Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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The Boynton-Gillespie Memorial Fund, established in 1965 to perpetuate the names of Dr. C. O. Boynton and his wife. Bertha Gillespie, has aided approximately five hun- dred students. Over 350 thou- sand dollars has been provided for their schooling. Those eli- gible to receive this scholar- ship are those who are worthy of it or need financial aid in order to continue their educa- tion. A committee of three trustees choose those students who will receive aid amount- ing to $700 per year for up to a length of four years. Through this fund, many students who otherwise would have ended their schooling prematurely are given the chance to com- plete their education. Dr. C. O. Boynton, 1876-1962 14

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Success Is Built on Work Well Done Both Seen and Unseen FRANK GLENN, M.D. Dr. Frank Glenn, a 1920 graduate of Sparta High School and a 1927 gradu- ate of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, currently lives in New York City, enjoying a world wide reputation in the medical profession. After taking advanced study and teaching surgery in Scotland. England, Germany, Austria, and the Orient, he began a distinguished medical career serving as surgeon-in-chief of New York City Hospital, 1947-1967. He served with the Medical Corps as surgeon consultant of the 6th Army in World War II during which he was decorated the Bronze Star. Since 1961 he has served as president of New York Academy of Medicine. An acquaintance of Dr. Albert Einstein, Dr. Glenn considers the advancement of the training of surgeons by the resi- dent system his most worthwhile contribution to medicine. 13

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Dr. C. O. Boynton was born in 1876. He is probably best remembered because of his outstanding medical career and his numerous contributions to the field of medicine. He was a ''country doctor, a horse and buggy doc- tor, and was dedicated to his patients and his work. He always answered house calls until his age prevented him from doing so. One night he walked through six inches of snow from Houston to Spana, and in one 24-hour period he wore out six horses just so he could help those who needed him. He prac- ticed for sixty-five years and delivered approximately 4600 babies. He was chief of the medical staff at Spana Hospital and received his Fifty-year pin from the Illinois Medical Association in 1949. He purchased the site for the Randolph County Nursing Home and also built the Boynton Wing at Spana Hos- pital. In addition to this he staned the Boynton Rotary Foundation, which helps finance hospital costs. Dr. Boynton lived to be eighty-six years old. He accomplished many things in his lifetime and died a well-loved and remem- bered man. A Country Doctor's Generosity Makes Dreams Happen 15