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

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1938 volume:

Published by Class of 1938 TRAINING SCHOOL for NURSES MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS Editor-in-chief CHARLOTTE AUBERT Literary Editors LUCY DENIO GERALDINE BRANDON Feature Editors KATHARINE BARRETT LUCILE HOWD Business Managers MARJORIE HARRISON HAZEL LEONARD 4 )!►••- DEDICATION We, the Class of 1938, dedicate this book to Miss Nancy Fraser whose forgetfulness of self and tireless minis- trations to us have been, and always will be, an example and inspiration to this class. 5 MISS SALLY JOHNSON. R.N., B.S. 6 - MISS RUTH SLEEPER, R.N., M.S. - 7 8 } - FACULTY— JUNE, 1936 HEAD NURSES— NOVEMBER. 1936 — •{ 1 0 }“«• ' - HOUSE OFFICERS AND RESIDENTS — 1937 CONSTRUCTION WORK — OLD WEST AMPHITHEATRE ■I II - FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PLEDGE I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous and will not ta e or now ' ingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to elevate the standard of my profession and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my eeping, and all family affairs coming to my nowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his wor and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. - 1 2 A Song for M, G. H. Words by MARGARET DIETER, 1916 Her ivied columns rise to meet The glory of the Bulfinch dome, Serene, unruffled, beautiful. She waits to bid us welcome home. From many lands, o ' er many days. We brought to her our restless youth. And she with patience took us all And set us in the way of truth. Stern Teacher, kindly too, withal. Who saw the faults we could not hide. And building on our better selves. She wrought results that shall abide. What if she gave us arduous toil. She taught us reverence for our work; To ease the suffering, lighten pain There is no task we dare to shirk. Where life and death are side by side. And creeds and races strangely blend. To share these things from day to day She helped us each to find a friend. Oh, Gracious Guardian of our past. Thy children rise to honor thee. God bless and keep you, M. G. H. Secure through all the years to be. 13 fCBRUARY SECTION KATHLEEN E. ARMSTRONG Caribou, Maine ( long for a life of more leisure. I rush through the day, till it feels As If I am chasing tomorrow While yesterday snaps at my heels. CHARLOTTE FRANCES AUBERT 234 South 2nd Avenue Mount Vernon, N. Y. I can ' t conceal my crimes. I ' m really quite distressed — My life ' s an open book That ought to be suppressed! MARGUERITE BRIDGES I Maywood Street Uxbridge, Mass. I wish I had a row of desks Extending endlessly away, For then I ' d never clean them up I ' d use a new one every day. LUCY ELIOTT DENIO South Lincoln, Massachusetts When pompous people squelch me With their regal attributes It cheers me to imagine How they ' d look In bathing suits. -4 15 (iH - JANE DEXTER 203 Adams Street Milton, Mass. I ' m sure I have a noble mind And honesty and tact, And no one ' s more surprised than I To see the v ay I act. RUTH M. EASTWOOD 2 I Sunset Avenue Methuen, Mass. Because time goes too fast for me I can’t do half the things I ought — I have two lives, the one I act And one I only live in thought. - 4 16 EVELYN D. FRANZEN 50 Chestnut Street West Abington, Mass. Sometimes I feel a little bored By v rlters who are merely clever But when I spring a clever thing I simply cherish It forever. MARJORIE S. HARRISON 61 High Road Newburyport, Mass. I wonder if everyone else Sees his life as a marvelous story, And walks through monotonous days In a cloud of Invisible glory. 17 - RUTH HATHAWAY 306 Gliot Street Milton, Mass. Antique furniture at honne Wealth as well as taste denoies — Would that ' I could start a fad For wearing antique overcoats! LUCILE A. HOWD 12 Central Street Northfield, Vermont I feel so thrillingly alive And filled with vinn and glee It ' s strange to think that years ago There wasn’t any nne. 18 - JOSEPHINE K. HURLEY 5 Peabody Street Boston, Mass. I want to live each minute With courage, zest and grace, Thus keeping up the standard Of the famous human race. HELEN A. LAMPINEN High Street Keene. N. H. I ' m yawning from morn till night. It ' s awful the hours I keep — I simply can ' t live long enough I ' m afraid, to catch up on my sleep. 