College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons - Cortex Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1929 volume:

Contents Title -----.-----1 Dedication --..-----. j. Foreword ----------6 Appreciation --------- 8 Editorial Staff -------- 9 Poem : Reveries AND Moods ----- 15 Faculty ----- 19 Hospital AND Clinic ------- 27 Student Body ---------37 Seniors ---------- 41 Juniors - - - 51 Sophomores --------- 55 Freshmen - --------- 59 Subfreshmen --------- 63 Organizations - - - - 67 Social Activities -------- 95 Western Osteopath ------- 97 Humor and Personals - - 109 Because of his conscientious ciuieavors for the •welfare of the College; his most active and ahle participation in the progressive policies of the profession ; his sympathetic and whole hearted interest in student body activities; his line qualities of character and attainment, this book is dedicated to Dr. Edward T. Abbott as an expression of our sincerest appreciation and regard. ■4 The C r t e x •■ Dr. Edward T. Abbott Forezwrd COLLEGE days are often trying days — the rigid routine of classes, the pedan- tic despotism of teachers, the embarrassing exactitude of examinations — all so restraining to the impulsiveness of those still youthful, or tempering to the ambitions of those more staid! Indeed, the road to learning is arduous. We travel it through days of tumult and confusion, seeking both new knowl- edge and new adjustments, but days which after all are delightful. To put in permanent form names, pictures, humor and personal wit- ticisms; to provide a combined history and diary of persons and e ents, objects and incidents, all of interest in our college life and environment — such is the purpose of this volume. It is hoped that within its pages you may find a laugh to please you; perhaps too, a thought that will prove ennobling; and, in the crystallization of the student body sentiment, of which the book is an embodi- ment, a stimulating glow of personal pride. College days, happy days, pleasant to retrospect upon, when later the years gather steadily about us their lengthening shadows and life like a beam of light athwart the sea sinks slowly toward the horizon . . . memories . . . In Appreciation THE PUBLICATION of a year book takes many hours, many heads, many ha nds, and much courage. One individual may determine the character of the book and supervise the work, but only through the co-operative effort of all who contribute to the task will the publication attain to any success whatsoever. At this point, therefore, 1 wish to express my appreciation of the com- mendable service rendered by each member of the staff, and of the hearty spirit in which that service was performed. Possibly names should be men- tioned, for everyone has contributed his part, some more than others, ' tis true, but each has done his bit, which after all, is the thing to be commended. in addition to the laudable work of the staf?, 1 wish to mention in a most appreciative manner the work done by Dr. C. B. Rowlingson, and also the co-operation extended by both The Western Osteopath and the Board of Trustees of the College. Each has contributed generously — indeed, it is through the deep friendly interest of Dr. Rowlingson, offered in his untiring effort on behalf of the book, that this annual has been made possible. For his earnest endeavors, therefore, I want to express a feeling of gratitude. Moreover, I am sure that in stating my appreciation to the members of the staff, to Dr. Rowlingson, and to all others who have had a part in the work on this book, 1 am voicing the feelings of the entire student body. ' I ' m-: Editor. -4 The C arte x Senior Class ----- Gladys E. Gruhn, Harry Irons Junior Class - - - Charles R. Poitevin, J. Holt Robisox Sophomore Class - C. J. WiTKOwsKi, Chester O. NuGENT Freshman Class - - - - John VV. THORNTON, P. E. JoN ' ES Sub-Freshmiin Class - Willlam J. Barrows, Paul J. Donahue Eta Nil Chi -------- Clement L. ViLiM Phi Sigma Gamma -------- Don C. GaRN Atlas Club ---------- D. E. Spivey lota Tau Sir ma - ------ Richard S. Toler Delta Umeya Gamma ----- Frances Bunker Kappa Psi Delta -------- Eleanor Wright Axis Club -------- Charlotte Braginton Student Council -------- FoREST GrUNIGEN Interfraternitv Couiiiil ------ Victor E. Bruel The ■■O Club - ------- -J.E.Peterson Athletics ---------- Julian C.Ames Social Activities -------- Ruth E. Doan Humor anil Personals ------- W. F. MaDSEN Paffe Nine ■4 The Carte x - Pointino the JFay When the best things are not possible, the best may be made of those that are. — Hooker. To the student body at large I wish to say that I feel more profound!) ' than ever that The Cortex occupies an important place in student body growth and progress. It serves as a forceful molder of group consciousness, otters a definite challenge to student body spirit, and adds a pride to that which is accomplished therein and thereby. The student council now feels that it has succeeded, with the aid of those who have co-operated, in placing the publication of this book upon a firm financial basis. A plan has been evolved — and tested with most pleasing suc- cess — by which The Cortex may be produced each ear without the uncer- tainty and the hazard that has attended its production in the past. The result points the way to a significant opportunity for the future. The combined effort and arrangement under which it has been accomplished, in addition to making for mutual benefit, should engender a spirit of good will between, and draw into closer unity, the Board of Trustees, The Western Osteopath, and the students. This year, because of the circumstances, the editors have been somewhat handicapped b the paucity of finances. Still, no complaint is voiced. We have done our best to produce a book which will meet the needs — even the whims — of the student body, and at the same time to perfect a plan which will stabilize this feature of student endeavor, giving it due place among the traditions of the College. It is hoped that future classes, having seen the way, will strive earnestly to continue the work, seeking ever to improve the character and caliber of the book itself. This task we pass on to them, feeling sure they will appreciate the opportunity and the pri ilege that reposes therein. The Editor. -4 The Cortex Definition Contest In a talk recently given at the Clinic, Dr. George V. Webster, former president of the American Osteopathic Association, discussed several of the fundamental principles of osteopathic philosophy. He concluded the occasion by requesting the students to submit to him in written form their own ori- ginal definitions of osteopathy, stating that he would have a committee of se- lected men choose the best definition, and that he would award a prize therefor. The incident aroused considerable interest and in accordance with the wishes of Dr. Webster, The Cortex presents the prize-winning defini- tions. WHAT IS OSTEOPATHY? Osteopathy is the art and the science of assisting Nature in regaining or in maintaining normal physiological function through the restoration and preservation of normal structural relationship. Osteopathy is A SCIENCE in that it seeks the underlying causes of disease and endeai ' ors, through adherence to the laiv of cause and effect, to correct undesirable effects by removing their primary causes. Osteopathy is AN ART in that individual skill is re- quired, yes, even talent, in applying the fundamental facts u ' hich comprise the science of osteopathy. Forrest E. Dowey. -oOo- TO DEFINE OSTEOPATHY Osteopathy is that form of therapy which, placing the integrity of the body relationships foremost, removes the cause of disease, adjusts and corrects abnormalities so that all parts bear proper relationship to the whole, and uses whatever means or agents that are indicated to alleviate disease. Charles I I. Crane. Osteopathy and the fundamental principles of its philosophy should be kept ever alive. Let not the principles of its creed, nor the titanic fervor of its founder, become attenuated, possibly lost, as osteopathy is handed down through succeeding generations. The Cortex can do much to keep alive an appreciation of osteopathic principles in the minds of those preparing to enter its ranks by featuring each ear a contest article upon the subject. The value of such a custom would be inestimable. Page Eleven -4 The C art c x - Personalities The need of the ii ' orld to ltiy u the need for b ' uj men. In this day of complexity of both social and economic environment, the most perplexing problem that confronts young people is the choosing of a life work. Success is emblazoned about them with brilliant allurements, preemin- ent as the goal of all desires, but the particular road to be journeyed thereto is the quandary which stares cynically and defiantly into the face of wondei- ing, wandering youth. The fields that beckon enticingly are legion, the course of training extended, and the desires that surge within the adolescent breast, a medley of confusing contradictions. To many, the field in which they ultimately concentrate their efforts is a mere matter of circumstance — yes, even accident of circumstance. To others, it is the materialization of an early desire, steadfastly pursued, the re- sult of a faithful and unswerving endeavor. Of the influences that come to bear upon those starting out in life, choosing the one or the other of a multitudinous array of callings, perhaps the most compelling is the impress of personalities. It is not alone the appeal of medicine, or of theologv, or of engineering, or of finance; often it is a meeting or acquaintance — in boyhood, perhaps — with some doctor, some clergyman, some engineer, some banker who stirred the impulsiveness of eager desires, fired their imaginations, gave blazing glow to the fancies of straining youth. Indeed, one can well judge a favored field not alone by its work but by the men who stand forward as its leaders, much as one appraises a period in civilization not alone by its history but also by its biographies. Osteopathy pre- sents a long list of men and women who are illustrious and inspiring in their caliber, their character, their attainment. To these men and women, the living exemplification of osteopathic criteria, may eager youth well turn for its final conviction. Osteopathy may be but a name to the credulous young folk, until after they have studied it, but these earnest workers, our leaders, stand a living testimony, freighted with an inteiisel human appeal. Personalities have been the dynamic zest through all the ages. The cali- ber and the achievement, the character and the magnanimity of osteopathic leaders should ever stand out like beacon lights agleam on the horizon, pierc- ing the dull gloom of confusion, dispelling the ominous darkness of waver- ing uncertainty. Thi; Corti;x can incorporate within its purpose no better feature than tiiat of prcsentirig in its pages each year tiiis most compelling of appeals, the inspiration of personalities — a lure to those seeking a field of endeavor, a satisfaction, a stimulating pride to those already striving. — The Editor. Pcif e Tifelve ' •4 The Cortex - The Editor ' s Files The pleasant books, that silently among Our household treasures take familiar places. And are to us as if a living tongue Spake from the printed leaves or pictured faces. — Longfellow. — oOo- There are noble thoughts buried in the t;raves of our minds, forgetful- ness, enough to make great men of us all. aOo There ought to be more scrupulous honesty in a physician than in any other calling. Dealing with health, the very life of others, is an intensely human job. -oOo- AND GOD LAUGHED If you ' re down in the mouth, and feeling all blue. Remember there were others felt the same ivay too; Life is too funny and really full of mirth — For you to sink deeply in a gloom of great girth : Don ' t let your mouth droop, all day, all the while, ' Tis really easy and free to take on a smile. Remember there are others perhaps in the same mood. Your smile may help them tho it ' s ever so crude. Your trouble may be black — as foreboding as the night. But even God laughed . . . And lo! there icas light! — Forrest E. Dowey. — oOc Never explain — your friends don ' t need it and your enemies won ' t believe it. Page Thirteen - The C r t c X - Life is a comedy to him who thinks, a trat:ed to him who feels. — oOo— There may be some substitute for pood nature but so far it has not been found. — oOo— The pessimist sees a difficulty in every opportunity; the optimist sees an opportunity in every difficulty. — oOo— He who hesitates is lost ; He who plunges fearlessly — Sometimes gets his face slapped. oOo — Some of us are so far-sighted We never see our own faults, So broad, we are thin, So deep, we are narrow. -oOo— Mental attitude, plus the way we spend our time, equals character. — oOo— To be efficient, study how to do it the best, quickest, easiest way. — oOo— If you can forget yesterday, you ' ll lose life ' s sorrow ; H you can forget tomorrow, you ' ll be spared life ' s fears; But forget today — and you pass up life ' s greatest opportunity. If you do forget yesterday, you ' ll lose life ' s experience; If you do forget tomorrow, you ' ll be robbed of life ' s hope; But forget today — well now, what ' s a fellow to do anyway? — oOo— Women never lie more astutely than when tiiey tell the truth to those who do not believe them. — oOo— It is sufficient that women have moments which one cannot forget, tiie return of which one anticipates. — oOo— Who thinks that Fortune cannot change iier mind, Prepares a dreadful jest for ail mankind. — Pope. — oOo— The sun is set; the swallows are asleep; The bats are flitting fast in the gray air; The slow soft toaiis out of damp corners creep; And evening ' s breath, wandering here and there Over the iiuivcring surface of the stream Wakes not one ripple from its silent dream. — Siiii.i. ' . I ' lii c i iiiirtii II The Cortex - ' O t 3 ■4 The C orte x - c X - U Page Seventeen The Cortex }?«• ' « ' (■ kif lilifii ■ Thc Corfc X - I )K. I-. . I I. ( il ' KDIN (■. I ' lii f ' J ' ni ily The Cort c x Prepare Yourselves L. VAN H. Gerdine, M.A., M.D., D.O. President of the College The conclusion of the present colIe;j;e ear will complete the thirt -thir(l 3 ' ear of continuous existence of this Collet;e, though the name has chant;ed on one or more occasions, the present one ha int; been adopted when the Paci- lic College and the Los Angeles College amalgamated in 1914. It will also be the completion of the sixth year of my service as President. In considering the growth of the College and of the Profession, I think we have every reason to be gratified. I refer not only to the growth in num- bers and physical status of the colleges and institutions, and increased effi- ciency all along the line, but to the increased recognition which has come from the world at large. Just recently the National Congress at Washing- ton passed an Osteopathic Law for the District of Columbia. Inasmuch as the District is governed by Congress, this constitutes the first recognition of osteopathy by our Government. The law gives equal rights to osteopathic physicians and medical physicians in the following words: The Degree of Doctor of IMeilirine tind Doctor of Osteopathy shall be accorded the same rights and privileges under govern- mental regulations. We have every reason to be highly pleased with this law, which argues most favorably for the future, particularly for the appointment of osteopathic physicians and surgeons to service in the Army and Navy. It will also be of interest to know that in a recent letter from one of our doctors in London is the statement that he has treated within the past month two members of the royal family. It seems to me that in a conservative coun- try like England, this reall ' means full recognition of osteopathy, though, of course, it has no legal bearing. Ibis same England, however, not long ago, voted a license to a doctor who was not a medical man but is affiliated with the osteopathic profession. Despite medical opposition, this license was granted by England ' s governing body in recognition of his services to the soldiers dur- ing the late war. The King also made him a Baronet as a further reward of merit. In a way, therefore, recognition has come from the highest bodies both in America and in England. Also of interest is the fact that our experiment in placing each member of the Senior Class in Unit No. 2 of the Los Angeles County General Hos- pital for one third of the year has been most successful. Students are highly pleased with the work and with the experience thus obtained. This is dis- tinctly a step in advance, giving a kind of internship before graduation. Each year approximately twenty-five internships in Unit No. 2, and in other priv- ate hospitals and clinics in Los Angeles are open to graduates of this Col- lege. This probably is as many as are desired at the present time by our students, since there are always a number who wish to go directly into prac- tice. Since internships are generally conceded to be a valuable part of ex- perience, however, we are hoping from year to year to increase the number so as to make them axailable to all students who may desire them. Page Tiventy-one -4 The C r t c X ' Another experiment tried out this winter was to increase the contacts of our students with the profession hy enlarging the stafif of the Clinic, and from term to term, changing the clinical instructors so as to enable students to meet and see the work of a number of our leading practitioners. More- over, in the evening meetings at Unit No. 2, our subinterns lia e an oppor- tunity to make contacts with the various members of the Staff of that I ' nit, all of which is helpful in their training. The rapid growth of the College has already begun to place a strain on our present facilities, nothwithstanding the new building which was recently erected. Additional space will soon be needed, and construction plans are alread being discussed. In every wa , therefore, we have reason to feel pleased with our present condition and to look forward most hopefully to the future. We shall endeavor constantly to increase the efficiency of the College so that our students when graduated will be able to look back upon their alma mater with increasing pride and satisfaction. In summation of all this it might be said that there can come to the Trustees and Faculty of the Col- lege no greater reward and gratification for their earnest endeavors in help- ing you, as students, to train for your life work than that of having you con- tinue, when you enter practice, the constructive growth of osteopathy. Gen- eration must follow generation as truly as night follows day; we who are now in the lead must eventually give way to you who are coming on behind us. Prepare yourselves now for taking up the continued and future de elop- ment of our ever-expanding profession. -oOo- EXI ' .ISSIO ' S As mi the s iKjoth i tuisf uf rrysliil liikis The si II kin staiie ill first ii nrric iiinkcs; lilt ' t If III III i III siirjair hy tlw iiiotimi stin ' d, Sftrriiils ill II sciDiiil lirrlc, lliiii ii ihiril; It iilr, and iiiiiif iriilc. the flmilini liiii s luli ' imce. I ' ill nil llir iviiliry plain, and In llir inaii iii daiiii ' . — Poi ' li. I ' tiiif I ' n ' inly-lrvo ' ■■4 T lie C r t e x •- T ie Faculty Edward T. Abbott, D.O. ----..--. Surt ery HoMKR Bailed, D.O. ---------- Surgery E. G. Bashor, D.O. ---------- Obstetrics H. E. Beckwith, A.B., D.O. ------- Ruentgenoloi y Grace B. Bell ----------- Biochejnhtry S. G. Biddle, D.O. --------- Ophthalmology Charles A. Blind, D.O. ------ Oto-Rhino-L iryngology W. Curtis Brigh AM, B.S., D.O. -------- Surgery L. C. Chandler, B.S., M.A., D.O. ------ Cardiology Wallace Clark, D.O. ---------- Urology P. T. Collnge, D.O. ------ Oto-Rhiiio-Laryngology Harriet Connor, D.( . --------- Gynecology Edward W. Davidson, A. B., D.O.. ------ Physiology Earl -M. Dawson, D.O. ----- Cardio-Respiratory Disease Curtis E. Decker, D.O. ------ Histolot y, Pathology L. E. DeMuth, D.O. ---------- Urology R. D. Emerv, D.O. ---------- Neoplasms L. VAN H. Gerdine, ALA., .M.D., D.O. - - - - Neuropsychiatry Helen Gibbon, D.O. --------.. Biology Carl F. Grunewald, A.B., D.O. ----._ Physiology Gordon Hatfield, D.O. -------_. Hygiene Charles E. Hobart, A.B., LL.B. ------ Jurisprudence Edward Houghtaling.A.B., D.O. ------- Surgery A. V. Kalt, D.O. -------- Oto-Rhino-Laryngology John C. Knowlton, D.O. ------- Clinic Examiner .Milton Kranz.A.B., D.O. -------- pathology James H. Long, ALD., D.O. ---.--_ Gynecology Edward S. Merrill, A. B., D.O. ------- Psychiatry L. C. Morris, B. S., D.O. ---.--.. Osteopathy Wade C. -Morris, D.O. --------- Osteopathy Evangeline Percual, D.O. ------.. Pediatrics W. W. W. Pritchard, Ph.(;., D.O. ------- Anatomy Elizabeth Rosa, FJ.O. --------- Gynecology JamesStewart. D.O. - --------- Osteopathy Floyd Tr EN ery, D.O. --------- Anesthetics Homer Tweed, D.O. ---------- Anatomy Joseph Watson, D.O. ------ Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Lillian AL Whiting, D.O. -------- Obstetrics Florence Whittell, ALA., D.O. ------- Biology Page Tiventy-three -■ 5f The C o rt c X )t - I ' . T. Abbott i;. (i. Hasiior II. I ' . HlXKWI III C. A. Ulinu G. B. Bell S. G. HiDDi.i; I loM i:r B aii.ia ' W. C. Briuiiam L. C. CllANDLliR W ' ai.lack Clark llARRiirr Connor P. T. COLLIN ' OE P U l ' Tll ' illtv-frjiir - The C r f c X h. W. U.wmsnx E. 1 I. Dawson C. E. Decker L. E. DeMuth L. H. Gerdine Helen Gibbon C. F. Grunevvald Gordon Hatfield . H. HlU ' ClIT ALINT, Milton Kranz J. H. Long E. S. Merrill Patie Ticcnty-five ■4 The Cortex - I.. C. Morris . W. W. 1 ' ri ix li ard F.J. rRLMiR W. H. Morris Eli . beth Ros.a H. . ' 1 i;i:d Ev. Gia,iiNi£ Percival J. C. Stewart L. .M. VlnTl ■(; E. M. McIVIasters ' . K. Potti;r Assl.