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

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N H Aileen Strong Springhill, Nova Scotia Hobby: Permanent waves The deepest ht ngn of a faithful hi iyt i Itiithfnimss. ' Old Fashioned Dancing 2-3; Glee Club 2-3. Marie Whi+son ■■Pollv Detroit, Mich. Hobby; That little black bag. A stveet attractive kind of grace. Y.W.C.A. 1-2-3; Sonah Staff 3, Basketball 3, Fashioned Dancing 3, Glee Club 3; Baseball 2. Old Donna Wilson ■Don Hobby: Being a beauty parlor artist. ' ' To thine own self be true. And it must follow, as night the day. Thou canst now then he false to any man. Basketball 1; (Captain 2-3); Baseball 2; Tennis 2; Y.W.C.A. 1; Class Vice President 3; Old Fashioned Dancing 2. k Hazel Witte ■DeWitte Mount Pleasant, Mich. Hobby: Golhng Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Glee Club 1-2; Operetta, Wild Rose 2; Baseball 1-2; Old Fashioned Dancing 1-2-3. [50]

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N H 3 2 Ruth Smith Smitty Detroit, Mich. Hobhy; Carnegie Tech. Betittty IS truths truth betittty. Glee Club 1-2, Basketball 2, Y.W.C.A, 1-2, ' Operetta The Wild Rose 2. V Elizabeth Snow Snowball Tecumseh, Mich. Hobby: Embroidery Silence is the most perfect hertild of jny; If were but little happy if 1 could say how much. Glee Club 1-2; Old Fashioned Dancing 1; Y.W.C.A. 1-2-3; The Wild Rose Lucille Spars Khaki- Battle Creek, Mich. Hobby : Housekeeping A cheerful temper joined with innocence will make beauty attractive, knowledge delightful, and wit good natured. Dorothy Streadwick Stready Saskatoon, Sask., Canada Hobby : Wee Joyce Be England what she will, with all her faults ihe is r iy country still. Y.W.C.A. Council 2; Class Treas. 2; Glee Club 1-2-3; Association Staff 3; Old Fashioned Dancing 1-2; Operetta, The Wild Rose 2. 49:

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N A H Class History HAVING BEEN exilcd from our former halls of learning, sixty-one young girls braved the snowstorm of January 15, 1929 to join the pioneer forces of the Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing and Hygiene. The gates were thrown wide with guards posted at the portals to salute us. Following a brief interview with one of the chiefs of the tribe, we were guided through miles of underground passageways; each step becoming more and more doubtful if ever again we would see the light of day. At the end of our journey, we were thrust into a cage — a door slammed — a button pushed — up and up we rose. Breathless we stood on the threshold of our new living quarters. Always will the fragrance of sweet peas bring to us the memory of the token of thoughtfulness, which was our first greeting from the tribesman, who had already experienced the strange- ness of new surroundings. Gradually this feeling was overcome and replaced by one of fellowship. Time sped on and our busy lives of classes and study became more or less routine. Yet was there ever before us a great goal, which kindled our enthusiasm. And there were always moments of leisure for outside activities. Anxious to do our bit for the much talked of Sonah, we sold our first candy and hamburgers on April 11th. A few of the tell tale grease spots still remain on the kitchenette ceiling in proof of our efforts. May was the eventful month with probation days drawing to a close and those dreaded examinations just ahead of us. We felt a thrill as we witnessed the graduation exercises of our upper tribesmen. Our voices raised in The Prayer of Thanksgiving before that vast sea of faces, whilst all the time we were trying to remember those twelve cranial nerves for the morrow ' s Anatomy exam. And we appre- ciate the privilege of being presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, even though we did have to return those much coveted caps for the second time at the close of the recep- tion. But at last they were ours! May the 22nd was the crowning day and never was organdy finer, daintier, whiter or more appreciated. As work continued through the warm summer months, we yearned for vacations, which we so enjoyed. Our successors arrived on September the 17th and we began to feel like old pioneers and were wont to say Now, when we were probies . Classes were resumed in October and it was not long ' til we celebrated our first anniversary at the Hotel Tuller. The huge birthday cake with its lone candle held a deep significance for us. And as history oft repeats itself, we again found ourselves in the dining-room of the Hotel Tuller, but this time our cake bore two candles, which marked the beginning of the end. Davs in the operating room, delivery room, and clinics have tended to make our last year one of intense interest. And those three weeks of classes — a repetition of our probie days — are not to be forgotten. And that snappy October evening, when we stood round the crackling fire with the aroma of hamburgs, onions and coffee tantaliz- ing us. Could we ever forget it! Dear old Sonah! We, who are about to depart, do so with a feeling of regret. And ever will we look back on those months of work and pleasure with the deepest of satisfaction. Doris Woodwark, ' 32 [51]