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Student Nurses Receive AwardsSophomore nursing students of junior college district No. 515, received the blue velvet bands for their nursing caps at a candlelight recognition ceremony Tuesday.Dr. Richard W. Hostrop, president of the college, gave the welcome address and congratulated the students on choosing “one of the noblest professions.” Miss Hazel Kellams, RN,Illinois Pei! GroupssKellogg nursing consultant for program in Illinois, was guest peaker. In her talk entitled the associate degree nursing program in Illinois, was guest spekaer. In her talk entitled “Nursing, As We Envision It Today,” she congratulated the students on their achievement during the first half of their nursing education and presented some of the highlights of theDitty Bag Gifts SlatedFor Viet Nam TroopsOne thousand “Ditty Bags” are on their way to American troops in Viet Nam.More than 50 of the green cloth personal items bags were filled by members of Illinois Bell Telephone company in the company’s Blue Island - Harvey dis tricts. The “show your appresure for the service men and women. They will be distribut-ciation drive” was sponsored ed as Christmas gifts to both by the Indian Trail council of line and backup troops, the Telephone Pioneers of Signs and posters were America. placed In all Illinois Bell com-The company - wide project Par|y buildings in the area. Do-was co-sponsored by the Ameri- nation of items was purely oncan Red Cross and the Pio a voluntary basis. !neers The rush to contribute al-The bags Include paper bac k ,owed the telephone people tonursing education program tothe guests.« »STUDENTS, capped by Miss Phyllis Welnetz, director of the nursing program, lighted their traditional Nightingale lamps. To nurses, lighting of this lamp has the time-honored symbolism of passing on devotion in the care of the sick from one generation to another.To conclude the program, Dr. Paul Ashley, president of the Bloom Community College Nursing School Scholarship foundation, presented 15 scholarships to students in the program.Receiving full scholarships are Denise Dodd, Ann Evans, Mary Hale, Barbara Berchem, Carol Brandt. Marian Brown, Henrine Johnson and Jacqueline Pfaff. Partial scholarships went to Delores Purlee, Panella Frick and Darlene Nar-doni.The Chicago Heights Kiwanis scholarship was presented to Darlene Hefner. The Cohen Foundation scholarships were received by Kathleen Pustelnik and Katherine Jermaczanak. The Suburban Convalescent Center Work scholarship was presented to Reba Jane Beasley.THE STAR; Sunday, October 1, 1967
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Chicago Heights Star
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Sun, Oct 01, 1967
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