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

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FOREWORD “When Time, who steals our years away, Shall steal our pleasures, too, The memory of the past will stay, And half our joys renew” Thomas Moore Within these treasured pages this book was given life. People, events and memories are crowded to¬ gether—all, a part of an unforgettable year. The Staff

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“Sing me a song of the sunny South , One with a sweet refrain ; Sing me a song of Dixie land , That I may he happy againP George A. Morton There is a cliche ' to the effect that man is not able to see the woods for the trees. Such could be our case, for we are so much wrapped up in our interests, work, and living at Charity Hospital and its School of Nurs¬ ing that perhaps we fail to observe the beauty, culture and other benefits of our surroundings here in the Crescent City. Therefore, the staff decided in this our 1950 CAPS and CAPES to use as our theme some phases representative of the City of New Orleans. Charity Hospital of New Orleans is located in Ameri¬ ca ' s Most Interesting City —New Orleans—the unique town located at the mouth of the majestic Mississippi in the very heart of the Deep South. The magnolia, our state flower, adorns the cover; our beauties represent the anti-bellum Southern belles; our students take part in the Spring Fiesta and the Mardi Gras. So pause for awhile with us, as we linger in the land where the sweet magnolias bloom.

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OUR SCHOOL The Charity Hospital School of Nursing was organized in 1894 by the Hospital Administrators and by the Sisters of Charity, who have been caring for the patients of this institution by governmental authorization since 1834. Since 1937 the School of Nursing has been affiliated with Louisiana State University to offer the degree course. The Charity Hospital School of Nursing is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing Examiners. In the 1949 Classification of Schools of Nursing by the National Committee for the Improvement of Nursing Service. Charity Hospital School of Nursing ranked among the top 25 per cent of nursing schools in the country. It is approved by the Louisiana State Board of Education for veteran training under the provisions of Public Law No. 346.