Charlotte Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1954 volume:

J • ?; ; f ■; |ft . r- ..,- •• ■ ■;■. fc Jfis i 1 ' •■ m ■ '  ' ■? fc M  -A,, •dp ' .«• . « ? • --El g ' 1 •v ■■wnj.;  ' ' v UK£ ■ft -, 1 . ■ S. M- ' JtJP: ' - 2lfr® 4 S - aS -2, a . .,::::,.■• I ■ i 0m i j g - «, .4BW . ♦IS : -  IM fc •V « T Wult tkue JumdL i ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE SENIOR CLASS CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING— CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA The dawn of a new day quietly conquers the sleepy blackness of night, and a new day begins as a hand reaches out to silence the awakening roar of an alarm clock. And as the hands on the clock are in constant movement marking off the minutes of a passing day, so are the hands of a nurse in con- tinuous motion throughout the day. They are con- stantly in the limelight— straightening the wrinkles from a draw sheet, feeding those who are unable to feed themselves, skillfully administering medi- cations, giving the backrubs which make a patient purr with delight, doing the little things which make a hospital stay a more pleasant one, assisting the doctor with some complicated procedure, help- ing to bring a new life into the world, and soothing the feverish brow of one who leaves this world to join the Heavenly Father above. And our hands are a main feature in the big moments of our lives when we light our lamps or place a stripe on our caps. Dusk succumbs to darkness, the day has end- ed, and a hand reaches out to set an alarm and then folds in prayer for ourselves, our patients, and our loved ones. As your hand reaches up to turn the pages of this annual and recall the life of a student nurse, pause to remember that as a nurse your hands are vour verv life. H wSBSMSk 01 DEDICATION With their hands they gave us courage eternally to strive untiringly for our goal. With their hearts they directed us from a childhood of selfishness to an adult position of responsibility- With their minds they taught us of the goodness of giving. Their willing hands are our hands. Thus a dedication of small value but great love we give to our parents, in hope that our minds might grow to be as wise as their minds, our hearts as loving, and our hands a tribute always to God in His temple. r n t ppreciation PP Words cannot begin to express our deep appreciation to you, our helping hands. For your wise encouragement, for your willing help without a word of complaint, for your patience and under- standing, for your pat on the shoulder when we deserved it, and your push and shove when we needed it most, we are truly grate- ful. Appreciation also goes to Miss Elinor Caddell and Mrs. Mertie Anderson for the many courtesies extended to us during our three years at Charlotte Memorial I Iospital School of Nursing. Miss Arlene Steinacher Mr. Bill Alexander Mrs. Willie Rogers Page Seven Mr. R. Z. Thomas, Jr. Administrator Mr. D. L. McGoogan Administrative Assistant, Administrative Services Miss Josephine Kerr Administrative Assistant Miss Elizabeth White R.N., A.B. Director of Nursing . ' i Page Eight Mr. H. C. Green Administrative Assistant, Professional Services ADMINISTRATION Miss Ethel F. Burton R.N. Associate Director of School of Nursing NURSING SERVICE Miss Elizabeth White Director of Nursing Miss Ann Rhodes Assistant Director of Nursing Service Mrs. Eugenia Norris Assistant Director of Nursing Service NIGHT SUPERVISORY STAFF Miss Anna Sanders Night Supervisor Mrs. Mary Wingfield Assistant Night Supervisor Mrs. Geneva Hovis Assistant Night Supervisor Pave Nine i 4F j f K s ' FACULTY Miss Edith Byers, R.N., B.S. Ntirsing Arts, History of Nursing Miss Ethel F. Burton, R.N. Professional Adjustments I and II Ward Administration Miss Ruth Falls, R.N. Orthopedic Nursing Mrs. Frances Frazier, R.N. Obstetric Nursing Mrs. Maudie Hewitt, R.N., B.S. Surgical Nursing and Specialties Mrs. Corrie Hollingsworth, B.S. Massage Page Ten FACULTY Mrs. Frances Miller, R.N. Pediatric Nursing Miss Elizabeth Roe, B.S. Dietetics and Diet Therapy Miss Amy Ann Snelling, R.N., B.S. Medical Nursing and Specialties Miss Hazel Solomon, R.N., B.S. Operating Room Technique Miss Gertrude Wilburn, R.N., A.B. Counselor, Recreational Director Miss Margaret Wood, R.N., A.B. Assistant Nursing Arts Instructor ) Miss Elinor B. Caddell, R.N., B.S., Science, not pictured. Members of Active Staff, Residents and Interns lecture in their specialties. Page Eleven ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION Mrs. Janice Gibson Wright President Miss Loree Fincher Vice-President Miss Frances Epley Secretary Miss Carolyn Atwell Treasurer f 1 i f • f ' ' Jt - r -  P ¥ i WOMEN ' S AUXILIARY Mrs. W. C. Wisecup President Mrs. Charles Crutchfield . . Vice-Pres. Mrs. Charles Conner Secretary Mrs. E. W. Nicoll Treasurer Lauretta Ritter Editor Jo Burgess Assistant Editor Nancy Murray Business Manager Earline Ormsby Assistant Business Manager THE 1954 LAMP STAFF Conferences on Thursday afternoons, projects to raise money, Look, a full page ad from . . . . , Contracts with photographers, Now wet your lips. Layouts, dummies, receipts, We ' ll never meet that deadline. We, the staff, have enjoyed these hours of work. We hope this annual will in the years to come, bring you many hours of pleasant memories of your days as a student nurse. First row: Dot Baucom, Jo Burgess, Merle Chapman, Lauretta Ritter, Darlene Williams, Nancy Murray, Wilma Sipe. Second row: Ruth Fanning, Joyce Ball, Dottie Robinson, Vivian Auman, Earline Ormsby, Margaret Ann Pate, Jo Shoaf, Bettv McAbee, Nell Pope, Rachel Patterson. SENIORS... V Jt -$jfi£ SENIOR CLASS Black stripe— 12 o ' clock leaves and no place to go —Dick might get home for Easter— Sunbathing while the freshmen are in class— Night duty— Pro- fessional Adjustments No. 2— No letter since the Christmas cards— White uniforms— graduation- state board— what then? OFFICERS Carolyn Mitchem President Dot McNeill Vice-President Vivian Auman Secretary Betty McKenzie Treasurer SENIORS Vivian Carol Auman Troy, N. C. When love and skill work to- gether expect a masterpiece. Joyce Anne Ball Asheville, N. C. As full of spirit as the month of May. Betty Nell Barber Carthage, N. C. Like the hee, we should make our industry our amusement. Doris Anne Baucom Hickory, N. C. Success lies, not in achieving what you aim at, hut in aiming at what you ought to achieve. Joan Burgess Rockingham, N. C. A contented heart is an even sea in the midst of the worst storms. Opal Marie Burns Hickory, N. C. Sunshine and rain at once. Page Seventeen SENIORS Merle Fern Chapman Stony Point, N. C. Every noble work is at first im- possible. Jean Carroll Cooper Greenville, S. C. Life may be dull, but never she. Betty Lorraine Crider Charlotte, N. C. To make the world a friendly place, she shows to it a friendly face. Elsie Anne Deese Monroe, N. C. I listen and say not much, but think all the more. Georgia Willene Deese Monroe, N. C. The only way to have a friend is to be one. Sue Ellen Fowler Elrod, N. C. The surest way not to fail is to determine io succeed. Page Eighteen SENIORS Frances Fadene Gibson Statesville, N. C. merry heart goes all the day. Ruby Christine Griffin Kannapolis, N. C. Softly speak and sweetly smile. Dorothy Howie Harris Harrisburg, N. C. Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Mary Betty Hartman Salisbury, N. C. A strong determination to get the best out of life. Jo Anne Henderson Camden, S. C. They are only truly great who are truly good. Hilda Marie Hine Winslon-Salem, N. C. Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our own deeds. Page Nineteen SENIORS Susie Mae Hinson Kershaw, S. C. A kind heart is worth all the world. Marian Marie Hollar Hickory, N. C. Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life. Joyce Hunt Fairmont, N. C. A smile for all, a greeting glad, a jolly way she always had. Maxine Lavon Jenkins Kings Mountain, N. C. Nothing is achiex d until it is thoroughly attempted. Nancy Carol Maness Allreds, N. C. A merry heart maketh a cheer- ful countenance. Billy Joan Massebeau Camden, S. C. Wit is the flower of imagination. Piige Twenty SENIORS Daphine Matthews Dunn, N. C. In every activity you may de- pend on her to do her part. Nancy Carolyn Mitchem Newton, N. C. A laugh is worth one hundred groans in any market. Elsie Moose Gastonia, N. C. Happiness is as a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. Nancy Elizabeth Murray Burlington, N. C. J will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail. Betty Ruth McAbee Union, S. C. Trifles make perfection, but perfection itself is no trifle. Betty Sue McDaniel Forest City, N. C. What sweet delight a quiet life affords. Page Twenty-one SENIORS Jewell Mafalda McDaniel Concord, N. C. If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. Marjorie Anne McGinnis Cliffside, N. C. Always try to he a little kinder than is necessary. Betty Lee McKenzie Pinehurst, N. C. She is sweet, friendly, and wise. Dorothy Mae McNeill Carthage, N. C. Light of heart, light of step, quick of wit, and full of pep. Bertha Earline Ormsby Hamlet, N. C. Almost to all things she could turn her hand. Margaret Anne Pate Bennettsville, S. C. She possesses an unusual degree of that intangihle asset called per- sonality. Page Twenty-two SENIORS Nell Louise Pope Kannapolis, N. C. Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who ivorks and brings it out. Josie Elizabeth Price Whitmire, S. C. One of those soft-spoken mem- bers who is sincere and true. Mary Lauretta Putter Hamlet, N. C. Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. Dorothy Nell Robinson Mooresville, N. C. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of sincerity. 1 I I Doris Jean Rogers Concord, N. C. The best of all the preachers are the men who live their creed. Thelma Lorene Roseman Kannapolis, N. C. The force of her own merit makes her way. Page Twenty-three n SENIORS Sara Ernestine Russell Rockingham, N. C. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without get- ting a few drops on yourself. Betty Ruth Seawell Aberdeen, N. C. A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread. Trudy Graham Shepard Jacksonville, N. C. It is well to think well; it is divine to act well. Jo Ann Shoaf Linwood, N. C. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given yon. i Frances Joan Shuford Lawndale, N. C. A thing of beauty is a joy for- ever; its loveliness increases; it can never pass into nothingness. Wilma Pauline Sipe Shelby, N. C. It ' s nice to he natural when you ' re naturally nice. Page Twenty-four SENIORS Patsy Ruth Thompson Troy, N. C. She was as good as goodness is, her acts and all her words were kind. Leetha Geraldine Valentine Union, S. C. The hand that hath made thee hath made thee sood. Maxine Wallace Laurel Hill, N. C. Rare is the union of friendli- ness, disposition, and personality. Page Twenty-five J ' M 9 ? .« jH % Y ■ S oiS 1. P. S. I Love You. 2. Who whistled? 3. Anybody for sun- bathing? 4. Crowded but cozy. 5. Not very old, but plenty of mileage. 6. Dad let me bring the car back. 7. Who ' s the third person? 8. Waiting for youse guvs. 9. I ' ll have a blue Christmas. 10. Cross over the bridge. 11. Duh 12. The I ' S have it. 13. Girls at work. Please do not disturb. 14. Dare us to climb it? LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT September 3rd, 1951 will always be an unforgetable date in the lives of fifty-one people. It was the begin- ning of the three years which were to some the longest, to others the hardest, but whether it be admitted or not, all shall remember them as three of the happiest years of our lives. Now, the time is here to abandon our blue and white uniforms and don a solid white one ornamented by our school pin, and add an additional stripe to our caps. Before we make our exit, we want to leave a memorial from each member so that the class of ' 54 shall ever be remembered in the famous halls of C.M.H. In so doing, we declare this as our last will and testament. Article I To the faculty, we leave our heartfelt gratitude for being so patient, kind, and considerate during those times which proved whether or not we would become a permanent part of the school. To the graduates, doctors, and anyone who has help- ed us in any way, we leave our love and appreciation for the many times you were there when the going be- came tough. Article II I, Sue Fowler, leave my ability to attract Yankees ' ' to anyone who has any experience in riding a White Stallion. I, Jo Shoaf, bequeath my skill in basketball to La- Vonne Stroupe. I, Elsie Deese, will my dry wit to Doris Gribble in hopes that she can liquefy it a bit. I, Margaret Pate, leave my dramatic abilities to Country Moore. Perhaps we ' ll see her on Broadway someday! I, Betty Crider, leave my sleeping in class to Gena Jones. We, Jo Ann Henderson and Dot McNeill, will our ups and downs to Shirley James. Remember: When life seems in vain and you ' re at the end of the rope, tie a knot in it and hang on! I, Nancy Maness, do hereby leave my soft cushioned seats in Miss White ' s and Miss Burton ' s offices to Betty Patterson. I, Daphine Matthews, leave my frustration over strange phone calls and unknown admirers to Louise Bvrd. I, Joyce Ball, will my love for Southern fried chicken and all my mistakes to Ruth Vaughn. I, Bettv Seawell, leave my cute remarks to Ann Berry. We, Marie Burns and Betty McDaniel, leave our bus tickets to Blairsville, Pa. to Jean Myers and Jean Faw. Y ' all come to see us by and by! I, Betty McKenzie, leave my love for dancing to Darlene Williams. We, Joyce Hunt and Chris Griffin, hereby leave our exciting experiences at Torrance to Eleanor Williams and Marjorie Suter. Live it up! I, Dot Baucom, leave my love for writing on mir- rors with lipstick to anyone enjoying restrictions. I, Hilda Hine, leave my knack for attracting men named John to anyone named Priscilla. I, Maxine Jenkins, leave my pepper shaker to Bar- bara Seiving. Note: Always keep extra stomach linings on hand. I, Dot Harris, leave my ability for solving my prob- lems all by myself to Patt Ramsey. I, Nancy Murray, leave my love for a certain O.B. doctor to Joyce Musselwhite. Go in there fighting! We, Jewel McDaniel and Jerry Valentine, leave our membership cards to the Old Maid ' s Club to any- one who hasn ' t found an escape. I, Doris Rogers, will my air mail stationery to any- one who can furnish the stamps for it. I, Marian Hollar, leave my yarns about those days in the