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

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in the country which receives a special course in Poultry Diseases. The theoretical content of the subject was supplemented by various forms of practical material. Specimens of various types of poultry pathology was obtainable and presented to us during the course. In the clinical laboratory, some of us were fortunate in being able to apply practical laboratory technique in the diagnosis of the various poultry dise.ases. We were very fortunate in having a man of Dr. Stubbs' ability and reputation to present this ever important course to us, and I feel sure that a great deal was gained from it. COMPARATIVE PATHOLOGY ETWEEN 12 and 1 P. NI. we dived into the realm of the unknown, visions Cmostly dreamsj of darkest Africa and distant jungles. literally teeming with wild life. An inexhaustible laboratory for the scholar of Comparative Pathology. Lay down your pencils, sit and think for a moment of the embryological development of the turtle. Now let's compare this with that of the primitive artiodactylaf' We laid down our pencils, and sat-mostly. Gentlemen, I don't give a -mn whether you remember a lot of this and that, but I do want you to learn to thinkf' It is a most diflicult task to teach such an extensive and important subject in one short hour each week for one semester, particularly when it included teaching us all to think. It wasn,t long before we unintentionally began to think, about eonstipated carnivores and heterozygous bastards of low fecundity fmanj. The professor warned us that 12 to 1 P. M. was a poor time to try comparing anything, except the physical condition of our stomachs and of certain relaxing classmates. Freel, Bodine, and Miller presented us with the best anatomical and physiological ex- amples of complete mental and physical re- laxation, but whether or not these could be ROBERT O. BILTZ, V.M.D. Research Assoc-iafe in Animal Palhofogy classed as pathological were not definitely determined. Now that we are through, and can look back with proper perspective, the true worth and importance of this course is revealed. Long will we remember Dr. Fox's contagious smile and infinite patience-Hour sincere thanks to a swell prof. 533 POST-MORTEM PATHOLOGY O THE clinician who wishes to in- dulge in the periodic brain dusting recommended by Osler there are few more valuable correetives than a renewed acquaintance with the facts of morbid anatomy as revealed in the post-mortem room. There is perhaps no other branch of Veteri- nary lNIedical Science which requires more acute powers of observation, interpretation, and sound knowledge than the study of Post Mor- tem Pathology. It may be truly said that a world of disordered function and altered struc- ture lies revealed in any lesion if we only have

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the power to observe it and the sound knowl- edge to interpret it. In the post mortem clinic and in his series of didactic lectures Dr. Martin has constantly attempted to show that the primary functions of the post mortem pathologist is not only to attribute or assign specific diagnostic terms to various lesions when he uncovers them, but to build up accurately and logically the patho- genesis of events from the earliest possible initial period of the disease to the final instant when an animal falls out of the splendid pro- cession of lifef, The value of this course is enhanced by the fact that the principal of correlation is recog- nized. The instruction is conducted in the light of clinical findings for the purpose of correlating the subjects of the previous years with clinical medicine. Thus an attempt is made to correlate the pathological findings with the known chain of events in life. Sincere appreciation should be expressed to Dr. lilartin for his invariably courteous and helpful assistance together with the technical excellence of l1is work in the post mortem room, despite tl1e shameful lack of equipment and the impossible condition of the material. YVe shall ever remember that no time was ever too incommodious for him to furnish personal counsel to his students. L23 What makes Freshmen cry out at night? lfVhat makes Sophs blanch with fear? What makes nenrotics ont cy' Juniors? What gives Seniors a warm glow of satis- faction? PARASITOLOGY E WERE a fearful lot when We en- tered the Dean's dungeon for our first lecture and Relentless Harrylsv HARRY A. INIARTIN, A.lNI., V.M.D., PH.D. Assosiate Professor of Pathology and Parasitology opening salvo of 'Well, at last you've come to it did little to calm anyone's nerves. From the definition of parasitology to the most recently discovered protozoa of the rec- tum of the crayfish Qdiscovered by Dr. Wein- rich-subsequently published by another inves- tigatorj, the course had us on the ropes, and somewhat in the dark as to our standings. To say it was complete is rank understatementg to say it was interesting is a matter of personal opiniong to say it was difficult is putting it mildly. It was a difficult course that required con- stant application, and it made us all quite sorry for ourselves. However, the man who really deserves the sympathy is Dr. Martin, who has to give the course every year. The subject is important to the practitioner and Pennsylvania men may well feel prepared to meet parasitological problems Cif you keep your notesj.