West Rutland High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (West Rutland, VT)

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While the hospital seems to be a central factor in an international scheme for public health, nursing is developing its own strength as a ccrrelatirg factor in this many-sided and harmoniously in a constantly enlarging pattern oi ideals for human well being. as the iorm of civilization changes , she nust be sufficiently capaole of changirg wltn it. Her individual contribution to its beauty and success depends on the concept that snc achieves of personal health, her cul- tural appreciations, capacity for creative thinking, and sansitivaness to new and higher aimsu The spirit of nursing defies capture of words, I be- lieve its roots lie ir the single wanting to help humanitya The Florence J ghtidgrle fledgs, cverv scnwant must recite upon receiving her school can illustrates this point. HI solenlv pledge myself before God and in the presence of this asnurnlv to pass my life in pirity and pI3CiJC8 ny profes- sion faithfullyn I will abstaic from whatever is deleterious and mischiefous, and will not take or Knowlingly adwiniw star any harmful drugt I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my profession, and I will hold in ccnfidsnce all pervonal matters committed to my Keep- ing and all family matters eonins tc my knowledge in the prfctice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor To aid the physician in his work and to devote my- self to the welfare of those committed to my care.n The spirit of nursing is service to others. If a person wants to serve another it is because sne recognizes tne value and saczednass of human life. Lveey patient, even to the .' least, is a trusts--antentity of body, mind and soul, whose needs take priority over all elses Tuia is the foundation , but the spirit reaches into every professional relationship , and act, Respect for value and sacredness of life cannot step at the bedside. The respect for the trust and responsi- bility a nurse accepts in taking tnis pledge, carries ferr for nursing today knows no boundst The common cause is want- ing to help, and showing partiality for human life through skill and knowledge. . Nursing one of the youngest professions, is among the first to recognize that those wno serve are Hone with each othern, regnrdlas of race, color, or creed, This too, in my opinion, is essential in the prindiples of nursing. This spirit doesn't grow bv itself. It dnvclopa by exereisr and atrophies'by disusa. It begins with wanting to aid mankind, grows into an abiding respect for sacredness of life, inspires a yearning to help the needy. It invigorates This yearbook was digitized by volunteers from the

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4? most of the time attending classes. They hear lectures,uthat are given by doctors, or nurse educators, and they also watch demonstrations and practice on rake-believe patients. First contacts with real patients come when students go with their instructors to thelrospitsl wards to put into practice the elementary nursing technics they have learned in classes. Once this introductory period is successfully mastered, the student wins the right to wear the coveted school cape Then follows a carefully planned schedule of combined class- work and supervised practice in the care of all types of patients. Such special services as Operating Room, cute patient department, and community health agency are a part of the courses of study. The program includes anatomy, physiop logy, chemistry, microbiolofy, elementary materia medics, and .gprgical nursing, and community health. dhen tne nursing cwreer is completed and the excitement of graduation is a happy, hectic memory, the new graduate goes before the State Board of Nurse examiners to prove, by examinations that she is qualified to write the herd earned initials of HR.N.H KHegistered Nursel, after her name. From that proud moment on, the registered professional nurse becomes an essential member of a health team whose job is to protect, improve and expand world health. Nursing is a versatile profession and an expert nurse can Htake it with heru to almost any community, state or nation in the world. An uR.N.His the nopenfsesamen to an array of satisfying jobs. While the majority of hospitals are general in character administeridg aid to patients in general, others care for special types only. Neuro-psychiatric, tuberculous, cancer , communicable diseases, orthopedic conditions, etc. Whether she serves in special or general hospitals a staff nurse can hold a position of great responsibility and trust. An effi- cient nurse is an asset to any situation. Branching out from the four main fields of nursing--hospital, public health, and education and private practice--are many alluring byways. For the nurse who has an urge to see the world, jobs are open in airlines, railroads and steamship lines. There are positions in foreign countries as missionary nurses, and public health, nurses. Whateger their field, there is always a welcome for 3 registered professional nurse. Nursing education today meets, inevitably, the influence of rapid changes in the world's social structure. In common with other institutions, it must adapt itself of these change if nurses are to be successful in their adjustments to a society in which they are destined to fill a new and impor- tant plece. At the same time nursing appears to have reached that stage in development ready to break through thechrysa- lis of an apprenticeship form of teaching and take its place nmong the professions. Rutland Historical Society and the Rzttlcmd Free Library.

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and multiplies the usefulness of every resource. It is no fragile thing, but s most virile and enduring professiog.Des- pite all hardships, sacrifices and obstacles one must over- come, nursing is s great profession and should give s defiq nite sense of sstisfsction to esch and every individual in it. Marie Wasik BALSA BUTCHER Picture, if you will, s hot sunny day with no clouds or breezes. This is the kind of dey you look for the coolest pert of the house and just went to take life easy oven if it is only for s little while. But not all people share the same ideas. There are model fans, who on s dey like this, pack up their equipment end flock to the ogen field where they will enjoy themselves for the whole deg, usually. You may wonder who would venture out into this 98 heat. Well-- he calls himself s HBALSA BUTCHERN. You may? wonder what s HBALSA BUTCHERH is. Well, he is s model airplane builder and flyer. I sm one of many of these NBALSA BUTCHURSH. Paradiso to him is the smell of burning menthenol, the high-pitched scream of the ultra small motors of the .ou5 cubic inch disilscement, or the deep roer of the .soo cubic inch Hmonstsrsu. He loves the sight of a free-flight model, drifting lssily in end out of the thermsls st an sltitude of nesrly 500 fuet. He thrills et the sight of s shiny, sleek, speed model traveling at close to 100 miles-per-hour. There are also those who like thc sight of s control-line model doing, serobstics such as power dives, inverted flight, wing- overs, vertical B's and horizontal 8's. The model builer lives in 9 world of miniature nzronsutics. The model builder is easily distinguished by his bat- tered fingers Cwhich many times have been caught in Hpropsn doing between 15,000 and 20,000 revolutions per minutel, dope stdinedfelothcs,blood shot eyes, upturned visor on his cspg and oil-smeared rags hanging from his beck pockets. Uhen someone mentions models his eyes light up like extra-hot glow plugs. The only figures he is interested in are those in the miles-por-hour column or in thc seconds of flight time. NOW that YOU know more about him you may wonder whore you can find one of these HEight Wonders of tho Worldu. The first stop is to find s dark, damp, dingy, ill-lighted, odor- filled cellar. The fumes you see floating around will be those of monthenol, dope, castor oil, and many unknown sub- stsnces. In one corner of this nest you may find s work- bench' covered with scraps of balsa, torn plens, empty .gas csns, broken knives, and other equipment. If you find whst is mentioned above, the builder is sure to be somewhere nearby. Rutland Historical Society and the Rutland Free Library.