Mercy School of Nursing - Mercilite Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1948 volume:

,gwwf 4544? Chief Pharm. MERCY HOSPITAL Charlohe, N, Ca THE quality of niercy is not strained. It alroppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place heneath. It is twice hiest: It hlesseth hint that gives and hiin that takes. 'Tis inightiest in the rnightiest: it heconies The throneoi nfionarch hetter than his crown. His sceptre shows the force of tenzporai power, The attribute to awe and nftajesty, VVherein aioth sit the aireaai and fear of kings: Bat inercy is ahove the sceptreol sway: It is enthroned in the hearts of kings: It is an attrihitte to Goal Hirnself: Anal earthly power doth then show likest Goofs When inercy seasons justice .... -VV. SHAKESPEARE C'The Merchant of Veniceuj a L fx , . N .xy .F X 5. T 'm - ,,D5, , , 5--5, ,., ,, . I 4 .4 I 1 1 ,, ,ivy fa , , 'fi fa fs 4 Ili ii -ANMRYIY' 1 , ,...,-M- -f HO 'QL I T I-I E 1 9 4 8 THE mERCY HGSPITHL SCHQOL or nunslnc CHHRLGTTE, n, C. x 1 ' s fri' Yi , A 1 ,Q 9 ! , 3 N 1 'imzw i t 7 ZR? ., f' 1 Q 1 f I , kazaa. A .li ., .. is fl fr 9 -f mm f i l v 9 YW A li i H hflf f ll fi . if J 3 N? fs! BNKHP 'NIH lnl i'i wr ,f '- ' , 4 fiik 5 'f-.fig M .-0---0--9 Q HW, V Q L 'i'iW E R CY ll O 9 P 1 T A i, N MW M' W ' ,245-lAKLQYTE,NOKTH camtswn HWERCIL Here FAITH is strenothened-faith embodied in the skill of hand and brain of advanced methods of medical practice, of high-powered elliciency and noble endeavor . . HOPE blossoms in the fulfillment of renewed health and vigor, and LOVE, the greatest of the three, finds perfect ex- pression in a service that is characterized by selflessness. Q: if w ig n .. ' - - E A767 L-...Y ,- ,J-I in V H , I . '33 lt: 3 1 H ft ' lllr f lui rf -v .a ll 6 If H .Qt Q.. .5 .,,.. V, X-Q - .4-sl-'1 'r 'W M M V M A --M A ut ,,.... -N :W . , , ' ' ' 'ri A in IA- . W- ,MN . 5 :lb ' 4. -dk' I l s 7 l 'T Page F our 3 REV. EDWARD GROSS, Chaplain THE CHHPEL Here in Communion with the Great Healer, the nurse gets the strength she needs for the daily routine. ln the shadow of the sanctuary where rememhrances are sacred and each memory holds a prayerf, she huilds her spiritual reserves and heeomes, indeed, the lady with the lampn-the lamp of Christian ladyhood, the Mercilite that is the hope of a disillusioned world. DEDICHTIUIW IN gratitude for their continuous invaluable services to the Mercy, in recognition of their perennial sympathy, and in affectionate regard for the ideal of Christian wonzanhood that they have ever held before us, we, the 1948 graduates of Mercy's School of Nursing, dedicate this, our first annual, to our heloved co-workers, MOTHER MARY RAPHAEL AND MOTHER MARY BRIDE. Page Five .re v R I x xxy 4-.,,-Q l 1 3 Page Six NURSES Nursing is a growing profession, and the housing of those engaged in it must become increasingly more adequate in space, in comfort, and in convenience. It must answer more than question, fulfill more than one purpose . . . here the nurse studies, relaxes, sleeps . . . here she is no longer the ,i Ja 'J ln l if , HGIUE timed worker, but 'ithe queen of the castle, whose business it must be at times to be hostess, pal, sister . . . here home parties are planned and various hobbies maintained for nurses are, above all, people, Page Seven iw vM.M,, ,, HDHTIIWISTRHTIOIW 42 if R f ,W ge Iii. SISTER M. PETER, PLN. BS. in N.Ed. Direcior of Nursing Educntiolz AXIOTHER M. RAPHAEL, HN. Hospital Administmtor CStandingD AND NIOTIIER M. BRIDE, PLN. Assisfmfzt Hospital AL'I1l1iP1iSf1TlfO1' NJ' gilt X FHCULTY REVEREND CUTHBERT E. ALLEN, O.S.B., M.A., Moral Ethics, Psychology DOCTOR JOSEPH E. ELLIOTT, M.D., Skin Diseases DOCTOR HOWARD T. I'lOLDEN, M.D., Ear, Nose, and Throat DOCTOR E. IACOBS, M.D., Orthopedics DOCTOR ANCUS M. lVICDONALD, M.D., Urology DOCTOR KINGSLEY MCDONALD, M.D., Gynecology DOCTOR E. K. MCLEAN, M.D., Pediatrics DOCTOR IRA RAPP, M.D., Orthopedics DOCTOR R. W. SOUTHERLAND, M.D., Psychiatry DOCTOR CLAUDE SQUIRES, M.D., Urology DOCTOR WITTEN, M.D., Anatomy and Physiology MISS BETSY LAINISON, R.P.T., Massage MRS. OTTIS SHEPHERD, B.S. MISS SUE STANTON, Dietetics DOCTOR L. PI. TEASDALE, M.D., Diseases of the Eye Page Nine M QS A fu, 2 , . 4 I A Q43 QA fs Q A K W in .Iwi -E 5' If 4 , -I...-av li- I 1 i k ' 2 i , if 'S A wkwwlxf ' A bf 1.1 gjf1iQ w, t w Q xgaf -2 -7 -- f -- R' lf'-ww iff. I A , Ijgj.-A1 . R Aw if-,WJ 'fn . .- W :,: i V X FHCULTY SISTER MARY ANASTATIA, PLN. .Anesthesiology SISTER MARY EVANCELIST, R.N. B.S. in N.Ed. Olostetrical Supervisor SISTER MARY JAMES, PLN. BS. in N.Ed. Surgical Supervisor SISTER MARY ROSARIA, M.T. Microbiology SISTER MARY STELLA MARIS, R.N B.S. in N.Ed. Pediatric Supervisor SISTER MARY CARMEL, PLN. B.S. in N.Ed. Mealical anal Surgical Supervisor SISTER lVIARY MIRIABI, HN. B.S. in N.Ed. Nursing Arts Instructor SISTER lVlARY JEAN BABTISTE, AB. Chemistry MISS ANNE BARENTINE, HN. Pulolic Healtlz NURSES' CHFETERIH Page Eleven CLHSS PRUPHECY CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA June, 1950 H Hello, Dr. Matthews' office. Why, Helen Riddle, is it really you? Yes, this is Miss Riddle speaking. Could I be of service to you?' Helen, don't you remember me? 