Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 20, 1963, Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Winnipeg free press tuesday August 20, 1963 Xam p f be National look needed by Mary Bletcher anyone who interviews the first nurses graduating class of the children s Hospital of Winnipeg needs recorder. Not that there Are so Many of them just one. But mrs. W. S. Simpson the class of could keep ten reporters Busy in shorthand. The former Rosalind m. Long provides fear Ful Competition for longhand with Energy memory and vivacity that matches her Long career in Canada s Northland. Now in her seventies the first and Only graduate of 1913 was the admiration of All who Gath ered monday at the Hospital residence to Mark the 50th anniversary of the school of nursing. She was born in Devonshire England and came to Manitoba in 1906 to live on the farm of her brother the late Wilfred r. Long at Elkhorn. The two planned to do overseas Mission Ary work together when he completed a divinity course and she nursing. Plans stopped but the first world War put a Stop to that when he was killed with the Winnipeg 203rd red Cross unit after winning a military medal. Mrs. Simpson was t the Only one to enrol in the first school of nursing at the Hospital. There were five or six others. They All dropped out. She Learned enough in fact to become director of nursing at the Columbia general Hospital in South Carolina the following year. She returned to children s Hospital in 1915 and enlisted in 1916 with Canada s nursing Sis ters serving overseas. On her return in 1918 she won a Gold medal for her work in the flu epidemic serving in St. James. In memory of her brother mrs. Simpson then decided to Volunteer for the missionary ser vice of the anglican Church in Canada. That she considers the Best decision of her life. The next 22 years were spent with Indian children As teacher Public health nurse physical and manual training and household science Miltor. She lectured to adults As Well As taught school and served As nurse for the department of in Dian affairs. Her work took her to the Pas and North by boat mothers entertain for touring pair miss Barbara Luke daughter of or. And mrs. James c. Luke Girton blvd., Tuxedo and miss Barbara Qualtrough daughter of or. And mrs. W. R. Qualtrough Gray apts., will leave next tues Day to spend the next year tour ing and working in Europe. In Honor of her daughter mrs. Luke planned a bin voyage reception wednesday evening. Mrs. Qualtrough will entertain for her daughter later this week. On Lake Winnipeg the first nurse to lecture and demonstrate the Healing arts in that area. Northern posts but that was Only a beginning. She travelled from Pegan re serve in Northern Alberta to Alert Bay b.c., Dawson City and Carcross working at anglican missions. And nobody can Tell her Indian children Are not As smart or smarter than White children. At Alert Bay she taught eight grades comprising 42 Indian boys who could t speak a word of English when they entered school. It just took them six years to master English and pass into High school with averages of 72 or bet she said. Between times mrs. Simpson travelled right across Canada speaking in 52 major centres on the education and health prob lems of Indian and White settlers. In 1941 she met and subsequently married or. Simpson then in charge of the prey enter cum for indians with tuberculosis at Alert Bay. They settled in Victoria where she assisted him with his private practice while he also served As Public health doctor for 13 schools in surrounding territory. When he retired they spent two Winters in Switzerland return ing in 1948 to live on the sea coast in Victoria where yacht ing a Speed boat and Garden kept them Busy. Fisherman husband my husband is 81 but i can t keep up with him he is Al ways wanting to go she said. It s hard to believe there could be anyone the charming first graduate could t keep up with. She is an accomplished photographer too and brought Al bums of color pictures of their Home and surrounding vistas where a Beautiful Garden plays Host to a party for nursing Sis ters every year. There were 47 there this year counting my self that Calgary up canadians must learn to understand National issues if this country is and who would t count make useful cultural and Winnipeg nurse who has devoted her life to the welfare of child Ren. I m All for the Young peo ple and think the present generation is As Fine or finer than any. And i know our Young nurses will be the Best monday there were registrations from right across Canada As Well As from graduates in California Illinois Arizona and Indiana. Classes of 1905, 1916 and 1924 to the present Day were represented along with that Spe Cial one from 1913. Their