Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing - Oak Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1953 volume:

v a x - ' 4 H : y wo w@ If I nurse with the proficiency of a woman and an angel, but have not love, I am a scientific machine and an efficient failure And if I have diagnostic powers and understand all the mysteries of therapeutic knowledge, and if T have such skill as is undaunted by mountains of difficulty, but have not love, I am nothing If I use all my training and ability only for the goal of personal advancement or if I burn up my energy for the sake of a pay check, and have not love, I gain nothing Love is patient and kind, Love is not jealous or boastful, It is not arrogant or rude Love does not insist on its own way, It is not irritable or resentful, It does not rejoice in the wrong, but rejoices in the right Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things Love never wears out I Corinthians 13: 1-8 (Adapted for nurses) ®Jg®S(SATS(D TO ALL THE GRADUATES of The Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing we gratefully dedicate this— our first yearbook. Through the efforts of these nurses in carrying out orders and suggesting new procedures, our school has advanced according to modern trends in nursing. We choose this way to express our pride in our school and to acknowledge all it has done for us WW, T1ML £50 MISS G. WINIFRED EVANS Director of Nurses Under her leadership our school has shown amen growth. We appreciate her interest and her helpfulness in our many and varied activities, MR, DANIEt W. HARTMANt Administrator of The Williamsport Hospital We appreciate his enthusiasm for obtaining only the best for student education. He is always cooperative and interested in our progress. DR. A. F HARDTt Chief Surgeon Dr Hardt has shown a keen interest in our hospital, our school of nursing, and in every student nurse ' s educational progress MISS JAMELLA M. BELL: Assistant Director of Nurses Miss Bell has given us the challenge and encouragement to establish student government. She has helped us in our plans for a recreation hall and she stimu- lated interest in this our first yearbook. Her staunch spirit has added stature to our school MISS PATRICIA E. PRINGLEj Class Advisor With cheerful guidance and friendly counseling as our class advisor, Miss Pringle has helped us to solve our many problems KISS DORIS A. BEAUDRY: Educational Director We appreciate her unceasing encouragement in our struggle with classes and her enthusiasm in presenting new material She has been a true friend in sharing her knowledge and experience. MRS. VIRGINIA E. SCHNEEBERG Nursing Arts Instructor With her guiding hand we met and conquered the many seemingly insurmountable obstacles that present themselves to a first-year student. Her patience and friendliness will long be remembered MISS MART E. METERS: Science Instructor We will never forget the time and effort Miss Meyers expended in teaching us our basic sciences which mean so much to our professional growth PHYSICIANS Our sincere appreciation is given to all those doctors who gave so generously of their time and knowledge in lectures to further our education. MR. WILLIAM WEST and MR. EDWARD MOONt Maintenance Engineers Mr. West and Mr Moon worked with untiring effort to fulfill our requests quickly in remodeling the rumpus room. THE WILLIAMSPORT HOSPITAL AUXILIARY and THE WOMEN ' S AUXILIARY OF THE LYCOMING COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY and THE SOROPTIMTST CLUB OF WILLIAMSPORT: Many thanks for the fine support you alway give to any student function or need OUR PARENTS t Last, but certainly not least, in our appreciation are our parents, who showed understanding faith and gave us constant reassurance and guidance May God bless them and may He guide us A (OSS The first conception of The Williamsport Hospital was born of necessity. The attention of the medical profession was especially called to the great need for a hospital through a railroad accident in 1872 • The members of the community were stirred into action, and by 1873 a committee of three men was appointed by the Lycoming County Medical Society to look into the feasibility of establishing a hospital. Their report of such an existing need was unanimously and promptly adopted and by decree of the Court of Lycoming County, The Williamsport Hospital was incorpor- ated August 30, 1873. For a time, The Williamsport Hospital was located in a three story brick building at the southeast corner of Elmira and Edwin Streets, This was purchased with funds raised by public subscription. By November 22, 1877, the pur- chase price of five thousand dollars was raised. The hospital was opened on April 1, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. A, F, Zahn were the only attendants. They were in complete charge of both patients and hospital. The patient census for the first year was nine. Much of the actual nursing service was given by the physicians. State appropriation of the sum of four thousand dollars helped in the financial picture in 1881. Dr. Jean Saylor Brown was a very active and aggressive person. She became attached to the hospital in its infancy and contributed the first one hundred dol- lars