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

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PHVSIOLOGV John C. Scoi r, A.B., Ph.D. Professoi and Head o the Department a! Physiology Departmeni Stafj |. 1 McClendon | S. Hepburn; (■ D Geckeler; 1 Beck; II. Shapiro; V C. Wheeler; l Barnes. The 1 1 1 n i ilc j; lt p.ii inu-iii is the group thai tea lies us how the bod) works, wh) il winks thai way, and what would happen to us il ii didn ' t. Abl) headed l Dr. John C. Scott, iliis happ) little si. ill ill nun is the Seigfried line of Hahne- mann. Much can be saiil about honest John . but, in a phrase, we can n utlilulK say, He ' s good |in Hahnemann! Both a teachei and a student nl Physiology, fohn Smii is firm in his convictions ami is willing in stand up and de- fend them. Although difficult to know, he is ti pleasanl i talk to— aftei the Ereshman year. Dr. McClendon is the mystery man of the de- partment. Ilr ' s seldom sun around tin college, bin all are aware of his presence owing in his abundant research and Erequenl publications. An authorit) on rhyroid Extract, Fluorite, Aii Con- ditioning, to mention Inn a lew nl his man) in- terests, Dr. McClendon frequently is his own besl guinea pig. DR nil BECK DR. NORM W ( Will I I I K 14

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How an one person can remembei so nmcli about so many books is still a mystery. We were seldom dis appointed l not finding the book we wanted, whethei we knew the title, the author, 01 merel) which siafl member had recommended it. And it per- chance the book was not available, she always had a substitute that was even better than the original. Through her main years ' experience as librarian she lias developed a knowledge and familiarity of books that is ol immeasureable assistance to the student. She always knew what each professor thought ol a particu- lar text, and frequently (old us what hooks to buy and what ones weie not so good. Hei job both in the li- brary and in the bookstore continued to run just as smoothly even after the Arm) and Navy complicated matters. MRS Mil I I I I I KXI R bought our books ... and began to study . . Into the life of evei student there come days, weeks, and even months when he feels the urgent necessity ol seeking a respite from the constant drudgery of learning. Whethei a tot with his letter hloiks, or a bearded scholar of endless degrees, mental fatigue is yet a common enemy. In retrospect high school was a joke, and even college was a snap, but as new recruits in the held ol medicine, life took on a more solemn line. Though fai from tested after just con- cluding our pre-medical work, we settled down to a more steady grind than evei before and began the study of the ills of mankind. 13

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The instructors in our day were three in num- ber: Drs. Norman C. Wheeler, Lyle V. Beck, and Herb Shapiro. The lattei ol the trio left us in ordei to do war work, and was replaced by the able Dr. Barnes— the man with the encephalo- gram. Dr. Wheeler, a regular guy anil one ol ihe boys, reminds ns that there did exist a cheer- ful defrostei foi the stony hill that many knew as Physiology. A real friend ol the student, he has often been mistaken foi a freshman. Dr. Beck, a set ions minded fellow, not too chummy and even somewhat seclusive, was well liked by the students l i his encouragement and high grades on experiments. Dr. Beck, along with the lest ol the members ol the department, con- tributes to medicine through research. Tlie department ol Physiology is without doubt the best organized in the college— which was recently attested to In a highet court of judg- ment than out own. Every phase of the work was well integrated so as to give the best pos- sible preparation foi the latei work in clinical medicine. Partiality is nonexistent; each stu- dent is on his own. M any ol oui finest apple polishers have tinned on theii best charms and finesse— only to be completely ignored. The end result is a better than average working knowl- edge of human physiology which is abreast ol the most recent developments in the held. DR. |. F. McCLENDON