Like everything else, nursing has changed substantially in the last 50 years. Half a century ago, the first class of the Hall County School of Nursing had a stripe removed from their nursing caps, signifying they’d finished their 36 consecutive months of intensive training and were ready to start their careers in health care. The fourth annual Masters in the Art of Nursing, one of the master series sponsored by Brenau University and Featherbone Communiversity, honored the county’s first nursing school graduates Wednesday on the Brenau University East Campus at Featherbone Communiversity in Gainesville Eight of the 10 1963 graduates attended the ceremony.