Portsmouth General Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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ECHOES OF AGE IN THAT OL’ PARKER HOME, ALL THE DEDICATED HEARTS THAT CLIMBED THAT CIRCULAR STAIRWAY AND THREE YEARS LATER, WALKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR WITHOUT SIGNING OUT! ALL THOSE GIVING HEARTS THAT CARED, CRIED, AND STUDIED FOR THOSE WHO AILED, ACHED, AND NEEDED, WE HUMBLY DEDICATE THE RESULTS OF CARING AND GIVING TO THE PORTSMOUTH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING ALUMNI.

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THESE SHOES ARE MINE These shoes . . . Walked with her To begin - the flame was lit; the cap, how it fit; one thin stripe , Oh, we didn’t sit, not then! There were so many things - new beginnings , fresh crisp uniforms , faces so strange , so much to know , and see , and share ! Then , a coat of polish and the smell of soap on my laces, those new faces were beginning to be a part of me . A leaf fell - Fall’s lovely grandeur was almost complete I had a few wrinkles and began to wear well I was there as she made that bed - corners squared , pillow fluffed , how she cared 1 I watched her turn that dear oT man, I bear the weight as best I can . Learning , doing , I walked and walked . She rested me when she would sit and chart . Late at night I sat as an obedient pup , Watching her study: ”120 cc in a cup, ” Trendelenburg is up. Sphygmomanometer - blood pressure cuff . . . 3