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Show . I . .-.: <. June 9..Los Banos College. , Dear Himnie: 4 • I enclose a wall from K.T. for you to read.Will you please do me the one millionth favor* of your life! land see her. It may be that this is only a passing mood, outcome of a poor lesson, or a scolding on txxe ward, or a dormitory fight!!! If hex unhappiness in nursing Is gexiuine its not worth the expense of four years to give her the training!!!She made her own choice between kindergarten,Bible,Training,and nursing. I leave it to your discernment whether she needs a scolding,a hug,advice,money,or some of each. As to money,she has an allowance from me of two dollars a month,which plus her present outfit,and her hosp.allowance,ought to be about enuf for her personal incidentals.Of course she has no home folks to give her additional. The other pupils coming from other missions have neYer had more than fifteen dollars allowance,and this is 24.If she goes to Conference in the cummer I pay that adxlitional expense.'*'She must save from month to month for coming expense of needed clothes for any particular seas0x1 - If she needs sheets or towels, please get them from my stock, in my chest of drawers ixi the attic, In one of the two lower drawers.The.key is lathe safe,Two of my wide sheets will probably make three for her.I do not want to skimp her om necessaries, nor does she need to feel pauperized.I never forget her,and want her to be normally happy.hut the makings of that lie as much within her,as from externals. If she really is in need of necessaries,.piease advance her,and let me know,and I am "good for it".In my brown linen covered sewing box in the attic, (old shirtwaist box they called them)may be some odd lengths of white sheeting,! am not sure,which if she needs undies can be used.In uniforms, supplied by hospital,she does npt need as many outside clothes as she did as a school girl,but needs more inner changes,Make her understand that I care for her welfare but she must plan and, count the cost,as after she graduates she paddles her own canoe. She wants to think twice before she vows,"I will never nurse a minute after I graduate."What does she intend to do???? Has she a newly acquired sweetheart? Well and good,if he is a Christian fellow, I have no objections.But she wants to look .twice before jumping. Let me know here,if there is time,what the conditions are in her brain,or at some point enroute.Dr T likely has given you definite dates for places,more certain than I know of. Ifill you please give Miss Jetoe this message,-that if she is not able to get a good picture of II.T. down here to me before Heave,will she please send it direct to Mr Meeken,at Boston Board Rooms,saying to him that it is the picture he waits for,to insert in my booklet.He has had the rest of the proof for some time.It wlcl only delay it if she tried to catch me at some port. Thank Yier. She had better send both film and a print, I will try to get the film back/but have not always been able to do so. The diplomas are not here yet, but doubtless will come soon.If I am gone,on their arrival I have asked Anne to return to Miss J. If she still wishes my signature,they could be sent to Phila. address,or the space left vacant, for me to sign on return,as they may get mussed enroute. How I wish my winter clothing was in Jericho!lor Tehchow atticM.Wasps'nests,ants,mould,etc. ad infinitum.No place to keep luggage except under the house.I am catching every sunny hour to shai them, but it rains on a second's notice no?/ the rainy season is on, so you dare not leave them a minute without someone on guard. Fifty times worse than P.T.H. as no closets to shut anyhting into,the rooms are all open,just curtained hooks for wardrobes. Yesterday morning just after bkfst a boy came for* me post haste to go to Mrs Gomez, American nurse married to PH.professor just back of our house. 1 hurried over to find her in a hard chill,and agonizing pain.I gave her all the relief I eld,and hustled her husband out after the only Dr here,a Filipino. It seemed to be possible stone in ureter,tho eld be a tube affair,as tpr rose to 195 In the next two hrs. I catheterlzed her,gave a hot enema,and packed her with hot bottles, and she became less cyanosed.,and pulse better.Then constructed an ambulance out of their Ford,with soap boxes,a cot mattress and pillows,and tking her head and shoulders on my lap we set out for Manila,FhiJLlipine G-enl Hospital. |