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

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. - 1 t l H ' ' if A ,, , . H i ' f + F' 1 195' .- - . .:.E,, S . -tg l oey ,R V ff A vi I - Lg: 'fjy' - I ' ing' ,Wy fy t - .. .. . iv 'M 5 -L Z 5 isa l f .- V Q 3 3- . E, 4 I Qt 5? C' 5?-7 i 'S' 49+ M' , .llp I , 9' 3' l w so x - . - -A .'- --I-.i g,'f . .. L-33 rilaga- '- vt' T.-. CLASS OF 1956 lrt Row-Nesmith, Morgan, Feeney, Cohn, Antell. Schotzenfeld, Cahow, Samiy, Pollock, Delano, Sinning. 2nd Row-Flood, Espy, Butler, Ward, Morgan, Wagoner, P, Carter, K. Carter, Reid, Young, Levy, Mahnke, Tillotson. 3rd Rou'-Weiskopf, Deitzel, Sherr, lszard, Smith, Beard, Stackpole, Genclzel, Wieche, Espy. 4th Row-Moore, Brooks, Newhall, Austin, Ford, Mason, MacFarlan, Reis, Sartorius, Frank. 5tb R-ow-Mead, Grayzel, Margulies, Blinderman, Hubsmith, Kapikian, Higgins. Once upon a time, many months ago, a young boy, dressed in soiled clothes that had once been white, was on his way to Mt. Destination, on a mission for his family. While there, he thought that there would be no harm in having some enjoyment on his own. It was a four day trip, if one walked fast, and the road was hilly and rough, ln the evenings there were places to stop and sleep overnight, but the young boy knew that if he did not walk fast enough during the day he would not reach these spots and therefore he would be forced to spend part of the night walking. He had already spent the first night in a soft glade where he rested his tired feet and reflected upon his accomplishment, having traveled so far during the first day. When he awoke in the morn- ing, being anxious to be on his way, he tossed the stick with his possessions over his shoulder and left the quiet little glade to begin the day's trek. The sun had not yet risen fully and the boy was full of early- morning vigor, so he walked along quite fast for a while. But soon the sun became very hot and his throat was so dry he could not swallow. He looked around for a place to get some water, but all he could see was the dry woods and the dusty road. Sud- denly everything began to spin around very fast. He had to sit down and close his eyes, and when he got up he felt as though he was wildly spinning to the left and he could tell that his eyes were moving from left to right, no matter how he tried to stop them. When he started to walk, he veered off uncontroll- ably to the right side of the toad. 74

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II Our clerkship continued through Ob-Gyn With johnson and javert increasing our ken Of sex, sports and sophistry between every slide And forceps deliveries through space just so wide. Bachmannip, they said, was the answer to all And was well overlooked by the one next on call. Isele was asked to turn in his suit While on the subject of garters john Price became mute. Dr. Sugar, will you please descend to this earth Became Given's plea as the class roared with mirth. And engraved on our minds forever will be What a placenta basin holds to the final c.c. We then went from sex to days of less guile And challenged the wiles of minds infantile, With Mercer's advice we sidled up to our prey And were kicked in the shins, such monsters were they! Are you sure, Dr. Pierik of the sex of that child? Is it johnny or joan was the question that tiled. The diapers that Stanley did change were unique He discovered, aghast, that small children did leak. Hansch volunteered as psychiatrists bait But snapped out of the spell before 'twas too late. And fired with the spirit of health for the nation Visits to Harlem were our obligation. III The surgery term was begun with a blast Dr. Wade tried to teach us axioms that last, To splint 'em at once was the cry of the hour So the bones well aligned would regain their old power. We were ruled in Grand Rounds by Confederate brass Dr. Moore's dulcet tones quite unnerved all the class. Messrs. Brittain, et al, far exceeded their ration And almost abolished the dog population. Dave Wilcox once gagged up on ENT With a noise that was heard on Bellevue G.B. Mrs. Altmann gave lessons in sterile technique ' But the bandage results still appeared quite oblique. Kent's curiosity gained him the floor When I.ampe's gloved hands he could not ignore. And Surgeon Matern threw hands up in despair While lamenting an artery beyond all repair. Our heads now bent low, weighed down with Much Knowledge The harvest of our clerkship in Medical College But this too shall pass was our cry of good cheer And we end our last rhyme with the end of third year. Pace, pace Dio mio! Are you sure, Dr. Pierik? yi V h Q 4 . ,fe Bottoms - up Anopheles Bellvuensis

