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

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1945 volume:

Dr. A. C. Abbott Dr. D. Black Dr. W. F. Abbott Dr. W. A. Black Dr. E. P. Angelle Dr. N. Book Dr. V. F. Bachynski Dr. J. J. Bourgouin Dr. K. J. Backman Dr. G. Brock Dr. R. 0. Burrell Dr. M. Carbotte Dr. A. G. Dandena ' Dr. C. W. Duncan Dr. H. M. Edmison Dr. H. Funk Hollenberg Clinic Dr. A. M. Goodwin Jr. J. P. Howden Dr. A. T. Gowron Dr. R. L. Howden Dr. G. D. Graham Dr. L. Kobrinsky Dr. H. Guyot Dr. S. Kobrinsky Dr. G. A. Law Dr. M. MacKay Dr. D. S. McEwen Dr. K. C. McGibbon Dr. P. H. McNulty Dr. A. P. MacKinnon Dr. S. S. Peikoff Dr. F. T. Miles Dr. J. Prendergast Dr. H. T. J. Nylander Dr. M. Rady Dr. 1 . Pearlman Dr. C. R. Rice Dr. G. H. Shapera Dr. E. W. Stewart Dr. D. Wheeler 2 « ««♦ . . ft , ” � •. .til • � • « h � m 1 i fe € � . i i ” j HOSPITAL REFLECTIONS As travellers oft look back at eve When onward darkly going, To gaze upon the light they leave Still faint behind them glowing. So as the years roll gently on And all things do remind us, ’Tis sweet to catch one parting ray, Of the days we’ve left behind us. T HE other day a terrible commotion greeted my ears as I walked down the corridor at the Annex. I wondered where the horrible noise came from, and, on glancing around a corner, discovered that its source was the suc¬ tion in the O.R. This wonderful creation seems to us, who are used to sciences more modern wonders, to be a relic of the Middle Ages. But it started me thinking and I couldn’t help but wonder what work in a hospital must have been like in the days before lazy people discovered many short cuts. And this led to speculation on how St. Boniface Hospital had reached its present modern, well-equipped status. So I got out my book and this is what I found. The first St. Bonface Hospital was erected in 1871 and contained four beds for patients and only the bare necessities for their comfort. In 1887 it was enlarged to receive ten patients and further extensions were made in 1886 and 1893. In 1894 the first resident interne was accepted. Things had begun to 3 prosper and there was even an operating room where Dr. H. A. Ferguson, afterwards a famous physician of Chicago, did most of his surgery. In 1897 the School of Nursing was opened and five pupils admitted. The course required two years and consisted of anatomy and physiology, pathology, hygiene, principles and practise of medicine, materia medica, surgery and bandaging, gynecology, obstetrics, diseases of children, and diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. Examinations were written and oral, and the names of the doctors giving the lectures were announced in the local paper. Sister Parent was the first superintendent of nurses. In 1899 there were 8 nurses, 1 interne, 24 sisters, 8 working men and 24 working girls, 8 orderlies one of whom received a “nursing diploma.” Patients were cared for in their homes as well as the hospital. Not only the nurses but also the sisters went to the country when called by a doctor. At this time the bed capaeiy of the hospital was 126, with 2 operating rooms, a dressing room, and a sterilizing room. In 1899 St. Roch’s Hospital for contagious diseases was established, with a capacity of 47 patients. In 1905 the large south wing was added, giving St. Boniface Hospital 350 beds for patients. The X-ray department was established in 1912 and in 1913 a laundry was built. But there still wasn’t enough room to meet the demands of ever-advancing science so in 1914 the central wing was demolished and on its site the present structure rose, six stories high and absolutely fireproof. In 1920 the St. Boniface Hospital was recognized by the American College of Surgeons as a class A-l hospital. St. Roch’s hospital was remodelled in 1923 and then gave accommodation to 100 patients. In that year the whole hospital boasted the ability to shelter 475 patients, and maintain a staff of 110 nurses, 50 Sister, 6 internes and about 100 employees. In 1926 the two storey building to house the internes was erected, and in 1927 construction of the Nurses Home began. It was opened early in 1928. Most recent additions are the Sanitorium with 300 beds, and a large out-patient department building. In 1942 the patients from the St. Roch’s were transfer¬ red to the second floor of the O.P.D. and the hospital turned into a home for the women employees. So now we find that St. Boniface Hospital offers to everyone, with 550 to 575 beds, and 300 more at the Sanitorium, and a large number of outpatients. Its personnel consists of 50 Sisters, 52 Graduate nurses, 175 student nurses, 25 internes, 7 orderlies and over 150 professional and non-professional technicians and helpers. It’s a marvellous record and a fine example of what cooperation and strong resolve can do. Amongst the Sisters and doctors as well as graduate nurses we meet every day, are many who have toiled to bring this hospital to the high standard it proudly maintains. But can any student nurse today imagine herself not in the modern, fully- equipped, residence, but living perhaps on Joan of Arc Ward? Can she picture herself doing her work with only half the sterilized equipment and without such things as electric uctions, electric floor polishers, private rooms complete with bathroom, and other such conveniences? Can the probationers picture them¬ selves doing a full eight hours of duty and taking their heavy course of studies as well? It has been done, and not so very long ago. I’m not trying to say that today a nurse’s training is a bed of roses because there is still lots of hard work and gruelling routine. But I think we some¬ times fail to recognize how much the perseverance and thoughtfulness of those before us has done towards making our training easier. So in the course of our work, when we come in contact with people, as well as articles, which we think should be relegated to an antique shop, we’ll have to remember and say, “Perhaps, somewhere, sometime, you may have con¬ tributed to the high standard of proficiency I have benefited from, as a student in the St. Boniface Hospital.” Ruth Webster, Class of ’45. 4 GREETINGS from our SISTERS A T THE OUTSET it may be appropriate to say that I have been with you only a short time, and should I insert my note of congratulations? — but, then, nurses have been my friends in the past, under many circumstances. You also have become dear to me in these few months and so soon will you be leaving this roof to answer the call to many a branch of your Profession. There are many beautiful descriptive thoughts that I would like to express on this occasion — but it is not becoming in these times to use many words —• thus I will say a heartfelt, “God bless you, ever protect and guide you’’. Wherever you go our thoughts and prayers are with you. Never perhaps, in history, have nurses been called on so much as at present and never were they asked to face a world that demands so much in personal adjustment and service. The world of to-day indeed needs “A strong Woman’’ of whom the Wise man speaks in the Book of Proverbs. Surely, “the price of such persons surpasseth gold and precious stone which are brought at a great cost from the ends of the world!” I wish to consider you all as “Strong Women”, Wo¬ men of character, perfect nurses, outstanding in your generosity and heroism. Rev. Sister A. BRODEUR, Superintendent of Nurses. I T IS WITH great pride that we see you step forth in the professional world. No doubt, you realize the responsibility that is yours, for you know that the spirit and achievements of your profession as a whole, spring from the spirit and achievement of the individuals comprising it. For this reason you must be personally worthy of your high calling. As you stand upon the threshold of your career may I recall to you the words of a great physician, Lord Moynihon of Leeds: “This then is the nurse’s office. To be ready in all emergency, quick and competent in ac¬ tion, considerate in thought; a comfort in hours of sorrow, an inspiration and encouragement in times of gloom; to give ease to many a weary body and solace to many a troubled heart; to lift with strong and gentle hands a heavy load of anguish from those who falter and stumble in despair. It is to be a beacon of hope, a rock of refuge and a tower of strength”. Such is your task. Our congratulations and best wishes accompany you. Sister Albina BOISVERT, S.G.N., General Superintendent and Superior. 5 ta ! l I t)octc tj- Dermatology: Dr. G. Brock Me dicine: Dr. J. D. Adamson, Head of Medical Dept. Dr. D. S. McEwen Dr. J. C. Hossack Dr. A. Hollenberg Dr. I. Pearlman Orthopaedic: Dr. A. P. MacKinnon Dr. K. C. McGibbon Dr. H. Funk Surgery: Dr. O. S. Waugh, Head of Surgical Dept. Dr. A. C. Abbott Dr. A. M. Goodwin Dr. R. O. Burrell Dr. A. T. Gowron Dr. P. H. McNulty Proctology and Urology: Dr. J. Bourgouin Obstetrics: Dr. S. Kobrinsky Dr. H. Guyot Dr. M. Carbotte Dr. L. Howden E.E.N.T. Dr. C. M. Clare Dr. H. Grieve Gynecology: Dr. J. D. McQueen, Head of Gynecology Department. Dr. C. R. Rice Dr. E. W. Stewart Dr. W. F. Abbott Dr. M. Rady Pathologist: Dr. J. Prendergast Venereal Disease: Dr. K. J. Backman Anaesthetists: Dr. J. Nylander Dr. V. F. Bachynski Dr. Marjori e Bennett Dr. A. G. Law Dentists Dr. Black Dr. Wier O.P.D.: Dr. S. S. Peikoff Radiologist: Dr. D. Wheeler Dr. F. Miles Pedriatrics: Dr. G. Shapera Dr. N. Book c •=.—Icti ve CXVICC Dr. J. M. Adamson Dr. E. Stephenson Dr. J. Crawford Dr. C. E. Corrigan Dr. R. Richardson Dr. F. H. Smith SOME OF OUR DOCTORS Back Row: J Bouroguin, A. C. Sinclair, L. Howden, R. Burrell, G. H. Shapera, D. Hossack; Third Row: H. Hershfield. S. Z eavin, S. S. Piekoff, V. Bachynski, J. Prendergast. A. Goodwin, Second Row: P. Angelle, H. Funk, A. Hollenberg, T. Gowron, I. Pearlman. McIntosh; First Row: H. Guyot, E. W. Stewart, K. C. McGibbon, A. C. Abbott, D. S. McEwen. I T IS MY PLEASURE as President of the Honorary Attending Staff of St. Boniface Hospital to convey to you our congratulations in completing your course and to thank you for your untiring work in the past three years. You have just completed three of the happiest and most interesting years of your life. You are emerging into the world at a time when your profession is needed probably more than at any time in the history of our country. We have watched your work during this period and we are sure that if you carry on with the traditions of the Nursing Profession so ably taught you in our school, that you will not only derive a great sense of personal satisfaction but will also be a great credit to our hospital. The members of the Honorary Staff wish me to convey to you their best wishes for every success in your chosen profession. K. C. McGIBBON, M.D. President of Staff. 7 GRHDUHTING CLHSS, 1945 C ONGRATULATIONS to the Graduating Class of 1945. With your gradu¬ ation your life work begins. May we wish you every success in it. There are many fields of endeavour open to you. Each of you will sooner or later no doubt fulfil her destiny and become a homemaker and mother. When you do, the three years of discipline and liberal education and the special knowledge that you have received, will prove of inestimable value in the community in which you are to live. In the meantime no doubt many of you will carry on as private nurses. Some will remain in positions of responsibility in the wards in the hospital, or in the operating room, where it will be your privilege to pass on to new students what you have learned. No doubt some of you will join the armed forces and thus add to the lustre that has come to St. Boniface Nursing school from our nursing sisters of the past. There are always positions in a Doctor’s office especially for those who are or will become stenographers, and those who have learned the special technique to become laboratory, X-ray or physio-therapy technicians. New hospitals will be established throughout the country immediately after the war, giving openings for those of you who have executive ability and will take responsibility. The Public Health Nursing Service will claim some of you. Whatever field of endeavour you may enter you must realize now that you are Graduates of St. Boniface Hospital, that there is a great work for you in the grand new post-war world which is coming. And you must realize that you are to be leaders in this new world. During your training you have done many foolish and thoughtless things for which there was every excuse to the student; that is all now behind you. If you can change the gender of the masculine words in the following stanza, perhaps you will find Kipling’s words have a special message for you at this time. “Take up the white man’s burden — Have done with childish days, The lightly proffered laurel, The easy ungrudged praise. Comes note, to search your manhood, Through