St Vincent School of Nursing - Vigil Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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In September of l968. it all began. What the next three years would bring we did not know. We were a little nervous to be leaving home for the first time, but felt elated to exert our independence. We found ourselves in the midst of so many new people, but soon made so many friends that the tension ceased-we were home Freshman year found us growing up faster than we knew. We all shook together over the prospect of initiations but found our Big Sisters weren't as mean as we thought they would be. We began to feel a part of St. V'S. By Christmas we grew closer when Santa Got Sick and the Nurses Took Over. We probies', learned to study harder than ever before 'til hours we never knew existed for that purpose. We laughed at all the crazy stunts we pulled and cried when our grades were down and we had lost our lates. In spite of this, the big day came-we received our caps and hnally felt like real nurses. Then came our first day on the floor, our first patients, and our tirst injections. The year went fast and the long awaited vacation came and left all too soon-we were now Juniors, upperclassmen at last. A little saddened to find a few of our friends had left, we were determined to go on. We initiated our Little Sisters and watched them grow as we had grown. So very close the beginning ofthe year, halfway through, we Juniors, found ourselves separated. Our specialties had begun. The trials and tribulations of OB, Peds, and Med.-Surg III and IV relaxed a bit when we started planning for Spring Week-end. Then came the Junior-Senior Banquet when we bade good-bye and found it a little strange to have no one to look up to. Another vacation had come and gone and we found it unbelievable that we were finally Seniors. It was a year of mixed emotions-sadness, happiness, apprehen- sion, and excitement. Our specialties were reversed and experience being an impor- tant part and factor, we helped each other through. It seemed funny that this was our last year. It was our last year to sit in the lounges, meet curfews and hear Ten Minutes! . Among the many ulastsi' was one utirstn-we stayed at St. V's for Psych and initiated the new Mental Health Center. After all our rotations were over, we reunited again as Team Leaders-the last leg of our 3 year journey. It was only a short reunion though, for with graduation the Class of 1971 separat- ed-each of us going our separate ways but never forgetting the friends we had made. 5

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f QWMU5 Sw S ' for S S+ ff Genie Mayersky Student Government President The senior class of 1971- lvliss Katie Sullivan Peggy Marlin Senior Class Advisor Outstanding Student Nurse 4

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BARBARA ALLAMON Barb You know! . . . SNOOPY . . . green . . . Very carefully! . . . coke . . . What makes you think this way? . . . Loqua- cious . . . lE . . . Beach Boys. KAREN CALDWELL Babycukes Redfairy...q.28days...Dave... Sleeping . . . Wednesday night trips . . . Big Dummy! . . . Oh that fraternity . . . Love thy neighbor. LEANN BRENNAN Brenda L B and R T Boston Don t l look 21? . . . Hawaiian Love Sonszs . . . Yellow Bomb . . . Green Valiant . . . The Water Works . . , Winter Carnival Dancer. -than ,v Y-if 6 CHERYL BUCCERI Boocli Oh, I dropped my cigarette! . . . Dreams of Philadelphia . . . One ofthe Dynamic Duo. , . Dolls? . , . Kent . . . Constant dietcr . . . Miss Psyche , . . SNAPpcr. ll One ofthe mos! beautmcl qualifies of true friendship is lo understand and to be understood Seneca.