Watts School of Nursing - White Cap Yearbook (Durham, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1957 volume:

WILLIAMS RT. ANU) YN els v oe = = go4 a Eee soos S 8 Sa we ? iness. Manager Bus tare! INColai ain @rclce) Ul Durham DOS SE es WYCHE HOUSE GAOS™MZOT OLD ENTRANCE STAFF HOUSE The staff of the 1957 White Cap proudly presents this leather-bound tribute to the students, faculty, and general staff of Waits Hospital. In this edition we hope to show the gaiety, the study, the sadness, and the companionship of the past three years as ex- perienced by us all. Our aim is for you to remember “that’s how it was when | was at Watts.” For our accomplishments we will be forever grateful. NEW ENTRANCE DEDICATION To one who through her years at Watts has shown an ever increasing interest in the stu- dents and their activities .. . Who has worked cheerfully and untiringly as the faculty advisor to the class of 1957 and to the 1957 White Cap... Who has served faithfully and well as nursing arts instructor ... . Who by her ready smile and her friendly words of welcome has shown herself to be a real eiciale! 4 a 3s MRS. RU BY BAILEY PIERCE oA naa igs Seen = screen innate mite ADMINISTRATION iseranevensesionveaneneson uesaneisi fecres ESSA : tes MR. SAMPLE B. FORBUS MR. JOHN F. MOULTON Director of Hospital Assistant Director of Hospital MRS. BESSIE PERRY BURGESS MRS. MARY WATTS DUNN Superintendent of Nurses Assistant Superintendent of Nurses TRUSTEES Marvin M. Fowler President E. C. Dameron Vice President Kenan Rand, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer Dewey Scarboro Assistant Secretary Russell N. Barringer W. P. Biggers Marvin J. Carver Hal S: Crain Mrs. D. St. Pierre Dubose Harmon Duncan E. J. Evans R. W. Grabarek James L. Newsom Mrs. Nello Teer, Jr. Clarence Whitefield Sample B. Forbus Director of Watts Hospital MISS BURNS MISS CHAFFIN MRS. HACKETT MRS. MENDENHALL Nursing Arts Librarian Clinical Instructor Clinical Instructor —q—-CO n MRS. WARREN Educational Director MRS. WORKMAN MISS PERRY MISS ROBERTS MRS. STANLEY MRS. RIGSBEE _ Clinical Instructor Nursing Arts O. R. Nursing Nursing Arts Health Supervisor MISS McGILL Night MRS. MALLARD Night Superintendent MRS. O’NEAL Nursing Administration MRS. PRATT Outpatient MRS. RIGGS Surgery MRS. THOMPSON Pediatrics Not pictured: MRS. BRIGGS MRS. CLAYTON MISS BLACKWOOD Medicine MRS. BOSWELL Nursing Service MISS CARDEN Operating Room MISS GLASCOE Emergency MISS JONES Orthopedics MRS. ENZER Ward A MRS. ALDRIDGE Ward B MRS. BROWN Pre. Nursery MRS. BERRY Ward D MRS. HUDSON Ward E MISS WATSON Ward F MRS. PARFITT Ward | MISS HART Ward G UMNDWCZ UOUPYrMmMIZ MISS GOODWIN Ward J MRS. CARUTHERS Ward K MRS. ELLIOT Ward L MISS BLACKWOOD Ward M MRS. WILKINS Ward O MISS THOMAS Ward R MRS. LINK Central Supply MRS. SMITH Nursery MRS. BEASLEY Delivery Room MISS PITTARD Recovery Room DR. BAUM DR. BOONE DR. CEKADA DR. GEORGE L. CRANE DR. DAVIDSON DR. HUMPHRIES MEDICAL STAFF See DR. BRANTLEY DR. FLEMING DR. HARE DR. McLAIN DR. OWENS DR. MARIE ROBERTS DR. SINGLETARY DR. WATKINS DR. STANFORD DR. IZLAR DR. JONES DR. MANNING DR. McCRACKEN DR. McKEE DR. NICHOLS DR. POWELL SURGICAL STAFF PROCTOLOGY DR. HARRIS GENERAL SURGERY DR. BRADSHER DR. CARVER DR. CHEEK DR. DAVIS DR. ROBERTSON DR. SCHIEBEL DR. SWEANEY DR. WILSON Not pictured: DR. CLEAVER DR. HOBART DR. LOCKHART EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT NEUROSURGERY PATHOLOGY DR. GUNTER DR. GEORGE W. CRANE DR. ROBBINS DERMATOLOGY DR. SCHASEMAN DR. SHERRILL DR. PERRY RADIOLOGY PEDIATRICS DR. LONDON DR. B. W. ROBERTS DR. SKINNER DR. WATSON DR. WEBB DR. ADKINS DR. BOWLES DR. EASLEY DR. GRAHAM DR. PEARSE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DR. PODGER DR. SMITH ORTHOPEDICS UROLOGY DR. BUGG DR. COPPRIDGE DR. COONRAD DR. HUGHES DR. GLASSON DR. ROBERTS DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. DR. HAKKI IVEY KOTTER LOWRY MANGUM MANN NORK SOHIER THOMAS L. THURMAN A. THURMAN WARREN DR. BARRY DR. CARTER DR. CROWDER DR. ESTRADO DR. EVANS DR. FOWLER DR. GARZON DR. GOLBY DR. GORE am AM MNnNCOL HOUSEMOTHERS MRS. PATTON MISS SHERRON MRS. STEELE MRS. BREWSTER MRS. BEATTIE The housemothers have helped the students so much. What would dorm life have been like if they had not been around? Through them mail was issued, linen was distributed, and visitors were welcomed. Each one had a famous trait: Mrs. Patton’s room check, Mrs. Beattie’s wit and spunk, Miss Sherron’s “I’m going to send you to Mrs. Burgess,” Mrs. Brewster's tip-toeing ways, and Mrs. Steele’s being ahead of the lunch line. Although all have shown the students guidance and love through their years at Watts, each one shall be remembered in their own individual way. Front Entrance STATE HOSPITAL RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Nurses Home McBryde Building peaticdent on ky LINDA 0 | Vice. President oe A a DREXEL FORSYTH Secretary, i ee nS GAN REEN | Treasurer) ROXADA | | fo Historians a one a My ; : GERLEEN HESTER PONS Saeki ‘Student Faculty Representative. CAROLYN BARBEE : © a “Betty Zz Lu a — xt Lu O O =: fe ke LL co ina Graham, North Carol her and all “Her ways are the ways of pleasantness, aul paths are peace. “Carolyn” 7 LL Lu Fra] co co = a O % O North Carolina Durham, “Happy is she that f standing.” th under- give indeth wisdom and a “Joyce cp) Z Ea co S Ww (ae Q = uu O O Durham, North Carolina “They like her most who know her best.’’ MARGARET ELIZABETH BLAIR “Red” Waterford, Connecticut “The ways she has no other can possess, Live, love, laugh and be happy.” JANE ELIZABETH BROWN “Jane” Kitrell, North Carolina “Brisk steps indent the soil with confidence.” LONA ANNE BURCH “Lo” Graham, North Carolina “| agree with no man’s opinion— | have some of my own.” “Shrab“ Lo lu ae UO Lu SS ras = co n Auburndale, Florida aa . ief isch “A word that is not spoken, never does any m “Charlotte” FE Lu = O O uu kK = O = oO x Je O Wake Forest, North Carolina id of her—If we could only read her “Much could be sa “a . d min at “Polly (a) [a4 ui = ep) iu 4 — O oO Roxboro, North Carolina “a . m dead ‘ “What’s the hurry? They’‘Il be there when | LINDA DRY “Dry Ball’ Siler City, North Carolina “A maid who modestly conceals her beauties while she hides, reveals.”’ JOAN BEVERLY EDGAR “Bev” Jacksonville, North Carolina “Let us then be what we are—and speak what we think.” DREXEL MAE FORSYTHE “Drex” Ahoskie, North Carolina “To say little and perform much shows the character of a great mind.” JUNE FRANCES GARRETT “June” Roxboro, North Carolina “Good nature is the sign of a large and generous soul.’ EMMA JANE GOOD “Emma” Roxboro, North Carolina “Leave silence to the saints, for | am human.” EMMA JANE GREENE “Janie” Siler City, North Carolina “Wise to resolve, patience to perform.” FRANCES JANE GREGG “Tennessee” Johnson City, Tennessee “| don‘t know where I’m going—but I’m on my way.” ROXADA HARWARD “Roxie” Chapel Hill, North Carolina “The will to do—the soul to dare.” GERLEEN HESTER “Jerry” Oxford, North Carolina “There’s no better religion than to be happy.” RUBY MAE HILBURN “Ruby” Whiteville, North Carolina “Quiet, capable, and ambitious.” MARGARET LEE HOWARD “Twin” Raleigh, North Carolina “If the world should end tomorrow, let me die talking.” BARBARA LEE JONES Baws Durham, North Carolina “When a dither starts to play, I’ll remember yesterday.” ALENA JANE JORDAN “Jane” Whiteville, North Carolina “Who loveth institution, loveth knowledge.” MARIAN LELNER “Ditty” Carolina Beach, North Carolina “Laugh and the world laughs with you.” SYLVIA JEAN LYNCH “Sylvia” Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina “tt is better to be small and shine than large and cast a shadow.” JANET LOUISE MARTIN “Jan” Durham, North Carolina “Like sunshine and rain, She’s always the same.” FAYE MATTHEWS “Faye” Aberdeen, North Carolina “Unselfish, kindhearted, true, the same now and forever.” MARGOT ANN McDONALD “Red” St. Paul, North Carolina “Good humor is the clear blue sky of the soul.” LISLIE MABEL McKEE “Wissie”’ Clarkton, North Carolina “Playing well the game of life.”’ JEWEL LEIGH McLEAN “Jerl” Dunn, North Carolina “A busier girl than you would find anywhere, a mind equal to the task.” ANN YVONNE MEWBORNE South Hill, Virginia “Living, loving, laughing—she herself seems merriment.”” “Margie” 3 “2 2 eo. ¢ £ oO oe 2 nod = oe £ : mes 5 ‘o Soo! eA ins = g Soe 5 Zoe 5 =a qé ¢ ; S. 5 : 2 h c 3 a : v= � o x : u 2 «2 : | el 0) a= © : i Whee ce © 7 at oss 2 are 5 3 fe S70 ages = Zs = = Oe 6 Ze w2 � a0 5 © = 24d gi Za5eo 9 = Li Sse gas 5 : nse oo a s Za : : = : O ra ft O VIRGINIA CAROLYN PARHAM “Shinnie” Canton, North Carolina “it's nice to be natural when you’re naturally nice.” PATRICIA YORK PATTERSON “Pattie” Liberty, North Carolina 4 “Her personality and humor will make her many friends.’ BARBARA ANN RIGSBEE “Bob” Durham, North Carolina “To dry one’s eyes and laugh at a fall And baffled, get up and begin again.” JANIE FRANCES RIMMER “Janie” Hurdle Mills, North Carolina “Her quietness does not make her less important.”” LINDA JANE SMITH “Bloss” Raleigh, North Carolina “Good nature is agreeable and gives a certain air which. is more amiable than beauty.” PEGGY JEANNE SMITH “Peg” Greensboro, North Carolina “They‘re only truly great, who are truly good.” STELLA RUTH SMITH “Ruthie” Graham, North Carolina “It is the song she sings and the smile she wears that makes the sunshine everywhere.” BETTY STANLEY “Betty” Southport, North Carolina “She was made of happy thought and full of wit and laughter.” EMILY JANE TAPP “Minnie” Burlington, North Carolina “If worry was the cause of death—Then she would live forever.” JEANETTE MARILYN VAN BOSKERCK “Nette” Aberdeen, North Carolina “There is something very real and individual about her.” NANCY CAROL WALLACE “Nancy” Kinston, North Carolina: “Who trusteth in the Lord, happy is she.” SHIRLEY MARIE WHITFIELD Boni ria Hurdle Mills, North Carolina “God made a heart of gold, shining, sweet, and true.” LILA MARIE WICKER “Myrtle” Aberdeen, North Carolina “A cute little girl with her prim little ways, when she’s your friend, a friend she stays.” LAURA BERT WILLIAMS “George” Warrenton, North Carolina “If you have faith as that of a grain of mustard seed, nothing will be impossible to you.” PEGGY LOUISE WOMBLE “Peg” Durham, North Carolina “Friendly, modest, clean life and sincere, the rest of her is hard work.” CLASS HISTORY September the sixth, 1954! Oh that memorable day, we entered Watts Hospital School of Nursing determined to make the best nurses ever to graduate. There were seventy-two of us who set out to make our homes in Wyche House, better known as “Witch House,” Staff House and the Hill House. The first three days we were taken on a round of teas and parties. We thought we had never had it so good—then on the fourth day, we began classes and really found out the meaning of “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”! Under the leadership of Miss Osterman, Mrs. Pierce and their co-workers, we began to learn how to make beds, give baths, and oh, how complicated we found the human anatomy is! The first year we elected as leaders of our class, Patricia Patterson, President; Barbara Rigsbee, Vice President; Charlotte Cotten, Treasurer; Wilma Rudder, Secre- tary; and Linda Dry and Ruby Hilburn as historians. The sponsors were Mrs. Lula Hinson and Mrs. Margaret Howard, Nursing Arts’ instructors. They led us suc- cessfully through the long months of hard studying and the many nights when we cried our hearts out and packed our clothes, ready to go home. At the end of nine months, there were fifty-four of us and we proudly donned our white bibs and the much yearned for white cap at the Trinity Methodist Church on June sixth, 1955. As we pledged the Nightingale Pledge, we realized how important was the task before us; and the next day when we went on the wards the first time for eight hours, the responsibility overwhelmed us . In September, 1955, we became Juniors, happy that we were no longer the youngest students. Moving into Hill House under the watchcare of Mrs. Virginia Patton and Mrs. Lula Beattie, or “Ma Beattie,” as we called her, we began our second year. The officers of our Junior class were as follows: President, Sybil Cheek; Vice President, Janie Greene; Secretary, Carolyn Barbee; Treasurer, Gerleen Hester; and Historians, Jewel McLean and Ruby Hilburn. Mrs. Ruby Pierce and Miss Fannie Carden were our sponsors. We all remember the classes, evening and night duty, and the unmistakable, “Junior Slump.” The highlights of this year were the “after midnight parties” we had in our rooms and the receiving of our class pins. In June we breathed a sigh of relief for we had successfully passed endocrinology, dermatology, et cetera and looked with great anticipation toward twenty-eight days vacation in the summer! It was the last of our Junior year and our Senior year that we went to the “Hill” in groups of twelve for three glorious months of 7-3:30 and weekends off... and it was twice as nice as we had imagined! Our Senior year began when we received the much envied black bands at a party In Hill House. The thrill, and yes, even the conceit of being a Senior! We began to work with zeal on our annual, elected our superlatives and our class officers. They were: Linda Dry, President; Drexel Forsythe, Vice President; Janie Greene, Secretary; Roxada Harward, Treasurer; Peggy Womble and Gerleen Hester, Historians. We were sorry to see Mrs. Ruby Pierce leave, but were glad that Miss Fannie Carden could remain our class sponsor. Evening duty, night duty, and much fun comprised our Senior year. We complete the history of our class with mixed feelings of regret and anticipa- tion. Now as we put on our white uniforms and our gold pins, we close the history of our class. But each of us will make history in our chosen field; some are planning marriage, some further education, and the rest of us will just enjoy being “free, white, and twenty-one”! We have enjoyed our stay here and we will never forget the friends who have been like sisters these three hard, but worthwhile, years. And now for State Boards! HISTORIAN Gerleen Hester SENIOR CLASS SPONSORS BF ay Oe, MISS CARDEN MRS. PIERCE The success of the class of 1957 has depended very much on the class sponsors, Miss Fannie Carden and Mrs. Ruby Pierce. We appre- ciate their time, hard work, guidance, and consideration. CLASS COLORS: Navy and white CLASS FLOWER: Red rose CLASS MOTTO: “We are what we make of ourselves.” CLASS MASCOTS: Miss Elizabeth Hughes daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jack Hughes Master Chipper Skinner son of Dr. and Mrs. Ben Skinner THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Article |: We, the senior class of 1957, leave to the doctors, our sympathy because we realize they are losing outstanding assistants. Article Il: To the head nurses, supervisors, and instructors, we leave the peace of mind to know that we have gone. Article Ill: To the Freshman Class, we leave our high scholastic abilities. Article IV: To the Junior Class , we leave a few of the things we are unable to take with us. They are as listed below as recorded by Emily Tapp, testator. We, Betty Allen and Roxada Harward, leave our ability to fuss and make up to anyone who dares to try it. |, Carolyn Barbee, leave my reserved seat on the city bus to all local girls who find time to go home. |, Joyce Bivins, leave my naturally curly hair to Gladys Herndon. |, Jane Brown, leave my alarm clock to Lola Driver, hoping she will get to work on time. |, Lo Anne Burch, leave my ability to always have a date to Frances Bane. |, Sybil Cheek, leave my dermatitis to any junior who develops an allergy to her boyfriend. |, Charlotte Cotton, leave my love for State College to Cherrie Roberson. We, Polly Day and Janet Martin, leave our ability to get a diamond to Francine Ahalt and Pat Cates. |, Beverly Edgar, leave my love for psycho patients to Pat Anderson. |, Drexel Forsyth, leave my dignified ways to Lola Dawson. |, Emma Good, leave my talkativeness to Marie Fogleman. |, Jane Green, leave Ward G to anyone who may be so unfortunate. We, Frances Gregg and Peggy Blair, leave Annie to Diane Ralph and Mary Madren. We, Gerleen Hester, Virginia Parham, Linda Dry, Barbara