all the thankless years, Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom, The judgement of your peers.” How we oldsters envy you the opportunities that lie in store for you as Graduates of St. Boniface Hospital. May I say to each of you “The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and give thee peace”, and all the other good things that should come to you in your devoted life as a graduate nurse! A. P. MacKINNON, M.D., Ch.M., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S., (Canada) Editorial T HIS, our graduation day, is always one for much thought —an “in between” spot in our lives from which we look back at what has been done, and forward with ambitious hopes for greater accomplishments. Our past and future hold much in common with those of other graduates. We all recall the birth and gradual growth of our desire to become nurses. Perhaps a chapter in history, or a well writ¬ ten book opened our eyes to the beauties of our profession or perhaps the words and example of others inspired us. The intervening years have filled their storehouses with the harvest of our work, our heartaches, our joys. Many we’ve helped with a word, a look, or a task well done; many we’ve hurt through our ignorance, our over anxiety, our inexperience. This past and this future we share with those who have travelled before, and with those who will follow us. But for us, these realities have been colored with a special dye for our years of training have been steeped in a con¬ sciousness of a world afflicted by the greatest sufferings ever known, and our years as graduate nurses will begin with the dawn of victory and the tremendous task of nursing human¬ ity back to health. We are grateful to all those who have helped us during the past three years. To the sisters, the doctors, the graduate nurses, and our many friends we extend our heartfelt thanks. A “thank you” also to the co-creators of this book. Editorial Staff Editor .SHIELA MARTIN Assistant Editor .RUTH WEBSTER Photo .BERTHA LOWEN Business Manager .BARBARA McPHERSON Art Director .IRENE SHEEHAN Advertising M. SKELLY. E. SEALE, E. J. WILLIAMS. N. TUCKER Humor .W. IMBERY. Y. RICKYBOSCH Circulation .M. OLSEN, A. WIEBE 9 p«Uij ' V ' Tiyn rijynn fifth Sioiey (o ioulh wnq toi ' itiupflM’d labointe and lesewd? toddies ■ ' j 5oo beds Iril insTiexdem flNERICfflf COILED VW o 0« ?akn Dcp?t meu 4rs,58r — hcrat tSVt v 4o vj.tefc j4 sM o S o - 248540 Back Row: left to right —Betty Elliot, President 1st year: Shirley Johnson, Secretary- Treasurer 1st year; Lois McDonald, Vice-President 2nd year; Evelyn Frain, Presi¬ dent 2nd year; Noelline Gagnon, Secretary-Treasury 2nd year. Front Row: Ethel Seale, Vice-President, 3rd year; Bernice Parrish, President 3rd year: Beth McDonald, Secretary-Treasurer, 3rd year. The STUDENT COUNCIL ’ taHE success and happiness of any Student Council depends on its ability to work well together and to function in harmony with the students who have placed their confidence in them. This year the fine cooperation shown by the members of the Council in every undertaking and the spirit of fellowship prevailing throughout the residence has been outstanding. It is for this reason we can proudly say that in time the Student Council will exert a great influence in promoting the happiness and welfare of the student nurses of St. Boniface Hospital. Our aim this year has been to further the opportunities that now exist in our school and to build up a Council that will provide a closer bond between the student and those responsible for her welfare. With this in mind we have drawn up a Constitution which will begin new annals of St. Boniface Hospital Nursing School. The cooperation given us by our fellow students has been encouraging and the available advice and guidance by Sister Brodeur has been greatly appreciated. It is with regret that we say good-bye but we will remain “Forever Faithful”. b. McDonald. B. PARRISH, 11 ale T ODAY is probably one of the greatest days of our lives. For three years we have been looking forward to the time when our training would be completed and we, as students from St. Boniface Hospital would take our place as graduates, side by side with other members of the Nursing Profession who have passed this way before us. It is impossible to express our feelings in words for they are of an indescribable nature, consisting of surges of joy and pride, pangs of loneliness, and a sense of fear and uncertainty as to what the future may hold for us. We rejoice to have attained sufficient knowledge of nursing to permit us to select some special field of endeavour. We will con¬ tinue our education through experience and post graduate study, that we may increase our quality of service to suffering humanity. From today forward, there are a number of our classmates whom we will probably never see again, and it is undoubtedly this which adds a touch of sadness to our day of achievement. By three years of constant association in work and recreation, we have built up strong friendships which are hard to relinquish. As each member of class embarks on a different route a feeling of loneliness overwhelms us and we are tempted to look back over those ex¬ periences we have had which, though difficult at times, were, nevertheless, very interesting and wonderful. Let us not, however, spend much time on the past. Life is too short to stand by and accomplish comparatively nothing. It is up to each and every one of us to work for some goal, to aim high to aspire to the fondest dreams our parents ever had for us. We must give the others the best there is in us. Only in this way may we find the satisfaction for Which we all strive, and prove by our actions that we are worthy of the task entrusted to us. It is with simplicity and sincerity that we, individually wish to thank the Reverend Sisters, Doctors, Instructors and Graduates for their assistance and helpful guidance. We only hope that we will not fail to live up to the standards they have set to guide us in this great vocation. A simple “thank you” seems inadequate, somehow, but as we pass from here to unwind the future, we will continue to say “thank you for all you have shown us and given us in our pa ss¬ ing,” and in a unanimous voice we will echo our motto “Estote Fideles”. Bessie VERMEERSCH. ipifbge I pledge myself to a life of personal purity and womanly dignity and to the maintenance of the high standards of my profession. I pledge unswerving loyalty to the best traditions of my Alma Mater, and I promise never to take or administer harmful drugs or to become a guilty party to any criminal attempt upon human life. I pledge perfect fidelity and conscientious obedience to the directions and instructions of the physician or surgeon under whom I am serving and I will devote myself conscientiously, painstakingly and wholeheartedly to the care of the patients whose very lives are committed to my care. Lastly, I pledge myself to keep sacred and inviolable whatever matters of an intimate nature may come to my knowledge in the home where I o.m called to seri’e. 13 ELIZABETH DEWAR, Selkirk, Man. Sunny smiles, Winning ways, When we see Bette It’s “Happy day!” DOROTHY HURLE, Brandon, Man. She looks at you in that special way And always has something of interest to say She’s full of spice and lots of fun Who keeps hearts moving on the run. BARBARA McPHERSON, Winnipeg, Man. McPherson is a jolly girl As clever as can be. Nursing is not her final goal, She wants to be an M.D. BERTHA LOWEN, Norwood, Man. Lowen has a little lamp A well learned lamp no doubt, And every time that sister comes, The little lamp goes out. SHEILA MARTIN, Winnipeg, Man. “Look” yawns this sleepy head. “You should have pulled me out of bed And leaned me up against the wall, Instead of just that little call.” BERNICE PARRISH, Winnipeg, Man. Even when she has a cold We joy to hear her speak, For uords of wisdom from her fall, In spite of croak or squeak. BETH MCDONALD, Rossburn, Man. An attractive girl, a friendly miss. Everyone will agree with this. Not a thing does this girl lack, Yes indeed that’s our friend Mac. MARGARET OLSEN, Pennant, Sask. Sfhe looked down Youville hall one night And saw a very pretty sight, And to her friends that she did meet, “There’s flowers growing on that street.” MAY ARMSTRONG, Rossburn, Man. When in class your brains take a rest Find Army, she’ll help you her very best. Yes Sir, when bewildered and lacking insight Answers from this girl are always right. LYDIA ANDREWS, Coulter, Man. Thoughtful, considerate and always kind, These are the things in Andrews you’ll find, No dreary task will she shirk For she’s conscientious about her work. BETTY CURRIE, Regina, Sask. You can have your bloodhounds, wolfhounds, and greyhounds but Betty will take a “Scottie” any day. RUTH COLLINS, Melfort, Sask. As dainty as a dresden doll. With red curly hair, but that’s not all, She’s a good nurse as everyone knows, Remember her old friends on St. Jos? JACQUELINE de BONDY, Selkirk, Man. In a ward where they gargle and swab All the hearts were beginning to throb, When de Bondy was there, They hung signs everywhere, “Please keep out” to discourage the mob. ANNE CWIAK, Balmoral, Man. About this girl no one knows, Just what she does or where she goes About her work she’s neat as a pin, And she and Skurzie are like Haddy and Fin. SARA GIESBRECHT, North Kildonon, Man. A braided crown adorns her head. When the buzzer goes she’s in her bed She’s careful not to break a rule This stoic hero of our school. MARY DYCK, Gretna, Man. She always does her very best Even at w ork we all detest, She’s the very nurse ideal. Her traits from her we’d like to steal. ETHEL SEALE — Herbert, Sask. With her enthusiastic talk And her energetic walk She’s so hale and hearty She’s the life of any party. IMOGENE SCHWEGMAN — Estevan, Sask. Beauty stalked when she arrived When she leaves we’ll be deprived, Of fairness, tallness and the rest, But we’ll all be wishing Schwag the best. DOROTHY SOBERING, Gretna, Man. She liked to sit and sew a seam Read a book and spin a dream. But it doesn’t last without a doubt When the gang’s all going out. IRENE SHEEHAN, Winnipeg, Man. Her artistic ability, dry wit and quiet sense of humor combine to make a very inter¬ esting personality. MAR SKELLY, Winnipeg, Man. Now Skell, we don’t want to be a bore Nor do we want to get you “Thor” Of the end results we are aware. But did you fall up, or down the stair? CLARA THIESSEN, Dalmeny, Sask. Outdoor sports, indoor games Athletic pastimes are her fame. We can put in her report Clara is a darn good sport. BESSIE VERMEERSCH, St. Alphonse Along the path of useful life Will Bessies smile e’er loom, Her busy mind has no time to think Of sorrow, care, or gloom. RUTH WEBSTER — Roland, Man. Dark hair, fair skin. Blue eyes, friendly grin, Irish heart that we know Her true green she”ll always show. ELLA POPP, Langenburg, Sask. Infectious laugh Sparkling eyes She’s the one who always cries “Hey kids, come on out.” YVONNE RYCKEBOSCH, Watson, Sask. Sickie? Quickie! Call Rickie! MARY SANDERS, Snowflake, Man. She thinks she’s 4f — losing weight, We think she’s A1 — gaining rate Good stories of her we can tell. Summed up in one word, “Swell”. HELEN SKURZANSKI, Winnipeg, Man. Paderewski once had to defer A big concert, but he just said, “Sir, To play the pianski, Please call out Skurzanski. I used to take lessons from her”. NOELLIE TUCKER, Ste. Rose du Lac, Man. Ever hear her say “Parlez-vous Frangais?” Maybe that gives her, her cute way. But uttering “Je vous aime beaucoup” They always stay to her true blue.” JOAN WILLIAMS, Minnedosa, Man. In her sweet maternal way, She’s the madonna in every play. But a halo wouldn ' t fit her head When she puts peanuts in Tuckers bed. ANNA WIEBE, Wvmark, Sask. Insommia seems to improve her humor Without a doubt for it’s no rumor, Her hearty laugh, most of the while, “From the saddest elicits a responsive smile. BETTY BiRD, Winnipeg, Man. This dimpled lass sailed even across the sea And true to England she will be. When cycling, let there no red light be seen For that’s when Betty herself will turn green! SADIE BERG, Altona, Man. The evening awakes to a harmonious chord We snap awake no longer bored. You may put ice before her name, But when Sadie plays, she plays the game. FERN FERGUSON, Augusville, Man. At any little “tete-a-tete”, Fergie always heads the debate With head tilted and quissical glance “What do you mean by that perchance?” HELEN CRAIG — Newdale, Man. She’s proud of each task given, To labor at day by day She gives her patients strength and hope To sweep sad hours away. JEAN GUPPY — Prairie Grove, Man. Jeannie with the light brown hair, Blue grey eyes and complexion fair, She often sighs, but she smiles too And to her friends she’s always true. RITA FISHER, Prince Albert, Sask. Rain, rain go away Come again another