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

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Reinhard Beutner, M.D., Ph.D. - ', 1 Professor and Head of Division of Pharmacology , W N T. Cunlille Barnes, Sc.D. Associate Professor of Pharmaco'ogy Joseph W. Messey, M.D. .4 L Associate Professor of Pharmacology 4 Raymond E. Seidel, M.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacology Beniamin Calesnick, M.D. Associate in Pharmacology Harry J. Pratt, Sc.D. Associate in Pharmacology James C. Munch, Ph.D. Lecturer in Pharmacology .lens A. Christensen, M.D. Instructor in Pharmacology The field of Pharmacology, with its count- less concoctions and therapeutic advances tum- 2 bling one upon another in rapid succession, re- quires a man with an encyclopedic mind and a -. 6 , 5 love for compilation of facts. For many years, j Hahnemann has had such a man. Dr. Reinhard f Beutner, ever the students' friend, has labored g i 5 untiringly to present his boys with the most 3,2 I , f up-to-date knowledge of drugs. Twice weekly we would convene in Room C with our equipment: a good pencil and one I ll, K Nq -1'

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4'1ll5g1,g,g-'..,, ' 'Us Y, i '. 1 ,Z kgbunv' swabs, schizogony among the malarial para- sites, and the, fortunately, non-inhibitory effects of brucellosis on the procreative faculties. Ably assisting in the laboratories were the two Drs. Brown, Leland and Elizabeth, and the ever- helpful technicians, Miss Boyd, Clair and Rita. A series of maddening bi-weekly quizzes, in addition to unknowns and practical labor- atory exams, measured our progress in the course. Following each of these, cries of an- guish and heated debate with the staff ensued. Then came the grades, cleverly concealed by a code number known only to the individual stu- dent fwho invariably forgot itj, to his labora- tory partner Cwho invariably remembered itj, and to those members of the class with superior memories and remarkable talents for solving cryptograms and codes. ln order to gain more time for studying, members of the class devised new methods of mass production, specializa- tion, and division of labor in the laboratory. However, we always suspected that these meth- ods were subtly countered by those unsched- uled end-of-the-day conferences, belatedly called by Dr. Bondi via the omnipresent loud- speaker system. Nevertheless, at year's end, we had learned not only the subiect matter of Bacteriology but also the spirit of intelligent, friendly faculty-student relationship as exem- plified by Dr. Bondi and his staff. X

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fgffs? , ' :EPO HOUDTI., 7l ' f , f T ff X X X ? 1' X 'R ' 1 fi NS ,Ri pf A-.,.--1'l ' X 7'-T- fx, 9'- of the two massive tomes of mimeographed material known to all as Beutner's Notes. With deft hands, we underlined like mad as the good doctor recited in a loud voice the high- lights, synonyms and Chicago names of vari- ous drugs. The atmosphere created by this rapid underlining marathon was frequently made merry by such expletives as Dummkopf! and Gott in Himmel! when some student's indis- cretion, scholastic or otherwise, aroused the good-natured doctor to a display of exaspera- tion, more often feigned than real. It is known as Neostuff, Trishmutzamine or Methylshmethel! The Chicago name is Verevas- tes! lt is N. N. R. but not U. S. P. because it was developed by the Br-r-r-r-itishers. CHiss!j So it duss not wur-r-rk in America! What, what, what, whatl? Shed-up! Get-oudt! Procaine is fast, tetracaine is super-fast, but dere is nutting as fast as super-duper Nuper- caine. But it is no-o-o good! Why? Quick, tell me somebody! Youll Invariably he would single out someone in the first two rows. After a climb of six flights to the laboratory, we studied the effects of many of the drugs on various experimental animals, including the ever expendable medical students. Electroencephal- ograms and blood pressures were taken on men inhaling amyl nitrite and women smoking fat, stinking cigars. Again, we encountered Dr. Barnes who, apparently liking our class, moved J Qs