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

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The top 10 ranking students in the Class of 1968 At 4:00 p.m. at John Marshall Auditorium the graduation ceremony opened with the traditional procession. The Reverend Alquinn L. Toews gave the invocation and the senior members of the chorus directed by Mr. Harold Cooke sang two numbers. Doctor Edward M. Litin, Head of the Section of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, gave the address The Nurses' Search for Identityn. Speaking as a psy- chiatrist, he pointed out that abrupt change in identity takes place at graduation - You're no longer daughters, but ladies who have parents, you're no longer under the protective umbrella of the school - you're on your own. This produces trepidation and apprehension along with your sighs of relief to be graduating. Now you will search for your own identity and ind that low self-esteem is one disease you cannot afford, until you see your value you will not be able to transmit the feeling of helpfulness to patients . Presiding at graduation was Mr. Harold C. Mickey, Executive Director of the Methodist Hos- pital. Miss Eleanor Smith, Director, presented the candidates to Mr. Howard E. West, Vice-president of the Board of Directors, who awarded the diplo- mas. The presentation of the H. Kahler Memorial Scholarship was made by Mr. Roy Watson, Presi- dent and General Manager, Kahler Corporation. Dr. Oliver H. Beahrs, Member of the Board of Trustees, Mayo Foundation, presented the Edith Graham Mayo and the Mayo Foundation Grad- uate Nurse Awards. The C,87,000l H. Kahler Memorial Scholarship recipient was Mary Behnke, Fairmont, Minnesota, Nancy Harms, Early, Iowa was the alternate. The Edith Graham Mayo award winner by the vote of her class was Lora Willemssen Brandt, Lake Park, Iowa. The Mayo Foundation Graduate Nurse Award was presented to Norma Chaska, instructor In-service Education at RMH for the past three years. Norma is now attending Boston University, where she is working for a Masters degree in nursing service administration and sociology. The M-K Alumni Association presented each of the graduates with a paid membership for 1969 and presented a paid-up life membership to Nancy Harms who achieved the highest academic rank in the class. Each graduate received a long-stemmed red rose as a tribute from the Board of Directors. This class brings the total number of M-K grad- uates to 3,711. Thirty-four members of this class have joined the staff of our hospital. Nine in this class Kahler graduates. SEN IORS Nancy Harms Daughter CMVS. Karleen Strand Daughter Mary Behnke CMrs. Sister Mary Bush Sister CMVS. Bernita Missal Sister Paulette Gulseth Leigh Flagge CMH Niece CMrs. Cousin LeithaOIson Bothun Cousin CMrs Gayle Walters Cousin CMH are relatives of Methodist- M-K RELATIVES Jaunita Hansen, '39 Paul E. Harmsj Vivian Jones, '44 Harold Slrandb Marjorie Behnke, '63 Carol Bush, '59 H A M arry . eyer Wanda Missal, '65 . Gary Shaferj Kathryn Robinson, '32 William Lowej Sharon Grotegut, '67 Helen Korsness, '52 . Curliss Danielson! D W ' b d onna eis ro , '62 Robert 0. Leej Nancy Harms recipient of the life membership in the M-K Alumni Association with Lois Arneson, alumni president. This is presented each year to the senior who has the highest academic average in the class. MAYO FOUNDATION GRADUATE NURSE AWARD Dr. O. H. Beahrs and Miss Norma Chaska recipient. Honor Hull were: C This is solebi on the basis cy' academic achievementj Nancy Harms Phyllis Tegland Ann Muether Karleen Strand FIRST PLACE SECOND PLACE THIRD PLACE FOURTH PLACE Early, Iowa Britt, Iowa Sumner, Iowa Mankato, Minnesota Jean Schaer Elgin, Iowa FIFTH PLACE Suzanne Stuber St. Paul, Minnesota SIXTH PLACE Mary Behnke Linda Bernhard Fairmont, Minnesota McGregor, Iowa SEVENTH PLACE Phyllis Evanson Waterville, Iowa EIGHTH PLACE Julaine Lindsey Rochester, Minnesota