to initiate necessary changes and provide for an Operating Room, The school for nurses was started on June 5, 1883. One young woman was ad- mitted with the promise of training for fifteen months. Lectures and classes were given by Dr. Jean Brown and Dr. Rita Church. Dr. Church was also appointed to the positions of Superintendent and Resident Physician Growth continued in both the training school and in the number of patient admissions. More room was a pressing necessity. The Holden property at Fifth and Pine Streets, now known as the St. Charles Hotel, was purchased and the hospital was moved to this building in 188$. Plans for the improvement and extension of service in this building were swept away by a flood in June. It was then decided to purchase three acres of land known as Oaks Park on the corner of Louisa and Campbell Streets. By September 10, 1891, it was possible to move the hospital to this location. Six months later, on March 1, 1892, a ward for communicable dis- eases was opened and additional wings were added to the hospital. Dr. Rita Church resigned on April 10. 1893« She was succeeded by Miss Vir- ginia Loomis (Pennsylvania Hospital, 1888), Miss Loomis was succeeded by Miss Daisy Mann (Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, 1896). For the next twenty-six years Miss Mann acted as Superintendent of the hospital. Her leadership was force- ful and she elaborated the service within the hospital in every department. Under the able direction of Miss Lulu M. Hippie (The Williamsport Hospital, 1907) from 1926 to 19l 6, the school advanced steadily. The nursing course was extended to two and one half years shortly before 1900, By 1900 it became a full three year course. The opening of the nurses ' home on Louisa Street was an outstanding event in the history of the school of nursing. This home was a donation to the nurses in the hospital by Mrs. Ida Hays McCormick. The opening of this residence took place November 1, 1900. Through the efforts of the Ladies ' Auxiliary, a children ward was built. This buil ding was dedicated on September 3, 1907, Attached to this was a private pavilion built by funds donated by Mrs. Amanda Howard. This building was occupied in 1911 • The enlarged area of activity gave a more diversified practical experi- ence to the student nurses. The daily average of patients was 121 in 1931. This helped the 60 student nurses of that year to meet the curriculum successfully. The nursing school was supervised by a Director of Nurses, educational instructors, and a staff of supervisory nurses. Lectures to the students were given by members of the medical, surgical, and speciality staffs. Mrs. Alta King Merritt was the first student nurse to be graduated in 1881 . Ten years later her sister, Miss Debbie King was graduated. We believe that Miss Debbie King is the oldest graduate of the school of nursing who is living today. Another citizen interested in the cause of good nursing was Dr. Horace G. McCormick. Upon his death in March 192li, a permanent fund was established to pro- vide a yearly prize. This prize is given to the student nurse who n has shown the greatest proficiency, skill, adaptability, deportment, and other fine qualities pertaining to a good nurse during her course in training. Expansion of clinical facilities became imperative, so by 1927 a magnificent new building was added. This was a seven story structure facing Rural Avenue which connected with the original building by an underground tunnel. In our present group of buildings it is known as the North Building. Wishing to increase the housing facilities for student nurses, the hospital authorities purchased The Maples in 19li2, and through the generosity of Irvin W. Gleason, the Campbell Street nurses home was bought and furnished. Now we could house approximately 90 student nurses. Realizing that modern hospital care is a keystone of our way of life and that the health of its citizens is Williarasport • s greatest asset, civic-minded men and women decided that the facilities of their hospital had become completely outgrown by the steady increase of population and the advances in medical science. On Janu- ary 3 19l 5, a drive was opened to raise funds for a wing to be added to the North Building. Construction was started on June 5, 191 8 . With the completion of these new additions on January 31 1952, all patients were transferred from over-crowded space in the original buildings to bright, cheerful accommodations conducive to speedy recovery in its new South Wing and the North Building. This enlarged, modern hospital houses every essential service required for its function of saving life, restoring health, and preventing disease. The outmoded buildings have been remodeled into a recreation hall for student nurses, classrooms, medical hall, nutrition and science lab, library, offices for the faculty, and a very modern dormitory for sixteen additional student nurses. As of 1952 the total number of nurses who have been graduated from The Williarasport Hospital School of Nursing was 986. In the past seventy years The Williamsport Hospital has been transformed from a simple nursing home to a complex, scientific institution offering the best in clinical observation and patient care. The nursing school has met all the require- ments for high standards in nursing and is fully approved by the State of Pennsyl- vania. Margaret Harlan, Kathleen Wolfe, Carlene Hall Ad ministration © mm ©w zm Seated Daniel W. Hartman; John H. McCorratck Standing Lewis 0. Tirrell; John G. Candor; Janes V, Ferguson; Harry R. Gibson; Dr. Charles L. Youngnan; Dr. Harold L. Tonkin} Dr. Lame M. Hofftaan; Dr. George S. Klump: Dr. Albert F. Hardt. Absentt Harry W. Kiessllngj George R. Lanade; John E. Person; Charles A. Schreyer; Honorable John G. Snowden; Arad H. Stockwell; Howard L. Ulman, Sr. Mr, Daniel W, Hartman Hospital Administrator Mr, Edwin H. Prescott Assistant to Hospital Administrator Miss Jaraella M. Bell, R. N., B. S.