GDELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL Establiahed 1875 Golden Jubilee SCHOOL for NURSES 19 3 8 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL (Established 1875) Golden Jubilee School for Nurses 1888 - 1938 The original Hospital, 1875 GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses Guelph General Hospital HISTORICAL SKETCH The Guelph General Hospital was incorporated by Act of Parlia- ment of the Province of Canada, 24 Vic, Chap. Ill, and assented to 18th May, 1861, by which the following gentlemen were constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of ''The Guelph General Hospital/' The Hon. Adam Johnson Ferguson; David Stirton; James Ross, M.P. ; Wm. Whitelaw, Warden of the County of Wellington; Thomas S. Parker, Mayor of the Town of Guelph; Rev. Arthur Palmer; Rev. John Douse; Rev. T. Adams; Rev. W. F. Clarke; Rev. John Clarke; Rev. John Holtzer; Rev. John Hogg; Rev. H. Melville; Rev. E. M. Stewart; Rev. Robert Torrance; Chas. Clarke, Reeve, Flora; W. Rob- ertson, Reeve, Fergus; John Harvey, Reeve, Town of Guelph; N. Higinbotham; G. M. Keeling; Wm. Clarke, M.D. ; H. W. Peterson; David Allan; Thos. Sandilands. The act provided that there should be one hundred annual sub- scribers, of at least $4.00 each, before any election of directors could take place; and it was not till November, 1872, that these were obtain- ed, when a meeting of the subscribers was held in the Town HalU November 19th, 1872 — Mr. David Stirton in the chair, and Mr. John C. McLagan, secretary, and the following gentlemen were elected directors: FIRST DIRECTORS John Horsman D. Stirton Dr. Clarke N. Higinbotham F. W. Stone James Massie Charles Raymond George Elliott Peter Gow Andrew Lemon John McCrea Robert Bell Mr. George Elliott was appointed chairman and John Horsman, vice-chairman; Chas. Raymond, treasurer; Andrew Lemon, secretary. Committees were appointed to select a site for the hospital, wait on the County Council and Town Council and to solicit subscriptions from the citizens generally. On the 1 1th of January, 1873, the offer of Dr. Clarke to sell four acres of land on Delhi Street for hospital purposes page three GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 8 8 8 1 9 3 8 for $1,000 was accepted. This has proved an ideal site for the hos- pital. The buildings are situated in spacious grounds with shady lawns and bright flowers. The grounds being at the outskirts of the town and on a gently rising hillside command a charming view of the sur- rounding country. The County Council in the meantime having granted $1,500 towards the building of the hospital, to be paid at its completion, the Board decided to get plans for a building to cost not more than $6,000. Plans were procured and tenders called for on the 27th October, Mr. Stewart's plan was accepted and he was instructed to prepare plans and specifications for central part of hospital, and the cost was not to exceed $8,000 instead of $6,000. In addition to excavating, stone and brick work, carpentry, paint- ing, glazing, etc., contracts were afterwards let for hot air furnace, plumbing, etc., making the total expenditure $9,871.49 with funds to meet this as follows: Subscriptions $3,046.00 Grants 3,600.00 From churches 326.27 Sundries 9.22 $6,981.49 Leaving a balance of $2,390 as a debt on the buildings and site. The hospital was opened for the reception of patients on August 16th, 1875 with Miss Law as superintendent and a staff of two nurses — Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Fraser. There were twelve beds for patients, and during the first year fifty- six patients were treated. There was no operating room proper, but there was a small infectious ward, a dispensary, and public wards for men and women, and two or three private wards, all plainly and com- fortably furnished by the ladies of the city at a cost of about $2,060.95, the total amount raised by subscription by them being $2,271.13; the surplus of $210.18 being donated by them to the building fund. The following ladies were among the active members of the furnishing committee: Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Dr. Clarke, Mrs. E. page four George Elliott, 1872-1893; James Goldie, 1893-1901; R. Melvin, 1901-1903; A. W. Alexander. 1903-1922; J. M. Taylor. 1922-1930; W. J. R. Fowler, 1930- Superintendents Miss Elizabeth Law, 1875-1888; Miss Louisa Eastwood (Mrs. A. D. Bruce), 1888-1889; Miss Annie L. Locke, 1890-1892; Miss L. J. Sheppard (Mrs. W. O. Stewart), 1893-1906; Miss M. J. O'Neill, picture not obtainable, 1906-1908; Miss A. C. Smith, 1908-1911; Miss J. R. Reekie, 1911-1916; Miss A. Forgie, 1916-1920; Miss Mary C. Stewart, 1920-1923; Miss A. Schaefer (Mrs. W. Michael), 1923-1925; Miss EHzabeth Shortreed (Mrs. Lyle Watson), 1925-1928; Miss Mary F. Bliss, 1928-1932; Miss S. Agnes Camp- bell, 1932- GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses Newton, Mrs. George Newton, Mrs. Cormack, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Keatinge, Mrs. Melvin and others. In November, 1875, the treasurer reported that a grant of $500 had been received from the County of Wellington towards the main- tenance of the hospital, and a similar amount from the Town of Guelph. In February, 1876, the County gave another grant of $600 and the Ontario Government $800, all towards the maintenance. These were the first public grants outside of grants to building fund. At the beginning of 1886, Mr. B. Sinner was appointed steward, and continued in that position, as well as medical dispenser, until 1921, when he returned to his native land, Switzerland, where he passed away the following year. During his association with the hospital, Mr. Sinner became a familiar personality, not only in the hospital, where his advice was often sought, but also in Guelph, where he made a great many friends who deeply regretted his resignation and departure from their midst. By 1886 the number of patients admitted had increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to enlarge the institution. A public meeting was held and it was decided to erect a wing on the east side to be called the Victoria Jubilee wing. Committees were appointed to canvas the city for funds and to prepare plans and specifications, and on June 14th, 1887, tenders were accepted calling for a total expend- iture of $9,869.00. On July 19th, 1887, the corner stone was laid by the chairman, Mr. Geo. Elliott. In