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

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owwvi mc ment M . , L4 D . . x 3 l .I fl J H KAHLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP CL..to Recipient Trudy Fatheree, Mr. james A. ' ' ' ' ' CL. to RJ Mr. Howard Winholtz, Edith Graham Gillian, Administrative Aide to the President, of the M A d 'nner Janet Mickelson, and Dr. G. M. Kahler Corporation, who presented the award, and ayo war wi Needham. Judith Hamann, alternate. The commencement events for the seniors this year began on Friday, Aug. 5, when the class and their adviser, Mrs. Phil Sternberg, gathered at the Town House for a breakfast. The Class of 1966 has the distinction of being the first class to receive its diplomas at an afternoon graduation exercise, all previous exercises have been held in the evening. The plan to move the program from evening to afternoon hours had been under consideration for some time since all commencement events have been scheduled for one day. Holding the graduation exercises in the afternoon allowed parents and friends to return to their homes that day without having to be on the highways so late. Another change in the over-all Commencement Day plans this year was omitting the afternoon faculty reception. ' b ' h t th e would not be adequate With baccalaureate at 10:30 a.m. and commencement at 4:00 p.m., it was o vious t a er ' I stead of the reception punch and cookies were served at the senior dormitories. time for a reception. n , At 10:30 a.m. on August 6, the seventy-eight seniors garbed in their white student uniforms for the last time, pro- ' ' ' d Al ' First Methodist Church to hear Dr. Winfield S. Haycock s baccalaureate sermon. Reveren quinn ceeded into the L. Toews, hospital chaplain, assisted with the service. I his sermon Dr. Haycock took as the basis of his message, three questions which a nurse in a hospital in Colorado n had asked him. Is a Christian always serene? Is there any one true religion? Who am I? He stated that he thought ' ' ' ' h k f the Bible these uestions were typical ones which confront young people today. Developing his theme, e spo e o C1 as the source and guide of rnan's conscience which IS the heart of our religion and our morality. There IS a tendency ' f however have been for every religious group to think of themselves as better than others. The ecumenical con erences, , beneficial because they emphasized things that unite groups as being more important than things that divide them. .., E .. , , , - . - x --, K , i 2 - - . M ,. 1 BACCALAUREATE PARTICIPANTS MAYO FOUNDATION GRADUATE NURSE AWARD Haycock. Dr.J. Minott Stickney presented the award to Patricia Sleezer '64. Pat is now attending the University of Minnesota. 1 8 KL. to RJ Reverend A. L. Toews, Dr. Winfield

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I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE MYSELF BEFORE GOD AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THIS ASSEMBLY: TO PASS MY LIFE IN PURITY AND TO PRACTICE MY PROFESSION FAITHFULLY. I WILL ABSTAIN FROM WHATEVER IS DELETERIOUS AND MISCHIE- VOUS, AND WILL NOT TAKE OR KNOWINGLY ADMINISTER ANY HARM- F UL DRUG. I WILL DO ALL IN MY POWER TO MAINTAIN AND ELEVATE THE STANDARD OF MY PROFESSION, AND WILL HOLD IN CONFIDENCE ALL PERSONAL MATTERS COMMITTED TO MY KEEPING AND ALL FAMILY AFFAIRS COMING TO MY KNOWLEDGE IN THE PRACTICE OF MY PRO- FESSION. WITH LOYALTY WILL I ENDEAVOR TO AID THE PHYSICIAN IN HIS WORK, AND DEVOTE MYSELF TO THE WELFARE OF THOSE COMMITTED TO MY CARE. Q Z A f A L J' 17

