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

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Gestament I, DOT BYRD, leave my love for Obstetric nursing and my ability to stay on a 1000 calorie diet and still gain weight to Carolyn Burke. I, MARIE PHILLIPS, leave my great love for surgical floor and Urology patients to the Junior Class in sincere hope that they like to change sterile dressings. I, SHIRLEY TUTTEROW, do will my love for nursing, R.M.H., and Catawba to Faye Donaldson whom I know will make good use of them. I, WINNIE DAVIS, willall my 12 o'clock late leaves to Sadie Yost in hopes she can keep her boyfriend out of service and take advantage of them. I, ALICE ALEXANDER, will my extra weight to anyone who may find use for it. I, NANCY WHITE, will my ability to take pictures for Confidential without getting caught to Amy Lyerly. I, DOT MASON, will my ability to receive uniforms from the laundry in assorted pieces while on affiliation to Ellen Lowman. I, JEAN FIDLER, leave to Barbara Floyd my shiny white nurses' shoes, my torn uniforms, and my love for avacodo salads. Witnesses: Shirley Tutterow Patti Roberts, Testator Edith Staley Matto There's work to be done. C™% Hilo furr American Beauty Rose Qulors Blue and White 7

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Last Will and State: North Carolina County: Rowan City: Salisbury We, the undersigned, The Class of 1960, supposedly being of sound minds and bodies, having seen the signs and symptoms of our approaching graduation, do hereby find it necessary to write our Last Will and Testament. AIVTICLESS To our Parents: For their loving care and faithful trust we leave our hopes that our lives may be as successful as their fondest dreams would have them be. PRAICLE LE To the Faculty: We extend our appreciation for patiently guiding us step by step up the ladder toward graduation. ARTICLE III To the Doctors and the Nurses: For their understanding, we leave our admiration and respect. ARGUES To Rowan Memorial Hospital: We leave our deepest respect, loyalty, and heartfelt thanks for helping us to attain our pin, white cap, and white uniform. ARTICLE V To our Class Advisor, Miss Suggs: We express our thanks for the helping hand she gave us in this our busy senior year. ARTICLE VI To our Housemothers: We express our appreciation for carefully watching over us and for meeting our many needs with untiring hands and sunny smiles. ARTICLE VII To the various individuals we leave the following: I, SANDY KIMBRO, leave my love for psychiatry to ''Maggie Bell, in hopes she comes out like me, with nothing more than a swollen mouth, ripped up uniforms, and a Schizoid personality. I, EDITH STALEY, will to Judy Savage my ability to get sick at the wrong time, to visit a psychiatrist and hear him say, ''This gal, I don't understand. I, PATTI ROBERTS, do leave some of my love for Pediatrics to Ruby Hodgins, in hopes I can put the rest of it to practical use someday. 20

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Glass History On September 3, 1957, fourteen young girls from near and far, unaware of the hard task ahead, began arriving at Rowan Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Salisbury, North Carolina. Entering were: Alice Alexander, Lucy Brown, Dorothy Byrd, Winifred Davis, Sandra Kimbro, Jean Fidler, Dorothy Mason, Marie Phillips, Carolyn Ragsdale, Patti Roberts, Anne Rosser, Wilhelmina Smith, Edith Staley, and Nancy White. The first week consisted of orientation but soon to follow was a heavy schedule of Anatomy, Chemistry, Drugs and Solutions, Sociology, Psychology, Nursing Arts and Nutrition. On September 16, we gained a new member Shirley Tutterow, giving us a total of fifteen. The Freshman Class Officers were: President, Dorothy Byrd; Vice-President, Alice Alexander; Secretary, Jean Fidler; Treasurer, Nancy White; Advisor, Mrs. Grace Lee. Our queens this year were: Dorothy Byrd for Halloween and Jean Fidler for Christmas. Upon returning from Christmas vacation two of our classmates, Lucy Brown and Carolyn Ragsdale, had withdrawn. After nine months of hard study June found us busy in Operating Room, Diet Kitchen, various other departments and summer vacations. At this time we were sorry to loose Anne Rosser. In September, 1958, we became proud Juniors with the presentation of our black corner stripe. Classes were resumed with study of Orthopedics, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Dermatology, advanced courses in Medical and Surgical Nursing. Junior Class Officers were: President, Winifred Davis; Vice-President, Shirley Tutterow; Secretary, Marie Phillips; Treasurer, Dorothy Mason; Advisor, Geneva Williams. Our queens this year were: Winifred Davis for Halloween and Nell Whitaker tor Christmas. In December we found part of our group packing to leave for affiliations; some for Torrance State Hospital, Pennsylvania, for Psychiatry; others to Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, for Pediatrics. At this time we lost another classmember. Wilhelmina Smith. On returning from affiliations we started three long months of Obstetrics. Happy were we on September 3, 1959— Seniors at last! ! Receiving our long black bands made us more aware of our responsibility as future professional nurses. Our officers this year were: President, Marie Phillips; Vice-President, Alice Alexander; Secretary and Treasurer, Edith Staley. Our queens this year were: Shirley Tutterow for Halloween and Dorothy Byrd for Christmas. Without the help of Miss Rachel Suggs, our advisor, we would not have been able to complete our senior year successfully . DOROTHY BYRD WINIFRED DAVIS Historians 22