Warren Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Warren, PA)

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F 1 Cfihef Lamp ' F 'I ' 6 A Nurses Soliloquy YY Y To wed, or not to wed, that is the question. VVhether ,tis better, after all, to marry and be cajoled and bullied by a husband, or to take up nursing, and slave, alas! To love- to wed - and by the wedding end the struggles and the thousand petty cares that Uslavesl' are heir to -'tis a rare vocation devoutly to be wished for! To love-to wed Mperchance divorce! Aye, therels the rub! For in that dream of bliss what jolts may come when we have cast aside our little tasks must make us wary. There's the sorry tho't that makes so many spinsters hesitate. For who would hear the long, eternal grind, the Drs. joke, the supervisor's contumely, when she may quickly end it all by getting married? , Who would not exchange a sick patient's groans for a kitchenettek- but that the dread of something worse to come after the honeymoon -- that life of chance from whose dark bosom so many have returned by way of Reno- fills us with dismay, and makes us rather bear the jobs we have than fly to evils we know not of? Thus cowardice makes spinsters of so many. - Selected.

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Sixteen 6:00 6 230 6:40 6:55 7:l0 9:00 I l :00 12:00- 2:00 3 :00- 5 :00H 7 :00- it H H it H H H at KC H C5710 Lamp IF a Nurses Watch Could Talk YV Y Ho-hum! Rising time again. VVonder if that sleepy head heard that bell? I'll try ticking louderfl My I wonder if she is ever going to wake up? I've tick- tocked till I'm afraid I'll break. At last! She is moving! Yes, my dear, it is twenty minutes to seven. I fear your face will only have a 'lick and a promise' And your teeth! Ugh! Missed your breakfast again! Wonder if you realize how an empty stomach affects the disposition? I forsee a dizzy time this morning! How I hate this forever asking pardon for being late! It is a wonder she didnlt try to blame it on me. I fear l'd lose my patience were I night nurse but then the pot can't call the kettle black!'l The last one! VVhat a relief! l've lived in fear for the last two hours that the next bed was the fatal one! It would ruin me if my crystal were broken and my face scratched. And my mainspring! Certainly show my quality standing all those jerks. How I wish that Dr. would hurry up! I'm quite self-con- scious from being looked at so much. And Ilm quite afraid her patience will soon be exhausted! Everyone seems pos- sessedll' Hoo-ray! The Dr. gone and now for dinner. I'll say a wee prayer that it be tasty. Huh! Lot of good my prayer did! Half-cooked beef and chocolate pudding. At last, an hour of rest. Did it work? just like a charm! The whole ward seems to smile!'l Supper again! Well, after that hour's sleep even bologna couldn't cause any frownsf' 'KOH duty! And is it nice out? Moon, stars, a warm breeze! Couldnlt ask for any better weather! Hope she is wise and doesnlt let it go to her head, but even if I could whisper in her ear - Nurses never take advicefl

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