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Thomas Jefferson UniversityJefferson Digital CommonsCaps & Capes Jefferson Nursing1959Caps & Capes - Volume I Issue VIBetty BoehmlerLet us know how access to this document benefits youFollow this and additional works at: http://jdc.jefferson.edu/caps_and_capesThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Jefferson Digital Commons. The Jefferson Digital Commons is a service of ThomasJefferson University's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The Commons is a showcase for Jefferson books and journals, peer-reviewed scholarlypublications, unique historical collections from the University archives, and teaching tools. The Jefferson Digital Commons allows researchers andinterested readers anywhere in the world to learn about and keep up to date with Jefferson scholarship. This article has been accepted for inclusion inCaps & Capes by an authorized administrator of the Jefferson Digital Commons. For more information, please contact:JeffersonDigitalCommons@jefferson.edu.Recommended CitationBoehmler, Betty, "Caps & Capes - Volume I Issue VI" (1959). Caps & Capes. Paper 39.http://jdc.jefferson.edu/caps_and_capes/39\ sq JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPIT.hL Published by The Newspaper Club Vol_. I Issue Vl EDITOR • ...........•......................• • Betty BoelIDler ASSOCIATE EDITORS ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Br.:.'1.rbar a Borrell Noel Newton NEWS ST.b.FF ................................ ·Di Schaffer, Ed. · Cc:.rol. Reigal ,lul.1.1 Rl.u1yan FEATURE ST.b.FF •••••••••••••••.•••••••••• J. Eisenhou~, Ed., Carol Webb, 1-1..nn Major , Joan Salter, J'ane Wiley, Sue Laslie, Sr'.l1Y Lipan, Ann Hill, RoseAnn Ti.;rc.1010, Ne:L 1:.clrnr-ri.an, Ca t herine BuJJ;.J.ey, Torry C::~.pel-ara. , SPORTS .•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • Po.t He isy , Ed • .ALUMNI NEViS •• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• JVInry Frey, Ed. BUSINESS ................................ o.Arlethia Lcwis,Ed. Delores Gilnore,, Roseium Tur:iolo L.kl-YO.UT • ........................ ·• •• '9 * ••••••••••• • • • •• • · • St~: .. f f TY PING ST.t.FF •••••.•••.••••....•••••• Bgrba r ci, Ful1ert0n, Ed. Terry Capelaro, Sr:-.lly Lipan HISTORIAN ••..•••••.. ..•••.•... o ••• •••••••••••• ·Ct1role VJebb ~VISOR ••••••••. .•..•••••••••••.••.•.••...•.• • M!'s. Hr:.rnish We hf2.Ve nll been wishing for SPOTLIGHT o. new mxr sing home rmd now it has beco:oe c. renlity. When we It is soJJ.etiLJ.es he.rd to sit move this coning Septenber it doll.TI end point out nll the will be like stc.rt ing c:.11 over things which no.ke the kind of ngcin.. We will be noving ip.to girl we like to. put in our n new building nnd getting c.c- . spotlight. It is c.lwo.ys so q-uminted trl th other other students hc~rd to cover everything. sane of whon we hnve never net. Sone of us c:.re used to r-ooning a.lone wh.ile others ho.ve he,d ro.on-rn:tes but no other rcnons in cl.os'e proxini ty to theirs. Since there will be norc students on the s 2.ne floor there will be more 'lfwr-king diffe rent shifts. we will need to be nor·e con-sidernte of others nnd keep noise down to c.. n ihLJJ.UD. This does not neo.n IO\Ylly o..fter nid-Fj_rst of all with the girl we chose for this, one we thought it nccessnry toccnsider wh~t she hD.s dorie •. We found the" t she is 'r~ctive in the Drmnc,tic Club, · t he Nowspnper Club, her· cl2.SS · pr0jocts o.nd vc.rious school pr0jects. We c:~lso know thr,t she supDorts our inco:oing honor systcn veey strongly. night but dl:tring the . dc .. y nlso, Secondly-, we night consider ns the ni&11t girls need their- the type <0f person she is. Wo sleep. We o.re hoping tho.t p2,r- didn't h t'.Ve to dig he.rd to find ticip0,tic.n in clubs . rmd v c.rio.us out thet she is bright, nec.t, other o.ctivities will ·incrce se, oven-tenpcred, stro.ight forwr;.rd, due to the f e et t hc.t .it wi.11 be c~nd thc.t she is, of course, nn nore convenient for students to excellent nurse. 