Winnipeg General Hospital School of Nursing - Blue and White Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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B L u E AN D WH IT E archy has stood like a rock, because it is based on mutual respect and goodwill be- tween ruler and subjects. Since Victoria's accession the world has witnessed the coronations of King George VII, postponed once on account of his criti- cal illness and operation, and of the late King George V of revered memory. At the forthcoming ceremony, there will be many whose thoughts will turn to the for- mer king, Edward VIII. As a young staff officer with the Canadian Corps during the Great War, and at the recent dedication of the Vimy Memorial, he won the hearts of Canadians. From motives of chivalry, whether rightly or wrongly, he renounced his kingship before his coronation, and ab- dicated in favor of his brother. The coronation of King George VI will be a splendid spectacle. In the storied Ab- bey on the twelfth day of May will be gathered princes, potentates, warriors, the mighty and the noble. No pulse there but will quicken when the venerable Arch- bishop of Canterbury sets on the king's head the crown with its 1ordly male sapphires and rubies courageous at heart and diamonds of fabulous value, while the king on his throne receives the plaudits of his people. But to those of understand- ing heart, the Coronation will be much more than a spectacle. In reality, George VI became king with his proclamation, and if thecoronation were only an occasion of pomp and splendor, it is doubtful whether, in these troublous times, there would be general agreement with continuing the custom, even though it has the weight of great antiquity. The true meaning of the coronation is that it is a sacrament in which the new sovereign, hallowed by the sacred oil and ennobled by the golden spurs of knight- hood, has placed in his hand the orb sur- mounted by the cross, as a symbol that he is but an earthly ruler deriving his power from God. The ring placed on his finger is an emblem of the mystical mar- riage between his people and himself. The motto of the Prince of Wales is Ich Dien g the motto of our King today might well be I serve. So long as the King of Great Britain and the Dominions beyond the Seas truly serves his people by being mindful of the high office to which he has been called, so long will the British Throne con- tinue. Seen in this light, the coronation will be a profoundly moving ceremony. fr S3252-:fit AL av--4 Y-' Z' r Q. I: 5 we-.-.1 Y' ...Fu fi iqgfftll 'i--'4 -A 25 ' .4 ' 1' F9 5? 3 ' Page Four

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c I 5 I gg ,, i JV C70VL.4j7L'Z3diLC7lfL ' Let me but do my work from day to day, In field or forest, at the desk or the loom, In roaring market place, or tranquil room, Let me but find it in my heart to say, This is my work, my blessing, not my doom, Of all who live, I am the one by whom The work can best be done in the right way. Then shall I see it not too great, nor small To suit my spirit, and to prove my powers, Then shall I cheerfully greet the laboring hours And cheerfully turn when the long shadows fall At eventide, to 'play and love and rest, Because I know for me my work is best.