US Army School of Nursing - Taps Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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t Pi.e n. Jflajor General Jflerrttte W. Srelanb The Students of the Class of 1925 of The Army School of Nursing Qrbicatr £fiis I»ooi; - 1925 - Jive

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a o. Jforetoarb Thus far our fortune keeps an upward course. . hid ,r are ( raced isitli wreaths oj victory, A new leaf, a new era. Another step into the march of life. S we prepare to take upon ourselves the mantle that awaits us, as we as- sume the tasks we ' ve chosen in the world, our thoughts turn hack in pleas- ure upon the years we ' ve striven for this clay and in the striving accom- plished our feat. Seeing now the beauty that can lie ahead it we hut seek it. facing the com- ing day with confidence horn afresh, feeling the duty that confronts us if we prove true to the training showered upon us. we pause and call to mind the efforts of our friends to make us worthy of the profession to he ours. We voice our gratitude to everyone who shared in bringing knowledge and appreciation of responsibilities that face us. We want to assure them that their interest and efforts have not been in vain, and ti impress upon them that their example has shown us the glory ol sell -sacrifice and toil. It we have learned the lesson, then the world shall reap the profit. It we can cany on. the praise must go to those who gave us strength. And in the last accounting, when our goddess shall call our merits forth and give each deed the exact intrinsic worth. if we win credit we shall pass it mi to those we now are leaving. Then. ton. we have a duty to ourselves, the urge to keep alive the memories of our days together. What greater pleasure can there be than in the thoughts of joys and tribulations shared with friends? Division ot our class and separations ol its members into the various paths that lead into the future may hold pangs; but oft repeated recollection can bring solace. The dreams of happy clays and years with comrades help dispel the cloud.-, that loom large. Our hopes and tastes, our fears and longings have been mutual. Shared as they were, they brought us much delight that we shall miss. The interest of our classmates in our joys and sorrows have welded us together so we soon shall feel the loss. Such is the mission of this volume. In the hope that it conveys to all who helped us onward to fresh wreaths of victory, our gratitude, preserved forever in our hearts, it is published. If it can carry to them our appreciation of their kindness and often displayed interest and consideration, the class shall rejoice. And if it can serve in the far future to bring to our own minds again the friendship, the cordiality, the love we have found in our comrades here, and warm our hearts again through dreams of pleasures of the past, it shall lie worth while. BtLLiE Howell, ' 25. - 1925 - i four

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L i ; . £3K -■ y Sm Major General Merritte V. Ikhi.avh Snn i ' iHt (JcJirml, I . .S. .- nu - 1925 -