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

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Freshmen ul T IS a Common opinion that the Freshman is the unlucky individual who i ' receives all the blame for everything that does not seem fit to lay upon Q the ,lunior or Senior. The Freshman is that little, green, insignificant V being seen on every college campus, or perhaps in bed con-red with black and blue bumps from some cruel initiation stunt. But at Hinsdale you find an entirely different situation. Now just suppose you were visiting the Hinsdale Sanitarium, .-Xs you eoint- in the main entrance at Fresh- man girl will quietly arise from the bell-lit,p's bench to art as your guide, Un the First Hoor, one of the deoarlnieiits you will no doubt visit will be the kitchen and serving room. Here you will iiotiee L'Yt,'l'y' emi doing her work as best she knows how, .AIHUIIQ those working here you will tind a iumbvr of the lfreshmen girls dressed in white aprons preparing dinner for scores ttf hungry pt-re.oiis, After you have seen all you wish lo here, the guide will take you lu the second Hoot' ward. :Xs you walk down the long hall you will meet a happy little lass with a broom in one hand and a dust cloth in the other. You will become in- terested in this happy-go-lucky, little girl and before your visit is over you will have learned that She is one of the Freshmen. l't-rehance your guide should es- cort you to the third floor a similar scene would meet your eyes. On your way from the laundry the guide gasps as she has almost lorgotteiv to show you the most important department of all-the ladies' treatment rooms. Here you will notice that everytliing is clean and the woodwork washed as whitt as soap and water allows, Each booth is kept in order by the girl occupying it, There is a cheerful atmosphere you will be aware of the moment you enter. Now to whom shall we attribute this happy corner?-NVhy, to the Freshmen, of course. XVhen you have seen all the departments of importance, you suggest looking over the grounds. Your guide will take you around on the lawn, but your attention is drawn to several Freshmen enjoying a few hours of nature, with their patients Upon inquiry the guide tells you that some of the nurses are on special, while some are only relieving the special nurses who may be in class or at dinner. By this time you will be wondering if there is anything around the sanitariuni of which the Freshman is not the center. llefore you leave no one could tell yon that the Freshie does not play a very important part in the systematic running- of he Hinsdale Sanatarium family. BUELAH SNYDER Forty-one

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vi uniors' Reasons For Taking the Nurses' Course To be of greater service to mankind.-H. DeForest. In order to be more efficient in relieving suffering humanity.-V. VVatson. Because the nurses' course affords a three-fold training of the physical, mental, and spiritual powers, and prepares for a life of unselhsh service for others.--E. I-Iaughey. Because the world needs people who are prepared to give the healing touch. -Mrs. Fernandez. To prepare myself for better service for God.-E, Hightower. Because souls may be reached through the medical work that cannot be reached in any other way.-I. Bidwell. Our medical work is the right arm of the message. I want to learn how to use it,-G. Brown. Because there is a true satisfaction in doing for others.-A. Caya. For the opportunity of healing sinsiclq souls as well as bodies.-XV, Tracy. To get a more efficient preparation for the Master -R. NVatts. Because nursing reveals a life full of helpful service in which it is more blessed to give than to receive.-H. Holden. That I may be more efficient in the mission field, as my desire is to be a mis- sionary in His work.-K. Ryan. Because a nurse has more opportunity to reach individuals. They are more willing to accept religious principles when sick.-I.. Kepler. To have a training to preserve mankind rather than to slay, in time of war. -F. Kepler. To receive a better preparation for foreign mission work.-E. Benton. That I may be a more efficient worker in my Master's vineyard.-M. Smith. That I may become an efficient co-worker with Christ the Great Physician. -N. Pangman. .. I can pass through this world but once, any good therefore I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellowbeing, let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again. -A, Bergluncl. Because medical missionary work is the opening wedge to the message.-A. VVornack. For suffering humanity's sake.--E. Fisher. That I may tell others the great story of redemption.-I-I. Pearson. Because the nurses' course affords one the best opportunity to serve hu- manity.-N. Turner, The reason that I am taking the nurses' course is to obtain preparation which will give me a part in the closing work.-E. Pearson. Preparation for a missionary nurse. The last work that is to be done by the medical missionary. I expect to have a small part in this work.-D, Smith. To fit myself to teach suffering souls the way to health and to eternal life. -P. Vermillion. Forty

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s'F- fbi I-linsdale's Helping Hand CAROLINE LOUISE CLOUGH . END your angels of mercy to - street at once. A woman with si gg- children is about to be set out into the street. She is ill, and has three-months'-old baby twins, Please help her. 1' The angels of mercy are none other than the Hinsdale nurses who during their training spend from four weeks to two months in the Social Servic Department, This family was ready to move onto the street. The mother had packed lv few household effects: they were piled up in the middle of her living room in tlv basement flat. She was sitting on thc boxes when our nurses arrived,-a picture of utter despair. The mother was sent to the hospital for surgical attention and tht children were brought to the Life Boat Rescue Home at Hinsdale. After tltc nurses had bathed and put a clean gown onto each child, they were tucked into snow-white beds. Their beautiful, large, brown eyes and happy, childish fact beamed the gratitude which they knew not how to express. The Hinsdale nurses enjoy the work of rescue, and especially do they enjoy visiting the homes of helpless invalids,-as they often do,-bed-ridden incurableu who have no one to minister to them and to take a kindly interest in them. They cheer the aged, help to welcome the new-born in homes where the mother never can see the beautiful faces of her children, or never again will hear their childis' prattle. It is only like ships that pass in the night -is this contact with wrecks of the underworld in the dark, gloomy police station, but always there is the seed of hope planted by the contact and our all-seeing Father in heaven waters and develops the seed, The prisoners pass on and from week to week our nurses deal with new ones, but in the contact lives are changed, hope springs anew in the human breast and humanity is bettt-red thereby. The doors of the Life Boat Rescue Home at Hinsdale swing open to admit any case of need, Here is the battle ground where hearts are left torn and bleedir where nature is outraged, where young mothers must see their tiny infants taken from their breasts and placed in the hands and the bosom of foster mothers, all because these young mothers made a mistake in life and their unwelcome but never- theless dearly loved offspring has to be given to others who can give it a homt and loving parents, In these dark hours the nurse who is in touch with God can minister not only to their physical comfort, but can also minister the Balm o' Gilead to crushed and bleeding hearts. The tiny, helpless infants in the nursery of the Life Boat Rescue Home, who day by day look tip from the little, white beds into the face of the nurse, do nf know a inother's care and love. It is the nurses privilege to supply that love which she does. Through the Life Boat Home, the rescue mission and jail services which arc conducted regularly, the homc visitation department of the nurses ccursc. The Life Boat magazine which visits all the leading prisons of our land each month and also tinds its way into the hearts and lives of the unconverted everywhere,-through all of these avenues Hinsdale is endcavoring to carry out a working gospel as out- lined in Isaiah 53. Forty-two