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

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S Pirie-f 'fb Patience and perseverance are the only things that will get us anywhere an. if we are faithful and true in the little things, there may be a wider held of uf- fulness opened to us when we are through with the nurses' course, even if we had to start in working at the laundry. A Visit of an Ex-patient LILLIAN HANsoN-EvEsToNE . Oliss VVilson 'has brought Mr, Jason, her employer, and his wife, for a glimpse into the surroundings to which she largely attributes her splendid recovery from a recent serious illness.l ND is this the sanitarium about which you've told us-so much? asked Mrs. Jason. Yes, this is the institution which really seems like home to me. You L- -v know I spent three months in this lovely place, and the wonderful outsof-doors helped me most of all it seems. Here among the oaks, fragrant locusts, and health-giving pines, I don't wonder one forgets he is at a hospital, added Mr. Jason. Health and happiness are restored amid such attractive country surroundings. A living canopy of green covers the convalescing patients, lying quietly and sitting comfortably beneath it, and a sweet sense of restfulness and refreshing comes over them as they listen to the murmuring breezes. Drooping spirits are revived and waning strength is recruited. The mind becomes peaceful, the pulse more calm and regular. Let us look at the flowers-lprecious messengers of God's love to His afflicted family.' See the large tulip beds in front! Six weeks of cheerful service, opening anew each morning to smile with their cups of gold and crimson, white, cardinal. and yellow, The crocuses come first and then the daffodils, followed by the various varieties of tulips. The geraniums and foliage plants here by the walk give all a welcome worth the while. Now we'll walk around the new building past the foun- tain. The flower boxes above the south entrance and scattered about the grounds increase in beauty as summer advances. They have recently been filled with plants and vines so we'll find the greenhouse almost deserted, except for the cannas soon to replace the fast-fading tulips. What a dainty, little, rustic summer-house! remarked Mrs. Jason. Yes, It is pleasant indeed to sit there and enjoy the many birds and squirrels. Last spring a nest of wild bunnies was burrowed over in that slight mound on the lawn. Now for a stroll along the hedge of ever-changing foliage and flowers ex- tending from the greenhouse to Oak St. just above the railroad tracks. I think the gardener makesya splendid selection and arrangement. There he comes now! I'm so glad to have you meet him! He is always thoughtful for the happincsf the guests. NVell do I remember the cheery little nose-gays placed upon my tray just such little things help one greatly when prisoned within four walls. A sur- prise awaited me later, for I never dreamed that cut flowers, potted plants, and ferns would be so tastefully arranged in a hospital dining room. Miss Spears' untirf ing efforts are not in vain to make it homelike and inviting. Glad to meet you again, Mr. Graffe! Please meet my friends from the city. Happy to meet you all, surely. Are you enjoying your visit here? returned the florist. Help yourselves to the pansies. Pick all you want. More will be open tomorrow. Sixty-two