O.R. with Dr. Pitts to Katie McArthur. I, Ernestine Russell, leave mv recipe for southern fried chicken to anyone in exchange for Italian recipes. I, Earline Ormsby, leave my Signs and Svmptoms to anyone who can acquire something from them. We, Dottie Robinson and Trudv Shepard will our quiet but mischievous personalities to Elizabeth Stinson and Peggy Carter. We, Susie Hinson and Thelma Roseman, bequeath our petite figures to anyone who hasn ' t been exposed to Hadacol yet. I, Nell Pope, being convinced that I have done mv part in the progression of modern art, do hereby leave mv dried up oil paints to Deronda Sellars. I, Jo Shuford, leave my real gone southern drawl to Margaret Lawrence. I, Maxine Wallace, still being of sound mind, leave those breakfast lectures to anyone who can take it without having indigestion afterward. We, Jo Price and Jean Cooper, being fully awake, will our most popular phrase: Let ' s take a short nap! to anyone having droopy eyelids. I, Betty Hartman, leave my ability to elevate a cer- tain male ' s blood pressure to Ann Corl. I, Merle Chapman, leave my fickle mind to anyone having the good judgment to choose between a rebel and a yankee. I, Carolyn Mitchem, leave my Chinese dances to Alice Hallyburton. I, Jo Burgess, leave all men with the exception of Robert, to Nancy Cottingham. I, Betty Barber, leave my acting ability to anyone who can faint without hurting himself. We, Wilma Sipe and Frances Gibson, leave our book: How To Charm Men In Ten Easy Lessons to Vivian Macon and Sarah Burns. I, Lauretta Ritter, will mv art of writing to anyone descending from Shakespeare ' s line. I, Vivian Auman, leave my ability to be loyal to the one to Nancy Coffey. I, Elise Moose, leave my pneumococcus to Hilda Carpenter. I. Pat Thompson, leave my world-wide fame for basketball to Carolyn Long. We, Willene Deese and Ann McGinnis, leave our wit and laughter to Alma Nelson and Dot Bullard. Thev are advised to keep it in a cool, dry place ready for emergencies. I, Bill Massebeau, leave my outstanding hair cut to Rebecca Killian. I, Betty McAbee, leave my sense and nonsense to just anyone who is desperate enough. Betty McAbee, Testator Page Twenty-seven CLASS HISTORY Charlotte Memorial Hospital had its beginning in two rented rooms on January 20, 1876, as the Char- lotte Home and Hospital was established for the care of the poor sick of Charlotte through the vision and efforts of Mrs. John Wilkes and the members of the Church Aid Society of Saint Peter ' s Episcopal Church. From here it moved to a larger house, and, finally, a hospital building was erected in 1 898 and named Saint Peter ' s Hospital. This institution survived closure on several occasions as additional medical care was needed in the Queen City than it could offer. As more and more doctors were attracted to Char- lotte, patients also saw it as a medical center to receive excellent and expert care. A dream was borne of these doctors through this need— A dream for a medical and teaching center. They appealed to Presbyterian who was going to build and to Saint Peter ' s who was also going to build, and the latter responded. Memorial grew from hard work of a civic minded community. The dream was fulfilled when its doors opened on October 7, 1940. The medical staff of the Charlotte Sanatorium which was opened in 1908 felt that their loyalty and support should be transferred to the new institution, and with the entire personnel from Saint Peter ' s, the new Hospital was staffed. The following year a school of nursing was established to teach by coordinated theory and practice. On May 12, 1952 the School of Nursing was granted temporary ac- creditation for a period of five years by the National Nursing Accreditation Service. Memorial has survived many obstacles and to it now belong many of the firsts in the state in regard to medical service and education of public and personnel. And again on September 3, 1951, this institution experienced another history making event. The class of 1954 entered its d oors and bedlam prevailed from hence. On this day, sixty-eight bundles of energy and ambi- tion embarked on a three year excursion of work, class- es, study, good fellowship, and even some complaints. Our first year proved to be three hundred sixty-five days packed full of new experiences and unforgettable memories. We were soon to learn what study hours were even though card parties and gab sessions were our specialties. Hilda Hine, class president, found that leading sixty-eight probies was quite an ordeal. Classes and more classes— day in and day out. Oh, how we dreamed of the day we could, like the im- mortal Seniors, work our eight hours and throw the books to the winds. Finally, our working schedule was posted, and there was the mad scurry of trying on new shoes, setting up uniforms and changing hair-dos to fit hair nets. It was to be a glorious event until the alarm clock went off at five in the morning. With sleepy eyes and nodding heads, it took a full hour to don the professional garb and steady our nerves. The general remark as we wearily untied our new shoes and leaned back in our old desks after our first hour of work was How do the Seniors survive through eight hours a dayr But work and classes didn ' t make up all of our year. At the Halloween Carnival our night club, Bloody Bucket with its fabulous vet hilarious floor show, took first prize. Parties prevailed as the Juniors were given a morale booster, and the Seniors honored with the memorable graduation exercise portraying Nancy Murray as Miss Burton and Margaret Pate as Miss White. This year made history as the Alma Mater was written bv Lauretta Ritter and Earline Ormsby, and adopted. The thrill of a lifetime— that was cap- ping. The receiving of a cap and lighting of a lamp made us fully realize the meaning of the Florence Nightingale Pledge. Juniors— with more classes and more work to con- quer. Merle Chapman was our busy leader for the year. We were for the first time faced with the responsi- bility of raising money. Show business caught our eye and much good talent was displayed in our side splitting comedy, No Rhyme Nor Reason. The funds from this and various other projects sponsored the beautiful moonlight and roses Junior-Senior Banquet. Through the many hardships of the Junior year, class pride was unsurpassable as the revival of our school paper, Signs and Symptoms, was accomplished through the efforts of Lauretta Ritter. The trip North of the Mason-Dixon added much to our year with everyone anxious to com- pare experiences on return— and what experiences! A black stripe makes the difference and with added prestige came added responsibility. We could remember the days when we thought a Senior knew it all but with the special services, three until eleven, and night duty experience, we found that there was much more to be learned. Carolyn Mitchem presided as our Presi- dent and many members of our class assumed positions of high honor in school organizations with Merle Chapman further advancing to a position in the State Student Nurses Association. The Senior class was faced with the task of raising funds and publishing the annual. Numerous money making schemes were successfully attempted. At the