dmsco log book vol.33 1955

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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY & SURGERY

Vol. 33 JANUARY, 1955 Number 1

Hospita IA.O.A. President

Visits HereThe "Traveling Ambassador of Osteopa-

thy", Dr. John Mulford of Cincinnati, Ohio,president o0 t n eAmerican Osteopa-thic Association wasin Des Moines onJanuary 11 and 12to visit the osteopa-thic college he hadnever seen exceptthrough the eyes ofo t h e r s, especiallythose of Dr. EdwinF. Peters, presidentof DMSCOS, and tospeak to the mem-bers of the studentbody and faculty.

In his speech dur-Dr. John Mulford ing an all college

convocation Dr. Mulford reviewed thegrowth of DMSCOS from 1898 when it wasknown as the S. S. Still College until thepresent day. "You have much to be proudof here including the fact that your col-lege was the first osteopathic college to re-ceive a Cancer Teaching Grant and a HeartGrant from the United States PublicHealth Service. The first to have a grad-uate employed by the Veterans Administra-tion and the first to have the one and onlygraduate to receive an appointment as aUnited States Public Health Medical Officerand more recently the one and only osteo-pathic college to have a graduate receivea United States Public Health Post-Doc-torial Grant for study in Surgery in a for-eign country."

Speaking of the American OsteopathicAssociation Dr. Mulford said, "I want youto keep this in mind always. Only throughunity of association whether it be national,state or local can we progress. The A.O.A.has grown to a nationally recognized or-ganization with over 9000 members out ofa total of 12,500 osteopathic physicians.There are 48 Bureaus and committeesworking for the advancement of osteopa-thy. We have over 61 full time employeeswith a budget of over $1,000,000 annuallyincluding the Osteopathic Foundation. Wehave memberships in The American Coun-cil on Education, The American Council onHealth, and The American Society of Medi-cal Research. There are now over 400 os-teopathic hospitals with over 12,000 bedsand more hospitals will be built in thenear future. In these hospitals are 435internships and 195 residencies approvedby the A.O.A.

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Benefit BallSecond N.Y.U. Grad.

HonoredAnother New York University graduate,

now an osteopathic physician, has been hon-ored by the United States Public HealthService.

Dr. Harry I. Simmons, DMSCOS '51, isthe recipient of a U.S. Public Health Post-Doctorial Grant for study in Surgery. Heis the first and only osteopathic physicianto receive such an appointment.

Dr. Simmons interned at Still Osteopa-thic Hospital and served a two-year resi-dency in Surgery at Still Osteopathic Hos-pital under Dr. W. E. Heinlen, Chairmanof the Division of Surgery in DMSCOS.

Dr. Harry 1. Simmons Hr. Murray Goldstein

Dr. Simmons will study Cardiac Surgeryunder Dr. Jose Hilario, Professor of Sur-gery, University of Brazil Medical School,and Professor of Cardiac Surgery in thePost-Graduate School of Medicine, Rio deJaneiro, Brazil, and will work at the Aci-dentos Hospital of that city.

A veteran of World War II, Dr. Simmonsreceived his B.S. degree from New YorkUniversity, class of '47. Dr. and Mrs.Simmons left Des Moines for their two-year period of study in Brazil on January3, 1955.

On November 1, 1953, Dr. Murray Gold-stein, DMSCOS '50, also a graduate ofNew York University, class of '47, re-ported to the United States Public HealthHospital, Bethesda, Maryland, as a UnitedStates Public Health Medical Officer, withthe rank of Senior Assistant Surgeon. Dr.Goldstein is also the first and only osteo-pathic physician to receive such an appoint-ment.

Dr. Goldstein interned in Still Osteopa-thic Hospital and then spent two years asa resident in Internal Medicine. He is alsoa veteran of World War II and is mar-ried.

February 14Valentine Theme for

Benefit Ball"Valentine's Day" will be the theme of the

Ninth Annu.al Still Osteopathic HospitalBenefit Ball to be held at the Des MoinesGolf and Country Club, Monday evening,February 14.

Speaking of this year's benefit, Mrs.Henry J. Braunschweig, Publicity Chair-man, stated: "Each year the benefit ball isa greater success. This year is no excep-tion. Those who have attended always lookforward to the next one. If you enjoy anevening out, you won't want to miss thisevent. Dinner (plenty of good food) from7 p. m. to 9 p. m.-then dancing to themusic of the very popular Don Hoy andhis orchestra from 9:30 p. m. to 12:30a. m. Prizes and surprises as usual, butthese will be revealed during the evening."

In reviewing the history of the hospitalbenefits, Mrs. Braunschweig said, "TheAuxiliary to the Polk County Society ofOsteopathic :Physicians and Surgeons spon-sored the first benefit dance in May 1946.Each year since that time we have spon-sored an evening of entertainment for thebenefit of the hospital.

"The proceeds from these benefits havepurchased many needed items such as floortiling, steamr table, plastic bassinets forthe nursery, resuscitator-incubator, cabi-nets to provide individual bath care for thenewborn, bedside tables, and a HeidbrinkAnesthesia machine for the obstetrical de-partment. Last year the proceeds wereused to completely redecorate and refurnishthe reception room in the hospital. Theproceeds from this year's event will beused to purchase an air-conditioner forsurgery."

CommitteesAssisting Mrs. Edward R. Minnick, gen-

eral chairman, is Mrs. Donald E. Sloan,secretary-treasurer.

Posters: Mrs. John C. Agnew

Ticket Sales: General tickets-Mrs. Ray-mond B. Juni

Student tickets-Mrs. Burton E. Pound-stone

Prizes: Mrs. John B. Shumaker

Decorations: Mrs. Joseph R. McNerney

Reservations: Mrs. Wesley H. Glantz.

Telephone: Mrs. Carl C. Waterbury

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THE LOG BOOK

The President ChatsOsteopathic Education, like American

Business, today needs more owners menand women willing to advance a portion oftheir savings to further meet the needs ofour growing population Never before inthe history of our country has AmericanBusiness urged Mr. and Mrs. America tobuy stock in their corporations as has beenthe policy in recent months. "Business willtell you that a healthy and dynamic growthof our economy-the creation of new jobs,the production of new products-require acontinuing stream of new equity investment.Today, some 81/2 million individuals, arebuying shares to help furnish corporate en-terprise with ownership capital. This is aremarkable figure and indicative of greatgrowth in Corporate Democracy. But is itenough? Are there not added millions ofAmericans who should likewise be ownersof American Business?" Thus spoke G.Keith Funston, President of the New YorkStock Exchange, before the GraduateSchool of Business Administration of Har-vard University, when appearing as theDickerson Lecturer for the year 1954.

And so, it is true with Osteopathic Educa-tion. In the last few years the members ofthe Osteopathic Profession have pledgedmore than 5 million dollars to OsteopathicEducation. This, too, is a remarkable fig-ure, indicative of a continued interest bythe members of the profession in the fur-thering of our educational program. But itis not enough. Are there not added millionsof Americans, who have benefitted fromOsteopathic care and treatment, likewiseinterested in the furtherance of the Os-teopathic Educational Program? We feelthat there are. Only an opportunity must bepresented to them by the members of theProfession so that they may be permittedto contribute to the Osteopathic Collegesas Americans are permitted to buy stockin American Business.

American Industry fully appreciates thestake it has in American education, andwithin recent months several of our largestcorporations have instituted unique plansof contributing to the Alma Maters of theiremployees. The special plight of the nation'ssix Osteopathic Schools and the directbearing which this condition has on thehealth, productivity and security of ourpeople brought about the creation of theOsteopathic Progress Fund Campapign in1946. The Fund emphasizes the nationalaspects of medical education and should em-phasize industry's stake in our OsteopathicColleges, as well as the dependence of com-munity health services on the continuoussupply of Osteopathic physicians. The dol-lars and cents values of industrial healthprograms growing out of Osteopathic care,and the need to keep our schools free ofthe threat of federal subsidy are stimuli tocontributing to the Osteopathic ProgressFund.

Our Osteopathic Colleges face unusuallydifficult conditions since the cost of educat-ing a student is so very expensive. This,

Dr. Kuolt JoinsCollege Family

President Edwin F. Peters announcesthe appointment of Dr. Milton G. Kuolt as

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The first meeting in a series of six freelectures and informal discussions pertain-

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Clinic., Student 11Clinic., S t u d en tCounselor, and So-cial Case Worker.

Dr. Kuolt, a na-tive of Utica, NewYork, received hisEd.D. degree fromWashington Univer-sity, St. Louis, Mis-souri, his M.Sc.(Ed.) from NewYork State College,for Teachers, Al-bany, New York,h i s undergraduatework at Concordia

Dr. Milton G. Kuolt Collegiate Institute,Bronxvile, New York, and his theologicaltraining at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,Missouri.

From 1923-40, Dr. Kuolt served as aneducational and evangelistic missionary inIndia. While in India he served as a mem-ber of the Board of Educational Examinersunder the Madras Government.

Since 1943, Dr. Kuolt has served as anofficer, U.S. Navy and at the present holdsthe rank of Commander, Ch.C. He hasserved aboard Aircraft Carrier, Transportand Repair Ship as well as having exten-sive service in Naval Hospitals.

Dr. Kuolt recently returned from a 10month tour of duty around the world aboardthe U.S.S. TARAWA (CVA-40).

Dr. Kuolt assumed his duties at the col-lege on January 24th, the starting of thespring semester.

combined with the critical shortage of fac-ulty, due to the inability to pay adequatesalaries, has created serious problemsamong the administrators of our colleges.Our colleges are in great need of large in-comes-beyond our present college income-in order to carry on the program of medicaleducation which we are expected to providefor the Profession.

In America there is only one way to keepthe government from taking over the in-dependent colleges and universities and thatis to keep them vigorous and to keep themsolvent. The only way that we can keepour colleges solvent is for huge additionalsums of money to be contributed to each ofour schools on an organized plan each year.To date these contributions have been mostdisappointing. They have not been adequatefor the needs of the college to provide theprogram of medical education the Profes-sion expects. May 1955 be the year of chal-lenge to each member of the Profession toprompt him to carry the story to Americanbusinessmen so they, too, can have a sig-nificant part in the building of our colleges.And may 1955 bring, not only happinessand success to each individual of the Pro-fession, but may each individual memberof the Profession help to bring success tohis college through working for the or-ganized Osteopathic Progress Fund Cam-paign.

ing to pregnancyand care of the new-born infant washeld in Still Clinicon January 15, 1955.

These lectures anddiscussion periods incharge of Dr. J.D u d ley Chapman,instructor in obste-trics, are designedto educate womenconcerning the pro-cesses in pregnancyand labor. The mainp u r p o s e, througheducation, is to makenreOnancv and de-

livery more comfortable and pleasant tothe expectant mother.

The subjects to be discussed are as fol-lows:

1. Introduction to the course, reasons forprenatal care and how to make thepregnancy easier.

2. How pregnancy starts and how thebaby develops in the womb. Also in-cluded is how the mother adapts tothis growing baby.

3. A discussion on how a baby is bornand what happens when the patientis admitted to the hospital.

4. This period will be devoted to a tourof modern delivery rooms and laborrooms. Explanations will be given onthe use of the various equipment.

5. A discussion on methods whereby theexpectant mother may learn how torelax in labor and make her labormore comfortable.

6. The final lecture is devoted to howthe parents care for the newborn in-fant at home.

Present plans call for this free seriesof lectures and discussions to be repeated atregular intervals.

Dr. Chapman attended the Sixth Ameri-can Congress on Obstetrics and Gynecologysponsored jointly by The American Com-mittee on Maternal Welfare and The Am-erican Academy of Obstetrics and Gyne-cology held at the Palmer House in Chica-go, Illinois, December 13-17. Approximate-ly 2000 persons heard 300 outstandingspeakers from medical schools and hospitalsfrom all over the United States.

News from A.O.A.In a speech before the recent Midwest

Governors' Conference on Mental Health inChicago, Governor George N. Craig of In-diana said, "The problem of mental healthis stymied by a shortage of doctors ..until the people through their legislatures,increase facilities for medical training, theplight of the mentally ill may remain al-most at a standstill."

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Statisticians for Metropolitan Life In-surance Company recently reported thatthe nation's health was the best in its his-tory. They said the 1954 death rate of9.2% for each 1,000 population was a rec-ord low.

THE LOG BOOK

Dean's LetterSIAMESE TWINS

The lives of Siamese twins are usually sointerdependent that separation of the twois hazardous and may result in the loss ofeither or both lives.

So it is with every doctor. By the verynature of his profession, he must perforcelead two simultaneous lives.

One life is apparent in his daily occupa-tion as a physician. He recognizes the factthat he has dedicated himself to the main-tenance of good health. He works longhours caring for the patients who come tohim for help.

If, however, he devotes all his energiessolely to the promotion of this life, he willneglect that of the twin without which hecannot live. Neglect of the twin means sev-eral things. The twin functions through theprofessional organization which made itpossible for the Siamese pair to exist. Thistwin makes a contribution of energy ormaterial to the welfare of all physicians.The contribution must of necessity be con-structive. It may be in the form of the giftsor in the form of service and good will.

Service and good will not only apply tovoluntary and willing activity in profession-al affairs at all levels. They apply evenmore forcibly and with tremendous impactto active participation in public health af-fairs of the community.

Doctors of Osteopathy, Doctors of Med-icine, Doctors of Dental Science, Doctors ofVeterinary Medicine, all are indispensableto the health and welfare of the community.Devotion of part of their personal time tothe public welfare is a MUST, and therecan be no thought of personal returns intime so devoted.

Ours is an era of organization and prog-ress is made by organized effort. The ex-tent of progress depends upon the numbersof determined members and these :mem-bers-who are they?

They are the twins-the altar egos ofthe physicians. Each of the twins is capableof helping the other and each must helpthe other if they expect to survive. Sep-aration can lead only to eventual declineand disaster to both.

Interpendence of the twin doctor is Si-amese in nature and must be so recognized.

Calendar of Events

Spring Semester Classes BeganJanuary 24, 1955

Auxiliary Benefit BallMonday evening, February 14, 1955

AI Easter RecessApril 8-12, inclusive

GraduationFriday evening, June 3, 1955

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l'ke employees' Christmas Party held in room 202 of the College as usual was abig success. Plenty of laughs, entertainment and good food. Photographer E. LynnBaldwin was on hand to snap a few of the highlights and surprise a few of theparticipants. Mr. Baldwin also snapped picture No. 5 wher one of the instructors wasgiven a surprise birthday party.

Picture No. 1Dr. Burton E. Poundstone, Proctologist,

is overjoyed with Santa's gift. "Just whatI needed," exclaimed the doctor as he dis-plays his new shorts assisted by seniorsJack Stanzler (M.C.) and Santa (JamesLanham).

Picture No. 2Eat, drink and be merry and come back

for more. There is always plenty of goodfood and drink (fruit punch) on the housewhen Mrs. Davis and her crew set 'em up.

Picture No. 3Hospital technicians rib the surgical

team as they prepare to operate. Readingfrom left: Lorraine Lumley, Doris Kabrick,Eloise Martin, Darlene Whitehead, andLouise Ware. The patient-Pearl Christianof Outpatient. Incidentally, this patientlived!

Help Sought for ArmedThe College of Osteopathic Physicians and

Surgeons at Los Angeles is interested inhelping with the request of the ArmedForces Medical Library to complete files onosteopathic publications.

If members of the profession have avail-able issues as listed below they will be

Picture No. 4Putting the finishing touches on the eats

are these ladies who year after year do somuch to make this occasion such a successand yet receive little notice for their ef-forts. Ladies, we all thank you so much.Reading from left: Mrs. Pearl Christian(Outpatient), Mrs. Clara M c D o w e l(Housekeeper), Jan Davis (Secretary),Mrs. Vi Davis (Dietitian), Dorothy Stahl(Secretary), Mrs. Winifred Padden (Rec-ords) and Mrs. Grace White (Records).Picture No. 5

Dr. Stanley D. Miroyiannis, ActingChairman, Division of Basic Sciences, andinstructor in Anatomy takes scapel inhand to dissect his birthday cake- a sur-prise gift from the members of the fresh-man class-as the students prepare todrink a toast (coke) of health, happinessand many happy returns of the day toDr. Miroyiannis.

