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

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..r i TH % Sr r - i v fT PKite Left fo Right— Miss Beaudrv, Betty Ketchem, Mrs. Hyde. eft to Right— Miss Gau i la, I a lene kanally, Marie Paeana. I eft to Hi« it— Barbara Wilson, Mary Ciccarelli. Peggy McKee, Helen Galazin, Mary Ball, Constance Gonzalez. 13

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THE CLASS OF 1960 P V . f -Q A iU (if ' i i First Row, Left to Right— Constance Gonzalez, Genevieve Harris, Caryll Lorimer, Eloise Stover, Bett Ketchum, Ellen Grove, Shirley Stout, Donna Stroble, Elizabeth Teusther, Beverly Ransom. SecoKd Row— Mary Ruth Moyer, Barbara Lowell, Jane Downin, Margaret Agostinelli, Ellen Harris, Blanche Covvles, Faylene Kanally. Marie Pagana, June McGill, Pearl Wykoff, Phvllis Harbach, Peggv McKee. Third Row— Norma Ryder, Betty Leathers, Margaret Mealy, Roberta Clees, Helen Galazin, Barbara Miller, Elvera Formica, Martha Erdley. Now that we have received our caps and reached the first big plateau in our climb to the status of R.N., it is interesting to look back over the hustle and bustle that was our preclinical year. Our hardest job during the first few weeks was fitting ourselves into an entirely new routine. No longer could we do what we wanted, when we wanted. There were specific mealtimes, specific study hours— a certain time to do everything. The first few months of training were spent mainly at Lycoming College where we attended three classes. Early every morning we could be seen trudging to classes through rain and snow. Because of our busy schedule here at the hospital, we couldn ' t attend many of their social functions, but we made many new friends. After our college courses were completed, we began to spend more time in actual clinical practice. This enabled us to put into use the procedures we learned during classes here at the hospital. Under the supervision of the clinical instructors, we are striving to attain the status of good nurses and looking forward to the da when we can sign the familiar R.N. after our names. 12

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CLASS OF 1959 At last the second year had arrived and we were busier than ever. This year held for a number of us the steps of progress through several specialties, some of which were Central Supply, Diet Kitchen, O. R., Obstetrics, and Pediatrics. Each of these presented a goal for us to attempt to prove ourselves to be good nurses in various fields. In addition to the floor duty, we were also receiving lectures and instruction in these same specialties, necessitating a correlation between the two. One big difference from our first year was the fact that we were allowed to be free from study list as long as we maintained an average of a specified percentage in all of our subjects. This gave us something more to work for since no one was anxious to spend her evenings on study hours. This year as always, the Intermediate Class sponsored a banquet for the Seniors, and so we were faced with the problem of raising sufficient funds. We began early in the vear by selecting Miss Gawryla as our class adviser and by planning together the various means for building our very meager treasury. We held dances in Medical Hall, sold emblems bearing the hospital monogram, made and sold submarines, and sponsored a hayride as beginning projects. They were all quite successful and served as an en- couragement for other projects. The biggest of these was our sale of chances on two hams at Easter which proved to be very worthwhile. Now our worries of finances were . over for the year and we were rewarded and pleased by the success of the Senior Banquet. Other activities of the year included Student Government meetings which were held in Medical Hall monthly, and the area SNAP meetings held at other hospitals, giving us a chance to meet with students from surrounding areas. Many of us also took an active part in the planning and preparation or the yearbook. All in all it was a short but successful year filled with advice and guidance to lead us on to our final year with high hopes for our future nursing career. Miss Mary Ann Gawryla Adviser to Class of 1959 Top to Bottom, Right to Left— Joanne Shook, Donna Thomas, Yvonne Marcey, Emily Mosteller, Judv Blackuell, June Lesher, Margaret Laubscher, Marilyn Kriedler, Beverly Knauff, Carol Barber, Janet Beardslee, Jeannette Kendrick, Edna Bowens, Wilma Bunn, Jorgie Grimes, Myra Collins, Joan Cousart, Patricia Chambers, Wilma Dittman.