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AL: So you graduated from elementary school from the Bushnell Way School?

AS: Correct.

AL: And where did you go to high school?

AS: In the same area, neighborhood. There was a high school called Los Angeles Pacific High School. It was just four blocks away.

AL: And what class were you?

AS: From freshman to high school. I graduated from high school.

AL: So are you class of, like, 1957?

AS: 1952, 1955.

AL: Okay. So you were --

AS: I graduated in 1956.

AL: Okay. Graduated in '56. In high school did you study art or take any specific classes for art?

AS: They were, no, they were just general college preparatory classes.

AL: When did you know you wanted to become a nurse?

AS: Well, I think Miss, Miss Stuart decided for me. [Laughs] I didn't want to be...

AL: Can you tell us about that?

AS: Well I didn't want to be a teacher because she was a teacher and I didn't want to be like her. So she called up Pasadena City College and said, "Well, I want to enroll my daughter in your classes." So I had to take the test. It was like an all day test and I passed it. I didn't really want, I didn't really care whether I passed it or not. So then I started taking the basic college classes. I graduated with an AA degree at Pasadena City College and I also took the RN courses and got my RN license, 1960.

AL: And was that your career? Your, did you remain an RN throughout your career?

AS: Yes, except I decided I wanted to be a teacher. [Laughs] So I went back to college, Los Angeles Pacific College, and, and took the elementary preparatory courses and got my elementary credential and taught at the public school for three years.

AL: And when was that?

AS: That was in 1965 to '68.

AL: Okay.

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