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

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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.

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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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My dear Flo: — It has been such a long time since I last wrote you, but then these have been busy months for me — and no doubt for you, too. And such an age since we last saw each other! But I am thor- oughly consoled by the fact that in August of this year I am truly planning to respond to your kind invitation to visit you in your own little home. How I would love to be there now — it makes me think of ye olden days again. Esther Milbrant and I are here together — I think you knew that, did you not ? 0. S. U. is such a wonderful place really, and we both feel so proud to think that in a few weeks we ' ll be grad- uating again. I remember so well how some of you girls laughed when Esther and I declared our intentions of going back to school after our days at Presbyterian were past. And has our Hospital training helped us ? Well, I guess. Esther is the most popular girl — she just naturally saved a poor Sophomore ' s life last Wednesday when he was hit by a baseball. Nothing serious (I mean quite a minor injury), but Esther changes that bandage at least three time a day since the accident. I have only slightly hinted that Edward might be a little jealous if he knew it, but she assures me that he is very broad-minded concerning such matters. We had a note from Tess Schwartz last week. She certainly seems to be happy— has charge of one of the floors in the new Presbyterian Annex that went up the year after we finished training. I am really almost jealous of her — but then I never was meant to hold such a position, and that is why I never had courage enough to try it. Columbus, Ohio, May 12, 1926. Tess told us heaps of news, too. Myra Knickerbocker sprained her wrist very badly a couple of weeks ago, so went over to the Presby terian to have it attended to. Tess said she had the loveliest room in the house — the Gladys Foster Memorial Room. Myra, you know, has been Superintendent of Durand Hospital ever since Miss Johnson resigned. And Hannah Madison fell dead in love with Red Cross work and is now out in Nebraska doing the most original things. I couldn ' t begin to tell the good she is doing for the Association, but, judging by what Tess tells us, she is certainly getting famous. I well remember how she enjoyed that course in Civics and Philanthropy during her training. Tess said they have had several calls for nurses for the Moore Hospital, Benton, 111. You remember there is where Marion Moore and Jane Pope went immediately after graduating. It has been ages since I last heard from Marion. I know she is busy, though, for I fancy the management of a household is not a joke — what say you? I had the funniest dream about her the other night — an awful jumble about Oolong tea and Bermuda onions. But Jane is the most wonderful correspondent — about every second week there comes the biggest, fattest letter imaginable. She tells me that she has heaps of time to write letters, and to do other things that she really likes to do. You know she has a delightful position in the Hospital of the Scoville School for Girls. And Fifth Avenue has no terrors for her — I beheve she [32]