Columbia University School of Nursing - Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1948 volume:

£ «o-  2 - ' SUWUL- r c. £ One CiaSS of 1948 presents J iarch and J lt ripes ip of iL Heine Department of f urdina -jraculty of- llHed ' u Columbia Ulniversitu j reiouterian J roJpitai cliool of i Inning I lew UJofk (- itu CHARLES P. COOPER, President Mr. Charles E. Adams Mr. Cornelius R. Agnew Mr. Malcolm P. Aldrich Mr. Win+hrop W. Aldrich Mr. Henry C. Alexander Mr. Bruce Barton Mr. Edward C. Bench Mr. Thatcher M. Brown, Jr. Mr. Robert W. Carle Mr. Hugh J. Chisholm Mr. Charles P. Cooper Mr. William Sheffield Cowles Mr. Pierpont V. Davis Mrs. Henry P. Davison Mr. Johnston de Forest Mrs. Frederic F. deRham Mr. John I. Downey Mr. John M. Franklin Mr. Artemus L. Gates Mr. William S. Gray, Jr. Mr. Peter Grimm Mr. Thatcher M. Brown, Sr. Mr. Percy Chubb, II Mr. William A. Delano Mr. George Lauder Greenway of „ ■ 4iec : . oa? 3 o tte fcJocirci of Jrudtee5 Mr. William E. S. Griswold, Sr. Mr. W. E. S. Griswold, Jr. Mrs. Edward S. Harkness Mr. William Hale Harkness Mr. Walter E. Hope Mr. John W. Hornor Mrs. Yale Kneeland Mr. James C. Mackenzie Mr. Dunlevy Milbank Mr. Charles S. Munson Ji, 1 1 feinb eri iarney Harding Hartford o nor a I ' ll Mr. Charles Mr. John A Mr. Deering Howe Mr. Charles S. Payson Mr. H. Rivington Pyne Mr. Edgar A. Newberry Mr. Bayard W. Read Mr. Frederick A. O. Schwarz Mr. John Sloane Mr. Benjamjn Strong Mrs. Henry C. Taylor Mr. Carll Tucker Mr. William J. Wardall Mr. Sidney J. Weinberg Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse Dr. Edgar F. Romig Mr. Dean Sage Mr. William E. Stevenson Rev. L. Humphrey Walz DEDICATION We, the class of 1948, dedicate this book to the Board of Trustees of the Presbyterian Hos- pital. This is the great body of people seldom seen by us, but to whom we are indebted for all the advantages of a smoothly-run organiza- tion, and an ever guiding hand. It is with much appreciation that we thank them for the im- measurable help they have given us in building this year ' s Starch and Stripes . One with quiet manner and gentle ways, who with wisdom and sincerity has joined us in our every endeavor, never too busy to see us, gen- erous with sage advice, and without whose un- tiring efforts we could not have succeeded in publishing this yearbook. To you . . . I Ilia C.leanor eU.ee . . . the class of 1.948 owes a tremendous debt of gratiiude, love, and honor. We are indeed proud to have had you for our class advisor and sincerely hope that you will never forget your class of 1948, for we shall never forget you. ■ Our 3, ean I V larqaret C-. Conrad The Class of Nineteen-forty-eight is about to graduate! The Class wh ich started its nursing career at the beginning of the Atomic Age, and is now completing its student days in the midst of the New Look — the last of our large wartime classes, with a June section from the Bryn Mawr College Summer School of Nursing — the last class with members of the U. S. Cadet Nurse Corps! One hundred and twenty-nine students enrolled in 1945 (27 in June Section, 102 in September); ninety-seven are graduating (22 in June and 75 in September). This is a fine record among classes which have been faced with readjusting to peace-time psychology! Sixty-one are degree candidates, and fifty are Cadet Nurse Corps members. We shall remember you for many fine achievements: For the early proof of your international-mindedness in salvaging your preliminary uniforms for Greece; for your cordial hospitality to students from affiliating schools; for the enthusiasm of your Red Cross Drive in 1947, with over $1,000 to your credit; for