day, Fisher grins, the lucky girl ’Cause her hair still keeps it’s curl. LILLIAN HOWE — Minnedosa, Man. The striking thing about her Is the dimple in her chin. She soaks her hair in olive oil To make McIntyre grin. SALLIE GOODMAN, Selkirk, Man. Six feet four looms on high With elephantine grace, And beams upon the company Of Sallie’s smiling face. ELEANOR KUSMIRE, Estevan, Sask. Storm and sunshine rolled in one, Quick with fury when wrong is done, Plump and hearty, joking the while. Just you tease her and she will smile. WILHELMINA IMBERY — Estevan, Sask. Flashing eyes and quick as lightning Full of pranks and often fighting Doctors, grads, and sister too Will all be sad now Imbery’s through! ELLA McCAFFREY, Manitou, Man. A better nurse you may never meet, She’s kind to all and a friend so sweet, But who can trust her with secrets deep If she must talk all night in her sleep? LOUISA HAYES — Rose Valley, Sask. Who’s the round faced charming doll? Who’s got plenty on the ball? Who’s to share her future days? Don’t ask us, ask Louie Hayes. CLAUDIA ROSSET, St. Claude, Man. We all agree it means so much, To have Miss Rossett’s feminine touch. To plan and create with skill and grace; In our hearts she’s won a place. DOROTHY PAYNE, Balmoral, Man. She has rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes She walks in a dream and awaits surprise At mealtime her food she may neglect For she can live on the letters she gets. IOLA LOBB — Melfort, Sask. Here is one who does her work, Who never does her duty shirk In spite of troubles, sickness too, She always has a smile for you. FRANCIS MclNTYRE, MacNutt, Sask. Her aristocratic looks You may read about in books. Her healthful disposition, She owes to her physician. Sister MARY SIMPHOROSE (Feli cian) Detroit, Michigan A sister white and tall Sweeping gently down the hall O.R. is her line For America she does pine. Sister MARY WALBURGA (Felician) Grandview, Man. From America she came In Canada she trained Nursing care is her fame Cheering the sick and the maimed. Sister ORESTE (S.S.M.I.), Mundare, Alberta Quiet shy but steady To help others she’s always ready. Timid she seems to be. But you just watch and wait and see. Sister SYLVIA (S.S.M.I.), Mundare, Alberta Short, quick and happy, Her work just goes so snappy. Surgery and medicine are her choice In either one she will rejoice. norary GENERAL PROFICIENCY Presented by St. Boniface Nurses’ Alumnae Awarded to Bessie Vermeersh BEDSIDE NURSING Presented by Doctor C. R. Rice Awarded to Noellie Tucker OBSTETRICAL NURSING Presented by Dr. S. Kobrinsky and Dr. H. Guyot Awarded to Beth McDonald CHARTING Presented by Doctor M. Rady Awarded to Lydia Andrews HIGHEST STANDING IN THEORY Presented by Col. J. D. Adamson, R.C.A., M.C. Awarded to Helen Craig EXECUTIVE ABILITY Presented by Birks-Dingwall Limited Awarded to Bernice Parrish Rev. Sister M. Trottier returned to St. Boniface in May 1944 after completing a two-year course at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education. On July 1944 she was welcomed to the nurses residence to take her position as Assistant Superintendent and Instructress of Nurses. A few of the subjects she teaches are Hygiene, Ethics, Gynecology, Orthopedics and Communicable Diseases. Besides this work she is also the Directress of the Children of Mary Sodality. As student nurses, we unanimously say that we enjoy having her with us as Superintendent, Instructress and Directress. _ s ' «r Miss Spice was born and educated in Win¬ nipeg. She attended the University of Manitoba and graduated from there in 1931 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She trained as a nurse in Brooklyn Hospi¬ tal, New York, and returned to Winnipeg in 1941 to write her R.N. She instructed at the Winnipeg General Hospital until 1942 when she came to St. Boniface. T HIS job gets both more difficult and more pleasant as year book time comes around each season. The difficult part comes in when I try to phrase the good advice and good wishes in new words. After all the advice and the wishes are much the same for each class that graduates and I can do no better than to refer you to last year’s issue. I am of the same opin¬ ion still re marriage vs. a career for nurses, professional opportunties and pro¬ fessional obligations. So please read S.B.S.N. Year Book, 1944, page 23. B. McPherson sells them at half price now). As far as marriage goes, I think you have an advantage over former graduates in that Dr. Bird really got warm¬ ed up to the subject of Child Guidance this time and you should fell well pre¬ pared to take on the responsibility of raising a family. The pleasant part comes from the fact that each class that graduates seems to be more really mine. This, you know will be the first time I will be able to go to graduation and sit and look at what were actually my probies! I will be able to say to myself: “Now look, there are all those people who have been tried in the fire and found to be pure gold, people who not so long ago thought rickets caused softening of the bones and bacteria were bugs and that elements meant the weather. My, my I will say, what changes have been made from the days when they thought they breathed with their lungs, loved with their hearts and slept best on their stomachs. Of course I will have to remind myself, these changes won’t be obvious to the casual onlooker, there will be other changes that will be more noticeable to parents and friends on this mo¬ mentous day. But I think that the changes you and I know about are just as important as any a layman will be able to see. Mrs. McNaughton doesn’t get to have a whole page for herself in the Year Book this time but she has authorized me to extend to you her very best wishes for the future. My wishes for the class of 1945 are these: that you will all enjoy life and get real satisfaction out of practicing your profession. Sincerely, GRACE SPICE. CLINICAL INSTRUCTRESSES Obstetrics . Mrs. R. Sala Pediatrics .Miss H. Linn Dietatics .Miss L. Skermetka 22 i s y ' v ■ rs £ Vc rHE o Wo J Ay U... f U B Sj (J B N( f H f 7ER VfA BV YFAR BBfO w 0 jBMFDy - GIvi UG JHE°p L n n THING KtaaJf ' HG Pr Bl AmTI OUS jm , VG fo U r f iV rwT wg fhf Tp, , ,LU ' V 45 941 ' a Class o£ 46 24 Front Row: left to right — B. Gilmour, G. Alarie, F . Peel, H. Shead, I. Wallwin, M. Hutchison, M. McKay, S. Krawchuk, H. Warkentin. Middle Row: M. Voth, B. Elliot, Mary. McKay, G. White, M. Leithead, L. Haskell, E. Syslack, J. Sabourin, N. Lyons, X. Hrushowy. Third Row: E. McBride, A. Semair, N. Gagnon, C. Leach, I. Hebert, A. Gleboff, D. Mullin, P. Martin, M. Steeves, D. Cameron. PASSING PARADE The year has rolled ’round, (Time has passed mighty quick), May we add a tew views Of the class of “46”? First comes Batty, the wit, Of our classmates all. Beattie her roommate, Trailing her down the hall. Just a minute, what’s that? Has the opera arrived? It’s just Beigler on second. No, no one has died. Then comes Cameron, With a ready smile And Ferg, she’s serious — Once in awhile. Gagnon, our banker, left holding the purse; Gleboff, the dainty, the cute little nurse. Grayston, what’s this we hear about a man? Frain, the best ever, heads our little clan. Haskell, our Shorty, a gay one to meet. When it comes to real nursing, She’s a hard one to beat. Hebert, saying loudly, “Look girls, a new hair”. Leach whose dark eyes would make any man stare. Night duty awaits, not Leithead again “Oh, but I can’t I’ve got a date then.” Martin, her talents are hard to excell. Mercier, our French little mademoiselle Who ' s that in the carriage being wheeled thru the door? It must be McBride— another uproar. There’s a loud cry for “Ricky” Mullin must be near by. Sabourin, lamenting, “Oh Gee Kid, why?” Steves, who believes that men are a curse. And then there’s Simair — patient or nurse? White’s in the hallway, “Are you going out?” She’s starving again, without any doubt. Lyons, our blond, so graceful and slender. Her mail box is full — the letters they send her. Alarie comes next, words ne’er cause her alarm. Oh! Oh! here comes Coutts with “I’ll break your arm.” Cruse, conscientious, faithful and kind. Evans, has she just nursing in mind? Did I hear a book just drop on the floor? It must be Gilmour starting to snore. H-rush-away here and dash-a-way there. Hutchy, a limping along the stair. Hyland, our wee one, so gay and so sweet. Krawchuck to know her is really a treat. Loewen, or “Wiggy” to all her friends Her kindness to others just never ends. Mackay “bonnie lassie frae oot Scotland way”. Manson, her laughter, resounds all the day. McBean may seem quiet. Don’t let that deceive you. McCarthy, her spelling, we simply must see to. Roll call is over, there’s one missing yet, It must be McDonald, how much do you bet? There’s a buzzer ringin, a mad dash on fifth floor. McKay’s expecting a phone call — just what is the score? Peel, sadly lamenting, “I’ll never get through Along comes Shead. “What are you going to do?” Sellick, the red head, just raring to go. Voth’s here to learn, not to put on a show. Thomas, or “Tommy”, at sports she excells. When it comes to studies — oh how she rebels. Wallwin, who dresses so smart and so chic. My land sakes alive, was that Warkentin’s shriek? Our tale’s almost over But it just couldn’t end Without adding the names And best wishes we send To our Sister Baumann Now back in our midst. And Hryn, jolly sport, Whom we’ve all greatly missed. And now we have finished Just give this a mix And you’ll have the concoction Of the class of “46”. The “THREE MACS” from “fifth” 25 s i QKi s ' 2 O C3 , ■= • C+r d 5 0 +- O O J e - s -T-5 . CQ CO r • M ■£ . C 3 Ms St vi 4 o §“W n - j O H” 1 ' CT 5« --M H . r co rt „g o§ . o.S g O o’-isq g ' -S H,sS e g-febn CO _ • 3 4 s n £ 6 ■£i?S§ ,o r ■ 2 .-s 6 ; - | « ' si a T 3 -uTi 5 O a ,g S D o S ■§3 s 5 « - i ° s O ? s ' ii a oCQ 3 ; « c io eft4 iogg s«-S§ d CO CD C 3 S o j “bq« ?d z o s«ij QSHtt, .. s ,-s .J3 £§,§£ S .H d) ? oO h25 b - fc g S p: inf t- 3 K o 3,- 3 H Q E-n 26 St. Boniface Hospital PROGRESS NOTES Name Ima Capp Doctor Doe Ward Infirmary Date January 10, 1944 Entered S.B.H. walking hesitantly. Entrance complaints: 1. A sinking sensation in epigastric region. 2. Palpation with fibrillation. 3. Profuse diaphoresis. 4. Biceps femoris non-functioning. January 12, 1944 Taken to class room “a pieds”. Examined per educational staff. Results — not encouraging. Treatment as follows: 1. Mental exercise 7 hours per day. 2. Complete bed rest after 10 p.m. 3. Restricted Social Activities. February 25, 1944 To Wards: February 27, 1944 Initial findings: 1. Sore feet. 2. Broken backs. 3. Corns and calluses. May 14, 1944 Stimulant — Capped social restrictions lifted. Standing Orders — 8 months hard labor. January 9, 1945 Mental Rate per University of Manitoba— February 8, 1945 Departmental Report: 1. One blue band. 2. No discharges. Treatment recommended: Continued exposure to education. Prognosis — GRADUATION — 1947. PROGRESS NOTES 27 gcc p C JH jvfokhefi, i hat’ll X Jo i e me To yo it ?? £ pROrt-. S tr? 7- QS ?a ? iN -r, i � e hc e’4 liKf this If you can hear the whispering about you. And never yield to d.eal in whispers, too; If you can bravely smile when loved ones doubt you And never doubt, in turn, what loved ones do; If you can keep a sweet and gentle spirit In spite of fame or fortune, rank or place, And though you win your goal or only near it, Can win with poise or lose with equal grace; If you can meet with Unbelief, believing, And hallow in your heart a simple Creed. If you can meet Deception, undeceiving, And learn to look to God for all you need; If you can be what girls should be to mothers: Chums in joy and comrades in distress, And be unto others as you’d have the others Be unto you — no more, and yet no less: If you can keep within your heart the power To say that firm, unconquerable “No”; If you can brave a present shadowed hour, Rather than yield to build a future woe; If you can love, yet not let loving master, But keep yourself within your own self’s clasp, And not let Dreaming lead you to disaster, Nor Pity’s fascination loose your grasp: If you can lock your heart on confidences, Nor ever needlessly in turn confide; If you can put behind you all pretenses Or mock humility or foolish pride; If you can keep the simple, homely virtue Of walking right with God — then have no fear That anything in all the world can hurt you — And — which is more — you’ll be a Woman, dear. By J. P. McEvoy, Suggested by Kipling’s “IF”. To the GRADUATES A NOTHER class has successfully passed along the path-way of training, and reached the final glorious destination — Graduation, and we. the proba¬ tioners of 1945, stand at the very beginning of that path, watching them go. They have weathered the storm, and surmounted the obstacles that have loomed ahead, and now, the future stretches out before them with all it’s shining opportunity and adventure. We wish them luck in whatever they may do, and we feel that they will achieve glorious ends, for they have behind them the backing of a marvelous institution, and the best possible training. Some day we hope to be in their positions, but in the meantime we will try to follow the fine example set by those who have gone before us, until we too are ready to take our places with them in the service of mankind. The PROBATIONERS. tan. G. Carignan, K. Dane, C. Prior, S. Benoit. Second Row: M. MacKenzie, A. Merlevede, C. Douglas, Irs. Sala, M. Trumbla, S. Gage, I. Yawney, J. Hodsdan, Mrs. Smith, F. Sponarski. Third Row: Mrs. McKay, De Pape, Mrs. McNeil, Mrs. Baisley, E. Heuston, Mrs. McLean, Z. Beattie, C. Bourgeault, Mrs. Gendall. ALUMNAE So it’s giving and doing for somebody else, On that all life’s splendor depends And the foy of the world when it’s all figured up Is found in the making of friends. —Author Unknown. The regular monthly meetings of the Alumnae are held every second Wednesday of each month, eight-fifteen p.m. at the Nurse’s Residence. For the duration it has been decided the meetings will be held every second month in the same place at the same time. Each member of the Alumnae is expected to attend the Red Cross Meetings held at the Civic Auditorium every Monday evening. I congratulate you one and all on your achieved successes — Your Alumnae needs your support, you need ours. Honorary President . President . 