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

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Dear Graduate, before you lies the path of life, as yet unknown Whether neath dark or smiling skies, No matter, you walk not alone. For one awaits who knows the way. Whose feet all paths of earth have trod. Stay close to Him from day to day For they are safe who walk with God. We, the staff of Port Colborne General Hospital send our most sincere congratulations to the class of 1974. Yours very truly, This year, 1974, is an important year to all of us. It marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of a nursing education programme in association with the St. Catharines General. It is the year in which you graduate from the Mack School of Nursing. There is no question that, through its one hundred years, The Mack School (by whatever name, because it hasn ' t always been Mack) has expanded, changed, improved and kept pace with developments in nursing education. The school has brought to graduation hundreds of young people with the skills to participate in various ways in the provision of health care to our people and educate others to do so. You have now reached the stage where you can make your contribution. It is pleasant to look back, reminisce and review what has happened in the past, perhaps in retrospect making it seem better than it really was but unable, in any material way. to alter it. How much more interesting and challenging it is to look forward to the future. By continued study, growth and application, you can make the future what you want it to be. On behalf of the staff of The St. Catharines General Hospital, I extend warm and sincere congratulations to the members of the Class of ' 74 on your attainment of graduation and also best wishes for your future. (Mrs. ) Florence Gallinger, Director of Nursing. E. C. Robinson, Executive Director

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This is a time of change. You are living through an era in the human scene that challenges established ideas and institutions. In the presence of these challenges and changes it is easy to lose sight of the basic values of the nursing profession. This year of 1974, marks your school ' s Centennial Year , many years of dedicated service to a grateful public. For two brief years you have had many experiences. You have found friends with whom you laughed, studied, cried and rejoiced. Now you must leave many of these friends and go forth to use your knowledge and skills to serve others. In doing this you will grow and be enriched in life. With your rejoicing is a tinge of sadness — the ending of an era, The Mack School of Nursing . Remember always with pride the values and opportunities given to you by Mack . Set goals for yourself, then strive for new ones. May life ' s challenge never leave you. My warmest wishes to each one of you. Rita M. Grobb, R.N. Director of Nursing, The Shaver Hospital for Chest Diseases The Nursing Staff of the Welland County General Hospital join me in extending to you sincerest congratulations on your graduation from the Mack Centre Nursing Program 1972-74. These two years of your nursing program are particularly important in that they have been marked by historically significant events both for yourselves and for your school of nursing. Firstly, in September 1973, you have witnessed the transfer of your nursing program to the Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology. Thus, student nurses have now become colleagues with students of other educational programs which will be a definite asset to your basic education. We are also sharing with you in the fact that 1974 is the Centennial year of the Mack School of Nursing. Therefore you can be proud that you have been part of a great school which was a first in North America and whose program of nursing education has been second to none in this continent. May you continually develop your abilities and learn new skills as you progress in the practice of your nursing career. Yours sincerely, Miss Agnes Fleury, Director of Nursing.

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1973 was the year in which nursing education moved from a hospital setting to that of education. The Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology became responsible for the Mack School of Nursing on September 1, 1973. The transition was accomplished in a very short period of time and with very few problems. All of us had concerns and questions as we dealt with the numerous details of the transfer. The College had to learn a great deal about nursing education. What were its objectives, traditions, unique features? Nursing students and teaching staff wondered what the change would mean in terms of program, procedures, identity, i j Not all questions have been answered yet. But we have found that we have KKf much in common. The philosophy of providing a sound theoretical base. ■1 B g m coupled with extensive practical training, is shared by nursing and other College H H HH H programs. Because of this philosophy, the association of the Mack School of Kj H Nursing with the Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology should prove advantageous in maintaining the standards, traditions and identity of nursing education. 1974 is the Mack Centennial Year. It is an appropriate occasion to note the outstanding contribution of the Mack School of Nursing since its inception. Your preparation for a worthwhile career in nursing is the result of much work on the part of the faculty in developing, improving and perfecting your program of instruction. For you to have measured up to the high standards of the Mack School of Nursing should be a matter of justified pride. To all of you I extend my very best wishes for peace and success. A.S. Manera, President.