Jones, leave our good times at “Dix Hill’ to the Junior Class. We, Ruby Hilburn and Sylvia Lynch, leave our dirty room to anyone who wants to clean it. We don’t! |, Peggy Howard, leave my intellectual ability to Linda Walker. |, Jane Jordan, leave my good times at the ““Y” to Alice McCullen. |, Ditty Leiner, leave my promptness to class to Bennie Harris. We, Faye Matthews and Betty Stanley, leave our vacant seats in front of the tele- vision. |, Margot McDonald, leave my flaming red hair to Shelby Daniel. We, Lislie McKee and Ruth Smith, leave our love for football players to Anna Kerley. |, Jewel McLean, leave to become Clarence’s wife. |, Rosemarie Mueller leave my foreign accent to Jane Pachatouridou. |, Margaret Myers, leave my all-night parties in the dorm to Jean Adams. Just don’t let the housemother catch you! We, Carol Nave and Jeannette VanBoskerck, leave our place on the “green carpet” to Yvonne McDade. |, Yvonne Mewborn, leave my mail box to Dolly Strayhorn, hoping it will never be empty. |, Pat Patterson, leave my conscientious ways to Ellen Lyerly. |, Barbara Rigsbee, leave for Florida. |, Janie Rimmer, leave my love for the “Isle of Palms” to anyone in love. |, Linda Smith, leave my love for “Red-Headed Scoli” to Heather Hopwood. |, Peggy Smith, leave my musical talent to Lee Williams, but I'll take Larry with me. We, Emily Tapp and June Garrett, leave our parties, Hogan’s Lake, The Rathskeller, and our love for “night life’ to Betty Williams and Van Mangum. |, Nancy Wallace, leave my reserved ways to Eudell Sharp, hoping she will use them. |, Marie Wicker, leave to help my husband with his funeral business. |, Laura Williams, leave to go with Leonard, even if he goes to the Amazon Forest. We, Peggy Womble and Shirley Whitfield, leave—night duty, forever, we hope. A SENIOR'S DAY AT WATTS 2 i Wonder if he’ll be late? Midnight. It was wonderful. PROPHECY September, 1961! Goodness, how the years have flown since we graduated here at Watts five years ago. Reunions are always so exciting and it’s always so much fun to see just what has happened to our former classmates. Seated on the couch in our dear old Hill House living room are Ruby Hilburn, Marie Wicker, Polly Day, Janet Martin,-and Janie Rimmer who are discussing mar- ried life and its many problems. -Janie is showing snapshots of Margaret Myers and Betty Stanley who were visiting Rosemarie Mueller in Germany, where they are stationed in the U. S. Army Nurse Corps. Listening to the music of Peggy Smith, concert pianist, are Nancy Wallace, Margot McDonald, Emma Good, Roxada Harward, and Drexel Forsyth. Nancy, a missionary in Alaska, and Margot, a sewing instructor, were once roommates. Drexel, Dr. Cop- pridge’s office nurse, is trying to get a word in edgewise, while Emma, who is President of Better Speakers of America, rattles on to Roxada about her position as president of the American Nurses’ Association. Peggy Blair and Frances Jane Gregg flew in from Connecticut where they are fashion models for Ellisburg’s in their spare time. The punch bowl seems to be a popular spot. Lo Anne Burch, Ruth Smith, and Lislie McKee, who finally got their doctors, are serving. Emily Tapp, Linda Smith and Jane Brown, between sips of punch are gossiping with Betty Allen. Emily, naturally, is still working night duty in the delivery room where she is also in charge of making off-duty for head nurses. She is listening as Linda tells Jane, the mother of six boys, about her twins and her beautiful home in Broadslab. Betty Allen tells us that besides taking care of George, her spouse, she takes care of all the pneu- monias, polios, and so forth on the isolation ward at Alamance Hospital. Barbara Rigsbee and Pat Patterson are comparing suntans. Bobbie got her golden brown while lounging with her husband on their Florida alligator farm. Pat is work- ing in a doctor’s office. She must be sneaking out to Hogan’s Lake on her mornings off. Some of our girls who couldn’t bear leaving Watts are Jane Jordan, now Director of Nurses, and Bobbie Jones, founder of the Watts Nursery School. Also we hear Carolyn Barbee, who has taken Miss Vaughn’s place in the admitting office, tells of how she keeps Janie Green, head nurse on Ward G, and Carol Nave, head nurse on Ward H, busy. Schinnie Parham finally married Lyn and has opened a rest home high in the Alps for victims of motorcycle accidents and laundry bag fights. Yvonne Mewborn, who, of course has her knitting with her, is talking to her former roommate, Gerry Hester, who is now supervisor at State Hospital in Raleigh. Joyce Bivins, Sylvia Lynch, and Peggy Womble are working there on Organic. Ditty Leiner looks stunning in her cocktail dress. She has established a first aid center on the board walk at Carolina Beach. The girl standing next to her is our own Beverly Edgar. She and her husband have bought out the Coca-Cola Bottling. Company. The girls who just arrived, compose the Women’s All Star Basketball Team. They are Faye Matthews, Shirley Whitfield, June Garrett, Jeanette Van Boskerck, and Linda Dry. Arriving late is Charlotte Cotten, who just obtained her B.S. degree. She is pushing Laura Burt Williams in a wheel chair. Laura was editor of our annual and suffered a nervous breakdown afterwards. Well it really has been fun! The prophets now retire to play a game of ping pong. (Before they leave, we think the prophets, themselves, need a little recognition. They