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MEDICAL'VIOLETf1935 'D'l'l'l'P'D'l0009'D'D'l',Q'D'D'DGflfl'DQ00'Y'D'I'20'D'Y'DOG-I-D'li',-I-D'l'I 'I'10-,'!'l'l'D'D-D'D'l'l-100'l','l'D'l'P','l'l'D'l'D'l'D'D'l'D'l','l'l',','D D'lll',0'lQ00l,'l'D'l'li'l'l00'l9'DO I asked what qualities did he think helped one to become a good teacher. He replied, To be a good teacher a man must know his subject very well, be able to present it clearly, and catch the imagination of the student, he should be able to stimulate the student to further study. He added that some teachers stimulate by being irritating, and even that, in the absence of a better method, is acceptable as a means to an end. . lnevitably in any interview the question of a formula for success comes up. Dr. Wyckoff would offer no pattern for success, but suggested that common sense, knowl- edge and hard work in association with an attitude of human sympathy and progres- sion are invaluable in that connection. An important appointment of the Dean's made it necessary to continue the inter- view elsewhere and in keeping with his pleasant, informal manner, it was completed in his automobile during the frequent noisy waits between red and -green lights. He spoke about the future of the medical college, and predicted a great future for it. The greatest difficulty, he thought, lay in the building up of a clinical faculty. He hoped that some day soon we would have a private unit where doctors on the clinical faculty might admit their private patients. , Mrs. Magee, secretary to the Dean, was kind enough to give me complete informa- tion concerning Dr. Wyckoff's past history. He was born in Tindivinam, India, on November 12, 1881, son to John Henry Wyckoff, educator and missionary, and Emmeline Frances Loupp Bonney. He came to America at the age of four, but spent two more years in India six years later. He attended the Westjersey Academy at Bridgton, N. J., and matriculated at Rutgers University in 1901. Determined to become a physician, Dr. Wyckoff studied at our own medical college, where he was graduated in 1907. He was appointed to the house staff of Bellevue Hospital and served a two year interneship. The following year he spent in Germany in further medical study. In 1916 Dr. Wyckoff was appointed adjunct assistant visiting physi- cian to Bellevue Hospital, in 1919 he became assistant visiting physician, and in 1927 he was made visiting physician and director of the third CNew York UniversityD Medical Division of Bellevue Hospital. During the World War he served with the Bellevue unit-first as captain, then as major-and received a citation by General Pershing for distinguished and meritorious service at Vichy, in 1919. A His connection with the medical college began as Instructor in 1910, followed by the successive promotions to Clinical Professor in 1917, Associate Professor in 1927, and Professor of Medicine and Dean in 1932. Since 1910 Dr. Wyckoff has been en- gaged in active private practice. He was married in 1914 to Elizabeth Crane Porter of Claverack, and has three chil- dren: Elizabeth Porter, Cornelia Anne, and John Henry. He is a member of the Zeta Psi and Sigma Xi fraternities. ' The student body comes into contact with the Dean as a teacher in its third and fourth years. Viewing the lectures objectively, everyone finds them clear, thor- ough and stimulating. After a while, one begins to take the subject for granted- a healthy sign. The student body comes into contact with Dr. Wyckoff as Dean throughout its entire four years. Regardless of personal like or dislike, everyone seems to acknowledge him as an able progressive administrator who has tangibly improved our college. He follows the suggestion of Abraham Lincoln: Let ar have faith that right maker might and in that faith let ar to the emi dare to do ear datjf af we anaferrtand it. .na page 7 5...
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E A E DR WYCKOFE INTERVIEWED GIVES INTERESTING PERSONAL VIEWS TO VIOLET REPORTER 1 9 1 9 x x D 1 p .1mp.:-p.p.1.p.p.y.p.p-1-x-rx-1-1-D-1-rx-I-I -D-D-D4'PP'Y'P'3 ,'9 ' ' ' ',', ',', ', ', ', .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.p-rx-x-1-x-x-so-1-r-rr-D-D-rl-r - ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' o . K I ' c IPPGCRATES in his Aphorisms at one point stressed the fact that judgment I 'W is difficult. Any individual who holds a responsible position is without doubt the subject of much discussion, opinions of a variegated nature are formed by those who in one way' or another come into contact with the different components of his personality. We know men for what they do, but how seldom for what they are! . These were the thoughts that went through your correspondents mind after an interview with Dr. ,john Henry Wyckoff. The official den did not house the pro- verbial lion, but rather a kindly, dynamic-looking gentleman who immediately put me at my ease and showed a sincere interest in the subsequent proceedings. We launched into the subject of what policies had guided Dr. Wyckoff in his administration as Dean of the New York University and.Bellevue Hospital Medical College. After ,a thoughtful pause he answered that the greatest and most important thing to be done for the student is to teach him how to learn-to teach him to learn medicine rather than to cram his head full of facts! He went on to say that the individual is given tools and experience, tools he gets from books and from tech- niques which he learns. The school provides opportunity for their use. Experience is obtained only by contact with patients. The great job-the most important job, stressed Dr. Wyckoif, is to arrange it so that the patient and student can come together with a minimum loss of time to the student and without any loss to the patient. He continued by saying that the study of the patient is graded according to the year of the student and the amount of learning he has thus far acquired. I was impressed by the simplicity and by the wisdom of these remarks, watching the Dean looking upward with half-closed eyes, and bringing his fingertips together in regular rhythm, I could not help but feel that he was trying to be straightforward rather than verbose. As an afterthought Dr. Wyckoff added, The school must provide opportunity to learn things that cannot be obtained from textbook-s or lectures. The experi- mental method is used in the planning of courses-if new things work, all well and good, if not, they are scrapped. To my question of how and when one can evaluate this education, Dr. Wyckoff replied that if you are thoughtful and introspective, and if you know how, it may be attempted ten years after graduation! Believing that personal facts are vital to the construction of a word portrait, your correspondent elicited the following facts: Dr. Wyckoff was very much -interested in track during his college days, and held the college record for the half mile and hurdles, he also placed in the Intercollegiates. At present he is too busy to follow sports. He is a constant reader and prefers biography to any other form of literature. He was .reluctant to select a favorite sculptor, artist and poet but he professed an interest in these subjects. He finally relented and chose Shakespeare as his favorite poet.. His hobbies are the New York University College of Mediciiie, Bellevue Hospital and dirt gardening. He is well read in, but no longer reads philosophy and prefers the schools of optimism. He attends the opera as often as possible and mentioned Wagner s Pmxrifal as an example of the type of composition he most en- joyed. The personal qualities he most admires in people are honesty and tact.
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