Class photo taken for Waterloo School of Practical Nursing (established in 1957 and was the first program in Iowa to be administered by a local Board of Education under a Public School System); Mike Cook’s Mother, Willie Eva, was treasurer of her class; Her and Davetta Clayter were the only two black students in the class year, and they would carpool and study together.
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Class photo taken for Waterloo School of Practical Nursing (established in 1957 and was the first program in Iowa to be administered by a local Board of Education under a Public School System); Mike Cook’s Mother, Willie Eva, was treasurer of her class; Her and Davetta Clayter were the only two black students in the class year, and they would carpool and study together.