Mack School of Nursing - Yearbook (St Catherines, Ontario Canada)

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Principal ' s Message As your Graduation Day draws near, I am proud and more than satisfied with your accomplishments, both personally and professionally, during your years at The Mack School of Nursing. The members of the Faculty and I are pleased to have been instrumental in guiding you towards this very happy day. At this time, I think of the plaque on the wall in the Legislative Building in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on which is inscribed In the hearts and minds of the delegates who assembled in this room on September 1, 1864 was born The Dominion of Canada . The phrase In the hearts and minds of the delegates seems to me appropriate to our situation. The Mack School of Nursing has been founded in the hearts and minds of those who have supported the concept of the Regional School, those who have created and communicated our curriculum and, of course, you who have met the chal- lenges of the programme. As graduates of The Mack School of Nursing, continue to use your minds to keep up with advances in scientific knowledge and apply this knowledge in the practise of your profession. The philosophy of our school emphasizes the worth and dignity of every individual and you have learned to use your hearts, particularly in relation to your nursing care. Having used your hearts and minds, you have played a large part in the forming of The Mack School of Nursing, just as the previous graduating classes of The Mack Training School for Nurses have made their contribution to the nurs- ing profession. If you continue in the way you have started, you stand to gain much personal satisfaction in the years that lie ahead. I wish to congratulate you on your achievements and offer best wishes for your future success and happiness. (Miss) Sylvia Brough, M.S., Reg. N. Principal, The Mack School of Nursing 4

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Editorial To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embrac- ing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. Ecclesiastes 4, Verse 1-8 As we conclude our final year it is the season of farewell to our classmates, fellow students, teachers and school; and it is the time to go forward as professional nurses to meet the responsibilities of our future in our chosen field, in our homes, in the community and in our country. Three years ago, we the Class of 1970, entered the new regionalized Mack School of Nursing. This was the time of birth, not only of our school, but also the birth of a new life for us, our one ambition being to become nurses. As we look back on these years we realize we have attained much more than our goal. This was the time of plant- ing. We have developed skills in our profession, abilities in ourselves, understanding of our fellow man, respect for our teachers and friendships with our classmates that will bind us together through the years of our lives. Now is the time to pluck that which was planted and to use our abilities and skills for the good of our fellow man as we pursue our careers, secure in the knowledge that, although life before us may not always be easy, we are confident because we have encountered, during our training, many times and seasons , and through them have attained a better understanding of ourselves and others. Classmates; as we leave our school for the last time, stop and think of the things it has given us. Looking at the faces of our peers - probably seen together as a group for the last time, we realize we are leaving a great deal behind, but we are taking a great deal more with us. Fond memories of friends, variety shows projects, teas, dances, the ups and downs of learning, and above all the tools and skills of that education with which to serve and serve well in the field of professional nursing we take with us wherever we may go. These were the things we shared mutually and these happenings have created a bond between us and within us that can be shared by none other than us - the Class of 1970. It is my sincere wish that this yearbook will serve you well as an instrument with which you can, in later years, stop the hands of time and give you moments to reflect upon past memories of friends and events so dear to you now. Good luck and God bless you. Editor. 3

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Dear Graduates: Congratulations! This is your year, your day, your hour in a very special way. It has meaning, this moment, what has gone before - the recent and remote past - and what can lie ahead - your future - planned and hidden, immediate and ultimate. It is for you to choose your continuous becoming. But in these efforts you never walk alone . Sheila Boase R. H.S.J. Coordinator of Internship Friendly Persuasion?