. The Canadian nurse . rt of a new education, the den-tists take their teaching very seriously, andopportunities to teach a greater numbercome through the Red Cross classes. Dr. VOL. XXXV, No. 7 A BIRTHDAY PARTY 401 W. S. Caldwell, assistant director of theOntario Red Cross, also spoke briefly onthe close connection between home nursingand nutrition classes, both bringing im-provement in health. Dr. Routley closed the discussion by pay-ing a warm tribute to the voluntary work-ers in the Red Cross Society and announcedthat 50,000 students had enrolled in thehome nursing classes during the past
. The Canadian nurse . rt of a new education, the den-tists take their teaching very seriously, andopportunities to teach a greater numbercome through the Red Cross classes. Dr. VOL. XXXV, No. 7 A BIRTHDAY PARTY 401 W. S. Caldwell, assistant director of theOntario Red Cross, also spoke briefly onthe close connection between home nursingand nutrition classes, both bringing im-provement in health. Dr. Routley closed the discussion by pay-ing a warm tribute to the voluntary work-ers in the Red Cross Society and announcedthat 50,000 students had enrolled in thehome nursing classes during the past tenyears. Colonel Cooper spoke in appreciation of the splendid work done by all of thevoluntary workers. A moving picture wasshown entitled, If it is health you areseeking, which incorporated most of thelessons in the Red Cross manual. Afterwards, many of the representativeswent to the Parliament Buildings to see thebeautifully arranged rooms and the decora-tions in honour of the visit of TheirMajesties. Mary L. Jacobs. »,. A BIRTHDAY PARTY Although the temperament of the weatherman is a doubtful quantity in May, he pro-duced one of his more stable moments thisyear, much to the relief of the members ofthe Vancouver General Hospital AlumnaeAssociation. They were relieved because agarden party had been planned for thatparticular afternoon, and it was a littledifficult to consider the clouds and windof the day before in the light of a disap-pointing dress rehearsal which is tradition-ally the forerunner of a successful firstnight. Be that as it may, the morningfound a busy committee working with themarquee and umbrellas which were totransform the pleasant hospital grounds andprovide the setting for a unique event. Forty years ago, in the red brick build-ings now occupied by Vancouvers CitySocial Service Department, the VancouverGeneral Hospital established u TrainingSchool for Nurses. The group composingthe first class of students was small in number, and was made up of those
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