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

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DR. MILTON S. SACHS n

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In Memoriam Dr. Milton S. Sachs As we struggled through our sophomore year, a struggle which at this date seems much less in- tense than it actually was, we the class of 1965 met Dr. Milton S. Sachs who lectured to us extensively on Tuesday afternoons immediately after lunch in tradition filled but overheated Chemical Hall. Dr. Sachs spoke to us clearly and concisely of poikilo- cytosis, MCH, ITP, hemoglobinopathies, sphero- cytosis, etcetera. These terms and abbreviations of terms were new to us at that time, and he slowly and carefully explained them and touched upon a wide gamut of topics necessary for our coming years on the wards. Through memory ' s haze I re- call Dr. Sachs ' slow presentation of each carefully enunciated word. His words somehow found them- selves saved from the fate of many a lecturer ' s words by finding themselves scrawled verbatim into notebooks. Indeed, as I reviewed the notes of his lectures, I was surprised that so much was so well presented. His understanding of his subject and his understanding of our lack of understand- ing entitles him to the title. Professor. Dr. Sachs, professor of clinical medicine and head of the Department of Clinical Pathology since 1954, died October 3, 1964 after an extended illness. He was an outstanding graduate of the University of Maryland Medical School, but to state that he authored or co-authored 58 scien- tific articles would not explain why this yearbook of the class of 1965 is dedicated to his memory. Nor would a list of scientific and honorary soci- eties to which he belonged suffice. This yearbook of 1965 is dedicated to him because he was an outstanding teacher who helped us become doctors of medicine. 10

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The Staff of Terrae Mariae Medicus Editor in Chief Susan Legat Associate Editor Louis Olsen Copy Editor William Legat Ph otog niphy Editor SuSAN Legat Photography Robert Torrence Business Manager Harry Brown Layouts SUSAN LEGAT, LOUIS OLSEN, WILLIAM SCHICK Senior Writeups Alan Judman, WILLIAM Legat, Robert Whitlock O rga n iza tions Writeups Louis Olsen Subject Writeups William Legat Dedication to Dr. Dietrich Smith Victoria Whitelock Dedication to Dr. Milton Sachs William Legat Those of us who worked on this book are grateful for the time, energy, and talent contributed by two students of The Johns Hopkins University, William Schick and Micheal Long, both of whom were invaluable in advis- ing, criticising and assembling this work. 12