Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences - Stethoscope Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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.lx Later . . . a new anatomy lab Crighth . . . the campus moved to Independence Avenue and a new college and clinic building top the hill. Progress is evident -pride is uppermost .... Though modest in appear- ance, the motivation and ambition of students and instructors alike provide incentive and still higher goals, so that changes continue to be made. The school has passed its infancy .... , ' -. 1916-the year of birth for K.C.C.O.S.-humble but hopeful. These unimposing walls saw students with dreams. ideals, goals, courage striving for the prized D.O. degree-many a memory was made here. Many a human's life course changed here . . . w I X

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FCREWORD Fifty years have passed since our school first opened her doors and it is indeed sad that we can do little more than recall the past thru pictures and handed down stories. The buildings, students and philosophy are here but what of the individual dreams and desires of the thousands who have shared in the history of our school. The lives that have been touched by her graduates and the satis- faction derived from doing something worthwhile in life are the things we can't evaluate or set down in print to help commemorate The Golden Year. With these shortcomings in mind we set out to present a short tribute to our school, to the grad- uates who have gone before us, to the men and women who helped shape her philosophy and to the many who will carry on that philosophy in the future. What then is our school? Is it buildings or stu- dents or a purpose. Naturally it is composed of all these things but the philosophy must have been the inspiration for a teaching institution such as ours. There is a basic premise in life that for something to be useful it must be needed or it will soon die out. From the tremendous growth of Osteopathy we can readily deduce that it is indeed useful and necessary and that the basic philosophy of our school is now as important as ever to the well- being of the people of our country. So here we are after half a century of teaching and we ask ourselves: why are we here, what are we doing and where are we going. We sincerely hope that the following contrast between past and present will help answer these questions and will reaffirm our position today and will enlighten you as to our plans for tomorrow.

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The out-patient clinic provides a wealth of path- ology for the students in the clinic years. Here the student gains experince in diagnosis and treating patients in his own practice. -t , , . , I, 1 V The new student union building provides living quarters for unmarried students as well as recrea- tional facilities and a modern cafeteria. Johnson Hall, the basic facility for laboratory cour- ses, was opened in 1940. Here the students come to know every corner of this structure as they spend long hours in the different laboratories gaining skills in the basic sciences which will be applied in the clinic years. The administration building has seen many changes throughout the years and' has served faithfully as the hub of both administrative and medical activities. Here are housed the business facilities as well as classrooms and research equipment. Q- -12. ' , its