Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine - Occopodian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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DEDICATION OF HARMOLIN HALL On Saturday evening, October 6, l934, a brilliantly illuminated structure of steel and stone was dedicated, a building whose halls were filled to capacity with faculty, alumni, student body and visitors, an edifice surrounded by sim- ple, yet unforgettable ceremony-Harmolin Hall. The title conferred at the dedication exercises of this new addition to the Ohio College of Chiropody came as recognition as a befitting token of respect and appreciation for the invaluable labors of our dear Dr. M. S. Harmolin. The speakers present on that memorable occasion were Doctors Lester E. Siemon, President of the Ohio College of Chiropody: Harold Rypins, Secre- tary of the New York State Board of Medical Examiners, A. Owen Penney, President of the National Association of Chiropodists: Irvin D. Metzger, Presi- dent of the Pennsylvania State Board of Medical Examiners: Ben Levy, Chair- man, Council of Education of the N. A. C.: C. P, Beach, Vice President of the Ohio College of Chiropodyg and Mr. Clark T. McConnel, Trustee of the Ohio College of Chiropody. Dean Harmolin acted as chairman and pre- sided over a very decorous meeting. Each distinguished member of this august body of visitors praised the unapproached precedent established by our institu- tion in erecting the most modernly-equipped college of its kind in the world. Between talks, the attentive audience listened to an ever-smiling, silver-voiced tenor, who, through his vocal talents and caroling, drew well earned rounds of applause. After the completion of the formalities, all guests were extended an invitation to inspect the new clinics, spacious lecture halls and the innumerable points of academic interest. Emotions of justifiable pride by the pioneers of Chiropody were intermingled with exclamations of frank admiration by those visitors who were viewing the fruits of their efforts. lt was with the comforting thought. that by similar deeds as these shall we more firmly entrench our profession in the realm of science and progressive endeavor, that we said au revoir to an eve- ning that displayed promise and foretold of greater things to come.

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PRES DENT SIEMON 4 The recurring issuance of a College Annual is always a source of considerable interest to me, in view of the fact that for a period of forty years I have been associated with some Annual from one angle or another of my professional education. I have always derived great pleasure in making the comparison from year to year to note, first, the progress of the institution itself, as indicated by the an- nual, and second, as a cross section of the talents and ingenuity of the little group of men who have put these annuals forth. At no time since the inception of the OCCOPODIAN have I ever been other than proud of the contents of these books. First, because of the spirit displayed in their construction, next, because of the ingenuity and ability manifested. I believe these books have a proper place in the lives of every student body and they should stimulate a legitimate competition toward carrying out the adage that improvement is the order of the age. I extend my congratulations in advance, feeling full well that this present effort will. if possible, eclipse its predecessors. The aim should always be high. The loyalty to the College should be ever present, and in a strict sense every contributor should feel honored in the permission given to formulate the effort. LEsTER E. SIEMON, MD. I 10 1