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

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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.

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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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In America Nehemiah P. Kennison established the first chiropody office in 1845. With Andrew and Parker Kennison, he practiced on Washington Street in Boston, nearly opposite the old South Church. In 1895 the New York Pedic Society was founded for unifying and developing chiropody, and the first state law for regulating the practice of chiropody was enacted. New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Missouri followed in making chiropody a legalized profession. In 1907 Alfred Joseph edited Pedic Items, which was the first chiropody journal, and the forerunner of our present journal of the National Association of Chiropodists. Five years later, at a convention in Chicago, twelve states were represented, and the National Association of Chiropodists was inaugurated, headed by Dr. Joseph. Prior to 1912, most chiropodists received their training from preceptors. The first step in the direction of our present day educational system in chiropody was made in the fall of 1912, at which time the New York Chiropody School was organized. Realizing the need for a chiropody teaching institution on the Pacific coast, the California Association of Chiropodists founded the California College of Chiropody in the fall of 1914 at San Francisco. The Chiropody School of Temple University, founded in 1915, holds the distinction of being the first chiropody tecching institution to be directly affiliated with a university. The Illinois College of Chiropody, and the Chicago College of Chiropody followed in rapid succession. Today, each college has a clinic in conjunction with the school in which the student obtains his practical training. Legislation in all the states regulates the practice of chiropody and all students must pass a state board examination after graduation from college. Yes. we have traveled far in our first one hundred years. But in the final analysis, we have just begun to advance. Our scope of practice has grown immeasurably since Nehemiah Kennison's era. The public, as well as all the allied medical groups, is beginning to understand that with our present day educational system, we are fully equipped to diagnose and treat all afflictions of the lower extremities. Let us keep our sights high and aim for the stars!