University Medical College - Scalpel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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never told. Oh! thou art beautiful in mine eyes, fair daughter of Graffin. May I make thee unto myself a wife. The handmaidens of my father's house shall minister unto thee, my people shall worship thee, wilt thou then be mine? And she being a woman of few words, saith, Yes, Oh Prince, I am thine. And it came to pass that the prince returned to his own land, much rejoiced within himself. But alas, he shortly fell ill of a grievous plague, and did stralghtway pass into the land of shadows, even into Hades, and in many countries was there weeping and wailing f teeth. And the woman of Graffin went forth into the wilderness, and there, clad in sack cloth and ashes, did mourn for forty days and nights. Then she re- turneth to her land and mounting her beast did betake herself to a house, wherein she ministered unto the sick. And there went from her the death of the young prince, and even did she make merry and flirt with exceeding madness, with the young men of the school and she did sorely grieve the lady of the house. So great was her wrath against this foolish Graffinite, that she bade her straightway leave the house, and now in the wilderness doth she wail and tear herself, because she is not among them that did seek to love the lady and so she did pass into the land of everlasting sunshine even into the Elesyian fields. This is the story, and as I look back, I do hope if I may speak figura- tively, she came to a better end. Thus ends the thread of life. and gnashing o Anna Von Brun, was that her name? No-oh, yes, it might as well have been, for it became that later, it was then Anna Wood. She was a Virginia girl, a Southern dream. Though very independent, she was such a tiny, beautiful dollg but she made an ideal nurse, indeed was never known to break a rule. She was the coquette of the train- ing school. She cast the poor infatuated men's affections to the four winds. At length she discovered the real man, a patient. Just a trifle more of hospital romance. So great were her charms and so madly in love was he, that her almost magical influence brought about his recovery. So solicitious was she that she re- frained from going to her meals in her zealous and anxious care of him. Almost immediately on completing her training, they were married and after a honeymoon in Europe, they returned to Chicago, where the Hon. G. W. Von Brun was a leading lawyer. Evidently, desolated as I am to relate Cupid committed grievous er- ror, and apparently the young wife had been singing, Love, Marriage and Divorcef for soon she returned to Kansas City, with a decree of divorce in one hand and a sweet lit- tle French poodle in the other. She later entered a convent in Canada and to this day, ministers unto the poor, sick and afflicted. Moral: Trifling girls and flirting hens always come to some bad end. You have possibly heard of the man who went to Michigan to live, and later re- lated to former friends that 'tUp there, people were known as Michiganders. Presum- ably then, said the friend the women are Michigeese and the children Michigoslingsf' Persackly so. Well, Effie King was a typical Missouriander who said, f'Well, youalls says as how youalls don't reckon it won't hurt nothing nohowf' . Kingett was a dear popular little girl who made a tremendous success of her work, and was liked by all who knew her. After triumphantly completing her work here she took post-graduate work at St. Luke's Hospital, N. Y., also the course of Hos- pital Economics at Columbia University. Thus she came forth a well equipped and ideal nurseg and shortly became super-

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Grace Crosby Powers was an Eastern girl perfectly trained in those delightful typi- cally Eastern places of learning for young ladies. Her feminine charms, protecting in her school life to a nicety were in her social life unfolded to the world, and she had scores of men at her feet. This aimless life of society and travel bored her, and she began to realize her value, and accordingly entered the University Hospital Training School for Nurses, called to this noble institution by her finer senses. She remained in the University Hospital the allotted time, naturally having many unusual experiences, not being an or- dinary nurse, and of course, men entertained precisely the same views of her as they did in her Eastern life. Incidentally, Cupid, at one time during her training nearly persuaded her that she had met her natural affinity, but the other party, contrary to expectations, didn't materialize, or at least fate intervened and she went from our midst a typical Bachelor Girl. Naturally, she received offers of hospital positions, some of national renown. But no, in thinking that private nursing would more benefit mankind, she refused them. However, after a certain interval, she more deeply realized her position and returned to the East, where her accomplishments could be better appreciated. And then, suddenly, like a tremendous awakening the real intent of nat-ure for her lifels work was recognized. This keen and perceptive minded Grace Powers was to be an exact counterpart of the so-called fictitious Sherlock Holmes, and she became the world's best known woman de- tective. I lost note of her for owing to her own desire- and impulse, her newspaper popu- larity waned, but I learned that she did at length meet her earthly affinity. If so I am content only to hope that it is true, and that she may happily enjoy life among a people of her own per-ception