiting for grace. Some were big, some were small, some short, and some tall. The days of the terrible epidemic of infiuenza were upon us, so instead of the customary preliminary course we were placed on duty immediately, sometimes to stay till late evening without any time off duty, but little did this worry us, for we had already caught the spirit of doing for others, as well as learning much from our Senior nurses. A word here should be said about our Seniors, for those were gruesome days for them. Shortage of nurses, added responsibility due to the epidemic, all go to show what true soldiers they were. Their willingness to teach and help us in our utter ignorance of the ways of nursing shows their untiring patience and kindness. Many times, even now, we can look back and say, I learned 'that from a Senior nurse when I was a 'Probief 15