Harvard School of Public Health - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1955 volume:

The Class of 1955 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH __ .. « % _ __— The Class of 1955 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Dean John C. Snyder DEDICATION Tie president and fellows of Harvard College on October 15, 1954 appointed a new Dean of the School of Public Health. We, the Class of 1955, feel honored to be the first students enrolled during his deanship. Under his leadership we feel sure that the Harvard School of Public Health will continue in the forefront of public health education and research as it has in the past. We therefore dedicate this yearbook to Dean John C. Snyder FOREWORD This yearbook is the story of the Class of 1955 of the Harvard School of Public Health. The Class is extremely heterogeneous. Its student body represents multiple backgrounds, interests, and disciplines. There are 91 students from 28 of the United States and 43 students from 25 foreign countries. In the Class are 71 Doctors of Medicine, 5 Doctors of Veteri¬ nary Medicine, 12 Nurses, 9 Engineers, and 37 representing other fields. As students they are majoring in 18 different fields of interest. In spite of these varied backgrounds and interests, the ability of the Class to func¬ tion in a team is demonstrated by this yearbook which represents the fusion of student effort with faculty and outside sponsorship. This Class is more than the sum of its student members. It is a dynamic unit resulting from the interplay of the individual influences exerted by the students themselves, the faculty, and the school. By analogy,the ecological concept of disease, which forms the basis of epidemiological thought has been transposed into the theme of this yearbook. Instead of the interplay of the forces of host, agent, and environment producing disease, we have the students as host, the faculty as agent, and the school as environment producing the Class of 1955. AGENT HOST i ENVIRONMENT Administration Seated, left to right: BARNABY, SNYDER, LEAVELL Standing, left to right: MURPHY, RICHMOND, QUINLISK, BROWN, PARSONS, SAWYER, O’NEILL, SPAULDING, LASKEY The students soon recovered from their first impression—that the School was administered by Miss Laskey, Miss Sawyer and Mr. Jean Parsons—and realized that august persons, who could only be seen by appointment, were in real control of the administrative machinery. These were the Acting and Assistant Deans and Mrs. Barnaby, Secretary of the School. The careful thought and planning of the Administration —and indeed of the whole Faculty—helped to establish rapport between themselves and the students and to get the latter settled. The individual advisers who arranged details of programs and the Faculty Wives who assisted with accommodation, soon brought order out of chaos. Dr. Snyder was appointed Dean and is now firmly settled in the chair of office, a token of which was presented to him by the Class. The Assistants to the Dean, Messrs. Spaulding and Richmond, have their offices in the overflow annex. They and their staff are concerned with School promotion, development and public relations. The Administration is said to be considering the possibility of a new building to include all departments under one roof. It is to be hoped that it will be pro¬ vided and ready when some of the present students return for their doctorates, or at least when their sons come to Harvard for their M.RH. degrees. Department of Biostatistics What may appear to some people to be the ‘“seeds of heresy” are sown early in the academic year when the Department of Biostatistics, under Dr. Hugo Muench, attempts to provide a “minimum background in critical quantitative thinking and statistical technique” for all students. Basing its teaching program on an honest consideration of the fundamental differences in the background and ability of the various students, the staff undertakes this challenging task with exceptional vigor. Subjected to a maze of lucid explanations by Dr. Jane Worcester and an endless supply of tutorial patience by Miss Margaret Drolette, the student must possess great evasive ability indeed if he is to weather the storm without learning the basic concepts presented. If the final evaluation could but show that the students understand statistics as well as the staff understands the students, the whole venture would be an unqualified success. How the staff is able to escape the students long enough to conduct the myriad other activities of the Department is a mystery to many observers. Since they feel it more useful and important to give aid and guidance to outside workers rather than to conduct any major research program themselves, they work on research projects with members of many other universes —a truly broad approach to our earthly problems. For the weekly staff seminar Dr. Robert Reed returns from his ecological duties and reverts to biostatistics. To perpetuate all these activities and to develop a few stars of its own, the Department conducts an advanced training program for its junior members under a grant from the National Heart Institute. Seated (left to right) MUENCH, DROLETTE, SHEPS, WORCESTER Standing (left to right) BARTHOLOMAY, BAILEY, BOWDEN, CHATFIELD, REED Department of Public Health Practice Front Row (left to right) RICE, CAPLAN, VARLEY, LEAVELL, ROBERTS, SNEGIREFF Second Row (left to right) BREED, RYDER Third Row (left to right) AYRES, LOMBARD, APPLE, HAGER, REED, PAUL, FRECHETTE, NORTON, SIMMONS,. DUNNING, FOSTER, DICICCO, SPENCER, MCCONNELL Fourth Row (left to right) CATH, MACLEOD, MASON, HALLOCK, KLEIN, PARAD, LOMBARD, DAVIS, HARE Teamwork is the dominant theme of the Department of Public Health Prac¬ tice. Dr. Hugh R. Leavell, a man whose modesty belies his international repu¬ tation, has assembled a team of men and women distinguished for their teaching, research and community service. Each of these represents a particular field of public health and has students specializing in that field. These specialties consist of Medical Care, Public Health Nursing, Tubercu¬ losis Control, Mental Health, Health Education, Public Administration and Cancer Control. The Whittier Street Field Training Unit, the Wellesley Human Relations Service and other community research projects provide evidence of the integration of the team. From these diverse approaches, students are taught both their own subject and its place in the field of public health. After a period of basic training, the students abandon the ivory tower and rub shoulders with the masses of men as field work is substituted for didactic teaching. Public Health Practice majors are divided into small groups, each of which is assigned a field project for the second semester. The scope of these ranges from a performance budget for the City of Brookline to the activities of the Cambridge Community Services. With the faculty available as con¬ sultants, the students learn the difficulties of practical public health problems. The international aspects of public health are also stressed. With the help of foreign students public health problems of other countries are integrated into the teaching program. The Department hopes to widen its horizons by exchange of staff with Public Health Schools and Organizations throughout the world. Department of Epidemiology The department of epidemiology started in 1922 under Dr. Rosenau with a worldwide outlook which has been continued and extended under the present professor of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology—John E. Gordon. Students soon learn that not only is epidemiology the diagnostic discipline of Public Health but that its scope extends far beyond the boundaries of com¬ municable disease. The Department has done much to pioneer this broader concept so that we now take for granted the inclusion in our courses of studies of world population, alcoholism and accidents on the Mystic River Bridge. Special courses provide opportunity for students to continue work in their own fields, whether this is veterinary medicine, tuberculosis or international health. Current research,in keeping with a broad outlook,includes field and labora¬ tory studies of congenital anomalies, especially retrolental fibroplasia, mon¬ golism and malformation of the central nervous system. Work on enteric diseases in the military, cancer and diabetes continues. Abroad, the Department is concerned with field studies on population dynamics in the Punjab, and the frequency and spread of intestinal infection in Alaska. At the end of the first semester, having initiated the Class into the Royal Order of the Shillelagh, Professor Gordon left for his world tour. During part of the time he will hold a travelling professorship in Japan. His experiences will doubtless be recounted next year to portray the current interaction of the World, the Flesh and the Devil. Seated (left to right) PUGH, RUBENSTEIN, HABEGGER, WESSELHOEFT, INGALLS Standing (left to right) POPE, PHILBROOK, PEMBERTON Department of Industrial Hygiene The offices, shops, and laboratories of the Industrial Hygiene Depart- ment are located in the basement of 55 Shattuck