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

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1 I Brain Section. I just know my tie pin is down there somewhere. Now, let ' s see . . . That was two coffees with cream and one black with sugar. 20

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At the passing of summer, with its sports and gin fizzes. We started Histology with many slide quizzes. Our class would assemble in Chemical Hall To hear tales of Morgagni. Vesalius, et al., And Dr. Figge would ask questions for hourS; undaunted He ' d say, That ' s right, but that ' s not what I wanted. A memory was for the bones of the wrist. And for the muscles involved in doing the twist; We learned canals for Mech, And cells for Leveque, And daily were forced to the wall By the numerous questions of Vernon E. Krahl. We we re told in heavy and measured tone Of pelvic fascia and the temporal bone. Of Thalamic projections and Golgi stain. Of lateral columns and tracts for pain. Until any straw we ' d eagerly clutch Some of us even began to learn Dutch! Anatomy Frank H. J. Figge, a.b., ph.d. Professor of A natomy Keep dissecting, he might pass us hy. 19

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From here oii take Route 66. I wonder which one of those guys pinched me. But Dr. Kuypers. I can ' t find my crayons. t