'Toni' Melton? Well, what are you up to, 'Toni'? I wondered when it would be possible for me to see Dr. Matthews. I hear he needs another office nurse. Yes, that's right. I'm sure I can 'arrange an interview for you. Have you seen any of our classmates at Mercy recently? Yes, several of them are working in Charlotte. Inda Hildreth is assistant Night Supervisor at Mercy, and Vera Maddox is working in the Operating Room there. Cornelia Scruggs is Dr. Sanger's new surgical assistant. She took a post-graduate course in Surgery in New York. Gloria Gaspard is medical assistant in Dr. Kingsley McDonald's office. And Dorothy Cranford is supervising Third Main at Mercy, or had you heard? No, and what about Estelle Witten and Miriam Self? Oh, they're out in California now doing industrial nursing with one of the large ship building companies. Where is Ruth Deal working? She is now Mrs. Earl Jones, she's working in an Obstetrician's office in Raleigh. By the way, I saw Ann Small and Exie Barker only last week. They're Air Line Hostesses with Trans- Continental Airlines. What are the Lohr girls doing now?' Doris and Carolyn are working at the hospital in Lexington. They were married in a double wedding ceremony last Christmas. ReallV? Well, I'll just have to hang up. I'm on my way out to Mercy now to see Ethel Parks Oakley and her new twin boys. 'Toni', I'll call you about your interview. 'Bye. Y X- 75 95 nn 44 ac Good morning. Well, Alice Ratchford! Do sit down. Mrs. james Barrow, if you please! We've just moved back from VVashington. We're ex- pecting our baby in September. I think that's wonderful! I suppose you knew Rosa Lynch is specializing in Pediatrics and working in Belmont. Maybe she can give you some pointers after the baby arrives. Yes, and if 'jenny' Sandstrom can get a few days off from her course in Anesthesia, she's coming down from Chicago for the big event. By the way, what ever happened to Kay Carson? She's at Duke University, just finished a post-graduate course in surgery. Her husband is also a Duke graduate. He's a preacher, you know. Betty Clontz is at Duke too, doing general duty in Obstetrics. I guess you knew that 'Chris' Anderson and Maxine Comer are in South American. They've opened a mission hospital somewhere on the western coast. Have you kept up with many of our classmates since we got out of training? Some of them. Barbara Yandle is specializing in Obstetrics at Margaret Hague in New Jersey. Gwen Ledbetter and Alice Ellison are both in the Navy Nurse Corps. Mary France Lowe and Catherine Fisher are doing Public Health Nursing in Wadesboro, North Carolina. By the way, is Alice Robinson still in Charlotte? Yes, she is now Mrs. Oren Hill. She's working in her husbands office in the Professional Building. Remember Faith Gray? She is married to Tommy Barringer and is Superintendent of Nurses at the hospital in Concord now. Rachel Smith has just taken a position as Operating Room Supervisor in Goldsboro. Did you know that Nellie Deaton has been influential in opening a new Obstetrical Clinic at Cherokee and is head nurse there? And Katherine Massey is district nurse for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in western North Carolina. I've been wondering where Dorothy Shepherd and Mary Krewson are working. Mary is in Asheville doing general duty in thc Nursery and Dorothy is working in the Delivery Room at Ashe Memorial Hospital in Jefferson, North Carolina. Now there are only two more of our classmates I haven't located-Mary Byrd and Margaret Horne. Do you know where they are? Yes, Mary is married and is doing private duty here in Charlotte, and Margaret is Director of Nurses in one of the hospitals in Shelby, her home town. Well, Alice, I certainly am glad you dropped in. Perhaps our little chat has helped pass the time away until you can see Dr. Matthews. The Doctor will see you now. RUTH DEAL AND CORNELIA SCRUGGS CLHSS HISTORY - - - SEHIORS 1948 As we near the end of our three years of training at Mercy Hospital, it is but natural that our thoughts wander back to the day we entered this School of Nursing as scared-very scared- probationers. With wide eyes and eager minds we came, wondering just what was ahead. We were in two separate groups, and most of the group that entered February 2, 1945, were members of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps and were proud of those gray uniforms with the red trimmings. After four months of hard study that acquainted us with the art of nursing in general, we