Street, and the Air Cleaning Laboratory in Roxbury. Headed by Professor Philip Drinker, the staff has pro¬ duced much fundamental work in analysis and control of working environ¬ ments, and in prevention of industrial diseases and accidents. Professor Yaglou, Dr. Silverman, Dr. McFarland and others conducted classes in ventilation and air-conditioning, industrial air analysis, industrial hygiene engineering and medicine, and human adjustment in industry. In the lectures, field trips and seminars the Class considered a wide range of occupa¬ tional health problems, including dust diseases, air-borne contamination, noise, radiation, plant medical services, and personnel selection. In laboratory experi¬ ments they became familiar with many of the standard field and laboratory analytical methods and control procedures. The “gas chamber”, where some played the part of guinea pigs; the hum of the blowers while setting up standard concentrations; the annoyance of a flowmeter falling apart, or a midget impinger pulling over in the middle of an experiment, will long be remembered. Under AEC contract, the Department is engaged in basic air-cleaning inves¬ tigations, evaluation of dust removal equipment, and field consultations at atomic energy installations. Research work is currently in progress on the development of filtering materials for open hearth furnace fumes, on habita¬ bility in climatic extremes, and on control of heat casualties in military trainees. Standing (left to right) WILLIAMS, SMALL, SILVERMAN, McFARLAND, O’CONNOR Seated (left to right) YAGLOU, DRINKER Department of Maternal and Child Health Seated (left to right) VALADIAN, E. P. RICE, STITT, STUART, BURKE Standing (left to right) VARLEY, GRANT, BURROUGHS, R. G. RICE, BUTLER, PYLE From various parts of the U.S.A. and countries as distant as India, students interested in maternal and child health are attracted to this Department. It was founded in 1921 by Richard Smith and has been developed and led since 1928 by Professor H. C. Stuart. The courses cover all aspects of the subject from pregnancy through delivery to ado¬ lescence. Of particular interest is the long-term research project on the processes of normal growth and development in which the Professor and his team have been engaged for many years. Students are able to learn at first hand from some of the data as yet uncompleted and unpublished. The fundamental knowledge gained in this Department and at associated institutions is of universal application and students returning to their respective regions can translate this into the organization of services suitable for local conditions. This department was started in 1942 under the direction of Professor F. J. Stare. Since then he, Dr. Hegsted and others have developed a teaching and research program bal¬ anced between problems of a fundamental scientific nature and those of applied nutrition. The students enjoyed the welcoming party given for them and the tour of the laborato¬ ries which followed. The inclusion of those not taking courses in the Department was pleasing as it enabled them to learn something of the work of this specialized unit. Current research includes studies on the nutritional needs of normal people, the role of cholestrol metabolism in atherosclerosis, the development of fat emulsions for parenteral feeding and the nutrition education of school children. Department of Nutrition (Left to right) TRULSON,GEYER, HEGSTED, MAYER, STARE, ANDRUS, VITALE, DAVIS, GERSHOFF Department of Physiology Standing (left to right) DUFF, LEFCOE, BORST, FERRIS, FRANK Seated (left to right) MEAD, WHITTENBERGER, AMDUR, BERGLUND W„ AT are the physiological limitations of man under environmental stress, and what are the adaptive mechanisms facilitating human adjustment to stress? Professor J. L. Whittenberger, Head of the Department, and his associates teach the importance of these problems and the significance of the equilibrium-restoring reactions to fatigue and to extremes of temperature and pressure. Studies on circulation and respiration form the major portion of the Department’s research activities. Special emphasis has been placed upon the mechanics of breathing as related to resuscitation, artificial respiration, and the treatment of pulmonary disease; on reactions of the pulmonary circulation to changes in the gaseous environment; and on the completion of confirmatory work on Starling’s law in the intact organism. Special techniques developed in the course of these studies have recently been used to assess the effects of atmospheric pollutants. Irofessor Gordon M. Fair, Head of this Department, will long be remembered for his ability to present the intricacies of water purification and sewage disposal in a style not only lucid but literate. After guiding the students across the waters “too thick to drink and too thin to plow”, Dr. Fair called upon Drs. Moore, Morris and Chang to further elabo¬ rate on the basic principles of environmental sanitation. In addition to teaching, the Department is actively engaged in projects which involve measuring the increase of radioactivity of streams and reservoirs due to products of the atomic age; the use of cation and anion exchange resins for removing chemical warfare agents from water supplies; and the use of quaternary ammonium compounds in aeration processes, a method which holds promise of replacing the time-honored water treatment operations of coagulation and filtration. Department of Sanitary Engineering (Left to right) THOMAS, FAIR, MOORE, MORRIS Department of Microbiology Seated (left to right) IPSEN, MURRAY, SNYDER Standing (left to right) CHANG, BELL, TARIZZO, HADDON The wide range of background knowledge possessed by students entering this Depart¬ ment presents the staff with a difficult problem which is well handled. The novices and experts are catered for separately, and for the rest an excellent middle course is given. When the staff are not engaged in this teaching program, they can frequently be seen disap¬ pearing behind doors marked “Forbidden Unless Immunized” in the pursuit of their various research projects. Despite the added duties of the Dean’s office, Dr. Snyder continues to lead his Depart¬ ment into new fields of research. Latest of these is an investigation of trachoma in the Middle East. Dr. Murray, well known for his work on typhus and his experiences in Yugoslavia, Dr. Chang with his interest in the rickettsiae, and Dr. Bell working on tissue cultures, all con¬ tribute to make this Department vitally interesting and to underline its importance in the field of public health. This past year has provided ample evidence that the Department of Tropical Public Health still carries on in the traditions of its founder, Theobald Smith. Under Professor Weller, one of this year’s Nobel Prizemen, who occupies the newly endowed chair in Trop¬ ical Public Health, departmental research progresses. This includes virology, tissue cul¬ ture, protozoan and helminthic metabolism, and biological control of schistosome vectors. The Department’s teaching duties, a course in the Harvard Medical School and those in the School of Public Health, are for the most part a joint venture—parasitologists Augustine, Geiman, Chernin, Weller, and other staff members all sharing in the pleasures and responsibilities. Even with a past that includes such names as Smith, Strong, Tyzzer and Rene Dubos, we would guess that some of the Department’s brightest years are just aroupd the corner. Department of Tropical Public Health (Seated left to right) AUGUSTINE, WELLER, GEIMAN Standing (left to right) PAN, MICHELSON, CHERNIN SECRETARIES TOP ROW MARION H. CARTER; JOAN I. MOXON; MARGARET M. MAHONEY; (Left to right) CHRISTINA E. MacASKILL; VIOLA J. PRAKAPAS; MARGERY A. HOWARD. 2nd ROW FROM TOP MARIANNE SUGARMAN; CLAIRE WASSERBOEHR; (Left to right) AGNES G. NEVILLE; DANELLA M. HEWITT; ANNE H. BACKUS. MIDDLE ROW marjorie c. McNulty; louise j. McCaffrey; (Left to right) MARY INGLIS; AUDREY B. STAHL; JEAN M. JANIS. 2nd ROW FROM BOTTOM ROBERTA KORELITZ; ELEANOR GOTZ; STEFANO A. PULEO; (Left to right) BETTY A. KLINGENSMITH; MADELINE E. SOWLES; IRENE FORBES. BOTTOM ROW BARBARA LEAVITT; FRANCES E. MARTIN; MARTHA H. BREED; (Left to right) PATRICIA A. DONALDSON; KATHERINE D. FITZPATRICK. AGENT HOST 4 ENVIRONMENT ROSE, HASLEBACHER, DUBOIS, ALBERT Miss Evelyn Rose, 5835 North Hope St., Philadelphia, Pa.; B.S. 1949, University of Pennsylvania; formerly Senior Public Health Nursing Consultant, Institute for Study of V.D., University of Pennsylvania; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Nursing); H.S.PH. scholarship; future field: possibly teaching. Miss Ona M. Haslebacher, 233 South Cherry St., Richmond, Va.; B.S. 1945, Western Reserve University; Education Director, Community Nursing Service, Rich¬ mond, Va.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Nursing); sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund; returning to former position. Class Secretary. Miss Jean R. DuBois, New York State Dept, of Health, Bureau of Public Health Nursing, Albany, N. Y.; B.S. 1948, Syracuse University; Assistant District Super¬ visory Nurse; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Nursing); H.S.PH. scholarship; returning to former position. Miss Guilda M. Albert, 254 Sabattus St., Lewiston, Maine; B.S. 1954, Boston College; formerly Executive Director, Lewiston-Auburn Tuberculosis Association; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Nursing); future field: public health nursing. 