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

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BENJAMIN ALFRED ADELSTEIN ’Twas during the blizzard of ’26 that Ben “breeched” blissfully into Butte, Montana; and as a complication of the neonatal period, it was early recognized that he was regaling occupants of neighboring bassinets with risque gurgles, a habit that has endeared him to friends and classmates for 25 years. The family hopped a local prairie schooner eastward soon after and since have called Germantown, Pa. home. After eighteen months in the Naval Air Corps during World War II, Ben boxed his way in championship style through Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, receiving his A.B. in 1948. Included among his hobbies are Phi Beta Pi, fishing, sports and Bobbe Vogel, whom he squired for eight years before convincing her that two can live as cheaply as one. Ben expects to take up the Bard-Parker next year at University Hospital. CHARLES BAIRD ADAMS, JR. Charley made his initial debut on July 11, 1927 in Richmond Hill, N.Y., but since, has journeyed southward to take up permanent residence in Eastport, Maryland. Following eighteen months in the U.S. Navy as a corps- man, he attended the University of Maryland from which he received his B.S. degree. A virtual jack-of-all-trades, Charley’s summers have been filled with diversified activities — delivering mail, getting married to Edy, study- ing marine flora with the U. S. Fish and Wild Life Service, and inspecting “privies” with the Health Department. His scholastic excellence is reflected in his membership in AOA; yet his efficient planning and study habits allowed him ample time to serve as class vice-president for two years and to be an active member in Phi Beta Pi. A career in some undecided specialty is Charley’s goal. 14

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SENIORS HARRY WALSH President GEORGE SMITH Vice-President BELLA SCHIMMEL Secretary STANLEY ELLIOTT T reasurer WILLIAM MATHEWS SCOTT WALLACE Student Government Front row : George Smith, Hary Walsh, Bella Schimmel, Stanley Elliott. Back row : William Mathews, Scott Wallace. The Class of 1952 is composed of 97 students of which 50 per cent are residents of Maryland and the remainder fairly representative of the rest of the country and Puerto Rico. This is the last class composed predominantly of veterans of World War II (about 75 per cent). The average age is 26 years and more than half (57 per cent) are married. These facts may account for the mature outlook and critical appraisal evident. Leaving specific memories to the individual, this may be said to be an unusally closely-knit class. Each year dances and parties have been held and well-supported. In addition, the class played a leading role this year in organizing opposition to a national intern selection program and in sub- stituting a more rational plan. Lpon matriculation in 1943 the class entered upon its preclinical years. In these two years a firm foundation in the scientific basis of medicine was acquired in dissecting room, laboratory and lecture hall. The last two years have been spent in the hospitals and dispensaries of the city. Here it was learned that medicine is an art as well as a science. The senior year has been characterized by rotation successively through each of the services of the hospital with work in the w T ards and dis- pensaries. In addition, six weeks compulsory internship was spent by each senior on two of the services. This latter was an innovation in the curriculum this year and proved both instructive and popular. A survey of the aspirations of members of the class following graduation and internship reveals these choices: General Practice, 38; Medicine, 14; Surgery, 13; Psychiatry, 5; Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5; Pediatrics, 4; Pathology, 2; Anes- thesiology, 1; and undecided as yet, 18. Problems facing the graduate of 1952 are possible service in another war and a rising trend in this country toward socialization of medical practice. 13

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CHARLES GLEN ADKINS On March 26, 1925, a weary, overworked stork flew a familiar course over the hills of West Virginia to the Adkins home and re- luctantly dropped its 8th bundle of joy into this well-populated residence. Reared in East Lynn, West Virginia, “Charlie Grind , spent a fruitless 3 years in the Army as an M.P. and, upon his return to civilian activity, ob- tained his premedical training at Marshall College and West Virginia University. His sum- mers have been spent chasing rats thru Georgia for the Public Health Service and externing at Venereal Disease Hospital in Durham, N.C. each vacation being adequately sprinkled with off moments spent in golfing and fishing. Following graduation, Charlie plans to return with his wife Dorothy Mae and their young daughter, Suzanne, to West Virginia, where he will intern and do General Practice. RICHARD ELMER AHLQUIST, JR. Dick, better known as the “Greyhound,” looked through his icteric eyes at the obstet- rician and stated: “I’m gonna’ be a cuttin’ doctor!” Surviving a hectic adolescence, he spent 22 months as a waist gunner in the Army Air Force, thence journeyed to Palo Alto to obtain his premedical training at Stan- ford. While in college, Dick impressed scouts with his prowess on the ballfield, but rejected a professional bid from the Yankees in favor of surgery. Fraternally speaking, he answers roll call at Nu Sigma Xu and Alpha Omega Alpha; maritally speaking, Dick answers to Jan, whom he married in 1950. In preparation for his career in surgery, this ambitious West- erner spent last summer as a surgical extern at Mass. General. Dick intends to practice in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. 15