were a proud group when we received our caps on May 31, 1945. The second group of our present Senior Class ioined us on September 1, 1945, with a total of thirty-six girls. Most of this group were also United States Cadet Nurses. The next bio event was the capping on January 30, 1946, an affair that made us all full-fledged nurses, and we began our hall-duty alongside of the older student nurses the next day. The months to come constituted a series of new experiences on the halls, not to mention classes, exams., dances, dates, week-ends, vacations, etc. ln all it spelled a good deal of hard work, but it was also a period of great good times. Now as a climax to our work we are about to publish a record of it-our first hospital annual. As seniors we are indeed grateful to everyone who has helped us along the way: the Sisters of Mercy, supervisors, older nurses, instructors, doctors, all who have helped to educate us in the profession we have chosen to follow. As we separate to follow our own individual paths we will long remember all that Mercy has done for us. RUTH DEAL AND CORNELIA SCRUCCS, Historians. THE CLHSS UJILL We, the class of 1948, being of sane mind and sound body, do, hereby, execute this Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE 1: To Mother Raphael, we leave our sincere appreciation for all the problems she has helped us solve during the past three years. ARTICLE ll: To Sister Mary Peter, we leave our sincere thanks and appreciation for guidance and understanding. ARTICLE III: To the ones who have guided us in our studies, our gratitude. ARTICLE IV: To the incoming seniors, we leave our Senior dignity. ARTICLE V: To the doctors, we leave our deep and genuine appreciation for their hardwork and enduring patience. ARTICLE V1: 1 SECTION : Christa Lee Anderson wills her beauty to anyone who can acquire it. SECTION 2: Kay Carson wills her love for tall boys to Louise Campayner. SECTION 3: Exie Barker will thoughtfully leave her love for First West to the coming students. SECTION 4: Betty Clontz regretfully leaves her shy ways to Margaret Wingate. SECTION 5: Maxine Comer, after much consideration, wills her dancing ability to Peggy Council. SECTION 6: Ruth Deal unselfishly will her quiet reserved manner to Gwendolyn Ingle. SECTION 7: Faith Gray leaves her slim stature to all those who stay on their diets. SECTION 8: Carolyn Lohr leaves her love for nursing to everyone. SECTION 9: Doris Lohr wills her sincerity and loyalty to the school. SECTION 10: Alice Robinson leaves her Ugettingealong ways to those who can do it. SECTION 11: Anne Small, after much thought, ean't think of anything. SECTION 12: Dorothy Cranford leaves her dependability to Mary Randall. SECTION 13: Helen Riddle bequeaths her babyish ways to Mary Wentz. SECTION 14: Rachel Smith leaves her short uniforms to anyone who can use them with the new fashions going around. SECTION 15: Mary V. Byrd wills here ability to get campused to the unlucky ones. SECTION 16: Nellie Deaton leaves her dark curls and variety of hairdO's to Rose Marie Sanzi. SECTION 17: Alice Ellison leaves her loapy walk to Mable Yates. SECTION 18: Catherine Fisher wills her calmness to Mildred Killian. SECTION 19: Gloria Gaspard wills her ability to resist answering her buzzer to Josephine Barbour. SECTION 20: lnda Hildreth leaves her southern drawl to Eileen North. SECTION 21: Margaret Horne simply refuses to leave her voice to anyone. CShe might need it! SECTION 22: Mary Krewson, after much thought and persuasion, leaves Ruth Lotshaw one of her many boxes of candy. SECTION 23: Gwendolyn Ledbetter leaves her laughing way to Shirley Barbour. SECTION 24: Mary Lowe leaves a request that the hospital enlarge the numbers on the doors, so that others might see them. SECTION 25: Rosetta Lynch leaves her rhoughtfulness to Eunice McDougald. SECTION 26: Vera Maddox refuses to leave the only thing she loves, Robert. SECTION 27: Kathryn Massey wills an old pair of duty shoes to Bobbie Mclver. CHoping they'll see her through.D SECTION 28: Helen Melton leaves her knack for flirting to Louise Humphrey. SECTION 29: Ethel Parks leaves her beautiful complexion to Betty Plyler. SECTION 30: Alice Ratchford leaves her ability to get in a stew to Virginia Hoskins. SECTION 31: Comelia Scruggs leaves her dry wit to Clara Dawkins. SECTION 32: Agnes Sandstrom leaves her courteousness to Ruth Molkers. SECTION 33: Miriam Self wills her quick temper to Patty Nance, hoping she will never use It. SECTION 34: Dorothy Shepherd leaves her love for hill-billy songs to those who attend the square dances. SECTION 35: Estelle Witten leaves her sarcasm to Geraldine White. SECTION 36: Barbara Yandle leaves her hourly analysis of the news to Billy McAuley. ,ff Y M SENIOR CLHSS OFFICERS MISS CATHERINE MASSEY ........... ...... P residevzt MISS COMELIA SCRUGGS .. .... Vice-President IVIISS CHRISTA ANDERSON . . . . .Secretary-Treas14re1' Page Fourteen Q 'lui 'Qw- WQ- Q ,,, SEHIORS1948 MISS CHRIS1'A LEE ANDERSON MISS AIIARY XXIRGINIA BYRD NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C. CTIIARLOTTE, N. C. Beauty and charm combined. Always going somewizere, or else just coming back MISS KATHERINE E. CARSON MISS BETTY LEE cjLONTZ BELMONT N. C. CIIARLOTTE, N. C. Y Put first things first. A big heart wislzing to do right and to lie rienrls with EU81 l70d1'.'l J , Page Fifteen mm pvwx YN new SEHIORS1948 A1155 IAIILDA IXLXXINE CRJIXIER AIISS DOROTHY IIXIOGENE CRANFORD REIDSVILLE, N. C. CHARLOTTE, N. C. She is not 'A Comedy of Errors' nor 'A Mid- 'Ufherz it was to be done, she did it. summer Nighfs Dream' but, take if 'As You Like If, she is just what she seems. AIISS NELLIE lDEATON Miss ALICE LINDA ELLISON CIIEROKEE, N. C. GAFFNEY, S. C. lf I had my life to live over, Ill do the same Character is the key to thy success. thing again. Page Sixteen . A 49 ' 'l! ZR 'Uk 'si-A SEHIORS1948 MISS CATHERINE THEO FISHER CHARLOTTE, N. C. Wise to resolve, patient to perform. MISS FAITH LANE GRAY CONCORD, N. C. Some love tlze men, some do notg Some love a few, I love a lot. MISS GLORIA iN'lAY GASPARD CJHARLOTTE, N. C. Little said is easiest mended. MISS INDA LEE HILDRETH VVADESEORO, N. C. '1You can't lmve too much of a good thing. Page Seventeen fi :L ff - ,,, , 2. if 5 ' SEHIORS1948 Miss MARc:ARE'r LOUISE IIORNE MRS. RUTH DEAL IONES LATTINIORE, N. C. HICKORY, N. C. Slow lmt sureg steady and deperzdalvle, lter dry Yesterday is dead, forget ity tomorrow does not ltumor enliglttened many a dull ttzouzentf' exist, fl01Z'l worryg today is here, use it! M155 lX'lARY ELISABETH KREVVSON l'slISS JEWELL GWENDOLA LEDBETTER ASIIEEORO, N. C. BELMONT, N. C. Some think tlze world was made for fmt and lt matters not lzow long you live, but how well. frolic, and so do I. Page Eighteen f '4L 'T' SED MISS DORIS LEE LOIIR LEXINGTON, N. C. Something attempted is sometlzing I MISS lX'1ARY FRANCES LOVVE WADESBORO, N. C. Wl1y should life all labor be? Ivy. YQ., IORS1948 A1188 NIILINDA CAROLX'N LOHR LEXINGTON, N. C. lone. 'Ufitlzozat laughter nothing is pleasant. MISS ROSETTA LYNCH BELIWONT, N. C. H A'Slze smiles with intent to do misclzieff' Page Nineteen -ax 411 aes- SEHICDRS1948 Miss VERA AIADDOX MISS KATHRYN ODELL lX'lASSEY CHARLOTTE, N. C. REIDSVILLE, N. C. Her joy is as deep as tlze ocemzg lzer troubles Oli, but she is witty, and sincerity and jollity as liglit as its foam. are the base of her personality. Miss HELEN ANTOINETTE lXlELTON Miss ETHEL RAYNE PARKS LENOIR, N. C. REIDSVILLE, N. C. Talking slze knew not why, and cared not what. How sweet and fair slze seems to l7e. ' Page Twenty 1,19 SEHlORS1948 MISS ALICE MAY RACHFORD CHARLOTTE, N. C. l have often regretted my speech, never my silence. MISS ALICE ELIZABETH ROBINSON CONCORD, N. C. 'I believe in work, but l am not in favor of it. MISS HELEN FRANCES RIDDLE CARTHAGE, N. C. The worlol's not better, if we worry, Lifes no longer, if we hurry. MISS AGNES VIRCZINIA SANDSTROINI lX'lYRTLE BEACH, S. C. Never trouble trouble 'til trouble troubles you! Page Twenty-one I W I I 5 ,that IFWM Make we? ZSWR AYWV SEHIORS MISS LUCY CZOIVIELIA SCRUCCS CTHESNEE, S. C, 'iwlldf I was yesterday, I am tociayg and will be tomorrow. MISS DOROTHX' SHEPHERD LANSING, N. C. Quiet, 1HZll5SlH'Hi7Zg and dependable. Page Twenty-two 1948 IVIISS IVIIRIAM PATRICIA SELF HICKORY, N. C. 1 care not one straw! IVIISS BAARY RACHEL SIXIIITH PIKEVILLE, N. C. A song is worth cz world of siglfzsf T i ' .pu 'M gc SEHIORS1948 Miss ESTELLE ROSE VVITTEN Miss BARBARA ANN YANDLE HICKORY, N. C, CJREENSBORO, N. C. Sometimes I sit and tlzinkg sometimes I just sit. Good-namred, generous, jolly and cleverg Her tongue, like LZ brook, goes on forever. Miss EXIE LOUISE BARKER Mlss ANNIE NIARIE SIWALL GEEENSBORO, N. C. REIDSVILLE, N. C. Page Twenty-three Q41-.4f' , -.v ' if 4. Q. Zvi 9' 1 I' Av WV sf uf Aman. i Page Twentyfour s 9 5 X Q f ' 0 v SNAPS :viz ggi i 1 ,. ,1 if 1 Z 4 if :K 'i fi? ly-E ii. f, Q 4 31 5 if ,ik ,, f 'n avr ff if f 4 , ,ri T525 79 V if UFFICERS OF THE STUDENT BGDY These young ladies. the generators of social activities for the nurses, the media through which the relationship of student body to faculty, and vice versa, is maine tained and perfected, are possessed of strong leadership qualities, of executive ability of a high order and of Ll kindliness that makes them pal as well as leader when the occasion warrants. Left to right, they are: Miss Barker, President: Miss Massey, Vieefpresidentz Miss Dawkins, 'l'reasurerg Miss Molkers, Secretary. Page Twenty-Hire Page Twentvfsix BLISS ISS ISS ISS ISS ISS SUPERLHTIVES EXIE LOUISE BARKER . . . .... Most Typical Lucy C. SCRUGGS .... ....... W ittiest IVIARGARET L. LIORNE . . . . .Most Studious KATHRYN O. MASSEY . . . .... Best-All-Round CIHRISTA L. ANDERSON . . ....... Prettiest LIILDA M. CONIER . . . . . .Most Attractive V: . 