0,ttend. Ploc.sont now m..i.rroundings coupled with incrco.sed ~ ['".Cti:vity-will bring us closer toge.the!" The ·third .phusc of t:his · nrticle is c. .lit.tle different thc,ri, ·m.ost of our- Spotlights hC-ve b e en. We there by heightening ~.ornle. . THE HON.OR SYSTEJM. &one of ·us know c.bo;ut the now , ·C're gaing -to predict thnt Judy Isenl10ur ·will n2.ke one of the · ·best nnd r.Jost .c:wtive Student Council Presidents we hC,Ve ever honor systen proposed for our- We wnnt to 2.dd our thanks for scho·nl of nurs~ng. Mc.riy ho.ve wh2.t you h c.vo c.lros.dy d<!:me for her.rd it nentioncd vc.guely -e:.nd · .. - the .school; .Judy - c~nd our .support n few k..ri.ow nothing c-,t -cJ~1 0,bout .to -c.lJ. thc.t you .plc.n · to do in it. · · · · · .· the future y:eor. There will be rules to _follow o:s before, s or1G ef which .ncy ·be -different o.cccrrd ihg ta trhe · - ... Song To Renenber chr'_ngos found by ]Living in the . new nurses' home. This system doo.ls with .cc ch student pcrsonr.11.y. You It is b :.:.s od on your r:ic turity end sense of r esponsibility. Do You possess tho c..bility to do things the rig...1-it wny, r~nd if you 2iss. the mo..rk to be c.bla to O'irv'n up t .o the c.onsequences. It is not r~n ea sy thing to do. Tho right wr- y is re.roly found to be so, •. Look c::.round you, You will find o:nong your fellow students t hose who see only the dull, dr2.b side of life end seen to jurJ.p c_ t the ch2:nce to defy r:uthor i t.y. Don' t stop there! Lo<nk further end you will find the girl who views hen" trc'.ining nnd life in gener2.l c.s 2. chunce to bettor herself. Tb.is nrw be you. .By E. -Byers, Forner . Po.tint· on , _ Jl~ology We.rd When I' n dend and other loves will t :::.ke ny plu.ce, When su1JI.1cr too is gone c.nd win-tor' s snows begin. When beneo.th your f eet you trod upon ny grc~ve, And I' n o,ll c.lone bonee,th the bnrren trees'; Will you rer:1enber ithen for just c, fleeting n onent And r enenb er-ing sc~y, llThc.t vJB.s lo.ve, I know it now, bocc.use I let it die. 2 ATTACHED, l'v1ATCiIED AND HATCHED Gonr.,ra tu.J..r. tions to T. J. Go,hn:n m the birth of her first child 2 girl, Kelly Lynn end to Bc.rbr.:.;.G NGvc,rc on the birth of her" firs t child, a lso c girl, Cherie Jen:nne. Hope they both will soon be be.ck at Jeff to finish •. CongrG.tulo.tions c.r ·e e l.so in order tea: K<:'..y Ber:ry-r.."irs. DE':Vid Stoudt Arlene Be,chers-Mrs. Dannld Bcuno.nn JooruJ.e Longfellow-TV'irs Edwecrd Collins Best wishes o.nd hnppinoss t u the foll.owing who wDLl be nnrried during t he renc~inder of our s-chaol yea r-; Snndy Dc:vis to J 211es Mersden Polly Kro.use to Fr-mllc Ps.rsons Mnry Lynn Moser · to Du..vid Shonk Betty Rock2f ellow to Vernon Ln ird GOSSIP COLlJl.\1N T. Cr.:.polc.crello--Who wc,s thnt Einste in I s c.w y ou with in At-l antic Cj_ty? s. Liprm--Hnve y ou colle cte d nny nore s ouveniers fran the drive-in? D. Cnl e --We h s,v en 't seen y ou n-rou..