Archer Memorial Hospital - Yearbook (Lamont, Alberta Canada)

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SUMMO COMMISSO MlSSI Thirty-Seven Lots and lots of corn on the cob was enthusiastically devoured on August 28 when the corn roast was held at Elk Island Park to “Welcome” Class of ’56. Games and singing rounded out a pleasant evening. One event Class ’56 will probably long remember—yesiree, “Initiation.” Some of the best snaps of the year were taken that week! Amid moans, groans and giggles Class ’56 ATTEMPTED to find their mattresses, sheets, and personal belongings so that they might retire for the night. One sentence was vividly quoted “Wait till I find out who did this!!”— One of the best parties of the term was the Hallowe’en Party put on by our Senior Class. There was oodles of fun all around that night. Any¬ body know who put the “Dr.’s Parking” sign on the Nurses Home steps? Hmm ? ? Through the kind donations of many friends a very successful auction sale was held in November. Proceeds went to redecorating the Rumpus Room. December brought two main events—The Christmas Melody and the annual Christmas Party. This year we had the privilege of taking our Melody to the Oliver Mental Institute where it was very enthusiastically received. The Christmas Party was packed full of fun, with treats and presents for all. Jolly Santa came prancing in with his sack full of gifts. On January 9, 1954, we welcomed thirteen preliminary student nurses into our fold as Juniors. Though the roads were in bad condition, many friends and relatives were present to see these girls receive their caps. On January 22 Miss Davidson took the Intermediate Class on a tour of the Polio ward at the University Hospital and to the Cerebral Palsy Clinic. Time permitted some of us to visit the Aberhart Tuberculosis Sanitorium also. Never mind, girls, the three hour wait at the station did us good. On February 9 the students and staff got together to welcome Miss Young’s return after a much deserved leave of absence. Our rumpus room and kitchenette boast a new coat of paint. That’s not all—new furniture too. This is all attributed to the combined efforts of many. Y. JOHANSON.

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Thirty-Six Archer Memorial Hospital oCij e 5 ljb)arl?e6t Yfjoment When Dr. Alton is delivering a baby and you can’t find the chloroform, (ask Reishus). When you are working late and your special date is being entertained by a charming classmate. Did you ever lose the narcotic keys? When you have to spend your hours off checking old charts for that Tr. Camphor Co. We’re sure it evaporates while being poured. The day Ross couldn’t find the D.K. keys, (and Richter had them in her pocket.) The first time you scrub top in the O.R. and you seem to be blessed with two left hands and no fingers,—just thumbs. When Dr. Young asks you to try sewing with the suture and needle you have prepared. When you drop a basin on the tile floor in the O.R. while Dr. Alton is anesthetizing a patient and he says “Do it again lady!’’ When you are walking down the hall with the doctor and your garter comes loose. When you have no late leaves and the door has been locked at 9:58 p.m. When you are alone in the Diet Kitchen with 27 trays to prepare. When the D. K. staff has mislaid the menu. When press time is almost upon us and the Year Book isn’t ready. Oh, well, these are the things that develop one’s person¬ ality and 400 years from now it won’t matter anymore.

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Thirty-Eight Archer Memorial Hospital iCan j (Convention The A.A.R.N. annual convention was held in May, 1953 in Banff, a lovely place for any kind of gathering. Representatives from many fields of nursing gathered to discuss problems and nursing situations. Civil De¬ fence and its importance was emphasized and emergency nursing pro¬ cedures were demonstrated. For student nurses, the highlight of the convention was a special meeting of delegates from schools of nursing, discussing problems in nurs¬ ing education, student government, affiliations, etc. A very profitable tour was conducted of the Banff Springs Hospital. Plans for the organiza¬ tion of an Alberta Student Nurses’ Association were drawn up in the form of a resolution under the direction of the A.A.R.N. We are hoping that this association will soon be functioning. The Banff nurses planned a very enjoyable program of activities for our leisure time, including sight-seeing tours, trail rides and swimming. A. PAGE and G. CANN. (onuention. After hearing the enthusiastic reports of last year’s convention, our 1954 delegates to C.N.A., Britta Ross and Marion Scott are eagerly looking forward to the meeting to be held in Banff, June 7th to 12th. y4rcLer emona ( cJdectu esL f In this day of rapid change, it is well to take time to remember those, who by their works and Christian example have made it possible for count¬ less others to find encouragement and inspiration. Mrs. Rupert Buchanan of Montreal has made possible a lectureship, which is to be an annual memorial to her father, Albert Ernest Archer, O.B.E., M.B., F.R.C.S., LL.B., who was such a person in the medical world. Mrs. Rupert Buchanan’s main idea of this lectureship was to hold yearly programmes for further education of the student nurses of the training school. On the evening of August 26, 1953, a group of medical men, staff, student nurses and Alumini in the district of Lamont gathered at the hospital which Dr. Archer headed from 1912 till 1949. They came to hear the first lecture given by Miss Helen Penhale, Professor of Nursing and Director of the school at the University of Alberta Hospital, honoring his memory. Miss Penhale’s topic was the “International Congress of Nurses”, held in Brazil last July. The highlight of the lectureship was the report on the Congress. Miss Penhale’s lecture was of fine order—humorous, factual and in¬ spiring. With permission of MRS. B. J. LOVE, R.N.