13' .gif V+ ISS ISS ISS ISS ISS ISS SUPERLFITIVES IIELEN MELTON . . BARBARA A. YANIILE . . . . BETTY L. CILONTZ . . DORIS LOHR ........ DOROTHY I. CNRANFORD CTATHERINE T. FISHER . .GVUIIIUSI Flirt . .Most Tunaztivcf .Most Cozfrtcous Most Deperzcfalalc Most Deperzdalvlc . . .Czftcst .,.?.,,,. W . E. -.??l.,,, Page TIl'9llf1 SEl'El1 fx . 'hi I lere one nurse is ahout to assume a more relaxed role, signing out for a liew hours of enjoyinentfor perhaps returning after having had the allottecl recreation-while another, through the meclium of the telephone, makes eontaets that will he protluetive for her of a similar set of happy circum- stances. At least, judging hy the smile, that seems to he how matters stand. Pieturecl here also are Miss Viola Cauhle and Mrs. Hardin, both House hlatrons ol' the Nurses' l lome. Page 'lwweutyeeiglrt Y-Tl DQ, Q p Boolas, desks, classrooms, hlaclihoarcls, teachers-all of these are as much a part of the nurses' environment as they were in their high school days. Here tirecl feet are restecl, hut the husy brain sometimes works overtime. Learnecl men of the meclical profession, experts in their fielcl, malie the lectures vital, interesting, informative . . . No starchetl, spotless uniforms are visihle here and the air of professional elliciencv is laicl asicle, hut what the nurse gets in the classroom she will give in the halls and in the rooms of the hospital. Here she equips herself for tomorrow's cluties. Page Tweizty-ui1ze ,,..a.!' -H. A A .v-Q HOW 'E' 49 'sq 1 M Z ,I -if ? nw M' First Vow: MISS RUBY ALDRIDGE MISS JOSEPIIINE BARBOUR MISS SHIRLEY BARBOUR MISS PATRICIA BEES Pa ge Thirty JUHIORS Second row: MISS SARA BOCCAN MISS BETTY E. BURNES MISS LOUISE CABIPAYNER MISS D. CIIRISTENSEN I I wif Third row: MISS PEGGY COUNCIL MISS CLARA A. DAWKINS MISS ROWENA EIAYWOOD MISS VIRGINIA HOSKINS 'V ff. First row: MISS L. HUMPHREY MISS RUTH IVEY MISS MILDRED KILLIAN MISS MAMIE N. KIRKPATRICK 4 II A I in 1' Qs' I9- J HIGHS Second row: MISS MISS MISS MISS RUTH LOTSHAW BILLIE MCAIILEX' EUNICE MCDOUGALD BOBBIE R4CIVER Third row: MISS CARLEEN IVICLAIN MISS KATHERINE MILLER MISS RUTH VIOLA MOLRERS MISS ETHLYN MORRIS Page Thirty-one fd' V i 7 , r 4. ,Q , .L ,aw 7 , ff' .I f 0 I f 'ff' ' 5: 4 11' A 1. ,r ,IJ A QI f 'fx- 'IT 1 A-4' Junlorzs First row: Second row: MISS PATTY SUI? NANCE MISS IVIARY RANDALL MISS EILEEN NORTH MISS ROSE IYIARIE SANZI MISS BETTY L. PLYLER MISS CTERALDINE WIIITE Third row: MISS IX1ARGARE'l' VVINIQATE MISS IXIABLE LEE YATES Page Thirty-two FRtsHmtn Left to right: Sister Mary Ficlelis, 'lean Thomas Fowler, Mary Ann Lewis, Nita Jenkins, Violet Little, Betty Dawkins, Betty Lee Johnson, Gwyn lngle, Sylvia Hampton, Jennie Karlsen, Betty Spraclley, Eileen Kirkland. Sister M. Assumpta. Page Thirty-three ggi I , -T 'J . fi., ' 5 If dxf, T M - , maj jf If Q , aff if 2: ' i Cf ' 'g il 'f A fvfgwg, W,f3 glam? P ta T t in , be r -'Q' ef' M b 5541 , I f., 5... , 4. 5 ,. Z M3 i 1 i 41 ' , x - PRECLHHCHL Top row: Clara M. Cotter, Marie M. Blaz, Mildred VVoodruff, Gladys Armstrong, Gllie O. Pate. Second row: Dolores Beck, Doris Thomas, Margaret A. Bradford, Catherine Bios, Martha Hooper, Jewell A. Turner. Third row: Betty C. Hill, Betty DI. Upton, Diane Bianco, Virginia Smith, Betty F. Connor, Jane H. jones, Bose Marie Hartsell. Fourth row: Margaret E. Norris, Martha B. Preslar, Cliva C. Siguenza, Martha A. Tucker, Billie Borders, Gwendolyn M. Edwards, Edna E. Moore, Margaret McCall. Fifth row: Dorothy L. Hawley, Betty Safrit, Peggy L. McNeil. Shirley A. Thompson, Marie V. Sealey, Velda C. Ceer, Annie L. Howell, Doris Warner, Mamie E. Thompson. Page Thirty-four K , 1 . nv :viw , V M11 - m,,,-viva. V t ,ji 25? 3 it :Vw Ima H. W Q 79513574 w. if swam' I 1 r 'Y .nn PERHAPS no one is more qnaiifiefi to answer tize question, Klwlljf sizoniii life ali iaiior ite? tizan tile nurse. Certainly none izas more intimate ac- quaintance witiz TLIC fililtg caiieci 'AVVORKH Aiiove tile rziirses equip tizeni- seives with the wizereniitiiai to iniiici up the inner man. Sufficient quanti- ties of izeaitizfni, 'weii-iniiiiizceci nzeais taken in pleasant sztrroiiiiiiiiizgs insure a gooeiiy percentage of tizat sziccess that makes tiie proficient nizirse. Page Tizir tm-fire HTEDICIHE and SURGERY Not only knowledge and skill must assist the nurse here, but also requisite are a retentive memory and a thorough understanding of the vital importance of accuracy. In matters of life and death-and their Very close associate, health or the laclc of it-no slipshod procedure is allowed to creep in. ge Thirty-six GBSTETRICS Giving the new-born a start in life is not tlie least important of tlie nurses duties. It is a high privilege, and sbe is duly cognizant of the factg and