Chicago College of Optometry - Focus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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X AL ..Z rig ,f ' ,, fi--if-E125 ,. .f - EH 5' 1:23111 J f A ' X me frfffztff SX H Pl ' -'-1tlLTLr-,- V . ' ' ' 'x , , ,-:.. ,--11,5-'11, -, , , xg Kg- ... X534 s,3Q:::'F'.?.f2'--f-- . -1,9 ' F -.-i-..:,g'f- -.A . - s x I Agp. X ... fam: -,511 .1 ,V -. .- 1 I.-M. '21 IA, 4' '- 4 -.,x '-5:31f'.' S X.. 5.-5,51--.w , V rf X 015515 0 Jil ' , , f' 'll' F 'Ci' I ' 7-' -F '71 -3 sf in 2- Qs, 4. .XSL w B ,,, ,.. yi-A . . 5 sf? M 1i 'Q'f '- ' - ld 'YK 'ix .. ' I V X 'l. ' i, : ' I ' 1 ,.r'QQ, s ' 'isis - ' ' fig., . '.-ftlvirj 'g N 6' , 7 ,. I .- I, -, ay, I9 0 ,two f i Z ' l F' It seems tfiat statistics are assuming an ever increasing importance in our daily lives. Qur life in scfiool in general, and our lives as members of tlrie Senior ll class in particular, is no exception to tlwat fact. Witlw tlwat in mind, let us follovv tlwe status of tlwe members of tlwe graduating class in a statistical vein. l-laving been indoctrinated vvitfi tlwe metlwodology of scientific researcfi during tfiese many semesters, we proceeded to design a questionnaire, stealing a bit from Dr. Kinsey lwere and a bit from Mr. Roper tfiere, Qur approacfi tool4 on added zeal vvfmen tlwe auestionnaires were filled out, and we began to loolc at tfwe class vvitln tfte eyes of a missionary, vvfio suddenly realizes tfmat tfie barbaric tribes under fiis spiritual care fiave traces of civilization, Some very interesting facts came to liglwtr Ninety percent of tlwe class vvere veterans of World War ll. Abreakdovvn of tfre services sfiovved 77fZiin tfweArmy,Q0f7b in tfie Navy,QfZi in tfme lvlarinecorps and VZ in tlrwe Mercfiant lVlarine,'ffie lriigfiest ranlc attained in tfie group vvas by tvvoArmy vets vvfwo came out vvitfm silver bars Cone for eacfi slwoulder, tlnat isl. 'ffie Navy produced one Lt. ig. vvlwile tfie Marine Corps sent a mere corporal to Clwicago. -flue age factor of tlwe class is an interesting one. flwe youngest member of tfie class is a mere lad of 'l9 summers vvlwile tlwe G.Q.lV'l. QC5rand Qld lV'lanD is a spry 38, or one octave removed from tfwe youngest. Translating tlwese figures into an ogi curve we find'l tl1inl4 we better not go into tfiat. ln regard to tfie marital status of tfie class, tfie married men comprise approximately 5062, of tlwe class vvfiicfi leavesfl-low did you guess itmr50fZi unmarried or singularly fortunate individuals.We are not auite sure of tlwe status of one man, vvfio noted next to marital status, l3acl1elor , vvlwatever tlwat is. four percent of tfie single men are going steady and most of tfie otlwers are lool4ing for vvealtfiy girls vvfiose fatfiers are optometrists. Some of our students boast of families Cvvfio vvouldn't7D, We could not ascertain tfieir refractive status, but found tlwere are ten boys and seven girls, one student fiaving tlwree cfiildrenn-vvfiicfi migfit be considered a monopoly, and bears investigation by tlwe Attorney General. We believe tfmis little personal revelation of tfie lives of our future optometrists is more interesting tfian mere descriptions of vvfio vvas class president during vvlwat semester. ln any event, Robert l-lunt- ington fiad tfiat fionor as long as we can remember-if vve lriave to satisfy tfie curious. ln some situations, tfie class of May 1950 vvas an inspired class. It caused many gray fiairs to in- structors vvitl'i its questions and arguments. We lcnovv tlwat many lasting friendsfiips were made and tlwe doctrine of professional conduct lwas establislied deep roots in our classmates. We lcnovv tfiat we spealc for tfie entire class of May 1950 vvfien vve say tlriat eaclw one of us lwas talcen vvitlw lwim sometfiing very valuable besides tlwe lcnovvledge and tlne teacfwings of optometry. We fiope tfwat eacfm one of us fias learned just a little bit more about fiuman belwaviour, brotfwerfiood and all tfiose many intangibles vvfiicli, vvfwen put togetfier and vvfien put into practice, spell a more vvortfi- wlwile peaceful life for all our fellow-men. 17

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,96!Q6LE5lfl'l Within the Clorlc Street clinic crowded full Where internes gently probe the seeing ills, Along the sloping compuses where students muse Upon the heoling urge Cptometry fulfills, And in the buildings rising over Lorrobee Where tollc of Science, loughter fills the holls, There seethes o seorch for truth, on eogerness to heol, And hope to bring preventive sltills to all, A hope to further probe the sight's potentiol spon, And, roising levels of the normol sight, improve the mon. lt's in this otmosphere ideolism seeds itself And bursts into o sturdy flowering Thot grows omid the eosy fellowship ot school, Beneoth the prod of scholored tutoring, lts tender roots reoch out for nourishment To mon's eternol dreom: still to compel from depths of his unbound copocities The urge of eoch to serve the other well. Ill. The ideolism's growth first folters When grciduotes ore troubled by the need to eorn By doubts, the wonder ond the newness of their tosl4, By compromised ideols they find ot every turn. IV. But the stollcs been nourished for too well For it to wilt ot impoct of reolity, It grew through yeors when students, owed ond morvelling, found lhot scientific focts, for their simplicity, Were eoch achieved through doubt ond toil of mony o brilliont mind And students vowed to use them for the good of humankind. The ideolism grew in climoted of reseorch, Amid the scientific lecture ond its orgument, And it will grow still firmer with the yeors, Such is the vigor of this eorly nourishment. V. And moy we olwoys lceep our purpose high, Above the compromise ond its deceptive goin, Qptometry con only reoch the height Thot its proctitioners themselves ottoin. Nothon lzriedmon, OD Q10 S. 3rd. Avenue Mount Vernon, NY.

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an arm icem RQBERT W. HUNTINGTON . l3r'esiAd'ent RAYMQND E HUDASI-I . . Vice-President QTIS E PAYNE ., Secretory' PAUL T. CQSGRQVE . - Treasurer