Ohio State University College of Medicine - Caducean Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Ae em in feaieca . , . pzeface . . . ll ir the b11.i'ii1e.r.r of lbe fflfllff' fo be lfc1lIg6l'0!lJ',' and if ir mmmg Ike merilx uf .rrienre ffm! il equip! llfe flflzfre for ilr cflllf6.Y.'U HlllllZgfllflff017 ir rl rozllfigioffr zlirenre .... Il ran only be roumifmicfzfezl by 11 family whore lzzeuzberr llJemJelzfe.r wear lfaeir learning ufilb imf1gim1lin11. ' Ur fU11izf'er.rify:l f77l.ffll0.U' if in rozzrferl Ilve knowledge of zz? boy info Ilae PON-'6'J' of ll affair. -Wliitelieacl. Imagination is at work all about us. Wliere imagination is given such prominence we are certain to have a teaching situation characterized by liberality and effectiveness. Truly, imagination is the lighted torch of learning which passed from hand to hand in the symbolization of the ancients. Wliere it is fostered, and encouraged, great achievement comes from education, and such achievement is passed into heritage by continued imaginative activity. Youth has an ad- vantage-it is by natural inclination imaginative, as we age we tend to dismiss this most valuable characteristic from our individual intellectualizing. Readily apparent is the vast influence these beautiful new buildings must play and continue to play on the imagination. They themselves are creations of the imagination, and they now are elevated, in their actuality, to the role of enduring inspiration. Architectural fascination is a requirement in any successful teaching facility, else we regress to the unhealthy attitude of considering learning as if we are watching the open pages of all the books which we have ever read and then when occasion arises, we select the right page to read aloud to the universe. Further, the technical inclusions within these new build- ings are inspiring to the members of the professions. They offer better, more precise means of dealing with disease and the potential realization of widespread improvement of health-the very broadest use of imagination. Activities are now realizable which were never possible before. Accurate planning has reduced the wasted motion and the energy devoted to routine to a minimum. Again, the men who teach us display imagination. This University is actively becoming the center of diversified, valuable research which will be, and already is, of tremendous practical application. The example of cobalt is told elsewhere, and there are numerous other illustrations which might be pointed out. New facilities, new faces in the teaching ranks allow this imaginative assault be given endurance-the measure of importance. Endurance is the retention through time of an achievement of value. All in all, the environment is exceedingly healthy. In the Page Six future, however, active effort by all concerned, by a process of continued transfusion of new ideas, is necessary to main- tain this state of well-being and to enlarge it for the in- creasingly difhcult times ahead. :5: :I: :ic Witli these preliminary remarks in mind, our attention is turned to the formulation of a Year Book-already a tra- dition at this Medical School-which would fulfill the re- quirements established by its predecessors and at the same time grasp, somehow, this marvelous trend in imaginative medical education which is upon us. Primarily, a Year Book such as this is charged with recording, above and beyond this basic function it may well be many things. It is his- torical in this fundamental nature. Yet even history must be interestingly recorded, else it readily becomes barren and ineffective. It is the intent, therefore, that the Book present the events of the past year in some organized form-avowedly loose- jointed-in so far as possible. These events will be illustra- tively represented with a minimum of explanation. By the very nature of much of this section, however, and by virtue of the practical considerations involved, many events cannot be so represented. The toleration of the reader is our only salvation. In many cases, multiple courses of presentation of material were possible, a choice had to be made in these because of limited space. We stand open to criticism in much of this. Subsequent to this early section, the Book roughly mimics its predecessors, except that in all respects the number of pictures has been increased at the expense of the printed word. Nearly the same order has been retained as in the past few books. The debt of The Editor is great and an attempt to repay at least part of this is done elsewhere. It goes without saying, however, that it is inadequate, when with the wasted effort arising out of inexperience, I would have drowned in the immensity of the task without the generous help of a great many individuals. Roy Crockett, Editor

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We fememla . . Leaves have their time to fall, and flowers to wither at the North-wind's breath, and stars to set-but thou hast all seasons for thine own, O death! Thus it was with Frederick Alden Waltz, M.D., whose service to mankind was shortened by his untimely death on May 24, 1950, at the age of 32. He was born May 19, 1918, in Toledo, Ohio. He received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at The Ohio State University in 1942. Following two years of service in the United States Army Medical Corps, he re- turned to University Hospital as a resident in surgery. During the year 1948 to 1949 he was Chief Resident, and at the time of his death he was Instructor in Surgery. He leaves his wife, Elizabeth Ann Norelius Waltz, whom he married in December 1940, a son, Frederick March, and a daughter, Ann Banks. As advice to all Classes he leaves this statement taken from a lecture in Surgery: Any procedure, whether medical or surgical, that you do for a patient is important to the patient and has its dangers. You as doctors must know of these dangers and prevent themf' de Wleddcal ealfege eacmail . The present Medical College Council has its origin in the Medical College Council first or- anized in 1932 Members of this earlier orgmi- Frederick Alden Waltz, M.D. May 19, 1918-May 24, 1.950 g . i zation were appointed by the Dean of the College of Medicine upon the recommendation of the council itself. On December 17, 1943, after a long and stormy career characterized by considerable activity in its first years of operations and irregularity of meet- ings in the declining years, a memorandum was inserted into the permanent minute book which regretted that the last appointed members of the then inactive student council were disbanding it because of the uncertainty of the future due to the war. It was the hope of the members that a similar council would be reorganized when the medical school returned to normal. The office of junior Dean of the College of Medicine was created in 1945. Responsibility for student affairs was given him. In the normal course of evolution of a progressive school, with an interested junior Dean, Dr. George Ruggy, and with encouragement from the Council of Student Affairs of the campus, a call for volunteers to work on a constitution for a medical student organization was given the student body in the Spring of 1948. The Present Council Membership FRONT ROW: E. Monroe, Dr. Mahanna, D. Holmes, Dr. Riddle. SECOND ROW: D. Brugger, T. Richards, G. Meyer, R. Strawsburg. THIRD ROW: D. Miller, C. Madson, D. Flickinger, R. Brandes, H. Boker, F. Rose. FOURTH ROW: G. Brehm, B. Dorner, W. Rower, E. Hamilton, R. Slager. FIFTH ROW: I.. Paul, T. Quilligan, R. Braun, F. Zuspan. P41geSe1xen