University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine - Scope Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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41 1 if l r I in I I P l V EN . 1 as as as aa 9 A A A as he fa A ' ' rr or ., 1 gfi'Zi'552z-llllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllll III l l lllll 11 1 . 1 , . Q 55 tp W T33-F89 I oi A ' 2 o R IA M I cfohn Qoodrzch lark, M.D. 1 5 After a long illness, Dr. john Goodrich Clark, VVilliam Goodell Professor of-Gynecology , S in the University of Pennsylvania, died on May 4, 1927. Doctor. Clark was born in Economy, 1 E Indiana, June 4, 1867, the son of Thomas E. and Nancy Goodrich Clark. n E At fourteen years of age, he entered the preparatory school of Earlham College, Rich- 1 E montl, Indiana, remaining there. two years. He matriculated- in the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- E 1 versity where he became a member of the Beta Theta fraternity. At the completionl of his N E sophomore year, he entered a United States civil engineering art detailed for the survey , 1 . . . p y . . . 1 E of the Nez Perces Indian Reservation in northern Idaho. He later joined a partyr occupied ' I 5 in the survey of the Utah and Northern Railroad in the capacity of topographer and later , 1 5 that of levehnan. This event exerted a profound impression upon his life and remained l l' E as one of his fondest memories. Upon 'the completion of the survey, he entered the Medical 2 5 School of the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated with honors in 1891. 1 ' g Doctor Clark served as resgdent physician in the St. Agnes and Children's Hospital . g of Philadelphia and in the surgical wards of the Bellevue Hospital, New York. He then Q 5 entered .the ljohns I-Iopkms Hospital where he remained several years, serving' first as 1 : anest ietist, tien as assistant resic ent and finally as resident Oynecoloffist in the service of 5 E Doctor Howard A Kelly U 6 l -I . . , - 1 1 3 In order to carry out his investigation of problems dealino' with the histor : - l y of the . 5 corpus luteuin, he entered the anatomical laboratory of ,the University of Leipzig under , l E Pgolfiessor Hislangl fpcalteholz. PUpEJn the Ceompletion of this work he went to the University 1 A o rague ant s u ie unc er ro essor hiari. After his return to this country in 1899 I A 5 igeceived thePa1Epo1ntnie1itGof Associate in Gynecology at Johns Hopkins and later iii E ri E f 1211116 YCHF, IOZQSQOI o ynecopggy in the University of Pennsylvania. In 1922, he was I E i111p81nt.ed to. thet-VX Illia? Cioodelll Cfhair hof gynecology at Pennsylvania which he occupied . - u ns resigna ion a s or time Je ore' is eath. . 1 . -' D gi es eem in w ici e was e is s own b th 't' f l N 5 heftowecl Iupanlhmi by these societies. He was Chairman, Sectiiin sfpcaisitceltiiiiccs, diggii Q 1 Q cc? aiu nominal Surgery, American Medical Association, Vice-President and President . : o .ic 1 mexican Gynecological Society and President of the Clinical Congress of Suroeons 1 E 1 E 1i11r1SEnt11er w?r,1 he was a member of the Council of National Defence, to which heogave i 5 E 31,116 Migcficai SUS. ilfneplanfkellerfgy- 1 H6 was an honorary member of the 'Washington l E gcjcictv D ociey, tie ansas City Medical Society and the Edinburgh Obstetrical 1 1 . , , : 1 1 E As an author, Doctor Clark was a 131- C Cont -I t . . 7 - E 1 1 5 contributions reliect originality of thought agividve ring? iff igsimedicall literature and these E it 1 - W1111 , 1 . - - ' 1 '. i OH, 2111 2. sane conservatism 1 E . ci xx as so ciaxacteristic of the man. With vVerder and Ries he was a pioneer i d 't E .. 'Hg more radical measures in dealino' with carcin f 11 i - H 3' .voca ' - l E drainage focused attention u on tl? ' - Oma- O t 9 UWVUSQ his paper on peritoneal E l 3 the Cor Us I t - . ,P US 1mlJ01fl?1Ut'SUbJCCtg his studies on the life history of 3 F 5 mid p . u euni received international recognition and during- re . . . - E 4 2 X 1 f 1 , -- . s ,Cent years, his writings E Dcut?CS.1iin one o tie leading authorities on radiotherapy as applied to gynecologic therg- ' E Doctor Clark v- - ' - - - 1 I E knowledge with a ilfgllgltalai atrtgaregex,fcoinbming the. faculty of transmitting his E ,1 5 and Igespect of his students. C, I O Ciaracter which commanded the devotion . -L S uring his t f - ' ', - - - . , - ' 5 ii5in.i,2x1z2..r.tsixlirifssifsgxaiiizif5: 5h.i.5i2frr'a Hospital in Phe 1 .. was the pride of his heart. T 'f 1 ' . . 