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

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CLASS WILL KNOW YE ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: E, the Class of l937 of the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing, in in the City of New York, about to leave this worthy institution of learning, desire to make disposition of our most prized possessions which we must leave behind us. Therefore, we, the Class of l937, being of sound mind and unimpaired memory, and possessing certain well defined traits of distinguished and ad- mirable character, do hereby, make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament: Item I: We give and bequeath to our esteemed Director, Miss Helen Young, and our honored faculty our sincere affection, deepest devotion, heartiest gratitude and whole unlimited wealth of our eternal memory. Item ll: Firstly: We bequeath our beloved adviser, Miss Dorothy Rogers. May all profit by her wise council and enjoy her keen enthusiasm as we have done in the past. Secondly: We will to our immediate successors, the Class of I938, the responsibility and leadership which we have at all times tried to uphold, May they successfully carry on the work so well begun by us and meet with as few obstacles as possible in following out this task. Item Ill: Firstly: To the Class of l939 we leave the good fellowship and never ending friendship which we have shown to our class mates. Secondly: We endow the Freshmen with our adventurous spirit which has carried us through this last year to the end. Item IV: Firstly: To the Probationers we bequeath the forgiveness of the Seniors, if at any time they have failed to treat these most dignified beings with all due and proper respect. Secondly: We will the courage and power, that was ours, in overcoming the difficulties which are constantly occurring throughout your Preliminary Term. Item V1 To the entire student body we leave our love of fun, but above that, a high ideal of honor. May our few possessions be an aid and asset to the Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing in its ever increasing glory and achievements, In witness whereof we have set our hand and seal this Fifth day of November, Anno Domini One thousand, nineteen hundred and thirty six. Witnesses: l5igI'1edl Margaret Eliot Class of l937 Helen Gillies IG. K.l Tcty

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SENIOR CLASS POEM A is for Anderson, Our actress reknown, And also for Acker, With her shining black crown. B is for Berhman, Beals and Browne, And with Boesling, Bachman And Barends we finish this round. Coons, Carson, Conkling, Clark, Our family of C's ' could fill a park, With Conner, Claxton, Cameron and Curtis too, We really feel that Iife's a lark! D is for Dutter, Who protects the class gold, And De Young and Doerschuk Who always do as they're told. E is for Elwood, A leader supreme, And Edwards and Ellis, Who think life's. a scream. F is for Friedlieb, And lands far away, And also for Fimbel, A girl who is gay. G is for Graessner and Gede And Gavin and Godsell and Gill, Well liked you'll agree and between yo me, No one can compare them in skill, rbe rg too, u and 'iltebrant, 'awkins, 'ildreth and 'eath, l say there old top your H's are neat, Hartman and l-lardeman, Hallock and Herring- ton, A jolly group that can't be beat. J is for Jordan, And her almightly voice, A zooming good sport, That we all love by choice. K is for Kirk, And her bosom pal Kinnear, With Kantorawicz, Kendall and Kerr, Our list of K's is strong we hear. L is for Leonard, Vim, vigor and vitality, And LaFramboise and Lockwood, Two girls with personality. M is for Mersheimer, Matthews Meyers, McTurk and Mead, A cheery lot, good nurses too, The kind the profession does need. , McCleery P is for Pembleton, Piguet and Peltz, And our own artistic Page, Attractive and chic, these girls do depict, More wonders of this modern age. R is for Robinson, Rigdon and Reid, And also for Renskj and Rose, Observation keen, and as we have seen, Are always on their toes. S is for Smith, A girl with a quiet manner, And Spencer and Schafer, Who both deserve a banner. T is for Tiemeyer, incorporated, sublime, With Student Government and Prints they com bine. So here is a toast, of which we do boast, To their genius in our March of Time. V is for Venables, Our commentator continental, And also for Veach, Just a bit sentimental. W is for Wadbrook and Wegryn, And also for Windsor and Wood, More clever girls, and we've been told Their work is more than good. Y is for Youngsman, Alone she stands, As president of the class. And a charming lass. Z is for Zirbel, A girl full of zest, Her charm she acquires, From the glorious west. Twenty-six

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EDlTORlAL OW in our last year, we can begin to see our training as a whole, as yesterday. When first we entered the realm of nurs- ing with timid feet, our thoughts and desires were blurred with visions of deeds to be done. Now we know those deeds, our feet are firmly planted on the ground and we have something concrete upon which to con- tinue our lives. Our first year - sometimes itvseemed endless, sometimes beautiful, sometimes sad. But there were the trees, the grass and the petunias giving out their sweet fragrance after the rain. There was the strong friendly river flowing along. The aero- plane growning dimmer in the sunset until our eyes could no longer see. The mystery of the beauty of coloring on the Palisades. All this was port of our first year. And then came our second year. We studied diligently and learned the meaning of surgery and medicine and how to apply ourselves. We went through long dark nights with a light within, and a courage born of humanity dependent upon us. We saw the joy and despair of motherhood, of life. We profited by this, and found ourselves full with the joy of living, saddened by the coming of death. Again we saw the world covered with white, the river dimly seen through the falling snow. So often did the river seem to be a glimpse of God, the falling snow like a benediction upon the spirit. And now we are soon to be gone, finished with these long years and ready to fend for ourselves. No longer the friendly spirit and guarded life of these halls, but we will remember that these years in stripes are something to treasure and to be given to others. We have learned a lesson in life. Let us always be friendly to others, friendly to ourselves by our thoughts and actions. Let us always be thankful for life and keep the courage of children in our hearts, in all our years. Let us in moments of despair remember the strength that prayer gives us. Let us not want everything, but try and remember thot only fragments of the great song come to our ears, and if we listen and remember it faithfully, so that none that has reached us is lost, we will know that life has speech and is never silent. It is a song. M. K. Graessner Twenty-eight