James Walker Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Epitome Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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fast Will,411d Zfcsmmcuf State of North Carolina County of New Hanover City of Wilmington James Walker Hospital School of Nursing ARTICLE I We, the Senior Class, wish to take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to our class advisor, Mrs. Carlee Jenkins, for helping us 'solve our m any problems and for the guiding light she has been to us. ARTICLE II - To the Seniors of 1959, we leave the ho nor of becoming a senior, its responsibilities, privileges, and we remind them to take this step of becoming a senior very seriously. ARTICLE III To the up coming Juniors, we leave all our wonderful cherished moments, hoping they too will have some unforgettable,wonderful experiences. , ' ARTICLE IV To the supervisors, head nurses, instru ctor s and directors, we leave our many thanks for the efforts you put forward in helping us to reach our goal. ARTICLE V To the doctors, who have so graciously put up with us for the s e past three years, we express our deepest gratitude for the time and efforts you have taken in helping us to become nurses. ARTICLE VI I I, Dorothy Aldridge, leave my ability to slap a man and get away with it to 'anyone who dares to try. Janice Albertson, leave my friendliness to Betty Shinn hoping she will soon see the light. Romona Atkins, leave my walk to Glenn Price. I, Bonnie Brown, leave my love for Wrightsville Beach and dancing at Emery's to Betsy Paul. I, Linda Brasher, leave my ability to court in the 'funeral home and cemetery to anyone who dares to be so brave. f I ' , I, Dorothy Coleman, leave everything I left at James Walker to anyone who is crazy enough to have ' it. . I, Bernadette Dixon, leave my ground-itch to Dr. Koonce. n I, Annette Gore, leave everything at James Walker except Dr. McMillian's psycho -therapy. I, Aleine Mathis Hill, le ave Josephus the skeleton, to Mis s Moore in order that she may further her studies. I, Barbara Henderson, leave my flighty actions to Faye Best hoping her feet can keep up with her. 1, 1, I, Martha Howard, leave my 1 o'clock passes at Dix 'Hill and love for State College to Rachel Davis. I, Doris Jenkins, leave Upper Hall and it's catheters to Winifred Formyduval hoping that she will irrigate them PRN! I , I, Barbara Jones, leave everything. including my admiration for Dr. Evans to Linda Blanton knowing she will take care of them. I, Bobbie Medlin, leave my love for sailors to Betty Newbold hoping it will do the same for her as it did for me. I I, Merle Murray, leave my characteristic brogue to Dora Willis in hopes that she will make better use of it than I did. A , I, Nadean Murray, leave my love for Oriental what-nots to Dorothy Hollis. I, Lois Pierce, leave, taking my particular ways, my problems. and my respect for Dr. Walker with me. I, Doris Starling, leave my figure to Maryanna Paul hoping she can keep it as trim as I have. I, Ada Taylor, leave Dix Hill and all that goes with it to Sue Thornton, I, Nell Ward, leave everything at James Walker and take the first plane to Germany land Curtisl. f CLASS TESTATORS ,J Dorothy? Colegn an Bernadettgf' Dixon if

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Elass History Sometime during the week of September 19, 1955 twenty-five of us arrived at James Walker, one by one, after winning the b attle with Hurrican lone. Our big sisters came by to welcome us and gave us the lowdown , on nursing life. The first week w a s a whirl, fwe've been whirling ever sincel of a pajama party, a movie, a tea, a we iner roast, and a slew of new names and faces. At night the older students would come by and relate such wierd tales of life in the hospit al that some of us considered going home. Proudly wearing our first uniforms, lab coats, we went on duty for the first time that week, not knowing where to go or what to do. By the end of the day, we were completely e x h au s t e d from folding linen, scrubbing cabinets, and dodging doctors. By the end of the s e co nd week we were beginning to under stand what real study was. We had cl'as s e s, tests, and m o r e classes. How in the world could we le ar n all those medical terms? How would we be able to do all those procedures ?Y' Thes e and many m o r e questions w e r e frequently discussed. We trudged o ve r to Wilmington College five days a week to tackle Uncle Zeb and to try to learn some Anatomy and Physiology. For nine months we struggled, studied and ate roast beef and dressing twic e a day and Nursing Arts between meals. Of c ou r s e we had our fun on the side, e s p e cially hiding Josephus in the beds and closets, m aking mysterious phone calls to each other, having our midnight snacks on the roof, short-sheeting beds, putting salt in them, and ramshacking the rooms. Thanksgiving we received our long- aw aited for uniforms and we w e nt on duty feeling less like greenhorns . Finally the great day arrived and on May 25, 19526, we were capped ,at the First Christiani-Church. At lasthwe felt th at- we were well on our way to becoming a nurse. Now we w e r e working eight hours a day and oh! how our feet ached! Some of us went to surgery and learned how mean those old doctors were, while others pushed diet carts, and emptied bedpans. We will all remember Dr. Graham's hot appendices , Dr.Sale's T 8: A's, Dr. Hare and Hooper's Cystos, Dr. Fales' hemorrhoidecto- mies, Dr. Walker and O'Quinn's hysterecto- mies, Dr. George Johnson's endo and laps, and Dr. Koonce's gastrectomies. Somehow we pulled through that summer. Then it was back to cramming for tests again. The new class came in and, Alas! we were no longer considered to be at the foot of the ladder. At last September 19 arrived and we received our Junior bands. Fr om then until April we worried, planned, sold hose, sponsored a dance, and baby-sat to finance our Junior -Senior Banquet. Next came our vacations and immediately afterwards our class split up and a third of us went to Raleigh for our Psychiatric training. Didn't we live it up though! So m e of the girls came backwith diamonds on their fingers and stars in their eyes, others with a little band of gold , and a st ar tl ing few returned who had still not found their one and on1y . In September, the marriage rule became effective, and it seemed that the whole class was getting hitched . Now we are S e n i o r s and publishing the annual is fo r e m o s t in our minds. We have sold doughnuts, candy, hot-dogs, Christmas cards, wrapping paper, ads, and anything else you can name. That's when everyone wanted to go the other way when they saw us coming, but determination kept us going. With the help of our doctors, bless their cotton pickin' hearts, we were off to a good start. As graduation grows nigh,we are thinking of the future, and happily, but r e gr e tfu l l y, leave, taking with us the memories of thr e e wonderful, unforgettable years. Historians: Dorothy Aldridge Ramona Atkins

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