-Treas. Registrar I ' uyc I ' lvr ity-six ■■■4 The C r t c X )■ •- Sii C!0 i:d I ' dfie Tu-fiity-eujlit iThc Cortex - A Glimpse of the Female Ward -■ T h c C o r t c X - RESIDENT PHYSICIANS Dr. Llo u W. Davis Dr. P.xl ' l .Mii.DRiiN ASSISTANT RESIDENT PHYSICIANS Dr. Lawrence C. Si ' ancard Dr. John W. Morehouse Dr. Lee C. Williams INTERNS Dr. Donald L. Farrell Dr. Ravmonu P. Kellogg Dr. Ei ' CENE N. Smith Dr. Cordelia .M. Riciimom) Dr. James S. Allan Dr. Margarette E. Morton Dr. Martin ]j. Drabinc. Dr. Artih ' r V. Lm)don Pfit e Thirty Dr. Wendell S. Warner Dr. Harold Wayne Devine Dr. Ua ard Hi.akesi.ev Lattu; Dr. James C. Allen Dr. James J. CjAlbraith Dr. John (I. Hours Dr. Edward C. V ' iereck Dr. Cecil .M. Jones -4 The C a r t c x - The Osteopathic College and Unit No. 2 By G. W. WooDBURv, Ph.D., D.O. SiiperinU ' iidi ' iit , Unit A ' o. 2 Los Aiiijelcs County General IIosf)it il With only the distance of a moderately wide city street separating the boundaries of their respective grounds in Los Angeles, two institutions stand as monuments to the alert intelligence of osteopathy in California. To the ambitious students of C. O. P. S., the newer, larger Unit 2 of the Los Ange- les Count General Hospital looms as an open sesame to the promised land, while to the tried and older minds bcliind the hospital ' s activities, the splendid College across the way is in ver ' truth the land of promise. The destinies of fate have linked these landmarks of a great profession so close together that none can question the measure of dependence which one must have upon the other. The exigencies of legal stricture will soon demand a college graduate in California to have a year of internship in a rated hospital before the conferment of degree or license is made, while yearly changes in iiospital organization will always offer place and privilege to worthy members of the student body. College and hospital alike, there- fore, give and require what each alone can furnish. One is the door of op- portunity ; the other is the fertile base of a recruiting army. The Osteopathic Unit of the Los Angeles County General Hospital re- cently celebrated its first full year of functioning. That the new adventure has proved successful is largely due to the contribution of trained staff mem- bers from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Members of the attending staff, upon whose loyalty and skill rests reputation and the LInit ' s progress, have formerly been allied with the College faculty or with the official board. The House Staff, pledged to support the attending body, is practically a unit force of more or less recent C. O. P. S. graduation. In- terns alone, in the first-year hospital organization included recruits from other states and colleges. During the year, a plan for utilizing senior students of C. O. P. S. as intern-clerks in the new L ' nit was initiated. About fifty stu- dents every year can now receive the highest type of practical experience to supplement their didactic training. The mutual interest and alliance of College and hospital facilities in Los Angeles County will have a widespread influence on the profession. Each year a group of osteopathic physicians and surgeons, trained beyond dreams of earlier graduates and college leaders, will enter the ranks of practicing exponents of the art of healing, gifted with poise and well-won skill which comes only through actual contact with large numbers of diversified types of ailing patients. These groups will be scattered, as individual lures of near or distant fields impel them. All will be marked because of their superiority in advantages and attainments. This can but mean the elevation of new pro- fessional standards toward which ambitious students will aim. The result will benefit in turn the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and Paffe Thirty-one -4 The Co r t c. - - the Hospital: one by the influx of faisitihted applicants tor a special type of traininfi, the other by the excellence of material which uill present itself for admission into the institutional organization. In time the urge of progress will create demands for other osteopathic units in publicly owned and operated healing institutions. The nuclei of main House and Attending Staffs for such units are now a ailable. Hospital training in Unit No. 2 of the Los Angeles County General Hospital can fur- nish candidates of sufficient skill to man and direct a number of similar in- stitutions. These in their turn can carry on the work of training until no state in the Union can be excused from having representation in its county hospitals through lack of men with institutional education. The College of Osteopathic Ph sicians and Surgeons in Los Angeles, and Unit No. 2 of the Los Angeles County General Hospital can well be termed the pioneers in a new and extensive field of osteopathic advancement and achie ement. Both institutions have encountered the usual opposition which accompanies all pioneering effort. That they have succeeded in their endeavors is due to the assistance each has rendered to the other. The College is securely intrenched as a representative of the best instructive agencies the profession fosters. The Osteopathic Unit is the first of its kind, and its success is no less than a challenge to all osteopathic organizations wherever representation is feasible or desirable in publicly owned and operated hospitals. I Ills is till- ivny f li sniiiiis iiiiiul or cud us. Si I itiidiiiii .Irti ii: — hut il tli ' iui li ICC sneer III hiiillli — ivhcii ill. ICC cull llic ii I ' l uticiiil us, Uillioul the least •ro ' cusily to jeer. — 1J r()n; Dou Juaii. Pdfjc I ' liirty-ticij ■■ Thc Corf c X }• - linvARD T. Abbott, D.O. Homer F. Bailed, D.O. H. E. Beckwith, D.O. S. G. BiDDLE, D.O. Grace B. Bell, D.O. Harriet Connor, D.O. L. C. Chandler, D.O. Wallace Clark, D.O. G. H. COPELAND, D.O. L. E. De Muth, D.O. Earl Dawson, D.O. L. VAN H. Gerdine, D.O. Elsie Haigler, D.O. A. V. Kalt, D.O. J. C. Knowlton, D.O. Wade H. Morris, D.O. Evangeline Percival, D.O. Kenneth V. Powell, D.D.S. Elizabeth Rosa, D.O. James Stewart, D.O. Joseph W. ' vtson, D.O. Lillian Whiting, D.O. Pdffe Thir y-thrrr -4TIj e C art c x - You and Your Clinic By P. T. Colli NGE, D.O. Director, The College Clinic In all medical education, the conventional di ision of the curriculum into the preclinical and clinical years is accepted as the logical plan for the course of study. Indeed, the rationale of such an arrangement of the academic and the practical work is hardly to be questioned. First, is the need for a basis, or background, as obtained in the preclinical years, then in natural sequence follows the more practical clinical work, in which the student gains his con- tact with the actualities of therapeutics, the real problems of practice. The mere presentation of clinical considerations in either text or didactic form, however, is hardly sufficient to enable the student to formulate fully and vividly the clinical pictures which he should build into his mental concepts. Actual contact with patients is necessary to give to the student a full and significant appreciation of pathological problems and the therapeutics that are to be selected in the solution thereof. Such a contact not only delineates the picture more clearly within his mind, leaving a more lasting impression, but it serves to stimulate his intellectual curiosity. Confronted with the patient and his problems, the student feels impelled to delve into the etiologic factors of the case in an effort to formulate a r.itional therapeutic attack. In other words, watching a feat performed and attempting to perform it oneself are two different tasks, from the latter of which one derives by far the more bene- fit. The clinic is really the laboratory for the professional courses, the realm of application, wherein the student has opportunity to apply his newly acquired theory, evolve his own philosophy, and actually lay the earl - foundations of a future practice. As such, a clinical experience is an indispensable part in the education of every prospective physician. A large number of patients, offering a wide ariet of pathology, pass through the College Clinic annually. In handling so large a number, the Clinic is, of course, obligated to the students who serve in the work. In fact, it is only through the students, and their conscientious efforts, that the Clinic is able to offer to the people coming to it, the service hich it does. Both the patients and the staff of the Clinic are fully appreciative of the student ' s all- important part in the work that is being done. Thus, we see the interdependent arrangement which realU exists — the students finding in the clinic a most valuable part of their training, and the clinic depending upon the students to furnish the larger part of the aid in carr ing on its work. Such a relationship of mutual dependence and mutual benefit should engender a feeling of friendly anil cheerful co-operation on both sides. In the last anahsis, the students are what the clinic makes them, and the clinic is what the students make it. The clinic works to improve the students; the students work to improve the clinic. This unity of spirit is bound to fa (ir the growth and advancement of all concerned. P(i jc Thirly-jiiur -4 The Cortex - It is interesting to observe the influence and impression upon patients coming to the clinic that is wrought through this co-operative arrangement between clinic and student. One patient spoke most enthusiastically of the splendid service and facilities which the clinic offered but also commended the conscientious work performed by the student interns. Her praise, entirely un- solicited, was a glowing tribute to both clinic and students alike and should serve to stir us all to greater zeal, that we may ever meet the expectations of those who come to us. As students, therefore, you are not only deriving a most valuable part of your education from the clinic : you are not only helping the clinic to main- tain itself as an institution of standing which is endeavoring to render a service of high merit ; but you are actually helping to build, through the clinic, vour own standing in the good will and regard of the people who are brought to you. Have you ever thought of the opportunity which is thereby offered you and your clinic? Through the character of your endeavors, you are building the earlier stones in the foundation of your future reputation. It is your opportunity to acquire sound principles of practice, wholesome attitudes of social approach to those with whom you expect to make our contact later — unless, of course, you are pursuing your work with careless indifference. Indeed, it is not over- stated when it is said that the habits and attitudes you are cultivating here in your clinic, the principles of conduct and the technic of practice you are acquiring in these clinical years, or will acquire when you enter the clinical years, will determine the very character of your future — possibly the difference between success and failure! Habits gather about us stealthily ; like coiling serpents, they wrap them- selves around our personalities, until, with advancing years, we find ourselves either ensnared or strengthened. Opportunities lie all about us, sometimes so close that we overlook them. We should avoid letting familiarity breed con- tempt. Nor should we allow a restricted horizon and limited contacts to blind us to an opportunity. It is there — in each individual student and in his clinic. P ii e Thirty-five - T li c Cortex ¥ ' The Board of Trustees Officers President - - - - Dr. L. VAX H. Gerdine lire President - Dr. LlLLIAN M. Whiting Secretary-Treasurer - Dr. P. T. CoLI.INGE In M e iioriam Dr. ' hRN .M. BOD.MFR Class of 1916 Died .hi, I a it 1 ' ' ' 28 In expression of the deepest forrovv of students, trustees, and friends. 1929 Dr. E. T. Abbott Dr. R. Wimer Ford Mr. C. E. Hobart Dr. C. J. Stillman Dr. T. C. Young 19 JO Dr. L. E. Demuth Dr. a. v. Kalt Dr. E. Percival Dr. James Stewart Dr. J. S. White 19 J 1 Dr. W ' arrkn H. Da is Dr. R. D. Emerv Dr. J. L. Ingle Dr. a. p. Ousdai. Dr. Ernest Sisson 19J2 Dr. E. G. Hasiior Dr. L. C Ciiandi,i;r Dr. Lol ' ise Crow Dr. C. J. Gaddis Dr. Albert Weston 19JJ Dr. p. T. Collingi- Dr. L. an H. Gerdine Dr. J. (). Ill ' NT Dr. Carl P. .McConnell Dr. Edward S. Merrill Dr. L. M. Whiting Pa e I ' liirty-six -4 The Covfc X - The Student ' s Contribution By The Editor The world is full of reniinclulhjns tind apprenticeships, and this is thine: thou must pass for a foul for a long season. — Emerson. Often it is, no doubt, that the student as he methodically plods the tedious way of the searcher for knowledge, feels the penetrating sting of Emerson ' s succinct statement. For the meditative, however, despite the monot- ony of school boredom, there is an abiding consolation from which fortitude may be had — the realization that he is preparing not only for a great field of endeavor, the healing profession, but for one of the most advanced and ra- tional concepts of that great field — osteopathy. After perusing the history of orthodox medicine, then that of osteopathy, one can not help thinking of the statements of Dr. Sherman, of Illinois Uni- versity, in his book. The Genius of America, when he seeks to emulate the Puritan by saying that modern puritanism means release, not suppression, of power, welcome to new life, revolt from death and decay. In this connection, the story is told — possibly it is only a foolish fable — but it is recounted that a good many ages ago, before Rome was founded, or Athens, or ancient Troy, or Babylon, or Nineveh, there was an umbrageous banyan tree in India, in whose wide-spreading top and populous branches red and blue baboons, chimpanzees, gorillas, orang-outangs, and a missing group of anthropoid apes had chattered and fought and flirted and feasted and in- toxicated themselves on coconut wine for over a thousand years. At some date not accurately placeable, the clatter and wrangling of this arboreal simian society began to pall on the heart of one of the anthropoid apes. He was un- happy ; to him there was something decidedly wrong. He was afflicted with ennui. He felt stirring somewhere in the region of his diaphragm a yearning and a capacity for a new life. His ideas were vague, necessarily so; but he felt an impulse: he resolved to make a break for freedom, to try an experi- ment which would possibly emancipate him from the odiousness of such a group. He was a really tactful and sagacious old fellow, this ape, but like most of us, hesitant until his convictions had fully set. Followed by a few of his friends, he crawled nervously out to the end of his branch, hesitated a moment, then exclaimed abruptly with the courage of his convictions, Here ' s where I get off! He dropped to the ground, alighted on his feet, and amid the pelting of decayed fruit and coconut shells, amid the jeers and derisive shouting of precisian and hypocrite, walked off on his hindlegs and founded the human race! Pai e Thirty-eight -4 T h c Cort c X - That, according to the learned teacher, was the first Puritan. Perhaps this too, by way of analogy, was much the manner of the first osteopath — ■ the vision of something broader, the courage to liberate himself from the stag- nation of a repulsively dogmatic order, despite the jeers, the criticism, the maledictions. But then, such has been the manner of all intellectual progress. There has never been a state of nemine contriulicente. All progress has been a slow, laborious process of groping, for about us is the known, a most limited area with an even more restricted vista, beyond which lies the vast, portentous un- known. IVIan ' s constant struggle is one of conquest over the mysteriously foreb oding unknown to ever extend the periphery of the known. And indeed, the more remotely we pierce the ages, the greater the state of nebulous con- fusion among men do we perceive. The early embryonic evolvements of medi- cine as a profession portray this self-same picture of obscurity, a shoving for- ward from a black, ominous past, through superstition, witchcraft, and priest- hood until finally it attained to the realm of the orbis scientiaruni, its slightly more advanced proportions of the present day. Continuing our scrutiny, we note, as suggested by Durant, that here and there, in universities and monasteries and hidden retreats, men ceased to dis- pute and began to search. Deviously, out of the effort to change baser metal into gold, alchemy was transmuted into chemistry ; out of astrology men groped their way with timid boldness to astronomy ; and out of the fables of speaking animals came the science of zoology. The awakening began most perceptibly with Roger Bacon; it grew with the limitless Leonardo; it reached its fulness in the astronomy of Copernicus and Galileo, the researches of Gil- bert in magnetism and electricity, of Vesalius and Galen in anatomy, of Harvey on the circulation of the blood. It has continued in the work of more recent and contemporaneous luminaries — each a iiovtis homo, pushing his restless, insatiable curiosity into the vast, gloomy unknown, disrupting fixed dogmas, and disturbing the complacency of men. Indeed, it is in terms of the release and revolt of puritanism, and of the advances of man in knowledge, that we all think of osteopathy. Without hesitancy, we classify this broader concept as an advance readily comparable with those given the world by Bacon, Leonardo, Copernicus, Harvev, and the innumerable other leaders of thought down to our present time. What is the student ' s place in carrying on this magnanimous message of osteopathy? Not yet a practitioner, not yet able to demonstrate its merits to the world, has he any contribution to make? es, vague though it may seem, it is still very tangible in its ultimate outcome. I ' hrough the efforts of the practitioners and the research workers in the field, laboring efficiently and unitedly, is this great philosophy to be completely promulgated and thus find its due place in the affairs of society. As students we are preparing for partic- ipation in that endeavor. Harking back to the words of Emerson, our place seems insignificant, our role indeed quite unimportant — but, how can we Paffe Thirty-nine -4 T h c C r t c X ' - hope to fit into the ultimate scheme of things, doing our part in that larger co-operative effort, unless as students we have first successfully accomplished collective effort among ourselves? More broadly considered, our duty becomes not only one of thorough preparation in the fundamental sciences, but also the attainment of a sense of group consciousness, the acquisition of a unified spirit, the ability to strive harmoniously and to accomplish effectively to- gether. The student ' s contribution is successful student organization. oOo- Jealousy made Zadig imagine that he was in love with Semira. In defending her against robbers he was wounded in the left eye. A messenger was dispatched to Memphis for the great Egyptian physi- cian Hermes, who came with a numerous retinue. He visited Zadig, and declared that the patient would lose his eye. He even foretold the da and hour when this fatal event would happen. Had it been the right eye, he said, 1 could easily have cured it ; but the wounds of the left eye are incurable. All Babylon lamented the fate of Zadig, and admired the profound knowledge of Hermes. In two days the abcess broke of its own accord, and Zadig was perfectly cured. Hermes wrote a book to prove that it ought not to have healed. Needless to say, Zadig did not read it. — VoLT.AiRE, Zadig. -oOc O , youni iiuirinfr, Down tu the luweii, Call your (or iptinions, Ldunth your t ' essel And, ere it vanishes Over the margin After it, folloic it, Follow the gleam. — Tennyson. Page Forty ■■ The C r t c X - at- I- I - a w a c sk. -c u, 4. 5 c O ,• -= S J ■2 b P(l( i- furlv In-h The Corfc.r - Reminiscence By Gladys Gruhn IFhen the lust clinic patient is treated. And the roll books tire twisted and torn; When the last ivords of reproach tire meted. And only the vacant chairs left to mourn; The cerebrally stimulated students are t iven A decorative scroll for ivhich they have striven. Thru five dreary years of monotonous succession . . . Noiii the precious ability, the clinical eye, the fervor. Are ready to join the limited healing profession! In the fall of 1923, a muscle of new fibre was added to the growing structure of the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. It was com- posed of a group of enthusiastic would-be osteopaths gathered by the hand of fate and the grace of their financial status from all walks of life. When we look back upon that jubilant entrance to our alma mater and that carefree approach to the profundities of the curriculum, we begin to feel the grim hand of senility approaching us. Surely the change from inexperienced youth- fulness to the mature deliberating and suspicious professional persons could not have been wrought in rive years! A group of individualists we were — and still are, in spite of the mould- ing, polishing and sublimating influences to which we have been subjected. Individualists we must be, to choose a held of activity still in its infant gar- ments, one in which the legal struggles of establishing an entity out of the orthodox realm are still going on. Yes, call us non-conformists if you must, but concede that we are gallant youths nevertheless. We have ridden suc- cessfully for the most part through innumerable exams, strolled the campus side by side, settled the philosophical disputes and metaphysical problems of the ages together and yet have maintained our separate egos and personalities. We say this only to show that although the ribre of a group be as fine as ours, still it is not always a certainity that such a group will be welded into homo- geneity or exhibit any marked degree of mob obsession. We did on many occasions sufficiently choke down and repress our in- dividual superiority to foregather for social events. These were carefree occa- sions when serious things were forgotten and our youthful spirits drank deeply of the pleasures that are enjoyable to youth. We emerged from those days of hedonic pursuits more ready to pursue the higher calling. Each experience gave us a newer understanding of life, which in its fullness is one of the essentials of a true physician. Perhaps this accumulation of experience through- out five years has done more toward the attainment of maturation than any other single factor. ' Fortv-thi -4Thc C ortc.r - Now, as we are about to enter the unknown and imperiled paths of the future we come to realize how preliminary the finished work has been and we feel our inevitable smallness in the field of fellow practitioners. As we look at our j;roup today — the mandatory, the suave, the explanatory, the casual and the optimistic — we isualize the mediocre, the faddist and the suc- cessful of tomorrow. It is not without some feeling of regret that we leave the portals of our alma mater. We can never forget our College days, with their joys and pathos, and above all, the associations with our professors, which will have definite impress upon our future. The memory of those personalities will serve as guiding points on the uncharted course of osteopathy. -oOc IMMORTAL THOUGHTS FOR THE SENIORS Better to be despised for too anxious apprehensions than to be ruined by a too confident security. —Edmund Burke. Knowledge is power, not mere argument or ornament ; it is not an opinion to be held . . . but a work to be done. If a man will begin with cer- tainities, he shall end in doubts ; but if he will be content to begin in doubts he shall end in certainties. There remains simple experience ; which, if taken as it comes, is called accident ; if sought for, experiment. . . . The true method of experience first lights the candle and then by means of the candle, shows the way. — Francis Bacon. Our priests are not what simple f ilks suppose; Their learning is but our eredulit . Let us trust ourselves, see all with our own eyes; Let these be our oracles, our tripods, our gods. — V Ol.TAIRi; — Thf Trii(ictl : (Eilif ' ti. True dignity abides with him alone who, in the silent hour of in- ward thought, can still suspect and still respect himself, in lowliness of heart. AVORDSWORTII. Ftifff Forty-four ■• T li c Cortex -■ M. y. B ABCOCK G. D. Blair A. M. Bowling E. E. Carlson W. H. Coke J. L. CONLEY R. E. COPELAND G. A. CUL ER F. L. Douglas R. Gabriel F. Gardlno L. J. Goodrich Pa e Forty-five -4rhc C art cx - G. K. CiRUllN v. K. Hall B. Harris P. Harris J. W. llAWORllI