Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing - Oak Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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SOLICITUDE One Friday on Calvary, as in a hospital ward Three men lay dying . . . among them our Lord. Twas the worst ease of neglect that was ever recorded; These patients whose pain Pilate had ordered, On three beds in the shape of a cross Without pillows or blanket, no nurse would endorse. Now the one in the center our attention should claim; Jesus of Nazareth, the chart gave His name. A cardiac condition, examiners find . . . Excessive love for this whole of mankind, Now you who are nurses, just listen to this; Unsterilized nails pierced His feet and His wrists, And what about this for cruel medications? Vinegar and gall were His lips ' leviation. His back, men wounded by blows and welts. Yet no soothing ointments relieved the hurts. No cold compresses were applied to His eyes, The world ' s greatest lover just hangs there and dies. Not a grain of morphine, not a tourniquet set, As Mary ' s Son slowly bleeds to death. The chart then concluded, as further we see; The sad Man from Nazareth died about three. His loved ones mournfully went their way . . . His Mother, Magdalene, and John so they say. Now don ' t blame the Jews for this frightful neglect, Our sins did it all; our sins do it vet. This treatment of Christ demands reparation, It falls to you Nurses of this generation. Whenever you see anyone in pain, Just believe it is Calvary again. And do for the patient what you wish they had done, For the Man in the Center . . . The innocent one. It will thrill His angels, it will please Him too; Just keep at it, girls, till life ' s work is through. And when after death your soul mounts on high, God will Cap you again in His name in the sky. And on Judgment Dav when Heaven you will win, Because nursing your patient you really nursed Him! — By Reverend F. J. Michigan .5]

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Mrs. Mary Ann Keller u - Wu£t, DEDICATION We, the class of 1959, in appreciation for her guidance and unfailing efforts, wish to dedicate this seventh edition of The Oak to our class adviser, Mrs. Mary Ann Keller. In the past three years she has been our coun- selor, our instructor, our adviser, but above all, our friend. She has devoted much time and en- ergv in helping us meet the challenges necessary to attaining our goal. Through her tireless efforts we have progressed from high school girls, to nursing students, to our final desire— professional women. Her willingness to learn, her eagerness to ad- vance in our profession, along with her pleasing personality and soft-spoken maimer have set an example worthv of the deep respect and admira- tion felt toward her by all. [4]

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FOREWORD We, as Student Nurses, faced a long step-by-step upward climb interrupted only by various plateaus indicating our levels of achievement. These are our Probie scarf, our capping, our first, second, and third stripe which point out our scholastic achievements, and finally we arrive at the end of our long, hard struggle, climaxed by receiving our covet- ed Nursing School Pin.