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

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efwaapacfff, 1916 - 1940 HE Ohio College of Chiropody was first incorporated in October, l9I6, following the Platt-Ellis Bill which regulated the limited branches of medicine. At this time Dr. Max Harmolin became acquainted with the President of the State Medical Board, Dr. Lester E. Siemon. Through this association plans were conceived which developed into a school of Chiropody. The original organizers were Dr. L. E. Siemon, Dr. M. S. Harmolin, Dr. C. P. Beach, Dr. Oscar Klotzbach, Dr. Charles Spatzg and from these men was chosen the first Board of Trustees, consisting of: Dr. Siemon, President: Dr. Beach, Vice-President: C. T. Mc- Connell, Ll.B., Counsel, and Dr. Harmolin, Secretary-Treasurer. School opened in the Republic Building, at 62I Euclid Avenue, and consisted, in its entirety, of a small office, a lecture room, a laboratory of sorts, and a clinic of six chairs ltwo of these chairs may still be found as relics in the Plaster Casting Department of the present buildingl . The first class was composed of practitioners, who had received their licenses through exemption, and a few new students. Requirements then consisted of one year of high school, together with one year of night Chiropody. I ln i924 these requirements were raised to include two years of night Chiropody. By l926 night courses in Chiropody had been eliminated and were replaced by two years of day school following a complete high school education. Probably the most marked advancement of the Ohio College of Chiropody since its inception was the erection, in l93I, of the present edifice. The school is located in the heart of Cleveland's educational center, and is second to no other Chiropodial institu- tion. At this time the Board of Trustees was augmented by three new members: Hon- orable L. E. Slceel, Carl Smith, and T. E. Dolan. In I933 Harmolin Hall was constructed and now houses the clinic, gymnasium, and auditorium. Present day standards now require one year of liberal arts at an accredited col- lege and three years of Chiropody. Some states demand an extra year interneship, a de- mand which will soon be adopted by all states. Thus, in less than one quarter of a century, has a school of Chiropody been estab- lished-this is a history of progress.

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N . . . TUDENTS come and go, but the men of the administration worlr continuously to improve the institution through which they pass. Their efforts have not been in vain, for after three years we saw tangible evidence of their strivings- higher scholastic standards and an improved faculty. ssSs x56