the receptacle of the stone were placed copies of the Toronto Mail and Globe, Guelph Mercury and Guelph Herald; the year of the reign of Her Majesty; the names of the Governor- General and Lieutenant-Governor; the Judge and Warden of the County of Wellington; the names of the Directors; members of the Building Committee and a statement of the fact that the wing was built as a jubilee memorial of the jubilee year of Her Majesty, Queen Victoria. There was a large concourse of spectators present, including the clergy- men, judges and leading men of the city. On the 1st of March, 1888, the new wing was opened for the reception of patients, a large number of citizens being present. page five GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 The building was plainly and comfortably furnished and was well adapted for the purpose, and has been a great blessing to the county and city. One room was set apart as an operating room; the hospital had not had one before, although many operations had previously been performed. The attic in which were situated the nurses* bedrooms, and con- valescent rooms for diphtheria patients, was not finished until three years afterwards, and cost when furnished $1,200. Early in the year 1888, Miss Law resigned and Miss Louisa Eastwood was appointed lady superintendent. Shortly after Miss Eastwood's appointment, the school for nurses was opened. One year later Miss Eastwood resigned, and Miss Locke, lady superintendent of the Pennsylvania University Hospital, assumed the position until November 29th, 1892, when she resigned, having obtained a similar position in Galveston, Texas. On January 3rd, 1893, Miss Shepherd, assistant lady superintendent of Toronto General Hospital, was appoint- ed to succeed Miss Locke. In the meantime, the number of patients continued to increase, and once more it was found necessary to enlarge the hospital. On June 4th, 1895, the house committee was instructed to procure a sketch and other necessary information having in view the erection of an additional wing to the hospital; also the erection of a kitchen and laundry. Plans were prepared and tenders were let February 26th, 1896. When completed the total cost including furnishing, drainage, fix- ing grounds, etc., was close to $22,000. The operating room was one of the best in the province, thoroughly equipped in every respect, the heating and ventilation, all that could be desired. On the first two floors, off the halls, were two fine sun rooms, and with nurses' rooms, elevators, etc., made one of the most complete institutions of the kind at that time, accommodating 90 patients. The late Geo. Elliott left the sum of $10,000 to clear off the debt of the old building and to help build the new. The public opening took place on March 2nd, 1897, and on motion of Mayor Hewer and the warden of the county, it was called. The Albert Wing. In 1904, the Elliott Home was erected by money left by the late George Elliott for that purpose. Mr. Elliott had always taken the page six GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses keenest interest in the hospital from its beginning, and according to his will, the home was to be erected on hospital grounds and governed by a board of directors to be selected by the hospital directors from their own members. The next step toward improvement was the buying of the house and land adjoining the hospital, known as the "Winston property/' in 1906. This house was later moved to Derry Street and in its place a modern and very attractive home for nurses was built in 1910-1911 and was named the "Forsyth-Hepburn Home" on account of money having been left for the purpose of securing a nurses* home by Mrs. Forsyth, whose maiden name was Hepburn. In 1911-1912, the Isolation Hospital was built on hospital pro- perty. It is owned by the city and operated under hospital manage- ment. Another big step was taken in 1914-1915 when the hospital build- ing was once more enlarged and in every way improved. Several more semi-private and private rooms were added, some of the latter having their own bathrooms. In 1924 the operating rooms were enlarged and done over with all the latest equipment. At present there are two operating rooms and an anaesthetic room, also a splendid X-ray department, installed in 1921 through the efforts of the Red Cross Society, and was at first under the direction of Dr. W. A. Proud who was later succeeded by Dr. A. E. Broome. In 1926 the X-ray department was extended and newer equip- ment added. During that year a Physio-Therapy department was installed. Owing to increasing demands on these departments a full- time Radiologist was appointed to have direction of the X-ray and Physio-Therapy departments with the assistance of a trained technician, Dr. L. C. Hacking, filled this position to the satisfaction of the medical staff from 1926 to 1937 when he resigned to assume a similar position in Regina, Sask. In 1925 a by-law was passed by the City of Guelph giving a grant of $45,000 toward the installation of a central heating plant and a refrigeration plant. page seven GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT Owing to the increasing difficulty of meeting financial obligations and the consequent deterioration of the physical plant due to lack of revenue with which to keep buildings, grounds, etc., in repair, and to meet an ever-increasing demand for new, up-to-date equipment, the City of Guelph in 1930 took over the management of the hospital and assumed responsibility for its maintenance, thereby making of it a civic institution, supported by the taxpayers. The government of the hospital is vested in a Board of Commissioners appointed by the City Council and is composed of seven members which includes the mayor of the city who is on the board ex-officio. The appointments are made for a three-year term. Two members retire each year, but may be re- appointed. The first Board of Commissioners appointed by the city: Dr. W. J. R. Fowler, chairman; Mayor R. B. Robson, ex-officio; Messrs. D. E. Kennedy; H. O. Howitt, M.D.; J. Curzon; Geo. L. Bush; Wm. Andrus (deceased). At the end of the first year, Mr. Kennedy retired to take his place on the city council. In 1931, Mr. H. B. Higinbotham was appointed to the Board of Commissioners and was vice-chairman from that time until his death in 1937. Mr. Higinbotham gave freely of his time and ability as a business executive to hospital affairs. His