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Commencement 5 EDITH GRAHAM MAYO AWARD Mr. Howard E. West, Lora Willemssen Brandt recip- ient and Mr. H. C. Mickey. Miss Smith, director with Dr. Edward Litin com- mencement speaker. NN , X VQANN J. H. KAHLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Alternate Nancy Harms Clgij, winner Mary Behnke Crzlghtj with Mr. Roy Watson who presented this award. Once again in July, following two days of events centering around their graduation, sixty-one M-K seniors bid farewell to classmates and faculty friends. This forty-seventh annual commencement was the final event this year in which M-K cele- brated its fiftieth birthday. The activities began on Friday, July 26, when the class and their adviser, Mrs. Margaret Strode, met for breakfast at Perkins Pancake I-Iouse. Miss Eleanor Smith and Miss Esther Roesti were the speakers. On July 27, a 10:30 a.m. baccalaureate service was held at Christ United Methodist Church. The Reverend Richard Reynolds, Director of Develop- ment, Rochester Methodist Hospital, gave the sermon Yourself, Your Task, Your Life. He began by saying, Don't let the world squeeze you into its present day mold of concern for things, not people, or its something for nothing philosophy. The general order of life today should be Love people, Use things, not love things, use people. In nursing, as in many careers, the value of life is it's concern for others. We are servants of people, therefore our task becomes a calling and when one value of your life is your concern for others you are doing God,s work of lovef' Baccalaureate Service - My ,, f. My, ,f , If Chaplain A. L. Toews and Reverend Richard Rey- nolds, baccalaureate speaker.

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V t .fit A proud moment for Mary's Mother. There are two M-K grads in the Benhke family now. Marjorie, '63 grad is proud of sister Mary, '68. i wsifrf W W xfwl in ,,,, . Z, f 771.1 V' f l 7 ff? 24 . 1 'E Wfffm ' 'iff Q 2 Q -' -T179 ft wa ff A V fl , 4 : Zwf , f sql' ,L Z QQ 3 4 -Ia 7 i ,2 2 3 EA . f .file ,ff . sm Louise Brezinsky has joined the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps. j Tea On June 5, the Mayo Foundation held its tradi- tional tea in honor of the 1968 senior classes of Methodist-Kahler and Saint Marys. The weather was gorgeous, the setting gracious and the atmo- sphere overwhelmingly elegant. Foundation Tea Day couldn't have been nicer. Upon entering the house we were presented with long-stemmed yellow roses and invited to wander through the house and grounds. We were impressed with the elegance of the past and how well it blended into today. Refreshments were served in Balfour Hall and there we had an opportunity to visit with students and faculty from both schools. We shall remember with gratitude the pleasant afternoon we spent in this historic house. Linda Bernhard, '68 J-S Banquet On May 24, the junior class honored the seniors with a dinner at the Depot House. The Gay Nineties type of decorations in the dining room, with its small tables, chandeliers and dim lights, produced a nostalgic mood in many of us and we found ourselves swapping stories about experiences during the past three years at school. This event also made us realize that graduation was very close and we talked of future plans. Kathy Blim, junior, was mistress of ceremonies, and Julie Eldredge, senior president, expressed thanks from the graduating class. Mr. Glenn Van Laningham, executive director of the Family Con- sultation Center, was the guest speaker. His message was a timely one - The Family of an Employed Motherw. He presented useful guidelines to help us balance our careers and family lives. The J-S banquet provided atmosphere, refresh- ment, reflection and reward and we thank the juniors for making this an occasion we shall cherish. Sue Stuber, 368 5 Q . Two M-K graduates 1968 pose with their M-K graduate mothers. Mrs, Paul E. Harms, ,39g Nancy Harms, Karleen Strand, Mrs. Harold Strand, '44.