University of Maryland College Park - Terrapin / Reveille Yearbook (College Park, MD)

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Cmol 0 J l{4A4yLHCf. The urgent need for trained nurses during the past war proved an inspiration to the young women of America. They offered them- selves then, as well as now, for the work which was so helpful in making this world a better place in which to live. One of the most significant symbols of the nursing profession is the white graduate cap which differs from school to school. The cap awarded to the University Hospital nurses is patterned after the one worn by Florence Nightingale; this cap is also worn by the graduates of Miss Nightingale ' s own nursing school, St. Thomas Hospital, London, England. For the first time in the history of the Uni- versity Hospital, the student nurses have pub- lished a bi-monthly newspaper. The Medical Droffer. This paper has won the praise of the Checking the lay of the land. House Staff, the visiting doctors, and the medical students, as well as that of the nurses themselves. Nurses have earned themselves the admira- tion and gratitude of all Americans by their deeds of valor, humanitarianism, and mercy. Superintendent Ivy B. Clifford. 18

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FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS President Jack Clark Vice-President Fred DeMarr Secretary Nell Ligon Treasurer Barbara Schneider T. HE first peacetime class to enter the Uni- versity of Maryland in three years, the Class of 1949 did what it could to restore the pre-war atmosphere on campus; and, by the end of Feb- ruary, the only visible evidence of the recently concluded war was the mixture of GI uniforms and navy raincoats with the traditionally col- legiate plaid shirts. While the majority of freshmen concentrated largely on making the necessary scholastic average, there was always time for play, and morale was high. The ' 49ers made their place on campus at Home- coming in November when they pulled the sophomores into Paint Branch during the annual tug-of-war. As a result, they threw away their rat caps and w ere absorbed into the student body as freshmen instead of rats and rabbits. Because of the influx of new members during the fall, the Class of 1949 delayed its organizing until early in December, when Jack Clark de- 20