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

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Intermediates Nancy Selders Williamsport, Pa. Andrea F. Wagner Washington, N. J. Doris Winkelblech Woodward, Pa. The Supreme prayer of mv heart is not to be learned, rich, famous, powerful or even good, but simply to be radiant. I desire to radiate health, cheerfulness, calm courage and good-will. I wish to live without hate, whim, jealousy, envy, fear. I wish to be simple, honest, frank, natural, clean in mind and clean in bodv, unaffected— to say I do not know, if it be so, and to meet all men on an absolute equality, to face any obstacle and meet every difficulty unabashed and unafraid. I wish others to live their lives, too, up to their highest, fullest and best. To that end I pray that I may never meddle, interfere, dictate, give advice that is not wanted, or assist when my services are not needed. If I can help people, I ' ll do it bv giving them a chance to help themselves; and if I can uplift or inspire, let it be by example, inference and suggestion, rather than by injunction and dictation. That is to say, I desire to be Radiant— to Radiate Life. From The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard 28

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Intermediates Joann A. Hart South Williamsport, Pa. Elaine Justice Montouisville, Pa. JoAnna J. Kling Bellefonte, Pa. Juanita Ladd Montgomery, Pa. Sally Ann Lehman Jersey Shore, Pa. Mary K. Messinger Lock Haven, Pa. Bette Neff Williamsport, Pa. B. Joyce O ' Donnell Salona, Pa. C IONS | ( k Plotts Montoursville, Pa. Shirley Ricker Avis, Pa. Virginia A. Schmohl Cooan Station, Pa. Beverley Schriner Williamsport, Pa.

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Bottom to rW-Wilma Dittman, Patricia Chambers, Joan Cousart, M ra Collins, Jorgie Grimes, Wilma Bunn, Una Jean Bowens, Jeanette Kendrick, Janet Rae Beardslee, Carol Barber, Beverly Knauff, Marilyn Kreidler Margaret Laubscher, June Lesher, Judith Blackuell, Emily Mosteller, Yvonne Marcey. Donna Thomas, Joann Shook. Class of 1959 We, the class of ' 59, began our nursing career on September 4, 1956. Our first home was the Louisa Street Nurses ' Residence, and Miss Carrie Thomas was our housemother. This was the beginnina of an entirely new way of living. We found ourselves being told when to get up, when to eat, when to study, and when to go to bed. It was a good thing we were disciplined, because we were not mature enough to see the need for all these routines. Yes, group living is not always easy, but it can be fun. The ver fust week we found ourselves busy with many new and interesting studies. We soon found out we were to take three of our courses down at Lycoming College with the college stu- dents. The thought of this frightened us at first, but we soon found out that many of them were as scared as we were. While we were attending the college we were invited to their activities. Although we had a full and busy schedule, we were able to participate in a few of these activities. By the end of the first semester we had gotten so accustomed to the college that we regretted leaving it. If we had thought we were to be less busy once our college courses were finished, we were soon to learn differently. We found our schedule here at the hospital busier than ever. Wt were working on the floors every morning gaining clinical experience, and busy trying to carry out our procedures the wav we had been taught so that we would be able to do them without supervision. It was also at this time that we had our first doctor ' s lectures. We were lost at first, howevei we soon found that they wanted us to learn, and we began to ask questions when we did not understand. 1 he biggest day of our first year was March 15, 1957. This was the date of our Capping Exercise which was held in the Clarke Chapel at Lycoming College. That evening we were allowed to wear white bibs for the first time, and at the same time say good-by to our black probie ties forever. One by one our names were called and a white cap was placed on each of our heads. Our six months ' probation period was over. We were no longer probies , but now juniors, and real members of the hospital team. 29