Page 47 - 1926 February - To Dragma

210 TO DRAG MA OF ALPHA OMICRON PI

LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

W E ARE ALWAYS interested to hear from, and of, those who
have received our scholarships, and no doubt you, too, will
like to share their letters with us.

Wilkie Hughes is modest. She refuses to say, or, apparently,
to believe, that she is doing any work out of the ordinary. Per-
haps it isn't. Perhaps it is the sort of thing that many women of
public spirit and love f o r their profession are doing but we are
sure it is of interest to us as a fraternity and we know that
Wilkie is pursuing it with extraordinary energy.

A f t e r only two weeks vacation she entered the Yale School of
Nursing f o r the summer session and again after a short interval
registered in the Department of Nursing of Columbia University
where she is following a modest program of thirty-six hours
work. For the rest we will let her speak through • an extract
from a letter.

" I have decided that I am a most uninteresting person
"College work has been a bit strenuous. I am carrying thirty-
six hours this year, which keeps me so busy that I am neglecting
New York
"The Nursing Department is most interesting, and it is a
privilege to meet Miss Nutting and Miss Stewart who have given
so much to the nursing profession. There are nurses enrolled
from all over the world. Those of ns f r o m modern nursing
schools appreciate more and more the work of the foreign nurses.
"For one term paper ( I sometimes think class work is just one
term paper after another) I have been doing some Social Service
work. Through this I had my first introduction to Bellevue.
"To see the scientific work and the equipment there, it is hard
to realize that it all grew out of a shelter made by some Dutch
traders about 1658. I t is the oldest hospital of this country
"Honestly, I am afraid for To DRAGMA the proverbial 'to let
you know that I am well, and hope you are the same' will have to
come to your rescue."

Thelma Brumfield has the zest f o r experience which leads her
to find interest wherever she goes and which bids fair to make
her successful in her chosen field. No one can speak f o r her bet-
ter than she can speak f o r herself, so I am quoting verbatim most
of her latest letter. She is still gathering honors and appointments.

"Your letter arrived at the beginning of my vacation which