1st Vice-President . Recording Secretary . 2nd Vice-President . Treasurer . Corresponding Secretary Archivist . Rev. Sister Clermont .Z. L. Beattie .L. Thompson .E. Collister .Mrs. Robinson .Mrs. A. W. Smith .C. DePape .Mrs. T. Huleve CONVENERS Sick Visiting .A. DeLaBarriere Social and Programme . S. Gage Membership .V. Peacock REPRESENTATIVES Local Council of Women . Mrs. P. Bibaud Canadian Nurse . H. Linn M.A.R.N . M. Mackenzie Directory . I. Skinner Red Cross . Mrs. M. Kerr ADVISORY COMMITTEE Rev. Sister Brodeur, M. Grice, Mrs. Laporte, C. Bourgeaui.t, M. Gibson ACTIVITIES January 1944 — Annual Dinner meeting, Auditorium Out Patient Department. April — Spring Dance, Roseland Dance Gardens. March — C.N.R. Travelog film, Mr. Fox-Decent. May — Rehabilitation of the Tuberculosis Patient, Mr. Cummings. Dinner at Moores, Honor of the Graduating Class. September — Nurse and Tuberculosis, Dr. K. Johnson. November ■— Business Meeting. Annual Fall Dance — at the Marlborough Hotel. Make new friends by joining your Alumnae. 31 OVERSEAS Helen Campbell Marjory McCullock Marjory Lounds Agnes Maloney Mrs. Birnie ( Wastle ) Mrs. I. Frank ( Govenlock) Anne Chapman Irene Millar Kay MacKinnin Margaret Anderson Wilma Sirrett Honore Grettoren Anne Lepinski Flora Lacroix Audrey Jarvis Eileen Morton Eleanor Staples Mary Ridley Marjory Alexander Pearl Graham Beatrice Shaw Florence Spencer Jean Pinckney Marion Jerrom AMERICAN ACTIVE SERVICE Eleanor Swan Annie Malone Mina Me Knight Audrey Benoit Donna Benoit Helen Kirkpatrick Helen Gilmore Vivian Gladie Esther FitzHenry Cecilia Sexton IN CANADA Kay McCallum Signe Johnson Rita Ken way Florence Jacques Anna Osberg Hazel Wall ' Jane Roberts Evelyn Phaneuf Marjory Waterman DIED OVERSEAS Frances Polygren (Army) —Ionour Roll Unfortunately this list is far from complete — if you know of any corrections or additions please notify the St. Boni¬ face Nurses’ Alumnae. {Editor ' s Note: Mrs. Rosemary Elizabeth Stuart is the first woman in the British Empire to hold degrees both as registered nurse and attorney-at-law. She graduated from St. Boniface Hospital in 1933 after attending Wesley College and the University of Manitoba where she took a “pre-med” course. Two days after her graduation she married Norman Stuart, Secretary of the Liberal Association from 1934 to 1939. He died in 1940, leaving her with a three-year-old son, Norman Osborne. In 1939 she decided to take up law and in 1941 she entered the firm of Parker, Smith and Parker, of which she is now a member.) T HE evidence that my loss of contact with the nursing profession in the past few years has not resulted in my name being completely forgotten, comes as a pleasant surprise. I am deeply appreciative of the honour that has been done me in enabling me to be once again associated, in the pages of the St. Boniface Hospital Nurse’s Year Book, with those young women who have been choosing nursing as their life’s work. Nursing is indeed, one profession which any young woman may be proud to call her own, for it is founded on the highest altruistic sentiments of the human heart, and its tradition is a history of unselfish and devoted care in the service of humanity. By entering the profession the nurse accepts the tradi¬ tion for her own and declares her readiness to bring to her work inexhaustible patience and benevolence. But she knows also, that, although attending to the caprices of the impatient sick, will, at times, be very trying, still at other times she will have the enriching experience of ministering to those heroic souls who bear their afflictions with patience, and who are able to smile in spite of the agony that tortures their bodies. She knows too, that occasionally she will have the deep and lasting satisfaction which comes from the realization that her un¬ remitting care has been the main factor in restoring some grievously ill person to the bosom of his family. If mankind is the greatest of God’s works, then ministering to suffering mankind must be an honoured and privileged occupation. Like the Vestal of Roman times who was honoured and respected for having devoted her life to the care of the sacred flame the nurse of today is honoured and respected for de¬ voting herself to the care of another sacred flame; she has devoted herself to the care of the sacred flame of human life and of the vessel wherein it burns. Although circumstances have taken me away from active nursing, they have not taken the interest in nursing away from me. The training which develops in one a sympathetic understanding of all human frailties and teaches one to be ever thoughtful of the health and happiness of others becomes an integral part of one’s being; the mind and heart become stored with knowledge and sentiment that time cannot erase and nursing becomes not so much a way of making a living as a way of living. Awareness of these enduring qualities of our common training assures me that I shall always remain a nurse and leads me to hope that, separated as I may be from my sister nurses, I will always be considered one of them, and on occasions like this respond with them to that lofty injunction, “Estote Fideles. Rosemary E. STUART, R.N., L.L.B. 33 REHHBILITHTION T HE problem of rehabilitation of our armed forces is one that has received wide publicity of late, but unfortunately only too few people realize it is more than a nebulous phrase defining a yet more nebulous subject. There has been a spate of informed and near-informed articles in the maga¬ zines, all ending on the high and happy note that all will be well with loving kindness at the reins. Unfortunately loving kindness is not a very effective weapon with which to aid the reorientation of the returned service man. The whole problem of rehabilitation is one of vast scope, in which is included such items as education, re-education, grants and gratuities, as well as the more personal aspects. It is manifestly impossible to attempt a com¬ plete or even partially complete conideration of this problem, but there is room here for a reasonably sensible discussion of the part that you as an individual and as a nurse can play in this national effort. The returning soldier has a large variety of problems to face when he comes back to “civvy street”. There is first of all the loss of his comrades and their close companionship. This will be made all the more poignant because he will be returning to a community of strangers. Strangers not only in the communty, but in the home a swell. After five or more years away from home his children will be unknown to him, and he to them, his own family will have suffered many changes of which he was unaware. The aide of incurious friends, who will accept him as another member of the group, and not necessarily as a man from Mars, can be of great help in some cases. In others, there may be a need for “mental catharsis” before the man can begin to adjust himself. Within the limits of these two extremes there are many individual varients which cannot be guessed at until the par¬ ticular case is encountered. Now we deal with the individual. Just exactly what is done for him when he returns? Naturally the first step is to help him regain his health — if it is necessary. He is cleared through one of our military hospitals, where the best of medical, surgical and phyciatric care is given him. He then meets the rehabilitation board — who gives him any assistance he may desire. He is offered a further education either in a university or vocational school. If he has a trade he may be helped to start a business of his own, or if he wishes he may be assited in a farm grant, or whatever is his particular field. Despite the fact that all this is being done for the returned soldier, much depends on us. A normal return to civilian life can be helped or hindered by us so we must not be unduly sympathetic. We must not try to be a mature psychologists, and force him to do things he does not wish to do; we must be helpful but not inquisitive, understanding but not down-hearted. It is because any scheme of rehabilitation is dependent on the personal relations of the soldier and those to whom he is emotionally attracted, that the success of this scheme is the responsibility of every citizen in Canada. Many graduate nurses of the S.B.H., especially the class of ’44 are employ¬ ed at Deer Lodge Hospital. One of them writes: “In many respects nursing in a military hospital is fundamentally the same as nursing anywhere else yet in other instances it is vastly different. Nurses here understand their patients far better because the boys usually are in the hospital for several months. During combat duty they may have received a serious injury to the spinal cord resulting in paraplegis or they may have lost an arm or a leg or they may be suffering from shock. Whatever their ailment may be, they get to know the hospital routine and the nurses who have taken care of them. In this way the nurse gains a better understand¬ ing of the patients social background which aids in the “rehabilitation of the soldier” and creates a happier atmosphere. The atmosphere in a miltiary hospital is exceptional. In most cases the boys feel at home the minute they step inside the door because most of the hospital personnel from the administrative heads down are returned veterans like themselves. This creates a feeling of kinship and “camaraderie” through¬ out the institution. The boys are wonderful — no matter what their different afflictions are they resolve “to make the most of a trying situation and Keep Smiling”. Margaret LEITHEAD, ’46. 