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

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W. ' ■ ■ n II w ill and OF THE CLASS Testament OF 1936 We, the class of 1936 of the Massachusetts General Hospital Train- ing School for Nurses; being of sound mind, subject to no undue influ- ences and realizing that our days in this institution are numbered, do hereby bequeath our properties as follows: To Miss Annabelle McCrae; Our gratitude, for the right to be desig- nated as the last of the McCrae nurses. To Miss Sally Johnson; A spacious, overstuffed davenport, to replace the too-high-too-hard and uncompromising wooden bench now oc- cupied by persons waiting in the Rotunda to see her. To Miss Nancy Fraser; Our deep appreciation for her unfailing per- sonal interest in our health, although it has sometimes been obscured by chiding words. To Miss Harriet McCollum; Student nurses who will buy closet keys to use, but not to lose. To Miss Walborg Petersen; A siren to avoid collisions, especially in turning corners. To Miss Barbara Williams; Our thanks for her diligence in locating us in our respective homes, when unexpected visitors arrived. To Miss Eleanor Smith; Our full permission to institute more long needed improvements, such as the sinks on Ward E. To Miss Minnie Pohe; Twenty-five hour days. To Miss Beulah Lehr; An amplifier. To Miss Louise Hollister; A hope for better Case Studies, turned in on time and without repeated reminders. To Miss Marian Stevens; Some device to keep students awake during Pediatric classes at 8 A.M. To Miss Olive Roberts; A courier, to round up nurses on “weighing day.” To Miss Edith Holway; Longer uniforms which the Laundry cannot shrink. To Miss Ruth Sleeper; An assistant to carry on her work in the Train- ing School Office, so that she may be free to teach more classes. May the future classes appreciate them as much as we have! To Miss Helen Burgess; Our admiration for that smile!