J. S. HiiLMCKEN H. S. Irons H.H.Jennv V. H. Jlnnv R. A. Landis E. Lax M. LiGHTFOOT Pii( e I ' urty-six The Cortex - V. H. McCrackin H. H. McGiLLis T. J. RIVERS H. C. Moore M. C. NORGARD H. F. Parsons C. R. PURTILL H. Rawson VV . Rock 1111,1, H. M. ROSENBAUM T. ROUTH V ' . O. Rush Page Forty-seven ■•■4.T h e Cortex E. C. Si. L(.i IS L. L. Shu i,t , R. L. Skinnkr W. ' r.A ' il.OR L. Van ' i:l .i;r A. L. W. cki:ri.i B. E. W Al.lKR 1). I ' . W I HI! V. H. Wiwiss S. W ' u.I.IAMS II. 1). Wilson Paae For y-cifflil •4. The Cortex - The Seniors — Sententious Sayings By Harry Irons (With revisions by the Editor) Babcock - - - All I can give you is love. Blair - - - - Silence is more musical than song. Bowling - - - Me and my shadow. Carlson - - - Sombre and sober? Coke - - - - Of course, people will talk! CoNLEV - - - Not a bashful boy — but hardly a debonair. Copeland - - All the world loves a lover. Culver - - - A sober, steadfast man — scarce tuned to youthful jollity. DooLEV - - - Some are born great, but others . . . well! Jenny, H. - - Voman conceals only what she does not know. Jenny, W. - - When I open m lips, let no dog bark. Landis - - - The consolation of idows and the hope of maids. Lax - - - - Evenings by appointment. LiGHTFOOT - - Women distrust men too much in general, not enough in particular. McCracken - Big, but always broke. Two jumps ahead of the judge. McGiLLis - - The King ' s ear always to the ground. Moore, H. - - She ' s sensitive and shy, but lovable nevertheless. Douglas - - - I have been laughing, I have been carousing. Gabriel - - - In virtues, nothing earthly can surpass a gentle woman. Gardunio - - He mixed the mighty elements with reckless discontent. Goodrich - - I am a part of all I have met. Gruhn - - - a woman can be held by no stronger tie than the knowl- edge that she is loved. Hall - - - - An innocent life, yet far astray. Harris, P. - - A noble type of good heroic womanhood. Harris, B. - - Ah, pensive scholar — what is fame! Hayworth - - Cast not thy bread upon the waters. Irons - - - - Chide not my smouldering wrath, lest I fuss in fury. Myers - - - I am nothing, if not critical. NoRGARD - - - Frenzy — the passion of our souls — It swells in haste and falls again as soon. O ' Reilly - - - Never an Irishman more boastful and contentious. Parsons - - - Grave and heavily cast ; as sombre as a benediction. PuRTiLL - - - I and my bosom must debate awhile. Rawson - - - It warms me, it charms me to mention but her name, It heats me, alas! it sets me aflame. Rosenbaum - - The sweetest noise on earth, a woman ' s tongue, N ' er does it weary; never silenced. RoCKHiLL - - Now, at Springfield, Tad Jones and me . . . RoUTH - - - A diligent student, not without results. One whose efforts oft puts us to shame. Page Forty-nine 4Thc Cortex - Rush - - - - Away with the books; let ' s have fun! Shultz - - - Earth ' s noblest thing, a woman perfected, She is kindhearted and serviceable in all things. Skinner - - - His heavy brow though clouded, in sunlight glowed. St. Louis - - - He rocked the mountains — and told the gods to go play. Van Velzer - - ' Tis true that she was much inclined, To dine and talk w ' xxh all mankind. Wackerli - - Mild and retiring — but God ' s gift to woman. Waller - - - All our knowledge is ourselves to know. Webb - - - - They sin who tell us love can die. WiDDESS - - - The flying rumors gathered as they rolled. Scarce the tale was sooner heard than told. Williams - - Not of an age, but for all time. Wilson - - - ' Tis not in mortals to command success, But we ' ll do more — we ' ll deserve it! — oOo THE SENIORS ' PARTING I count myself in nothing else so happy, As in a soul rememb ' ring my good friends. — Shakespeare. Oh yes — with age, respect comes, and your worth Is felt, there ' s growing sympathy of tastes. There ' s ripened frieniiship, there ' s confirmed esteem. • — Browning. Farewell! a word tiiat must be, and hath been: A sound which makes us linger; — yet — farewell! — Byron. FiltK ■ ' i T It c Cortex •- l f r l- ' ifty-lii ' . The C r t e x • Junior Class History By J. Holt Robison After learning all that was to be learned at the main college building, we of the class of 1930 moved down to the clinic for five and a half days a week. We had enjoyed the distinction of being the upper crust at the College for a year and then we were forced to take second place to the seniors. At the opening of the fall trimester pra ctically the entire class was back, with our numbers increased by students who transferred from other colleges and by a few postgraduates. Election of class officers was the first business handled, retiring president Walter Hopps taking charge of the class meeting. The following were victorious: President, Charles R. Poitevin ; Vice Pres- ident, C. M. Winchell ; Secretary, Frances Bunker; Treasurer, Charles M. Crane; Councilmen, Walter W. Hopps and J. Holt Robison. We ' ll have to congratulate Charley Crane for so faithfully performing the duties of his office, although we were not so anxious to see him on the first day of each month. It was his efforts to fill the class exchequer that paved the way to the Junior Prom. When it was seen that the funds in the treasury were increasing, and that there was no definite plan for their disposal, some- one suggested a Junior Prom. Such an affair had never been held at C. O. P. S., but we decided that our class had the ability to deviate from the path of least resistance long enough to inaugurate the policy of putting on an an- nual Junior Prom. It was strictly a formal affair, open to all the classes. Placing many difficulties, Rosie Winchel, Social Chairman, with the able assistance of Cyril Wright and many others, planned and carried the event to a pleasing success. It was held Friday evening, February 1, at the Ameri- can Legion Hall in South Pasadena. Even the rainy weather failed to spoil the good time had by all. Adhering to its policy of getting its ditch days while it can, the class decided upon Monday, November 12, as the date during the fall term on which to take a voluntary holiday. Monday, January 21, was chosen for ditch day in the second term. The week-end furnished an opportunity for many to journey to Big Bear Lake for an outing of winter sports. At this writing, we are looking forward to field day, the annual College event of all the classes. With Walker to do some heavy batting in base- ball, Mel Nielson and Cy Wright to show fieetness of foot in the sprints, Sol Catron and Forrest Dowey to contest the aquatic honors — not to say any- thing of the numerous others in the class of good athletic prowess — we are already beginning to gloat on the victory that is to be ours. Paffe Fifty-three 4 The C r f c A- - Jutiior Jollities Charles R. Poitevin ' Those Funny Names: Roll Call: X ' illum, Rye-ball, Twig, Fossil, Ergot, Cuff, Stork, Brake, Werner, Nelson, Forrest, Plantem, Broadwell, Citron, Walkover, Greensburg, Watsome, Task, Recksart, Layon, Faires, Porcupine, Custard, Carees. Dr. Abbott: Now, doctor, we ' ll take that up after hile — ou are just two jumps ahead of me. Dr. Morris: Old Dame Nature has a way of doing these things. Dr. Whiting (in O. B. Class): But the baby came out all right at the end. Dr. Bailey : Goodbye, doctor — come back again some time. Ed Ehret: Would you mind repeating that last step again — thank you. Walt Hubach: McManis tables are fine for stretching suspenders. Dowey : Pardon me, if I seem ahead of the others, but surgically speaking ... Stark (in Technic Class): Where have you got your hand, doctor? Fossler : It is a dut to inform even the prejudiced. Frances ( H-o-w-a-r-d) : 1 want vou to know I am a good girl — P. . N. Carey: Don ' t think of what ()u pa but what you get for what you pay! Reibel (just recovering from a lapse of consciousness) : Doctor, would you please name those ten symptoms again? Dr. Collinge (waving his chalk nonchalantly in his right hand) : ' h , I ' ve given only two and I am ready to talk about the third one now. Eddie, meekly: Oh, I see. Dr. Long, reading from Cabot: His father died in 1 504 from obstruc- tion of the bowel. Looking up the Doctor added: I ' ve had this for four- teen years. It transpired subsequently that Dr. Long referred to the volume of Cabot. Phares: ' es, 1 got out this miirning before m wife combed my hair. Pm e Fifly-foiir ■ T li c C o r t c X ) u I ' aye Fifty -six Thc Cortex)! - The Sophomore Class By Chester O. Nugent This is perhaps the only Sophomore Class that has the distinction of Be- ing likened to Seniors — that is, the present Seniors. We enjoyed this to the utmost until some one inquired as to just how we were like them. To our chagrin, it was found that we resembled them in that we were the worst class that ever entered the College! We ' ll bet anyone, though, that we shall all be Seniors some day in spite of the evil reputation, pathology, and other barriers. True, we are specimens; the various courses tried on us pro e this. With English, mathematics, and other especially arranged courses, we have become used to being a laboratory for the faculty to work upon. Won ' t the clinic sit up and take notice when we arrive? Worse luck there for us, as the) ' now have that present, far-famed Junior Class to compare with us. They are such nice people! In fact, they made such an impression at the College that the instructors are just beginning to realize that they were buncoed and therefore are threatening to make us pay for the fast ones that were pulled on them. We did show a little spirit when the class staged the Sophomore Brawl. There was nearly a 100 ' turnout, to say nothing of the many uninvited guests — Freshmen by the score. Fine material spirit was shown, however, and the young cherubs were allowed to stay on through a pleasant evening of imbibition — or should 1 say dancing? A colored orchestra was a feature of the evening and everyone reported having had a grand time. Thus it can be truly said that the one class affair of the year was a success, especially as regards the party that followed the earlier part of the evening. Page Fifty-seven • The Carte x )?►- Sophomore Subtleties Perpetrated by Wit WlTKOWSKV Bernice Skinner ' s secret ambition is to t;o over to Catalina and have lunch in the Marine Gardens. Dr. Pritchard : What are you limping for, Taylor? Hurt your foot? Taylor: Yeah, I stepped on the spur of the moment. Dr. Kranz: Oh come now, your answer ' s as clear as mud. Efner, meekly: Well, it covers the ground. Frank Nolan: What ' s your height of ambition, Hilda? Hilda Newman, wistfully: About six feet — and he ' s blond, too. Herb Root: Joe, there ' s something I ' ve wanted to tell a for a week back. Joe Corcoran: Oh Herbie, this is so sudden. Herb: Try an osteopath. First She: How does Bruce Sims dance? Second She: Oh, I would define it as unskilled labor. Dr. Pritchard: Young man, do you come to m ' classes to sleep? BertoUi: Yes sir, I have to stay up all night to study for them. Frankie: Have a drink, Doctor? Dr. Lee Morris: No thanks, I never drink. Frankie: Never drink? Well what makes your nose so red? Doc Morris: It just glows with pride from keeping out of other people ' s business. Why is it that fellows like Bob and Vic have to study pharmacy fur three years in order to learn how to make a tomato sandwich ? Dr. Hatfield: What do you think of this course? Jimmy Elder: Oh 1 think it ' s a well rounded course — what we don ' t get in class we get in exams. Nick, in class: How long can a person live without a brain, Dt)ctor? Dr. Tweed : I don ' t know — how old are you ? The prize dumbbell of the class is the fellow who thought Peyers Patches were used in surgery to repair blown-out Ciraafian l ' ollicles. Patjv hifly-iiyht ■•• T Ji c Cortex Fu,u ,...., ■4 The C rtc X - The Fresh))! an Class By WiLHELM Madsi-n and John W. Thornton Assembling from the four corners of the world, the class of 1932 met October 1 to start the first of the four-mile professional event. To some of us, the arched walls of the campus and the laboratory equipment looked familiar, since we had taken a year of training for the main event; but to some, C. O. P. S. was another new starting mark in their career. Sorrow- fully dismissing summer vacation, and after shaking many hands and going the rounds of introductions, we started in on our first year of professional training. Gene Spivey, our most capable class President, called a meet- ing during the first few days of the year. Our two representatives on the Student Council, Nell Riley and Don Garn, were elected and the class of 1932 was on its way. Fraternity and sorority rushing and pledging parties were the prominent social activities of the first trimester. The finals for the first trimester seemed to arrive close on the heels of mid-terms, and for many of us it was a time of sad misgivings. Next came the Christmas vacation, after which we returned to College to be greeted with a fanciful arra ' of red E ' s and F ' s as mementos of our last trimester ' s en- deavors. The memories of Christmas vacations spent in the snowy Sierra Mad res, towering invitingly near Los Angeles, brought on an urge too strong to be denied, so the class declared a Ditch Day on January 21 and hit the trail for Mt. Baldy, where we reveled in snowballing, tobogganing and other winter sports. Frostbitten toes and running noses amused us for almost a week following. About this time, Peterson, chairman of athletics, began to whip up the basketball material in the student body into a team. The Freshman class contributed more men than any other, and with Pete as coach, captain, manager, trainer, and all-star player, C. O. P. S. ranked high in the schedule, which pitted long-practiced, snappv and well-coached local athletic clubs against our boys. This had an excellent influence upon the spirit of the College and served also to stir up an active response on the part of the class to the intramural contests, in which we proved proudly victorious. As we pen this, the Freshmen are sharpening their lances for a joust with the other classes in the field and water sports to be staged on Field Day at Hermosa Beach. We can forecast the outcome, of course, but modesty for- bids us. Two of our members managed the big O dance ; another has con- ducted the College Doings section in Tlie ll ' estem Osteopatli. Other members of the class have come from states from coast to coast and from Canada, England, Scotland, and Japan. Many of our members hold degrees of varied kinds from other schools. The class, in addition to being cosmo- politan, possesses an excellent group spirit and we look forward to a bright and promising future. Page Sixty-uiie -4 The Carte x ■ Freshman Frivolities By p. E. Jones Since our prospective stiffs have begun hanging themselves in our back 5 ' ard, we should erect a special platform with an automatic release to drop them into the embalming fluid. Improvements always bring more business. Can you imagine Dr. Davidson explaining something without the use of mathematics or Dr. Pritchard giving a lecture without commenting on the amours of our dahlink Dora? One o f the boys says his wife has been rocking him to sleep and unless she stops it he ' s going to get a divorce. Since we ' ve seen the rock we agree with him. Dora Axe has stopped trying to learn how to drive a car. She iust won ' t strip gears before a man. Jones Sub 1 : Do you know the difference between a street car and a taxi? Sweet ' oung Thing: Why, no. Jones Sub 1 : Good ! Then we ' ll take a street car. Since Phil Spooner fell out of the window during the anatomy lecture he is careful to sit well down front. All the boys go out to make whoopee, but none of them ever take her home. The Frosh class sheik Moe Maidman ought to do something about this. The Frosh class has been entertained from time to time by the Iliotibial Band, led by Paul Winters under the supervision of Willie W. W. It is rumored around the College that Doc Pritchard was once heard smging I faw down and go boom. Doc says he doesn ' t remember and that makes it worse. Subfrosh Eaton was asking about the function of the prostrate gland. We wonder if he ' ll mention the vermifuge appendix or the triangle of oscu- lation ? Herb Root is gaining great renown. He successfulh opened a can of sardines with the patent key that comes with them. He expects a movie offer. A marriage club would go good arcjuiui tlu- College but the few of us who are single would feel left out. Mann, sh() ing picture to Dr. Hatfield: That ' s me x lien I as two weeks old. Dr. Hatfield: Huh, you were born baldlieaded, eh? Mann : Naw, you ' ve got the picture upside down. Miamoto ' s father must have had a Scotch instinct. Eleanor Wright must be contemplating matrimony. We ha e informa- tion from a reliable source that she recently purchased a can opener. Pat c SixlK-Hvu - T h h- Page Sixty-four Thc Corf c X - The Class of 1Q33 By William T. Barrows anu Paul G. Donohue In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Collejje and the editor of The Cortex, we are compelled to contribute this disclosure. Little as we like to be heard from, we are forced to blow our own horn in order that the rest of the student body may acquaint themselves with the manner- isms bespeaking an embryo osteopath. It was an eventful day for dear old C. O. P. S. when on one October morning of last year many pro inces of Southern California (including Wilmington, Antelope ' alley. Breath of Temple Street, Monrovia, and Hollywood) contributed their sons and dollars to the noble cause of oste- opathy. The first social event of the year was an enjoyable welcoming dance ex- tended to the subfreshmen by the upperclassmen. We wish to take this op- portunity to thank them and to state we believe the object of the party ac- complished. On advice of the upperclassmen we held an election of officers which resulted in a demonstration of our inability to pick talent. One of the first mistakes of the class as a whole was the adoption of the constitution of the preceding subfreshman class. Among other things, said constitution calls for election of officers once a year; but owing to the fact that our officers did not fare well in the elimination contests held by the faculty it is imperative for the class to hold an election ever quarter. The officers at date of writing are: President, Ross B. Thompson; Vice-President, Samuel Stiff; Secretary, Louisa Crane. On the evening of November 28, the now well organized class of thirty- three startled the social world with a dinner-dance held at the Deauville Beach Club. This event, attended bv twelve members of the class, marked our first milestone in the attaining of that social prestige so necessary to a successful osteopath. The ' uletide season brought sadness to many of our number, in that it marked the end of the Hrst trimester. Our sadness was not due To the week of vacation in view; But the fact that our numbers diminished Ishozced that our fun had been finished. It is customary to start the new year by turning over a new leaf, but we found it necessary to buy a new book. Our first burst of enthusiasm centered about the election of a new vice-president and secretary. With this obstacle successfully surmounted, the next epoch in our lives was the organi- zation of the invincible Subfrosh Casaba Tossers, with flashy Bob Krueger at the helm. Great physical benefit was derived from this harmless indoor sport by the members of the class who participated. Two games were played, one game lost, the victorious one being a practice game. Paffe Sixty-five -4 T he Cortc X - Somc time during February a new class entered, calling themsel es the lower subfreslimen. With our numbers thus augmented, the class declared a ditch-day. Heeding the call of old King Neptune, we went down to the sea in automobiles and embarked upon a cruise of zoological research. We returned with rare specimens of perch, starfish, sea anemones and other priceless species for our gigantic new aquarium. Despite the tender care given them by the Zoological Department, the ch ange of environment proved fatal to these delicate specimens; and much to our sorrow we were deprivd of the great privilege of the study of their habits. Now we are nearing the end of our first year ' s journey, and we are happy to announce that our efiforts have not been spent in vain. For during the beginning of our sojourn here, we have gained an insight into the work- ings and ideals of our chosen profession. Whereas, a few short months ago we were unversed in even the fundamental principles underlying a profession- al life, we now feel competent to assume the obligations of the next four years. YE SUBFRESHMEX. ' ! Alen at some time ire masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars. But in ourselves, that tve are unilerlin is. -Shakespeare. BUT REMEMBER TIUT. Lives of t rent men all remintl us Me ean make our lives suhlime. And, liefiartint , leave behind us, Footprints on the sands of time. -Longfellow. I ' at e Sixty-six ■ T h c C )■ t c X ■ Why Fraternities? By The Editor Why fraternities? Starting with a few not many years ago, their num- bers are now becoming a problem, not to say anything of some of their antics. Indeed the growth and expansion of such organizations throughout all col- legedom has been phenomental. Dean Heckel. of Lafayette, with his ever- bubbling humor, described the situation when he said: We have used up the names of all the birds and animals in forming new fraternal organizations, until now there remains only the Order of The Bananas! There is, of course, a reason for such growth and development. Frater- nities, as we know them to-day, ma be but a century old ; but the impulses which motivate them are as old as man himself. Through times of adverse criticism, of hostile legislation, and changing campus conditions, they have persisted, and it is because that which activates them — a something firmly implanted within the human breast — can not be devitalized. Vithin e ery heart is the need for fraternities. It is not vanity, nor herd instinct, nor social stigma, but self-expression, service, give and take, affection, the shar- ing of joys and sorrows — all compelling emotions. Nothing else in college life satisfies these needs as does undergraduate contact, and alumni control, expressed in the best fraternities. Few fraternities are more than a hundred years old, not a great gap in the span of all time, but we see these central impulses, as embodied in our so-called fraternity system of today, as far back as the Middle Ages, when feudalism and the baronial family dominated the social order — dark periods in the history of civilization, when state fought ciuirch for social and political control. In the atmosphere of this period of turbulence arose chivalry, and though the virtues of chivalry may be poetic and exaggerated, there can be no doubt but what it was a civilizing institution, partially redeeming the Middle Ages from some of its murky debauchery and its tempestuous discord. The historian. Dr. John Lord, says of chivalry and the knights who formed its personnel: It gave rise to beautiful sentiments; it blazed in new virtues rarely seen in old civilizations. The were peculiar to the age and to ICuropc, were fostered by the church and took