Presbyterian St Lukes Hospital School of Nursing - Alpha Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1953 volume:

I C cip and (Si Le ( la56 1953 C liicaqo, ■ 3 ' iiinois raduation t. fames ' ( piicopai C LurcL ucaao reJ i3all, wkoie ubion and iLiii created our f urded ' JdeaitL Service and 1 -13 and wLoSe cea6eie56 and untinn e odi and entkuiiastic manage- ment 6erue to ive a vital and expanding deruice to our mental and pLi iical LealtL. Page 5 Greetings to you the Class cf 1953 of St. Luke ' s Hospital School of Nursing from the Board of Trustees, the Nursing Council, the Woman ' s Board, the Medical Board, the Alumnae Association, the Administration, the University of Illinois and your Faculty. Tonight the door opens to you for membership in a noble profession — a calling as old as mankind because the mother and the sister have always nur- tured humanity. As a profession vitalized by Florence Nightingale about one hundred years ago in the midst of disaster, each year has added substantial growth; nurses continue to stand steady in the face of difficulties; to plan in times of need all to the end that mankind may have intelligent, skillful and understanding nursing care. Society and each individual in society expects that you skillfully carry out doctors orders; that you have the necessary knowledge to intelligently observe the patient; to make him comfortable in mind, body and spirit, that you carry alone for long hours the responsibility of his care and treatment; and that you intelligently inform the doctor of his progress and the changes in his condition. Nursing care has become a com- plex undertaking and most challenging. There is an inter-dependance of the nursing profession upon the medical profession and the medical profession upon the nursing profession which is developing in the two groups a willing- ness and ability to face problems of health care jointly. For you, the Class of 1953, 1 hope you nioy have continued growth in knowledge, in nursing skill ond in spiriliial development; such growth loads to wisdom and to peace. Mtidoloino McC ' nnoll Piii -tor, Scliool ol Nursing Nursing Sorvico Paqp 6 Paqo 8 C ap and C mS6 ta Editors PATRICIA NIELSEN, MARY LOU TATRO Assistant Editor MARY SCHROEDER Literary AILEEN DAHL Art MARY LOU TATRO Adviser DORIS MOLBO CU Offi icers 1953- CL [ass President JOAN McALPIN 1st Vice President JEAN PRESBREY 2nd Vice President MARIAN RYDER Secretary NANCY STARK Treasurer MAY OMURA Faculty Adviser F. MARIAN ROBERTS Representative to Hamper HELEN CRANDALL i953-E CL ass President DELORES PETERSON 1st Vice President ELLEN LITTLEWOOD 2nd Vice President NANCY KING Secretary BARBARA CONROY Treasurer MARY SCHROEDER Faculty Adviser DORIS MOLBO Representative to Hamper HELEN BROWN Page 9 of i953-B REED, GWENDOLYN RIEMERSMA, RUTH SCHROEDER, MARY SIEGLINGER, ROBERTA 1 STOAKS, LuELLEN TATRO, MARY THIEMANN, JANET VAN DEN BERG, JOYCE an d to cai irij mij tkovK lih into riendtij deeds, f7L ClaiS of 1953 VAN DYKE, CAROLYN VAN ORT, ELVA VESPA, DIANA WARNACK, BETTY WILSON, MARIAN WOLFF, JOAN ad6 Front — K. Morita, N. Goddard, G. Steineke, J. Mitchell, R. Wahlstrom, B. Fenner, N. Gruener. Back row— M. Polan, K. Nadosy, E. Plank, S. Symes, F. Slezak, L. Troncin, H. Hout, S. Majde. Front rcw seated — C. Gee, C. Darnstaedt, S. Pastoor, M. Greene, N. Hall, A. Snyder, L. Clarke, P. Tischer, D. Van Dyke, D. Smith. 