Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Synapsis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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STANLEY COLTUNE BERNARD SINGER ISADORE OBERMAN GEORGE BORGMAN ALBERT FORNACE WILLARD STERRETT, )R. RALPH STOKES CARLETON VanHOOK CAMERA SHY FRESHMEN NICHOLAS ODDO EDWIN ROSSMAN HAROLD NEWILL ELLIS MILLER 16

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GEORGE HOOVER ROBERT LEONARD JAMES PAYSON ROBERT SABER CHARLES R. KAELBER HERBERT J. LIPKIN DONALD FINDER PAUL SCHEKBA THOMAS KASHATA WILLIAM LONSINGER ALBERT REIBSTEIN JOHN SCHALL SEYMOUR G. KAUFMAN WILLIAM MAHON SHIRLEY ROSENBLATT GEORGE SHEARER JAMES KELLER IRVING S. LEMPERT CHARLES K. NORTON DAVID ROTHMEYER MYRA SHLANTA EDWARD PARRIS IRVING RUBIN CHARLES STEINER « ' , SK,. 1 if j f f . -. scil ' if ' C) f iikdM M m J?| Q. .o r 15

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FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY And so we came — in September, fresh, clear- eyed, and rosy ; fresh from our pleasurable stay in college. Filled with our knowledge and diploma, ready to pitch in on the four hard years we had been told to expect. We met in the Auditorium, a strange, bewil- dered lot on the verge of our big adventure. It had taken a long time to get to this point and we were overflowing with curiosity and eagerness to start. We looked over the upperclassmen around us and approved or disapproved as suited our im- pressions. We then turned to inspect the impres- sive array of faculty assembling on the platform in full academic dress. A lot of strange men talked to us of welcome and why we were there and we all laughed at a dry humored, sober look- ing gent who we were to connect always with banterish lectures and announcements. And then came classes and more classes, with no cuts or free periods like the old days. It seemed that anatomy was all that was necessary even though every prof insisted that if you knew his course you would be a successful physician. So we learned anatomy, word for word, line for line and we started losing our fresh appearance. We watched others fool around with this osteopathic technique and even delved a little in its mysteries ourselves. We went home and treated our suffer- ing families; maybe bought a stethescope and put it on — backwards. We were told that we were to give a dance for the rest of the school and we did in November. It was a roaring success because everyone was ready for a change and a chance to break loose. Christmas brought a very welcome two weeks ' vacation but did we have a time trying to explain the theory of Osteopathy to our uninformed friends and relatives. Many a heated debate and many an embarrassing moment when they asked us something that comes in our Sophomore or Junior year. January brought Exams and why deny that we crammed because we did and plenty. And then Re-exams, and some of us crammed some more and a few faces disappeared. A snowy, rainy, sloppy Philadelphia changed to a smoky. Springy one and most of us joined the frat we had found to our liking. The work seemed to get easier or else we were getting smarter. Any- way, before we knew it. May had sneaked in and it was time for Exams again. And then it was over — one down, three to go — . 17