Article: Family tradition.

Byline: Laura Grevas

May 4--WAVERLY -- A family tradition that started 60 years ago comes full-circle today.

Scott Rhoades, whose mother and grandmother also graduated from the nursing program through Allen Hospital, will earn his bachelor's degree in nursing and join a long-standing tradition of patient care that has its roots in World War II.

Scott's grandmother, Alice Rhoades, worked for $30 a month as a member of the Cadet Nursing Corps after leaving the family turkey farm to attend the Allen College School of Nursing, the predecessor to the current program.

"For our science classes we would go on the bus from Allen down to the ...

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