Rowan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing - White Cap Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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1949—Another Senior Class graduated and we were quite thrilled to know the next class to finish would be ours. In the meantime, Jolene Osborne and Betty Cooper dropped out and two of us packed our bags and went to Washington to stay three months. Every three months found two or three of the class going and some coming from Washing- ton until we all learned to nurse children. We will never regret nor forget these three months. At last came the day for our black bands. Now we knew what it meant to become a senior nurse. With our welcome to the class this year came five newcomers to our class. They were transferred from Grace Hospital in Banner Elk. They were Ruby Drye, Tess Buchanan, Opal Moretz Yarborough, Peggy Hicks and Esther Harless. 1950—This time we confront gradaution with an entirely different feeling from that of previous years, for just think, we will be the gradu- ates of tomorrow. As we discard our dear ‘ole blue and white for our ideal white and spotless unitorms, it brings to our minds many thoughts of the past and of the future. We feel that, despite the hardships we have met, we look back upon them with fond memories and say ‘our duties well-performed; Our three years well spent.” Also we deeply appreciate the interest of our advisor, Miss Francis, who very willingly helped us to organize and publish THE Wuirr Cap for which we are very grateful to her. In behalf of the students following us, may they find the joy and happiness we have had during the past three years. SARA PERRELL

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CLASS HISTORY On March 1, 1947, six girls arrived on the campus of the Rowan Memorial Hospital. They were: Alice Newsome, Ruth Gordon, Faye Hatley, Peggy Mann, Jolene Osborne and Sara Perrell. Friendships budded and classes started immediately. How our eyes bulged when the do’s and don’ts were instructed to us. Two months later, Alice Newsome decided the road was too tough and hard to travel three years and packed her bags and went home—‘‘Homesickness” being her main reason. Our first four months were spent mainly in the classroom learning the structure of our body and a great long scientific name for each bone. Why this bone and that one moved. Two or three days a week were spent at Catawba College listening to the lectures of Doctors’ Ramsey, Wentz and Howell. Never before had we appreciated Miss Peeler as now. In August we were given our caps, which was the first highlight of our training and one which will remain forever in our memory. On September 1, 1947, ten new girls were added to our student body. They were Daisy Allen, Lucille Upright, Gladvs Osborne, Betty Cooper, Annie Lee McSwain, Betty Harwood, Anna Jean Poole, Elaine Overman, Ruth Rinehardt, and Pearl Anders. The months passed by followed by the same routine of classes. Two of the March class, namely, Peggy Mann and Faye Hatley, answered the call to matrimony. In the meantime, three girls, Daisy ‘Allen, Lucille Upright and Gladys Osborne, decided they just weren’t cut out to be nurses and dropped out. Spring came—then summer and we put our books on the shelf for a few months and worked all day on the halls. We hated to see our edu- cational director, Miss Helen Peeler, leave us, but in turn we were glad to welcome Mrs. Christine Cox as our Clinical Instructor. Time began to pass more quickly after we had all received our caps and responsibility grew greater and greater.

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LAST WILL and TESTAMENT State of North Carolina County of Rowan Rowan Memorial Hospital Salisbury, North Carolina We, the Seniors of the Class of 1950, of the aforesaid state, county and city, being of sound minds and reputable character and in order to form a more perfect class, establish memories, insure friendship and lasting happiness, do hereby ordain and establish this our last will and testament. MIKE Al We do bequeath: 1. To the Rowan Memorial Hospital our loyalty and best wishes. 2. To the Nursing Staff we leave our love and appreciation for their untiring efforts in our behalf. 3. To the best Medical Staff a group of girls could wish to have, we leave our love, best wishes and many thanks for being so patient with us. 4. To Dr. Rendleman we leave a loudspeaker, hoping the other stu- dents will profit from it. ANN IOECAR 8, il To the Juniors we hereby bequeath the following: 1. Our black bands (with a jar of glue and a roll of adhesive) and all the responsibility, ups and downs (mostly downs) that go with any Senior. Whoops! Hold your caps, girls. 2. Our striped uniforms because those last few shreds just wouldn’t Pa bapanes 3. Our list of telephone numbers and all non-steady infatuations— just in case you need them some lonely night.