puts ber all into the significant endeavor . . . Good nursing care for mothers and babies, assisting in the delivery room and in the pre- and post-natal Clinics are tbe means by which infant mortality is reduced to a minimum. Page Thirtyrseven er , ,l Q , l l if W 1 i ' -- h 4 if 1 , xx r EL V ,' 7, xabff , X ' f7Y'ff+ E'?' .fpaw - 1. - ' . ' -fren. ' I .. y L 'P :MJ-E :Lg ,, .hx- Z6' SURGERY Metieulous care of the patient before anal after operations requires knowl- eclge, alertness, aeeuraey, tlepentlaluility, ancl a steadfast and intelligent attention to tlie matter at liancl. Here hospitalization tencls for the patient to a sueeessliul finislr by means of a proficient guartleclness, wliieli is the suin- total ol' tlie aluove. :ge Tlzirty-eilglzt taker, ., , f-N. S qw , .V ' 4 K , - - ' . s V G fag. as ' , ' ix 52.11. . .WZ '4- ,,, X, r 1- .. -e UPERHTIUG RUUIFU Here instruction and experience go hand in hancl. Theory becomes practice, and practice-even where it does not outstep the limits of scrub- bing-upn and quick, alert and intelligent assistance of the doctors-is a valuable thing. Page Tlzirtyfnine K W '3gZ j gi if 4 L V il t f 'rf 'J' i l PEDIHTRICS The recovery process is assisted in Pediatrics by many a device that would not enter into the field of adult nursing. Play is a valuable factor, and tenderness and gentleness are the twin arts that assist the doctors skill in bringing happiness and health into the world of ailing young Americans, and, bringing it, assure the future of more competent, happier, and more healthy, citizens. Page Forty W ,Ei 1 51' 'lf :W ' ' .4 I Y PEDIHTRICS Medicines and treatments, together with loving care, are requisite in this particular branch. The nurse knows that this very diflicult field is her very own. By nature she is a specialist here, and her giving of herself and of her time is not bounded by laws, regulations, and rules, hut rather by that eternal law that is maternal instinct. Page Fortvfone 34 wa ROLOGY And here again, at the other extreme, the nurse displays the qualities that make her better than the average. VVith the old, as with the very young, her best care is needed, her finest accuracy. Here the administration of medication and of drugs and the keeping of a record of their effects is her most important assignment. Page Forty-two - , f- t I ,.. . - fi 4 A variety of extra-curricular activities is indis if YQ 11 t yet sai e o everyone in any walls in life. It affords tlzat social intercourse, tliat neeileal relaxation, and that excliange of courtesies-as well as of opinions-that are definitely a necessary part Cif only an outer partj of tlfze work, itself. Leisure is a Goal-given conznzoality, anal, as siiclz, slioulil lie lmsloandeol for wortlzwlfiile activities-gay, perhaps, and frivolous, lint liotli gaiety and frivolity are the neeclecl liglzter slzaales tliat nzzzst enter tlie picture as a wlzole anal give lialance to it. Page Forty -tlzree '1 Sf H QQWQ Q6 4' fone, DOCTORS In nothing is Mercy more fortunate than in the excellence of the members of her Medical Staff. These learned gentlemen, foremost citizens of The i ueen Cit benefactors to humanitv, entlemen in ever sense of the term, Y . 3 Y Page Fortyefour ,A A A. 'X 4' if Q, X' ,J awp . 1, .L ' L1 .K 1.1 'Q ' If BHHQ ET f f, ,ff V . .N ,1 ,,..,,1hL , - are emhued with a philosophy of service that is based upon the fundamental concept of regard for the saeredness of human life, the inviolahiiity of human dignity and the integrity of human relations. Page Forty-Eve THE SUCIHL LUHIRL A nurse's life is a very busy one, but the business sometimes is the very delightful one of entertaining. Here a strenuous clay is topped by an evening of merriment, ancl the feet that all clay long walk seclately through corridor and room, tiptoeing softly in places hushed by pain, are now tripping the light fantastic to the owners hearts content. Youth must have its gaiety. The Place: the Nurses' folomeg the Time: Off-Duty Hours. Page Fortyfsix LEISURE IS EIWJOYED Above: Those who enjoy Bridge try their hand at a game, while others let the moments slip by in the delights of conversation. Below: No starehed and spotless caps and uniforms here, but a variety of play togs while the nurses dive for the fruit that Eve first coveted-the apple. lt's a splashy business with hut little reward but what nurse ever measured the reward against the extent of the effort that Caused it? Page FOHY-S61'61'L as I CONTINUING THE F N Above: Ever since Eve . . Here the mouths that open during work hours to console the patient, to sympathize with the suffering are stopped with an apple! Why such partiality to the fruit once forbidden in the Garden of Eden? . . . Below: Music hath charms-H Yes, indeed, but look at the charms it calls forth. This is hut the prelude to a light stepping that will rest the