-vid tbe c1orn l c.t e-ly. Must be 2, pr e tty big 2ttrnction! N. Acke:M:len--Whet•s Methodist got tha t Jeff hc.sn t t? Hs.rvey? V. Longhit2.no--We undorsto.nd tha t y ou're considering grndtn t e work a t Detroit Menor-inl. Are we c orre ct? J. Ronncl\:--Hnve you henrd of the 11up and c oning hernia :onn 11 ? J. Dutton--we ive n oticed n new t winkle in your eye lntely. How con e? Cc;:n1ldn't be <J. nnn c ou l d it? ' Sandy Wisotzkey to J rnJ.es Hull Judy Wright to Walter Bloes, M.D. D. Stc.nelc--It' s an old j oke but Bc.rb12ro. Phel Ds t o Fre d Flounders bl e s s :oy sole , "you're still Our thmlli:s t ·o .. Mnr i e Longworth going Bnref oot? for helping to give us. such c. m.enorn ble yenrb0<nk. The bes~t Jeff ha s ever produced in our estinntion. IT COlJLD F.i.APPEN TO YOU "Whnt? Yo:u s2y the change l i s.t. is out nnd I 1n starling O.B. Miss Shenl-c y o:u just ce.n • t start i:ie in the deli v ery r o,oo. . I've never even s een n k i t t:en b orn. GooB night, the ill:ustrc .. ticnns in ny book l e r,ve De with a squm'nish feeJ.J.ng •. Geo , this Mondcy nor n ing f <Dr so:o'e :k.nown r ea s on I jus t Don't wnnt· t,<0; go to work . . O.K., so here I nn !. When do I start? N. Nevrton--Twenty pounds less but he still l ooks like Pete:r-Lor e . D. Dougherty--Congr atulations D.nd good l uck an y our r e cent en-g2,ge!:lent. R. DeAn gelis--Word ha s it t ha t a c ertc,in s one one 1 s P. J. 1 s have t s.k en 2. t ur n for the worse •. A. Hill --Understcnd y ou• re having proble:r1s, in f nct piles of t h en . · c. Webb--You cnn 't love six a nd still pl ay tricks ! M. Parrish--Nuv:rber one t une on the hit p2r e,de- 11 Cc.no.dia n Sunse t 11 Thc.nk ny lucky sto..rs we're sh mvn n conp].ete delivery nnd ·then s1J.per- R. Tunn.lo--.Ar-e we correct in ns-vise d on one bef ore we • r o on our · SBJ.:.ii ng t-l12°t M.D. on the ba ck of ov-m. Hey, don't l cnve ne in h ere t ha t Sir:1ccc :!dea ns Mi-S:chie.Yous nl one . Yi.pes, where ' S: t he doctor, Dcvctor'i Now h 0ney y au don•t r-enlly neG.n y0ur bD by l s COL1i ng rj gbt .th.is.. njnute . Co.n't you wr:.it? {';h, y ou c o.n't? Plecs e donit benr down t he doctor-1 s scrubbing nnd will be right in. I s. t h :..:.t . 2. hend I see? Mc~ybe I s houl d be r e o.dy t o c2t ch it just in c:-;,s e . Oh ! Who eve r s o. id t hey Aren't slippery little ch8.r 2.ctcrs ~ Whn t o. day • M. Frcml-c--You 1 r e in t he A.rrry n ow. Any differ ence? J. So.lter•-Most girls sleep with s.t uff e d e,niIJ.a1s, but not this one--She sleeps with Cigarette butts. M. Henly--A quiet silence seened to f'a l ] o.vor t hG sitting r'oo:o t he o t her n i ght! It cou l dn't hnvo been th2,t you wer cs enter-t c_dn!tng n guest <'.nd~ n nl.e a t that!. B . He n ps--Chee r- u p! It isn't everY{ s t ucle.nt t ha t ex periences two B •. o . 1:>. . ' s i n t wo success i ve n i ghts. 3 DID YOU EV.SR----Heve an Intern sa y this to, you in nll sincerity, "I'l.l g_.t.Y§: out th.a. treys; you aspire.: t o the pG-tient 11? --Tnke advo,ntr.'.ge of the oppor-tunity to, pose as t ho "Girl with the Yellow Hc;nds"? If not, t he chance of a lifetino EWGits you on Men• s Med. Love thr..,t Iodof-orn!. --Decide e.fte:r- your- first day in delivery roon t h2t you would h2tch 2ll yours?.? --Possess the n iste:ken i dea t ha t O;R. sponge s were lil-te those you 1i:l.Se in t:he bathtub? --Feel like y ou•a. worn your legs off up to the lmees after r e lief on sixt11. fl oor? Det:r Sa iry , What is the other nane for third floor Gyne? J.B. 2nd T .L. Dear J.B. and T.L. Must be t he Montgonery Ward! . Dear Sa iry, If an EKG cea sures the heart b e e.t, e.nd an EEG nees ures n brain ~rave, \~1at is an EGG? .RESEARCHER Dear · Researcher, Sconething a hen l.ays. Dear Sa i_ry , What happened t o t he window we.sher· in the PaviJLon? I nover s ee hln a11ynore? GLASSY*EYED --Renenb er· the answers ycm gave Dear- Gla ssy-eyed, during ya.ur interview befor e · Guess he got t o f eeling too cmning in trc~.inirig c..s to "why I nany 11 prdns ". want to bo a nurse 11 ? Any C:'.ddi tions or corrections? TREASURES OF THE O.R. --Have a doctor confr<rmt you with, "Young L2.dy, h e.ve y ou ever t hought Sterile gloves with fingers stuck ©f ] .c aving the nursing prof ession Bloody clinics and no buckets t o· get narried? 