2nd row seated — M. Harper, L. Lander, C. Starner, F. McKinney, C. Habley, P. Means, M. Oldenburg, M. Meyer, K. Porter, E. Rang, K. Deichl, V. MacDade, M. Gillian, H. Bush. Standing — B. Cruzan, B. Frederick, I. Weiler, N. Schleh, D. Overand, M. Smith, M. Jibson, L. Mor- thorst, M. Richards, C. Moore, B. Herbert, J. Wells, Z. McKibben, M. Brechbill. Seated on floor — J. Hooper, B. Sowers. Seated— C. Lofgren, V. Hirzel, J. Fleer, C. Sering, D. Reimers, M. Vogel, G. Watkins, J. Hawkins, E. Kansas, L. Jensen, L. Palmer, E. Filak. Standing — B. Hodgin, B. Netherland. FronI low I. Reoso, E. Thomas, E. Likind, W. Rrlzu, D. Koons, D. Moiion, F. Bute. Second low J. Irey, N. Lewis, C. Falbe, V. Mislialow, W. Foushco, C. Jesko, D. Gaare, B. Meyer. Third row E. Kuchenbecker, H. Hubboll, S. Heacock, Marilyn Johnson, S. Sautter, N. Murray, L. LoClerc, E. Fonder, M. Millott, B. Havens, B. Boss, J. Warder, L. Eisner, M. WoMnqarton. Seated— L. Rhine, E. Swool, F. Ilolmos, H. Slolan, P, Timm, D. Busch, M. Dobslaw, A, Drew, J. Hawley, Standing M. Walormnii, M. LoBaron, E. Royor, G. Rinki nin, M. Giilirrroz, C. Moon y, M. Johnson, M. Tonal Pago ?.0 1956- Clan Front — M. Cannuthers, J. Novotny, J. Borton, J. Weeks, C. Hall, J. McBride, B. Bergevin, D. Carlson, D. Phillips, M. Strobel. Middle— H. Bland, J. Kamens, D. Seyfang, D. Barth, L. Draft, M. Curtis. Back — D. Veinbergs, M. Anchambeau, K. Lahr, J. James, J. lursinic, D. Wallace, H. Hamer, P. Goble, M. Sinclair, M. Winkle, L. Olson, A. Neubaur. Page 21 FA MIL I A R Seated— M. Scott, F, Hedges, D. Carlson, R. Baker, P. Pettijohn, D. Sportolari, D. Gilbo, M. Miller, V. Goode, L. Ferro, J. Peterson. Standing — J. DeMars, N. Hayes. Senior Jaculti Seated— O. Richardson, M. Miller, P. Willmak, S. Yeomans, M. Johnson, D. Blackburn, S. Zeeman, M. McConnell, E. Rudolph, I. Gindele, H. Colberg, M. Roberts, R. Osbourn, A. Myers, M. Sleinke. Standing— M. Moughton, M. Moss, M. Kuhiscz, E. V tu do Sloeg, V. Griftilh, M. Anlo, M. Boll, E. Stewart, D. Molbo. Pago 24 ecioilties Page 25 Page 28 Paqo 33 Page 32 Page 35 Page 37 a66 tke class i953-i3, jyeinc sound mind, do wiii and Lee ueatL tke o To the faculty we will our integrity. To the first semester seniors we will our time spent in charge on shifts and nights. To the juniors we will our understanding attitudes towards our little sisters. To the freshmen we will our books and our many hours spent in class. To the probies we will our determination. We made it; so can you. I, Diane Phillips, will my ability to stick to a diet to the bitter end to Sally Carroll. We, Barb Edgar and Gwen Reed, will any double room in Schweppe to any two students who can stand to live together as long as we did. , Mary MuUiken, will my private telephone to anyone who thinks she needs one — who doesn ' t ! ! , Ruth Riemersma, will my senior late leaves to anyone who has more op- portunities to use them than I have. , Sylvia Dalton, will my hyperactivity to Eleanor Kansas. , Audrey Anderson, will my interest in medical students and internes to Mary Lou Jibson who is very capable of continuing the examples I have set. , Mary Schroeder, will my interest in professional nursing activities to Trinka Harper. , Janet Thiemann, will my adeptness with the female head of hair to any- one with a sharp pair of scissors. , Barbara Berch, will my daily (or nightly) letter-writing to the rest of the wartime widows. , Rita Leslie, will my job as scrub nurse for a certain doctor to any student who can prove she has at least one wooden leg. , Jean Domke, will my interest in tall blondes to Marge Vogel — just so she will have a variety. , Roberta Sieglinger, will my love for knitting and other domestic activities to Pat Means. , Mary Maupin, will my many problems to Kathy Nadosy. , Ruth Van Ort, will my ability to get and drive Jack ' s car to Eleanor Filctk because she never has one to ride around in. , Dolores Peterson, will my calla lilies to the next spring bride. , Joan