Selkirk Hospital for Mental Diseases - Horizon Yearbook (Selkirk, Manitoba Canada)

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Back of the tool is the workman ' s arm. And back of the arm is a force; And back of the force is the spirit of God Directing the tool in its course Forgive us our pride in our work or our art; Hear the prayer on our lips and the hope in our heart. That the work we may do may be worthy, to lay On the altar of God at the end of the day.

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IJaletltctortatt Today, marks the achievement of our goals as professional Registered Psychiatric Nurses. Our past three years, as students, have been happy ones but not without incident. We cannot honestly say we are without regrets at leaving our student days behind, but we now look forward with anticipation to the second phase of our careers, that of graduate Psychiatric Nurses. Though some of us will go on to further our educations in this and other fields, and though many of us may continue our professions at various distant hospitals, none of.us are likely to forget our student days at Sel¬ kirk Mental. We not only earned our diplomas in Psychiatric Nursing, but acquired an invaluable experience in life and in liv¬ ing. The knowledge we have acquired is a priceless tool in help¬ ing us to understand ourselves and others, and will help us to live a more tolerant and happy life. We are very proud of being involved in the rapidly advancing field of Mental Health. In our three years as students, we have witnessed many changes in our hospital, and in Psychiatric Nurs¬ ing. The nursing curriculum is being constantly revised, to keep abreast of the advances. We know that a great deal of our know¬ ledge is already, or will soon be incomplete or obsolete. If we are to advance in our chosen field, we realize we must remain as students of change and accept the newer nursing techniques and the modifications of the old. We take this opportunity to thank our School of Nursing, Instructors, and Instructresses for the patience, guidance, and understanding shown us through our student years. We are also grateful to our Ward Supervisors, the Doctors and all other Hos¬ pital Employees who have contributed their time and services. May we go on to become graduate nurses, worthy of the oppor¬ tunity to pass this knowledge on to those who follow in our foot¬ steps, may we do so with the patience and forebearance that you have. Ralph McFadyen