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

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Va tlte. Cla44 After three years of difficult work and strict discipline you have reached the goal which seemed so far and distant at the beginning of your career. During these years you have gained much knowledge and experience in the treatment of pain and disease, you have seen the effect of suffering on the human mind, and you have to be kind to the sick. As graduate nurses, you now truly embark on your life’s work. During these trying times, every Canadian must strive to give his best for his coimtry, at home, as well as abroad. Now, more than ever, there is work to be done, and, it must be done efficiently. The sense of duty and devotion to suffering humanity will make you realize your responsibilities. I congratulate you sincerely on your graduation and wish you great success and happiness in your future. Obstetrical Staff. a l te Memiten4, the. f9 3 QnaAuaiUu My most sincere congratulations on your Graduation! You are bidding adieu to your Alma Mater, to face a changing world. You shall live through trying years, now and after the war. There will be much unrest and readjustments of all sorts to be made. At this time of your entrance on to the world’s scene, “for all the world’s a stage,” I know you will play your part well, walking in dignity and “in virtue and white linen,” as Hugo has said. Go out in this world which needs you badly. Give it the best you have, ever mindful of your responsibilities to your fellowmen, your country, and your God. I know you will not fail, and may God bless you. May He inspire your work, and be your “Protector and Reward exceeding great.” 0 ' h 9

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llelfUce. et P iXi4 fUce T he three years of didactic and practical instructions are approaching the climax of graduation. You have had to work hard; to sacrifice a great deal; you had to forego many of the pleasures and pleasantries that belong to girls during the blooming years of life. You have had to turn in not later than 10 p.m. when it seemed that another hour or two would have meant a little bit of additional heaven. . But what have you on the other side of the balance sheet? Surely there is no worthier career to be wished on any young lady. You must agree with me in your moments of peaceful meditation that nothing else could have given you greater satisfaction than the privileges your Alma Mater made possible for you. You have received a higher education—higher in the true sense of the word. You have had opportunities to come into most intimate contact with—and help perceptibly to re¬ lieve—human suffering, spiritual, as well as physical. It was, is and will be your lot to follow in the footsteps of such illustrious women as Elizabeth Fry, Elizabeth Black- well, Marie Zakrezewska, Florence Nightingale and Mde. Youville. I know from my personal observation of the ’43 class that the Sisters and all the rest of us, who are interested in your welfare, can expect great achievements from your future endeavors. One cannot help but refer to the colossal struggle that the world is subjected to at present. Surely the forces of evil will be overcome soon, and all the horrible carnage and misery that war inevitably brings will not have been in vain. Your predecessors from St. Boniface are reaping rewards of undying gratitude for the splendid work they are doing wherever they happen to be. Let us hope that whereas in the past the progress in the art of nursing was mainly due to the “impetus of religion, war and science,” in the future nursing will never need, nor have, war as a stimulus. The inevitable coming of “socialized” state medicine will bring greater demands than ever for nursing service both in the therapeutic and the preventative fields of medicine. What a vista of opportunities for creative work! In conclusion let me quote “—in this bivouac of life be not like dumb driven cattle; be a hero in the fight.” 8

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Ja the. of tUe. f9 3 Q uui4UitUt QlaA4 Dear Graduates, Now that you have reached your goal, may you ever remember your graduation day; for this year, far more than in previous years, is vested a trust that you will serve your nursing profession faithfully in war and in peace. Suffering humanity needs you! Your Alma Mater is with you to say “God bless you!” General Superintendent and Superior of St. Boniface Hospital. Dear Graduates: It is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity of sharing with you one of the proudest and happiest occasions of your life: an event so important in your career and so happy in its presentation that it will always remain a treasured and prized memory. After an intensive preparation of three years, your school confers upon you the privileges and responsibilities of a very noble profession. The immense panorama of the nursing field lies before you from which you may choose your particular service. It is with mingled feelings of pride and regret that we bid you farewell and God-speed. May you by your steadfast loyalty to your school and its ideals increase the prestige which those who have gone before you have striven to maintain. “Henceforth the School and you are one. And what You are, the race shall be.” Superintendent of Nurses. 10