University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Sctlgcwiclc, nmdcrn tnetlicttl Ctlut'ntimt has for tho 1110541 pttl't cultnncctl lumtl in hand with mntlern medicine Out host merliml svhnnla .tru tntltty tcmplus of medical science and training schools of medical cnginccringt 'l'ht-it' mursuh ttre long and arduouse. their stantlardz-s high. thcir illhlleClitJll htlllllfl. thnrtmgh. and conscientious. Thcy prepare thcir pupilh Lulmimhly for inst Inlinnztl serViCC and for privatt: practice. Their graduates itrt: wull qttztlitit'tl us minislt'r: of that uriginal anti funtlztrnenlal fltnt'litm hf the Diu'sit'iHIth-thtt zn'l nf htmlintg. Oppcrtunities in the Field of Public Health 'lThcrc is. however. one vast and impurtam l'lL'ltl nl' murlurn tm-rlivittt- Ihtts lair sadly neglected by all medical schools. even by the very hast. and that is the held of public health. W'e have outgrown the ancient pnint of Vitixt'lxt'hitth held that ithey that are whale need not El physician but they that are 5it'k,' fur virt'e ilPlitJVF'. that the maintenance Ur thv public healthhthe heztlth of HIV propit- -is no less important and often easier. than ii the cure of their disease. Tittlzty we have in every one of our forty-cight states Ll State Department of Public Health, for the proper administration of which at least fm'ty-L-ight experts in public health and sanitary science arc- neecled, with two or thrcc times its many more for field 01' labtn'atoty wut'k. Thu United States Public Health Service also requires srurcs ut' qualitiutl public huullh UITIFQ'IH. untl hzttls great difhculty in Obtaining them. Still nthers are needed by the Army and Th? Navy. while hundreds of Amcrican CUUlltiCL-E. citics. towns and rural rcgiunh. either already have or should have full-timrs, trained health OHiCE'Tr-L Private HH-lilh Agtlnt'itts also. such as the International Health Bttartl Hi the Rockefeller Foundation. Anti-TLtlJchLlloaiis Sticieties. the Red Cl'tlh'rh 11ml many others. HR: at prewnt seriously handit'appwl in their lwnt-Ftrtznt undertakings by finding it Llil'llllt-il impossible to till the placus which they have. with Competent. trained pcrmnncl. The Field of industrial medicine 11nd industrial hygicnt' is. also loudly Htlling fur trnim-tl workers. whilt: schtml physicians who are rually expert, mental hygienistm auciul hygienists and dental hygienists art- likewise greatly nt-t-tlt-tl. The Unique Position of the Medical College HI hrittgtr to you. Mr. President, Dr. Sedgewick suitl in Crmclllsinlt. :mtl In you. gentlemen nf the Bnnrrl nf Dirermrs. to you. Members of thc lit-tt'ully. illlli to the student hmly. 21ml uspurially to the citizens of Cincinnati tn whnm this College is :m ornament and a distinction, the congratulations: and felit'ittttinm of this other educational institutions of the land. If in the future you Hittlii make it possible In add to the excellent medical education which you nmv git'tu Utlttcatimt in public health. in preventive medicine. in preventive sanitation 21ml in prevt-ntive hygiene, opportunity for which is nowhere t-itJ great '45 in a muni- cipal university -ynu will not only deserve and win the applause,- nf a grateful community. but will brazc the way for El. rt-l'urtzt itnpcralivcly HCC'l'lel in rather ttwdiml colleges. Mutlcrn medicine must provide a training for the pz'utttittc uf ptthlic health no less rigorous them that fur the prztt'litre 0f medicine; for tht- public health is the health of the people, and att-j llIL' Lutin phrase put it sum papal! xttpremu t'ex. Puge' 0:10 Htmdrcd Sc't'cnty-jtt'e

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years ago. A mere village upon the bank of the river constituted the only white settlement in the region now known as Cincinnati. It is quite probable that the present site of our college and hospital was peopled by Indians and wild animals and was far removed from the ken of the white settlers upon the bank of the river. These hills were covered by the primaeval forest. Daniel Drake probably never dreamed of the possibility of a great city upon the hills. A Tribute to the Medical College Faculty til have always been impressed with the fact that medical beginnings in Cincinnati were associated with turbulent, even quarrelsome times among the Faculty. tDrake and his associates never seemed to live in peace and harmony together.' The interests of the college seemed lost in personal bickerings and actual hostilities. I am glad to say that this spirit has not survived in the present Faculty. No more harmonious body of men can he found throughout the length or breadth of the land. They work in perfect harmony with each other and sacrilice personal interests to those of the college. Daily examples of their love for the College occur and many financial sacrifices have been made in order to stabilize and safeguard the institution. ' Each member of the Faculty believes in the College and is doing everything