coloring from Christianity itself. Chivalry bound together the martial h.irons of Kurope by tiie ties of a fra- ternity of knights. I hese knights — armed and mailed warriors w ho fouglit dauntlessly on charging steeds — learned gradually to treat each other with peculiar courtesy. They became generous in battle or in misfortune. Thougii most of them were of noble birth, it was not the memory of ilhistrious ancestors which created tin ' s aristocratic distinction, as among Roman patricians, but the fact that the ktn ' ghts were a superior order, with high standards of coiuiuct. ' Net among themselves distinctions vanished. Within their circle, tiiere was no In ' gher distinction than that of a gentleman. I ' tif e Sixly-i ' iyhl - Thc Cortcx - Generally, gallantry and unblemished reputation were the conditions of social rank among the knights. They were expected to excel in courage, in courtesy, in generosity, in truthfulness, in loyalty. The great patrimony of the knight was his horse, his honor, his valor. He was bound to succor the defenseless. He was required to abstain from all mean pursuits. His word was seldom broken and his promises were held sacred. The knight, of course, held woman in great esteem — in fact, his devo tion to the female sex was one of the exactitudes of his order and one of the distinguishing glories of chivalry. His deeds of valor, performed at great personal risk, and his unexcelled gallantry for woman, a woman, one of his choice, but all done to win her acceptance of his overtures, to gain her favor toward his amours, gave rise to the poetical and romantic savor which sur- rounds this institution with such luring charm. Indeed, a knight without an object of devotion was as a ship without a rudder, a sky without a star — or at least, without a moon. Even a Don Quixote must have his Dulcinea, as well as his horse, or his armor, or his squire, and Dante impersonates the spirit of the Middle Ages, itself chivalry in the end, in his adoration of Beatrice. But it is the more subtle side, not the more stimulating and fanciful, of this early fraternity of knights that interests us here, though a more ex tended account of its romantic aspects would not be dull reading, I am sure. H we compare present-day fraternities with ancient chivalry, we see in both the same fundamental principles, the same underlying human emotions. Why fraternities? I can not help repeating that in every heart is an impulse which only such a contact, such an endeavor, such an opportunity can satisfy. There is something singularly human in fraternities, especially in the divinity of the precepts they set up before themselves for attainment, but seldom fully realize. The ritual and the creed of every fraternit today, its ideals and its principles of practice, are those of chi ' alry — an institution which raised high standards for human conduct and made gentlemen out of men. Let fraterni- ties catch the inspiration of early chivalry, together with the spirit bound up in the creed of their own order, for, adhering diligently thereunto, no one will then ask challengingly and with soured sarcasm: Why Fraternities? Page Sixty-nine 4 The Cortex ■ Piif e SeiYNty -• T h c C r t c X ) ••■ Phi Sigma GaniD ti Founded 1913 Colors: Navv White and Blue Publication: The Sf fnilii i FACULTY MEMBERS Dr. Edward T. Abbott Dr. Ernest G. Bashor Dr. Curtis E. Decker Dr. Wade H. Morris Dr. L. van H. Gerdine Dr. Milton A. Kranz Dr. Hovt F. Martin James F. Conley Ralph E. Copeland Hill H. McGillis Milton C. Norgard SENIORS Carl R. Purtill Paul R. Kohlme ' er (P.G.) J. GalorMover (P.G.) Joseph A. Blake Raymond L. Carey Walter C. Hubach James R. Lester John C. Rechart Victor IVL Trask JUNIORS John S. Straton Ra- mond D. Walker Russell F. Watson Howard C. Wimmer Homer C. Zumwalt Julian G. Ames Victor E. Breul Craig B. Byrne SOPHOMORES Damon H. L.a Marr Eugene K. O ' Meara Ward G. Dewitt Don C. Garn Wallin King E. J. Martin Hugh McArthur FRESHMEN Guthrie R. Price Phil F. Spooner John F. Sturces Robert A. Ward Paul R. Winters SUBFRESHMEN William T. Barrows Wade Overton R. Kyler Edmonds Harvey S. Taylor Frederick M. Gerbig Ross B. Thompson Pat e Seventy-one ■• ' T h c Co r t c X ) - PageS -4 The C o r t c X ■■ lota Tail Sigma Founded at The American SlIkxiI of Osteopathy, 1902 Colors: Green and White Publication: The dazzle Nif f t ' r FACULTY MEMBERS Edward S. Merrill, A.B., D.O. Harr ' Brigham, D.O. F. J. Trener ' s-, D.O. Homer F. Bailey, B.B., D.O. Dain L. Tasker, D.O. SENIORS MvRON F. Babcock Flenor L. Douglas Paul B. McCracken, Jr. William H. Widde.ss HOLBROOK RaWSON Arthur L. Wackerli Donald F. Webb Raymond L. Landis Harr ' F. Irons Sol C. Catron Charles M. Crane Forrest E. DowE ' i ' Edward E. Ehert JUNIORS J. Lloyd Phelps E. A. Reibel C. M. WiNCHELL R. E. TOLER George Axtell Edward E. Nor en Kenneth A. Nelson SOPHOMORES Joseph M. Prendergast Louis Rossi-Bertoli Alfred C. Gilman Richard S. Murray Edward E. Moran FRESHMEN G. R. Clark Paul G. Donohue A. L. Morris Pt2 e Sevenly-three The Coricx - Page Str. 4Tlic C orfe x - Eta Nil Chi Colors: Turkey Red and Blue Founded at C. O. P. S., February 7, 1026 Alden S. Bordwell Gordon F. Cook Walter W. Hopps, Jr. Emlin C). Leean Melvin L. Neilsen P. L. Planting Charles R. Poitevin JUNIORS J. Holt Robison Russell R. Sherwood Harold R. Stark Earle B. Trigg Clement L. V ' ilim C ' iRiL B. Wright SOPHOMORES Forest J. Grunigen Chester O. Nugent Fred M. Holmes Herbert B. Root Charles C. S. Nicholas Charles J. Witkowski William J. Douglas Wilhelm Madsen Vay L. Peterson John W. Thornton Arthur B. Funnell FRESHMEN K. Albert Tucker Cecil Cazel Lawrence Houts LoRiNG Mann Paul Ford Jack Hiedenrich Samuel Stiff SUBFRESHMEN Donald Vermillion Wilbur Williams Page Seventy-five • The C }■ t C X : Payc Si ' Vinty-six ■4 T h c Cart c x ■ Atlas Club Cricoid Chapter Founded at American School of Osteopathy, 1! Colors: Red and White Flowers: Red and White Carnation FACULTY MEMBERS W. B. Brigham, B.S., D.O. H. E. Beckwith, A.B., D.O. L. C. Chandler, B.S., M.A., W. C. Clark, D.O. P. T. COLLINGE, D.O. James C. Stewart, D.O. E. W. Davidson, A.B., D.O. Ralph Hix, D.O. J. G. Hatfield, D.O. Raymond Huff, D.O. D.O. Albert V. Kalt, D.O. W. W. W. Pritchard, D.O. L. C. Morris, D.O. E. M. Dawson, D.O. Glen H. Copeland, D.O. E. E. Carlson T. J. Meyers SENIORS H. F. Parsons B. E. Waller H. C. Wilson S. Williams P. F. Phares JUNIORS E. F. Tinkham E. W. Jordt W. D. Efner Oleg Murat SOPHOMORES R. W. Campbell B. F. Sims L. M. Young F. E. Dunn C. A. Rice P. E. Jones FRESHMEN H. F. Larson D. E. Spivey W. T. Sechrist W. A. McAtee R. D. Taylor J. A. Healy T. G. Mallard Arthur Dahlem E. A. Peterson W. E. Brower SUBFRESHMEN C. B. Walsworth O. IVL Sherrick G. J. Towne G. W. Eaton V. A. Herbert Page Seventy-seven ■■■ T h c Cortex 1 - The C orte x - Kappn Psi Delta Alpha Chapter Founded at Dcs Moines, Iowa, 1904 Flower — Marguerite FACULTY .MEMBER Dr. Harriet Coxnor Ruth E. Doan JUNIORS Catherine Murphy SOPHOMORES Lee Josephine Corcoran Hilda Newman Adelaide M. Hawks Bernice B. Skinner FRESHMEN Dora Ax e Esther Mae Miller Muriel Bartlett Nell F. Riley Eleanor ] Lar Wright SUBFRESHMEN Peggy Shank Ruth Bjorkman Constance Lawrence Pdffe Seventy-nine ■■4T It c Cortex Page Eighty - The C r f e .v ■ Axis Sorority Established 1899 Ethmoid Chapter Established 1916 ACTIVE MEMBERS Charlotte Braginton Ellen Blackledge Maude Miller ACT Grace S. Airev Annie M. Broadhead Anne Cochran Maud Collinge Frances Copeland May Dovvlin Edith Dver AIarv Gamble Eleanor George LizABETH George Blanche Jett ive alumnae members May C. Laidlaw Anna Lister Grace L. McClearv Ethel Morris ALargaret Morton Sarah Murray Carrie l. Mundie Mozelle Rogers Daisy Rouse Roberta Scott Grace Shank Bertella Skinner Georgia Smith Fern Steenbergh Elizabeth McLaughlinGeorgia Steunenberg Anna Myles Nina Stevens Harriet Phillips Dessa Thompson Pearl Rittenhouse HONORARY MEMBERS Louise A. Burns Lillian AL Whiting PATRONESSES Mrs. Samuel G. Biddle Mrs. Daniel L. Ransom Mrs. Her.mox E. Beckwith Page Eiz hty-one 4. The C Off c X K P(ige Eif hty-lii ' ii 4 The Cortc x - Athletics By Julian G. Ames Good sportsmanship, we are told, is one of the most fundamental virtues of civilized life. Certainh it is the basis of ethical practice for the professional man. In my opinion, ethics practiced on the athletic field are more thoroughly learned, more indelibly written on one ' s character, than any heard in the lec- ture room or read in a text book. Because of this fact, aside from the consid- eration of physical fitness, athletics deserve an important place in the list of activities of any educational institution. On the court or field we come to know the true character of a man. Will he carry victory generously? Will he give continuoush ' of his best efforts? Will he admit the superior skill of another? W ill he accept defeat gracefully? Such are a few of the questions that really enter into a physical contest. How has C. O. P. S. met these chal- lenges during the past year? We have given our best efforts. The teams have practiced early and late in spite of personal inconvenience. Every Tuesday and Thursday during the basketball season there was a large turnout at the gym, and there the varsity rapidly rounded into shape. Vay Peterson was the popular captain, under whose generalship the men were led to the year ' s successful showing. And indeed an excellent showing was made by the members of the team, the games being played at the Franklin High School, under supervision of the City Playground Department. The athletic committee, composed of two representatives from each class, deserve much credit for arranging and carrying out the interclass sport events, which included both handball and basketball. The representatives were: Seniors — Paul B. AlcCracken, L. H. Rockhill ; Juniors — James R. Lester, R. R. Sherwood ; Sophomores — George Taylor, Damon LaMarr ; Freshmen — Vay L. Peterson, H. G. Pangborn ; Subf reshmen — Victor DePue, Don Williams. Great interest was shown in the selection of teams as well as in the tour- nament itself. The handball tournament was run off first, the Sophomores winning easily with the superior playing of Taylor and LaiMarr. Basketball was next on the program. The Freshman team, composed of Taylor, Peter- son, Mallard, Dunn, Mann, Pangborn, and Ward, easily walked away with the honors. We close the season with the firm conviction that athletics are worth while because of their contribution to health, skill, pleasure, and good sports- manship. Page Eighty-three The Cortex Page Eiffhty-four The Cortex ' ■- The Order of the ' ' () Club OFFICERS President. V. L. PETERSON Vice President, Daymond LaMarr Secretary-Treiisurer, Melvin L. Neilsen A. S. Bordwell D. H. LaMarr J. R. Lester T. G. Mallard L. W. Mann P. B. McCracken MEMBERS l. L. Neilsen H. G. Pangborn V. L. Peterson P. L. Planting R. R. Sherwood H. R. Stark D. E. Spivey C. H. WiMMER C. B. Wright G. C. Taylor R. D. Taylor The Order of the O Club was organized in the year 1925 by the ietter men of the College. The ideals of the club are to encourage all athletic activ- ities of the school, to form and maintain a feeling of good sportsmanship among the fraternities and classes in their group contests. During the 1926-27 basketball season, the Club arranged and directed an intramural basketball tournament. This was the first tournament of its kind to be held at the College in a number of years. Thanks to the generosity of the Student Council in offering a beautiful trophy, a school tournament was also scheduled and run off with great success. This tournament served as a stimulus to the varsity turnout. At the annual field day the members of the O Club were active in promoting the athletic program. At the close of the 1928-29 season a number of new men were automati- cally made members of the O Club by receiving the College O . The hearty co-operation of the Student Council, Athletic Committee, and the Student Body as a whole is gratifying to the organization. It is our sincere hope that this harmony may continue and that the ideals of the O Club may continue to be realized. — V. L. Peterson. Page Eighty- five ■ T h c Cortex ■ Ptiffe Eighty- - - The Carte x •- The Student Council Forest J. Grunigen President of the Student Body The Student Council has been most fortunate this year in having a com- plete, workable constitution as a foundation. It has been the work of this year ' s Council to prove its practicability as it was the work of last year ' s Council to create it. The success of the program this year may be attributed to the adaptability of the constitution. The industry of the Council, the fine spirit of co-operation between it and the student body, and the co-operation and appreciation of the facult are the remaining factors contributing to the success of the work. In inaugurating the new constitution the ' have tried to further social functions, athletics, and the strengthening of the student body as an associa- ion of individuals. In the fall dance, the aim of the Council was to weld the new students to the old group. Field day with its events involving friendly competition furnished the opportunity for further work along the same line. Alumni interest in the students was stimulated and the two groups were brought into closer contact. Athletics were carried on most successfully this year. A wide interest was aroused in both interscholastic and interclass competition. Handball was especially well received as it held a wider student interest. The building of a handball court was encouraging as presaging other athletic facilities. Each year sports receive more support — which argues well for the development of the College spirit. This year, for the first time, weekly assemblies were held, giving time for student body business, entertainment, and educational talks. Due to the reduction of student fees the student body fund was depreciated to such an extent that it necessitated a program of strictest economy. This was so planned and executed as to allow completion of present business and permit next year ' s council to work unhampered financially. This must be taken into considera- tion when it may appear that little has been accomplished. One must realize that regardless of how much shows on the surface, there is that accomplish- ment of having carried on the work already started thereby helping to strengthen the foundation for future work. EDITOR ' S NOTE With this opportunity, I wish to express to the past year ' s president, the appreciation of the Student Body for the faithful manner in which he has applied himself to the ofBce he has held. My own experience of a year ago gives me a singular appreciation for the problems confronting a Student Body President. I therefore can not help but add my personal commendations for the efficient manner in which he has discharged the duties of his office. F. E. D. Paffe Eighty-seven Thc C ort cx - Page Eiohty-eight -4 The Cortex - The Iiitersorority-Interjrateriiity Council Victor E. Breul In looking back over the past year nothing is more impressive than the great spirit of co-operation which has existed between the members of this Council. It is the kind of spirit which, if it has not been manifested earlier in life, should be born in each one of us when we are initiated into our re- spective societies. It is a spirit we should cultivate so that when we become full-fledged members of the osteopathic profession, we shall take an active part in the work of its organizations. Our profession is one which has fought many battles in order to win the recognition to which it is entitled ; and though the worst is over, the future can hardly be expected to be free from adversity. It is important that we early learn the benefits of co-operation and that we keep in mind the immortal words, We must hang together or we shall hang sep- arately. That which benefits one benefits all. During the past year the Council has been augmented by two members from each sorority, although the fraternity members function as a unit in matters pertaining entirely to fraternity business. At the beginning of the college year the Council planned an interfraternity dance, but the rushing season and other activities took precedence, so this pleasure was foregone. The Council has, however, laid a foundation which will make the work of the coming year much easier. The Council of 1929-30 will be able to put over many new ideas that have been partially worked out by the present body. At this writing the Interfraternity basketball series is being played, and is drawing much interest. The boys have their dander up, and are showing plenty of the proper spirit. As my term as Chairman of this Council draws to a close, I wish to thank my fellow councilmen for the support and good-will which they have shown. To the incoming Council I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes, and pledge m ' utmost support and co-operation, to the end that we may all benefit. Page Eighty-nine -4 The Cortcx - Phi Sigma Gamma Fraternity Notes By Don C. Garn Starting the 1928-29 college term with the usual spirit, the new fra- ternity house at 207 North Dillon Street was opened and the latch string hung on the outside. An open house was held October 12. All new men at the College were invited and such a good time was had that a return en- gagement was played October 22. The Alumni gave their treat at the Deauville Beach Club in the form of a banquet which was attended bv all of the members and some of the new men. On November 19, the pledges were worked over in a somewhat new manner, memories of which thev Avill no doubt retain for some time to come. At least, they know what a dungeon and its trimmings are like. Also, the three-day initiation at the House and at Ben ' s cabin is something else they shall not forget. Everyone enjoyed themselves to such an extent that they almost missed the last car. On March 1, the new men gave their dance at the Deauville Beach Club. It was a great success and more of their efforts are being looked for- ward to. They are up and moving at all times and deserve much praise. Throughout the term numerous instructive talks and impromptu parties have been held at the House and more are on the calendar as this is written. The aim is to keep up the spirit and to make it bigger and better as we go along, if possible. With the continued growth in vigor and enthusiasm of the spirit that has evidenced itself during the past year, future years should be anticipated with an outlook that is bright and promising. It is to such a future that Phi Sigma Gamma looks forward. Pnt e Ninety ■ The C art c x •■ Iota Tail Sigma By Richard E. Toler As long as Iota Tau Sigma lives, osteopathy shall not die. If this maxim is correct, osteopathy will live a long time according to the Gamma Chapter of Iota Tau Sigma, for the Chapter has come through this year with colors flying and very much alive. Probably never in the history of the fra- ternity has a year passed which has been so filled with important accomplish- ments and delightful events. Of course, we had our annual big opening party, welcoming the new men of the college and the older men back to another year of studies. This suc- cessful party was followed by another annual event, our big steak dinner at I he beautiful home of Dr. Dain L. Tasker. At that afifair, Drs. Crist and Perry finally assumed the appearance of being well advanced toward term ' ' as steak after steak disappeared during their own private steak-eating contest. Apparently one of the best things that Gamma Chapter does is eat, so the next affair was our stag dinner at the Mary Louise to welcome the new mem- bers into the Chapter. A highly entertaining program was arranged, with Dr. Weiersback as toastmaster and musical selections by the Avery Twins, and Brothers Babcock and Toler. The time intervening between our out- standing events has been taken up by our bi-monthly dances and impromptu parties. In the way of material advancement the following are the most out- standing: the inauguration of an educational program, in which one meeting night of each month has been devoted to an instructive talk by one of our field men ; a firmer and more efficient organization of the methods and pro- cedures of the Chapter; the acquiring of a new dynamic power radio; and finally our beautiful, new two story house at 1131 La Veta Terrace. The structure contains ample room for our meetings and social events. We cordially invite all those whom we have not had the pleasure of welcoming to the new house to allow us to do so at anv time. Page Ninety-one -4 The Cortc x - Eta Nu Chi By Clement L. Vilim The fraternity has steadily progressed during the three years of its exist- ence on the campus and has constantly striven to fulfill the purpose and ideals of its founders in establishing an organization in keeping with the present high standards and status of our profession. The year ending in June, 1928, brought to the fraternity its charter, granted by the State of California; and also ushered into the field two of its founders. Brothers Houts and Underwood. With the opening of the fall quarter, Dr. Carle H. Phinney welcomed the return of members of the active Chapter, giving a delightful buffet supper and an evening of entertainment which served to start the fraternity on its 1928-29 career of activity. Several smokers and get-acquainted meetings were held with the newer men of the College, and on October 26, forty guests and members of the fraternity attended a banquet at the Elite and a theater party which followed. On pledging night, November 9, ten neophytes accepted the wings and key of Eta Nu Chi. In honor of the pledges the fraternity gave a dinner- dance December 8, at the Sunset Canyon County Club, which was counted a decided success bv all in attendance. Informal initiation of pledges fol- lowed the week-end of January 19, when the fraternity transferred itself bodily to Big Bear Lake, and proceeded to follow the traditional measures of initiation. Formal initiation on February 18 strengthened the ranks of Eta Nu Chi with a thoroughly desirable group of men, in whom tlie fraternity can confidently place the future maintenance of its objectives. Throughout the year the fraternity has been honored by various mem- bers of the profession and field members, whose inspiring and educational messages have served to quicken interest in our profession and its problems. Among the doctors to whom the fraternity wishes to acknowledge its indebt- debtedness are, Drs. Dayton Holcomb, J. H. Long, Edward S. Merrill, Ewart Miller, Carle H. Phiimey, and Herbert E. Sharp. Thus has the year been pleasurable, profitable, and educational, and the fraternity looks eagerly to the future for the realization of its ideals. I ' lii f Xiiifly-ltvo The C r t c x ¥- Atlas Club By D. E. Spivev The Cricoid Chapter of the Atlas Club has enjoyed an interesting and progressive year of activities. The Atlas Club has alwa s endeavored to instigate a constructive program pointing toward a well-rounded develop- ment for all of its members. With this idea in mind, we have carried out a plan of social activities which began with a reception for the new men of the College. Sprinkled through the year have been