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

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Graduates: You have achieved a high standard in the fact that you have successfully completed your three year course. You must try and retain thishigh standard without being standardized; yo i must continue to blend the truly modern scientific spirit with the ancient religious inspiration of Christian Spirituality; you must make the corporal works of mercy your social program. Everyone of you has been imbued with the idea that the spirit of nursing is the spirit of charity and is absolutely in¬ separable from religion. To quote Pope Pius XII - Nursing is noble and necessary. It is aimed at achieving the welfare of the body and soul. It serves both time and eternity. It is a sacred ministry. Keep this in mind, and Our Blessed Lord will reward and bless you. Father Norman A. Andries, Chaplain To the Nurses: All of us are obliged to contribute to the common good of humanity. From the day your experience with nursing-school began, you probably noticed that the pro¬ motion of what is good took on a real meaning in your life. As the years of your training progressed, this reali¬ zation of serving, what helps and lifts up your fellow man, grew deeper. On the day you graduate, public recognition is given to testify to your spirit of thoughtfulness and gener¬ osity, and you receive a diploma and an Registered Nurse Certificate. These are a passport to every corner of the earth, and a guarantee that you will move with dignity and act with skill no matter what life may present to you, whether it be the close ties of domestic love, or the many-splendored activity of a career in far away places. A nursing school must surely rejoice in sending forth such wonderful members into society. And those who have benefited by such training must surely realize the special contribution they must always make to life around them. May I wish constant success to the school and its never-failing harvest of Graduates. Father D. K. Edward C. Ss. R Retreat Master

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TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF 1961 On behalf of the Medical Staff, I am privileged to extend con¬ gratulations to the Graduating Class of 1961. With graduation, the toils, adversities and pleasantries of the past years take on a new meaning; all that you have learned takes on new purpose. As a Graduate, you acquire certain rights and privi¬ leges, but with them, you also acquire duties and responsibilities. Learning does not cease when lectures are finished. Our art is one that demands a lifetime of study, for we can never learn too much concerning the care of the sick. It is the sincere wish of the Medical Staff that the years ahead will bring happiness and gratification in your chosen profession. I. W. Bean, M.D., President - Medical Staff, Regina Grey Nuns ' Hospital.

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Dear Graduates of 1961. As you are well aware of the vast advancements in re¬ search and medicine of the era, you have realized how the nursing practices are channelled along and rapidly modified. New techniques demand the acquisition of new skills, yet even with these changes, there are certain elements that must remain unchanged: they are PRINCIPLES and IDEALS. In nursing, remember that we must be continually striving for the recognition of Christ in our brother, that it is He, above all, who must be our Inspiration, our Guide and our Friend. May the blessings of Almighty God be with you through life, but in a special way while practic¬ ing charity in your nursing duties. Sister Alice Brodeur, s.g.m. Director of Nurses. One day the Lord said to His disciples: You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under the measure, but upon the lamp-stand, so as to give light to all in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, in order that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. (St. Matthew, Chapter 5.) Likewise, dear graduates of 1961, your knowledge, your skill and your spirit of generosity will be the light that will make you the witnesses of authentic Love. May the example of our Blessed Marguerite d ' Youville stimulate you to see through every human being a brother who needs your love and your help. May God bless you! Sister Rita Fortier s.g. m. Sister Superior.