your wonderful bazaar to aid the United Nations Crusade for Children, with $1,750 for a donation; for your many appearances in print, with and without, il- lustrations; for your fine co-operation in every new move — the 6-day week, the 44-hour week, the vacation adjustments; the gay and cheerful spirit in which you endured the construction and confusion of the new Maxwell Hall wings and Harkness Memorial Hall, and the paper dishes during the installation of the Maxwell Hall dishwasher! All of these events and activities have developed your ingenuity and your teamwork. We hope that when you remember your student days, you will always feel the warm fellowship of this great group of students and grad- uates to whom you belong — planning and working and dreaming under the protection of a great University and a great Hospital, for a better life for all the world; and while holding firmly to their fine traditions, nevertheless constantly watching for new opportunities to serve. Our affectionate and confident good wishes will follow you through th e years! 5? e We rtonor ad a L laJMnate 2),. 2W B. Jiakif 7 : yA V ufsinq School sracutt t 9 y Front Row (left to right): Misses C. Harmon, K. Burnett, F. Jensen, J. Wyatt, C. Covell, P. Young. C. Shaw, E. Wilcox, D. Hagner, H. Lynch. Second Row ( left to right) : Misses L Williams, F. Barends, E. Lee, L. Morrison, I. Bishop, M. Conrad, M. Eliot, D. Rogers, H. Goodale, M. Allanach, E Rathbun. Third Row (left to right): Misses M. Hayes. L. Kent, M. Wells, N. Estey, H. PeHit, H. Scott, R. Gulnter, C. Griffin. Back Row (left to right): Misses R. Lynch, E. Gill, M. Jansen, H. Wright, M. Hawthorne, R. Ryan, H. Bunn, F. Vanderbilt, M. Fitzpatriclt. IV V J! I f £ i Ai A esUoctorS S taff Heine Hjean of il ledi oDr. VUiilard O. fKappleu mm sm s Oke 1JearLoh Staff Editor Janet S. Cady Assistant Editor Mary L. Sullivan Business manager F. Elizabeth Marker assistants Nancy Byrns Ruth Lambert Nancy E. Russell Finances chairman Margaret E. Douglass assistants Sara L. Allen Joanne Brinton Dorothy L. Hokanson Constance H. McNulty Circulation chairman Erma F. Alley assistants Edith C. Blauvelt Helen Miller Photography chairman Esther D. Smith assistants Phyllis J. Armstrong Emerald V. Mamangakis Ellen K. Wolferz Class History co-chairmen Elizabeth Blackford Virginia Holden Illustrators co-chairmen Grace B. Cadwell Yvonne Trebilcock Format co-chairmen Ruth A. Bassett Alice M. Memmott Ruth A. Shields assistants Beryl E. Bird Marcia M. Burnham M. Dorothy Gray Margaret H. Hill Patricia R. Johnson Amelia ' J. McFadden Margaret D. Smith Shirley J. Williams Ida B. Wilson Copy Writers co-chairmen Barbara Brown Martha Gilman a add , Carol E. Allen 953 Park Place Brooklyn 13, New York Sara L. Allen 2 I 7 Pine Street Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Erma F. Alley 1808 Scott Street Huntingdon, Pennsylvania ' ' Margaret Allison 86 Map le Street Map ' lewood, New Jerse ' 1 ' -c v- : I. The big moment of 1948 ( Helen L. Anson 29 Main Street Lake Placid, New York Phyllis J. Armstrong Arkville, New York Margaret Bartlett 4 Bluebridge Road Brookman ' s Park Hatfield, Herts, England Ruth Alice Bassett 44 Orchid Street Floral Park, Long Island, New York ■ p J I 2. Orientatic a ass Beryl Bird 18 Mohawk Place Amsterdam, New York Elizabeth Blackford 37 Clinton Avenue Rockville Centre Long Island, New York Edith Blauvelt 46 Center Street Chatham, New Jersey Ann Bogan Oneida, New York 3. When were YOU born? Joanne Brinton Tun Bryn Farm R.D. No. I Downingtown, Pennsylvania Mary Jane Brooks 6 Brookline Road Scarsdale, New York Barbara N. Brown c o Robert E. Kingsland 17 New