- Nursing Education The Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing; Duquesne University; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Miss G. Winifred Evans, A. B., R. N. Dickinson College; Carlisle, Pennsyl- vania; The Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing; Baltimore, Maryland Miss Doris A, Beaudry, R. N,, B, S. — Nursing Education; Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Nursing; Cleveland, Ohio Western Reserve University; Cleveland, Ohio Miss Mary E. Meyers, R. N., B. S.— Biology Kings County Hospital School of Nursing Brooklyn, New York; Bucknell University; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Mrs. Virginia E. Schneeberg, R. N,, A. B., M. A, Jefferson Hospital School of Nursing; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Bucknell University; Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Miss Helen F. Boyd, R. N., B. S.— Nursing University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Miss Mary E. Schriner, R. N. The Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing Miss Patricia E. Pringle, R. N. The Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing Post-graduate course in 0, R, Technique University of Pennsylvania Oraduate School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania kieap mvm, First Row, Left to right— Jamella Bell, Assistant Director of Nursesj Marine Moday, Central Supply; Olive Gilbert, Delivery Room; Virginia Schneeberg, Nursing Arts Instructor; Lucille Walker, Second South. Second Row-- Flora Jones, Third South; Nellie Forney, Third North; Doris Beaudry, Educational Director; Winifred Evans, Director of Nurses; Mildred Brickley, Formula Room. Third Row — Elizabeth VonKamp, Relief Supervisor for South Building; Kathryn Pleumacher, Relief Supervisor for North Building; Mary Schriner, Assistant Nursing Arts Instructor; Lois Hall, Emergency Room. Fourth Row— Doris Shellman, Fourth North; Jane Adams, Obstetrics; Geraldine Tenisch, Obstetrics; Elinor Corapton, Nursery. Fifth Row— M. June Humphreys, Pediatrics; Dorothy Kunkle, Fourth South; Lenore Heimer, Isolation; Ruth Miller, Sixth North. Absent — Emiline Stafford, Operating Room; Patricia Pringle, Operating Room; Elizabeth Sander, Second North; Elizabeth Hall, Central Supply; Ruth Olson, Night Supervisor; Betty Lapka, Night Supervisor; Mary Meyers, Science Instructor, Helen Boyd, Clinical Instructor. Dr. John B. Nutt Sponsors award for outstanding Obstetric Nurse Dr. Albert P. Hardt Sponsors award for outstanding Operating Room Nurse The Horace G. McCormick award is given to the student nurse who has shown the greatest proficiency, skill, adaptability, deport- ment, and other fine qualities pertaining to a nurse during her course in training. n Dr. W. W. Wilcox; Dr. A. W. Blumberg Dr. M. C. Miller; Dr. S. E. Sinclair Sponsor award for outstanding Pediatric Nurse F2TAIL TAWW ©wwm Left to right: Dr. George Klump, President; Dr. Charles Lehman, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer; Dr Albert Haas, Vice-president. ( (D) MT1? (D)(£2IIW Left to right : Dr. George Klump, second Vice-presidentj Dr. Charles McLane, Treasurer; Dr. Charles Lehnan, Jr., Secretary j Dr. Marc Bodine, I resident. Absent t Dr. Carl Rhen, first Vice-president. Left to right: Dr. Yasni, Dr. Bonner, Dr. Ronk, Dr. Belisle, Dr. Bologna SMTiM Dr. Fernando L. Belisle Laval University Medical School} Quebec, Canada; 1°U5 Dr. Robert Bonner Georgetown University Medical School; Washington, D. C; 1952 Dr. Virginia Suhrie Ronk McGill University Medical School; Montreal, Canada; 19hB Dr. Robert Tasui Temple University School of Medicine; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 19U7 Dr. Caraillo V. Bologna Long Island College of Medicine; New York; 19hh Dr. William M. Hall, III (absent) University of Virginia Medical School; Richmond, Virginia; 19S2 left to right t Carrie Thomas, Louisa Street Hone; Faith Bunn, The Maples? fteba Metis, Campbell Street Home We can only express our deepest gratitude to the three persons who have done such a marvelous job during our training. Our thanks to each of you for making us feel at home when we arrived here three years ago and also for constant assurance and understanding. Pleasant memories of you and our school shall long remain with us « M 4fter Graduation?? en iop5 Janet Belles— Janet — Berwick Keen, blissful, bright— never to be forgotten. Virginia Eck— Ginny — Money ■Quiet and shy, yet resourceful. Dorothy Epler— Dotty — Northumberland