Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing - Sonah Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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.f,. ll s . f SONAH-27 I 615.23 A- Y J uf . LAMENTATIONS OF A NIGHT NURSE Have you ever tried asleeping in the daytime? If you haven't you must try it just to see How the tiny little noises all around you, Are as magnified as magnified can be. First old L'Ella starts anoisily ascending, And I hear somebody ope' and close her doorsg She begins again her rise and fall unending, Taking passengers to all the different floors. Then some cleanly little body takes a notion, And begins a thorough cleaning of her room, Her ambish will then result in wild commotion, That is wrought with sweeper, dusting mop and broom. Next our Star will start the Vacuum agoing Nearer, closer, draws its loud incessant whirg Overhead an aeroplane comes low'ring, Now and then I hear its dull remittant purr. Do you wonder why the night nurse looks so haggard? Shaky limbs and circles under eyes. Do you wonder why she often plays the laggard? And in abstract manner she replies? Do you? M. E. S. Now Ask Me Some More QUESTIONS fAnswe'rs on Other Pagej 1. What noted Scotch physician was formerly a minister of the Gospel? 2. How quick is Stat ? 3. What peculiarity may be noted regarding Dr. Menagh's penmanship? 4. Who is Dr. Daub's assistant? 5. Why have precautionary nursing? 6. Of what material are Doctor's coats made and why? 7. Explain reason for mask in local tonsillectomy? 8. Where is 'iStrict isolationn? 9. What is technique? 10. What is the proposed eighth wonder of the world? 11. What is pedal hygiene and how treated? 12. What have the following in common: Dr. Nelson, Dr. Durman, Dr. Mac lvlillan and Mr. Schmidt? :JQE ,!'6?iJ 2,a.-Q.-X X 132

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-6' 'll SONAH-27 1 WI f v TWO PROSE PDEMS The Harbor Should I want to linger, instead of endlessly sailing, I know of a harbor where no winds blow and where all is peace and quiet. There the sea is a cool, green mirror and amber lights burn by the shore. There I could best down my sails and rest in the friendly silence, but I must ever be sailing on the stormy sea in quest of something I know not- something strange and lovely which I am always longing for. F. A. I. In a Garden In a garden that I know, the flowers grow in the secret of a purple shadow and there are many trees whose leaves rustle when the wind is by. In the daytime, rays of sunlight slant across the tree trunksg later on the red of sunset flashes between the branches and still later the crystal stars are caught in the tangle of the leaves. Many flowers are hidden in the shadow and all that one knows of them is their fragrance which fills the air. One walks in this garden thinking of quiet and beautiful things, safe from wild longings after the unknown, from the questions that have no answer, feeling that those things do not matter after all and that the spirit of life lies here in the purple shadow. Very quiet and lovely is this garden that I know. F. A. I. Gilfiil REFLECTIONS Why must every thing we love Come to an end so soon? The fellowship that welve enjoyed, It was a Heaven sent boong And now we must face the world That to us seems hard and coldg But our dear old S. N. H. Will draw us to her fold. However we must sometime leave And take up life anew, Patterns of our own to weave, Our own life work to do. But Comrades all, do not forget Our good old training days, And happy days make happier yet In memory that with us stays. L. A. S. sf- of 131

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-:. II SONAH-27 I Nl , . Pvobie I wish I had a little cap, A sitting on my head. I wouldn't have to know a thing, I'd have my cap instead. Freshie I wish that I'd learned everything Probation tried to teach me. I should have swallowed hook and line, So trouble couldn't reach me. junior HI wish I were a Senior. Senior Nearly through. Sweet Girl Grad. I wish state boards were over! lk lk if THAT DEPENDS L'I'Iow old are you? inquired the visitor of his host's little son. i'That is a difficult question, answered the young man, removing his spectacles and wiping them reflectively. The latest personal survey available shows my psychological age to be 12, my moral age 4, my anatomical age 7, and my physiological age 66. I suppose, however, you refer to my chronological age, which is 8. That is so oldffashioned that I seldom think of it any more. - Pk Ik if ANSWERS 1. Dr. McMillan. 2. P. D. Q. 3. Leftfhanded. 4. Paul of Leona's. 5. To keep night nurses awake. 6. Sackcloth-to cover up their ashes. . To prevent recognition on future contact. . 14, but not For I. 7 8 9. Plural of Technician. 10. Patient going home without return appointment. 11. Care of corns. Sliding treatment with wheel chair or stretcher. 12. Student nurses. Q, 133