St Anthonys School of Nursing - Acorn Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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April 1. April Fool's day-Be careful! 2. Noise in hospital: making new rooms on One North and Two North. Io. Holy Thursday! No more classes until Tuesday. 13. Easter Holidays-rained again. 14. KentuckyN in technicolor, in nurses' auditorium. 15. Iunior-Senior banquet-dance at K. C. Hall-rain. 16. Applications for State Board Examination. Why are you so nervous? 17. Received senior pictures. First field trip with Miss Slief. Went through Crippled Childrenls and University Hospital. 18. Final exam in mental diseases. 23. Note Sister's anxiety as she counts Seniors on their return from trip to State Hospital at Norman. 24. Another field trip for seniors, City Iail and Court House are places of interest. Ma Y 1. Last Senior field trip-through State Health Department. 2. First Friday. 3. Be sure to send off your announcements. 5. Final in Psychology. 6. Kid party in Auditorium for june seniors. 7. Final in Nursing History-last class. 9. Coronado dance-rain! Io. Psychiatry grades posted. Wow! 12. Alumnae tea and Homecoming. 13. just one more day! 14. Graduation at last! A 15. Men of Boyls Town -picture show. Concert by St. Gregoryls Glee Club. 18. Senior breakfast. Baccalaureate. Lovely gifts for everyone from the Sisters. Everything good to eat. 20. Dr. Von Wedel gives Seniors a wiener roast. Caught in the rain again-but who minds a little rain? 21. What,s the matter, Seniors? Aren,t you used to being caught in the rain? 22. District Dance at Blossom Heath. Rain. 23. Acorn to press. Senior Week Senior week activities began Homecoming Day, May 12, with the annual Alumnae Tea. The tea was held in the Nurses' Home living room which was beautifully decorated with spring flowers in gold and white, the school colors. Musical selections were con- tributed by noted local musicians. Many long-absent faces were seen that day and everyone had a grand time renewing old friendships, and recalling bygone days. Wednesday, May 14, was the most important day of all, naturally, for it was Commencement. The auditorium was filled to its capacity with parents, friends, and relatives as Doctor Andrews conferred the diplomas at the conclusion of the program of inspiring addresses and beautiful music, lovely gifts and congratulations poured in, and it was midnight before we said goodbye to all our friends and retired as graduate nurses. On Thursday afternoon we were entertained in our auditorium with that splendid movie, Men of Boy's Town. Mumps kept the band of St. Gregory College, Shawnee, from giving us a concert on Thursday evening, but it couldn't keep members of the Glee Club and Dramatic Club at home. A one-act comedy entitled Dress Reversaln and many beautiful vocal and piano selections were presented by the boys. VV'e all agreed that it was a very enjoyable evening, in fact we were all in favor of asking them to come back very often with their excellent entertainment. Sunday climaxed a wonderful week. We attended Mass in our chapel at 8 o'clock. Father Hardesty gave a very appropriate sermon reminding us that even though we had completed three years of work and study and were now nurses, life would not be easy and we still had many battles to fight. Then came breakfast-and what a breakfast it was! We hastily supplied ourselves with the fuel necessary to tramp over the grounds all morning taking snapshots of any photogenic objects coming before our cameras, and we had plenty of energy left to spend the rest of the day on duty. Although we rushed about answering lights, just as we had when we were Freshmen, we wore our graduation uniforms and school pins, so it really wasn't work. We were so deeply engrossed in the thoughts of the future that the day slipped quickly by leaving for us only the memories of our long-awaited Senior Week, with a picnic scheduled for the coming week.

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The Junior-Senior Banquet Ladies and Gentlemen, gather 'round, and I'll cell you of a great festival, The junior-Senior Banquet. Ar last the long-waited-for day arrived. Any other time April I5 probably would have been just another day, but not the April I5 of I94I. No, this meant saying farewell to the seniors as they leave Fort St. Anthony and travel into Fort Future. We were all dressed in our gay evening dresses. What a thrill! Each junior selected a Senior for her partner as we met in the living room before we marched to the banquet hall to see what awaited us there. And, lol as the doors to the dining room were flung open, such a beautiful sight met our eyes. For in front of us we saw our beautiful Flag draped at the other end of the room. On each side there were long red, white, and blue streamers outlining the table that was in the form of a cross. Tall red, white, and blue candles and flowers added the right touch, and showed us the way to our own fort. Each of these was of gray stone, with small American flags waving at the top. After the scramble for our places, we noticed the bowls of red,Xwhite, and blue stock. Pretty! A We stood while our dear Mrs. Goodwin, who was at the head of the tables, returned thanks and asked God to bless us and our food. And then-on with the banquet! By our plates we saw the American emblem, which, when opened, disclosed the menu and program for the evening. The program began with the address by Miss Clapper, the president of the junior class, welcoming the seniors to a festive evening. lvfembers of the junior class gave toasts to the Sisters of St. Francis, Miss Slief, Mrs. McAtee, Miss I-Iaines, Mrs. Goodwin, and a. toast to the Nation and to the Future. We regretted that Mrs. McAtee was unable to attend the banquet. We enjoyed immensely the solo by Miss Shouse and the duet by Miss Schier and Miss Strickland. Anchors Aweighu by the chorus of girls who played the part of waitresses for the evening was very fitting. They were dressed in white blouses, blue skirts, and gob hats, with a banner of red across their shoulders and looked like real sailor girls. Miss Allen told us in the class History of the happenings and events ofher class for the last three years. V The Class Will was read by Miss Wiemers. Before she began reading it, she said she hoped its contents would be taken in the spirit in which it was given. We were glad to know it was given in the right spirit. Miss McHugh and Miss Sims did a nice job of gazing into the crystal ball, so to speak. We are glad we already have a glimpse of our departing seniors as they will bd in Fort Future. As they know, we wish for them the best of luck and happiness. When the word banquet is mentioned one,naturally thinksof feasting, and that is exactly what we did. We had fried chicken with all the trimmings, and we certainly enjoyed it. - We weren't quite through eating when we thought we were, for, the next thing' we knew, nuts and red, white, and blue mints were being passed. They added the finishing touch. Thanksgiving was said by Mrs. Goodwin before we left the- dining room to meet again at the K. of C. hall for the long-awaited dance. Needless to say, on the evening of April 15, I94I a wonderful time was had by all. -MARIORIE FITZPATRICK. The Other Ghost I-lorrorsl What a show. Terrifying, outrageousf, The breathtaking story of The Other Ghost, enacted in our auditorium last evening, was surely the most sensational all-American, all-star performance brought to the stage in the history of St. Anthony's. In the setting of a spooky mountain cabin, on February 20, at eight o'clock, the Senior Class presented its annual play. It all began one autumn day in late afternoon when Dr. Thorpe Cplayed by Miss Berneyj and her friend, Eudora fMiss Streckerj, invited their hiking club to the cabin on Bear Mountain for the week-end. There they met Sylvia Kirkland QAgnes Attawayj, a frail, blind friend of Dr. Thorpe's, and Tibatha Moore QFaye Lambertj, her nurse. A , Those spending the night in the cabin were: Grace Gibson fGeraldean Richeyj, who liked her fun but terrified the audience with her blood-curdling screams, Annette Sales QMary Mcl-Iughb, who had been abroad and had much difficulty adjusting herself to the mountain cabin, Ioyce Penniman QVerna Mae WClmCfSD, who liked to be lazy and was