A good disposition is more valuable than gold. Doris Pelko— Doris — Canton Not a flower, not a pearl, Just a regular all round girl. Mary Puller— Mary— Middlebury Center The opportunity to do mischief is found a hundred times a day. ' ' I June Punk— Junie — McEwensvi lle A fond heart is worth gold. Margaret Crohn— Peg - Williamsport She never worries, but has her fun and just takes things as they come, Margaret Harlan— Peggy — Renovo ■Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish. Nancy Hayes— Nancy — Williamsport She who sets her goal and seeks it, is to be admired, x I Doris Horn— Doris — Williamsport She entertains a cheerful disposition, Clara Hough— Clara — Berwick Silence is supreme, Barbara Inns— Bob — Renoro A pocket edition of laughter, fun, and friendliness. Fay Kaycon— Fay — Berwick n A light heart lives long. Martha Lee— - Spook — Muncy What ' s life if you don ' t enjoy it, Jean Livingston— Jean — Frackville True to her word, her work, and her friends. Barbara Maitland— Barb — Williamsport Personality, brains, and wits scattered lavishly, Ruth Ann Murray— Murray — Muncy I can resist all things except temptation. Mary Ellen Ohnmeiss— Mary Ellen — Willi amsport Wit is the salt of conversation. Eleanor Peters— Pete — Neskopeck Her voice was ever gentle and low, an excellent thing in a woman. Elaine Smead— Elaine — Williamsport The highest wisdom is continual cheerfulness Barbara Webster—HBarb — Williarasport Hold fast to your dreams. Constance Winters-- Connie — Jersey Shore A combination of brightness, kindness, and sincerity, THE NURSE The world grows better year by year, Because some nurse in her little sphere, Puts on her apron and grins and sings And keeps on doing the same old things. Taking the temperatures, giving the pills To remedy mankind 8 numberless ills; Feeding the baby, answering the bells, Being polite with a heart that rebells. Longing for home and all the while Wearing the same old professional smile; Blessing the new-born babe s first breath Closing the eyes that are still in death. Taking the blame for the doctor ' s mistakes, Oh dear, what a lot of patience it takes ! Going off duty at seven o ' clock Tired, discouraged, and ready to drop. But called back on special at seven fifteen With woe in her heart, but it must not be seen, Morning and evening and noon and night, Just doing it over and hoping it ' s right. When we lay down our caps and cross the bar Oh Lord, will you give us just one little star, To wear in our crowns with our uniforms new In that City above, where the Head Nurse is Tou. Anonymous Embarrassing moments! They happen to the best of us! Will V. Eck ever forget the time Dr. Lehman, Jr. extended his hand for the temperature book and she, mistaking his motive, gave him a hearty handshake. What were you trying to do, Lee— shift the population? The mothers might not appreciate someone else ' s little darling, I ' ve heard of getting a hot foot, but did you ever hear of getting a hot hand? Hough is an expert at handing hot needle holders to doctors during an operation. If you aren ' t an advanced swimmer, think twice before being admitted on the floor where Felko works— you may drown during one of her special enemas. Miss Ohnmeiss attempt to cure her own illness put her out of circulation for another week. Oh, those hives! Is picking T U R specimen scrappings out of the basin with an allis forcep more tedious, Inns, than looking for a needle in a haystack? Will Belles ever forget the time in the Emergency Room when she tried to be helpful during surgical clinic by placing instruments from the autoclave onto the instrument tray— only to find they hadn ' t been autoclaved and she had contaminated the whole set-up. Do you always stop in the middle of a surgical prep , Harlan— or just when you discover it ' s on the wrong patient? Was it for get fulness, Murray, or didn ' t you want to wear your black tie when you were a probie ? If you recall, Webster, in order for the cautery to work it is important to have the switch turned on. How many people, while standing in a refreshing shower from a broken bedpan sterilizer on second south, would just stand there and cheerfully exclaim, Merry Christmas ? Peters, did you? Tou never miss the water until the well runs dry. At least Smead must think so because she takes baths in empty tubs. Perhaps she does this only when she hears someone coming and knows she should be in her room. Punk was questioned by fellow students as to who had come upstairs to disci- pline them for noise making. She answered that it was only the housekeeper. Does the housekeeper live in room 1 of the Louisa Street Home or across the hall in room 6? In (John ' s enthusiasm in setting up cases for surgery she waited until she was half finished before remembering to put on her gloves. Thumbs up or thumbs down? Sterile gloves or no gloves ? Puller, which is the proper way to hand a sterile basin to a doctor during an operation? Surely you know! In the excitement of her first delivery, Connie forgot to turn the water off at the scrub sink. To her embarrassment the doctor stated, Miss Winters, your water f s running I Finish your bath , said Hayes. He did—  by washing his bald head! Livingston loves