a series of dances, theater parties, beach parties, and hikes. One of the most enjoyable of all was the dinner dance at the Deauville Beach Club. In addition to the stress laid on the social side of our fraternal interests we have endeavored to build along other lines. We entered a team in the Interfraternity Basketball League. This was well supported and aroused much enthusiasm. We have not neglected the program of enlarging our membership and have been able to initiate a number of the outstanding men of the College into the rights and privi leges of our chapter. In an attempt to attain a fuller and broader mental development, it has always been the Atlas plan to include in its program a series of weekly educa- tional meetings in an attempt to see a number of the pertinent problems of osteopathy from the viewpoints of some of the foremost men of the profes- sion. We were fortunate to have an opportunity to listen to such men as Dr. D. L. Clark, President of the American Osteopathic Association, Drs. W. C. Brighan, P. T. Collinge, H. E. Beckwith, George V. Webster, Charles Still, Walter Elerath, W. W. W. Pritchard, and Harry Jett. During the second half of the year, the Club occupied its enlarged and improved chapter house. We look forward to the coming year with interest, confident that it holds in store an increasing measure of every good thing. Page Ninety-lkree ■4. The Cortex - Kappa Psi Delta By Eleanor Wright The month of June, 1928, not only marked the close of the school year but also meant the loss of five of our leading Kappas, for they completed their college work to enter the larger school of life as practicing doctors. The welcome summer months were spent in man ' delightful ways. We journeyed to the beaches and mountains, while one sister enjoyed a trip to Europe. By the second week of College, our rushing plans began to be realized. The new women students were the guests of Dr. Cora Tasker in her beautiful home, for a buffet supper. Dr. Dain entertained us with some beautiful lantern slides which he had made by color photography. The following Friday, a reception was held at the home of Dr. Zora Morris to enable the new students to meet the Kappa field doctors. The week-end of October 27 will be remembered for the jolly house-party we had at Adelaide Hawk ' s beach home. If having all the good things one wants to eat and doing just what one likes means having a good time, we had one! Adelaide was again our hostess November 2nd at a delightful informal dance. Sally Coolidge, a pledge, entertained the sorority and rushees with a dinner party in the Arcade Tea Room, Pasadena, Dr. Bernice Harker being the speaker at the educational meeting which followed. On November 9th, we gathered with the graduates of ' 29 at the Chateau Cafe, after which Ruth Bjorkman and Pegg ' Shank were pledged into the sorority at the home of Dr. Zora Morris. The rest of the entertainment was furnished by the pledges. Perhaps the biggest affair of the year was the annual formal dinner-dance which was held at the Deauville Beach Club. The tables carried out the sorority colors, and as souvenirs the escorts received bill-folds on which was engraved the sorority crest. Early in March, Peggy Shank and Ruth Bjorkman were initiated into the sorority at a buffet supper in the charming hillside home of Mrs. Akey. Two weeks later, a formal dinner dance was given for Constance Lawrence, a new student. On March 23rd, Constance was pledged at the Chateau Cafe. On April 1st, we combined business ith pleasure by having a bridge party and election of new officers. Now that we have reached another happy milestone, we face the new year with anticipation, ready for its joys and problems. P ifff . ini ' ty-f(iiir ■■ The Cortex - Social Activities By Ruth E. Doan All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. One comes to appre- ciate the succinct truth of this old aphorism, when once he becomes immersed in the strenuous rigor of a professional curriculum. There is perhaps no calling in life, in which a so-called social attitude is more needed than in that of physician. The successful physician, the hardest working of men, should be as successful at his play as he is at his work, for oftentimes his task is that of teaching others how to enter into the recreational activities of life. It is through the social events of the college year that students meet each other on a plane and in an environment different from that of the usual humdrum of class and laboratory. New sides of personality are brought to the surface, new opportunities for contact and deeper friendship are created. It is with such purposes as these just mentioned that our social endeavors have been conducted during the past year — to afford recreation, to give opportunity for all-round development so essential to the physician, to deepen friendships and contacts between students aside from their usual class regime. The social activities for the academic year were initiated by a reception to the new students, held in the auditorium of the College. This, of course, is an annual affair, but this year the occasion was especially well managed and indeed a most pleasing time rewarded the efforts of the committee. Dec- orations added much to the colorful appearance of the hall and the lively syncopation of a peppy orchestra contributed a lure which even some of the older members of the faculty could not resist. It is something a question who had the better time — the old students or the newcomers to the College. Scattered thru the year were a number of fraternity and sorority dances. These occasions were all reported as having furnished most welcome surcease from the daily grind. More detailed accounts thereof will be found in the pages devoted to the respective organizations. The classes also took part in the year ' s social activities. Especially delightful was the Junior Prom, a new custom established by the Class of 1930, and one which we hope will serve as a stimulus and precedent to oncoming classes. The annual Field Day served as a most fitting climax to the College social season. The day was spent at the Hermosa Beach Club, and was favored by a clemency of weather which was conducive to the proverbial spring fever. The crowd which attended more than testified to the popu- larity of this annual event in the traditions of the institution. Many of the Juniors and Seniors were detained in the city with clinical obligations, but a large number gathered for the banquet and dance in the evening. The day was featured by the usual program of games and field events in which each class vied with friendly rivalry to assert its superiority. In the baseball game the Freshmen were held to the close score of 7-6 by the ag- gressive Subfrosh Class, only to have their hilarity over their victory followed by ignominious defeat at the hands of the Sophomores. Here again, though, Page Ninety-fii ' e -4 The Carte x - the score was one of those hreath-takinj; suspenses in which any stakes that may have been wagered on the outcome were held in doubt until the last ball was thrown. The Sophomores just barely made the grade with a score of 6-5. The field events furnished much excitement and interest, along with the swimming contests, the former serving to star the Freshmen, whereas the Sophomores grasped the stellar laurels in the latter. Much of this underclass victory, of course, was due to the absence of the Juniors and their mighty men of valor — so the Juniors admit, at least. The vigorous sea air gave an edge to the appetites of all, so that in the evening when the banquet was spread, a ravenous multitude gathered to pay the chef his honor. Dr. G. W. Woodbury, the lovable and inimitable, deep in the regards of us all, occupied the toastmaster ' s chair, and indeed added that zest to the evening which only he can impart. Dr. L. van H. Gerdine spoke with his customary finish of manner and vigor of interest and was followed by Dr. George V. Webster, Past President of the American Osteo- pathic Association. Those who have heard Dr. Webster know that his charming manner is bound to add delight to any program on which he speaks. Dr. T. J. Ruddy added his wholesome humor and words of greeting, with great pleasure to all present. Following the banquet and speeches, the assembly turned to the music and spent the remainder of the evening in dancing. Thus pleasant friends an d pleasant times leaxe behind memories which in years to come ' form some of our most delightful recollections. Page Xincly-six THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH • t Till-: I ' di.i.owiNc; pages contain all articles, news items, and advertising ' appearing in the June issue of The ll ' cstcni Osteopath; also items in lighter vein selected the editor of the Cortex. Vol. XXIII JUNE. 1929 No. 1 1 THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH Piihl lulled b - tlie (Ealifaruia ©Btrnpathir Assnriatimt VOL. 23 JUNE, 1929 No. 11 THE USE OF THE DIAPHRAGM AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID By Dain L. Tasker, D.O. Roentgenologist, Osteopathic Sanitarium-Hospital, Los Angeles The diaphragm is a muscle of ex- pression. It signals in diagnostic sign language. Although hidden from view, it is still open to our interpre- tation through percussion and auscul- tation. In former years we were limited to the latter methods of phys- ical diagnosis, but today we can vis- ualize the diaphragm in a roentgeno- gram. The diaphragm is a musculomem- branous wall dividing the body into two great cavities, the thorax and abdomen. It functions rythmically about sixteen times a minute, produc- ing periods of negative intrathoracic pressure. It responds to our will for short periods to assist in defecation and micturition. Since it functions with respect to both thorax and ab- domen, it adjusts its position, curva- ture, and excursion to pathology in either or both of these cavities. Its adjustments to these pathologies make it a muscle of expression — one of the outstanding physical signs which we may use in interpreting disease phenomena. Just as a surveyor must find a legally recognized point from which to start his measurements, so we must find our base-line from which to make a physical examination. For diag- nostic purposes, the base-line of the diaphragm is the base-line of the lungs — the sixth rib anteriorly, eighth rib in the midaxillary line, and tenth rib posteriorly. These are relative points, for we must always consider the modifying influences of habitus. The right half of the diaphragm is usually a half inch higher than the left. The great contrast in sound values as between liver dullness and lung resonance causes us to begin our efforts to locate the diaphragm on the right side. It is usually easy to do this. Practically every normal ear has no difficulty in contrasting these sounds. Between tympany and res- onance there is less contrast ; hence many physicians have difficulty in locating the left leaf of the dia- phragm. Most of us compromise somewhat by contrasting cardiac dull- ness with gastric tympany in order to estimate the position of the left half of the diaphragm. This is not a definite guide, because that portion of the left leaf external to the cardiac apex is the part we must locate. Some of us try to use splenic dullness as a contrasting area on the posterolateral aspect of the thorax. Physical diagnostic methods require constant practice and ears which are sensitive to sounds of slight variation in pitch. Many of us do not possess so-called musical ears. The diaphragm has a parietal layer of pleura on its upper surface which enables it to move without friction. 100 THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH Pleural inflammation is painful ; hence the diaphragm excursion is arrested to reduce friction. Bronchial and paren- chymal inflammations are frequenth ' painful, and usually excite coufjh. For this reason, the excursion of the dia- phragm is arrested in order to splint the inflamed area and thus produce physiologic rest. Any intrathoracic pathology which needs physiologic rest to cure it or reduce strain upon it is accompanied by reduced diaphragm excursion. Since the advent of fluoroscopic and radiographic examinations, there has been a tendency in all hospitals to put greater dependence on the film record than upon physical signs as indicated by auscultation and percus- sion. It should never be considered that the X-ray examination is any- thing more than a valuable aid to physical diagnosis. It is not a substi- tute for the old methods. The fact, however, that a visualization of the position ancl curvature of the dia- phragm is a permanent record for interpretation by all who mav be en- gaged in the management of a case makes roentgenography an indispens- able part of the data upon which rinal judgment can be based. Auscultation and percussion are al- most sure to fail us in cases where the pathologic changes are not con- trasty or do not involve fairly large areas. A good roentgenogram visula- izes small pathologic areas and shows the signs of adaptive changes in sur- rounding tissues. E V e n though it siiows these changes, the interpreta- tion of the shadows can not be made by the roentgenologist as to whether he is viewing quiescent or active path- ology. This is the point where the internist and the roentgenologist must pool their data. ] ' arench mal and pleural inflamma- tions usually produce changes in amp- litude (if excursion aiul cur ' atine of the diaphragm. These changes may be transitory in character — that is, not necessarily due to the diaphragm being directly involved in the active patholog)-. Inflammations in the bases of the lungs are usually accompanied by extension into the pleurae, thus producing adhesions. These adhesions tent the superior surface of the dia- phragm and are easily recognized in a roentgenogram. Fluid in the pleural cavity, when small in amount, is hard to detect by auscultation and percussion, but the smallest amount changes the costo- phrenic angle. It can therefore be easily recognized in the roentgeno- gram. An inch depth of fluid above the apex of the costophrenic angle might be detected by percussion when located on the left side; but liver dullness on the right side would con- fuse the ear when searching for a fluid level on that side. Any acute inflammation in the peri- toneum halts the downward excursion of the diaphragm. This is not so per- ceptible when it involves the intra- peKic region. The higher the inflam- mation extends, the more immobile the diaphragm becomes. Hepatitis and cholecystitis produce protective relaxation of the right half of the diaphragm, causing it to bulge up- ard. A pathologic left kidney is frequently associated with a bulging upward of the left leaf of the dia- phragm. Pathology in the rectosigmoid or ilistal portion of the descending colon is usually productise of resistance to the onward movement of the intest- inal contents; hence much gas distends the splenic flexure, causing the left leaf of the diapiuagm to retain a higher relative position than the right. Vhen the t -o lea es of the dia- piiragni do not exhibit a normal re- iatiiinsiiip, the roentgenologist sus- pects adaptation to f u n c t i o n a 1 or THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH f structural pathology. If its high posi- tion is due merely to gas in the colon, a series of observations will prove that it is a temporary adaptation. Of course when due to gas, the distended splenic flexure can be seen. Stereo- scopic films frequently visualize bulg- ing areas in the diaphragm, indicating uneven pressures in the contacting haustra of the colon. Occasionally the diaphragm is the site of injury. Its fibers may be separated in the same manner as those of the walls of the abdomen. We know that abdominal ruptures fre- quently occur. The diaphragm is a musculomembranous wall subject to intra-abdominal pressure. This pres- sure may be great enough to cause rupture. Great force applied to the thorax may break ribs where the dia- phragm attaches and thus produce a rupture. Through these ruptures, ab- dominal viscera protrude into the thorax. When this occurs incident to severe injury, the diagnostician is on his guard and is most apt to sense what has happened ; but when it is spontaneous and without any trau- matic history, few physicians have any suspicion of its true character. Two such cases have been studied in the X-ray laboratory of The Oste- opathic Sanitarium-Hospital. These cases were referred by Dr. Monroe Ames and Dr. Dwight R. Mason. Dr. Ames ' patient was a young man 23 years of age who gave a history of a severe attack of dyspnea and pre- cordial pain. This came on while he was dancing and was considered a heart attack. Fluoroscopic a n d radiographic examination of his heart, lungs, and gastro-intestinal tract vis- ualized a bulged area in the left leaf of the diaphragm caused by a dis- tended redundant loop of the splenic flexure. This upward bulge altered the normal diaphragm appearance. A slow recovery was secured by lessen- ing the intracolonic tension. Dr. Mason ' s case gave a history of acute indigestion following the pick- ing and eating of raspberries. Sh e stated that she was dyspneic and suf- fered great substernal pain. She could relieve herself by bending over the back of a chair placed against her abdomen. When her body was flexed so that her thorax was lower than her abdomen she was relieved of the dysp- nea. At the time of my examination she had no acute symptoms. A bar- ium meal was observed fluoroscopic- ally. The meal was seen as it passed down the esophagus into the gastric fundus. It was retained in a round mass without any gas bubble such as is normalh ' seen, then a portion of it passed upward to the right of the esophageal opening in the diaphragm and produced a large intrathoracic shadow, thus indicating that the dia- phragm had been ruptured and con- tained a gastric hernia. This diag- nosis led to surgical repair and re- covery. These cases are unusual, but they serve to illustrate the importance of collaboration between the physician and the X-ray laboratory. The dia- phragm is one of the important inter- ior structures which can be visualized in a way to furnish data of great importance in making a diagnosis of many disease conditions in the thorax and abdomen. Heart Action After Death In order to determine the exact moment at which life ceased, two (jerman investigators made electro- cardiograms of eighteen persons at the point of death. The average length of time for which the heart action continued was nine minutes and thirty-eight seconds after ap- parent death. 102 THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH NON-SURGICAL DRAINAGE OF THE GALL-BLADDER By K. Grosvenor B.AiLii ' , A.B., D.O. CII9 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles For the radiographic study, one- tenth gram of calcium tetrabrom phenolphthalein per kilogram is used. Six grams are mixed with 1.2 grams of calcium hydroxid, ground in a mortar and dissolved in 350 c.c. of sterile water. Two grams of calcium lactate is added to add solubility, and the solution is then filtered and given intravenously by tile gravity method over a period of half an hour. X-rays of the gall-bladder region are taken at intervals of several hours, begin- ning three hours after injection. Pos- itive outline and characteristic shad- ows usually denote normal conditions, whereas the absence of shadow sug- gests perversion. This is (jraham ' s method (concentration). Normal conditions indicate activ- ity of the mucous membranes, and a functioning musculature which at in- tervals empties the viscus by elonga- tion and constriction, and allows re- liiling by passive relaxation. A grad- ual disappearance of the shadow two or three hours after a fat meal con- firms good function and the absence of debris. I ' uncti(jnal or organic perversion is suggested by (a) failure to fill and no s h a d o w demonstrable, indicating blockage of the cystic duct, destruc- tion of the mucosa, the presence in the viscus of foreign material, or lack of emptving from damage to muscula- ture, (b) Mottling (if the shadow in the area not overlapped by duodenal or colonic gas, indicating stones. If stones are found, how long have they been present? ' I ' his is a difficult i|uestion; vet Angus L. Cameron, i ' h.I),, tells of . 6 stones, all faceted, fdrnicd within S ' d ila s, beivvccn a completely evacuated, thin-walled vis- cus and the same case at gall-bladder removal, necessitated by complete im- paction of stones. As was suggested earlier in this discussion, the manipulative, medical, and surgical methods of attack on the diseases of the upper right abdominal quadrant are fairly well established. With the physiology and closely as- sociated anatomv well in mind, we should not lost sight of the great diagnostic and therapeutic benefits de- rived from the process of non-surgical biliary tract drainage suggested by Meltzer and perfected by Lyon. The latter, over a period of five years, has collected more than 14,000 case re- ports. Another . ,000 have been re- corded by Niles, and many other se- ries have been reported. There has been much discussion pro and con of the method, and while many gas- tro-enterologists prefer to neglect it, there are an increasing number who are using it with most gratifvini: re- sults. It had its inception as a diagnostic enterprise for gall-bladder sand, ty- phoid carriers, a m e b i c infections, frank pus, adequacy of liver secretion and patency of the biliary ducts. Dur- ing the diagnostic attempts it became ev ident that the patients showed great clinical improvement. This led to the evolution of the process for thera- peusis. ' I ' here is a great body of fact supporting the contention that there are definite indications, aside from diagnosis, for the vise of biliary drain- age tlnciugb the Rev fuss duodenal tidie. This mass of fact is ba cil on Ivniplialic analoniv and tlie rule nt THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH 103 the artery. The lymph drainage of the liver, gall-bladder and pancreas is closely interrelated. Any interstitial inflammatory process here attains a vicious cycle distributed throughout the area. Even after well-ordered and necessary surgery in such a case, it is opined that the secondarily infected and toxic bile is distributed by the blood through the portal vein again to the liver to be resecreted and re- sorbed by the intestines. The third vicious cycle is that toxic bile enters the mesenteric lacteals, is sent to the receptaculum chyli, to the thoracic duct and through the venous channels to the cardia, whence it is distributed as poor food to all of the tissues: all of which are reasons for immediate and adequate drainage. Available fig- ures show 500 c.c. to be an average surgical glass or rubber tube drain- age in 24 hours and 1500 c.c. in the same period obtained by non-surgical intubation. Analysis shows that in 100 parts of bile there are 86 parts of water, 9 parts of bile salts (sodium salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids com- posed of cholic acid and glycine and taurine produced only in the liver), 3 parts of mucin and pigment, 2 10 parts of cholesterol, 5 10 parts leci- thin and fat and 8 10 parts of inor- ganic salts. There is endogenous and exogenous production and quantita- tive absorption with later excretion ; but the metabolic source is as yet un- recognized. Bile itself, as we know, has an important part in the process of pyloric activity, the assimilation of intestinal fat ; it acts as a catalizer by lowering the surface tension and al- lowing an emulsion to form in the in- testine. Bile salts aid in the circulation of bile. They are again absorbed and restimulate the hepatic function. They keep cholesterol of bile in solution, an important function when we consider that it is the precipitation of the cho- lesterol which predisposes to gall- stone formation. Cholesterol is pres- ent only in small amount. It occurs as a monatomic alcohol endogenous in nervous tissue and in tiie membranes of red blood cells ; a small amount is obtained from the food. It is gener- ally considered that gall-stones are due to a lack of bile-salts rather than to an oversupply of cholesterol. Bile pigment is formed by the he- patic epithelial cells from hemoglobin, and is increased by a carbohydrate substitute for a protein diet. The most important pigment is bilirubin, from which biliverdin is obtained by oxidation. It is from a lesser constitu- ent, urobilin, that the chief coloring matter of urine is obtained. Lecithin, not important here, is probably ob- tained from the red blood destruction in the liver. Inorganic salts are im- portant in the etiology of choleliths, and experiment has shown that cal- cium carbonate is much more frequent as the base of stones than is the phos- phate, as was formerly believed. A spontaneous duodenal bile flow without stimulation amounts to be- tween 10 and 60 c.c. It is golden, has a specific gravity of 1.015 to 1.030, practically the same as urine — and like urine, it has an acidity ranging from 10 to 50 degrees. This is star- tling in the face of the fact that many authorities have asserted without ques- tion that the bile is strongly alkaline. These figures of acidity are in the presence of phenosulphonephthalein, no free hydrochloric acid being dem- onstrable, and the bile being transpar- ent. Fitz, of the IMayo Clinic, con- firms the impression of B. B. Vincent Lyon that bile is acid, the acidity being due to the contained bile salts. Drainage is indicated in : 1. Relapsing cholangitis with no evidence of stone. 