Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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A meal is being prepared by Shirley Hayward and Peter Blohm. «« Here Margaret Prince, Priscilla Carter, and Carolyn Peters are using “Susie” to learn anatomy. PRACTICAL NURSING The purpose of the Practical Nursing Course, which is under the supervision of Mrs. Johnston, is to prepare practical nurses to care for mothers and new- born babies, for chronic and convalescent patients, and to assist the professional nurse in the care of the acutely ill under the supervision and direction of a qualified physician. The course covers a period of fifteen months, of which five are spent in school and ten in the affiliating Springfield hospitals. Trade High School grants a certificate to those who complete the course satis- factorily. The graduates are then eligible to take the examination for licensing as practical nurses which is given by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing. Employment opportunities are unlimited. Hospitals, convalescent homes, visiting nurse services, and federal agencies are all in need of licensed practical nurses. Mrs. Johnston supervises while Priscilla Carter and Carolyn Peters practice the handling of sterile goods.

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ae Miss Fontaine’s Commercial Art students exhibit their oil paintings. COMMERCIAL ART « The use of the air brush is an important part of a commercial artist’s program. Faye Plumley is shown here using an air brush to put the finishing touches on a design she has completed. Andrew Lind poses for a portrait by Joseph Brennan.