Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

Page 29 text:

HELEN JANET BURGESS ' Helen 18 School Street, MANCHESTER. MASS. “A girl with a smile is a girl worth while.” It’s hard to know just what to say about Helen Burgess. She’s so quiet and un- obtrusive that if it wasn’t for her radiant smile and trim appearance, one might not notice her at all. That is until you know her. Then you find yourself ad- miring her, not only for her beauty, but also for her fine qualities and high ideals. Her smile brightens the tin 1 lest day and whether she is just plain “Nurse,” in charge of ward 28, or even taking care of thirty-two babies at B. L. I., it is al- ways there. Sometimes you may have to coax it — but it will come. Along with the problems of training to contend with during the past three years, Helen has tried to solve the problem of making the bungalow on Arlington Heights a palace to live in and “live happily ever after”. Page twenty-five 1 9 2 8

Page 28 text:

fcJj CL GERTRUDE ESTHER BOLLES “ Gert ” 227 Lake Street. WEST SWANZEY, N. H. “ An all-around likable girl.” For a long time we wondered at the sweet content in which Gertrude lived. It was almost as if she were wrapped in an invisible cloak which showed un- known and beautiful things to her alone. At last we found the secret — those eve- ning telephone calls. While we would sit waiting hours on the hard stairs, somewhat impatiently it must be admitted, we could see her in the telephone booth with the evangelical expression of St. Cecilia on her face, listening to words we unfortunately could not hear. Somehow we feel that her happiness is oing to be permanent. Anyway, we know that Gertrude will have a model hy- ienic home with ventilation in the most approved method, and open plumbing. Page twenty-four 19 2 8

Page 30 text:

“ She has risen above us — nearly six feet. ' “Hi kids! How goes it?” One uninitiated into our midst might be in dread of a hurricane breezing in, but it is only Helen Coghlan. Her entrance always reminds one of a football team rushing out upon the field. She radiates good- will and enthusiasm. Ordinarily she is the best-natured soul on earth, but just look out when a storm strikes. Make as quick an exit as possible, head for the nearest retreat. Verily, she is fearful in her wrath. Everyone from the tiniest probationer upward shudders. We have heard that one visiting man crawled under the bed of a patient by way of escape, although that may be an exaggera- tion. A better friend has no one, and yet her enemies would have our deepest pity. To tell the truth, we don ' t believe she will ever have any. Page twenty-six 19 2 8