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A Traditional Welcoi The Green Ribbon ceremony is a very spe- cial tradition at MacMurray. The tying of the green ribbon on freshmen women was started by the sophomore class in 1928. At that time, the freshmen women had to wear the ribbons from the beginning of the school year until Thanksgiving. In a defiant gesture, a band of freshmen women gath- ered together one night and burned their ribbons. The Green Ribbon ceremony has evolved over the years and today it is MacMurray ' s way of welcoming the incoming freshmen women. The wearing of the ribbons lasts for 5 days, and the burning of the ribbons, no longer a gesture of defiance, symbol- izes the initiation of the freshmen women into MacMurray College. All of the women who participated in this year ' s ceremony came away with a special feeling of warmth and welcoming. The 1983 Little Sisters sang the Mac- Murray Alma Mater, top. Annie Merner Chapel was the site of the Green Ribbon ceremony, middle. Sue Lamar tied a green ribbon around the neck of her little sister, thus connecting her to all Mac Women, past, present and future, bottom left. Sara Imthurn spoke of the tradition of Green Ribbon, bottom right. 18 Green Ribbon
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Nurses Capping The Junior Nursing class of 1983-84, top. Judy Otto was the speal er for tlie cere- nnony, top right. The newly capped junior nursing students departed from Annie Merner Chapel, left. Stephanie Dantzler received her cap, mid- dle. On Sunday, November 6 at 1:00 pm. in Annie Merner Chapel, twenty-one junior nursing majors were capped in a tradition- al ceremony that is symbolic of the stu- dents ' entry into the nursing program. These students have completed the pre- liminary phase of their four year pro- grams, and for the next two years they will participate in clinical study at various loca- tions around Jacksonville and Springfield. The speaker at this year ' s capping was Judy Otto, Coordinator of Nursing Educa- tion, Department of Registration and Edu- cation. Following the speakers address was the capping of the juniors, and then the lighting of the lamps. In April the nursing program was granted full accredidation by the National League for Nursing. This accredidation meant that the MacMurray nursing program met na- tional criteria of excellence over and above state standards. J Nurses Capping 19
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