Temple University School of Chiropody - Tempodian Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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A (Lnasi C lasimales—here's a toast for you; H ere' to Nineteen Twenty-two I n her may you always see R igh’eousness and unity. O nw.vd bearing to the light P odialry, from out the night. O f its shrouding circumstance; D escrv I in the sweeping blue. Y outh and conquest. TWENTY-TWO? J. G. IS KEENER, 'll.

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tfalcftictimt From lime immemorial, ambition has accelerated the minds of men. It has fortified and strengthened them to endure rebuffs, reverses and hardships to attain their goal. Fach succeeding geneiation has used the knowledge gamed by their forefathers as stepping stones to larger and mor bril'iant achievements. This process is clearly defined in each of the manifold undertakings and paths of endeavor of the world today. We are living in an era of progress, the like of which the svorld has never known. New ideas and inventions are adding to and supplanting the old with amazing rapidity. Mankind has ceased to ridicule or be skeptical of the revolutionary ideas or iiroiteaes ]irr 3ital by Hie Emulative minds of men 1 his widespread sweep to greater knowledge is nowhere better emphasized than in this science of medicine and its allied branches. The evolution has become so vast that it r» well nigh impossible for a single individual to gain the necessary knowledge and experience to perform all the tasks of this vast field in the best possible manner. The realization of this has led men to devote their lives and energies to a specific phase of their profession. The logic and wisdom of this course became apparent but a comparatively few years ago. In the scope of several generations, various schools have been cstabli hed which have for their object the teaching of specialized branches of the medical field This specialization has led to many and varied discoveries which have assisted in the conservation of lives and mcreated the happiness and prosperity of the world's people. As we stand on the brink of our lifework. let us feel grateful to those who. by th:ir efforts and sacrifices, have placed our profrrsion in the high position it has attained. Let us adopt the Universal slogan Forward and strive our utmost to elevate our calling that humanity may benefit by our passing. Realizing the responsibility before us. let us wish each other good luck and God-speed. FORWARD. 17

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(Class jiistim History, according to a recognized authority, is that branch of knowledge which records and explains past events. In the pages to follow I shall record, as best I may. the past events of the Chiropody Class of Twenty-Two and will earnestly endeavor to chronicle each event as it occurred. I he school term opened on September 19. 1921. and the members of the class will well remember the long, impatient line leading to the Registrar's office as we awaited our turn to register and receive our roster. The rosier instructed us as to our classrooms and our Professors. Beside the name of each in truc'or was a mystifying word denoting the subject thru the perp’exities of which he was to guide us. Unfortunately, the roster did not instruct us how we might find our way to the various classrooms and amphitheaters. Result was that we were as in a crystal maze, each requesting of the other informatoin we did not have. We were green” to the ways then, but the fact that we held our first class meeting on September 23 is evidence of the rapidity with which we became accustomed to our new surroundings. At this first meeting, which was held in old D-4. we elected temporary class officers as follows: President. P. Kopicki; Vice President. Mary Langan; Secretary. Irene Lewis; Treasurer. George L Lewis; Sergeant-at-arms. Ray Blefgen: Press Agent. Frank Carleton. In this same month, a most efficient executive committee was appointed, having Frank Law. Tomlinson. Strange. Eisenhart. Jones. Gallion. Griffith. Norton. Cronlund and Hansberry as members. November I was a most eventful day in the history of the class -it was the opening day at our Free Clinic. Previous to this date we had hern practicing on our fellow-classmates. but now we were to actually ojierate on patients. How im| ortant that day did seem! Many a quivering hand and shaky chisel might have been noticed in the clinic that first night. The cause was not thru lack of confidence, but rather thru an excess of enthusiasm. I believe that I exoress the sentiments of the entire class when I say that to operate for the first time is a grand and glorious feeling. At a regular meeting held November 3. 1921. the temporary officers were retired with a vole of thanks and permanent officers were e'ected as fol'ows: Presiden . Jacob H. Bieler; Vice President. Joseph Kantor (later resigned in favor of J. Samsalig) ; Secretary. Mary Langan; Treasurer. Edwin A. Kraft; Sergeant-at-arms. Raymond Blefgen; Press Agent. Frank Grogan. One may remember the lively discussions relative to having a dance which held the floor during most of the class meetings which followed. These soon culminated in the appointment of an Entertainment Committee. Thru their efforts our first dance was held in Carpenter's Hall on December 17. 1921. scoring the class's first social success. This successful committee had as members: Colbs. Norton. Kraft. G. Lewis. Blake. Bill Duffy and Messett. 19