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

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N A H GREEN SOAP and ISOLATION All masked and gowned at once you start The mercury down to shake; And then, proceed as used you are A patient ' s temp ' ture to take. A sudden pause and then a thought. In your uniform pocket lies the watch. A dash to the bathroom in eagerness The green soap bottle to clutch. One longing look at the empty jar; Your hope all smoulders and dies And you battle bravely for fear That suddenly your anger will rise. Trying to smile at your watchful patient. And act as though nothing were wrong, Quickly disrobe, and unmask — Then leave the room with a song. Out in the corridor you find yourself soon. Backing through closed doors; Stepping over wet floors, On with contaminated hands for the dressing room. Martyrs of martyrs and sufferers few ! You say when you see this soap gone too. Try in vain the stock bottle to grab. That you ' re sure yesterday the pharmacy had. Echoes and re-echoes green soap in your ears You never felt so disturbed in years. Meekly you pick up the ivory cake And reallv striving a sweet humor to fake. You murmur aloud to yourself as you think — Germs will grow and disease will Spread even with best of prevention. So what ' s all this use of green soap and isolation. M. P. SOPHOMORES S — for Sophomores who usually place. O — for our team so loyal and true. P — for pain we try to ease. H — for hands that find work to do. O — for opportunity to ever grow. M — for memories we shall ever keep. O — for onward more knowledge to know. R — for rewards we will someday reap. E — for effort we ever show. [68]

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N A H CLASS HISTORY F-iRST Day: September 8, 1931- R-eason: Professional Career. E-NTRANTs: Fifty-one. S-isTERs; Adopted from Sophs. H-OMEs: First and Second South and Sixth Centre. M-any: Rules and Regulations. E-ntertainment: Informal Tea. N-URSEs: Registered, Our Aim. H-ouRs: 6:30 A. M.— 10 P. M. I-nitiation: Green Caps. S-TATus: Green. T-EACHERs: Tres bien. O-rigin: Far and Near. R-EMAiNiNG- Forty-Four. Y-EAR OF Graduation: 1934. The Class OUR GATEWAY Where leads this road, ambition? What goal might it profess? With Its store of tribulation, Its rewards of happiness. To each one — to you — to me, It holds out a helping hand. ' Tis the door of opportunity. To our professional land. M. DeSylva. [7o: