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

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REBA L. BESS Keyser, West Virginia |L lf i! That ' s Sis, happy-go-lucky and indepen- dent, ready to lend a helping hand and buck up bruised spirits — chasing away the blues and making her patients forget their aches and pains with a cherry word, a dose of medicine or a back rub. Say, do you remember that tricky outfit that Sis used to don preparatory to venturing out on the sleeping porch on those cold winter nights? Toolen socks, flannellete pajamas, ear muffs and mittens, a veritable bear ready to hibernate! Sis is thinking of taking a P. G. course in ad- ministration; Miss R. L. Bess, Superintendent, Hoffman ' s Hospital, Keyser, West Virginia, or can ' t you imagine Sis in Miss lobin ' s shoes? LILLIAN W. BOLT 1117 Vine Avenue Williamsport, Pennsylvania It il is psychologically smitten these days. They say association is a great thing — wc are in- clined to agree! Knowing her aversion to subtleties of any kind, we cannot conceal our amazement at her purchase at the bazaar. Lil hails from Pennsy, but nothing is Dutch to her except probably Chinese. Just ask Lil to supervise any culinary activity if you doubt her domestic ability for I mean she knows her gro- ceries! She is quite generous too, if she thinks you want something in her power to loan or give, it ' s yours. Lillian has her state board book already, maybe she ' s planning to win first honors for the dis- trict and we believe she could. Thirty-one

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ALISON F. YOUNG 11234 South Church Street Chicago, Illinois CATHERINE BAYA Jacksonville, Florida Oang! Bang! Put on your steel -lined raccoon ' cause here comes A. Y. from — , but we ' ll let you guess! No Virginian ever loved his native State as well as she does Chicago. A. Y. ' s plenty good with a typewriter and it you want to walk, skate, go sightseeing or just to the movies, she ' ll always go too. She believes in signs — Picture ahead, kodak as you go. Her snaps of Walter Reed days would be the envy of any A. S. N. Brown-eyed conductors — Heart Throbs! But best of ail was a phone call or a date with Cadoodle! A. Y. ' s a good nurse and an excellent student but we like her because she is one of our eleven and a good sport on all occasions. ' T ' ll put it under the bed! I absolutely do not want that table and I can ' t even give it away. You sec, Catherine wants a neat room with no useless articles cluttering and spoiling it ' s simplicity and beauty. That ' s just like Catherine herself, she ' s not a fussy person and her wants are few, but, unlike most of us, she has that admir- able trait of knowing what those wants arc, and she usually gets them. You arc indeed privileged if you have ever attended a session in Catherine ' s room when she is holding forth, with great oratory, upon the merits, or demerits, of the most trivial matter. Your time was well spent and you ' ll remember those merry hours as highspots of your student days. Thirty

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ALICE CLAIBORNE 1021 Harrison Street Lynchburg, Virginia TVJo, THE above is not Florence Nightengale, but one who aspires to as high a level. Al came from Lynchburg, Virginia, the city of hills, a sweet little Southern girl with that school-girl complexion. Three years have made little difference in her and her ability to banish sorrow is uncanny. Al adored receiving gifts from an anonymous philanthropist, especially when these gifts come from the Chinese Laundry! Her kind, sunshiny disposition will long be re- membered by everyone who came in contact with her. Success to vou Al! THELMA LOUISE COLE Westernport, Maryland Tn thl rush during our hrst months here, many of us did not know Thclma very well for she is quiet and unassuming, but after having worked with her we found her most co-operative and effi- cient. She always does her share of the work, does it well, too; and she has a way of getting her patients to like her. Thelma was much in demand at the telephone, especially in Quarters III and, by the way Thelma, does smoke come out of one ' s eyes if one looks clorely enough? Also, just what is the point of grabbing the assisting doctor ' s finger when he tries to use sign language and points? Thirty-two