0 9 CICUCY- Wark K ' E in full measure the clevotion on? tlzgsgagicfge Egst that Washm 111111, and from it he received 1 g Chccl, and wmingnws to help those in amiciiogs efared This ward with its Spirit of good 1 Doctor Clark scaled the heights of professfoisaaii S es a monument to his personality, i - that wonderful personality and strength of character axiuiimeng' hilt even above this Stood 5 cstcelmd' He was one Of GOKVS noblemen a IO al fu 1521 ma e him universally loved and ' l Q lv? flllfl PHA' reyerent tribute to his memory hiit higle?1iii'iP CoO1inrad? We mourn his E zn uen ' A , - ' , ' , cas ' 1 E cc upon tie hxcs of those who prided themselves in his friendship. mg its beneflccnt ' S ,Q qw v . :Q ' f QM at 9 K' 1 Q 1' if til 9.9 W li etaezu W f f f Il 'i 42'-'vc' 'o'- liV'il i'1l'fW1w?l2Hi111l:11' mmmumm I D I 'o e A V .1 ,. he -re--A-H' a mum' 'mlmllmlllll lllllllllllll ll l lllll lllllfsag-ggggk 1 11 Twenty-four C W im' 11

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H' f It ., ,r ii 92' 0,0 99 ILO QW W 65 'pau Ill llllllllllllllllllllllllllI I A ,W ENN dr, 57 IZ 13, 55 OBITUARY CD ohng Clark It is a genuine pleasure in response to the request of the SCOPE to recall for the sake of the University students some of my associations with Professor John Goodrich Clark beginning 111 the early 90s and lasting dovin to his recent all too early death I first knew Dr Clark as one of my earliest residents on the gynecological staff of tl1e Johns Hopkins Hospital warmly espoused by Sir XfV1ll1am Osler who ever remained his devoted friend With a preliminary training at the University of Pennsylvania he arrived full of zeal for his profession and particularly its surgical service During his incumbency as assistant and then chief resident in the johns Hopkins Hospital he exhibited the out standing quality of his l1fe that of an indetatigable worker persistent unwearying in pur su1t of an objective associated with a self CllSC1pllIlC in scientific methods which constituted the very atmosphere of the Hospital a11d 1tS several staffs with ii hom he ei er lived in 1nt1mate and affectionate relations It was also no small asset in his life that he was buoyant cheerful and co operative and had to an unusual degree that excellent gift of making friends and what 1S more of deserving and holding their friendships Some OI the original sc1ent1fic work he did about this time was of fundamental 1ITl portance notably that connected with the origin of the corpus luteum and the study of the absorptive powers of the peritoneum In those early informal days there was a delightful Splflt of camaraderie between chiefs and subordinates in all grades one of our regular customs was to make parties for bicycle rides for our da1ly exercise and take tr1ps lasting several days or more At this time also we greatly enyoyed the friendship of our beloved Tony Murray a gentleman of leisure and a skilled photographer who placed his services at the disposal of our staff and many were the delightful parties formed with M1 Murray Dr Williain Russell Dr Clark Dr G Brown Miller and others as the staff personnel changed Later on Dr Clark and I made a hegira to Idaho outfitted at Idaho City with some thirteen ponies and a prairiel schoonei and friendly oddities in the way of neighborhood characters altogether a fearsome look ing lot of desperadoes and trekked up through Rexburgh and Mormon terr1to1y 1nto the Yellowstone Park catching grayl1ng and trout and camping and in the adjacent Tetons securing a splendid elk head ap1ece in the Pacific Creek One of the outfit old Dad Spradling was quite a character who never grew weary of friendly argu1f1cat1ons and ratiocinations' on him we played many pranks. Dad was part1cularly rebell1ous to Doc Clark,s and my 'circumstitialv dictionary words with which we obfuscated our lucubrations. I recall especially one prank which we got off with special gusto. It was in the country of the spouting hot geysers where to display our inventive genius, D'r. 