35 4ttu Htfe at the Sait I lie content in my soft bed Five pillows ’neath my weary head And three beneath my tired knees So I can spend my life at ease. Counting the stars up in the sky Listening to footsteps passing by Wishing I was on duty again While thoughts of home torment my brain. Still I keep smiling on Recalling the days already gone And thinking of the days ahead When I’ll be able to forget my bed. —N. Fredkowski. Since the beginning of my illness last December, the St. Boniface Hospital Sisters. Doc¬ tors and Nurses and other staff have shown such unbelievable interest and kindness I am hap¬ py to have been offered this opportunity to thank you all — and how I mean it! In return I was asked to write something about the San. As most of you, especially students, don’t come to the Sanatorium I sup¬ pose your idea of this little haven is somewhat like mine was before I came here. I used to imagine a building full of emaciated, unhappy people, probably coughing continuously and half the time worrying about their families at home, or grieving about their own future. Nothing could be further from the truth. To begin with most of the patients appear to be quite well. And what will probably surprise you more —- they show such an inexhaustible supply of hope, optimism, cheerfulness, patience and courage under adversity, that it is a stimulation to those who are associated with them. It’s remarkable how they carry on, and carry on for years till health or till death. Medical parlence has given a name to this characteristic of tuberculous patients — “spes pthisica.” It seems that T.B. toxins influence their mind so that when there is the least hope they have the most of it. Naturally we do have our blue spells, who hasn’t — but only I think, when we feel well otherwise (and that’s where an understanding nurse comes in). We like to think of the Sanatorium as a place of rest — physical and men¬ tal. The former is achieved by doing as little as possible, the latter is achieved mostly by self control and with the help of the cheerfulness and thoughtfulness of those around us. Add to this a little entertainment, and we have it often, we becom e a pretty happy lot, for “happiness is in the state of the mind.” M. Kujawa. at the anatctium « « « « « « « « As i ,§( it 36 A YEAR has passed. A year that seemed too short to realize the many virtures of hospital life. As internes, our lives revolved about the patients and their divers ailments. Like you, we aimed at relieving their discomforts, solacing their woes, and in doing so, achieving a happiness that results only from aiding others. This year has passed; fleeting a well-knit bridge of transition. From the maelstrom of sickness surrounding, we have groped our way over the road, not blindly but with ever care, guided by thought, example and advice. To you, the Nursing Profession, we owe many thanks. Thanks for your cheerfulness. Thanks for your cooperation. Thanks for your hard-earned nursing skill and abilities, efficiently administered. And thanks, above all, for your sympathies and understanding, innate in woman, so essential to life. To you, the Graduating Class, may we express the best of good wishes. May future years yield full harvest of joys and happiness from the ripening bloom of your profession. INTERNES, Class of ’45. JUNIOR INTERNES A. B. ADEY: U.M.S.U. notable. Due to an unknown allergy he says: “When ah itchez ah scratchez.” J. R. F. ANDERSON: Slight and sharp. Favorite expression: “The only kid I ever liked was myself. B. G. BARKMAN: A real “steady Eddie”, quiet, reflective, well informed. E. M. BROWN: Lends the feminine touch to man take topics. D. H. BOOTH: Strictly king size, walks a lot late at night. J. W. DENNIS: Big voice, happy disposition. Takes care of three quarters of the internes mail. M. CHAM: S.B.H. Casanova. He’s talented too. W. M. GRANT: A conscientious worker, always willing to oblige. M. C. GYDE: Interested in Pediatrics, big family man. A. GRAY: The Booster Boy, full of enthusiasm and ideas. F. J. GORMAN: He’s a good worker, he always knows when to stop. J. L. HEBERT: A local representative of the “still waters” group. J. M. HUOT: A Cathedral City Kid — Wit and humor specialist. J. E. McTAVISH: The only attached man in the quarters. Doesn’t care much for the boiler room. J. G. McKENZIE: Lives with Squires and spends his time passing amiable in¬ sults. F. G. MILLS: The philosopher with “one weakness”. I. PHANEUF: She’s one in a million — rock steady. F. J. SQUIRES: His surplus energy directed towards refurnishing the internes library. I. SCHULMAN: Quiet and capable — well liked J. R. THOMAS: Must be related to the flashlight people “ever ready”. CANCER T HERE are many problems which have faced mankind for generations and one of the oldest and most enigmatic is that of cancer. This is an old disease whose history dates back to Egyptian civilization more than three thousand years ago. The Greeks also suffered from it and it was Hippocrates himself, the “Father of Medicine” who gave it a Greek name which the Romans translated as “Cancer” meaning a crab. Cancer is a new growth or neoplasm very often simply called tumour by laymen. In its simplest classification it is divided into two large groups: the “benign” and the “malignant”. The former are comparatively harmless, the latter a mortal menace to health and life itself and therefore, well termed malignant. It is the malignant group which is commonly referred to as Cancer. Cancer is a disorder of living tissue in which cells lose their power to cease dividing and growth continues unrestrained. The rate of growth varies both with the nature of the tissue and with the nature of the cancer. Masses of tis¬ sue are thus formed which serve no useful physiological function. At first the tumour is quite small and entirely local, but it does not remain so. As it increases in size it causes trouble by interfering with the function of important organs nearby or cancer cells may be disseminated to vital centres elsewhere, or the growth may break down itself causing hemorrhages, and open ulcers, and should infection be superimposed there may be a constant discharge of toxic products of degeneration into the system. Cancer ranks second as a cause of death, exceeded only by heart disease. There are between 850 and 900 cancer deaths registered in Manitoba annually. The cancer mortality rate in any given area generally about 10 percent of the total deaths from all causes in the given area. The fight against cancer requires total war if it is to be successful and total war means the supreme effort of the individual, the physician, and the research worker. Notwithstanding opinion to the contrary cancer no longer belongs to the so-called group of “incurable diseases”. The cure of cancer in general depends upon its early diagnosis, with subsequent removal from the body or its destruc¬ tion within the body. Due to our ignorance of its cause, nothing as yet has been advocated for its prevention. Surgery and irradiation by X-rays and by radium, used individually or in combination, are the accepted forms of treat¬ ment today. The treatment of cancer by these means has established a bril¬ liant record of achievement. When cancer has been discovered in its localized form its direct removal by surgery is a very effective method of obtaining a cure. When a cancer is deep seated or widely distributed throughout the body its removal becomes a surgical impossibility. The employment of X-ray and radium in the treatment of cancer mark a new era in the practice of medicine. Here for the first time an invisible agent, operating at a distance, has been used to accomplish the destruction of abnormal growth in the body beyond the reach of the surgeons knife. The program for cancer control consists of three divisions: (a) Education; (b) Research; (c) Treatment. The role of education is that of advancing and disseminating knowledge among the public re the clinical manifestations of this disease with emphasis on the disastrous consequences liable to follow pro¬ crastination when there is cause for further investigation of some seemingly trivial sign or symptom. Research embraces the study of the nature of cancer and the investiga¬ tion of its causes. It may be divided broadly into two types: Clinical research and Laboratory research. The former is concerned chiefly with the gross manifestations of the disease including the study of its natural history, its an- otomical distribution, its age, sex, and race distribution, methods of diagnosis, results of treatment and similar statistical inquiries which can be derived only from the study of case histories. (Continued on page 43) : jgj ' Hr as : • tjMiSM , ' j H fl ] W 1 .• .. BPi •• w-;;: •■. - ad iff mi i ' |j JR POST-GRHDUHTE PLfiNS W HERE do we all go now that our Training Days are over — to Industry, to Public Health and Social Welfare, to Psychiatric fields, to instruct others in the Art of Nursing, to advanced studies in Pediatrics and Obstetrics, or are you the type that likes to be in the air, meet people and see the country as an air hostess? Industrial nursing is of modern origin and because of the war and increase in manufacturing, industrial nursing is being emphasized. It includes giving first aid to the injured as well as promoting and maintaining the mental and physical welfare of the employee and his family. In the city of Winnipeg, there are many factories which have recently established their own nursing service and by writing or phoning the main offices of these plants one may obtain any desired information. Miss Gibson, a Graduate of 1943, is employed by one of these companies. Probably the next largest demand for nurses comes from the Public Health branch of our profession. Because we now associate nursing with pre¬ vention rather than with cure, we require a large number of fully qualified nurses in this field. Before making application to the Public Health Depart¬ ment it- is better to take a one-year post-graduate course in Public Health at a University. These courses can be taken at the University of Manitoba, or at McGill in Montreal, the University of Toronto, and other Canadian Universities. Any one may become adapted to this type of nursing as demands are made for Victorian Order Nurses, and Public Health Nurses, both in the city and in rural districts. If you are interested in a course in Psychiatry you will have to go further afield than Manitoba as no Post-graduate courses are offered here. They are held at Montreal and many of the Eastern States. However there is a crying need for general duty nurses in Mental Institutes in Manitoba, and what better way is there of learning Psychiatry than by working with the patients? After six months to a year’s experience in this branch of nursing you will be fully qualified to become a ward supervisor. As Psychiatry is such an intriguing subject, doubtless a great number of you will follow this plan. If you wish to extend some of your knowledge to others who are entering the profession you may become an instructress of nurses. To do so you should have advanced study in the sciences and in Nursing Arts. This position has a great many advantages, with its regular hours and the satisfaction received from helping others to reach their desired goal. For those who are interested in Pediatrics or in Obstetrics, or hospital admin¬ istration. there are many courses offered by Universities and hospitals particu¬ larly in Eastern Canada. With one of these a position as a ward supervisor and clinical instructress can easily be obtained. Many of our own graduates have taken these advanced studies and were well satisfied. If you are between 5 ft. and 5 ft. 5 in. and weigh not more than 125 lbs. you will probably be interested in joining the Air Hostesses. You must have a pleasing personality, and a wide interest in world affairs. You must under¬ stand all types of people and be calm, poised and cheerful at all times. Appli¬ cation can be made to the Airline of your preference. As the country is becoming more “Air-minded”, and post-war plans for more extensive air- travel are being drawn up, this should allow for many more openings in this type of work. We have outlined a few post-graduate possibilities which we hope will be of some value to you in choosing the type of work which you will follow in your career as a nurse. M. ARMSTRONG and B. McDONALD. Laboratory research is concerned with the study of the inherent biological and physiological characteristics of the disorganized cells as compared with that of normally functioning cells of the same tissue. Such investigation must include the study of etiology, pathology, reaction to various chemical and physi¬ cal agents, tumour metabolism, influence of heredity, role of the endocrine system, and many other factors too numerous to mention in this presentation. Looking back on the research work that has been done one it cannot help but commend the research worker in superlative terms but if you consider what we actually know about cancer and what we would like to know one wonders why the problem of cancer is not the foremost item on the agenda of every government in the world. Unfortun ately the support of research work in the field of cancer is in¬ adequate when the magnitude of the problem is considerd. The amount of money spent in Canada and the U.S.A. on cancer research shades into pitiful insignificance when compared with the amount spent by the public on treat¬ ment. In this province $500,000 is spent annually to care for cancer cases. One large industrial corporation in the U.S.A. spends for its own research problems fifteen to twenty times the amount that is spent in the whole of the U.S.A. on cancer research. Funds for research are considered as vital as those for raw material and labour; and industry has proven time and again that money spent on research is economy. Surely this indicates to us that funds set up for the control of a disease are funds of extravagance if they do not make provision for research. Fifteen years ago eight out of every hundred people who had cancer were being cured. Today twenty-eight out of the same hundred are being cured. Even with our present knowledge concerning the disease earlier diagnosis with earlier institution of treatment could save sixty percent of those who are afflict¬ ed with this disease. Tomorrows rate of cure depends upon co-operation and education of the public regarding the early signs and symptoms with unstinting support for intensive, persistent research in the field of cancer. Helen CRAIG. RN RPPRECIRTION The “Wizard of Winnipeg” walks each d.ay With his good little “right hand man”. They walk in the wards of a hospital there, And the walk is according to plan. They walk every day, no Sabbeth they claim, And this is the least that they do, For the pathway of pain is the way they each chose For a lifewark so grand and true. So weary minds brighten and hope is revived When the doctor is making his rounds, And his good little helper comes back anon, With a kindness that knows no bounds. May God bless the nurses and doctors, and all Who are doing this wonderful work. This battle with blindness, disease and pain, This battle they never can shirk. Elizabeth Atwater, January 17, 1945. DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS ' . President .K. Batty Vice-President . E. McBride Secretary-Treasurer . I. Stewart “And what has the Dramatic Club done this year?” Well here goes: W E started the season with a tea in September, held in the Reception Hall of the Nurses Residence. This is an inovation which we hope will be carried on in years to come. The main object of the tea was to increase the Club’s membership. Both Graduate and Student Nurses attended. Mrs. G. Graham, Mrs. Barry, Misses Sweluk, M. Funk, S. Kovacs and others poured tea. Besides spending a very pleasant afternoon we gained many new members. At Christmas time under the capable direction of Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Barry, the play “The Question of Figures”, was successfully produced. So much so that we have been asked to put it on again in May for the M.S.N.A. The cast hopes that the audience enjoyed watching it as much as they enjoyed presenting it. Right now we are working on a 3-Act play — “Miss Fearless and Co.” to be enacted sometime this May. We also started a Dramatic Club library consisting of several one and three act plays and an excellent book on “Makeup.” Speaking of make-up, we now have a well-equipped theatrical make-up box purchased with the funds made on last year’s production. With this equipment we have been coached on the technique of stage make-up. The Dramatic Club has enjoyed another year at St. Boniface Hospital. We hope to increase our group 100 percent next year. How about it students? Mark it down in your “must join” column — we’d love to have you! You don’t have to be a “Bette Davis” or a “Veronica Lake” — we want you as you are. To the Sisters, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Barry and to the students who helped; we extend our thanks and appreciation. We had fun didn’t we? GLEE CLUB The officers of the Glee Club are: President . Marion Ferg Vice-President . Germaine Alaire Secretary Treasurer . Dorothy Evans N OW for the Glee Club. It’s a relaxation after a hard day’s work to attend the meetings on Wednesday night. We look forward to the coming of Miss Anderson from Kelvin High School who took over the direction of the Club this year. Her graceful way of teaching is in itself a lesson. On December 21st, a candle light procession of carolers in full uniform opened the concert by reviving the Spirit of Christmas. The Glee Club takes an active part in the Graduation Programme. Some of our selections are: “May Day Carol” and “Summer Time”. We hope that next year we will have the pleasure of welcoming many new members. With everyone’s co-operation we are sure to succeed in our ideal: “Better every year.” 44 SOCIAL and SPORT ACTIVITIES I T IS OUR TURN now to say good-bye to the training school and to the very dear friends we have made here. We have had a lot of fun together and our memories will always be pleasant ones. Through our social and sports programme we have learned to play as well as to work together. On the thirty-first of October the spooks, ghosts, witches and goblins of Hollowe’en lurked in the corners of the residence, then spirited themselves to the auditorium where all sorts of queer looking creatures joined together in wonderful evening of dancing, singing and weird entertainment. Next came Christmas. The feeling of this happy season was in the air for weeks prior to the twenty-fifth. At last the day arrived. Again we gather¬ ed in the auditorium: this time to listen to the Glee Club singing carols and to see the stars of the Dramatic Club present their play. Many of the girls were feeling rather lonesome but with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus’ arrival they soon forgot all their griefs. May we take this opportunity to thank the Reverend Sisters Martel and Trottier for making our last Christmas here one that we shall never forget. February the fourteenth was the next gala occasion. The question w as how to spend the evening. Someone suggested a hike and even the weather man was agreeable. We donned our walking clothes and started off to explore the countryside. On our return to the residence we found lunch waiting and so ended another successful evening. Since we have joined the M.S.N.A. we have spent many interesting hours with the students from other schools. During the summer months many of the girls spent their spare moments on the tennis courts, cycling, swimming or relaxing in the sun. Lately we have been able to play ping-pong, thanks to the enthusiastic co-operation of the students, who made the purchase of a ping-pong table possible. We are looking forward to the first spring hay-ride and to the annual tennis tournament. We would like to say thank you to all who have made this such an en¬ joyable year. There were a few hardships but we know that the bright spots have been more numerous than ever before. Does aspirin cause your eyes to cross Do rose leaves make you nervy Do old canaries give you boils? Do kittens give you scurvy? Oh garden parties speed my pulse. And pound my frame to hits. I’d mind the child on Thursdays But children give me fits. When duty sounds her battle cry Say never that I shirk. It isn’t laziness at all But allergy to work. 45 M.S.N.fl O NE of the most outstanding achievements in the history of nursing in Manitoba was the formation of the Manitoba Student Nurses Association this year. It is the first organization of its kind in Canada, and if, as it pro¬ gresses, it gathers the strength and approval necessary, it may in years to come, set an example to the other Provinces resulting in a Federation of all the Provincal student organizations — and it is not impossible a congress of Nation¬ al Federation of student associations. The ultimate is far from this organization that is so young in existence, but if the attendance and enthusiasm which has been so encouraging in the past continue this dream will soon become a reality. The Manitoba Student Nurses Association was inaugurated in November at a dinner sponsored by the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses and became an active organization December 7, 1944 when it held its first mass meeting at the University of Manitoba. The executive is composed of an Honorary President, President, First, Second, Third Vice Presidents, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurer and Convenors of the various com¬ mittees — Music, Athletics, Current Events. Literary and Dramatics. It meets ten days before the mass meetings which are held the first Wednesday of every month. It might also be said that the executive is a representative body com¬ posed of members from the various schools of nursing in Manitoba. At the first Executive meeting a program of activities for the year was outlined. Each meeting was planned so that the interest of every student nurse would be gained. It has brought to the meetings such speakers as Miss Petti¬ grew, President of the M.A.R.N., Miss Street, Executive Secretary of the M.A.R.N.. Miss Black, Director of the Post Graduate Course in Public Health Nursing, University of Manitoba, Mrs. McWilliams, our Honorary President and the 1st Lady of the Province, Miss G. Hall, Executive Sec. of Canadian Nurse’s Association and Miss Kerr, Editor of the Canadian Nurse. To meet the wide interests of the members it has devoted meetings to music, athletics, literary and dramatic activities. The objectives of this organization are as follows: (a) To set up a body recognized as the official representation of student nurses in the province on a comparative basis with other such organizations. (b) To stimulate interest and disseminate information about current events in the world of nursing, with particular reference to activities within the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses, the Canadian Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses. (c) To provide a means of broadening the cultural background of student nurses that they may be more adequately prepared for the part they must play as citizens in a community. (d) To form a natural means of progress from the Junior Association into the Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses, when the member becomes eligible, with an appreciation of the significance of that membership. (e) To promote a spirit of unity, and a common bond of understanding and of mutual helpfulness in the student nurses of this province. To this end has the Executive worked and through their program planned for the year, they have carried these purposes out. The Association has a long and hard road ahead but with the constitution drawn up, and the membership well established, great confidence is placed in the future possibilities of this organization. B. PARRISH, First Vice-President of M.S.N.A. 46 V.fl.D.’s T HE V.A.D.’s are members of an organization called the Voluntary Aid Detachment, a section of our Canadian Red Cross. This detachment was organized in view of helping out in hospitals, short-handed because of war conditions. It consists of ladies who voluntarily give their free time and often sacrifice their only hours of leisure to relieve the strain on over¬ worked nurses. They receive no salaries for the first eighty hours, and furnish their own uniforms. Many of them are business girls who have put in 8 or 9 hours in an office. They want no thanks. It is their part in the war effort. The services rendered by V.A.D.’s consist in doing elementary nursing procedures. They have received a basic training and passed examinations — teachers being Registerd Nurses and First Aid Instructors. Graduates of ’45 have helped in teaching the V.A.D.’s such preliminary procedures as the making of beds, taking of temperatures and initiating them on wards on their first day as a part of their war work. No need to emphasize the fact that V.A.D.’s render great services. In the rush of trying to give patients the care which they so rightly deserve, they ease the strain on everyone by performing numerous time devouring tasks such as answering lights, taking temperatures, arranging flowers and making beds, thus enabling the nurse to be at the bedside of the seriousily ill. Always smiling and willing to oblige, the V.A.D.’s have become indispensible to every hospital that they have entered. They are keeping the home fires burning— they are fighting the battle at home. They have done more than their bit. For them we have a deep feeling of admiration and of sincere, heartfelt grati¬ tude. And we can only say to them as they leave: “Thank you, V.A.D.’s. Please come again.” N. Gagnon. 47 1 fir ' E . .pHpj .jJR : l l • w9| i ' « jfc 1 11 li •• ' ■ ’ � ■■ 1 tm i r ia Bfiv • ' rS 1 5 I Hi rp£ .