St Francis Hospital School of Nursing - Lamp Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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First row, left to right: I. Subcxlcx. P. Sur. D. Ebatcz. M. Lcqmcn. P. Akbuy, B. A. Ponies. A. M. Burke, T. Siu. D. Sato. M. Tsumcx, E. Murakami. V. Watanabe. E. Kimura, B. AuHoy. I. Garcia E. Goo, B. Mew. Second row. left to right: B. Lee. I. Onezul-za. T. Nckashimc. M. Kuku. E. Murakami. G. Kawarnoto. E. Asuto. B. Kamia. M. Kim. N. Iocme. G. Ito. G. Akioncz. I. Nou. L. Sambruno. Y. Koiiro. M. Zcxne, L. Young. F. Morikuwcr. Third row. left to right: T. Hiqaki. I. Nonma. H. Kawachika. N. Goto, W. Sur. I. Shishido. K. Kokubun. I. Oqaneku. E. Brown. E. Ccxbuq. R. Bernard, M. Bruhn. M. Nishimura. Well, the big day has come and gone. Fifty-one appre- hensive but happy potential nurses reported for orientation to be accepted formally into the class of '50, Our intro- duction to the faculty which We know to be unsurpassed was short. Our Big Sisters greeted us with a party, providing eats, dancing and an opportunity to circulate among new acquaintances. Early Monday morning we started studies. Anatomy proved to be confusing. We never failed to call the platysma the sternocleidomastoid. Sleepy 3 o'clock Nursing History class. The statement of an ancient belief that love is a disease of the brain formed a conclusion that all those in love should be humored. Ah, but nutrition, nothing could excel that lab- oratory period when we covered our grimacing faces with smiles trying to swallow liquitied junket and pulca drilled muffins. You see you didn't follow directions. The new thrills of uniforms and floor duty caused us to awaken eady on asmgned days and conectcxooked seams, hanging slips and thingarnojigs. Then we anxiously waited for the girls to return and tell us about the patients and helpfulness of the upper- classrnen. K f34l

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TXX I N T E B M E D I A T E S Mrs. M. Pinner .x ..,g. 9919 Front row: E. Hong. A. You, L. Kawai, K. Nakayama, H. Takahashi. M. Sasaki, L. Coniugacion. G. Shinlani, M. Sugiyama, M. L. Hiqa. Second row: B. Lee, E. Ganeron, M. Sakai. B. Kakimoto. T. Nishioka. V. Cipriano, D. Kaneshiro, S. Higa, D. Inouye. M. Kubota, D. Lum, T. Manlapit. Third row: V. Atmonte, K. Hashimoto, G. Tomei, B. Miyashiro. B. Ito. D. Costales, H. Yoshinaka, S. Matsumura. M. Nakamura, E. Shizumura. E. Man. H. Goya. Y. Konishi. Fourth row: M. Lee, V. Zane. K. S. Lee. E. Wallace, T. Iowf I. Nagasawa, Y. Yoshino. I. Pratt. T. Tosaki, Y. Kawasaki. Sr. Mary Doretta. Now, as we look back upon the past year we see touch- ing memoirs glistening before our eyes. September '47, the beginning of the school year found us getting acquainted. l'm Ianie Pratt from Hilo-Tomei from Windward Oahu-Konishi from Kauai. Oh, yes, we shedded the thin layers of shyness very fast for we all were truly Frosl'1ies, and all as green as they come. l Thanksgiving month came and besides its usual bless- ings brought an extra one for us-the introduction to prac- tical work on the hospital divisions. Soon we welcomed December. lt meant our iirst journey to home, sweet home, for most of us during the Christmas holidays. Yes, we worked hard during our preclinical period and on March 23, 1947, we were duly rewarded. With faces glowing with anticipation we solemnly marched up to receive our caps and to pledge ourselves to the glorious purposes oi our profession. The joy oi this day will cer- tainly be remembered. - From April to Iuly we worked diligently with our pa- tients, learning new facts and applying them to the care of our patients. Oh, yes, we felt inadequate in many Ways, but only practice could help us pass this stage. l33l 0 at I Q V 4 . . .4 if 1 ,. ' -M..- v so-'S . -W. D .. 3 . L .

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HZHEGHM Front row: E. Mun. E. Mcxtsukuwu. D. Inouye, Y. Matsumuru. E. Shizumura, C. Koda. H. Yoshinaka. Buck row: Mrs. M. Pinner: Faculty. E. Lau. M. Bruhn. Miss A. Fisher. H. Suemori. F. Tuguchi. F-62565 A. Burke. H. Alves. A. Botelho. B. Lee. Under the leadership of Gladys Matsunaga the student association has had a very active year. A welcome party for the new students, Halloween Masquerade Party, Christmas Party, the luau held at the Waialae Golf Club, and the Senior Ball were among the many social ac- tivities enjoyed by the students. Through va- rious class contributions and alumnae assis- tance the construction of the tennis court was successfully completed early this year. A never ending source of joy to the students was the installation oi the coca cola machine in the basement. Only With such an organized group as our Student Association could so much be accomplished. i351