Regina Grey Nuns Hospital School of Nursing - Memorare Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Your sojourn with us is coming to its close. Your period here has been mingled with joy, study, work, happiness and sometimes heartache. Yet as you leave you know all is well, you are reaping the reward of your effort. Your year of graduation has a significant mark--it is the year of Blessed Marguerite d’Youville’s beatification. Look to her for guidance and you will find in her the manifestation and exemplification of charity. My message then dear graduates is: “Give and it shall be given to you. For with what measure you measure, it shall be measured to you.” Sister Alice Brodeur s. g.m. Dear Graduates of 1960. It is with sincere sentiments of joy and legiti¬ mate pride that I congratulate you on your successful training period. Your study, observation and research have per¬ fected the techniques of your work and enriched your personality. Your nursing foundation has been laid and now it is time for action. Go forth with enthusiasm and take your place among the elite of your profession. The Sisters, your teachers are counting on your dedication to your profession, your ability, and your spirit of love. All rays have their source-let yours be from your great love of God and suffering humanity. May our Blessed Foundress, Marguerite d’ Youville, be an inspiration to each of you and may she instill in your heart her great love for the sick and the needy. May God Bless you all. Sister Ritha Fortier s.g.m. Sister Superior

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To the Graduating Class of I960 On behalf of the medical staff of your hospital, I would like to congratulate you on this, your graduation. You have spent three years to reach a goal, which I feel is one of the noblest a girl can attain--the privilege to care for the sick. Your training in the Grey Nuns Hospital has given you the tools--how you use them will determine whether you are a nurse. There is no compensation which a nurse can receive, that is better than the praise of a grateful patient. To obtain this, your first and only thought must be the comfort and care of your patient. My wish for each of you, is that you may be a good nurse, and a credit to your school. L. A. Cawsey President-Medical Staff

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Dear Nurses: Whether you wear a religious habit or a uniform, the general consensus is that you are one of the most valuable members of society. No wonder, for nursing means willingness to forget yourself for your neigh¬ bor’s sake. The three years of training have proven that this willingness was not a mere natural dis¬ position, but a real-will to make sacrifices. You perform “the over and above” on which human society lives. Where the scales of human morality would be tipped by malice or injustice there goodness and charity keep it balanced. I wish you happiness in the years to come. H. Bosma Chaplain Dear Graduates: There is nothing dearer to mankind than the body that houses the immortal soul. We try by every means to keep the body a fitting habitation for the soul. When disease attacks our bodies we use every effort to repair its damaged parts. Sometimes the struggle becomes too difficult for us to bear. We must call the service of others. This service to mankind is your vocation-based upon two foundations - skill and love. Skill is necessary. But science is empty and useless unless there be added in large and generous doses true and sincere love for the sick. This love must be that of the Good Samaritan - the love of Christ. May you carry this love of Christ to those under your care, bringing them peace and conservation, not only of body, but of soul. Father Norman A. Andries Retreat Master