are so modest! Jewel McLean married soon after graduation and moved to Raleigh where she and “Clancy” have opened a new bread corporation titled “Bambi-Wall and Bambi.” Sybil Cheek retired to the mountains to do further re- search in Dermatology. You see, Sybil had a strange skin eruption during her train- ing and she became obsessed with “what it was with that rash.’’) PROPHETS— Jewel McLean Sybil Cheek President Vice President . Secretary sa Treasurer 2. -. Historians 2... “Pat Derreberry a Walker an re Lind � Mary Alice Weaver, ee eee EEE ‘ Jean Adams Francine Ahalt Patricia Anderson Frances Bane Patricia Cates Shelby Daniel ‘ NANA 7 , Lola. Dawson Pat Derreberry Lola Driver Marie Fogleman itl Louise Graham oe ] Bennie Harris Gladys Herndon Barbara Holt Nancy Murphy Alice McCullen Yvonne McDade Barbara McFarland Loueen McLaurin Joan McLeod Ruby Overman Jane Pachatouridou Heather Hopwood Belva Horton Anna Kerley Ellen Lyerly Mary Madren Vann Mangum Jean Peed Diane Ralph Edna Register a Martha Reynolds Cherry Roberson Eudell Sharpe Vivian Strayhorn Lillie Sykes Linda Walker Elsie Watts Mary Alice Weaver Lee Williams Betty Williams Jane Winningham 7) President. : ne ah Lois Robinson Vice President __ . Treasurer CA aes | we was _ Pat Stokes Betty Thomas Secretary 020 emma: Williams Sponsors - ‘Mrs. O'Neal _Miss: Burns _ Fays Daniels Phyllis Ashburn Margaret Cheek Dorothy Chenault Nancy Craig Joy Crumpler Faye Daniel Denise Ellis Barbara Evans Constance Foster Mary Lou Graves Janice Harper Gladys Harris Andrea Herbison Beverly Howard Shirley Humphrey Carolyn Hunt Donna Jordan Barbara Jones Arnette Nutt Peggy Oakes Betsy Parker Peggy Poole Loretta Pridgen Gerry Quick Laura Quinn LaVerne Ransdell Verna Reynolds Mary Louise Kennedy Anne King Sonya Knight Jean Lambert Joyce Lassiter Linda Long Margaret Mallard Carolyn Matthews Judy Nock Phyllis Rivers Lois Robinson Annette Roundy Carol Short Frances Smith Jackie Soles Jo Pat Stokes Virginia Sykes Bette Thomas Eve Thomas Joyce Thornton Joyce Tillman Sandra Tillotson Emma Williams Madelyn Winstead Margaret Wrenn Tonya Yates Marie Zimmerman ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT Our operating room experience could not have been so meaningful had it not been for these anesthetists. Donned in their white scrub dresses and jackets, they have been an inspiration to us. Their long working hours, and their hours of call amazed us students because we wondered how they did it and we admired them. Who knows, someday some of us may become anesthetists, too! —— es SER, 2 eee gpg ere LABORATORY STAFF From the beginning of our clinical practice in our preclinical year we have been in contact with the girls who are members of the laboratory staff. We shall remember them for their blood chemistries, serologys, and blood counts. Our picture of them carrying the little box of slides, syringes, needles, and tourniquets will remain with us. It has been our pleasure to work with them. i Pi Hi } -RAY DEPARTMENT “Take a deep breath .. . hold it . . . now breathe.” Wonder how many times we have heard this as we took our patients down to X-ray for chest plates and other films? Remember the old portable machine being pushed into a crowded space to get a picture of a broken hip? The X-ray staff play a very important role in helping our doctors diagnose, therefore giving us further aids in nursing care. DIETARY DEPARTMENT We must adm it our four weeks spent in the diet kitchen were not tuation for there ing si , but it was a very good learn our most enjoyable we learned to calculate diets and learned the type of foods belonging To become a well-rounde d nurse we needed this to special diets. formation. The dieticians were good teachers and they certainly In to our nursing knowledge. added a great deal Wy) ss L Om Ss 9 ere Oe Fay Oh Ss 284-2 ma les ES Ae DNZB 8B 2eSes see SCHOOL OF NURSING THE PRACTICAL Admitting Office Business Office Electrocardiography Housekeeping Department Information Desk Pg ae ani ce Purchasing Department Record Room Switchboard THE WATTS HOSPITAL MAIDS AND ORDERLIES The Watts Hospital maids and orderlies were some of our favorite co-workers while we were students. They helped us so much. . . when we were in the diet kitchen and on each ward. What would we have done had it not been for their cleaning units, helping us lift patients, carrying bedpans, and taking temps. With them we shared our jokes, experiences with our patients, and our troubles. We liked each one of them. Thank you for your help. THE WHITE CAP ASSISTANT EC LTO lee eee ee ee PAT PATTERSON FE clito pee send ecto nee God SPE, LAURA BURT WILLIAMS Business Manager _ - ROXADA HARWARD Linda Dry, Sports Editor; Jane Brown, Advertising Editor; Miss Carden, Sponsor; Barbara Rigsbee, Feature Editor; Laura Burt Williams, Editor-in-chief; Roxada Harward, Business Manager; Pat Patterson, Assistant Editor; Ruby Hilburn, Photography Editor. Barbara Rigsbee, Peggy Smith, Sybil Cheek, Linda Dry, Laura Burt Williams, Ditty Leiner. SANTA FILOMENA Santa Filomena, senior honorary society of the Watts Hospital School of Nursing, is composed of members of the senior class chosen for their recognized qualities of leadership or their contribution toward the betterment of the school of nursing. Santa Filomena strives to promote better nursing and higher nursing standards. The Santa Filomena flower is the white lily and its members may be identified by the miniature gold Florence Nightingale lamp they wear. Each member of the Santa Filomena receives a white china Nightingale lamp. For one week after the tapping, the new members wear a white satin bow above the Santa Filomena pin. ANNIE “Annie,” the lady who sees all, tells nothing, And has brought luck to us all. Annie is given to the closest roommates in the senior class. At the end of the year, she is passed on to the deserving roommates of the junior class. 