program will include a Graduands dinner at Vasa Lund tuesday preceded by films in the afternoon on research under taken at the Hospital. Wednesday there will be a tour of. The hos Pital and residence and thurs Day of the Manitoba rehabilitation Hospital and Ellen Doug Las school. Friday mrs. W. J. Mccord Wolseley Avenue will hold an at Home. Social contributions to the world the roman Catholic Bishop of Victoria said monday. We must examine our con sciences on the issues placed before most Rev. Remigio j. De Roo told 500 delegates and visitors at the meeting of the roman Catholic women s league of Canada. Each one of us must face issues and realize that we Are responsible for these issues 1 the 38-year-old Bishop was chairman of a forum discussing formation of Christian attitudes. Among All canadians. The fact that socialization is established is no longer a ques Tion of quarrelling with either the word or the he said. We have to face the Imp Lica he said the Only question was whether or not we will provide the moral necessary to perfect this extraordinary Type of evolution in modern so canadians must observe what is going on at the National level with regard to social attitudes putting themselves inside prob lems rather than in the position of observers. Lists problems four National problems must be faced 1. Social t the Federal government will intervene More and More. We should be concerned about religious in schools was a problem. Only parents could give their Chil Dren a sense of god and a sense of Mission. 3. Immigration. The Canadian welfare. This involved Federal provincial constitutional problems but some aspects of social welfare i Sug Gest cannot be satisfactorily solved unless we have a tonal gathering of opinion on the matters an example of where National efforts were needed was adoption procedure. 2. Education. It is a fact approach to citizenship was much too superficial. Attain ment of citizenship must be regarded As something More than drinking cups of Tea and presentation of ribbons and brooches. 4. . If we ignore this vial problem we do so u who tar t at our own expense. I suggest we have to give serious thought to this because it will bring out manifestations of much More profound issues that lie below miss Emily Charest of Mont real said few people outside by Lingual areas understand the by cultural question. French canadians though t confederation must be examined with a View to revision but he is a Cana Dian perhaps More than others because he has had to think deeply about Calgary of the roman Catholic women s league of Canada should Bis in the Vanguard of a movement to improve Community life it. Rev. Charles Empson of Winni Peg Cal Manitoba director said monday. Society is composed of individuals and groups and we have responsibilities to he told 500 delegates and Visi tors to the Cal National convention Here. We must give ourselves., As volunteers. Too often we restrict our activities to Church work. We have a responsibility to the msgr. Empson was chairman of a forum discussing catholics and their Community. Purpose of the forum was to study Cal initiation co operation and participation in non denominational and interfaith social programs. Unless we increase the Volunteer responsibilities of each individual in our societies the government will be forced to Over and All the benefits of our society will be in the hands of the he said. Msgr. Empson said that some people might insist that women devote full time to their Homes. It is impossible for a Chris Tian Mother today to sit and Hope the Community is go ing to do its duty without her ladies facial hair removed Man entry by i it Elac Short wave method safely 0 quickly the dermis Institute 203 Norlyn medical bldg. 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Price Kildonan drive with co hostesses mrs Arthur Wagg and mrs. James Home mrs. Douglas Paterson Greene Avenue with Scarrow and mrs. Patrick Wil son mrs. N. A. Wark St. Vital with mrs. N. H. Peter. Teas were Given by mrs. Craig at her Home Kildonan and by the aunts of the Bride Groom mrs. Margaret Mcdonald Hazeldell drive and misses Genevieve and Ethel Craig. The affianced couple were entertained at a social evening and presentation gathering Given by the wedding attendants at the belgian club.1 following the wedding rehear Sal or and mrs. Craig entertained at their Home. Miss Mary e. Willet Ingersoll Street left sunday for Montreal from where she will sail aboard the liner Empress Britain. She will take a one year tour of the Middle East and Europe. Mrs. Lyle Hallett and son Rob Ert of new York returned Home sunday after being the guests for of or. And Itoi Emari Minto Street. Begins today. 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