-..4 ■ ‘ si t i A ■r i ' ■ ' hUtSh ■ ansf ill ns u ijy ■ W| |� , |Jfi n t ' ' ? mm f m. -. , 3 j s ir I i - -M LABORATORY TECHNICIANS The first Graduates from St. Boniface Hospital School of Medical Technology St. Boniface, Man. The School was approved on September 1st. 1943 by Dr. Harvey Agnew, Secretary of the Canadian Society of the Committee on Technicians, Canadian Medical Association. Length of Course: 14 months. Academic requirements: Grade XII. After successfully completing the 14 months’ course in the hospital, these students are admitted to the final examinations set by the Canadian Registry of Laboratory Technologists, Hamilton, Ontario. The Registry is the OFFICIAL REGISTRY of Technologists for Canada and is incorporated with the Canadian Medical Association (Incorporated under Dominion Charter). Director of the School: Dr. James Prendergast, B.A., Pathologist. Instructor: Sister M. R. Tougas, S.BG.M., M.T. L.T. First Row: (left to right) Miss M. Kennedy, V. Dupuis, F. Phillipson. Second Row: (front) Miss L. Robin, Sister A. Hopcraft, S.G.M., Miss F. Poirier FIRST O.R. MORNING Ann Gleboff Oh, what a dreadful morning Oh, what a terrific day, Because when you’re sent to the OR Everything goes the wrong way. Hurry and clean up this room here You’re awkward, you’re puzzled and frightened You don’t know where to go Please God, make me enlightened. Someone shouts, “Get me some pack¬ ing.” Another, “Get me a gown.” You don’t know what you’re doing Or where to turn around. The doc wants sponges — more sponges he says And you’re really quite befuddled Because you see they’re all wrapped up And the bundle gets quite muddled. An interne asks for a double O But your knees are quite unsteady A doctor looks you in the eye And demands “Why isn’t my patient ready?” Oh, What a terrific morning, Did I hear someone say, “The hour’s arrived; To-day’s the day! Now you’ll scrub for your first T A.” 50 WHERE THEY WENT FROM HERE Cecelia Sweluk. Gladys Shackleford.... Jean Ellis. Nina Lewis. Loreen Stewart. Mary Trumbla. Marie Stoltz. Catherine Willets. Florence Arcand. Therese Blais. Iona Crittenden. Evelyn Fredlund. Glenys Grant. Lorraine Glass. Sarah Gage. Catherine Gannon. Phyllis Gallagher. Carman Hawkes. Mary Holland. Lottie Lowen. Marjorie Lougheed.... Anne Louden. Bernice Lamontagne.... Mary MacKenzie. Lois Meek. Flora McTavish. Dora MacVicar. Joseline Perrier. Camille Prior. Joan Poons. Catherine Reid. Isabel Skinner. Helen Taylor. Shirley Benoit. Mabel Boose. Bertha Currie. Jessie Dziedzic. Alice Engelsted. Mary Funk. Adele Gilman. Emily Hayes. Edith Hurd. Donalda Gardiner. Gertrude Hutchison.... Margaret Kovacs. Julia Lanthier. Margaret Leeson. Irene Morris. Emelie Mason. Alicia Maydanyk. Dorcas MacMain. Kathryn MacDonald.. Marjorie McPherson.. Lorraine Nadon. Marguerite Alexander Carmen Fredrickson.. Martha Neuman. Eileen Richter. Frances Krofchek. .Lac Vert, Sask.P.G. at the U. of Manitoba. .Shoal Lake, Man.Hospitals up North. .Melfort, Sask.Operating Room S.B.H. .Selkirk, Man.Ste. Anne’s B—S.B.H. .Virden, Man.Virden Hospital. .Elm Creek, Man.Normant Ward, S.B.H. .Fulda, Sask.Vancouver, B.C. .Ericksdale, Man.Ericksdale Hospital. .Dollard, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Transcona, Man.Married —• East Coast. .Transcona, Man.Virden Hospital, Man. .Percival, Sask.Prince Albert, Sask. .Simpson, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg Winnipeg, Man.Deer Lodge Hospital, Man. .Winnipeg, Man.Normant Ward — S.B.H. .Winnipeg, Man.Youville Ward — S.B.H. .Winnipeg, Man.Deer Lodge Hospital, Man. .Percival, Sask.Prince Albert, Sask. .Treherne, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Norwood, Man.Steinbach Hospital, Man. .Foxwarren, Man. .Kelliher, Sask. .Lisieus, Sask. .North Portal, Sask.. .Melfort, Sask. Fort Frances, Ont.... ..Specialing, Winnipeg. ..Specialing, Winnipeg. ..Specialing, Winnipeg. ..Nursing Arts, Instructor S.B.H. ..Specialing, Winnipeg. ..Deer Dodge Hospital, Winnipeg .Portage la Prairie, Man...Calgary, Alberta .Sioux Lookout, Ont.Ste. Anne’s — S.B.H. .Sioux Lookout, Ont.Pickle Crow, Ont. .Winnipeg, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Dugald, Man.Steinbach Hospital, Manitoba. .Carman, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Foam Lake, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg. .St. Boniface, Man.O.P.D. — S.B.H. .The Pas, Man.Dryden, Ont. .Portage la Prairie, Man.,.Dr Wheelers’ Office, Winnipeg .Inwood, Man.Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg .Radville, Sask.Vancouver, B.C. .Rosenfelt, Man.Altona Hospital, Man. .Winnipeg, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Rose Valley, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Winnipeg, Man.St. Joseph’s Hospital, Winnipeg .Medicine Hat, Alta.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Dryden, Ont.Dryden Hospital, Ont. .White wood, Sask.White wood Hospital .Norwood, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Norwood, Man.Observation Ward — S.B.H. . Regina, Sask.Laber Hospital, Sask. .Mackinac, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Winnipeg, Man.Vancouver, B.C. .Summerberry, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Saltcoats, Sask.O.R. Yorkton Hospital, Sask. .St. Vital, Man.St. Louis Ward, S.B.H. .Rainy River, Ont.Married — U.S.A. .Minnedosa, Man.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Regina, Sask.Specialing, Winnipeg. .Rosenfelt, Man.Deer Lodge Hospital, Winnipeg .Langenburg, Sask.Yorkton, Sask. .Patrick, Sask.Regina, Sask. 52 to the GRflDUHTES of ’44 (►t TT v ODAY people will be telling you how wonderful you are, how wonder- J[ ful you have been and how wonderful you think you are. Although I’m not a professional speaker I’m going to begin by telling you how wonderful we think you are and give you the true insight to your character. Dear Graduates, we do not envy you your entry into the world with such a shortage of trained nurses — and men. Wherever you may be stationed, at home or abroad, we hope that you will make for yourself a reputation medical¬ ly, that will stand as a challenge to the better class following in your wake! In the light of your accomplishments will your school be judged and to you goes the responsibility of making for yourselves a name so impressive that even we will better your achievements only with difficulty. You realize you came in training too soon — two to three years too soon. Had you been as clever as the blueband and cap nurses of today you would be able to enjoy your training days, instead of coming off duty worn out and tired, you’d be bright, happy and vivacious — simply because you rode the new elevator. The ride in itself isn’t luxurious but what is infinitely more precious is the energy saved. Not only do we ride the new elevator but we have a week¬ ly eleven o’clock late leave and a twelve o’clock monthly leave. What’s more we have a half day starting at 10 a.m. for the yellow bands. Now wasn’t that worth waiting for? You who are wearing black bands must realize that with this band goes a certain amount of prestige and knowledge — so study up, kids, and give out with the goods. You all know what a pleasure it was to have you with us and that many wet eyes will attend your departure. Nevertheless the nursing profession of St. Boniface Hosptal will go on with us improving the standards you have set!” “Willie.” DOCTOR His hair is white, his shoulders broad; He has a kindly face. Everyone who comes to him Is more than just a “case.” I think his conversation Has quite as much to do With his kindly art of healing As the treatments that ensue. He uses all the methods That the modern doctors do; And his technical equipment Is beneficial too. Of course he is acquainted With symptoms and disease But his secret is in making His patient feel at ease. But he does his greatest healing In his individual style With a kindly sense of humor And an understanding smile. Mary Warner Haix. 53 r ' s £ 0r GotncC FOR CONVALESCENTSt iSetteon’tf The GUocalcUe Cocoa sari’s cocoa • As a night-cap, a snak or at meal¬ time there ' s nothing so satisfying as cocoa . . . and no cocoa more delicious than Neilson ' s with its true chocolaty flavour. For convalescents it ' s ideal. . . soothes the restless . . . wakens jaded appetites. Neilson ' s is a favourite everywhere. Easy to prepare. Serve it frequently. Always make it with milk. For each cup required mix d ' y: 1 tsp. cocoa, 1 tsp. sugar. Stir into a smooth paste with a Iittl 2 cold milk. Fill up with hot milk, stirring con¬ stantly. Neilson’s , the Delicious Cocoa fllitchell-Copp Ltd. RITZ Jlianumb Merchants Jewellers Opticians ★ PHONE 95 108 •k Portage at Hargrave Winnipeg - Manitoba on wchonery 127 Provencher A.ve. St. Boniface - Manitoba Dr. Angelle: “Did you get my cheque for the Year Book?” Seale: (hopefully) “No-o.” Dr. Angelle: “Well I haven’t sent it yet.” If all the student-nurses who fell asleep in class were laid end to end in a straight line — They would be far more comfort¬ able. Teacher: Describe the stomach. Nurse: It is a hollow organ holding ar¬ ticles of indigestion. For Prints that are Different Ask for TAYLORS LTD. Photographic Specialists 260 Edmonton St. 36 Steps from Portage If the above trade-mark is not stamped on back of each of your prints and enlargements They are Not Taylor-Made. • Please Patronize the ADVERTISERS • Our daily diet grows odder and odder It’s a wise child that knows its’ fodder. ★ Dr. Peikoff: (while operating) “Catgut.” Lowen: “Plain or Chromic?” Dr. Peikoff: “Anything”. Lowen: “Cutting or non-cutting needle?” ★ Wiebe: “Personality Test tonight!” Olie: “Oh really! I’m so relieved.” Wiebe: “Why?” Olie: “Well I thought it was an Intel¬ ligence Test.” MR. and MRS. Cyril 3e$$op Home Portraiture Artists Phone 96 705 - 33 635 275 PORTAGE AVE., WINNIPEG ESTABLISHED 1898 WINDATT COAL COMPANY LIMITED COAL COKE WOOD Phones: 27 347-8-9 — 28 745 307 Smith Street Winnipeg PHONE 96 042 Lyceum ff’hoio efhuiio Established 1920 30 Stobart Bldgs., 290 Portage Ave. (Next to Lyceum Theatre) WINNIPEG, MAN. Portraits - Passports - Copy Work Wedding Photos Who is the man defeated? Columbus in his cell. Livingstone lying lonely? Or Gordon when he fell? Not these the lost, the hopeless —- Those who have striven and died The real and fatal failures Are those who never tried. —Papyrus. urns sTont works luted 234 ST. MARY ' S RD„ NORWOOD, WINNIPEG Graduates . . . PLAN TO SAVE REGULARLY Consult: Jim Lomax -p-p-fVTp ? s T | A y r- = - quitable Life Insurance Company of Canada HEAD OFFICE •• WATERLOO. ONTARIO Phone 93 684 MANAGER, H. U. WILLIAMS 502 Lindsay Bldg. Miss C. Reid, 1944 President of St. Boniface Hospital Student Nurses, Winner of Gold Medal for Executive Ability. COMMA TULA TIO XS. GRAMA TES The BAY joins with your relatives and friends in wishing you success and happiness in your chosen work. Tj ni tf0nyTi)Atl (Eompang. ■ NCMKIU1ID a MAY l«TO LEGROS ' Confectionery and Smallwares COSMETICS - STATIONERY Welldrest Hosiery in White and latest shades 406 Tache Avenue (Opposite St. Boniface Hospital) J he L term A mighty creature is the germ Though smaller than the pachyderm His customary dwelling place Is deep within the human race. His childish pride he often pleases By giving people strange diseases. Do you my poppet feel infirm? You probably contain a germ. —Ogden Nash. 6 @ May each sunrise bring you renewed courage and brighter hopes, each sunset a sense of accomplishment, and the night an abundance of rest and peace. Compliments of CANADIAN PUBLISHERS LIMITED PRINTERS and PUBLISHERS 619 McDermot Avenue Winnipeg, Man. BOWL FOR FUN . . . FOR HEALTH . . . FOR RELAXATION . . . Norwood Alleys Special Rates to Nurses 130 MARION ST., - PHONE 202 982 Special Message from REDDY KILOWATT to those who contemplate building a new home or remodelling their present home. If you will immediately telephone 904 321 or 904 312 or 904 313 you will receive courteous and competent free advice and up-to-date information re¬ garding the provision of adequate wiring and outlets for the most modern Electrical Appliances and also proper provision for the very latest in Gas Appliances. Winnipeg Electric Company SMA RT CORRECTIVE FINE FOOTWEAR Shop at Macdonald Shot Store Lit . 492-4 MAIN ST. ★ “You Are As Young As Your Feet” LET US BE KIND Let us be kind. The way is long and lonely, And human hearts are asking for this blessing only, That we can be kind. We cannot know the grief that men may borrow, We cannot see the souls storm-swept by sorrow, But love can shine upon the way today, tomorrow —• Let us be kind. Let ms be kind. There is a wealth that has no measure, There is of heaven and earth the highest treasure, Let us be kind. A tender word, a smile of love in meeting, A song of hope and victory to those re¬ treating, A glimpse of God and brotherhood while life is fleeting Let us be kind. CONGRATULATIONS . BROADWAY . . . florists THE HOUSE OF FLOWERS 27 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg PHONE 95 780 E. CHOLAKIS, Mgr. It overfloweth into the land of the tiles.—The Sterilizer! IT LIKES YOU Order from Your Dealer. ★ ★ ★ “Though human flesh can be controlled We’re told, by this and that You cannot win: The thin stay thin The fat continue fat. PHONE 21 509 ZELDA Dress and Uniform Company Made to Measure Professional Uniforms for Doctors, Nurses, Beauticians, Waitresses, Maids 310 AFFLECK BLDG. 317 Portage Ave. - Winnipeg, Man. Represented by E. V. Morris Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited Producers of COPPER, ZINC, GOLD, SILVER CADMIUM, SELENIUM and TELLURIUM • Mine and Metallurgical Plants at FUN FLON, MANITOBA • Hydro Electric Plant at ISLAND FALLS, SASKATCHEWAN Compliments of The Dowse Sash Door COMPANY LIMITED A NEW RECIPE FOR CUSTARDS Kusmire and Webster’s specialty for custards just too too golden brown, com¬ pletely indigestible, unappetizing and brit¬ tle to the last crumb— Prepare as usual — then ■— bake in a moderate oven for three days until you have the desired results — in this way you save refrigeration space — but really Kus¬ mire this War-Time Economy has gone far enough. WHAT TO DO: For an abdominal operation—• prepare the patient from the axilla to the ankle. If paralysis sets in—keep the affected limb at rest. If the patient is unconscious—rouse him. E. Gordon Ladd You are now ready to take your place in the professional world and begin your career as a nurse. This is an important year for you and should form the basis of your future success, financially as well as profes¬ sionally. You have probably given some thought to estab¬ lishing a savings plan for the future. It is import¬ ant to begin now by putting away a small sum each month; then, as your financial independence grows, so will your happiness and confidence in¬ crease. The Great-West Life offers a savings plan that thousands of women are already using. I would be pleased to explain it to you without obli¬ gation. E. GORDON LADD Office 96 144 Residence 35 770 Representatwe 9 eGREST-WESr LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY CITY HYDRO IS YOURS ... 