Money Not All Girls Claim 1959

This was taken from the Cut Knife Grinder, September 1959

Money isn’t everything, according to three attractive young Psychiatric Nurses who left Friday for England and jobs in Surrey.

Misses Marion Bronsch, Radisson; Jacqui Dutruit, Prince Albert; and Lorraine Bertrand, Gallivan gave up $274 a month nursing jobs to realize a dream of seeing Europe, where they will clear $54 a month.

Spring graduates of North Battleford Provincial Hospital, the girls left Saskatoon by plane for Montreal and from there they will sail on Empress of Britain to Liverpool. They plan to begin nursing on October 15 at Belmont Mental Hospital in Sutton, Surry. Next spring they plan a six-month tour of the continent.

Wages at the hospital will be less than $100 a month, $42 of that which will go for room and board and eight dollars for nursing fees. Here they were receiving $274 a month, less board and room, clearing $228 a month.

The girls, all in their 20’s, met in training three years ago. Before coming friends, they discussed the lifetime dream of all of them-- to travel aboard. Since graduating they have saved enough for their trip to England, and they hope, with their additional $54 a month enough to see Europe.