ice cream anytime and any place. However, there is one exception, namely the rendezvous with a certain supervisor on the self-service elevator. It is important to make the right connections, Kacyon! Especially when it ' s tidal and not Tydol. Now Maitland, let ' s clamp down. In the procedure for giving an enema, is it stated, When the bed becomes saturated with water, change it completely ? The cause of Epler ' s housemaid ' s knee was apparently quite a mystery. It wouldn ' t have been if the intern on service had known she practices wrestling on her off duty time. The great imitator! Horn, one day while imitating various doctors to the delight of her classmates, was highly embarrassed to have one walk in! Life would surely be dull, though, without these embarrassing moments! 4 JL ZU X r f - 7 • j y , f Constance Sutliff - Secretary Carl Sumo - Photographer Our yearbook would have been impossible without the help of these two wonderful people. THE FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE I SOLEMNLY PLEDGE MYSELF BEFORE GOD AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THIS ASSEMBLY TO PASS MY LIFE IN PURITY AND TO PRACTICE MY PROFESSION FAITHFULLY. I WILL ABSTAIN FROM WHATEVER IS DELETERIOUS AND MIS- CHTE70US AND WILL NOT TAKE OR KNOWINGLY ADMI NISTER ANY HARMFUL DRUG. I WILL DO ALL IN MY POWER TO ELEVATE THE STANDARD OF MY PROFESSION, AND WILL HOLD IN CONFIDENCE ALL PERSONAL MATTERS COMMITTED TO MY KEEPING, AND ALL FAMILY AFFAIRS COMING TO MY KNOWLEDGE IN THE PRACTICE OF MY CALLING. WITH LOYALTY WILL I ENDEAVOR TO AID THE PHYSICIAN IN HIS WORK AND DEVOTE MYSELF TO THE WELFARE OF THOSE COMMITTED TO MY CARE. MOTTO Duty is ours, results are God ' s. FLOWER COLORS Red Rose Blue and Gold THOUGHTS AT GRADUATION Although we ' re told it isn ' t wise To look behind at days gone by, For old tines ' sake let ' s turn our eyes Toward raen ' ry lane, and breathe a sigh. Three years have come and gone, and now The tears and heartaches that we ' re known Don ' t seem important, and somehow We ' re reaping seeds of smiles we ' ve sown. We ' ve met with death - and new born lif e And we have marvelled at each one We ' ve shared with others in their strife, And tried to help them find the sun. Yes, much has happened - Good and Bad, And as we graduate tonight, It ' s plain to see we ' re proud and glad To wear our uniforms of iihite. Ruth Ann Murray Nancy Jane Hayes tom Do you remember September 20, 1950? We had passed our entrance examination, had been found physically fit and new we were accepted into training! We met Miss Evans, the Director of Nurses, and the school faculty at a tea given in the Louisa Street Home. We also met our big sisters who showed us to our rooms After we had put our luggage in our new home away from home , we walked to the other nurses ' homes and went through them. When we went to our first meal, it certainly seemed a long way to walk! There were 29 students in our class. Seven of us lived at the Louisa Street Home, and the rest of the class lived in the Campbell Street Home. At first we were homesick, but it didn ' t last long for we became too busy to be lonely. September 21 found us reporting for classes at Lycoming College— Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, and last, but not least, Chemistry. Our mornings were spent at the college, and our afternoons at the hospital studying Nursing Arts and allied subjects. Soon we were allowed to work in the hospital wards. Our uniforms had not arrived so we were given 0. R. scrub dresses to wear, which looked like potato sacks tied in the middle! We also wore hair nets that were always bothering us. Although we studied hard we still found time for recreation. We took walks, had sings in the lounge or we just played the piano. Remember the pillow fights and our trip to the office to see Miss Evans? Finally our uniforms arrived. We were mighty proud of those blue and white stripes, the white aprons, collars, and cuffs. The black probie tie really set it off. Our floor duty consisted of cleaning units, bedpans, and cupboards. We served drinking water to the patients and learned how to do our work while they watched us. Later we learned how to give baths and make beds, which made us feel more helpful. During the week it was study hour every night, so we eagerly looked for- ward to our week-ends when we could go home On March 16, 1951, having passed our finals at the college and having satis- factorily completed other subjects, we left our Pre-clinical days behind us when we received our caps at the traditional Florence Nightingale ceremony held at the Lycoming Hotel. So much excitement! Congratulations on all sides! Trying on our caps this way and that! Having our pictures taken! We were thrilled and happy for this represented a big achievement. The next morning we were up a half hour early to make certain our caps were on just right. After we became Juniors, we worked more and studied harder. We learned to do more nursing procedures and were supervised by our Nursing Arts Instructor and her assistants. Classes were over by June, and we had three weeks ' vacation. It was over all too soon, but we didn ' t mind working that summer as we had no classes- only floor duty which