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

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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]

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Margaret Kersten — Letting everyone walk over me. Sue Laibe — Interest in Flo Dear. Hannah Madison — My secretiveness. Esther Milbrant — Non-interest in men. Florence McKinnon — Tactfulness. Marian Moore — Permanent wave. Jane Pope — Detachable red hair. Blanche Smith — Class spirit. Tess Schwartz — Pep. Lula Townsend — Pessimistic ideas. Ruth Westerman — My giggle. Minna Whitnell — Prefers to take everything with her. Fourthly — We hereby authorize and empower our herinafter named executors to sell and convey in fee simple absolute all the remainder of our estate proceeds to our beloved Heads and instructors and their heirs forever and forever, share and share alike. ■ And lastly, we do hereby name, nominate, constitute and appoint Attorneys Cohen Flannigan of Chicago, 111., to be the executors of this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills we have made. In witness thereof, we do set our hands hereunto and seal the 1st day of April, 1920, Year of our Lord. (Signed) SENIOR A CLASS OF P. H. N. S. Per A. M. Trudgian, Scribe. Witnesses to Attestation : Drawn by Cohen Flannigan. Attorneys for testator.