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

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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

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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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Class prrtphpnj This all hapjxned in the Spring of 1926. If you remember. boys, that was the year in which lire Pennsylvania State Legislature enacted a law requiring three years’ training before one would lie allowed to practice Chiropody. Well, things were humming with me at that time. I had just finished my busiest season in Florida and was pretty well tired out after that campaign we had carritd out down here for a Chiiopodial Examining Board, so I decided on taking a vacation aboard my trim little yacht Chiro. where 1 might relax from the strenuous work of my advancing profession and indulge in blissful idleness before the oniush of the coming season. Having decided on the date of my departure, I packed everything in readiness and overhau'ed the wire'e tel phone set I had installed aboard just the year before. My greatest anxiety was the possibility of being hampered on my trip with loo many friends aboard, so. with the elimination of this m view. I held secret my little escapade until the moment of my departure, having aboard but sufficient hands to man my pride. Chiro. It was on a warm, southcm-like Saturday morning we made our getaway from the landing by the Old Seawall. If you have ever been to St. Augustine you know of the wonderful expanse of water spreading out from the wall clear to the inlet without a slot of land to rnar its quiescent beauty. On the morning of our leasing there was but little wind astir and the water lay translucent, changing its color with the lising of the sun. like a huge chameleon's back. After finishing an early breakfast 1 went up on deck and. walking aft. pulled out a chair and ananged myself for a comfortable sit and proceeded to enjoy my morning smoke. In a reflective mood I extracted from out my pocket a letter I had received but a few day before from Dr. Bicler, the dear old Presy of my class. He wrote, telling of the office lie was running in Phi'adelphia and asked if I could put him in touch with a Chiropodiit who would like to work for him. He had been forced to install another booth (making 20 in all) and was finding it extremely difficult to find an operator. Poor old Presy ! He was up against the same problem as the rest of us—being literally rushed to death. He informed me that Dr. Coffey and Dr. Feldman were working in his offic and that Dr. Montville was one of hi nearby competitors. Enc'cscd in his letter was the announcement of the opening of a new office by Dr Burtis. whose growing cliente'e had forced her to move to larger quarters. My thoughts of Jake caused me to speculate on the probable whereaheu's of the rest of the hoys. The strenuous years that had followed our parting had left hut little time to follow the activities of my classmates. My speculations led to a growing desire to hear from the old pals of Twenty-two. Knowing I could find their addresses in the Chiropodial Directory I entertained for a moment the idea of writing to them all. but the entertainment was for but the moment, for when I recalled the number of classmates I had the honor of graduating with. I promDt'y forgot the idea of writing to each individual. 21