Iowa Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing - Sola Fide Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Through the smoke of the after-dinner cigarettes, Lois Reese, who was chosen toastmistress because of her beautiful voice, introduced Lydia Schick, who sang, I Look Not Back.'' She was accompanied at the piano by Ruth ''Parson Thalacker, now the wife of the I.L.H. chaplin. Following this, the famous editor of our class, Lillian Finke, gave a talk on her newest book, which is a sequel to ''Notes On Nursing, '! In a hushed voice, I heard Deloria Jacobsen say, ''Wake up, Fran. They are about to introduce our daughters with the graduating class of 1980.'' That's three generations of nurses in the Juon family. Next, they introduced the life members of the Alumnae Association. I was happy to see Dorthea Thompson. She's happily married now and Chief Nurse at the V. A. Hospital in Knoxville. Joyce Mumme, too, who is in charge of the Medical Records Library at Fitzsimons Army Hos- pital. Among those loyal members still atI,L.H. were, Martha Van Soelen, Director of Nursing, Betty Jones, the new Nursing Arts instruc- tor and Marietta Eckley, who has finally reached her goal as Night Su- pervisor. At the conclusion of the program a telegram was read from our only absent member, Arloene Yungclas, who is living in Germany where her husband is still stationed. As we left the banquet we all took a rose from the beautiful floral arrangements donated by Nancy Gilliland, whose husband is President of the United Florist's Association. The climax of our reunion was a ' 'slumber party'' at Betty Pickett's. As usual, she was a very gracious hostess and it brought back many memories of our training days. While we sat around 'till the wee hours of the morning, drinking coffee and chatting, we all took turns having our hair cut and styled by good 'ole Janice Jergensen. Signed, Any member of the class of 1955 eee UTA RIE AINA PLOT LEME {TPLS( AS PELVG 2, ORG SLD VEN PEON AVAIL IT INI L LP RI BET FFD PEERED LLL ENOL TE CANIS AVITAL UA ERATE OLL S G PY DELTOID AS PAL A BEA | Cewiiwsie Pe

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PROPHECY May 21, 1980 Dear Diary, I had the most wonderful time last night at the Iowa Lutheran Alumnae Banquet, honoring our class! Impossible as it may seem, ites been 25 years since we graduated. There were many of my classmates I hadn't seen in all these years. As I entered First Lutheran Church I saw the class of 1955 joyfully greeting old friends. There was Norma Decker, who had just arrived from Texas via Paschal Jet Airlines, accompanied by Maurine Fast, wife of a famous Air Force General whom we remembered as ''Dennis the Menace, '' and Beverly Hockel, who has just been named Mrs. America for beauty and brains combined. As I joined the group I heard Ruth Branstad telling the other farm wives, Shirley Elsen, Marjorie Erickson, and Mary Scott about the price of oats in Forest City. Gretchen Caldwell added a few tips on how to combine the administration of both a farm and a hospital. Many of us brought pictures of our families. Jeanne Davidson had pictures of her children taken by her photographer husband. Marilyn Walmer also brought colored pictures of her nine redheaded baseball players. And Nancy Burghoffer, who is now surgical supervisor at I.L.H., showed everyone a picture of her son, Eddie. Some of us have changed quite a bit, but Irene Jorgensen still has her fair complexion and beautiful blond hair, and Thelma Blohm was wearing one of Dior's latest creations. She has six degrees now. Ginny Cole told of her rugged trip back from Colorado in her 1940 car. Jeannine Barry came with Ginny and received a telegram at every stop along the way. In the powder room, where she had just finished combing her hair, was Nancy Buse, who is still sewing to put her husband through college. Betty Bryant, President of the Alumnae Association, seated us for the banquet. As we took our places at the table we hardly recognized Dorothy Carlson, whose doctor husband has discovered a new drug to add poundage to his wife. We heard Maxine Egeland and Ruth Ray dis - cussing their daughters. Max is advising her daughter, who has just been elected most eligable girl on campus, on how to avoid men. And Ruthie is worried about her 21 year old daughter who wants to go steady. Barbara McMorris was there. Althaugh she is not the First Lady of Iowa, she's still our dear old Barb. Just as they were ready to serve, Ann Drake came in. We under- stand that she is now in charge of the new psychiatric department of Ig Boa 3 | Across the table I hear Norene Rains, who is as funny as ever. Can you imagine: she says that her five boys are all over six feet tall. We were all interested to hear that Phyllis Larson and her husband are finally building a home in Des Moines since they couldn't decide between Hawaii and South America.

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DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN... --- Dr. M. forgave Phyllis Larson for not recognizing the sex of a newborn? ''She must not have gotten that far in her lectures, '' he said, --- Some of us had a cherry pie party in the T. V. lounge? Oh, ohhh! --- Nancy Buse knocked the sink in Mr. L.'s room off with an oxygen tank? --- We all sat around a Christmas tree, given to us by our little sisters, 'till 2 a.m. on Christmas Eve? Those were sad and homesick days. --- Dr. S. ordered a pre-op 'Hi-ball for a patient? --- We asked the operator to page ''Ima (I'm a) Bird? ' She did. --- The favorite reply to any question or remark was ''you may be asked to leave the School of Nursing? ! --- Something awful happened to Mrs. Chase? --- Arloene McGowen Yungclas asked for a D C? It's L M, A! --- Ann Drake threw a diabetic tray down the stairs, then, to top it off, tumbled after it? --- The only treatments for an illness were 5-3-1's and cough syrup? There must have been a surplus. --- We had the ''Fat Girl's Club? ' --- Lois Reese sent uncooked eggs up on the patient's trays? It seemed that one of the patients liked his eggs cooked that way. --- We called the ''Pig'' at a tavern downtown? Could V.D. class have brought this on? --- We had those pool shooting, card playing days in Knoxville? --- Norma Decker sat on the sink on first floor? It seems that a few gals swabed the deck way into the night. --- Mrs. Peterson wasn't handy to help you out when you needed her? We can't think of a time. | --- Janice Jergensen didn't have a joke to tell or a pot of coffee handy? Neither can we. --- We went to G.V.C. Convocations and heard about ''Pwewequessite desssiresss?'' Could we forget? Nevahr, no nevahr. --- We had intake and output sheets on third floor of the Nurses Home? We thought that they were keeping close track of us and this might help them out, --- Dr. M. didn't begin a class with, ''good Morning, students? --- It took three days longer to build the tennis court because of the sun bathers club? --- We ever had a class without the added attraction of five to ten questions from Ruth Ray? We can't. --- Maurine Fast told a male patient, ''Turn over. I have a s--- in the hop for you. '' And did she blush! --- Ruth Branstad gave a rectal suppository, vaginally? You're really shook, '' kid! --- Dr. N.'s blue and white shorts? Lost something during surgery, so the story goes. --- Do you remember when we had those sad, yet so very happy days at ILH?