2 erent va only, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Sun bathing on Wyche House roof. eee jh SERRE Dorm party after 10:30 P.M. Can-can in the Talent Show. Kitchen party. Wilma and Linda at Faculty Party Miss White Cap Dance Party at Carolina Beach! ROOK!! Our first week at Watts, we were honored at a tea given by the Merchants’ Association of Durham at the Washington Duke Hotel. Those long hours we spent in class, struggling through anatomy and chemistry until our last cour- ses, professional adjustments II. We practiced our nursing pro- cedures in our modern nursing arts lab. “Miss Chase” was. al- ways a big help. After four weeks of pushing food trucks, calculating diets, and visit- ing patients while in the diet kitchen, we were ready to do nursing care again. We finally received our caps after nine long months of hard study and some clinical practice. Cap- ping ceremony was held at Trin- ity Methodist Church, June 5, 1955. One of our special services was two months in the operating room. There we scrubbed, circu- lated, cleaned rooms, and learned much added information from our excellent instructors, the doc- tors and the nurses. We followed up the care of our surgical patients in the recovery room. There we learned new post-operative procedures. Many “not needed” pounds were gained in the Hospitality Shop ‘between classes and on off duty. One of the three months on the obstetrical service was spent in the delivery room. There we assisted doctors in bringing new life into the world. We even took care of the young- est patients in the hospital. “O.B.” was a happy and fast moving place. ISOLATION!! Four weeks were spent on Ward L. Remember the day we received our black bands? We were finally seniors! Oh, those crying children, but they were sweet. For three months we worked on pediatrics. There were a few times we worked in the clinic with out- patients. We learned emergency nursing too! Those exciting times! The new emergency was a much needed and well liked addition to our hospital. Ward A is our orthopedic floor with its many hipnailings, broken bones and tractions. Television was watched frequent- ly when we were not working evening duty. In our recreation room, we had a juke box which furnished us music by which we danced. Each month we were entertained at a tea in the Hill House living room. A nice and very adequate library was at our disposal for reading the daily newspaper, required books, and the many required bibliographies. We spent many hours of leisure in the dining room. Some were hurried meals, but sometimes there was a moment to hear the latest hospital gossip. During our senior year we affili- ated for three months at State Hospital for our psychiatric nurs- ing. We remember our pretty rooms and ample space in the new modern dormitory. Our day was more interesting as we worked side by side with well trained and capable attend- ants. Besides giving us a_ beautiful view of the “Hill,” our windows also gave us a good view of our arriving date. era Sees) oS Pe SLD) ay ah ves Miss White Cap is elected each year by popular vote. She is crowned at the annual Valentine Dance. THE QUEEN AND HER ATTENDANTS Linda Long Jo Pat Stokes Pat Patterson Oe oe AMAPRA MRM ME ME RE AAAI AL ER ROE SHE pA e LAL DEE SS GERAD ALLE OEDEMA ie AAT ie Ni Diadaighe a aa lial” aS SYBIL CHEEK T PROFESSI “DREXEL FORSYTHE iaasspnseseeste ¥ ee Se IN CONCLUSION WE DISPLAY OUR SNAPSHOTS Before the date arrives. Saturday Loitering? Sterile Cabin party. Parteeee! LC ee Whats so funny??? Gossip session. “Hill” bound. aoe Rare snow. Monthly party. Deep concentration. STUDENT DIRECTORY Adams, Jean, 5304 Center Street, Raleigh, N. C. Ahalt, Francine, 209 W. Avondale, Greensboro, N. C. Allen, Betty, 637 North Ave., Burlington, N. C. Anderson, Patricia, 819 W. Morgan St., Raleigh, N. C. Ashburn, Phyllis, 440 N. E. 17th Way, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Bane, Frances, Rt. 4, Box 170, Durham, N. C. Barbee, Carolyn, 2310 Wake Forest Hwy., Durham, N. C. Bivins, Joyce, 2770 Guess Rd., Durham, N. C. Blair, Peggy, 327 E. Cumberland St., Dunn, N. C. Brown, Jane, Rt. 1, Kittrell, N.C. Burch, Lo Anne, 525 Banks St., Graham, N. C. Cates, Patricia, Box 323, Creedmoor, N. C. Cheek, Margaret, Route 3, Hillsboro, N. C. Cheek, Sybil, 312 Esterway, Auburndale, Fla. Chenault, Dorothy, 806 N. Duke St., Durham, N. C. Cotton, Charlotte, Rt. 1, Wake Forest, N. C. Craig, Nancy, 2112 Brandon Rd., Wilmington, N. C. Crumpler, Joy, Rt. 1, Salemburg, N. C. Daniel, Faye, Rt. 1, Box 70, Chapel Hill Rd., Durham, N. C. Daniel, Shelby, Rt. 1, Oxford, N. C. Day, Polly, Rt. 3, Roxboro, N. C. Dawson, Lola, 2206 Grace Ave., New Bern, N. C. Derreberry, Pat, Box 215, Andrews, N. C. Driver, Lola, 1017 Indiana Ave., Newport News, Va. Dry, Linda, 348 S. Chatham Ave., Siler City, N. C. Edgar, Beverly, 130 Circle Drive, Jacksonville, N. C. Ellis, Denise, 111 N. Maple St., Durham, N. C. Evans, Barbara, Rt. 