Hallowe ' en Carnival we again won first prize for our floor show and night club, Bloody Bucket Number Two. With our class finally united after the psychiatric experience. Miss Steinacher honored us with a party at her home. Our hats went off to the basketball team who won the city championship and added many trophies to our collec- tion. We shall always be thankful to the Juniors who taught us how to hitch our wagon to a star at the won- derful Junior-Senior Banquet. And now with graduation just around the corner we reminisce three years history filled with millions of smiles and a few little tears. We could not begin to innumerate the many blessings we have derived from Charlotte Memorial Hospital ' s School of Nursing, and, as we don our solid white uniforms, we shall strive to represent the school in a way that will make it as proud of the class of ' 54 as we are of Memorial. Dottie Robinson, Historian Papc Twenty-eight PROPHECY The room is very dim and quiet as I recline here on this cushioned couch. The year— 1964. Although my mind is a little hazy, I remember that I have come to the office of Dr. Schizophrenowaski to have some fan- tastic dreams psychoanalyzed. Although C.M.H. now has a forty hour week, a cafeteria with a menu to choose from, a telephone in each student ' s room, a new nurses ' residence with a swimming pool, a T.V. set installed in each patient ' s room, and all the other modern conveniences, my mind is still haunted with thoughts of the Dark Ages when I and my class- mates were students. As the doctor begins to talk softly, my mind once more travels out to meet my old class- mates. Earline Ormsby and Betty McAbee have at last realized their life ambitions of being missionary nurses. Earline is bewitching the slant eyed children in Southern China and Betty is practising hoodoo in the African jungles. Joyce Ann Ball, Willene Deese, and Jewell Mc- Daniel are now happy army wives. Every morning at the sound of taps they meet at the clothesline for their daily hour of gossiping and diaper hanging. The Sairy Camp Basketball Team, led by co-captains Pat Thompson and Jo Shoaf, has just been acclaimed worldwide champs. They credit their success to the parties piven to their opponents before the game fea- turing elixir of noctec as the main beverage. Daphine Matthews, industrial nurse for National Carbon, Inc., and Sue Fowler, now a director of nurses, took time out from their duties to help the team to victory. They made sure the right team got the right beverage. Elise Moose, Hilda Hine, and Jo Shuford, airline hostesses, were delighted to find among their passengers Dr. and Mrs. Charles Gilliam. It seems that Vickie and Charlie, who had just won the Nobel Prize for their successful experiments with cross breeding flies and mosquitoes, were flying to New York to attend a lavish party being given for them by socialities Mar- garet Pate and Betty Crider who specialize in partying twenty-four hours a day. On Broadway, we find Carolyn Mitchem still mov- ing the immovable joints in the opening of her new show An American in Istanbul. Backdrops for the show were painted by Nell Pope, well-known artist of Memorialwich Village. Among those attending the opening of the show were Major Jo Henderson of the Army Nurse Corps escorted by all the disabled veterans and Lieutenant Joyce Hunt, Flight Nurse, who drop- ped in alone. Nancy Murray was recently elected treasurer of the United States. The president decided if anyone could pet more monev from the people better than he could, it would certainly be Nancy. While Carolyn wows New York, we find Marian Hollar out in Hollywood doing a better job than Marilyn Monroe ever could have done in her field. Among the studio personnel, we find the familiar faces of Jerry Valentine, private dress designer for Miss Hol- lar who puts the emphasis on the skirt, and Betty Hart- man, make-up artist for the 30th Century Wolf Studios. Returning to the familiar scene of Torrance State Hospital, we see Marie Burns, Dot Harris, Betty Mc- Daniel, and Ernestine Russell, now housewives, have revolutionized the old hospital. Each patient now car- ries his own key, counts his own spoon, and lights his own cigarette. Dot Baucom is now supervisor of nurses at Bellevue Hospital where Nancy Maness and Jean Cooper run a very efficient operating room. They have devised a new system whereby everything in the operating room is made sterile by only pushing a button. Their work is made easier by robots who perform the duties of a scrub nurse and automatically turn on a soothing seren- ade when the surgeon loses his temper. Frances Gibson is currently stirring the nation with her T.V. soap opera, Intern on the Loose. Also in the T.V. world, Thelma Roseman now has her own quiz show, I ' ve Got a Disease, written by Chris Griffin and advertising Dr. Price ' s Little Pink Peppermint Pills, a new formula invented by scientist Jo Price with the neurotics in mind. 1401 Scott Street is widely proclaiming the opening of a fabulous new dress shop owned and operated bv Trudy Shepard and Maxine Jenkins. Three of their best customers are Jo Burgess Flake, her daughter Show Flake, and Billie Massebeau, private nurse for a wealthy old gentleman who insists that she wear five carat diamond studs and a mink cape. Among the models, we find Betty Seawell displaying three inch heels on the latest nursing shoes. Merle Chapman ' s latest book, Will the North Win Again, has caused quite a contraversy in the nation today, while How to Eat Desserts and Lose Weight, by Betty Barber is also being widely devoured. The Ritter School of Dancing has become very popular in this section of the country. Her latest step, the Kangaroo Leap, has become the sensation of the NLNE. It is now a required subject for all prospective student nurses. Lauretta ' s star pupils are those sweet little cherubs belonging to Doris Rogers Kiser who go against her wishes in their dreams of being nurses of the future. While Betty McKenzie and Dot McNeil were gaily gadding about Europe, they met Dottie Robinson, rep- resentative to the iCNot meeting in Switzerland. On the trip over, they were surprised to find Elsie Deese, the ship nurse, finding it easy to give dramamine I.M. to the passengers leaning over the rail. Also aboard was Sue Hinson, private nurse for Dr. I. Ama Bigshot, who was traveling with him to a medical meeting in Madrid. The main issue of the meeting was to formu- late a plan to put nurses in their place. Anne McGinnis has recently opened her own Pedia- tric Clinic in Hawaii. She finds business booming now that a cold wave has hit Hawaii and the grass skirts were not sufficient to keep the pneumococcus from invading. Maxine Wallace is kept busy at home caring for her own dozen— loves that is. At this point I suddenly awakened to find that Dr. Schizophrenowaski had disappeared leaving only this note, You ' re a hopeless case! Wilma Sipe, Prophetess Prtge Twenty-nine Best All-Round Merle Chapman Friendliest WlLLENE DEESE Most Athletic Pat Thompson Vlost Likely to Succeed Best Bedside Ntirse Dottie Robinson Dot Baucom SENIOR SUP JUNIORS... ■ ■ m. , cw Testament Ptatms Proverb it. • KWI JUNIOR CLASS just call me junior— there couldn ' t be many more classes— Special