Parkview Methodist School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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..,, .., t..Tlra LAMP .....,..,, Qeffim fiozz Dr. M. F. Steele, Superintendent, who has striven to build and main- tain the highest standards of our hospital, in order to alleviate the suffer- ing of humanity. To him, we, the Class of 1929, respectfully dedicate the first annual, THE LAMP. it' gui-- 't 'Tf 't '-'9 3 9----'-1-fw Pilqi' glX

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5. -----:f'f- fr' r,, f+3, -11'-lip!-:S-f-?:-,1-l7f' Qu F0l'69ZL'Ol'H, HERE is nothing more beautiful than the tender administration of mercyg there is nothing so touching as the ministering hand of woman when sickness or accident strikes down the victim of bodily illsg there is nothing so noble as the work of those whose lives are de- voted to the alleviation of human suffering. It is a work that calls for the highest degree of abnegation, for the perfection of the emotions which find their source in that brotherly and sisterly love which has its well-springs in the human soul. As the class of 1929, we are endeavoring to bring together a record of those who have so willingly helped us during our three years of training. These days have been happy ones and end only to aid us in the school of life. To you who know us best, blot out the dis- agreeable experiences, and in years to come when we have all drifted apart, pick up THE LAMP and remember the virtues of the Senior Class of 1929. 5 19 9+1-a--------f------------- ------------ X

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Q -------'rp' 'll ' -1- 2371, W- gf:---r-eff-1:-Tllt' S: The Healing JYfinz'5fry By M. F. STEELE, M.D., Superintendent I.ord Dunsany, in a beautiful poem on Night, says: Of the specks of ash in the smoke Wfhich atom knows from what tire it awoke Cr whither it goes? The thought is manifest of this: that in the appraisal of our own character we find it almost impossible to tell with any degree of certainty what influences or personalities have had the most to do with the shaping of our lives. Now, if we reverse this state- ment, we would immediately ask ourselves just what has been the value of our toil, and is there any lasting influence that we may find anywhere which has been the results of our labor? This is especially true of the nursing profession. I am somewhat hesitant on giving my personal approval of our work, or the claim of explicit results of this school. Many educators, who have published articles in the periodicals and magazines of today, say that the entire educational system of America is undergoing a rapid change. In the main, these articles endeavor to give the public the viewpoint that many of our schools are failing in the transmission of real culture, which should be the sole purpose of any educational institution, whether it be school for nurses, preparatory school, college or university of higher learning. If these men are not sure of the direction in which they are going, or the cultural results of out efforts, it can easily be seen that a school of our own type with modest equipment, a small body of students and seeking to compress in three years a training of service to humanity, should be modest in claim of achievement. I am glad to say to this class and to their many friends, that what-:yer has been accomplished during the past three years has been the result of .1 real spirit of co-oper.i- tion by these nurses, together with the earnest labors of their teachers. XVe have had to deal with God's greatest gift, which is human life, and have sought to shape it for the good of the kingdom and have a reasonable satisfaction of knowing that these fourteen graduates are proving themselves to be devoted and intelligent workers in their chosen profession. They can acclaim themselves to be graduate nurses, and I am glad to welcome them to the folds of our Alumnae, because I know they will be a credit to their school and an honor to their Alma Mater. ...Q .....-..... 1 -.--......-........-........-...,.........-.....-...,..,-,,, . at ' eeee e 19'9 'mifji , Page Sei en