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

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Dear Classmates, The days of final exams are long behind us. The days of case management without total responsibility are rapidly coming to an end. The days of practicing someone else ' s brand of medicine are surely num- bered. And the days of our minute by minute, day by day, year by year final exams are approaching rapidly as we prepare to embark on a lifetime of indi- vidual practice in the art and science of healing and helping other human beings. As for me, the past four years have been fraught with crisis, joy, sadness, learning, disappointment, love, hate, anxiety, popular and unpopular decisions. But in retrospect, with one eye fixed on my future respon- sibilities, the canceled exams, the away rotations, the questionable grades, all of the frustrations of the past four years seem very small in comparison. A devious plan begins to come into focus, and as I wonder if that plan was intentional or unintentional, I realize that it doesn ' t really matter. I have been taught the basic lan- guage of medicine, I have been under the tutelage of city physicians and country physicians, ivory tower specialists and hard working generalists; I have been taught medicine, but more important, I have been forced into teaching myself and bringing myself to a level of competence that I can live with. I wonder if that wasn ' t the plan all along? I have learned to put aside the irritants and devote my full attention to the P patient in my charge. I wonder if that wasn ' t the plan all along? I have learned to be independent without being impudent. I wonder if the plan was to keep me just angry enough and just disdainful enough to make myself good out of spite? Whatever the plan, whatever the method, whatever the means, the result is the measure of success. For my money, success has been achieved with each of us. Today I am a DOCTOR OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, a physician in every respect. I have achieved a lifelong goal that would not have been pos- sible without the total experience provided by the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. For that I pledge my eternal gratitude and support. As we go our separate ways and begin our separate careers, I would ask that each of you give serious consideration to the end result and join me in my pledge. May God go with each of you. Sincerely, H. Sprague Taveau, IV, D.O. Chairman, Class of ' 77

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1900 - 1976 FREDERIC H. BARTH Chancellor It couldn ' t be more appropriate to memorialize DR. FRE- DERIC H. BARTH on page 18. The number 18 is re- presented in the Hebrew language as Chai . A term closely associated with Chaim — meaning Life . And so it is to be that Dr. Barth be remembered as bringing LIFE to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Barth had been active on the board of trustees of the college since 1948 and served as chief executive officer from June 1957 to June 1974, when he was appointed chancellor. Through his guidance and leadership, the college purch- ased the 16-acre Moss estate at City Ave. and Monument Road in 1957. The expansion program at this site has made PCOM the ninth largest medical college in the United States, with an enrollment of 818. During Dr. Barth ' s administration, health-care out-reach programs were inaugurated in the Philadelphia area as well as at a rural health-care center in Sullivan County, Pa. Dr. Barth was a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science and served as chairman of the college ' s committee on faculty and curriculum and as chairman of the educational committee. He was also a former president of Textile ' s Aluini Association. (3)n (iMemortcim His honorary degrees include the doctor of science degree from PCOM in 1951 and doctor of laws degree from the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in 1956. Dr. Barth was a member of the board of education in Philadelphia from 1957 to 1965. He served as acting postmaster of Philadelphia under an appointment by President Eisenhower from July 1959 to Jan- uary 1961. Dr. Barth served on the Technical Committee on Govern- ment and Nongovernment Organization of the White House Conference on Aging in 1970. In 1971 he was appointed by President Nixon to membership in the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, and at- tended sessions in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a former president and treasurer to the Mercer Rubber Co. of New York, and president of Fifer Beattv, Inc., a hardware supply firm; and Hainesworth Supply Co., a building maintenance supply house. He also held several patents for textile equipment. Dr. Barth received the O.J. Snyder Memorial Award, PCOM ' s Highest honor, and the St. George Medal of St. George ' s United Methodist Church. Also, the American Osteopathic Association ' s Distin- guished Service Certificate, and the Psi Sigma Alpha Award from the National Osteopathic Scholastic Honor Society. Dr. Barth was a member of Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity, the Union League, Engineer ' s Club, Capitol Hill Club, Pennsvl- vania Society,. Rotary Club, American Osteopathic Associa- tion, Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, Ameri- can Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, VarieU ' Club, 21 Jewel Square Club, Histadrudt, and St. Katherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, Torresdale. He was also a board member of the Universit ' City Sci- ence Center and served as president of the American Associ- ation of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine from 1969-70. Most of all, Dr. Barth was the leader of the PCOM familv. n