Drexel University College of Medicine - Medic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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f70 me CAM, of XQJI This college year has been a very difficult one. The uncertainty of military service has been a severe handicap both to faculty members and students. Many things in this world cannot be influenced materially by a single individual and the best philosophy of life under present conditions is to work each day as if it were the last real opportunity for gaining knowledge and try to Worry about what the future may bring. Sons of Hahnemannn have done their full duty in every emergency and this tradition will certainly be observed by the Class of 19441. 9...-

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ef- xal WILLIAM A. PEARSON, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., LL.D. Decxn of the College

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FREDERIC I. von RAPP Provost and Executive Vice-President The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher . Your four years of intense preparation for the profession of medicine are being brought to a close with the knowledge that your steady growth in the medical sciences has been recognized fully. Having been trained in an atmosphere most conducive to success, and absorbing much that is necessary for a satisfactory development, you go forth now to make your contribution to the welfare of humanity, with the superior training in science that this institution gives, and with the firm grasp of its spirit. Since education is wholly a matter of personal effort and a continuous process, may you arrive at that degree of ability that the conscientious practice of medicine demands.