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Page 2 Duke Hospital, InterCom Supt^^ Cotnet Celebrations of our 25th anniver sary continue. At the recent Atlan tic City meeting of the American Hospital Association graduates of our program in Hospital Administration from all ])arts of the nation enjoyed a 25th anniversary dinner and social hour. Fifty three graduates and guests were nresent for this pleasant occasion and were asain a reminder of the growing number of Duke Hos pital administrative graduates serv- insr hosnita's. Joining with us were key repre sentatives of the United States Pub lic Health Service with six enrollees for the new experimental program in hospital administration for interna tional students. Two signal honors were accorded our Women’s Auxiliary at the Na tional fleeting. ]\Irs. Shelton Smith, past president of our auxiliary, was annointed a member of the National Committee for Auxiliaries of the United States and (,’anada. Only two previous persons from the South- (rn States have ever been accorded this honor. We are very proud of Alma’s aj)pointment and cannot tliink of anyone who might be of more value to tlie National Committee. The otho’’ honor accorded our Aux iliary was i'P])eated yiublic recognition of the origin at Duke Hospital of the National “Cheery, cherry red” color for auxiliaries. Mrs. Ruffin, Mrs. Harper, and the rest of us from Duke were happy to bask in this reflected gloiy of Hai’riet (’arter’s brain child which has now swept the country. Don ilcGrath is very busy with the new Intei'uatioiuil Administrative Student grou]) now congenially estab lished at “Duke Hospital Interna tional House,” 1811 Mangum Street. The initial group is made np of Dr. Arch Su and Dr. Thomas Din of For mosa, Dr. Y. K. Kim of Korea, Dr. Jesus Ceballas and Fili[>e Lopez of the Philippines, and Teoforo Falope of Honduras. We are most happy to welcome them. Adding to our national and inter national flavor recently have been Dick Stull and George Voght of the University of California Hospitals and Mr. and Mrs. George Pollock of the U. S.ICA Mission to Saigon, Indo china. Dick and his assistant were back here to take a quick look at Dick’s Alma Mammy and how we do things. George Pollock, Hospital Ad visor and Mrs. Pollock, nursing advi sor to the Saigon Mission w'ill be with us for a month before returning to Saigon. Bob Stephenson, Business Ofifice Manager of the Methodist Hos pital, Houston, Texas, also spent sev eral days here recently observing bookeeping methods. Principal news of the year for this column is that the practical nurse sur vey report is finally completed. If valued by the pound or by the relief of having completed it, then it is a valuable document—more about the findings later. ZJkh T)hat Dr. Rundles’ new secretary is Mrs. Judy Liebling, wife of the medical intern. Dr. Martin Liebling. Mrs. Liebling replaces Mrs. Virginia Mc- Laurin who resigned to accompany her husband to his new’ assignment in Texas. Dr. and Mrs. W. Jape Taylor, who left the Department of Medicine in August for Pittsburgh, have an nounced the birth of their third son on AuguJit 31. Dr. Bill Lj'nn will report for work in the De])artment of Medicine on October 1. His many long-time friends will be happy to have him around again. Miss Mary Broughton, secretary to the medical resident, is engaged to Dr. John J. Mallett, clinical phycholo- gist at the Durham VA Hospital. The wedding date is not definite at this time but is planned for some time this fall. Bess Cehe. Private Medical Laboratory Miss Frances Howard is engaged to be married to Buddy L. Rogers, Seaman in the U. S. Coast Guard on Nov. 12, 1955. Miss Howard has been employed as a medical technician for 4 years. Miss Phyllis Schock will marry John Francis Williams III of Wind sor on Oct. 15, 1955. She has been employed as a medical technician since 1948 and is at present an In structor in Clinical Microscopy. After the wedding, they will reside in Windsor. Miss Norma Neil, a recent grad uate in Medical Technology, returned to work in this lab on Oct. 3. She became Mrs. Leo Daniels on Sept. -29, 1955. Miss Ann Green returned to work as secretary Oct. 1 to replace Miss Bette DeJarnette who will enter nurse’s training. Mrs. Helen W^alsh has resigned to accept a position in medical tech nology at the V. A. Hospital. Miss Norma Lester, a Watts Hospital grad uate, has replaced her. P. IF. Smith. Miss Jennet Wilson resigned her position as Ob-Gyn Clinical Instruc tor on Sept. 1. She will enter Teach er’s College, Columbia University, this fall to work toward a Masters Degree. Miss Aileen Ledford, former Head Nurse in Delivery Room is assisting Miss Thelma Davis as Assistant Clinical Instructor of O.B. Gyn. Miss Laura Harbison, fornjerly head nurse in Premature Nursery, has received a Public Health Scholar- shi]) and has entered Boston Univer sity. Miss Pauline Davis, head nurse on Strudwick, changed her name to Mrs. Walter Hooks in a ceremony in the Duke University Chapel in August. Miss Pjileen Kiernan, former direc tor of the premature infant nursing program here has assumed her new duties as chief consultant at the pre mature center at Santiago, Chile. Mrs. Jean Newell, former 3-11 Supervisor, w’ill leave New York shortly for England where Mr. New ell will study for a year. Jean will rest and see the country. We are glad to welcome Mrs. Rose Pendergrass and Miss Josephine Dunn to the 3-11 supervisory staff. Mrs. Sara Jeffreys, Surgical Super visor, and sons Bobby and David, en joyed a wonderful vacation tour of the Western States and Yellowstone National Park in August. Phil Lewis, son of Mrs. Nora Lewis, j)ayroll clerk in the Nursing Depart-
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