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H311-r ana Sunny Corners ALVI NA BAUER E ALL like fresh air and sunshine which are the most essential things in V4 ' health. That is why we have sun-parlors in our sanitarium. Patients who 3 are nervous and weakened by disease, enjoy their stay in the sun-parlors il I . 1 Q l E , rf 4- with their many large windows through which flood the beautiful rays of sun- liwht. From the windows may ,be seen nice lawns, the beautiful Howers and trees, b the fountain and greenhouse which add to their pleasure. A short stay here tives the patients a chan-Ye from their own rooms. Soothing and restful to their Ls 1 - :- nerves, it is a place where they forget about their blues and ailments, seeing more of the sunny side of life and beauty of nature. Those who are unable to walk are taken in wheel-chairs or beds to spend many pleasant hours here. No matter how cold and disagreeable the weather, they always End it pleasant and comfortable in the sun-parlors. The Laundry CLARA NOIQDBERG , , l OXV do you like to work in the laundry, Lorena? --oh, 1 don't like it one bit. fe- , I think it's so interesting, and we can have so much fun too. ' 'LJ 4'Girls, come on over here, let's have something to eat, No, let's get busy, they need the linen at the sanitarium, especially the towels for the treatment rooms, for they called up a while ago and asked if any were ready yet. Well, its 6:15 now, let's go to supper, I'm so hungry, aren't you? Let's see, how much linen did we put out today? I think there must have been about 1500 towels and 500 sheets. The laundry is a pretty good place to work, at least you can work up an appetite, and you'll learn a little about how to wash clothes on a big scale. NVhat I like best about it is that it's a separate building away from the sanitariuin entirely, although close enough to be very convenient. Now let's see-first the linen is loaded onto the trucks and hauled to the laundry, tains, tl 't i' sorted, each kind by itself and soaked in cold water to remove s ien 1 s then put through the washing machines, next through the extractors for ten to fifteen minutes then through the tuniblers. Here the bath towels are dried, 200 per hour, or more. Am I right so far? Yes, keep it up, you're doing fine. All right, then they are put through the mangle, piece by piece, then sorter' again for each department-nursery, ward, operating rooin, ladies' and men's treat- ent rooms doctors' offices etc Here we pack them in trunks and they are ready in ., . ., . to be hauled back to the linen room, from which they are sent to their various depart- ments. Yes, and I heard that the laundry turns out on an averagfe 6,000 pieces per day. Another thing, we almost forgot about the table linen, that is all washed and back to the sanitarium for use again between 7:30 and 11:00 A M. That's going some! That's what I call rushing business! Sixty-one

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IEHIQH :-is ffbfil Make Yourself Useful ' Fav Stems i O life is truly successful unless it is a useful one. Every invention, every 4 ' good book written, the buildings put up, bridges crossing niiehty rivers i'i!l '-l and gorges-each of these accomplishments has made some life worth while. VVQ are not worthy of life unless those around us are helped by us Our very being here on this earth is for some purpose, When jesus told us to go . . into all the world and preach the gospel, He was not inviting us tn gt life of ease and comfort, but to one in which hard and never-ending labor was foremost Those who take this burden upon them, doing the duties of life, easing the burdens of their fellowmen, are living the life that is going to count. They take no thought as to how well the world may think they are doing, but simply desire their lives to be of use in God's service. Oh, to be of some use in this world! What a privilege to relieve the broken- hearted and suffering, to unburden hearts who do not know Him, to stand in the counsel of God, to catch His mind, and convey it untainted by our touch, to others. VVe who have come to this institution to furnish ourselves with the necessary equipment to lead a life of usefulness, ltttlst have our hearts cultivated, purihed, en- kindled with the spirit of Christ. Our work must be accompanied by humiliation and prayer. VVe must not expect all sunshine and joy. There must be some rain in our lives, as it takes the rain to nourish and refresh the fairest lily, Times of darkness will enter our hearts, but these need not be against us, as it may be Gods design to cause us to seek Him more earnestly. XVhercver we are-at home doing humble tasks, or in foreign lands where the way is rough,-may we never lose sight of our Saviour in our endeavors and may We remember that there has never yet been a man in history who led a life of sellish ease, whose name is worthy of remembrance. ttioulillllrii frmlz ffuqt' 321 the poorer classes in Metropolitan New York. XNho should this be but .-Xdah Hoover and what more noble work could one be called upon to do? Miss Allen is serving in the capacity of head nurse at the Orlando Sanitarium, Florida. Mr. Floodman, a great orator of his time, finds his most important sub- ject,- VVhy do people attend movies and the outcome -a great uplift to the public. Miss Kristofferson, who heard the call from the land of the midnight sun, is now connected with the sanitarium at Skotsburg, Denmark. The secretary of the Senior class, Miss Ladd, who was busily engaged in doing Bible work in her home State was called to Australia to be Bible worker and in- structor at our medical school there. Mr. Ferciot is engaged in private practice as an M. D. and is having won- derful success. His dignity and quiet manner, would seem strange among his former classmates. Nothing is said of the writer at this time only that she continued her school work after leaving Hinsdale. x x 1: 4: The cheapest and most expensive thing in the world is ideas. Sixty-three