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

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P're.9'iclent .... Vice-Presideni .... Secretary. . . . Treasurer .... H fistoria n .... THE JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS 34 GORDON R. ELMHLRS liOBERT A. BARTON JAMES T. 0'CONNOR, JR. . . .JOHN O. SCHNAUTZ . . . .CLARK E. SWAIL

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X-RAY Since its discovery in November, 1895, by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, great strides have been made in the use ofthe X-ray, and much of-the knowledge of the therapuetic value of the ray has come from experiments on animals. The first report of its use in the treat- ment of animal was by Eberlein at the Second Roentgen Congress in 1906. Here at the Department of Radiology of the School of Veterinary Medicine over one thousand treatments have been given in the past eighteen months Animals treated include horses, ponies, cows, goats, dogs, cats, and rats. Many of these have been cured for over a year of malignant and infectious neoplasms formerly considered incurable. THE CLASSE

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III TIIRY UF THE .IUNIIIR CLASS N A SUNNY morning in the Autumn of ,37 fifty-five young men and a young lady strolled across the courtyard to assemble and be addressed as the Class of 1941. It was a diversified group, all were strangers with but a few exceptions, but with a single determination- to become graduate veterinarians. True, unity was conspicuously absent on that morning but it was not to be long before all were acquainted and a spirit born that will not soon be surpassed. Following due initiation into our routine our period of adjustment began-and as I recall the first major adjustment was to develop an immunity to the odors of the anatomy laboratory. This was gradually gained during the mastering of Osteology. Then came the direct exposure and if memory serves me correctly one perfectly good breakfast seceded from a certain stomach on that intial meeting with those few horses which had been both called and chosenf, Needless to say, he recovered and later became a contemporary lecturer. Of course it was essential that we should be well dressed anatomists, so overalls were ordered made to measure and as is always the case they were many sizes too large. Ah, but then came the first washing and what were formerly our drapes were now binding here and pinching there-what a dilemma. Then there was Equitation, and Stock-judging, too, in which many new patrons of Beech- nut and Sparkplug were born and capably tutored by the old maestro of them all. The year passed and others have followed but Shown still remains the number one man in that league. Willie Savage seems to have been the only permanent convert to the art. It was that year that scholarly Glenn Gates initiated his conquests of prize and medal collection for it was at the ter- mination of that year that he copped', the general Freshman hledal. Came the second year and 'Aaccording to the man in the back seatn we took her out of the milk linef, sent her ear to Harrisburgf, and jotted down the results in the little black book.', According to J im Jones it was like religion and politicsi' but Phillips kept his feet on the floor and Nick', stayed the sixty minutes thereafter and the Pensy', ran as usual. The seats in the lVIedical School were very uncomfortable, but the feud between Allen and f'Baldy the dentistv was always amusing and provided the necessary diversion. It was during this year that we learned all about race tracks and hosses from Jim.,,- did I ever tell you about the night I was coming down from hfaine with a load of hosses and no brakes? Many afternoons were spent trying to differentiate between potassium and sodium chloride. Much time was likewise dedicated to the Dukes publication endeavoring to comprehend the mysteries of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems which were to find a practical application in another year. It was in this year that we took Breeds of Livestock without worthy predecessors -they really became quite expert with the rubber band and pellet as the Juniors will testify. Here G, D.', made it number two when he emerged with the Hutyra and lVIarek anatomy prize, and Bertie', Dionne was awarded the Suburban Cattle Breeders Association Prize. To maintain this saga of events in a chronological sense we must return to the first two weeks in June of the Sophomore year. It was on a Friday morning when the last of our hurdles had been taken in famous spring classic the .Final Examsv that we migrated with light hearts and free abandon to a pastoral setting in Media through the courtesy of Mil', Beatty. For it was here that 35