The Post-Graduate Course

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume XXII, Issue 4, 1 November 1929, Page 154

The Post-Graduate Course

The second year's Post-Graduate Course for nurses came to a completion on the 30th August, 1929, all the students successfully passing the required examination.

The Hon. A. J. Stallworthy, Minister of Health, presented the diplomas at an informal morning tea given by him at the Parliament Buildings for the students and those members of the Department of Health who had been concerned with their instruction. Opportunity was taken at this meeting by Dr. Valintine, Direc-tor-General of Health, to give an address to the students m which he wished them success and hoped that they would uphold the tradition of the New Zealand nursing profession which was again typified, he said, "m the conduct of the nursing profession under the trying conditions experienced m the hospitals m the Nelson and West Coast areas during the recent earthquake."

On the afternoon of the same day the Wellington Branch of the Trained Nurses' Association entertained the students at afternoon tea at the Nurses' Club, at the same time welcoming Miss Bicknell, Director of the Division of

Nursing, back to Xew Zealand from her recent visit to the International Conference." of Nurses held at Montreal. After a delightful afternoon tea was passed round. Miss Kohn, President of the Branch, congratulated the students on their success and expressed the hope that the)' would all take a very active part m the work of the N.Z.T.N.A.. She then asked Aliss Bicknell to relate some of her experience at the Conference.

Miss Hicknell expressed her pleasure at returning m time to meet the students before they dispersed, and then proceeded to relate many of her interesting experiences and give them a graphic account of some of the leading personalities who were present at this vast Conference. In concluding, she wished the students every success m their future professional careers.

As a final farewell the class entertained the two Instructors at a very happy luncheon party at the Ritz, much to the amusement of the "lounge lizards" m the restaurant. After some witty speeches from the students, the party broke up with singing "Auld Lang Syne."