Independence Sanitarium School of Nursing - Sanilog Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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it -ef -:- 4- e-:f if -2- GZ Well, of all things, Old Vera! my ex-roomie! This from I-Ienry. I always said Vera would make up for lost time some day. Miss Chapman-I see her in Texas giving a series of lectures on the problems of adolescence and marriage. She never married because of the horror of making a mistake in choosing her man. She still gives piano concertsf, I t'Oh, girls, after all of Chappy's love affairs, to think sheld be an old maid! It's unbelievablelv Niki draws a sigh. I-Iere's another of your classmates, married and living in Colorado on a ranchu I see several children, the very picture of health. Why, kids, that must be Ralstonlv Niki says, UNO. Do you not have a Jennie in your class? She is Mrs. Harold Linkhart now. Imagine! Children, the picture of health! Well, Henry, why not? Wasn't Jennie the Goddess of Hygeia once? This brought a chorus of laughter from the three girls. Niki, looking up, says, There are stillqmore. I see a very smalf nurse aboard a big ship. ,Soon after graduating she joined the naval corps. I-Ier name is Carol--Crawford. She decided to quit several times, but the officers prevailed on her to remain. Well, who would have though that! Why, in training days, when Carol took a bath the Water made her sea sick. And I see R.-I can only see the initials. ' ' J. R.? Why, that must be Jessie Ralston. Go on, Niki. She is still at the hospital where you trained. She proves to be quite popular with the bachelor doctors on the staff. Niki, there is just one more-Blanche Amundson. Where is she? I see her nursing in theschools. A book!-She wrote a book en- titled, The Health of Preschool Children. Oh, Niki, that can't be so! Why, .do you kids remember how Amy used to hate to Write themes?,, Why, I supposed she,d marry Jack. Oh, Well, you can never tellf' It was dawn by this time, and as the girls made ready to depart, Henry graspedlNiki,s hand, Well, Niki, this little peep at our class- mates has been a pleasant surprise. It certainly must have been the hand of fate that caused us to lose our Way tonightf, Good-by, Niki. 'Good luck. And they were off once again on their mad race to get back home. ' 4. HM , QQ . 1501 W ':' 'i' 'i' 4' 4' -2- as

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