St Boniface School of Nursing - Estole Fideles Yearbook (St Boniface, Manitoba Canada)

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V 4e StudeHt CouHoil Back Row (left to right) : A. Tingley, R. Adams, G. Hutchison Middle Row: E. Taylor, C. Lazenby, M. Gibson. Front: J, Lanthier. The year 1941 marked the advent of a Student Council! Composed of tivo rep¬ resentatives from each junior class and three from the senior group, there were seven members of the council in all. The president of the senior class, Miss Elva Taylor, acted as chairman with Miss Ruth Adams as secretary. At the first meeting of the council, a general course of action was decided upon with meetings to be held monthly in order to supervise and correlate the various school activities. As a result of these meetings we have now for the first time a School Fund and a Glee Club; both are still in the infant stage, but, with the enthusiastic support and co-operation of the students, can become an important and interesting part of our student life. In order to raise money for our school fund, it was decided that each class would plan some activity with that end in view. The blue bands with their Silver Tea were most successful, and with the contribu¬ tions of the other two classes, it is expected that the $100.00 goal will be reached without difficulty. With the war playing such an impor¬ tant part in the lives of each and every¬ one of us, we felt that we should all “do our bit” for the cause. Therefore, a dona¬ tion was made of $50.00 from the proceeds of the silver tea to the Civilian Nurses Relief Fund. Much could still be done in this line, however, and we have no doubt that any activities suggested by your rep¬ resentatives will obtain your interested co-operation. The members of the council are willing and eager to receive any sug¬ gestions their class members might advo¬ cate, as the sole purpose of the council is to promote the welfare of the students as a whole. The student council has been formed to bring the student groups closer together— to sponsor any and all activities directed toward making our years of training hap¬ pier and more interesting. The council is yours—use it! Build it into the finest and most important organization in your school life. C. Lazenby. 24

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' WUene. 2 a JUe4f, Qa cMefte. ? G raduation is a milestone and an important one, but only a milestone in life’s journey. Some times we think of it as an end in itself, but it is not. Many universities speak of the Graduation Exercises as the “Commencement Exercises” and that indeed is what they really are. A nursing training, such as this year’s graduates have had, is a liberal education, lifting them into the professional class, and thus opening the door to a life of exceptional usefulness in many spheres of human endeavor. It would be interesting to make a survey of what has become of the past graduates from St. Boniface Nursing School or to speculate on the future of those who receive their diplomas this spring. The members of the class of 1942 are fortunate in that they are able to step out into life at a time when there is employment for all and it is for them to choose now what their life work is to be. Most of them sooner or later will fulfil their destiny and become homemakers and mothers. When they do the three years of discipline and liberal education, not to- mention the special knowledge they have acquired, will prove to be of inestimable value. In the meantime some will carry on as private nurses, putting into practice all the bedside training they have received during the last three years. Some will prefer to remain in positions of responsibility in the wards or operat¬ ing room of their Alma Mater where they will be able to pass on to a new group of students what they have learned. Some, and they will be envied by their sisters, will secure positions as nurses in the Forces and add to the lustre that has come to St. Boniface Nursing School from the activities of past graduates who have served or are serving with such distinction in Military Hospitals. A position in a doctor’s office will appeal to some after they have become accomplished stenographers. There will be opportunities for those who like such a life to join the Public Health Service, and at this time when doctors are scarce in many rural communities, the opportunities to serve as Public Health nurses will be great. Others will learn the special knowledge that will make them efficient laboratory, x-ray, or physio¬ therapy technicians. Perhaps one or more will find that the experi¬ ences they have had on the wards, or in making contributions to this Year Book will open the door to a literary career. Many of these lines of endeavor call for a special post-graduate training which in these busy times may be hard to arrange. However, no matter what life holds in store for them, we may be sure that they will always be a credit to the St. Boniface Nursing School and that it will be the pride of each to say in the years that lie ahead of them, “I am a graduate of St. Boniface Hospital.” Dr. a. P. MacKinnon, M.D. Ch.M., F.R.C.S. 26