News: Clark County (Nursing pledges 1983)

Contact: Kathleen E. Englebretson

Email: kathy@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Wilger, Frederick, Rutan. Johnson, Pohlman, Esselman, Zuehlke, Bryan, Haffenbredl, Dowden, Weis, Dietrich, Beeber, Ray, Greenlaw, Mueller, Meyers


----Source: Marshfield News-Herald (06 October 1983)

The 61 members of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing's Class of 1985 pledged their dedication to their chosen profession Saturday in a ceremony at St. John's Catholic Church.

During the traditional capping ceremony, female members of the class received their caps as a symbol of their calling and male members received pins. The ceremony is conducted at the time when junior-level students have completed their fundamental nursing courses and are beginning their hospital experience.

The Rev. Donald Wilger gave the invocation, following the processional buy Amy Kuch. Bruce Frederick, hospital vice-president-nursing, gave a welcome and Mary Ruth Beeber, director of the school, presented the address.

Class member Joy Switlick presented the vocal selections and Christi Hammer explained the significance of the cap, followed by a reading given by Ann Hoffman.

The capping followed with Nancy Ray, assistant director, and class advisers, Louise Greenlaw and Lula Mueller conducting the ceremony.

Tom Meyers, then led his classmates in the nurses' pledge while the candle-lighting ceremony was enacted. Wilger pronounced the benediction. The recessional followed.

Members of the class included the following (list edited to reflect Clark County students):

Karla Rutan, Abbotsford; Sheryl Johnson, Colby; Terri Pinter, Karen Pohlman, Dorchester; Nancy Esselman, Gladys Zuehlke, Loyal; Linda Bryan, Carol Haffenbredl, Neillsville; Bonnie Dowden, Owen; Lisa Weis, Spencer; Christine Dietich, Thorp; Janell Mellenthin, Unity.