Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing - Semper Fidelis Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Vtv. J. Dear Graduates: My best congratulations to each one of you in the graduating class of 1962 for your patience and persistence in reaching your gradu¬ ation! It is well known that only very special people can fit themselves adaquately for this vocation. Knowledge of the necessary skills is one matter, their proper application is another, for herein lies an art which demands a very deep understanding of human behaviour, especially at times when stress and illness prevail. By striving for perfection, you will live up to the fine reput ation already acknowledged for the Misericoria Nurse. God Bless you! Sincerely, John N. R. Scatliff, M.B. B.S. D. P. H. Medical Director. Dear Graduates: It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity of congratulating the 1962 graduating class, on behalf of the medical staff of the Misericordia General Hospital. This is the end of one chapter in your lives. As soon as the next page is turned, a new chapter begins. The old chapter had a sense of unity. There was a goal to reach, an ambition to achieve. The fact of graduation has proved that this chapter, for each one of you, was well written with a happy ending. Before this chapter could be completed, you each had to develop good habits. You had to learn to study, to pay attention to detail, to maintain your sympathy even when tired and fatigued. You had to keep your sense of humour, despite the tragic scenes you witnessed. You had to keep your desire to heal and mend. Above all, you had to become trained nurses. This you have done successfully and well. Now the new chapter begins. Fortunately, none of us can predict the end of the chapters yet to be. Some of you will undoubtedly further your nursing education. Some will become teachers. A few may go into medicine. Many of you will become the backbone of the nursing care on the wards of this and other hospitals. Many of you will marry. Even then, both in the home and in the hospital, your nursing experience will prove invaluable. Whatever the future may hold, whatever the chapter may contain, the habits of the last three years should serve you well. We physicians in this hospital, will miss those who leave these surroundings. We shall appreciate the con¬ tinued privilege of working with those who remain in the Misericordia. Wherever you are, Our Congratulations and Best Wishes go with you on your graduation. A.G. Rogers, M. D. President of Attending Staff. 13tv. jA , .

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GAIL BARRICK Winnipeg, Manitoba A Doer not a dreamer of deeds .... Past editor of the yearbook and the Secretary-Treasurer of 62 - A. »Gail participated in the Miss Blue Bomber contest last year. She hopes to work in the Emergency Department here. Long range plans include marriage and possibly teaching. MARGARET BERGEN High Bluff, Manitoba This energetic red-head ' s interests include sports, soci - als and Montavani records. With all this she still main¬ tains a high scholastic stand¬ ing. For the present she ' ll do small town nursing, then off to those far away places . Cdm 62 -A ERIKA BRAUN Starbuck, Manitoba Talkative Charlie” loves to discuss the wonders of the world till 2a.m. Supposedly the quiet member of our class, she somehow always ends up on the receiving end of practical jokes. The field of Obstetrics has captivated her interests. VERNA CHASTELLAINE Matlock, Manitoba This sophisticated brunette richly deserved her nominati¬ on as Miss Blue Bomber Candi¬ date two years ago. She also served on the ' 60- ' 61 year¬ book. ' Verna wants to try her hand at out-post nursing. MAUREEN DONAGHY Creighton, Saskatchewan Quiet and reserved, Maureen always passes exams but never seems to study. In ' 59 acted as our Rose Ball candidate. At present she is un¬ decided about her future. Is it nursing in her home town or making a home of her own in Winnipeg?