University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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.X A exions ' 94t L iadd J lstoru bu U. U. f ' J DATE: March 22, 1946. NAME: Class of ' 46. SEX: Female 3, Male 95. ACE: 23. OCCUPATION: Clinical Clerks. ADMITTED: April 6, 1943. C. C. Not enough money . . . not enough parties . . . not enough holidays . . . not enough sleep . . . not enough! ' ! P. I. Symptoms first appeared on the day of registration. After three months of being initiated into the whys and wherefores of medical school life service uniforms were donned by most of the class. Thereafter Satur- day afternoons were spent in the ranks learning the intricacies of close order drill and griping (largely at the cadet officers). By this time signs of premature alopecia were becoming more and more evident (this lesion has continued to increase in severity). A slight variation of this disease, trichotillomania, ap eared on the scalp of one student as his skull leisurely bounced from step to step to the floor of Ana- tomical Hall. The moral learned in histology was that all gooses do not lay golden eggs. On Bressler 3 we were led into the mystic realm of the drug kingdom, and while pigeons gaily flitted overhead we chased rats around the floor. The next floor up unfolded the secrets of what little girls are made of and why we little boys love them so. The third year many of us spent developing Junioritis from carcinoma of the stomach to hydrocephalic children. There were ten cases of infectious Mononucleosis — the medical students claim to fame. The number of operotions totalled four — all appendectomies We ran true to form in Clinical Pathology when 1 1 % of us came out Rh negative. In the senior year we used up most of our energy shuttling back and forth between Mercy and University. Any knowledge gained between shut- tles was purely accidental. P. H. The average student had sixteen years of school. We learned to read but many professors claim that we still can ' t write. M. H. Forty-two members (42.85% — we ' re still trying to determine who ' s only 0.85% of a man) tied the knot. There are sixteen children, all of whom ore L and W. Our efforts in the obstetrical department yielded approximately 1,012 future citizens. R. O. S. General: The average weight gain was fifteen pounds or some 1,450 pounds total — a lot of meat, what with rationing and all. Respiratory: Thirst: Marked increase in non-aqueous solutions. Night sweats: Present — if you know what we mean. Sinusitis: Of course. Dyspnea: (Differentiate from sighing) Yes — after chasing up and down the stairs trying to catch the elevators. 29

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JOHN C. KRANTZ, JR., Ph.D., D.Sc. Professor of Pharmacology Faculty Advisor to Reflexions 28

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Hefl. ' exiom Jg Asthma: Present— Sensitivity to women, dust, dander, women, couches, furs, women, automobile seats, pollen, women. Halitosis: Certainly — that ' s better than no breath at all. Orthopnea: Some have been known to sit up in bed all night — or was that to keep the walls from closing in? Cardiovoscular: Blood Pressure: High on Saturday night, shock levels the follow- ing A. M. Heart Consciousness: Yes, both subjectively and objectively. Edema: Three plus pitting from the five days at City. Gastrointestinal; Appetite: Voracious (if you don ' t understand that word we refer you to the above weight change statistics) Eating Habits: Solid diet from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M.; liquid from 8 P. M. to 8 A. M. Constipation: Yes — of thoughts. Diarrhea: Yes — of words. Also 66.2 bouts of Sayle ' s disease. B.M.: Total of 105,000. Cos: We ' ve token plenty. Genitourinary: Male: See the Army. Female: Perfect ladies. Menstrual: Please . . . ! Special Senses: Eyes: Photophobia, bilateral ptosis, failing vision. Ears: Pointed (wolves?). Nose: Acquired anosmia (try working on 28 without it). Mouth: Feels like the Russian Army marching through with their socks on. Neurological: Nerves: We have them — one way or the other. Reflexes: Sluggish. Headache: The morning after. Numbness: Gluteal anoxia. Locomotion: Disturbances of gait, frequent stiffness in joints . Aphonia: In King Arthur ' s Court. Habits and Environment: Exclusive membership in the Poker Club, the Bacteriological Baseball Club, the Hubba Hubba Club, the Eutow Club, the Club Charles. Diversions: Are you kidding — we ' re good students. Sleep: Intermittont and troubled. Smoking: 1,200,000 cigarettes. Alcohol: Who? Us? Financial State: Best in history of school. 30