Miami Valley Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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School Hymn We may not climb the heav'nly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down ,' In vain we search the lowest deeps, For Him no depths can drown. But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is He,' And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee. The healing of His seamless dress Is by our beds of pain ,' We touch him in lifejs throng and press And we are whole again. O Lord and Master of us all ,' Whate'er our name or sign, ' We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We test our lives by Thine. -J. G. WHITTIER +34-e

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Prophecy DEAR DIARY: Why did I ever consent to do it? To find out the names and present addresses of the 1941 graduates has really been a task. Little did I realize when appointed by the Alumnae what a gigantic undertaking it would be. Sixty- two graduates and only about seven working at old M.V.H. The rest as scattered to the four winds as the proverbial peas in the pod. But, thinking over my whole trip, it has been lots of fun playing Sherlock Holmes in search of the lost members of the class of '4-1. Realizing how far my search has carried me, I'vc resolved to keep an account of the high points of my journey so the Alumnae committee for The Lamp address section won't think I've wasted my time. It certainly was swell of Sarah Lee Banta to give me a few pointers on some of the girls. Even though she is night supervisor, she certainly does get around a lot. Thought Garnet Reams might help me locate a few of the girls, but she is so busy experimenting with test-tube guinea pigs she didn't have time to talk with me. Notice that the editor of the 1951 Lamp has a note of encouragement from Louise Clark. Clark has been contributing quite a few articles to the American journal of Nursing lately. What a surprise to learn that Mary Morefield is in Canada working with the Queen's Nurses. That last letter Esther Detling had from her was filled with tales of her experiences with the French Canadians. Wonder how Greenville Hospital ever got along before Esther became Superintendent. I believe Melva Burkholder works in the Receiving Department there. Dear Diary, I was never so surprised in my life as when I saw Dorothy McDonald across the aisle on the Lake Erie limited. To think she has been a train stewardess for seven years. Told me she had spent the summer in Michigan with Donna Knowles and her family. Said Virginia Geiger was teaching first aid classes to the Girl Scout troop near Kalamazoo. Went through the Nurse Mode plant at Detroit on my journey and had tea with Lillie Marker. Really, it's remarkable how much oomphf she's added to nurses' uniforms since she resumed her designing. Mildred Ha.gerty's picture hung on the wall, in one of those streamlined uniforms. It seems she does all the uniform modeling for Lillie's big concern. Went horseback riding with Doebereiner on her hours off. Really, she enjoys her work in Pediatrics at Henry Ford Hospital. Told me Betty Houscr is planning to come there next month. She was anxious to know how soon Mariellen Rhinehart would finish her internship at M.V.H. I just had to tell her how grown up Mariellen was. After all, wearing oxford glasses and speaking of allergy so fluently is a far cry from the old Mariellen and her recording of Intermezzo. My last night in Buffalo was really a welcome rest for me. Reading Notes on Nuts, a book on how to entertain at a reasonable cost, by Lady Frances Markus Cottonfox, brought back old memories of the tea parties those Seniors used to have. Often we envied them their few classes while we crammed O. B. and Orthopedics. But our day did come and here I am, an old graduate, traveling about the country looking for unaccounted-for nurses. Joan Brunner was staying at the Plaza, where I stopped on my way to Boston. Really felt I'd struck pay dirt' when I talked with her. Getting about as she does, she certainly meets a lot of old friends. Told me Ruth Short was conducting an experiment on ultra violet ray and its effect on measles in children. Dorothy Poff and Ellen Spahr came north from Kentucky to attend the National Public Health convention in New York City. Ellen was planning to show pictures of her work in the mountain districts. Chris Lake has been appointed State Health Supervisor in Kentucky and Mary Schmidt has been acting as her part-time secretary so she might help send her son through college. ' Incidentally, Margery Clark has been working at Vassar as College Nurse. Tells me it's regrettable how little those girls care about diet. Says she certainly has a time keeping them on reduction diets. Well, Miriam Harbaugh should collaborate with Marge. After all, specializing in Dietetics, after completing nurses' training, certainly is an accomplishment. Joan told me Helen Fennell still lives in Tipp City. Had a letter from her saying she has been appointed treasurer of City Humane Society. Well, I did think Dorothy Hopping would get back from California for Home Coming, but I suppose her duties are rather confining. Don't suppose Ruth Curtncr and Waveline Smith will manage a furlough either, since the Navy is having many new maneuvers. Wonder if Edna Curtner ever did make any money from her Nurse's Hand Cream. It certainly is well advertised and if Evelyn Moehring endorses it the housewives of America certainly will use it. After all, Evelyn Moehring's column is read daily by thousands of women. Don't understand how she finds time to write and raise a family. I almost forgot to get that special tape for Genevieve Johnson while at the Medical Center. Her work in the eye department keeps her so busy that she hasn't been East for three years. Well, one does make sacrifices. Betty Ruth still has to take call in Patterson, even if she is married. Mary Massie in Isolation has done a marvelous piece of work. New plastic furniture, synthetic washable drapes, and walls painted in soft pastel tints certainly has made Isolation into a new world. The article in the Hospital Review gives both Massie and Irma Kapffenstein entire credit for the plan. Irma studied the effect from the psychiatric angle. Dorothy Smith tells me the Mental retreat where she is employed as supervisor is very fascinating. Opal Wick has full charge of occupational therapy there. Mary Helen Hitchens drives out once in a while and helps instruct the patients. You know she always was a whiz at crocheting rugs. My goodness, here I am nearly home. Georgia Insley will never believe I actually did some sleuthing to find out about her classmates. I wonder if I'll be too late to hear that lecture Betty Felter was scheduled to give the last day of Homecoming. I suppose flying about as an army wife is very fascinating. I'm anxious to sec if she's changed much. Really was surprised to learn that Mary Hester Grubb's husband has been appointed Ambassador to Russia. I hear Jenkins is still in South America, It was only five years ago I stood at the dock and saw her and her husband sail off for that rubber plantation. And to think that Mildred Basset is clear around the world in Shanghai with her missionary cousin. Their work certainly will be fascinating. Well, Dear Diary, at last I'll clamp on my hat, gather up my magazines and make through the Union Station crowd and then home. Oh, this panda-why did I ever buy it for Joyce Kaye, Trowbridge's daughter? Seems like I've really been gone a while, but it will be good to hear Frieda Littler tell about her troubles as head nurse on J., to have Jeannie Taylor dash down the hall in her i'lopDy' houseslippers to find out what I had good to eat on my trip. I mustn't forget to give Doris Granzow that new recipe I got from the cook in the French Village in New Orleans. I suppose Betty Beuttncr could stop there when she goes off duty at the V.N.A. Anyway, it's good to be home again, back where the girls still wear the blue and white student uniform. Even hearing the IO P. M. bell will seem like hearing the voice of an old friend. Well, Elizabeth Merker will be waiting supper. She promised that all her children will be in bed so we can hash over this trip. se- 33 -F

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if QA 2.- if The Florence Nightingale Pledge I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my pro- fession and will hold in conjidence all personal matters committed to my keeping, and all family ajairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.