Forces Medical Libraryforwarded. Publications should be ad-dressed to Miss Margaret Cressaty, Librari-an, 1721 Griffin Ave., Los Angeles 31, Cal.

Journal of Osteopathy before 1939,Clinical Osteopathy V. 34, Nos. 3 and 4.Yearbook and Directory of the AmericanOsteopathic Association, any issues.

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A.O.A. PRESIDENT-(Continued from Page 1)

"As you know the cost of education hasbeen going higher and higher in all insti-tutions of higher learning. Today the av-erage cost per student in the six collegesof osteopathy is between $1800.00 and$2100.00 per year. The profession and layfriends have contributed over $4,000,000 tothe schools since 1942. Without this moneywe would have been lin serious circum-stances. Only through unity such as ourscould this have been possible."

In closing Dr. Mulford stated, "I hopethat you will remember that the first char-ter obtained by our founder, Dr. AndrewTaylor Still stated that the purpose of theosteopathic school was for the improve-ment in teaching of medicine, obstetrics,and surgery. This is still true today. Wehave the only complete school of medicine.The only reason for our existence is theimprovement of the health care in thiscountry."

In an interview with your editor Dr.Mulford stated, "During and immediatelyfollowing World War II I was greatly con-cerned about the future of DMSCOS. Ilistened with great interest to the officialreports presented to the Board of Trusteesof the A.O.A. and to countless numbers ofindividuals telling of the many educationaland financial advances of the college head-ed by Dr. Peters since January 1, 1946.What Dr. Peters has accomplished here isalmost unbelieveable.

"We have been friends for years and hisenthusiastic reports to me in person andin writing have been more than confirmedby others and by my being here to see formyself. Too many people have taken thischange for granted and like myself havenever visited this college to see this remark-able transformation. To Dr. Peters, themembers of the profession and the layfriends of thiis college who have contributedtime and money my most sincere thanks foreverything you have done to bring this col-lege from almost a has been to the highposition it now occupies in the field of thehealing arts. To those of you who havenever seen DMSCOS and to all of the grad-uates, even those of 1954 who have not

Dr. J. Dudley Chapman acts as guineapig as Senior students, Evelyn M. Moun-tain and Willie C. Coleman, stage a mockdemonstration of the recently acquiredCardiac Pacemaker.

The Cardiac Pacemaker was developedby the Electrodyne Co. in conjunction withPaul M. Zoll, M.D. The purpose of thisinstrument is to provide a quick, safe andeffective method of arousing the heart fromventricular standstill by external applica-tion of electric impulses across the unopen-ed chest.

The Cardiac Pacemaker is indicated inpatients with syncopal attacks due toStokes-Adams disease. The Cardiac Pace-maker may also be used to evoke ventricu-lar beats and resuscitate patients from un-expected cardiac arrest due to accidents oranesthesia.

The pulse beat, blood pressure and con-sciousness can be maintained for days, ifnecessary, during ventricular asystole un-til independent cardiac action is resumed.Routine medical and nursing care can begiven during this interval.

When syncopal attacks are due to rapidventricular rhythm, the Cardiac Pacemakercan maintain regular ventricular beats forlong periods of time until ventricular irri-tability subsides.

visited this college recently, I urge you todo so. I now know what really has beenaccomplished here. I am very happy thatI have been privileged to visit DMSCOS."

A Recent Graduate Writes761-5 Reibold Bldg.Dayton 2, OhioNovember 5, 1954

Dear Dr. Peters:Enclosed you will find a small donation

with many more to follow I hope.

I have associated myself with Dr. CarlB. Gephart, DM '25, whose experience hashelped me through the "little things" thatmake up a General Practice. OsteopathicManipulative Therapy has played a greatpart in the building up of my practice. Thecry we heard in school and the cry I hearnow from patients who come to me "whereare the old time men who gave a treatmentwhen necessary instead of a pill." Treat-ment with good results have been my big-gest booster. In the three months I havebeen out, I can only say if the men thatget out today do not practice what theyhave learned, they are missing the boat,Patients come to you because you are aD.O. Enough said.

Sincerely,

/s/ Edward J. Levine, D.O.DMSCOS '53

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The President ChatsThe Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy & Surgery

has adopted a distinctive and constructive program in Osteo-pathic Education. We believe that the course of study lead-ing to the degree of Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) should beso organized that the student will visualize the correlationand integration of all the areas of academic pursuit.

With this thought uppermost in our minds, the DesMoines Still College of Osteopathy & Surgery departed fromthe well accepted departmental administrative organizationof courses and adopted a most functional administrative or-ganization for the courses of instruction; namely, the Di-vision of Basic Sciences, the Division of Osteopathic Medi-cine and the Division of Surgery. Such an organization doesallow for and provide a greater interrelationship and inte-gration between the courses assigned to each division of in-struction.

In this issue of the Log Book, we proudly present picturesof the college's expansion program completed during thepast summer, which is making possible the functioningaspects of our Philosophy of Osteopathic Medical Education.Especially, is this true with the Library Seminar rooms nowprovided for each of the three divisions of instruction.

Still Osteopathic Hospital

The Library now occupies the entire third floor of the College build-ing (see floor plan on inside pages). Here is to be found 7,000 volumes,the latest in periodicals and journals and three divisional seminar rooms-a new idea for a functional library.

The second and third floors of the remodeled half of the clinic build-ing are now offices, a photographic laboratory, intern quarters andclassrooms, beautifully surfaced in mahogany paneling or pastel colorsand with acoustical celotex ceilings and tile floors.

A new animal house-22' x 64'-of tile and concrete has been con-structed on the roof of the clinic building.

Alumni and friends of this college, we urge you to return to yourAlma Mater so that you will also become enthusiastic with us over yourschool and its program of Osteopathic Education.

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Check Floor Plan AboveAbove: Book stacks, periodicals and journals.

Upper left: Division of Surgery seminar room.

Middle left: Mrs. Kenderdine, Librarian, reviews recordsat the Receptionist desk.

Seminar rooms are in the background.

Mrs. Cornelia Vetter,A s s i s tant Librarian,helps students withreference material inthe Study Area.

REGISTRATIONFOR 1955-56

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Middle right: Eye and Audiology.

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Left: Clinical Conference Room 300.Middle left: Hallway and offices 301,

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Lower left: Classroom 304.Center: Classroom 305.Lower Center: AOA prexy, Dr. Mulford,

and President Peters look over theanimal house.

All classes for Juniors and Seniors areheld on this floor utilizing the ClinicalConference room.

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and Surgery in co-operation with the Post-Graduate Educational Chairman of theAmerican College of General Practitionersin Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery an-nounces the formation of the L-P RecordsDivision of the college library.

At the present time we have a six hourseries on Endocrinology. These lectureswere prepared and given by Dr. WilliamF. Hewitt, Jr. of the Division of Basic Sci-ences. We are hoipeful that in the verynear future we will have a series on Can-cer, Heart Disease and other subjects ofinterest to the general practitioner.

These records can be obtained by writingto the librarian at the school. There willbe a small rental fee for their use whichin turn will be used for the cost of cuttingmore records. These records are suitablefor private or group listening and are ac-ceptable for credit in the Post GraduateRequirements in the American College ofGeneral Practitioners in Osteopathic Medi-cine and Surgery.

Send in your reservation Now.When the above picture was taken the 9th annual Still Osteopathic Hospital Bene-

fit held at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club on February 12 was almost history.Sponsored by the Auxiliary to the Polk County Society of Osteopathic Physicians landsurgeons this year's benefit was again a tremendous success. Net proceeds will begiven to the hospital for the purchase of needed items of equipment.

Our congratulations and thanks to the general chairman and her committee mem-bers for a job well done. Reading left to right: (seiated) Mesdames John B. Shu-maker, John C. Agnew (president), Wesley H. Glantz and Raymond B. Juni. Standing,left to right: Mesdames Cecil C. Looney, Edward R. Minnick (general chairman of thebenefit,) Donald E. Sloan (secretary-treasurer), Burton E. Poundstone (immediatepast-president,), J. R. McNerney and Henry J. Braunschweig.

Other committee members not in the above picture were: iMesdames James A.Barnett, H. A. Barquist, Vie Englund, W. R. Fuller, Ralph A. Gaudio, Henry J. Ket .-man, Jean F. LeRoque, Edwin F. Peters, G. P. Peterson, Irwin Phillips, and Carl C.Waterbury.

Record Attendance Predicted for 59th AOA ConventionBiltmore, Statler Hotels

to Host Los Angeles MeetCHICAGO (AOA) - All available in-

formation indicates that a record-breakingattendance will be established at the 59thannual convention of the American Osteo-pathic Association, according to the Bu-reau of Conventions.

The national conference will be held inLos Angeles, July 5-24, 1955, and willutilize the facilities of the Biltmore andStatler hotels, both of which will serve asconvention headquarters. This will be thesecond time the AOA has met in LosAngeles, the first being in 1922.

Program Now CompleteDr. W. Donald Baker, Los Angeles pro-

gram chairman, reports that the programis complete for the Convention Instruction

Courses (advanced surgery, surgery, in-te nal medicine and cardi ology, generalpractice and peripheral vascular diseaseand anesthesiology opening July 5 at theCollege of Osteopathic Physicians and Sur-geons and for the Convention TeachlingSessions, which will begin July 18 at theStatler Hotel.

The Bureau of Conventions announcedthat mailing of advance registration ma-terials was completed Feb. 10 and that allmembers of the AOA would receive an,individual copy of the forms as well as adescription of the Convention InstructionCourses and Teaching Sessions.

A dvance registration and hote accomo-dations are being returned to the Bureauof Conventions for processing, as are forri4for advance registration fee for memberof the Auxiliary to the AOA.

Editor, The Log BookDMSCOS722 6th Ave.Des Moines, Iowa

Dear Sir:The Guild of the Osteopathic Hospi-

tal and Clinic of New York, Inc., Le-Roy Sanitarium entertained at a spe-cial tea for the mothers of osteopa-this students residing in the GreaterNew York area, who are now away atschool. The tea was held at theClinic.

At that time Dr. Jacob G. Sheetz,President of the Osteopathic Societyof the City of New York addressedthe Guild and its guests. Dr. Alex-ander Levitt, Trustee of the Ameri-can Osteopathic Association, alsospoke. His topic was "Osteopathy-What the Layman Wants to KnowAbout It?"

This attempt to invite parents ofstudents living in one community,who are attending Osteopathic Col-leges all over the country, to meetone another and at the same timelearn about Osteopathy's contribu-tion in that community, was highlysuccessful. The guests were most in-terested; every mother present be-came an enthusiastic member of theGuild.

Mrs. Robert Sacks /s/

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The President ChatsLast month's issue of the Log Book at-

tempted in a small way to tell its readersby pictures, the many improvements whichhave been made at the Old School in re-cent months. While we are proud of theadvances which have been made, we fullyrealize that the program of improvementis not completed, but has only begun.

The many letters which have been re-ceived on the February's issue of the LogBook inflates our ego because they speakapproval for the determination of theBoard of Trustees to make our facilitiesadequate for the educational program weare offering. There is about two-thirdsof the Clinic building interior to remodelduring the ensuing year and that will neces-sitate the expenditure of more capital.

All colleges, big and small, have felt anhistorical financial squeeze during thepost-war years. Between 1940-50 collegeenrollments increased 75% and it is pre-dicted that by 1965 there will be 4,000,000regular students in the U. S. colleges anduniversities and by 1975 there will be 5,-000,000 enrolled college and university stu-dents. With these predictions, we canreadily see that our Osteopathic Collegeswill likewise have more students and if weintend to accommodate these young peoplewho wish to study Osteopathy, we mustmake our preparations for them now.

Today, less than one-half of our collegealumni are contributors to the need of theirAlma Mater. The statement made by Wil-liam Graham Sumner, professor of Politicaland Social Science at Yale from 1872 to1910, "No graduate of the college has everpaid in full what it cost to educate him"is as true today as the day it was spoken.The President of the Council for FinancialAid to Education wrote, in 1954: "Thesuccess of our common effort to strengthenand fortify our American higher educa-tion will depend substantially on what thecolleges and universities do for themselves.What they may do for themselves dependssubstantially on what their alumni do ...Systematic habitual alumni giving may of-ten be the means of inspiring much largergiving by others. Alumni giving, din asense the "seed money" of business giving,is at the heart of the fund-raising prospectof each college and university which islooking toward the future."

Graduates and friends of Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy & Surgery, weneed your help in meeting the problemsfacing us today!

57th Annual Convention of the Iowa Society ofOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons

MAY 23-24 HOTEL SAVERY

Monday-May 23, 19558:15-Registration

Visit ExhibitsCoffee and Doughnuts

General Sessions

9:15-Invocation

9:20-President's Address-Dr. John Q. A. Mattern, President

9:30-Use of Anesthetic Agents by the General Practitioner il His OfficeWesley Glantz, D. O., Des Moines, Iowa

10:30-Recess to visit exhibits

11:10-Public Relations-D. David Darland, Divisilon of Public Relations, AOA,Chicago, Ill.

12 :00- Luncheons ...

Group Specialty SessionsTime: 1:30 - 4:30 P. M.

Group I-Symposium on Internal MedicineSubjlect-Arteriosclerotic Heart DiseaseChairman-Stuart Harkness, D. O.

Des Moines, Iowa

Group II-Symposium on Obstetrics and GynecologySubject-Obstetrical Delivery Problems-The DystociasChairman-Carl Waterbury, D. O.

Des Moines, Iowa

Group III-Symposium on OrthopedicsSubject Office Care of EmergenciesChairman-Don Siehl, D. O.

Dayton, Ohio

Group IV-Symposium on Osteopathic MedicineSubject-Thoracic TechniqueChairman-John M. Woods, D. O.

Des Moines, Iowa

Banquet-Hotel Savery

Entertainment-Floor Show followed by an evening of dancing

Tuesday-May 24, 1955Visit ExhibitsCoffee and Dougnuts

General Sessions

9:00-Address-Cancer of Lung-Walter Heinlen, D. O.Des Moines, Iowa

9:50-Address-Dermatology-Diagnosis and Treatment, Ralph O. Ruch, M. D.Omaha, Nebraska

10:40-Recess to visit the exhibits

11:10-Address-"Psychosomatic Medicine", Erie W. Fitz, Jr., D. O.Des Moines, Iowa

12:00-Luncheons- (Alumni)Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and SurgeryKirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery"Magic Entertainment" (for both groups)-Dr. Ralph 'O. Ruch, Magician

Group Specialty Sessions1:30 - 4:30 P. M.

Group I-Symposium on Internal MedicineSubject "Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease"Chairman-Stuart Harkness, D. O.

Group II-Symposium on Obstetrics and GynecologySubject-Obstetrical Delivery Problems-The DystociasChairman-Carl Waterbury, D. O.

Group III-Symposium on OrthopedicsSubject-Office Care of EmergenciesChairman-Don Siehl, D. O.

Group IV-Symposium on Osteopathic MedicineSubject-Chronic Degenerative DiseasesChairman-John M. Woods, D. O.

DES MOINES, IOWA

Board VotesTuition Increase

At the January meeting of theBoard of Trustees of the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy & Surg-ery, formal action was taken to in-crease the tuition for the members ofthe Freshman and Sophomore classes(the Basic Science years) from $700to $800 a year, effective with theopening of the fall term in Septem-ber 7, 1955.

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Dean's LetterAs the school year of 1954-55 draws to

its close, another Freshman class is com-pleting its last educational requirements inmany colleges and universities over thenation, preparatory for registration onSeptember 7th.

Every Freshman, at the time of admis-sion, must have completed at least threefull years of pre-osteopathic studies in acollege or university which is approved byits regional accrediting agency. Most ofour students, however, wisely continue tothe baccalauerate degree before beginningtheir professional course of study.

It is a well established fact that medicalknowledge is expanding at a terrific ratetoday and the medical student is requiredto cram this knowledge, accumulated overthe centuries, into the small space of threeor four pre-profesisonal, and at least fourprofessional years.

During this short span, the young doc-tor must become conversant wth an infinitevariety of health problems. These rangefrom prenatal to old age-from the derelictto the millionare-from the athlete to sed-entary life-from normal to derangedminds.