services here I come — They can ' t send me to the O. R., I ' ll faint —Dick calls every weekend, but I ' m working 3-11— Going to Tor- rance, scared stiff— Need that month ' s vacation to recuperate— Now I know what they mean by the Junior slump. ' ' OFFICERS LaVonne Stroupe President Shirley James Vice-President Deronda Sellers Secretary Gena Jones Treasurer JUNIORS Dorothy Bullard Laurinburg, N. C. Louise Byrd Ahoskie, N. C. Hilda Carpenter Shelby, N. C. Nancy Coffey Blowing Rock, N. C. Ann Corl Rockwell, N. C. Nancy Cottingham Clio, S. C. Jean Faw Lenoir, N. C. Shirley James Seagrove, N. C. Cena Jones Asheville, N. C. Rebecca Killian Hickory, N. C. Carolyn Long Spencer, N. C. Katie McArthur Red Springs, N. C. Ann Moore Smithfield, N. C. Joyce Musselwhite Lumberton, N. C. Jean Myers Burlington, N. C. Hi- JUNIORS Alma Nelson Washington, N. C. Betty Patterson Shelby, N. C. Patricia Ramsev Charlotte, N. C. Deronda Sellers Ruby, S. C. Barbara Sieving . . . . Newton, N. C. Elizabeth Stinson . Hickory, N. C. LaVonne Stroupe . . . Alexis, N. C. Marjorie Suter . . Charlotte, N. C. Ruth Vaughn Union, S. C. Darlene Williams . Hamlet, N. C. Eleanor Williams . Hickory, N. C. Page Thirty -six 1. Two more years and I can vote. 2. That five minute break between classes. 3. Check those cats. 4. How do you whis- tle in French? 5. This beats work- ing. 6. I ' m really getting up in this world. 7. My private swim- ming pool. 8. Before and after. 9. Cinemascope. 10. I can ' t swim. 11. Dressed for every occasion. 12. All dressed up and nothing to do. 13. Side by side. 14. After the big bliz- zard. ami £nAf FRESHMEN... w ' fra O FRESHMAN CLASS Ambitious and energetic— scared and homesick— Me? Give an enema? — My uniform doesn ' t fit. —New shoes and blistered heels— I had to give a bed bath — I go to class while the Seniors sun- bathe — Firsts, for everything— Dick calls every night but I can ' t go out — Five letters today— Please, let me get my cap. OFFICERS Lucille Smith President Peggy Carter Vice-President Flora Tomberlin Secretary Sarah Burns Treasurer FRESHMEN Ann Berry Valdese, N. C. Shirley Biles Washington, N. C. Alice Bowlin Statesville, N. C. Joanna Brookshire Boone, N. C. Theresa Brown Statesville, N. C. Carolyn Brown . . . . Hendersonville, N. C. Sarah Burns Valdese, N. C. Peggy Byrd Statesville, N. C. Peggy Carter Wilmington, N. C. Barbara Christopher ... Statesville, N. C. Faye Cloer Lenoir, N. C. Freida Cloer Lenoir, N. C. Sylvia Coulter Conover, N. C. Billie Crisp Stecoah, N. C. Nancy Crouch Statesville, N. C. Miram Daugherty Crayson, N. C. Mary Ann Davis Darlington, S. C. Gail Falls Shelby, N. C. FRESHMEN Ruth Fanning Clover, S. C. Betty Gaddy High Point, N. C. Alice Garmon Charlotte, N. C. Shirley Grant Statesville, N. C. Doris Gribble Charlotte, N. C. Alice Hallvburton Weatherford College, N. C. Nancy Hardin Charlotte, N. C. Phyllis Harris Carthage, N. C. Patsy Jackson Clover, S. C. Dovie Kiker .... . . Polkton, N. C. Ann Lawrence Colerain, N. C. loyce Lee Shelby, N. C. Margaret McLean Laurinburg, N. C. Rose McNeill Red Springs, N. C. Vivian Macon Asheboro, N. C. Elizabeth Montgomery Farmington, N. C. Mary Moore Smithfield, N. C. Barbara Patrick Laurinburg, N. C. FRESHMEN Rachel Patterson Broadway, N. C. Virginia Robertson Norfolk, Va. Rebecca Saunders Robbins, N. C. Dorothy Simmons . . . . Kannapolis, N. C. Lucille Smith New London, N. C. Margaret Steele Monroe, N. C. Ann Summers Statesville, N. C. Gail Talley Cliff side, N. C. Margie Tessener Kings Mountain, N. C. Flora Tomberlin Monroe, N. C. Janie Valentine Augusta, Ga. Mae Weathers Charlotte, N. C. Faye Williams Mount Airy, N. C. Elizabeth Woodruff Jefferson, N. C. Page Forty three nihk ' turn Smp 1. The welcoming committee. 2. Smile while you may. 3. It ' s a long hard climb. 4. And she ' s a nurse!? end. 5. On the receiving 6. Undercover. 7. Look! Nurses! 8. Oh, it tickles. 9. Advertisement. 10. All we need is a cap. 11. The Audie Murphy fan club. 12. Dear Mom, Can I come home? 13. Our tree is bigger than that at home. 14. Room for one more. FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE C y solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. 1 will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mis- chievous, and will not take or knowingly adminis- ter any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to mv knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work and devot e myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. Page Forty-five ACTIVITIES STUDENT - FACULTY STUDENT COUNCIL Merle Chapman President The purpose of the Student-Faculty Association is to: encourage self- government and to apply the principles of democratic living among the students, to promote all activities which tend to make the school more pro- gressive, and to advance within the school. First row: Anne McGinnis, Nancy Cottingham, Treasurer; Merle Chapman, Rebecca Killian, Secretary; Katie McArthur. ' Second row: Alma Nelson, Patsy Jackson, Dot Harris, Dot Baucom, Pat Thomp- son, Earline Ormsby, Lauretta Putter, Dottie Robinson, Vice-President. Page Forty-eiojit GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION HONOR COUNCIL Jo Shoaf C hairman The Honor System is one of the cherished possessions of the School of Nursing, and the strength and effective operating of the Student-Faculty Association depend upon the loyalty and co-operation of each student. All the student life is based upon honor and truth. First row. Merle Chapman, Barbara Sieving, Betty McAbee, Jean Faw, Jo Shoaf, Ann Corl, Secretary. Second row: Betty Crider, Joyce Hunt, Alice Bovvlin. Page Forty-nine STUDENT CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION First row: Nell Pope; Katie McArthur; Miss Snelling, Advisor; Joyce Lee; Anne McGinnis, Betty Barber, Merle Chapman; Peggy Carter; Joyce Musselwhite. Second row: Barbara Sieving, Jean Mvers, Hilda Hine, Secretary-Treasurer; Daph- ine Matthews, Jo Shoaf, Dot Bullard. The purpose of the Student Christian Association shall be to promote the spiritual development of every student nurse in our school and to he lp her to find ways of serving the great Physician in the hospital, in a local church, in the community, and in the world. Anne McGinnis President Page Fifty First row. Peggy Carter, Joyce Lee, Vice-President; Ann Berrv, Ann Moore, Joyce Musselwhite, Betty Patterson, Barbara Patrick, Margie Tesseneer. Second row: Dot Harris, President; Alice Garmon, Ann Summers, Shirley Grant, Sarah Burns, Jo Shoaf, Sue Fowler, Theresa Brown, Rebecca Killian, Patsy Jackson, Nancy Hardin. Third row. Carolyn Brown, Vivian Macon, Dottie Robinson, Flora Tomberlin, Hilda Hine, Betty McAbee, Betty Hartman, Janie Valentine, Elizabeth Montgomery, Daphine Matthews, LaVonne Stroupe, Mr. Capps, Director. GLEE CLUB The purpose of the Glee Club is to offer those who are interested in choral work an opportunity to express their talent. Many hours of enjoy- ment are spent at rehearsals and various public performances are given throughout the year. Dot Harris President Page Fifty-one SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Earline Ormsby Editor Signs and Symptoms is the school newspaper which is published by the students. It offers to those who