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

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Class ropltetty continued. Thinking the mailer over, I decided to call Dr. Blefgen next, believing he might be able to inform me about quite a number of the boy . By this tune the operator was awaiting my call. Walnut 21-Q. please. ft was but a matter of second when a deep, gruff Hello vibrated the diaphragm of my receiver. ''Hello. Sergeant-al-Arms! What the-------. But it wou'd take too long to repeat the conversation which ensued. Sufficient to say that Rav was ‘itua'.ed in Philly suburbs. doing a fine busineis and had on his staff of operators Dr. I.evin. Dr. W. H. Jones and Dr. Eckstein, who. as he said, were absolutely essential to hi business. Inquiring about the test of the bunch, lie told me of the phenomenal succe s of Dr. Horrocks. who had his office in the center of the city, and about Dr Strange, who had made a bri'lianl success after completing a special course in Orthopedics. In hi own cheery style. Ray went on to tell me about Dr. Kantor and Dr. Tomlinson, who were also situated in Philly and doing fine. And then there was Dr. Coll and Dr. V. H. Duffy, both doing a remarkable business in the Quaker City. Not wishing to encroach on much more of Ray's valuable time. I wished him the best of luck and proceeded to get the operator hack on the line. Hastily tunning over my list. I found there Were but few remaining of the hunch who were likely to have se'llrd in Phi’adelphia. Picking Dr. Kraft as being the most likely of those remaining to have the information I desired. I requested the operator to give me Walnut 3.V16. A young lady's voice answered my call and. after stating that I wished to Ini'- to Dr. Kraft. I was told to hold the line. And I carried out my instructions for exactly twelve minutes before the crisp voice of Eddie inquired my Who. What and Why. Hearty greetings followed and Eddie started to chat in hi old. pleasing style. The boys? Oh. yes! There wa Dr. Sli-winski and Dr. Scyfert. who were thriving in their own offices in Manayunk. and there was Dr. M. Rubin. Dr. Pcnnick and Dr. S. Rubin climbing the golden ladder of success in the heart of the city. Dr. Cronlund. he had heard, was doing an excellent business in Bryn Athyn. After chatting a while over old time , he recalled that Dr. P. L. Jonrs had opened in Camden, where he wa reported as doing a 'arge busine s and remarked that Dr. Harris and Dr. Hardy each had an office in the city and both were making a success of their profession. Reluctant to hang up before hearing of a few more of the dear old hunch. I haiti'y inquired about Dr. Kelley, who. I learned, was in his fourth year of Medicine at Temple, and that Dr. McHa'e wa running one of the largest offices in Philly. having Dr Willis as a va’uablc asset. Last, but of greatest import, he informed me hat Dr. Norton had become chairman of the State Chirooodial Examining Boaid. thru whose influence Dr. McParlland and Dr. Messetl had just been appointed to fill positions under him as examiners. About to say good-bye. Eddie suddenly remembered that Dr. Nowicki was to graduate from Temple Dental College in June with honors and planned cn returning to Scranton to practice. Feeling that I had already impored on Eddie's good nature. I apologised for taking up so much of his time and then prepared for my next move. I had covered about all of the lower end of the tate and 23

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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.

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Qllnss propltrcw, Ccwtinurb. my next object wa to get in touch with some of the up staters ( coal-crackers. if you will), so 1 immediately set about getting connection with the Wilkes-Barre operator, who lost but little time in ringing up the offices of Dr. Lewis. It was George who answered the '| hone. and what a line of chatter he did have! Yes. he had seen all the boys up that way at the last banquet of the Alumni held in Scranton. Irene? Oh. yes. she was there filling in appointments only. He emphasized only so heavily that I forced an explanation which was— well, you know how we can become otherwise engaged at times. And then there was Dr. Langan. who had closed her office during evening houn because - . but that has nothing to do with the large clientele she was administering relief to. It seems that George had quite a long chat with Dr. Grogan at the banquet; Frank was in business with his brother Dinty. forcing the public at Scranton to concede to them the laurels of their profession. Carrying on a keen competition was Dr. Kirst and Dr. Samsalig. Dr. G. R. Duffy represented Carbondalc at the banquet anti presented a very successful appearance. Potto ville was successfully repreiented by its leading chiropodist. Dr. Law. Failing none. George retailed to me the successful story of Dr Keener, who was in businers with his father in Pittsburgh, and of Dr. Bernhardt’s rapid rise in the same city. There was also a letter read at the alumni meeting from Dr. Hutchins, expressing his legrel at being unable to attend due to his inability to leave his laige clientele in Portsmouth, Va., for the time that the trip would necessitate. Returning to more local news, there was Dr. F.vans doing a handsome business, and Dr. Kopicki in the city with an office force of ten operators and he managed to keep them all busy at the same time. It had been rumored at the banquet that Dr. Hansberry had become very prominent in Germantown. Pa., where be was considered one of the leading chiropodists of the city. It was thru Irene that George learned of Dr. Ostrum’s office at Atlantic City, where her clientele kept her busy. Sunbury had been boosted high at the banquet by its successful representative of the profession. Dr. Wendt. Dr. McGuire had left his large practice in New York for a few days to visit his home town and attend the banquet. Georg? rounded up the old crowd by telling me of Dr. Louchs' successful practice in York. Pa., and started to tell me tome of the latest scandal around Wilkes-Barre, but. at this point, the filament in the oscillator suddenly burned out and before I had time to replace it. George had hung ut , leaving me alone with a mind so confused with news that ] had but little desire remaining to do any further calling. Glancing at the list of names I had on the desk before me. I found that I had checked off every name on it. It hardly seemed possible that I had received news of each one of my classmates in such a comparatively short space of time, yet there had elapsed but three hours since I had called Cape May the first tune. My morning's work had certainly furnished me with a plenti-tud? of food for thought, so finding my way to the deck again. I repaired to my chair and. in reflective mood, pondered over the wonderful news I had received. As I «at there a sense of pride pervaded me; there was an incomparable feeling of satisfaction in the thought that I. too. had been a member of Temple University’s greatest Chiropody Class, the Class of Nineteen I wenty-two. FRANK J. CARLETON. 'll. 24