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

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HIL Sam For more than eight years Mr. Sammie Nelson, better known as 'fSam',, has been on intimate terms with every classroom, office, and the other buildings used by the school, thus he is well known by the teachers and students. Not only does Sam keep our school and part of our dormitory meticulously clean, but with his powerful hands he moves all heavy articles around the school with rugged skill, yet handles all our china and breakables with protective care. Both faculty and student requests for special assistance have been unfailingly met. Sam has always been a busy, hard-working man. Before coming to Rochester, he and his wife farmed for many years near Pine Island. In 1955 he joined the RMI-I staff as a houseman and in 1960 was assigned to the school. 'CI like my work - I try to keep the school so clean that no student will ever have to apologize for it.', Stunts that cause property damage, how- ever, make his temperature rise. Sam is close to students and understands them, we all are familiar with his cheerful smile and warm HI-Ii . Perhaps it's not unrealistic to conclude that Sam7s homemade brand of discipline and advice often delivered without the knowledge of the faculty has contributed to character building in a few students. During his spare time Sam enjoys Hshing and does carpentry work and gardening around his home. When our school closes in 1970, he plans to retire and move into a new home located on the Mississippi River at Wfabasha. The senior class wishes Sam the best, for all the happiness he has radiated with his smile and gen- uine concern. 'fThank you, Samf' Mary Behnke, 368 In November 1967 Dina O. Bremness, '27 retired from her position of administrator at the Glenwood Community Hospital. She had held that position for 35 years. In 1946-47 she served as president of the Minnesota Hospital Association. She now lives in Florida. Ill-H Graduate Gu-Huthnr Mrs. Harold Dison Ulforma Greenler, '52j is the co-author with Minette Nast Uatebf member zyf the faculgf, Hosjbitalfor Special Surgegz, New Torkj of the 4th edition of Simplified Drugs and Solutions Man- ual for Nurses. Mrs. Dison did the revision of this edition as Minette Nast was unable to do so because of illness. The new manual includes a simplified, thorough review of elementary arithmetic, the interrelation- ships of the metric and apothecary systems, exercises which apply these basics to clinical dosage calcula- tions, and new illustrations which demonstrate the relationships of various types of measurement equipment. A new presentation of the common household utensils which can be used for measure- ments has been added. The paper covered manual is 5M X 8M in size, contains 86 pages, 7 illustrations and costs 82.50 per copy. It was published in March 1968 by C. V. Mosby Company. The first three editions of this manual have been used primarily in Solutions and Dosage courses in Schools of Practical Nursing, however, it has also been adopted as a basic study guide in all types of nursing programs. Mrs. Dison held faculty positions at Methodist- Kahler as an assistant instructor in science, instruc- tor in Chemistry and medical-surgical nursing from 1952 - 1961. She holds a B.A. Degree from Val- paraiso University. Last year Mrs. Disonis first book, entitled An Atlas of Nursing Techniques , was published by C. V. Mosby Company. Retired Army Major Ethel Sylvester, 334 died on january 18, 1968 in the Veterans Hospital at Fargo, North Dakota. She was 55 years old and had been ill for several years. She served in the Nurse Corps for 16 years and had a 3 year tour of dity in several hospitals in Germany during World War II. She retired from military service on May 1, 1959 and returned to her home town Wadena, Minnesota where she had resided until her illness. Mrs. Henry Rader CNorma Bornfield, ,240 passed away on November 5, 1967. Mrs. L. C. Stuber CFern Heelland, '-Ml, passed away on january 31, 1968. Mrs. D. W. McConnell CLeona Dale, '32l, died on july 14, 1968. She had been ill for more than a year.

