Rex Hospital School of Nursing - Nightingale Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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LUCILLE S. WOODARD Enfield, N. C. A frienly smile, a winning way, Q, Lucy'll stay young for many a dayf' ' 'f Beta Gamma '42, '43g Superlative '44g NIGHTIN- GALE Staff '44g American Red Cross Nursing Serviceg Student Reserve. Beta Gamma and Royster 54041211 MISS ABERNATHY, Beta Gamma MISS HARRELL, Royster Medal 27

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JEAN TURBYFILL Baltimore, Md. Turby's a leader--no less! She'll be the best in any test. Beta Gamma '42, '43, '44, Glee Club '42, Student Council '42, '43, NIGHTINGALE Staff '44, United States Cadet Nurse Corps, American Red Cross Nursing Service, Student Reserve. HELEN WADE Raleigh, N. C. Never a worry, nevefr a care, Take it easy, if you dare. Glee Club '42, '43, Beta Gamma '42, '43, Class Poet '44, United States Cadet Nurse Corps, American Red Cross Nursing Service, Student Reserve. HESTER P. WAYNE Lake Waccamaw, N. C. Sometimes she's serious, sometimes gay, You'll like her if she's either way. Beta Gamma '42, '43, '44, Class Secretary and Treasurer '42, Class President '43, '44, Student Council '43, '44, Glee Club '42, '44, Superlative '44, United States Cadet Nurse Corps, American Red Cross Nursing Service, Student Reserve. 26

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CLASS HISTORY On the third of September 1941 we twenty-eight hopefuls presented ourselves to Rex Hospital School of Nursing, young, naive and cherishing a deep and secret hope for something special to come of these three years of training. We embarked on our first days with zeal and feverish determination to work hard and so become good nurses-to make the most of every moment. The first weeks and months were hard. With work and study and adaptation to new surroundings we were pretty exhausted at the end of the day and were ready to tumble into bed. Finally the great day came when We were to go on the halls and begin work with the patients. I'm sure that none of us ever felt quite so stupid and awkward as we did that morning when we were confronted with a patient to bathe. That was really most disconcerting and I would gladly have changed places with some other person just to have been outside again. However, we finaly became accustomed to the ways of a hospital and grew adept to caring for helpless people. Then came the white caps-that symbol of dignity that every nurse cherishes. Just a white scrap of linen but oh, how much pride and dignity it held for each one of us. In the year that followed we did many routine duties, thereby we became more aware of the work that we had undertaken and more conscious of the traditions that a nurse is privileged to and be a part of. All our days were filled with new undertakings, but there was always fun and good companionship. Our social events were many and varied and will always be re- rnernbered. Next came the Black Bands' which made us seniors. With it came new responsi- bilities that we shouldered with glad hearts and we knew that our goal was nearly reached. At last! The great day-that day of all days which we had striven for was at hand. We were to graduate! Our three years have been grand. Full of work and good fun. Because we have high hopes for the future, we shall leave Rex joyfullyg but because we have gotten here memories never to be forgotten or quite replaced by the new we shall learn re- gretfully. RUBY LEE GIBSON. SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Heavens, there goes Aliese Abernathy or should I say Mrs. Elmond Upchurch. Gee, that sounds funny, but the things that do happen, her working at Goldsboro just until the war was over-for Elmond to come home. Now that must be just a memory-her three children keep her busy most of the time. Oh I wish Miss Williams would let Turbyfill off duty on time so we could talk over the good old days, being her assistant she has managed to keep in touch with almost everyone. Look here!! here's Maude Parrish-or Mrs. Doug Guthrie with her five children Cshe always said she was going to do it-you know Maude? I guess she's planning to spend the Week-end with Turbyfill and myself-but didn't she know housing was limited? But wait a minute, here comes Turbyfill. I guess she can give us the low-down on most of our girls-she sure could back in '44. Honestly, I always knew Dorothy Edgerton would have trouble making up her mind who to marry. I hear she's still trying. Speaking of marriages, at last there are four girls in our class We never worried about being old maids. We knew before they got out of training that they were married. 28