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Blackburn ANDREW’S RESTAURANT fr BANQUET HALL Your Friendly Meeting Place ☆ Caters to • WEDDINGS • BANQUETS � BRIDGE PARTIES • PRIVATE SOCIAL AFFAIRS There could be no morning If there were no night; If there were no sorrow, Where would be delight? There could be no pleasure If there were no pain; If there were no parting, Could we meet again? La Xerentlrye For Good Steaks and Home Cooked Meals come to Just opposite St. Boniface Hospital MRS. GAY, Prop. 414 Tache Ave. Phone 202 990 noun IdJekto-nh, Dutch Oven Loat @ Ask your grocer or have our salesman call daily. ® Try this new loaf today. Weston ' s Bread Cake (Canada) Ltd. “Feeding a City Since 1882” A PLEASING TELEPHONE PERSONALITY • To talk directly into the telephone with lips close to the mouthpiece. 9 To speak pleasantly and distinctly in a normal tone of voice. • To say Goodbye or otherwise close the conversation pleasantly. 9 To hang receiver up gently when the conversation is completed. Manitoba Telephone System ASK FOR YOUR Bcu at Caoca ' t ONE WAR SAVINGS STAMP ectc t us eA: E-25-3 ' Compliments of . . . Prefontaine larmacy With the Compliments of .. . St. Boniface Hardware Co. Sponsored by CANADA PACKERS LIMITED Phone 201 043 A WOMAN! P6mcIucgJJm A CHILD! Conflicts in the mind of the teen-aged child are numerous and complex. Great understanding by parents is very necessary . . . Often, you will have to advise them, as well as prescribe for the patient. In many instances the doctor has found a simple, direct answer by “con¬ sidering the blood” . . . With the diagnosis of hypochromic anemia, and its treatment, an important step has been taken in building up the physical side of the teen-ager, followed generally by favorable mental adjustments. For the hypochromic anemia of the teen-ager consider HEMATINIC PLASTULES JOHN WYETH BROTHER (CANADA) LIMITED WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO MEMORY RULES Forget each kindness that you do as soon as you have done it; Forget the praise that falls to you the moment you have won it; Forget the slander that you bear before you can repeat it; Forget each slight, each spite, each sneer, wherever you may meet it; Remembe • every kindness done to you whate’er its measure; Remember praise by others won and pass it on with pleasure; Remember every promise made and keep it to the letter; Remember those who lend you aid and be a grateful debtor. Remember all the happiness that comes your way in living; Forget each worry and distress, be hopeful and forgiving; Remember good, remember truth, remem¬ ber heaven’s above you, And you will find, through age and youth, that many hearts will love you. SLEEPY-HEAD Marie-Ann Shop Ladies ' Ready-to-Wear 9 HATS • DRESSES • HOSIERY Also Dry Cleaning Agency Marion and Tache NORWOOD, MAN. FORT ROUGE CLEANERS To keep my brain some place near par 1 have to go to bed ■Real early — and sleep hours and hours. I’m just a sleepy-head. Some folks can prowl around at night, A.nd hardly sleep a bit. And then win honors in the tests Requiring speed and wit. Napoleon slept just four hours, And Edison the same; And both of them did fairly well In climbing up to fame. But, if one must become an owl To be a real go-getter, I’ll stay unknown—and sleep nine hours! (And I’d like ten much better). —Lyla Myers. LE2EQQl3j ARTISTS.PHOTOENGRAVERS. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS ELECTROTYPERS . STEREO¬ TYPERS . WAX ENGRAVERS 290 VAUGHAN ST. WINNIPEG, MANITOBA With D ays of Peace in view, our home market will become increasingly active. New lines of merchandise will be manu¬ factured, new services established. All will need publicity, backed with ILLUSTRATED LITERATURE . To enable both large and small enterprises cover all Canada, Rapid Grip and BATTEN LIMITED has es¬ tablished plants and sales offices throughout the Dominion. Wherever your engraving problem may occur, an R.G. B. man may be called into conference and handle your requirements. LARGEST MAKERS OF PRINTING PLATES IN CANADA The Engravings in this book were manufactured in our Winnipeg Plant DAFFYNITIONS Do you know what to do when Sister walks into the kitchen during Golddigger — One who uses the males a m ' d-morning snack? to defraud. First: Be Prepared. (Stand near Good Moaning — How a doctor greets a cu Pboard). his patients. Second: Have it open. Contortionist — A man who gets sore feet from biting his nails. Third: Act accordingly. Pompadour — A hair style which is combing back. Physicians ' and Hospital Supplies Surgical Instruments - Scientific Apparatus - Hospital Furniture Laboratory Supplies - Pharmaceutical Specialties Cutter Laboratories Specialties Western Agents for: ANGLO-CANADIAN DRUGS LIMITED • Compliments of Campbell Hyman Ltd. Mr. John Campbell and F. W. Robbie 236 EDMONTON STREET, South of Graham WINNIPEG ,MANITOBA PHONE 87 045 ATTENTION, FIRST AIDERS Lady, if you see me lying On the ground and maybe dying, Let me go. Run bright and free; While there’s life theres’ hope, so pet — Don’t apply a tourniquet. Do not give for my salvation, “Artificial respiration.” Do no t stretch my bones and joints, Do not press my pressure points. If queer symptoms you should see. Don’t experiment on me. If I am suffering from shock Take a walk around the block. If you must keep busy, pray: Help to keep the crowds away. So whatever my condition, Phone at once for a physician. Let me lie. I’ll take a chance Waiting for the ambulance. From first aid I beg release, Lady, let me die in peace. WHO SAID THIS? “Does anybody understand?” “How can you do this to me?” “Hello Molly.” “Dr. Bourgouin wears running shoes in the OR and it’s not because he runs fast.” Of all the sad words of tongue and pen The saddest are these, “Be in at ten.” POLITENESS “Beg your pardon,” said the fat man, returning to his seat. “Did I step on your foot as I went out?” “Yes, you did,” said the injured one, expecting an apology. “This is my row, then,” mumbled the other as he squeezed by. Because the day that stretches out for me Is full of busy hours, I come to Thee To ask Thee, Lord, that Thou wilt see me through The many things that I may have to do. Help me to make my beds the smoothest way. Help me to make more tempting every tray. Help me to sense when pain must have relief. Help me to deal with those borne down by grief. Help me to take to every patient’s room The Light of Life to brighten up the gloom. Help me to bring to every soul in fear The Sure and steadfast thought that Thou art near. And if today, or, if tonight, maybe, Some patient in my care set out to sea To face the great adventure we call death, Sustain them Father, in their parting breath. Help me to live throughout this livelong day As one who loves Thee well, dear Lord, I pray; And when the day is done, and evening stars Shine through the dark above the sunset bars, When weary quite, I turn to seek my rest, Lord, may I truly know I’ve done my best. —Ruth Win ant Wheeler. Manitoba fiospital Service Association + Extends Hearty Wishes for the Best of Luck to Their As¬ sociates in the Field of Health The Nursing Profession ANSWERS TO BABY PICTURES 1. Miss Sheehan 2. Miss Hayes 3. Miss Popp 4. Miss Martin 5. Miss Bird 6. Miss McDonald 7. Miss Ryckebosch 8. Miss Guppy 9. Miss Rosset 10. Miss McIntyre 11. Miss Sobering 12. Miss Craig 13. Miss Skelly 14. Miss Imbery 15. Miss Howe 16. Miss Lowen 17. Miss Fisher 18. Miss Collins 19. Miss Lobb 20. Miss Ferguson 21. Miss Webster 22. Miss Seale 23. Miss Vermersch 24. Miss Thiesen 25. Miss Armstrong 26. Miss Giesbrech 27. Miss Tucker 28. Miss Berg 29. Miss McCaffery 30. Miss Schwegman 31. Miss Parrish 32. Miss Wiebe 33. Miss McPherson. fllR COATS The Toronto Fur Co. Ltd. (Established 1904) Innes Bros. 391 PORTAGE AVENUE WINNIPEG., MANITOBA Hospital By Helen R. Woodward Muffled footsteps passing by, Stifled sounds of infant’s cry, Wiff of ether, nurse’s call, These you’ll find in every hall. Uniforms so stiff and white, Emergency’s red flashing light, Wheels on rubber tires go by Followed by an anxious eye. Sudden silence broken when Convalescent walks again, Then the hint of coming death Heard in some soul’s labored breath. Crowd the beds each door behind With every sort of human kind Ever since the world was made Health for suffering here they’d trade House of sorrow, house of fear, Falls here many a wretched tear But at times what joy and mirth Attends the miracle of birth. Life and death the Fates divide, Marching always side by side, Broken bodies mended right House of mercy, house of light! COMPLIMENTS OF St. Boniface Creamery Ltd. MIL1S □ a □ gRBAll □ □ 3 TELEPHONE 201 114 ST. BONIFACE, MAN. W. J. DODDS, Manager Phone 96 700 The MODEL Manufacturing CO. LTD. INDUSTRIAL UNIFORMS PROFESSIONAL UNIFORMS OFFICE SMOCKS HOSPITAL UNIFORMS HOOVER APRONS WAITERS ' COATS BUTCHER COATS TEA APRONS • 328 Smith Street, Winnipeg The Value of a Smile He Deserves a Medal The thing that goes the farthest Towards making life worthwhile, That costs the least and does the most Is just a pleasant smile. It’s full of mirth and goodness too, With heavenly kindness blent; It’s worth a million dollars And does not cost a cent. He is the only interne who can walk down the hall at 2 a.m. and go through the swinging doors without waking a single patient. “The time ot the year that internes are most discussed and the most disgusted is the first week in their “whites”. COMPLIMENTS OF . . . Jacob-Crowley Mfg. Co. Ltd. WINNIPEG Suits, Coats Nurses ' Caps, Etc Compliments of .. . STEDMAN 5c to $1.00 STORES 1 10 MARION STREET NORWOOD, MANITOBA A Paradise of Beauty has been lost; Vision of worldly beauty now denied; The things I loved to see now curtained off, And yet to God or man I have not cried. The firmament above no longer seen, The moon, the stars, the sun a flaming ball, Flowers and gardens darkend by a haze And yet I will not let a teardrop fall. I do not grumble now, at last I know To take the place of vision I have found; And though a curtain dropped before my eyes My paradise of life is now by sound. Sound is my sight as I go through this life; The ears my eyes, will not forsake me now; God in His infinite goodness saved me these, So in my humble thanks, my head I bow. Hope springs eternal in the human breast, With faith, perhaps the curtain with its cord Might gently pull aside and to my joy, My sight, through God, may be again restored. —By Sgt. R. V. HEWLETT, Rideau Military Hospital. j jl£jitt J— ljd 7:15 P.M. Good evening — any new patients? How ' s Dr. McNulty ' s gall-bladder? 7:35 P.M. Answer the phone will you Mac! I ' ve got a date to change. 8:30 Don ' t bruise your hand on that bell. They ' ll go peacefully when the policeman comes. 8:45 Let ' s see now, must organize my thoughts systematically. Backs to rub. Oranges to juice. Flowers to arrange. Water to ice. Lunches to pass. Radio to fix. (How did that get here?) Oops—3 1 2 ' s on again. 9:00 Oh, nurse, the doctor said I could get up today but the poor day nurses were so busy that I thought I ' d wait for you. 9:05 Oh, yes Dr. Booth. We called for you to order a sedative but the patient is sleeping now. So sorry to bother you. 12:00 Midnight — Anything good to eat tonight? 12:30 I hope it ' s quiet because I want to finish my charts so I can read ESTOTE FIDELES 1945. (Plug 49). 1 :00 Nurse may I have some hot milk? Since you ' re down here could I have some cough syrup? Sorry to bother you but have you a match? 1:20 Whew! now for those charts. 1 :30 Emergency appectomy — heavens where shall we put her? 2:30 ZZZ-z-z-z-z-z Below in the sleeping quarters. 1 :30 MacDonald, get up. It ' s your turn to scrub. 2:30 Why does the Dressing Room nurse always trip over Cameron ' s shoes? 3:00 You ' ve gropped your way back to wards. Any lights? A few — Mrs. Dingell dangled out of bed again. 6:00 Nurse I just woke up and I can ' t seem to get back to sleep again — How about a sleeping pill? 6:30 Good morning Sister — fairly busy. 7:15 You run up to the Lab. and I ' ll take these down to the Pharmacy and I ' ll meet you at St. Louis stairs. To the day staff:— It ' s so wonderful to be going off duty to sleep all day when everyone else is going to work! 80