16 GAYLER, DONABEDIAN, BRUMAGE Dr. Gilbert E. Gayler, Capt., (MC) USN (ret.), 386 Worcester St., Wellesley Hills 82, Mass.; A.B. 1916. M.D. 1920, Harvard University; District Health Officer, Massachusetts Dept, of Public Health; candidate for M.P H. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by the Veterans’ Administration; returning to former position. Dr. Avedis Donabedian, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; B.A. 1940, M.D. 1944, American University of Beirut; Director of the University Health Service; candidate for M.RH. (Public Health Practice—Medical Care); sponsored by American University of Beirut; returning to former position. Delta Omega. Dr. William S. Brumage, Texas State Health Dept., Austin, Texas; M.D. 1937, Baylor University; Director, Cancer Control Division, Texas State Health Dept.; candidate for M.RH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by Texas State Health Dept.; returning to former position. Chairman, Class Social Committee. 17 CABARCAS, BRAGG, CHULAVACHANA Dr. Victor Cabarcas, Cartagena, Colombia, S.A.; M.D. 1949, University of Car¬ tagena; formerly hospital physician; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice — Cancer Control) sponsored by F.O.A.; future position: physician to the Ministry of Public Health, Bogota. Dr. Robert L. Bragg, 540 Manhatt an Avenue, Apt. 6K, New York, N. Y.; S.B. 1936, Florida A. M. University, M.A. 1938, Boston University, M.D. 1952, Columbia University; formerly Senior Assistant Surgeon, U.S.PH.S.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); H.S.PH. scholarship. Dr. Tavisak Chulavachana, Medical Association of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand; M.D. 1954, University of Medical Sciences, Bangkok; formerly Intern, Chulalong- korn Hospital, Bangkok; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice—Medical Care). 18 MILLER, MEDINA, MARRA, MEDINA Mr. Leo Miller, 120 Foster Terrace, Brighton, Mass.; A.B. 1940, Harvard Uni¬ versity, M.S. 1948, Boston University; formerly Head Social Worker, Massachusetts State Farm Hospital, Bridgewater, Mass.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice—Mental Health); sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health; future field: mental health. Dr. Ana K. de Medina, 223 Las Bellotas St., Santiago, Chile; M.D. 1950, Univer¬ sity of Chile; Chief Instructor of Preventive Medicine, University of Chile; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by FO.A.; returning to former position. Delta Omega. Dr. Edward F. Marra, 80 E. Concord St.,Boston, Mass.; B.S. 1945, Trinity College, M.D. 1950, Boston University; Instructor in Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund; returning to former position. Dr. Ernesto Medina, 223 Las Bellotas St., Santiago, Chile; M.D. 1950, University of Chile; Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Chile; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by F.O.A.; returning to former position. Delta Omega. NILSON, NOLAN, OTTO, OTTO Mr. George T. Nilson, Norfolk County Health Association, Quincy, Mass.; B.S. 1950, M.S. 1953, Boston University; Director of Health Education, Norfolk County Health Association, Mass.; candidate for M.RH. (Public Health Practice—Health Education); returning to former position. Dr. James W. Nolan, New York State Dept, of Health, Albany, N. Y.; A.B. 1937, M.D. 1943, Syracuse University; formerly in general practice; candidate for M.RH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by New York State Dept, of Health; future position: Assistant District Health Officer, New York State. Mrs. Sarah T. Otto, State Dept, of Public Health, N. E. Region, P. O. Box 511 Athens, Ga.; A.B. 1946, University of Georgia, M.S.W. 1950, Tulane University; formerly Mental Health Consultant, Georgia State Health Dept.; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Public Health Practice—Mental Health); sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health; future field: mental health consultant. Mr. Herbert A. Otto, University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.; A.B. 1946, University of Michigan, M.S.W. 1950, Tulane University; Assistant Profesor of Mental Health, University of Georgia; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Public Health Practice—Mental Health); sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health; returning to former position. Editor of ‘“Shattuck Street Sidelights.” 20 ROBERTS, BONA DE SANTOS, SANTIAGO Dr. Lawrence O. Roberts, World Health Organization, P.O. Box 2932, Manila, Philippines; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.R 1932, M.B.,B.S. 1932, M.R.C.R 1934, M.D. 1936, University of London; Tuberculosis Adviser to the World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation; returning to former position. Dr. Sofia Bona de Santos, National Chest Center, Manila, Philippines; M.D. 1938, University of the Philippines; Chief of Section of Prevention and Immunization, Tuberculosis Division, Dept, of Health, Manila; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by W.H.O.; returning to former position. Delta Omega. Dr. Nestor M. Santiago, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines; M.D. 1944, University of the Philippines; Staff Physician, University Health Service; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Medical Care) returning to former position. Dr. Rene S. K. Young (absent from photo), D.M.D. 1939, University of the Philip¬ pines; formerly in private dental practice, Director of Dental Clinic of Hong Kong- Kowloon Trade Union Council and Consultant to Police Dept, of Hong Kong Govern¬ ment; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); H.S.PH. scholarship and Fulbright travel grant. Class Treasurer. 21 GODDARD, SONG, TAUBENHAUS Dr. James L. Goddard, c o U.S.PH.S., Washington 25, D. C.; M.D. 1949, George Washington University; formerly Assistant Health Officer, Chapel Hill, N C.; candi¬ date for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by U.S.PH.S.; future position: Bureau of State Services, U.S.PH.S., Washington. Delta Omega. Dr. Hyong N. Song, 1-114, 2Ka, Shinmunro, Chongrogu, Seoul, Korea; M.B. 1938, Keijo Medical College, M.RH. 1947, Harvard University; Chief, Bureau of Medical Affairs, Ministry of Health, Korea; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by Ministry of Health, Korea, and American Korean Foun¬ dation; returning to the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul. Dr. Leon J. Taubenhaus, 37 Englewood Avenue, Brookline, Mass.; A.B. 1933, Rice Institute, M.D. 1937, Tulane University; formerly in private practice in North Carolina; candidate for M.P H. (Public Health Practice —Medical Care): future posi¬ tion Brookline Health Department. Editor of the Yearbook. 22 VELASCO, KAPRIO, LICHTENWALNER, HASHIMOTO Dr. Antonio Velasco, Virrey Cevallos 174-6°-P-K, Buenos Aires, Rep. Argentina; M.D. 1937, University of Buenos Aires; Permanent Vice-President of the Central Public Health Coun cil, Buenos Aires; candidate for M.RH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by W.H.O.; returning to former position. Dr. Leo A. Kapiro, Medical Councillor, Helsinki, Aleksanterinktau 10, haakinto hallitus, Finland; M.D. 1945, University of Helsinki, M.PH. 1948, Johns Hopkins University; Chief, Public Health Section, Finnish State Medical Board; candidate for Dr. PH. (Public Health Practice—Medical Care); sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation; returning to former position. Dr. Craig S. Lichtenwalner, c o U.S.PH.S., Washington 25, D. C.; M.D. 1949, Long Island College of Medicine; formerly Assistant Health Officer, Newton, Mass.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by the U.S.PH.S.; future position: Bureau of State Services, U.S.PH.S., Washington. Chairman of the Class Forum Committee. Delta Omega. Dr. Michio Hashimoto, 6-3, 3 chome Kita, Okamachi, Tayonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan; M.D. 1948, Osaka University; Chief of Public Health Services Section, Tayonaka Health Center; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by The Rockefeller Foundation; future position‘.Consultant to the Osaka Prefectural Health Dept. 23 YOUNG, PAMATMAT, WILSON, ZIMERING Miss Marjorie A. C. Young, 16 Hinckley St., Boston 25, Mass.; B.Sc. 1933, M.Ed. 1934, Boston Teachers College, M.PH. 1947, Yale University; consultant in edu¬ cation; candidate for Dr.PH. (Public Health Practice—Health Education); spon¬ sored by Dept, of Public Health Practice, H.S.PH. Mr. Marcelo B. Pamatmat, Division of Health Education, Dept, of Health, Manila, Philippines; B.S.E. 1934, University of the Philippines; health educator; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Health Education); sponsored by F.O.A.; future position: health educator. Miss N. Joyce Wilson, 6840 Eastern Avenue, N.W., Washington 12, D. C.; R.N. 1948, Loma Linda School of Nursing, B.S. 1951, Walla Walla College; Director of Health Education, Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, Spokane, Wash.