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

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 The Editors of the 1975 Achilles Yearbook Would like to Thank: John Denney Leonard Conway James Reinsmith Craig Ellis Theodore M us hi in Photographer Consultant Photographer Copy Consultant Layout Photography Robert Hall Photography Alan Gurwood . Art Harvey Karpo Business Nanette Hurray .. Typist Roberta Rubinlicht . Typist Also, without whose contributions, this publication could never have been made possible. The Advertisers The Benefactors The Administration The Patrons The Faculty Our Parents The Student Body

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When we began four years ago, we did not really know what to expect from PCPM and what PC PM expected from us. We think “bittersweet” best describes t he overall feeling that developed. As students, we spent many bitter hours in study and countless others taking examinations which, at times, were given under far less than optimum conditions. We endured the financial burdens which are necessarily a part of pursuing a higher education, and we tolerated an intolerable building at 8th and Pine. Much time was devoted collectively and individually in an effort to change some of the archaic educational and professional attitudes in our college. With all this happening, each one of us fought his own inner personal battles. There was much sweetness as well. The satisfaction one receives in healing others is an intangible product of our training. The incredible feeling of finally going to school in a building we could be proud of will long be remembered. The memories of many happy hours spent with friends will remain with us forever. However, the greatest feeling of all was getting that “piece of paper.’’ This is what a yearbook is all about. We hope that through our efforts, everyone will remember the events and re-experience the feelings we shared between September ’71 and May ’75. Wc want to wish the entire student body the best of luck in the coming years. To the Class of 1975, we hope all our expectations will soon become realities. . and so there ain’t nothing more to write, and I am rotten glad of it because if I’d a knowed what a trouble it was to make a book I wouldn’t a tackled it and I ain't agoing to no more. Mark Twain 2

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TO THE CLASS OF 1975 As you go out into a world full of turmoil, it may be helpful to remember that turmoil is a chronic condition, and the most you can hope for is to alleviate the symptoms without catching the disease. Progress is a product of const motive turmoil. Had it not been for a millennium of dissent and controversy, you could have learned all there was to know by reading Aristotle. Except for a century of brash revolutionaries, foot specialists would still be trotting from door to door like t inkers. A combination of constantly raising standards of learning, and constantly keeping things stirred up, brought podiatric medicine to the prestigious position it now enjoys. A decade of innovation and outstanding achievement brought this college the honor of being the first institution invited to join the University City Science Center since that august organization was formed. The faculty and administrators are grateful for the important role the students and alumni have played in winning the college the recognition it deserves, and are keenly aware that our students’ initiative in establishing liaison with students in other health fields is a promising development that will yield higher and higher re i urns with each passing year. Half a century ago, many graduates of our schools settled down in quiet pract ices. They were contented. There may still be a place where you can settle down in a quiet practice and be contented — for a while. But great changes are impending in the health field, and it is up to you and others who understand health problems to see to it that the emerging systems of healthcare are better than what we have, not just different. Idealism alone is no more capable of designing a workable health system than it is of designing a suspension bridge. Neither can a good health system be designed by engineers who think in terms of assembly lines. If engineering knowhow can help us get some of the kinks out of our systems, fine. But good health care cannot be mass produced. You and other health professionals will have to stsnd between the idealists and the engineers, not to keep them apart but to bring them together in a wav thut will benefit patients, and therefore will increase the quality of practitioners. Accomplishing this will take acumen, persuasiveness and persistence. Armed with these qualities, with which you are well endowed, you will be able to guide the currents of change. And if ever things settle down and everything is running smoothly, I hope you will think of a way to stir up some more good, healthy turmoil. 4 ■lames E. Bates, DPM President