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Show 227 was able to relax at the seashore, enjoy "the healthful sea breezes, the boat rides on the Bay and the carriage rides in the parks and pleasure resorts, with occasional trips to New York visiting hospitals and witnessing important operations." It had always been Ellis' desire to keep pace with medical progress; and in the New York hospitals she was ecstatic about the progress she noted, especially in improved techniques and antisepsis. The Young's new baby was a girl, born near the end of summer. Ellis again rejoiced at the success of the birthing process and rendered thanks to "the great Giver of all bounteous blessings." When the Youngs left Sheepshead Bay to live in New York early that autumn, Ellis went to her old college in Philadelphia, planning to spend a few months in post graduate work and hospital experience. She found an apartment near the campus for herself and her little girls. There they remained until, with the Christmas holidays approaching, Ellis felt the urge to return to Salt Lake City; but the resident hospital physician prevailed upon her to remain long enough to observe several more operations. Ellis gladly agreed, for it would expand her field of knowledge. When she did return home, she was feeling fine physically and was most grateful that at this midpoint in her life she had the education and experience to help "the poor and the needy, the sick and the suffering." Ellis's professionalism is clear in the following: We cannot give what we do not possess nor teach what we do not know. Therefore I read and studied, seeking the progressive truths of my profession that I might impart to others, never giving my mind a chance to grow dormant, to |
