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

Text from Pages 1 - 76 of the 1956 volume:

MGH HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY And then came ;| La 1 i • JJ l i m F l T ' . T , 4 the 1956 Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts SCHOOL OF NURSING rH SLEEPER, R.N., M.A., L.H.D, Director MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING Dear Seniors: This, my final letter to you as a class, carries both a message for today and for the years to come. All of the members of the Faculty and Nursing Service, who have guided your progress and watched your growth in nursing for the past years, record here for you to have always their congratulations and sincere good wishes. As you progress from student to graduate nurse we hope you are taking with you a sound basis for the practice of nursing, for your further education in nursing, and for your life wherever you may be. This is the end of your final milestone in nursing. There is something always very significant about endings. This is the end of your school program, the end of your student life at MGH, the end for some of you of life in Boston or even in the East. Endings, indeed, but in another sense not endings at all but new begin- nings. For the close of one phase of life is actually only the be- ginning of another. And you will find that each new phase as you progress takes meaning and strength from the preceding. These endings and beginnings form a kind of cycle, and the success of each beginning is dependent upon the effort and achievement of each ending which went before it. Whenever final responsibili- ties are carried through with the care equal to that expended when work is new and exciting, every course of study, every position, and every committee assignment becomes a stepping- stone to the next phase of an interesting series of endings and beginnings. May this first stepping-stone in nursing at MGH prove to be an open door to new self-dependence, new work, new opportunities, new life. We shall all look forward to working with you if you join the MGH graduate family, or seeing you at meetings of the Alumnae Association if you live nearby. Or if, by chance, you are far away from MGH we shall look forward to your visit when you come home again. Our appreciation for your cooperation! Our best wishes for your progress! IZdl SL eept 5 To you, Dave, who m your own humble way, have shown us the spirit of sincere friendliness, thoughtfulness, the value of a cheerful smile, and the gift r f giving more of one’s self than is demanded, we give our thanks and re- spectfully dedicate our yearbook. DEDICATION FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION RUTH SLEEPER, R.N., B.S., M.A., L.H.D., D. SC. Director of the School of Nursing and Nursing Service teachers . . . advisers . . . SYLVIA PERKINS, R.N., B.S., M.A. Assistant Director of the School of Nursing and Chairman of the Coordi- nated Program conducted with Rad- cliffe College. JESSIE STEWART, R.N., B.S., M. ED. Assistant Director of the School of Nursing and Chairman of the Diploma Program 8 EDNA S. LEPPER, R.N., B.S. Associate Director of Nursing Service NATALIE PETZOLD, B.S., R.N. Instructor of Nursing Pharmacology friends JOSEPHINE HURLEY Supervisor of Student Health MARGARET B. FLAHERTY Nursing Office Assistant 9 THE 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 take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care. §ENI 10 SENIORS JOANNE CHARLTON 19 Smith Avenue Ware, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Broader Horizons. KAY CHESTER 340 Plant Street Groton, Connecticut Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club ; Senior Glass Show ; CHECKS Staff. 1 C ' SYLVIA MARY CHURCHILL Brewster Avenue Manomet, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club ; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. NORMA G. CLARK 64 Concord Street Peterborough, New Hampshire Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club ; Senior Class Show. JOAN KATHERINE CLOUGHERTY 18 Eleanor Drive Braintree, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. VENICE COSTA 63 Cedar Street Stoneham, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Fashion Show, 1954 ; Broader Horizons ; S. N. C. A. ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. 13 CLASS OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 JEAN-MARIE COURCHESNE East State Street Granby, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club, Pianist; Judiciary Board; Fashion Show, 1954, Pianist; Tour Committee; Senior Class Show, Pianist; CHECKS Staff. ELIZABETH ANN CRONIN 19 Larchmont Road Salem, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. SILVIA ONA DANIS 630 Laurel Avenue Pacific Grove, California Fashion Show, 1954; Seton-Newman Club; Senior Class Show. PHYLLIS J. DELANO 188 Belmont Street Brockton, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club. Concert Chairman ; Pro- testant Club; Class Treasurer (1st year); Senior Class Show. ROBERTA ANN DE LUTIS 43 Maple Street Attleboro, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club Library Committee ; Health Committee “Spring Spree Committee ; S. N. C. A. Senior Class Shows, CHECKS Staff. JANET M. DI BONA 236 Farrington Street Quincy, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club; Seton-Newman Club; Senior Class Show. i SENIORS MARIE A. DIONNE 152 Washington Street Gloucester, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club Senior Class Show. CAROLE DOMBROSKI 477 Williams Street New London. Connecticut Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; “Spring Spree” Committee ; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. J. SHARON DONAHUE 296 Bishop Street Framingham. Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club. BARBARA EATON COUTTS 221 Hopedale Street Hopedale, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club “Spring Spree” Committee ; Broader Hori zons ; Fashion Show, 1954; Senior Class Show CHECKS Staff. ANN N. ELWELL Ripley Lane Weston, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club BARBARA ANN FARLEY 39 New Court Hempstead, New York Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club S. N. C. A. ; Handbook and Revisions Com mittee ; Fashion Show. 1950: CHECKS Staff 15 CLASS OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 BARBARA JEAN FARQUHAR 209 Washington Avenue Rutherford, New Jersey Preclinical Glee Club; S. N. C. A., Publicity Committee and Handbook Committee ; Pro- testant Club ; CHEKS Staff, Section Editor. ROSEMARY HOPE FITZGERALD 99 Lincoln Road Medford, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club; Judiciary Board; Broader Horizons ; Seton-Newman Club ; S. N. C. A. ; Delegate to MSCSN ; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. MARCIA M. FOSTER 18 Sherman Street Fox boro, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; “Spring Spree” Com- mittee, Assistant Chairman ; Fashion Show, 195 4 ; Senior Class Show. SONDRA L. FULLER 409 South 6th Street Fulton, New York Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club. JANET CATHERINE FLETCHER 3 Hancock Park Everett, Massachusetts “Spring Spree” Committee, Chairman ; Stu- dent-Faculty Relations Committee; Class Pres- ident (1st year) ; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. CAROL ANN FOSS Mount Vernon Maine Preclinical Glee Club; Protestant Club (Vice President, 3rd year) ; CHECKS Staff. 16 MARGARET-MARY GUNNING 348 Summer Street New Bedford, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; “Spring Spree” Com- mittee ; Seton-Newman Club; Student-Faculty Relations Committee ; Curriculum Committee ; S. N. C. A. (Secretary 2nd year) ; Senior Class Show. Rochester, New Hampshire Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Nominating Committee ; Senior Class Show. Drawshett, Co-Editor (2nd year) ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff, Editor-in-chief. JANET BURROWS HAAKE 49 Worthington Street Boston, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club. THERESE M. R. HAMEL 173 North Main