Holy Cross School of Nursing - Lamplighter Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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GRADUATION MASS GRADUATION DAY At last! With the dawning of that long- anticipated day, the corridors of Waterloo rang with boisterous merry-making and familiar old chants. Graduation Day, May 1st, 1955! and we, in tradition with our forerunners renewed the time-worn ritual of routing out our less for¬ tunate successors. In our exhuberance no thought had we for the protesting moans and the inevitable thumps which followed. All mis¬ chief making done, and shedding our jubilant spirits for more reverent thoughts we attended the Graduation Mass held in our chapel. Immediately following the service, we with our instructresses and Reverend Fr. Fleming, as¬ sembled in the gayly decorated auditorium, for Graduation Breakfast. Each Graduate ' s setting was illuminated by a glowing candle set in a miniature silver lamp. We couldn ' t have been more pleased with these, our gifts from the Sisters. This enjoyable morning concluded, we separated to await in anticipation the events to follow that evening. The Commencement Exercises — promptly at 8 p.m., fifty uniformed nurses, wearing caps crowned with black bands and each carrying an array of red roses, entered the aisles of the Palace Theatre to assemble on the fern-adorned stage. No words can adequately express the emotions each of us felt as we stepped forward to receive our diplomas, the summation of these three years. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Program Processional, Miss M. Jarratt and Miss E. Henrick. O Canada. Opening address by the chairman, Dr. J. R. Ibberson, president of the Medical Staff. Vocal selection: Bless the Lord, Oh My Soul, Ippelitof Ivarcoff; Keep on PAGE FORTY-FOUR HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

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Intermediate Banquet and Dance ... U 11 emonei Thanks for the Memories was the tradi¬ tional banquet and dance given by the inter¬ mediates for the graduating class. The gay and delightful event took place on January 31st, at the Al San Club. The attrac¬ tive setting was further enhanced by the de¬ licious meal and interesting speeches. Honored guests and patrons of the evening included the Hospital Chaplain, who also de¬ lighted us with two very enjoyable songs, Dr. and Mrs. Alexander, Dr. and Mrs. Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Gelfand, Dr. and Mrs. Riley, Dr. and Mrs Vernon, Dr. Francis, one of our internes and school instructresses Miss Tenant, Mrs. Bland, Miss Cummins, Miss Buchan, Miss Thompson, Mr. Francis, also our President Miss P. Farrell. Miss H. Malchow was the charming M.C. The Intermediates were lovely hostesses, their gift of silver coffee spoons engraved with HCH and prophecies were greatly appreciated by the Seniors. Following the banquet was a very successful dance. Miss S. Coote and partner entertained us with their now famous Charleston. Miss C. Holt did the excellent job of announcing. When the evening ended we all found our weary way home with happy thoughts of graduation ahead and in our hearts a sincere thank you to the Intermediates. Some of our Doctors... Dr. Gibson — Don ' t sleep on the sponges, nurse! Dr. Johns — Remember, every bed has four corners????!!!! Dr. Ingram — Lights just fine,,,??? Dr. Lundy — Suzy. Dr. Ramsay — You ' re here to help me. Dr. Stuart — Retract, nurse, retract. Dr. Gelfand —- Honey, everybody uses silk No. 000 . Dr. Alexander — Onward Christian Soldiers. Dr. Robertson — Alright, boys, its time to sew- up, I ' m hungry! Dr. Fish — I ' ll look after the arm. You can carry the bottle. Dr. Murray — Look after that girl, boys, she ' s a redhead. Dr. Morgan — Sponge, sponge, sponge. Dr. Riley — Definition of a nurse: A white uni¬ form surrounding an appetite. YEAR BOOK, 1955 PAGE FORTY-THREE

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Hopin ' , K. Hiram Maxwell; A Perfect Day, Carrie Jacobs Bond; Holy Cross School of Nurs¬ ing Glee Club, director, Mr. R. E. Hooper, FRCL, FLCM, LRSM, RMT. accompanist, Miss M. Jarrat. Address to the Graudating Class by His Worship, Mayor D. Mackay; Presentation of diplomas and pins, His Excellency Most Rever¬ end Francis P. Carroll, D.D., assisted by Rever¬ end Dennis Fleming. Professional Pledge. Greetings from the University of Alberta and presentation of Special Awards by Dr. E. P. Scarlett, Chancellor of U. of A., assisted by Mrs. E. Bland, educational director. Valedictory by Miss P. Farrell, president of the Student Council. Special Awards: General Proficiency, Miss Joan McMullen. Best Bedside Nurse, Miss Gladys Munro. Highest Standing in Theory, Miss Shirley Thielen. Proficiency in Surgery, Miss Irene Nykolaychuk. Greatest Promise of Professional Development, Miss Aiko Morihira. Moral Ethics, Miss Frances Kowenko. Effici ency in Pediatrics, Miss Esther Manolson. Efficiency in Aseptic Technique, Miss Maxine Vrolson. Proficiency in Obstetrics, Miss Lynn Jorgensen. Highest ideals of Service, Miss Phyllis McMillen. The Queen. Recessional. The class of February 1955 held their re¬ ception for families and friends at the Palace while the September class of 1955 entertained at the Lone Pine Supper Lounge. A gratifying conclusion to an eventful day. The Mother and Daughter Tea — Spring bonnets and ensembles as if an invitation to the season itself, were the order of the day. The beautifully decorated auditorium lent a festive air, as mothers and daughters, with the Sisters and supervisors mingled in a most enjoyable afternoon. Here, we pause to express our ap¬ preciation to the gracious ladies who presided over the tea tables, the Mesdames Bland, Ibber- son, Ramsay, McNeil, Fish and Miss McLean. From the auditorium many of the girls took their mothers on a descriptive tour of the hospital. That evening, the Lone Pine Supper Lounge was the setting of a most gala event, our Gradu¬ ation formal, Maytime Melodies. We extend our sincere thanks to the Sisters, students and all those who made our Graduation the success it was. YEAR BOOK, 1955 PAGE FORTY-FIVE