Street Belleville, New Jersey Marcia Burnham 14 Lincoln Avenue Delmar, New York of 1948 4. See, It ' s two minutes after twelve: Nancy Bvrns 522 Upper Mountain Avenue Upper Montclair, New Jersey Grace B. Cadwell Box 185 Chester, Connecticut a add Janet S. Cady 96 Park Avenue Passaic, New Jersey Marcia Calkins Minerva, New York 5. That first day of 1948 pr. JSok s.CnancUll Barbara Cash 2900 Wes+over Boulevard Des Moines, Iowa Helen Chikotas I5I West Odgen Street Girardville, Pennsylvania ftiH rT SgiiiVt, Annette S. Cohen 89-34 Doran Avenue Glendale Long Island, New York Janet Dexter 40 Robbins Drive Wethersfield, Connecticut 6. Gosh, it only took an Hour! a a6d Ruth B. Donnelly 383 Nelson Avenue Grantwood, New Jersey Margaret Erskine Douglass Biggs Memorial Hospital Ithaca, New York Virginia I. Drugg 1552 West 58th Street Seattle 7, Washington Thomas ■ 6- Uiam Alice Clute Ely I 162 South Begby Avenue Pittsburgh 17, Pennsylvania 7. Oh you Icid! Amy Frazer 223 C. Eisenhower Street Princeton, New Jersey Elizabeth M. French P. O. Box 57 Roosevelt, New York Martha Gilman 622 West 168th Street New York City 32, New York Catherine Glynn 209 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, New York i L ' 7 4 8. Hey, it ' s me! w M. Dorothy Gray 148 Grove Street Tarrytown, New York Virginia J. Haggetr 22 Fleetwood Street Portland 5, Maine Betty Havenstrite R.F.D. No. I Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania Margaret Holway Hill Box 305, 52 Brackett Street Westbrook, Maine a add I: 9. That first hypo of 1948 I Gwendolyn Ruth Hines 2898 Main Street Bridgeport, Connecticut Mua 33 • Qnore,uJ%. Dorothy Hokanson 530 Magie Avenue Elizabeth, New Jersey WilJi ' am Ce rde , Virginia Holden 115- 2nd Street Garden City, Long Island, Ne w York Patricia K. Johnson 6940- 108th Street Forest Hills, Long Island, New Yorlc 10. Adhesive, please!! 1 r. W ' li ' a r Oli ' jle1% Alice Kingsbury 165 Ft. Washington Avenue New York City 32, New York a ass Harriet Klepper 8 Lowell Drive Johnston, Rhode Island Ruth Lambert 90 Thorndike Road Rochester, New York JJr. H rbf. ' -T -Cod l nr Mary Lancaster Box 330 Nashville, Tennessee M. Relief — It ' d be good if you could do it of 1948 Mary Isabelle Lavan 465 Garfield Avenue Trenton, New Jersey Hzorut)- V ucJlho I MaridTi G. Layer 44 Westchester Boulevard Kenmore 1 7, New York - Catherine Elizabeth Leavitt 40 Merrimack Street Concord, New Hampshire Marguerite Lunt I I Kent Road South Portland 7, Maine m E = I2. — but it has advantages a adJ Jane MacMaster 30 Kempshall Place Elizabeth 3, New Jersey Emerald V. Mamangakis 439 - 54th Street Brooklyn 20, New York Elizabeth Marker Moro, Illinois Amelia McFadden 48 West Hazlewood Avenue Rahway, New Jersey 13. 3 o ' clock in the morning of 1948 Constance H. McNulty 25 Highland Cross Rutherford, New Jersey Alice M Ty Memmott I 10 Prindle Avenue Johnstown, New York Richard Ti.ks.n3is Janet Louise Middleton ' Birdwood Charlottesville, Virginia Stephen We f r« I Helen Miller 7502 Colonial Road Brooklyn 9, New York 14. The morning rush hour a add ' ,4 Berniece Mittlacher 333 Murray Avenue Englewood, New Jersey Rita Morgan 1 8 Hovey Street Newton, Massachusetts June D. Patterson 410 Passaic Avenue Spring Lake, New Jersey Elizabeth A. Protheroe 2 Greenridge Avenue White Plains, New York 1 p «■] I ibb - x V X 1 1 1 15. Life with mother — Mary Ru+h Robinson ' 45 Quiron Street Pleasantville, New York Nancy E. Russell 330 Fifth Street Ridgefield Park, New Jersey of 1948 Ruth Lawson Russell 3 East 93rd Street New York 28, New York i Hera Savidis 5 I Maplewood Avenue Maplewood, New Jersey 16. — anr 1 the dear lit+le ones C- c add