Walter Reed Army Institute of Nursing - Pledge Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Escaping t0 the 5019 and Elvis. . . 77 days left! . . . Hawkeye and Hot szs at the 0-Club . . . Slides from the past and John Denver. . . starch and fluting. . . the 1672a! two-class picnic . and the joys ofSprz'ng captured in a formal ajfair. - apw H l

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66 F LUTING ,77 Fluting, the traditional rufhing of the nursing caps, is always a very special event here at WRAIN. For the junior students, fiuting symbolizes jumping the first large hurdle of nursing school and a professional career. This is also a time when the junior and senior class can come together to share their feelings and develop closer relationships. This year at the fiuting ceremony, the seniors performed their famous rendi- tion of ttThe 12 Days of WRAIN? skits of clinical and home visits and Deborah Deitch sang ttLook Wider Still? Each junior received a lit candle and a copy of TtThe Pledgeti from a senior. This pledge symbolizes the aspirations of the students here at WRAIN and was recited by all. A highlight of the evening was the capping of the male students. This symbolized their acknowledgement in a primarily female profession. Later the seniors showed the juniors how to rufHe their caps properly and refresh- ments were served to all. e lyr