are interested in journalism an op- portunity for experience and work in this field. One of its main objectives has been to bring about better relationships between the various depart- ments in the hospital and the students by helping them to become better acquainted. Signs and Symptoms is educational as well as enjoyable for all its subscribers. First row: Darlene Williams, Business Manager; Pat Thompson, Business Man- ager; Earline Ormsby, Wilma Sipe, Assistant Editor; Lauretta Ritter. Second row: Jo Shoaf, Merle Chapman, Katie McArthur, Daphine Matthews, Nell Pope, Dottie Robinson. Page Fifty-two ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Pat Thompson President The Athletic Association was established for those interested in sports. Students who prefer to show their abilities through active participation may join the basketball, softball, or volleyball team. For those who prefer to be the ever important spectators, activities such as advertisement and cheerleading are offered. Letters and bars may be earned by the members of the association. First row. Nell Fanning; Margaret McLean, Hilda Carpenter, Ruth Vaughn, Carolyn Long, Secretary; Jo Shoaf. Second row. Rebecca Saunders, Alice Gannon, Gail Falls, Sarah Hums, Vivian Macon, Pat Thompson, Nancy Hardin. Third row. Lucille Smith, Alma Nelson, Treasurer; Ann Corl, Patsy Jackson, Janie Valentine, Barbara Sieving, Sue Fowler, Vice-President; Betty Montgomery, Eleanor Williams. Fourth row. Rose McNeill, Gail Talley, Nancy Coffey, LaVonne Stroupe, Daph- ine Matthews, Dot Simmons, Phyllis Harris. BASKETBALL TEAM Phyllis Harris, Ruth Vaughn, Alma Nelson, Carolyn Long, Betty Montgomery, Dot Simmons, Sue Fowler, Co-Captain; Ann Corl, Sarah Burns, Barbara Sieving, LaVonne Stroupe, Co-Captain; Gail Talley, Rose McNeill, Nancy Coffey, Patsy Jackson, Lucille Smith, Willene Deese, Daphine Matthews, Jo Shoaf, Pat Thomp- son. Three cheers to a wonderful team for winning the closed and city championship. You are a team which will long be remembered for your excellent teamwork and school spirit. We ' ll remember Shoaf as the best player in the league, Thompson for her many goals, Deese for her antics on the court, Fowler and Matthews for their good sportsmanship, Miss Wilburn for her coaching, and the entire team as our team to be proud of forever. Miss Gertrude Wilburn Coach CHEERLEADERS Margaret McLean, Nell Fanning, Vivian Macon, Janie Valentine, Hilda Carpenter. BASKETBALL SCORES Memorial 34 Memorial 46 Memorial 50 Memorial 43 Memorial 43 Memorial 30 Memorial 38 Memorial 29 Memorial 47 Memorial 46 Memorial 34 Memorial 54 Memorial 45 Memorial 55 Memorial 36 Memorial 35 Southern Bell Traffic 31 National Carbon 38 Southern Bell Accounting 43 Celanese 6 Federal Reserve 10 Southern Bell Traffic 45 Pneumaf il 43 National Carbon 27 Southern Bell Accounting 31 Southern Bell Traffic 30 Celanese 23 Federal Reserve 20 Southern Bell Traffic 36 Southern Bell Accounting 36 Southern Bell Traffic 35 Pneumafil 33 Page Fifty-five SANTA FILOMENA The purpose shall be to recognize and promote leader- ship. The members are chosen from the rising senior class and must have demonstrated superior nursing abilities and attained high scholastic records in their first two years of study. Hilda Hine, Jo Shoaf, Daphine Matthews, Merle Chapman, Sue Fowler. I Vf Page Fifty-six Arlma later Where the tall pines meet the sky And to great ambitions give start, That ' s where the heavenly beams shine clown And throw a light on each heart. Our Alma Mater true, Memorial ' s Nursing School: Your worthy goals and noble aims To us will ever appeal. To thee we pledge our hearts and lives, Memorial, our great ideal. Earline Ormsby Lauretta Ritter Page Fifty-seven THREE MONTHS Tearful good-byes— You all write — bus rides north with heads out the windows— Youse guys -the Cadillac that meets the bus in Blairsville-rain, sleet, snow, slu sh —the smell— E.S.T.— Hydro— Going on high — Seclusion— Long words that mean just plain crazy. Page Fifty-eight £}{ fw$- •3 AT TORRANCE Counts— Keys from the Western movies— beautiful scenery— Freud— homesick- menu of meat, gravy, and potatoes— Yankees and more Yankees— Confederate flags — Carolina Moon — Dr. Fiman— The South shall rise again! Page Fifty-nine AROUND MEMORIAL . . . ' J|pn. 1 ■ : SURGERY B.P., P., and R. q 30 min.-On call to the O.R. —Setting up post-op units— Craniotomy, Lobec- tomy, Colostomy, Tracheotomy— I.V. ' s— Don ' t touch that jug! — Wangansteen Suction— surgical dressings— Suction, quick — removing sutures. MEDICINE Torrance for sure— pushing pills and jabbing needles— 4 ' s and insulin— milk and cream on the hour— cardiograms and bedrest— B.M.R. ' s—G. I. Series with delayed diets— Sterile H 2 0— Vitamin pills— Proctoscopies— G. and H. Routines— 2 tents —Bland diets. ■Sill • 7 i e ■ a ORTHOPEDICS Fractures and dislocations— Put 20 lbs. traction on his head and 20 lbs. on his feet. — Little old women with broken hips— Hooray for football sea- son — Casts -Heat lamps— aching backs— crutches and wheelchairs— stat surgery and ice bags— board beds— laminectomies. % OBSTETRICS Sweetie and Junior— F.H.T. ' s— Pit— Formulas- crying babies and happy mothers and proud papas —the moon was full— Breech— Rooms full of flowers —Music in the D.R.— binders— premies— burping the babies— quick preps— Go! PEDIATRICS Races down the hall with tricycles and wheel- chairs—screaming brats with angelic smiles— L.P. ' s— T. A. ' s— N.V.D.— croup tents— Sponge for temp over 103°F. — I want my mommy! — night duty with emergencies— playroom, T.V., and orange juice— Forcing fluids— clysis— Energy plus- intake and output. OPERATING ROOM Gown, cap, gloves, and masks— scrubbing, no skin left— first D. C— Minors and majors— Fix that light — Save that specimen — cleaning rooms- folding linen— cleaning knife blades— Bard Parker tears— Knots in the catgut— branded by the flash- plastic surgery with tiny instruments— lunch at 2 p.m.— On call. I UROLOGY Little red wagons— jugtown— stones and rocks- sweet old men— lots of tubes— cystos and nephrecto- mies— irrigating sets— combiotic— Malophen pills- Intake and outputs— PRN dressings— Pan tapon gr 1 3— Don ' t forget to strain it. « ' - ; GYNECOLOGY Females— Nice husbands— lots of surgery— I.V. ' s and transfusions— radium therapy— stirrups— pros- tigmine and gas pains— harmones— hemorrhages- aches and pains and woes and troubles— D. E. ' s— flat in bed— Demerol— Pretty gowns. EMERGENCY ROOM Excitement on the double— end results of mid- night brawls— lacerations and contusions— to the O.R. stat.— nice lounge— booster shots— a great big black dog bit my little boy! — My child ate 20 aspirins — lavages— accidents— D. O. A. ' s— Cops- autoclaves— Dumb waiter to 6, please! DIET KITCHEN K.P.