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CAPPING CELEMONY -- The Government of the Ryukyu Islands Naha Nursing School held its annual capping ceremony for 40 junior student nurses on May 12 in the school's auditorium. Carrying a lighted candle, each student solemnly ascended the platform to receive a cap from her teacher. Shown lighting a candle and receiving their caps are (L-R): Tamiko Asato and Sachiko Azuma, both student nurses; and Yoshiko Odo, nursing instructor. Congratulating the newly-capped nurses were their parents, teachers, and friends, and Col. William G. Brooks, director, Public Health and Welfare Dept., U.S. Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. In his graduation address on behalf of the high commissioner and the civil administrator, Col. Brooks said, "The caps that you receive tonight are a symbol of the dignity of the profession that you are pursuing, and you should always wear them with pride … You must work together as a team to continuously seek current and advanced information in the field of nursing and always strive for professional improvement. "
【和訳】戴帽式 - 那覇看護学校は5月12日、同校講堂で毎年恒例の准看護婦40人の戴帽式を行った。点火されたろうそくを手に、一人一人が厳かに壇上に上がり、教官からナースキャップを受け取った。ろうそくを灯し、キャップを受け取る（左から）看護学生のアサト・タミコとアズマ・サチコ、教官のオド・ヨシコ。祝福する学生の両親、教官、友人たちと米国民政府公衆衛生福祉局長ウィリアム・G・ブルックス大佐。ブルックス大佐は高等弁務官と民政官に代わって「 今夜皆さんが受け取ったキャップは、皆さんが目指す職業の品格の象徴であり、常に誇りを持って身につけるべきものです…皆さんはチームとして協力し、常に看護の分野の最新かつ高度な情報を求め、専門職として向上に努めなければなりません」と述べた。
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