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

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.Miss Fiske. Miss Tri])p. Miss :UcSweeney Mrs. .Sheppard, Miss Ishriver, Mrs. Johnson .M iss Donohue, Miss Holleran, Miss Ajeniian. .Miss Gibbons, Miss Hamilton, Miss MsDonald, .Mrs. Pitt .M iss McKivergan, Miss Ingersoll, Miss Crosby. M iss Bergeron. Miss Vinal, Airs. Thorp .Mrs. Childress, Mrs. Chittick, Miss Jones, Miss Vinal. Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Toll, Miss Gustafson, Miss Ingersoll .M rs. Sandrin, .Mrs. Eckstrom, Mrs. Horton

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■mS m History SEi iT:nitK:Ki The mysterious, long looked forward to day was here. In mass bewilderment, we wandered into the lobby of the impressive, gray George Robert White Building. Today was the day we were entering Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing. For some of us it was September 4, 1956, others March 5, 1957. After registration, a tea was given in our honor where we met our upperclassmen and instructors with great admiration. That night our “Big Sisters” took us out “on the town” — some for pizza, movies, or other spots of interest. X Hr — ' 1 The next few days were spent trying to find our way around the seemingly unending tunnels and maze of corridors only to arrive at classes late — much to the amusement of all. Getting to know Boston was another big project. Night walks, fraternity parties, tips from upperclassmen all went to help us “discover” Boston. Then, as time went on, we found we knew our way around. Classes became increas- ingly more “nursey.” Homework and exams began. Library orientation by Miss P.D.L. familiarized us with magazines and books of nursing. With expectations, celebrations, and suitcases we arrived at Friday classes looking forward to week- ends. Transformation to a nurse came with uniform inspection. Off went our nails and hair, on with black stockings — not without difficulty. With terror and curiosity we looked forward to our first day on the wards. It took little time to find the utility room — a convenient hiding place. It was about this time, we began to lose a few classmates in favor of matrimony. Before long, bibs were added to our uni- forms which, after their first laundering concealed the fact we were probies. No one will ever forget our “seminars” with Audrey and Pearl. This was when we first became familiar with “Well, what do you think!” Meal tickets with pictures closely resembling those seen on want-ads in the post office replaced our battered worn green ones. For some of us, we then had our first M.G.H. Christmas. There was the family Christmas party, a Christmas formal dance in Mosely, caroling in the White lobby, a Candlelight Glee Club program, and several house Christmas parties. Charles Street had Sharon as Santa Claus passing out small useftll gifts thoughtfully con- tributed by “Granny.” In Thayer, Dee as Santa Claus distributed a grab bag. Last, but, by no means least, were exams, then followed by a welcome d vacation.