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

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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-

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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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55718 Oginf Ctwdeneffcfs Jiltglif Gui Preparation which started weeks before at last materialized on August 11, in the Royal Coach Room at the Kahler Hotel. That eyening the juniors honored the seniors at the traditional junior-Senior Banquet. The theme C'inderella's Night Gut was accented to a great degree by the sweet and lovely fashioned clothes in which the students were attired. The table decorations as well as the program also highlighted the same general theme. Miss Suzanne Mourning, junior, was Mis- tress of C'eremonies. Rev. R. B. Spurlock gave the invocation. Rae Berg, junior class president, gave the welcome and LaYonne Rosenquist, senior class president, gave the response. The entertainment following the banquet was a demonstration of various dances by a husband-wife dancing team from Arthur Murray Studio. Sherry Clabaugh, l59 5Dag Quccessjtd Approximately 215 people including 176 prospective nursing students and 39 parents, relatives and friends from Minnesota, Iowa, XVisconsin, and South Dakota attended the 10th annual M-K Day at Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing April 1, 1959. According to attend- ance records, it was the largest registration in the history of this event. Twenty-five of the guests arrived on March 31, 1959, to take the National League for Nurs- ing pre-entrance tests and were overnight guests of the school. A total of 50 students had personal interviews with the Admissions committee of the school. M-K Day activities planned for the guests included registration, tours through dormitories, school building and some hospital areas, a social hour with refreshments, exhibits of co-curricular activities, and an assembly in the school's aud- itorium, at which the program of the school was further explained. M-K Day is but one part of the school's recruitment program. This hospitality day is designed to better inform prospective students about the courses, clinical experiences and life in a school of nursing. Registration records at the school indicate its success. Of 159 students who attended M-li Day in 1957, 59 are now enrolled at the school, and 55 of the 1-13 who attended in 1958 are presently Methodist-Kahler students. Assisting the faculty committees were junior and semor students who served refreshments, acted as tour guides, and hostesses. 22 Jiang QUZQ CDM-as The 'mother' of our own Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing, Miss Mary Gill, died August 13, 1959, at St. Mary's Hospital, leaving in her wake a record of accomplishments. Born in Fulda, Min- ,yt xws-s as 1 ' . . . .ss,,AX,X: Q .12-'f .st-sc 'if' X EQ:ifSi'.' 5 if NW. Q'-1' 'az .,:.1,32f:,EgL . 9 qs. 1- - ii tf I5YE35T::'t . tg... .. M., , . ....,. 1 -,-. . r- .... .- 9:igI::5E'E'E,'2' +1-1. . . - .rx sis --:zs::s.'1... -I . . .,, , . ,-,,f-. .-..,,',.1,.a. gm., -: ff. -'-' '- It .x V ,,.. , s,g,,1.1, qii. af .X ,Q X Sf? sifisz iss! fc ry' if . . .... Q N ,, , . .1 Q-.mir-ffv, 3 .ff - 2L..' x- ' 1-ss' X . ze 1 - 's irkfyr-, M . t ,iv-1-Six.?.'3.:Qg:j,:3g1:fg :2 .,w'f : -r:asa:::4:.1fam:. M92 Miss M. Gill viszszvz- Q is S Ex x 5 fx XY qt eng X X Q X ' K 32. x nesota, she was grad- uated from St. joseph's Nursing School in St. Paul. VVhen she came to Rochester, she Hrst was supervisor of nurses at the then ex- isting Chute Hospital, and later became the first nurse at the Colo- nial Hospital, advanc- ing to superintendent of nurses. At the outbreak of Wforld War I a need for nurses was felt and it was through the in- fluence of Miss Gill and the late Dr. M. S. Henderson of the Mayo Clinic staff that the Colonial Training School, now Methodist-Kah- ler, was begun to meet the demand. Miss Gill was then jointly the superintendent of the school and of nursing service at the hospital. She went to the Mayo Clinic in 1919 as nursing supervisor in the post-operative section and remained there until her retirement in 1948. However, until her death Miss Gill remained active in doing acts of kindness for others. Her survivors are two nieces and a nephew. Mary Gill is gone, but her memory will continue to live in the hearts of those who knew her and in the history of our own Methodist- Kahler School of Nursing. lna-May Sdapfae Rochester's Original Uniform Shoppe Professional Garments and Fine Lingerie Write For Catalog FIRST AVE. BLDGa SINCE 1938 ROCHESTER, MINN.