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

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I lar arcl and M.I.l. dales lo l)e divided eciually anion j tlie class ol 31 ... HI I ie Burns leaves isolation and its problems . . . any student nurse could use some o f Ida Carnell s poise and ood disposition, Rachel Brown s efficiency plus , Barh. I lol m s am- hition and ability to pitch in, and Huey Rich s sweet manner . . . Kwai Chang leaves her goldhsh to anyone who will give them plenty of T.H.C. . . . M. Coppleman leaves her date-hait for the V alcotl dances . . .the inseparables, Dionne and Melzer. leave the ir double rooms at B.H.I., McHean an d the General to Phill oung and A. Adams . . . Pat Dunsmoor won Id hh e to leave her long hair to anyone who has the ambition and perseverance lo take care of it . . . Hock Hve leaves her dark eyes, jjleasing personality, cind even her Southern accent to 13. Sears . . . Betty Filield leaves a man as faithful as Prank lo J. Jacc|ues . . . June Pord leaves her wit and ability to get the last word in always to an ’ student who needs these . . . Mavis Po.x w ' ills her taste for clothes to Joan NIc- Carthy . . . Claire C friffiji I eaves her ability to become a typical MGH grad to Olga Sad- dotti . . . C. Plardy leaves her ability to reach high objects from a low level to Ih Blanchette . . . Connie Harrison and Alice Xotz leave their ap- etite to M. Decker and Bev Pierce, re- spectively . . . Caro- line Kilmer leaves motorcycles, or did she ... 3 yonne Matson leaves M. Kell eher the privi- lege of keeping the telephone line busy bet ween MGU and (X iocy . . . Liz Jones wills h(‘r edrility to keep her dates straight to h Persechino . . . C »inny Kell - leaves her hook entitled flow Jo Rise Promptly at 6 . .M. to June Mariner . . . Plo Nagao leaves her viN ' acious outlook on life to NIary Carlson . . . June Moore atid M. Matthews gi e an - and all students permission to wear their engagement rings on duty whenever and wherever they care to . . . Hou Ann McKen zie leaves a seal in the Aslor tl lealre to some lonely student who wants a bright future . . . L.OU Miol ene leaves her knitting to Ginny Perrault . . . Hleanor Mesrpiila leaves her brain in chemistry lo the jirohies . . . H. Morrill has cpiite a collection ol novels lo leave lo G. Gilson lo read in her spare lime . . . Mary Murray unwillingK leaves the doctors at B.I..I, ... A. Ol esen leaves Dick at McLean . . . Rulli Parker leaves MGH to go on to African missions . . . J illie Pestana wills her specs to Jv Anderson . . . J. Prentiss leaves her collec- tion of shmoos to the class of 52 . . . Ricky leaves her small waist and its troubles lo liea Merz . . . M. Plata leaves her vim. igor. and X ogue patterns lo Jo Strauss . . . Plo Ridlon I eaves her red hair to Cheesy Kraft . . . Joan Risser left her hives at B.H.l. . . . Dot Santos leaves her cow ' dance to the Charles St. dorm . . . Jane and June leave their twin confusion and also their MGH caps to tlie Skoo s . . . M.F . Sliea leaves the skun k at McI ean, and her love for H.O.C .Shun to Fritzie Gordon . . . Chel Silvafians wills her giggle lo Ginny f iero- hello . . . Janet Snowman leaves those Is- kimos and her Mainia for spuds to F. Hihhy . . . Sally Smith I eaves her harmo- nizing with Chelsie to Betty Hale and Dottie Graci(‘ . . . H. Smith left her cigarettes somewhere . . . H. Tighe wills her deep, dark suntan to Joyce Kiley . . . A. Tillol son won t leave ' Bish ’ to anyone . . . H. Weav- er leaves her ability for sewing to Hllen Bow en . . . who wants to step into Barh w ithim s footsteps . . . night duties . . . Xorma WVight leaves her collection of knowledge of M.D. s to Hilda Xelson. W. the class of 1030, of the Massachu- setts General Hospita 1 School of Xursing. do declare the above to he our last will and testament, and to make things legal, to affix our s(‘al (with collodion) on this e entfid date. September 3. 1930. June and Hou Executrix and Executrix