Catherine Johanne Schell R.D. No. I Falconer, New York rnscilla bchmidt ■iscilla 165 Ft. Washington Avenue New York 32, New York V w Lois Schmoll 817 Anthractie Avenue Kingston, Pennsylvania Margaret Selway 270 Briggs Street Harrisburg, Pennsylvania P • t 17, Life ' s darkest moment of 1948 Ann Sheeler 5I5 Thompson Road SAAB, 8, Syracuse, New York Ruth Arnold Shields 223 Valley Street Lewistown, Pennsylvania Ann Shontz 59 Duquesne Street Columbus, Ohio fdaj o hi. IDui-forJ Esther Davis Smith Brooklawn Park Bridgeport, Connecticut 18. Dust on the light— I did it myself! a a56 Margaret Dale Smith 101 Rynda Road South Orange, New Jersey Barbara Soltow 429 East Front Street Plainfield, New Jersey V Doris Ellen Spiller 199 Warchung Avenue Chatham, New Jersey ' ' ■ r r hn f fyr. Joan W. Spooner 40 Fifth Avenue New York I I, New York 19. Nurses love little children Nancy Sprunt 2027 Virginia Road Winston-Salem, North Carolina Mabel Dillard Stephenson Coyington, Virginia Catherine Stewart 71 Riverdale Street Hillsdale, New Jersey of 1948 Ruth Stribling 2 I 8-3 I - I4lst Avenue Springfield Gardens I 3, Long Island, New York 20. A nurse must be resourceful Frances Darlington Strode 320 South Walnut Street West Chester, Pennsylvania Mary Louise Sullivan 6th Street Margar ita, Canal Zone a add Mary M. Swengel Cassopolis, Michigan Anne Swisher Kirkwood, Pennsylvania 21. Some people do this for a living! of 1948 Yvonne A. Trebilcock 1 940 E. Tremont Avenue Bronx 62, New York Harriet Tilton 622 West 1 68th Street New York 32, New York Barbara Gene Trott 77 Oakland Avenue Manchester, New Hampshire S. Ruth Ulrich Mifflinsville, Pennsylvania 1 22. It shouldn ' t happen to a dog! a OL55 Lois Waterman Bedford Hills, New York Virginia R. Weigel 5 I 7 - 6th Avenue Belmar, New Jersey .Shirley J. Williams 71 I East Grant Street Olyphant, Pennsylvania a Barbara Wilson 48 Warren Street Bloom-field, New Jersey tl Z3. I ' ll just DIE of fright! ' of 1948 Marilyn Wood 1 65 Ft. Washington Avenue New York 32, New York Eilen Wolferz 2 Tudor Lane Yonkers, New York Dorothy Woodworth 24 Victoria Boulevard Kenmore 1 7, New York Margaret E. Wren 750 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn 26, New York Dorothy E. Zeeman 96 South Main Street Middlebury, Vermont lik tftfdiW ■ htiitoru of till Remember trudging down 168th Street in the blazing sun of that September afternoon way back in 1945? Our bags and miniature trunks were heavy, but our spirits soared higher than the towering buildings of the Medical Center. This was the day we had been anticipating all summer — not just a day — but the beginning of three years. Three years which on looking back seem so short, and yet so rich with memories and experiences, that we will never forqet. After a brief glimpse of that beautiful bridge, we walked up the path to Maxwell ' Hall to be greeted with a cordial reception, tea and to meet our Big Sisters, those gals who had already been so helpful in answering via mail our innumerable questions — so many new faces, names, impressions — our new rooms-, unpacking to be done, friendships beginning. It was wonderful! The first time we put on our uniforms — getting up hours before breakfast to wrestle with our collars — registration with so MANY forms to be filled, all blended into our first day. Classes — inspec- tion — Hair off the collar — Less lipstick, please — THOSE first pictures, made the weeks slip by, and we began to feel that we be- longed. PH 15-125 became a familiar place, Mrs. Chase, our favorite and only patient. We no longer wandered astray on the. way to class and our list of classes grew. We chanted lists of