|
Bradford County PA
|
Chemung County NY
|
Tioga County PA
|
Tri-Counties Genealogy &
History by Joyce M. Tice
 |
School Memorabilia of the
Tri-Counties
Arnot-Ogden School of Nursing, City
of Elmira |
|
|
| School: Arnot-Ogden School of Nursing |
| City of Elmira, Chemung County NY |
| Fiftieth Reunion |
| Year: 2000 |
| Submitted by: Joan NASH O'Dell |
| Antique Postcard above from Joyce's Collection |
|
NURSING AT ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER
THE CLASS OF 1950
Keynote Speech By: Joan NASH O’Dell
June 2000 |
|
|
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008
| Do You Know that you can search just the
700 pages of School Records on the site by using the Schools button in the Partitioned search
engine at the bottom of the Current
What's New Page? You can narrow your search by entering a township name
and a surname and using the Find All Words option |
|
It is nice to be honored here tonight as the 50 year class. Years ago
we saw the 50-year classes and our perspective was quite different than
it is tonight!
We have had a great time together today and now I want to tell you about
"The Class of 1950"……….the Half Century Class.
-
We started with 37 members in 1947.
-
We finished with 29 graduates in 1950.
-
Currently there are 20 living.
-
Attending tonight are 18 members.
-
We have produced 84 children. This has produced 87 grandchildren and 5
great grandchildren—of which 5 are mine!
-
All members of the class worked in the Nursing profession sometime or other
during the past 50 years.
-
Three of us produced daughters who entered the Nursing profession.
-
Two members have served in the Armed Forces.
-
Two members chose school nursing as their specialty.
-
Several members held positions as "head nurse" and "supervisor".
-
One member has her Doctorate in Education (Pat Shine Hoff), plus 4 others
earned their BS.
-
One member serves as a Director of Nursing.
-
Four chose Occupational Health as their specialty.
-
We have one Nurse Practitioner among us.
-
There are 2 members still employed. One is part time and one full time.
-
One member was selected to be in "Who’s Who in American Nursing" (Esther
Watson).
-
Several of the class has worked in doctor’s offices and hospital specialties
such as Neo-Natal and L & D.
In 1950, I started working for $1.20 per hour; and after passing the State
Boards, the rate jumped to $1.50 per hour in the OR. Some members started
at $1.00 per hour for general floor nursing. I paid $9.00 per week for
room and board the first year after I graduated. Social Security withholding
for nurses did not start until June of 1951.
There was no pension program available at the Arnot Ogden until one
had worked 5 years of continuous employment. I am a Historian so let me
tell you how different the world was in 1950.
-
The average income was $3216.
-
A new car cost $1511—average. I bought one and paid a whopping $1860.
-
A new house cost about $8450.
-
A loaf of bread was $.14.
-
A gallon of gas was $.18.
-
A gallon of milk was $.84.
-
An electric range cost $240.
-
The Dow Jones average was 216.
-
Life expectancy was 68.2 years. The Class of 1950 was going to change that!!
-
Credit cards were born this year.
-
Music for 1950 was: Good Night Irene, Music, Music, Music and Mona Lisa.
-
In the World Series the Yanks were champions, of course!
-
The Korean Conflict, as it was called, started in June of 1950.
-
One piece windshields were offered only by Cadillac, and
-
RCA made a 3-color TV picture tube for the first time ever.
This sums up how it was when we graduated. It has been a great time to
have been involved in American medicine. We all feel very privileged in
many ways and especially to be here tonight.
Quote of the Month:
"Know the true value of time, snatch, seize and enjoy every moment
of it."—Lord Chesterfield.
Photo of Nurse's Residence taken by Joan NASH O'Dell
|
|
Published On Tri-Counties Site On 08 MAR 2003
By Joyce M. Tice
You are our welcome visitor 08 MAR 2003 |
|