Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Alpha Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Instructor — What do you know about cells? Nurse — Not very much, Doctor, I ' ve only been in two. Jane Pope (to clerk at Wilson ' s) — Is Mr. Wilson in? Clerk — No, he ' s just gone out for lunch. Jane — Will he be in after lunch? Clerk — No, that ' s what he went out for. , We wonder why Phil Miller has an affinity for Helen Gelten- bort. HERE— A WHIFF— A In the City of Chicago, Near the waters of Lake Michigan — In the building called the Pullman — Is the Russian Tea Room. Here repair the female smokers, ' ' Here repair the male tea drinkers, And the older generation frown and murmur, Bolshevicks ! Bohemians ! Dr. Brerton — Do y ou feel these lumps — enlarged glands — Miss Dunlap? Grace D.— Y-e-s, S-i-r. Dr. B. — Good for you. It ' s more than I can feel. I wonder what was said over at the Sr. ' A ' table. Look at Myra K. blush. Julia Flaathen (while home on a vacation) — Why, listen here, the whole city of Chicago is sick. Mrs. Flaathen— You don ' t mean it? Who told you? Julia — Why, look here, Chicago, 111. IN ANATOMY CLASS Dr. Miller— Give the foetal circulation. Mary Hutt— Why, it starts in the feet. Lend me a collar — I ' ve none to wear. I can ' t wear a low one, for my neck is bare. The high one covers my mole in back, so let me wear it and clear the track. Exit — Grace down the corridor. Life ' s three mysteries — Wine, Women and Hash. THINGS WE HAVE SEEN IN ORDER BOOKS Dr. Shelly — Hypodermoclysis per rectum. Dr. Friedell — Belladonna ointment per os. Dr. Farnum — Hot dressings to lab. q. 3 hrs. Same Author — Physical exam reveals a female. Interne (giving orders) — Put this patient up in Fowler ' s solution at once. THINGS WE HAVE SEEN IN NURSES ' RECORDS Ruth Westerman (in charting for infants in the nursery) — Ale. back rub. Made comf. for noc. Has been up in wh. ch. for 1 2 hr. K. Miller — Exterior exam by Dr. Culbertson. Sue Laibe — Babe app. circumcized by Rabbi. K. Miller — Pt. vomited sanguineus emesis due to pt. having eaten tomatoes for supper. Unknown Authors — Babe to bust q. 3 hrs. A. M. Spec, to labor. ]

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Cto Will COUNTY OF COOK | STATE OF ILLINOIS ss. We, the Senior A division of the graduating class of 1920, A. D., of Pres. Hosp. Nurses ' School, City of Chicago, County of Cook, State of Illinois, Country of America, surrounded by Cuba on the southeast, Philippines on the southwest, where prohibi- tion reigns not, Mexico directly south, with their human, bull and rooster fights, and good old Canada to the north to shelter us from all north wind that doth blow, being of sound mind and memory and noble, brave and true of character, do hereby, make, publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. First — We order and direct that our graduating expenses be paid as soon as shall be convenient after we have received our sheepskins and jewelry; also, we request that when from this world we have flown that our bodies, with the lihes in our hands, be disposed of well; funeral not to exceed $30.00 in cost and the undertaker to have Reverence is our keynote as his motto, and we further ask that those of us desiring to be hung on hooks in Rush be so disposed of. Secondly — We desire and order that our respect for older nurses, our promptness on duty, at classes and in never over- staying late leaves, be carried out by our successors, the classes below us. To the Brown girls (excuse me, Nurses ) we give the benefit of things we have heard told our predecessors and strictly followed by us, in that the cap should be worn on the alabaster brow, not on the axis cylinder, the bands on aprons are IV2 inches, so perchance your fond and doting mothers, in the hopes of seeing you look nice, made then 3 inches instead, it would be wise to practice the art of turning them in to the required width in the presence of White nurses. Now a few things that please the Heads. Always wear either white or one black and one white stocking with your uniform, always at least 12 inches from the ground, and be sure your bibs cross at the scapula, never at the waist hne. Never by any means think of having apron and dress the same length, the tier effect is far more attractive. Another important thing is to chin with all in- ternes, if you know them or know them not, all the same. Thirdly — And touching worldly estate wherewith we were blessed, naturally or acquired, in these our past most well-spent three years, we give, desire and dispose of the same in the following manner: Cora Ayer — Bequeaths her straight footedness. Belle Benedict— Slenderness of figure. Helen Creed — Knowledge of law and war. Zella Cooper — Bashfulness. Ruth Davis — My Go to attitude. Grace Dunlap — My retiring nature. Julia Flaathen — My courage. Ann Fleming — Promptness at class. Florence Forman — My flip ways. Helen Geltenbort— Love of Papa and Mama. Gladys Hall — My curls and complexion. Myra Knickerbocker — Sleepiness. [30]