Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Roses have thorns, but never mind, if you desire roses gather them just the same. - KSignedj GWILYM G. DAVIS. Conscientiousness, carefulness, cheerfulness-the possession of these three qualities is essential to the success of a nurse's career. KSignedj H. K. PANCOASTf Symphony for the Class of 1918: In extending my heartiest congratulations to the Class of 1918, I can give no better advice than to reiterate the symphony of Wil1ia.m Henry Channing: Live content with small means, seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion, be Worthy, not respectable, and Wealthy, not rich, study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open hearts, bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never, in a Word, let the spiritual, unbidden and un- conscious, grow up through the commonf' I A Yours very sincerely, fSignedj B. A.9'IIH0MAs. To the Class of 1918: You have just passed through three years of hard Work and severe discipline in a hospital famed for its directing physicians, surgeons and nurses. I Wish for every one of you the full measure of success that such la training deserves. . fSignedj T. TURNER THOMAS. To the Class of 1918: I entered the Hospital at about the same time as most of you, and We have Worked together, learned together, and developed together. I feel, therefore, that your class is in a way my class, at least, it is the one in which I have the deepest interest. lVIany of you have been my patients, most of you, I hope, are my friends, for certainly it is as friends that I have regarded you. Please believe that you take with you my hopes for thel full realization of your dearest desires and for the happiest of lives. fSigner1j N. RALPH GOLDSMITH. 27 H

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You ask nie to write 21 few lines of advice, but I do not like ' because the giving of advice carries with it a claim to superiority.. tifvdlfi lildifse chosen a calling that is one of the best, for the bestowal of 'service to suffer- ing humanity is rewznded by great satisfaction. There is abundant oppor- tunity for such service, and your lives have brought and must continue to bring so long as you follow your noble profession, the realization of the truth of these words. ' KSignedj WILLIAM G. SPILLE-R. Best wishes to the Class of 1918, our indispensable assistants in our work. fSignedj BARTON CooKE HIRST. A verse in the Bible reads: 'fBe ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as dovesf' It is easier to be wise than it is to be harmless. A good nurse will not only be wise in the caring of her patients, but harmless in that she keeps strictly her own counsel. The numerous peculiarities of disposition and faults of character which she has observed, and all the family skeletons, little and big, with which she is sure to become acquainted, she will. hold sacred, and as learned in her professional capacity, she will treat them as though imme- diately forgotten. t 1 Sincerely, fSignedj J. P. CROZER GRIVFFITH. iii- Speaking of the practice of Medicine, Qliver Wendell Holmes once said: I dare not place any gift, however beautiful, or any success, however brilliant, above the talent or the skill which can relieve a simple pang, and the self- devotion which lays them at the feet of the' humb-lest fellow creature, and the same may be said of the arduous calling you have chosen. The material rewards will often be small, but you .will have the joy which c0mCS ff0m relieving the suffering of some fellow-creature. X When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thouf, Q fSignedj M. B. HARTZELL. '21

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Good luck to Hl9l8. I wish each one success. You have chosen the most exacting and self-sacrificing work a woman can do. But you will be happy in the traditions and achievements of your profession and in the 'grateful recollection of your service in the hearts of your patients. lWay everything go well with you. ' Very sincerely, fSignedj BROOKE M. ANSPACH. - i To the Class of 1918: There is more work and better work to be done by the nursing profession today than ever before in history. It is up to you who are graduating to do your bit in upholding the status of the nursing profession in general and of the University Hospital in particular. We all feel confident' that you can and will do it. . fSignedj FRANK BENTON BLOCK. Polonius' advice to his son Laertes- ,, . . . GIVC every man thine ear, but few thy voice, Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. K Signed j L. WALLACE FRANK. Nutriculm prudentes, jucundm puellaef' fSig-nedj GRAYSON P. MCCOUCH. H Camp Greenleaf, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. To the Class of 1918: The profession to which you are now being ad- ,mitted has always been characterized by sacrifices. However, I know if you approach it with the same spirit that was manifested by your class as undergraduates, you will consider each sacrifice not as such, but as an oppor- tunity for doing good. These opportunities I fear are about to be tre- mendously multiplied, but I know that under such circumstances your thor- ough training, your initiative and your splendid spirit, will enable you all to win honor and glory for yourselves and your Alma Mater. Best wishes to you all for a very successful career, from 4 KSignedj WILLIAM BATES. 23