La Junta Mennonite School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (La Junta, CO)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY - History is a means by which we measure our degree of advancement. This little narrative of the advaneeinents of the class of '32 is not. I l1ope. the only means by which we are known, but rather. by the deeds wl1icl1 we have done. lt was i11 tl1e spring of 1929 tl1at f1ll'0P girls left their 'homes to seek to do their Masters will by ministering to the sick. The following September fourteen 111ore girls joined to f0l 1l1 the class of '32. We represe11t te11 states. namelyg Colorado. Idaho. Kansas. Indiana, Nebraska. North Dakota. Oklahoma, Ohio. Oregon tllld Pennsylvania. During the first year four of our members dropped out. We were sorry to lose them but other duties called. Our first in1pressio11s of the nursing profession were obtained i11 tl1e class room. Two weeks later we donned u11iforms. 21D1'0llS and caps and reported Hon duty for half days. Our feelings then we1'e as only those of probies can be. Scared? A little, pe1'haps. Dumb? Xes! But willing to work and lear11 a11d with this spirit we progressed to the Senior class of today. During this time we became acquainted witl1 Brother Erb. our superintedent. He helped us get started right by implanting i11to our minds the necessity of ministering to the soul as well as the physical body. To meet this need. time was provided for daily devotions with out patie11ts. We try to give each one a gli111pse of Christ, our ever present friend. Un tl1e first day of December we received our stripes wl1icl1 was an indication that we had served our probation days well and were IIOXV freshmen. Sometime later we called a class meeting. The following officers were elected: President, Esther Shenk: vice-president, Margaret Miller: secretary 211111 treasurer, Esther Brennemang sponsor. Mae Miller. 111 tl1e spring of 1930, our president left tl1e school so we were obligated to elect a IICXV one. Mattie Hoffer was elected Ellld has served i11 tl1at capacity since. XVh0l1 the class of '30 was graduated. it dawned 011 us that we were now juniors. Vsle fou11d this year a year of hard work including our specialties such as surgery. ob- stetrics. special diets. laboratory 211141 X-Ray. Studies were l1eavy witl1 our practical work but we enjoyed it all. We climbed even though the rocks so1neti111es were rugged. 'The summer of '31 found us entering our Senior year. Heretofore we had heard about Denver a11d affiliation but 11ow it was beginning to be a reality for l1alf our class. On the evening of JIIIIQ 14. we gathered together for a class meeting a11d prayer service. At this meeting we elected Nora Miller, our instructress. as class sponsor since our former sponsor left. The next morning six of our number left for affiliation at Cl1ildren's Hospital 31161 De11ver General Hospital. De11ver. .lust a little lonesomeness crept i11 at this time but we kept on climbing. O11 December 15. tl1e tables tur11ed. The first group returned to La Junta and the 80001111 group began their affiliation. How busy we were the last few months with our studies. class activities. S0ll101' reviews Zllld State Boa1'd just ahead of us. As connnencenient drew 11ear illld we tl10ugl1t of the parting just beyond, it left a pang of sadness. After we leave our school we shall always remember witl1 pleasure tl1e frie11dsl1ips formed as we worked side by side ill serving suffering lllllllfllllty. XVe are also thilllk- fnl for the Christian fellowship we have enjoyed i11 our training school. EFFIE IOLA MILLER. This day we fashion flestfiny, Our web of fate we spin.

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Name- Nickname- Mary Jane Swartzen- druber.... Naomi Kauffman. Bertha Martin .... Lucretia Stutz- TI'l2ll'1............ Susie .... .Niek. . Bert . . Cretia. . . Ruth Lehman ..... Babe .... Iola Miller. . . Elsie Lichti ....... Pearl Detweiler. ,. Ethel Zook, .,.... Mattie Hoffer ..... Esther Brenne- l'l'l2.Il............ Frances Loucks. .. Margaret Miller. .. Chake Spunk Pearly Zookie. Gates. . Sandy... .. . Esther Scotty Marge B ...... . Appearance- Happy. . . Mischievous . . .. Pleasing ..... . Sedate . . . Sweet .... Precise. . . . Ambitious... . . Generous. . . . .. Friendly ..... . . Energetic .... . . Demure . . . Smiling ..... . . . Dignified. . . . . . H OROSCOPE Hobby- Writing letters.. . Teasing.......... .Eating candy. . Making peace ..... Dreaming ..... Playing the piano... Reading. . .. . Reading .... . Hiking. . . Playing terinis. Finding a good Favorite Expression- For Pat's sake.. Alright! Alright .. Well, good land . Are you ready?... ....Oh I-Ioney!...... Ach . . Me tool.. You knoW!. . . .. Surely! . . . . . You make me tired ......... You better n0t!. . . bed ............. Eating pie a la mode...... Playing baseball. . . Oh! Those moon- light nights in June! ..... . . . . How do you knoW'!...... .. Noted for- Her wise eracks.. Being a progressor Driving Fords .... . .Remodeling clothes ..... Scrubbing for babies ........ Candy making .... Fast talking ...... Banking. . . Sarcasm .... Neatness. . . Wx'iting Letters every week .. end.......... Her memory...... Favorite Song- Moonlight on the River Colorado rrH0mevr My Ohio Home Pal of My Cradle Days Sing Me to Sleep Darling, I Am Growing Old Drifting and Dreaming The Little Old Church in the Valley Snrin gtirne in the Rockies Writing Love Let- ters in the Sand VVhen the Moon Comes Over the Mountain Good-night Sweetheart Forget Your Yesterdays Ambition- To be a super- visor To make others hailpy To be thin To be an R. N. Making a home Superintendent of a nursery A powerful woman To be a librarian Frontier nursing X-Ray and Lab. technician To be a mission- ary Private duty nurse To be a Navy nurse

