Loma Linda University - Priorities Yearbook (Loma Linda, CA)

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9 -1 Almost any afternoon in gross lab. Instructor John Fletcher stands by wisdom, his wit, the kindliness behind his twinkling eyes, and his personal interest in each one. Again, after a defiating examination, he renews the courage of the neophyte with a bit of verse. One step at a time, and that well placed, We reach the grandest height . . . One thing at a time, and that well done,' ls wisdom's proven rule. Long will memories of anatomy linger. The senti- mental regard for the pamphlet fGray's Anatomy, 1400 pagesj, the long night preceding the first exam- ination and the hypocritical aid proffered by sopho- mores, the frantic feeling during the first star when reading upon the tag attached to a nondescript tissue the direction, Name this structure and give its nerve supply, the flurry in the dissection room as white- Dr. John E. Hughes demonstrates the reflections of the peritoneum with a balloon. gowned medics dash out to get their graded papers, the odor from hands steeped in formaldehyde invad- ing one's nostrils while munching a sandwich follow- ing laboratory sessions-these are but a few treasured pictures in memory's hall. Being fundamental to the further study of medicine and to subsequent practice of surgery, gross anatomy rightfully occupies a major portion of the freshman curriculum. The freshman considers a pass in anat- omy a fair amen that some day he, too, may hang out his shingle. As the embryo doctor unveils each seemingly minor detail of body structure, he is forced again and again to admit the infinite wisdom and creative forethought of God. In the words of the Psalmist he exclaims, l am fearfully and wonderfully made. Pelvic engineering demonstrated by Mervyn G. Hordinge, M.D.

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s fllll e. .-w M4 . is. W, ms , . rg as ss Es is is s v s s m -:J E. .ya V 1 Vw T my if f, Samuel A. Crooks, Professor of Gross Anatomy and poet-philosopher, pauses to read a few lines of verse before the 7:00 A.M. lecture GRHSS A Allllll Blue overalls are proper things For brawny men and brave, They make the purple clocks of kings Seem vestments of a slave. -Thomas Russell Shelton lt's the first session in gross anatomy. An unob- trusive figure in blue overalls saunters quietly into the crowded amphitheatre. He sits down on the ce- ment steps, and waits. As the class bell rings he isx arises and leisurely walks to the desk. He does not launch immediately into anatomy but digresses to leave with his new students part of his simple philos- ophy of living. Thus Dr. Samuel A. Crooks introduces himself. Far longer than his students remember the inser- tions of the sacrospinalis and the ossification of the metacarpals, will Dr. Crooks be remembered for his

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fl , .I X' 2' llllllll Dr Alfred Shryock Professor of Mlcroscoplc Anatomy and Mrs Shryock continue to bulld an outstanding department Dr Shryock has taught every medical student ever enrolled at CME t as ln micro anatomy, anded by the microscope that the student first crosses the thresh old of a world otherwise unseen Here he studies three sublects that depend on usmg the microscope As with all freshman sublects their understanding is basic if normal body function is to be understood The department is the child of Dr Alfred Shryock who has been with the school since its beginning H would probably wish his wife, Stella Shryock, given equal credit, for she has been his constant helper in preparing specimens and helping students at their microscopes. HISTOLOGY In gross anatomy he explored a new world, but now the student invades the cellular structures of the 20 body the hidden chemical works ln which are manu factured secretions enzymes antibodies, proteins and where food substrates are converted to heat and energy Here he studies normal structures as mtl mately as possible Histology is the study of the minute structure and composition of the tissues of the body tissue anatomy It IS a very old study, and dates from the discovery of the microscope. lt was given new importance when Virchow took it from the realm of abstraction with his Cellular Pathology in the last half of the nineteenth century. Histology is the father of pathology. The student must learn it thoroughly since it is an indis- pensable basis to any further study in medicine. In the laboratory he examines through his micro- scope extremely thin slices of tissue which have