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

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A good friend, who likes and trusts everybody, is this WANDA ANNETTE DROST, from Ville Platte, Louisiana. She is a hard and conscientious worker but extremely sociable withal. In ' 41 and ' 43, Annette was a member of the Glee Club and in ' 42 and ' 43 reporter for the White Cap. If you want to know something about allergy, ask Annette—even the word gets in her hair. Surgical Nursing in W505 is like ice cream and cake to BEVERLY CECILIA ECKHART, a native of New Orleans. Her sweet and ready smile has won her more friends than the average person can claim. In ' 43 Beverly served on the January Infirmary Committee, March Birthday Com¬ mittee, and August Welcome Party for the Affiliates. Her ability to plan entertainment has been proved again and again. AMANDA ELLENDER, from our own fair city, for the last year has had a twinkle in her eye that, like a neon sign, flicks out G-E-O-R-G-E. Mandy is a top notch nurse with personality plus. She enjoys flashing the third finger left-hand to show her sparkler. She was a member of the Athletic Club in ' 42 and ' 43. Is shrimping fun, huh? Practical, serious-minded EDITH FONTAN spent one year at L. S. U. before coming to Charity. She ' s from Mansura, Louisiana, and has given much time to the promotion of Charity ' s extra-curricular activities. She has a frank curiosity, a keen mind, and an endless flow of chatter. As a Glee Club member, she was interested, willing, and cooperative. Meridian, Mississippi, sends us IDA GEORGE. In ' 41 the Social Club claimed her, but in ' 42 the Athletic Club gained her favor. CAPS AND CAPES owes a special hand to Georgie for her untiring efforts and exuberant school spirit. She first exhibited to us one of her outstand¬ ing talents when she served on the Refreshment Com¬ mittee in ' 41. Speaking of friends, she is tops. 1 27 J

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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

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If supermen were superwomen, VIVIAN GIBSON.. ol Montgomery, Alabama, would lead the pack and we don ' t mean physically. Gibby has proved herself dependable as a nurse and friend. Her remarkable sense of humor, flashy smile, and twinkling blue eyes have chizzled a large corner for her in the hearts of classmates and medi¬ cal staff. She was Junior Class Vice-President and Social Club member in ' 42 and ' 43. If MARTHA GROVE had a nickel for every time she had to study she could pay the national war debt. There is nothing Grove likes better than a week-end in Wesson, Mississippi, her home town. In ' 41 Martha ran the Roulette Wheel for the Fall Fiesta. She joined the Social Club in ' 41 also. Her chief marks of distinction are her big baby brown eyes and letters from the South Pacific. MAXINE GUTHRIE ' S extra-curricular activities these days consists chiefly in helping her father be Mayor of Poncha- toula, Louisiana, which, according to her, is a tough assignment. In addition, she finds time to spend eight and one-half hours each day giving good nursing care; we can well remember when she burned plenty of that proverbial midnight oil, diligently poring over Chem¬ istry, Anatomy, and Dr. Burdon ' s Microbiology, besides struggling through the nursery rhymes of Miss Sable ' s Nursing Arts Class. She ' s been an ever active member of the bowling and volley ball teams. Under her mature exterior, MYRTLE HANKS is a bit naive and sentimental, but that is part of her charm. This young lady is not only athletically inclined but also a charm¬ ing hostess. Her beautiful black hair is never mussed up whether she is playing volley ball or taking one of her freguent bicycle rides. In addition to her class pin she wears a pair of silver wings. From Edgewater, Florida, comes GERTRUDE ESTER HOFF¬ MAN. Hoffy is due much credit for a successful Christmas Party in ' 41 and for a memorable Freshman-Senior Party in ' 42. As photographer for CAPS AND CAPES this year, she has spent much of her time snapping campus scenes. She has also found time to do her share for National Defense. She brings lovel y snapshots back from her regular Florida visits. [ 28 ]