University of Michigan Medical and Nursing School - Aequanimitas Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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CLASSCHV PRESIDENT .............. VICE-PRESIDENT ....... SECRETARY ............. TREASURER .......,............. SOCIAL CHAIRMAN .............. PUBLICITY CHAIRMAN ....... STEERING COMMITTEE ...... STEERING COMMITTEE ...... I believe that one reason there are so many people who are so restless, dissatisfied, and disappointed is that they have no bright and glowing objective before them, no star to which they can hitch their wagon. -George Mathew Adams 180 1969 KATHLEEN WHALEN SHIRLEY BAME DONNA JACOBS CAROL GILLIS BARBARA HAMILTON INGRID ALFREDSON CHRISTINA VanBOKKEM NANCY SCOTT The above quotation was written by a famous syndicated columnist and lecturer who also was renowned for his rare book collections. It appeared in a popular magazine in 1948 but seems more appropriate in these times than in those. Restlessness, dissatisfaction and disappointment, though feelings of the uncommitted, can be the spurs to urge one to live a purposeful and meaningful life. Restlessness is a virtue when it is a restlessness in a quest for knowledgeg when it is a yearning to improve the lot of mankindg when it is a desire to turn a furrow so new seeds of knowledge may germinate and grow. Dissatisfaction is healthy if it is dissatisfaction with the worn-out past, the traditions that stifle creativityg and with one's own ability to absorb new knowledge and see its appli- cations. Disappointment, too, can be a valuable experience if it is disappointment that we have not reached our goalg that we have not made our contribution to our profession for which we have the capacityg and that we have failed to accept leadership when the opportunity arose. You have chosen your bright and shiny objective. Now you must find a 'fstar to which you can hitch your wagon. Dean Rhoda R. Russell

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Dedicated to the Class of 1969 THE DILEMMA To help you live for one more minute In pain, in coma, in mental strife, To preserve life, no matter how With tubes, with needles, with bottles dripping, And yet- To watch you slipping cell by cell toward death. To help you die, to end lifeis meaning In peace, in rest, in mental health, To let death come, no matter when, With hope, with trust, with faith returning, And yet- To watch you yearning day by day for life. To help you live, to help you die. Here am I. How Can I say that there is no more hope for life? Why Should I cause you pain and so much strife? Why Should I fight till dignity passes you by? How Can I say that now I will let you die? So I will live in the coming days In pain, in hurt, in mental strife, And I will wonder many times With tears, with doubt, with thoughts conflicting An yet With choice reflecting day by day my creed: To help you live, to help you die- Here am I. jo-Carole Sikorski A.j.N., june 1966

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INGRID V. ALFREDSON, B .S.N. Oakpark, Illinois PHYLLIS CHADLEYD BAB COCK, B.S.N. Ann Arbor If you confer a benefit, never remember itg if you receive one, never forget it. -Chilon PAMELA CMOOREQ ANDERSON B.S.N. Ann Arbor WENDY BABCOCK B.s.N. r jeddo