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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1949
Page
11
Nurse Daphne Ogden, known as the poster girl for student nurse recruitment, spoke on nursing careers at a Brookfield gathering. Posters from the James Ward Thorne School of Nursing at Passavant Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University in Chicago were featured.
Senior High School girls heard Miss A L Wyant discuss modern nursing education and career paths. Passavant Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University were highlighted with scholarships covering full tuition for a three year program, plus housing at Worcester House for one senior student. Information available from Passavant Director of Nursing, 303 East Superior Street, Chicago Illinois.
The annual Learn-to-Swim campaign begins Monday April 18 and runs daily through spring vacation. Six busloads of 280 children from La Grange Congress Park Oak Brook Western Springs will be transported under Howard Yearous supervision. Don Berry directs six groups of about 40 with 10 leaders and many senior life savers assisting.
Newly elected Lyons Township Youths officers attended the April meeting with the retiring board at the Corral. President Chuck Bennett will turn over duties to Bob Van Nest while Warne Virth, Mary Wood, and Gail Laffey continue in roles. Incoming officers include Dave Eckley and Shelly Chase with Donna Simonson as secretary and Donna Simonson.
Lyons Township High School schedules five faculty meetings this week. Three occurred Monday afternoon, a fourth Tuesday, and a fifth is in progress this afternoon. The English and social studies departments and the Teachers' association executive met Monday. Mathematics teachers for grades seven to nine met Tuesday. A brief 3:45 p.m. meeting is planned for today in the freshman study hall.
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