1, Roxboro, N. C. Fogleman, Marie, Rt. 2, Liberty, N. C. Forsyth, Drexel, Academy Ave., Ahoskie, N. C. Foster, Connie, 610 Moran Ave., Mullens, W. Va. Garrett, June, Rt. 3, Roxboro, N. C. Good, Emma, Rt. 2, Roxboro, N. C. Graves, Mary Lou, Rt. 2, Snow Camp, N. C. Green, Jane, 109 S. Dogwood Ave., Siler City, N. C. Gregg, Frances, Terrace Hill, Johnson City, Tenn. Harper, Janice,.Rt. 1, Pink Hill, N.C. Harris, Bennie, Vandermere, N. C. Harris, Gladys, 1019 Gregory St., Greensboro, N. C. Harward, Roxada, Rt. 2, Chapel Hill, N. C. Herbison, Andrea, M. D. No. 14, Quassaick Ave., Newburgh, N. Y. Herndon, Gladys, 1803 Angier Ave., Durham, N. C. Hester, Gerleen, Rt. 3, Oxford, N. C. Hilburn, Ruby, Rt. 3, Box 383, Whiteville, N. C. Holt, Barbara, Rt. 6, Box 196, Burlington, N. C. Hopwood, Heather, 841 Bessemer Ave., Greensboro, N. C. Horton, Belva, 1206 Troupe St., Augusta, Ga. Howard, Beverly, 2206 Pike St., Durham, N. C. Howard, Margaret, 2824 Barmettler St., Raleigh, N. C. Humphrey, Shirley, Rt., Box 93, Kinston, N. C. Hunt, Carolyn, 608 N. Driver Ave., Durham, N. C. Jones, Barbara, 405 Gattis St., Durham, N. C. Jones, Barbara Jean, Rt. 1, Wake Forest, N. C. Jordan, Donna, Wenslow Acres, Elizabeth City, N. C. Jordan, Jane, Rt. 2, Box 96, Clarkton, N. C. Kennedy, Mary Louise, Rt. 1, Box 141, Acme, N. C. Kerley, Anna, 406 E. Main St., Belhaven, N. C. King, Anne, 309 South Fifth St., Smithfield, N. C. Knight, Sonya, 207 S. John St., Goldsboro, N. C. Lambert, Jean, 408 W. 8th St., Siler City, N. C. Lassiter, Joyce, 2412 N. Main St., Tarboro, N. C. Leiner, Marian, Box 218, Carolina Beach, N. C. Long, Melinda, Box 364, Roxboro, N. C. Lyerly, Ellen, 914 Askew St., Burlington, N. C. Lynch, Sylvia, 911 Henry St., Roanoke Rapids, N. C. Madren, Mary, Rt. 3, Burlington, N. C. Mallard, Margaret, 2025 Wa Wa Ave., Durham, N. C. Mangum, Vann, Rt. 1, Bahama, N. C. Matthews, Carolyn, Rt. 2, Apex, N. Y. Matthews, Fay, Box 235, Aberdeen, N. C. McCullen, Alice, Rt. 4, Mount Olive, N. C. McDade, Yvonne, Box 118, Queen St., Hillsboro, N. C. McDonald, Margot, Box 284, St. Paul, N. C. McFarland, Barbara, Rt. 1, Bahama, N. C. McKee, Lislie, Box 114, Clarkton, N. C. McLaurin, Loueen, 112 Main St., Clinton, N. C. McLean, Jewel, 904 Fairground Rd., Dunn, N. C. McLeod, Joan, 609 Fulton St., Raeford, N. C. Mewborn, Yvonne, South Hill, Va. Mueller, Rose Marie, 328 Bland Blvd., Burlington, N. C. Murphy, Nancy, 510 W. Fifth St., Siler City, N. C. Myers, Margaret, Rt. 3, Raleigh, N. C. Nave, Carol, 309 Highland Ave., Johnson City, Tenn. Nock, Judy, 416 W. Park St., Cary, N. C. Nutt, Arnette, Rt. 1, Rougemont, N. C. Oakes, Peggy, Rt. 2, Burlington, N. C. Overman, Ruby, Zebulon, N. C. Pachatouridou, Jane, Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, N. C. Parham, Virginia, Rt. 3, Canton, N. C. Parker, Betsy, Rt. 1, Hurdle Mills, N. C. Patterson, Patricia, Box 348, Liberty, N. C. Peed, Jean, Rt. 3, Roxboro, N. C. Poole, Peggy, Spring Lane, Sanford, N. C. Pridgen, Loretta, 313 Wingate St., Wake Forest, N. C. Quick, Alice, 1201 E. Mason St., Franklinton, N. C. Quinn, Laura, 219 Adams St., Plymouth, N. C. Ralph, Diane, Box 566, Erwin, N. C. Ransdell, LaVerne, Rt. 3, Durham, N. C. Register, Edna, 901 Cleveland St., Durham, N. C. Reynolds, Martha, 602 Hillside Ave., Brookland Terrace, Wilmington, Del. Reynolds, Verna, 5400 Hillsboro Rd., Raleigh, N. C. Rigsbee, Barbara, 1923 Ward St., Durham, N. C. Rivers, Phyllis, 101 Kensington Circle, Fayetteville, N. C. Roberson, Cherry, Box 506, Chapel Hill, N. C. Robinson, Lois, 522 Parkview Dr., Burlington, N. C. Roundy, Annette, 117 E. Jones, Fuquay Springs, N. C. Sharpe, Eudell, Rt. 1, Graham, N. C. Short, Carol, Battley Rd., Hamlet, N. C. Smith, Frances, 405 S. Pineview Ave., Goldsboro, N. C. Smith, Linda, 100 Faircloth St., Raleigh, N. C. Smith, Peggy, 3818 Walker Ave., Greensboro, N. C. Smith, Ruth, Rogers Road, Graham, N. C. Soles, Yvonne, 4025 Cherry Ave., Wilm ington, N. C. Stanley, Betty, Box 254, Southport, N. C. Stokes, Jo Pat, 10 Front St., Hertford, N. C. Strayhorn, Vivian, Box 136, Hillsboro, N. C. Sykes, Lillie, 308 Cherry Grove St., Durham, N. C. Sykes, Virginia, 925 Fix St., Burlington, N. C. Tapp, Emily, Rt. 2, Graham, N. C. Thomas, Bette, Box 13, Butner, N. C. Thomas, Eve, Box 13, Butner, N. C. Thornton, Joyce, 403 W. Mulberry St., Goldsboro, N. C. Tillman, Joyce, Bonlee, N. C. Tillotson, Sandra, 709 Jackson St., Durham, N. C. Van Boskerck, Jeannette, Pinebluff, N. C. Walker, Linda, 2527 Sharon Rd., Charlotte, N. C. Wallace, Nancy, Rt. 1, Kinston, N. C. Watts, Elsie, 609 E. Cardinal St., Siler City, N. C. Weaver, Mary Alice, Boddie St., Henderson, N. C. Whitfield, Shirley, Hurdle Mills, N. C. Wicker, Marie, Box 577, Aberdeen, N. C. Williams, Betty, Harmon Drive, Thomasville, N. C. Williams, Emma, Harmon Drive, Thomasville, N. C. Williams, Laura Burt, Box 332, Rt. 3, Warrenton, N. C. Williams, Lee, 523 Jefferson St., Rocky Mount, N. C. Winningham, Jane, 407 Tucker St., Burlington, N. C. Winstead, Madelyn, 2117 Guess Rd., Durham, N. C. Womble, Peggy, Rt. 5, Roxboro Rd., Durham, N. C. Wrenn, Margaret, Box 148, Tryon St., Hillsboro, N. C. Yates, Tonya, Rt. 3, Elizabethton, Tenn. Zimmerman, Marie, Rt. 1, Woodsdale, N. C. : rs oe “i me er 26: CONGRATULATIONS FROM OUR DOCTORS, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS Dr. Jay M. Arena Dr. Albert H. Powell Dr. Ralph E. Baum Dr. B. W. Roberts Dr. Waldo Boone Dre ik) € sRoberts Dr. Norman F. Bowles Dr. H. Max Schiebel DiteraslBugG Dr. Ben S. Skinner Dr. H. DeHaven Cleaver Dr. George A. Watson . George Crane . James E. Dav is . Eleanor B. Easley . Ralph G. Fleming . John Glasson Dr. W. E. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cotton Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Driver Mr. and Mrs. Dry DreeaUe Gunter Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Dr. Roy A. Hare Mr. and Mrs. Herbison Dr. Jack Hughes Rev. and Mrs. George Harward Dr. Thomas T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Hopwood Dr. Arthur H. London Mrs. Annie Kennedy Dr. Isaac H. Manning Mrs. Thomas McLean Dr. Angus M. McBryde Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parham Dr. Joseph P. McCracken Edward’s Florist Dr. R. E. Nichols Ray-Browning Clothiers . Richard L. Pearse . Kenneth A. Podger The Wee Shop The Young Men’s Shop BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 1957 Compliments of L. TEER COMPANY Durham, North Carolina ROSCOE GRIFFIN Our flexible, soft-walking nurse oxfords soften up hard hospital corridors, keep your feet comfortable all day and night. Easy walking for you in beautiful, soft white leather. 114 E. Main Street GLOVER'S GULF SERVICE Compliments of DILLON SUPPLY CO. MAIL AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES 112 S. Duke St. Guess Road MOORE'S 66 SERVICE Congratulations From FOWLER'S FOOD STORE Telephones R-723, 6-017] Newton Road ROXBORO RD. AND CLUB BLVD. SAWYER AND MOORE, INC. Durham's Predominating Store” 1014 West Main Street Phone 6989 Pharmacy 6-5291 S. ZUCKERMAN SON Established 1912 DURHAM'S ONLY FURRIER 109 E. Chapel Hill St. Phone 3-340! CONGRATULATIONS to the Class of 1957 HOSPITAL PHARMACY 1124 Broad iF iT’S COCGDd FOOD YOu : GUS’ LUNCHEONETTE Congratulations to the Class of 195 ECKERD DRUG STORE Forest Hills Shopping Center 122 West Main Street Customer Satisfaction Is Our Main Objective! Our Courteous Personnel Will Gladly Help You With All Your Shopping Problems Belk Leggol}(o. DURHAN'S SHOPPING CERTES Congratulations Compliments of ENO TRADING CENTER Roxboro Road to the Class of 1957 Route 5 WALGREEN DRUG Compliments of STEWART’S 102 West Main Street Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Best Wishes to the Class of 1957 From the DURHAM MORNING HERALD AND THE DURHAM SUN Complete Newspaper Service WDNC and WDNC-FM Are the Radio Service of The HERALD-SUN Papers Compliments JOHNSON MOTOR COMPANY When Better Automobiles Are Built Best Wishes H. W. DODSON'S ESSO Buick Will Build Them ) Broad Street and Club Blvd. 326 East Main Street up i Phone 8-9844 CABLE’S GULF SERVICE Visit Us for Your Jewelry Needs Fine Watches and Jewelry Repair GLOBE JEWELRY CO. Also Fine Silver STIEFF, HEIRLOOM, LUNT, WALLACE 205 West Main Congratulations to the Seniors 1101 Broad Compliments of Congratulations HUDSON’S | HOLT’S PURE SERVICE gates ELECTRIC SERVICE East Club Blvd. Ext. Phone 4-8684 Congratulations to the For Class of 1957 Pick-up and Delivery Service BLUE LIGHT BUCK JONES RESTAURANT AND | PHILLIPS 66 DRIVE-IN Corner Cheek St. and Roxboro Rd. THE FASHION Your worries will be over. Consult your wedding problems with Mrs. Gladys C. Smoake. She will help you arrange your wedding, making your dreams become a reality. MRS. SMOAKE WACHOVIA BANK TRUST COMPANY Compliments of M. W. DIXON'S SERVICE CENTER 1913 Roxboro Road WELLS - LLOYD INC. Florist Phone 6955 1000 W. Main St. SUPER SERVICE Phone 81471 2500 Erwin Rd. Congratulations to the Class of 1957 PINE STATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. 522 Foster Telephone 4-5233 THE TREASURE SHOP | 1113 Broad St. UNIVERSITY MOTORS 806 W. Main St. MORRIS GULF SERVICE Cor. Main and Gregson Sts. Phone 4-766! WASHING —- POLISHING LUBRICATION GULF TIRES — BATTERIES CLAUDIA’'S GRILL WHEN INTHE ¢ ; MOODFOR | FINE FOOD: Club Boulevard and Guess Road MRS. FORREST (Claudia) ADAMS Proprietor From our big red cooler Compliments of CLARK'S ESSO DEALER 2913 Roxboro Road Phone 9-4648 Miss Lo Anne Burch, 1957 Growing With Durham to Serve the People of Durham ELLIS -STONE Miss Gerleen Hester, 1957 Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 1957 BALDWIN'S PLUMBING HEATING PUMPS Courtesy of JOHN C. PARRISH AND SON Phone: 9-497] Roxboro Road DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Congratulations to the Graduating Class BROADWAY SANDWICH CO. 1980 Guess Rd. Phone: 8-1247 COPELAND‘S SHELL SERVICE CHESTER C. COPELAND, Prop. Club Boulevard Phone: 8-0544 SHAW'S VENETIAN BLINDS Custom Made ALL-FLEXALUM STEEL WOOD | Free Estimates ROBERT H. YOUNG, Manager Guess Road Phone: 8-116] K Shinnie, Vonne, Jewel, Sybil BEST WISHES TOoTmE CLASS OF 1957 Miss Jane Jordan, 1957 Miss Barbara Jones, 1957 THE FIDELITY BANK Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation LITTLE ACORN RESTAURANT INC. Air Conditioned THE RICH PLAN BARBECUE FRIED CHICKEN OF STEAKS | BRUNSWICK STEW DURHAM Plenty Parking Space INC. Phone 2-4567 706 Rigsbee Avenue 1108 Broad Street Phone 8-2245 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA ROBBINS of FINE Durham LADIES' APPAREL FOR DURHAM'S DISCRIMINATING SHOPPERS Emergency Department, Watts Hospital Compliments to the Class of 1957 WILLIAM MUIRHEAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INCORPORATED The Best Yearbooks Are TAYLOR-MADE TAYLOR PUBLISHING COMPANY DALLAS, TEXAS eae uncer Bs sence aOR” meee