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

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Physiology, taught to us in Dr. Pitkow’a Eunuchoid voice, wan another basic science course. We learned about T3 and T4, Cholestyokinin?. the Na-K pump, the “hyrogen ion and the Huaai dog. Who ever thought we would see the day Howie himself would be hypoxed and consequently 150 pounds thinner. We could never understand why he never roamed from the podium. His famous line was Gentlemen, there are 2,346 handouts in the back of the room. Remember Dr. Marbach’s physio lab where were the antivivisectionists when we needed them. Another scar on our cerebral cortex was linked to a course called Biochemistry. Dr. Scheff could do logarithms in his head. Prior to this course, some of ua thought that the Krebs cycle was a 10 speed imported bike or Ron Klein‘s oil spilling motorcycle parked on the front sidewalk. Remember drawing each others blood — for the first time, and some needing CPR. Dr. Whitney’s biomechanics are well remembered for the superb drawings a la Frank Net-ter. Those quotes from Steindler were more than ambiguous. Remember playing guess the angle? Introduction to Podiatry, split between Drs. Lyons and Shapiro — that famous vaudeville act. was an ego builder for us aspiring chirope. Dr. Shapiro informed us that man was not meant to walk upright. Remember his debates with Chuck Shuman on sociology. Did Allan Mann really have a discussion with Dr. Lyons about hair replacement or was it the Duke? And those mandatory white pants and shoes for clinic. Most of us never even wore them —except to sell ice cream and Don Kaplan's OK used cars. It’s good we discovered that first-year allied facility — Dr. Watson's Pub. Other electives afforded to first-year students were the Troc and Rirdman's Flight School, and TG1F at Jefferson's Student Union. Second year was the year of the R.D. and old tests. Names like Weiner. Zonis and Rutherford will forever bring a chuckle. And wasn't it Gurwood and Klaus who replaced the famed Jurgensen to MacDonald combination on and off the field. We figured that without anatomy, our second year would be a snap. Little did we know that fibular notes would be replaced by MacCon-key's medium and EMB plates or Sabouraud-Dextrose agar. Speaking of Micro, do you remember Ray Bock's plaid lab coat or Bill Harris adjusting the microphone for Dr. Bishara. How about the time Neil won $3,000.00 but after taxes he came away with only $1.66. And who described E. flocoasum as Piss in the snow in his mycology exam9 Remember the attempted mycology lab boycott. Micro lecture is remembered for classic lines such as Profes sional syphilis is Syphilis anywhere else except your penis or write that down and leam it thoroughly . We thought those early taped lectures during Abe's period of convalescence were hard to. follow until he returned. Gentlemen, Gentlemen, no migration!! And the only time there was no migration was when the Breast Exam film was shown by mistake. Dr. Krauex'a onychopathy course was high lighted by a complete set of slides and exciting references such as Current Chiropody, October. 1924. 21 Pathology class was marked by sedative lectures by Dr. Arden, poor attendance, and pre-

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printed notes from Rutherford ct al. Who coined the named “Sidney Sominex ? A few of ua caught on autopay — and will never forget it. Remember Dr. Sharpe, audiovisual coordinator for Dr. Arden. Our pharmacology course consisted of a review of our 500 page handout .. Cutting’s by Dr. DerMardcrosian and lab with Drs. Puglia and Slavin. I wonder if they ever got tired reading those same lab reports year after year after year. Which one of them mistook Ed Finger for n hamster when he was sporting a goatee. Remember those slides of Ara standing shoulder deep in the U.S. Government’ cannabis field in Louisanna. And there was Podintric pharmacology with Dr. Schiller. He was the podiatrist who left for California but whose station wagon never did.If in trouble with Pharmacology contact Dave Dondero, Ted Mush!in. and the resident phurmacist Jim Norton. Early in the second year, we had two courses Roentgenology and Radiology. We never could tell the difference. Dr. Tuddcnham expanded 3 lectures into 1.5 and designed it so that all 15 sounded alike. He asked how many years wo fellows went to school — 2 or 3? The course was highlighted by Dr. Campbell’s chest films of the topless go-go dancer. Roentgenology was highlighted by Dr. Kchr's notes, quizzes, slides, filims and old involucrum. What about Dr. Zulli’s crow’s feel, static electricity and acupuncture lectures? Our class finally began to gain unity during the Marvin Sandler Showdown. Remember when Dr. Kidawa filled in for Dr. Sandler and the class filed out accordingly. Second year Surgery lecture were few and far between. This set a precedent for years to follow in all our surgery courses. Remember Miss Connerton's sterile to sterile and C.P.R. and Dr. Meliilo’s Frosts and Winograd . Orthopedics was highlighted by Dr. Schoen-hous’s nonstop three hours worth of notes in I1'; hours of lecture time — God bless tape recorders. Who can forget that $35.00 book from California that had no index, but plenty of mistakes. “J.B.J.S., May 1970. READ IT! “Question number one, what was the score of yesterday's Eagle-Dallus game? True or false, Give her h rigid orthotic and she’ll love you for it. Who thought Operative Podiatry was a course in O.R. protocol. Remember the low dye, Campbell’s rest and the Engle splint or the LeBovith Figure of Eight pad. Do you recall Dr. Feldman’s classic line, Don't forget gentlemen, there is a fee for that service. Prior to his class we didn’t know o bow from a bloucher or a Goodyear Welt from a Jack Purcell. You know what? We still don’t. How about those guest lectures by Jack Silver-man and Plato Schwartz. Dr. Schutta proved that in addition to leaching Neurology, he could act too. Remember his oscar winning Parkinson patient act, or his General Patton comment line of ‘Take him out and shoot him. Dr. Zaslow’s course was a truly bright light in an otherwise bland curriculum. We may never forget bis vivid inclass case histories. We never knew when it was our turn to be called, but it was strange how enjoynblc It was to attend lectures — especially after you had been called.