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

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Senior Class Officers Class officers, SEATED left to right: Judy Vernon, president; Jonelle Thomas, Vice-President. STANDING left to right: Joyce Canady, Secretary; Janet Johnson, Treasurer; Lucille Barbour, Historian. Class Flower Class Motto To reach port we must sail, Sometime with the wind Sometime against it, But we must sail, not drift. Velowi Mure Class Sponsors MRS. R. PIERCE MRS. F. STANLEY MRS. E. WAGNER 18

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i BSG y ‘ bes allots What Is A Student Nurse? Student Nurses come in all sizes, shapes, and caps. They are found everywhere a underneath, on top of, running around, jumping over, or slithering past patients’ beds Doctors yell at them; head nurses criticize them ; interns tolerate them; tes idenis over= look them; mothers worry about them; and patients love them. 4 : A Student Nurse is courage under a cap, a smile in snowy white, ambition ina starched uniform, and energy that is‘endless. Just when she is gaining poise and pres - tige, she drops a glass, breaks a syringe, or steps on a doctor's foot. ae A Student Nurse is a composite. She has the speed of a gazelle, the strength of an ox, the quickness of a cat, the endurance of a flagpole sitter, and the capabilities of a Florence Nightingale all rolled into one white uniform. ee : oes oe a as To th e head nurse, she has the stability of mush, the fleetness of a snail , the men- — ie tality of a mule, and is held together by starch, adhesive tape, and strained nerves. To an alumna, she will never work so hard, carry more trays, make more beds, ore scrub for more cases than her predecessors. Pees he A Student Nurse is faith with a hypo in her hand; Hope with a patched unten . Love with her hair clipped short. She likes days off, boys her own age, the O. Re “1 affiliations, certain doctors, pretty clothes, her roommate, Mom and Dad, and yes, her nursing school. She's not much on days off with class. She dislikes alarm Clocks, ; f getting up for roll call, and corned beef every Tuesday. : No one else looks forward so much to a day off, or so little to working 3 to 11. No one else gets so much pleasure from straightening a wrinkled sheet or wetting a pair of parched lips. No one else gets such satisfaction in fluffing a pillow, applying a bandage, or easing the pains of a patient. 3 A Student Nurse is a wonderful creature. You can criticize her but you cannot dis- hearten her. You can hurt her feelings but you cannot make her quit. Might as well admit it whether you are head nurse, doctor, chaplain, or patient = she is a hard- working determined young woman, doing her best for her patient, her school, her hospital, and her God. She may not be glamorous, intriguing or sophisticated, cS she is young at heart - and a shining example of the American way. Whenever she becomes discouraged or the lamp gets too heavy, she should remem- ber that there is a reward waiting for her. Because surely some of God's angels wear white caps instead of halos, and carry medicine trays instead of harps. And when hours are long, studies are hard; when fatigue and lonesomeness are on her threshold, she is reinspired by looking forward to the day when she can proudly say - I'm a Nurse! 17

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DANNA CARICO ALLEN Henderson, North Carolina MARY LUCILLE BARBOUR Benson, North Carolina CORA ELIZABETH BELL Smithfield, North Carolina 19