Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons - P and S Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ADOLPH ELWYN 1885-1955 The kindling spark consumes us as it burns, Then far into the mystic night returns, How brief our slender tapers glow, How pale the fleeting rays they throw, The.bard of Nishapur has said, No echo rises from the dead, But who has scanned that shoreless sweep And who has ever plumbecl that deep? The corollary great has grown, The axiom remains unknown, There is no end, no death we can conceive, So lasting as the thread of life we weave. DR. HARRY H. SHAPIRO EDGAR GRIM MILLER, JR. 1893-1955 KENNETH B. TURNER 1901-1955 B

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'-s Deon AURA EDWARD SEVERINGHAUS, A.M., Ph.D. Associate Deon ,f ,- MISS ANNA SHACKLEFORD I - Secrefory fo fhe Associcafe Deon 7 WILLARD COLE RAPPLEYE, A.M., M.D., Sc,D., Med.Sc lvl X

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IN MEMOR IAM... Adolph Elwyn Edgar Grim HE sudden death on June 9, 1955 of Dr. Adolph Elwyn brought to an end a lifetime of devoted service. He was perhaps one of the best known members of thc teaching staff of the College of Physicians and Surgeons both in length of service which dates back to 1918, and in his wonderful ability to present compli- cated material clearly without confusing the student with unessential details. Dr. Elwyn will be remembered for his many accomplishments and admirable attri- butes, for his writings, for his qualities as a teacher and for his fine personal characteristics. li' is impossible to imagine first year Neuroanatomy without Dr. EIwyn's masterful and energetic description of the pyramidal tract, his characteristic little cough and tapping pointer, and most of all, his thirst quenching from the water pitcher. Medical students to come will miss the great teacher, good friend and great man which the Class of 1956 was privileged to know. Miller, Jr. ORN in Gettysburg, Pa., Dr. Miller graduated from Gettysburg College at the early age of 18. His graduate work was carried out in Columbia University, where he received the degree of Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry in 1913. With the exception of one year, 1913-1914, which he spent in Chicago as lnstructor at the College of Medicine of the University of Illinois, his subsequent career was passed entirely at P 8. S, where he reached the rank of full professor of Biochemistry in 1935. In 1953 he became Dean of the Graduate Faculties, an appointment which involved his departure from P 81 S. However, he continued to contribute to the lec- tures in biochemistry for students of medicine. Throughout the years he was universally regarded as the most eFfective teacher on our Faculty, for he possessed not only encyclopedic knowledge but a gift for exposition. His wise counsel was always available to students and colleagues. Through his utimely death, all at P 8. S have lost a beloved friend. Kenneth B. Turner NATIVE of Lynchburg, Va., Dr. Turner received a B.A. from Hamilton College in 1922 and his M,D. in 1926 from Harvard Medical School. He came to Presby- terian Hospital as an intern in 1926, and rose through successive appointments to become Director of Cardiology last year. He was an attending physician on Medical Service and an associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University. He had an unusual capacity for organization and had vision and imagination, not only for research, but in medical education and administrative affairs. He started the Group Clinic in 1946, reoriented the lectures to third-year students, and last year, completely reorganized the laboratory of electrocardiology. Rounds with Dr. Turner on the Medical Service were enjoyed by patient and student alike. His kindness and understanding was felt by all, while his eager teach- ing was ambrosia to the thirsting student. lt's strange not to see Dr. Turner's gray hair in the second row of the eighth floor amphitheater during CPC and Team Rounds. His sudden death on October 9, 1955 has been felt keenly by all in the Medical Center family. 9