Charity Hospital School of Nursing - Caps and Capes Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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I Not even time can upset the calm conscientious Burgie, or ALINE BURGMEIER. She is one of those strong silent Texans. Her home town is Palestine. The chief talent she possesses is photographic skill. In ' 41 and ' 42, Alfrie was an active Athletic Club member. We still remember her excellent help on the decorations for our pre- clinical Christmas Party. She boasts the most beautiful brown eyes of anyone we know. ' Mix together equal parts of energy and unbounded en¬ thusiasm, add the sweetness of a smile, a little ginger and a generous amount of humor and unselfishness, com¬ bined with frank curiosity and plenty of patience and you have RUTH CHRIST. Without her the Glee Club, as well as the Catholic Organization, would have been minus its backbone. She was our junior representative to Student Council, and the morale of the Armed Forces certainly has been lifted by her gay smile and dancing feet. Air-minded MERLE COCKE comes from New Orleans. Possessor of beautiful brown eyes, a delightful personality, and special love for flying, she spends all of her spare moments in the study of aeronautics. She also finds time to don formal attire and spend a lovely evening out dancing. Cocke was an active member of the Social Club in ' 42. Keep ' Em flying. Merle. With brains and beauty, LOUISE COWART represents Pinetta, Florida. In ' 42 and ' 43 Gussie was a Social and an Athletic Club member. Throughout, she has been a member of Sigma Alpha Chi, was on the Uniform Com¬ mittee, and on the White Cap Advertising Staff. Al¬ though she is President of Sigma Alpha Chi, Secretary of ' 44 CAPS AND CAPES, and Senior Class Vice-President, she finds time to play the organ and date the Navy. Alluring beauty and quiet charm make MARION DE LA TOUR our candidate for a true daughter of the South. Her calm is unruffled—her smile ever sweet. Marion is des¬ tined to make a name for herself in the world of art. We ' ve seen much of her work, and we hail her as art editor of CAPS AND CAPES. She ' s a native of New Orleans and a typical southern lady. $ T id l( ! f Is 7 I 25 ]

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RUTH MARGARET BRIGNAC hails irom Hester, Louisiana. Briggy is one girl who gets things done when they are supposed to be done. Even though she is a Sigma Alpha Chi, she is no book worm, just a naturally smart girl. The twinkle ot her blue eyes and her friendly smile have set many a heart aglow. When it comes to making people happy on their birthday, she knows all the tricks. With a smile full of subtle charm that exposes pearly teeth, LaVERNE CARTER will greet you at anytime, day or night. She was an interested and enthusiastic member of the Social Club in ' 41 and ' 42 and a regular bomb¬ shell on the E ntertainment Committee for the ' 41 Christmas Party. LaVerne is from Houston, Texas, and wears a diamond on THE finger from THE pilot. KATHRYN BOBBIE CLAYTON, Sigma Alpha Chi ' 43- ' 44, is the one person we know who never looks into an empty mailbox. She was an enthusiastic Athletic Club member. She also served as Social Club Vice-President, was kept busy as White Cap Circulating Manager, ' 42, and is our efficient Class Secretary. The girl with many friends, the one most special being a former University of Florida football star, comes from Orlando, Florida. Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Benton Harbor, Michigan, sent us ROSALIE COSTANZA. A very efficient nurse, she sails breezily into work with energy and assurance. She was an active Athletic Club member in ' 42; she also rendered valuable service in preparing for the Christmas Party. Life for her is precise and conventional without losing its humorous touch. Neat and soft-spoken she ' s a very good sport who ' s not afraid to be herself. JEANNETTE DAVIS, the campus favorite, in her modest manner has made one of the best Student Body Presi¬ dents ever to hold office. She represented us in council in ' 42 and ' 43 and has maintained a Sigma Alpha Chi rating throughout her training. In ' 42 and ' 43 she chose membership in the Athletic Club. Navy, regretfully we are sending you one of our most efficient nurses. 1 24 |

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From New Orleans, Louisiana, MARIE AMELIA DeLERNO joined us back in ' 41. She has been very interested in all school functions, having helped with the fall fiesta in ' 41 and affiliate party in ' 43. Her favorite words are chum, Sha, and ta-ta. DeLerno made Sigma Alpha Chi her first year and is still a Sigma Alpha Chi. In ' 43 she enjoyed the social club functions. Simmesport, Louisiana, sent us GERTRUDE DUFOUR who is known for her cajan accent. Gert is another of those jit- terbugging girls. Her best partner is her roommate, Elaine LaCour. The Uniform Committee has had her as a member for ' 43 and ' 44. Dufour, with an itchy foot and a flare for tropical romance, has picked a man from Honduras and will make her home there post-graduation. Hitting high C is one of her many accomplishments. Her quiet and gracious manner is one of her many at¬ tributes. A native of New Orleans, she has been a familiar figure in our music and art circles, and you ' ve no doubt heard her sing at some of our social gatherings. She ' s a good student—willing to work. This is MARY LOUISE EIERMAN. ETHEL FLOWERS left Mississippi behind her and came to enter our fold in January, ' 42. She ' s been bounding around with a seemingly endless supply of energy ever since. Her smile would put the toothpaste ads to shame, and she ' s one of those oh-so-faithful members of the Glee Club. She ' s kept in trim playing volley ball and bowling. Besides that, she found time to serve on the Uniform Committee in ' 43 and ' 44. We hear that her overseas correspondence equals the Sears-Roebuck cata¬ logue in volume. GERTRUDE GAUTIER came to us from L. S. U., having completed her freshman year there before following the urge to become an Angel of Mercy and follow in the footsteps of her sister, who ' s long since seen duty on the battlefront. Creole, Mississippi (a lazy little town bask¬ ing on the Gulf), claims her, but is destined to lose another daughter to Uncle Sam e ' er long. Gertrude was treas¬ urer of the Current Events Club in ' 42 and ' 43, taking part in all its activities. | 26 I