'Clark and I championed the hot springs as a deplorable waste of great sources of domestic economy-heating- herises, cooking or filling hot water bags. Dad, however, insisted that the temperature would not even boil an egg, while John Clark and I, in the opposition were emphatic in lauding the efficacy of the springs for every conceivableipurpose. So delicate a point natur- ally came to an experimental test, so in solemn procession, with our whole outfit as witnesses, we adjourned to the neighboring spring with an egg tied in a bag of mosquito netting on the end of a pole. It is necessary here to interpolate that previous to our journey, -Dr. Clark and I and that egg had had a seance with the kettle of boiling water over our own camp fire! The egg descended into the depths of'the bubbling waters and was hoisted up in five minutes, opened wiith great ceremony and found boiled to the great astonishment of Dad! Dr. Clark's own residents will testify- how much loved he was as their chief and of all he did to build up the gynecological service of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. lrVith such a gift for friendship, he also naturally cultivated men and their social gather- ings, was made president of the American Gynecological Society Cl9l7D, and President of the Clinical Congress of North America. His professorship in the University of Penn- sylvania Medical School extended from 1899 to 1927. It was particularly on the long trips across our own country and abroad that many of our best men came to know and appreciate l1im. A I-Ie wrote much on the technical subjects of his specialty, was one of the earliest warm and consistent advocates of the use of radium, and was the American editor of lrVinter and Ruge's Gynecological Diagnosis. The happiest event in his life was his great fortune in securing as his wife, Mrs. Anna Mohr Evans. if -W-KK-K H V i I my Y V V Y W ,luA',,nL,m,.,,,,1,:..,..-..,..:..-.----Q..-,-f -WY iq? -- - 1 ,...,.,,,,,.f-A-...A -,,,.,,,:ff Y--W f --f ---' f f--fm -'---- 'ff . , , -e . vu - ' ff ' ' r'P V Q..XsC E 5 E 5 E ii i 9 . O 1 l 'i Q 'YX2E.Mor ooh Z I 7 wr . ' . . ' of ' ffl i ' I I ' ' . 9 :A 1 Hass-'Fi' 'W g lllll Illllllllllllll lll lll llllll llllllll ll llllllllllllllll 133 use K4 - he--f'r 'r rf P We rrrr r fs - .4 ni . a V .. S xx gil M - ' M H.: Q. l 0 . if 3 1 2 'r. ff . E : . . . 1 E I 1 1 u n 1 I E ' . . i ' ' '. 5 - s I 1 . . . . ' . . 1 . . E E ' - . ' . . . . . . . r. E, E , , , , . .' O . . 5' - , - - E E . . . .' . - . . . . . 1 . i . . E E ' . . ,' . 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EN Ysxcjg- N oivsb 1, 'Q N 0 ' - . V S YS --L'-: , , to 0 0 0 -9 Q Y 'il -.4 rn Y 4 VY L- mn' Y Y Q.-222252 'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Q lllllllllllllllllllllllll Illllll llllll ll up -za-s eg 22 Q or 'oo M 64 08933057 A nfs Q3 M A' Q' 1 2 .- 2 1 3 Q E Q E E 'E ii S : 5 E 3 .- 5 E 5 'E 5 E 5 E 5 E E E E E E 'E E E E U B I T U A R Y E 5 5VI1lt0n CB. Hartzell, M .D. E a 1 ' 5 E E11167'if7fLS Professor of .DC?I'l11U1l0l0gN E U7'Z'i7!07'S'lfiyl of .P0'lfl11fS3lZ'Z'G11'lCl 1 S 2 E Although the Class of 1928 was never privileged to meet 1Dr. Hartzell in person, it xi E has fallen to its lot to record the passing of this eminent dermatologist. True, his death E E occurred in 1927, but as it turned out it is quite fortunate that his obituary should have E E been deferred until this time when it can be joined with the recent announcement of his E E bequest of 3100000 to our medical school. But not to digress upon the latter, let us E E rapidly review the story of a lifetime marked by earnest medical endeavor. E E Milton Bixler Hartzell, A.B., A. M. CGettysburg Collegej, M.D. Uefferson Collegel, ' E was born at Fayetteville, Pennsylvania, in 1854. Both his father and brother were physicians, E 5 the latter being today in active practice in Fayetteville. He was graduated from Jefferson E E College in 1877 and never married. E E W'hile in College two of our beloved alumni were his classmates. or schoolmates, uDr. Edgar 1 E E F. Smith and Dr. John Marshall. Judge Dimner Beeber was another of his classmates, E E and it IS from these three men that 1 have obtained most of Dr. Hartzell's life story. E 5 ' 1 bil 1 U4 1 . 'G li U9 til W W qv! use 1 do out 1.-- ,Mc..,,,nw,c,,Wc-- ..,,. ,-,..,.,m,- ...1 4 ' ' I 'TV' I 'X leases-sw llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll - H L x tn ,W Twen 1' 31- jfw