High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 10 text:
“
I To The Class of l954 . In 1949 several hundred young people, having the call to study medicine, set their sights on Hahnemann Medical College and 105 of these hit the target by matriculation in September, 1950, to become the graduating class of 99 physiciansg men and women, in 1954. Seventyftwo are residents of Pennsylvania and the remaining twenty-seven came from nine other States and Puerto Rico. This class represents premedical education in twentyftwo universities and colleges in the Commonwealth and twentyfone iiniverf sities and colleges in seven other States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In 1950, the faculty set out with the enthusiasm of a recently revised and mod' ernized curriculum to mold and to develop a standard pattern of physician from 105 individuals of different temperaments, backgrounds and academic training procured in forty-three different prefmedical colleges, in the short period of four years-a Herculean task. Medical education is ever changing to include new knowledge and revision of concepts and new methodology. Such is the lure of the profession of medicine. This is one of the reasons why the currently graduating class is always the best class. Many contemporary scientific developments and discoveries have contributed to the increased scope and details of instruction during your four years at Hahnemann. Much new knowledge about infectious agents and their relation to human diseaseg enlarged con' cepts of the relationship of disturbed physiology to illness, new antibiotics and chemo- therapeutic agentsg new methods in every specialty and subspecialtyg the improvement in skills throughout the field of surgery, and many other developments too numerous to mention here, have evolved while you were going through the formative days of your professional training. The effective use of a therapeutic agent against tuberculosisg the better understanding of virus diseases and malignanciesg the surgical repair of intra' cardiac structural defects and acquired lesions, are only a few of the current advances which it has been your privilege to see in the making. Indeed, you are living in a most stimulating and satisfying period when your opportunity to utilize and apply knowledge is unlimited in the practice of medicine, as well as in so many fields of endeavor, such as Public Health, Industry, Government, Military and other segments of the life of our Nation, and indeed, the world. With all the glow of satisfaction engendered by this full and enlarging professional training, enthusiasm and endeavor should be tempered with the old aphorism which in this modern era still is so full of meaning: That the art is long, life is short, experiment periolous, and decision diilicult. All of this is to say that the full professional life is exemplified in the reference of, once a stuoent, always a student. If you have acquired that philosophy during your four years, you should have happiness and prosperity, and it is my personal wish to each of you, that you have good health to enjoy a long and fruitful life. CHARLES L. BROWN, M.D. Dean
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