The doctor must be able to analyze theequilibrium of the mind-health-religiontriangle and to assist in establishment andmaintenance of normal equilibrium. Thedoctor by virtue of the tremendous respon-sibility which he assumes, must be a per-son of better-than-average intellect. Morethan this, he must be inspired.

The necessary qualities of ability and in-spiration are what the patient must findbefore he places his health and life trust-ingly in the hands of his doctor. The doc-tor finds that he is one of the chosen few.

To be one of these, he must sacrificeseveral years of his life in basic training,arduous and costly. He must continue tostudy all of his life to keep himself worthyof the title.

Pre-professional training provides spe-cifically some basic knowledge of the phy-sical and biological sciences which are thefoundations of medicine and osteopathy.But what is equally or perhaps, more im-portant, the pre-professional years con-tribute toward the making of normal menand normal citizens. They provide thesubtleties which impart wholesomeness andtrust and reverence to his personality.

Pre-professional counsellors look closelyat the pre-osteopathic student before mak-ing recommendations. Is it any wonder,then, that the students feel the need offour years of college before entering theprofessional schools?

Recent ArrivalsA boy, David Alan, on January 25, 1955.

Weight 7 lbs. 13 oz. to Dr. Gilbert (DMS-COS '52) and Betty Striks of 217001 SussexAvenue, Oak Park 37, Michigan.

Dr. J. Dudley Chapman, instructor inObstetrics, begins his second series of in-formal discussions designed to educate wo-men concerning the processes of pregnancyand labor. This free Prenatal Clinic helleach Saturday afternoon in Still Osteopa-thic Clinic is well attended and many fav-orable comments have been received. Dr.Chapman just received the following letterbefore beginning the above lecture.

Dear Doctor Chapman:You and your staff are to be

congratulated for your splendidpre-natal clinic series. AlthoughI'm not alone in regarding the lec-tures very worthwhile, I'm afraid

many of us often forget the prepa-ration (and perspiration!) andtime involved in the "behind thescenes" planning of such a smooth-ly executed program. Neverthe-less, I found every lecture veryeducational; and you and yourmen could not have been more hos-pitable.

Gratefully yours,

Junior and Senior students assist Dr.Chapman. Standing left: John B. Parker,Staten Island, New York. Seated right:Jerry G. Rosenblatt, New York City, NewYork.

NEWS from A. O. A.Effective as of March 1, 1955 osteopathic

physicians practicing in the Kansas CityBlue Shield area are partcipating in theplan on the same basis as MDs.

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Golfer Tommy Bolt, two-time San Diegoopen champion says, "The only way youcan beat this racket is to see a doctor ofosteopathy frequently to relieve nervoustensions."

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A respiration monitor which sends outboth audible and visible signals when aninfant isn't breathing properly was dem-onstrated by its co-inventor, Dr. LesterEisenberg, at the 22nd annual conventionof the American College of OsteopathicObstetricians and Gynecologists in Jack-sonville, Florida. For further details seethe April issue of the Forum.

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Dr. Dean R. Olson, an intern at CarsonCity (Mich.) Hospital, has found a newand effective use for the films, "For aBetter Tomorrow" and "Physician and Sur-geon, D.O." He recently booked the for-mer for a showing in the community inwhich he soon hopes to establish practice.

"Audience appreciated film as a mediumof education regarding the scope of osteo-pathic education and practice. It servedme very well in acquainting a new com-munity with osteopathy and in preparinga more understanding community in whichto establish practice," he reported.

Both of these films are available with-out charge (except for transportation)from the Osteopathic Foundation, 212 EastStreet, Chicago 11, Illinois.

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Dr. Russell C. McCaughan, executivesecretary of the American Osteopathic As-sociation, represented the ASOA January24, 1955 at that 7th annual meeting of theNational Advisory Committee on LocalHealth Departments at the Sloane Housein New York. This meeting was attendedby 87 representatives of some 74 nationalcivic, service, professional and voluntaryhealth agencies.

On January 21-22, Dr. McCaughan at-tended a meeting of the American Councilon Education at the Statler Hotel in Wash-ington, D. C. President Edwin F. Petersof Des Moines Still College of Osteopathyand Surgery represented the American As-sociation of Osteopathic Colleges.

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Miss BlakesleeResigns

Miss Peggy Blakes-lee, college reception-ist, known to mem-bers of the adminis-trative staff, faculty,student body and em-ployees as Peggy, Pegor Little One sinceFebruary 1950 hasresigned to accept aposition in the Regis-trar's Office at But-ler University in herhome town of Indian-apolis, Indiana.

Everyone will missPeggy. They all join

O. W. C. C.

Installs New

Officers

your editor in wish-ing her every success and happiness in hernew position.

Junior Student1D In I..c.. AT .... vA

Mrs. William H. Bethune, Grand Rapids, Michigan, students' wives counselor ofthe Auxiliary to the American Osteopathic Association congratulates Ruthann Lan-ham of Kent, Ohio on her election as president of the Osteopathic Womens CollegeClub of DMSCOS.

In Des Moines for an official visit Mrs. Bethune was on hand to congratulatethe newly installed officers of Oi.W.C.C. The new officers were installed by Mrs.Burton E. Poundstone at the home of Mrs. Howard A. Graney. Left to right: DorothySybert, Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania, parliameentarian; Joan Sikorski, Detroit, Michigan,vice-president; Mrs. Lanham; Mrs. Bethune; Flora Keighley, Dayton, Ohio, treasurer,and Nancy Apgar, Madison, New Jersey, secretary.

Junior student Eldwin 'rieman (right),son of Mr . and Mrs. Harry Frieman, 244Stegman Street, Jersey City, New Jersey,receives the 1st annual Dr. Ronald M.Lawrence award from sophomore studentWillie F. Sibley of Youngstown, Ohio.

The award established by Dr. LawrenceDMSCOS '53 is presented to the member ofLambda Omicron Gamma (LOG) fratern-ity who in the opinion of the fraternitymembers of the freshman class had donethe most to help them during their fresh-man year.

Each year Dr. Lawrence, now practic-ing in Maywod, California, will select anew book in the field of the healing arts asthe award. This year the book was onSpecialties of General Practice.

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Volume 33 APRIL, 1955 Number 4

Fifty-sixth Annual Commencement June 3Deans Letter

Sixty Seniors from nineteen states andCanada will receive the coveted D.O. de-gree during the fifty-sixth annual com-mencement exercises at St. John's LutheranChurch, Friday, June 3, at 8 p. m.

Sixty seniors will then enter their pro-fession and assume their duties and obli-gation to society. Although they will havereceived their diplomas, all will voluntarilytake a year of interne training in one ofthe many Osteopathic hospitals approvedby the Bureau of Hospitals of the AmericanOsteopathic Association.

June 3 marks the end of at least sevenyears of pre-professional and professionaleducation, and at the same time it marksthe beginning of a life time of constantstudy.

IOWANS

Ten members of the graduating class callIowa their home. Other states representedand the number from each state are: Michi-gan 13; Ohio 7; Pennsylvania 5; New Jerseyand New York 4 each; Illinois, Minnesotaand Nebraska 2 each; and one each fromCalifornia, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri,New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Is-land, South Carolina and West Virginia.

Like Father

Two members of the graduating classare following in the footsteps of theirfathers who graduated from Des MoinesStill College in 1923. John Bertram Herzog,son of Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Herzog, 512North 7th St., Brainerd, Minnesota andLuther Gale Huddle, son of Dr. and Mrs.L. G. Huddle, 3 Cambridge, Pleasant Ridge,Michigan.

Seniors Graduating June 3

Name and home town of the remaining58 members of the 1955 graduating class:Carlton G. Apgar, Morristown, New Jersey;Lyle R. Bailey, Des Moines, Iowa; DonaldF. Bleim, Detroit, Michigan; Eugene W.Braunschweig, Shumway, Illinois; StanleyJ. Bridges, Des Moines, Iowa; Darrell D.Brown, Arapahoe, Nebraska; Duane E. But-terfield, Omaha, Nebraska.

Richard W. Callison, Chariton, Iowa; Wil-lie C. Coleman, Lexington, Kentucky; JesseP. Connelly, Newberry, South Carolina:James J. Dartley, Arlington, New Jersey;Anthony J. DeGido, Youngstown, Ohio;Bernard C. Eddy, Niles, Ohio; Lyle L. Fet-tig, Detroit, Michigan; Alvin L. Gerner,Cabot, Pennnsylvania; Robert H. Gillon,


Chester T. R. Yeates, D.D.Outstanding Educational Commencement Speaker

Program Feature of59th AOA Convention

CHICAGO-(AOA) - An outstandingprogram utilizing the educational and hos-pital facilities of the Los Angeles areawill make available clinical opportunitiesthat have never been equalled for the pres-entation of an annual convention program.

The educational programs during the59th annual convention of the AmericanOsteopathic Association will consist of theConvention Instruction Courses, July 5-16and the Convention Teaching Sessions,scheduled for the week of July 18-22.

The Bureau of Conventions wishes toemphasize the advantages of advance reg-istration. In addition to the forms mailedout last month to the membership and theAuxiliary to the AOA, advance registrationforms will also appear in the near futurein issues of the Journal of the AmericanOsteopthic Association and The Forum ofOsteopathy. Adequate first class sleepingaccommodations are being reserved for theconvention and may be secured throughthe AOA Housing Bureau.

The Auxiliary, whose activities have beenassigned to the Biltmore hotel, has appoint-ed a very enthusiastic and capable commit-tee to handle its local functions. The Bu-reau of Conventions is conducting an ad-vance registration procedure for the mem-bers of the AAOA and urges each memberto avail herself of this time-saving tech-nique.

COME TO LOS ANGELES

Death TakesJunior Student

Wilfred A. Mihara, a junior student fromHakalau, Hawaii, T.H., passed away onApril 3 at the age of 24.

Mr. Mihara was born in Hilo, Hawaii onJanuary 13, 1931. Following his gradua-tion from Hilo High School in 1948 he at-tended Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa fortwo years and then transferred to the Uni-versity of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa where hereceived his B.A. degree in 1952. He en-tered DMSCOS on September 8, 1952.

He is survived by his mother Mrs. Ber-nice K. Mihara and a sister Roberta, 713-1-Hausten Street, Honolulu, T.H.

Dr. Chester T. R. Yeates, senior pastor ofWestminister United Presbyterian Churchof Des Moines, Iowa and a member of theCorporate Board of this institution will de-liver the fifty-sixth annual commencementaddress at St. John's Lutheran Church,Sixth Avenue and Keosauqua Way, Friday,June 3 at 8 p. m.

Dr. YeatesDr. Yeates was born July 4, 1907 in

Buffalo, New York. Following his gradu-ation from Buffalo Technical High Schoolhe attended the University of Buffalo andMuskingum College-A.B. 1929. He receivedhis Bachelor of Theology degree fromPittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary in1932 and his Doctor of Divinity degree fromMuskingum College in 1947.

Dr. Yeates has served pastorates inRochester, Pennsylvania 1932-35; ThirdUnited Presbyterian Church, New Castle,Pennsylvania 1935-40 and North ParkUnited Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, NewYork 1940-45, and Associate Secretary onthe board of Christian Education of theUnited Presbyterian denomination 1945-49.In 1949 Dr. Yeates came to Des Moines toserve as Senior Pastor of WestminsterUnited Presbyterian Church. Under hisleadership the membership increased from2,250 to 3,250 and the annual budget hasbeen increased approximately 50 per cent.

He has recently served as a protestantrepresentative of the Boy Scout NationalCouncil, Chaplain of Waveland Park Lodge


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The President ChatsThere is no better time than the present

for a full re-examination of what is nowhappening and what seems bound to hap-pen in Osteopathic Medicine in this country.The American public appears to be in theearly stages of a comprehensive reapprais-al of our entire educational system. To-day, there is more scrutiny of our educa-tional philosophy and policies than in previ-ous years. In some cases, this reappraisaltakes the form of an attack upon theschools. Such attacks may be irritatingbut nevertheless they do indicate thegreat interest of our citizenry in the subjectof education and health.

Every analysis of an educational pro--gram is most generally related to economyin some aspect. Some of the important as-pects expected of any educational programmay be summarized as follows:

1 ! The traditional goals and values ofthe educational program.

2) The relation of the educational pro-gram to all agencies of society.

3) The coordination of the educationalforces to the individual's personalityand needs.

The area of research in medicine haswitnessed tremendous growth and recogni-tion in recent years, but research alonedoes not answer all of the problems of mod-ern Osteopathic education. Without re-search our educational program would notsurvive. Along with research, our schoolsmust give attention to the teaching pro-cess, to the development of the faculty, andto the adjustment and development of thestudent.

Education is a lifetime continuing pro-cess and our Osteopathic colleges must be-come more and more the center of the Os-teopathic profession.

The Osteopathic profession has assumedthe responsibility of meeting the challengeof society in our changing world, fully rea-lizing that our colleges are the First Lineof Defense for Truth.

Commencement Speaker...(Continued from Page 1)

No. 654, A.F. and A.M., Chairman of com-mittee on Christian Education, Des MoinesArea Ministerial Assoc., Civilian chaplainat Miami Beach, Fla., and Fort Sheridan,Illinois, President of the Des Moines AreaCouncil of Churches.

At the present time he is serving asPresident of the board of directors of theUnited Presbyterian Home for the Aged,Washington, Iowa: a trustee of TarkioCollege, Tarkio, Missouri, member of theBoard of Trustees for Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and Surgery; memberof the Board of Christian Education, UnitedPresbyterian denomination; and Chairmancentral committee on Youth Work, UnitedPresbyterian denomination; and Chairmanof the Committee of International Affairsfor Des Moines Rotary Club.

Dr. Yeates has traveled extensively inEurope, Egypt, and Palestine.

He and Mrs. Yeates have a son, Robert,atttending Iowa State College, Ames, Iowaand a daughter, Virginia, a student at Roos-evelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dean's Letter . . .(Continued from Page 1)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Kurt H. Grebe,Mackinaw City, Michigan; Robert W. Gus-tafson, Des Moines, Iowa; Louis Hasbrouck,Ogdensburg, New York; Dwight W. Hea-berlin, Des Moines, Iowa.

William R. Hildenbrand, Altoona, Iowa;Gerald J. Hohn, St. Clair Shores, Michigan;Forbes R. Houghan, Inkster, Michigan;George D. Hubacher, Mason City, Iowa;Zane Hurkin, Brooklyn, New York; Paul G.Hutson, Baltimore, Maryland; John Kalenak,Jersey City, New Jersey; Irwin J. Kurtzack,Bronx, New York; James A. Lanham, Niles,Ohio; Harry F. Larson, Youngstown, Ohio;Edward F. Leahy, Brooklyn, New York;Thomas H. Lippold, Jr., St. Mary's Iowa;William C. Locke, Canton, Ohio; Robert E.McQuiston, Ecorse, Michigan; Herman I.Mirkin, Alhambra, California.

.. A.....nthonv W. Moscal, Windsor, Ontario,Canada; Evelyn M. Mountain, Brownsville,Pennsylvania; Perry G. Oakley, Nelsonville,Ohio; John A. O'Haver, St. Louis, Missouri;Robert E. Porte, Detroit, Michigan; RufusA. Regier, Mountain Lake, Minnesota; Ed-ward E. Rugenstein, Roseville, Michigan;John L. Rutherford, Tulsal, Oklahoma; Wil-liam C. Sampson, Indian River, Michigan;Richard L. Schwan, Beaverton, Oregon; Ed-ward M. Shealy, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Robert J. Smick, Decatur, Illinois; JackA. Stanzler, Providence, Rhode Island;Phoebe Benson Stanzler, Detroit, Michigan;Max M. Stettner, Dayton, Ohio; James L.Swartz, Sligo, Pennsylvania; John F. The-sing, Lancaster, Ohio; Myron Timken, New-ark, New Jersey; Joseph F. Ucchino, Green-ville, Pennsylvania; John S. Urse, Jr., Fair-mont, West Virginia; Donald E. Waite, Co-lumbus, Ohio; Joseph R. Walczak, Detroit,Michigan; and Benjamin W. Webb, Han-over, Michigan.

Dr. Richard P. DeNise, associate pro-fessor in Osteopathic Medicine, attended theEastern Study Conference held in Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania March 11-12-13.

