Cornell Medical College - Samaritan Yearbook (New York, NY)

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While Dr. Neill stoort amazecl, lfhaugh revolutionizecl Aseptic Technic one clay, as he translerrect the laroth culture ol' typhoicl from the llaslc to his hancts, to t.he cteslc, to the petri clish, ancl hacl: to t.he llaslc, spilling just a little on the lloor. A few lectures later, Dr. Neill intormccl us that Ucliarrhea is a loose tcm1. Physiology lnegan in this third trimester ol the Hrst year, ancl Frictay afternoons came to he associatect with smolaect clrums ancl twitch-tension experiments, cluring one of which Arty DuBois was seen to rush up to his father. eagerly inquiring What's the recorct? Ours just hit 500l Wheiu lirst confronted with the problem ot Polyeythemia, Milt Shoslqes rlevisect a giant centri- fuge to which the patient coulct he strappecl, anct whirlect arouncl with sullicient speect to spin the rect cells out ol the circulation. Evenings, the Eighth Floor ltlush ancl lnsicte Straight Ctuh helcl regular meetings, with Brothers Hill, Greene, Reclncr, Shoslqes, et al. in attenclance. Finals came, anct most ot us were successful in overcoming this threat to our future careers. Tecl Hauser awolce long enough to write his answers, anrt a welcome vacation wrote linis to our lirst year. We retumecl relreshecl, ancl somewhat more sophisticatect, tio lactate the Seconrl year anct Pathology. lt was ahout this time that Al Pearson was clupert into talcing ua malceup quizu in Pathology, . which containect a stifle we hacl all 2' not yet stuctiect. We gractuatect T- ,Q to the clog stage in Physiology, . ' anct the tamlnours ctancect a - ' ,, ' happy tanctango sometimes in .--'ff ' if time with the heart heat, hut , P I ' tl ' more olten inclirating the rum- YSIOI. -- fr- , R - hte ol' a passing truclc. The con- LAB. H +, glomeration ol mosquito-netting, '1 f 'att warm stool suspensions, tile g by cycles anct the Dragon l.arly -1-K vii soon marle us lamiliar with the perils ol Protozoan lnlestation. .lohn Sullivan louncl what he thought was an egg in one ol his specimens, anct when his lellow stuclents cliagnosert it as an air-lauhlnle he appealert to higher authority - Dr. Kahn - who thought it was a pretty gooct air huhhle. Thoroughly grounrlerl now in the theoretical aspects ol our chosen lielcl, we turnect to the clinical. Dr. Stewart helrl us on the eclges ol our seats with his explanation ol the arts ol? lnspection, Palpation, ltercussion, anrl Auscultaliion, ancl we eagerly tooli to per- cussion lnectposts, floors, tahlcs, room-mates, anrt rlates. We were learning. These investigations, graphic eviclelive ol our new-horn curiosity, were a rlelight to the laculty, anrl our prolessors' eyes grew wirle with surprise. 'the tahles, chairs. hecl posts, etc., remainecl unmovertg our flair-s gave a somewhat rlillterent reaction. 51

