High Point Memorial School of Nursing - Lighted Lamp Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Most Professional — Marcie Myers Best Sport — Syiv1a CaGLe Most Original — CaroLtyn FRYE Best All Around — Rusy Burcr Superlatives

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Last Will and Cestament STATE OF NortTH CAROLINA, County oF GUILFORD, High Point Memorial Hospital, City of High Point, N. C. We, the class of 1947, of the aforesaid state, county, and city, being of sound mind (?) and of reputable character and realizing that our days at High Point Memorial Hospital are slowly drawing to a close, do hereby make our last will and testament. Jointly, we do bequeath: A. 5 5 3: To the High Point Memorial Hospital our love and loyalty. To the nursing staff we leave our appreciation for their efforts in our behalf. To the Juniors, our black bands with all the responsibilities attending thereto. Singly, we make the following personal bequeaths: Jacquelyn Amos wills her graceful figure to Vivian Russell. Frances Batchelor wills her ability to get into jams to Mary Cheek. Ruby Burge wills her ability to rhumba to Peggy Scism. Sylvia Cagle wills her bowed legs to Jaunita Yarborough. Carolyn Frye wills her collection of Spike Jones’ records to Sybil Cook. Helen Goforth wills her love for the nursery to Frances Cranford. Gladys Lewis wills her love for the opposite sex to Peggy Roberts. Hope Loflin wills her sophistication to Mary Southern. Margie Myers leaves her collection of boy friends to Loris Alverson. The Morgan twins will their honeymoon to any girl who is sucker enough to get married. Frances Miller leaves her indifferent attitude to Jackie Williamson. Helen Stine wills her ability to jitterbug to Polly McAbee. Dorothy Sitz wills her musical talent to Helen Shropshire. Julia Valentine leaves her gait to Barbara Causey.

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Chrough the Years Let’s turn back the pages of memory to that day, September 3, 1944, when we found our- selves in a new environment with strangers to work with. I’m sure each of the 22 of us ex- perienced an indescribable feeling as we received our first glimpse of the future. For the most part, our probation period was spent in the class room under Mrs. Sherrod’s watchful eye, with only a few hours on the wards each day. .After the first three months, two of our classmates decided that nursing was not for them; they dropped from our midst. At Christmas, all of us were thrilled and excited over the idea of two weeks vacation. On our return, we were ready to take up our studies anew and look forward to our duties as student nurses. Remember how proud we were when we received our caps that day back in January, 1945? We had a feeling of great importance and progressiveness. Time passed swiftly and soon we were Juniors, and very proud because it meant one more step up the ladder of our chosen career. Among the many things that happened during this year was the leaving of five more of our classmates at different times. We had the privi- lege of an affiliation of three months in pediatrics at Children’s Hospital, Washington, D. C., for this we are very grateful. On September 3, 1946, we became Seniors, and very proudly donned our black bands. We realized that this meant more responsibility than we had ever had before. And now, as we look forward to graduation and wearing the white uniform of a graduate nurse, we know that we have not, as yet, reached our goal, but we feel that our efforts have not been in vain. We wish to extend our appreciation to those who have helped us over the difficult situations of the past three years, and we will be forever grateful. CAROLYN FRYE HELEN GoFORTH