19 )• - BERTHA A. NAVAS 34 Woodland Street Lawrence, Mass. Truth makes life a noble thing, And courage makes it strong, But grace and tact must set them off As music does a song. HELEN M. NEWMAN Ballston Spa New York Through my saddest, blackest mood. Small and very far I see my future happiness Shining like a star. DOROTHY NICKERSON 228 Bishop Street Attleboro, Mass. There ' s not a person in the world Who hasn ' t had some woe. Why is it mine seems much more real Than other people ' s though? ESTHER PIETRASEK 154 Farnum Street Lawrence, Mass. Each man who bravely fights his way, Who tackles problems with a vim. Adds just a little to the strength Of all those coming after him. --4 21 4 - CELIA PIRTTINEN Sandwich, Massachusetts I ' ll never have the fortune Which only genius brings But I have a lot of talent For enjoying little things. MARY POULES High Street Hubbardston, Mass. I’d like to skip along the street But I must walk with stately stride Who started all this foolishness Of people acting dignified? -4 22 EUNICE RANGER 82 Bromfield Street Somerville, Mass. I Tell so short of my Ideal At times I ' m almost moved to cry: Don ' t judge me, please, by what I do — This small cross person isn ' t I ! ELIZABETH REA 69 Central Street Foxboro, Mass. I ' d rather be the lowly soul Who suffers every deep disgrace Than wear that sly, rejoicing look That sometimes lights a righteous face. -4 23 MARY ROTA Elm Street Baldwinville, Mass. We ' re here so short a time before We go to unknown ends. We may not meet in other worlds — Let ' s hurry and be friends. BERTHA M. SNECK East Street Maynard, Mass. 1 found a way to cure today That foolish mood or hurry — I simply stopped the clock and then I didn ' t have to worry. 24 NELMA R. SOULE Simsbury, Connecticut I do not aim for wealth or fame I ' ve other hope than that — I long to find before I die Just one becoming hat. LUCILLE THEROUX 3 I Inman Street Lawrence, Mass. If your job is work to you Quit it, I am here to say — Find the work you ' re meant to do And It won ' t be work but play. 25 }• . - ELIZABETH VAJCOVEC 38 Granite Street Webster, Mass. It takes all the Joy from a wild shopping spree And the next day it drives me distraught To find that the shops took me seriously And sent me the things that I bought. ISABEL VINTON I 15 Highland Avenue Fitchburg, Mass. I ' ve had some awful illnesses And accidents that stretched me flat, But anyway I ' m still alive — And lots of people can ' t say that. - 4 26 DOROTHY WOOD North Bernardston, Massachusetts When everything goes dead wrong And fate presses down on my load, Am I noble and brave? No, I break things and rave — It ' s such a relief to explode. SECTION KATHERINE BARRETT, A.B. 5 I Forbes Avenue Northampton, Mass. To give my very best to life Should be my greatest aim — It helps me too, for when I do Life gives me back the same. SEETENBEH -4 27 h ' - EDITH H. BENGTSON 3 Glenwood Avenue Barre, Vermont Nothing can stand against laughter — Mark Twain made this wise remark first — And time and again I have proved it When things were about at their worst. ALICE BELMONT 935 Park Avenue New York, N. Y. I have a little flivver That goes up and down with me, And how we stay together so Is more than I can see. 28 CONSTANCE BOURNE 73 Ruth Avenue Providence, R. I. The sailor has no harder job Who sails the stormy oceans Than I who steer my little soul Through strange and deep emotions. GERALDINE BRANDON I I Asylum Street New Haven, Conn. Now duty is a horrid word. Right doing should be glad If you do good because you should You might as well be bad. - 4 29 VELMA CARR 2 Water Street Marlboro, Mass. Conventions cramp my sweeping style. Why should I be ruled by custom? Rules were only made, I think, For those who are too weak to bust ' em. BERNICE CLARK New Portland, Maine Three things I have for perfect bliss. No farther need I look: An open fire burning bright. An apple and a book. -4 30 - EILEEN COFFEY Wauwatosa, Wisconsin I love our mountains in the west , So still and strange and tall, I brag about our scenery — You ' d think I made it all. HELENE COUSINS Stonington, Maine I was called upon once for a speech. I thought I was doing it well ' Till I couldn ' t remember the point Of a joke that I started to tell. 3 I NELLIE CUNNINGHAM Brownville Junction Maine I love a good hot argument. I ' ll talk for hours anyv here — But just one rule must be observed: To use statistics Isn ' t fair. ELLEN DRAUGHON, B.A. 1872 Waverly Place Memphi s, Tenn. I svv ' ear that I ' ll relax today. My nerves are simply overtaxed — Right now I ' m all worked up and tense I ' m trying so to be relaxed. 