Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing Memories of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing
The name of each nursing student was embroidered on the lining of the cape to avoid confusion in the nurses’ cloak room.
Dorothy Macham, a graduate of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing, went on to serve as the hospital’s superintendent for 30 years.
Strong lifelong bonds were formed between classmates at the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing.
As a tradition, each year the Alumnae Association held a dinner in honour of the nursing school’s graduating class.
The Alumnae Association held a variety of social events for its members, including dinners, teas and educational lectures.
The Alumnae Association held annual bazaars to help support scholarships for the graduates of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing.
This home movie was filmed on May 28, 1953. It is silent and a bit grainy due to the age and quality of the footage. It shows highlights […]
The Class of 1969 was the second class to complete the new two-year nursing diploma program that was introduced at the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing in […]
Graduates of the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1920 with hospital superintendent, Harriet Meiklejohn.
Beginning in 1922, a pearl-encrusted pin, donated by Mrs. Mary Kate Pellatt Hamilton, was awarded annually to a graduate who exemplified “personal neatness, cheerfulness and kindness to patients.”
Agnes Chan, the first Chinese Canadian student to graduate from the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing, was awarded prizes for highest standing in theory and obstetrical nursing.
All graduation pins from the Women’s College Hospital School of Nursing feature the school’s motto Non Quo Sed Quo Modo (Not What We Do But How).
