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

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Class History Lugging heavy suitcases and with full hearts, eleven girls arrived at Rowan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Salisbury on August the twenty-ninth, nineteen-hundred and fifty-five. We launched on a rigid schedule of studies starting with Anatomy, Chemistry, Psychology, Micro- biology, Professional Adjustments, Drugs and Solutions, and the pathfinder for preclinicals--Nursing Arts. In November, we lost one of our members, Shirley Ann Barbee. Soon to follow was Candace Owens who left in February of 1956. Nevertheless, we gained a member, Colleen Smith, that same month. In April, Diane Johnston left and Bobbie Sue Ennis left in May. June the fifth, nineteen-hundred and fifty-six, the day we had been waiting for--CAPPING. It was a glorious feeling to wear our dignity which we had anticipated for nine months. June found us busy in the Operating Room, Diet Kitchen, and on various floors. What summer months! No classes. In August we became proud Juniors and donneda black corner stripe on our caps. Classes started again and we became more aware of the many things we didn't know. Betty Goodman became a member of our class in September. In November, Dolores Honeycutt gave up nursing for matrimony. Jean Cummings resigned in June, 1957. December--off on affiliation! The first affiliation was at Children's Hospital, Washington, D.C. Those three that left were sad at leaving Rowan but looking forward to a new experience. March of 1957 found the first girls from our class at Torrence, Pennsylvania studying the ways and means of the mind. June of 1957, three of our girls made history by being the first girls from our school to affiliate at Missions Memorial Hospital in Asheville. Betty Sellers resigned in December. With pleasure, we placed a long black band on our caps in August to become Seniors. We became more aware of our responsibility as professional nurses. We elected Mrs. Grace Lee as our class sponsor and Mrs. Faye Paul as our annual advisor. From this, our past, we draw a promise for the future.

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BEST ALL-AROUND Vanonda Crisco MOST PROFESSIONAL Marion Grant

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Class Prophecy This is the -- city? Torrence, Pennsylvania. | work here. I'm the Director of Nursing Service. | was going through my morning mail when | noticed the postmark on one of the letters. It was from Salisbury, North Carolina, the genesis of my nursing education. It was frommy old cohort , Mrs. Colleen Loflin Smith, who was now Director of Nurses at dear old R.M.H., wife of the President of the Tube Rose Snuff Company, there in Salisbury. Mrs. Smith, the only member of my graduating class, still in Salisbury, had heard from all the rest of the girls, and wanted to tell me of their plans for a class reunion. After ten years we were finally going to get together again! As | sat there, reminiscing, | thought of the progress each of us had made: BETTY GOODMAN is now in Texas. She is in charge of the First Aid Station there at the Alamo. Her duties consist of many things; mainly teaching the Indians the various uses of the local herbs and roots. In exchange, they are teaching her how to make her own Tequilla! Good salary. MARION ITCHY FEET GRANT, has traveled to the far corners of the earth. She is on the corner of FuFu and MooChung streets in Hong Kong, China. She is there as a delegate member of the W.H.O. to inspect WHAT! BETTY KELLER MOFFITT, is with her husband and six little Moffits in Frankfurt, Germany. Gene is an interpreter there for the Government. Atlast Keller has realized her life's ambition. She isn't working, due to a law that bars American nurses from practicing. This suits her fine because now she can sleep every day until 12:00 noon, while the maid keeps the children. VANONDA CRISCO'S vast store of useless knowledge finally paid off. She won 64 million dollars on a TV show, and is now cruising the Mediterranean with her husband and small son. NANCY THOMPSON, the honorary member of our class, was chosen by The American Society of X-Ray Technician's to go to Mars. She was the first technician to make a successful trip. She brought back a beautiful film of The Little Blue Man that even you know who had to approve of ! | was delighted to accept the invitation to the reunion. The date was perfect. My husband was due his annual leave from the hospital, and our three children were home from school . VERLYN ADKINS, Prophet