in his power to bring about its highest development. An Expression of Gratitude We owe an immeasurable debt of gratitude to the citizens of Cincinnati for their unswerving devotion to our institution and for their most generous response to our appeals. I doubt whether any other community in the world has done as much for the advancement of medical knowledge as have the good citizens of Cincinnati. and we gratefully acknowledge our everlasting indebtedness to them. not only for the generosity displayed in constructing and equipping the Cincinnati General Hospital. but also for their jealous guarding 0f the institution from the adverse waves that sometimes engulf municipal undertalazings?q llWe wish to acknowledge our gratitude to those good friends of ours who have contributed from their private means to the various departments of the college. Were it not for their most generous aid this stately building with its full equipment would have been impossible. Without their liberal contributions many of the departments would be starved and inadequate. May I. on this centennial occasion thank them for their great interest in our work? In Conclusion, Dr. Oliver said, uTime will not permit me to even attempt to name the eminent men who have at various times taught in the College or who led their College as officers. Suffice it to say that the roll contains names which have left an indelible imprint upon medical affairsemen who have con- tributed their best efforts to maintain and inculcate the highest ideals. We take great pride in the past, we are modestly content with the present, and we are confidently hopeful of the future. ADDRESS OF DR. WILLIAM F. SEDGEWICK Dr. William F. Sedgewick, Professor of Biology and Public Health, Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology was the next speaker. llHappily, said Dr. Page One Hundred Seventy-four

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ADDRESS OF DR. JOSEPH R. RANSOHOFF There never was a river without its mists of gray. There never was a forest without its fallen leaf; And joy may walk heside L15 clown the winding of our way, When, lo! there sounds a footstep and we meet. the face of grief. Applause hearty and prolonged, greeted Dr. Joseph Ransohoff as he arose to deliver his address on HDrain? and Holmes. for he was well helnved. Now that his mustErful mind has been stilled in death, the 1055, particularly to these who looked forward to attending his lectures, is felt most keenly. The full text of Dr. Ransohoff's scholarly address: will he found in another portion of the YeareBOOk. CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREES On an occasion like this. said President Hicks. ilit is very fltLing that special recognition should be given for eminent scholarship and public service. It is our privilege to have with us today some who worthiiy represent both of these, and it is my privilege as representative of the University to confer the degrees that shall bear the honor. Recipients of the Degree of Doctor of Science iiBy virtue of the authority vestEd in ma. continued President Hicks, i'hy the Board of Directors of the University Of Cincinnati, and upon recom- mendation 0f the Medical College Faculty, I confer the honorary degree of Doctor 0! Science, up011:--- Dr. Charles Cassidy Bass. Professor of Experimental Medicine. and Di- rector of Laboratories. Tulane University. for first successfully isolating the malarial parasite and for able aesislance rendered in the fight against malaria and scurvy. Dr. Ross Granville Harrison, Professor of Comparative Anatomy, Yale University, and Director Of the Marine Bacteriological Laboratory, for ilrb'l. demonstrating the possibility of growing tissues outside the organism. Edwin Oakee Jnrdan, Professor nf Bacteriology. University of Chicago, and member of the International Health Board, Rockefeller Foundation, for his experimental contributions to the sanitation of water supplies and the study of microbic diseases. Dean Dewitt Lewis. Professor of Surgery. University Of Chicago, for his work on the hypophysie and on nerve surgery, whose unselfish desire to promote the welfare of mankind caused him to retire from private practice that he might devote himself to scientific research. Robert VVilliaInsun anett, Professor of Harvard Medical School, for his work on the mechanism of the human spine and research in infantile paralysis. Filmer Verner McColltlm, Professor of Chemical Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health. Johns Hopkins University, for his contributions to our knowledge of food deficiency diseases. William Snow Miller, Professor of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin, for his work on the. anatomy of the lungs. Charles Rupert Stockard. Professor of anatomy, Cornell University Medical School, for his investigations in experimental embryology and his inspiring leadership in research. Page One Hundred SewenJy-sdx