College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons - Cortex Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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for the new men at school. On the evening of Nov. 2, on informal banquet was held at the house and Dr. R. Walker gave a short talk on Fraternalism. The social event of importance during the trimester was a barn dance, held behind the sacred portals of the house. Pledge night was held at the home of Dr. Chos. Blind. The second trimester was marked by a talk by Dr. J. Rogers, chairman of the educational committee of the A. O. A. and a post national president of Phi Sigma Gamma, a return to activities of Dr. Louis hdull, one of our charter members, who played host to the entire active chapter for supper, and a dance held at the La Canada Club. The lost trimester was notable for the bimonthly educational meetings at which prominent professional men gave lectures. The formal social function of the year was held at the Roosevelt hHotel in h ollywood where a brilliant dinner-dance was well attended and enjoyed. Eta Nu Chi Fraternity was founded on this campus by fourteen enterprising freshmen in the fail of 1926. Their purpose in forming this organization was to initiate a group who could formulate their ov n plans for serving the cause of Oste- opathy. The local chapter of Eta Nu Chi is now bringing to a close a very pleasant year. Activities during the current year have been limited chiefly to educational meetings which have proved most valuable. It has been our privilege to have with us at our various meetings. Dr. W. hdopps, A. K. Tucker, Chester Nugent, W. W. W. Pritchard, Dain L. Tasker, Clement Vilim, Wayne Dooley, Wade Morris, Triplett, W. Madsen, J. S. White and Dr. Pike. The outstanding achievement of our school year was the winning of the Sigma Sigma Phi Interfraternity Scholarship Plaque for the second successive year. The annual mountain trip was held the second week-end in February at Fulmor s cabin at Idyllwild. Formal pledging for pledges Bosworth and Lohrson took place at the home of Brother Dawe. P Xc Sixly-iihie

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efforts of Drs. C. H. Glass, J. B. Derby and C. W. Aby end the guiding hand of Dr. J. A. Cozart of Cannonsburg, Pa. The social activities of Gamma Chapter hove been numerous throughout the school year. Th e first get-together was held at the mountain home of Dr. R. H. Crist on the Mill Creek. On November 3, an informal breakfast was held at Dr. E. S. Merrill ' s Sanitarium in Culver City, following A hich a tour of inspection of the sanitarium was made. The climax of the rushing season was held at the home of Dr. D. L. Tasker. A very tasty feast was consumed at the out-door picnic grounds, on the estate, followed by entertainment by Dr. Tasker ' s famous collection of natural color slides. On November 26, Dr. C. C. Oliver was host to members, pledges and guests of the active chapter. A tour of the Doctor ' s miniature hospital was made. The I. T. S. held their annual luncheon February 3, in conjunction with the Mid- Winter meeting at the Vista del Arroyo hlotel in Pasadena. Dr. W. W. Jenney, who recently returned from Europe, served as Toastmaster in the true Jenney style. At the conclusion of the luncheon, six pledges were given the first degree of their initiatory work. The final degrees of initiation were conferred upon H. Brenton Allison, George Cuthill, Bruce MacEwing, F. J. Perske, P. J. Stack, W. Robinson, FT. D. Thompson and George ' Walker at the home of Dr. L. C. Spangord. When in September 1914, the Los Angeles College of Osteopathy and the Pacific College of Osteopathy were merged to form the College of Ostc-opathic Physicians and Surgeons, two fraternal bodies — Phi Sigma Epsilon of L. A. C. O. and Delta Phi Zeta of P. C. O. — were also joined, due to the possession of common objectives. At the first joint meeting, the new fraternity was named Phi Sigma Beta, Not content with a mere local organization, negotiations for nationalization were mode with local fraternities in the other Osteopathic Colleges and in 1915 those fraternities with similar high ideals were united as a national organization, adopting the name of Phi Sigma Gamma. The progress of Phi Sigma Gamma as a national fraternity has been well exempli- fied in the local chapter Beta. The first trimester was ushered in with smokers K ,i; - 5 .V ) -c i ' );

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Astra Chapter of Lambda Omicron Gamma was organized March 8, 1929 at the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons as a part of the National Lambda Omicron Gamma Fraternity which was founded in 1924 at the Osteopathic College in Philadelphia. Although the youngest fraternity on the campus, Lambda Omicron Gamma can look with pride at the achievements of its few years of existence. In 1932, we were honored by the award of Interfraternity Scholarship Plaque, won by our maintaining the highest interfraternity scholarship rating on the campus. A number of interesting and instructive meetings were held during the year. At the first Hy Katz welcomed the new men on the campus and introduced Dr. J. Farber, who addressed himself particularly to the sub-frosh and freshmen on the prob- lems confronting them. Dr. FHatfield held a clinic on appendicitis. At another meeting Dr. Jenney, who has recently returned from a tour of European hospitals and clinics, gave some of the highlights of his experiences abroad. Dr. N. A. Davis presented a paper on the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis. Dr. Dain L. Tasker spoke on pneu- monia, and illustrated his lecture with X-Ray slides. .New men inducted into the fraternity this year were J. Brotman and B. Gordon, and a number of men were pledged. Ten girls of the American School of Osteopathy, realizing that they were enter- ing what was accepted as a man ' s field, and that their work was difficult, started a study club. One day while walking to class with Dr. Georgia Stennenberg, Dr. Still suggested that the girls study group, which was a sister organization to the Atlas Club, might fittingly call itself Axis, so was named the first women s osteopathic organization. As time went on, new osteopathic schools were opened in other cities and new chapters were added to Axis which was incorporated as a sorority. The chapter in Los Angeles was the last one to be formed in 1917. Axis Sorority began their year with a party at Dr. Collinge ' s cabin, just before school began. On October 13, o formal reception wos held at the home of Dr. Page Seventy