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In 1909, May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf．Three years later, she went to 1 Dr Richardson, one of the founders of Mercy Hospital in Missouri, about becoming a nurse．Dr Richardson told May that her salary would be very 2 and the work would be hard．However, May said that hard work didn't 3 her．Dr Richardson was 4 by her, and accepted May as a student nurse．
Dr Richardson never regretted her decision． 5 , she was so pleased with May's work that she later accepted two other deaf girls as student nurses．The first was Miss Marian Finch, who was 6 of hearing．The second was Miss Lillie Bessie．These three were called “the silent angels of Mercy Hospital” during the time they worked there．
May and Marian did not know each other 7 Marian was hired by the hospital．When Marian first came to the hospital, Dr Richardson introduced May to Marian．During the next two days, the two girls wrote 8 to each other．Finally, other nurses asked Marian if she knew that May was deaf．Marian 9 to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she was really deaf．May answered in sign．Then, the two girls burst into 10 and jumped．
May was always 11 about following orders．Only once did she 12 Dr Richardson．Often Dr Richardson asked the nurses not to 13 the time to hold the new babies when they were crying．However, May 14 to see the babies cry．When Dr Richardson wasn't around, she found time to hold them．This small 15 helped the nursery to run much more smoothly．When Dr Richardson 16 what May was doing, she recognized that May's actions had improved the nursery, and decided to 17 May's disobedience．
Dr Richardson often spoke of her 18 in the girl's ability to learn nursing．She wrote to May, “For three years, you've been with us…It is 19 to me that no man, woman or child 20 made a complaint against you．”
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