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

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t THAHALDSEN HAYNER ADLER MEDICINE itself is an highly intricate composite of all the basic sciences .... Of these the science of Anatomy furnishes the real skeletal framework for all branches of medicine .... The present head of the department, Dr. Maraffino, succeeds, pro tempore, Dr. Tharaldsen .... The latter, whom we all remember only too vividly, is rapidly recovering from a severe illness .... A striking contrast is presented in the methods of the two men .... Dr. Maraffino believes that the medical -degree, four years distant, is suffi- ciently important to the student to stimulate his pro- found interest in anatomy .... Dr. Tharaldsen's techni- que consists in so involving the student in anatomical study that almost all thought of a degree is subjugated . . . . Thus did The Boss come into being. Dr. Halfman, professor of applied anatomy, instructs the sophomore class in the principles of surgery as applied to anatomy .... Dr. Evans, only recently added to the staff, is research professor of anatomy .... His knowledge of comparative anatomy has amazed even the most blase student .... Dr. Hayner, associate pro- fessor, inspires profound fear' in the man who isn't properly prepared .... His strict sense of justice, how- ever, makes him sought by the man who is prepared. . . . Placidly would Dr. Adler puff on that perennial pipe while pondering new methods of student torture . . . . He is well known as the founder of the Umbrella Club .... The kindliness of Dr. Ruggeri, however, off- set such experiences. Despite- the temperament of an operatic star, Dr. Fierro has endeared himself to the student by his patience and understanding C?l . . . A seeming paradox but true .... Dr. l-lerlitz daily migrates from -distant Flushing to instuct the freshmen .... Dr. Bernard Maraffino, younger brother of the present departmental head, is almost apologetic when he is forced to fail a student .... When Dr. Cantwell fails a man, there is no doubt but that the man absolutely deserved it . . And so the department of Anatomy .... Every in- structor a distinct personality .... To every student, perhaps, a barrier to be surmounted before he can obtain that coveted passing grade. Twenty-eight ANATOMY

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ITISTCDLOCSY EMBRYOLOGY NEUROANATOMY STARK ALLEN CARPENTER AMONG the mysteries to be probed by the incoming freshmen is the science that deals with the micro- scopical study of tissue. . . And the development of new human beings .... It is indeed difficult at first for the student to either visualize or interpret what he sees in this new field .... For it is a new field to most freshmen . . . . lt lets down a veil that hides a vast panorama O1 the unexplored, and, to the uninitiated, apparently unrelated facts .... Here is laid the basic structure for a full comprehension of the physiology of tissue .... Thru the ability of the student of Medicine to recognize normal tissue was the science of Pathology founded . . . . And thus are understood the principles of medi- cine. The professor and head of the department is Dr. Mary Stark .... We do not recall just how Dr. Stark im- pressed us as freshmen .... We were kept far too busy to have formed many impressions .... But now in retrospect we realize the task she assumed .... That behind that seemingly heartless driving was a real human and warm heart .... That her rigid dis- cipline was for- our own good .... We only trust that some day we shall prove worthy of that wisdom and philosophy of life she tried to instill in us .... Infinite care and much patience, born of many years of peda- gogical experience, were taken by Dr. Ezra Allen, associate professor of the department, in an attempt to equip us with the proper technique for microscopic work .... With this established, he launched us upon his specialty .... Sex and Internal Secretions .... Energetic as he was, we were never permitted to lag behind the pace he set for us .... Dr. Allen Carpenter. instructor in Histology-Embryology, was the one to whom we looked when a difficulty arose pertaining to medicine itself .... He worded his explanations in our language, so that, the phenomena we saw under the microscope became clear. To all three members of this department, we express our sincere appreciation .... To Dr. Stark, for her phil- osophy and patient guidance .... To Dr. Allen, for his kindliness and devotion to detail .... And finally, to Dr. Carpenter, for his understanding of our difficulties. Twenty-nine