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When the dizziness passed, the boy still felt the terrible need for water. He decided to go into the woods looking for it. Off the road he saw .a large patch of tall grass swaying in the warm breeze and he headed for it. When he got close he could hear the breeze whisking through it. A funny little hairy creature was lying at the foot of the grass and he was just about to lean down and pet it when a strange man with a long flit gun jumped from behind the grass. The young boy was afraid and ran off. He went off in the other direction in search of water. Soon he heard a noise behind him and he turned around to find himself surrounded by cats - dozens of them in all shapes and sizes. No matter which way he tried to move they were there, howling and convulsing and vomiting. Their varied antics confused him and he watched them for a moment with bewilderment. But suddenly they all dropped dead on the ground and, though he felt sorry for them, he was glad the noisy commotion was over with. His thirst was almost unbearable by now, but then he came upon a large stream of water. He lay down and drank voraciously from the cool stream. He drank and drank until he was sure he could drink no more, but still he drank on. When he was so bloated he feared he would explode, he stopped drinking, only to note that a tiny insect was floating by, looking longingly at him and beating the water with his antennae. The young boy, filled with water, strolled away from the stream until he found an egg lying in a soft nest of grass. He picked up a piece of wire nearby and started poking at the egg, digging little holes in it. He was enjoying himself in that way until he heard a screech in the distance and two strange birds descended upon him. One was large and had a soft, elky voice, but the other was small and his call was harsh and mean. He pecked at the young boy and he dropped the egg and started to run. As he ran, the smaller bird flew after him, pecking at him until he was running as fast as he could. When the bird finally left him alone the boy felt a terrible urge to find relief. Then the boy knew that he had dallied too long and he would never reach destination if he did not hurry. He became panicky and started running. He reached the road and ran and ran and ran until he dropped from exhaustion. But as he fell he landed on something sharp and he leaped up fast to see that he had fallen on a shaft, perhaps six feet long, with a series of dagger points at both ends. He sat for a moment nursing his wounds knowing that he would soon be able to eat and rest for a longer time. He walked on slowly for a while until he came to a shady place surrounded by growths of silver and green and red. He produced some crackers and cheese from his little parcel and stretched out and ate it hungrily. When he finished he was satisfied and he took a nap. When he awoke, he knew that it was time to continue his journey, for the sun had passed the middle of the sky. He started walking when he heard a little cricket off in the brush. He went over to investigate and found that it was a little glowing Julius bug that made a cricket sound, and hovering above it was an impressive humble bee with its fiuttering wings making a strange sound: IN-N-N-D-E-E-D . . The persistence of the sound bored the young boy and he walked on. Further along he noticed a strange battle going on between two weird insects. One had two flexible necks with one head and the other had one long neck with two heads. They were swinging wildly at each other when an alopecic hen strutred out from the brush and the two headed monster slinked away into the woods. The young boy hurried on and soon came upon a man dressed in old clothes, walking along the road with a large dog at his side. The man motioned to him and told him that he was from Arizona and was heading into town to buy some new clothes. But the boy was not interested in the story and left the man to his musings. He turned around once to look at the man again and nearly tripped over a large boar with a huge chisquare in his mouth. He cursed the animal and walked on faster. As the young boy trekked on, his mind turned to the welcome night's sleep which lay ahead of him. But then he came upon the terrible realization that he would probably not be able to rest at night-fall, as had been his custom. If he was to reach destination in four days, he knew he would be forced to walk for a while during the early part of that second night, and the thought was a distasteful one. But the young boy was strong and persistent. He quickened his pace. 75