we loved. We had a day and a half off and many of us managed to go home each day after work. In September our whole class was together in the Campbell Street Home. A new class entered; now there were students who knew less than we! About this time we started to work in our specialities. Diet Kitchen was first. What a struggle- planning, preparing, and ordering the food for the specials . Next was the 0. R., always exciting but at night it seemed more so. In Obstetrics we felt a glow of happiness from caring for those darling babies, and we experienced -the fun of watch- ing new parents become acquainted with a new human being. From Obstetrics we went to Pediatrics. Here we played the double role of Nurse and Mother to those children from one day to twelve years of age. This was a challenge to us and one that we met with a feeling of growing up in our profes- sion. However, our life wasn ' t all work. We started talking about a student govern- ment organization in the fall of 19! 1, and by 1952 we had appointed our committees and elected our officers. Thus, we had established the first student government organization in the history of the school. The first project we undertook as a group was helping to establish a recrea- tion hall in the quarters that had once been Children Ward. Paint parties! Sanding parties! Let ' s tear up the floor parties! And to top them all, parties to celebrate the completion of all this work! We invited the public to an open house on May 16, 1952, when nearly a thousand people visited us and called our project a success. Before we knew it, it was vacation time again and we were looking forward to September when we would be seniors. We gave our Senior Banquet on September 2 at the Village Tea Room with Dr. Spencer J. Servoss as the speaker. Do you suppose he was trying to recruit nurses for the Army? Well, he did make us feel mighty proud of our profession and made us think, too, of our responsibilities as seniors. Our class was divided again, this time by an affiliation to Warren State Hos- pital. This meant three months away from here, but letters kept us informed. We will always remember certain special patients like June, Sister Hilda and Nazerene. Through student government we decided to have class distinction by wearing stripes of black velvet on our collars — three stripes for a senior, two for an intermediate and one for a junior when she completes all her procedures. Both doctors and patients complimented us on this decision. Then came the idea that we wanted a yearbook. In the seventy years of our school there had never been such a record made of school events. In this, as well as in our efforts in student government, our Assistant Director of Nurses, Miss Bell, was our ever-ready sponsor, and she and all the other faculty- gave us their full-hearted cooperation. The yearbook was our biggest project and a most satis- fying one. Much time and effort went into every aspect — fund raising, selling subscriptions, writing, and taking pictures. All of it was fun because we were all working together. Not to be forgotten are the hours we spent living together at the Campbell Street Home. Miss Metzs, our housemother, was very good to us and nothing was too much trouble for raotherhouse . All twenty-two of us have enjoyed living with her during our training. Soon we will face another milestone in our professional journey. We will endeavor to be worthy of the privilege of being a graduate nurse from The Williamsport Hospital. Have you ever wondered what the passing of ten years can mean to any gradu- ating class? Welly so hare we. Thus, the members of the graduating class of 1953 of The Williamsport Hospital are endeavoring to foresee Just what is in store for us in 1963 After our final state boards have been taken and passed, we will begin to make more definite plans toward the future Dreams you say? Let us Just take a peek into some of our sub-conscious worlds of fantasy. . • • • Oh, there we see Virginia Eck and Nancy Hayes working as instructors in our Educational Department You know, Nursing Arts can be a trying job to teach new probies Emergencies? Accidents? Never fear, with our competent Mary Puller and June Funk working in the Emergency Room there is enough said •••••Of course, some of our girls preferred married life to their nursing duties, but we can always count on Dorothy Epler, Barbara Webster, Connie Winters, and Mary Ellen Ohnmeiss to help out in a pinch, whether it be doing private duty or general duty on busy floor s ... Now we journey to fifth floor, the stork ' s landing field Here we find Elaine Smead and Barbara Inns running the labor rooms, Peggy Harlan working in the nursery and Eleanor Peters supervising the floor One floor down and a little to the left we find the Pediatrics Department Isn ' t Doris Horn doing an excellent Job running this department? ••••Now we journey to the Operating Room Well, what a sight to see Barbara Maltland rushing around to make sure that all the students are handing the right instruments and not contaminating anything! Oh, the woes of being a supervisor, especially in the Operating Room Some of our class members have gone out seeking other horizons in nursing, as evidenced by recent