Street ANNE ELIZABETH HAMMERSLEY 56 High Street Ipswitch, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; “Springs Spree” Com- mittee ; Senior Class Show. ANNE HANAWAY 63 Russell Street Quincy, Massachusetts ERMA Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club. MAC DOUGALL GIGLIO 195 Beach Street Malden, Massachusetts SENIORS 17 CLASS 0 OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 DEBORAH HART 34 Meadow Street North Quincy, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Library Committee ; Judiciary Board. BARBARA ANN DOYLE HERLIHY 125 Park Drive Boston, Massachusetts JANET HIXON 115 Freedom Street Hopedale, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; “Spring Spree” Committee ; Senior Class Show (Co-Director) ; CHECKS Staff. ALLENE PHYLLIS HOYT 22 S. Bedford Street Abington, Massachusetts Glee Club, Pianist; Protestant Club (Secre- tary, 2nd year) ; Senior Class Show. MARGARET JOHNSTONE North Street Greenwich, Connecticut Preclinical Glee Club. CHARLOTTE G. JONES V. A. Center White River Junction, Vermont Senior Class Show. 0 18 BARBARA KRYSIENIEL 4 Wall Court Maynard, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff, Business Manager. GEORGIANA. KACHADORIAN 150 Oakland Avenue Methuen, Massachusetts “Spring Spree” Committee ; Protestant Club ; S. N. C. A. ; Student-Faculty Relations Com- mittee ; Senior Class Show; Class President (2nd and 3rd years). Social Committee; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. MARIE LEFEBVRE 186 Shaw Street New Bedford, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club; Seton-Newman Club; Senior Class Show. DAVINA ADLER JUSTI 57 Myrtle Street Boston, Massachusetts MARILYN RUTH KITCHING 66 Lebanon Street Sanford, Maine YVONNE MARY LA PLANTE 75 McKee Street East Hartford, Connecticut Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club. SENIORS CLASS OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 NORMA ELIZABETH MAC LEAN Tatamagouche Nova Scotia, Canada Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club. SHIRLEY J. MAC MASTER 34 Francis Street Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club; Protestants Club; S. N. C. A. ; Awards Committee, Chairman of Nominating Committee. PATRICIA BROWN 153 Harendon Ave. Brockton, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club; Senior Class Show. RUTH E. MAY Ellis Hollow Road Ithaca, New York Bible Study; Protestant Club (Vice President 2nd Year) ; Student-Faculty Relations Com- mittee ; S. N. C. A., Finance Committee. NANCY D. MELLO 52 Fairview Terrace Lonsdale, Rhode Island Preclinical Glee Club; Glee Club; Seton-New- man Club; Senior Class Show. 20 SENIORS SHIRLEY PANCHY 39 Josephine Avenue Somerville, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; “Spring Spree” Com- mittee ; S. N. C. A., Social Service Committee Chairman ; Senior Class Show. CAROLE ANNE PELLICELLI 162 Colon Street Beverly, Massachusetts Broader Horizons ; Fashion Show, 1954 ; S. N. C. A., Social Service Committee, Decorating Committee ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff, Section Editor. EMMY-LOU POST 251 Endlich Avenue Mt. Penn, Reading, Pennsylvania DONNA RUTH QUIN 33 Pontiac Road Quincy, Massachusetts Radcliffe College-Coordinated Program. DONNA CRADDOCK RADER 349 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Broader Horizons, Chairman ; Representative to MSCSN. GRACE REZENDES 9 Lucy Street Stoneham, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club : Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. 