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

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I Y .s ti, -.Ea J . Mildred X oder 1 . . Appreeiates tl1e finest ill niusie. opti- i . Q inlnstie. a11d always ready for a good 11 Qs 5 yy 1 5 . 'ith Mildred Zook f T 0pe11-llearted illlti straighttorward2 , X ' likes tennis, K ' E , 1 sf E 5 .minimis T iz iitt 1 , . . q if . 1 ass I-llstely is it -1 use t In Septeinber. 15342. eighteen ears - all pull- deeision we were given a 11ew coat of paint- lllilil - 11117111 te11 states Joined together 111 o11e wl1ite tl1is iilllt-l - with little green e111ble1ns at- i1l'2l111 at the Mennonite School of BIIPNIUS' fel' taehed to eaeh ear. We were happy to receive the three-year trip to the desired KN, Tl1e eoiiduetor. Miss Nora Mae Miller. gladly took charge of us illld 2lt't1llZlil1t6li 11s with tl1e e11- yrineer. liro. Alle11 Erh. illlti with tl1e 1ll'0,2fl'2l11l of nursing tl1at we niight, he ill sinooth running or- der. The engine that keeps 11s going is lltbf a physic-al thing. It is personalized ill our llltlfitll As Unto Iiilllf' Tl1e firexnan wl1o gave IIS 611- ergy was our SIJUIISOIZ Mrs. M. Swartzeiidruber. As we erossed tl1e first rivers and rocks we realized l1ow iinportant was the advice given us ill Professional Adjustinents and Personal Hy- gine. Some of the secrets whispered hy tl1e wind of Nursintf History, as it passed over ns, were of val11e. At tl1e iillgillllillg of tl1e seeond inonth we were given a Ulliftlflll coat of blue and white paint. This helped niake us a 11lU1'G distinguished unit. For a fillltl tl1e sunshine of Nursing Arts eon- filllliliiy heat 1111011 11s. Miss lola Miller was always there to help us ullderstand tllld absorb 1110115 and 111011-Y of its rays. 1111til it should iP6t'U1llt5 a part of 11s. Never will we absorb too 1lllll'il of this Nll11Sili11t' which challenges as every day that we ntigrht. truly he skilled ill tl1e art of inirsing. XVe llligfilt l1ave been frigl1te11ed XVilt'll tl1e ey- elone of elieinistry h11rst 1111011 11s if Mr. Folly had lltlf explained what was happeningr. Soine of 11s eould hardly take tl1e heat t'o1111et-ted with Nutrition Zlllti Cookery - hut we got through illlfi were rapidly 4-ooled off ill tl1e thiek ti2l1'kll0SN of tl1e flllllltli Mic-robiolo:A'. We were very for- fllllilfte to have Mrs. WV2liK'i1 tl1ere to point out all tl1e obscure bugs, alld 7 to everyo11e's sur- prise -- we eould see il few of theni. When we found tl1is was essential. we were glad that we NYt'llt iilftlllgil tl1is Illtflllltilill illSi'02lti ot over it. Out into tl1e world again we eanie - i11to tl1e raging Sf0I'lll of Anatomy Illlti Physiology, Some- thing: we eould see. feel. and hear, it was always fascinating. Miss Mary Frey eaine to our rescue whenever it seelned that all the ele111e11ts we1'e against us, We are very mueli iuipressed and thrilled by the might and power invested i11 :1 illl' lllilll body, All along: tl1e way we iltltilllltl 11ltI1't' illlti lllUl't' eonseious ot tl1e faithful rail we were going 011. They were always there - our parents and friends. 'l'heir steadtastuess a11d faith gave us eouragze and guided us on, After six lll011filN. tllll' eoiiduetor decided we could all l'Ul1i'i1lllP tl1e journey. To 1llZlllil't'St this the t'iilSSifit'2ltitPll Hbw1'6S11IJ1ilI1.,, This IIGXV elassifieatioil, however, brought us into the 111idst of Materia Medica. When we thouglit it was too dense for us to go through. it disappeared. We were not deceived, however, as very sl1ortly we were plunged into the real hail storni of 1'iltl1'111ilC0iOgy and Therapeutics. We will always proudly carry tl1e scars and dents we received ti1Q1'Q. The foregoing: experiences were found to be ot' great. value as we went through tl1e wilder- ness of Medical Floor after we had exchanged our green 811111101118 for blue, illld bt-A001116 Juniors. 41111-e we stopped to pick 11p o11r IIGNV fireinan, Miss Prior. Mrs. SNVRII'tZQlld1'l1iD01' l1ad then become tllll' 4'tl1ldllCfU1'. There were ti111es ill the wilderness of Medical lf'loor or fill' Jungle of Surgieal Floor wl1e11 we eould lltrf stop for advieeg we had to rely on our UNVII judgiaeiit and former teaching as much as we eould. Soinetinies, however, Miss A-XlIlSflltZ, or Miss Zook halted us to explain tllld advise. liven while they were yet speaking. Prophets Davis, Ualonge, or Maynard happened by to tell 11s what to expert. l'rophet Cooper gave us a scientific pic-ture of venereal diseases. We were eertainly glad to llll'0iL Prophet Giese, o11 the 'l'ubereulosis plains heeause he kll8XV so well what, eat-h nook a11d corner eoiitained. Miss snydei-'s example :lllti adviee. and Dr. Ilnfug's x-ray pit-tures we1'e valuable ill helping us glean knowledge ill tilll' tl1ree nionths training ill tuber- eulosis nursing. l'1-ophet .Iohnsto11. was on llillld to reveal to us fZlSt'il1ilii1lg inysteries ill tl1e field of Ubstertries, Zlllti to help 11s delve a little further into the depts and ineaning of life. l'p i11 tl1e hiirhlands of the O'perati11g Room we were stirred zlllti amazed by tl1e powerful and intricate 1ilt't'il1llliNlllS of tl1e 11111112111 body. This helped 11s to worship 1llU1't' illlllliliy than ever, o11r Mighty tfreator. Again we stopped by the wayside to pick up a new fitelllilll, Miss Ifldna Anistutz. Our former fil't'lll2lll. beeause of illness. was no longer able to give us 1llilit?l'iZli aid. What will happen next year? We wonder! NVe trusttully leave it i11 the hands of our Master who will be o11r o11ly source of energy to IIIQQII the joys illlti disappointntents ill tblll' Journey 1 to tl1e desired IL NH' -ICTHEL EBY

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1:53 1 Chemistry Class 2 P1'0Dfl1'i1'1g for Surgery 3 In Bandaging Class :L A quiet evening at home 5 Cold friend 6 XVi1l she survive? 7 B11-key and Loucks iii ' M ul ,fu A:-3-,ai mn --'g'g-'M- ? i-EI-E'.1 T gr' Mmm- Gnu 3 4'J 'll' mass :Af Bully Brnmit lioluorta at work Posing in uniform Little gems Iow:1nS Ilia and little sister