passing came as a great shock not only to his associates on the Board of Directorsi and the hospital personnel, but to the whole community. To the nurses, he was a real friend and he manifested an interest in them and their affairs which will long be remembered. During the past 8 years, many improvements involving a consid- erable outlay have been made. The installation of stokers in the power house, the building of cement driveway and walks, improvement to the grounds in well-kept lawns and shrubbery, all reflect the interest of the Board in the welfare of the hospital. Owing to the great decrease of communicable diseases, the large building built for isolation purposes was very little occupied, one section only being used, and at certain seasons of the year the building was closed. With the consent of the public health authorities this building has been renovated and put in excellent condition and is now used in page eight Memorial Tablets Dr. H. Howitt The First Four Lecturers Dr. T. A. Keatinge Dr. L. Brock Dr. A. MacKinnon GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses part as an annex to the nurses* residence, as owing to increased activity in the hospital it has been necessary from time to time to augment the nursing staff. The west side on the main floor has been converted into a commodious, well lighted, finely-equipped class and lecture room, of which the nurses are very proud. In the main building, a large room was set apart and very com- fortably furnished for the exclusive use of the visiting medical staff. In 1936 the Department of Radiology was completely replanned and up-to-date shock-proof equipment installed. This consists of a high-power tube rectified generator and a modern type of X-ray table with provision for fluoroscopy and radiography in all positions and a therapy tube for deep x-ray treatment. A shock-proof portable x-ray machine for use at the patient's bed-side or in the operating room was also installed at this time. Through the generous bequest of the late Dr. Henry Howitt, the hospital was enabled to purchase a Howley Table which with the port- able x-ray has given every possible aid to the surgeon in the reducing of fractures and the application of plaster splints, etc. In the Physiotherapy Department new equipment is added from time to time to meet the demands of modern scientific medicine. This department provides: Basal metabolism High frequency apparatus for short wave and diathermy treatments Utra violet light — air and water cooled Massage and manipulations Radiant heat Low frequency apparatus: Sinusoidal and Faradic and various combinations of these two currents The x-ray and physiotherapy department is under the charge of a full-time radiologist assisted by a trained technician, and is a very im- portant and active service. In 1937, on Dr. Hacking's resignation. Dr. P. T. Howell was appointed to the position and is giving every satis- faction to doctors and patients. The demands in this department are page nine GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 growing rapidly, and it has proved a great boon to Guelph and the surrounding country. In 1934 the main kitchens were entirely remodelled and fitted with terrazo floors and white tiled walls, and new equipment of stainless steel installed throughout. This very important part of the hospital is very well planned and splendidly equipped. In the nurses diet kitchen which adjoins the main kitchen, is an excellent laboratory table made of stainless steel and completely fitted up for the teaching of dietetics. This very fine piece of equipment was the gift of the Women's Hospital Aid. This organization has been actively engaged in work for the benefit of the hospital over a period of many yearsf and is an organ- ization to which the citizens of Guelph owe a debt of gratitude. Their generous and unselfish efforts throughout the years have been a great source of benefit to the hospital. In the early days of the hospital, they raised large sums of money which were devoted to the maintenance of the^ hospital, in linens, bedding, etc. Latterly some fine pieces of equipment are the result of their untiring efforts. Surgical dressing carriages, operating room equipment, diet kitchen furnishings, are only a few of the things contributed by this body of women. INCREASING DEMANDS BRING CHANGES Many changes have been made in the physical plant and the general set-up of hospital service with the passing of the years because of in- creased demands for more and better accommodation. Changes have been gradual. The well-equipped operating room suite is situated on the top floor of the building and consists of two large operating rooms, both com- manding a very wide view of the surrounding country. An anaesthetic room, supervisor's office, sterilizing room, nurses' work room, plaster splint room and doctors' suite are auxiliary to the operating rooms. This forms an entirely separate unit but is easily accessible to the rest of the hospital and the clinical laboratory. The east half of the top floor is the obstetrical wing. The case- room, nursery, serving kitchen and patients' rooms (public, semi- private and private) are completely segregated from the other branches of nursing and are well adapted for their purpose. GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES page ten GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses The children's ward is situated on the main floor and, while limited to from eight to ten patients, is a large, cheerful, airy room with windows over-looking the hospital grounds. The patients* rooms are comfortably furnished, large and well lighted but there has long been an insufficient number to supply the demand. At all seasons of the year, lack of a sufficient number of private rooms is a handicap and at certain times, from November until May, and usually during July, the situation is acute. Many patients, to our regret, have to seek hospitalization elsewhere. The work done in the hospital is steadily growing from year to year. During the first year, the total number of patients cared for was fifty-six and during 1937, the record was 2,255 admissions with a total of 29,793 hospital days. These numbers would have been greater had space permitted. During the year past, over 1200 operations were performed. Guelph is very fortunate in having skillful, ex- perienced surgeons. The x-ray department is increasing its activities