21 CLASS OF SEPTEMBER, 1956 JOAN RUNGE Church Street Wheelwright, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. PHYLLIS KATHRYN SARGELIS 34 Wilmington Street Brockton, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Fashion Show, 1954 ; Senior Class Show. BARBARA SCHARRETT 3 Charmil Drive West Brookfield, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; S. N C. A. ; Fashion Show, 1954 ; Class Secre- tary (2nd and 3rd years) ; Senior Class Show; CHECKS Staff. LORAINE SEAVEY 2 Munroe Place Concord, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Protestant Club ; S. N. C. A., Publicity Committee ; Senior Class Show. I DIANE DES JARDINS SMALLEY 560 Revere Beach Road Revere, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club. MARTHA G. SMITH 55 Pond Street Marblehead, Massachusetts 22 FRANCES J. TAYLOR RFD Alton, New Hampshire Preclinical Glee Club; “Spring Spree” Com- mittee ; Seton-Newman Club ; Student-Faculty Relations Committee; Class Secretary (1st year) ; S. N. C. A. (President 3rd year). PRUDENCE THACHER 198 Main Street Hyannis, Massachusetts EDITH WHEELER 45 Allen Street Barre, Vermont Preclinical Glee Club; Glee Club, (President 3rd year) ; Senior Class Show, (Co-Director). ELIZABETH M. SVAGZDYS 19 Waldo Street Brockton, Massachusetts Preclinical Glee Club ; Seton-Newman Club ; Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. ISOBEL M. URE 80 New Scotland Avenue Albany, New York Dormitory Board ; Drawsheet Staff ; Senior Class Show, Chairman of Writing Committee ; CHECKS Staff, Section Editor. SANDRA HANDY WAX 9 Willow Street Boston, Mass. SENIORS 23 SANDRA J. YOUNG 182 Forest Avenue Brockton, Massachusetts Senior Class Show ; CHECKS Staff. MARY YORK MALLORY 17 Abbot Street Brewer, Maine Preclinical Glee Club; Broader Horizons; Seton-Newman Club ; Social Service Committee PRISCILLA LOUISE WOOD 124 Ontario Street Lynn, Massachusetts “Spring Spree” Committee ; S. N. C. A., Pro- gram and Publicity Committee Chairman ; CHECKS Staff. MARIAN E. WINQUIST 949 71 Street Brooklyn, New York Judiciary Board (Chairman 3rd year) ;• S. N. C. A. Fashion Show, 1954 ; CHECKS Staff. SHIRLEY ANN WROBEL 32 Maple Avenue Ware, Massachusetts SENIORS 24 CLASS OF MARCH, 1957 PATRICIA NOREEN AMBROSE 492 Main Street Haverhill, Massachusetts Seton-Newman Club; Student-Faculty Rela- tions Committee; S. N. C. A. (Treasurer 1st year. Vice President 2nd year). SHIRLEY M. BARTLETT Bethel Maine Protestant Club ; S. N. C. A. ; Broader Hori- zons ; Athletic Club ; Honor System Commit- tee. ALDA RUTH BOWLBY Hudson Massachusetts Protestant Club ; Broader Horizons. IL _ ' SARAH J. BUCKLEY 296 South Street Bridgewater, Massachusetts Seton-Newman Club ; Athletic Club ; Curricu- lum Committee. y AUDREY E. CARLSON MARY ANN CARLSON 20 Briarwood Road Holbrook, Massachusetts Protestant Club ; Student-Faculty Relations Committee; S. N. C. A. (Secretary 2nd year). 25 MARILYN LOUISE GEUNTHER MARGARET ELIZABETH MAC KAY EDITH M. GRANAHAN 30 Union Street Foxboro, Massachusetts Athletic Club (Co-Chairman); Seton-Newman Club (Vice President, 3rd year) ; Broader Horizons. MILDRED E. JORDAN 34 Sheridan Street Lawrence, Massachusetts Protestant Club (President 3rd year) ; Ath- letic Club. Seton-Newman Club ; Athletic Club. Athletic Club ; Seton-Newman Club. JANET LOUISE KNIFF 271 Sanford Street Rochester, New York ELIZABETH H. MC MAKIN 177 South Street Randolph, Massachusetts SENIORS CLASS OF MARCH, 1957 JOAN E. MONAGHAN 28 Damien Road Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts Glee Club; Seton-Newman Club; Honor Sys- tem Committee; Class Vice President (2nd and 3rd years). BARBARA A. MOONEY 15 Audubon Road Milton, Massachusetts Seton-Newman Club ; Athletic Club. PAULINE MURRAY JULIANNE MUSTO 33 Robin Road Wakefield, Massachusetts Seton-Newman Club ; Broader Horizons. ELIZABETH MUTZ 6 Laurel Drive Needham, Massachusetts Protestant Club ; Athletic Club. NANCY OSBORNE TILLES P. O. Box 436 Williams, California Broader Horizons, Chairman of Art. Music and Entertainment Committee. 