Record Accession Number: 1111
First UVA program NURS Second UVA program
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Home town Washington County Home state VA
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Home town classification Farm
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High school classification Public
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Was your high school co-ed? Yes
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Did you come directly from high school to UVA? Yes
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Important activities before coming to UVA
Comments on important activities family affairs, church, school, basketball & tennis, holidays, birthdays, hiking, horseback riding
If married, was it before, during, or after UVA? After
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Was your spouse associated with UVA? No
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Why did you choose UVA?
Comments on choice to attend UVA Felt it was the best Nursing School in Va.
How did you finance UVA?
Comments on financing Private-joined nurses cadet corps.
Why did you choose your UVA concentration(s)?
Comments on choice of concentration I am a caretaker and love people. Did not want to be a secretary or school teacher.
Description of UVA classroom experiences
Comments on classroom experiences Very positive-wonderful, caring nursing instructors. Strict, patient, approachable, helpful.
Description of UVA professor interactions
Comments on professor interactions Relaxed, friendly, inspired us to give our best in classroom and in hospital. did not socialize outside classroom.
Who impacted your life at UVA?
Comments on life impact Virginia Walker-Roy Beasley- Virginia Mayo, Mary Jane Morris
Most memorable UVA educational experience
Comments on memorable educational experience It was very hard- so much to do and not enough hours in the day. 5:30 wake up, 6am breakfast, 7am work in hospital 3-4 hours. 10-to classes. 12-lunch break. 1-classes. 4-6 back in hospital. 6-supper. 7-10-study-sleep. And too much nursing responsibility too soon. But as far as I know we didn't harm anyone. We learned a lot and expanded all our capabilities to the utmost. Overall, it was a great experience.
UVA weekend activities
Comments on weekend activities dating, dancing, swimming, picnicking, boating, hiking, church, eating out, bible study with Christian campus group, musicals and operas (I especially remember Madame Butterfly) on campus.
UVA extra-curricular organizations
Comments on extra-curricular organizations none
Important local, state, national, and international issues while at UVA
Comments on important issues Food and gas rationing-WWII, attend war bond rallies.
How interest in issues was expressed
Comments on how interest was expressed Bought war bonds-shared rationing stamps, wrote all the GI's we knew overseas.
UVA housing
Comments on housing Dormitory
Likes and dislikes about housing
Comments on likes and dislikes McKim Hall, 2nd floor just over entrance. Could see who was dating whom. Proximity to hospital. Loved being with all my classmates and upper classmates.
Where were meals eaten
Comments on meal location cafeteria in hospital-gained 22 lbs first year. Sunday afternoon had a formal tea in parlor at McKim, we could invite friends, was very elegant and delicious food, chamber music.
Did you interact outside of UVA?
Interaction detail Dated, church, go caroling at x-mas
Memories of Charlottesville
Comments on Charlottesville memories [Monastary?] on the Mt. Lake- V-12 group. Rotunda in moonlight when magnolias were in bloom, chapel, walls , the lawn, bookstore, diner, football games, frat parties, Michies Tavern, Monticello, 3000+males on campus, 500 females, snow, springtime, beautiful fall leaves, med school.
Did you feel part of UVA community? Did you feel part of community?
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Vivid UVA memories
Comments on vivid memories Was working 11-7 shift on student health unit when allies landed on Normandy Beach. Sam Goldwyn, Jr. brought his radio out to nursing station. Between pt. calls we listened to invasion most of night. Working on dietary setting up special diet trays when atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Was my day off when war ended, such joy and celebrating with friends. The miracle of seeing first baby born. Fear, quaking in my shoes when had to scrub with Dr. Morton. Taking care of the first pt. at UVA that had penicillin. Scrubbing and observing maybe the first artificial insemination at U.Va. Marching down the walk on the lawn to graduation. Beautiful days, I was so happy. One Sunday afternoon working on men's surgical unit in charge. A feud had erupted between 2 families, 5 men with gun shot wounds were brought in. Bleeding, yelling, swearing, such chaos. Dr.'s, med students came running to help, I will never forget that.
Did marital status affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of marital status Not married
Did cultural background affect UVA experiences
Comments on influence of cultural background I was very na
Did UVA prepare you for post-UVA life?
Comments on preparedness Yes, was confident that I could do whatever was required in nursing or life.
Most significant post-UVA events
Comments on most significant event National and international travel-joining friendship force, visiting in homes and hosting people from all over the world that will be lifelong friends.
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Do you think of yourself as a career woman?
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