month by month, a logical sequence to the installation of the very excellent new equipment under expert control. The value of an organized dietary department, is well illustrated by the fact that during 1937, 3,016 theropeutic diets were prescribed and prepared. Diabetes Mellitus. heart and kidney diseases and many other disorders arc yielding to the co-ordinated efforts of doctors, nurses and technicians, aided at all times by a loyal personnel. The clinical labor- atory is widening its scope from year to year. New equipment is added as called for and the department is becoming an increasingly important feature in the hospital and is of great assistance to the doctors in making diagnoses, and of untold benefit to the patient. BENEFACTORS Throughout the years many organizations and individuals have, by gifts or bequests, given great financial assistance to the hospital. It is impossible to list those who have contributed generously, but it was largely through the generosity of individuals that the hospital was able to continue during certain periods. page eleven GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 School for Nurses For the first thirteen years the nursing was done by a Graduate Staff and nursing assistants. Early in the year 1888 — 50 years ago — the School for Nurses was opened. Miss Louise Eastwood was Sup- erintendent, with five nurses-in-training and two probationers. In July of that year, on the recommendation of the Medical Society, Dr. T. A. Keatinge, Dr. L. Brock, Dr. Angus MacKinnon and Dr. Henry Howitt were appointed lecturers to the nurses. On January 21st, 1889, the first examinations were held and two candidates, both of whom had been on the nursing staff prior to the establishment of the School passed with credit. In the year 1896 the nursing course was lengthened from two to three years. In 1913 the School was incorporated, and ten years later, in 1923, was approved by the Provincial Association of Nurses. In 1906, the School was registered in the state of New York. With the enlarging of the hospital from time to time to meet the growing needs of the community and to provide nursing service in keeping with the advance of Medical Science, came a demand for more nurses, so that for sometime past there has been a student body of from forty-five to fifty nurses. In 1928 a full-time Instructress of Nurses was appointed, whose duties are primarily educational. In the same year fully qualified Registered Nurses were put in charge of the various departments whose responsibility is the systematic conduct of these departments and the supervision of the Student Nurses. The closer correlation of class-room instruction and nursing practise in the hospital results in a more efficient nursing service. Members of the Medical Staff give Courses of lectures to the students in the Sciences: Anatomy, Physiology, Bacteriology, Chemistry; and in Professional subjects: General Medicine, Communi- cable Diseases, Paediatrics, Dermatology, Tuberculosis, General and Orthopaedic Surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetrics, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Mental Diseases and Public Health. One cannot estimate the great debt we and the citizens of Guelph owe to the doctors of this City for their continuous interest in the education of our students and the contributions made by them throughout the years to this end. The School has at all times kept pace with the increased demands of the Profession. All graduates of the School are eligible to become page twelve GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses registered in the Province of Ontario after passing the prescribed exam- inations. All Graduate Nurses practising in the hospital are required to have Ontario Registration. Each student has three months intensive training in the Operating Room and three months in the Obstetrical Department; also nine w^eeks in the Diet Kitchen, v^hich is well equip- ped for preparation of special diets and for the teaching of dietetics. A Course in Dietetics is given in the Junior year and Diet-therapy in the Intermediate or Senior year. This Department is in charge of a Grad- uate ill Home Economics and is fully organized. A course in Massage is given by the Physiotherapy Technician and a course in Laboratory Procedures by the Laboratory Technician. A course in Obstetrical Home Nursing is given by the Victorian Order and Public Health Nurses, v^hich Course includes class room instruction followed by experience in the patients' homes. EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ELECTIVE COURSE In 1926 arrangements were made whereby our students might obtain by affiliation special training in the Prevention and Nursing Care of Tuberculosis as given in the Sanatorium at Weston. This is, at present, an elective Course. Several of the Graduates of the School have taken the Post-graduate Course, and have been retained on the perma- nent staff at Weston, The educational standards of the School are becoming more clearly defined each year. The Canadian Nurses* Association, in paving the way for a Dominion Registration Act, is asking for Junior Matricu- lation as a minimum entrance requirement to the Schools of Nursing in Canada. On September 30th, 1937 — the end of the hospital year — the educational standing of the students in this School was as follows: Senior Matriculation 12; Junior and part Senior 10; Junior 15; Normal Entrance 12. Since 1936 no candidates have been accepted with less than Junior Matriculation. The students are chosen with the greatest possible care. Equal consideration is given to educational standing, personality and executive ability, and the greatest of emphasis is laid on the importance of integrity and sincerity of purpose. She must also be well equipped physically, of good health and in sound physical condition, and is required to submit a certificate from her page thirteen GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 8 8 8 - — 1938 family physician to that effect before entering the School. Before being accepted into the School, at the end of the probation period, each student has a complete physical examination by a member of the Guclph General Hospital Medical staff. This includes in all cases an X-ray examination of the chest. A close check-up is kept on the student's health throughout her training and health records which are checked monthly are filed in the permanent