University at Buffalo School of Medicine - Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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Taylor Bailey may be the oustanding phenomenon of this year's class, fin- ishing four years of medical school in an absolute two years, particu- larly accelerating in Dermatology. Ted Barratt's, Gerry Schultz's and Jim Lo Verde's distinctive qualities are a natural immunity which pro- tects them from a ravaging disease, vilification. Tony Barone's major fine point has been well balanced by that of his cousin Don. Don's con- sideration for Tony, which he might sum up as it was easier to do it myself allowed the latter to make up his sack-time deficit. Navigator Bash steered safely through medical school, and is now apparently headed for a career in dermatology. As we said early in this work, there are those who have faults, and such is Siegfried Batcheller, who will forsake Wagner as he studies French from Hildegarde. If we had 63 other Boardmen like Jay Belsky we could start our own National Boards and ask the questioners the questions. Joe Bleichfield, a later addition to our motley crew, had an asset that looked much like a rubber cushion, but for which he will find little use scrubbing with Dr. Kenwell. l E

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THE MEDICAL CLASS OF 1951 An erudite group of individuals such as the Class of '51 might be mis- takenly ranked together as possessing similar or common characteristics . . . if you know one, you know them all. Not sol Mark forthwith, then, the versatility of its members, their potentialities, their virtues, their frailties, their achievements and foibles. We must include the last, for far be it from us to have it misconstrued that we were a group without faults. Before we elaborate on the various themes aforementioned, let us first have some sentimental music. The graduating class is in many respects unusual. We entered the study of medicine at a time when the world was at relative peace. Everything seemed a simple matter then. Yes, indeed ...simply a matter of getting through Medical School, simply having enough money to finance it, and simply plan- ning our futures. Things have become even more simple since then . . . you simply have to make the choice of either going into the Army now or staying out, and soon there will not even be a choice. At this point we are the center of attention . . . we are being appraised . . . and as members of the medical profession are closely observed by all. The new school is being erected on campus and will soon graduate bigger and better classes. Anyway, we were among the last to carve our names on what was left of the seats in Alumni Hall. There are sixty-four assets to our class. lf we were to enumerate them other than alphabetically, someone would certainly be misplaced. Wild Bill Austin, enthusiast, is all excited about donning the bell-bottomed trousers again. I 135.14-: ..- ie-i ' T 1- 1 u

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, . SQ it . V2 ' Frantically Bolgan loves to collect- El l 'A he IS the class phllatographer lphllatel- X ist who collects picturesl and has the . If largest collection of infant pictures in the class. Eagerly Bruno has ridden through his four years, trampling un- derfoot any who got in his way, if he got there that morning. Westerly Robert Burke, after exhaustive research, has come up with Burke's Triad: Con- vertible, Clothes, and California sunshine. Consistent best describes Carl Conrad, who had a perfect record of never being punctual provided he even came to the right place. Cordova's humor must have been weathered and dried in his native New Mexico, leaving it as sharp as the cactus there. New man in the class, Bill Cunningham will contribute to the study of carcinoma of the lung when a study of his patients is made, attempting to correlate increase in incidence with amount of smoke inhaled from the doctor's pipe. Droll Harvey Davis-we hope he may someday get control of TONICS AND SEDATIVES and eliminate the sedatives. Robert Davis is prepared for lean times, he can also do duty as a smithy, having picked up that trade in his spare time at the Blacksmith Shop. You have heard the statement that most people know more about their cars than they do about their bodies, and from garage mechanics as regards doctors, vice versa. Not Arnold Duszynski-he knows plenty about his car and radio. Eli Engel's ability is yet to be tried. We will be much better able to judge it after we see if the Navy speeds him up a knot or two, or if he slows down the Navy. James Ferguson, newest convert to 'ii Americanism, remains yet a foremost exponent of the Empire. The sun will never set on his family. Natrium Glassman, recently returned from a tour of the electron orbits of Na 23, thinks the carotid sinus is the seat of the soul-another osmoreceptor. With diabetes mellitus, thyrotoxicosis, and intestinal parasites, Allen Goldfarb has placed himself as the fourth entity in the differential diagnosis of increased appetite with no gain in weight. Myron Greengold, class anarchist l, 2, 3, 4, is self-appointed staunch defender of the GP and adversary of the surgeon. Barbara Groben, top girl in the class, has tenacity as her attribute-a sole survivor of the femininity of the