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

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garten in the Kentucky hills. One of her favorite pupils is the daughter of Jean Brower Thistle — Jean worked at B.L.I. but Don lost his job — well, times are hard everywhere, — even Kitty Brennan had to quit the Cafe Elmira and work on Jane Wragg’s potato ranch in Rhode Island. After hard times are over, they both hope to earn enough money and go to visit Dottie Johnson who married one of the Vanderbilts in Chicago. Dottie likes it there and does all her trading at Margie Wescott’s variety store which special- izes in Boston Baked Beans. Soon Evelyn Smith, who’s married and has five children, will leave Nebraska and her banking estab- lishment and go into business with Margie. Well, now, there’s Fran Cavallo in her diamond studded gown just going into the Boston Opera House — she goes to all the first night reviews — especially when “Golden Throat Libby” is singing her “Aria from Faust.’’ Last week Anna Spahl was singing there but left when she heard her husband struck oil in North Carolina. Ruth Stillman has become famous for her invention of the all-in-one bed — radio, kitch- en, telephone, and refrigerator built in so she won’t have to get up in the A.M. That’s all very good but Barbara Stevens prefers to get up at the crack of dawn to collect eggs on her New Hampshire farm — she can’t seem to find a chicken who will lay an egg without the shell. Oh well, Marilyn Poulter and Irene Weislinger will bring her some new pigs when they finish paddling around the Great Lakes in their “Strongheart canoe. They stopped at Ruth Stronach’s tent on the shores of Lake Michigan but she was out spearing fish. Pat Malloy and Pat Morse are both plan- ning to come to Boston next spring to become Relief Supervisors in Pediatrics. They are now studying at U.C.L.A. Trudy Walsh is also out in California, modelling bathing suits and Mexican hats. Mary Scahill and “Izzie” Hesketh, on the other hand, are hav- ing quite a time in Alaska hunting polar bears night and day. Joan Kiley and Lo Lu- binsky take supplies to them once a month via dog sled — they are training penguins on the side for the night club way down in Washington where Ruthie Tillson is singing torch songs — they say she’s terrific! Wow, what’s that awful noise!!?? Why, it’s coming from that bowling alley across the street. . . and look who the proprietors are — Peg Manning and Peg Carter. Phyllis Low was their pin boy but she and Sparkie took a trip to the Pacific Coast in their Gloucester fishing boat but had to walk home because Phyl got sea sick! Yes, time goes fast and people travel far but never will any of us forget our home for three years. . . good old M.G.H. !!! [ 24 ]

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cently won from the Institute of BCNU an award of one gallon of gasoline to enable her to continue her research on Types of Travel for Student Nurses. Although Lois Lubinsky has become a millionairess from her world-renowned oil painted Sea-Scapes, she has also won recognition in the held of Orthopedic Nursing. Guess that takes care of all of the news we have to offer. Our tea is cold but just to make the wreckage complete, we’ll take a few minutes to tell you what we’re doing. I’ve completed my sixth trip around the world and have decided to accept an MRS instead of BS degree and Barbie has a Public Health Clinic in her home for students only; the patients requiring most of her services are her husband and her children. We must dash now to get the cans open in time for supper. Here’s hoping this little review will be a time saver for gossip in order that we may concentrate on bridge at the coming reunion. Be seein’ you, Nan and Barb P.S. Written in the last year of our oppression. September Class Prophecy AROUND THE STATES IN 1959 Ah, yes, travelling is a wonderful occupa- tion, especially in this modern year of 1959. Time passes quickly and our girls have all taken off for many points in the United States. Our first visit starts in good old Vermont where we drive up a beautiful long winding road to the Biggio Estate — famous for its maple sugar — who’s that hanging a bucket on that old tree? Why, it’s Mary Hamilton Biggio with her little son Bob, Jr. who is trying to shinny the barn drain pipe! My but her pigtails are pretty — almost like Joan Flanagan’s — who, incidentally, is now a General in the Army Nurse Corps stationed in Texas Oil Fields. Many of our girls took to the services — now, for instance, Blanche Cou” Coulliard and Elizabeth “Smitty” Smith are in the navy nurse corps in Louisi- ana — they own their own ship, you know, called the Charles, I think. Last weekend they had three visitors- Eleanor Claery and Jackie Auger, affiliated with Public Health Nurses and Meeshie Pearce who heads the Hartford Hospital operating room — they say her books are in the red.” Elsie Bahsler was going to visit them also but she had to inspect all the apples in her orchard for worm holes before going on vacation. Way over in Hawaii beneath the swaying palms we see two maidens with grass skirts on and bright flowers adorning their necks — sipping cups of coffee — well, my gosh! Janice Miller and Iggie” Fraser! Wait now, some people are joining them — one is Pat Edge the other Ruth Postler, they’ve been surveying ground to erect a monument to Joan Paris and Barb Powell, world renowned pianists, now playing in San Francisco. Next week Chef Kay Hogan, head cook at the Hotel Statler will visit Jan and Iggie. Remember Chad? She went back to col- lege, you know, and when she finished she and Robin opened a ski lodge in Maine called Wilhelm Elms” — for Sarah Wilhelm who set up housekeeping in the hills of North Dakota — they say Sarah has a yellow road- ster, but who would she drive in it now? — her pal, Jean Lutz, is married and teaches kinder- [ 23 ]

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Graduation Day, June 11, 1948