records of the School. Each nurse is again given a complete medical examination upon leaving the School. When students are ill they are cared for at the expense of the hospital for a reasonable time. All nurses, upon graduation, identify themselves with the Alumnae Association, and with the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. The Guelph General Hospital Alumnae Association is quite a ven- erable institution coming into being in 1905, and was a fully organized body with a clearly defined constitution in 1909. The meetings are held monthly in the Nurses' Residence and are social and educational in character. The funds of the AsscKiation are raised by annual fees and by various social functions. Since the organization of the School the number of nurses grad- uated (including the '38 Class) is 424. Many of the nurses have received positions of trust and responsibility elsewhere. Several were on active service over-seas during the Great War. The consistent raising of educational standards for admission to the School, the soundness of the training, and the careful selection of students accepted, enables the nurses to enter any field of nursing which they may choose. Graduates of the School have taken graduate studies and have entered the field of Public Health Nursing, Victorian Order nursing. Administration and teaching in Schools for Nurses. Many have taken post-graduate work and are supervisors of hospital depart- ments in various places. The course of traming covers a period of three years: Preliminary, Junior; Intermediate and Senior years. The preliminary term is four months. This term gives time for class work and study as well as the practice of nursing and affords an opportunity for testing the aptitude, physical endurance, application and general fitness of the applicant. At the end of this period, work page fourteen GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses and conduct being satisfactory, the student is accepted into the School. The School is non -sectarian, but all students are required to attend morning and evening prayers; and time is given on Sunday to attend the place of worship they prefer. EXAMINATIONS Examinations are held at the end of the prehminary term and at the end of each Course of lectures. The standing of the student is based upon the standing and general character of her work and deportment throughout the year, together with the results of examinations. Stud- ents must pass in all subjects before receiving a diploma, and prelim- inary students must pass in all subjects before being accepted into the School, The Diploma and Pin of the School will be awarded to those who have completed satisfactorily, the full term of training. GRADUATION The School of Nurses is indebted to the donors of the annual prizes so generously offered our students: Graduating Class: To the Board of Commissioners for the gold medal awarded in th^ senior year for highest standing in examinations, and the general proficiency gold medal. To the Alumnae Association for the prize offered for obstetrical nursing. To Dr. T. M. Savage for the prize given for operating-room technique. To Dr. L. H. Leggett for the gold medal awarded for surgical nursing — practical and theoretical. Under-graduates: To the Women's Hospital Aid for general proficiency prizes of- fered in the first and second year's classes. These annual prizes put on record the keen interest taken in the School and its advancement. page fifteen GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 8 8 8 - - 1938 THE STAFF At present the nursing staff consists of: 48 student nurses and graduate staff: SUPERINTENDENT S. Agnes Campbell, Reg. Ass't Superintendent - - E. M. Palliser, Reg. N. Night Superintendent - - Mrs. J. M. Black, Reg. N. Instructress of Nurses - - Miss E. W. Ewart, Reg. N. SUPERVISORS Obstetrical Children's Ward - Miss N. K. Kenny, Reg. N. Operating Room - - Miss M. Wood, Reg. N. Medical and Surgical Wards - Miss E. M. Liphardt, Reg. N. Laboratory Technician - - Miss L. Sinclair, Reg. N. Dietitian Miss Vera Clark X-ray and Physiotherapy Technician - Miss G. Beckett Radiologist Dr. P. T. Howell page sixteen Graduating Class, Graduates and X-ray Staff I. Helen Standing, 2. Lou Miller, 3. Thelma Cross, 4. Alice Dryden, 5. Marion Smith, 6. Helen Partridge, 7. Mary Lyon, 8. Alda Ruthven, 9. Jean Laidlaw, 10. Helen Hall II. Isabel Firth, 12. Thelma Holmes. 13. Madeline Orr, I 4. Kathleen Laird, 15. Harriet Lowry Lower left -Miss G. Becket, Technician; Lower right — left to right — M. Wood, Sinclair, E. Palliser, E. Liphardt Dr. P. Howell, Radiologist V. Clark, E. Ewart. N. Kenney, J. Black, L. Student Nurses Top -Intermediates Centre -Probationers Bottom— Juniors Two Generations Late Dr. Kenneth MacKinnon Late Dr. Angus MacKinnon 1 8 8 8 1 9 3 8 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES LIST OF GR Burton, Vina Mrs. Andrew Johnstone Young, Annie Duncan, Bella Mrs. W. J. Dowker Young, Lizzie Mrs. R. E. Peschel Barber, Mary Bird, Edith A. Henderson, Elizabeth Douglas, Margaret Frew, Jean Rolston, Selina Trotter, Lizzie (Deceased) McGregor, Emily Aris, Augusta E. Anderson, Mary Coleman, Ada Field, Chrysia Allen, Margaret Anderson, Janet (Deceased) Borthwick, Margaret (Deceased) Mrs. Dr. Elder Batho, Hattie Borden, Grace Mrs. John Early Anderson, Carolyn Mrs. Angus George Mitchell, Annie Mrs. Colin Campbell Adcock, Minnie Armington, Allie Bushfield, Agnes Bussell, Bell Mrs. J. M. Kains UATE NURSES Ballantyne, Elizabeth (Deceased) Dyke, Susie Mrs. Thos. Evans Fennell, Annie Mrs. H. H. Perry Godkin, Maria Mrs. Elliot Popham, Louisa McCallum, Margaret Winn, Lucy Mrs. Geo. Lewis Walker, Olivia Laing, Kaniza Murray, Grace Turnbull, Jessie Mrs. G. W. Robinson Wilson, Lillian Mrs. Jas. Lockie Stirton, Etta Mrs. Malcom MacVicar Tripp, Maria Nattras, Maria (Deceased) Turnbull, Elizabeth Mrs. H. G. Roberts Stork, H. P. Mrs. Foley Wilkinson, Carrie Mrs. Frank Armington Hipwell, Jane Mrs. M. H. Loblaw Thompson, K. (Deceased) Mrs. K. A. Dickinson Wilson, Etta (Deceased) page seventeen GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 McLean, Annie Mrs. Beachman Moore, Annie McCullough, Sarah Mrs. Egbert Wheeler Ransom, Alice Mrs. Arthur McMillan Engels, Charlotte Bennett, Jane Mrs. J. NewBigging Adcock. Clara Mrs. W. H. Gardiner Crozier, Mary Mrs. W. J. Abott Leadley, Emma (Deceased) Thompson, Julia Mrs. W. D. Ross Bond, Helen Campbell, Emily Mrs. W. J. Be