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

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editorial staff editor-in-chief paul oiconnell associate editors gene balis frank carroll henderson cleaves herbert cohen alan miller richard press I 3 business managers malcolm galen ronald kroll

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dedication joseph r. di palma, m.d. if as coltho continues to spin, the fiber of life and another four years worth of our fabric have passed beyond the threatening shears of atropos, our garment of knowledge and, we hope, maturity of forethought apparently become a more effective cloak with which we shall weather our future storms. at this point, as we pause to inspect our newly woven vestments, the personages and the less celebrated individuals with whom we have become enmeshed loom impressively in our mindis eye. among our mentors, some more than others deserve our heartfelt thanks and more than a word of praise. one such man, is doctor joseph r. dipalma, the chairman of hahnemann's department of pharmacology. from his very Hrst days back in march of ,16, through his undergraduate years at columbia, his umedi' school years at the state university of new york, a kingls county in- ternship and residency, his various instructorships, profes- sorships, research fellowshi at harvard, and his tenure at hahnemann since 1950, he lfias been more than an inspira- tion to all around him, and indeed to us. dr. dipalma, as is well known, is the author of over 100 original scientific I '-Q -L papers, and the editor of that onerous and ulcer-producing tome drill's harmacology in medicine. whether it he camping, orcgiid growing, electronics. photography or boating, he is a jack and master of many such diverse trades. daily, from his home, 'ieleven chimneys in wayne. pennsylvania, he comes to us to offer his counsel and im- part to us the wisdom and knowledge we certainly require. it may be a bit of gI'CCO-I'OIll21l'i lore or a mite of the psy- chological import caused by putting 6 oz. of medicine in an 8 oz. bottle, but all well received. though many may regard such a man as a fathcrly-sort of image, and others as a cigar-smoking encyclopedia. we all would do well to emulate his good qualities. for what hon- or it may bestow or what dignity it may lend. let our hook rest in heart and mind as a wreath of olive twigs about the brow of a champion of knowledge, joseph r. dipalma. h.s.. m.d. the class of 1967 . ,, -l--e .L.----r