2. Obstructive jaundice (due to 104 THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH impacted ball-valve stone) is aided by medicinal relaxing agents, trans- duodenal lavage with hot water and skilful manipulative procedure. This often lessens the complications of toxic myocardosis, toxic nephritis, and improves the surgical risk. 3. Cases presenting silent stones may be benefited. 4. Any case demanding rapid de- toxication. 5. Post operati e persistent hic- cough. 6. Biliary fistula have healed nnd the toxic jaundice of syphilis has been aborted. 7. Simple catarrhal jaundice re- sponds in 2 to 7 days with the com- plete removal of the mucous plug. Rapid evacuation precludes almost certain damage to liver and pancreatic cells. Liver cords bathed in reflux bile are cut ofif from their blood-sup- ply and cannot live. 8. Cholecystitis complicating the infectious fevers is often amenable. 9. The continuous drainage over a period of 3 weeks has given good re- sults in gall-tract disease associated with non-surgical gastric ulcer. 10. Swalm states that biliary drain- age and colonic irrigation secure much better results than calomel or other drugs in conditions suggesting portal cirrhosis. Coming from a devout regular, the statement carries con- viction. 11. That refractory group suffer- ing with severe cyclic headaches hich are relieved at one stage by os- teopathic correction and aggravated if treated in another stage, has yielded satisfactory when no eiuiocriiie fac- tors were involved. 12. Even certain forms of asthma (of vague toxic etiology) have shown good response. 13. iMany cases of arthritis have completely cleared up. the prini:ir - f(jcu having been in the l::iI1 bladdri or hepatic ramifications of the biliary system. 14. Certain problem syndromes, in- cluding erythema, epilepsy of neuro- toxic origin and the secondary ane- mias. The literature furnishes the fol- lowing practical observations: 1. The liver probably secrets 2500 c.c. of bile daily. Between three and six gallons have been recovered in three weeks. 2. Copious drainage of a normal individual cannot be undertaken with impunit}-, but a pathological liver may be drained to the fullest extent with the assurance of great benefit to the patient. 3. Excellent end results are ob- tained in 75 ' ( of those cases treated by non-surgical drainage. 4. After cases have failed to re- spond completely to any of the meth- ods mentioned, many operations might be avoided by the use of non-surgical drainage. 5. Man ' more cholecystectomies will be done with cver ' justification when the diagnosis of a non-function- ing gall-bladder is established by lack of bile flow. 6. Most cases of congenital and ad- vanced gall-tract disease need sur- gery, but non-surgical drainage is the method of choice in non-obstructive lesions. The se(]uence of events in non-sur- gical drainage is as follows: 1 . The patient comes to the office at S:30 A. M., having h:id no break- fast and nothing for twcKe hours be- fore, at which time he had a motor meal of raisins, and a meat sandwich. 2. The mouth and nose are disin- fected as thoroughly as ]i(issiiile. 3. A sterile duodenal tvibe with oli ar - tip is swallowed and passed to the first mark — denoting the great- er cur ature. 4. I he sidinacli Is cxMCualcd, its THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH 105 contents noted, and if desired, a cleansing lavage is used. 5. About 4 ounces of sterile water is injected throutih the tube to aid in passage of tip through the duode- num. 6. The position of the tube is test- ed by : a. the litmus reaction of the as- pirated fluid. b. The air test with the stethoscope on the exposed upper abdomen. Tiie position is exidenced by air bubble sounds. When the loudest sounds are right-sided (1 to right of navel) the tip is usually in place. In this po- sition no great quantity of fluid can be withdrawn and the tube tends to collapse. c. Fluorosco pic examination. (This is seldom necessary.) 7. If unsuccessful the tube may be partially withdrawn and started again. Having the patient walk about for five minutes is often a great aid to proper locomotion of the tip. This should be done after the tube is swal- lowed to the second mark. The pa- tient then lies on the right side and swallows slowly till the third mark is at the lips. 8. The gall-bladder is stimulated by instilling magnesium sulfate in 3i ' ( volumetric concentration. About 50 c.c. is given and siphoned off. If no fluid is obtained suction with a 10 c.c. syringe is gently used. Normally there are three bile frac- tions, by common usage designated as A, B, and C bile. A is common-duct bile (a honey-amber color). B is gall- bladder bile (dark greenish-brown), and C is liver bile (lemon yellow). Experience shows that adequate drainage and proper interpretation of fractions is impossible unless the op- erator is in constant attendance, en- couraging both the patient and his liver — for if, as in the presence of im- flammation, great mucous plugs form, the free flow is often impaired unless the physician is careful to aid by me- chanical subcostal pressure or by al- ternately causing air suction and com- pression with the syringe. During drainage, we must observe the se- quence as well as the consistency of the bile. Failure to secure B fraction denotes obstruction of the cystic duct, entire lack of bile denotes common duct obstruction, dark turbid bile is related to a heavily infected viscus. In 143 cases in which intermittent drainage was used, atony of the gall- bladder was greatly benefited ; in cases presenting over 90 c.c. of B fraction, stasis must be diagnosed. If, after magnesium sulfate is used three times, the flow is still tardy, we resort to oleic acid in the form of sterile olive oil. One instillation of 70 c.c. is usually sufficient to stimulate the flow. After a 2 or 3-hour period of drainage the patient sits up, the tube is removed slowly, and he is sent (usually) to his home. He is allowed beef tea and crackers at once — to be followed by his usual menu at the evening meal. If we are to keep up with thera- peutic progress we must study these diagnostic aids and perfect ourselves in their use, for no treatment, whether manipulative, medical, or surgical, can be entirely empirical — it must have a diagnostic foundation, else case management will have no rationale and our efforts will be scientifically purposeless. BIBLIOGRAPHY Applied Anatomy Clarke Applied Anatomy of the Spine Halladay Practice of Osteopathy McConnell Teall Principles of Osteopathy Tasker Diagnosis of Gail-Bladder Disease... A. M. A. Journal June 4, 1927 (Continued on Page 110) The Western Osteopath ESTABLISHED 1906 Published Monthly at 799 Kensington Road, Los Angeles, by the California Osteopathic Association President, Dr. Evanueline Percival. Los Angeles Vice-President. Dr. F. E. Mac-Cracken. Fresno Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. C. B. Rowlint ' son. Los Aneeles Editorial Board: Drs. Dayton Turney, William W. W. Pritchard, Floyd J. Trenery Official Organ of the Western Osteopathic Association 20 CENTS A COPY $2.00 A YEAR C. B. ROWLINGSON, D.O., Managing Editor OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE In certain quarters there has ap- peared a tendency to promote the use of the term osteopathic medicine. The words are part of the name of at least one monthly journal published by a State osteopathic orji;anization. A recent issue of another contempor- ary contains an article in which the phrase is worked overtime. The word medicine still casts over many persons a spell which they seem unable to throw off. The term fas- cinates them like some weird incant- ation out of voodooism. The source of this spell is lost in the mists of antiquity. Apparently it is deeply imbedded in the cerebral hemispheres of the human race, and has become a trait which obeys Mendel ' s law, ap- pearing in certain individuals just as do physical variations. The matter would be of small con- sequence were it not for the fact that the word medicine has two distinct meanings — one narrow, the o t h e r broad. Unfortunately, it is the nar- rower meaning which is most com- monly thought of b the general pub- lic. As stated by the Standard Dic- tionary, this meaning is as follows: A substance possessing, or r ' puti(l to possess, curative or remedial prop- erties. To Mr. Average Man, osteopathic medicine is synonymous with osteo- pathic druy — which he regards as an absurdity. It is logical for him to so consider it ; for while we do not contend that an osteopath should use no drugs, we do maintain that chemo- therapy is not the keystone in the arch of osteopathic therapeutics. Doubtless those who are so fond of using the term osteopathic medi- cine construe the second of the two words in its broader meaning, which is (again quoting from the diction- ary) : the healing art; the science of the preservation of health and of treating disease for the purpose of cure; speciticall), as distinguished from surgery or obstetrics. The basic function of words is to convc ' thought from one mind to an- other. When the same term has one meaning for one group of persons and a different meaning for a n o t h e r group, the word cannot cwnvey the thought of a m e m b e r of the first group to those of the second group. The single word osteopathy con- tains practicalh all nf the meaning THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH 107 inherent in the term osteofrnthir medicine, when the word medicine is understood to mean the healing art. This beinfi true, the use of the sinj le word is commended by considerations of accuracy as well as of word econ- omy. For those who prefer to use two words, we suggest the term osteopathic therapeutics. The latter word may be less familiar to the aver- age layman, but it has the advantage of having but one meaning. Osteopathic Golf Tournaments The Southern California Osteo- pathic Golf Associa tion has just com- pleted its third year of activity. A tournament is held monthly, followed by a dinner at the clubhouse of the course played. A membership in each prominent club having a course in the Los Angeles area is held by one or more members of the Association. During the past year solid silver monthlv trophies have been won bv Drs. C. C. Curtis, J. O. Burnett, Chas. Milliken, J. F. Brereton, Ken- neth Harvey, E. B. Jones, Bernard Kavanaugh, Horace Bashor, and F. S. Chambers. Officers of the Club are: President, Dr. Charles H. Spencer; Vice-Presi- dent , Dr. Bernard Kavanaugh ; Sec- retary-Treasurer, Dr. Frank S. Chambers. Bondies Sanatorium Has New Building The Bondies Sanatorium of South Pasadena is now occupying a new building located at the corner of Mission Street and Prospect Avenue. The addition is of Spanish architec- ture and consists of reception room, offices, treatment rooms, dressing rooms, and a large solarium. Denver Postgraduate Course A sound investment which pays dividends many times those paid by the best of commercial investments — such is the investment in the annual postgraduate course given by the Den- ver Polyclinic. The editor knows of one osteopath in the Northwest who had been going along in a rut with a mediocre practice. After taking the Denver Polyclinic course he returned home, renovated and rearranged his office, put into practice the principles he had learned in Denver, and soon was doing a five-figure practice. It has been the experience of many osteopaths that the increase in prac- tice during the first two or three months following was sufficient to pay the entire cost of the course. Enrollments are now being received for the fifteenth annual course, to be held August 5 to 17 inclusive. De- tailed information is contained in the full-page announcement elsewhere in this issue. Pasadena Society Holds Annual Outing The annual outing of the Pasadena Osteopathic Society was held May 1 1 and 12 at the ranch of Dr. Harry W. Forbes in Coachella Valley. The party left Pasadena early Saturday, stopping at Palm Springs en route. The afternoon was spent at the ranch in outdoor sports and swimming. In the evening a banquet was served at the Desert Tavern after which the Society adjourned to the Forbes ranch, where Dr. Forbes gave a short talk on the resources of the Coachella Valley. The remainder of the even- ing was spent in dancing. The party returned to Pasadena the following afternoon. 108 THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH Dietary Deficiencies Discussed Dr. R. R. Daniels of Denver spoke May 20 before the Southern Cali- fornia division of the Osteopathic Women ' s National Association. His subject was Prevalent Dietary De- ficiencies. Meat was mentioned first as being essential for the reason that vege- tables contain not more than fourteen of the twenty amino acids required to make human protein, and also be- cause milk and eggs have such a poor assortment of amino acids that 75% of them are eliminated before assimil- ation in the adult digesti e process. Starch deficiency was the second mentioned as being serious, because it reduces resistance and causes the individual to tire easily. It is brought about by eating too much of the low- starch vegetables. The third point stressed was vita- min deficiency. Lack of vitamin A causes developmental disturbances with inability to use the calcium salts. A subminimal amount of vitamin B causes ' night terrors ' in children, and colic after three months of age. The deficiency can be corrected with malt extract in infants, with addition of green vegetables and gland feeding in older children. Vitamin C is the only vitamin that is destroyed by cooking and cold stor- age. Infants fed on sterilized milk must have the deficiency met b - addi- tion of fresh fruit and vegetable juices. An insufficient amount of vitamin D is a causative factor in bronchitis, asthma, and eczema, and also disturbs calcium metabolism. Cod-liver oil is the best corrective. The fourth dietary deficiency dis- cussed by Dr. Daniels was tliat of calcium salts, which arc the bufl-er salts of the tissues at times of infec- tion, and are found in nn ' lk, in lcaf egetables, and to a limited extent in grains. To be properly assimilated, there must be an acid reaction in the lower intestine, hich necessitates an adequate amount of sugar in the diet. Dr. Daniels ' talk was followed by a short business meeting, at which officers for the coming year were unanimously elected : President, Dr. Dessa B. Thompson; First Vice-Pres- ident, Dr. I Iary Gamble; Second 1 ice-President, Dr. Mary Reunitz ; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Julia Mor- ton ; Auditor, Dr. Flora Richardson. Bernice Harker, D.O. Press Chairman Gail-Bladder Symposium The feature of a meeting of the Los Angeles Society of Osteopathic Internists held in the offices of Drs. Mary Gamble and Albert M. Wes- ton was a symposium on the non- surgical gall-bladder. Papers were read by Drs. L. C. Chandler, K. G. Bailey, and Dale Thurston. Dr. Chandler pointed out that the common type of gall-bladder, the so- called strawberry gall-bladder, is due to a deposition of cholesterol in the subendothclial spaces and cells. This in turn is due to hepatitis of portal origin, much of the s mptomatology being due to the coiulition of the biliary tree and not to the gall-blad- der itself. Surgery is contraindicated in these cases, although it is still con- sidered the best relief for true gall- bladder colic. Formation of gall- stone is often a matter of hoins and days rather tiian of longer periods of time. Dr. Bailey outlined the various diagnostic methods which siiouUi In- employed emphasizing the importance of the duodenal tube drainage, not oid for diagnosis, but for treatment as well. THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH 109 Dr. Thurston stressed treatment from the osteopathic viewpoint, the rule of the artery, and insisted that a free flow of bile which is necessary to health can be obtained only by forcing the ingestion of fluids, by the elimination of heavy fats, frequently supplying light fats as liver stimu- lants and relaxers of sphincter of Odi. He has brought relief to these cases through hydrotherapeutic measures, and insists that morphine should never be used until a thorough manipulative treatment and h drotherapy have failed. The drug has the undesir- able effect of making s mptoms. Albert AI. Westox, D. O., Secretnry. ing this meeting. The names of those elected are printed elsewhere in this issue. Cardiovascular Diseases Discussed At the May meeting of the Los Angeles Society of Osteopathic In- ternists, Dr. Earl IVI. Dawson read a paper on Nature and Causes of Arteriosclerosis, and Dr. A. A I. Weston presented the subject of Hypertension Heart Diseases. General discussion followed. The next meeting will be held in the offices of the Los Angeles Clinical Group, 600 Edwards and Wildey Building, on June 25 at 7:30 p. m. Dr. Evangeline Percival will talk on The Anemias of Childhood, and Dr. Lorenzo Whiting on Diagnosis of Secondary Anemias. James AL Watsox, D. O., President Dr. Still at Orange Co unty Meeting Dr. Charles E. Still of Kirksville was the speaker at the May meeting of the Orange County Osteopathic Society, held ALay 9 at the home of Drs. Walter L. and Beatrice AIc- Alullen in Fullerton. The annual election of officers was also held dur- Local Officers Elected During the month of Alay, the subsidiary local societies of the Cal- ifornia Osteopathic Association held their annual election of officers. Of the twelve local societies, nine had sent a list of their new officers to The Westerx Osteopath up to the time of going to press. They are as follows : Sacramento Valley President, E. L. Ford Vice-President, H. S. Powis Secretary-Treasurer, Arthur V. Dunn San Jose President, Tom Ashlock Vice-President, Helen H. Shelley Secretary-Treasurer, Elizabeth 0. Griggs Tri-Connties President, L. J. Goodrich Vice-President, Mary Walters Rosenthal Secretary-Treasurer, M. Elise Carlsen Los Angeles President, H. B. Brigham Vice-President, Bernard Kavanaugh Secretary-Treasurer, Florence Whittell Pasadena President, Stewart J. Fitch Vice-President, Margaret Nickerson Secretary-Treasurer, H. N. Tweed Long Beach President, Rufus A. Davis Vice-President, Jennie E. Phelan Secretary-Treasurer, C. C. Carroll Orange County President, H. W. Leecing Vice-President, Mary P. Ruenitz Secretary-Treasurer, Julia Hinrichs Citrus Belt President, Melville E. Fenton Vice-President, D. C. Crocker Secretary-Treasurer, Elizabeth A. Blake San Diego President, W. M. Knudtson Vice-President, Ysobell E. Austin Secretary-Treasurer, Andrew G. Smith THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH Sacramento Valley Meeting The Time for Surgical Interven- tion in Acute Abdomen was the subject of a talk given May 18 by Dr. J. Coleman Browne at the meet- ing of the Sacramento ' alley Osteo- pathic Society held in Sacramento. The feature of the meeting was a talk by Dr. L. C. Chandler of Los Angeles on The Early Detection of Heart Disease. Results of the election of officers for 1929-30 are given elsewhere in this issue. athy at the meeting of the Tacoma Kiwanis Club. Dr. L. van H. Gerdine, President of the College of Osteopathic Physi- cians and Surgeons, spoke May } at a meeting of the Fresno Rotary Club. Receives Life Diploma Dr. Beatrice McMullen of Fuller- ton, who has been Girls ' Physician- Inspector of the FuUerton Union High School and Fullerton District Junior College for the past six years, has received a Life Diploma of the Health and Development Type from the California State Board of Edu- cation. The diploma was awarded upon the completion of fifty months of service. It authorizes the holder to act as Physician-Inspector for any public school in the State. Washington Notes A dinner, a short program, and a dance were the fe atures of the May meeting of the Pierce County Osteo- pathic Society, held May 4 at the ' l a- coma Hotel in Tacoma. Members of the Western Optometric Society were also invited to attend. Dr. J. M. Ogle and Dr. H. V. Hoover spoke April . 0 on ' llie His- tory and Development of ()st ' op- The Yakima Valley Osteopathic Society met Mav 18 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. L. H. Walker in Ellensburg. Dr. George McCracken has opened an office at the Miller Hotel, Lyn- den, Washington. Dr. McCracken formerly practised in Kansas. 