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

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Class ef 1970 Row 1 fl la rj: Paula Osborn, Cathi Paulsen, Pamela Olson, Susan Hart, Janan Baer, Shirley Heintz, Nadine Houglum, Kathleen Gill, Rita Tuttle, Christine Birkholz, Sue Rudie. Row 2: Nancy Schavey, Ann Mauss, Kathleen Kinney, Sue Pearce, Mary Thompson, Vicki Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Rosemary Van Pelt, Elsa Bueide, Ruth Kenow, Corinne Douglas, Joan Horstmann, Cathy Nelson. Row 3: Joyce Potter, Vione Halverson, Dorothea Esklund, Janine Hubalek, Debbra Kenyon, Linda Briggs, Ann Hodge, Marlene Jorgensen, Marilyn Norgrant, Catherine Lynn, Leora Wilson, Carol Oldenburg, Linda Wedebrand, Diane Musgjerd. Row 4: Gloria Brink, Darla Burmeister, Janette Wilhelm, Beck Anderson, Mary Kroupa, Betty Keyes, Kristine Tate, Diane Aulich, Deborah Madsen, Sallie Pennington, Diana Prescher, Melanie Speiser, Pamola Sheahan, Marsha Boyd. Not on picture: Patsy Struck. HIHH Receives Hward The Rochester Methodist Hospital was selected by the award committee of the Modern Hospital Magazine as the Modern Hospital of the Monthn in December 1967. The awards are made on the basis of excellence of architectural design, func- tional planning, economy of construction and oper- ation, and proper provision for hospital needs of the community. These are all determined by a study of the architects, plans. The award consists of a certificate. The December issue of the Modern Hos,bz'tal M ag- azine carried a four-page article including photo- graphs of various areas in the hospital and the cover was an enlargement of part of the mosiac mural depicting the renewal of life as witnessed in the life of Job which is located on the north wall of the main lobby. Gilherta Durland Hward Nadine Houglum, Class of 1970, of Kenyon, Min- nesota was the recipient of the 12th annual Gil- berta Durland Award. i Nadine achieved and maintained the highest academic average 8.6555 in her class during the f freshman year. a The presentation of the elif silver medallion and the 3100.00 check was made by Mr. Harold Mickey at the all school assembly on September 4, 1968. Honorable mention for this award go to Kathleen Gill, Spring Valley and Paula Osborn, Dodge Center, Minnesota.

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Candlelighting CANDLELIGHTING PARTICIPANTS Ann Strandemo, Chaplain Toews, Miss Eleanor Smith On the evening of Jan. 4, 1968, the final Candle- lighting Service in the long succession of this tradi- tional ceremony took place at Christ United Meth- odist Church. The service followed the pattern used for the past twelve years. The freshmen CCZass Qf 79705, attired for the first time in the complete uniform of the school, proceeded into the auditor- ium before the audience of parents, upper classmen, faculty, and friends. Participating in the program were Miss Eleanor Smith, director, Reverend A. L. Toews, chaplain, Miss Ann Strandemo, Student Association presi- dent who portrayed Florence Nightingale, and Mr. Dale Mundahl, organist. For this last Candlelighting at Methodist-Kahler Miss Smith wanted to keep the event as traditional for this class as for all others so they too could exper- ience and have pleasant recollections of this service, its purpose, and its meaning. A chapter in the history of the school could be written on these ceremonies, as all M-K grads have in their memory vivid recall of the Capping , Recognition'7, or Candlelighting Service in which they were participants. THE MEANING OF CANDLELIGHTING fo one of the participants in the Class of 1970. The Candlelighting Service will always remain as an unforgettable moment to me, a freshman. I had finally attained one goal towards which I had been striving during the twelve weeks of the first quarter: I was ready to wear the white uniform of the school and the beloved white cap which is one way of identifying Methodist-Kahler School. With my head held high, I proudly marched down the aisle in the presence of my friends and relatives who for the first time were viewing me in my role as a student nurse. Not until I started to recite the Nurses Pledge did I begin to really understand the meaning of this event. This was only the beginning! The next two and a half years there will be much for me to learn and I will have many experiences and en- counter situations which will give me a clearer understanding of the words I repeated on this night. They will serve as a beacon to the future. As Ann Strandemo, senior, attired in the uniform of Florence Nightingale led our class out of the sanctuary, this signified for me her leading us into the nursing profession. The candles we carried lighted the path before us. We must never let these candles be extinguished from our hearts. Their comforting light can illuminate our way to a clearer understanding of what nursing is all about. Jean Potter, '70 CANDLELIGHTING - To a Junior A year ago, I climbed the stairs to light my candle from that of Florence Nightingale. This year I sat in the audience as an upperclassman, really seeing for the first time the beauty of the candle- lighting ceremony and for the Hrst time grasping the meaning of the Nurse's Pledge. In the time since my candlelighting ceremony, I have devel- oped a philosophy of nursing, a deep conviction of the meaning to be found in our profession through commitment. During the same time, it had been easy to become preoccupied with the day-to-day aspects of nursing-the care plans due that day and the concern of completing the physical care and the giving of medications on time. With such preoccupations, it had become at times convenient to forget the individual around whom centered so much activity-the patient. I had seen too many nurses ignore opportunities to commit themselves by becoming involved with the fascinat- ing people who needed them-their patients. It is relatively simple to give physical care and to pass out medications. It takes a dedicated professional nurse, committed to the aims of her profession, to interact with her patients on a person-to-person basis while she performs her assigned duties. This takes additional time spent in listening and caring, but the rewards are great. Emphasizing my impression was one word in the pledge-zealously. Whatever happened to enjoying nursing, to finding joy in caring for others, and to communicating genuine enthusiasm for the ideals of our profession? This quality above all attests to the degree of our commitment, and probably no other is so rapidly communicated or uncommun- icated to the patient. This initial transmission of our attitude determines the quality and effective- ness of the rest of the nurse-patient interaction. The essence, then, of candlelighting for me was renewing my belief in the goals and dedication underlying our relatively simple acts. It is more than a job one can forget at three o'clock, or a place to live between high school and marriage. It is a profession with its roots in genuine concern rj one human being for another, as Miss Smith stated. Candlelighting is a needed reminder of the ideals on which our profession rests. This ceremony is also reassurance of the inesti- mable value and rewards to be found in a life centered around commitment to and involvement with others. Nursing for me has become a part of my state of mind and state of being, a way of looking at and living life. Pat McFarlin, '69