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

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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

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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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Thomas M. Snydkr, Ml). Professoi and Head the Department of Histology and Embryology HISTOLOGV AI1D eiUBRVOLOGV My advice to you is to pack your bag and go home. So began the medical careers ol one hundred and fifty-odd embryo medics. The course lasted but a single semester, yet into that period was packed enough memoirs to last a lite- time. We were constantly ill at ease as to when the next exam would pop. The stooge s sieui more than once acted as a fifth columnist Bund, and forewarned us ot the days ahead, while the medial lemniscus and the superioi colliculus pro- vided the headache impulses. Although die de- partment is greatl) depleted from a teaching standpoint, the shape of a pig embryo is well- fixed in the formalin ol out frontal lobes, even though we know little about cell structure. Bet- ter judgment restrained man) an impulse to blow up. and then buy a train ticket, however not until later did we realize that Dr. Snyder was one lacultv membei who would become a real favorite. exhausted from studies, uie are rushedbu the fraternities 20