On May 16-17 Dr. DeNise will speak atthe Minnesota State Osteopathic Conven-tion in St. Paul.

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Dr. D. Ambrosecchia, associate profes-sor in Pathology, attended the AmericanAcademy of Forensic Sciences held at Bilt-more Hotel in Los Angeles, California Feb-ruary 16-19. On April 3, he gave exami-nations in Pathology and Public Healthfor the National Board of Osteopathic Ex-aminers at the Chicago College of 'Osteo-pathy.

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Dr. Erie W. Fitz, Jr., assistant profes-sor in Psychiatry, spoke on "The Psycholo-gy of the Pubescent and Adolescent Girl"at the National Osteopathic Child's Healthconference and clinic at the Municipal Aud-itorium in Kansas City, Missouri, April 6.

On May 16-17 Dr. Fitz will speak at theMinnesota State Osteopathic convention inSt. Paul.

Osteopathic Surgical FilmCompetes for National

AwardsCHICAGO-(AOA)-The first osteopa-

thic film ever to enter the annual filmfestival of the American Film Assembly-"Duodenal Diverticulum" by Dr. A. C. John-son-will compete for national awards dur-ing the forthcoming competition at the Ho-tel Waldorf-Astoria in New York City,April 4-9.

Having passed the preliminary screeningof a judging committee which evaluatednation-wide entries in the medical sciences,it now enters final competition in the 1955filf festival which will determine the prize-winning films produced in the 16 mm. fieldduring 1954.

"Duodenal Diverticulum," a sound andcolor surgical teaching film produced underthe auspices of the American College ofOsteopathic Surgeons and The OsteopathicFoundation, portrays the technique of asurgical team headed by Dr. Johnson at theArt Centre Hospital in Detroit. Filmedby Larry Severo in Detroit, the film wasdirected by Theodore Lindgren of The Os-teopathic Foundation and the technical andlaboratory services were priveded by RobertUskaitis of Eagle Laboratories in Chicago.

The film is now available to members ofthe osteopathic profession and to osteopa-thic hospitals on a loan basis and is ex-pected top rove of great value in internand residency training programs and forpostgraduate education. Inquiries shouldbe directed to the Audio-Visual Depart-ment of The Osteopathic Foundation.

Dr. Reinhard H. Beutner, associate pro-fessor in Pharmacology, presented a paper,"Propagation of Nerve Impulses AlongContact Lines" at a meeting of the Federa-tion of American Societies for Experimen-tal Biology held in San Francisco, Califor-nia April 12-15.

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Dr. Byron E. Laycock, professor inPrinciples and Practice of Osteopathy,spoke on "Technique, As Taught Today"on April 14 at the 4th District meeting inMason City, Iowa. On May 6 and 7 hewill appear on the program at the Minne-sota State Convention to be held in St.Paul. His topic, "Industrial Injuries andStructural Contributions to Industrial Dis-ease." "Principles and Technique" will behis topic for two speeches, one to be givenbefore the West Virginia State OsteopathicConvention June 6 and 7; the other at theMaine State Convention to be held in Rock-land, on June 16-17-18.

Faculty Doings

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AtlasNew officers for the current semester,

recently installed are: Nobel Skull, WilliamC. Locke, Canton, Ohio; Occipital, WilliamC. Rankin, Jr., Marietta, Ohio; Stylus, JohnC. Baker, Mankato, Minnesota; Pylorus,Edward K. Farmer, Newark, Ohio; Styloid,Albert J. Stepanski, Royal Oak, Michigan;Receptaculum, Vaughn R. Long, Knox,Pennsylvania; and Sacrum, Harry Stiggers,Warren, Ohio.

Five freshmen were recently initiated in-to the fraternity. They were: James F.Brown, Akron, Ohio; Robert E. Culver, To-ledo, Ohio; Stanley E. Daniels, DesMoines, Iowa; Hugh Furness, West DesMoines, Iowa; and Elias I. Yurick, Hazle-ton, Pennsylvania.

Thanks to Drs. Harold E. Dresser, ErleFitz, and John Woods for making it pos-sible for us to have several very interestingand informative work nites.

Plans are underway for the annual seniorbanquet to be held at Vic's Tally-Ho onMay 6. Past Noble Skull Keys, life cer-tificates and outstanding Atlas Man of theyear award will be presented during theevening.

ITSSix freshmen got the third degree

April 15 at 7:30 at the home of Dr. D. E.Sloan '40, president of the Supreme Councilof Iota Tau Sigma. These new members ofthe fraternity are:

Wilbur Chinn, Seattle, Washington; Wat-son A. Gutowski, Ambler, Pennsylvania; G.LeRoy Howe, Kenosha, Wisconsin; MerlM. Jacobsen, Des Moines, Iowa; F. SimsPounds, Jr., Jewell, Iowa and Daniel J.Slevin, Lincoln, Nebraska.

The membership has been treated to sev-eral valuable work nites in the past months.Dr. D. E. Sloan conducted a session at hisPark Avenue Clinic on E. K. G. Dr. AldoG. Pigneri spoke on the problems which con-from a young physician when he firstopens his practice. This session was heldat Dr. Pigneri's new Fort Des Moines Clinic.Three work nites were held at the home ofDr. Harold E. Dresser at which time Drs.Sloan and Dresser conducted sessions inO.M.T. Doctors, we thank you for the in-formation, inspiration and refreshmentswhich we received.

The Senior banquet will be held on May11 at 7:30 p. m. at Vic's Tally-Ho.

PSG proudly welcomes seventeen new members recently initiated. Reading fromleft to right front row: Francis Dono, Brooklyn, New York; George W. Koss, De-troit, Michigan; Robert R. Cornwell, Wayne, Michigan; James J. O'Day, Detroit, Mich-igan; James W. Soye, St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

Second row (left to right); William Williams, Youngstown, Ohio; Roger F. Senty,Madison, Wisconsin; Bernard Conn, Detroit, Michigan; Charles J. Yelsa, Anaconda,Montana; Frak R. Pochik, Detroit, Michigan; Donald P. Harrington, Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.

Third Row (left to right): Charles E. Parrott, Detroit, Michigan; Gilbert Bucholz,Coney Island, New York; John N. Olszewski, Detroit, Michigan; Charles P. Russo,St. Clair Shores, Michigan; Leonard A. Barrow, Jackson, Michigan; Andrew Cucuiat,Detroit, Michigan.

Following the initiation ceremony a ban-quet was held in honor of the new mem-bers. Speeches by Dr. Jean F. LeRoque'40 Grand Archon of P.S.G. and Dr. JohnQ. A. Mattern, '36 chapter advisor, high-lighted the occasion. Dr. Jen-Yah-Hsie, as-sociate professor in Bacteriology and Para-sitology and Mr. Wendell R. Fuller, Regis-trar (both of DMSCOS), were presentedwith honorary membership certificates.The banquet was an overwhelming successdue to a fine job of engineering on the partof brother Joe Owens and staff.

An extended hand goes out to brotherJohn Kalenak and wife. A boy weighingeight pounds two ounces was born to theKalenaks on February 6, 1955. John Ste-phen was the name chosen for their firstfamily addition.

The brothers got together on Saturday,

Febuary 26, to end the first six weeks ofthe second semester with a little warmingcheer and dancing before tackling anothersiege of examinations. It was at this par-ty that many first learned of the engage-ment of brother John Cox to Miss SallyMylander of Wilmington, Delaware. Thecouple plan a June wedding. The fraternityheartily extends an official note of con-gratulations to these two.

Belated congratulations from we ofP.S.G. go to two of the more productivemembers among the ranks of the fraterni-ty. Hats off to brother Lou Manley andwife, who became the proud parents of asix pound 14.5 ounce boy on January 26,1955. The Manley's have named their sonClifford.

The annual senior banquet will be heldin May. (Date to be announced.)

LOGOn February 7th Dr. J. Dudley Chapman

of the college faculty addressed our firstnight of the semester on "Prolonged andPrecipitant Labor." The lecture, which in-cluded a discussion of the dystocias, pla-centa abruptio, and placenta praevia wasvery well received.

A new innovation this year-the firstAnnual LOG Pledge Dance-was held onFebruary 19th at Waveland Lodge, andwas well attended. Al Lans served as masterof ceremonines and auctioned off roses forthe benefit of the Osteopathic Progress


O. W. C. C.The student wives have enjoyed several educational meetings in the past months.

One of the most interesting and inspirational was the tour of the college, clinic, andhospital on March 8 conducted by President Edwin F. Peters, Dr. Shumaker, Dr. Kuoltand Mr. Fuller.

On March 22nd Mrs. Jeannette Brown, a model from the Betty Bonn Studio, talkedto the club on modeling and how to select and wear clothes. Many thanks to Dr. andMrs. Byron L. Cash for inviting us into their homes for this event.

On April 26 the club will entertain the members of the auxiliary to the Polk CountySociety of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons at the Phi Sigma Gamma fraternityhouse. Dr. Nancy De Nise, supervisor in Still Osteopathic Clinic will review thebook "The Physicians Life."

The annual O.W.C.C. banquet honoring the Senior wives will be held on June 2 atthe Cottonwood Club. Following the installation of officers degrees of P.H.T. (PushedHusband Through) will be awarded to the senior wives.

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Mrs. Stolp ResignsMrs. Margaret

Stolp, secretary to Dr.John B. Shumaker,dean, has resigned toaccept a position assecretary in the localoffice of the Reyn-olds Aluminum Cor-poration.

To Mrs. Stolp, theright hand of Dr.Shumaker since No-vember 1, 1950, bestwishes for every suc-cess and happinessfrom the administra-

Mrs. Stolp tlon, Taculty and em-ployees of DMSCOS.

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Fund. Jerry Margolis assisted Al in thedispensing of refreshments. Beryl Chabyand Marty Wedgel also assisted with theplanning of the dance.

LOG's ranks were swelled on March 27by the induction of five new members:Beryl J. Chaby, Wilmington, Delaware;Berton J. Kessler, Providence, Rhode Is-land; Allan Lans, Highland Park, New Jer-sey; Conrad R. Pearl, Detroit, Michigan;and Howard R. Weissman, Detroit, Michi-gan.

LOG's plans for the future include thesenior banquet in May, where the WilliamsKey will be awarded to the senior who hascontributed most to the fraternity. Alsothere are tentative plans for a picnic to beheld sometime in late April or early May.

Delegates to the National Conventionwhich will be held in Atlantic City thisyear include Alvin J. Shapiro and BernardM. Kay, Detroit, Michigan; Morton L. Ru-bin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Rob-ert M. Kreamer, Millville, New Jersey.

P. S. A.National Osteopathic Scholastic

Honor Society

Twelve junior students and one osteo-pathic physician were initiated into thefraternity at a dinner meeting at Vic'sTally-Ho on February 16, 1955. Dr. StuartF. Harkness, former member of the collegefaculty and now practicing (internal medi-cine) in Des Moines was made an honorarymember. Those initiated were:

William G. Anderson, Americus, Georgia;Byron A. Beville, Waldo, Florida; GeorgeE. Evans, Cleveland, Ohio; Herbert B.Frank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; EdwinFrieman, Jersey City, New Jersey; Rich-ard H. Furney, Detroit, Michigan; ByronW. Goldberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;Robert M. Kreamer, Millville, New Jersey;Allan H. MacKew, Windsor, Ontario, Cana-da; Morton L. Rubin, Philadelphia, Pennsyl-TTania; Donald S. Selim, Flint, Michigan;and John Schmidt, Kissimmie, Florida.

Dr. Abraham Gelperin, Director of theDes Moines-Polk County Health Depart-ments was the main speaker. His topic-"Vaccinations."

On March 31, Dr. Byron L. Cash of DesMoines General Hospital spoke to thegroup at a dinner meeting at Bucknam'sSteak House. His topic-"RoentgenologicalFindings in the Chest."

For Your InformationDr. Edgar W. Kapfer, DMSCOS '29, was

relected to the Creston, Iowa School Boardon March 14, 1955,

Dr. Kapfer was appointed in 1953 to filla vacancy. He was elected last year for theone year remaining in that term.

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Dr. Harry B. Elmets, DMSCOS '46announces the removal of his office to 1121Savings and Loan building, Sixth and Mul-berry Streets, Des Moines, Iowa for thepractice of Dermatology.

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Drs. Sue ('52) and Allen M. ('51) Fish-er announce the change of residence to

Lone Star, Texas. They will also have of-fices in Ore City, Texas.

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According to the Spring Issue 1955 ofthe Arizona State Bulletin, "As of January1, 1955, the Eli Lilly Co., Indianapolis 6,Indiana, has altered its previous policy ofnot detailing osteopathic physicians andsurgeons. We understand that Lilly menare now to call upon us as do the detailmen of all other major pharmaceuticalhouses. We also understand that Lillypublications and literature is now availableto D.O.'s."

Dr. Charles A. RomansKilled in Accident

Dr. Charles A. Romans DMSCOS '51 ofStrafford, Texas and Dr. Thomas HowardHoards, Jr., KCOS '38 of Denison, Texaswere killed in a two car wreck three milessouth of McKinney, Texas on March 14,1955. No details of the accident have beenlearned other than the two cars sideswiped.No one in the other car was injured.

Born in Brookfield, Missouri, October24, 1924, where he graduated from highschool in 1942, Dr. Romans attended North-east Missouri State Teachers College fol-lowing three years service in the armedforces.

He entered DMSCOS on February 4,1948 and was graduated on October 1, 1951.

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Junior StudentCo-Author

Dr. Jen-Yah Hsie, Associate Professor ofBacteriology, and Richard Kotz, Division ofBasic Sciences, DMSCOS are the co-authorsof a research paper entitled "The Patternof the Development of Resistance to Car-bomycin (Magnamycin) in Micrococcus py-ogenes var. aureus."

Richard Kotz Dr. Hsie

Dr. Hsie presented the paper before TheSociety of American Bacteriologists in NewYork, New York, May 8-12, 1955.

Mr. Kotz, son of Mr. and Mrs. AlexanderKotz of 323 E. 10th St., New York City,is a junior student. A graduate of DrakeUniversity, B.A. degree June 1950, he hasdone graduate work at the University ofIowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

ATTENTIONPlease

The following will appear on the pro-gram during the 57th Annual Conventionof the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physici-ans and Surgeons at the Hotel Savery, DesMoines, Iowa, May 23-24.

Mrs. Ann Conlisk, Administrative As-sistant-The Osteopathic Foundation andDirector, Committee on Christmas Seals,A.O.A. Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. D. David Darland, Director, Divisionof Public and Professional Welfare, A.O.A.Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Ransom Dinges (Osteopathic Medi-cine) Orangeville, Illinois.

Dr. Murray Goldstein, Senior AssistantSurgeon, Grants and Training Branch, Na-tional Heart Institute, Washington, D. C.

Dr. Neil R. Kitchen, (Internist) Detroit,Michigan.

Dr. C. H. Morgan, (Osteopathic Medi-cine) Kansas City, Missouri.

Dr. Ralph 0. Ruch (M.D.-Dermatologist)Omaha, Nebraska.


Co-operation Between M. D.'s and OsteopathsOsteopaths are no longer "cultists" in the eyes of the medical profession. There

are signs that the two professions will work together more often in the future, espe-cially in the field of education.

Osteopathic education is today almost identical in concept with medical educationif not always identical in quality. A committee of the American Medical Assocation hasbeen visiting osteopathic colleges in an effort to determine in what respects, if any,they fail to meet medical standards.

This is a good thing for both professions and the public health. In more than 30states (including Iowa), osteopaths have all of the legal practice rights of medical doc-tors, including the right to prescribe drugs and to perform surgical operations. In halfa dozen states, osteopaths take the same licensing exam as the M. D.s.

A court decision last week in Illinois indicates the remarkable extent to whichosteopathy and medicine have become similar in the last decade or so. By and large,the courts have tired to maintain strict boundaries between the various healing profes-sions. But this is just the opposite of what they did in Illinois.

In Illinois, osteopaths and M. D.s are licensed by the same state board of exami-ners, composed of several medics and one osteopath. (In Iowa, each profession has itsown board.)

