September 22, 1948 Helen Bush died. Her vision of experiential education long surpassed her tenure as head of school. 

“We lost some of the joy of this momentous year with the sudden death last Fall of our director and dear friend, Helen Taylor Bush. It places upon us old-timers, grads, and faculty who knew her, the responsibility and the privilege of interpreting her vision, the Helen Bush-Parkside School, to the public. I say her vision, instead of institution or enterprise, because that is what it was. I become more convinced of this as I see schools all over the country emulating the educational practices and philosophies so basic in her thinking.” – Mrs. Livengood, 1949 Rambler