Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing - Nucleus Yearbook (Sayre, PA)

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of our souls we joined in unison in repeating the Florenee Night- ingale Pledge. As American burst from the lips of the student nurses, par- ents and friends eould not help feeling proud of the girls who stood before them and the Wonderful profession they had ehosen. After the benedietion given by Rev. lYalter, the student nurses of the Robert Packer Hospital, eaeh proudly wearing her cap, left the ehureh eager to receive the Congratulations of parents and friends. -LEANOHIC Vosn, '44 C-XJQQDCERJLZD A JUNlOR'S PRAYER A eandle stood before me So slim and silvery white, 'l'hat even in the shadowy night She made my dark thoughts bright. She never saw a leaping flame This gentle, slender thing But syvays upon her fragile base While all, her praises sing. But what is happening to my beautiful ghost? She fliekers with a sigh. And suddenly shoots a blue white flame To all the Gods on High. So like my eandle, l hesitate Uautiously lieking the flame lvntil I can prove that my flame is pure And nurse, a worthy name. And so dear God, this .lunior's prayer Tonight is simply this. Please make my flame the whitest yet And I will live in bliss. J. X70Slllll'Q,'ll. .. .. -- .- - - - -1-n-The Nueleus 10122 - Page Forty one- - - - -u-.--.-.--..-

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CAPPING ANUARY 18, 1942, will al- ways linger i11 the 1119111- ories of forty-two girls who lliltl completed their preelinical period at tl1e Robert Packer Hos- pital a11d were IIOVV ready to re- eeive their caps at tl1e 0l0VC1ltll annual capping exercises. This was an iinportant step in their lives because tl1ey had proven hoth to themselves Zllld their sis- ter nurses tlltlif they were capable ot' receiving the digiiitied title of .lunior nurses. The exercises, as i11 tl1e pre- eeding years, were held i11 the Chureli of tl1e Redeeinerg a Cere- lllfllly never to be forgotten by those who attended. As tl1e strains of tl1e Mareliing Song, written by Rev. Glen B. Walter with Mrs. Katherine l'riee Kresge as organ aeeoni- panist resounded throughout the t'lllll'Cll, tl1e student nurses of tl1e Robert Packer llospital entered the ehureh, singing as they eanie. Following till' invoeation give11 hy Rey. Vllalter, Dr. Donald Guthrie, Sl11'g001l-lll-Cl1l0fl., eoni- pliniented us o11 our aeeoniplish- inents a11d advised 11s as to Olll' new responsibilities. lle also re- niinded 118 that a good nurse not Ulllf' practices a profession, lllli also possesses a11 art. A beautiful l'0lltllilOlI of tl1e l.ord's Prayer was given hy tl1e student ehorus lllltlCI' tl1e direc- tio11 ot llr. Martin. Miss J 11119 Ol'tllllYlOl', President ot' tl1e Senior Class, then wel- eonied 11s as sister nurses and eongratulated us upon our prog- ress. XVC, as young nurses, received our caps fl'0lIl Miss Nina A. Smith, Directress of Nurses, and Miss liillian B. Yontz, Assistant Direetress of Nurses, assisted by Miss Ruth tfooley and Miss Adella VVilson. Upon lighting our eandles from tilt? 0119 held by tl1e Spirit of Nursing, syniholized by Miss Gertrude Dobson, we re- solved we would carry o11 the spirit of nursing as it had been carried O11 before us. lVith this l'OS0l1lil0ll i11 niind and our faces alight with tl1e hope and joy t 1 l l t - 1 1 - 1 - 1 - -11--'The Nuelells 151432 1 PIIQIU F0I'Cy-H'- -- -' 1 -' - 1 '-

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