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

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Class Prophecy SCRAPBOOK MEMORIES This afternoon I was feeling rather lonely, so I looked through my scrap- book renewing old acquaintances. 1Ve were graduated from the Robert Packer Hospital in 1943. Those were war days-our motto was Vision, Vigor, Victory? I must have been rather doubtful over our possession of those traits which would bring suc- cess, for 011 the first page I have printed: VISION ? VIGOR? VICTORX'? The following pages are filled with clippings and letters. This was the first to meet my eye: 'tEndicott. N. Y., March 6. 1947.- Miss Geraldine Butler left today for Rio de Janeiro where she-has accepted a position in the Standard Oil Hos- pital. Miss Butler is a graduate of the Robert Packer Hospital Training School for Nurses. Sayre, Pennsyl- vaniaf' Also. from New York State comes this item: Bath, N. Y., -Iune 15, 1946.-Pa- tients in the Bath Hospital today had the rare privilege of being entertained by The Singing Nurse, Miss Alice Griswold, who is visiting veterans' hospitals in tl1e east a11d singing for the boys. 'tSayre. Pa., May 1, 1949.-The following changes and additions in the nursing staff of the Robert Packer Hospital have been announced by Mr. Howard Bishop, Administrator of the hospital: Mrs. Gayle Adams of Athens has been chosen to supervise 6th floor. Miss Helen Schoonover has been placed in charge of the Prema- ture Nursery on Children 's Ward. Miss Marie Loyd and Miss Eudora Hatton have joined the ranks of the Private Duty Nurses. All four nurs- -o--o--o--o--o--o-o--o--o-o--o-9-.no--Q-0-fo--0 0--w The Nucleus 1 943 es, members of the Class of 1943, served with the armed forces and were honorably discharged at the close of the war. I recall that those girls, especially -lean and Helen, liked to be near home. ttScranton, Pa.. August 10, 1948.- Miss Margene Fuller, Camptown, has accepted the position of Assistant Di- rcctress of Nurses of the Moses Tay- lor Hospital. Miss Fuller, a gradu- ate of the Robert Packer Hospital Training School for Nurses, receiv- ed her degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Another item from Bradford Coun- tv : The great success of tl1e Ortho- pedic Clinics in this region is due in part to the untiring work of Miss Grace Spencer. who has been direct- ing the work for the past five years. On the next page I have two letters. One from .Iune Young. HDear Mildred, Did l ever hint that I didn't like nursing? If I did, I was wrong, for I am very happy at my post as an in- dustrial nurse in the Glass 1Vorks. I really feel at home for five of my family work here. The other one is from Tirpie: t'Dear Mildred, ' I had to write and tell you the latest things about Monica. I still think she is a prize baby. Richie, Jr., is growing every day. He looks like his father. VVe are still living with my mother. I saw Jennie today. She has a love- ly home in Sayre, beautifully furnish- ed with some of the things she and made for her Hope Chest Frank during our Senior year. Page Fif ty -One -000--owo-1-4--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-o--0--0--0--0-0--0

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Marge Starr leaves her much borrowed collection of movie magazines to Muriel Armstrong. .lean Bostwick leaves her cosmetic kit to l lossie Rundell. B. J. Biles leaves her free and easy swing to Mabelle Jacobs. Marian Reynolds leaves the scratches on her window screen to the next occupants of the front room in third home. .lean Stinky Donlon leaves her modernistic contortion dancing to Eleanor Johnson. 'tM'arge Campbell wills her reserved seat at the theater to Phyllis Hill. To Mary McCarty-'tLee Teater leaves her infectious giggle. Grace Spencer wills her winning smile to Lois Dimock. Margene Fuller wills her popularity with the opposite sex to Alice Frey. Mildred Smith leaves her corns to any student having room for them. To next year's art editor, Dorothy Park wills her headache over snapshots. Eudora Hatton leaves this advice to all: those wishing to drive automobiles should get a learner's permit before driving, it saves money. Jean Brown wills l1er faithful t'bike to anyone who will guar- antee to manage it. To next yearls Student Council President 'tKate Norton leaves a bottle of superpotent headache pills. Kay , Bennett and Mary Ghillie Lewis leave their extra long day to anyone who can stand the hours. Eleanor Bullard wills her tleetness of feet to Louise Brown. t' Peg Murray leaves her morale boosterls program to KathieH Marshall to be used while awaiting those much looked forward to furlonghs from the lv. S. Army. As we depart taking with us many fond and happy memories, we the Class of '-13, leave behind t'.lake the panda, Dianne the rag doll, and Dunbo the elephant, as executors of this our last will and testament. HELEN Scnooxoviin, ,43 LZDQRDGXD Dr. Harmon ton speaking on skullsl : t'Here you see the skull of a chimpanzee, a very rare specimen. There are only two in the country-one in the national museum, and I have the otherf' Doctor Langley: HYVhat can you tell me about nitratestw Miss Griswold: t'iVell-erdthey're a lot cheaper than day rates. -0-vso-4--0+-one--o--0-r-snr-0--o--0--ov-0--ol--owl' The Nucleus l9,13-Page Fifty -O--Of-Of10-of-0'-you0-ov-1--0--0--0-of-0--0--0--0-4--0