32 RUTH FARRISSEY 66 Coolidge Street Lawrence, Mass. After thunder storms are done All the world seems fresh and glad. That ' s the way I sometimes feel After getting good and mad. GRACE FISK. A.B. 235 Main Street Hudson Falls, N. Y. I know a way to cure the blues As sure as anything: Turn on the bathtub water hard And then get in and sing. -4 33 MARY FRASER 4 Atwood Road Worcester, Mass. The sun sent one of his billion rays Down ninety-three million miles To make this freckle upon my nose — ■ A fact that I think of with smiles. RUTH GARDNER. A.B. Clayton, 1000 Islands New York I sit and think ' midst toil and strife My abstract, sweeping thoughts on life. My mind is much too vague and grand To cope with problems near at hand. 34 DOROTHY GOODWIN 259 Belmont Avenue Brockton, Mass. My work just worried me today So that I couldn ' t do my best Until I had this lovely thought: The world can stand it if I rest. VIRGINIA HARRISON 40 School Street Merrimac, Mass. The human race delights me so. It ' s silly, but I love it — I hardly ever stop to think That I ' m a member of it. - 4 35 4 - EVELYN V. KING 272 Park Street West Roxbury, Mass. Nearly all the v ar and woe With which my days I fill I might so easily escape By simply keeping still. ADA LAWRENCE Berwick Street Berwick, Maine If I laugh at myself And the fool things I do It won ' t bother me much To see others laugh too. 36 - HAZEL LEONARD Foster Street Palmer, Mass. Although in doing worthy deeds I ' ve always quite exulted, When told I had a good kind heart I felt somehow insulted. MARGARET MAHIN Fort Snelling, Minnesota I ' m always caught in telling fibs. I have an honest face, forsooth — The while my heart is black with lies My simple features tell the truth. 37 } - MARJORIE MAY 6 East Stree+ Beverly, Mass. Details blind me to my life I ' m simply living in a maze — I ' m busied so with this and that I hardly see myself for days. MARY ANN McJENNETT, A.B. Captains ' Hill Greenbush, Mass. To live my life convention-bound I never could be willing — Untravelled roads are often rough But then they ' re always thrilling. 38 - EMMA MILLETTE Cable Road Rye, N. H. Trouble brings us close to life. We ' re stronger for the woes we bear — I really think I pity those Vv ' ho never have a single care. MARY ANN MOLES I I Lovell Street Middleboro, Mass. Though the world is at times a troublous place And often my life seems dull and drear When I think I could leave if I wanted to I always begin to like it here. 39 } - EUNICE B. PLANT 308 Chancery Street New Bedford, Mass. I shed my small possessions so I lose things every single day. For Instance — have you noticed too How scissors simply melt away? MURIEL PHILLIPS 210 Whitman Street New Bedford, Mass. I ' m glad my life Is hard at times Although I can ' t luxuriate — If everything were soft for me I might sink In and suffocate. 40 VIRGINIA PLAINER 3 I Greenview Street Quincy, Mass. We congregate in stylish groups And ' smile and chatter at a tea — If we could see each others thoughts What consternation there would be. CLEO RICHARDSON 86 Alexander Avenue Belmont, Mass. The things in life I really want Are all quite moderate and wise The foolish things I think I want Are just to dazzle other ' s eyes. - {41 }{ JULIA ROURKE, M.A. 20 Haskell Street Prides Crossing, Mass. Be lazy sornetimes. I advise. Don ' t blame yourself and think you shirk. It ' s very wise to realize That resting is a part of work. MADELIENE ROWELL 17 Pleasant Street Bristol, N. H. Never let past bitterness Make you cynical today. Each dawn the world is born anew — Let your heart be born that way. 42 ANNETTE SMITH 5 Abbott Street Lebanon, N. H. I hope that I ' ll remember When met by rude invective That silence is the answer That ' s always most effective. GERTRUDE F. SNOW Highland Street Newton, N. H. I love to tell my secrets. I do it all unbidden. My hidden life is so thrilling I cannot keep it hidden. 