— hot and cold specials— 60 grams of minced meat— Oh, I forgot to put a pot of coffee on that last tray. — Food, food everywhere and not a bite to eat— Puree everything— delayed trays— nourishments —the dummy— particular eaters— Oh, for the day we live on pills. r r ILDRENS ' :LIN OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT Little girl — O.B. Clinic— B. P. ' s and weights- specimens— kids by the scores— scotch tape test- physicals— Cardiac Clinic— vitamins— diet instruc- tions— malnutrition— Holidays off— office hours- Pap smears— Lab reports— Come back next Mon- day. ALL IN A DAY ' S WORK DEPART Social Service Business Office X-Ray Department Cardiology Clinical Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Page Seventy-six MENTS Laundry Housekeeping Department Maintenance Record Library Pharmacy Physiotherapy Page Seventy-seven INTERNS AND Dr. Dexter R. Amend Resident in Urology Mr. Bill Bishop Administrative Intern Mr. James Blanchard Administrative Intern Dr. Lawrence K. Boggs Resident in Urology Dr. Adriano de Cardenas Dental Intern Dr. Robert T. Coffey Rotating Intern Dr. John C. Crawford Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. E. Archer Dillard, Jr. Resident in Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Ruth A. Dillard Resident in Pediatrics Dr. Custave Garza Resident in Orthopedics Dr. Frank H. Hamilton Resident in Internal Medicine Dr. Hal B. Hawkins Rotating Intern Dr. Victor B. Hollowell Resident in Surgery Dr. Allan H. Jefferies Resident in Pediatrics Dr. William H. Johnson Resident in Pediatrics RESIDENTS Dr. Benton Matthews Resident in Surgery Dr. J. William McCracken Rotating Intern Mr. Don Morgan Administrative Intern Dr. Cranford O. Plyler, Jr. Rotating Intern Dr. Thomas Prescott Resident in Surgery Dr. Luis E. Remus, Jr. Resident in Pathology Mr. Glenn Searcy Administrative Intern Dr. Tadashi Takeuchi Resident in Pathology Dr. Gerardo Viso Dental Intern Dr. Frank Watson Resident in Pathology Dr. Rorert A. Watson Rotating Intern Dr. Moke W. Williams Rotating Intern i3 ■t Dr. Nicholas Zameus Resident in Orthopedics Not pictured: Dr. Rorert McCall, Jr., Resident in Thoracic Surgery Dr. W. H. Walton, Jr. Fellow in Orthopedics k 5 Same ■■ ' .■ .4 1. R. N. 2. Put your best foot forward. 3. Sho ' is good. 4. Going my way? 5. Two sugars please. 6. We hit the goal- $3000. 7. Our gal, Sal. 8. Service with a smile. 9. Evolution? ' ? 10. Our Champ. 11. Come on in, the water ' s fine. 12. Welcome to Tor- rance. 13. Meet mv brothers. 14. Forward, march! DOCTORS ' DIRECTORY GENERAL OFFICERS Dr. William H. Pettus, Jr President Dr. T. W. Baker First Vice-President Dr. E. W. Franklin Second Vice-President Dr. David S. Citron Secretary CHIEFS OF DEPARTMENTS Dr. James M. Alexander Internal Medicine Dr. Thomas D. Sparrow General Surgery Dr. James A. Crowell Obstetrics-Gynecology Dr. J. David Stratton Ophthalmology Dr. Harry Winkler Orthopedics Dr. Thomas H. Wright, Jr N euro-Psychiatry Dr. Charles H. Gay Pediatrics Dr. Hamilton W. McKay Urology Dr. Glenn W. Pennington Otorhinolaryngology Dr. J. R. Adams Dr. J. M. Alexander Dr. H. H. Baird Dr. T. W. Baker Dr. R. T. Bellows Dr. A. R. Berkeley, Jr. Dr. R. S. Bigham, Jr. Dr. A. G. Brenizer, Jr. Dr. D. S. Citron Dr. A. T. Coffee, Jr. Dr. J. A. Crowell Dr. W. E. Daniel Dr. A. A. Dorenbusch Dr. J. M. Douglas Dr. E. J. Dunning Dr. G. S. Edgerton Dr. J. A. Elliott, Jr. Dr. E. W. Franklin, Jr. Dr. C. H. Gay Dr. J. S. Gaul Dr. M. T. Gilmour Dr. J. S. Gordon Dr. W. H. Hall Dr. E. F. Hardman Dr. C. J. Hawes ACTIVE STAFF Dr. G. A. Hawes Dr. E. R. Hipp Dr. H. H. Hodges Dr. W. D. Holbrook Dr. T. W. Huey Dr. J. S. Hunt Dr. J. E. Jacobs Dr. W. O. Johnson Dr. L. O. Jones Dr. O. H. Jones Dr. Paul Kimmelstiel Dr. F. W. Lee Dr. R. F. Leinbach Dr. Ruth Leonard Dr. M. R. Link Dr. J. C. Montgomery Dr. R. A. Moore Dr. J. K. MacDonald Dr. R. S. McElwee, Jr. Dr. C. H. McKay Dr. H. W. McKay Dr. R. W. McKay Dr. Preston Nowlin Dr. G. D. Page Dr. G. W. Pennington Dr. W. H. Pettus, Jr. Dr. W. R. Pitts Dr. J. A. Powers Dr. C. L. Pressley Dr. R. Z. Query, Jr. Dr. W. T. Raby Dr. I. H. Rapp Dr. C. G. Reid Dr. W. H. Schull Dr. R. W. Southerland Dr. T. D. Sparrow Dr. W. C. A. Sternbergh Dr. W. S. Stewart, IV Dr. J. D. Stratton Dr. Andrew Taylor Dr. J. M. Van Hoy Dr. W. L. Venning Dr. H. D. Verner Dr. C. G. Watkins Dr. Raymond Wheeler Dr. McChord Williams Dr. Harry Winkler Dr. J. H. E. Woltz Dr. T. H. Wright, Jr. Page Eighty-one DOCTORS ' DIRECTORY ASSOCIATE STAFF Dr. Carlisle Adams Dr. W. T. Berkeley Dr. B. R. Cates Dr. J. S. Clarke Dr. F. S. Cochrane, Jr. Dr. C. S. Curry Dr. P. G. Donner Dr. L. G. Gage, Jr. Dr. R. L. Garrison Dr. J. S. Gaul, Jr. Dr. T. D. Ghent Dr. D. M. Glasgow Dr. A. R. Gunter Dr. W. C. Hilderman Dr. M. J. Hough Dr. R. T. James, Jr. Dr. H. R. Justis Dr. J. M. Kester Dr. R. V. Kidd Dr. W. T. Lovell Dr. H. S. May Dr. W. W. McCune Dr. W. L. McLeod Dr. R. P. Miller Dr. George Mundorf Dr. R. D. Neal Dr. T. S. Perrin, Jr. Dr. R. T. Pixley Dr. J. L. Ranson, Jr. Dr. O. B. Ross, Jr. Dr. M. L. Rutledge Dr. H. L. Sloan, Jr. Dr. H. M. Sluder Dr. S. C. Smith Dr. G. F. Verdone Dr. T. E. Walker Dr. W. E. White Dr. W. C. Whitesides, Jr. CONSULTING STAFF Dr. B. W. Armstrong Dr. J. R. Ashe Dr. T. H. Barnes Dr. O. D. Baxter Dr. W. B. Bradford Dr. W. Z. Bradford Dr. A. L. DeCamp Dr. J. A. Elliott Dr. C. B. Foster Dr. L. G. Gage Dr. J. W. Gibbon Dr. V. K. Hart Dr. J. E. Hemphill Dr. L. W. Kelly Dr. J. P. Kennedy Dr. W. H. Kneedler Dr. J. O. Lafferty Dr. H. L. Large, Jr. Dr. M. N. Lymberis Dr. R. B. McKnight Dr. W. F. Martin Dr. W. B. Mayer Dr. E. K. McLean Dr. O. L. Miller Dr. F. E. Motley Dr. H. C. Neblett Dr. C. N. Peeler Dr. P. W. Sanger Dr. H. L. Seay Dr. J. R. Schull Dr. H. L. Sloan Dr. F. C. Smith Dr. W. M. Summerville Dr. L. C. Todd Dr. Allan Tuggle Dr. E. L. Wannamaker Dr. D. G. Welton Dr. T. P. White BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS F. J. Blythe Chairman R. S. Dickson V ice-Chairman J. B. London Secretary George C. Snyder Treasurer B. Irvin Boyle E. R. Cannon E. C. Griffith Miss Emma Hall James J. Harris Fred B. Helms Mrs. E. C. Marshall Carl G. McCraw f E. M. O ' Herron, Jr. Charles B. Rich J. C. Shepherd Mrs. Hamilton W. McKay H. H. Everett Stanley W. Black, Jr. Executive Committee Page Eighty-two POEM A Father ' s tender touch, a Mother ' s gentle care, This was the beginning of a love I must share. A small child, a broken doll, a Red Cross Nursing Kit, A calling to be answered, a lamp to be lit. With a willing heart and a ready hand, My decision made, a new life began. With eager mind my theory I learned. The reward was the cap for which I had yearned. The memories that are with me from these passing years, The rewarding experiences, the smiles, the tears, Make me treasure each passing day. My heartfelt thanks to those who made it that way. And now with my goal so close in sight, I pray to my Heavenly Father that I might Be successful in things to come, Not my will, but His be done. The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ, Moves on : nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it. Earline Ormsby Lauretta Ritter Page Eighty-three 1. French line. 2. Egad! A photog- rapher. 3. Marilyn Monroe Jane Russell. 4. The villain. 5. You ' ll be sorry tomorrow. 6. Signs and symp- toms. 7. Ragmop. 8. The sleep walker. 9. Do you think the chaperons are looking. 10. Three o ' clock in the morning. 11. Wanted. 12. Let ' s pretend. 13. Lost weekend. 