Gordon, Nellie (Deceased) Mrs. A. A. Anderson Gauld, Catharine Mrs. W. A. Boyer Graham, Edith Mrs. Dr. Norman Johnson Cowin, M. A. (Deceased) Carleton, Etta Mrs. W. C. Semple Bessey, Clara Grierson, Janet Mrs. David McMillan Kirkpatrick, Francis Mrs. S. Ransom Burling, Edith Cannon, Ethel Love, May D. Mrs. Dayfoot Taylor, Edith Mrs. W. J. Whyte Tye, Lila Mrs. Robert Leslie Willoughby, Ida Walker, Margaret Wilson, Edith (Deceased) Mrs. Hackney Watkins, Emma Young, Bella Mrs. E. W. Rodgers McKnight, M. G. V. Mrs. Colin McCrae Macintosh, Isabel (Deceased) Neeve, Etta Ross, Jessie Turner, Annie Mrs. J. J. Reid Ford, Margaret Leslie, Florence Mrs. L. J. Roper Stewart, Elizabeth (Deceased) Stark, Alice S. Watrous, Ida Mrs. Rev. Ralph Craigmore page eighteen GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES Bailey, Olive (Deceased) Mrs. Dr. Whitchow Caulfield, Annie Mrs. Edwin Harris Cunningham, Rebecca Mrs. Louis Morenz Gibson, Agnes McMurray, Nellie Brooking, Alice Mrs. L C. Preston Caldwell, Annie (Deceased) Grainger, Mabel (Deceased) Kropf, Lavina Mrs. K. A. Gerrard Armstrong, Annie Brown, J. J. Philips, Nellie Crabb, Mabel Mrs. Frank J. W. Allison Cordingley, Muriel (Deceased) Mrs. W. Grant Leggett Doyle, Annie Mrs. G. A. Clark Gwynne, Jessie Mrs. Loggie Eisle, Emily Mrs. Alex Hutchins Hussey, Edna Mrs. J. W. McLeod Hedge Alice, Mrs. Arkell Lyons, Elizabeth Mrs. R. W. Gladstone Arkell, Catharine Mrs. A. C. Nortrop Beck, Ella M. (Deceased) Mrs. Gordon Peterson Ferguson, L. GrifBn, Olive (Deceased) Mrs. Dr. N. Kyle Haggart, Jean Mrs. Jean Davidson Mailand, Ella Mrs. Fred Hendley Paton, Isobel Mrs. T. P. Crutcher Prosser, Beatrice Robertson, Irene Young, Florence (Deceased) Mrs. Heber Cook King, Francis Mrs. Rev. Wallace AJlison Millar, Bessie Richardson, Elizabeth Richardson, Miriam Patterson, Marion Hanna, Myrtle Liphardt, Emma Mitchell, Edna Mrs. Norman Wright Talbot, Pearl (Deceased) Taylor, Helen Mrs. Dr. R. J. McEwen Clendenning, Gertrude Mrs. W. Ross Galloway, Reba Gordon, C. Mary Mrs. Cummins Hopkins, Louise Holmes, K. Mrs. Katharine Inglis Irving, Nancy Wilson, Ida Mrs. Wm. Buchan Herrlick, Hazel Mrs. Hugh C. McLean Inglis, Elizabeth Mrs. Baldwin Moore, Annie May, Amy Mrs. Bert Newstead McEachern, Florence Mrs. Dawson page nineteen GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 Robertson, Mary Mrs. Harry Pettit Steele, Ethel Stelck, M. B. Armstrong. Ethel Sunley, Mary E. Orpen, Mabel M. Mrs. A. R. Hockin Pfaff, Mildred Mrs. Robt. Wilson Lyons, Ella Black, Marie Mrs. Archie Adair Benson, Etta Mrs. Harvey Moffatt Howe, Myrtle Mrs. Dr. A. B. Cooke Willoughby, Cassie Mrs. Donald McKinnon Livingstone, S. S. Bayne, Emma (Deceased) Mrs. Robinson Essery, Pauline Mrs. Gerald Thomas Philp, Estelle Mrs. Dr. Harry Grant, Margaret Mrs. John Steele Roddy, Myrtle Mrs. Howard Kerr Renton, Eleanor Mrs. Swantiland Simpson, Mary Rixon, Dorothy Mrs. Stephen Gapp Agnew, Gcorgina Kenney, Nora Ryde, Victoria Mrs. Currie Awty, Marie (Deceased) Small, Grace Truesdale, Alice (Deceased) Grieve, Eva D. Gillespie, Priscilla Kiteley, Estelle Mrs. G. Coyne Watt, Mary G. McKenzie, Nellie (Deceased) Mrs. Ernest Hugill Shaw, Mrs. A. M. (Deceased) Morton, Anne Henry, Ann Robertson, Jessie Mrs. Raymond Zavitz Demmon, Margaret Mrs. Gallagher Cross, M. Hope Mrs. F. R. Sparks Schaub, Eileen Zeigler, Ella (Deceased) Donellan, Esther Snow, Florence B. Mrs. Ray Thompson Featherstone, Margaret Mrs. W. L. Sager Montgomery, Marguerite Strong, Mina Mrs. Orr Tolton, Maude Frizzell, Margaret (Deceased) Mrs. Alden Johns Cunningham, Ethel Mrs. Hefkey Irwin, Margaret E. Mrs. Ken. Agnew Pierson, Josephine page twenty GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES Speers, R. H. Mrs. W. J. Fairweather Eby, Ethel Mann, Francis B. Mrs. Bradley Taylor, Hazel Mrs. Robert Sinclair Smith, Mary E. Mrs. W. Pearce Fennell, Anna Sugden, Mary G. Mrs. Charles Bremner McPhail, Eva Mrs. Wright McPhcrson, Mary Mrs. A. B. Lyon Young, Hazel Mrs. Otto Eberlin Anderson, Clare (Deceased) Duckworth, Annie (Deceased) McKee, Alice Cross, Annie B. Mrs. Chas. Ogg Urie, Mabel Schaefer, Adeline L, Mrs. Michael Clark, Margaret Partridge, Maud Mrs. Dr. L. King Weir, Margery Mrs. Dr. McMaster Broughton, Elizabeth M. Mrs. Dr. N. Burrows Broughton, Helen L. Sprowl, Laura M. Henderson, Annie Mrs. G. Smith Lane, Ina May Mrs. A. R. Saaf Stockford, Emily Gallagher, Nellie Bowen, Mabel A. Mrs. J. C. Swancar Wilhelm, Margaret L. Mrs. Leslie MacDonald Craik, Katharine McLean, Winnifred McCullough, Ethel Mrs. W. J. Telford Eraser, Ella Fleming, Alma Lawson, Miriam Montgomery, Robina Broughton, Mabel Mrs. Harold Smith McNeill, Katie Mrs. Gordon Knetchel McManus, Annie Mrs. Wm. Watson Anderson, Bessie Mrs. Dr. Taylor Cummer, Cora Mendell, Nora Mrs. Rupay Morris, Bertha Quinn, De Etta Wenger, Mary (Deceased) McKenzie, Louise Nixon, Mary Mrs. Soules McDonald, S. Pearl Mrs. Donald Hammond Beam, Hilda Mrs. Ralph Griffith Eidt, Vera Sparling, Elsie J. Hough, Lillian Leitch, Ella P. Mrs. J. A. McLean page twenty-one GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL ^^I^Q^-f « SCHOOL FOR NURSES 18 8 8 1 y 5 McGillivary, Alma J. Mrs. Gordon Alexander Mighton, Lyla V. Mrs. Parker Smeltzer Simpson, Marjorie McPhail, Catharine Mrs. John L. George Mendell, Orpha L. (Deceased) Cook, Nellie J. Mrs. Dr. David W. Whaley Fletcher, Mamie J. Trask, Ida (Deceased) Mrs. Wm. Gray Litt, Elfreda Johnson, Hazel Mrs. Geo. Eby McCrea, L. Jean Mrs. Earl Anderson Fasken, Gladys Mrs. Russell Bard Rogers, Jessie L. Mrs. Millar McDonald, Katharine Barron, Henrietta Mrs. Geo. Beehoo Featherstone, Lauranette Kilpatrick, Francis Mrs. Ed. Parsons McDuff, Florence Mrs. Dr. Carr Harris Plowright, Alice M. Roelofson, Helen Drysdale, Cissy Walker, Thelma Kiel, Alice Mrs. Louis Bald Humphrey, Florence Mrs. Rev. John Thompson Pinkney, Edna Mrs. Tom Peacock Garner, Mary H. Mrs. Jas. R. Allan Dennis, Hazel E. Clark, Eileen G. Stewart, Mae Mrs. Howard Bolton Albrecht, Norma Mrs. Leslie Morrill Boyd, Mabel Mrs. Chas. Wood McCrae, Katharine Brandy, Helen Mrs. James 0. Wilson Blair, Merle Stewart, Julia Etta MacDonald, Beatrice Mrs. Stanley Hamilton Scales, Susie Paddison, Neola Mrs. Clayton Jackson Hill, Mabel Mrs. Hap Emms Prong, Maud (Deceased) Mrs. Ralph Curzon Benham, Emma Mrs. Bert Bartlett Penfold, Clara Milloy, Ada Tolton, Helen (Deceased) Anderson, Vera Mrs. Crompton Smith, Margaret Mrs. L. McNally Young, Olive Mrs. Adolph Rolling Jones, Ethel