and appreciation. I - Another interesting girl, whom I well remember, was Miss Fay Jopling. She was bright and talented-an artist-but she was not puffed up over the fact that she could manipulate more than -one kind of br-ush. Of course, while in training she had more practice with bristle brushes, green soap, alcohol, ether, Herrington's Tr. of Iodine and gauze wash rags, than oils and colors. Her talent was too great, however, to be eradicat- ed by a paltry two years hard work in a training school for nurses. After a few years private nursing her ship came in-in the form of a rich HG. P. who, recognizing her great talent, as something worth while, sent 'her to Paris for five years. Now she is famous the world over for her wonderful studies in violet and grey. I read not long since a strange chronicle. The heroine so much reminded me of a nurse in training. I faintly remember her, she Wore glasses and came from Eure- ka, Kas., and her first name was John, Oh, pardon, why I must be flustrated, John isn't a girl's or a woman's name. Nevertheless, notwithstanding these many conflictions this is the chronicle. Now there dwelt in the land of the setting sun, west of the Walnut in the land of Eureka, forsooth, a brown-eyed maid of the House of Graffin, and thither, in this land, did her bondswomen -and handmaidens -minister unto her with myrrh, ointment and mu-ch purple and fine linen, and day unto day did she bask in the sun with her harp and psaltery, even so, a princess of joy and beauty of face. And straightway, it became spread throughout the land, concerning her, and much were the wise men, and love- makers wrought up within themselves. And straightway, there journeyed from the East u young prince of the tribe of John, coming thither to inquire concerning her, and he bowed low before her and did do obeisance unto her, and spake, saying, Oh daughter of the women of Graffin, long have come to my land tales of thy charms, and the half was

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intendent of nurses at Bellvue Hospital, N. Y., where she remained for five years. If you now were to pass down a certain portion of Fifth avenue, N. Y., your notice would be forcibly brought to a beautiful and comfortable residence, the home of a well known New York surgeon, Dr. Smyth Webster and his family, a devoted wife and four chil- dren. Kingett is that mother. V Florence Haley flitted through training like a dreamy ray of belated sunshine. She was one of those beautiful, entrancing languishing creatures, destined never to marry, for old maids were born, not bred, so--she never married. After taking dancing lessons at the old Academy of Dancing on Tr-oost, Miss Wagner's if I remember cor- rectly, this awakened in her veins a long slumbering passion of fire, made dormant by her surroundings. So she later entered a theatrical school, and for many years starred in vaudeville. Oh, yes, Dear Reader, surely, you remember of the Gay Philisy Trifles of the theatrical world. Ah, in ordinary vernacular, she was great. Where is she now? Ah, let me see, yes, in New York, she in her old age, conducts a select dancing acad- emy for young ladies, and has founded a hospital for dumb animals. She is still a child of youth, acquiring instruction From the other side. Miss Nannie Williamson was another Kansas girl, from that well known uni- versity town, Ottawa. She was a charming little lady, fresh from high school, such a pretty fresh type, light wavy hair, azure blue eyes, a dream, indeed the sight of such a face was enough to win a sufferer back to health. It was an effort of our super- intendent to guard her sweet, innocent charms from the hosts of admirers, and this was considered a successful portion of her training. But when her course was com- pleted there was no kind protecting superintendent, so after nursing for a year in Kan- sas City she was stolen by a stalwart young man who took her, to be her strong and faithful guardian. So intoxicating were her innocent charms that he threw aside a blushing Texas rosebud. As a casual mention he was a U. M. C. student and graduat- ed in her class. I donit remember his name, but it was rather long, and contained in some part of it, the letters, K-i-r-k. They lived in Texas where he became a prominent physician. You remember in the story of The Clansmanf' a very popular book at one time, of Elsie Stoneman, who was such a kind sweet girl, who sought to make herself agree- able and helpful to all and was universally liked. Now that was the sort of a girl Cecil Liston was. Mother Liston as she was commonly known, due to, if you will allow me to express myself plainly, her rather plump and motherly appearance. She was large and kind and sweet Nothing small Cexcept her feetj Bawn and bredi' in Missouri brush She might listen, so let's hush. an earl a e she removed from Southern Missouri to Kansas City to become At Y g ,nore sophisticated in the ways of the world, she was just sweet sixteen then and never grew any older. Away back in childhood days, if I may thus figuratively express 1t, Lissie had a little romance. This was soon forgotten as she labored among the many er her care, ministering unto their needs and wishes. She became so infatuated with her work that -she decided to become an M. D. and at present is a throat specialist in one of the large New York clinics. In far away I-Iolland in the little city of Leydon, the birth of Rembrandt, the great Dutch artist, occurred. Fair old Leydon has about itself like a beautiful, unseen and fragile veil, a mysterious and classic atmosphere and as tradition relates this rare patients that came und