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

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Dr. Wisseman always kept us on the edges of our seats . . . partly because he could give real meaning to bugs and disease and partly because we were waiting for him to scratch his head and laugh at a particularly puzzling or droll fact . On parasitology, we met the threat of filariasis in the South Seas with several hours of psychotherapy . . . and about two wheelbar- rows per regiment. Ollie Eyler amused us with particular sugar reactions, specific colony morphology, compli- cated serology, and speculation on the various F ' s implicated in the spread of disease. Rosen- weig enthralled us with sterile lectures, while Myers, in covering the field of bacterial genetics. proved that non-sterility is a definite asset. The fungi were rapidly presented by Dr. Andy Smith whose comprehensive lectures and stories failed to adequately cover the spectrum of diseases caused by Cigaiettiim Asliiim. Most importantly, microbiology taught us the value of volunteer experimental research. The guinea pigs in this instance were of the species, homo sapiens. The project involved innumerable phlebotomies at regularly scheduled intervals. The vaccines were standard pre-examination potions which in more than one instance caused a considerable number of re-examinations. Microhwlogy Charles L. Wisseman, Jr., b.a., m.s., m.d. Professor of Microbiology In the heginnini; Cod created a Fungus.

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All who wish to volunteer for a series of typhus shots, please stand up. But, my mother said the stork brought me. I I 28

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