Wolff, will my bottle of peroxide (since I don ' t use it any more) to Carolyn Carr. , Ellen Littlewood, will my conscientious attitude towords nursing to Noldo Gruener. , Anne Keller, will my excess men to Diane Overand. ou Ln Poqo 40 I, Nancy King, will my soprano voice to Zelma McKibben. I, Paula Petty, will my red hair to Dee Gaare just in case hers ever begins to fade. I, Sheila McCann, will my versatile voice to the St. Luke ' s Chorus. I, Barb Conroy, will my long honey-blonde hair to Sue Symes. I, Blanche Cravener, will my long hours spent in making caps to Lucille McKinney. L Martha Luman, will my job at chaperoning (?) my classmates to Barb Sowers and Jane Hooper. I, Diana Vespa, will my calmness and poise to Jean McArthur. I, Caroline Connor, will my many fears and phobias to Harriet Bush. I, Jean Meyer, will the whole state of Texas to anyone who wants it. I, Melba Fink, will my car to Donna Smith so she won ' t have to keep bor- rowing one to drive. I, Lila Potter, will my many hours spent on night duty to any student who can stay out until 10:50 P.M. as often as 1 did and still get to work on time. I, Joyce VanDenBerg, will a few of my extra inches to Katie Morita who may have use for them. 1, Mary Lou Tatro, will my interest iti the more intellectual things of life to Butch Gillian. I, Lu Ellen Stoaks, will my precise nursing care to the probies. I, Betty Lee Warnack, will my even temperment to Modesto Gutierrez. I, Mickey Nielsen, will my trim figure to Marlene Polan. We, Helen Brown and Marilyn Brons, will our ukeleles to any two students who don ' t mind getting beaten over the head by their classmates. I, Carolyn Van Dyke, will my trips to allergy clinic to Barb Havens and Nancy Lewis. I, Carolyn Clawson, will my evening naps to anyone who likes to do her washing and ironing in the middle of the night. I, Donna Miller, will my vip, vim, vigor, and vitality to Helen Hout. I, Mary Lou McCosh, will the solution with which I clean my diamond to Dean Van Dyke. I, Nancy Kruger, will my worries to anyone who thinks she can bear up un- der the strain. I, Marge Neumann, will the Atlantic Ocean to anyone who will build a bridge between Chicago and England. I, Marian Wilson, will my love of agriculture to Sally Pastoor. I, Joan Nelson, will my quiet sense of humor to Paulette Timm. I, Aileen Dahl, will the time spent listening for my buzzer to ring to anyone who gets enough calls to make it worth her while. Page 41 May 1, 1963 Miss Doris Molbo President, St. Luke ' s Alumnae Association Chicago, Illinois Dear Miss Molbo: — I am very sorry to have to write and tell you that none of the class of 1953B will be able to attend the alumnae banquet this year. I am particularly sorry about this as it has now been ten years since we graduated. However, all the members of our class have kept in fairly close touch with each other through round-robin letters, and I thought maybe since you were our sponsor you ' d be interested in knowing what each of the class members are now doing. I was very surprised to learn that Sheila McCann is director of The Sing- It-On-Key Choral Group — a nationally known musical organization. Her able assistant is Mrs. Jack Brown, the former Ruth Van Ort. They often broadcast over station U-G-H in Lost Acre, Arizona, The manager of this station is Barbara Edgar who says that they provide some of the best entertainment in the United States. The sponsor of the choral group is Petty ' s Purified Pup Poison, manu- factured by Paula May Petty. 