Licenses are granted in two categories. Medical doctors receive a license to practicemedicine and surgery without limitation; osteopaths are restricted to a license whichdenies them the right to prescribe drugs or perform operations.

Illinois law, however, makes no specific distinction between the two professions; itmerely provides for two types of licensure. And it forbids the board to discriminateagainst any branch of the healing arts.

The Illinois supreme court decided last week, in a case which had run the gamut ofappeal courts for six years, that the state board of examiners had discriminated againstosteopathy because it had refused to examine graduates of the Chicago College of Os-teopathy for the unlimited license to practice medicine and surgery.

The osteopathic college claimed successfully that (1) its standards were materiallythe same as those of most medical schools and (2) the board set up phony require-ments which could not be met in practice by many prominent medical schools and whichwere not in practice demanded of them.

The decision does not mean that graduates of the Chicago College of Osteopathy(or of any other osteopathic college which may subsequently meet the standards of theIllinois board) will henceforth be M. D.s rather than D. O.s. Degrees are conferred byeducational institutions, not by examining boards.

What it does mean is that if osteopathic colleges meet thie standards required ofregular medical schools in Illinois, the graduates of osteopathic colleges will have prac-tice rights under the law.

The situation in Illinois goes to prove why the increasing co-operation betweenmedicine and osteopathy in the field of education is a good thing. If the two professionsare to have equal practice rights, it is fair to ask that their educational standards be.substantially the same.

-The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, April 30, 1955.

Governor Hoegh AndStudents Initiated

Iowa's Gov. Leo A. Hoegh was initiatedas an honorary member and three studentsof DMSCOS were initiated as members ofthe Order of Ahepa, the American HellenicEducational Progressive Association, a fra-ternal organization for men of Greek des-cent, at the Hotel Kirkwood, Sunday, May15, 1955.

Students initiated were Byron PaulGeorgeson and Bernard Dimitri Weiss ofDetroit, Michigan, and Jack N. Spirtos ofCampbell, Ohio.

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The President ChatsThe American Way of Life-Our Hopes

For Tomorrow and Our Dream of Perma-nent Peace depend upon the quality of oureducational system. Recognizing these facts,American Businessmen as never before arethinking in terms of aiding in the supportof our colleges and universities.

Our colleges and universities are in needof larger facilities, more faculty membersand endowments, above all, more money forfaculty salaries is most important of theapparent needs.

"Merely to restore faculty salaries totheir 1939 purchasing power would requirean average increase of at least 20%. Eventhis would not bring teachers in our privatecolleges to their economic position beforeWorld War II in relation to that of other pro-fessions and occupationsc. They harve not be-gun to share the benefits of the expandedproductive power of this nation, and thewhole educational system suffers from thisfact."

The Osteopathic profession deservesmuch credit for being the leader among theprofessions in instituting a program to as-sist the colleges in meeting some of theirfinancial problems. While the composite pic-ture of the contributions to date makes amost impressive picture, the total numberof the members of the profession who haveassumed their responsibility to their AlmaMater is not too heartening.

A college of the healing arts is made upof many things: classrooms, laboratories,equipment, library, clinic, hospital and stu-dent activities. These are all important andessential and to fulfill our mission, we musthave the best.-There is something stillmore important and that is a FACULTYOF GREAT TEACHERS. The faculty mustbe composed of distinguished teachers whoare conscientious, well-qualified and whoare interested in imparting knowledge.Such a faculty is the desire of every ad-ministrator-such a faculty in our collegeis the wish of the Osteopathic professionand such a faculty is honored and respectedby the students.

The ideal can never be reached, but con-tinued progress is expected.

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Dr. Robert S. Sedars (Internist)) Denver,Colorado.

Dr. Don Siehl (Orthopedist) Dayton,Ohio.

Dr. R. McFarlane Tilley (OsteopathicMedicine) Kirksville, Missouri.

IOWA SITATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTDr. Edmund G. Zimmerer, Commissioner.Dr. Leonard Murray.

IOWADrs. Richard P. DeNise, Wesley H.

Glantz, T. Bruce Farmer, Erle W. Fitz,Stuart F. Harkness, Walter E. Heinlen,Henry J. Ketman, John Q. A. Mattern, J. R.McNerney, Carl C. Waterbury, John M.Woods, and Dr. Paul E. Kimberly, FortDodge.

Illinois Supreme Court RulesCCO "Reputable" Medical School

Appropriate LegislationSeen in Near Future

Last month the Illinois Supreme Courtruled that the Chicago College of Oste-opathy is a "reeputable medical schoolin good standing," thus ending a 6-yearcourt battle.

Dr. John W. Mulford, Cincinati, AOApresident, in commenting on the action, said"This court decision illustrates a victoryfor facts over fiction. More fundamentally,it is a victory for the health and welfareof the people of Illinois and it is a victoryfor the principle of justice."

"Upon reflection it is rather ironical that

CCO had to go to the expense of a 6-yearcourt battle to gain the rights on its homestate, which most other states have longafforded osteopathic physicians and surge-ons graduated from CCO."

Looking to the future, Dr. Mulford pre-dicted "that the Illinois State Legislaturewould most surely act to insure the best in-terests of the Illinois citizenry by passingappropriate legislation in keeping with theSupreme Court finding."

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House of Representatives.Honors Dr. Lucas . ..

Dr. T. C. Lucas SC '07 was honored by the House of Representatives State ofSouth Carolina on March 8, 1955.

A HOUSE RESOLUTIONEXTENDING GREETINGS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODR. T. C. LUCAS ON HIS EIGHTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY.

WHEREAS, Dr. T. C. Lucas, one of Columbia's best and beloved citizens cele-brated his eighty-fourth birthday on March 6th, 1955 and

WHEREAS, Dr. Lucas has for years been a cultural, civic and spiritual leader inhis City and State, and although at the last gubernatorial election he was in awheel chair, he journeyed to the polls in same and cast his vote; and

WHEREAS, he has been practicing his profession as an Osteopath, and thereis but little doubt that he is the oldest practicing Osteopath in this country; and

WHEREAS, all who have come in contact with Dr. Lucas have been inspired by hiskindly, courteous, humane and sympathetic nature which has endeared him to allof us; and

WHEREAS, this Southern Gentleman has been described as being a bettera better tonic than medicine; and

WHEREAS, the Members of this Body desire to convey best wishes to Dr.T. C. Lucas on this happy occasion.NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of SouthCarolina:

THAT the Members of this Body congratulate Dr. T. C. Lucas on the cele-bration of his eighty-fourth birthday and wish for him health, happiness and con-tinued success in the practice of his profession.

State of South CarolinaIn the House of RepresentativesColumbia, South CarolinaMarch 8th, 1955

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolutionadopted by the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Inez WatsonClerk of the House

In The State:: South Carolina's largest Newspaper, on March 6, 1955 appearedthe following:

"One of Columbia's best beloved citizens, Dr. T. C. Lucas, celebrates his 84 birth-day today. Dr. Lucas has long been interested in civic, cultural and humanitarian proj-ects concerning the city and state and counts his friends from all strata of society-high and low. For Dr. Lucas possesses that inimitable quality of kindness and humanitythat characterizes the Christian gentleman of the old school.

"Likewise he continues his interest in civic affairs and at the last gubernatorialelection he made the journey to the pools in a wheel chair. In spite of physical limita-tions, Dr. Lucas is still following his profession, treating patients daily. He is thoughtto be the oldest practicing osteopath in the country.

"A gifted story-teller and humorist he is what one patient describes as "a bettertonic than medicine." Kindley, courteous and humane he epitomizes the best in South-ern tradition.

"His many friends are wishing many happy returns to Dr. Lucas, one of Columbia'sbest beloved citizens-84 years young today."

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Dean's Letter"Education Is That Something That

Lingers On After What Has Been TaughtHas Been Forgotten."

On June third, sixty Doctors of Osteo-pathy will enter their field for the firsttime. They have come up thru the years ofeducation, taking each preparatory courseas a special unit; and ordinarily not relat-ing these courses to each other.

In the osteopathic school, the commonobjective of the courses begins to becomeapparent. In the third or fourth year, ex-periences in the clinic !and hospital drawsthe teaching in previous courses into har-mony to a great degree, and the student bygraduation time has succeeded in blendinghis knowledge of basic material.

He enters practice, but still there arecountless tag ends of knowledge remain-ing to be tied into the fund of informationnecessary to make a good doctor. He finds,suddenly, that his days of study are notover, but that they have just begun. Fur-thermore, he must now earn a living forhimself and his family.

He is now studying the art of practicingsuccessfully and of living successfully. Asthe years advance, his student days becomeless and less vivid. Formal education be-comes a thing of the past. He cannot, how-ever, relinquish his quest for knowledge,because as he gains more knowledge, knowl-edge itself increases in grammatical propor-tions.

His education goes on forever, long af-ter the classrooms have been forgotten, andbecomes an intangible, inseparable part ofhis life.

The annual Student-Faculty Council all school picnic as usual was a tremendoussuccess. Once again the faculty went down swinging against the hot student golfers.They really poured it on. No contest in baseball and soft ball.

Chef President Peters and his kitchen help, Dean Shumaker, Registrar Fuller, Ac-countant Looney, and Drs. Beutner, DeNise, Enzman, Hewitt, Kuolt, Poundstone, andTolman really took care of the eats in fine style. Menu included hot dogs with every-thing, baked beans, potato chips, pop, and coffee. There was plenty for everyone andthe students really kept the kitchen help on the go.

The picnic was held at Birdland Park and the Square Dance in the evening washeld at the V.F.W. Club across from the airport.

Pictured above are a few posed and unposed shots of the day. As usual, papa isthe baby sitter while mama visits. What a picnic!

No. 1 Blue Babies (Blue-Cross that is). Mama takes a front seat and watchesas proud papa poses with the contented blue ribbon offspring just after chow. Thiswas just a few of the proud papa's and offspring-couldn't get any more in the picture.

No. 2. Junior student Richard Kotz of New York City, chief slide watcher, catcheshis own daughter Mary Margaret, age 212.

No. 3. Leon Gilman of Kenosha, Wisconsin, tries to get his 9 month old twin sonsin the bottle mood by example-Daniel (left) watching daddy seems to get the idea-Allen (right) watches the photographer.

No. 4. Watching the feeding procedure in picture No. 3 were the 2 year old Kaufmantwins Michael (center) and Marta (right) with sister Cindy age 3. Papa is a sophomorestudent from Riverside, California.

No. 5-6-7. From the expression on the faces this square dancing looks like fun.It isn't hard to get a good crowd when a square dance is announced.

No. 8. Mr. Louis Chandler of Des Moines entertains the students and their guestsduring chow time. This fellow could really play that guitar and harmonica-both at thesame time, too.

No. 9. Tis proud that they are-the wee ones that is. They are the youngest at thepicnic and get plenty of attention. They missed the Christmas party but are makingup for it at this one. Left: Gregg, 4 months, is held by his father, senior Duane E.Butterfield of Omaha, Nebraska. Looking very wise indeed is John, Jr., 2 months, heldby papa, senior John Kalenak of Jersey City, New Jersey.

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News of AlumniFrom

West VirginiaA. B. Graham, D.O. of Wheeling, W. Va.

was graduated from the Des Moines StillCollege of Osteo-pathy and Surgery,Des Moines, Iowa in1927 and immediate-ly opened an officein Wheeling for thepractice of his pro-fession. Since thattime Dr. Grahamhas been a memberof his district, state,and National associ-ations continuously.

Dr. Graham hasserved as Presidentof his state organi-zation and as chair.~ D.. Grahamman of many of theimportant committees. At the present timehe is Local Chairman for our State Con-vention which will be held in Wheeling inJune. Dr. Graham could probably be bestdescribed by saying that he is the D.O. whowould be missed most in his state organiza-tion. When there is a tough job to be donethe Society leaves it to Ab, by which namehe is known to his many friends. Ab's hob-bies are manipulative Osteopathy and be-ing of service to his fellowmen.

Dr. Graham's family consists of his wife,Margaret and two sons. His son Paul is 20years of age and a junior at PrincetonUniversity. His younger son Kent is 15years of age and a sophomore at LinslyInstitute in Wheeling.

(From the May issue of the Bulletin ofWest Virginia Osteopathic Society, Incor-porated. The picture of Dr. Graham ap-peared on the front cover of this issue.)

"Which Road?""It has been said many times in the

past two years, that Osteopathy stands atthe crossroads. Some say that it will go onto a stronger and stronger position in thecare of the Public Health, to wider educa-tional attainment and to greater scientificadvance and research programs. Others,and strangely enough for much the samereasons, see Osteopathy sinking towardthe oblivion of amalgamation with the olderschool of medical practice.

"The announcement by A. T. Still of'Structure before Function' started a revo-lution that has invaded every area of medi-cal practice and research endeavor. Reac-tion and resistance to even such a basicidea, was immediate and continuing andhas grown in organization and strengthover the past 75 years. Likewise, however,the schioo' of' practice started by Dr. Stilland proponent of the revolutionary idea,'Structure before Function,' has grown soin numbers in areas of education and re-search, to the point that it has gained therespect of Government, Philanthropy, Sci-ence and Education.

"The observlations of five of our schoolsis now complete. If, as a result of thisAOA-AMA Committee work, the cultiststigma is removed and the hand of friend-ship is tendered, it should be accepted, inthe interest of better care of the PublicHealth.

"It must be carefully observed however,that this friendship is not mixed with pa-ternalism and that in accepting cooperat-ion, we do not accept supervision. The cre-ation, control and maintenance of our edu-cational and research endeavors must re-main in Osteopathic hands. Herein lies ourcrossroad. We can go on to greater andgreater heights of achievement by our ownwork and sacrifice, or we can take the

Registrars AttendNational Convention

Rowland, Workshop ModeratorWendell R. Fuller, DMSCOS, Mrs. Mona

W. Smith, KC and Thomas M. Rowland, Jr.PCO attended the annual convention of theAmerican Association of Collegiate Regis-trars and Admissions Officers in BostonApril 17-21.

Mr. Rowland was the Moderator of atwo-hour workshop on professional schooladmissions and registration. Representa-tives from medical, osteopathic, dental,pharmacy, law and social service institu-tions discussed procedures with regard toadmissions, records, and registration. Thiswas the first workshop for the professionalschools in the history of the association.

Mr. Fuller a member of the RegistrationCommittee of the national association wasreappointed for the fourth time.

This is the first tijme irn the hiistory ofthe association that the names of two osteo-pathic schools have been included in the of-ficial program.

broad, even easy highway to oblivion."William B. Strong, D.O.President, NYSOS

(From the April 1955 issue of the Bul-letin-official publication of the New YorkState Osteopathic Society, Inc.)

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Dr. Henry G. HarmonCommencement SpeakerDr. Henry G. Harmon, president of

Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa gavethe Fifty-Sixth Commencement address atSt. John's Lutheran Church Friday, June3, 1955 at 8:00 p.m.

In introducing Dr. Harmon, Dr. EdwinF. Peters, president of DMSCOS, said:

"It is a special source of pride that I amprivileged to present to this senior class,parents, and friends of the college a per-sonal friend who gladly and willingly lefta most busy schedule at his own universityduring the festivities of their commence-ment weekend, to fill the place of ourscheduled speaker, who is recovering froman operation.

"Our speaker tonight received his B.A.degree at Cotner College, his M.A. atTransylvania College and his Ph.D. degreefrom the University of Minnesota. In1922-23 he served as Professor of Englishand History of the Sixth Provincial NormalCollege in Anhwei, China. In 1925 he wasappointed Professor and Head of the De-partment of Education, Culver-StocktonCollege and remained in that position untilhe was unanimously elected president ofWilliam Woods College in 1934. Duringhis tenure of office at Wm. Woods Col-lege, his administrative ability and oratorybecame so nationally recognized that in1941 he was brought to Des Moines as thepresident of Drake University.

"As in his previous positions of leader-ship, Drake University has grown and en-larged its physical plant and increased itsendowment. The assets of Drake have in-creased more than $10,000,000 under hisable direction. Beside the many duties andresponsibilities as President of Drake, ourfriend has found time to serve as a di-rector on the North Central AccreditingAssociation; Bankers Life Insurance Co.;Christian Board of Publication; DesMoines Child Guidance Center; a Trusteeof William Woods College, and Edmund-son Art Foundation.