newspaper reports. One front page item shows Captain Pay Kacyon serving with the Array Nurse Corps in the Par East As a result of the Livingston Report on nursing condi- tions over the last five years, the standards of the NLN are being revised ••• ♦Pro- fessor in nursing at U of P., Janet Belles is giving a series of lectures on the use of the atom in medicine and nursing Doris Pelko, supervisor at the Warren State Hospital, is assisting in the new methods of giving shock therapy .... Do you think life as a nurse on an Indian Reservation in New Mexico might be dull and un- rewarding? Ruth Ann Murray doesn ' t think so and writes that she receives great satisfaction from her work..... Peggy Gohn is now traveling through the Swiss Alps as nurse and companion to the 101 year old multimillionaire, Hephzibah VanTussle Showing a great interest in her work as industrial nurse at Bethlehem Steel, Clara Hough is promoting a campaign to improve the health conditions of the workers Martha Lee has filled the vacancy in the Muncy schools as school nurse and intends to establish some new courses in Pirst Aid and Home Nursing ... • Maybe this has been Just a lot of wishful thinking and none of it will come true. Now that we have established the groundwork for our lifetime goals— that of serving suffering humanity through the profession of nursing— we all can hitch our wagon to a star and climb high climb far your goal4he sky your aim the star. Inscription on steps of Hopkins Memorial, Williams College CSLA WE5LIL We, the Senior Class of 1953, of The Willi amsport Hospital School of Nursing, being of sound mind and memory at the end of this, our third year, do solemnly swear this to be our last will and testament. To the faculty we bequeath our thanks for the wisdom and knowledge with which they endowed us to look squarely into the future. To the intermediates we leave our confidence that you will succeed in all your aims. To the juniors we leave all our books. To satisfy the teachers, use them more than we did. To the future probies we give the courage that carried us through our arduous years of mental strain. Virginia Eck bequeaths her alertness in class to Lila McQuillen. Martha Lee wills her unbounding enthusiasm on or off duty to Joyce Artley. Mary Ohnmeiss leaves her inability to stay off the campus list and the knowledge of where her experience book is, on the first of the month, to Jane Lanterman. Peggy Gohn wills her motherly instinct of neatness to Janet Cupp. Doris Horn leaves the personality trait of adjusting to the environment of Warren to all fut- ure psychiatric affiliates. Barbara Webster leaves her stainless accident record to Lorraa Baker. Jean Livingston leaves behind her worn knitting needles to Catherine Winters and Mary Bair. Doris Felko leaves her ability to go with several fellows at one time and not have any two showing up at the same time to Mary Rougeux and Nancy Eyer. Barbara Maitland leaves behind her active participation in student government to Dolores Stanzione. Ruth Ann Murray leaves her ability to handle men to Joanne Donnell and Marie Eck. Nancy Hayes wills her studious-like nature in class and off duty to Suzanne Stuempfle. June Punk gives her quiet manner to Shirley Waehner and Lois Huff Constance Winters wills her ability to handle any situation that comes along to Ethel Rae. Janet Belles leaves her ability to look intelligent and attentive in class to Kathleen Wolfe. Elaine Smead leaves her sparkling personality to Jane Pelkey and Kay Connelly. Mary Puller leaves her sense of humor to Doris Abernatha. Eleanor Peters wills her angelic looks and innocent remarks to Ruth Neff. Margaret Harlan wills to all future students her ability to keep the floors worn down the halls of second south. It requires fast stepping, kids. Dorothy Epler bequeaths her lux lovely complexion to Flo Livermore. Pay Kacyon wills her alarm clock to Beatrice Fraser so that she can get to work on time. Since Amelia Larson always seems to be in need of something to do, Barbara Inns wills a huge pile of back issues of A. J. N. magazines to her. Clara Hough wills her calm attitude toward all matters to Catherine Lyons. 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The credits we obtain during this part of our training can be depended upon to help us when we seek to further our education after we graduate. ©SET BO CSSSE Our first specialty is the Diet Kitchen where we spend one month of our training The hospital dietitians-- Miss Cecilia Janussewski, Miss Charlotte Ranck, Miss Doris Petrarca, and Mrs. Margie May— supervise us in the preparation and serving of special diets. Special training in diet therapy and nutrition is given in the classroom by the dietitians. ura(SEs Calling Miss Jones! Wanted in surgery! At last the time has come for the specialty we have all looked forward to. It ' s always exciting and one never stops learning with Miss Stafford, Miss Pringle, and the staff to help us T 51 T M H (S Another of our specialties is Obstetrics, commonly called 0. B. In a period of three months, procedures used in the Nursery, in the Labor and Delivery Suite, and in the care of mothers are studied and practiced. Under the supervision of Mrs. Jane Adams and Miss