New York Medical College - Fleuroscope Yearbook (Valhalla, NY)

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Genius is 90W hard work: so apparently Ioe must have a divine spark lurking beneath that ready smile. Through the long, difficult preclinical years, he has worked ceaselessly and arduously--always too busy to complain, and too strong for self pity. With the advent of the clinical years, he soberly and in- telligently planned to derive the greatest amount of hard, com- mon sense knowledge possible. The results demonstrated, with- out a doubt, that here was one student who utilized, to the full- est, the clinical facilitiesto ce- ment, more firmly, his book learning. A final, conclusive idea of how thorough he is may be gleaned from his interneship at California. He conceived the unusual idea, studied it, and accomplished it. Will power and brain power are beautifully combined, and the results indi- cate a long and glorious career. Brooklyn, N. Y. N. Y. U., B. S. Delta Sigma Theta. Dance Committee 2, 4 Southern Pacific Hospital, San Francisco, California. One hundred twenty Joseph M. Presti

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Orange, N. I. N. Y. U., B. S. Freshman year found us with Mario in our midst. Though small in stature, we soon found that he need climb no tree in order to be noticed. Mario had the answer whenever ques- tioned. l-lis earnestness in study by night found reward in his ability to answer by day, and we soon discovered ourselves notic- ing the giant shadow on the wall. But earnestness in studies was merely a reflection of that earnestness in all that he does. I-lere is a real friend, sincere, staunch, true. But, withal, there is a refreshing sense of humor ' '41 l Mario V. Pizzi that comes out at the most trying times-for example, during our anatomy exams. We are confi- dent, Mario, that your greatness will indeed be seen by all. Four years at Flower have but served to herald many years of success for you in the future. ' St. Michael's Hospital Newark, N. I. One hundred nineteen

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Frank J. Prisco Brooklyn, N. Y Cornell A. B Fleur-o-scope 1, 2, 3, 4 Assistant Editor 3 Literary Editor 4 Delta Sigma Theta. Samaritan Hospital, Troy It is a very special privilege to be accorded the opportunity to eulogize, even briefly, the per- sonable Dr. Prisco. Very spe- cial since it was F ate, the cast of a die, or maybe just the Boss, that saw to it that F rank was to wield his tongue and scalpel at the Writer's bench in Anatomy laboratory. Having ascertained, through that inevitable grape- vine system of all freshman classes, that this gentleman al- ready had done some carcass- carving at Cornell, yours truly expected easy going. His streamlined dissections and dis- sertations thereof proved to be both a delight and an aid. We will remember Frank for his everpresent hand-Written notesy his extremely retentive memoryy his photographic mind - essentially negative y and his backslapping geniality. I-Ie leaves us as he came-alert and with a justifiable confidence in his qualifications. One hundred twenty-one