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

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WILMA DORIS WHITE Elizabeth City, North Carolina Mischievous to the imp degree. N .4 6 Hilda Kirbyg Becky Gradyg Sue Foster, Chief Marshalg Wilma White Dot Mosley J czrsfaf

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JEAN HARRIS TALTON Lenoir, North Carolina The language of friendship is not words, but meaning. VICKIE VICTORIA STRUM Statesville, North Carolina Vivacious and lively. . .and sexy too! VIRGINIA LOUISE WADE Godwin, North Carolina Gin She can resist everything but temptation. fa nmuvumvn mmm -muwwumumul-EHLIHWWNWW

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Sklar jflsfor Here it is, August 19, 1966. This is the day we, the class of 1966, graduate. We will walk down the long halls and steps of the dorm we have come to know so well--on, as Rex graduates. We will receive our pins and diplomas for which we have waited so long. It has been three years since we first entered the sometimes discouraging and yet rewarding life of a student nurse. Yes, it was September 10, 1963 when 37 bright-eyed girls hesitantly said good- by to family and friends and opened the door to an entirely new life, a life of hard study, clinical laboratory experiences, and fun as only a dormitory filled with student nurses can have. Our freshman year proved to be an exciting and unbelievable one at N.C. State University. Remember the odds of ten boys to every girl and the anat- omy labs with dear old kitty Samantha and her innards? Our knowledge of the hos- pital at this point included bedbaths and backcare carried out on Mrs. Chase in the Fundamental Lab. Finally we had arrived, our first day in the hospital. Decked in lab jackets and led by our capable and supporting instructors, we numbly walked to the clinical laboratory to serve mankind. Dorm life included water fights, iced tub baths in blue ink on birthdays, imitations by S. Burton, studying to all hours of the night, and talks with Mrs. J. .What would we have done without Mrs. I. 7 With a full year behind us, we proceeded on--on to capping. We will never forget our first feeling upon having our caps placed solemnly upon our heads by the Big Sister who had meant so much. With the advent of becoming Juniors, we began to more readily accept the increasing responsibility which faced us. Our most out- standing scholastic contribution of this year was our unforgettable N L N scores in Microbiology. I-low many times did we take that course, girls? D. Mosley repre- sented our school at the National Convention of the SNANC in California. What could have been more exciting than seeing the Golden Gate Bridge, catching the trolley cars to Fisherman's Wharf and walking down Market Street in San Francisco! We were also honored to have one of our girls, W. White to run as a candidate for state recording secretary of SNANC. So what if the majority used poor judgement in their choice of the wrong candidate! Our unfortunate loss of two students during this year was aided by the addition of three, now indispensable, students. They were beautiful and aged C. Riggs, tiny V. Isler, and talkative H. Kirby. Two members of our class, Betty Grady and Becky Grady, were overcome by the infectious love or- ganism. They now carry the full load of a student nurse, a wife, a cook thot meals?j and a housekeeper qclean bathrooms?J. Due to our industriousness and dedication, part of our class spent their vacation time in the honorable pursuit of educating cer- tain males to the life habits of student nurses on the sunny shores of O.D. Each day P. Mitchell led the beachcombers in a moment of absolute devotion to the memories of Morehead. Our Senior year began with our Banding Ceremony. Somehow, we were the dig- nified Seniors. Five of our girls were honored by being tapped into Santa Filomena. They were S. Foster, P. Mitchell, B. Grady, D. Mosley, and W. White. In Septem- ber, eight of our girls packed up for the Hill. In their leisure time, they returned to analyze the remaining class members as to their mental diagnoses. About this .-1. U-, ...il ,imma