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

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l ant JMumuaB JVssoctattmt SEN a man has worked up in a firm to the point of being in line for partnership, the time has come for both the firm and the man to take stock of each other. The man ' s question will he This firm has treated me well so far, should they ask me to become a member, what have I to give and what shall I gain? ' The firm ' s question will be much the same — for the time has come for complete co- operation. The Class of 1927 and the Alumnae Association of the Army School of Nursing reach this point this June. You are in line for partnership. As Executive Secretary of our Firm . I shall try to answer our side of the question. We know that your instructors, both at home and in affiliations have given you every opportunity to learn to meet the highest standards of nursing. Before you are asked to join the firm, we ask you to check up on yourselves — that is, take your State board examinations, the passing of which says to the doctor, the patient and the Association. ] am prepared to give efficient, intel- ligent service. We of the Alumnae Association are now ready to answer what we have to give you and what you have to give us. We have fellowship unequalled — no matter where you travel, through the annual Alumnae Journal you can find the name of some alumnae sister who will welcome you with open arms, who will speak your language. Then, of course, there is the annual reunion at Walter Reed which needs no description. You are experiencing one this June. How about the business side of this partnership ! Your training has been for business. Nursing more than an}- other profession in the world is organized on the plan of our government, city, state and national, the alumnae association, the city; the Graduate Nurses ' Association, the state; the Ameri- can Nurses ' Association, the national government. If you are sick and need help, the A. N. A. will help you. but only with the cooperation of your alumnae association. We as the association hope in time to do that on our own, but there is where your cooperation is abso- lutely necessary. If you wish to join the American Red Cross Nursing Service, which, of course, you do in your loyalty to the Army and the Red. the White and the Blue, the officers of the Alumnae Association must sponsor you as an active (an R. N. and paid up) member in good standing of the association. The school can attest to your standing in work and character as a student, but only the alumnae association will have any information as the years roll on, and then only through your active membership and by your answering our questionnaires — cooperation. In a few words, the Alumnae Association through its officers can give you more individual attention than any other nursing organization. Its value to you is in direct ratio to your cooperation with it. Page 22

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FIRST LIEUT. RUTH I. TAYLOR Chief Nurse, Army Nurse Corps Ethics, Social Science, Practical Nursing FIRST LIEUT. NELLIE CLOSE Supervisor FIRST LIEUT. E. VALINE MESSNER Supervisor Page 24