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

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Let the dead Past bury its dead! Work! Work! Work! New steps were soon made wearing our first pair of white nurse ' s shoes to and from the hospital and our classes. Fire fighting was one of the classes we attended. Fire Chief Harold Kinlev brought equipment necessary for fighting all types of hospital fires. We actually put out fires under his supervision on the lawn of the Louisa Street Nurses Home. Reporting on duty in our new attire— the chemise scrub dresses— we became expert cleaners of linen closets, hopper rooms, and bedside stands. This enabled us to become acquainted with the different hospital units. In the classroom we readily learned nursing procedures such as taking temperatures, pulses, and respirations, and blood pressures. The patients were supplied by our classmates. When we graduated to more complex procedures, Mrs. Chase became our patient. She made an excellent one since she was very cooperative, didn ' t argue, but she certainly was clumsy at times. Mrs. Chase has carefully watched us progress through our three years of training as we have taken new steps each day in becoming good bedside nurses. We weren ' t always learning new procedures. Our days were filled with classes in Personal Hygiene, Professional Adjustments, Psychology, Sociology, History of Nursing, Pharmacology, Drugs and Solutions, Operating Room Technique, Anesthesiology, Nutri- tion, and with Doctors ' lectures which were supplemented by classes in Medical and Surgical Nursing. Instruction on fire nohtiny h Chief Kinlev. Shirley Ricker working with Mrs. Chase. 20

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The big day has arrived. In October, the senior class initiated us. For this we had to wear different outfits, including various hair styles and outlandish get-ups. At the end of initiation week a party was given for us. We surprised the seniors bv singing a song which our class wrote to the tune of Daw Crockett. The Louisa Street Nurses Home will hold many memories for us. It was here we first had to conform to strict study period and early hours. We must admit that we didn ' t always study during that time. We found other activities— playing cards, jacks, and other games, such as hide and seek after lights out. Miss Thomas will certainly remember us for the many pranks we played on each other. We shall remember her, too, for the parties she had for us on our arrival, at I Iallowe ' en, and at Christmas. During the summer we went on vacation at various times. While at the nurses home we were able to board Sallv Lehman ' s jalopy to go to the drive-in. I low about the time we sneaked into the drive-in via the trunk? Memories such as this will linger on and on. In the latter part of August yve again packed and moved to the Campbell Street Nurses Home. Some of us were privileged and yvere able to move into the Rural Avenue Nurses Home. I [ere, we enjoyed numberless hours watching television and playing ping-pong. Barb Bower unpacking. 19

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I t V V K £ 4 at a : t ' APPINCi-the night we ' ll never loryct! A great step was taken bv the members of our class on April 6, 1955, when we were capped. Our probie footsteps would soon be buried. Capping ceremonies have and will hold enjoyable memories for our class forever. We felt very proud as we repeated the Florence Nightingale Pledge, after receiving our caps and bibs. As we walked down the aisles of Clarke Chapel carrying our lighted lamps we could foresee our dreams of becoming a graduate nurse. Capping brought with it more responsibility in giving patient care. Those black probie ties had disappeared, but they hold many memories within each of us. THE PROBIE SONG Written by the Class of 1958 to the tune of Davy Crockett We were scared on September sixth Big sisters came and we were fixed Thanks for the test and notebooks too Big sisters all, we ' re grateful to you Senior, Senior Nurses Idols of the Probie Class. Form-fitting scrub dresses we possess To wear on the floor and clean up the mess We graduated up to giving a bath And TPR ' s, now don ' t you laugh Chorus Miss Beaudry taught Personal Hvgiene And just what good health should mean And now every probie surelv should know I hat a good nurse never has B. O. Chorus Up in the lab we made toast and tea Just this week we made coffee Wonder what Miss Clarke would ever do If she found out we didn ' t eat our goo: Chorus We will miss you when you ' re gone Think of us and our little song Success to you who really rate From the Class of ' 58. 21 .Miss Gawiyla checking Bertha Clark out onT. P. R. ' s. Joann Hart pouring meds