Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

GRADUATION, "SASSA... GALT.. NURSING"

Date

1959

Materials

GOLD, ENAMEL

No. Pieces

1

Height

0.6

Length

2.0

Width

14.2

Description

PIN, BAR STYLE ATTACHED TO A SCHOOL PIN BY A CHAIN. BAR PIN IS GOLD COLORED MARKED, “PAT SASSA” R.N.” SCHOOL PIN DEPICTS THREE MOUNTAINS WITH A SUNBURST IN THE BACKGROUND, RED ENAMELED CROSS IN CENTER, GREEN ENAMELED BORDER AND BANNER MARKED, “GALT SCHOOL… ALTA.” REVERSE ENGRAVED “PAT OKUTAKE, 1959, BIRKS 14K.”

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

EDUCATION

HEALTH SERVICES

History

ACCORDING TO THE DONOR PATRICIA SASSA (NEE OKUTAKE), THE GRADUATION PIN WAS PRESENTED TO HER ALONG WITH HER GRADUATION CERTIFICATE, FLORENCE NIGHTENGALE PLEDGE AND BOUQUET OF RED ROSES AT HER GRADUATION CEREMONY. SHE GRADUATED ON OCTOBER 14, 1959. OF HER GRADUATION, SASSA SAID, "THE GRADUATION UNIFORMS WERE CAREFULLY STARCHED AND IRONED BY THE LAUNDRY STAFF. WE WERE DRIVEN BY THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE BUS SO WE COULD ALL STAND AND NOT GET OUR UNIFORMS WRINKLED ON OUR WAY TO SOUTHMINISTER UNITED CHURCH WHERE THE CEREMONY WOULD TAKE PLACE... IT WAS SUCH A HAPPY AND EMOTIONAL OCCASION. INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, MR. JOHN DEJOURDAN. WE LATER RETURNED TO THE NURSES' RESIDENCE WHERE TEA WAS SERVED FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS." SASSA ALSO SAID, "DURING THE MORNING OF GRADUATION, SIX OF US CLASSMATES RECEIVED AWARDS IN THE SPECIALTY AREAS OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, PEDIATRIC, OBSTETRIC, OPERATING ROOM AND GENERAL PROFICIENCY. I WAS THE HAPPY RECIPIENT OF THE OPERATING ROOM AWARD. IT SEEMS COINCIDENTAL THAT FOUR OF THE SIX RECIPIENTS CONTINUED FURTHER INTO THEIR CAREER TO PURSUE THEIR BACHELOR OF NURSING AND ONE RECIEVED HER PHD. " SASSA SAID, "PINS WERE ALWAYS TO BE WORN WHILE WORKING, AND REMAIN WORN AS LONG AS YOU ARE WORKING IN ANY INSTITUTION OR COMMUNITY BASED SITE. WE WORE THEM PROUDLY TO DESIGNATE FROM WHICH HOSPITAL WE GRADUATED." SEE P20090023001 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Catalogue Number

P20090023009

Acquisition Date

2009-06

Collection

Museum

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