"His travels have been world wide, hisdemand as a public speaker tremendous,his activities varied, but above all, his pas-sion for education and the maximum in-tellectual development of the individual ishis greatest asset and has endeared him tothe hearts of all who know him either per-sonally or by reputation.


Dr. Edwin F. Peters (left)president of DMSCOS and ourcommeeenement s p e a e r Dr.Henry G. Harmon, president ofDrake University, Des Moines,Iowa talk over old times be-fore graduation. These twowere associates for seven yearsat William Woods College, Ful-ton, Missouri before Dr. Har-mon assumed his present posi-tion in 1941.

Senior ConvocationThe Annual Senior Convocation was held

in the Moingona Lodge Room, 6th and ParkAve., on Friday, June 3, 1955 at 10:00 p.m.

Certificates of Merit for outstanding ser-vice in various divisions were awarded tosenior students as follows:

Division of Basic SciencesBiochemistry- Edward Ernest Rugen-

stein.Microbiology - Eugene Braunschweig,

Bernard Eddy, Alvin Gerner, John Herzog,and John Urse.

Division of Osteopathic MedicinePathology - Edward Rugenstein, Jack

Stanzler, and Max Stettner.Pediatrics-Robert E. McQuiston.Principles of Technique - Louis Has-

brouck, John O'Haver, Robert Porte, Wil-liam Sampson, Robert Smick, and JohnThesing.

Division, of SurgeryObstetrics-Jack Stanzler, and Phoebe

Stanzler.Otolarnyngology-Robert Gillon, Dwight

Heaberlin, and Luther Huddle.Proctology-Willie Coleman, and Edward

Rugenstein.Urology-Darrell Brown, Forbes Hough-

an, and Irwin Kurtzack.X-Ray - John Herzog, William Locke,

Anthony Moscal, Edward Shealy, and Ro-bert Smick.

General Surgery-Gerald J. Hohn, PaulG. Hutson, and Robert E. Porte.

Representatives of the fraternities pre-sented life time certificates to their grad-uating members. Past presidents werepresented pins by their respective fraterni-ties.

THE OSTEOPATHIC OATH

I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the pro-fession I am about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great re-sponsibility to preserve the health and thelife of my patients, to retain their confi-dence and respect both as a physician anda friend who will guard their secrets withscrupulous honor and fidelity, to performfaithfully my professional duties, to em-ploy only those recognized methods of treat-ment consistent with good judgment andwith my skill and ability, keeping in mindalways nature's laws and the body's inher-ent capacity for recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in thegeneral welfare of the community, sustain-ing its laws and institutions, not engagingin those practices which will in any waybring shame or discredit upon myself ormy profession. I will give no drugs fordeadly purposes to any person, though it beasked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord withmy colleagues in a spirit of progressiveco-operation, and never by word or by actcast imputations upon them or their right-ful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem uponall those who have taught me my art. Tomy college I will be loyal and strive alwaysfor its best interests and for the interestsof the students who will come after me. Iwill be ever alert to further the applicationof basic biologic truths to the healing artsand to develop the principles of osteopathywhich were first annunciated by AndrewTaylor Still.

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The President ChatsOur congratulations to the many thou-

sands and thousands of young men andwomen who this month complete their for-mal classroom instruction and are, in part,prepared to embark upon the pathway oftheir professional desire.

Especially, do we proudly salute thesixty graduates of our college who joinhands across the land with the graduatesof the other Osteopathic Colleges, and thismonth receive their coveted degree, Doctorof Osteopathy.

Behind each of these graduates we findtwenty or more years of formal schooling.Before each of these young physicians,whom we honor this month, there still re-mains their period of internship, years ofresidency training and those long years ofprofessional maturing before they reachthe plateau of professional competency.

Yes, the road to becoming a physicianis long and rough, the hurdles are manyand the disappointments are lasting, butwhat a noble price to pay for the privilegeof serving the ill.

Graduates, throughout your busy yearsto come, we sincerely trust that you willremember your Alma Mater and yourfriends. The most important preparationfor a happy old age is keeping friendshipsin repair. The only eternal youth is theyouth of the mind. Your body will growold in spite of you, but an alert, curious,acquisitive mind stays eternally young andwill be to you an everlasting source of joy.Your real treasure house will be your mem-ory, and your greatest hope for success willbe your FAITH. "FAITH-that pricelessingredient which is the fire that burns inthe jungle of uncertainty." Have faith inGod, faith in your fellow-man, and faithin your profession.

May your professional life be as youhave planned and may your service beplaced above self.

If you are true physicians it is my sin-cere belief that on high an all-seeing Godwill be looking down and smiling uponyou, because you will be doing His work.

Graduates of 1955, your friends, yourprofession and your Alma Mater respectand salute you.

Senior Facts of 1955Sixty graduates (there were 72, includ-

ing 2 women) when they enrolled on Sep-tember 5, 1951. They came! from 20states and Canada, 37 veterans, 30 mar-ried, 46 had Baccalaureate degrees, 4 mas-ters degrees and 1 LL.B. degree (represen-tatives of 48 colleges and universities.)Fourteen of the original group, are not in-cluded in the 60 graduates. Ten weredropped for scholastic reasons, 2 transfer-red and 2 withdrew of their own volition.One of the graduates is from another classand one is a transfer student.

Average age is 2812. Ages range from23 to 43.

44 are married. (Length of time married-- from 11 hours to 13 years-average num-ber of years 5.)


Top Left-Drs. Herzog, Herzog and Her-zog. It's a proud moment for Dr. E. C.Herzog (DMS Class of 1923) of 512 North7th Street, Brainerd, Minnesota as he poseswith his two doctor sons following gradu-ation. Dr. John B. (center) has just re-ceived his degree "Doctor of Osteopathy".Dr. Eugene C. Jr., (right) graduated fromDMSCOS, June 6, 1952.

Top Right-Here they are again forthe last time! Dr. Max E. Stettner(left) DMSCOS '55 and Byron E. Be-ville (center) junior student receive hon-ors again. In the September 1953 issue ofthe Log Book these two were shown togeth-er after having received scholastic awards.Dr. Stettner had just received the annualP.S.A. award given to the sophomore stu-dent for the highest grade point averagefor the first two years. Mr. Beville re-ceived a like award for the freshman stu-dent having the highest scholastic recordfor the first year. What happened thistime? Well, Dr. Stettner received theP.AS.A. award for the graduating seniorwith the highest 41/2 year scholastic aver-age and Mr. Beville received the Dr. LouisE. Kesten 'Memorial Award. What's theother fellow in the picture for? That's Dr.John F. Thesing the number 2 man in the1955 graduating class. In September of1952 Dr. Thesing received the annualP.S.A. award given to the Freshman stu-dent with the highest grade point averageduring his first year (Straight A average).In June of 1954 he received the Dr. LouisE. Kesten Memorial Award. Quite a three-some. Incidentally Mr. Beville is now presi-dent of the Senior class and P.S.A. A verypopular fellow.

Note: Psi Sigma Alpha (P.S.A.) is theNational Osteopathic Scholastic Honor So-ciety.

Dr. H. H. Kesten of Flint, Michigan es-tablished the Dr. Louis Kesten MemorialAward in memory of his brother (DMS'34). The award of $100.00 per year basedon 75% scholarship and 25% leadershipand interest in his chosen profession is tobe conferred on a student of the juniorclass at the end of his junior year.

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Lower Left-President Edwin F. Peterspresents diploma to Dr. Paul G. Hutson,president of the graduating class.

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Lower Middle-The sky grew darker andthe wind blew stronger as the processionmoved from the college down Sixth Avenueto St. John's Lutheran Church for gradua-tion exercises. Members- of the -g-aduati-ngclass can be seen holding on to their caps.Minutes later, just after the exercises be-gan, it began to pour.

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Lower Right-Seated (left to right) MaxE. Stettner, Zane Hurkin, Evelyn M.Mountain, Eu g e n e W. Braunschweig,George D. Hubacher.

Standing (left to right) William C.Locke, Duane E. Butterfield, John B. Her-zog, Lyle L. Fettig, Paul G. Hutson, Ro-bert H. Gillon, John F. Thesing, and JackA. Stanzler.

The above named thirteen members ofthe graduating class were elected to mem-bership into Psi Sigma Alpha, NationalOsteopathic Scholastic Honor Society. Tobe eligible for membership, a student musthave a 2.0 (B) average or be one of thosestudents in the upper 20% of his classscholastically whichever is the greaternumber.

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Front row: (left to right) Smick, Hu- Third row: (left to right) Dartley, Huddle, Regier and DeGidio.bacher, Kalenak, Moscal, Apgar, Mountain, Braunschweig, Kurtzack, Heaberlin, Lan-t to ri ) B , GiP. Stanzler, J. Stanzler, Stettner, Urse, ham, Shealy, Thesing, Coleman, Bailey, FHf t h ro w : (lt to rhght) Bles, GllonCallison, and Locke. Rutherford. Lippold, and Mirkin. H o u g ha n , Owartz, Hohn R enstein, Fet-

tig, Eddy, O,'Haver, Timken, Grebe andSecond row: (left to right) Brown, Oak- Fourth row: (left to right) Hurkin, Uc- Hasbrouckley, Porte, Webb, Walczak, Hutson, Mc- chino, Larson, Schwan, Gustafson, Samp-Quiston, Butterfield, Leahy and Waite. son, Herzog, Hildebrand, Gerner, Bridges, Not in the picture: Jesse Connelly.

SENIOR WIVES RECEIVE P.H.T. DEGREES"Pushed Husband Throuah"

rront now (left to rzgJit): wwarrtz, nu- iecona now (leJt to rzght): Wazte, urse, Tilzrd How (left to rzghtt): (ierner, lBaz-genstein, Gustafson, Webb, Larson, Sch- Leahy, Regier, Hildebrand, Gillon, Locke, ley, Shcaly, McQuiston, Stettner, Hutson,wan, Braunschweig, Kalenak, Lanham, Coleman, Apgar, Moscal, Butterfield, (fu- IHasbrouck, Sampson, Smick, Grebe, Oak-Thesing, Bridges. ture Mrs. Porte?) O'Haver, Blem, Huddle. ley, Brown, Heaberlin.

(Not in the above picture: DeGidio, Eddy, Hohn, Mirkin, Stanzler and Timken.)

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Dean's LetterThroughout the high schools, colleges,

and universities of the United States thereare countless students who are seekingtruth and knowledge and who possess thedesire to apply the knowledge and skillwhich they acquire for the betterment ofthe human race.

In this great mass of students there aremany who prefer to assist humanity inpublic health and in individual healthproblems. It is to this group, and to allOsteopathic physicians and students, thatthis letter is addressed.

Osteopathy, a complete school of medi-cine, but differing tangibly from otherschools, is wholesomely and whole-hearted-ly devoted to the health of the public andthe health of the individual. The 'Osteo-pathic schools are engaged in and dedicatedto the proposition of educating young peo-ple to handle these health problems to thelimit of their ability.

Such young people are carefully selectedfor this course of study and they must meetcertain preprofessional educational require-ments.

Des Moines Still College of Osteopathyand Surgery expects its applicants for ad-mission to do better than average work inLiberal Arts, particularly in the areas ofchemistry, physics, and zoology, and todemonstrate ability in communication skillsas well.

Any school of therapy should have as itsprime objective, the teaching of knowledgeand truth as these are currently known tobe. Des Moines Still College of Osteopathyand Surgery makes a serious attempt todo just this. We stand ready, further-more, to advise and counsel anyone whomay be interested in the study and prac-tice of Osteopathic medicine.

DR. HARMON-(Continued from Page 1)

"Thus, Class of '55, I am proud to pre-sent to you Dr. Henry G. Harmon, admin-istrator, scholar, traveler and orator asyour commencement speaker."

In his opening remarks Dr. Harmon con-gratulated the members of the graduatingclass and reminded them that they werevery fortunate to have received the besteducation and training available in our timein their chosen field. "All, of the experiencesof others and the many new discoverieshave been placed at your disposal," hestated. "The miracles of modern medicinehave given you understandings that wereunheard of a few short years ago."

"It is fortunate," he said, "that you willsoon be serving mankind in your individualpractices. In these times doctors are agreater influence in a community. But todo the best you must administer not onlyto the body of man but to his spirit. Thesocial order of man today also needs yourhelp."

"You are fortunate to be living in a greatland," stated Dr. Harmon in reviewing thefacts that make this country so great. "Wehave natural resources, wealth, technicalknowledge, skill, determination, commonsense and know how. But events of theworld today bring about a national neur-otiscism that needs your attention. The peo-ple expect you to contribute your knowl-edge, your skills and your know how inkeeping this country strong."

[ If and when you change youraddress, please notify the LOGBOOK promptly.

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27 have children (grand total of 50)ranging in ages from 6 weeks (date ofgraduation) to age 15. (Average age ofchildren 41/2 years.)

43 have Baccalaureate degrees. (Nonehave less than 3 years pre-professional ed-ucation.)

27 are veterans of World War II. 11Army, 12 Navy, 4 Army Air Force.

2 graduating seniors are sons of D.O.'s.Home States Represented-19. Michigan

13; Iowa 10; Ohio 7; Pennsylvania 5;New Jersey and New York 4 each; Illinois,Minnesota, and Nebraska 2 each; and oneeach from California, Kentucky, Maryland,Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon,Rhode Island, South Carolina, and WestVirginia.

Foreign Countries-Canada-1.59 of the 60 will intern starting on or

about July 1, 1955. Location by states ofinternships: Michigan 16; Ohio 13; Iowa12; two (2) each to Arizona, California,Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsyl-vania, Texas and Wisconsin, and one eachto Maine and 'Oregon.

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At graduation time 59 of the 60 gradu-ating seniors had announced internship ap-pointments beginning on or about July 1.Location by states of internships: Michi-gan 16; Ohio 13; Iowa 12; two (2) eachto Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri,Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wis-consin and one (1) each to Maine and Ore-gon.

Carlton Apgar, Osteopathic Hospital ofMaine, Portland, Maine; Lyle Bailey, DesMoines General Hospital, Des Moines,Iowa; Donald Blem, Riverside OsteopathicHospital, Trenton, Michigan; EugeneBraunschweig, Lakeview Hospital, Mil-waukee, Wisconsin; Darrell Brown, DesMoines General Hospital, Des Moines,Iowa; Stanley Bridges, Lakeview Hospital,Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Duane Butterfield,Lamb Memorial Hospital, Denver, Colora-do; Richard Callison, Charles E. Still Os-teopathic Hospital, Jefferson City, Mis-souri; Willie Coleman, Still OsteopathicHospital, Des Moines, Iowa; Jesse Connel-ly, Still Osteopathic Hospital, Des Moines,Iowa; James Dartley, Zeiger OsteopathicHospital, Detroit, Michigan; Anthony De-Gidio, Cafaro Memorial Hospital, Youngs-town, Ohio; Bernard Eddy, Green CrossHospital, Akron, Ohio; Lyle Fettig, DetroitOsteopathic Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.

Alvin Gerner, Oklahoma OsteopathicHospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Robert Gillon,Metropolitan Hospital, Philadelphia, Penn-sylvania; Kurt Grebe, Saginaw 'Osteopa-thic Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan; RobertGustafson, Wilden Osteopathic Hospital,Des Moines Iowa; Louis Hasbrouck, RockyMountain Osteopathic Hospital, Denver,Colorado; Dwight Heaberlin, Dallas Osteo-pathic Hospital, Dallas, Texas; John Her-zog, Grandview Hospital, Dayton, Ohio;William Hildebrand, McDowell OsteopathicHospital, Phoenix, Arizona; Gerald Hohn,Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital, GrandRapids, Michigan; Forbes Houghan, Gar-den City Hospital, Garden City, Michigan;Luther Huddle, Detroit Osteopathic Hospi-tal, Detroit, Michigan; Zane Hurkin, DesMoines General Hospital, Des Moines,Iowa; Paul Hutson, Des Moines GeneralHospital, Des Moines, Iowa; John Kalenak,Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital, GrandRapids, Michigan; Irwin Kurtzack, ArtCentre Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; JamesLanham, Green Cross General Hospital,Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Harry Larson, Burbank Hospital, Bur-bank, California; Edward Leahy, StillOsteopathic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa;Thomas Lippold, Doctors Hospital, Colum-bus, Ohio; William Locke, Doctors Hospi-tal, Columbus, Ohio;; Robert McQuiston,


Dr. M. P. MoonAttends Workshop

Dr. M. P. Moon, Professor of PublicHealth attended the Seventh Annual HealthEducation Workshop at the University ofIowa, Iowa City, June 8-9-10. This work-shop is sponsored by 28 official, lay andvolunteer health and welfare societies andorganizations within the state, all involvedin some phase of health education.