B. Mrs. Bert Lindo Clark, Mary Mrs. E. Gray Hewitt, Margaret page twenty-two GOLDEN JUBILEE 18 8 8 — 19 3 8 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES Reid, Bernice Jones, Ethel F. Pringle, Isabel Badke, Gertrude Singer, Marguerite Creighton, May Mrs. Walter Hylands Diamond, Bessie Inglis, Inez Mrs, Walton Benham Watson, Jeannette McNiven, Isabelle Cunningham, Mabel Mrs. Ernest Hope Thomas, M. Gertrude Mrs. Chas. Powell Reid, Ariel Mrs. Lloyd Jackson Dennis, Edena Mrs. Elmer McCannell Wood, E. Marion Zeigler, Clara Darby, Mary Wilson, Isobel Mrs. Lindsay Mercer Lambert, Dora Dyer, Amelia Popplestone, Jeanette Mrs. Dr. C. D. Kilpatrick Fletcher, Dorothy Mrs. George Whitehead Henderson, Isabel McNab, Margaret Wood, Olive M. Mrs. Clyde Scarrow Pass, Helen F. (Deceased) Stephenson, Alice Cleghorn, Katharine Chapman, Lyla J. Mrs. Harold Jackson Andrews, Ethel G. Mrs. Herbert Ritchie McFarlane, Mary T. Mrs. Walter Gordon Powell, Ruth Mrs. Arthur Hatch Black, Lois Winfield, Eva J. Norrish, Mildred Crozier, C. Jean Mrs. Archie Service Coker, Jeanette Mrs. G. Black Kilpatrick, Janet Storey, Beatrice Cockburn, Annie Pearce, Isabel Mrs. Gordon Hopper Laidlaw, Katie Mrs. Harvey Zeigler Dedells, Florence Mrs. Howard Kurtz Moffatt, Olga H. Thomas, Marguerite Mrs. Archie G. Theaker Bentley, K. Ena Mrs. Jas. Boyd Hall, Minnie Hardy, Clara Mrs. Dr. C. D. Heggie page ttoenty-tbree GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 Hay, Jean E. Mrs. Fred Stafford Brown, M. Hazel Mrs. Ivor Foyl Forsythe, Vera Jean Mrs. C. A. Gordon Elliott, Ena Mrs. Nelson Couling Stephens, Margaret E. Mrs. Clifford Wrigglesworth Schumann, Emma Brydon, Helen Howard, Evelyn Mrs. Robt. Brydon Archibald, Margaret Mrs. Jack Gardiner Mcintosh, Marjorie Till, Margaret Mrs. A. Kelly Boyd, Ethelyn Mrs. A. L. Geffert Mallett, Francis Rowland, Phyllis Mrs. John Cms Threndyle, Mary Mrs. Jas. Grant Dent, Margaret Fletcher, Margaret Mrs. Jas. Ling Lantz, Isabel Mrs. Ray Gordon Todd, Helen L. Metcalfe, Elva Bryan, Lillian Shaw, Rose E. Pollock, Dorothy A. Henry, Marion Graham, Mary H. McBean, A. Jean Hall, Katharine E. Kennedy, Margaret K. Dent, Annie Mrs. Wm. Kelso Pfohl, Florence C. Stark, Mary L Wanless, Ella F. Thom, Margaret Mrs. Campbell Thompson Whitmee, Daisy W. Cartwright, E. Green, Isabel Mrs. Jim Perry Gladstone, Ruth McLean, Leone Mrs. J. Scott Irwin, Louise Cook, Ethel McCuen, Ruby Frosch, Evelyn Sinclair, Loreen Grauel, Mildred Pemberton, Peggy Kitching, Helen Mrs. Roy Paddison Roszell, Anna Mrs. Howard Rokeby-Thomas Caldwell, Bernice Mrs. L. A. Fisher McKinnon, Mary Mrs. Roy McConnell Muir, Margaret Hollinger, Helen Myles, Edith Laurens, Esther E. Yeager, lona Scott, Cora Mrs. Osborne Patterson, Fleda Phelps, Nina Mrs. Roy E. Ridley page twenty-four GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses Armstrong, Annie Anderson, Carolyn Lunau, Evelyn Lush, Florence Ray, Isabelle Alpaugh, Beatrice Cunningham, Helen King, Donalda Reid, Laura Mrs. John Woodcock Thompson, Charlotte Upward, Mary Wood, Elva Hamilton, Emma Cross, Thelma Miller, Lulu Partridge, Helen Smith, Marion Standing, Helen Firth, Isobcl Hall, Helen Holmes, Thelma Dryden, Alice Laidlaw, Jean Laird, Kathleen Lowrie, Harriet Lyons, Mary Orr, Madeline Ruthven, Alda page twenty-five GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 The Alumnae Association The Alumnae Association of the Guelph General Hospital has for many years been a source of mutual help and pleasure to its members, but, although the association was organized over 30 years ago, no records are available to show its activities for the first few years of its existence. However, one need only peruse the secretaries* reports of the tasks accomplished since August 31, 1910, to learn that it has more than proven its worth to the graduate nurses, and the community at large, by its public-spirited attitude and keen interest in all matters pertaining to the nursing profession. Searching through early records, one finds that the graduate nurses* registry was, previous to 1911 (and also for some time following, when set rules had to be adopted) , looked after by one of the local down-town druggists. Later, when it was thought to be a more sat- isfactory plan, this was transferred to the office of the hospital, where it remains to the present day, carrying a much longer list of graduates, it is true, but still carrying some of the original obligations. The monthly meetings throughout the years have been mostly under the educational, business and social headings, and the varied number of addresses by different members of the medical profession, as well as talks by representatives of many civil and professional organ- izations, have been of vast benefit, while the business and social element have also filled a great need and, through it, the association has been able to do considerable entertaining — at the same time having purchased much of its own equipment, such as silver, linen, china, bridge tables, etc., to be used on such occasions, aside from which the treasurer was able to put into a special fund a substantial sum with which to purchase debentures, and this is to be used as a Graduate Nurses' Loan Fund. This may be loaned to nurses wishing to take post-graduate work, providing they are graduates of the Guelph General Hospital, and mem- bers in good standing of the Alumnae Association. Originally this was a scholarship fund, but with the changing of conditions it was felt that a loan fund would be of greater benefit. In November, 1914, at the suggestion of Miss Frew, the members began Red Cross work, and since that time have consistently helped materially with the work of that organization — with its western relief page twenty-six GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES and flood sufferers' relief work during more recent years, as well as other worthy enterprises, such as the Russian Relief, furnishing a room in the Y. W. C. A., Children's Aid Society, V, O, N, work, Canadian Institute for the Blind, Nurses' Permanent Education Fund, Florence Nightingale Memorial Fund, McGill School of Nursing and, in Public Health work. Special efforts were made to raise funds to pay for milk for underprivileged children in the community. In 1919 a contribution was made towards a tablet in memory of nurses who had died during the flu epidemic in 1918, and this was subsequently erected and unveiled in the front hall of the hospital. It