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

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General Proficiency Miss Doreen Toutant Bedside Nursing Miss Martha Enns Highest Standing in Religion Miss Jeanne Grimard Miss Bernice Borkowsky Highest Standing in Theory Miss Patricia Hyde

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Medal for General Proficiency Awarded to Miss Doreen Toutant Presented by Dr. J.F.S. Hughes Medal for Bedside Nursing Awarded to Miss Martha Enns Presented by Dr. M. Rady Medal for Highest Standing in Theory Awarded to Miss Patricia Hyde Presented by Birks Limited Medal for Student Leadership Awarded to Miss Bernice BOrkowsky ■ Presented by Dr. Paul L’Heureux Medal for Highest Standing in Religion . Awarded to Miss Jeanne Grimard .Presented by Father M. Messier, Chaplain

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Bette Anderson Maledictory (Address Tonight is commencement! Is it really true that we have finally attained the goal for which each one of us has been aiming for three years? It seems hard to believe that the long-awaited day has arrived at last and yet we realize that we have accomplished little, alone. This evening, as we recall the past, consider the present, and question the future, these simple words of an unknown author are brought to mind. Water flowing down a mountain side Into a stream , both long and wide Skies are changing from grey to blue , And the sun , ' midst billowy clouds Peeps through ' ' ' We compare the mountain to our own lives—the base being life’s very foundation, and the peak repre¬ senting its challenge. We remember our parents, guardians, and many friends who are responsible for helping us to lay this foundation, and who have been at our sides all these years. They have sacrificed much for us. They set our feet upon the path, and when we were tempted to stray along those intriguing trails their gentle, guiding hands restrained our impetuosities. We pray that their pride in us will be rewarded as much as we have been rewarded in being here tonight. As the small flow of water widens into a stream, so has our kn owledge developed and our character matured. If, as the saying goes, A little knowledge is a dangerous thing,” then it is important for our own security and that of others that we acquire the greatest amount of knowledge available to us. Our School of Nursing educational program has provided us with basic learning in that field, but it does not stop there, even if ourformal education does come to an end. The remaining part of our lives depends on what we have absorbed, how well we have learned it, and how well we can apply all that we have learned to the various experiences that lie ahead. We realize that we have a growing responsibility to keep on acquiring knowledge throughout our lives by further education and by our contacts with others in daily living.