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

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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

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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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OilnsB Historg, ctmtiiiurfr. In the first week of November. .1 future need wjh pointed out to us in the form of a Pin and Ring Committer. In combining good taste and judgment, the class appointed the Misses Langan. Lewis and Willis. The wisdom of our choice was evidenced by their selection. The new year dawned on a hard-working class of students, striving to assimilate the necessary knowledge to pass those bugbears. mid-year exams. Our success 11 evidenced by our presence. At this period of our school life we had become qui'.e pro-ficient in our clinical work; so much so that 0 larger patronage at our clinic became necessary to keep up with the rapidity of our work. The matter was discussed at several class meetings and the intellect of the class proceeded to devise means of gaining a larger attendance at the clinic. Mi. Strange and Mr. Hans-berry formulated and carried out a very practical idea. Dm consisted of an advertising campaign to include the flashing of a slide on the screen in several moving-picture houses and the printing of Dispensary cards. The resultant attendance at our clinic justified the means. On February 16th there was presented to President Conwell a gift in commemoration of his 79:h birthday. President Bielcr delivered the presentation speech. On February 28th the Entertainment Committee raised the curtain on Us second social event. Eagles’ Hall, the scene of their triumph, was filled to its Capacity. With the coming of March and the onset of spring, the derirability of preserving the memories of our school days was pointed out by several members of the class. The idea met with favor and the following committee was elected: Editor-in-Chief. Joseph G. Keener; Assistant Editors. Francis J. Carleton and J. Samsalig; Business Manager . E. A. Kraft. Paul Bernhardt. Ralph Hansbcrry and Frank Law; Historian. Frank Grogan. The following two months brought the closing lectures and final examinations, the successful passing of which was recompensed by that reward of honest effort—a diploma. Its possession should leave us with a determina'ion to succeed in our profession and to do lionor to the helping hands who have made this possible. June ICth drew the curtain on the history as a class en masse. We are new about to enter ancther great school—the world. It is our determination to work as earnestly and faithfully as members of this new class under the tutelage of experience as we have under the guiding hands of the professors we arc now about to leave. With this, the close of our history. I shall bid my classmates Godspeed in the history to follow. Frank Grogan. Historian. 20