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Therefore in our society, thoughtful, striving humans have the potential to find peace, as faith is experiencing God rather than proving Him, Dr, Haycock concluded his address by saying, You can't find religion until you know yourself that you are a child of God. At 4:00 p.m. at John Marshall High School auditorium, the forty-fifth commencement exer- cises opened with a colorful procession..The speaker chosen to deliver the address for the occasion was Dr. John Geier, Assistant Dean of the Summer School, University of Minnesota, and ,member of the Department of Rhetoric. fs, ., V af re, eff 27: ve Ifiivfg xy, 2164: -was ,Qu y 4, ,sv ttf f ' fl! Eiofg't :.-Qssosisg 6 X ' 374 'JJ 1-T?-LYTW 'X Q Qi-Xi T . P ze Q t ri -, - E. es f' , S X . Q , ' ,.wig4,,m,2 si -1 M. ' f felt' 'Uikfsgat ': t Vw? g'J, ff yy ywiihiirf, Z 3, 5, r - Q sisfaw ,spy .::fs...xX,4jsg w 33 ' M ' 'sys j s:ys.gvyQ. Ig ,'s.i-1- by i . -:- f sive. rg 4 usi, -ssawli moss-'s?,g Q -'-s's'if'i2U'V1 ,.'.Js 'YUi? -A - ' 1 1 1 i E iflii file-Yiiliiz . -- A - .s ee-...sf 2 'f fslsitf its '2 Q2-WWV51 'ijskisfsl S 11,epLi?N.2:' qfswxi QE s ? S 'f 'Xf f XXI LE lx 31 665552 .5 .w esskss I ,z elf Q... Nxsg , N , ,E vii' Ns f . Sm ts'- :N1 f .11 Y :Y - 5 . 1. . Dr. John G. Geier, commencement speaker, and Miss Eleanor Smith. Dr. Geier, in his talk 'fThe Age of Understand- ingn, turned directly to the seniors at the beginning of his address and said, Mediocrity is a curse of our society. According to statistics twenty per cent of the American people are down-right lazy-intent on pleasing themselves. He compared our society with that of Rome, its deterioration, decay, erosion of high idealism, and downfall. MI ask you to do something about this, he said. He told the class to decry limited success, or just getting by. Many people are going to try to influence you. Don't think, I will take their place, rather, how much can I learn from them? Success doesn't come with- out individual eH'ort. He gave them four aims: make an effort to look at the Big Picture Qhow will my decision look ten yeorsfrom nowj, respect the opin- ions and positions of others, understand their views and perceptions, and take responsibility without fear? Dr. Geier concluded with these words, 'CAS you wear the garment and cap of knowledge, you must take up tasks which demand understanding, even of a person who might take your life. The diploma you receive today is only as good as the nurse who holds it. Mr. Howard W'inholtz presided, Reverend Alquinn Toews gave the invocation, Miss Eleanor Smith presented the candidates, and Dr. G. M. Needham awarded the diplomas. Mr. James A. Gillian, Administrative Aide to the President, Kahler Corporation, presented the H. Kahler Memorial Scholarship, and Dr. Minott Stickney, Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mayo Founda- t1on, presented the Edith Graham Mayo and the Mayo Foundation Graduate Nurse Awards. The chorus, directed by Mr. Harold Cooke, sang 'cG1oria in Excelsisi' by Beethoven-Cooke, and I May Never Pass This Way Again by Melsher. i The H. Kahler Memorial Scholarship recip- ientiwas Trudy F atheree, Houlton, Wisconsin, and Judith Hamann, St. Paul, was alternate. The re- cipient of the Edith Graham Mayo Award, by the vote of the class, was janet Mickelson, Finley, North Dakota. Janet received a standing ovation from her class. The 1966 Mayo Foundation Graduate Nurse Award went to Miss Patricia Sleezer ,64, who for the past two years had been on the school staff as an assistant to an instructor in medical-surgical nursing. The Alumni Association presented Trudy Fath- eree with a life membership, and each member of the class with a membership for 1967. Miss Zum- winkle, alumni president, made the presentations. W'ith this class the total number of M-K grad- uates is 3,589. fe! 3 , . . ,,,y ,,,, 2 f 2 . 1 ww , V 5, 712 Z ik .L ,, X, I V, '72 KVWQWV fa ,, f CW, Kwai its ff ' I 5 1 'S Wo L, V , Q, ,. . ff ,'.. eff! .- 2 -. Miss Jeanne Zumwinkle ,45, alumni president, and Trudy Fatheree, recipient of a life membership in the M-K Alumni Association. Seven in the class are relatives of M-K graduates. Seniors Cheryl Alldredge Deidre Benjamin Marsha Eriksen Betty Hage Cleo Issendorf Kathy Riess Jeanette Siewert Relatives Aunt, Barbara Fuller '48 CMH. Lyle J. Ersladj Aunt, Harriett McKay '52 CMYS. William Benjamin? Aunt, Elsie Eriksen '36 Ullrs. George W. DuBoisD Cousin, Jerilyn Stiles '63 Cousin, Judy R. Miller '65 Sister, Pat Issendorf '57 CMr.s. DavidBreme1'D Aunt, Alice Murray '57 CMVS. Da'uidHiZtsJ Cousin, Helen Lichtblau '65