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Tirpie always said she would never leave Mother. From the Wilkes-Barre Record comes this item: HSugar Notch, Pa., March 10, 1949. -Lieutenant Mary E. Lewis, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lewis, Freed Street, Sugar Notch, has been assigned to serve with the United States Army in Panama. She will join her sister, Lieutenant Katherine Lewis in New Orleansf' And this from Watkins Glen: The following were guests at a Stork Shower given for Mrs. Charles Messer: Mrs. George Blackman, Mrs. Scott Harris, and Mrs. Roy Fairman. All were classmates of Mrs. Messer and have been visiting in this areaf, District No. 3, Public Health Nurses Association of Pennsylvania, met in Scranton last week. This meeting was largely attended and ex- cellent reports were presented. Miss Esther Darrow, R. N., is District Sec- retaryf' Contests seemed to be popular in 1947. In NVilliamsport the Theatre Managers Association sponsored a contest to see what individual attend- ed the greatest number of movies in a month. The winner, Miss Marjorie Starr, Muncy Valley, is nursing in the Williamsport Hospital. Under this latter clipping I have written that Eleanor Bullard is work- ing there, also, but has been suffering from a nervous breakdown. The other contest was held in Sayre and sponsored by The Evening Times: The individual who used a telephone most frequently and talked for the longest period of time was the win- ner. No one in the valley could com- pete with Mrs. David Lake. I can believe that for the telephone on second floor was just outside my room. This notice I clipped from the NVellsboro paper: HVVellsboro, Pa., June 15, 1948.- The posts of Pediatric Supervisor and Supervisor in Obstetrics in the Wells- boro Hospital have been filled. Miss VVinifred Watkins has been chosen for the latter and Miss Marian Rey- nolds for the Pediatric Department. Both young women are graduates of the Robert Packer Hospital Training School for Nurses, Sayre, and ob- tained their post-graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1946 appeared two wedding an- nouncements: One took place in Montrose when Freda Pickett married Wayne and the other in Little Marsh when June Terry became Mrs. Fred Voorhees. Here I have a letter from Ruth Jane. She is still at the Packer- supervising 4th floor. Hello Mildred, Lots of news this time. At the last meeting of the Alumnae Association we wrote letters to our girls who are still in the service. Kate Norton is now a lieutenant tj. g.j in the Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor. Helen Carter is in Australia. She has seen a lot of foreign service. Kathleen Cooke, Harriet Fairchild, and Jean Bostwick are in the Navy, but l don 't remember where they are stationed at present. They saw plen- ty of active service during the war. Last week I spent my half-day in VVaverly with Mary. Her husband is still in the army and she is supervisor in the operating room here. She al- ways said she would be, didn it she? Dot Park was in town the other day. She is working in a hospital in Vlfilmington, Delaware, in the ob- stetrical department. This article on the Frontier Nurs- ing Service I clipped from the Amer- ican Journal of Nursing. It was written by Betty Jean Biles. A foot- note by the editor tells what marvel- ous work B. J. has done in her home state. This clipping from the Harrisburg Telegraph rather surprised me: -000--0--0-an0-ono--0--0--0--Q--Q--0--0--0--0--0 9--M The Nucleus 19431Piige Fifty-two -0--v-o--0--o--o--o--o-4--0--0--0--0--v-0--0--0--0-fo--1