1 heard a very startling bit of news a few days ago. Caroline Connor has recently purchased the Two Gun Bar in Broken Wheel, Wyoming, and is planning to hire only French bartenders. Her chief entertainers will be Helen Brown and Marilyn Brons playing Ukelele duets. Mrs. Don Baker (Gwen Reed) is now the mother of eight husky boys who really keep her busy. Every Saturday night Gwen and Don, who live in Dubuque, Iowa, hire Melba Fink as baby sitter while they do the town. By the way, Melba has a steady job as a ditch digger during the day, but feels that baby sitting keeps her somewhat in touch with the nursing profession. Ruth Riemersma is also in Iowa. She has been the only mail carrier in the town of Hospers since she graduated from St. Luke ' s. Near Hospers is a nudist camp run by none other than Anne Keller. However, Anne is considering mov- ing her colony to a warmer climate. Joan Wolff Holla and Mary Schroeder Hess are proprietors of the Clean- It-Yourself cleaning establishment. They have perfected a unique idea in this business. As each customer enters, they merely hand him a bottle of gasoline and show him into a cubicle where he proceeds to clean his own garments. You ' ll never guess who the latest fat lady of Ringling Brothers Circus is. It ' s none other than Marilyn Nielsen Sheldon. They say that Mickey is the fattest fat lady they have ever had. Her manager is Betty Lee Warnack who also runs a bookie joint back of Mickey ' s dressing room. However, this informa- tion is strictly confidential. LaVerne and I went to the horse races a few days ago and whom should we see but the track manager, Carolyn Van Dyke. She also substitutes as a jockey occasionally. Carolyn told us that she had received a long loiter Ironi Donna Miller a few days ago telling about lior work as Professor of Anthropology at Vassar Paqo 42 College. She makes extra money on the side by being official nui nui taster. Another classmate associated with an institution of higher learning is Carolyn Clawson Grisez who is policewoman in charge of all coeds on the Purdue University campus. Joyce Van Den Berg manages a midget show at Riverview Park in Chicago. During the winter months this troupe tours the southern states. Just in case you ever get into any trouble, I might mention that Martha human heads the We ' ll Catch You Yet Detective Agency. An added attrac- tion of this agency is the fact that they pass out free cigars to all clients. Mary Mulliken quit her job as head nurse on M-7 a few months ago and is now owner and manager of the Mulliken Rattletraps used car agency. They also furnish towing service for wrecked autos. While visiting in Chicago a few weeks ago, we stopped at the Chez Paree, and you ' ll never guess who ' s heading the chorus line there. None other than Rita Leslie. She is particularly famous for her bubble dance. Rumor has it that she is engaged to a Baptist minister. Rita told me that Aileen Dahl has become an authority on different religions of the modern world. Much of her knowledge was gained through experience. Another classmate who is still in the Chicago area is Mary Maupin. She works in Calumet City but refuses to divulge any information concerning her occupation. 1 was listening to the radio yesterday and happened to tune in station C-O-R-N in Mud Flat, Kentucky. Their featured vocalist is Nancy King Flanders who specializes in the singing of hill-billy tunes. Do you remember that Nancy Kruger and Diane Phillips got an apartment together right after going-out? Well, they spend their spare time playing tennis and are now national doubles champions. They are planning to play at Wimbledon next year. Marjorie Neuman Myrsten got tired of waiting for Carl, so she decided to go to England and marry him, and they have lived there ever since. Marge is now personal athletic