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

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live hammered harder and faster through our second year of annual events, class projects, eapes .... l anuary, and Helen Shelly left us . . . less snacks and more blackouts Cah! that short but sweet mass meeting on the roof to honor the first blackoutj . . . the Hospital Day broadcast . . . the dizzy shifts of nights, days, week-ends, sand- wich sales, lawn socials and watching the boys off to war. lVe looked on regretfully as Dr. J. B. Cady led the parade of eight doctors and forty graduate nurses entering the service. And these things make history too-Miss Sinith's annual close-up inspection of our progress during those months spent on fourth floor: hours spent in publishing the Nucleus . . . choosing the Spirit of Nursing for the capping exercises in 1943 . . . the hours spent by the instructors, doctors and fellow-workers in guiding, advising and teaching to aid the beauty, durability and usefulness of our three year building project. Janice Ford left in March. NVe miss those three girls and 'twish we were 40 still. December T, 1941 stimulated a new perspective on the future . . . opinions, hopes, rumors of a shortened training period all added up to zerofwe will still be here in August. However, the construction work is finishedewe can spend the last three months polishing the rough corners, and we are impatient to show off the finished project. --RIARIAN REYNOLDS, '43 LIBCEBDGXQ Class Song Robert Packer stands protector To the ones who love her well. And the Valley of surroundings To our eyes, a story tells. Of the victories that await us, And the light that yet is bright, Of the knowledge that We've gathered, Beneath the Gold and XVhite. YVl1ite, it is the sign of fairness, And the Gold, the sign of hope. YVith these qualities Within us, XVith all problems we can cope. Xve will fight for Alina Mater, Both with courage and with might. For we're loyal to old Packer, And we love the Gold and VVhite. -lHAHlE Lovn, '43 -ALICE Gmswonn, '43 0--0--0--0--0--0--ov 0 0 0 0 o omni- The Nucleus 1943-Page F0l'ly-eight +0--0--0--o-bl-4--ov-0--0 0--0--0--of-0--1-so--I--0--0

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Class History The .sf1t'1u'f1t1rf's that we mise, Time is with H'2l1fIf? 'tIllS ffllcflg Our forluys and ywsfrwdays, Are the lalorlfs with ztfhiclz we buildw -The Builders N September 9, 1940, the first block in a Vast building project was slipped into place by forty energetic students entering the Robert Packer Training School. Even the rainy weather couldn't dampen our spirits as we started out the next morning fwhy? we went through the tunnel U. Three days later, our getting acquainted struggle was aided by a truck ride to Hammond Cottage for the annual corn roast. At the end of the first month our class had inereasede- well, anyway, we had enough extra pounds to make another girl! Then we lost a few at the Hallowe'en and lnitiation party, or maybe our worrying preceding it. lVe sawed, hammered and nailed through the days and weeks of classes, study, tests fthose bones weren't in our blueprints, but we felt compelled to use themj, chorus practices, chest X-rays and in- oenlations . . . days filled and brightened with holiday parties, dances, and bedtime snacks. There were special red-letter days, too . . . the day we wore our uniforms for the first time and those first endless hours on duty-two whole hours at once! . . . our first Christmas party and the new Philco. January the 19th, 19-L1 found our class intact, much to our sur- prise, especially after that fiery episode with the class records, and forty white topped heads were held just a little higher even though we were still just probies . Ours was the first class to try out the day-off and the eight hour day schedule. It lasted until August and then a one hour cut. On through the months we struggled with class meetings, student council . . . projects for the Nucleus Fund . . . first night terms started in .Tune . . . watched our Senior sisters through graduation- even then it strained our imagination to see the class of 1943 marching to front seats. Glorious vacation days and not a tear while packing bags! Vile returned with fresh Vision and vigor for the Victory . . . all but one . . . Connie Herrick exchanged her cap for a ring and thus our ranks were broken for the first time. -o-o-o-o-o--o-o-s-o-o-s-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- The Nucleus 194311356 Forty-Sevvll -0--Q-aunwrm-0-v-one-0--ova-one-vw-one

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We Leave E, the Class of 1943, remaining sound and sane HJ of mind and about to leave this sphere of education, do hereby make known the contents of this our Last M'ill and Testament. The noble Seniors bestow and bequeath the following of their unlimited virtues and assets: To Miss Smith-A new carpet for her office as we have worn the present one very thin. To Miss Yontz-A special 9:30 curfew for nurses, with an officer to enforce it. To Miss Cooley-Our combined collection of shorts to wear at Phys Ed Class next year. To Miss iVils0n-A magnet to aid in removing rings and a bottle of polish remover. To Juanita Henness-Esther Darrow leaves her knitting' needles. Freda Pickett leaves her well equipped medicine closets to Ruth Jane Simons. Esther Grover, Hattie Fairchild, and Marie Loyd leave their second floor rooms to any unfortunate oncoming seniors. To Lois Michael- Terpie leaves her bath tub arrangement of Ave Maria. Mabel', Griswold and Helen Sehoonover will their susceptibility to pink eye to anyone desirous of spring vacations. Katy Cooke wills her cocktail shaker to anyone fortunate enough to get the necessary materials to use it. To next year's UU. T. Jenny lnsogna leaves The Dunham Home living room a11d detailed equipment, to Martha Mull. NVinnie,' M'atkins wills her fudge recipe to Dot Carlson for use when sugar is no longer rationed. June Terry and Ruth Metka leave their appendices to the path- ology lab. To Hilda Sheppard, Helen Carter leaves her ready answers. Betty Lilley leaves l1er art gallery to Alice Andrews if she has room to receive it. Gerry Butler wills her peculiar adaptability for class naps to Rae Mac Dowell. In order to save thumb work Mary Harding leaves her bicycle to Ann Schoonover and Fran Mct'all. To Mary Ann Naegely-Musette Osborne leaves her nightly letters just to use up the midnight oil. -o-o--s--o--o--o-w-.--Q--m.o-p--a--n--o--o--o--o-o- The Nucleus 1943-Page Forty-nine -o--o--o-.s--o--0-.u--0--0--u-o-.s--o--one--o--o-o--n