bones, learned that Gram was a weight as well as a relation, ancf we tried, to impress each other with our medical vocabularies. When the Bryn Mawr section arrived, the Class of 1948 was com- plete, and together we invaded the wards. Who can forget the first meeting with her patient? This was what we had been waiting for— baths, backrubs, afternoon care, early ambulation. The colors of fall faded and midnight lamps burned brightly, for exams were approaching . . . we were almost at the end of our Preliminary Period — it didn ' t seem possible! After a glorious week ' s vacation, we returned full of expectancy. Eight hours on the ward — tired feet —Realizing that elevation had its virtues — the exciting prospect of our caps and stripes. It was a proud moment when Miss Conrad presented us with our caps and an inspiration when with red roses and candles lighted from Florence Nightingale ' s Lamp, we were welcomed into. the School of Nursing. We were glad that the Bryn Mawr section had waited to be capped with us, for this was an im- portant moment to be shared together. Spurred on by the words of Dr. Loeb ' s address, we reached for the next rung of the ladder. As Freshman we learned the five rights of the medicine closet, became expert needle plungers, and were introduced to the mystery of aseptic technique. Hypo ' s and i.m. ' s — our hands shaking as we tried to remember Just like a dart — and those awe inspiring ■ Grand Rounds — Alcohol, ether, iodine, please — Not too much adhesive tape! We brought Broadway to Maxwell Hall in the form of Music In Manhattan ' , started Freshman Classes, and wrote voluminous nursing care studies. And then we began relief and night duty — ALONE — long dark corridors — sleeping patients — O tents — pulmonary edema at 2 a. m. — Who says that nothing happens at night! And re- member those awe inspiring sunrises over Manhattan as the Hospital stirred in preparation for another day? Clan of 1948 Spring, with forsythia a mass of gold along Riverside Drive — long hikes up to the Cloisters — physical activity for Miss Rathbun became a pleasure instead of a problem. Then there was June — Graduation — rain — but our Big Sisters shone through it all. .and we caught their infectious spirit — the red coated band . . . the procession down the ramp . . . proud parents and proud Little Sisters. As Juniors we became Specialists — Sloane, Babies, Neurological — the rattle of the D.K. and the stillness of the O.R. — each another step upward on the same ladder. Sunbathing on the roof, picnics, days off at the beach — sunburns — a magnificent month of vacation, and summer was over. Far flung in the Medical Center our Junior year sped by, crowded with new experiences, new skills — polite bubble of babies, mechanics of respirators, and that elusive fetal heart. Moments off duty were not dull — Glee Club, writing for Student Prints, after dinner coffees, the Christmas Formal, candles and caroling, Santa Clauses on the ward windows, and we hit the mark in our Red Cross Drive. Another spring — not only the buds burst forth — so did the earth — for Harkness Hall vas under construction, much to the night nurses ' dismay, and we were the sidewalk engineers. Our second summer at Maxwell Hall — cokes in the Snack Bar, bridge in the new reception rooms, dips in the pool after torrid days on the ward — enough to take the starch out of anyone! And then our Little Sister writing. Little Sisters — we extended the welcome mat as bell hops in stripes their first day. Copies of Nurse Please, parties, skits, and answers to inevitable questions were all a part of our getting acquainted. Then came tables