Methodist Kahler School of Nursing - Link Yearbook (Rochester, MN)

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Tile ,Qui lowwvtemcemiemt I. Il. IQXHLIZR MIQMORIQXL SCHOL.-XRSHIPS Lqfl lo riglzlz Miss lfleanor Smith, lilirectorg Carol Postier, second scholarship, Barbara Morey, .first alternate, Sherry Cla haugh, ser-ond alternate, Mr. Ilarold C. Mickey, Hospital .Xdmimstratorg Margaret Meaney, hrst scholarship. There ment Day, field August was something doing every moment for the graduating class of 1959 on Commence- 3O. An innovation this year, the first time in the history of the school, Baccalaureate, Commencement, the senior class breakfast, and the Reception were all held on the same day. The cay's schedule began at 8 a.m. at the Kahler Hotel, where the senior class gathered for a farewell breakfast. The entertainment was the reading of a humorous will and prophecy. Miss J Nina I ladson, class adviser, was given a black leather purse and a red billfold by the group. Many throats lillec. .Ac ll as Miss Placlson bade the class farewell. i a.m. the Baccalaureate service was held in the new Methodist Church. The Rev. t R. A. lslttllman, pastor of the church and well-known to the senior class, gave the sermon before a capacity aucience. Yividly through anecdotal illustrations, he aptly applied to nursing the theme of his sermon, Someone Cares. lfrom 3 - 5 p.m. a reception at the school, planned especially for the graduates and their families, was an enjoyable occasion for the large number who attended. A group of Methodist- Kahler Alumni assisted the faculty and the staff of nursing service with the planning and catering of this event. The happiest and most dramatic moments of the day came on Sunday evening at the Com- mencement exercises held at 8:15 p.m. in the Central School Auditorium. The ceremony began with the traditional processional. Nlr. H. C Mickey presided, Reverend R. B. Spurlock, chaplain, gave the invocation, and I Believe by Drake et al and You'll Never VValk Alone by Rodgers and l'l2ll'llIllCI'SlClIl were sung Q Dr. james Y. Moon hy the school chorus under the direction of Mr. Harold Cooke. Speaker for the occasion was Dr. james V. Moon, superintendent of the Rochester puhlic schools. His address was entitled, Today's Youth-Building America Anewf' The class of 75 seniors was then presented by Miss lileanor Smith, director of the school, to Dr. G. M. Needham, president of the hoard of directors of the Rochester Methodist Hospital, who awarded the diplomas. Klr. H. A. Blackmun, secretary of the board of directors of the Ro- chester Methodist Hospital and secretary of the Mayo Association, pre- sented the special awards and announced the honor roll members. Winners of the -I. H. Kahler Memorial scholarships were Miss Margaret Meaney, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Miss Carol Postier, Rochester, Minnesota. Respectively the first and second alternates were Miss Barbara Morey, Greene, Iowa, and Miss Sherry Clabaugh, Lakota, Iowa. Miss Deloris Davis, t'edar Falls, Iowa, was the recipient of the Edith Graham Mayo award: and the Nlayo Association Graduate Nurse Award was given to Nliss Ruth lfuerstenau. Following her graduation in 1954 she was an assistant at the Klethodist-Kahler School for one year, and in 1957 enrolled at the Ilniversity of Minnesota, from which she will earn her bachelor of science degree in December, 1959. She plans to continue school and work toward her master of arts degree. I The singing of the Alma Klater and. thevrecessional concluded three years of study and ex- perience for the 1959 class of the Nlethodist-lxahler School of Nursing. 20 ' f ' Gwen Behsman, 59

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BEVERLY SCHWERTEL Trempealeau, Wisconsin SIRI SOLVERSON Viroqua, Wisconsin NORMA SORENSON Ellend ale, Minnesota 551.8 f wana MAvls valor Wood Lake, Minnesota 4- o'MfF'1 v'. : :j CAROL STEVENS Cresco, Iowa ELAINE STONE Spring Green, Wisconsin KAY THURSTON Madelia, Minnesota fi CHERYL WADE Vi'ii ill AU v-W f Kenmare, North Dakota JOAN WEEKS Redwood Falls, Minnesota 7 M Q 'YYRAQX ALICE WHITE Waukon Iowa AU DREY WHITNEY Salem, Arkansas . , G gig-5g.rg,,,x.Li i N '- 1- : S 1. was X' X I Mrs. Bernard D. Laabs , .Xe X su , -, ' cs. mg . I L' we el QL M xr -QE KAY YOUNG Kennedy Minnesota 3,000th Graduate of the School 19

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199 I 4 ' a t- - ., -, , ' - . , f f. ' ' C BHDB BDU. V r L , Margaret Mealley Cedar Rapids, Iowa Carol Postier Rochester, Minnesota Barbara Morey Greene, Iowa Sherry Claballgll Lakota, Iowa Janet Allen Vergas, Minnesota Elvira Flo Elkton, Minnesota Mary Pratt Tyler, Minnesota Ellen Lerol Lanesboro, Minnesota Bonita RObCftOl1 St. Charles, Minnesota -lean Mitchel Walton, New York I leta Christofferson Postville, Iowa Miss Ruth Fuerstenau, '54, recipient of the 1959 Mayo Association Graduate Nurse Award, with Mr. Harry A. Blackmun. . Reverend R. A. Huffman Baccalaureate Speaker Fine LUJIIL. Deloris llavis, recipient of the lidith Graham Mayo Award, with llr. Gerald M. Needham. fffea An afternoon at the Mayo Foundation House will be one of many senior memories for the Class of 1959. On june 16 the graduating classes from Methodist-Kahler and St. Klary's were the guests at a tea in Balfour llall. Each lNlethodist-Kahler girl received a lone stemmed coral rose and each St. Nlarv's girl a red rose. Ute were invited to tour the house at our leisure. From the tower on sixth floor we en- joyed the beautiful views of Rochester. Refreshments were served in beautiful Bal- four Hall. There in the dignified vet relaxing atmosphere we drank coffee and visited with the faculty and other students. membered with happiness and appreciation ln each one of us. ,Ianice Xaatz '59 21 The Nlavo Foundation Tea will he re-