11 , ::1.ft e,r y ou h a d Two loft hended gloves in a p2clc giv on hin kncott ed sutures t hree Scrubbing for ten r:iinut e s before tines i n Cl r-ow? ree.lizing your nc.sk isri 1 t on. · Doct()rs who t h ink they breethe --Serenely view the we.rd a t 6:45 sterile a ir. A.M. t hinking "I no.de it thro,'Ugh Tangled 2nd lmotted sutures one nore night 11 , nnd t o your Ties that unroll horr0w see a na n with nc sa l oxygen Ho:le s 14 y our gloves . s naking? Doctol"'S thRt use f orty different . sutTire s on f orty di fferent needles t ho A broken needle ' in an e.bdoninal --Find o,ut f or y ourself wh<.t t ern B. 0 . 1':.. . neens '? They s r:..y expor ience is the b e s t t e c='.cher but sonetines I w0nder. NOTICE An [',ct i vities co;-1.t:.d ttee wa s car-ganized in readines s f or prepc:i. -r ati<nns t a be n&de in ithe f e,11. The de:t e of our entra nce into the nurses ' hon e , is still rn1t definite bu it. if" a l l goes well it .oo..y be in oe.rly Sopt enber. DEhR . S1i.IRY Dear Sa iry , . Everyde.y i n t he ]_unch JLine I get egg sc:~.lad . It seeGs they I"llll 0ut of everything eI.se when I get t here. Wha t cnn I d<0? I h r:: t o egg s 2,l ad ~ t. S.Tf~VED . . Deer Sto;rved , · D<a:!l ' t get 11egg~sighted". Try t o: e a t i!thon or t ho yoko will be (Dn you? inc ision FJLies ·in the o.R. Ths nissing sponge Left h anded doctors Tioo f or iunch und no r eJLi ef b. 1ine of doctors e.11 'lrm i ting b e gowned c:md gl0v ed e.t on ce Fuzz in y our' 1JP.sk BI"istly s.crub brushes . My Gller gy t 'o Soptisol ·Eight D. &c•.s in a row One n iss ing ciPc nl a ting nurse Rodho;t autoclave trccys a nd no towol.s ' ,, ' to -4-YE.LlIBOOK ST~:..FF ELECTED Thirty-eight oenbers fron Classes 2/60 and 9/60 togenher forn the liQ.s..Qkonos yet"trboolc staff. Since the recent election, plEms :'. are underway for the yearbook under the sup~rvision of Editor, Mb.RTLl\J~: MOCK.L..T..L.S, ;;.ssoe1ate E<J.i tors JUDY ROM.t-.. CK, CL.'fHERil\fE BULKLI:.Y: F~ntu"l'.'e Editor, Cb.ROL RIEGEL, g:nd MILDRED FRi.;..NK: Typing Chc:.irnan BEVERLY DETURK: Photography Manager, Gru;.c.e.: COLEllfl.hN: Art M":mager, ELLEN Clli..N-MER: Pi:: tr on Cotmi ttee, .b.Nb.-MhRIE N.hY."LOR. P:r.-oof -reading of the senior write-ups is begun. Request has been nade by the photography depart-nent that anyone possessing snap-shorts «1f interest covering the three years training period plea se, sub:oi t then for ccmsiderction ta Gr.:'ce Colenan or one of the Editors. They nay be returned u~on request~ Irrntrunents---Girls Cl2lrinet------Dot Dcnisavich Violin--------Georgia Noll Ccllm---------Ginny Christine Tronbone------Elr· ine Trcnbauer Flute---------MYry Parrish Oboe----------Scmdy Me.thle Guitar--------L.rlethia Lewis Druns---------Bc~'-trice Rhoda Cyc bals-------Delores C0.rrazzino Bugle----- ----Betty Arm Sr,igelski S2xaphQne-----Pat Michaels French H0 rn---Kitten Curtis Horn----------Edrie Wilson Piccolo-------82 . ndy De.vis Bri.ss Ficldle---1.:..rlene Bever ., Tuba--------Stor)hanie b.rnold HarBonica -----Mr cleline Henly Cc.stinetts----Clr.ire Corson Bells---------Mnry Lynn Moser Cl1ir::ies--------S2.lly Little Happy Orcan---En1ice Brittan Bo.njo---------Pnt Heisey STUDENT COUNCIL NEWS T1e r.:iass neeting of student council was held .July 21st in the pit and presided mver by J~,r:e Huds0n the outgoing ~esident. .Jane des:erves a hear ty thanlf.s fer the swel l job she h 8.s: done in the past year. The trea surer 1 s re pm.rt was given and