6822 Examined b ' Osteo- pathic Clinc in Year [From the Oakland (Calif.) Post- Enquirer, April 10, 1929] During the past year, the East Bay Osteopathic Clinic made 6822 clin- ical examinations, handled 622 new patients, and made 196 house calls, according to the report of Isabel Brown, Secretary, to the Board of Directors. The Osteopathic Clinic, located at 3630 Telegraph Avenue, has been in operation for six years. BIBLIOGRAPHY (Continued from Page 105) Drainage of Gall-Bladder A. M. A. Journal November 7, 1925 Roentgenologic Exuini iatinn of Gall- Bladder A. M. A. Journal PVbruary, 1924 ] ' i. ' iiialization of Gall-Bladder ' A. M. A. Journal Exposure in Gall-Bladder and Com- mon-Duct Surgery A. M. A. Jonrnal March 29, 1924 Contraction and Evacnation of Gall- Bladder A. M. A. Journal February 11, 1928 Problems in Gall-Bladder Infections A. M. A. Jonrnal September, 1923 Dyspepsia Due to Gall-Bladder Disease A. M. A. Jonrnal January 5, 1929 Non-Snrgical Drainage of the Gall Tract Lyon International Medical Digest Tiee THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH UTAH NEEDS OSTEOPATHS Salt Lake City, with a population of 1 70,000, has but nine osteopaths — one to each 18,800 population. The number of D. O. ' s could be doubled without crowding the field. Ogden, with a population of 50,- 000, has three osteopaths. Provo, a city of 40,000, has but one. IVIany smaller cities have none. Utah has a good osteopathic law. Osteopathic physicians may practise anything taught in osteopathic col- leges, except that they may not do major surgery or prescribe drugs. The State is an excellent field for real osteopaths. These it welcomes ; but the lazy D. O. who wants to sit in a chair and write prescriptions is invited to seek other fields. Apparently Utah has been avoided by osteopaths because the - think that Mormons do not patronize non-Mor- mons. A prominent D. O. of Salt Lake City states that this has no foundation in fact. One of the largest osteopathic practises in the LItah capital is that of a non-Mor- mon. Moreover, fully 60 6 of the population of Salt Lake City is non-Mormon. The same is true of Ogden. The examinations given by the Board are fair tests of competency. They are not of a type to be feared by any D. O. who has been a con- scientious student. Inquiries about dates of examinations or other mat- ters not discussed here should be addressed to Dr. E. W. Clayton, Boston Building, Salt Lake City. This Reminds Us of Osteopathy [The following appeared in the Journal of Chemical Education, cred- ited to Science Service. The heading is our own.] The conquest of troublesome and persistent disease of the neuro-circu- latory system by X-rays was described to the American Medical Association by Dr. Herman B. Phillips of New York recently. A stimulating and relatively light dose of Roentgen rays is directed, not at the portion of the body afifected, but at the portion of the spine through which run the nerves that control the portion of the body diseased. Cases of thrombo-angiitis obliterans, in which the legs and hands often lose their circulation and gangrene sets in, were successfully treated by the method. Senile arteritis has also proved amenable to the method. Gan- grene, with consequent amputations, is the result of some of these diseases which are relieved by the X-ray. Many patients incapacitated and helpless have been rendered comfort- able and restored to working condi- tion. Dr. Phillips reported. Angina pectoris, Raynaud ' s disease, and certain skin disorders have also been treated in this way with enthu- siastic reports. As these are dis- orders that are none too responsive to therapeutic measures, the physi- cians look forward to new advances in their control. Dr. Phillips declared this method of Roentgen radiation to offer an in- comparable therapeutic agent, simple, safe, available to all and successful in the great majority of cases. Dr. D. E. Pearl, formerly of Kirksville, is now practicing at 1538 Brighton Way, Beverly Hills, Cali- fornia. THE WESTERN OSTEOPATH Value of Sea Voyages in Health and Disease From the point of view of healthy persons, there is no more reason why they should anticipate any bad result from a voyage across the Atlantic in a modern liner than from transfer- ring from their own homes to a well appointed hotel for a similar period. (U. J. P. JMcNabb, in the London Practitioner.) With regard to those who are suf- fering from, or are convalescent from, various diseases, there are natura many limitations. In the first place, he suggests as a general rule that where one would hesitate to transfer a patient from his home to a hotel (not a hospital), equally, if not more so, one should be deterred from trans- ferring him to a ship. There are undoubtedly certain types of patients who respond satis- factorily to a sea voyage, if they are in the medical officer ' s hands and treatment is watched and regulated from day to day. The first type is the patient in a condition of pro- longed con alescence from influenza (catarrhal), with or without bron- chopneumonia. Other types are those who have been harassed by business or other worries or who have been working under high pressure, with probabl ' irregular meals and irregu- lar sleep. These usually improve witii the removal of the cause and the peacefulness of the routine on board. Those who suffer from gastric or gastro-intfstinal abnormalities do not by any means respond so satisfactor- ily. In most cases they are addicted to overindulgence, for which tiicy find ample scope on board, or else, through brooding on the subject, thi become food faddists, and are unable to find an tiiing on board to suit their disordered tastes. No doubt nro- longed and hurried traveling with ir- regular meals and irregular oppor- tunities for evacuation have contri- buted largely to this, but it is sur- prising how quickly they recover with regularized feeding and attention to normal functions. ' ery young chil- dren who are taken touring with their parents frequently suffer from this form of gastritis, but once on board and put under treatment they speed- ily recover. Alcoholic patients are entirely unsuitable for sea voyages. iiy Treatment of Lumbago The most frequent cause of lum- bago is lumbar strain. The disease involves one or more joints and may extend to the sacroiliac articulation. This condition must be carefully dis- tinguished from arthritis of the spine, from sacroiliac disease, and from deep-seated abscesses. The entire sacroiliac region is painful on pres- sure, and on bending or turning. Thickenings are frequently found outside the muscle substance, which can be verified in the radiograph. As an adjuvant to osteopathic treatment applications of hot anti- phlogistine placed over the lumbar region for two or three hours every day for about two weeks usually bring marked relief from pain. Warm full baths are to be avoided. A flan- nel hinder should be worn during the attack. Dr. Dayton Tunu ' v of Los Angeles was the speaker at the ALiy l meet- ing of the Long Beach Osteopathic Society. His subject was I.abora- ror Diagnosis in l ' er d;n I ' ractice. Dr. i ' rank S. Chambers will sail June 1 from New ' ork for I ' virope, wlure be will devote about twci months to postgraduate study. Hi iimor Yuu hear that boy laughing? You think he ' s full of fun; But the angels laugh too. At the good he has done. — Oliver Wendell Holmes. Care to our coffin adds a nail, no doubt, And every grin, so merry, draivs one out. — oOo — Stretch a point? asked the pe- riod. Why certainly — and thus the comma was born. — oOo— fVar of the Gods Sweet Lassie: Won ' t you join the Salvation Army? Inebriate: Who are thev fighting? — oOo— Double-Crossed Three cross-eyed men were ar- raigned in court before a cross-eyed judge: What ' s your name? asked the judge of the first man. Smith, answered the second one. Shut up, 1 didn ' t speak to you, said the judge irately. Well, who the hell said any- thing? asked the third man. — oOo— It ' s True, Tliout h Ray Walker, starting a speech : As I look into your smiling faces, unac- customed as 1 am to public speaking, the greatest thing in life is the sweet- est thing in life, the recollection of things forgotten. — oOn— Notv He If Duller Student : But why do you ha c to .X-ray it, doctor? Dr. Abbott : Well, we ' ve got to see vhat we are doing. You may be able to work in the dark, but personally I can ' t. This Modern Age Frat Alan: Have a little gin? Co-ed (tasting it): Say, brother, put this back in the lamp. Come out in the sedan, I got some real stuff! — oOo— Service All Night Just call Dr. Carey, now at the Hollywood Emergency Hospital, where he can treat em right . . . right rough. God made the stars bright, but Ray keeps them beautiful bv appointment. — oOo— Maybe Mabel May Be One of the Boys: Why, Ehret, what ' s that funny thing on your arm? Ehret: Oh, that ' s only Miss Fos- sler. — oOo— Now Jf ' haddaya Mean? A girl ' s lover is never her suitor because he never does. He tries, no doubt, but then that ' s not his fault cause she won ' t, eh? — oOo— Daivgs, What I Mean Poitevin (earnestly) : Now, Punch, how would ()U feel if you were in m ' shoes? Gee whiskers! Dowey (not at all consoled): Quite lost, I assure you. — oOo— 1 hear Dora went riding with some religious fellow last night. Rector? No, just mussed her hair. — oOo— One for Dr. Collin gef AVonder what they used to do for sore throats before cigarettes became so po|iular? I ' ar e One II undred Toiirteen CLARENCE L. NYE, D. (). PATHOLOGIST Osteopathic Sanitarium-Hospital Los Angeles DR. WENDELL A. DIEBOLD EXCLISIVE EYESIGHT TRAINING RESTORES NORMAL SIGHT REMOVES EYE-GLASS BLIGHT Studio 602 Fine Arts Building 811 West Seventh Street LOS ANGELES Telephone: TUcker 5032 DR. EARL M. OLDS OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Electro and Light Therapy Telephones: 223 Union Oil BIdg. Off., TUcker 3621 617 West 7th St. Res., Rochester 7613 Los Angoles DR. J. M. PHILLIPS OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OITice: GRanite 9234 Residence: IlOIIy 5672 6104 Hollywoc Boulevard JOHN F. FAHEY, D.O. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON 1448 No. Gowe r Street. H ollj-wood GLadston: 0902 i The Patient ' s Co-operation The confidence and co-opera- tion of the patient, which are so vital to successful results, are sometimes jeopardized by inju- diciously prescribed treatments. This fact has been realized by one of the houses which has long advertised i t s acidophilus cul- tures in The Western Osteo- path. The laboratory believes that acidophilus should be pleasant to take and reasonable in cost if it is to do its best work. Con- sequently, it sends highly con- centrated cultures vigorously growing in a skim milk medium direct by mail to the patient at frequent intervals. The patient merely has to take a small dose night and morning. His diet is not interfered with, nor is he put to the inconvenience of going out to purchase a fresh supply. This same principle holds with other products of this laboratory which many osteopathic physi- cians have found useful. Its Ovarian and Orchitic Extracts are so freed from protein that there is no danger of p r o t e i n shock and but little pain from the injection. Its Leucocytic, Splenic and Hemostatic Extracts enjoy the same immunity. Full information on any of the products of this laboratory which interest subscribers to this journal may be had by ad- dressing the Vitalait Laboratory at 333 South Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena or at 753 Flood Building in San Francisco. Page U „c Hundred Fiji,- Cool Off and Brush L ' p in Denver this Summer The Fifteenth Annual Post-Grailuate Course of THE DENVER POLYCLINIC AND POSTGRADUATE COLLEGE Dr. C. C. Reid, Presideni; Dr. R. R. Daniels, Secretary-Trensioer Chartered by the State of Colorado — Recognized by the A. O. A. Two Weeks— August 5th to 17th inch, 1929 Nine Courses in One 1. The Efficiency Course, by Dr. C. C. Reid. Dr. Reiil embodies in this course what he has learned in twenty-five years of practice and the kernel of efficiency work that he has been teaching for the past fifteen years. 2. The Food Course, by Dr. R. R. Daniels. Dr. Daniels discusses the mat- ter of food from a strictly scientific basis — no fads and fancies. He teaches you how to use effectively and scientifically this most valuable adjunct. 3. The Orificial Course, including The New Treatment of Varicose Veins, by Dr. F. I. Furry. This course includes the latest work in the diagnosis and treatment of orificial conditions, a practical and efficial course in ambulant proctology, and the curative treatment of varicose veins. 4. The Diagnosis Course, a review in physical diagnosis by experts. A plan for general examination with blanks, by Dr. R. R. Daniels. Abdomen and viscerosomatic reflexes, by Dr. W. Curtis Brigham. Heart and lungs, by Dr. L. C. Chandler. Eye, ear, nose, and throat, by Dr. C. C. Reid. 5. The Chest, its diseases, theid diagnosis and treatment, by Dr. L. C. Chandler of Los Angeles one of the leading specialists in diseases of the heart and lungs. G. Surgical Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment, by Dr. W. Curtis Brig- ham, one of the leading osteopathic surgeons. Dr. Brigham ' s work covers all of the ordinary surgical conditions. 7. Osteopathic Technique and Applied Anatomy, by Virgil Halliday of Des Moines, Iowa; Dr. D. L. Clark of Denver, and Dr. Geo. W. Reid of Wor- cester, Mass. 8. The pjye. Ear, Nose, and Throat, Special Review Course, by Dr. C. C. Reid. This includes the diagnosis of the various eye, ear, nose and throat dis- eases and their treatment. 9. The Mouth Its Infections and Care. Teeth and gums. Dr. L. Glenn Cody. Or;)l Survery, by Dr. Menefee Howard. This course will include also the X-Ray diagnosis of various teeth and gum conditions. SPECIAL FEATURES Foot Technique, by Dr. D. L. Clark. The Mechanics of the Digestive Tract, by Dr. Arthur W. Hillerv. Publicitv Methods, by Dr. Jeannette H. Bollos. This course is distinctive in that it is entirely practical, given by practical men and women. Every course will be filled with practical work that you can luke home and apply each day. The nine courses of the combined postgraduate course, with the special features added, arc to be given for the one fee. At the conclusion of the work each doctor will receive a suitable diploma. Register now. The class is limited. For further information apply to Dr. R. R. Daniels, Secretary, Clinical Building, l. ' i. ' iO Lincoln, Denver, Colorado. LAST SUMMKK COOL DENVKU ENTERTAINED (;00,000 TOURISTS l ' (ii c Oiii- 1 1 itiidt id Si.xicitl DR. EDGAR G. ZINN OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND | SURGEON First National Banit Building Culver City, California Lamenting Freshman, just before exams: Oh, thoughts seem hard, and time so short — My brain seems all fagged out ; My brilliance blurred, my conscience quelled ; I don ' t know what it ' s all about! — oOo— Hope Aroused Mabel got a marriage proposal over the telephone — but the man had the wrong number. Residence Santa Monica 2 Office Oxford 3406 COLAN L. STEELE. A. B.. D. O. Physician and Surgeon Osteopath Spite 207 School Building 441 Beverly Dr Beverly Hills DR. DWIGHT R. MASON Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Office Oxford 2GU9 450 Beverly Drive Residence OXford 7519 Beverly Hills 1 Residence CRestview 3311 Offic CRestview 9204 DR. H L. CONNER ' Forme riy St. Louis. Missour 1 326 Beaumont Bu Beverly Hill Iding Correction of Arch Troubles Reinoves All Obstacle to Recovery Of «vo It sometimes happens that in spite of your treatments a pa- tient shows little improvement. This may be due to weakened foot arches which cause poor posture and retard recovery. When foot arches are weak or subnormal, a shoe which gives corrective support and strength- ening exercise can perform a valuable service for the physi- cian. It helps him to restore the muscles, keeps the foot healthy. Correct posture results, profes- sional treatment is fiven every opportunity to be effective, and recovery is made possible. C tilever Shoe (for women, men, and children) Many physicians who treat feet, and those who recognize that a correct shoe is essential to the improvement and main- tenance of good health, are strong advocates of Cantilever Shoes. The flexible shank of Cantilever Shoes supports weak arches and provides free- dom of action, thus strenjrthening- the muscles. This shank structure is a dis- tinctive Cantilever feature— a specially balanced heel, natural freedom for the toes, straight inner boi ' der. combination lasts — and makes the Cantilever a shoe A ' bich E i V e s natural support and strengthening exercise so essential to foot health. We are anxious to have every physi- cian investiffate the Cantilever prin- trip ' e. Ask our ap;ent in your city for a demonstration, or rite us for de- scriptive booklets. CANTILEVER CORPORATION 410-424 Willoughbv Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. Piii e One H iiiiiireil Seventi Matthay ' s Professional Supply Company (Established 1902) Surgical Instruments C-+-S HOSPITAL AND DOCTORS ' SUPPLIES For Rent ' heel Chairs, Crutches, and Hospital Beds Ah(l(iniinal Su])i)orts - I ' llastic Hosiery and Trusse: iMtted I)y l ' . i)erts S() S(intli Hill Street l.ds Angeles Tek ' i.li.uie : TKinity 5840 I ' aoe 0„r 1 1 inidrni Eu hl,ni 1 COLLEGE INN CAFE For the Students 726 South Griffin Ave. .. MR. and MRS. THOMAS G. DARWIN Proprietors Residence Residence Telephone 320 N. Larchmont Blvd. GRanite 6738 DR. BERNARD KAVANAUGH Practice Limited to A nibulant Proctolon 924-926 Consolidated Bldg. VAndike 8276 Los Ansales Pharmaceuticals, Surgical Dressings, Physicians ' Supplies PAUL McCONNELL CO. 1943 Bonsallo Ave. WEstmore 2889 Los Angeles MEDICAL BOOK SUPPLY The Students ' Store at the College Instruments and Supplies Gowns Medical Books Treating Tables Office Equipment Telephone: CApitol 0107 CENTRAL REGISTRY AND NURSES HOME of Los Angeles Mrs. Iola Barnebee Pierce Registrar Graduate, Undergraduate and Practical Nurses both male and female for private and permanent dutv WEstmore 6484 702 West 17th St. Agency Lady, if you ' ll give us a dime, me kid brother here will imitate a bird fer ya. What will he do, crow? she asked. Naw, nuthin ' cheap like that — he ' ll eat a worm. DR. T. J. RUDDY OFFICES 301 Black Building. Los Angeles. Calif. EYE DISEASES: Gulstrand Slit-lami . Binocular Microscopic-Ophthalmoscope. Tono- Optostat Retinitis, id leaves meter. Oculo-micropho ' oKraphy and ordinary equipment for diagnosis. Oculo- (Augenstaas). Eye Finger, Physiotherapy and regular treatment for Glaucom Strabismus, etc. Vacuum Si|rgery for Cataracts (patient wallcs first day, hospital third or fourth day)--a new, economical and prov ' en method. REFRACTION: New B. L. Keratomcter. Campimeter. Perimeter. Automatic Acuitometer, Vertometer and the usual minor equipment for a physiologic correction with lenses. EAR DISEASES: German Auto-timer silver forks (16 d.v. to 8192 d.v.) ; Oto- metrophone (continuous-tone test 4 to 4(),000 d.v.). Barany-Jones chair equilibrium test and all other equipment for diagnosis. Fingor Method tube dilation. Tubular and Tympanotherm fixation treatment and Tonophone nerve deafness treatment — all our elopi nts. NOSE AND SINUS DISEASES: Auto- ' Arc and all other modalities. Nasal Surgery tion sinuses — no instruments required. THROAT DISEASES: Finger Method for tonsils, pharynx. Suspension equip- ment for treatment. Tonsillectomy by floating method — no knife, no scissors, no DIAG.VOSIS: Complete Roentgenographic laboratory: also Basal Metabolism and other Clinical Laboratories ; Radium, etc. BUSINESS: The Best Service That Scientific Prog ' ress Can GITer. An interest in doing for the patient exactly what should be done. Ethical Consideration Given All Referred Cases Page One Hundred Nineteen Los Angeles Clinical Group Suite 600 Ed wai ds Wildey Building 609 South Grand ...... LOS ANGELES | Tele phon c: VAn dike 1141 General Diagnosis, Heart, Lang and Nervous and Mental Nutritional Edward S. Merrill, D. 0. Louis C. Chandler, D. 0. General Surgery and Orthoi)edics Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery W. Curtis Brigham, D. 0. Charles A. Blind, D. 0. SIcin, Genito-Urinary and Rectal Pediatrics James M. Watson, D. 0. Edward B. Jones, D. 0. C-K9 Dental and Oral Surgery E. Clark Hubbs, D.D.S. Associates j Obstetrics Gynecology Horace A. Bashor, D. 0. [ Ernest G. Bashor, D. 0. L. B. Faires, D. 0. F.J. Trenery, D. 0. Radiology and A)iesthetics M. Kathryn Johnson, Harry B. Brigham, D. 0. D. D. S. K. Grosvenor Bailey, D. 0. Pathology EwART S. Miller, Ph.D. -oOo- Wayne Dooley, D. 0. C. E. Gross, D. 0. Monte S ano Hospital ( ' ()()j)cr(iti)ifl u ' itli the College (Old tlie Profc siou 1h)r Greater o STEOl ' . rnic Procress I ' u c Our I liindred Ticriity Every Season The outstanding advantages of the Merrill Osteopathic Sanitarium are emphasized anew each season. Tempered by breezes from the Pacific, each month finds this location excep- tionally favored by nature. The special advantages of location are matched by the splendid personnel and fine modern equipment — making this institution peculiarly suitable for treating mental and nervous diseases. MERRILL OSTEOPATHIC SANITARIUM Edward S. Merrill, Mailing Address Route 1, Box 222, Venice, Calif. Telepliane Santa ' Monica 71119 , D.O., Director Los Angeles Office GOO Edwards Wildey BIdg. Telephone VAndike 1141 Eventually Thev had been married several years, when she said to him one night: John, vou don ' t speak to me as aliectionately as when we were first married. I am afraid you don ' t love me the way you used to. There you go again, he growled. Why of course I love you, more than life itself. Now shut up and let me read the paper in peace. Kodak Supplies and Finishing Tasty Fountain Lunch HOME DRUG COMPANY E. E. Bcrglund Corner Griffin No. Main Streets Telephones: CApilol 1762: CApitol 0721 M. 1 J. BENJAMIN i Exclusive Maker i The Ben amin Natural for Hernia Support Conduclir E a mechanical se the physician rvice for Suite It Paramount Bi ilding 323 Wcs 1 filh Street. Los Angeles Toleph one: MEtropoIita n -11144 Pfiffe One Iliiiidred Tiventy-one Something Curious and Interesting From a Veteran 29 ears in Practice A Letter Worth Reading A Method Vorth Trying To the Business Miiniujer of the J. O. A.: I wish to report to you something curious and interesting. For a long time I had not used any osteopathic literature. Being in prac- tice twenty-nine years, the practice had got so big that it took care of itself. Early this winter we noticed a depression. I kept an efficiency chart of the number of treatments given each week and each month and can compare previous years very quickly. I thought 1 would try an experiment. I mailed out literature which I got from you to a select list of three hundred names, and inside of six weeks I noticed about a thirty per cent increase in the practice. These were not all comebacks, but a great many of them people sent indirectly through those receiving literature. Therefore I say again — It Pays to Advertise. Henry Tete, D.O. 1117 Maison Blanche Bldg., New Orleans. I AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION S44 Rush Str.-.