Carson Long Military Institute - Carsonian Yearbook (New Bloomfield, PA)

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JAN K CONKUN ll Edgewood Road Color Guard '50 Platoon Sergeant '50 Basketball Manager '49 Tennis Manager '49 '50 Dramatics Club '49 '50 Rifle Club '47 '48 Gym Club '48 '49 '50 Secretary Gym Club '50 C Club '49 '50 '50 Intra-Mural Soccer '48 '49 Intra-Mural Basketball '49 '50 Intra-Mur al Volleyball '48 '49 Glee Club '49 Drum Corps '49 Honor Roll '48 '49 '50 Editor CARSONIAN '50 Staff Serg eant Znd, Platoon, Co. A Will be first to receive his M. D. SIR JOSEPH LISTER IN the last 80 years the average life span of persons in the civilized world has been lengthened immensely. Some of the main causes of this great advance have been the marvelous developments made possible by medical researchers who, through their untiring service to humanity, have enabled doctors to save the lives of an enormous number of persons. Today, I wish to speak about one of those men, Sir Joseph Lister. If it were notfor his genius many of us here today might not be alive, Lister's life began in Upton, England, in the spring of 1827. He receivedhis early education at the Quaker Schools at Hitchin and at Tottenham. He then attended Univer- sity college, in London, where he received training from the two noted physiologists, Wharton Jones and William Sharpey. After his graduation from college, Joseph Lister went to Edinburg with an introduction from Sharpey and became the house surgeon to a man named Syme. In 1856 he became as- sistant surgeon for the Royal Infirmary. His writings of his various experiments NJEEKERSH Binghamton, N.Y. QENERGY' can HUSCLE5 made him famous , and he rapidly progress ed from one post to nounced his new wounds, bandages septic dressings. another. In 1865 he an- method of disinfecting and instrurnents by anti- Instead of being content with this very successful method, he pressed forward with increased energy, and made his most important contribution to humanity by the introduction of aseptic surgery, which aims at the exclusion of bacteria in wounds through a scrupulous cleanliness in the op- erating room and sterilization of instru- ments. Lister made other improvements in the field of surgery but this was his greatest. When Sir Lister died in 1912, he had re- ceived many world honors, including Eng- land's Order of Merit . After his death, the British Medical Journal endorsed the many honors which had been showered upon him by declaring that the introduction of his system had saved more lives than all the wars of the nineteenth century had s a c r i- ficed. Wm 0 ' of '50 17

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JOSEPH D7-XGOSTINO 571 River Drive QQDAGH Acting Znd. Lieutenant E, Paterson, N,J', Commander lst. Platoon, Co. A Varsity Football '48 '49 Varsity Baseball '49 Captain Football '49 Honor Roll '49 lntra-Mural Basketball '49 '50 Intra-Mural Basketball All- Star Team '50 lntra-Mural Volleyball '49 Vice-President '49 House of Representatives '50 Treasurer Eaglerook House of Representatives '49 Weight Lifting Club '49 Science Club '50 C Club '49 '50 Assistant Secretary Junior Class '49 Eaglerook Council '49 '50 Senior Literary Society Rep- resentative '50 Junior Class Glee Club '49 Dramatics Club '50 2 4 W Omvs if lx! 1-Qui- Will write more love letters. UNITED STATES COAST GUARD ACADEMY THE nation's oldest sea-going force, the United States Coast Guard, was founded by Alexander Hamilton in the year 1790, The Coast Guard Academy, one of the finest institutions of learning in America, is sit- uated on the banks of the Thames River at New London, Connecticut. The Coast Guard Academy recom- mended by Alexander Hamilton was approved by President Washington, and organized by an Act of Congress. The Academy is sup- ported and operated by the Treasury De- partment in peace time and by the Navy Department in war time, A candidate to the Academy must be a citizen of the United States, He is eligible Only by appointment. He has to possess a high scholastic average, physical fitness, and ability to pass competitive entrance examinations. The Academy's four year course of in- struction offers t r a in i ng in academic studies, naval techniques and leadership. Cadets are taught such courses as navi- gation, signaling, gunnery, seamanship and they are also trained to maintain and oper- ate lighthouses, lightships, radio beacons, and fog signals. By the time of graduation, the cadets have acquired the character, personality, leadership ability, and endurance necessary for Coast Guard officers. The cadets have also successfully completed their course of academic studies which entitles them to a B. S. Degree in Engineering, as well as a commission as an ensign in the United States Coast Guard. In time of peace, the Coast Guard is mainly concerned with the promotion of safety at sea, and the prevention of smug- gling. It also enforces the laws of the sea for all federal departments and agencies, and checks the registration, safety devices and crews of ships. The Coast Guard played an important part in the war. One of their main jobs was guarding convoys which transported our troops abroad. They also operated trans- ports and landing craft in combat to keep a constant supply of men and reinforcements at all theatres of war. The people of the United States are greatly indebted to the men of the Coast Guard, as they are a branch of the armed forces which has helped protect our free- dom and independence for the past one hundred and sixty years. .. i-me - of'50