43 PERSIS T. TOWNE 283 Drury Avenue Athol, Mass. For all I know fate goes ahead Its own ways, not regarding us — Well, If I cannot change a thing At least I ' ll make an awful fuss. BARBARA WHITING Wilton, New Hampshire How Joyfully I used to eat! No more such rapture o ' er me steals — Now vltamlnes and calories Compose my spare and studied meals. ' €{ 44 MARGARET WILSON Stockham, Nebraska Though life has bitter little times They ' re not a total loss I feel For mixed with joys they play the part Of sour pickles at a meal. EILEEN RITA WOLSELEY 393 Wilson Street Manchester, N. H. We can ' t look far ahead or back. By time we ' re over awed — Well, since my view of life ' s not long I ' ll try to keep it broad. -‘• 1 45 FIVE YEAR STUDENTS MARION BIGELOW 164 West Main Street Waterbury, Conn. I like myself the way I am. Of faults I ' ve more than one. If anyone reformed me though I ' d miss a lot of fun. MARGARET BULMAN 258 Arborway Jamaica Plain, Mass. May I walk my ways Clear-eyed and free And do some good Anonymously. 46 }c ’- IRENE M.CARR 50 Elmwood Avenue Waterbury, Conn. Common sense Is good to have But never let it master you — For then it might deprive you of The foolish things it ' s fun to do. ALLIEAN COSTELLO 38 Rowell Avenue Beverly, Mass. A specialist In moods am I. I love each new sensation — And nothing makes me feel so good As righteous Indignation. 47 HELEN LOUISE CURRAN 683 Columbia Road Dorchester, Mass. I ought to judge my neighbors deeds With never failing charity — My own intentions and my acts Show such a great disparity. BARBARA J. HEALEY 148 Elm Street Marblehead, Mass. Whene ' er I have a tragic woe 1 feel I should be thin and white. I never look the part I know I cannot lose my appetite. 48 JOSEPHINE LATAKAS 124 Endicott Street Worcester, Mass. I live my life with self respect Take credit for my lucky chances, And when I tail I simply say I blame it all on circumstances. DOROTHY MATHEWSON 20 Park Place Pawtucket, R. I. To make my own life strong and free Is really all I need to do — Then where it touches others lives It can ' t but make them stronger too. 49 CLARA E. SHIPPEE 96 Chestnut Street Gardner, Mass. The least little thing makes me happy today In my mood of unreasoning glee — Oh my, but I ' m glad that I ' m nobody else Because its such fun to be me. LESLIE DEAN THORUD 488 South Franklin Street Holbrook, Mass. A rule for good conduct Which hasn ' t failed yet Is just to do nothing You ' d like to forget. 50 } - GRACE M. WALSH 352 Duane Avenue Schenectady, N. Y. I ' m stern and high-principled to a degree 1 never do things by half measures Just one thing my character can ' t do to me It can ' t Interfere with my pleasures. Through war and suffering and woe To ever distant goals All bravely forging on alone We steer our little souls. 51 } - We have recently heard from the following whom we will re- member as one-time members of our class. They are sending heartiest congratulations and best wishes for future happiness to all members of our class. Claudia Converse — doing secretarial work in Rochester, N. H. Doris Hines — Training at Goddard Hospital in Brockton, Mass. Clara Smith — at home in Manchester, N. H. Esther Thompson — now Mrs. Thomas Stallings and living in Florida. Nancy Aman — recovering from poliomyelitis in Baltimore, Maryland. Frances Hitchcock — now Mrs. Quentin Berg and living in Cleveland, Ohio. Elizabeth Hare — teaching in a business school in New York City. Jessie MacFarlane — working in an office in Pawtucket, R. I. Frances Shurtliffe — Training at Norwood Hospital. Frances Ford — doing secretarial work in Boston. Ruth Rich — now Mrs. Clifford Winn and working in Portland, Me. Jean Chisholm — now Mrs. Mote and has a baby daughter. Annette Roy — doing secretarial work in Boston. Dorothy Lawson — now Mrs. Kenneth Howard and lives in Hanover. N. H. Pauline Howland — now Mrs. Dean Cleveland. Muriel Peterson — doing secretarial work in Florida. Charlotte Howard — Training at Newton Hospital. Doris Wilkie — Training at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, Mass. Dorothy Breslin — Training at Fordham Hospital. New York City. Loretta Brisson — a private secretary in Dover, N. H. Grace Webster — a nurse maid in a private family in New York. Grace Johnson — a stenographer in Hartford, Conn. Ruth Anderson — now Mrs. William Bauer and has a young son. Marie Robertson — a sales girl in Brockton, Mass. Ann Staubel — Training at Mt. Vernon Hospital, New York. Ruth Mitchell — at home in Dorchester, Mass. Winona Oatley — a secretary in Great Neck, Long Island. Eda Carbonette — in Training at Cambridge City Hospital. Barbara Bingham — now Mrs. Charles Jacoby and residing in Florida. Mary Russ passed away in November 1935. - 4 52 4 - A OUR ALBUM The following pages contain pictures of scenes which have be- come familiar to us during our days of Training at M.G.H. In the dis- tant future these pictures will help us to recall pleasant memories of many happy events. - 4 53 . ' fV--:. ■:{ 54 }f MOSELY BUILDING ROTUNDA 55 56 - WALCOTT HOUSE LIVING ROOM IN WALCOTT HOUSE •.]( 57 - 58 }s - CANDLELIGHT SERVICE. 1937 POPS — 1937 - 59 ) - -=- { 60 PHILLIPS HOUSE BAKER MEMORIAL - 6 1 62 CONSTRUCTION — 1937 BULFINCH GATE 63 - CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF EVENTS BOSTON TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES 1873 - 1937 1873 — Boston Training School for Nurses opens at M.G.H. 1874 — First suggestion of bedside instructor and lectures for pupils. Linda Richards takes charge of the School. Miss Richards asks for uniformity in cuffs and aprons of nurses also for a thermometer for the School. 1875 — Pupils say they do not have enough direct Instruction on the wards. First class of three nurses receive diplomas. Introduction of ward maids to do heavy cleaning and dish washing. Pupils go regularly to Eye and Ear Infirmary for instruction. 1876 — Lady visitor thinks more attention should be paid to health of nurses. Miss Richards asks for; — sitting room for nurses, a man to carry ice to the wards, and a watch to be used by nurses. Pupils receive instruction from Miss Richards in the evenings and doctors take them on their rounds for clinical instruction. 1877 — Pupils go to O.P.D. for instruction. 1878 — Caps adopted. 1879 — Night Superintendent of Nurses procured. First report of School requests endowment for school and adequate housing facilities for nurses. 1881 — Anna C. Maxwell chosen Superintendent of Nurses. Scarcity of applicants and School advertises in newspapers. 1882 — Ground broken for nurses ' home. I 883 — Pupils relieved from carrying food and medicines to and from the wards. Miss Maxwell recommends a uniform for nurses, and two sets of forceps and scissors for each ward. Nurses move into Thayer Building their new home. Nurses at Boston City FHospltal found to have less housework to do so more ward maids are added to our wards to relieve nurses. 1884 — Long days given to pupils and much appreciated. (Note — for several years it was customary to let each nurse have one whole day off duty sometime during the summer. Usually two friends were allowed the same day and were notified when called in the morning.) 1885 — Training School recognized for first time by placing Miss Maxwell ' s name as Superintendent of Nurses in list of Hospital officers. 1886 — Miss Maxwell proposes that pupils have three weeks ' vacation — one week at their own expense. 64 1887 — Nurses anxious to have their names printed instead of written on iheir diplomas. 1888 — Charles Street wing added to Thayer Home. 1889 — All nurses In uniform. 1890 — All head nurses appointed after this date to wear uniform. 1891 — On Saturday pupil nurses take charge of cleaning and sl-erllizlng inslru- ments and observe operations. 1892 — Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer presents School with a skeleton. 1893 — Diet lists procured from other Schools to compare with M.G.hl. menu for purpose of Improving diets. 1894 — Pupils Invited to attend autopsies, the demonstrations proving helpful. 1895 — Lectures Illustrated with cases from Accident Room. 1896 — School taken under control of Hospital Trustees and name changed f o Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses. 1899 — Monthly allowance for pupils decreased to $6. 1900 — Pupils assist at operations and In etherizing. 1901 — Course extended to three years. 1902 — Diet Kitchen openea. 1903 — First public graduation. 1904 — Allowance of $6 withdrawn. Six months ' preliminary course and $50 tuition recommended. 