Oeraldine Tenisch, we are taught the post-partura care of mothers Miss Olive Gilbert aids in observation of labor patients and assists with deliveries. The baby department, under Mrs. Elinor Corapton, offers us the opportunity to care for the new-born. IP H ID) HOTELS (2 ♦I Pediatric nursing so dear to our hearts. Our dreams before entering training always included this service, and we are never disappointed when we arrive at this point of our experience, when we are capable of taking care of the little ones . Even the preparation of their formulas, under the careful guidance of Miss Brickley, was interesting and rewarding. Mrs. Humphreys and her staff helped us to be both a nurse and mother as the occasion demanded. C f Lucky for the graduating class of 1953 the Emergency Room was added to the rotation schedule for students. Not only is this service different from all others here in our hospital, but also it presents a new and fascinating type of work and a new goal to meet Truly we shall always remember our time in the Emergency Room as four of the shortest weeks during our training. H (0) SLATS The Isolation Unit, very complex in itself, functions under the teaching of Miss Mary Meyers and the follow-through super- vision of Miss Lenore Heimer. During the past polio epidemic, the Way Memorial Unit cared for approximately seventy- five patients from August 8 to January 20. Congratulations to those who so faithfully gave aid when needed A period of three months is spent at Warren State Hospital, Warren, Pennsylvania, vhere we receive classroom instructions and practical demonstrations in Psychiatry. I ' § k WbilW . flffi 1 - Activities Stated left to rlgfttt B. St artel one, • Liver«ore, B. Mai t land, B, Webster. Standing lefF to right : C. Siegel, M. Harlan, M. Meyers, V. Schneeberg, D. Beaudry, L. Huff, K. Wolfe, J. Heisley. (g (0) H I M 2 SS M T On December 10, 1951, our student government was organized. This organization cane about through the efforts of the entire school body and through the help and guidance of the school faculty. The purpose of establishing such an organization was to accomplish the following: to unite the student body in all school activi- ties, to uphold the standards of our nursing school, to maintain traditions and establish worthwhile customs. The executive board consists of one faculty member, the officers of student government and representatives from the three classes. This board has the power to decide and enforce discipline for infringement of regu- lations. There is representation from all classes on the following committees: nominating committee, library committee, by-laws committee, social committee, fi- nancial committee and public relations committee, These committees function when indicated and give their reports at the monthly meetings. We feel that this organ ization has brought forth the following major accomplishments: a more integrated school body with more understanding and a better school spirit, more understanding in the application of discipline, the establishment of a yearbook which was given support by all members of this organization, identification of class members by the wearing of a black stripe on the left side of the collar, membership in the P. S. N. A., and representation in the area organization with Miss Lila McQuillan as Vice-president. Tun and relaxation are a part of our school of nursing days We remember so vividly the Hallowe ' en party which was really our first combined effort at having fun as an organized group We found sons students that were as good as the professional entertainers when we participated in the hospital Christmas party Day by day fun can always be found in playing ping pong cards or listening to the jute box ft . rj ■■Hii Our first president, June Smith, worked diligently in pioneering our student organisation. Our hope for the future of our student goTernment is for continued strength and diligent effort to add stature and growth to our school. Left to right, First row: Janet Belles, Literary Editor; Dorothy Epler, Photography Editor; Martha Lee, Editor; Virginia Eck, Co-editor; Elaine Smead, Business Manager; Barbara Webster, Advertising Editor; Boris Felko, Subscriptions Editor. Second rowt Flo Livermore; Suzanne Stuempfle; Jane Lanterman; Lois Huff; Lila McQuillen; Amelia Larson, Art Editor. Third row t Barbara Inns; Madeline Maietta; June Funk, Assistant Business Manager; Catherine Lyons; Ruth Neff; Kathleen Wolfe; Eleanor Peters. Fourth row t Barbara Maitland; Jean Livingston; Margaret Harlan, Constance Winters, Clara Hough; Mary Fuller; Dolores Stanzione. Fifth row t Ruth Knarr; Roberta Kotanchik; Jane Albert; Beatrice Fraser; Christine Slegel; Mary Rougeux; Carlene Hall; Doris Abernatha; Doris Horn. ilHl Vii 1 Students and faculty members both enjoy sports, hobbies, and relaxation in the large room. S2ALIL These pictures represent the stages of converting the old pediatrics division of the hospital into a recreation center for students. Rooms included in the hall are the council room, living room, card room, ping pong room, kitchen, powder room, and social room. Past graduate of school holding picture of class of 1911 . 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