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SENIOR DATES SEPTEMBER, 1929-Seventeen eager, prospec- tive nurses arrive from eleven different states to represent the new preliminary class at the Mennonite Hospital. Classes, floor duty, initia- tions followed. OCTOBER-Watermelon feeds at Kauffman's. Jones gives us a wiener roast in the North La Junta hills. We are entertained at Ebersole's at Halloween-ghosts, jokes, eats and home again. Further initiations followed as typhoid shots, physical examinations, dates. Ruth Kauffman goes home. NOVEMBER-Several probies occupy 213. Moth- er Miller receives callers frequently. Are we capable in relieving for the juniors? DECEMBER-We proudly don our stripes and go on full day duty. Dip family in No. 14. Paint, paint everywhere. Our first Christmas away from home. Vacation, packages from home, skating and lates. JANUARY, 1930-The new year arrives with our first checks. Inspection! Chorus practice. Bert experiences the thrill of an appendectomy. FEBRUARY-We keep our toes warm for fear of freezing. Does everyone get in by 10 o'clock? MARCH-Has everyone a birthday in March? It surely appears so. Nick is a very efficient PRN. Ask Miss Aschliman. APRIL-Second floor makes a good neurological ward. Ouch! she can sure slap. Are nurses ever satisfied with their meals? Babe gets rid of her appendix. MAY-Finals bring an end to our first year of classes. Vacation and what a thrill to be home again. Hospital Day inaugurated. First annuals appear and we are very proud of them. Fresh- men enjoy a picnic in the city park. JUNE-Seniors home again. Home, sweet home! Commencement, visitors, gifts, flowers, etc. Lucretia and Iola go home to recuperate. JULY-AUGUST-Hot! Hot! Lots of work, too. What do you do for a convulsion? Hurry up. Aren't We ever changing night shift? SEPTEMBER-We've been here a year now. New class enters. New beds arrive for the nurses' home. Pearl goes to the operating room. We initiate the new class. OCTOBER-Waffle parties. New supervisors. Our lectures begin. NOVEMBER-George gives lectures on Charac- terology. Blizzard-no lights, no heat, so We use candles. Go to bed to keep warm. DECEMBER-New and added responsibilities for the Seniors are off for Denver. VVe give them a farewell party. JANUARY, 1931-Supervised study hall. Bells jingle in Sue's room about 10:30 one Sunday night. Schertz gives cake baking lessons on nights. FEBRUARY-Sue loses a toe. Bert decides that chevies don't run without gas. Elsie plays the part of a bridesmaid. Hospital walls get a bath. MARCH+Miss McQueen arrives to take up her duties in the lab. We entertain her with waf- fles. Some juniors don't get hours. Why? Cretia visits dentist. APRIL-House cleaning. Plans for vacations and Denver. Hill parties. Miss Davis is new night supervisor. District nurses meet in Har- mony Hall. Esther B. decides she doesn't need an appendix. Iola gets her glasses. MAY-Mrs. Eirls entertains the nurses. Velma Brenneman turns the nurses into Voters. Ev- erything spick and span again for the annual hospital day. Hospital force goes on picnic. Why all the plotting and conferences among the Juniors? It isn't long until June. Mrs. iliullerton entertains everyone at her country ome. JUNE-Seniors come back from Denver. Jun- iors give Seniors a lawn party. Half of our class goes to Children's. JULY-Tennis seems to occupy a lot of our off- duty. Nick comes back with her sun tan. Nurses learn the art of changing tires. AUGUST-Getting ready for the preliminaries. Some get lost after the Wiener fry. SEPTEMBER-Affiliates in Denver go over to Denver General. We're SENIORS now. Classes and lectures call us for the last year. OCTOBER-Mr. Britton buys the first Nightin- gale. Dr. O'Byrne decides to leave La Junta. Dr. Cooper moves to town. Ethel learns the length of a duodenal tube. Dr. Stickles and several of the nurses experience the thrill of the surgeon's knife. NOVEMBER - We're thankful again. Mary Vaughn appreciated the chicken necks. Our graduation uniforms come. Nicky, did you ever hit a mailbox while riding in a car? Scotty gets bucket of exhaust for the interne. New drinking fountain installed-Senior Class gift. DECEMBER-Mattie gets packed up at last. Planning, packing, conferencesg and Why? The first group returns and we begin our affil- iation days. Tammen Hall initiated, especially fourth floor. We like chocolates, especially when when Nicky gets them for Christmas. JANUARY, 1932-Classes begin in the new Resi- mail dence. Skating in the city park. The service is busier now and all on account of Babe. The Nightingale material gets assimilated. FEBRUARY-We enjoy an unexpected visitor in Denver. Visit Lookout Mountain. All affil- iates hear Dr. Bloodgood on cancer. Pearl fin- ished training. Got your scrapbook done? No! I've not enough pictures. Margaret specials her father after his appendectomy. Scotty still holds her peace. MARCH-The Nightingale goes to the engrav- ers. We say good-bye to Children's. Hello to Denver General. Iola suggests having order- lies to carry the meal trays. Student Council started among the nurses. Sr. Heatwole is ill. APRIL-Spring days are here again and busy ones too. Senior reviews. The new class schedule causes some difficulties. Esther B. takes care of her cousin. La Junta is repre- sented at the A. N. A. in San Antonio. Cretia and Iola learn what a stiff is. Sr. Heatwole leaves us to receive her reward. MAY-Much planning and sewing. Revivals be- gin. Vacations start-are we busy? Nightin- gale goes to press. JUNE, 1932 - Happy Days are here again. Back home again. The Nightingale sings for the third time. Commencement activities keep us busy and happy. Diplomas, visitors, flowers, and socials.