New England College of Optometry - Scope Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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MALCOLM ARSENAULT HAROLD BOND ARNOLD BUONFIGLIEJ imaanarhun A w ty vw. .A ks I, f Q KENNETH C, LANDRY SALVATORE LAZZARO 0911111 JAMES NEWMAN LEW PARKER BERNARD S. POTVIN DAVID D. RUBIN IRVING STERNBERG

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THE SCDDE Official undergraduate publication of the MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL OF OPTOMETRY 285 Huntington Avenue Boston 15, Mass. Editor'-211-Chief... .... JACK GOLDSTEIN Arroriate Editor ...... NORMAN I. PANsEY Burinerf Manager .... VICTOR A. LUCIA Smjf .... josEPH L. HERMAN A. C. KING Adverfiring Staff .... IRVING F. GLASSER, Mgr. H. L. HIBBARD Cirrulafion Smj ....... ARTHUR H. LAROCHELLE, jR. RAYMOND Ross GLORLA GRAY Smj Wrftem ............. JOAN PAsAKARNrs HENRY HAYES RALPH NATHAN NORMAN RUBY .lol-IN WENTZELL Cofzfribzffizzg Edjf0r.ARTHUR O. BRUCE, M.D. Faculty Aduifor ....... WENDELL F, FOGG, Ed. M. Dr. Lange to Speak at R. I. Convention The Rhode Island Society of Optometry will hold its annual convention on September 21-22 at the Narraganset Hotel, Providence. Dr. Carl W. Lange of St. Louis, Mo., will be the main speaker and his subject will be Squir1t, Am- blyopia, Hyperopia, Myopia, Suppression, Fu- sion, and Stereopsisf' Demonstrations will be made upon various patients that will be pre- sent for that purpose. Students of Optometry have been invited to attend the convention without payment of the registration fee. There will be a fee of five dollars for the banquet, entertainment, and dancing which will close the assembly. Qaomffzegclfliaa In recent months, many Optometric leaders have expressed deep concern for future stand- ards of Optometric practice. This concern has been justified, for the unparalleled increase in registration in the nation's Optometric colleges will, within a year or two, create tremendous problems as to the allocation of new practi- tioners. . Wliat the American Optometric Association is working to prevent, of course, is a rise in commercial methods and behavior within the profession. In the past, this trend has been most evident at times when large numbers of young Optometrists were drifting aimlessly about, financially unable or unwilling to open their own offices and exposed to the tempta- tions of commercial practice. Should this be the aftermath of the present spurt in student enrollment, Optometry will have lost decades of struggle and sacrifice to earn recognition as one of the healing professions. Such a conse- quence would be tragic beyond words, for, much as a result of their work in the armed forces, Optometrists are increasingly winning this recognition from other professional circles. The outlook, however, is far from discour- aging, for several reasons. Perhaps the most important may be seen here within the confines of our school walls. As a result of a careful screening and selection process, the present freshman class represents a student body of the highest educational achievement and poten- tialities. These students are the pick of an un- precedented number of applicants. The fresh- man instructors attest to their maturity and healthiness of attitude. Undoubtedly, what is true at M. S. O. must also be true at the other Optometric colleges. We believe that Optometry is soon to receive into her fold an iniiux of practitioners she will be proud to claim. This situation, however, poses another chal- lenge to the admirable efforts of the A. O. A. The greatest aid the Association can give fu- ture optometrists is to provide a profession free from the taint of charlatanry and com- mercialism. How well and how quickly opto- metry meets this challenge will undoubtedly determine her status in the years to come. Page Sezfezz

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ARTHUR COWAN BENJAMIN HAMILTOIQI MORTDN SHAW, Pres. J. EDWARD WHELAN DAVID 1 YORRA