University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - Terra Mariae Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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TERRA ImARIAeI 1 9 1 1 1 Dr. lIIiiE ' Siiiid ' Wdd W ' dedicating tlie Medical vSeclion of ' i ' hc ' I ' erra iMariae to Dr. Hiram Woods, the n ' ' -lh: ' { class of lyi has selected a man whose charming personality, close relationshin ' -t ' i ;iiid personal mterest in the student l:)ody, whose conscientious regard and svm- (g)}l pathetic consideration for suffering humanity, with his great enthusiasm and estimable ability for teaching, besides many other pleasant characteristics un- necessary to mention, have earned for him the distinction of being one of the most popular members of the present faculty. The general sentiment of the class has been very accurately expressed by a student, who voluntarily said: If in after years I forget everything else I have learned at the Uni- versity of Maryland, if I can only retain a mental picture of Dr. Woods as he appeared to us as man and teacher, I shall have considered my time well spent at the University of Maryland. Many such statements have been made by graduating students, but far better than this many young men have gone out into practice wvth the resolution to follow as near as jjossible in his footsteps, for to them he is an ideal physician. Dr. Woods has had an extremely active profess- ' onal career. Graduating at I ' rinceton in 1879, he decided to study medicine, and obtained the degree of M. D. at the University of Maryland in 1882, after wln ' ch he specialized in ophthalmology and otology for a num- ber of years, serving as assistant to Dr. J. T- Chisholm. Later he was a]i|)ointed assistant demonstrator of anatomy at the University of Mary- land, chief of clinic in the department of dermatologw and in 1S87 was elected professor of eye and ear diseases of the Woman ' s Medical College, and on the death of Dr. Chisholm was elected professor of eye and ear diseases at the University of Maryland, which i)osi- tion he now holds. Dr. Woods has always been very popular with his colleagues, and has been honored with many important positions in the medical fraternity. In 1906 he was president of the Medical Chirugical Faculty of Maryland, is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, 29

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DR HIRAM WOODS

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TERRA MVRlAi: 5tf=: a niembt-r of tin- lialtiniore City .Medical Society, Medical and Cliinirs,ncal Society ot Mary- land, and ( iplith.-ilniic Section of the American .Medical .Vssociaiion. of wiiicli he was chair- ni;ui in i i.V ll - ' ' - nieniher of the American ( )|ihtlialmolo.y;ieal Society, . merican ( )to- logical Societ . and Academy of ( )]ihthalmoio,y - and ( )tology. Durini, ' his whole ])rofessional career, |)roi, ' ressiveness has been I )r. Woods ' watchword. and todav he is constantly workin. ; to advance new methods and ideas, at a time when Medi- cine is nnderijoin.ic snch constant cha.n.tjes. In conclusion we wish to tell I )r. W oocis how much we have enjoNcd onr pleasant as- sociations with him, and for him to know how dear he is t(j hearts of the memhers ot the class of 191 . M)