14. Everybody likes coffee. Compliments of ZEB MANUFACTURING ATLANTA DALLAS KANSAS CITY C. W. KIRKLAND CO, INC. PLASTERING CONTRACTORS Box 3311 CHARLOTTE 6, N. C. 2401 W. Morehead St. Best Wishes To Seniors 1954 SODA SHOP OF CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ground floor ' We Serve Your Taste SANDWICHES SOUPS PLATE LUNCHES SOFT DRINKS SUNDRIES MAGAZINES Page Eighty-five James J. Harris, Pres. R. Lewis Patton, Vice-Pres. Elbert Todd, Sec. Cr Treas. James J. Harris Company Insurance Bonds s 100 Johnston Bi Hiding CHARLOTTE 2, N. C. Telephone 5-7311 Thomas S. Lofton E. E. Shumate, Jr. L. A. Tomlinson, Jr. Harold M. Morrow Page Eighty-six for over 59 years it has been Belte for better Values Compliments of The Charlotte Memorial Hospital Alumnae Association Page Eighty-seven Congratulations And Best Wishes To The Members Of The Class Of 1954 From The MARVIN-NEITZEL CORPORATION Manufacturers Since 1845 Of Student Nurse Uniforms And Hospital Clothing Page Eighty-nine Supplies For The Household Department Threads, Tapes, Webbings, Bindings and essential sewing workroom supplies T. J. Connolly Co. 300 W. Adam St. Chicago 6, III. Compliments of Double Envelope Corp. ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Manufacturer of all types of commercial envelopes RENT A TELEVISION RECEIVER For that Friend or Patient in the Hospital — Call A. F. DANCY CO. 215 W. Second Street Phone 4-2706 Compliments of SOUTHERN DAIRIES, INC. 500 Dalton Avenue Phone 7-3421 Ratcl iffe ' s Flowers B righten The Hours c=LoiU5 Lj. f at ztiffe, rnc. 431 S Tryon Street Telephone 2-7189 POUND AND MOORE CO. Stationers — Office Outfitters Printers — Gifts 304 S. Tryon St. Phone 5-7751 CAROLINA Brace Manufacturers, Inc. All Kinds Orthopaedic Appliances 405 East Trade Street CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Day Phone 2-8039 G. A. Burrows, Pies. Treas. C. A. Burrows, V. Pres. Sec. Directors G. A. Burrows R. H. Wehunt Clarence A. Burrows Mack D. Jordan Compliments of HARRY AND BRYANT CO. Our 70th Anniversary Page Ninety Congratulations to tomorrow ' s R.N.s During the past three years you, as a student nurse with long hours of dedicated service, have qualified yourself as worthy of the title Registered Nurse. And Hotpoint, for years the finest first in electrical ap- pliances, is honored to have had the privilege of air con- ditioning Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Hutixrini: for the finest first Page Ninety-one Compliments of HAROLD SUPPLY CORPORATION 100 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK 11, NEW YORK HAEMO-SOL STERILWRAPS MEINECKE AND COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK, N. Y. MEDICINE TRAY TECHNIQUE HAND SCRUB DISPENSERS Page Ninety-two Compliments of Carolina Absorbent Cotton Company CHARLOTTE, N. C. Books of all publishers on Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Pharmacy J. A. MAJORS COMPANY ATLANTA, DALLAS NEW ORLEANS Catalogues cheerfully sent on request Compliments of QulicufiL. JCaundAy, and, ffsuvtinq- Page Ninety-three Compliments of GOODE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION General Contractors CHARLOTTE, N. C. Now Celebrating our 44th Anniversary O R. S. Compliments ot DICKSON Page Ninety-five Case Brothers Piano Co. House of Baldwin Since 1907 Dial 6-1575 117 W. 6th Street Home of Fine Flowers Dial 2-8129 1504 Central Avenue Compliments of ROSS AND WITMER, INC. 1641 W. Morehead Dial 5-3374 MEDICAL PHARMACY 1010 Kings Drive Phone 6-1547 Compliments of Martin Transfer and Storage Company Dial 3-0118 1138 N. Caldwell MECKLENBURG TIRE CO. BUILT-IN BALANCE . . . DOUBLE GUARANTEE 425 S. Church Street Dial 2-7197 L kanotte slower S ko, T 1630 Elizabeth Ave. Phone 2-8587 Myers Park Pharmacy Prescription Druggists 1400 E. Morehead St. Phone 2-7187 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Ninety-six You deserve the prestige that truly fine printing can bring Q VCvLcL ME V I I e VCviCL J-AJe V V, INC 1930 CAMDEN ROAD — CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Ninety-seven WE CONGRATULATE The Student Nurses of Charlotte Memorial Hospital and wish them best of luck in the important career they have chosen MEDICAL GAS PRODUCTS Division of National Welders Supply Co., Inc. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Suppliers of MEDICAL GAS- EQUIPMENT and SUPPLIES Specify SYRINGES ..VIM.. NEEDLES MacGREGOR INSTRUMENT CO. NEEDHAM, MASS. LET ® ME HELP, NURSE I can keep the room cool for you, help you get rid of germ laden dust, give your patients protective, non-glaring light, guard their food and medicine. In the diet kitchen, laboratory or operating room — whenever your healing service calls — you ' ll find me right there, ready to go to work, day or night. Duke P ower Company Compliments of VESTAL INC. MANUFACTURERS Septisol With Hexachlorophene Page Ninety-eight BABY-SAN CABINET-SAN CERMA-MEDICA FLOOR-SAN SAN-PHENO NEO-SHINE Hospital Division HUNTINGTON LABORATORIES, INC. Member Hospital Industries Association and Floor Machinery Assn. HUNTINGTON, INDIANA Pa e Ninety-nine L G. BALFOUR COMPANY HOSPITAL AND NURSES INSIGNIA RINGS— CLASS PINS SPECIAL SERVICE INSIGNIA CUFF LINKS Representative: W. Albert Bealle 423 North Center St. Statesville, N. C. Myers Bicycle Key Shop Locksmiths — Bicycle Repairing Lawn Mowers Sharpened and Repaired — Gun Repairing 122 S. College St. Dial 3-6367 CHARLOTTE, N. C. Compliments of ORKIN Otto the Orkin Man Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. World ' s Largest Pest Control Company Call 6-4455 522 S. College St. FUEL OIL COAL Compliments of Avant Fuel and Ice Co., Inc. Phone 2-8184—940 N. Davidson Furnace Cleaning Pres-to-Loc l ' s Compliments of Charlotte Fish and Oyster Co. 300 E. Trade Street Phone 3-7194 Congratulations to the Graduation Class A FRIEND McEwen Funeral Service 24 Hour Ambulance Service Dial ED 4-6421— FR 5-6502 727 E. Morehead Street Hospitals Restaurants Hotels REGENT Schools China Supply Co. FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT 1807 English Street Phone 8901 Edwin C. Weininger HIGH POINT, N. C. Page One Hundred Compliments of CHARLOTTE, N. C. Serving Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Other Leading Institutions in Charlotte 1224 N. TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C. CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS OF 1954 THE BLDSSDM SHDP 2240 Avondale Avenue Phone 2-6146 HENDERSON-GILMER CO. 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BIGGERS BROTHERS, INC FRUITS— WHOLESALE 2800 South Boulevard Phone 6-1661 Page One Hundred Three johnson McMillan lumber co. 2826 South Boulevard Phone 7-1564 Good Lumber and Building Materials at Fair Price BEST WISHES Thompson Dental Company Everything Dental CHARLOTTE - GREENSBORO - RALEIGH COLUMBIA Compliments of PRITCHARD PAINT AND GLASS COMPANY Page One Hundred Four We Manufacture Rubber Stamps Rent Typewriters Job Printing Office Furniture and Office Supplies KALE-LAWING CO. Everything For The Office 229-231 S. Tryon Street Phone 7-2641 CHARLOTTE, N. C. SIGNS SVMT0M5 5TAFF ANNUAL STAFF HOSPITAL BEDS WHEEL CHAIRS INFRA RED LAMPS Sick Room Requisites Everest Jennings WHEEL CHAIRS fold to 1 Inchtt RENTALS • SALES • TERMS INVALID WALKERS BOX COMMODES BEDPANS, URINALS BACK REST BED TRAYS RUBBER SHEETING BABY SCALES Our Fitting Department — experienced fitters — SACROILIAC SUPPORTS ABDOMINAL SUPPORTS PTOSIS SUPPORTS TRUSSES ELASTIC HOSIERY ARCH SUPPORTS, ETC. 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