by the windows, for we were Seniors, and busier than ever. Monday nights reserved for Professional Adjustments, our Foreign Relief Dance — another mark hit — and plans underway for the year book. Post cards, candy bars, stationery, wrapping paper, made us saleswomen of the year as we canvassed Maxwell Hall. In the midst of all this, we applauded Finishing Days of the early birds in our class. We worried through comprehensive exams, stitched and knitted, and campaigned for the Annual Bazaar — our Crusade for Children ' . The spring was also highlighted by events in the news — the serious- ness of the international situation, elections in Italy, revolution in Bogota, and on the home front, presidential primaries and a new third party. The news event in Maxwell Hall — a new dishwasher! As June approached, the days didn ' t seem long enough. Term papers and pre-Oral jitters heralded OUR Graduation. The im- pressive Florence Nightingale service, dancing at the Pierre, and at last the day arrived. This v as the end of the beginning, and yet another beginning. As we marched in the procession to receive the pin for which we had waited so long, the realization that we were now part of a tradition, members of a proud profession, and graduates of an honorable in- stitution filled us with a climatic thrill. Three years of learning, work, and everlasting friendships flashed through our minds as we stepped from the top rung of the ladder into the future. ■4 AM £ m x runiord Aani CL Offi, iceri I • SCHOOL OF o« CL Offi men iceri IM rp VZM Tl -A dm Wk J V W 4 fl pH iTH 1 Nourishments t Pajama ettes 7 Big and little ■ 1 1 Won ' t you buy 2 Building our ideal 3 Big mte 5 Three good leaders 6 Meow 8 9 Sane ... or insane 10 Hold it! 2 Bazaar or Bizarre 13 Nymph 14 Going, go nq. gone 9K (.) ' rS. i NURSING RESIDENCE 5 Wc : Snack? Recreation Student government officers Hardworkers In and Out Read in , writin ' and House Mother Sims Atr Conditioned Senior Oar Hon e Quick dip Mail! ? Babies bath? B. P. q 1 2 h Actio intertaining Real live dolly Just a vlary Chase O. P. N. S. Eyes r Dne way street Any vacancies squl+o bite 5M i f ..-V. ' A fciciua tl ion 7 % ® f mi, 4 i i . 3T -A?N BLACK STOCKINGS Black stockings that never grow dirty — The longer you wear them, the stiffer they get Sometimes I think of the laundry, but Something keeps telling me, Don ' t wash them yet! ' TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CAPPING Twas the night before capping And all through the dorm Not a Probie was- sleeping, Just waiting for morn. We tossed and we turned, As we lay in our beds, While visions of caps and stripes Danced through our heads. Memories of Probie days all returned: of bones and muscles and nerves we had learned, of swimming and hiking till everyone ached, of custards and muffins and apples we baked, bed pans and back rubs and afternoon care, starched collars, limp aprons, and up with your hair! sleepy-eyed cramming during exams, our first shocked view of our black clad gams , rooms blue with smoke and crowded with kids, beds left unmade, and Christmas dance bids. The memories kept whirling Around and around Till sleep overtook us That was deep and sound c With the perfume of roses Sweet in the air, And the feel of starched caps Strange on our hair. We wish to thanlc: The Woman ' s Home Companion ■for some of the pictures on pages 44-45 Mr. Larry Heinriclc for pictures also on pages 44 - 45 1 he Medical Center Camera Store for pictures on pages 46- 47 Apeda Studios Inc. 212 West 48th Street New York 19, New York Official Photographers COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 0064271005