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Health Education); sponsored by S.D.A. and H.S.PH. scholarship; future position: Associate Medical Secretary, Health Education, General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists. Mr. Stanley Zimering, 2998 W. 29th St., Brooklyn, New York; B.S. 1950, New York University; Field Representative, American Red Cross, Washington, D. C.; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice —Health Education); sponsored by Detroit Health Dept.; future position: health educator, Detroit Health Dept. 24 LIN, SMITH, UJJIN, AKMAN Dr. Chau-Ching Lin, Taiwan Serum Vaccine Laboratories, Taipei, Formosa; M.D. 1942, Nagoya University; Chief, Division of Antitoxins and Toxoids; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Microbiology); sponsored by F.O.A.; returning to former position. Miss Charlotte A. Smith, Harvard School of Public Health, 55 Shattuck St., Boston, Mass.; B.A. 1954, Vassar College; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Microbiology); future field: research in microbiology. Dr. Pairatana Ujjin, School of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand; M.D. 1950, University of Medical Sciences; formerly Instructor in Microbiology, School of Public Health, Bangkok; candidate for M.RH. (Microbiology); sponsored by F.O.A.; future position: Lecturer in Microbiology. Dr. Muvaffak A. Akman, Izmir Caddesi, Omiir Apartimani, 25 10 Kizilay, Ankara, Turkey; M.D. 1947, Istanbul University; formerly Assistant in Bacteriology and Communicable Diseases; candidate for M.RH. (Microbiology); future position: Specialist in Bacteriology at Refik Saydam Institute, Ankara. 25 AKERREN, VIJIL Y TARDON, ADHAM, SHIGEMATSU Dr. Bo Y. Akerren, Dept, of Bacteriology, University of Goteborg, Sweden; M.D. 1952, University of Goteborg; Assistant Professor of Bacteriology; candidate for MP.H. (Epidemiology); sponsored by the Sweden-America Foundation, The Gote¬ borg Med. Assn, and H.S.PH. scholarship; returning to former position. Delta Omega. Dr. Camilo Vijil y Tardon, W.H.O., Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland; Sc.B. 1930, University of Paris, M.D. 1939, University of Lausanne, M.D. 1940, University of Chile; formerly Epidemiologist, Tuberculosis Section, W.H.O.; candi¬ date for M.PH. (Epidemiology); future field: probably international field work with W.H.O. Dr. Mohammad A. Adham, c o Mr. Moshiri, Hedayati St., Tadjrish, Tehran, Iran; M.D. 1952, University of Tehran; Assistant to Co-director and Chief Med. Div. PH. Cooperative Organ., Isfahan, Iran; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); sponsored by EO.A.; returning to former position. Dr. Itsuzo Shigematsu, Dept, of Epidemiology, Institute of Public Health, 1-39, Shirokanedai-machi Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; M.D. 1941, Dr. Med. Sc. 1952, Tokyo University; Staff, Dept, of Epidemiology; candidate for M.PH. (Epi¬ demiology); sponsored by W.H.O.; returning to former position. Delta Omega. 26 DRISLANE, PEAVY, RAMAKRISHNAN, W IEN Dr. Anne Drislane, 756 Madison Ave., Albany, N. Y.; M.D. 1940, Albany Med. Col.; Consultant in Pediatrics, N. Y. Dept, of Health, candidate for M.P H. (Epi¬ demiology); sponsored by N. Y. State Dept, of Health; returning to former position. Dr. James E. Peavy, Texas State Health Dept., Austin, Texas; M.D. 1935, Baylor University; Medical Field Consultant; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); spon¬ sored by Texas State Health Dept.; returning to former position. Dr. Nallepilly R. Ramakrishnan, 125 Rajahannamalaipuram, Madras 28, India; B.A. 1934, M.B., B.S. 1942, Madras University, D.PH. 1948, Calcutta University; Research Health Officer, Madras; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); sponsored by Govt, of India and F.O.A.; returning to former position. Class Marshall. Dr. Per R. W0ien, Hovindveien 11 B, Oslo, Norway; M.D. 1947, University of Oslo; formerly Health Officer, Dept, of Epidemiology, The Health Services of Norw ' ay; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); sponsored by The Rockefeller Foun¬ dation; future position: Medical Officer, Health Dept, of Oslo. Delta Omega. 27 ANDERSON, HOLMSTROM, CLARO, COLLINS Maj. George R. Anderson USAF (MC), U.S. A.F. I.T., Wright-Patterson A.F. B., Ohio; B.S. 1948, M.D. 1949, Yale University; candidate for M.RH. (Aviation Medi¬ cine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Capt. Fritz M. G. Holmstrom USAF (MC), School of Aviation Medicine, Ran¬ dolph A.FIB., Texas; M.D. 1949, Harvard University; formerly in general practice; candidate for M.P H. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field; aviation medicine. Delta Omega. Capt. Joseph J. Claro USAF (MC), 5501 Washington Ave., S.E., Charleston, W. Va.; B.S. 1944, Manhattan College, M.D. 1948, Georgetown University; formerly Commander 3306th U.S.A.F. Dispensary; candidate for M.P H. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Delta Omega. Lt. Col. Thomas A. Collins USAF (MC), School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph A.F.B., Texas; A.B. 1935, M.D. 1940, Stanford University; formerly Hospital Com¬ mander, Wing-Base Surgeon; candidate for M.PH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. 28 MCCANN, KNIGHT, PARISH, MORITZ Maj. John P. McCann USAF (MC), 12176 Shore Acres, Fenton, Mich.; M.D. 1949, Marquette University; formerly Chief, Professional Services, U.S.A.F. Hospi¬ tal, Mt. Home, Idaho; candidate for M.RH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Maj. Leon A. Knight USAF (MC), 8355 E. Third St., Downey, Calif.; B.S. 1940, La Sierra College, M.D. 1944, College of Medical Evangelists; Flight Surgeon; candi¬ date for M.RH. (Industrial Health); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Maj. Herman S. Parish USAF (MC), School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph A.FB., Texas, B.S. 1940, College of Charleston, M.D. 1943, Medical College of the State of South Carolina; formerly Director of Professional Services, Hqs., Flying Training Air Force; candidate for M.PH. (Industrial Health); sponsored by U. S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Delta Omega. Capt. Henry C. Moritz, Jr. USAF (MC), Office of Air Adjutant General, U.S.A.F., Washington, D.C.; B.Sc. 1946, M.D. 1948, University of Utah; formerly Flight Surgeon; candidate for M.RH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field; aviation medicine. 29 RITZINGER, QUINNELL, SHIRLEY, PHELPS Capt. Frederick R. Ritzinger, Jr., USAF (MC), School of Aviation Medicine, Ran¬ dolph A.F.B., Texas; B.S. 1943, University of Washington, M.D. 1948, University of Illinois; formerly C.O. 62 Tactical Infirmary; candidate for M.P H. (Aviation Medi¬ cine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Maj. Robert K. Quinnell USAF (MC), c o Air Adjutant General, U.S.A.F., Washington, D. C.; B.S. 1944, University of North Carolina, M.D. 1946, Cornell University; candidate for M.RH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Capt. Robert E. Shirley USAF (MC), c o Col. H. J. Shirley, Elsmere Ave., Nor¬ wood 12, Ohio; B.S. 1945, M.D. 1947, University of Cincinnati; formerly Flight Surgeon and Wing Surgeon; candidate for M.PH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Capt. Gene C. Phelps USAF (VC), c o Air Adjutant General, U.S.A.F., Wash¬ ington, D. C.; D.V.M. 1946, Iowa State College; formerly Base Veterinarian; candi¬ date for M.PH. (Epidemiology); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: veterinary medicine with U.S.A.F. 30 YERG, WESTERBECK, WARD Maj. Raymond A. Yerg USAF (MC), c o Air Adjutant General U.S.A.F., Wash¬ ington, D. C.; B.S. 1938, Seton Hall College, M.D. 1942, Georgetown University; formerly Deputy Surgeon, Ninth Air Force; candidate for M.P.H. (Aviation Medi¬ cine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Capt. Charles W. Westerbeck USAF (MC), 2152 W. 73 St., Los Angeles 47, Calif.; M.D. 1947, St. Louis University; candidate for M.RH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Class President. Capt. Julian E. Ward USAF (MC) 2101-13th. St., Lubbock, Texas; B.A. 1948, University of Texas, M.S., M.D. 1952, Baylor University; formerly Chief, E.E.N.T. and Flight Surgeons Section, Gunter Branch, U.S.A.F Sch. of Avn. Med.; candidate for M.PH. (Aviation Medicine); sponsored by U.S. Air Force; future field: aviation medicine. Delta Omega. WILSON, STARA, JONES Dr. Saul T. Wilson, Jr., PO. Box 532, Union Springs, Ala.; D.V.M. 1950, Tuske- gee Institute; formerly District Veterinarian with U.S. Army in France; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); future position: with Animal Disease Eradication Branch, U.S. Dept. Agriculture. Dr. Jerry F. Stara, 710 Oglethorpe Ave., Athens, Ga.; D.V.M. 1954, University of Georgia; formerly Public Health Veterinarian, Cleveland, Ohio; candidate for M.PH. (Epidemiology); sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund; future field: re¬ search in communicable disease. Chairman of the Class Publicity Committee. Dr. David O. Jones, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; D.V.M. 1943, M.S. 1952, Ohio State University; formerly Instruc¬ tor, Veterinary Preventive Medicine; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); H.S.RH. scholarship; future position: Assistant Professor Veterinary Precentive Medicine. 