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of W C' Edf 8 ,Jl0l 99f N April 5, 1943, wluile the worlcl turned itself insirle out, tlaere gatlmerccl at 1300 Yorl: Avenue, a new group ol 'llwopeliilsfl all intent on lmeeoming Mlys. We were tlwat group, ancl in our ltrst montlu we learnecl to Walla up one flight, flown twong we were deftly guiclecl tlurouglw tlwe inguinal Canal lay Dr. Morrill, ancl were inspirecl to new lmeiglwts lay Dr. cluvigneaurls tiracles on Tlwe ljrolessional Attituele vs. l.a Belle lnclilllerenee, We came to spealc glilyly ol transmelliylatecl amines ancl acquirecl spealcing acquaintance witli tlme microseopic anatomy of tl1e Hestomaclanp ancl tlmus llortiliccl, most of us set out for Fort Dix, wlmere we learnecl to Hwatelm tlwe laoolzf' to police up tlme grounrlsf' ancl a group ol unlortunates spent fourteen lwours peeling spurls ancl snapping lweans. We returnccl to New Yorla in a lvona lifle troop train, to lincl tlwe Navy contingent still in 'lciviesf' ancl tlaen lmegan llae Battle ol Yorlc Avenue anrl tlmirty-cent movies. 'l'l1c military rlignity ol General Cy Frieclman fwearing ROTC merlalsl was rivallecl only lmy tlmat ol Ulmerstleu- tnant von Wells, wlw was seen in Oplwtlwalmology Clinic next. clay. lacing lvittecl lor a monocle. Tliree Clays later we were all lJl:C's, ancl soon laacl setllerl clown to tlie long, lmarcl grincl of summer in tlme tlmircl floor Sweatlmox. Dr. No- niclez macle Organology memor- alvle when lic accusecl Kcsseler ol' Hlaeating the lnusla aroilnclf' We toilecl cncllessly over tlme triangles of tlme neclc, talcing time out only for mail call anrl penny- pitclming on tlme sun-cleclc. ln Bio- ffl cliemistry we lnecame aeutely metalxolism eonseious. Vlilmere were tlie Qs! liour spevimens. laypoglyeemii' ralmluits, ancl one liltle lmeasl wliosc overrlose ol pitressin wrouglit, lmavor witlm lxliss .POtICllCl S clean lali coal. Navy lile was enlivenecl lay Orientation ancl Pete Cranes regular rumor ol slate grays in ten clays. Somelxow, we passerl Anatomy, ancl llmen lmevame lost in ilu- liluers ol tlie spinal corfl ancl llie projerlions ol llme putainen. Dr. Diellielm poinlecl out to us tlie all-prevailing inlluence ol ljsyelie. ancl earlm weelq, uncler luis guiclanre, we painlully set flown tlmc evo- lution ol' our various Neuroses anrl fwoinpulsions, wliile rlvecl llauser slept quietly in tlie lourlll row. rlilie iclea llmul mif'ro-organisins muse rlisease was lorinally introflucerl to us lay t Q lxlessrs. Neill, . ugg. lxlagill, llelmre, ancl Co. 50

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Umlcr the capable tutelage of .4 Drs. Cattell ancl Golcl, we were '-Ss' well sehoolecl in Therapeutic fb Nihilism, and learned of the l I , x '9 Q xxx ! A -4' 'i-itf9?- E ri f 1 1 T I w- avzljl f wort essness o any crug otier 'Yr ' i - ax., than draalis. No detail of the K 'LI 'ft , N ' f' ' emetic mechanism of the cat Q it lfgf , , . ' eseapecl our eyes. lf, 1 is F , W ZZ, Q ' gf Uncler the ever-watchful eye - - of Acting-Sergeant Wells the WWW fwfe M f ' . 4 s Army group spent grim morn- ings on maneuvers, sometimes ranging as lar from the home lnase as 70th Street. while nurses, patients, ancl attenclants in the Wfmmens Clinic hung laughingly out ol the winclows, watching us at our war games. There were rumors that the Navy group would ellqect an amphilbious lancling on Wellware lslancl, hut they were lilcewise conhnecl to clrill, inelucling Second squacl to the rear, Harsh. The Goocl Concluct meclal appearecl on the lnlouses ol some of our less timorous Hheroesf, At Warc,l's lslancl we hart a graphic cleinonslration of what happens to people who rlo not tell all their troulales in their Psyrholyiology Reports, ancl Bela Tawse linally sat clown ancl wrote the last ten ol his. Dr. Marchetti introclucecl us to Olystetrical Pathology ancl to Mr, T. lg. Lee, ancl was surprisecl to learn that some ol us hacl unever been in a tight place. 'llhircl trimester, seconcl year, founcl our while coats hulging with rliagnostie utensils, lor we were at last emlmarlcing to gain real Clinical experience!! We cletermineelly salliecl lorth, some to Bellevue, others to l-inc'oln, anrl a lew to CB. One memlmer of the class experienrecl some clilticully in hearing munnurs ancl rales lor several clays, until he re- movccl the Cotton lrom his stetho- scope. We still clon't lqnow who Y , sex exrhangecl the leulcemie slicle for , il l' .loc Vlqillts own in Clinical Path- W: -hrfff ' Jr - l ology, hut all the rest ol the year in I H rl illt coulcl he seen palpalnng his f wi tk spleen, or lurtively feeling for Z 5,4 ,I L ' 'll axillary nocles. I' A A Peclialrirs startecl, and Alvorcl L NJ ancl Lincoln, lpoth proucl fathers, X , ' N tool: careful notes on the Care -I ,ru If anal Feerling ol? lnlants. Hauser, N Wlld - as yet unlnarrierl, slept in the Do you miml if l listen in? third row- 52