instructor to the queen. Speaking of Europe, Mary Lou Tatro has taken up permanent residency there. During the summer she guides bicycle tours through several countries, but in the winter she lives in Paris and works as a can-can dancer. One of the most efficient TWA pilots is Audrey Anderson who started out as a stewardess but quickly advanced to a better-paying position. She says her job is very interesting since there are so many handsome co-pilots. Since Mary Lou McCosh Atkin hates cold weather so much, she and Tom moved of South America soon after their marriage and have lived there ever since. She spends all her spare time sewing for her seven children. You might remember that Barbara Berch went to the Phillipines in October of 1953. Well, ever since that time she has been overseer of a coffee plantation owned by Johnny and his native wife. Another classmate who is no longer in the United States is Diana Vespa. She has been supervisor of a hospital in Alaska for the past five years, and Page 43 there are rumors that she is planning to marry an Alaskan doctor. Also in Alaska is Marian Wilson who is a visiting nurse and does all her traveling per dogsled. Joan Nelson owns a racing car and last year won the 500 mile race at Indianapolis. Joannie ' s new motto is live fast and dangerously. Pint-sized Lu Ellen Stoaks has an unusual occupation for a woman. She operates a steam shovel at a mining project in Nevada. Lu loves her work and says she wouldn ' t trade it for anything. Roberta Sieglinger Foss is emcee of The Happy Time Television Show for Kiddies. Her own three children are always among the enthralled mem- bers of her audience. I ' m sure you remember Sylvia Dalton Searight — the second girl in our class to get married. Well, she and Howard are now medical missionaries in Timbuktu. 1 had a letter from her a short time ago, and they are enjoying their work very much. Ellen Littlewood is the new director of nurses at St. Luke ' s. That is an even harder job now than it was when we were in training since the student enroll- ment has passed the 500 mark. She sees her former roommate, Janet Thiemann Keplinger, quite often since Jan is beauty operator for the hospital. Blanche Cravener Snider still makes caps in her spare time for St. Luke ' s graduates, while her husband. Herb, is busy managing their 500 acre farm in Iowa Their newly built farm home includes an especially large sewing room specifically equipped for cap making. Believe it or not, Jean Meyer has stayed in Texas ever since leaving St. Luke ' s ten years ago, and owns a dude ranch near Houston. She takes personal charge of the small infirmary connected with the ranch. Barb Conroy Sunderland and Louie own and operate a filling station right in the middle of Death Valley. They quite often see St. Luke ' s graduates driving by in their Cadillac Convertibles on their way to California. Barb and Louie have no children but keep busy raising their many varieties of dogs. Lila Potter Moeller and Max spend all their time traveling around the United States selling magazine subscriptions. I understand that Lila has sold more subscriptions to the A.J.N, than any other person in the history of that magazine. Jean Domke Bernard and her husband, Dick, live in South Africa where Jean has been appointed as medicine man (or wom an) for one of the native tribes. Dick owns a trading post there, so Jean is able to obtain all the equip- ment she needs for her work. La Verne and I have three children now (two boys and a girl) and are still living in Kilgore. I still love to sew and make all the children ' s clothes. I hope the banquet will be a huge success this year, as it