32 SCHWABE, CALABI, JATANASEN Dr. Calvin W. Schwabe, Jr., Dept, of Tropical Public Health, H.S.PH.; B.S. 1948, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, M.S. 1950, University of Hawaii, D.VM. 1954, Alabama Polytechnic Institute; formerly Assistant in Bacteriology, Alabama Poly¬ technic Institute; candidate for M.PH. (Tropical Public Health); sponsored by National Heart Institute; future position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, U.S.PH.S. Miss Ornella Calabi, Dept, of Tropical Public Health, H.S.P H.; B.S. 1935, Univer¬ sity of Milan, M.Sc. 1945, Hebrew University, M.S. 1951, University of Chicago; formerly Research Assistant, Northwestern University; candidate for S.D. in Hyg. (Tropical Public Health); sponsored by U.S.PH.S.; future field: microbiology. Dr. Sujarti Jatanasen, Division of Communicable Disease Control, Dept, of Health, Bangkok, Thailand; M.D. 1952, University of Medical Sciences; Medical Officer, Intestinal Parasites Control, N.E. Thailand; candidate for M.PH. (Tropical Public Health); sponsored by U.S.PH.S.; returning to former position. AVRETT, CHIPOCO, BART, BRASCH Mr. William L. Avrett, Jr., c o Standard-Vacuum Oil Co., 26 Broadway, New York City 4; B.S. Chem. Eng. 1933, Georgia Institute of Technology, S.M. San. Eng. 1938, Harvard University; formerly Chief of Sanitary Engineering, Standard-Vacuum Oil Company; major subject Industrial Hygiene; sponsored by the Company; future position: Sanitary Engineering Advisor, Asiatic Area, Standard-Vacuum Oil Co. Mr. Alfonso Chipoco, Avenida Arenales 2622, Lima, Peru; Chem. Eng. 1950, Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros del Peru; Assistant Engineer, Dept, of Industrial Hygiene, Lima; major subject Industrial Hygiene; sponsored by F. O.A.; returning to former position. Mr. Max Bart, 4345 Le Bourget Ave., Culver City, Calif.; B.A. 1949, Brooklyn College; Chemist, Health Dept., City of Los Angeles; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Hygiene); sponsored by Atomic Energy Commission; returning to former position. Mr. Jerome K. Brasch, 6458 North Claremont Ave., Chicago 45, Ill.; B.S. Chem. Eng. 1947, Illinois Institute of Technology; formerly Industrial Hygiene Engineer, Portland Cement Association, Chicago; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Hygiene); sponsored by Atomic Energy Commission; future field: Industrial hygiene. Delta Omega. 34 WALKLEY, RIZIKA, PEYTON, LARSON Miss Janet Walkley, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass.; B.S. 1942, Tufts College; Industri al Hygiene Chemist, MIT; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Hygiene); returning to former position. Dr. Harold P. Rizika, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio; B.A. 1948, University of Syracuse, M.D. 1953, New York State University, Syracuse; formerly Intern, Mt. Sinai Hospital; candidate for M.PH. (Industrial Health); sponsored by Atomic Energy Commission; future position: Resident in Pathology, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Cleveland. Mrs. Mary F. Peyton, c o Lafayette Loan and Trust Co., Lafayette, Ind.; A.B. 1930, Denver University; M.S. 1932, University of Colorado; formerly with Harvard- Florence Research Project, Italy; candidate for M.PH. (Industrial Health.) Dr. Earl R. Larson, 5100 South Halifax, Minneapolis, Minn.; B.A. 1950, B.S. 1951, M.D. 1953, University of Minnesota; formerly: Intern, King County Hospital, Seattle, Wash.; candidate for M.I.H. (Industrial Health); sponsored by Atomic Energy Commission; future position: Fellow in Internal Medicine. 35 CORRIGAN, WOOD, ROBINSON, SPENCE Dr. Cameron Corrigan, North Battleford, Sask., Canada; B.Sc. 1932, M.D. 1937, University of Manitoba; formerly Medical Officer, Dept, of National Health and Welfare, Indian Health Services Branch; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Prac¬ tice-Medical Care); sponsored by Indian Health Services and W.H.O.; returning to former position. Dr. Christopher H. Wood, Dene Court, Tonbridge, Kent, England; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P 1947, M.B., B.S. 1950, D.PH. 1953, University of London; formerly in general practice; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Health) ; sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund; future field: industrial medicine. Class Vice President. Delta Omega. Lt. Cdr. William C. Robinson, (MC) USN, c o Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.; B.Sc. 1932, M.D. 1936, University of Alberta; formerly Medical Officer. U.S.S. Quincy; candidate for M.I.H. (Industrial Health); sponsored by U. S. Navy; future position: Naval Industrial Medical Officer. Dr. John A. Spence, c o Personnel Dept., Standard Oil Co. of California, 225 Bush St., San Francisco, Calif.; B.A. 1942, Whittier College, M.S. 1944, Ph.D. 1946, Purdue University; Industrial Hygienist, Standard Oil Co. of California; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Hygiene); sponsored by Standard Oil Company, return¬ ing to former position. 36 FOSDICK, GILLEN, HALE, ESTES Mr. Lee B. Fosdick, 5519 Belmont Ave., Cincinnati 24, Ohio; B.Ch.E. 1948, Ohio State University; formerly District Engineer, Industrial Hygiene Division; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Industrial Hygiene); sponsored by Ohio Dept, of Health; future field: industrial hygiene. Delta Omega. Cdr. James H. Gillen, Jr., (MC) USN: c o Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Navy Dept., Washington, D. C.; B.S. 1930, M.D. 1932, Georgetown University; formerly Industria l Medical Officer, Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Calif.; candi¬ date for M.PH. (Industrial Health); sponsored by U.S. Navy; future position: Naval Industrial Medical Officer. Dr. Alexander Hale, 3 Alfasi Ave., Jerusalem, Israel; M.D. 1937, University of Vienna; Chief Medical Inspector, Dept, of Factory Inspection, Ministry of Labor, Jerusalem; major subject Industrial Health; sponsored by F. O.A.; returning to former position. Dr. Hilliard D. Estes, 2120 Fairway Ct., Montgomery, Ala.; M.D. 1950, Harvard University; formerly Supervising Physician, Arabian-American Oil Co.; candidate for M.PH. (Industrial Health); future field: industrial medicine. Delta Omega. 37 FILLIOS, GUPTA, RIQUELME Mr. Louis C. Fillios, Dept, of Nutrition, H.S.PH.; A.B. 1948, S.M. in Hyg. 1953, Harvard University; formerly Assistant in Nutrtion, H.S.PH.; candidate for S.D. in Hyg. (Nutrition); sponsored by Dept, of Nutrition, H.S.PH.; future field: experi¬ mental nutrition. Dr. Om Prakash Gupta, c o Dr. H. C. Gupta, Nai Sarak, Delhi, India; B.Sc. 1945, University of Agra, B.D.S. 1950, University of Bombay, S.M. in Hyg. 1954, Harvard University; Research Fellow, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; candidate for S.D. in Hyg. (Nutrition); sponsored by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine; future field: teaching and research in Dental Schools in India. Dr. Alfredo Riquelme, Dept, of Nutrition, National Health Service, Santiago, Chile; M.D. 1942, University of Chile, M.RH. 1946, University of Michigan; Head, Dept, of Nutrition, National Health Service, Chile; candidate for Dr. PH. (Nutrition); sponsored by F.O.A.; returning to former position. 38 ICAZA, URAM, MCCANN Miss Susana J. Icaza, Box 1376, Panama City, Panama; Nutritionist, Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama; S.M. in Hyg. (Nutrition) March 1955, Harvard University; sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation; returning to former position. Mr. Jerome A. Uram, Dept, of Nutrition, H.S.PH.; B.S. 1951, M.S. 1953, Pennsyl¬ vania State College; formerly Instructor, Pennsylvania State College; S.M. in Hyg. (Nutrition) March 1955, Harvard University; sponsored by Dept, of Nutrition, H.S.PH. Miss Mary B. McCann, c o R. W. Bland, 10 Thorndell Drive, Richmond Hights, Mo.; B.S. 1946, Marymount College; formerly Head Administrative Dietitian, Veterans’ Administration Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis; M.PH. (Nutrition) March 1955, Harvard University; future field: nutrition. Delta Omega. SATJADIBRATA, WINTHER, FRY, VASEY Dr. R. Kwari Satjadibrata, 45 Djalan Gresik, Djakarta, Indonesia; M.D. 1948, University of Indonesia; Assistant in Pediatrics, Medical School, Djakarta; major subject: Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases; sponsored by F.O.A.; returning to former position. Dr. Asta H. Winther, 71 Finsensvei, Copenhagen F, Denmark; M.D. 1950, Uni¬ versity of Copenhagen; formerly resident, Epid. Hospital of Copenhagen; candidate for M.PH. (Nutrition); sponsored by American Association of University Women; future field: internal medicine. Mrs. Peggy Crooke Fry, PO. Box 1023, Conroe, Texas; B.S. 1949, University of Texas; formerly Fulbright and Effie I. Raitt Fellow, nutrition survey, Cook Islands; candidate for M.PH. (Nutrition); H.S.PH. scholarship. Miss Jean Vasey, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, England; B.Sc. 1947, University of London; formerly Therapeutic Dietitian; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Nutrition); sponsored by St. Thomas’ Hospital and H.S.PH. scholarship; future position: dietitian. 