1942-1945 YSN Time Line

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Pre YSN 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's

Ester Bud, YSN '31	1942-1945 Lt. Col. ANC, Ester Budd, YSN '31 is Chief Nurse of the Yale Medical Unit, General Hospital No. 39.
	1943 First of "war classes" admitted in the Spring. 67% of class is in the Student Reserve of the Red Cross. 1944 130 of 200 students in the School are members of the Cadet Nurse Corps.
	First African-Americans admitted and fully integrated into the living arrangements and social activities of the School.
	Effie Jane Taylor retires and Elizabeth Seelye Bixler, YSN '27, is named third Dean of the Yale University School of Nursing. 1946-1952 Elizabeth Seelye Bixler is President of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Nursing.

Left to right: Effie J. Taylor, Elizabeth S. Bixler and Annie W. Goodrich.

1948

Deans Taylor, Bixler and Goodrich in a photo taken for the 25th anniversary of YSN.

1949

Advanced Program in Psychiatric Nursing leading to a Master of Science degree in the Graduate School available. Associate Professor and YSN '29 Marion Esther Russell is Director.

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