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

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CHCHIISTRV William A. Pearson, Ph.D., M.I)., Sc.D., LL.D. Professor ami Head oj the Department i l Chemistry Departmf.ni Staff: | S. Hepburn: |. Chandler; N. Grif- lit li: V. (.. Silimidi: 1.. Hicks. 1 . M.i.is The Chemistry department is headed l Dr, William A. Pearson, the only man who (cuiUI walk four -iniles during one lecture houi and at the same time i t It- on the real platform oi a caboose— counting the lies as he rode. He will be remembered always foi his genial smile and friendly Good Morning; nice to see you foi those who weren ' t quite able to make nine point, zero, zero. This was out Inst exposure lo medical teaching at Hahnemann. Little did we realize that hot fuly morning when we were introduced to the Dean and his Troupe that they would one day compete with a production tailed Oklahoma . Everything ' s up to elate on the third Hoot front? Who could have guessed that [ndican would become the 19th stale in the Union, and that heparin was named aftei one oi the at tots. Anton!; the nnforgettables is Dr. Hepburn, the little man with the bit; brain. He is a walking encyclopedia ol all types oi knowledge. Aside from his professional activities, he is a great his- torian and a membei ol many societies. Vs his pan in the wai effort he has served faithfully as an aide-dec ampe to Col. Ostium. DR. |osi I ' ll s. Ill I ' ltt R.N DR. | )SI I ' ll til WDI I R IS

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For contrast, anyone who had Bloody Ash- ley I ' M laboratory won ' t forgel him soon either. His corn) jokes, stinging remarks and impossible questions made ns even greener that we were. Though ol national repute In virtue ol his writ- ings, it took ns till oin senioi yeai to realize that he probably doesn ' t believe hall what he ex- pounds. As discontented and as confirmed a gripei as he is. it seems strange thai he sticks it out with us. Dr. Herby Warren is the jack-of-all-trades m the department. His duties are many— from photographing anomalies to giving slide-quizzes in Histology. His lace is a Familial one to all freshmen alter a lew days ol school. In Dr. An gulo ' s lab we found a man who was sincerely interested in leaching all the anatomy possible in the time allotted. He was a real teacher and a haul worker. The wai relieved the Anatomy Department ol oui Chinese friend, Livingston Chunn, and also Alex Pearce. Two surgeons. Drs. Sylvis and Schollenbergei have only recently withdrawn from the teaching stall in Anatoim iii lit 1 1 ti i the regret 1 all. DR. ANGULO

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Dr. Chandlei was a faithful and noble arm) man t the ver) last. His efforts to teach us blood chemistry were not in vain, and doubtless our knowledge of the recipe for Nessler ' s reagenl will enable us to save the lives ol those mortally wounded on the battle fields. l)i. Schmidt, the nugget king, in addition to teaching physical chemistry, was the dynamo ol the department and a friend ol the student to the last slide-rule. Dr. Maas. you will recall, is the jolh guy, hardly evei seen without a smile 01 a good word. lie ' s the man who has Io do the dirty work such as make up solutions, check ovet experiments, help mark papers, sa yes to Dr. Pearson, and a host of olhei things. lie is liked b all who know him. Now to !L;el to the leal biains ol the outfit. We look around and whom do we spy— why, ol course, Professoi links, the logarithm-happy pseudo-membei ol the department. He is no doubt the undiscovered genius ol the college, the man with profound chemical ideas, the man whose definition ol a protein startled the scien- tific woi Id, and it you ihink we ' re kidding, jusl ask him. Do you remembei Jim? He was a nice old guy . I le died on the job. ' , 1 DR. I ' llll II ' l. S