NEW ZEALAND NURSES,

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 226, 24 August 1932, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NURSES,

I DIPLOMAS PRESENTED. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON. Aug. 24. i Hon. J. A. Young. Minister of Health, t<>day presented the diplomas I to the New Zealand nurses who haw :completed the post-graduate course. He thanked the Nurses' Association for assisting the granting of bursaries. This year, so far in Xew Zealand. G 1 nurses had taken the post-graduate jcourse and it was interesting to note 'that many of them occupied positions such as matrons, sub-matron-, tutor sisters, ward sisters and nurse inspectors and heid other similar positions. He paid a tribute to the ex'-hen: work done by Miss Moire in conducting the studies and thanked the W-.-i----■lington Hospital authorities ior the j facilities tor the holding of the c lass, and the Victoria Coiieg-t- for it- ■. - ; operation. Diplomas were handed to Misses Annie R. Edmanson < Auckland H s- ' pital». Lilian M. Hawkes Whangarei>, Jane Beil < Thames t. Mari- Chiholm ■ Masterton i. Ina ( . Healey ■ (Auckland i. Mary W. A. Edson i Xeijson), Kathleen L Craig • Wanganui and Timarui and Helen G. .'•mallbone (Napier).