University of Florida College of Medicine - Retrospectroscope Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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Henry Harden Laurie Pardee Dave Onstad They came to Gainesville . . . in September 1962 . . . to study medicine. Some came from afar, like Zachman COhioj, Conrad CBoone, Iowaj, Graham CMichiganj. For some it was closer to home. Cobb, jones, Little from Gainesville, Bondurant, Lovejoy, Spooner from jacksonville, Ray from Ocala, Haddock from Hilliard. From New York City came Dit- chek. A smaller metropolis CPerryj sent Bob Batey. Benny Carr migrated from Niceville Qpop. 7000j. That,s like Sopchoppy-George Ricket- sonis home town. The South Florida crew numbered Bennett, l Tom Righetti Blackwood, jackson, Rothstein, while Central Florida was represented by Bighctti, NVhittaker and others. And to this geographic colage was added the international set, Nicholas Szabo, pride of Buda- pest, and Al Thomas, off the beaches of Barba- does. A unique crew geographically-but no more unique than their preparation. Boggs, Bighetti, Whittaker, and VVarrington had been engineers. McCauley, a Ranger, johnson a jet pilot, XVil- liams a helicopter jockeyand Bennett a teacher. Ditchek had studied Dentistry, Little, Pharmacy and Zachman, Biochemistry.

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Some were athletes. jones, a Florida foot- ball lineman, Bennett, a Miami U. track captain, Warrington a karate enthusiast, Boggs, Righetti, weightlifters, Caspari, sail-boating, and Onstad, a ranking amateur golfer. Frederic chased women. The quiet ones QBondurant, Carrollj, the ver- bal ones QBialow, Mogelvangl arrived. Some were married. Onstad, Bellino, Batey, Gerber, Blackwood, Cobb, Little, Conard, Bon- durant, Delchcr, McCauley, Williams, Zachman, et. al. Then the first year took its toll of bachelor- hood. Bennett, Bialow, Jackson, Carroll, Hayes, Marty Bialow Righetti. Second year caught Chesnut, while third year bells tolled for McAllister. When a stoic bachelor named Caspari was Qin his termsj finally nuptualizedn, the every de- creasing band of happy bachelors turned to Haddock for leadership. Some came as aspiring GFS and left as spe- cialists. Others reversed their choices. Some sought the Ivory Towersi' of academic medi- cine, others eagerly awaited private practice. They came with many apprehensions, rising confidence and overwhelming eagerness. It was September 12, 1962. Bill Bennett it ff Joe Jackson Jim McCauley