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’30 Ctais Wilt Yes- ' i es! Be it known to all persons, that we. llie February Class ol 1050, llie original puffed sleevers , and one ol the siiiallesi classes in the history of NlCiFi, in the City of Curley s dreams, the county of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Mass, are leacing! C being of unstable minds, had memory and poor judgment do hereby make, pub- lish and declare this to be our last will atid testament, hereby revoking all previous wills and additions by us made. To all those lucky devils living within hearing range we leave Dave-e-e-’ s mother! lo those underclassmen showing primary signs of same, we lecive many cases of Acute Duri liy s Syndrome. C leave Greg s well rounded personal- ity to the Class of 1952. Mary O Keefe leaves her father s Ark to anyone desiring transportation hetw en Boston and affiliations. Fffie CoiiTiors leaves her dales atid i7i(‘n, saying — III he aWhire pretty soon! Juanita Doodles lefives her ( ' xciuisite form to Dotty Sears. Martha Whtre leaves Ifarxard and M.l. I . hard-up! Kitty Ay let t leaves her vivacious person- ality to our underclassmen. Barbara Fink leaves her petite lorm lo Ann Mockler. Marge Dickinson leav ' es her treasures lo the library. 1 wink Miller lea es the Red-Sox in Boston. Pete Kerr leaves her week-ends in Maine lo Sylvia I hyng. W ' e leave Ruth y elland s reticent person- ality to Marion Decker. w C lea ’e Caro I H azehine s glamour find big heart lo anyone with the same nice com- bination. Fid Bell I ea es her im and vigor lo Gerry Smith. I .ynn M( ‘inch h ' axes her gill ol gab lo i ienne rXnrlerson. Barb Karbautii leaves her Oxlord ac- cent to Pat Briggs. Irene Famansky leaves her interest in the Navv to all luture navv wives. Ve the Cl ass o f Feb. 1950 I eave but take with us those high ideals and sense of higher achievement instilled within us here at MGH. Cl .ASS OF Feb. 1950 epteml?er We, the class of September 1950, luiving sought mind and found body, do bequeath to those who are still I ooking, all our mirlhly possessions. C. Arias leaves her accent to D. Burke . . . C. Balmforth leaves her golden tresses to Bobbie Dodd . . . f3. Berry left her a|7- pendix . . . D. Biggs leaves like a good sport . . . Nellie Borsa leaves a sail boat with a willing instructor to any nautical minded student . . . I at Briggs leaves her wardrobe to Ann L.ewis . . . N. Brisson leaves a II her textbooks at MC H lo any student who might be interested . . . Margie Barrett leaves her long curly tresses to Toni . . . Fran Black- well leaves her pleasing personalitN’ lo Gret- chen Gerhardt . . . who wants Betty Brous- seau s giggle? . . . XIargie Brown leaves her [ 21 ]

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’51 Ctais Will W e llie class of February 1951 being ol sound mind and body do liereby becjneatb lliis onr last will and testament. We tbe class leave onr close relationsbip to those wbo wi 11 follow, in hopes that they will enjoy tbe General as much as we have. 1, Vivianne Anderson, leave my laughter to those w lio appreciate a good sense of humor. 1, Mary Susan Adams, leave my scholas- tic aptitudes to those who can make the best of it. 1. Donna Berry, leave my ability to TTiake friends to .June Mariner. I, Marion Cairns, leave my cjuiet nature to anyone who has been leading a hectic life. I. Mary Ci priani, leave my ability for leadership to anyone inviting a headache. I, Joyce Corbett, leave my oouts and ahoouts to any faithfid friend of No a Scotia. 1, Ellen Curtis, leave my memories of M.I.l . to anyone who will have as much fun as I did. I. Jeanne Derrah, leave m love of practi- cal jokes to others likewise endowed with ingenuity. I. Nancy Gordon, leave my love of music to Barbara Murray. 1. Mary Frances Graham, leave my loyalty to one man to anyone inclined to he fickle. I. Patricia Hastin gs. leave my ocal tal nl to anvone not able to carrv a tune. 1. M arie Himmelshack. leave my long hair to those who regret cutting theirs. 1. Loeta Hudson, leave the showers at B.E.I. to anyone who needs to he cooled off. I. Ann Lewis, leave my room in E.Wh to anyone suffering with a sind urn. 1. Marilyn Mac( )uarrie, lea e any ability to give Mai a ride on the to() hunk to any e.xperienced ecpiestrian from 1 exas. I, Patricia Martin, leave my love of red clot 1 les to ainone fond of pastels. 1. Margaret May, lecive my repertoire ol jokes to anyone wishing to amuse the crowd. I, Ann Mockler. leave my ability to dive to anyone suffering from he llillops. I, Joan MacKitchan, leave my jjlaids to any good Scotchman. 1, Charlotte Raymond, leave my facial e.xpressions to all poker faces. I. M ar A I ice Reill e ' , leave my nylons to anyone who enjoys air-conditioning. I. Michelle Reymond, leave my love for dancing to those who enjoy tripping tlu light fantastic. I, Nlarilyn Rutherford, leave m ' love of baseball to any loyal Red Sox fan. I, Betty Smith, leave my hectic night duties to anyone who wants the e.xperience. to all poor ])enmen. I. M ary Smith, leave my frerpient trips home to anyone living in Timhucktu. I. SvIvia Thvng. leave my talent as Mr. Anti tony to any understanding jierson. I. Marguerite Brovelli, leave my love lor pediatrics to those who will enjoy it as much as I did. 50 C ta66 (Jne stormy night we found ourselves stalled on a deserted country road, trying to find help, we came u|)on an eerie looking farmhouse. Seeing the glow’ of a lamp in one of the rooms, we knocked on the door. After a few minutes had passed, it creaked slowly open and a bent old woman stood before us! After w ' e told her of our plight, she reluctantly offered to let us spend the night with her. As w ' e reached the top of the rickety staircase going to our room she jjaused before a closed door and peering at [ 25 }