1905 — One month district nursing offered to two pupils at a time. 1906 — Two pupils sent to Boston Lying-In Hospital and others to Now York Lying-In Hospital for six months ' affiliation. 1909 — Pupil head nurses placed in charge of open wards. 1910 — Signing contract to stay three years stopped. 191 I — Nurses ' Glee Club sings at Graduation. Students given two hours dally off duty. Gymnasium In Thayer converted Into practical nursing class room. 1912 — Ground broken for new nurses ' home. 1913 — Three months ' affiliation offered students at McLean. 1914 — Opening of Walcott House. -• }{ 65 1915 — Senior nurse assists Miss McCrae in teaching probationers. Training School Endowment started with gift of $200. Student Government started. 1917 — Phillips House opens and takes 17 pupils as assistant- nurses. 1918 — Army School students come here for four months ' affiliation. I 920— Fifty-two-hour week for night nurses started. Sally Johnson appointed Superintendent of Nurses. 1922 — Miss Parsons completed, History of the Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses. 1923 — Four months ' affiliation In Psychiatry renewed at McLean. 1925 — Elective affiliation in contagious nursing started at Boston City Hospital. 1926 — Physical-Social Director appointed. Teaching supervisor In O.P.D. appointed. Training School acquires a science laboratory. Children ' s wards remodelled and two neurological wards opened. 1928 — Gift of modern beds for four medical wards. 1930 — Baker Memorial opened. School Library moved from rear of Walcott Classroom. Second asssitant to Superintendent of Nurses appointed. This assistant to be responsible for distribution of nursing service and routing students through required clinical services. 1934 — Miss McCrae receives the Saunders me dal for distinguished service in the cause of nursing. Eight hour day for special nurses begins at M.G.H. Psychiatric unit opened on ward 26. Anesthesia course discontinued for students. Reorganization of Simmons five year course. Students no longer mem- bers of M.G.H. student body but come as affiliating students, receiving Simmons College degree and Diploma In Nursing. 1935 — North Grove Street building remodelled for use as a residence for gradu- ate nurses. First class of student male nurses from McLean. 1936 — School year divided Into trimesters, all classes given three times a year. 1937 — Ground broken for new fourteen story building. 66 On a bleak, cold, afternoon in February, 1935, we were fifty-two very nervous young women, accompanied by parents and friends, who presented ourselves at Walcott House. The occasion was a Tea given by members of the Training School Committee to welcome our class to M.G.H. We chatted happily as we consumed greaf- quantities of tea and cakes and little could we foresee the experiences in store for the next three years. After the Tea we were escorted to 92 Charles Street and up four or five flights of steep, long-suffering, but not quiet stairs to the rooms that were to be home for the next seven months. But this was only the beginning! The next morning we were dragged from our beds at the unheard of hour of six by the siren-like yelp from the alarm clock purchased the night before at Mass. Spa (better known as Minnie ' s). While it was still pitch black outside, we donned our warm- est clothes and set forth in the cold dawn for the Rotunda, roll call and breakfast. During the course of the day we were examined from the tops of our heads to between the toes, and told so many thou- sands of important things that we now wonder just how we ever re- tained our normal mental states. We were nearly overcome to hear of the number of courses we were to take, not to mention the weight and profound content of the tremendous tomes which filled our Bos- ton bags to their bulging utmost. Except for a marked decrease in number the class progressed quite uneventfully for the next four months. Cn June fifth we had passed our first milestone by being presented with our caps at a very simple but impressive ceremony. The middle of August saw us in our checks which we wore only after a show me at the Training School Cffice. With September came more events. The class was organized and the following officers elected: President MARJORIE HARRISON Vice-President