28 SENIORS REBECCA JANE SMITH 26 Seneca Road Winchester, Massachusetts Glee Club ; Athletic Club ; S. N. C. A., Chair- man of Handbook-Revisions Committee ; AAAA Club. SALLY SMITH Heartbreak Road Ipswich, Massachusetts Glee Club; S. N. C. A., Finance Committee; MSCSN Representative. % MADELINE ELAINE SMURRAGE 1012 Washington Street Gloucester, Massachusetts Protestant Club ; Athletic Club ; Social Service Committee. SHIRLEY MAE SPENCER 49 Webster Street Peabody, Massachusetts Protestant Club ; Athletic Club ; Broader Hori- zons ; Curriculum Committee. SANDRA STOWELL Rumford Avenue Bryant Pond, Maine Protestant Club (Secretary 3rd year) ; Broader Horizons; Athletic Club (Co-Chairman 2nd year) . FRANCES LUCIA TOLARO 15 Main Street North Walpole, New Hampshire Seton-Newman Club; Glee Club; Athletic Club; Broader Horizons; AAAA Club; Bridge Club. 29 CLASS OF MARCH, 1957 JUDY WEBB 36 Spafford Road Milton, Massachusetts Glee Club ; Broader Horizons ; S. N. C. A., Chairman of Nominating Committee. RUTH JOAN WEISS 165 South Street Foxboro, Massachusetts 30 SEPTEMBER, 1956 September 1, 1953 — the hottest day in his- tory — a tea — Probie period — the chemistry final — DSD’s — the flaxseed poultice — five min- utes to get from W9 to WHCR — bibs — Medi- cine — 7-1 Saturday and Sunday off — 500 mgms. Sodium — urine tests — pain med? I have to call the supervisor! — hot packs in July? — Surgery — is nembutal a narcotic? — but he’s been on call for an hour — relief on W7 — my poor feet — but I know I took his teeth out be- fore he went down — Russell traction — which hip is broken? I can’t remember! — but I haven’t been supervised on that yet — night duty — you mean I’m going to be all alone? — empty all those bottles myself? — the apothe- MOMENTS TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER, 1956 cary system — but I don’t understand what a grain is — brew up my own solutions? At the General they come all made — diapers — look, it’s a boy — McLean — keys — but I have to be in at twelve — coffee shoppe — tennis, anyone? — me scrub on a real operation? — I ca n’t get that little glove on my hand — but we don’t have any 4-0 — a 40 hour week plus holiday time — empty the diaper pails and we can go — your mummy will be back tomorrow — rest period — block re- lief — pm with classes — we’re being capped the 19th — honest! — look at us with high hats — and we make money, too — intern conferences — dis- aster nursing — Graduation — golly, is my uni- form big! — and so white — 52 days to go — now only a week — we made it — we’re GRAD- UATES! CLASS HISTORY August, 1954 Dear Sue, It doesn’t seem that six months have passed since coming to MGH, but tomorrow I head home for my two-week vacation before starting the clini- cal period. We spent our first weeks adjusting to the whole affair. We moved in, bag and baggage, to 92 Charles Street, a large old building on a downtown thoroughfare. Classes at 7:30 next morning — oh, the confusion! Gradually we settled down. We studied in the kitch- en, laundry, rooms at night and bath tubs in the morning. Anatomy, chemistry, pharmacology, micro, and oh yes, those nursing labs. We were scared both as nurse and patient in each new procedure; some- how we pulled through. It hasn’t been all work. Our section had a “Gay 90’s” booth for the Spring Spree and won first prize. It was fun and we were mighty proud. The esplanade concerts are near. For a break (coffee) from studies and work there is the Riverside and Sam. We’ve finished classes and finals, worked on a six-hour day on the wards the last two weeks and waited for marks. If we make it we return from vacation to the clinical period. Most of us go to Bulfinch, the original MGH, but some will go to Baker. Will write later to keep you posted on what’s happening to Your school pal, Cindy March, 1955 Dear Sue, No excuses, only I’ve been busy with three months of medicine and three of surgery. Medicine meant our first reliefs. What a jolt! We really felt lost. Surgery held our first night duty. Believe it or not, we ' re beginning to feel a little more like nurses. We’ve moved to the hospital grounds since vaca- tion and are about to become “S2’s.” Colleges opened and MGH restarted monthly dances at Walcott. Different schools were invited each time and many met fellows whom we have dated since. I must run to supper, but I’ll write more later. Your pal, Cindy oi_ c n n _i_ ji o cm MARCH, 1957 September, 1955 Dear Sue, Did you think I’d ever write? This nursing busi- ness is a full time job and leaves little time to sit