Philipsburg Hospital School of Nursing - Reflections Yearbook (Philipsburg, PA)

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, ,YW endow C7045 ,JQQALLQW 'Twas on the eve of September 5, 'I949 the S. S. Reflections was launched on her maiden voyage. There were thirty-six crew members with the captain, D. J. Smith. Life aboard ship was filled with many trying hours of instructions, study and practice in the sick bay. We ran into many storms, during one of these, a tidal wave washed six crew members overboard. Throughout this period our hopes remained high and on March 3 we pulled into a harbor where thirty crew members received their caps, the symbol of our profession. The first year of voyage we had many good times aboard ship, then came the time we all looked forward to-we were granted three weeks shore leave. In harbor, all embarked to their various destinations. After three weeks we were ready to begin our second voyage. The second year each crew member spent three months affiliating with crews of other ships aboard the S. S. Warren. On returning to our mother ship we discovered only 29 members, one had been lost at sea. The logbook recorded many activities during our third voyage, among these were bake sales, skating parties and dances. We were the first crew to introduce fatigue shirts bearing the title of our shore base, The Philipsburg State Hospital. On August 22 the S. S. Reflections pulled into port for the last time and weighed anchor. Each crew member was issued an honorable discharge and walked slowly down the gangplank to travel in the ways of their choosing. To the future crews we say Bon Voyage! Class of '52 56