Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing - Stripes Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Logic ol logic-lhe maiorily ol lhe I936 class came inlo nursing according lo lhe resull ol a Queslionaire submilled, because lhey wanled lo be nurses: a lew had nolhing else lo do or enough money lo go lo college, and one lmay her spiril live on loreverl came in lo ease sullering humanily. Presbylerian l-lospilal was selecled moslly lor ils repulalion allhough a lew liked the view. Mosl ol lhe class expecls lo conlinue nursing varied lenglhs ol lime aller linish- ing, specializing in Public l-leallh, Obslelrics. Operaling Room, Pedialrics, or Psychia- lric nursing. Eurlher sludy al college won oul by only lwo voles. The yes column included as lheir reasons, lhe desire lo gel a beller posilion, lo gel a degree, and lo round oul lheir educalion. The no's reluled lhe lacl lhal lhey had no money. and were lired ol sludying, and had no ambilion. A successlul nurse musl possess lirsl a pleasanl personalily, lhen palience, inlelli- gence, a sense ol humor, and surprisingly enough skill was lasl on lhe lisl. Marriage does inlerlere wilh a career overruled by lwice lhe number lhal said il did nol. On lhe subiecl ol marriage mosl ol lhe sludenls desired children if mar- ried ranging in number lrom lwo lo six. ll was decided lhal marriage was more im- porlanl lhan a career. The consensus ol opinion was lhal nursing would be a suilable career lor a daugh- ler allhough lhe negalive ran a lairly close second. The young man musl possess lirsl ol all inlelligence, secondly good manners, con- sideralion, a sense ol humor, and lar down on lhe lisl lour mercenary young ladies insisled upon money. The ideal young man is very obscure, lor mosl ol lhe girls have nol lound him allhough scallered here and lhere llor lulure relerence il you wanl ill we lind lhe names ol Drs. Schullinger, Sl. John, Slevenson, and R. Moore. K Easl is lhe mosl popular ward wilh L Easl coming second. The popularily, il seems, depends on lhe head nurse. V The Operaling Room runs lirsl in prelerence lor a special service because il is exciling and dillerenl. Nurses are lilerary minded in lheir lime oll duly lhough a greal number lind lime lo sleep. The Dramalic Club is lhe mosl popular organizalion. Dislikes run a varied course, namely, dressing al six-lilleen, black shoes and while panls, scallops and cream pulls, lalking shop, Maxwell Hall meals and service, llallery, iniuslice, deceil, sarcasm, noise, cleaning rooms and lockers, and onions. Eilly per cenl ol lhe sludenls smoke. Smoking and drinking are approved ol il done in moderalion. Moderalion is lhe spice ol lile. Vices-my goodness!! Laziness, procraslinalion, lale hours, chewing gum, ealing, drinking and smoking, being clock conscious, and spending money lop lhe lisl. Swimming is lhe lavorile sporl lollowed secondly by horseback riding. Mosl ol lhe sludenls have done no exlra sludying, and lhose who have indulged, did so in Psychialry, Music and French, Religion, Physics and Sociology. l EXTRA!! EXTRA!! READ ALL ABOUT IT!! E. KAISER.

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A SONNET The sun upon The drilling cloucls Prinls shadows wide and lar. The lrees alone rellecl ils lighlq As does lhe evening s'rar. On shimmering lake and mighly slream ll shines ils radianl gleam, And draws ils waler from Their source To lorm lhe rain clouds ol remorse. Thus have our lives lhe-se pasl lhree Been inlermillenl ioys and fears. On olher palhs our feel shall lreacl, Al olher lables seek our bread. Bur like The slars, rellecl' The lighl Ol stronger wills lhan ours. l. SANDMAN. years

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February secfion Miss l-louslon Dr. Seegal Miss Nagel Crocker Glndele Harrell Van Horn Nighringale Sandman Makovsky Krailcheva Kaiser i. Sfevenson Ludes Kaiser Hall Harrell l-loban Faure Ballinger E. Hill Gindele Broomheacl MEOW-MEOW!! Besl liked inslrucfor lnursel Besl' liked inslruclor ldoclorl Besf nurse lsluden+j Bes+ dresser Besr dancer Besl' nalured Mos? considerafe Mosl argumen+a+ive Mosl sludious Mosl abseni minded Mos+ musical Mosl arhlelic Mosl' a'r'rrac+ive Mos? likely +o succeed Mosl versarile Mosl' popular Biggesl giggler Biggesf blulzler The noisiesl The pre'rTies+ The quiefesl The wiffiesl The 'ridiesl Sepiember seclion Miss l-lousfon Dr. D. Moore Miss Mulch Edwards Lei+h Edgerlon Edgerlori Gregory Clark Clark Willis Walker Chrisrie .. i. Ixerr Kerr Chrislie l' Shullr Locke McCrae Lei+h Walker Chopey Baumis