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

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Miscellaneous Bliss Barr: How would you curdle milk? Miss Tete: It's curdled in the stomachfl Nurse: HI can't get George Spencerls temperature, hels in the middle of a bowl of soup. .Miss Hunt: UI believe in mental telepathy, I positively do. Today When I was thinking of someone he himself appeared. 3 Second Nurse: f'Hm! that vvasnlt telepathy. That Was the inevitable. ' Mfiss Bobb fmaking a social service visitj : 'fGood morning, Mrs. McCarthy, Is Number One in? Patient in Ward K: '4Dr. Norris said I should havean ornamen' every day for my constanationf' Dr. Philip: UAlbert, was the oil enema effectual? Orderly: HN-No. I-I think his chest needs greasingf' 'UO mamma, ' said little David, in the course of entertaining his mother during a Sunday afternoon visiting hour, HDr. Merrill Went avvay to the War. You oughta seen him afore he left. He came in to see us an' give us goodbye. He give our head nurse goodbye, too. He looked awful nice standing there beside her, her all in White, an' him therewith his arm- f'But David,7' interrupted his mother. HDavid! exclaimed the surprised head nurse. Q David I gasped the staff nurse. ' ' , , . . , Desperately David blurted out. Well, he did look nice with his army clothes on. Thats all I was going to say anyvvayf, ' I I Miss Snyder in Ward L asked a little boy hisname. 'fJule, replied the lad. ' , H 'fYou musn't say Julef' explained Miss Snyder, Uyou must say Julius. . 0 Then she asked the next little boy his name, and he piped up good and loud, f'Bill1ous. I ' 111

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'4No, no, another Worker urged, 4'You make me quite distressed, The Unit is the Patient, and ' The Background is the rest. The Face-sheet is not quite the same As the Draw-sheet, you must know, Upon that sheet, the Household stands Alllisted in a row. With Outside Sources close at hand If all is' rightly done, But when you call on Number Two Donlt ask for Number Une, For Number One is innocent And may not see the fun. The nurses heeded all they heard Till they could learn no more, And as each group departed, still There came another four. Long may they come! Though cold the day They'll find an open door. MARY ANTOINETTE CANNON - Headworker Social Service Department, U. of P. Hospital I ' no '

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ld ou use to make beef tea, Miss Kinsella? Miss Barr: What kind of steak wou y Miss Kinsella: 'cBeef steak, Miss Barr. A little boy, with his head bandaged, walked along looking for victims. ' ' k d s mpathetically inclined soul. johnny, why is your head tied up? as e a y 'CA thought just struck me, ma'am, replied that limb of Satan. Miss McRobbie Qpreparing a list of clinic suppliesj : I'll have to get shot tomorrow, and that's no cinch. The Night Prowlers QlO.30 P. MJ : Let us then be up and doing With a heart for any fate . I With muffled voices, padded footsteps, ' Learn to dodge her, ' and to wait. imen of sputum go to the laboratory this morning? Dr. S-f-: Did a spec Miss C--: Yes, doctor. Patient: It was hard to get. I don't sputalege as much as I used to. Miss Stephenson Qcalling on the telephonej :' Who is answering? - Miss Wise Qin Receiving Wardj 2 '4Dr. Gilmour, first call, Dr. Grant, second, Dr. Schmoele, third. 'd t other than to know they respond promptly to their call, ' Miss Stephenson 1, 4'I'm not interested in the resi en s p I want Miss Warner. S I Resident: This patient must be isolated . I ' Miss Sub-junior: '4Where shall I put the ice? Barr: 'fWhy don't you write for what you want? Miss ' Dr. Hopkins, examining a patient's chest, remarked: She feels wet. Miss C. QStaff Nursej : I'll change her gown. . B, Resident Qsuperciliouslyj : 'The doctor has found moist rxalesf' ' Une day a VVard N visitor- strayed into Miss Stephenson's office and said: Miss, will you kindly type S h son sweetly complied with the request at record speed. R this note? It is needless to say Miss tep en ' 112 '