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

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WITHIN THE COVERS OF THIS BOOK We Chose Chiropody............ Its Progress As o Healing Art . So We Came to Temple .... Where These Who Know Teach In Memoriam.................. 109510 ts f Candidates for Degrees Underclassmen......... Organizations ........ Clinic .............. Do You Remember? .. , Post Graduates........ 2 4 6 8 10 21 37 52 44 57 64

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 • 'e cJioW Because, binding us oil, as we stemmed from all walks of life, from all races, and from all creeds was one common thought—a realization of the need for a specialized group for the care of the human foot. Because we realized that the groundwork for the profession had already been laid by the farsighted men who Dreceded us and that in our hands would lie the power to build upon that groundwork. The seed had been planted— we. through careful nurturing, could see it ripen into bloom. Because inherent in all of. us is some ideal; OUR ideal is Chiropody, because through Chiropody we can alleviate some of the ills with which Mankind is beset. Because through Chiropody we have the opportunity to meet with people and so learn to understand the pleasures and sorrow which all Mankind faces. Because each of us wanted to work with people for their welfare and betterment and because we also realized that through Chiropody we could achieve success in the pleasure of achievement. ;c •:« - Because a profession gives one the opportunity to keep 5 :: d c. 'one's mind active and there is so much progress to be made • « ' dn the profession of Chiropody. Because Chiropody is a fully legalized ana thoroughly recognized branch of the Healing Arts. Because so many people are afflicted with ailments of the foot which can be alleviated only through the efforts of those who have concentrated all their study on the foot in health and disease. Because a Nation's progress depends on the ability of its citizenry to walk and work unhampered by disabilities of the lower extremities. Because Chiropody is a career which places before us a challenge—mentally, physically, idealistically. WE MEET THAT CHALLENGE. •« • 0 • « • «♦

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HEALING AH Foot troubles ore os old os the human race. As far back as the Egyptian barber-surgeon, we have received foot care. The writings of Galen and Hippocrates also included treatises on the lower extremities. Chiropodalgia, a book dealing with the cause of corns, warts, and bunions, was written in 1774 by Low, an English foot specialist. From this time on, the term Chiropody was used to designate the science of foot care.