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

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AS I KNEW HIM Dr Albert M Lupton dxed suddenly Iune Z8 1951 at the early age of 36 He was one of the pxoneers at Hahnemann to mvestlgate the role of arterlosclerosns ID cxrculatory dynamlcs He made lmpor tant contrrbutlons ln varlous pubhcatrons to the study of some of ltS problems He had the g1ft of clear and loglcal thought whlch he expressed ln beaunful prose H15 wrltlngs are models of com pact and perfect Engllsh It IS a remarkable fact that he wrote wlthout correctlon the Hrst bemg nearly always the Hnal draft and ready for the prmter wlthout the alteratlon of a smgle word In hls colleagues he 1nsp1red respect and deep aHect1on He was a tlreless worker and drove h1mself hard Everythlng was done quletly qu1ckly and eflictently He was uprrght loyal and courageous He was also shy and th1s gave an appearance of re serve wh1ch partlally concealed a generous and klndly character He was modest and there was not the s11ghtest trace of meanness or mahce ln h1s nature but he desp1sed mcompetence and loathed pretense and th1s was the basls for an occas1onal justly cr1t1cal comment Dr Lupton was a frlend above prlce There are many whom he helped but m so unobtrusxve a manner that they were often unaware of what he had done H15 colleagues and puplls w1ll re member h1m w1th grautude and affecuon for h1s kmdness and h1s read1ness to help They w1ll recall that sl1m pale figure of ascetlc appearance rather shy and w1th a soft sllghtly husky XOICC 5 In 1 . . . , S n L J 7 J ' 9 n 7 - 7 9 Q . 1 - 9 . . X. 9 9 '

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To the Class of l952: This message of congratulation is accompanied with the fttll recognition of the broad scope of responsibility and obligation of Alma Mater and gradttate to person, community and Country. When yott entered in the fall of 1943, llahnemann Medical College was recovering from a crippling condition and already had growing pains. The persistent growing pains, while disconcerting at times. are reasonably easy to bear, in that accomplishment and satisfaction are effective analgesics. As you approach graduation, you may he proud in the realization of your part in carrying forward the highest standards and ideals in Medicine. About 1400 young men and women wished to he members of the Class of 1952. Screening, grading, and evaluating credentials placed the opportunity and responsi- bility on the shoulders of 105 applicants to formulate your class. Scholastic failure and illness have taken a heavy toll. Your present class represents a gathering of minds from many places, and the completion of basic training has molded your skill and ability only to disperse you into a great variety of professional activities in widely separated geographic areas. You are the pride and joy of Hahnemann, and she will be proud of you. You are residents of twelve different states and Puerto Rico. Your college training, before coming to Hahnemann, was obtained in forty-eight different colleges and universities. Fifty-eight of your class received their premedical education in the same states in which they are residents. Now that the first and basic stage of your medical education is almost completed, will you return to serve your home community and continue your professional and scholarly growth? Time alone will tell. General practice will and should claim most of you. The many specialties and subspecialties, the military, veteran and public health services and industry will have their disciples among you, as well as the sciences closely allied to medicine. The world is your work-shop. These comments bring with them the realization that you are about to leave one another and the teachers who have been responsible for your assembly and training, to embark upon opportunity, future accomplishment, and personal responsibility and obligation. We hope you will come back to Hahnemann, in spirit, and in person, as the years go by. May time be kind to you and long health be yours. Our heartiest congratulation to each and every one of the Class of 1952. CH.ARLES L. BROWN, Dean .6W..,7w