RUTH RICH Secretary-Treasurer . . . CHARLOTTE AUBERT On September fourth our bigger and better half swelled the ranks of the Class of 1938. Our February section now felt terribly important for a whole class had to stand back while we waltzed proudly and serenely ahead through the doors. On January third this section received their caps and were the last group to enjoy the priv- ilege of the capping ceremony. March ushered in the beginning of their checked uniforms. - H 67 - Early In the spring, with frantic sales and furtive budgeting, plans for our June Ball got under way. 1+ was a very successful affair, even If we do say so. In August, 1936, we elected our second batch of class officers: President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer . LUCY DENIO KATHERINE BARRETT . CELIA PIRTTINEN EILEEN WOLSELEY Because the two sections had merged we gave ourselves the privilege of four officers. The Christmas season of 1936 was marked by an M.G.H. triumph. The Glee Club, under the guidance of a Senior student, gave their first Candlelight Service In the Rotunda. This was the start of many things for our Glee Club, for it became so popular that even the Alumnae used It for Pops and the National League of Nursing Edu- cation asked them to sing at the opening meeting In Tremont Temple. The summer of 1936 found the February section started on various affiliations such as, McLean, Eye and Ear, Boston Lying-In and Boston City Hospitals. Those members of the class who were still at M.G.H. were enjoying the privileges of Baker duty. Diet Kitchen, operating and nights . In June I 937 we held our final class elections and these officers will steer us through our Senior Year: President . Vice-President Secretary . Treasurer MARGARET MAHIN . LUCILE HOWD . KATHERINE BARRETT ISABEL VINTON Of our 1096 days In training, those of Senior Week will be the busiest. We finally decided on the Sheraton Hotel as the place for our Senior Dance to be held on Friday evening, January 2 I st I 938. A Baccalaureate Service Is to be held at Trinity Church on Sun- day, January 30th and Graduation exercises are scheduled for Feb- ruary 4th In the Rotunda. The speaker will be Dean Cronkhite of Rad- cliffe College. This little momento of our training days may seem small but we have worked assiduously on It, and we hope that In the future years when we peruse Its pages, pleasant memories and grand reminis- cences may be stirred In our hearts of the happy days we spent at M.G.H. CLASS WILL We, the Class of 1938 of the Massachusetts General Hospital Training School for Nurses, of apparently sound mentality and strong physique, do bequeath as our last will and testament: Our love and reverence for M.G.H. and its traditions to all pres- ent and future students of the School. Our willingness to co-operate with Student Government and the Training School Office. Our school spirit which is strong, to those students who will carry on when we are gone, and our class spirit, of which the less said the better, to anyone who wants it. The ability of certain members of the class to win Tennis Tourna- ments and make innovations such as Cabaret Dances in the Rotunda. Our readiness to help and guide as much as possible all pre- clinical students who used to be called probies . We leave to our immediate successors that indomitable spirit which has carried us through three years of learning, assuming respon- sibility, developing of character, and the slow dawning realization of the importance of our profession. And in conclusion, we leave to those young women whose choice is or may be that of the nursing profession, our self confidence and seeming competence, to enable them to more fully meet the ever rising requirements of the Nursing Profession. We hereby set our seal on this day of February 4, 1938. - H 69 H - Made by Hilary Bonham-Carter, cousin of Miss Nightingale and was given to Mrs. Vaughan ' s mother, Mrs. Samuel Parkman when she visited Miss Nightingale in 1872. Presented to the Training School in 1929. A lady with a lamp shall stand In the great history of the land, A noble type of good, Heroic womanhood. — Selected from Henry Wedsworth Longfcllov -« 3 ( 71 } - Cheerful Cherub Poems by Rosemary McCann Published by permission of Covici-Friede, Inc. New York City