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FIRST DUKE NURSING CLASS—These six representatives of the first graduating
class from Duke's School of Nursing in 1933 returned to the campus in April to attend
the annual alumnae association meeting. From left to right are Mrs. Grace Tillet
Temple, Mrs. Anne Norton Chambers, Mrs. Ethel Cotter Silver, Mrs. Helen Wilson
Matthews, Mrs. Gladys Brinkley Stuckey, and Mrs. Emma Thrower Doolittle, (staff
photo)
The director of the Duke School of
Radiologic Technology initiated the
Reeves-Rousseau Memorial Lecture Series
at the annual meeting of the North
Carolina Society of Radiologic
Technologists in Raleigh April 17-18.
At the same convention, two Duke
representatives won awards for scientific
presentations, and two other
technologists were elected to state
offices. Eric Porter, assistant chief
technologist at the Medical Center, served
as president of the organization during
the two-day meeting.
John B. Cahoon, at Duke for more
than 30 years, spoke on "New Horizons
in the Technical and Educational System
of Radiologic Technology" to institute
the society's lecture series honoring two
pioneer North Carolina radiologists.
Dr. Robert J. Reeves was named first
chairman of the Duke Department of
Radiology in 1930 and served in that
position until he became a research
professor in the department in 1965.
Dr. James P. Rousseau served as
professor and chairman of the
Department of Radiology at the Bowman
Gray School of Medicine in
Winston-Salem for many years. Both men
were active in the organization of the
state technologists' association.
Mrs. Cindi Kirby, supervisor of
neuroradiography technology at Duke
and a graduate of the RT school here,
took first-place trophies for both
scientific papers and exhibits offered by
staff technologists at the meeting.
Miss Gayle Sutton senior RT student
from LaGrange, North Carolina, won
third prize in the student scientific paper
competition with a presentation on
stereotaxic surgery.
James A. Miller chief technologist at
Duke and former treasurer of the state
society, was elected second vice-president
of the organization, and Miss Bobbie
Holtzman, assistant director of the Duke
School of Radiologic Technology, was
chosen secretary and appointed chairman
of the society's Education Committee.
Senior student John Dawson of
Jacksonville, North Carolina, and juniors
David Brown of Ahoskie and William
Johnson of Conway also gave
presentations at the convention.
MISS ANN HENSHAW GARDINER
The Public Relations Office is
looking into the possibility of
forming a Toastmasters Club.
The purpose of such an
organization would be to help
members improve their abilities to
•communicate effectively and speak
before groups while providing a
recreational outlet through periodic
luncheon or dinner meetings.
Those interested in participating
should drop a note to the Public
Relations Office, Box 3354, or call
Ext. 4148.
Nursing Alumnae
Association Meets
The annual meeting of the Alumnae
Association of the Duke University
School of Nursing featured as special
guest the first nursing instructor in the
school.
Miss Ann Henshaw Gardiner came
back to Duke in April to speak at the
alumnae banquet and look over the
growth of nursing here since she left in
1941. Her talk consisted of reminiscences
of the early days of the Duke nursing
school.
Miss Gardiner was on the original
faculty of the school as an assistant
professor when it opened in 1931 with
the first 14 students. After she left Duke,
she taught at Queens College in Charlotte
ajid then at Shepherd College in
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, before her
retirement in 1968.
In addition to hearing Miss Gardiner's
talk and participating in the annual
Harriet Cook Carter lecture, the alumnae
honored the graduating class of Duke
nurses and elected officers for the coming
year.
New president of the group is Mrs.
Franklin P. Dalton (Jo Ann Baughan).
Other officers include vice-president, Mrs.
Robert H. Peter (Mary Ann Rohrhurst);
secretary-treasurer, Mrs. M. Eugene
Kendall (Elizabeth Kennedy); and
councilors, Mrs. Bernard F. Fetter (Anna
Hinton), Mrs. Robert 0. Friedel (Susan
Weber), Mrs. Paul W. Jacokes (Ruth
Douglas), and Mrs. Joseph N. Moore
(Russelene Craddock).
About 125 persons attended the
two-day alumnae gathering.