Drexel University College of Medicine - Hahnemann Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

How an\ one person can remembei so nmcli about so many books is still a mystery. We were seldom dis appointed l > \ not finding the book we wanted, whethei we knew the title, the author, 01 merel) which siafl member had recommended it. And it per- chance the book was not available, she always had a substitute that was even better than the original. Through her main years ' experience as librarian she lias developed a knowledge and familiarity of books that is ol immeasureable assistance to the student. She always knew what each professor thought ol a particu- lar text, and frequently (old us what hooks to buy and what ones weie not so good. Hei job both in the li- brary and in the bookstore continued to run just as smoothly even after the Arm) and Navy complicated matters. MRS Mil I I I \ I I KXI R bought our books ... and began to study . . Into the life of evei \ student there come days, weeks, and even months when he feels the urgent necessity ol seeking a respite from the constant drudgery of learning. Whethei a " tot " with his letter hloiks, or a bearded scholar of endless degrees, mental fatigue is yet a common enemy. In retrospect high school was a joke, and even college was a snap, but as new recruits in the held ol medicine, life took on a more solemn line. Though fai from tested after just con- cluding our pre-medical work, we settled down to a more steady grind than evei before and began the study of the ills of mankind. 13