Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

"GSN" CREST

Date Range From

1956

Date Range To

1959

Materials

WOOL, MOTHER OF PEARL, ACRYLIC

No. Pieces

1

Length

72.6

Width

65.1

Description

BLAZER, WOOL, DARK GREEN. TWO ROWS OF TWO MOTHER OF PEARL BUTTONS EACH. TWO PATCH POCKETS AT WAIST. BREAST POCKET HAS SHIELD SHAPED PATCH WITH NAVY BACKGROUND, GREEN BORDER AND “GSN” EMBROIDERED IN YELLOW.

Subjects

CLOTHING-OUTERWEAR

Historical Association

EDUCATION

HEALTH SERVICES

History

ACCORDING TO DONOR FERN HICKEN (NEE DAHL), AT THE TIME OF THE DONATION, SHE ACQUIRED THE BLAZER AS A STUDENT IN THE "GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING," (GSN). ACCORDING TO HICKEN, "BLAZERS WERE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS... I DON'T REMEMBER THE PRICE... MY BLAZER... [WAS] WORN QUITE FREQUENTLY DURING TRAINING DAYS... FOR STUDENT NURSING EVENTS- ESPECIALLY GLEE CLUB." HICKEN DECIDED TO BECOME A NURSE BECAUSE SHE HAD FAMILY IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONS WHO ENCOURAGED HER TO ATTEND THE GSN. IN ADDITION, SHE HAD FRIENDS ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, ENJOYED WORKING WITH PEOPLE AND LIVED NEAR THE RESIDENCE AND HOSPITAL. SHE ATTENDED THE GSN FROM 1956-1959. THROUGHOUT HER TIME THERE, SHE RECALLS "SO MANY MEMORIES - SUNBATHING ON THE ROOF OF THE RESIDENCE;... DANCES AT HENDERSON LAKE PAVILLION; CARING FOR PATIENTS; THE 1957 FLU EPIDEMIC - WE WERE CONFINED TO OUR RESIDENCE ROOMS (SUPPOSEDLY); THE GALT TENDUTTS BASKETBALL TEAM WINNING THE CITY CHAMPIONSHIP," AND OTHER GOOD TIMES. FOLLOWING GRADUATION IN OCTOBER OF 1959, SHE WORKED IN A RURAL HOSPITAL UNTIL 1960, WHEN SHE WAS MARRIED. SHE THEN WORKED IN EDMONTON AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY. SHE WORKED CASUALLY DURING HER CHILD BEARING YEARS. "IN 1979 I WAS HIRED AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE, WHICH NORMALLY REQUIRED ONE TO HAVE A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN NURSING, SO I EMBARKED ON A COURSE OF STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, WHICH ENABLED ME TO OBTAIN A BACHELOR OF NURSING IN FIVE YEARS BY ATTENDING NIGHT CLASSES AND SUMMER SCHOOL WHILE CONTINUING TO WORK FULL TIME. I CONTINUED IN THIS OCCUPATION UNTIL I RETIRED IN 1993." FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE PERMANENT FILE. THIS DONATION WAS PART OF A COMPOSITE UNIFORM DONATION FROM THE "GALT SCHOOL OF NURSING" CLASS OF 1959 AND 1961. IT INCLUDES A COMPLETE GRADUATION DRESS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES RELATED TO THE GSN. SEE ALSO P20090023001-15, P20090024000, AND P20090025000. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE CLASS OF 1959 SEE ARCHIVES 19705886000, 19752303429, 19941046008, AND 20001076001.

Catalogue Number

P20090026000

Acquisition Date

2009-06

Collection

Museum

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