Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing - Carmen Sylva Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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45511 Sacred Henri? Getrmen Sylvia. i,Btu Eau et 1Battia The reader of Carmen Sylva will note the spirit of gratitude mani- fested in these pages by the Graduating Class of 1928. We cannot pass over the occasion without publicly acknowledging our appreciation to the aforesaid class of young ladies whose entire course of training was ardently devoted to the fulfillment of their humanitarian service for God and Country. We sincerely hope that the earnest work and live interest which the student nurses of Class 1928 always showed towards their Alma Mater will he a worthy criterion of their future professional careers and co- operation in the development and maintenance of the Sacred Heart Hospital. Let the Insignial Cross of your profession ever keep you mindful of your personal duty towards God, and may the American Flag ever inspire you to lovingly serve your Country. We salute you!-Angels on Life's Battlefield!- Pro Deo et Patriaf, THE SACRED HEART HOSPITAL ASS'N, INC., Rev. Leo Gregory Fink, Director 86 Treasurer. 11

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MT Sacred Heart Gzxrmen Syl0a.. and will be dissatisfied, her kindly deeds, if such they can be called, will he meted out only in proportion to the material prosperity and well-being of him who asks for them. The suffering and afflicted are quick to sense a situation of this kind. They will turn with confidence to the one, for they know that in her heart they occupy a large place, and will not be sent away unassisteclg only with fear and trembling, and when help is nowhere else to be found, will they petition a little service from the other. Go forth, then, dear graduates, on your sweet mission of charity. May the principles you have here imbihed ever guide you, and may your generous heart grow ever larger in its magnanimity, as has done that of a Father Damien, the Apostle of the Lepersf' Like the good St. Elizabeth of Hungary, that heroine of true Christian charity, commence your work of love, and spend your life in doing good to your neighbor, with a charity that has a heart and hand open to allg like her you will experience a peace and a joy that are not of the earth, for The quality of mercy . . . . . . is twice hlestg It hlesseth him that gives and him that takes. Our good wishes, clear graduates, accompany you, and our prayers assist you, wherever you are, spending yourselves Pro Deo et Patrian- QQ 77 For God and Country. THE SISTERS OF TI-IE SACRED HEART. 10

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M Sacred Heart Getrmen Sylvattill Z1 fliarh ut Ulibanks To venerable Sister Severine, who, through the three years of our training-school life, has helped us greatly with her earnest and sincere advice, untiring kindness, and unfailing interest and patience in every enterprise we have undertaken, we, the Class of 1928, wish to extend herewith our most cordial thanks, together with the assurance that her noble efforts in our behalf will never he forgotten. Kath uf Ulibanks ' to Our Beloved Directress Sister Bertha, M.S.C., R.N. ' We, the Class of 1928, Wish to express our appreciation for the interest and kindness, for the untiring and endless effort, and for the encouragement and instructions which, as our instructor and supervisor, she so faithfully contributed to us. CLASS OF 1928. Kath uf Qppretiatiun tu the Jfatultp To our dear Faculty, whom we honor and respect, we, the Class of 1928, wish to thank each and every rnemher for their kindness and helpful assistance in bringing about this day. H QIIUEI jflildfkl' 1 Dear Alma Mater, to you in faith we pledge United glory, to you all reverence we bear. 'Mid joy and strife may our hymn-of praise he heard For you, Alma Mater, we shall yearn. We cherish the knowledge acquired within your walls, May your praises ring throughout the halls. Firm shall We stand, faithful and true, Dear Alma Mater! All Hail to You! 12