40 LANDAUER, REY, COOK, BAYKA Dr. Erich Landauer, c o Professor Walter Landauer, Storrs, Conn.; Dr. Ing. 1930, Stuttgart Technical Institute, Germany; formerly Head. Construction Dept., Civil Air Transport, Formosa; candidate for M.PH. (Microbiology). Dr. Paule Rey, Ave. Pictet de Rochemont, Geneva; M.D. 1953, University of Geneva; candidate for M.PH. (Public Health Practice); sponsored by Institute of International Education. Dr. Hale H. Cook, Satara, Bombay Province, India; A.B. 1938, Cornell University, M.D. 1942, Harvard University, B.D. 1947, Hartford Theological Seminary; Mis¬ sionary in India; candidate for M.P.H. (Epidemiology); sponsored by American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; returning to India for new work. Delta Omega. Dr. Iskender Bayka, Sisli-Levend Mahallesi Sakak 13, Istanbul, Turkey; M.D. 1940, University of Istanbul; formerly Hygienist at Academy of Military Medicine; major subject Industrial Medicine; sponsored by Government of Turkey; future position: Specialist in Bacteriology and Hygiene, Turkish Army. SMITH, WOO, PALASIRI (BUNNAG), SAYANHA-VIKASIT Dr. Eleanor H. Smith, 3 Bellevue Ave., Braintree, Mass.; A.B. 1945, Emmanuel College, M.D. 1949, Tufts College Medical School; formerly in general practice; candidate for M.RH. (Maternal and Child Health); sponsored by Massachusetts Dept, of Health; future field: maternal and child health. Dr. Theresa T. Woo, 20 Charlesgate West, Boston 15, Mass.; A.B. 1931, College of the Pacific, M.D. 1934, University of Michigan; formerly Major, U. S. Army Reserve, Chief of Pediatric Section, Army Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va.; candidate for M.PH. (Maternal and Child Health); H.S.PH. Scholarship; future field: possibly public health research. Dr. Nonglaks Palasiri (Bunnag), 44 Prasanmitre Road, Bangapi, Bangkok, Thai¬ land; M.D. 1952, University of Medical Sciences, Bangkok; formerly Fellow, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mo.; candidate for M.PH. (Maternal and Child Health). Dr. Chindabha S. Sayanha-Vikasit, Sivadon House, 1 Convent Road, Bangkok, Thailand; M.D. 1938, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, M.RH. 1950, University of Minnesota; Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Bangkok; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Maternal and Child Health); sponsored by F.O.A. and Thai Govern- nent; returning to former position. 42 MONTGOMERY, EGAN, MAQBOOL-ALI Dr. Theodore A. Montgomery, California State Dept, of Public Health, Berkeley, Calif.; M.D. 1946, University of Southern California; Child Health Consultant, Calif. State Dept, of Public Health; candidate for M.RH. (Maternal and Child Health); H.S.RH. scholarship; returning to former position. Delta Omega. Miss Mary C. Egan, 4 Elk St., Albany, N. Y.; B.S. 1944, Syracuse University, M.S. 1949, Cornell University; Senior Public Health Nutritionist, N. Y. State Dept, of Health; candidate for M.PH. (Maternal and Child Health); H.S.PH. scholarship; returning to former position. Dr. Editha Maqbool-Ali, Mon Asile, Malakpret, Hyderabad, India; M.R.C.S., L.R.C.R 1929, D.T.M. H. 1930, University of London; Assistant Director of Public Health (M. C. H.), Hyderabad; candidate for M.PH. (Maternal and Child Health); sponsored by W.H.O.; returning to former position. 43 SIDDHICHAI, CHATFIELD, WYSHAK Dr. Pradith Siddhichai, School of Public Health, University of Medical Sciences, Bangkok, Thailand; M.D. 1937, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, M.PH. 1950 Johns Hopkins University; Head of Dept, of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Bangkok; S.M. in Hyg. (Biostatistics), March 1955, Harvard University; sponsored by F.O.A. and H.S.RH.; returning to former position. Miss Judith R. Chatfield, 307 West 84th Street, New York City; B.S. 1952, Univer¬ sity of New Hampshire; formerly Statistician, Dept, of Biostatistics, H.S.RH.; candi¬ date for S.M. in Hyg. (Biostatistics); sponsored by National Heart Institute; future field: biostatistics. Miss Grace Wyshak, 32 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; A.B. 1949, Smith College; formerly Research Assistant, United Community Services, Boston; candidate for S.M. in Hyg. (Biostatistics). 44 Part Time and Special Students Top row (left to right)- BLUMBERG, DONALDSON, VOGEL, VALIENTE Middle row (left to right)- GRANT, STULB, COHEN, TEGLBJAERG Bottom row (left to n ' g j j-WHITING, SHAUGHNESSY, CARR, INOUE, WAGNER Dr. Mark S. Blumberg Sr. Asst. Surg., Occup. Health Div. USPHS, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Ruby C. Carr Sup., P. H. Nurs. Div., Vt. Health Dept., St. Johnsbury, Vermont M iss Minnie Cohen Asst. Ed. Dir., Visiting Nurse Association, Boston Mr. H arry H. Donaldson, Jr. Sr. Chemist, Esso Standard Oil Co. , Bayonne, New Jersey I)r. Jesse I. Grant Med. Dir., Winthrop-Stearns, Inc., Rensse¬ laer, New York Miss Yukiko Inoue Ed. Dir., Fukuoka Prefect. P. H. Nurs. Sch., Fujuoka, Japan Miss Mary E. Shaughnessy Inst. £ Field Sup. in P. H. Nurs., Boston College. Miss Sarah C. Stulb Clinic Dietitian, Peter Bent Brigham Hos¬ pital, Boston Mr. David L. S. Teglbjaerg Physicist, Royal Danish Factory Insp. Serv., Copenhagen, Denmark Dr. Sergio B. Valiente Med. Asst., Hyg. Prev. Med., University of Chile, Santiago Dr. Julius A. Vogel Works Phys., Jones Laughlin Steel Corp., Aliquippa, Pa. Miss Doris L. Wagner P. H. Nurse, Jackson Cty. Health Dept., Med¬ ford, Ore. M rs. Marjorie G. Whiting Doctoral candidate. Dept, of Nutrition, H.S.P.H. Mrs. Eleanor C. Bailey hid. Nurs. Cons., Occup. Health Div. USPHS, Washington, D. C. Part Time and Special Students (Continued) Dr. Bernardo O. Barrales lnd. Hygienist, Dept, of Labor, Mexico City, Mexico Mr. Austin J. Barrett Health Agent, Haverhill Health Dept., Haver¬ hill, Mass. Mr. William F. Benedict Field Rep., Mass. Soc. for Social Hyg., Bos¬ ton, Mass. Mr. Elise Comproni lnd. Hyg., Mass. Div. Occup. Hyg., Boston, Mass. Mrs. Rita F. Conant Instructor, Mat. Child Health H.S.P.H., Boston, Mass. Dr. Richard H. Daggy Dir., Prev. Med. Div., Aramco, Saudi Arabia Dr. Cihad T. Giirson Asst. Prof., Pediatrics, Univ. of Istanbul, Turkey Mrs. Caroline R. Hosmer Statistician, Dept. Biostatistics H.S.P.H., Bos¬ ton, Mass. Miss Mary L. Johnson Asst. Prof., Nut. Child Health Center, Univ. of Washington, Seattle Miss Naomi P. Kaplan Tech., Dept, of Nut., H.S.P.H. Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston, Mass. Miss Hilda E. Knight Grad., Regis College, Weston, Returning to Liberia Mr. Lawrence I. Kramer, Jr. Prog. Dir., Mass. Heart Assn., Boston, Mass. Mrs. Ruth B. Kundsin Res. Tech., Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., Bos¬ ton, Mass. Mrs. Emily McFarland 17 Fresh Pond Parkway, Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Leonard C. Mandell Bus. Mgr. Eng., Enginaire, Inc., Providence, R. I. Miss Hazel Midwood Boston College School of Nursing, Boston, Mass. Dr. Joseph Millin General Practice of Surgery, Worcester, Mass. Mr. Merl P. Moon Prof., Med. Bact. P. H., Still College, Iowa Mr. Joseph B. O’Gorman Eng., Edgerton, Germeshausen Grier, Bos¬ ton, Mass. Mr. Leonard D. Pagnotto Chem., Mass. Dept, of Lab. lnd., Div. Occup. Hyg., Boston, Mass. Miss Evelyn R. Rosen Supt., OPD Inst. P. H. Nurs., Beth Israel Hosp., Boston, Mass. Dr. David E. Rosengard Med. Dir., Group Practice Clinic, So. Boston, Mass. Dr. Bina E. Sawyer Res. in Obst., Syracuse Med. Center, Syra¬ cuse, N. Y. Dr. Leonardo Sinisterra Assoc. Prof, of Phys., Medical School, Cali, Colombia Dr. Edwin E. Smith Bact. V. D. Clinician, Dept, of Health, Quincy, Mass. Dr. Robert W. Standridge Priv. Practice, Dir. Dent., Fulton County, Atlanta, Ga. Mr. John T. Tierney Med. Casework Cons., R. I. Dept, of Soc. Wei., R. I. Dr. Melvin M. Udel Sr. Asst. Surg., Occup. Health Div. USPHS, Cincinnati, Ohio Mr. John S. Vinson Virologist, Charles Pfizer Co., Brooklyn, New York Dr. Clara Waldinger Pediatrician, Asst, in Ped., Tufts Med. Sch., Boston, Mass. Dr. Henry E. Zellmann Staff, Lahey Clinic, Boston, Mass. -► ENVIRONMENT In The Beginning The class of 1955 evolved from a paper list embryo to a Fall Term infant- hungry and eager, if a bit confused and uncoordinated—during the week of September 20th to 27th, 1954. It was during this week that a record-breaking 134 new students reported in, then ebbed and flowed through the Laskey real estate office and the environs of Roxbury, Brookline and Cambridge in search of shelter. They learned of the wondrous school mimeograph machine —and suffering through the many registration forms, a bond was kindled in their hearts. Personality development during these formative days was fostered by the mothering spirit of the administrative staff, faculty advisors and wives. Such tips and cues as a conducted tour of Harvard University, housing assistance, transportation and recreational opportunities were provided in addition to the business of curriculum alignment. On the 27th, after a week of trial —with checkbook, pencil and eraser playing the key roles—the Class of ’55 met as Public Health People, being received as such by the University and School leaders, and being welcomed to Harvard by President Nathan Pusey, the Honorable Robert Bradford, former governor of Massachusetts, and the Assistant Deans of the School of Public Health, Drs. Hugh Leavell and John Snyder. Tribute was paid to the late Dean Simmons, whose pervasive spirit later came to be known to all. On this day too, incidentally, classes got underway. 