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

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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

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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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tlnas rojjhfr , continued. Sitting there, dreaming of the old days there came to me ,.n idea, an idea, a Dr. Kurt , might have expressed it. — illy conceived and-—. well, as to its execution, that is to follow. Thought having given rise to a landslide of action. I was soon below in the little operating room containing my wireless telephone apparatus and. with the phones already adjusted to my head. I was tuning up the transmitter for long waves. The transmitter in resonance. I switched the receiver into the selective wave I knew Cape May. New Jersey, was then using in long distance telephony. Drawing the transmitter over and adjusting the filament current in the osc ilia lor, I proceeded to g;t in touch with Cape May. ‘ Hello. Cape May. Yacht Chiro calling off St. Augustine light. In a few seconds the Cape May o| erator answered back. Yacht Chiro received at Cape May. What connection do you wish? I laving committed this in such haste, 1 had forgotten to consult the Cluropodial Directory and was at a loss to know just which one of the boys to call, so requesting the operator to stand by for a call in half an hour. I switched off the transmitter and proceeded to look over the Directory. Who should I start with? It was a problem not easily solved, but I finally decided to call the bunch in alphabetical order, so. accordingly. I started writing a list of names and telephone numbers. I knew it would be a simple matter, after establishing communication with Cape May. to be connected with the mam office of the Bell Telephone Company, and from there I could be connected by phone with each of the boys in turn. It was past the half hour I had specified when I finally completed the list and it required several calls to Cape May before communication was established, but the service was excellent and I was soon talking to the wireless controlling operator at the main Bell station. Hello, give me Spruce 56-B.” In an incredibly short space of time there was an answering voice and. though four year had elapsed since I had heard it. there was now no mi:taking the cheery Hello! of Tommy Allen. Tommy proceeded to tell me how he was running hi aunt's office on Chestnut street and that he hardly had time to breathe between patients and that Dr. Bell was working with him. but found lime for appointments only and that Dr. Hite had become bis chief operator. He aho lo'd me of a visit he had received the day before from Dr. Griffith and Dr. F.iscnhart. who were both in business in Philadelphia and doing fine. Inquiring about Dr. Blake. Tommy told me she was doing wonderfu'.'y well in Collingswood. but that he thought she would soon divorce Chiropody in favor of a more ardent suitor. He also whispered of a rumor that Dr. Bradley had accumulated so much wealth in Chester that he was considering buying another Packard Six. Being pressed for time. Tommy could spare not another moment, but hastily excused himself and, with an exchange of good wishes, we hung up. Well, my plan was working out far bett-r than 1 had anticipated. I had expected to hear only from Dr. Allen and had learned the whereabouts of six of my old classmates.