was also shortly after this time that the Association honored Dr. Sinner, who had served the hospital so faithfully for many years, by paying for the perpetual care of his mother's grave. Previous to the year 1913, the members had furnished a room in the hospital which was to be used by nurses when ill, and had added articles of furniture, etc., from time to time, but, since that year, they have been able through many evenings of bridge, dances, teas and other activities, to raise funds for special donations to the hospital itself, endeavouring in this way to help keep the equipment up-to-date, and also to enable the doctors and nurses to carry out their treatments more efficiently. The two largest donations included a water-sterilizer for the service room and a new **Mary Chase" for the class room. For the use of the graduates themselves, a dressing-room in the basement of the hospital was furnished with lockers, chairs, mirrors, etc. One of the annual events to which members always look forward is the spring banquet for the graduating class, and this proves to be a re-union of the older members, as well as an opportunity to greet the new members-to-be. Since November, 1910, (and possibly in previous years) at time of graduation, it has been the custom of the Alumnae Association to present a prize to the nurse graduating with highest honors. The first prize so presented, of which record was kept, was given to Miss Annie Armstrong, in 1910, for highest marks in Guelph General Hospital examinations, but the Board of Directors, for some years now, has presented this annual prize for theory. The Alumnae Association prize is now presented specifically for proficiency in obstet- rical nursing. page twenty -seven GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 With still greater things in view, the Association carries on, hoping in future years to follow with ever steadier and more faithful tread in the path of those who have been responsible for the work accomplished since the time of its inception. It is fitting to pay tribute here to the graduates who have passed on to their reward. Those who have held office in the Alumnae Association: Presidents — Miss J. J. Frew, Miss Janet Anderson, Miss Annie Armstrong, Mrs. Margaret Douglas, Miss Annie G. Moore, Miss Emily Eisle, Mrs. A. R. Hockin, Miss C. Ziegler, Miss K. Cleg- horn, Miss E. Eby, Miss L. Ferguson. Secretary — Miss Margaret Walker, Miss Bessie Millar, Miss E. M. Richardson, Miss L. Kropf, Miss L. M. Hopkings, Miss 1. Watrous, Mrs. A. A. Anderson, Miss M. Simpson, Miss A. Fennell, Miss J. Pierson, Miss N. Kenney, Miss L. Sinclair. Treasurer — Miss Margaret Walker, Miss Bessie Millar, Miss I. Watrous, Mrs. A. A. Anderson, Miss J. Watson, Miss M. Wood. page twenty-eight GOLDEN JUBILEE GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1 8 8 8 — 1 9 3 8 SCHOOL for nurses The Women^s Aid Women's Hospital Aids Association of Ontario Motto "We do not want to run Hospitals. We want to make it easier for Hospital Boards and Superintendents to do so/* The Women's Aid of the Guelph General Hospital was formed in 1897 by Mrs. Jane C. Budd, who became its first president. The Guelph Aid became affiliated with the Women's Hospital Aids Associ- ation of Ontario at its inception in 1910, The members of the Aid undertook the task of convassing the city each year to collect money with which to supply linens for the hospital. The goods were purchased and the material cut out by members of the Aid who then attended to having the different articles made. These consisted of sheets, pillow slips, bed gowns, doctor's gowns and other things too numerous to mention. This practice was carried on until the hospital was taken over by the city in 1930. The Aid has since been raising money by holding rummage sales, bridges, teas and home-made baking sales. The money so raised has gone into the purchasing of many pieces of equipment for the hospital thus aiding suffering humanity. In this manner the good work started by Mrs. Budd and her little band of workers is still bearing good fruit, forty-one years later. The Guelph Aid has two charter members on its roll, viz,, Mrs. Edmund Harvey and Miss Kate Till Miss Till was made a Life Member of the Women's Hospital Aids Association of Ontario in 1935, their jubilee year, in honor of her long and faithful service. This membership is given for service only, money cannot buy it. Miss Till was secretary-treasurer for twenty- nine years, then treasurer and afterwards president of this Association. The next longest in point of service was Mrs. R. Lucy who was president for nineteen years. page twenty-nine GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL GOLDEN JUBILEE SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1 8 8 8 1 9 3 8 Active officers since inception are: Presidents — Mrs. Jane C. Budd, Mrs. G. Jeffrey, Mrs. G. B. Ryan, Mrs. R. Lucy, Miss Jean Congalton, Miss K. Till, Mrs. W. Walker Treasurers — Miss K. Till, Mrs. R. Lucy, Mrs. J. P. MacKinnon, Mrs. R. R. Dodds Secretarys — Miss K. Till, Mrs. C. E. Hewer, Mrs. H. C. Allen page thirty GOLDEN JUBILEE 1888 — 1938 GUELPH GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL FOR NURSES GREETINGS FROM MEDICAL STAFF The Training School of the Guelph General Hospital was in- augurated in 1888 owing to the efforts of the late Doctors Henry Howitt, Angus MacKinnon, L. Brock and T. A. Keatinge. These men were largely responsible for the lectures to the nurses. Since that time the medical staff has increased greatly and their work in lecturing has therefore become less arduous. Many nurses have graduated and have gone out to carry on their chosen work, spreading the good name of the training school wherever they go. The splendid work of the graduates has always been pleasing to the medical staff who extend to them all their best wishes for their continued success and that of the training school. 3ln fimnriam DR. HENRY ORTON DR. GERALD O'REILLY DR. T. P. PARKER DR. R. LUCY DR. THOMAS ORTON DR. KENNETH MacKINNON DR. RICHARD ORTON DR. W. J. ROBINSON DR. JOHN HOWITT DR. J. P. KIRBY DR. S. V. KEATING DR. PETER STUART DR. MacGUIRE DR. ANGUS MacKINNON DR. NUNAN DR. JAMES LINDSAY DR. G. SAMUEL HEROD DR. J. A. WILSON DR. CORMACK DR. W. O. STEWART DR. TAMBLYN DR. FRANK WALSH DR. L. BROCK DR. W. F. SAVAGE DR. W. B. KENNEDY DR. C. C. TATHAM DR. H. G. ROBERTS DR. ALLAN GIBSON DR. W. H. LOWRY DR. HENRY HOWITT page thirty -one