48 Simultaneously, the remarkable heritage of this new infant began to be realized. Twenty-five countries of the world were represented, and twenty-eight of the United States. Translating dictionaries were seen in increasing numbers slipping in and out of pockets, as bridges of health began to be forged. In October, with a gentle prod from the faculty and with the assistance of officers of former classes, came organization. As a first means of developing cohesion, a class picnic was held on the 31st of October at the nearby Lars Anderson Estate. The soccer talents of Drs. Rey, Shrdlu, Stara and W0ien came to be known and respected, as did the more sedentary weenie-roasting and vocal talents of others too numerous to mention. Now that an opportunity had been afforded to look over the soccer players, weenie-roasters and singers, class officers were nominated. At the next business meeting in the first part of November, Charlie Westerbeck got the nod as class president, Chris Wood as vice-president, Ona Hasslebacher as secretary and Rene Young as treasurer. The latter began the collection of class dues in earnest, symbolic of the fact that the Class of ’55 had finally matured and was “in business”. t H ! - 1 rt 1 ip A � I’.f The Forum Committee with Craig Lichtenwalner as chairman began plan¬ ning its program. The Publicity Committee led by Jerry Stara made its bow with the first Class bulletin, “Shattuck Street Sidelights” edited by Herb Otto, and started work on the possibility of a yearbook. Bill Brumage chaired the Social Committee which began, with considerable aplomb, by throwing a surprise party for the newly appointed Dean and Mrs. Snyder. At this party Charlie Westerbeck mastered the ceremony of presenting a Harvard chair and Asta Winther and Guilda Albert officiated at the tea and coffee pots. In The Huddle According to the master plan of instruction, certain courses were pre¬ sented primarily through lecture sessions. The difficulties involved in educating by didactic methods a group of students from diverse cultures and with sundry interests and experience can not readily be appreciated by the uninitiated. By freely offering perplexing questions and comments, members of the student body were often able to accelerate the initiation process. However, it was never made completely clear who was initiating whom and in what field of endeavor. As might be expected the lectures afforded amazing variety in presentation techniques and in subject matter, especially when the same topic was covered in different courses by different instructors. Nevertheless, most lecture sessions enjoyed at least one basic point of conformity; they were each completed in one hour with everyone satisfied at their completion. Seminar sessions, held routinely in numerous courses posed an entirely differ¬ ent set of problems for both the student and the instructor. No longer a spec¬ tator, the pupil was expected to do most of the talking and thus display some of the intelligence and wisdom he was rumored to possess. The proof of the existence of this rumored wisdom was quite a task for any member of the faculty but each applied his undivided effort to the campaign. Constricting the seminar discussion to the appropriate topic for consideration seemed to be a fiendish compulsion of some moderators. The more successful constrictors accomplished their end b y conducting a virtual question-and-answer program. Students generally agreed on the effect of this approach to a subject and such agreement was quite refreshing to the seminar teams since there was rarely any agreement on anything else under discussion. 51 A few courses added a little spice by holding laboratory sessions. Here again variety was not neglected. In certain instances the students discovered that a two-hour laboratory period could be most profitably spent in seeking clarifica¬ tion of the preceding one-hour lecture. Afterwards the two hours of scheduled lab work could be accomplished at home in six or eight hours. Another type of course did not allow this simple practical solution. Here the student was confronted with real instruments and real biological or chemical agents and had to labor feverishly to solve a real imaginary problem. Usually with good luck and a couple of brilliant guesses the allotted work could be finished in twice the allotted time, occasionally obtaining the correct result. Field trips to various public health and industrial units in the Boston area were welcomed by many students as a half-day of enlightenment, variety and fresh air. However, when they later burned the midnight oil trying to write reports on these sojourns they often experienced nightmarish alterations in their sense of values. In some courses extensive studies were made of individual cases or community problems and exhausting critical volumes prepared. It will be left to the next generation of HSPH students to determine whether or not the remarkable recommendations in these reports were put into effect and if so, their result. Every student knew that all the stimulating academic activities of the school must someday end. And they did—with examinations. Threatened by such an impending catastrophe, the whole student body was petrified into a solid, un¬ wavering team working toward a definite goal. In the huddle after the examina¬ tions the team spirit was even more remarkable and philosophies were expressed that might be politely paraphrased as: “East is East and West is West and ne’er the twain shall meet.” Undoubtedly, the major goal of the master plan—to pro¬ duce a real team—had been djjoriously attained. Shattuck Street Sidelights ... The Class bulletin, aptly named “Shattuck Street Sidelights” by Marjorie Young, was produced at three week intervals throughout the year. Elerb Otto, with his rotating co-editors and staff provided much fun and news. 53 Senior members of the faculty expressed their views. The epidemiology of atmospheric precipitation, “selling” public health, and Boston heating methods were described. To demonstrate that the School gospel had been read, learnt and inwardly digested a whole issue was dedicated to “teamwork”. Rival attrac¬ tions to academic work in the form of museums, concerts, eating houses, and skiing resorts were liberally advertised. LEISURE What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare William Henry Davies To avoid undue emphasis on the academic aspects of school life the Social Com¬ mittee quickly followed up the Dean’s tea party with an allcomers Christmas Party. The Class treasury being in reasonably good shape we found ourselves being entertained in the vast ballroom of Longwood Towers. A magnificent Christmas tree surrounded by presents, a festive board of refreshments, carol¬ singing, and dancing made the evening a splendid one. Dave Jones as compere produced Rene Young who gave an excellent performance on the violin; Larry Roberts to recite a laughter-provoking rhyme, written for the occasion; and Mrs. Moon whose delightful piano solo brought calls for encore. Santa Claus Anderson produced “appropriate” presents for several of the faculty, and something from the tree for everyone. With the Christmas party over and the School closed for two weeks a num¬ ber of holiday trips began. Refuge from the New England winter was sought by many who went to the Southern United States, California and even to Jamaica and Nicaragua. Those remaining in the district enjoyed winter sports and catching up on class work. Visiting Lecturers ... Back in School our instruction was enriched by the visits throughout the year of distinguished guest speakers. The visitors either appeared on the seminar programs of the several departments or addressed the Public Health Forums. The wit and charm of Dr. Bradford Hill of the London School of Hygiene, and the contagious enthusiasm of Dr. Howard Rusk were imparted to us in formal class. In the Public Health Forums Dr. Louis van den Berghe of the Institute for Scientific Research in Central Africa discussed kwashiorkor. He was followed by Dr. Ernst Abramson of the National Institute of Puolic Health in Sweden who spoke on nutritional problems and food law in Scandinavia. A high point of the series was the visit by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the Minister of Health for the Government of India, who knowingly and sympathetically discussed village needs in her country. Among other visiting lecturers in the School during the year were Dr. Ronald Elsdon-Dew of Durban, South Africa who spoke on