weary workers of a strenuous day. Page Forty-ciglit Lmg 1 HDD NEVER THE TLUHIU SHHLL mEET filaove: The more serious-minded and the literary find many a vicarious thrill in the land of hoolis. Encyclopedias and histories relating to all hranches of nursing arts are the attraction and now and then at in-between times a hook of fiction or of poetry is desired, and allowed. A nurse's education must he a hroad one, and, happily, she knows that important fact. Below: An off-duty nurse gazes at the skeleton she will study in more arduous taslis, and shrielcs. it is a llallowe'en joke, hut somehow, she had not expected this accumulation oi bones to he interested in a pumplginl Page Forty-11i11e Above the Glee Club practices in some off-hours. Some have slipped in for the occasion right off the halls, as the uniforms bear witness. The club, under the direction of Mrs. Hassell, Charlotte, N. C., is but newly organizedg but has to date made remarkable progress. Below a group is pictured that looks happy and remarkably fresh, despite a strenuous day in the hospital. Page Fifty THE EHR BUOH STHFF Extracurricular pursuits are a proper part of the modern nurse's interests. liere Mercy's literary and artistic talents comhine to make the lVlERCILI'1'li, the graduating classes' first annual, which with deepest gratitude to all who made it possible, they present to those to whom it is dedicated, to their fellow classmates, and to all others interested. Staff: Miss Gray Cmiddle, front rowD, Editor-i11-Clziefg lXfliss Comer fright, front rowb, Assistant Editor, Miss Massey Csecond, front rowD, Business llrlmmger, Bliss Anderson Cleft, front rowf, Assistant Bfusizzess Manager, Miss Maddox Qseeond to right, hack rowj, Designer of Cover, Miss Deal Qthird, haelt rowl, Class Prophet. Page Fifty-one 11 li. W 4515. 6,-in Q ,,,L ' 'mpg , 1. I ,V 1 . 1 kv. , 9g.jv:W.,A, ,L' ft, x V 5 1 by W, :.A, a. -' v I 4, Q! 'ps' j ' w.,.' M '- 4 4 rj? - A ,'T .nv. qi v f f, ,af 1 i Ll .2 ' '- ...f '. ' ' 1 , f 'T 4, fr .' Q wa .f 1 : uf- ' 1- '2ETf.af5,:1 . , Q mwwm 'i '?7 '. f rm, in X wma. 1 ZOO 15 - J Afi. T' Page Fiffwwo S N A P S CL.,-.4 , 3 Z.: P f 'Y n The long-awaited goal is at last attained. May 22 saw us invested with diplomas and pins and all ready to commence in the great professional field of Nursing . . . Besides the doctors, special Quests for the occasion were His Excellency, Bishop Wate1's of Raleigh, Reverend George Lewis Smith, President of South Carolina State Hospital Association, the speaker of the evening, and Reverend Cuthbert E. Allen, Dean of Men, Belmont Abbey College, lNlaster of Ceremonies . . . Special awards given were: highest class average, Miss Katherine Carsong the Vann hlatthews' Award in Qbstetricsz given by Dr. Vann Matthews, Miss Faith Lane Gray: the Anatomy and Surgery Award. given by Dr. B. B. McKnight, Miss Ruth Deal. Complim ents of CHARLOTTE WAFFLE SHOP 521 W. Trade Street v CHARLOTTE 2, N. C. Compliments of CHARLIE 8: CHRIS STRATE Compliments of nn ewid .Slap 113 N. TRYON ST. Iillll-lllllllllll BIIIIIPHIIY Complete Office Outfitters 227-229 South Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. Phones: 6185-6186 Comtplimerzts of CLYDE LISK, JR. Complitmefnts of FIELDS JEWELERS 101 North Tryon Street Compliments of A FRIEND Compliments of PICCADILLY GRILL ge Fifty-four Compliments of EHAHLUTIE WILLYS CU. MOSS TRUCKING CO INCORPORATED 2815 Wilkinson Bo le l CHARLOTTE, N. C. Compliments of WALKER'S DRUG STORE Corner 7th and Tryon Streets Compliments of CITY OIL COMPANY Compliments of HILL BROTHERS INCORPORATED 110 N rth College Street Phone 4 2525 Complimewzts of GOFF .IEWELERS KISIIIR Hllllllllllllll llll. HARDWARE 8: DAIRY SUPPLIES 130 North College Street Phone 7923 Compliments of TRUCKERS TERMINAL GRILL Page Fifty-fiv Fonzplimeizfs of MOSKINS 135 SOUTH TRYON STREET We Specialize In Fast Accurate Watch Repairing BROWN G. HALL 511 Independence Building l. IS. Iilllfllllll IIUIIIPHIW You 1' Official Je zveler MR. THAD WILKINS Represmztafive SALISBURY, N. C. Conzplifmerzts of MCAGPL 906024145 For Lovely Jewelry See RICHARDS 100 South Tryon Street Complim eizfs of GRIFFINS 81 GRIST TRUCKING CO. DIAMONDS VVATCHES JEWELRY Miller's Jewelers, Inc. Telephone 4-7438 119 South Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. RADIOS SILVERWARE LUGGAGE Complimefnts of FOURTH WARD BAR BER SHOP Com p l im en ts 0 f Z 6 -I 1 age Fifty-six Enjoy FOREMOST MILK AND ICE CREAM Foremost Dairies INCORPORATED 1224 North Tryon Street CHARLOTTE, N. C. .lllNlTllll SUPPLY, Inc. Jobbers and Retailers Telephone 3-0481 508 South Tryon Street CHARLOTTE 2, NORTH CAROLINA Home 85 I'l'1.S'f'fli'Ilfli0'iI Needs Any Nursing Textbook in print can be supplied by 1. A. MAIORS COMPANY NEW ORLEANS DALLAS ATLANTA ...Consult Us About. .. Hospital Supplies Furniture Draperies Towels Silverware lllark linen 8: Equipment llnmpany 303 West Monroe St. CHICAGO 6, ILL1NoIS Page Fifty-seven STERLING PURCELL'S DRUG STCDRE LITTLES TEXAEU BEST SHGPS SERVICE SHING AND LUBRICA O Hliilii Pllllillilllli llll. CONTRACTINC-FIXTURES SUPPLIES-REPAIRS 127 EAST FIFTH STREET Dlal 6183 Compliments of HARRIS MOTCR LINES 402 South Tryon Phones 4 4389 Sz 2 4783 1605 South Boulevard Phones 3-1645 gl 4-2447 Wedding and Birthday Cakes A Specialty SANITARY BAKERY, Inc. Bakers of Reputation 34600125 Home of Fine Flowers for Any Occasion 1504 CENTRAL AVENUE CHARLOTTE N C Phones 8129-8120 P2 Fflv For Square Meal And Square Deal Visit I . George s Grill Just Across From Mercy Hospital Compliments of JGmiiJ Q Dependable Furniture Cheap on Time-Cheaper For Cash Corner Trade Sz College St. Phone 4-1611 CHARLOTTE, N. C. STEINWAY PIANOS .HAMMOND ORCANS MAC-NAVOX RADIO-PHONOS RECORDS SHEET MUSIC ANDREWS Our 56th Y63.1',l 231 NORTH TRYON STREET PHONE 7187 ITIYERS PHRH PHHRICUHCY Prescription Specialists Reasonable Prices Courteous Service Prompi' Delivery 1400 EAST MOREHEAD STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C. Page Sixty ' CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF '48 SIIIITH-IIIHIISIIIIIHTH HHIIIHIIHIIE IZIIIIIPHIW INCORPORATED PHONE 3 5161 426 428 S TRYON STREET Comeplimeents of mcgwen gunera! ,jwlome 24-Hour Ambulance Service PHONE 4 6421 PgS b Compliments of FITE FUNERAL HCDME BELMONT, N. C. Compliments of CHARLOTTE LAUNDRY Compliments of IllclllVIH Hllll STREET IIIIIIIPHIIY General Contractors 505 BUILDERS BUILDING CHARLOTTE, N. C. CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES THE CHILDRENS SI-ICP 207 NORTH TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C. S cyf The cwswer is 4Remember . . . In l lg when you lt's Smart S' V' h ., amous c - ard Hudnut T0 Make Q PERFUME a 31.50 to 315.00 , Beauty Kit og? X 557.50 up Hflillllfs YOUR '.,. F AVO R I T E '123252522if22553525252ziiiiigigigig23255igigigigigEii2s2gi1F'i321i31i AA 109 S' Tryon I 1152 V STORE' 123 N. Tm CHARLOTTE Conzplvzfnzfefnts of Ill. H. Bllllllllli 81 C0 Compliments of NANCE DRUG STGRE .5. Page Sixty-four Compliments HARRY R BRYANT A mbulance Service Telephone 7133 Equipped with Portable Oxygen Facilities For Emergency Use Compliments CHARLCTTE FISH 8m OYSTER CO. Q, .' YH I , Q I. . . I 4.-.,, , 'I' -:2S55 5'E2fi1. :- :if 12 1 . ' --:gggj a 3. -1 . . WW .. - 0:-14-a gf 4-.3 '- ri . 44-.-' 94- .gg 3 -- ot- R -4 :. ,,,,.,.4 4231 I.: 5, 93 -' 6. 55: is . j .3?fp:g .'2? 1 : E g Eg 'H .' 2 Tj' -f:f:., 3' 7 155, ' TEES A -'Iii 2' f 'Er , 7 f i 5 32 N ' I:-.-. V Eiiif FH V R - ' f 'I 3.-: . 1:f:2:2:5,2' 37 zgz- 4:q:::1:g::::::., '1l1:. ?22l1Y51i'. E7 1 :?22i2i2f2f155f1E1:- 1:2:l:'. 'rf:55:Z5: f 'GS6 :Z:3:1:5:2:-. 'fiiffiiz-E-ffffz , 9'-5:2 : : : ' '1i5i5fC75E': The Greatest Shows In Radio DIAL 1240 With the Sincere Compliments of he ,, I llll! GERIIS F awn wwe! Famous Drive-In Restaurants CHARLOTTE GASTONIA Page Sixty-five 510, .W , Son Originaf 'iii--- ' ' , HEAD UARTERS jadkcond Q For Authentic , , Bos EVANS NURSES OF CHARLOTTE U Compliments of Z. II. HIIIIIS IINII SUN Pilot life Insurance Ilo. PHONE 2-5144 Yours for Life DICK HARRIS JR FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE Pgsty Compliments of SCHACHNER LEATHER Sz BELTIN G COMPANY CHARLOTTE, N. C. C41-A U..l.0'I I'lZ U when Compliments of Jlzmluha. Qlzuq, Kvhwwuf Southeastern Equipment Company SILER CITY, NORTH CAROLINA Distriutotrs of EDUCATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL EQUIPMENT Including Erasers Blackboards Steel Files OEICC Furniture Window Shades Classroom Chairs Classroom Tables Library Furniture Tablet Arm Chairs Dormitory Furniture Movable Chair Desks Cafeteria Tables and Chairs Teachers' Desks and Chairs Steel and Wood Folding Chairs Genuine Leather Chairs and Settees Page Sixty seven Charlotte's Cycle Center Indian Motorcycles H A , l N Columbia Built Bicycles Whizzer Bike Motors ' Cleaners-Dyers Shaw motorcycle 81 Supply lin., Inc. 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Prescription Specialists Save With Confidence 2400 Wilkinson Boulevard PHONE 4-0819 PLENTY PARKING SPACE Telephone 2279 Funderhurk Motors, Inc. DeSoto-Plymouth 45-47 East Corbin Street CONCORD, N. C. FRED E. FUNDERBURK llling lee Hand laundry 211 EAST TRADE STREET Phone 4-1683 Douglas 81 Sing Mortuary 1335 ELIZABETH AVENUE CHARLOTTE, N. C. Phone 2-4132 FUNERAL DIRECTORS AMBULANCE SERVICE Page Seventy-on CONGRATULATIONS May the Class of 1948 IincI real ioy in Service THE SOUTH'S PREDOMINATING STORE odlaifaf Mob ana! mee! Ckaird or Sage or auf Fi Our Fitting Department Sick Room Requisites E ii A1 f'ii ':.55f'f -i:i 'fQ3le5'ir- .f i Experienced Fitters Infra Red Lamps Sacm mac Supports Ultra. Violet Lamps I 'lsg giiby 0 3,-I, :a f Abdominal Supports Invalid Walkers F... M.. 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