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

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DENVER GENERAL AFFILIATION June fourteen-a hot day, a four-hour drive. eleven excited girls, at last-the beginning of a six months' affiliation at DCl1Y'tl1' General Hospital, XVinding tunnels, crying babies. melting fl!lil' peratures, snow-capped Rockies just bey011d, n formula laboratory, the smell of burning rubber, baby bottle nipples. kind supervisors. classes. final- ly the end of three months of I'ediatri1'S. Iflxcitemeiit a-plenty, one bell, two hells, three bells. poison: efficient iuternes, a broken log, a burned arin. a weekly shot, a laverated forehead. an aching tooth. or just anything-tliatis EI1ll?1'4 gently Room. XVeighed foods, burned potatoes. curdled toma- to soup. a long walk for a forgotten steak, L1 1 Enjoying pediatrics 2 On top of the world, Mt. Evans 3 Squinting at the sun 4 Rest stop on the way up to Devil's Head 5 Big Chief White and his Squaw 6 Camera shy T On Helen Iiunt Jacksoirs grave patient instructress, fun a-plenty. in the Illzllll kitchen and refrigeratturs-that's nothing less than the Diet Kitchen. Long rows of beds, eight, nine, or ten baths for one morning, a very efficient teacher, a, wealth of information and experience packed into two weeks -that's Gyn. No dignity, Supper in the park, listening to the band, ice cream at Bergen Park, C1'0i'll0tlllg, knit- ting, enibroidering, washing clothes, darning socks, climbing the niountains-thatis off duty. Splendid sermons, spirited singing, friendly people, contentment and spiritual refreshing, in- teresting prayer meetings-that's Judson Baptist. the church we attended, S Studying dietetics for a change 9 Is that watermelon good! 10 You 1-an't take lily picture 11 Friends and room mates 12 Snowballing on the way to Estes Park 13 Rachel and her mother 14 Room, mates i11 the Sunken Gardens

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......- Rachel Schiffler Filer, Idaho 'A merry heart goes all the day. Melodious voice . . . friend- ly . . . Oregon callers . . . energetic . . ood conver 1 Iflorence Grieser Wauseon, Ohio Between jest and earn- est. Athletic . . . loves to tease . . . baby of the class . . . . g - sationalist . . . air mail let- ters . . . likes the outdoors .. . witty . . . Oh, I'm tell- ing you. Grace Augsburger Wayland, Iowa A good heart's Worth gold. Likes to travel . . . matter of fact . . . unassuming . . . class chauffeur . . . enjoys her gingerbread even in her sleep. . .drives a Terraplane . . . likes to knit. - I editor of The Nightin- gale . . . likes to argue . . . capable . . . dark eyes . . . 'Tm from Ohio. Mattie Swartzendruber Hydro, Oklahoma Haste makes waste. Ma to the class . . . likes her babies Cnieces and nephewsj . . . dry sense of humor . . . loves Okla- homa's dust . . . southern drawl . . . takes her time . . . trustworthy. W. Elsie white 1 . Wichita, Kansas Maude Swartzendruber. R.N. . p La Junta, Colorado 1, f ' Silence is a trick when it ' ' H L9 '1.. . . 1mD0SeS. 'Gofodhnature lis the beauty ,pa And then she would talk o t e mint. -f . . . sings...long hair . , . Clgss sponsor . . . unexcit- reclines to enjoy her let- a e . , . supervisor on ters . . . congenial and surgical floor . . . good i i friendly . . . her class- Judgment31.1. . consistlent mates are her constant ...capa e eader . . . as ,X , worry . . . If I had a her B. S. degree. ' brick. .fa on , SENIOR CLASS HISTORY C Continued J October 12. XVe saw our first major operation-- not so bad as we thought it might be. Only one of us was bothered with syncope, and the remaining eleven, just wondering-will I ever learn the names of all those instruments and be able to hand them to the surgeon at the proper time. March 1. Happy! XVe get our white uniforms. To us this meant that we must assume more re- sponsibility. and try to look and be more profes- sional, June 1939, Vacation time. Relaxation of both mind and body for a short while, but happy to get get started on our Junior year. graver responsibilities as we began our the special departments-tuberculosis, back and VVe had work in operating room, and obstetrical department. On call, VVhat does that mean? Only one thought en- ters our mind when the telephone rings--it's O. R. or O, B.-the wee hours of the morning-not much reality at this time of the day-but thrilling and fascinating to the nurse, Time marches on and with it picnics in the North La Junta hills, Wiener roasts. and ham- burger fries-tennis. and indoor baseball. The Junior-Senior banquet-an illltlgilltllj' visit to Holland-Dutch waitresses, wooden shoes- Dntch windmills, interesting talks, and lasting and pleasant memories of it all, June 1940, Going to Denver for affiliation. Time flies in spite of everything. Is it possible that we will soon be seniors? Denver General-Many new and thrilling ex- periences, especially in the Emergency Room. Three rings-a poison case. Colorado Psychopathic - mental nursing - ski- ing parties, ic-e skating, mountain trips, and home made ice cream, March 1941, Back 1101116 again, The publication of the Nightingale in progress. Lots of work, but lots of fun, April 25, 1941, Juniors give us a banquet at the Dixie. June 4, 1941. Commencement. diplomas, black bands. and graduate uniforms. Three of the shortest and most fascinating years of our lives,

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9 - B f COLORADO PSYCHOPATHIC HOSPITAL Ho! Illllll! XVhy does tl1at bell have ro rins at 6 a, ni., when I don't have to get up u11til 6:30 21. 111. 17111. working on East II, or men's convales- cent, It's a 1'9ili f1'021il to lie ill hed that extra half hour ill the morning. Few, if any, bed baths to be given and not many special t1-eat1ne11ts. Beds to make with the help of tl1e patients, Chinese checkers. pick-up stieks, checkers, Chess, picture puzzles. etc.. with wl1icl1 to entertain the patients. No. it really doesn't seem like nursing, but it's very essential in the ca1'e of the mentally ill patient. That patient l1as lived ill a wo1'ld of his ow11 for weeks illld has Iilkell no interest i11 his sur- 1 Denver's Civic Center 2 Pauline posted 3 King smiles at tl1e birdie 41 Skiing with the Janiisons 5 lVe can't ski either li Key conscious 7 Do you need some help? roundings, but finally asks for a comb 01' takes part i11 a game, How happy you are! Monday moriiing, I guess that means I go to clinic, It's my first day in clinic so I feel, shall I say, rather shaky I even helped Dr. Ebaugh with a physical examination. The second day in clinic was lots of fun. Off duty and out to the J21111iSOH'S for supper Friday night and prayer meeting afterward. Two of us girls are staying out there all night, Satur- day a group of us are off to the mountains to ski, or maybe, there'll be a picnic after climbing to the top of tl1e Red Rocks and down again, Denver really is a grand place! 8 Mattie Sl Going skating at Evergreen 10 F1-etz poses 11 Nurses' residence 12 13 fill tl1e top of the Red Rocks Mary Ann happy