Medical University of South Carolina - Tres Anni Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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Zin mrmnriam MRS LOUISE H MINKNER MRS. ERNESTINE C. MCDRMAN 9

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I Shall ot Pass This Why Again By EVA ROSE YORK I shall not pass this way againw Although it bordered be with flowers, Although I rest in fragrant bowers, And hear the singing Of song birds winging, To highest heaven their gladsome flight, Though rnoons are full and stars are bright, And winds and waves are softly sighing, While leafy trees make low replying, Though voices clear in joyous strain Repeat a jubilant refrain, Though rising suns their radiance throw Cn summer's green and winter's snow, In such rare splendor that my heart Would ache from scenes like these to part Though beauties heighten, And life-lights brighten, And joys proceed from every paine I shall not pass this way again. Then let me pluck the flowers that blow, And let me listen as I go To music rare That fills the air, And let hereafter Songs and laughter Fill every pause along the way, And to my spirit let me say: O soul, be happy, soon 'tis trod, The path made thus for thee by God. Be happy, thou, cmd bless His name By whom such marvelous beauty came. And let no chance by me be lost To kindness show at any cost. I shall not pass this way again, Then let me now relieve some pain, Remove some barrier from the road, Or brighten some one's heavy load, A helping hand to this one lend, Then turn some other to befriend. O God, forgive That now I live, As if I might, sometime, return To bless the weary ones that yearn For help and comfort every day- For there be such along the way. O God, forgive that I have seen The beauty only, have not been Awake to sorrow such as this, That I have drunk the cup of bliss Remembering not that those there be Who drink the dregs of misery. I love the beauty of the scene, Would roam again o'er fields so green, But since I may not, let me spend My strength for others to the end- For those who tread on rock and stone, And bear their burdens all alone, Who loiter not in leafy bowers, Nor hear the birds nor pluck the flowers A larger kindness give to me, A deeper love and sympathy, Then, O, one day May someone say- Remembering a lessened pain- Would she could pass this Way again.

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His oricall Many changes have taken place in the Nursing School since its organization in l888 when it was known as the Charleston Training School oi Nursing. At that time the school was located on Queen Street and had a two-year course con- sisting oi not more than ten pupils divided into two classes. ln l905 the Roper Hospital was rebuilt on its present site and the school was incorporated by the State oi South Carolina as the Roper l-lospital Training School tor Nurses. The School con- tinued to progress and in l9l8 the Board ot Commissioners ot Roper l-lospital proposed to the trustees ot the Medical College ot the State ot South Carolina that the School ot Nursing be affiliated with that institution. The proposal was accepted by the College and in l9l9 the school became known as The School ot Nursing ot the Medical College of The State ot South Carolina. Not only has the Nursing School advanced, but the entire hospital as well. ln l887 Riverside lniirmary was established by the City l-lospital Board, and in the early twenties the Children's Ward was equipped by the Women's Auxiliary, the Cbstetrical and Dental Departments were also established, the latter having been discontinued atter a tew years. ln l922 a list ot tull-time instruction tor nurses was organized and the Department ot Nursing Education was formally established in l987. Additional changes have occurred with each passing year. A Communicable Disease Unit and Riverside Annex have re- cently been added to the hospital plant. The school cooperated with the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and trained Cadet Nurses during the emergency ot World War ll. The hospital today is equipped to accommodate 350 patients which ensures ample clinical experiences in Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Cbstetrics, and other phases ot Nursing. The number ot patients receiving treatment annually has increased from approximately l,500 in l897 to over 8,000 today. The latest ad- dition is the portion ot new Roper l-lospital which will be opened lanuary l, l948 and will accommodate l80 additional patients. I O