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

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S at Bloomingdale, initiated Ndim out'proctors, moved beds to elevator foyers during air raid drills, and bubbled babies in blackouts. And then, that night following Pro- fessional Problems class, when Miss Conrad announced that the national emergency had involved so many of us, that seniors might marrv if their fiances were to b sent overseas, and that they might return to fihis . training. Then April we registered with the rest o the country for our sugar rationing cards and now take our nr sugar three times a day in iniividual wax paper begs: and also car fully save the remaining grains so maybe someday: we can make a fourth of a fudge recipe. Ninety-seven of us began together, and but sixty-nine, are left to graduate. Four of us have left trainin 'for marriage, and our first baby is almost a year old, th, two more expected at any moment. Three engagements ire supposedly announced, but, the indications point to mady more soon---sooner than you think! Our short course students are already blazing a bright and pleasing trail with three head nurses, and yes, a faculty member. It's been three years filled to overflowing. Filled with tears and laughter, lots of broken hopes, and long-wishod- for Jreams. Mostly we've liked it, and now, the end of all this is fast approaching. We're breathlessly in the midst of our own graduation and the celebration of the school's fiftieth anniversary. In the midst, too, of comprehensive examinations, senior orals, the alumnno dance at the Waldorf, looking for white shoes, mailing graduation invitations, with ease studies, psychiatric finals, or a neuro-anatomy quiz thrown in for good measure. Still--we hopefully pray for 1 blue and white-- June ffurth. And then, for each af us, our own special ily. ind Prayers at last on Finishing Day. Katherine Mahoney

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9- 0 9 3 1 IN RETROSPECT rxk i 2 Q It was Friday afternoon, September ' 5 ,, eighth, that the last half of the X ff class of '42 arrived and met in Stur- X i ', a - ges for the first time. A howling . 7.2 by Xfxx black Washington Heights storm beat . , Kg Y-5 D against the windows--our first intro- N mfixf -I Q ,. i duction to many more which followed. xggijh tk g1HLx But the class was together for the X :N I V Q' first time, and soon we begnn our lives wk E el ! Q, as Probies, with the wearing of the 'i in t ,A1 grey, weekly anatomy quizzes, and food , 9 - A I 5 from home giving a strange assortment. ,. 't 4: 1 , . 1 . In October the Senior class fcted us with a party and four ef the class X! - won prizes in the Scavenger Hunt----- W goldfish, long since dead. Christmas next with a Christmas party, and the lovely ard ever thrilling carolling to cheer the first Christ mas away from home. At last January 50, the Welcoming Cere- mony and the next morning we appeared at prayers, striped, capped and proud--part of the school. June 4th was graduation day for our big sisters--those kind, and helpful seniors, who had smoothed a rough way often for us--and we wondered as we watched them receiving their pins-- would that time ever come for us? Things happened--so many, and so quickly. As Juniors a History of Nursing Class pageant depicting the history of our school. We typed Florence Nightingale letters for l our collection, ran the Red Cross drive in the Medica Center, took our places in Student Government. During our three years we said a sad goodbye to Miss Miss Ludes, Miss Mutch, Miss Roser, and Miss Reddigg welcomed to our faculty Miss Gill, Miss Montel, Miss and Miss Harrell. We were the first class to have c teria service at lunch and dinner, and thus discover what wood the tops of our tables were made. We also started a Psychiatric affiliation Hnext dooru rather Hell, and Pettit, fe- Of than

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CLASS WILL Read at our Senifr Class banquet, May 7, 1942 We, the underdogs of 1942, being of sound bofly and rattl'5d grain, do hereby establish and publish this our last will and testament, wherein we gladly extend our God-sent gifts, and sympatheticelly bequeath our multifirous Woes, trials, and manifest temptations to our successors: l-Mike Mahoney leaves her amazing ability to get along with the queer folk to anyone else who needs it. 2-Rose Bendock's throaty voice to the next hospital page... just call 271. 5-Justine Dennehy's 'where innocence is bliss attitude' for the happy people with the faculty of getting into trouble. 4-Helen Chapple flings the torch to the next president of Stuient Government--it's burning her fingers. 5-Muffy Pcarsen's lovely smile to die World...everyone needs it. 6-Pedeflous, Scheenmaker, VanHoesen, Kilburn and Co's cap- acity for enjoying themselves to all the weary and down- trodien. 7-All Seniers finishing later than Sept. lOth leave their extra time to anyene wishing to make it up. 8-Annette Fitoh's flair for verse and werse tr anyone Wish- ing to live alone and like it. N 9-Jeannie Stambough's calm serenity ta all the harassed Freshmen 10-Saum, Christensen and Chesna leave their secret formula f r elevation of Vitamin C level Ui the dietary iepartment. ll-Jeannie Dunean's gamin grin to anyone Wishing to Warm the heart of a stone. U