Northern Illinois College of Optometry - Focus Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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inxavisnxuinialxn1inL-lx1l'xuLnlivinits05.1vxuviniinvxn1Lninui.nin1'1ni.nlinsinvxnlLnn i. THE N. T. C. FOCUS June 1931 TliillilibliSilk!'Tl'LIFT!lkliillilliliilliili-liiflillIiliilliliilfilliflliliilliliitii-Iii!I Greetings from President Needles NOTH ER year has rolled around and with its passing 1 comes again the opportunity to address a special message to our student body through the medium of the Year Book. My thought is especially centered upon the members of the Senior Class. This is your publication and l wish to commend you for its excellence. lt reflects the high scholarship which you, as a group, have displayed through- out your college career. l am sure therefore that your pride in this achievement is equal to my own. We all expect much of you Seniors. You are going out better trained, as a class, than any who have preceded you. The sacredness of the trust which is about to be re- posed in you, demands that you enter your chosen held with humility and a clear recognition of your responsibility. l have every confidence in your intention to so practice your profession, that the vision of the people may be safeguarded and extended. There can be no more worthy service. The eyes of our alumni are upon you. lt is your privi- lege to arouse in them a deep sense of pride and an 1n- creased faith in Optometry. The eyes of the under classmen are upon you. May you continue to stir their ambition and inspire them by your example. The eyes of the oflicers and faculty of your College are upon you. They know your true worth and they are happy to commend you. May you fulhll their highest expecta- tions. The eyes of Optometry are upon you. So practice that the profession may approve and may have increased confi- dence in you and your Alma Mater. But more than all these,-The eyes of the world are upon you: the world of suffering, hindered, half-blind folk, whose future, perhaps, rests with you: Serve them in that skillful manner of which we know you are capable and with that high sense of honor which becomes a true profes- sional. Thus shall you know those peculiar rewards which make for the highest measure of success and happiness. WlLLIAlNftI B. NEEDLES. 5

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The Northern Illinois Ceullllege Of Uprtxemeltry Senior Clays Book 'The Focus June 1931 NQRTI-IERN ILLINOIS CGLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY O Drexel Boulevard, Cllieago, Illinois l

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lilii-Iii-Ilhliillilli-Iiifliilliliillil'l'LCiilli.Cliii-Iii!Ihliifliilfiliiflii-lliiiiliillkllillil'Slfillilihliiftiilliliilliliilii-liillili' TH Q I C FOCUT 3 June. 1931 E . . . . b - ns-:su-sninxuinnxnusnn-sunsnvsnnsnusenxusun-gum.:-sauinrsu-x4ninuxnnsnnmnnssnxnan-msn-xu-mains.nsnnsnnxnnunninninumnnsuruns- . Occhiena's Message HE present issue of The QlFocus is an example of what can be accomplished by efficient leader- ship and unselhsh cooperation: and in making my contribution to this issue fl' cannot do better than to point out and to emphasize the important part that these attributes have played and will continue to play in the development of Optometry in general and of Northern Illinois College in particular. Life is evolution and all evolutionary processes are slow and tedious. All phases of endeavor, being expressions of Life, will of necessity be slow in de- velopment: and we who are too prone to demand speed, and more speed, in our work often lose sight of this inevitable gradualness of growth. To accomplish anything worth while we must possess the necessary knowledge of' underlying principles and have faith in the outcome however distant in time it may appear to be. To reach our goal we need intelligent leadership and unswerving cooperation. The history of Northern Illinois College is a con- crete example of what can be created by farsighted leaders, backed by cooperating followers: both con- tent to work and possess their souls in patience until the process of evolution shall reach fruition. For al- most twenty years l have watched Northern Illinois College grow from the hmnblest beginnings to what it is today. livery entering class has seen some im- provement over the previous term, however slight that improvement may have been. An extra course. an ad- ditional teacher, or an enlarged clinic gave evidence of leaders keeping abreast of the times: and the im- provement each succeeding graduating class showed over its predecessor evidenced the loyalty, devotion and unseltish cooperation which the students were giving their Alma Mater. This way lies progress for our profession and success for every graduate. So to each graduate and undergraduate. I make my appeal. Study faithfully to learn the lessons your instructors have to teach, and leave the guidance of the destinies of the College to older and wiser men. Be diligent in your work, unswerving in your cooper- ation and loyal to your Alma Mater and your Alma Mater, in turn, will be loyal to you. E. OCCH IRNA. , EDIT I. V. E. LENNoN, Editor jlitffl'1N MAHN PAUL Ltfi1nEivmN lAcK RYAN .lit.bllN XVixLi.AeE CR profession is in a period of transition. Slowly but surely the time-worn and shop-worn prac- tices and traditions of yesteryear are being passed into discard and the New Optometry is forging to the front. VVe, the graduating class of Northern Illinois Col- lege, feel that we are entering into the Profession better equipped and better prepared than were any of our predecessors. Imp-roved curricula, higher schol- astic standards, a superior faculty, and a modernly equipped clinic fit us for a true conception of our chosen Profession and in the years to come will be reflected in a higher standard and quality of Uptom- etry. We trust that there will be no subsidence in the movement toward legislation in various states throughout the country-such as New York and Min- ORI nesota-which is properly curtailing practices that are inimical to the welfare of the general public. It is the duty of every graduate, throughout his coming career, to so conduct himself that his profes- sional deportment and practice shall be impeccable in order that others may find it wise, profitable and con- ducive to their happiness to emulate his example. It can truly be said that there is no real compe- tition in any lf'rofession. lfach Optometrist must' real- ize that he is performing a real service to society by improving vision. There should be a markedly indi- vidualistic touch in the treatment of each patient in order that the diagnosis and the prognosis will offer tangible clues to the final disposition. The fee assessed must be in keeping with the services rendered and with the established customs among professions treating human ills and abnormalities, avoiding liotli nominal fees and fees that are so unwarrantedly high as to bring discredit upon colleagues. .X practitioner should always reserve the privilege of obeying chari- table impulses under deserved conditions.