Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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KPHYSIOL6GY We, as sopimomore students recently released from time ravages of our freslmman year, slmall never forget tlmat first clay in time laboratory of physiology on time tourtlm lloor. We entered tlmis domain of lcnowledge on tlmis particular day wlmerein we were to learn tlme plienomena as- sociated witlm life and clmaracterized by tlme ability to assimilate food, to respire, to metabo- lize, to elimiimate, and to reproduce. Tbere We found our seats by some aritlmmetical equation. were banded a boolc of laboratory directions and told to proceed. Some of us had never pitlmed a frog before: most of us lmad never correctly smoked a drum before: all of us had never be- fore been permeated by a spirit for experimenta- tion on living animals. We sat tlmere dazed for a few minutes notnlcnowing wlmat to do or lmow to do it. We were puzzled by time mystic indifference of time men of time department. But soon a few brave souls ventured out to do time worlc assigned and started time ball rolling: and witlm eaclm roll of time ball, tlmere was a gain in' momentum so tlmat by time end of tlmat semester, we imad gained invaluable knowledge of tlmose little timings wlmiclm malce us go. We timen realized tlmat wlmat we tlmougimt was unconcem- edness on time part of our teaclmers was actually an attempt to inculcate witlmin us an exemplifi- cation of tlme experimental attitude. Our laboratory sessions, directed by Dr. Crider, were tlmree in number, two of wlmiclm were conducted by the students tlmemselves, and time otlmer by members of tlme staff. In tlme after- noon we had excellent lectures in plmysiology delivered by our unassuming yet versatile pro- fessor, Dr. J. Earl Tlmomas. On various occa- sions, Dr. Pasclmlcis, Dr. Friedman. and Dr. Hart would talce over and deliver lectures on subjects most dear to tlmeir lmearts. Tlmen, of course, ,tlmere were tlmose weelcly lectures given by timat juggler of time blood cells, Dr. Tuttle fsince retiredl, wlmose distinguislming clmar- acteristics of personality and ambidexterity will always remain with us. Rounding out time pro- gram, timere were tliose weelcly recitation lmours witlm various members of time staff. lTlmus did we obtain an important linlc in our clmain of medical education.

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PATHOLOGY Gentlemen ,-'for that was always how our unpretentious, yet steadfast, Professor of Pathol- ogy, Dr. Virgil H. Moon. addressed us- Gentlemen, you are now sophomores, and as such, you must lcnow the subject of pathology: for as Sir William Osler said, 'As is our pathology, so'is our practice, Thus were we introduced to a new field of study and a new teacher: and soon after, both in our sophomore and our junior years, we learned through hard and tedious worlc in an efficient and orderly manner the full import of the ahove quotation. During the lecture periods in our sophomore year, Dr.'lVloon acquainted us with the morpho- logical evidence and manifestations of the pro- cess of a disease, its gross and microscopic char- acteristics, and its cause and effect especially upon function: and he tried to show us how disease is an abnormality of structure, function, or hoth.'Further, it was his special delight to give short and impromptu quizzes so.that we might get practice in answering questions not only adequately but also concisely and to the point. The laboratory during the same year was under the direction of Drs. Stasney, McGrew, and Scaricaciottoli. How well we remember those famous words of Dr. Stasney- Tait another lulcgu or those classical descriptions of microscopic slides-from necrosis to misplaced chromosomes'-of Dr. lVlcGrew in his own in- imitable ways: or those silent hints and aids given to us by Dr. Scaricaciottoli both in the laboratory and recitation rooms. Further, we attended various autopsies, and had special practical examinations on pathological speci- mens, and hecame acquainted with neuro- pathology under the direction of members of Dr. Alpers' staff. Since our time, Dr. Mc- Grew has left Jefferson: and a new course in surgical pathology has been added to the sophomore year. The course in our junior year consisted only of lectures in organ pathology presented by Dr. Stasney and afforded us an excellent re- view and broader concept of our sophomore pathology. Further, these dissertations were spiced hy journeys to P.G.H., and high-lighted hy the Chief on discussions in a subject dear to him and us alilce-nshoclc and Related Capil- lary Phenomena. Thus was another roclc in the foundation of Medicine laid next to those of Anatomy, Physi- ology, Chemistry, Bacteriology and Pharmacol- ogy. mime.-