The theme of this year's meeting was"How to Motivate and Improve BetterHealth Activities Within the State ofIowa." Main topics covered were:

1. Understanding Community HealthProblems of Long Term Illness.

2. Survey of Health Needs.3. Films as an Educational Media.4. Inter-agency approach to the solution

of Health Problems.5. Working in and with Committees.The subject receiving the most attention

was that of 'Surveys of Health Needs."(This subject receives considerable atten-tion in the Public Health classes in the col-lege. -All students are requested to makea sanitary survey of a community for ex-

New Faculty AppointmentsPresident Edwin F. Peters announces the

following appointments to the College fac-ulty.

Dr. John M. Woods, DMSCO '23, as Asso-ciate Professor of Vocational Rehabilitationand Clinic Supervisor.

A student teacher in Anatomy beforegraduation in January 1923, Dr. John foundtime to teach courses in Anatomy, Pathol-ogy and Osteopathic Practice on a part timebasis until 1946 while conducting a privatepractice. From 1946 until 1948 he was Di-rector of the Clinic on a full time basis.

Dr. wooas Dr. ilgleyOn December 1, 1953 Dr. John re-entered

private practice after an absence of fiveyears during which time he developed hisfarm and orchards.

A certified Internist, his return to thecollege will add much depth to the faculty.Effective date of appointment, June 1, 1955.

Dr. Harold E. Higley, as Assistant Pro-fessor of Psychiatry replacing Dr. Erle E.Fitz who has entered private practice inDes Moines, Iowa.

A graduate of the Kirksville College ofOsteopathy and Surgery class of 1940 Dr.Higley interned in the Muskegon Osteo-pathic Hospital, Muskegon, Michigan andthen entered private practice in Lapear,Michigan.

Dr. Higley completed a two year resi-dency (June 52-June 54) in the MeyersPsychiatric Clinic, Los Angeles, California,and a one year residency (June 54-June 55)in the Still-Hildreth Sanatorium, Macon,Missouri.

Dr. and Mrs. Higley and their two chil-dren will reside at 2716 Amick Ave., DesMoines. Effective date of appointment isJuly 1, 1955.

perience in public health organization andto stimulate interest in public health ingeneral. The report of this activity waswell received.)

Dr. Moon had charge of one of the smalldiscussion groups whose purpose was topresent suggestions for community healtheducation.

HomecomingTHEME The Place of the

Osteopathic Physician In PublicHealth.

October 6-7, 1955Reunions: Classes of 1905, 1930,

1940 and 1950.

Special attention will be given to pub-lic health and its associated problems.Some of the speakers are:

Edmund G. Zimmerer, M.D., Com-missioner of Health, State of Iowa.

Leonard Murray, Ph.D., Director ofPublic Health Education in Iowa.

Abraham Gelperin, M.D., Director ofthe Des Moines-Polk County HealthDepartments.

S. R. Christensen, A.B., M.P.H., Di-rector-Division of Public Health Edu-cation; D e s Moines-Polk CountyHealth Departments.

Harry P. Stimson, D.O., HighlandPark, Michigan.

C. Robert Starks, D.O., Denver,Colorado.

Banquet and Entertainment,Thurs-day evening, October 6, 1955.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMA-TION-Watch the Log Book.

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the door on the osteopaths at the A. Iconvention last week in Atlantic City,The A. M. A. rejected the findingsrecommendations of its own expertshave been studying the problem oftions between osteopathy and medicinsome four years.

The rejected report certainly d&seem radical. It merely called for (1knowledging that current education irleges of osteopathy does not consi;teaching "cultist" healing; and (2)couraging doctors of medicine to teaosteopathic colleges.

Osteopathy, as originated by Dr. ArStill (a practicing physician) in 1874a "cultist" healing. It ruled out th(of drugs, serums, and vaccination. Iall stress on manipulation. But (pathy, as taught for a good manynow, has embraced the full field ofcine. Students in osteopathy colleges atly take more hours of medical coursesdo students in medical colleges. Adm]requirements and the years of stud,quired are similar to those in medicaleges.

Lifting the "cultist" label from theopathic colleges is necessary, undeiA. M. A.'s ethical standards, if doctomedicine are to get approval for teain these colleges. (There are, however,M. D.'s on the staffs of osteopathy co'now.) Thus the A. . A., by its co:tion action, has made it almost impoto improve the quality of instructi(osteopathic colleges through the geuse of medical doctors.

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The IIN YOUR OWN BACK YARD-Wh<

come to the end of the working da3time it takes to get to the back yard slike eternity.-Man has always sou~place where he could sit, sip and refliemembering the pleasant and beathings of the past.-Man also has theof daydreaming, of gazing into the fiattempting to plot his course of -through the maze of uncertainties ancdies of life.

Money cannot buy memories, butories can be hoarded. It is fun to recalfirst shot gun owned as a boy, cernot a thing of beauty, according t'standards of today, but to a boy, thatgun was the most beautiful thing iworld. Or, is it not possible for mrecall that first girl who was takenwalk over the little bridge when thewas peeking through the branches (trees? There on that bridge the firsto a girl was given. Her round facblonde hair bathed in the moonlight w:

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Its Own Expertscommittee members and education expertscould visit osteopathic colleges. Still Col-lege in Des Moines was one of those visit-ed.

The stand of the Iowa Medical Societyhas been much more enlightened than thatof the A. M. A. The Iowa society hasgone on record as favoring removing the"cultist" stigma and permitting medicaldoctors to teach in accredited osteopathicschools.

The rejected A. M. A. report would havepermitted any state association to set itsown policy in handling relations with osteo-paths.

* * *The A. M. A. action inevitably will widen

the rift between the medical men and osteo-pathic groups. And that isn't to the pub-lic's advantage. The report adopted by theA. M. A. calls for osteopaths to initiateany reopening of the discussion. This mayseem to osteopaths like asking them tocrawl on their knees. To the public it ap-pears that the A. M. A. has just washedits hands of the entire problem.

We think the A. M. A. action does notcontribute toward the organization's lauda-ble goal of improving the health and medi-cal care of the American people.

In view of the conclusions of its ownmembers who have studied the problem,the A. M. A. should recognize that theosteopaths are here to stay-and help inany way possible to see that they are bet-ter educated and trained to give medicalcare.

Osteopaths are licensed for full medicalpractice in most states, and more than 400practice in Iowa. They provide 6 per centof the medical care nationally. The A. M.A. can not pretend that they don't exist.

The medical profession, we believe, haslost an excellent opportunity to perform apublic service in the health field.

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lent Chatsof the most beautiful sights in the world.Truly a picture, one that forever will livein memory, but no, she was not the oneto marry, in fact, her name is even forgot-ten.

Today, as we hurry to our own back yardat evening time, not only do we relive ouryesterdays, but the stage is set for ananalysis of our present work. Here in ourown back yard we are able to search ourinner-self and probe our mental processesto determine if our behavior for the dayhas been attuned to our Code of Ethics, andif our actions have contributed to or sub-tracted from the growth of our profession.

Our tomorrows cannot be successful un-less we plan for them today. There's noplace so fitting for our meditations than areclining chair on the patio, admiring therambling roses, smelling the aroma of theclover and appreciating the daydreamingpictures as they appear in the charcoalsmoke of the Big Boy.-This can only be InYour Own Back Yard.

Top:Dr. Edmund G. Zimmerer (right) Com-

missioner of Health, State of Iowa, loseshis tie, snip by snip, to Dr. Ralph 0. Ruch,magician, of Ormaha, Nebraska. Both doc-tors were on the program of the 57th an-nual convention of the Iowa Society ofOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons heldat the Savery Hotel, May 23-24, Des Moines,Iowa.

Dr. Zimmerer was a guest of the AlumniAssociation of DMSCOS during their an-nual alumni luncheon where Dr. Ruch pro-vided the entertainment.

During the convention Dr. Zimmererspoke on the Salk Vaccine program and Dr.Ruch spoke on Dermatology.

Oh, yes. Dr. Zimmerer got his tie backall in one piece.

Second from top:Dr. J. Ray Shike SSS '05 and Mrs. Shike

of Lincoln, Nebraska celebrate 50 years ofgeneral practice by attending the annualconvention of the Iowa Society of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. andMrs. Shike were honored guests of theDMSCOS alumni association at their lunch-eon meeting.

Second from Bottom:Wedding bells were ringing all over the

place for members of the graduating class.When this picture was taken right aftergraduation the score was two down andsix (?) to go.

Seated (left to rig'ht):Dr. and Mrs. John A. 0'Haver (Married

13 hours); Drs. Phoebe and Jack Stanzler(March 20).

Standing (left to right):Dr. and Mrs. Forbes R. Houghan (June

4), Dr. and Mrs. Lyle L. Fetting (June 16),and Dr. and Mrs. John S. Urse, Jr., (June

Not included in the above picture: Dr.and Mrs. Zane Hurkin (June 4); Dr. andMrs. Thomas H. Lippold, Jr. (June 17). Dr.and Mrs. Robert E. Porte-well, no newsyet but classmates said, "It's bound to hap-pen."

To all DMSCOS graduates of 1955: Ifyour name was not included and it shouldhave been or should be in the future, pleaseadvise.

Bottom:In true fraternity spirit classmates and

P.S.G. fraternity brothers (all DMSCOSgraduates-June 3, 1955) lent a helpinghand and moral support to brother Dr.John S. Urse, Jr. (center) of Fairmont,West Virginia when he needed it most. Dr.John was married at 9:00 a.m. June 4(the morning after graduation) in HolyTrinity Church to Miss Cherie Graziano ofDes Moines, Iowa.

The new osteopathic physicians in formalattire served as ushers and guarded theexists (so Dr. John couldn't run out). Leftto right: Drs. Edward F. Leahy, Joseph F.Ucchino, Urse, John B. Herzog and Ber-nard C. Eddy. Incidentally, Drs. Herzogand Ucchino are still single!

AppointmentAmerican Founders Life Insur-

ance Company, 1709 San AntonioStreet, Austin, Texas, announces theappointment of John J. Latini, D.O.,402 West 14th Street, Austin, Texas,as medical examiner for their com-pany.

Dr. Latini graduated from DMS-COS June 5, 1953. He interned inStephens Park Hospital, Dallas,Texas.

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FIFTY-NINE GRADUATE-(Continued from Page 1)

Riverside Osteopathic Hospital, Trenton,Michigan; Herman Mirkin, McDowell Os-teopathic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona; Eve-lyn Mountain, Lancaster Osteopathic Hos-pital, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; AnthonyMoscal, Wilden Osteopathic Hospital, DesMoines, Iowa; Perry Oakley, Grand Rap-ids Osteopathic Hospital, Grand Rapids,Michigan; John O'Haver, Normandy Os-teopathic Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri; Ro-bert Porte, Flint Osteopathic Hospital,Flint, Michigan; Rufus Regier, Still Osteo-pathic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa; Ed-ward Rugenstein, Mount Clemens GeneralHospital, Mount Clemens, Michigan; JohnRutherford, Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospi-tal, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

William Simpson, Grandview Hospital,Dayton, Ohio; Richard Schwan, PortlandOsteopathic Hospital, Portland, Oregon;Edward Shealy, Hillside Hospital, SanDiego, California; Robert Smick, WildenOsteopathic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa;Jack Stanzler, Flint Osteopathic Hospital,Flint, Michigan; Phoebe Stanzler, Flint Os-teopathic Hospital, Flint, Michigan; MaxStettner, Dallas Osteopathic Hospital, Dal-las, Texas; James Swartz, Wilden Osteo-pathic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa; JohnThesing, Grandview Hospital, Dayton,Ohio; Myron Timken, Doctors Hospital, Co-lumbus, Ohio; Joseph Ucchino, GrandviewH-ospital, Dayton, Ohio; John Urse, DoctorsHospital, Columbus, Ohio; Donald Waite,Doctors Hospital, Columbus, Ohio; JosephWalczak, Doctors Hospital, Columbus,Ohio; Benjamin Webb, Saginaw Osteo-pathic Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan.

George Hubacher hopes to intern in Cali-fornia.

Dean's LetterThis note is directed to all students in

Osteopathy, who are undergraduates but Ibelieve that doctors all, of any age, couldprofit by a little reflection after reading it.

It concerns itself with Sir William Osler,Canadian born in 1849. Choosing medicineover the pulpit, he became successively pro-fessor in the Institute of Medicine, McGillUniversity,-Professor of Medicine, theUniversity of Pennsylvania,-Professor ofMedicine, Johns Hopkins,-and finallyRegius Professor of Medicine at Oxford.

This great physician, humanitarian,scholar, author, and historian wrote to allundergraduates in medicine:-

"The 'hardest conviction to get into themind of a beginner is that the educationupon which he is engaged is not a collegecourse, not a medical course, but a lifecourse, for which the work of a few yearsunder teachers is but a preparation."

"Education is a lifelong course, in whichthe student can only make a beginning dur-ing his college course."

This expression is so clear and adequatethat comments can be made only with dif-ficulty. My hope is that it will make animmediate, deep, and lifelong impression inthe thinking of every student of Osteopathy

State AlumniOfficers Reelected

Dr. Arthur M. Abramson '43 of Daven-port, Iowa was reelected president and Dr.Wesley H. Glantz '41 of Des Moines, Iowawas reelected secretary-treasurer of theIowa Alumni Association of DMSCOS dur-ing the annual luncheon meeting held dur-ing the 57th Annual Convention of theIowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians andSurgeons on May 24 at the Savery Hotel inDes Moines, Iowa.

Dr. B. E. PoundstoneHurt in Gun Mishap

Dr. Burton E. Poundstone, AssociateProfessor of Proctology, was accidentallywounded June 4 by !a ricocheting 22-cali-ber bullet outside his home at 1314 FortiethStreet while preparing to transplant someflowers near his driveway.

The shot was fired by a neighbor whostated that he had taken aim from his ga-rage door at a squirrel sitting at the baseof a telephone pole about 100 feet from him.Investigating officers said the bullet rico-cheted from the pole and struck Dr. Pound-stone in the lower abdomen.

Taken to Still Osteopathic Hospital whereDr. Walter E. Heinlen removed the bulletDr. Poundstone remained as a patient for7 days. After returning to his duties forone week at the hospital comlications set in(he just had to get those flowers trans-planted) and Dr. Poundstone spent thenext twelve days at home in bed. As ofJune 5th he was back on the job but takingit easy. Those flowers might wither andthey might even die cause Dr. Poundstonejust isn't taking any more chances. He isnow following his doctor's orders.

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Annual Homecoming October 6-7

Reunions: Classes of 1905,1930, 1940, 1950Dr. John W. Mulford

Cincinnati. Ohio

Immediate Past President of the AmericanOsteopathic Association

Des Moines Still College of Osteopathyand Surgery salutes you, Dr. Mulford, forthe splendid year you had and for yourefforts in behalf of the profession and theosteopathic colleges.

AOA Reiterates Pledge:Health of People First

LOS ANGELES-(AOA)-The Ameri-can Oseopathic Association ended its weeklong convention at the Statler Hotel byagreeing to keep the hand of friendshipand cooperation extended "to any group ororganization."

The unanimous action by the AOA'sHouse of Delegates was in sharp contrast tothe rejection in June by the AmericanMedical Association of the AMA commit-tee report recommending cooperation be-tween the two health groups.

In the resolution, the AOA House ofDelegates kept open the possibility of fu-ture cooperation with the AMA by agree-ing to continue its conference committee.

Dr. John W. Mulford, Cincinnati, Ohio,outgoing president of the AOA, reiterated:"The AOA pledges itself to hearty coopera-tion with any individual or group genuine-ly dedicated to the public health."


