Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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In the lnrl ofinquiry A ATUMY September morn -Mortui vivos docent . . . the living learn from the dead 1 F W, W I , vu ,v ,vu i I 4 x L if ff N ' A f d Sm' A : 'b!:5w!7k1ie same an :..: Y L- One of the true basics of the medical curriculum, anatomy, is ushered in by the dodging of imaginary coconuts on the dissecting room floor and a frantic search for pits This is a cou1'se which demands long hours in the laboratory, short fingernails, and an insensitive olfactory apparatus. Exertional dyspnea comes to acquire a personalized meaning as frequent flights are necessitated, for the stu- dents are not to ride in the elevator fsigned by Dean Bennettj . Frequent indi- vidualized, unannounced oral quizzes offer the student the opportunity to dis- play his erudition before his fellows. A correct response to a question prompts another more difficult question. This circular mechanism eventually terminates with that familiar derisive bellow of udumhkopff'

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The greatest asset that a freshman may possess is a pro- digious memory, for the acquisition of a medical educa- tion is essentially the learning and memorization of new nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverhs peculiar to medi- cine. The application of rules of medical grammar and syntax to these definitions ultimately allows the student to converse in a unique, ever-expanding, esoteric lan- fvuage The second most valuable asset is perhaps a sense of humor, without it the student is almost certain to find his mental health challenged by the continual crises. The inherent nature of the freshman's education also demands a third virtue quality-stamina, both physical and mental, to brave the unbelievably long, dark, winter si. 'rs 1 ,' fvnmil .D n 1st Row-J. Barton, A. G. Brandau, J. R. Rees, A. D. Oscar, R. H. Cohen, K. A. Baer. 2nd Row-J. E. Steele, S. J. Amuso, D. F. Mintell, R. L. Alan, A. B. Levy, W. A. Freeman, A. L. Klein, A. M. Harrison. 3rd Row-R. Varner, J. H. Baker, H. I. Babitt, E. L. Downing, M. Yoder, T. J. Jackson, J. M. Parsons, E. W. Reiber, J. A. Lieberman. 4th Row-J. H. Miller, I. Hneleski, C. S. Cole, A. Martin, A. Steffens, S. G. Watterson, R. H. Smith, W. C. Vaughan, J. R. Browning, J. Murata, R. Ebert. 51h Row-R. D. Shapin, W. G. Ellison, R. G. Timmons, J. H. Tice, S. Yoder, D. G. Harwitz, Yung- inger, M. Krosnoff, H. J. Seda, R. J. Sarnowski, R. Mack- owialc, R. Mayer. 6th Raw-I. Keller, R. Lehman, W. hours at D.B T. Fogel, R. Barroway, B. Rubin, S. Kauffman, J. Kosoy, L. Criden, P. Rosenberg, L. S. Clark, S. Soss. . 4 Q 5:51 IV' . is e ' --.. we A '1rr.m-,'TTf?f,iidifg- A 1 U Y .i,,, I E p 21 4, X , In 1 I l Ai- il-J' f Q 4 ' r I - ' 1. Q 'Y t Q ' W f -I ' ' t 1 5 .f '7 1 i g. , , I . 3 ,,. H , ,, my ' A A sf 1 -11 1-f-1' .1 Q 2 ,I ef: ' ,. - I 4... 1 'P V, gi, 11,4 9 ,wi s p , .4 - fi E, I l i . Y 11 - 1 l 1? r.,.,' 1 ' 1 R 7 ' 'J - fl! tgirl T X li . all , ' - W-? kf f 1 - b X lx , A 4. 4' A .Q I,-3 1 B 5 f .,,. ,- , . xv, . .1 1' ax ' ' f?'f ' Th ' '11 'A ti , 9- . . 1 I ., l . ' 1 W 1' 11 , 1 1 . 7 ,y , if Var, df r . 1 , A ' ' A111 1 U Es . .1 l 11 1 1 1 , .1 ,, . ,, M ,L , ,W Z., I L i i s l s an l, .11 s,fff',f ii: -i ll1zltl4..411.'. ,. .12 , 1111t::Q::41: . gwbkl

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Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind. Q Er'-ax 0OOO 'C 5' X 1 'Fi 9 f ax ,B Q, C50 4 eff wx ' Dj 9 K' Nl, 1 gs .l W DC Q-5 - if L Q32 The missing link. I-:UQ