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

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To Dr. lVasserman. we leave one bottle of Scotch to liven him up and at the same time slow down that mathematical thinking power. To Mr. Arnold, we leave a farm that will take care of itself. To Mr. Fogg, we leave X!!Kx-NPL To the sophomore class. we leave our inalienable squatters rights on the local pinball machines. To the freshman class. we leave our deepest sympathy and the sage advice, Grin and Bear it. :lk Pl? :Xi The following members of this august and revered student body have ceased for just a moment in their incessant studying to make these per- sonal bequests: Bochinis leaves his prevention formula. Harris leaves his diary-'AMy experience in the Bush and along the Merritt. Samit leaves his secret of endurance. Gallin leaves an eraser to his successor. Rosenfield reluctantly leaves the pinball machine. Rodolico leaves his pad and pencil. Honest John Musserian leaves his record. H. Davis leaves to begin his trip to Broadway with the hopes of re- viving vaudeville. Contillo leaves to spend more time with his varying enterprises. Kisner leaves his method of tracing rays. Kranseler leaves to investigate the visual problems of young woman- hood. Pollack leaves his opinion. Katsos and Grassey leave the bowling alley, but very unwillingly. Izbitsky leaves gradually. Krieger leaves his notes. all three pages. to the library. Katz, Spear and Rappaport leave MSO's basketball hopes dashed to pieces. Frank leaves to offer his professional eye care to Southern belles and mint juleps. The Rhode Island Boys leave early to catch a train. Cooperstein leaves for the French Foreign Legion. 'Werthamer leaves 'fThe Scope , he hopes. Mann and Lustig leave in the hope that they may return in a year or two for a post-graduate course. Koplowitz leaves trying to lfind a pinochle game. Upton leaves to be married. Grossman leaves the orthoptic clinic to Dr. Kuhn. , Sloan leaves to investigate the reading speed and comprehension of cattle, mules and hogs. joy leaves Dr. Bruce. Lesniak. Hlolff, and Heal leave to practice in the State of Presbyopia. Feldman leaves with his coffers well-filled from his various ventures. Jurkiewicz, Clark and Selig leave the eyeball optometrists to their globes. PAGE 'IWENTY

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AS ILL AND TESTAMENT Qinnm all H3211 hg 111252 HYPHPUTH: That we, the class of 1950, of the Massachusetts School of Optometry, in the county of Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, professing to be sound in mind and body and having proved ourselves not to be illiterate and moronic under the meaning of the Laws of the State of Insanity, do hereby publish and declare this to be our last will and testament. YVe do hereby, after considerable deliberation, apportion our estate upon the following whether or not they are willing recipients: To our worthy Dean, Dr. Green, we leave Samit's collection of Case Analyses for further study and due deliberation--Continuing further To Dr. Namias, we leave a multiple-purpose back scratcher, one of its uses being as a life-time unbreakable toothpick. To Dr. Bruce, we leave one giant economy size bottle of Slickum I-Iair tonic. To Dr. Farnum, our pioneer in contact lenses, we leave a truckload of bags of cement to make molds and impressions with. To Dr. Hochstadt. we leave a sack of peanuts and a small 54-lb. bag of Maine potatoes, so that he may get some enterprising young sophomore started on the road to success. To Dr. Cline, we leave an illuminated Exit, sign, so that all he ever need do is to merely point his finger. To Dr. Wfright we leave the U. S. Army Manual GM-21, How to put over the commercial and other little tricks of the sneaky, successful radio announcer. To Dr. March, we leave a silent, approved by the A.O.A., cash register. To Dr. Antanelis, we leave a soft cushioned, Beauty-rest, desk chair. To Dr. Carvin, we leave that best-seller, which he 1T1uSt have missed, on How to win friends and influence people. To Dr. YVhitney, we leave a handful of nickels To Dr. Kuhn, we leave one pair of base-up prisms so that he may talk with others and yet continue to look at the floor. To Dr. Kamens, we leave, the speed record for doing the Subjective Fog Test plus our sincere hope that his forehead will soon be covered with fuzz. To Dr. Baker, we leave a hundred pairs of clumsy hands and fingers, which do us no good, but he may utilize as spare temples, screw drivers or other trivia. To Dr. Gross, we leave a vague memory of test tube babies. To Dr. Hargbol, we leave the front seat on the first chartered flight to the moon when the latter is in eclipse with the former. PAGE NINETEEN

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Digger O'Dell leaves with his shovel. Vlahogianis. lVelch. Laton, Tully and Resmini leave to go into prac- tice together. Fogg leaves to get out of it all. In witness thereof, we, the class ol 1950, have legally designated the foregoing as our linal will and testament and do hereby designate it to be obscured among other trivia of its kind. Signed, CLASS OF '50 M. K. and R. K. CLASS HISTDIQY Dearie, do you remember when you came to MSO . . XVasn't it a. long time ago And wasnt you then a Shmo. Vfell if you do, then you're much older than you were. Dearie, do you remember when it was Physics and Chemistry . . Instead of Optometry, And how you tried to be An A student rather than a ltVell if you do, then you're much smarter than you think. Dearie, do you remember when you first studied optometry . . My! NVasn't it a spree Until that first squizzing bee Didn't seem like it ought to be. Well if you do, then you're much more seasoned than you were. Dearie, do you remember when you took Anatomy . . . just how mixed up could it be. But between you and me You must know head from knee YVell if you do, then you sure learned more than me. Dearie, do you remember your Histology with its nuclei . . Dr. Carvin screaming at you and I Not to see but to signify. YVhat did he expect from a guy? W'el1 if you did, then you are as ulcered as I. 1 Dearie, do you remember when you first met The Bear' . Such easy work that you didn't care Except after the first exam was there So that now of Practical you are quite aware. NVell if you are, then you've learned more than you think. Dearie, do you remember when you tried to stay rational . . Wliile they were building the First National. How amidst the din and the roar Your brain wouldn't score Yet the work piled up more. Well if you did, then you were as nerve wracked as I. PAGE TWENTY-ONE