Cabarrus Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Cap and Pin Yearbook (Concord, NC)

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Miss Louise Harkey, Mr. Charles A. Can- non, Mrs. Waltarine Kiser. First Graduating Class - 1945 LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Charles A. Cannon, Mrs. Lois Tucker Price, Mrs. Hazel Staton Peurifoy, Mrs. Hughlene Goodnight Bostian, Mrs. Berniece Ridenhour Winecoff. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. Charles A. Can- non, Miss Louise Harkey, Miss Minnie Walker, Mrs. Pauline Ashley, Dr. Charles Carroll, Jr. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. JohnKetner, Mr. George A. Batte, Jr.

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 rz z zvsi tTOne of the Godlike things in this world is the veneration done to human worth by the hearts of men.” Our Hall of Fame would be incomplete without a tribute to this man whose interest in his com- munity made possible the hospital of which our school is apart. He encouraged the passing of legislation in 1935 which provided for a bond election in Cabarrus County to finance a fifty- bed hospital. The charter of the hospital gave the governing board the right to establish a school of nursing, and on February 2, 1942, the Cabarrus County Hospital School of Nursing opened its doors to its first students. This was a direct result of Mr. Cannon’s unceasing service to his fellow men. Under the direction of the Board of Trustees, of which Mr. Cannon has been chairman since the hospital came into existence, a separate building was erected in 1947 to house the school of nursing. In 1952, to correspond with the governing institution, the name of the school became officially’’Cabarrus Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.” Led by Mr. Cannon’s inspiration, the Board authorized the construction of a new wing and third floor addition in 1954. Equip- ment, facilities, and opportunities for faculty members to improve their abilities have been provided through the years to allow the school to keep abreast of current trends in nursing education. That the entire Board has a keen interest in the school is evident in these acts and in the support which the faculty and students have received in their efforts to upgrade the school in all respects. Since the first efforts toward accreditation began, Mr. Cannon has made evident his desire to have the School of Nursing, and the other hospital schools, be ’’second to none.” During the past school year, Mr. Cannon has been praised by many. . .as the North Carolina Man of the Year, in newspaper editorials, as the retiring president of Cannon Mills, and by the Cabarrus Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association. The students of the hospital schools add to these praises their gratitude to one whose foresight has led them to today and whose deeds have benefitted so many.

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- Acting Director During 1960-1961 School Year Mrs. Jessie Kiser, R. N. DIRECTOR OF NURSING EDUCATION Mrs. Pauline Ashley, R. N. FACULTY