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Esther Roesti Director of Nursing X Ruth Bushee Joyce Kulus Assistant Director of Nursing Assistant Director of Nursing Supervlsnru Staff Pearl Hendricks Eighth Floor Nursing Department Grace Lahre Fifth Floor Vera Mae Darr Seventh Floor Q N X I, nfs X 3 bc , x XX, if W N Esther Merry Joan Kerkhoff S' th Fi r Fourth Floor IX O0 i Ruth B Erdman Rosemary Westin 'sor Alnora Pa I ' - u son or Night Supervisor Evening Supervi Scheduling Supervis 31 'K is 5 1 3' .2

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miss Pladson Hetires Miss Nina Pladson, a faculty member known by hundreds of students, retired in August of 1968 after 26 years of service to the Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing. Miss Pladson graduated from the Kahler Hos- pitals School of Nursing in 1927. She attended State Teachers College in Mayville, North Dakota, and in 1947 she received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota. In 1951 she earned a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University. Her broad experience in nursing and in nursing education have made Miss Pladson a valuable member of the faculty. Her first position was head nurse at the Worrall Hospital Qtwo yearsl. Succeed- ing positions included that of supervisor Qfveyearsl and assistant superintendent Ctwo yearsj at Robert Long Hospital, University of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, instructor in nursing arts at Bismark Hos- pital, Bismark, North Dakota Cone yearj, assistant dean of women, State Teachers College, Mayville, North Dakota fthree uyearsj, instructor in nursing arts at Brokaw Hospital, Normal, Illinois Coneyearl, and instructor in charge of nursing courses during the freshman year at Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing C26 yearsj. Miss Pladson has always exemplified a role model of a nurse that students found inspirational. Her modern philosophy of nursing was consistently re- flected in all of her teaching. Her skill in demon- strating nursing care transformed the classroom setting into a realistic situation-revealing, perhaps, a hidden talent for acting. She also looks like an ideal nurse - impeccably groomed, attractive, calm and poised. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Miss Pladson provided understanding guidance to stu- dents in other roles. For 18 years, while she served as residence director at Colonial House, Delano, Palmer and Damon Halls, she listened to students' Problems, met their boy friends, shared the excite- ment of plans for careers and weddings. As adviser to the Classes of 1945, 1948, 1956, 1959 and 1962, she spent 15 years helping students to achieve group identification through social and organiza- tional activities. Miss Pladson's retirement marks the end of an era in the history of the school. The fall of 1968 is the first year in which no freshmen students were admitted g therefore, the nursing fundamentals de- partment was discontinued. During the years that Miss Pladson was in charge of this department, she helped it to grow. The staff was increased from two to five, which made it possible to provide guidance by instructors for students when they were in the clinical area. The physical facilities of the depart- ment were also improved. From its overcrowded and unattractive location in the basement of Kahler Hall, the department was first moved to the fourth floor of the Worrall Hospital annex and in 1966 to the fifth floor of the Colonial Building. Miss Pladson's skill in planning, and her good taste in decor, produced classroom facilities that were func- tionally efficient and attractive. On July 8, a party in her honor was held at Clara Madsen Hall and students, faculty and hos- pital staff came to wish her well. Miss Pladson now resides in her home town of Hatton, North Dakota, with a sister and brother. IH-H Graduate Promoted A news release sent from the Activities Ofiice of Walter Reed Army Medical Center reported that on January 18, 1968 Army Nurse, Major Marian C. I. Kennedy CMarz'an Itse, '47j, was pro- moted to Lieutenant Colonel in a ceremony at Walter Reed Hospital where she is a Supervisor of a surgical unit. Lieutenant Colonel Kennedy entered the mil- itary service in 1943 and served as a staff nurse in Iran and Italy until 1946 when she left the service. She was then employed as a head nurse at the Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, Washington until 1951 when she re-entered the Army Nurse Corps. Her assignments since then were at Fort Lewis, Washington, two tours of duty in Japan, one in Okinawa, and at Fort Benning Georgia, Fort Leav- enworth Kansas, Fort Belvoir Virginia and in Korea just prior to her assignment at Walter Reed in October 1966. Nurse Kennedy and her husband Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Kennedy live in Silver Springs, Maryland. From Ruth Haarsma, '65, Jos, North Nigeria, W. Africa, January 1968: My work continues to be interesting-so many illnesses which I only read about and never saw while a student are becoming a real experience. In February I will be leaving the mission station for a few months of intensive language study. So far I have had to communicate through an inter- pretor which has many disadvantages.. In May I will begin teaching a course in anatomy to a class of mid-wives and thanks to all that I learned while at M-K I think I'll be able to man- age.