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GRADUATES 21
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1955 Four years, when viewed as the future, appears almost an eternity, as it did to us as Freshmen look- ing ahead to May of 1959. Now we are seniors on the eve of graduation, and in retrospect our years at Columbia seem to have fled by with unimaginable speed. Looking back, it is difficult to remember our experiences, both tragic and comic, in the same sharp detail with which we knew them as they oc- curred. And so, with the edge of our memories blurred by time ' s passing, let us look at the past through the wrong end of that telescope which is our recall. That first morning in anatomy lab when, to the unfamiliar faces of our classmates and instructors, ten expressionless gentlemen were added whom we would soon get to know inside out. Within a few short weeks we had become adept at dissection, chess and the Goren point count. Subsequently, the anatomy lab was transformed into a Biochem lec- ture room (student lounge) and both our auditory and olfactory capacities were sorely tested. In physi- ology we learned of the various neurologic syn- dromes and so were born Tonic and Clonic, the Spastic Twins. Neuroanatomy came and passed without that blinding flash of enlightenment we had been promised. In the fond memory department we will all remember Dr. Arden ' s gracious party at which we were able to meet both faculty and fellow students on a very informal basis. Our summer vacation that year was slightly marred by dire predictions of the upperclassmen of what was to come. The words Sophomore Year were enough to strike terror into the heart of every student. First came pathology and the class re- sponded with the fighting phrase , Let ' s go down for coffee. Sleep-laden eyes were bombarded by faded slides showing myriads of round cell infiltrations. Meanwhile, in the bactee lab, time was conscienti- ously spent raising chickens and dodging flying text- books. An incredibly vicious breed of rabbit were specially prepared for our amusement. It was in the third week of dental materials that the class finally unlocked the door so that Dr. Ayres could begin his lectures, which were delivered to the sporadic rhythm of riccocheting lead shot. It was during this course that class solidarity reached its peak. Phar- macology was succinctly introduced to us by Dr. Wang. We were gratified to learn that we were not to be held responsible for 231 pages of the 1900 page Goodman and Gilman. This meant however, that we would be totally unprepared to practice on victims of Tsutsugamushi fever, malaria and anti- mony poisoning. Trembling with fear, the class awaited the onslaught of the awesome Dr. Bartle- stone. In stature and mien he was truly awesome, but in sheer dedication, teaching ability and manner he proved to be one of the most respected of all our instructors. It was as sophomores that we had the first real look at our raison d ' etre : the teeth. Large and small, typodont or green, we soon grew to know them — and with them the words and phrases which had meant so little to us as uncomprehending fresh- men took on a new significance. Words like bridge, porosity and hacker soon gained common usage. 22
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