on hand there is approx-iTiately $350.00. Reports on the progress of the various clubs, Dranatics, Newspaper, Card and Sp Sports, were given by a r,eo.ber of each. It is hoDed that as nuch nnd nore students wlll participate in their activities in t he coning year. The honor systen is to begin upon entrance of the new nurses • hone before which tis e each stude:m:t wi.11 receive a letter of explana-tion. A honor pledge is to be placed in the 1014 building and the signature of each student placed "Ulp<nn it. IMPRESSIONS OF THE O.R. BEFORE: Once upon a tine, e;s nost stories go, there "IN'as a girl, who on one f ateful day in June of 1959 nade her grand entrance into that re-note and rzysterious section of the hospital known as the O.R. b. poet could not describe accur-ately the excitenent that filled her 2.nd her seven tense conpan-i ons as they pushed hc:lf fear-fully and nnxiously into the classro0n on fourth O.R. b.fter five r ather rushed and puz-zling d2.ys, this particular stui-dent had dee ided she wc-~s by f nr the n0st clunsy, awkward, stupid, nervous r and scared person this side of the international date line.. All her ronantic and idea-listic dr e.ans. of being an O.R. nurse hnd f E:;ded into a diIJ., in-tc.ngible oenory. This inpression W2;S further aff irned after her first actual day on fifth O.R. She conpleted the de.y with the t>uns, t wo new ulcers, and nervous frt1str2tion. In case this s cn.unds like a r e3ther disnel picture , it ai.a, fron her viewpoint and pro-bably t he doctors whon she assist.-. ed c.fter funbling t hrough three -rn:ijor oper:tions as,, supposedly, first scrub nurse. Her istnkes were nnny but not drastic and she rn:'..naged to flounder through the r enai nder of the week feeling DU<1!;..11. l ilrn a cannry trnpped <an the bnckporteh with the cat. INTERMISSION: Who ever S8.id r e covery roor_1 was n r esting pl 2.ce during your OI.R. period'? I:..11 d c:.y l ong ther e is a c:ontinuous line of enesis bnsins, oxygen head t ents,,. neasy tissues, axillar y thernaneters, charts, infiltr2ted I.V.• s , bed sides, B .Po's 1 _anc..'L.dre.inage ho..t..tles._ Nowhere else is t he Trendelen-bl-i.rg position nore frequently used.. .L.nd nowhere else do ycau get e.. nore helpJLoss feeling when it cones to relieving the physic-al and nental discor.i'orts of your suffering pr.tients . But the week passed on and once nore her · thoughts turned to another four weeks in the O.R. ~.FTER RECOVERY ROOM: Sixth fJLo or-a s e.netuary f r nail biters and n r ehc:.bili t P.tion cen-t er for nervous student O.R. nurses. It was here that aur · problon chi ld developed skill, knowledge , and above all, confi--5-""TTENTION News )2. per ;J.eetings C'.re ·held every vfecne sdc,y c.t 5 :30 P .rvr • . in - ... c1ence. The ex:Jcr J.cncc she '."'. cquirec1 scrubbing for c-.bc1o::in~l hystcrec-tonies pre:_-:ic.red her for the forth co::-ting :·-:.2. jors on the lower O.R. floors. · Fro~: ~ here on in things went pretty sr·~ooth, not perfe ct, bu_t c;.lright. She co-µlc1 now r:..ove,. with r_i_uch :: ~ore :)recision 2,nc. the dining roo~..1 of 1010. . Everyone is invi tec1 ':'.rid urged to c.ttend. · f r.cili tyl; even fr~o. t ·i r_18 to relr-.x C'.nc1 ~~1c.:ke fr icnc~s. We need ty ~:::-ists, news c.nd fcC'..ture writers, lc.yout j)e_opl e c.nd c.nyone else who ;:1c.y hrwe .suggestions to offer so thC'.t we cr.n ·:10.l'rn the ncws-So t~ke co~~ort c.11 you if this girl. could ~: :2.ke Cr',n. pr..per even bGtte.r · ·noxt · ye':'.r. Con-worry wc;.rt9~ributions for De·c-.r · Sc.iry, gossip it, 2.nyone 8..nd ,_,.lur:ni . new? would be grer.tly ~-)}!rec 12.tec,. 

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