Nursing Diary no1 - 5 September 1922-3 June 1923

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This diary includes daily descriptions of nurse training at the Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in London, Ontario, encounters with supervisors and doctors (Drs. Child and Bowen), with transcriptions of poems and newspaper clippings of poems.

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fight and MacDougall and I started a Highland Fling. This was the best night of all Diary - and I forgot to be homesick till I got to bed. It rained right after we were in bed at 10 30.

Sunday. Sept 10/22

Dear Diary My first Sunday in Victoria - and I was lucky enough to get a P.M. We were up at 6 AM - breakfast at 6 30 AM. Prayers at 6 50 AM.

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and in working in the Supply Room at 7 AM. Miss Smith was our Cap Nurse for the morning. Miss French is supervisor of Supplies She is just lovely but a little deaf. Halloway - a man who does the cutting out and sterilizing is very funny - and made our work much easier. We made [illegible] - small, square Pads - and Compresses. at 10 AM. Miss French sent us out

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up and left us for the evening. How I wish someone from Home could come in. I guess I be so glad - I'd just bawl - but I would soon get over that. Went down to phone Miss Callard - but phone service is 12 30 to 2 and 5 30 8 30 so must wait. Will leave you dear Dairy to get ready for dinner. MacDougall has been nicknamed Scatty and I am Mac - Merle Ruttle

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for 10 minutes recreation - but we missed our milk and crackers. We were off duty at 12 15 - off duty till 10 PM. We had lunch and came up to our rooms to wash and cool off I dressed and before I went out Miss Summers had company come - her sister and sisterin-law, with the dearest baby Margaret she made me homesick for Ruth - but it was lovely to have her to play with. So Summers has decided

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is plain "Ruttle" and Helen Summers goes by "Summers". AM leaving for dinner. Later Had a good dinner - pork, apple sauce, potatoes, cornstarch pudding, oatmeal cookies. Met Olive Johnson and went for walk. But although we spoke of H.A. and her leaving the Hospital - Olive did not day why - nor will she tell - and I am glad - because

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