down to letters. I’m writing this just after our section minus nine have left for our first affiliation, McLean. Three months of psychiatric experience at a beautiful es- tate hospital in the country. The remaining nine volunteered to work Polio so will go to McLean next year. That’s all for now. ’Til later — Your pal, Cindy June, 1956 Dear Sue, It’s me again, late, but still here. I’m at Boston Lying-in for an affiliation in obstetrics now. This month included June 15, our “big day”; capping in the morning, graduation in the afternoon, and our prom that evening. We wore “whites” al- though we continue wearing our “checks,” black stocking and shoes until March. At least we have our tall caps to keep up our morale. We’ve had a wonderful three years of being to- gether, making new friends, and being part of an experience that can be found only at MGH. Next time I write, I hope to sign — Your pal, Cindy “RN” 35 — —= =w ILUJI MMk ™ -v ' • 3 s ■ - ■-. I a: _ m f 1 i n i SI 3 HI w .fc ggggg 8 ■ mk 0 ' v - : 4 m ,k V ► fP F V ‘ 4 IBB LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Class of September, 1956, being of reasonably sound mind and work-racked body, do hereby bequeath our most treasured possessions to anyone who will take them, care for them, love them, and nourish them as we have so faithfully done for the past three years. I, Barbara Adams, leave my night duty record almost broken by the rest of the in- terns. I, Frances Barry, leave my nose for news to the future Drawsheet editors. I, Jane Moore Barlow, leave hoping the fifteenth of October comes before the tenth this year. I, Patricia Brown, leave Zelda to the un- derclassmen. I, Joan Carkeek, left a long time ago. I, Gloria Ceppetelli, leave for Belmont, permanently. I, Joanne Charlton, leave shopping for snowshoes and other clothes suitable for the north. I, Kay Chester, leave Elvis Presley to those persons who appreciate him more than television audiences. I, Sylvia Churchill, leave a can of sardines to MGH. I, Norma Clark, leave in the midst of a logical conversation. I, Joann Clougherty, leave with Sam prac- tically waiting at the church. I, Venice Costa, leave my Ipana smile (and most of my money) to Herbert. I, Sondra Fuller, leave Baker at last! I, Jean-Marie Courchesne, leave my piano playing job to anyone who wants it. I, Betty Cronin, leave for Canada — soon. I, Sylvia Danis, leave for a future filled with fractured hips. I, Phyllis Delano, leave my supply of homemade food to those who seek it. I, Roberta DeLutis, leave my MGH family with grief and sorrow. I, Janet DiBona, leave late because I went to Annapolis. I, Marie Dionne, leave for Rome. I, Carole Dombroski, leave my ukelele — if you can see it, its yours. I, Sharon Donahue, leave under crossed swords. I, Barbara Eaton, leave with Western Union still crackling over one night letter. I, Ann Elwell, leave the parking violation department in peace. I, Barbara Farley, leave the rubber jungle draining well. I, Barbara Farquhar, leave my Allen Street record in peace. I, Rosemary Fitzgerald, leave gracefully. I took ballet lessons. I, Janet Fletcher, leave vowing never to sing “Deep in the Heart of Texas” in an elevator again. I, Carol Foss, leave the remains of one thumb to Harry Ditmore. I, Erma MacDougall Giglio, leave to tend the home fires. I, Margaret Gunning, leave calling Donald Duck in a high falsetto. I, Janet Haake, leave again and again and again. I commute. I, Terry Hamel, leave my newly acquired cigarette habit to any non-smoking intern. I. Anne Hammersley, leave for China to paint more pagodas. I, Anne Hanaway, leave my share of the sheet to future graduating classes. I, Debbie Hart, leave my bed to any stu- dent who enjoys sleep as much as I. 44 I, Barbara Doyle Herlihy, leave for Park Drive and Tim. We, Jan Hixon and Phyllis Hoylt, leave with our shadows. I, Margaret Johnstone, leave for the peace and quiet of a New York basement apart- ment. I, Charlotte Jones, leave the tennis court free one more hour each day. I, Davina Adler Justi, leave my