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

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, A 1 J. H. VAN DYKE, Ph.D. What slide, son ?-that's the table! Should I wake him up?-he may break his glasses. K Gd W. I-IISTCDLCDCEY Presided over by that genial father-figure Dr. Van Dyke, Histo afforded some relief from the sphincter spasms induced by Gross and Neuro. During lab time we watched our first operations, smoked in the hall, and, in general, got to know each other. Occasionally we looked at B box slides, Lectures were a fantasia of free-association with placenta described as hundreds of Hngers waving in bowls of water . . . or ground substance pictured as sheets of crinkled cellophane with interlacing bundles of spaghetti and noodles, But slowly, ever so slowly, we learned to appreciate the much discussed normal and a few of us even learned to pronounce Hpseudostratihed ciliated columnar epithelium. X Y if , ,..--e-j ', T , - ..-ff' I x .- . ix ,...s--VE! ' ,J ,arf 1 Q . V, r , ,,. . r of - 'fed-. kwi- , e ..- j ' d. 5-,rf : ar.-fri,y f , - 'ff , I , pq ,J 0 in.. . . -1- Dear Dr. Molner: Your booklet, 'Prevention of Alo- pecia Generalisata' was read with great interest, how- ever , . .

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ANATCDMY . -.ll..- J 1 'Q . -4-4 1 K 1 It's safe to uncover DiMauro now, the sun has gone down. ,I Whether we now are amused when we recall our first anxious weeks, are chagrined at the great amount of material once learned which now escapes us, or are satisfied that we were able to finish a difiicult task, we are in general accord that our study of Anatomy marked the beginning of a discipline which is now a way of life for us. We do not forget the ulcerogenic early-afternoon lectures when the colored pencils slipped irretrievably to the floor from the moist, trembling hand. Nor are we too far removed from the confusion that blocked thought processes when confronted with involved dissections on our best friend in the laboratory. But the passage of time has helped us to learn the meaning of our early struggles. We see that, apart from written examinations, the very fabric of the anatomy course was in itself a test par excellence-one which was intended to tell whose egos could stand repeated deflation, whose minds functioned under extremes of pressure, whose hearts did not fail in face of the work to be done. To the men of the Department we are grateful for preparing us to meet the many challenges which ensued in our academic peregrinations.

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llffiiltlillli U1 t T '1 .3-1f..2 Tell us that mnemonic about the lingual nerve again, Dr. Crouse. Are you sure that slide says 'Helpl-I'm being held prisoner in the path lab!'? iq Nail- 0 , i , vg- j f F' NEURGANATCDMY . . And stop calling me 'little rascal'Y f O As Dr. Truex mounted his ladder on that bleak Decem- ber morning, few of us monkeys realized that we were about to witness something awesome and terrible. It was the, now legendary, fifth cranial nerve lecture. Spasticity gave way to frank terror as 108 little buggersu, ambi- dextrously wielding colored pencils, vainly sought to stay up with Uncle Ray. It was pityful. Other memorable moments included: the last lecture, which was supposed to tie everything togetherg Morty Sanet's volunteer board-workg Don Snyder's outburstsg and the day Har Kreithen brought in his impression of a Neuro model. And even now, on the eve of graduation, a few hopeful little rascals are still waiting for the promised denoue- ment.