University Medical College - Scalpel Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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I 1 hr ihippnrratir Gbath 3 I swear by APOLLO, the physician, and iAxESCULAPIUS, and HEALTH, and ALL-HEAL, and all the GODS and GOD- DESSES, that, according to my ability and jndgment, I will keep this oath and this stipulation-to recken on him who taught me this Art eqnally dear to me as my parents, to share my snbstance with him and relieve his necessities if re- quired, to look npon his offspring in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach them this Art, if they shall wish to learn it, withont fee or stipnlation, and that by precept, lectnre, and every other mode of instrnction I will impart a knowledge of the Art, to my own sons and those of my teachers, and to disciples bonnd by a stipnlation and oath according to the law of medicine, but to none others. I will follow that system of regimen which, according to my abil- ity and jndgment, I consider for the benefit of my patients, and abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischieveons. I will give no deadly medicine to any if asked, nor snggest any snch connsel,' and, in like manner, I will not give to a woman a pessary to prodnce abortion. DVith pnrity and with holiness I will pass my life and practice my Art. I will not cnt p6rsons laboring nnder the stone, bnt will leave this to be done by men who are practitioners of this work. Into whatever honses I enter I will go into them for the benefit of the sick, and will abstain from every volnntary act of mischief and corrnption, and, fnrther, from the se- dnction of females or males, of freemen and slaves. What- ever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I see or hear in the life of men which onght not to be spoken of abroad I will not divnlge, as reck-- oning that all snch shonld be kept secret. Wlii'le I continne to keep this oath nnviolated, may it be granted to me to en- joy life and the practice of the Art respected by all men in all times! Bnt, shonld I tresspass and violate this oath, may the reverse be my lot!

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the hospitals of tuberculosis and part of those of skin diseases. However, being more interested in the study of Ophthalmology and Otology, we naturally sought these clinics. After spending some months in the great metropolis, we went on to Paris, where we found such men as Pannas, Landolt, De Wecker, Abidie, Meyer and Galezowski, eminent workers in Ophthalmology. A few months were spent with these gentlemen and then we go on to Berlin, where the winter is passed working in the clinics of Drs. Herschberg, Swheigger and Schoeler. In the spring we go to Vienna, stopping for a few days with the famous Ophthalmologist, Prof. Alfred C. Graeffe at Halle, and Dr. Ooccius at Leip- zig. At Prague, we found Professor Sattler, who frequently operates upon twelve or more cataracts a day. The two mornings I was with him, he made ten operations. At Vienna, Professor Arlts has retired and Fuchs and Stellwag are taking his place. Here one finds perhaps the best opportunity in all departments of medicine for post graduate work. F-or here they make a specialty of teaching, g-iving special instruc- tions in the various departments-all under one roof in the great university. It was here that I first made some observations in comparative ophthalrnology, viewing the fundus of many of the lower animals such as that of the snake, the frog, the chicken, the rabbit and the monkey. Most of these men have not only a very large experience, but many of them are authors of the subject which they teach. Vienna is an especially good place to study Otology. Here it was that we found Professor Politzer, who stands preeminently or did at that time at the head of Otology. He is recognized as the peer of all authors on this s-ubje-ct. His book contains eight hundred pages on this little organ of hearing. Vienna with Professor Politzer is und-oubtedly the best place in the world to study affections of the ear. In those days there were no such advantages to be found in America, but of re- cent years it is altogether different. There is no country in the world or in any period of history where medicine has made the tremendous progress as has been made by the Americans in the last two decades. The American doctor of today is no longer looked upon in Europe or any part of the world as being unlettered and improficient but he is respected and held in high esteem as a man of authority and erudition and there is no longer any dearth of clinical advantages in America. The post graduate advantages of Philadelphia and New York will compare very favorably with any of those in Europe. No one need go across the water for these ad- vantages. The day is already at hand when many European students come to our shores for the prosecution of clinical work as did we of former times to their country. On the other hand there are many things one may gather in Europe that can not be gotten in America. One sees a greater variety of diseases many of which are not often if ever seen in our country. Besides it is' an advantage to make comparisons between the managing and treating of the different cases. And if a person is desirous of famil- iarizing himself and gaining other languages such as French and German, of course, it is -of necessity that he go among the people where he is obliged to hear and speak their language. While the advantages of America have greatly improved yet those of Europe have not deteriorated.

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A Hiatt in the Alma illtlater T BY LLOYD A. CLARY, B. S., M. D., '06. T looks familiar, yet what a change! I had j0UFIlGyed back to the old Alma Mater, for the longing to pay my respects againlto these dear old walls and halls was +1 strong within me. It was here we used to fight, rowdy, dissect, Josh clinics, cuss medicine in all its phases, talk on profound scientific subjects with all the wonderful wis- dom of the Medical College undergraduate, and do all the various stunts done by that happy, downtrodden, freest and most irrepressible bunch -medical students. In these halls we had spent some of the happiest, most carefree days of our lives, though at the time our responsibilities seemed wonderfully grave. We were a part of that fine company called medics -a company ever changing, yet always the same. As a f'Freshiei' how awed we were as we gazed at the dignified Senior, and with what wonder and reverence we listened to our profe-ssors as they revealed new truths to us and delved into mysteries of which we had never dreamed! With what pride We yelled for our football heroes, and with what despair we gazed upon the pages of our Gray! It seemed to us the year would never end, and the road to graduation looked even longer than some of the names we had to learn. Friendships this year were of more or less fleeting variety, thought we came to know some very good fellows, and even had a speaking acquaintance with a couple of upper class men. As 'tSophs we looked down with infinite scorn on the poor Freshman, and pitied and bullied and fought him to our heart's content. A small amount -of dignity seemed to be trying to settle on our shoulders, and we did our best to give it a proper resting place. The janitor was not nearly so important a per-sonage, and our respect for the property of the school diminished so rapidly that we now broke up seats without hesita- tion. Yet our patriotism grew with every day, and we willingly marched miles across town to Hscrapi' our rival school and break the windows out of their buildings. The policeman was no longer a representative of law and order to be feared, he was merely a cop to be shunned and dodged. We were more separated into cliques and crowds: each man being chummy with one or two of his fellows. The ties that bound us to each other and to our school were being welded more firmly and we were fast learning to lo th ld ' ' ff ' H ve e o building even though we tore it up so often. The summer passed and as Juniors we returned. The change was great. We now took up more interesting studies and began to see the practical side of many facts we had previously learned or made a bluff at k operations and attend some of the clinics with the Seniors. Why, we even pounded a few chests and 'fassistedu the doctor in charge of the internal medicine clinic in arriving at his diagnosis-that is, we looked wise and agreed perfectly in all he said. The instru- ment house was honored with numerous orders for Obstetric bags, and almost any day some enterprising Junior could be seen rushing down the street, with one of the afore- said bags, on his way to see an imaginary case. Toward the latter part of the year we rose to heights of bliss sublime. The Seniors were so busy they could not attend to all the 'tclinicsj' so we were sent out occasionally in squads of two or three to look at some siefl1zt11iig'ger, hand big words back and forth between us, give the poor cuss some do e an 0- 1 D en go ovei to the corner saloon, buy beer and talk medicine for the benefit of the nowing. We now were permitted to witness h l