always is. Sincerely, Dolores Peterson Stosch Pago 44 1953- Crandall, Helen 28 Fairview Avenue, Maiden, Mass. Forman, Jean Cadott, Wise. Harper, Lois (Mrs. Harold Thill) 836 Hastings, Park Ridge, 111. Honholt, Ila (Mrs. Kenneth Raven) 408 E. Goodv in, Victoria, Texas (Home— 1012 Walnut, Batavia, 111.) Huff, Helen Rt. 5, Crown Point, Ind. Jones, Louise 20813 Cicero, Matteson, 111. King, Rosemary 624 S. 14th Street, Mattoon, 111. King, Wilma 300 A No. First Street, Fairfield, 111. Lamb, Nancy (Mrs. Albin Kisielius) 7253 So. Sacramento Ave., Chicago, III (Home— Rt. 3, Elkhart, Ind.) Layden, Marguerite (Mrs. John Denton) 415 E. Sycamore, Kokomo, Indiana (Home— 4855 Wolcott, Chicago, Illinois) Lenzini, Arlene Box 132, Centralia, 111. McAlpin, Joan Rt. 5, Crown Point, Ind., Box 278 Nielsen, Patricia (Mrs. James Hopkins) 1508 Clinton, Muskegon, Mich. Omura, May 1449 E. 56th Street, Chicago, 111. Payne, Susanne (Mrs. Hugh. M. Bryan) 237 Niharucho, Yokosuka, Japan Presbrey, Jean 530 South Avenue, Aurora, 111. Rentschler, Corrinne Bangor, Michigan Ryder, Marion 7740 Langley Avenue, Chicago, 111. Stark, Nancy (Mrs. Robert Elhott) 325 Anthony St., Glen Ellyn, IlL Wainford, Adela 282 Maine St., Brunswick, Maine Weidman, Barbara (Mrs. Raymond Clements) 413 N. II th Street, LaFayette, Ind. (Home— 5583 Washington St., Gary, Ind.: Winkler, Margaret 7541 South Wood Street, Chicago, IlL Zupan, Georgia 622 May Street, Waukegan, 111. i953-E Anderson, Audrey 2519 Westbrook Dr., Fronkhn Park, 111. Berch, Barbara 5537 South Aberdeen, Chicago, 111. Brons, Marilyn 533 South Princeton Ave., Villa Park, IlL Brown, Helen ....Box 148, New Bedford, 111. Clawson, Carolyn 608 Burlington Ave., Logansport, Ind. Connor, Carolyn 168 E. Pearson, Chicago, 111. Conroy, Barbara Donovan, 111. Cravener, Blanche (Mrs. Herbert Snider) 10930 South Hoyne, Chicago, IlL Dahl, Aileen 701 1 2 College Lane, Aledo, IlL Dalton, Sylvia (Mrs. Howard Searight) 1253 W. Taylor, Chicago, 111. Domke, Jean (Mrs. Richard Bernard) 6728 So. Chapell, Chicago, III. Edgar, Barbara North Henderson, 111. Fink, Melba 9952 Calumet Ave., Chicago, 111. Keller, Anne R. R. 1, Streator, 111. King, Nancy 1641 No. O ' Brien, South Bend, Ind. Kruger, Nancy R. R. 1, Sturgis, Mich. Leslie, Rita 1220 No. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, 111. Littlewood, Ellen 507 F Street, LaPorte, Ind. Luman, Martha 213 Wilder Street, Aurora, IlL Maupin, Mary 45 Waltham, Calumet, City, Ind. McCann, Sheila 1571 W. 2IIth Street, Torrence, CaliL McCosh, Mary Lou 414 E. Avenue A., Newberry, Mich. Meyer, Jean 302 Schunior, Edinburg, Texas Miller, Donna 559 pium, A urora, 111. Mulliken, Mary Box 206 H, Route 4, Shagbark Rd., Elgin, III. Nelson, Joan 5129 W. Cullom, Chicago, 111. Neumann, Marjorie 2910 Logan Blvd., Chicago, 111. Nielsen, Marilyn 1508 Clinton Street, Muskegon, Mich. Peterson, Dolores (Mrs. John Stasch) Kilgore, Nebraska Petty, Paula May 4020 Woodlawn, Western Springs, 111. Phillips, Diane 230 Sunset Ave., Glen Ellyn, 111. Potter, Lila R. R. 1, Elmhurst, 111. Reed, Gwendolyn Springville, Iowa Riemersma, Ruth Hospers, Iowa Schroeder, Mary 118 W. 34th Street, Steger, 111. Sieglinger, Roberta 701 E. 88th Place, Chicago, 111. Stoaks, LuEllen 106 South llth Street, MarshaUtown, la. Tatro, Mary Lou 52161 2 Lexington, Los Angeles, Calif. Thiemann, Janet Bloomingdale, IlL VanDenBerg, Joyce 491 Lincoln Ave., Holland, Mich. Van Dyke, Carolyn 461 Yuba, Muskegon, Mich. Van Ort, Ruth 300 Maple Lane, Thornton, III. Vespa, Diana 10722 So. Bensley Ave., Chicago, 111. Warnack, Betty Lee 753 W. Cushing, Decatur, III. Wilson, Marian Reason, 111. Wolff, Joan 3428 Emerald Ave., Steger, 111. Page 47 Paqc 43 I 1 I