-r, L ' luVago I ' di e One 1 1 iinttred Twenty-tivo PRINCIPLES OF OSTEOPATHY By D.AiN L. Tasker, D.O. The Fifth Revised Edition of this classic textbook is now ready for delivery. It contains 600 iia es and 291 illustrations. This textbook on the principles and technique of osteopathy has the unique distinction of having been approved by all the osteopathic colleges. Price $10.00, Carriage Prepaid Ask your bookseller or address Dain L. Tasker, D.O. 522 Auditorium Building Los Angeles, Calif. Hours by Appointmen Telephone: VAndlkc 2929 DR. CHARLES H. SPENCER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Ho-IingswortU Building Corner Sixth and Hill Streets Los Angifles Just IF hat Did She Mean? Charley Poitevin was waiting in the living room for the girl to come down stairs. Suddenly her mother en- tered with a determined look on her face. Well, young man, she said stern- ly, what are your intentions, any- way ? Oh, mother, cried the girl from upstairs, that ' s not the one. Newest Interpretations by • i j America ' s Foremost Stylists ; W DOBBS FINE HATS 1 MICKEY- FREEMAN CUSTOMIZED CLOTHES h luLLEN Bluett • 1 1 ' InLOSANGELES InPASADENA ::::;:.. -,=.7 ' — =3 1 In HOLLYWOOD In BEVERLY HILLS :;; Pat e One Hunilred Tzventy-three DR. KENNETH P. BABER PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Osteopathic Hospital Los Aneetes General Hospital Unit No. 2 532 C. C. Chapman Building Broadway at Eighth Los Angeles Telephone ALbany 3412 DR. fARLE HARVEY PHINNEY OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Residence 5131 Maywood Avenue ALbany 1756 2140 Colorado Boulevard Eagle Rock. California Father of the Girl to Von: What is your reason for wishing to marry my daughter? I have no reason, sir, I ' m in love with her. — oOo— Nut All of The?n One difference between a married woman and an old maid is that the old maid is looking for a man every da - and the married woman is look- ing for one every night. Dr. Cora Newell Taskcr Dr. Dain L. Tasker ..Telephone Mutual 7903 DR.S. TASKER TASKER Osteopathic Physicians 522 Auditorium Building. Fifth and Olive Streets. Los Angeles Residence: 1415S. Gramerey PI. Rochester 9031 Office, MElro lfi53 Exchange, TI{ 9!) 1 RAY.MOND J HUFF, D.O. Physician and Sursoon 1 ■ 22 Auditorium !Vdi;. liflh uiid OIne ' rrauhlcsonic ProhlcDis of Diet Solved by HORLICK ' S THE ORIGINAL Malted Milk SOMK of the most vexing problems (if convalescence are solved b the use of this delicious combination of rich, f ill-crcam milk and extracts of select maltei! grains. Horlick ' s Choc.ilate Malted .Milk is a delighthil treat tor those who do nut | rctiT the natural flavor. Saiiif lcs on Request HORLK ' K ' S llaeine. Wis. Piu i ' Oiii 1 1 iiinirtd ' I ' lvtnly jmii Positive Chemotactic Action! N infections of the hand and in those accidental wounds associated with bacterial in- vasion of the body, the ' k, application of Antiphlogis- ' s , ' , tine means fortified re- sistance to infection plus rapid re- generation of damaged tissue. The immediate effect of an Anti- phlogistine dressing is to induce an active hyperemia and relaxation of the smaller arteries, bringing into the involved tissues a greater number of leukocytes in proportion as the volume of arterial blood is increased. The advent of leukocytes and the con- comitant leucocytosis stim- ulates the blood-forming ' fmpp. f mechanism to greater ac- ' I ' Jj ' Ji. tiv ' ity and hastens the new formation of fixed tissue elements upon which the entire heahng process depends. The application of Antiphlogistine, through the induction of active hyperemia, constitutes a kataphy- lactic procedure which is both leukocytagogic and seragogic in its physiological effects. In short, Anti- phlogistine is Nature ' s synergist. @ « J jJ Z u a scientific antiphlogistic, supporting and augmenting the defensive mechtu nism of the body at every stage of the inflammatory or infectious process. The Denver Chemical Mfg. Co., 163 Varick St., New York City. Dear Sirs: You may send me a copy of your booklet Infected Wound Therapy (Sample of Autipblogistine included). Paije One Uiimlrctl Tivciilx-fiVi DR. ANN PERRY LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS Including BASAL METABOLISM 661 Little Street Exposition 3403 LOS ANGELES Dr. James D. Edwards DEAFNESS Finger surgery and osteopathic surgery in the treatment of the ear, nose, throat and eye. Referred patients returned to home osteopath for aftercare. Chemical Bldg. St. Louis, Mo. Complete OSTEOPATHIC LIBRARY Hours 10 to 4 LOUISA BURNS. D.O. Director A. T. Still Research Institute Service, Ahvays The new grocer boy was told, in e ent he did not ha c what the cus- tomer wanted, to suggest something similar in its place for the customer to buy. Have you any fresh green stui¥? asked a lady. No, said the boy, but we got some nice bluing. 1 1 -w K-mt •-r - ._. ' - ' SYiu-HiLDnew SANAToni Sfk MACON, MO. ' Still-Hildreth Osteopathic Sanatorium .MACON, . llSSOl Kl The pioneer osteopathic institution devoted solely to the treatment of mental and neivou.s diseases; an institution that has proved the value of osteopathic treatmenet in these cases. ViU e Out ' lliiiidnd Tnuiily-six EDWARD T. ABBOTT, D.O. SURGERY ' Telephone Mutual 3301 400 Black Building Los Angeles GLEN H. COPELAND. D.O. OSTEOPATHIC INTERNIST 400 Black Building HERMON E. BECKVVITH. D.O. ROENTGENOLOGY 1 Telephone 400 Black Building Mutual 3301 Los Angeles WADE MORRIS, D.O. HEART AND LUNG R. W. 1 BOWLING, D.O. Telephone 400 Black Building Mutual 3301 Los Angeles 1 KENNETH W. POWELL, D.D.S. Telephone Mutual 3301 400 Black Buildii Los Angeles WALLACE C. CLARK D.O. [ UROLOGY AND PROCTOLOGY Telephone Mutual 3301 400 Black Buildi Los Angelea ng JAMES STEWART, D.O. EYE. EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT Telephone Mutual 3301 400 Black Building Los Angeles P. T. COLLINGE, D.O. 1 1 EYE. EAR . NOSE AND THROAT Telephone Mutual 3301 400 Black Building Los Angeles OSTEOPATHIC CLINICAL LABORATORY 121 Black Building Los Angeles Mutual 3301 G. B. Hager. Techn Page One Hundred Ticenty-seven BECK STUDIO Official Pliotournphcr for The Curtex 3142 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles ll ' lidt Illiterates! The senior class thinks that a lot of night work was done by the an- cients simply because Rome wasn ' t built in a day. — oOo— Bone Work Throw a w a y y our wish bone, straighten up your backbone, throw out your jawbone, and don ' t forget the lower cervicals. DR. LORENZO D. WHITING General Diagnosis 90S Consolidated Building A[idik f 8241 607 S. Hill St.. Los Angeles ANNOUNCEMENT The A. S. Aloe Company of St. Louis, Missouri, are pleased to advise the profession that they have recently purchased the Keniston-Root Corporation and this business will here- after be known as KENISTON-ROOT DIVISION A. .S. ALOK CO.MPANY 418 West (ith Street Los .Vngeles, C ' alUdrniii Tel.plu.ne, rUliilly 1717 Piitje One 1 1 iiiuh ed l venly-eii lit STEWART J. FITCH, M.D., D. (). MARIE B. GRUNEWALD- FITCH, D. O. Dr. Wm. F. NeuKcbaucr Assotiates Dr. Carl F. Grunewald Dr. Robert W. Keitzcll Office 455 E. Washinglon Street Corner N. Los Roblcs PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Sterlins; 1171 Phone TUcker 8670 DR. HARRIET L. CONNOR Osteopathic Physician 720 Hollingsworth BIHr. Los Angeles Cor. 6tt and Hill Sts. DR. VERNON M. RICHARDSON EAR. NOSE, and THROAT Terrace 2646 Residence, Wakefield 4402 18 North Euclid Avenue Pasadena. California Telephone DRcxel 1246 i DR. CLARA B. HARDY ' | Osteopath! i: Physicia ns Roo 3200 W Los Angeles Cor. Verm J.- 1 214 Sixth St. onl Avenue Office Wakefield 7933 Residence Niagara 2191 Sterling 7420 DR. RICHARD A. SCHAUB OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON By Appointment Suite 305-306 La Casa Grande Building Pasadena, California Good Intentions A very small man ofteied a very large woman his seat in a crowded street car. Thank you so much, she said with a smile, then with a puzzled ex- pression added, But will you please tell me where you got up from? DR. GEO. F. BURTON Osteopathist Sacro-Iliac Specialist ; PAUL A Dunkirk 327 DEWHIRST, D.D.S. Suite 217 Murphy Bldg. Sixth and Vermont ) Los Angeles Office ..TUcker 2953 Residcn cei.BEacan 6130 DR. GRACE W. SHILLING Osteopathic Physician 1027-28 Story Building Los Angeles Office Hours: 12 to 5 Saturdays II to 3 Phone: TRinity 6239, TRinity 6230 WILLIAM W. SHERER, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Office, 804 Rives-Strong Building, yth and Spring Los .Angeles Res.. 928 So. Hauser Blvd. Phone: WHitney 6235 Page One Hundred Ticenty-nine Osteopathy Medicine Surge ry DR. G. W. WEDDELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Telephone: 1623 So. Cre nshaw Bl d. 1 EMpire 9089 ! Los A ngeles j Telephone VAshington 4523 Ear. Nose, and Throat DR. WALTER S. KINGSBURY OSTEOPATHIC 1 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Genera 1 Practice 4320 W. Second St. Los Angeles at Western Ave. Over Post Office i D. D. STONIER, D. O. 5.502 Santa Monica Bhd Los Angeles, Calif. Telephones: DRexel 9665 Exposition 1902 DR. WM. BARTOSH Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon 1036 So. Burlington Ave. Los Angeles DR. ALBERT I. WESTON 1 OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN 742 So. Burl ngton St. Hours by DRexel Appointment 5202 ] Good Excuse Anyivay I wish to be excused, said a wor- ried looking juryman to the judge. 1 owe a sum of money to a man who is now leaving for England to be gone a long time. I want to pay him before he gets away on the boat. ou are e.xcused, said the judge. I don ' t want anyone on the jury who can lie like that. 1 Consultation by Office Hours: j Appointment 9 to 12—1 to 3 THOMAS w McAllister, D.O. Physi ian and Surgeon Specializir g i n Neurology and l ' s chiatry Residence and (XI ice GRani ' e 9378 1457 N. Spaulding Avenue | 7700 a( Sui set Boulevard 1 J . Hollywood 1 VAndike 4295 Mutual 2840 DR. AXEL EMIL GIBSON Osteopathy and Food-Science Specialist in Disorders of the Ner%oi and Digestive Systems Suite 436-437 Bradbury Building Corner Third Street and Broadway Los Angeles Residence: 1359 N. La Brea Ave. Telephone: GRanitc 1283 DR. W. F. TRAUGHBER 408 So. Western Ave. Los Angeles Telephone: WAshiiiglon 2874 DR. BENJAMIN HAYWARD Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon Hours: 9 In . By Appointment 660 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles I ' df e One II uiuh cd I ' hirty Office Telephone Mutual 38111 Hours by Apiiointmenl Only ROYAL H. CRIST | A.B., D.O. Physician a nd SurRCon Member Att L. A. County G ndins StalT cncral Hospital Osteopathic Unit No. 2 Su te 1122-24 Subw ay Terminal Bids. 417 So. Hill St ., Los Angeles TUckcr 2622 TL ' ckei 2062 J. LESTER ADAMS. D.O. Physician and Surgeon Lifiht and Electricity 707 Auditorium Building Los Angeles Offic E Telcph ikirk 31 one Residence Telephone ■5 WAshington 0706 DR. THEODORE N. TRIPP OSTEOPATH Ho urs: 9 to and bj- Appointment Suite 2. Balford Building 634 South Western Ave. Los Angeles ' (• ; t(j U ' (jrshit — ff ' hat: ' Johnny Stratton tooic his new f irl to church last Sunday night. The ec- centric minister rose and cleared his throat but did not begin his sermon for quite a while. At last he spoke: There ' s a young fellow in the gal- lery hugging a young lady, he said, as soon as he ' s through I ' ll begin. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ACCESSORIES OFFICE EQUIPMENT HOSPITAL FURNITURE CHAS. W. WRIGHT 1038 Twenty-first Street Santa Monica, California Il stiin Rrpri ' .uiiliilivf SHARP SMITH 65 East Lake Street Chicago, Illinois I ' (tt e One Ilundreil Thirly-oiic THE WEST COAST MATERNITY HOSPITAL is one of the newest osteopathic institutions. The only entirely maternity hosiiital in the Beach Cities. We cater to all osteopaths who may have cases in Venice. Ocean Park, Santa Monica. Playa del Rey and Mar Vista. Our rates are reasonable. Call EMpire 1266 for rates and further details. WEST COAST MATERNITY HOSPITAL 1425 Venice Blvd., Venice, California Telephone: 3anta Monica 63072 ANTHONY ' S COFFEE SHOP 304 South Hill Street Where Everybody Eats OTTO P. PETERSEN, Proprietor The Lamb, or Alary? Mary had a little lamb, And well trained it was, no doubt ; Every time her fellow came, The little lamb went out. — oOo— The Course of Thinijs There is an ancient fable which says that the ass used to disguise him- self in a lion ' s skin. Nowadays the colleges do it — with a sheepskin. SPECIAL OFFER Dr. Comstock ' s Correspondence Course Nutrition in Health and Disease 25 Lessons Special Price $10.00 Regular Price $25.00 ORDER TODAY i)iil a fc ' a ' courses left Address THE WESTERN OS TEOPAIH 799 KE ' Nsington Ro.ad Los Angei.ks ' riyc (Jill ' lliiinlri ' d ' ' hirly-tu ' o Edward W. Davidson, D.O. Eye. Ear, Nose Throat Earl M. Dawson, D.O. General Dia jnosis and Nutritional Di: WILSHIRE CLINICAL GROUP Snite 208 Murphy BuiMing Sixth at Vermont Ave. Los Ancelcs. California Telephone: DRexel4II3 J. Gordon Hatfield, D.O. Sursery and Obstetrics Margaret E. Lightfoot Laboratory Technician Office Telephone: TUekcr 172 Residence Telephones: Colorado 1734 : ELiot 2502 DR. LILLIAN M. WHITING 407 Edwards WiMey Building Los Angeles Office Hours 10-5 Tues., Fri., Sat. ' es, said the doctor to the poor man, I will examine you carefully for ten dollars. All right, sir, said the man, and if vou find it, I ' ll give vou half. — oOo— A Jfise Nif t fr Come right on in, Sambo, he won ' t hurt you. You know a bark- ing dog never bites. Ah know dat, but Ah don ' t know when he ' s going to stop barking. Allow Yourself A Lazy Day DON ' T work. DON ' T think. Just let your subconscious mind talk to you. Permit those flashes of insight from the reserves of pure knowledge to penetrate the veil. Sooner or later the Brit ht Idea will come to you as an impelling urge. THEN ACT; because it is thoroughly proven that the Taplin Table can help your progress more than anything else in the world outside yourself. IT CO-OPERATES Then too, there is the Taplinetc, that convenient portable equip- ment including the Taplin Mdhilizcr; and of course the Fulcrum Block for foot; fixing. There is but one conclusion. Write at once to George C. Taplin, D.O., 541 Boylston St., Boston, Mass. California readers may write or telephone Br. C. B. Rowling.son 799 Kensington Road, Los Angeles. Telephone MUtual 7764 Oue lliiiidnd Tltirty-thrce TU ckei 1612 Exchange ' WEstmoicSlU DR. CLIVE LEAP 1105 Foreman Uuildine 707 South Hill Street || Los Angeles Pacific Toast Telephones McManis Ollice: Washington 3240 Representative Res.: ORegon 28IU Exchange: WEstmore ttlll DR. RAY M. BERSINGER OSTEOPATHIC PHVSiriAN Telepho le TRinity 5284 EDWIN M. SPATES, D.O. Liver and Gastro-Intestinal Diseases ••The Abo 1105 Foreman Building Los Angeles Palms ' Sanitarium. Tujun ;a ve the foKS— where asthma disappears Sunland 3027 c: GKanite 9377 Res.: ELiol 3221 OfTice Hours 12 to 4 P. M. By Appointment DR. GEORGE W. D. ROBBINS GENERAL SURGEON Can ' t Go Wrong on Osteopathy The medic examined the baby, then looked worried: Did you get those pills for the baby that 1 told you to get? Well, replied the young mother, they didn ' t have them so 1 saw some pink ones that just matched baby ' s bonnet and got them. DR. LUTHER E. DeMUTH ind Callender Building nd Hill Streets Los Angeles Osteopathic Physician Hours 10 to 4 and Surgeon And by Appointment DR. G. V. WEBSTER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Guaranty Bldg., 6331 Hollywood Blvd. Los Ange!cs GRanitc 6477 Office: TUcker 3374 Residence: WHitney3l3IS DR. F. H. tHAMBERLIN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OSTEOPATH Suite 203 Hillstrcct Building Eighth Hill Sts., Los Ange ' es DR. HOWARD M. McClLLLS PHYSICIAN-SURGEON OSTEOPATH GRanite 7589 TRinity 9  1 HIU-819 (iuaranty IIMk Hollywood DR. JOHN C. HKLL DR. GRACE BEEKHl LS BELL Osteopathic Physicians and Surgiona 660 South Vermont Avenue. Suite 11-12 Corner Wilshire and Verniunl Los Angeles Telephones: Office: WAshington . ' 493 Residence: WAshiiiglon 7676 Paili- ( ,,■ llnndrni ' I ' liirly-foiir Compliments of THE HOUSE STAFF OSTEOPATHIC DIVISION Unit No. 2 The Los Angeles County General Hospital GEORGE W. WOODBURY, D. O., Superintendent HAROLD S. PERRY, D. 0., Chief of Staff RESIDENT PHYSICIANS John W. Moorehouse, D. O. Lawrence C. Spangard, D. O. ASSISTANT RESIDENT PHYSICIANS Lee C. Wiixiams, D. O. Donald L. Fakrell, D. O. Raymond P. Kellogg, D. O. PATHOLOGIST Dayton S. Turney, D. O. ROENTGENOLOGIST Jack Frost, D. 0. INTERNS Lawrence B. O ' Meara, D. O. Maynard M. Chambers. D .0. LoLEN R. Strahan, D. O. Mabelle E. Moore, D. O. Griggs H. Rawson, D. 0. Milton C. Norgard, D. O. Eldon C. Carlson, D. O. William H. Jenney, D. O. William H. Coke, D. O. Fleenor L. Douglas, D. O. Fern S. Steenbergh, D. O. Edward C. St. Louis, D. O. Henry H. McGillis, D. O. William H. Widdess, D. O. James J. Galbrraith, D. O. Cecil M. Jones, D. O. Pn( e One Hiinilred Thirty-live DR. WALTER P. DRESSER OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Radiography and Electrotherapy 522 Auditorium Bldg. Fifth and Olive Los Angeles My Body ' s My Oii ' n! Miss Fossler (driving Ford up to a gas station) : 1 want two quarts of oil. The Attendant : What kind, heavy? Mabel (indignantly): Say, young man, don ' t get fresh with me! — oOo— Billie, don ' t you love driving on a night like this? Yes, girlie, but I thought I would wait until we got a little further out. DR. SAMUEL G. BIDDLE DR. HOYT F. MARTIN Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Two Ollices 1116 Broadway Arcade Building Los Angeles (iH08 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood Pediatrics Infant Feeding EVANGELINE N. PERCIVAL DR. MARY ALICE McCONAUGHY OSTEOPATHIC PHYSIflANS AND SURtiEONS 707 Detwiler Buildinir Los Angeles Gall-Bladder Lavage Colonic Therapy Electro-Therapy DALE W 1 THURSTON, D.O. ROBT. F KOLTS, D.O. (Osteopathic Physici ans and Surgeons Trlrphon e: TRinily 6 39 Suite 8U4 K %eM-StronK Ui ildine I ' aoc ( •■ l iiiit rni Thirlv .six ROY DUANE RIFENBARK PHYSICIAN— SURGEON- OSTEOPATH DR. LLOYD L RIFENBARK EAR. NOSE, THROAT Mutual 9062 525 Union Insurance Building 1008 West Sixth Street Los Angeles Jf ho Coiilihi ' l DiayiKjse Tliatl ' Doctor: Win have acute appendi- citis. Fair Patient: Oh, doctor, you flatterer. — oOo— Letter Received tit the Clinic Aly dear Dr. Collinge: I am so pleased with my treatment. After taking three bottles of your ear oil, I heard from my Aunt Hettie for the first time in years. eVEREADy Sunshine Lamp The New Carbon Arc Alanufactured by The National Carbon Co. ■ infurmatioii furtiished on request H. A. Masac Co. 976 West Sixth Street TUcker 5452 Los Angeles IN ACIDOSIS Depression Headache Malaise Anorexia Acidosis or intoxication with acid occurs in all persons when the available alkalies are not sufficient to neutralize the acid toxins of normal tissue metabolism. The presence of acidosis means that more acid toxins are being produced and stored in the body than can be neutralized by the normal body alkalies. Calso Water contains all of the normal salts and alkalies in the proper solution to counteract and prevent acidosis. Calso Water is sparkling, refreshing, and non-laxative. THE CALSO COMPANY 524 GouGH Street, San Francisco Page One Hundred Thirty-seven ROSE CAFE and COFFEE SHOP 1141 Mission Road Opposite General Hospital Italian and French Dinners Our Specialty Consoling Senior, to poor Frosh : Oh, when the exams are against you set. Just cheer up, ou are not done ; A little more work, and you ' ll get there yet, Your race hasn ' t begun to be run. — oOo— A Sweet Tooth Dentist: What kind of filling do you want in your tooth, young ladv? Flapper: Well, I would prefer chocolate. ADAMS-GOODMAN CO. Inc. SPORTING GOODS Allow you to purchase from I hem at wholesale prices Our professional gowns are the best .Made in our own factory 1041 S. BROADWAY WHstmore 4477 Los Angeles MACURDA-DRISKO SCHOOLS (Fortiier y Los Aiu eles Coiuhiiio School) Los Angeles Private Junior College Los Angeles Private High School Los Angeles Private Grade School Los Angeles Private Coaching Classes Civil Service Department Private Tutoring, at School or Home Los Angeles Private Night School Pieptiriilorx u ' ork ran he tovirtd in the slior tsl fossihic tinic ill the eoiu liiny classes or in the iiii ht school. SeritJ for literntiire. 1609 West 9th Street Dl ' nkirk 14k) I ii e One Hiinihcd Thirty-riohl BAXTER ' S CERTIFIED VALVES (I) Bes t Obtainable. (2) Dis mantled. Inspected and Test- on every return to Labora- tor y- NITROUS OXIDE (Factory Controlled) .99.5% . 0.009 Com- by-pro- Its. Minimum Dryness Always analyzed and recorded, plete freedom from all poisonous ducts, hence your consistent resu CYLINDER Tested to 3200 pounds Steam cleaned before each fill- ing The last word in cleanliness and safety. NITROUS-OXIDE — MEDICAL OXYGEN— ETHYLENE— CARBON DIOXIDE CERTIFIED LABORATORY PRODUCTS 1503 Gardena Avenue CA 7515 Glendale. Calif. CLENDALE SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND SEATTLE I ' iffi ' One Iliinihi ' il ' J ' hirly-niiii ' OPPORTUNITIES Advertisements under this head- ing 20 cents a line. Minimum charge $1.00 WANTED — An osteopathic physi- cian to join me for the summer, then take over the field entirely. Nothing to sell. For details, address P L, Care of The Western Osteopath. ESTABLISHED downtown Los An- geles group of four has opening for competent osteopath in either general or special practise, whole or part time. Reasonable terms. Address FO, Care of The Western Osteopath. KELLEY-KOETT X - R A Y— Will trade for McManis Table or what have you? Dr. C. C. Carroll, 603 Kress Bldg., Long Beach, Calif. Tele- phone 658-252. WANTED— A skeleton. State con- dition and price. Address SK, Care of The Western Osteopath. McMANIS table for sale, price $175. Address MM, Care of The Western Osteopath. SAUNDERS Co. medical books gladly shown on request. H. M. Troth, 412 2 No. Rampart St., Los Angeles. Telephone DRexel 09t 8. Prompt service and orders appre- ciated. FOLDING treating tables (Janisch patent) also Taplin Tables and the Fulcrum Block System of foot treat- ment for sale by Dr. C. B. Rowling- son, 7!(!l Kensington Road, Los Ange- les. Telephone MUtual 7764. FOR SALE— In Hollywood (Calif.) — 13-year old well established practice and office etjuipment. Excellent loca- tion. Very reasonable cash price. Tel- ephone GRanite i)(ii)6 or address 1771 N. Vine St., Hollywood. of Medicine (Loose Leaf) ■e of Surgery (Loose Leaf) MICHAEL A. FERRARA MEDICAL BOOKS Pacific Coast Agent W. F. Prior Co. P. O. Box 1614 Los Angeles FOR RENT— Doctor ' s suite on ground floor of Hollywood-Melrose Hotel, 5162 Melrose Avenue, Los An- geles. Four private rooms and use of waiting room. Rapidly developing neighborhood and business from Hotel. Rent $75 month; nominal rent for first two or three months. Apply at Hotel office. FOR SALE — Morse wave machine in good condition. $125 cash, or terms can be arranged. H. F. Jaeger, D.O., 740 E. Colorado St., Pasadena, Calif. He Got the Job The boy had just applied for a job. Do you tell lies? asked the em- ployer severely. No, but I think 1 could learn. Residence UNivcr Telephone : sity 2628 Residence: 1252 W. 53rd St. DR. J. WESLEY SCOTT 1 osteopathic physician 1 AND SURCJKON | Suite 111 j 542 S -1116 Broad n. Broadway way Arc Los Ai adc Bids. , Keles 1 Specializi in X-Ra B Office T MUtu cirphonc: al 8909 Office Telephone Mutual 5430 Office Hours 11 to 5 DR. NORMAN G. STEW .ART | Physician and S Osteopath irgeon Residence 1619 Middletun Place l;Nivcrsily 1708 1111-1116 Broadway Ar Los Angelc cade lluildinr Pai f On, ' lliuulrnl l ' ,.rl A new catalog is just off the press. A copy will be sent to anv address on request. 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