Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Synapsis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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class room into a veritable battle ground, one of the most unpleasant events of our Sophomore year. After the smoke and dust and a few other things of battle, had cleared away Harry Hessdorfer was elected President; Charles Young, Vice-President; Richard Ammerman, Treasurer; and Florence Car- gill, Secretary. The Junior year brought with it greater responsibilities, clinically, scho- lastically, and socially. The office of Vice-President, left vacant by the de- cision of Charles Young to continue his studies at the Kirksville College, was filled most capably by Morgan von Lohr. The class was augmented by two new members, Robert Wiley who continued his studies after an absence, and Dr. Samuel Bailey, a Kirksville graduate, of some years back. After much debate, The Synapsis, under the able guidance of Herbert Talmadge, was published, and heralded as the finest year book to date. The Junior Prom, the outstanding social event of the college year, held at the Elks Club, proved to be a huge success. The remainder of the year passed uneventfully, the elections of Senior class officers as follows: Clifford Symington, Presi- dent; Herbert Ulric, Vice-President; Walter Spill, Treasurer; Anna Sollen- berger. Secretary; James Eaton, Historian; Edmund Barnes, Prophet. The Senior year, the crowning climax of a four year epoch, is now fast drawing to a close, many of our dreams having materialized, new ones are fast taking their place. Again new faces greeted us, Dr. A. H. Leeds, Dr. Stewart Francis, Dr. Howard Manchester, Dr. William Howes, all graduates of the Kirksville College of Osteopathy, William Wright and Donald Brown of last year ' s Class who continued their studies, all fitting into the even tenure of our existence. Dan Cupid again made serious inroads on the bachelor- hood of the class, claiming as his victims at this time Herbert Talmadge, Har- vey Haupt, Edmund Barnes, Jack Bradford, Morton Engel, Irving Baker, Harold Galbraith, Walter O ' Neal, Harriet Gosper and Harold Miller. The outstanding event of this year was the concerted eflf ort of the fraternal organ- izations, to abolish the animosity that formerly existed between the various societies, and to instill in its place a feeling of good fellowship and tolerence, thus paving the way to far more pleasant associations in the years to come. And now, the future stretches out before us, and oftimes we wonder what it holds for each one of us. For some the way is beset with many difficulties and obstacles which must be overcome before gaining a measure of success; for others the way will be mar -elously smooth; some will soar to the heights of fame; while others will drink the dregs of life. But, no matter the sweetness or the bitterness of the drink, all are striving toward a common goal, that we may better fit ourselves and be ready to take up the struggle, when those who so gallantly have carried on before us, begin to falter, ever keeping foremost in our minds the truths of that greatest of sciences. Osteopathy. James M. Eaton, Historian. [61]

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10?Ki , i ' t. J. ROBERT WYLIE Bob We don ' t know him so well. Phi Sigma Gamma. Bloomfield High School. W he History of the Senior Qlass THIS history, like most others, must begin at the beginning and end — well, is there ever an end? We might begin at the first day with its vivid impressions, and relate other unforgetable experiences, but we shall only generalize. In later life, every individual looks back on college life and sees a certain picture of it. To some it was all work and study; to others the basis of real friendship; to one group, it was a career; to another group an age of frivolity; while to still others the picture con- tained an ideal merging out of them all. During the Freshman year, the Class of ' 28 suffered a rather benign existence. Organization of the Class by Dr. A. H. Leeds, Sophomore Presi- dent, was a quiet affair, in comparison to similar events in subsequent years. The officers at this time comprised: Florenz Smith, President; Harry Hess- dorfer, Vice-President; Anna Sollenberger, Secretary; and Walter Spill, Treasurer. The outstanding event of the year, the Freshman Dance, was held in the Adelphi Hotel, and enjoyed by all who attended. At the onset of the Sophomore year, it was discovered that several of our fellows had fallen by the wayside, but unlike the adage of the rolling stone, we had gathered some new moss, in the personnel of Alton Robbins, Clifford Symington, Morton Engle, and Mrs. Fern Steenbergh. Officers elected in the early part of the year, were as follows: G. W. Bowlby, Presi- dent ; Harry Hessdorf er, Vice-President ; Anna Sollenberger, Secretary ; Wal- ter Spill, Treasurer. The Sophomore Hop, crowning event of the year, was conducted in the Rittenhouse Hotel. The reputation of P. C. O. as a matri- monial bureau, did not suffer during this year. Those succumbing to the wiles of Dan Cupid were: Jean Johnston and Vladimir deTilleman, Harry Hessdorfer, Clifford Symington, while the wedding of Anna Sollenberger to Dr. Ernest A. Johnson took place late in the summer preceding the Junior year. The election of class officers for the Junior year converted our little

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m Q)99. Anna Sollenberger Johnson Secretary Walter Spill Treasurer Senior Class Ojficers Herbert E. C. Ulrich Vice-President [62]