Page 62 - Sacred Heart Hospital School of Nursing 1964 Yearbook - Members

"A mes.rage from the Director of
Nursing!" Sir William Osler has so
wisely stated, "The cap which so
proudly rests upon your head is an
emblem of the good which you alone
can give to those in need and pain."
Let ncv('r a day go by without a
gratdul h('art and a prayerful wish
that you shall carry on in spite of
p('rsonal woes and fears. You are the
on(' who must k('ep forever its whit('–
n('SS unsoill'd, its purity unmarred.
Wear it as a badge of honor, and
show the world at large that you arc
proud and sincere in your desire to
be worthy of the privilege. Many
eyes will turn with eagerness as you
approach. Let nothing you may do
send forth a shadow over those self
same ey('s. pon you rests a burden
of a world of pain and illness. Let
your cap be our inspiration.
Christ Always Present . . .
"Capping - the fint mi/eJ/one!" On April 23, 1964 forty–
ei~ht frc. hman stud('nts of the atr('d II('art Hospital rhool
of ~ursing received their raps at ceremonies in • otre
Darn(' Hall. Sist('r M. Anton('tt(', Director of • ursing, ron–
ferr('d the cap, assisted by faculty members Emma C. 1ills
and Helen Yura. The Rev. Han-y Hyn('s, also a member
of the faculty, spoke to the nursing students about the
rewards of their profession. He paraphrased the words of
the lat(' Pr('sident J ohn F. Kennedy and stated that a
nurse thinks not of what mankind can do for her but
rather what she can do for mankind.