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

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-5- ' 'l I ' , SONAH-27 1 Slug ij ul , THE CLASS GF '27 'Twas the twentyfeighth of january, twentyfhve And all of them are still alive And remember that famous day and hour When We signed our names and took the vow Nurses we all decided to be And our number then was ninetyfthree Each was assigned to her own little room And taught how to use the mop and the broom Then classes started, just a few, what fun And they added to them one by one 'Till we met chemistry with a frown And bacteriology got us down And many here by the wayside fell Ah! the story is really too sad to tell So we hasten on to the day, the frown Was brushed away by a sheer white crown We felt that the world was ours absolutely As we started the realm of eight hour duty Other obstacles met us here And our hearts were gripped with a deadly fear As our faith and poise and conhdence Crumbled into insignificance But soon a period of relaxation Came with the joys of a first vacation The ties of home were hard to sever But we returned with a firm endeavor With mind alert and body strong To sail the sea which was two years long And now it is over, we're nearing the port The cry arises It was two years short. A goodly number has weathered the blast The trials and pleasures of the two years past The battle is over, the victory through And our number now is seventyftwo. A. A, H ik FF BY Patient: Nurse, who is that Dr,? Nurse: i'That is Dr. Mudd. Patient: I wonder if he is any relation to Henry Clay? 2 5 QL ,ig Q -vt . fl D44-gf-.a N 134

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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

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