the amebiasis research in his country and Dr. Donald Hunter of London, whose lecture concerned industrial health services in Great Britain. Field Trips • • • As an alternative to vacation between the terms there were “volunpulsory” field trips. Microbiology offered a week at Albany, New York with visits to the State laboratories and to the Sterling Winthrop Research Institute. Maternal and Child Health took their students to New York City where they were the guests of the Bureau of MCH Services. They saw the premature baby services, the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a number of day-care nurseries. Students in Medical Care also reported an admirably organized trip to New York. Epidemiology students visited the New York City Department of Health and Cornell University. They had their share of adventures in the subways trying to keep Nallepilly Ramakrishnan on the same side of the door as his hat. Even Biostatistics, which most would regard as a highly domesticated science, ventured as far afield as New Hampshire. Nearer home, Public Health Practice enthusiasts went on some snowy visits to sewage works and candy factories. The Air Force group, in an attempt to catch up on flying time spent many abortive days sitting around a snowbound airfield. Our Class president, though not himself lost in New York City, returned without his wallet, cigarettes or luggage. The Spring Term ... The Spring term was started in one of Boston’s colder spells. There were a few holes in our ranks; Susana Icaza, Mary McCann and Jerry Uram had graduated and others left, some to continue their studies next year. However, reinforce¬ ments from all sides, Iskender Bayka from Turkey, Leonardo Sinisterra from Colombia and David Teglbjaerg from Denmark, arrived to fill the gaps. Fur¬ ther, a contingent of six taking the Industrial Health short course swelled our numbers. There were no longer enormous classes attended by all, so extra¬ curricular activities became even more important. The Class Officers through such groups as the Forum Committee endeavored to meet these needs. The Forum Committee’s plans bore more fruit. Dr. Leavell had opened the series by showing slides and telling stories of his Asian trip with Dean Simmons. The lecture given by Dr. Garland, Editor of the New England Journal of Medi¬ cine, gave many helpful clues to the Class’s future authors. Tom Collins and some Air Force colleagues took over for the first all-student evening. In their portrayal of Aviation Medicine current topics were described by John McCann. Ray Yerg gave an account of the history of flying and Julian Ward then projected into the future with a description of the problems of space travel. Other evenings on communication skills included Miss Fortunati’s dem¬ onstration of slide making and Dr. Packard’s talk on public speaking. Dr. Packard also recorded and analyzed the voices of would-be orators. Muvaffak Akman was chiefly responsible for the first of the evenings portraying individual countries. Turkey was described by means of posters, exhibits, slides, films and even Turkish coffee. On another occasion Sofia Bona-de Santos told tales of the Philippine Islands. Her talk was followed by films and a fashion parade showing both the history of local dress and the charm of Filipino girls. 58 The audience was able to participate in the eating part of the fiesta that fol¬ lowed and were further entertained by singing and dancing, all in the appro¬ priate Filipino manner. 59 Harkness Common • • Only to those who look in the right places come discoveries. Such a find as the halls at Harkness Common, which are loaned, at no cost, to graduate groups, was made by Bill Brumage. The dances that the Social Committee arranged there were enjoyed despite the temperamental performance of the record player. L- r- 1 Rr. t L «--? f C � New, to some, were the raspah, hokey-pokey, beer barrel polka and conga lines. However, excess enthusiasm made up for lack of grace and spirits were maintained at an adequate blood level by refreshments which arrived in bulging pockets and brief cases. Within the socio-economic enviroment but without the precincts of the School various creditable alterations were being made to the records. On October 21, 1954, Yoko was born to Iso and Michio Hashimoto. On January 1, 1955. Sohail John was born to Eattaneh and Mohammad Adham. Tom Collins was married on January 30th and Nonglaks Palasiri became Mrs. Monat Bunnag on March 18th. Leon Knight received his majority and Julian Ward his captaincy. Hank Moritz received the decoration of the Military Merit Hwarang with gold star for service in Korea. With this much achieved in the first three periods there is much hope for the last lap. Not only will present activities continue, more picnics and parties, more forum meetings—on India and perhaps Thailand—but there are new plans. In the lunch hour there will be public health films and the elite from the other side of the river are to speak to us on various topics of general interest. These distractions will help to keep thoughts off the comprehensive examinations until such time as Commencement is more imp ortant. We hope that when the Class of ’55 has returned to its various sources, there will be many opportunities for students to meet again and renew their friend¬ ships. On these occasions there will be much that is pleasant to review. Perhaps at this time it will be possible to determine the influence of this past year. “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. . . . Speak what you think today in words as hard as cannon-balls, and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict everything you said today.” New England Reformer— Ralph Waldo Emerson The Harvard School of Public Health has a great soul and its future will be watched by all its students, past and present. There should be no rigid uni¬ formity in the approach to public health problems; methods of today may not be applicable tomorrow. The capacity of the School to meet the changing needs of the future will depend, to no small extent, on its ability to integrate the rich variety of ideas and experience of its students, who we hope, in time to come, will be drawn from the entire world. 61 Year Book Staff EDITOR : Leon J. Taubenhaus ASSOCIATE EDITORS: James L. Goddard Julian E. Ward Jerry F. Stara Christopher H. Wood CONTR Max Bart Thomas A. Collins Avedis S. Donabedian Hilliard D. Estes Lee B. Fosdick Peggy C. Fry Alexander Hale David O. Jones Erich O. Landauer Earl R. Larson Saul T. IBUTORS : Editha Maqbool-Ali John P. McCann Herman S. Parish, Jr. Gene C. Phelps Frederick R. Ritzinger, Jr. Lawrence O. Roberts Calvin W. Schwabe, Jr. Charlotte A. Smith John A. Spence Jean M. Vasey Wilson, Jr. FACULTY ADVISOR: Mr. Allen S. Richmond Photography: Ted Polumbaum 62 The Class of ’55 wishes to thank Chas. Pfizer Co., Inc., and Pfizer International whose generous support made the printing of this yearbook possible . INDEX TO STUDENT BIOGRAPHIES Adham, Mohammad, H.26 Akerren, Bo Y..26 Akman, Muvaffak A.25 Albert, Guilda M.16 Anderson, George R.28 Avrett, William L., Jr.34 Bart, Max.34 Bayka, Iskender.41 Bona de Santos, Sofia.21 Bragg, Robert L.18 Brasch, Jerome K.34 Brumage, William S.17 Cabarcas, Victor.18 Calabi, Ornella.33 Chatfield, Judith R.44 Chipoco, Alfonso.34 Chulavachana, Tavisak.18 Claro, Joseph J.28 Collins, Thomas A.28 Cook, Hale H.41 Corrigan, Cameron.36 Donabedian, Avedis.17 Drislane, Anne M.27 DuBois, Jean R.16 Egan, Mary C.43 Estes, Hilliard D.37 Fillios, Louis C.38 Fosdick, Lee B.37 Fry, Peggy C.40 Gayler, Gilbert E.17 Gillen, James H., Jr.37 Goddard, James L.22 Gupta, Om R.38 Hale, Alexander.37 Hashimoto, Michio.23 Haslebacher, Ona M.16 Holmstrom, Fritz M. G.28 Icaza, Susana J.39 Jatanasen, Sujarti.33 Jones, David 0.32 Kaprio, Leo A.23 Knight, Leon A.. 29 Landauer, Erich 0.41 Larson, Earl R.35 Lichtenwalner, Craig S.23 Lin, Chau-Ching.25 Maqbool-Ali, Editha A. W. .43 Marra, Edward F..19 McCann, John P.29 McCann, Mary B.39 Medina, Ana K.19 Medina, Ernesto.. . 19 Miller, Leo.19 Montgomery, Theodore A.43 Moritz, Henry C., Jr.29 Nilson, George T..20 Nolan, James W..20 Otto, Herbert A.20 Otto, Sarah T..20 Palasiri, Nonglaks.42 Pamatmat, Marcelo B.24 Parish, Herman S., Jr.29 Peavy, James E.27 Peyton, Mary F..35 Phelps, Gene C.30 Quinnell, Robert K.30 Ramakrishnan, Nallepilly R.27 Rey, Paule Y..41 Riquelme, Alfredo.38 Ritzinger, Frederick R., Jr.30 Rizika, Harold P.35 Roberts, Lawrence 0.21 Robinson, William C.36 Rose, Evelyn.16 Santiago, Nestor M.21 Satjadibrata, R. Kwari.40 Sayanha-Vikasit, Chindabha S. ... 42 Schwabe, Calvin W., Jr.33 Shigematsu, Itsuzo.26 Shirley, Robert E.30 Siddhichai, Pradith.44 Smith, Charlotte A.25 Smith, Eleanor H.42 Song, Hyong N.22 Spence, John A.36 Stara, Jerry F..32 Taubenhaus, Leon J.22 Ujjin, Pairatana.25 Uram, Jerome A.39 Vasey, Jean M.40 Velasco, Antonio.23 Vijil y Tardon, ' Camilo.26 Walkley, Janet E.35 Ward, Julian E.31 Westerbeck, Charles W..31 Wilson, N. Joyce.24 Wilson, Saul T., Jr.32 Winther, Asta H.40 W0ien, Per R.27 Woo, Theresa T..42 Wood, Christopher H.36 Wyshak, Grace.44 Yerg, Raymond A.31 Young, Marjorie A. C.24 Young, Rene S. K.21 Zimering, Stanley.24 64 , .