maternity clothes to the next “Mother of the Year.” I, Georgiana Kachadorian, leave Miss Stewart one less headache and more free time each day. I, Marilyn Kitching, leave my commuter ticket to Providence — to beat my own path. I, Barbara Krysieniel, leave my tan to any night nurse who can survive on twenty min- utes of sleep a day. I, Yvonne LaPlante, leave, finishing my argyles. I, Marie Le Febvre, leave, singing Anchors Aweigh. I, Betty MacLean, leave, a conquered alien. I, Shirley MacMaster, leave only to re- turn . . .? I, Ruth May, leave my unanswered ques- tions in the Medicine II file. I, Nancy Mello, leave wondering if the maid has cleaned the penthouse at BLI. I, Ellen Munley, leave my airmail envel- opes to anyone with a friend overseas. I, Shirley Panchy, leave my plain un- marked package to anyone who needs (or wants) it. I, Carol Pellicelli, leave, still dying. I, Emmy Lou Post, leave humming the “Grand Canyon Suite.” I, Donna Craddock Radar, leave, promis- ing never to take food out of the cafeteria again. I, Grace Rezendes, leave my firecrackers to the next clinch-breaker in Bartlett Hall. I, Joan Runge, leave B3 to the next in- tern who’s looking for a “good senior ex- perience.” I, Phyllis Sargelis, leave my quiet and understanding way to the next class confi- dante. I, Barbara Scharret, leave my writer’s cramp to the next class secretary. I, Lorraine Seavey, leave my sunlamp to anyone who cannot afford a Florida vacation in January. We, Martha Smith and Isobel Ure, leave our joint efforts in contemporary art to the MGH Society for the preservation of linen. I, Butty Svagzdys, leave my beautiful phi- lodendron (regretfully) to the Pathology Lab. Please take good care of it. I, Diane DesJardens Smalley, would leave, but I’m waiting for Frank to pick me up. I, Frances Taylor, leave my headaches as president of the SNCA, plus two Bufferin, to my successor. I, Prudence Thacher, leave the ether fights in the Baker OR, regretfully. I, Sandra Wax. leave for a job with the Immigration Office so I can catch them as they come in. I, Edith Wheeler, leave my still too big uniform to Bruck’s. They can make two more out of it. I, Marion Winquist leave my formula making technique to the Burnham supervis- ors. I, Priscilla Wood, leave making another poster. I, Shirley Wrobel, leave my night duty on W5AC to the next unlucky student. 1, Mary York, leave with a different nanit. I, Sandra Young, leave last. 45 STUDENTAL-GRAPHIC CHART NAME PAST HISTORY PROGNOSIS REMARKS Ambrose, Patricia pleasant disposition director of nursing remember when she won the cape Bartlett, Shirley Broader Horizons fine work 4-H Finland; Public Health Worker somewhere there is a suitcase full of probie books Bowlby, Alda ability to work well with anyone happy housewife in suburbia short curly hair and bangs Buckley, Sarah collection of broken hearts nursing instructor “jeez” Carlson, Audrey ever-ready wit Travel Brumm, brumm! the bubble gum on soup ladle Carlson, Mary Ann SNCA-sincere and conscientious worker fixing Christmas Smorsgasbord for hus- band and six children “I didn’t know you were standing on the cautery.” Czechowski, Barbara a well-balanced treasurer’s report Mainstay of Webster District Hospital “on Butch” Dam, Janet faithful service to the Protestant Club missionary work “I’ll never tell.” Falconer, Constance Handel-Haydn Society psychiatric nursing “Veto, for Corn’s sake.” Fitzpatrick, Sheila ability as vein collector Boston University — home and Suzie that brush cut Gooding, Ann ability as duty-shoe shiner and Charleston expert home and twelve kiddies gone-long brown hair Graham, Harriet hand-painted hat collection West Virginia and many teeth “neither don’t I” Granahan, Edith one Old Crow sign Tulsa, Edie Schwartz “another package from your little brother, Maud.” Guenther, Marilyn tennis shoes for Miss Steel Heels of 1955 guarded — (a dream of Elmer and two little people) “Do you read all those books, Miss Gump?” Jordan, Mildred best proctor 92 Charles ever had on to the reservation ; college; the Cape “You’ve carbonized my feet, Mill Jordan.” McMakin, Elizabeth infection mono supervisor; top-notch housewife Libby; old-fashioned glasses 46 NAME PAST HISTORY PROGNOSIS REMARKS MacKay, Margaret sleepy days at Thayer — the green years Marlborough St. and Ralph — Hi-Fi amidst the bamboo curtains bricks, spaghetti, new rooms, bicycling with Carolie Monaghan, Joan a ready smile home and family socks and sweaters for Big Raymond Mooney, Barbara one sailing card thinnest private duty nurse in Boston “Minnie, tell us how you did it.” Murray, Pauline birthday nights at Andy’s an M.D. in your future Chicago, Chicago, it’s a wonderful town Musto, Julie excellent ward reports Dallas a surprise bouquet of roses Mutz, Elizabeth that golden tan The Grand Tour, especially Germany the plumbers helper Seaver, Sandra a sharp eye for young engineers “Exponent of Living for Young Moderns” remember when they called her Rocks” Smith, Rebecca excellent class notes Airline Stewardess “Chicago calling long distance.” Smith, Sally petite figure sophisticated matron lovely vacations in Florida Smurrage, Elaine the heart of ak and spirit bicycling through Europe Charge. Dawn in a cellar. Spencer, Shirley a string of variety in roommates tossup — J. B. Thomas Hospital or Liberia bundles of Dick’s letters Tilles, Nancy babysitting a mansion for the summer cat-breeding par excellence done here remember Relief at BLI Tolaro, Frances front page spreads in the Bellas Falls Times itinerant surgical nurse Hot Specs, the hot- blooded Latin of the Riverside Webb, Judith ten crushed pugs private scrub nurse “Louise” “Stop the car, I want to ask these peo- ple what their pattern of silverware is.” Weiss, Ruth stamina extended for bicycle travel hitting that Oregon trail Most Honorable Ancient Grandmother 47 Com ”- ' 1 GRADUATION EXERCISES HERE AND THERE � 50 CLASS OFFICERS Czechowski, Joan Monaghan, Georgiana Kachadorian, Barbara Barbara Scharrett As Class Officers for two years, this brave group took on the responsibility for many of the Calss Affairs. Our profitable Bazaar, the Senior Formal, the unforgettable Senior Class Show — plus the almost impossible job of collecting class dues from the chronically poor student nurse. Now we can only thank them for a job well done, and hope their fu- ture jobs will be easier than these. It would be impossible to list accurately the many things SNCA has done in the three years we spent at MGH. However, as a class, we can “honor” those who served as officers, and thank them and the many committee members who worked with them for the many advantages and privileges they se- cured for us. Officers: Patricia Ambrose, Frances Taylor, Mary Ann Carlson S c A N Staff: Roberta DeLuns, Barbara Farquhar, Anne Hanaway, Carole Pellicelli YEARBOOK STAFF To those members of the class who helped in any way with the yearbook, a heart-felt — THANK YOU! And a special thanks to Krys, Kitch, Bobby, Jean-Marie, Butty, and the others who did more than their share. We sincerely hope that you will like the book, and that it contains some of the things you wanted. Good Luck from all of us. The Editors ANNE HANAWAY, Editor 53 -4T Souvenir of AMERICAN NURSES ASSO MAY 14 .. 18 l%fc A9 r rJ7 j i r— • VfV yt — 1 To Our Advertisers And Patrons — Many, Many Thanks John Adams, Jr., M.D. Dr. Raymond Adams Neurology Service, MGH Fuller Albright, M.D. Mr. Mrs. John Ambrose Priscilla Andrews, R.N. Otto E. Aufranc, M.D. Louis Bakay, M.D. W. H. Baker, M.D. Mr. Ronald J. Banks Joseph S. Barr, M.D. Mr. Mrs. F. David Barry Robert Barry, Jr., M.D. Marshall K. Bartlett, M.D. Glenn E. Behringer, M.D. Patricia H. Benedict, M.D. Dr. Edward F. Bland Mrs. Rosemary Bongiorno, R.N. Mr. Mrs. John Boothroyd Thornton Brown, M.D.D Mr. Mrs. Ray M. Brown Leo B. Burgin, M.D. Walter S. Burrage, M.D. Mr. Mrs. Henry F. Burrows A. M. Butler, M.D. Evan Calkins, M.D.D Mr. Mrs. Axel Carlson Dr. Castleman, Dept, of Pathology E. F. Cave, M.D. Mr. Mrs. Leonard Chesbrough Mrs. A. J. 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