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

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AK IT Ill! LEAVE IT! We the Class of '54 Have been Through ---- I But never no more. We do hereby bequeath to you- TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! It's the best we can do! SECTION I United We Stand! ARTICLE I To the Faculty, we leave our apologies - need we say more! ARTICLE ll To the Doctors, we leave our heart felt gratitude for their PATIENTS - what would we have done without them? ARTICLE III To the Interns, we leave a pair of field glasses, to be shared equally, during Suntan Season! ARTICLE IV To the Hospital, we leave the following recommendations for the Utopian Hospital Plan: I. No Visitors! 2. No Flowers! 3. No Patients!!! ARTICLE V To the House Mothers, and Hostesses, we leave a siren -- to be blown every night at IO:3O Sharp! ARTICLE VI To the Rising Seniors, we leave a box of yeast - hoping they'll RISE!! ARTICLE VII To the Rising Juniors, we also leave a box of yeast --hoping they'lI Rise too!! SECTION II Divided We Fall: ARTICLE VIII I. Betty Taylor leaves her ability to ask the right question at the wrong time to -- Ann Brady. 2. Lona Worrell leaves her love of wild parties to Catherine Parker. 3. June Beasley leaves on the next bus for Raleigh Route Three. 4. Barbara Clark leaves her short hair cut to - Florence Chaffee, the barber shop is just down the street -- if they can't cut it we know who can. 5. Joyce Harper leaves her romantic ideas to - Ann Dickerson. 6. Audrey Morgan leaves - with the ice man! 7. Lector Lynam leaves her new look to the Fashion Plate. 8. Jerry Hollars left Charlotte Memorial - to come to Rex! Good Girl! 9. Juanita Stallings leaves her famous Be-Bop steps to Arthur Murray. IO. Melrose Coward leaves - with no regrets.

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DRG HAIR 'l' wontinueill 4:07 A.M. What's that I smell--it's smoke!! I-ib Fuller, Head Nurse of Pediatrics just exploded latter a run in with Dr. Lawrencel setting the hospital on fire. Clang, Clang, Clang -Lector Lynam, driving her fire truck just ran over three pedestrians, one adult and two kids, rushing to the fire - lDUM DE DUM DUM! 4:O7V2 A.M. Everything is under control now - only damage - Two crushed egos and three of Lector's curls. lShe got too close to the fire.! Someone iust hit me with a pint, felt more like a fifth -- no it's a milk bottle. Just Betty Schnidt with her friendly greetings. She drives a milk wagon - To show my appreciation I climb in beside her. She tells me Jerry Nelson and Jerry Hollars quit basketball and fled to de hills to de distilling business - must be de good ole mountain dew. 4:35 A.M. We pass Adaline Vann, selling flowers on the street. She figures to make more money that way. Just played a hunch - that's what she did. Just played a hunch!! Lona Worrell iust crossed the street to the orphanage - little old to be an orphan -- no she's the matron. Who is that little woman sitting on the curb? lt's Becky Jackson Warrick - She has suffered in- somnia ever since Woody left. Schnidt drops me off at the corner -June Beasley helps me to my feet - She has only three more years to wait for the wedding. She tells me Bonds has taken the fatal plunge and has three little girls. You know what, they all three giggle. lDUM DE DUM DUM! Manie Richardson iust tipped her cap on her way to work. She took Mrs. Stripling's place in the clinic. it's 5:07 A.M. Mary Lamb just stumbled off the bus. Ray stumbled behind her. They are stumbling to City Hall. 5:18 A.M. Here comes Frances Dunn wearing a flowing robe. What's that you're wearing Frances? lt's a nun's habit. l'm a nun . - Just getting the facts mam, iust getting the facts. The babies are awake -the mothers are awake - the aides are awake - so are the internes lthey left three hours ago! You wonder about me?? l'm awake too, Miss Cheek iust woke mel Oh! Oh! Three more months restriction-sans cap. DRAG A HAIR NET. lDUM DE DUM DUM! GWEN TALLY Class Prophetess

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TAKE I 1111 LEAVE IT! lllontinlleil II. Gwendolyn Tally leaves her gold teeth at home so no one will rob her when she goes out. 12. The Night Duty girls leave Peggy Shackleford -n a mouth gag and a sound proof room - have a big time Shackleford! 13. Janice Brady leaves her lonely evenings spent in the library to Ruth Langston - We advise you girls to ioin the lonely hearts club. 14. Becky Warrick, Suggie Styres, Manie Richardson, and Bobbie Pollard - left to get married. 15. Clara Stallings leaves her unique laugh to - Faye Burns. 16. Mary Lamb leaves her record of ANCHORS AWAY to - Faye Oliver - why so patriotic, girls! 17. Jay Given leaves her copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People to - the Nursing Office. 18. Betty Baggett leaves her alert wide awake manner to - Pete Cash. 19. Jane Lattam leaves her yankee brogue to the Yankees - yank got a chance among us rebels. 20. Betty Best leaves her singing voice - to the birds! 21. Leona Marshburn leaves her skill in playing bridge to - the card shark - Hoyle. 22. Jo Ann Macon leaves the telephone booth - only when absolutely necessary. 23. Frances Dunn leaves her loud boisterous ways to Hope Hunt. 24. April Riley, leaves her ability to get her boy of the week , without being too noticeable to -- Elsie Blalock. 25. Betty Schnidt leaves her unprofessional air to - Peggy Cooper. 26. Lib Fuller leaves her calm serene moods to Mother Campbell - to be used only when making room inspection. 27, Jean McDaniel leaves, Miss you while you're gone, bye! 28. Sue Brown leaves her love for men, money and matrimony, to - Ann Jones. 29. Frances Alderman leaves her Wise and Otherwise actions to - Jane Warren. 30. Jerry Nelson leaves her love for a good clean joke to Ruth Page. 31. Ann Smith leaves to make a million dollars ---- 32. Adaline Vann leaves to help her spend it ! ! 33. l, Genevieve Bonds, leave for the hills while l'm still able, before this annual comes back from the press. We Saw It: Wreck from Rex. Bundle of Nerves. I DUN IT. GENEVIEVE BONDS