Temple University School of Medicine - Skull Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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A. Physician's Prayer Dear Lord, Thou Great Physician, I kneel before 'Thee. .Since every good and perfect gift must come from Thee I pray: Give skill to my hand, clear vision to my mind, kindness and sympathy to my heart. Give me singleness of purpose, strength to lift at least a part of the burden of my suffering fellow men and a true -realization of the privilege that is mine. Take from my heart all guile and rcorldliness that with the simple faith of a child I may rely on Thee. Am ex.

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Behold this ruin! 'Twas a skull Within this hollow cavern hung Beneath this mouldering canopy Once of ethereal spirit full The'ready, swift and tuneful tongue. Once shown the bright and busy eye. This narrow cell was life's retreat. If falsehood’s honey it disdained. But start not at the dismal void. This space was thought's mysterious seat And when it could not praise was chained; If social love that eye employed. What beauteous visions filled this spot! If bold in virtue's cause it spoke. If with no lawless fire it gleamed. What dreams of pleasure long forgot; Yet gentle concord never broke. But through the dews of kindness beamed Nor hope, nor joy, nor love, nor fear. This silent tongue shall plead for thee That eye shall be forever bright Has left one trace of record here. When time unveils eternity. When stars and sun are sunk in night. Say. did these fingers delve the mine. Avails it whether bare or shod Or with the envied rubies shine? These feet the paths of duty trod? To hew the rock, or wear a gem, If from the bowers of case they fled, Can little now avail to them. To seek affliction's humble shed. But if the page of truth they sought. If grandeur's guilty bride they spurned. Or comfort to the mourner brought. And home to virtue's cot returned. These hands a richer mead shall claim. These feet with angel’s wings shall vie Than all that wait on wealth or fame. And tread the palace in the sky! —Anonymous.

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FOREWORD c “• OOKING FORWARD TO THE RISE OF A XKW AND GREATER TEMPLE SCHOOL OK MEDICINE . . . LOOKING BACKWARD TO NOTICE THE ADVANCEMENT OCR ALMA MATER HAS MADE ALONG THE ROAD OF PROGRESS, PAUSING A MOMENT TO PICTURE OUR FACULTY, THEK ENDEAVORS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS . . . ATTEMPTING TO PORTRAY, A COMPREHENSIVE BRIEF OF OUR FOUR YEARS’ STAY, RECORDING ITS TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, IMPRESSIONS AND RE-ACTIONS . . . COLLECTING THE SAME INTO A VOLUME WHICH IN THE FUTURE WHEN REMINISCING, WILL SERVE TO BRING BACK FOND RECOLLECTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, FRIENDSHIPS AND THE HAPPY HOURS SPENT AT TEMPLE . . . MAY WE MATCH THE STRIDES OF OUR ALMA MATER AND OUR STEPS BE EVER ONWARD AND FORWARD . . .