Hinsdale Sanitarium and Hospital Nursing School - Fluoroscope Yearbook (Hinsdale, IL)

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if5siI1hi s,,..-sT2.E Class Prophecy lX'ilYR'1'I.E JXNIJERSON HE setting sun had disappeared beyond the distant hilltop and the shadows of night were fast falling on -the little mission compound in southern Africa. A young lady was sitting by the open window reading a letter fm which one of the native boys brought her a short time before. This was the letter long looked forward to as it was from one of her classmates of ten years ago. The balmy breeze wafted her hair but she seemed not to notice the surround' ings for she was thinkine. The day's work had bee-n strenuous as there had been brought to the dispensary for treatment scores of suffering natives, and now she had opportunity for a little rest. Het' mind wandered back to the homeland which she left ten years before to minister lo suffering huinanity in the dark Continent. She thought of the three years she spent at Hinsdale Sanitarium in training for tht position she now holds as head nurse of the dispensary. But the scene which lin gered in her mind was that of the last few weeks there and especially graduation week. She tltought of each member of the class whose interests she always had at heart as president of the Senior Class of '23, ' As she sat there meditating she could see a young lady going from one tenant house to another, treating a sick child in one, :intdt ministering to the spiritual needs at the next home, distributing food and clothing to the poor orphans and widows. VVho of our class should this be but Evelina Chabot. She has charge of the city work of our Alma Mater and eternity alone will reveal the boundless good accomplished. Miss Nordberg, with a carefree nature, left her nursing and went back to the good, old farm where she is still humming her favorite song, He loves me too, He loves me too. Mr. Frank Marsh, class president during our junior year, continued his medical work and completed the training at Loma Linda. After he received his M. IJ. degree the Mission Board was looking for a young man to take charge of the medical work in the interior of Africa and he accepted the call. His work was very Sll'CllOllS and trying but who was better prepared to cope with the situation than Dr. Marsh? Several others had heard the urgent call, Come over and help us and had willingly responded. Mr. Howe and his faithful companion are laboring among the lndians in the neglected Continent. LeRoy Boothby sends cheerful reports from far-away India where he has charge of the book work. i Edwin Christensen, the class treasurer, is taking vocal lessons and teaching elo- cution and psychology to a class of twenty young ladies and says he enjoys his work Very much. The famous historian, Mr, Edward Lindquist, now traveling from place to place lccturingf, finds himself rather lonesome with no response to his charming smile such as he received at Hinsdale. Miss Ada DeForest returned to Switzerland and is assisting her father in the sani- tarium at Gland. Mice Curran openr-il n treatment room in southern Tennessee and has been Thirty-one

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db Q db instrumental in giving aid both physically and spiritually to those who come to her for help. Starting a school for unruly boys on the outskirts of New York City, the calm and Sweet dispositions of Miss Watts and Miss Black worked as soothing medicine on them and their school is a great success. We find Mrs. Rusine putting into practical use in her home the things she learned at Hinsdale. Mr. Galbraith decided to continue his education, so, after a few years of college work, he was prepared to teach science, He responded to a call from Washingtoii Missionary College and there is where we find him tonight as head of the Science department. Mr. Lovell, with his heart overflowing with love, volunteered to establish a children's home in Florida where the sun is ever shining. XNith Miss O'Connor as his co-worker their work proved a great success and a blessing to humanity. Several of the class had been called upon to be school nurses in some of oui colleges and among those who responded to this call were Mildred Kennedy, who accepted that position at Emmanuel Missionary Collegeg Edith Doering at Union College and Alvina Batter at Qswego College. Another one who heard the Macedonian call was Miss Long, who went t- China. The need was especially great in this field and Miss Long, with the aid of a physician and a corps of workers, is training natives in medical lines. Not at all surprised was she to know that Mr. Hedrick returned to sunny Cali- fornia taking charge of the laboratory and X-ray department at Glendale Sv tarium. There was a call for a nurse to take up the duties of medical supervisor at St. Helena Sanitarium and she was pleased to hear Mrs. Eyestone responded to this call, know- ing she was qualified. Mr. Nelson, who married shortly after graduation, is teaching voice and re- ceiving special treatments for his Fingers so as to make graceful movements over the keys of his instrument. Two of our number, namely Miss Foreman and Miss Lauger, chose to serv' as Public Health nurses. They are doing untold good by educating and teaching people the health principles which tend to lessen sickness and suffering. Mrs. Spies, who strongly believes in physical culture, has taken up the work and is giving lessons on How to reduce. Mr. Richardson returned to the sunny South to till a responsible position as educational secretary of the Tennessee Conference. Leaving Hinsdale, Miss Schroeder continued her further study in dietetics and is now an efficient instructor in our denomination. Mr. Carlson, the tallest member in our class, is engaged in advertising noiseless shoes to benefit hospitals and sanitariums. Misses Schoenborn and Essex, known as Twins of Hinsdale, are Working lift in hand operating treatment rooms in Chicago. Mr. Pangman, who spent many evenings at Hinsdale studying astronomy in the moonlight, has been troubled with failing eyesight, He is now attending a read? school for the blind. A little nurse is seen at the bedside of a very sick patient in a poorly-furnished home. She is doing everything possible to alleviate the pain and suffering' among V fCOIlffII1lL'L'li on page 632 Thirty-two