THEME: The Role of The Osteopathic Profession in Public HealthM. P. Moon Ph. D., Professor of Public Health

Program Coordinator

October 6, 1955 Program9:00 A.M. Registration College Building

10.00 A.M. WVelcome To Your Alma MaterEdwin F. Peters, Ph. D.President, DMSCOS

10:15 A.M. "The American Osteopathic Profession And Its Interest in TheHealth of the Nation"

True B. Evelth, D.O.Executive Assistant, American Osteopathic Association

11:00 A.M. "The Practitioner's Role in Public Health"Edmund G. Zimmerer, M.D., D.P.H.Commissioner of Health, State of Iowa

1:30 P.M. "Values in Public Health Education"S. R. Christensen, M.P.H.Director, Health Education for Des Moines-Polk CountyHealth Department

2:30 P.M. "Analysis of Municipal Health Problems"Abraham Gelperin, M.D., D.P.H.Director, Des Moines-Polk County Health Department

3:30 P.M. "Opportunities for Public Health Service"Murray Goldstein, D.O.Senior Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service

(NOTE: Each lecture will be approximately 30 minutes duration fol-lowed by a question and answer period.)

7:00 P.M. Banquet and DancingSavery HotelRalph Zarnow and his orchestra

(Awarding of Special Diplomas to members of the class of 1905)

October 7, 19559:30 A.M. "Special Health Problems"

Leonard Murray, Ph. D.Director, Health Education, Iowa State Department of Health

10:30 A.M. "The Socio-Medical Aspects of Public Health Service"C. Robert Starks, D.O.Vice-President, Colorado Board of Medical Examiners

1:30 P.M. "The Osteopathic Profession's Cooperation With State Legislative Pro-grams Effecting Public Health."Harry Stimson, D.O.Chairman, Legislative Committee, Michigan Osteopathic Association

2:30 P.M. "O.B. and Maternal Health Training Program"J. D. Chapman, D.O.Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, DMSCOS

(NOTE: There will be time allowances between lectures to view theexhibits.)

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The President ChatsIn less than a month, another class of

young men and women who have had threeor more years of pre-professional educationwill enter the doors of our Osteopathic Col-leges to embark upon a lengthy course ofstudy to prepare themselves for the life ofa physician. Race, Creed or Color is not aprerequisite, but mental ability, intellectualhonesty, moral courage, social sensitivenessand a desire to serve the health interestsof our citizenry comprises the necessarytraits and attributes of a physician.

The course of study today is built uponEducation, Research and Service and thestudent who has no interest in these areasshould never entertain ideas of becoming aphysician.

The years of formal study terminatingwith the-professional degree (DO.) do notculminate the program of self-developmentand study for a physician. The writer wasso pleased to see the great number of re-cent graduates of our colleges in attend-ance at the A.O.A. Convention this year.Young physicians who have graduated dur-ing the past five years, and also the greatnumber who availed themselves of the op-portunity of taking post-graduate work atthe College of Osteopathic Physicians andSurgeons prior to the convention.

The older members of the OsteopathicProfession should not worry but should beextremely proud of the young graduatesof our colleges. Not only are they trueOsteopathic Physicians, but they are eagerto improve their intellectual and profes-sional stature. There are rmany avenues topursue for professional growth, but one ofthe finest, in addition to Post-Graduateand Graduate Education, is through or-ganization activity of the Osteopathic Pro-fession. Without strong divisional societiesand a strong national organization, the in-dividual physician would soon lose his iden-tity and without strong Osteopathic col-leges his practice rights would become apart of the dark pages of history.

May our graduates of tomorrow continuein the paths of so many of the graduatesof yesterday by making their great contri-bution to Organized Osteopathy. This VWeAre Certain They WIill Do.

Welcome Mr. WalterThe Log Book wishes to welcome to the

osteopathic profession, Mr. Herman W.Walter the new secretary-treasurer and at-torney for the Iowa Society of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons. Mr. Walter, aformer state representative (5 terms) andan assistant attorney general (3 years)succeeds Mr. Dwight James who retiredas of July 1 and moved to Mc'Allen, Texas.Mr. James had served as secretary-treasur-er and attorney of the ISOPS for 19 years.

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address, please notify the LOGBOOK promptly.

Dr. Rachel H. Woods, Associate Pro-fessor of Pediatrics, gives a driving lessonto Ronald Moen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don-:ld F. Moen of 1712 Franklin, Des Moines,Iowa.

The new chevrolet, donated by Mr. PaulManning owner of Paul Manning Chevrolet,Des Moines, Iowa, is one of the latest itemsof educational and amusement equipmentobtained by Dr. Woods for the small frywaiting room.

Although Dr. Rachel has a busy schedulewith the small fry she finds time to par-ticipate in civic affairs and to preparespeeches or lectures for various organiza-tions. Some of her talks during the pastfew months have been:

"Take Time To Live," American Associa-tion of University Women, Indianola, Iowa.

"Amenorrhea in the Adolescent" ChildHealth Conference, Kansas City, Mo.

"Wh-ht Mv Health Means to Me and MyFamily" Methodist Women, Indianola, Ia.

"Allergic Problems in Infant Feeding"Central Iowa Study Group, Ames, Ia.

"Sphenobasilar Symphysis Lesions andTechniques," "Symptoms and Effects ofCranial Lesions in Infants and Children,".-·r "Cv ebral Palsv and Monoolism," Aca-

demy of Applied Osteopathy, Macon, Mo."Treatment of Infants and Children"

Missouri Academy and Cranial Association,Jefferson City, Mo.

Dr. Madeline Donnelly of the Iowa StateHealth Department has appointed Dr.Woods to the committee on Health and theHandicapped Children for the Iowa Com-mission for Children and Youth.

Alumn EllectDonald E. Sloan

Dr. Donald E. Sloan, 3305 S. W. 9th St.,Des Moines, Iowa was elected president ofthe National Alumni Association ofDMSCOS on July 20, at the annual alumnibanquet hold during the A.O.A. Conventionin Los Angeles, Cal. Dr. Anna L. Slocum2123 E. 9th St., Des Moines, Ia. was electedsecretary-treasurer and Mr. Wendell R.Fuller, registrar of the college, executivesecretary.

Dr. Jean F. LeRoque, 3305 S. W. 9th St.,Des Moines, Iowa had been alumni presi-dent for the past eight years.

Did You Know?President Edwin F. Peters made three

speeches while attending the national con-vention of the American Osteopathic Asso-ciation in Los Angeles. On July 13 hespoke on "The Physician's Responsibilityto His Community" to osteopathic physi-cians enrolled in the instruction course inPsychophysiologic Medicine held at the Col-lege of Osteopathic Physicians and Sur-geons. On July 19 Dr. Peters spoke on"The Profile of Osteopathic Education" be-fore the Auxiliary to the American- Osteo-pathic Association at the Biltmore Hotel.On July 22 he spoke before the Los AngelesRotary Club at the Statler Hotel on "TheArt of Human Relations."

Dr. Raymond B. Juni, AIssociate Profes-sor of Surgery in E.E.N.T. was elected tothe Board of Governors of the OsteopathicCollege of Opthalmology and Otorhino-laryngology at the annual convention inKansas City, Mo., on July 25, 26 and 27.

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Wendell R. Fuller, editor of the LogBook of DMSCOS was elected president ofthe Association of Osteopathic Publicationsof the American Osteopathic AssociationJuly 16 during the national convention inLos Angeles, California.

The past year he was vice-president andprogram chairman of the association. Heis also registrar of DMSCOS.

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From June 1, 1954 to May 31, 1955,$485,794.57 was paid into the OsteopathicProgress Fund.

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The American Osteopathic Association isnow a member of the National SafetyCouncil.

The almost completed $21/ million field-house at the University of Kansas hasbeen named the "Forrest C. Allen Field-house" in honor of the veteran KansasUniversity basketball coach. The announce-ment was made by the Board of Regents inDecember. Dr. Allen is a graduate of theA.S.O.

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The Art Centre Hospital of Detroit willbegin construction of a 3 million dollar ad-dition in September which will increase itscapacity to 120 beds and 24 bassinets.

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39 states have premarital examinationlaws. The District of Columbia does not,but a bill is now before Congress whichwill require a certificate from "a physicianlicensed to practice medicine or osteopa-thy."

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Dr. Joseph B. C. Bartram, DMSCOS '36,has been elected president of the West Vir-ginia Osteopathic Society, Incorporated.

Dr. Bartram practiced for a short timeat Tanner, West Virginia before movingto Glenville where he opened the GlenvilleClinic in association wth Dr. V. E. Hoefer,DMSCOS '34. Dr. and Mrs. Bartram haveone son, Freddie, a student in the localhigh school.

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Dean's LetterFifth Annual Professional Day

Wednesday, October 5th, has been des-ignated as the Fifth Annual ProfessionalDay at Des Moines Still College of Os-teopathy and Surgery.

This annual event is beamed principallytoward Osteopathic hospitals approved forintern training, and State societies.

There is strength in numbers. Manystates have attractive possibilities for liv-ing and for practice. Now, their repre-sentatives may bring this information toour students, both formally and informallyon the one day,-Professional Day.

Hospitals approved for intern trainingwill be especialy interested in ProfessionalDay. Their representatives can now bringthe virtues of the hospital and its po-tentialities to the student body most satis-factorily.

Professional Day has a most importantplace in the long range planning of theState Societies and the hospital system.

Note this date on your calendar and letus know who will represent you. Statesecretaries and Directors of Intern Train-ing will receive full information about theprogram.

Editor's Note:Last year eleven representatives from

eight states attended professional day.Each one spoke to the students during anall college convocation in the morning andvisited with junior and senior students inthe afternoon. Everyone agreed that thisprogram was worth while and very inter-esting.

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57th Academic SessionBegins September 7

CalendarWednesday, September 7

9:00 A.M.-Freshman Convocation1:00-3:00 P.M.-Freshman Registration

Thursday, September 89:00 A.M.-Freshman Physical Exam-

inations9:00 A.M.-Sophomore Registration

Friday, September 99:00 A.M.-Freshman Physical Exam-

inations9:00 A.M.-Junior Registration

Monday, September 128:00 A.M.-Classes begin

Tuesday, September 1310:00 A.M. All-College Convocation

Consistory Auditorium

Friday, September 237:30 P.M. All-College Dance honoring

the members of the Fresh-man Class. Des Moines Golfand Country Club. Dancing9-12 to Don Hoy and his or-chestra.

Wednesday, October 6Fifth Annual Professional Day

Thursday and FridayOctober 6-7

HOMECOMING

Sunday, November 206:00 P.M.-Annual Junior Class Dinner

sponsored by the Iowa So-ciety of Osteopathic Physici-ans and Surgeons. SaveryHotel.

New FacultyAppointments

President Edwin F. Peters announces thefollowing appointments to the College fac-ulty.

Dr. Frank W. King, as resident physi-cian and Supervisor of the Out-Patient De-partment of Still Hospital and physician incharge of the Extern and Intern TrainingProgram.

Born in Nevada, Iowa where he receivedhis elementary education, Dr. King gradu-ated from Ames High School in Ames,Iowa in 1938.

After two years of study at Iowa StateCollege he was employed for two years inthe Veterans Administration Hospital inKnoxville, Iowa. Following four years ser-

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vice in the Army Air Corps he was em-ployed for two years as assistant to theRegistrar of the Veterans AdministrationHospital in Des Moines, Iowa before enter-ing Drake University to complete his pre-professional education.

Dr. King graduated from DMSCOS in1954 and interned in Still Osteopathic Hos-pital. ,

Effective date of appointment July 1,1955.

Dr. Irwin Z. Phillips, as instructor inRadiology and Clinic Supervisor.

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Signature and year of graduation

Alumni Secretary

Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery

722 6th Avenue

DPc Moines 9, Iowa

Dear Alumni Secretary:

I plan to attend the Annual Homecoming on October 6 and 7.

I am making reservations at the ................ Hotel. (Brown, Fort Des Moines, Kirkwood, Savery or Victoria Hotel.)

Please reserve acconmmodations at the .............. Hotel. Type of accommodations desired:...........................

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Dr. Charles StillIs Summoned On July 4KIRKSVILLE, MO.-Dr. Charles E. Still,

oldest son of Dr. Andrew Taylor Still,founder of osteopathy, and widely-knownmedical educator and civic leader, died atmidnight following a stroke suffered July4. He was 90 years old on January 7 ofthis year.

The American School of Osteopathy es-tablished in 1892 by "Dr. Charlie" and hisfather was the first institution of its kindin history. He was graduated in the firstclass. For many years he was dean of theschool and director of the ASO Hospital,the first osteopathic hospital.

He had the forward look as an educator,and both as dean of the older school and asa member of-the board of-- rustees- of-the-Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Sur-gery, stood for the advances in basic sci-ence and clinical education which wouldqualify all graduates of osteopathic col-leges for equal practice rights everywhere.In recognition of his leadership, he wasmade a member emeritus of the board oftrustees upon his retirement from activeparticipation of the further development ofthe college at Kirksville.

Services were held at the First MethodistChurch in Kirksville Saturday, July 9, withthe Rev. Ralph H. Hicks officiating. Burialwas in Llewelyn Cemetery.

In PracticeDr. Floyd E. Toland, DMSCOS '47 has

opened offices in the Williams Store build-ing in Sheffield, Iowa. He formerly prac-ticed in Casa Grande, Arizona.

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Dr. Herb Rosen, DMSCOS '54 has openedoffices in Runnells, Iowa. Dr. Rosen com-pleted his internship at Flint General Hos-pital, Flint, Michigan June 30.

A.O.A. ReiteratesPledge

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He pointed out that public education isnot a one-way street. "As a result," he ex-plained, "many other groups with whomwe have exchanged ideas are learning aboutosteopathy, and we in turn are learninghow to fulfill our public duties in a morecoordinated manner."

Dr. Mulford asserted that the healthproblems facing this nation are many andcomplex: "the vast majority of organiza-tions energetically dedicated to their solu-tion have no time for name-calling andback-biting."

He concluded that the only sure approachto the AOA's relationship with other legiti-mate organizations is to continue to be will-ing to discuss mutual problems in the in-terest of the health and welfare of theAmerican people.

New FacultyAppointments

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Born in New York City, Dr. Phillips at-tended grade school and graduated fromStuyvesant High School of that city in1941. The completion of his college train-ing (B.A. degree 1948, New York Univer-sity, Bronx, New York) was interruptedby 30 months duty with the' . S. Armyas an X-Ray technician.

Following his graduation he enrolled inNew York University for one year of post-graduate study in Chemistry and Physiol-ogy. From June 1, 1949 to August 31,1950 he was employed as an X-Ray techni-cian in Still Osteopathic Hospital.

Dr. Phillips interned in Still OsteopathicHospital after his graduation fromDMSCOS in June 1954.

Effective date of appointment, July 1,1955.

Junior WeddingsThe single ranks of the Junior class are

slowly dwindling. Three of their memberswere married in June-three more will bemarried this month.

Have BeenBernard Dash, son of Mr. and Mrs. Man-

uel Dash of Philadelphia, Pa., to MissSonia Carol Goodman, daughter of Mr. andMrs. William Goodman of Ambridge, Pa.,on June 7, 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Edward R. Kadletz, son of Mr. EdwardJ. Kadletz of Iron Mountain, Michigan, toMiss Alice Gardner, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Michael Gardner of Iron Mountainon June 8, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Walter L. Wilson, son of Dr. and Mrs.Thomas L. Wilson of Tulsa, 'Oklahoma, toMiss Betty Perkins, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Adrin Perkins of Bartlesville, Okla-homa on June 4, 1955 in Bartlesville.

To BeAndrew Cucuiat, son of Mrs. Theresa

Cucuiat of Detroit, Michigan to Miss Lor-raine George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Joseph E. George, Des Moines, Iowa onAugust 20, in Des Moines, Iowa.

David L. McSwain, Jr., son of Mr. andMrs. David L. McSwain, Sr., of Detroit,Michigan, to Miss Adele Beene, daughterof Mrs. Florence Beene of Jamaica, LongIsland, New York on August 27 in Jamai-ca.

Tom L. Sefton, son of Mr. and Mrs.Harry B. Sefton of Dayton, Ohio to MissNorma Schumacher, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Chris Schumacher of Dayton on Aug-ust 20, in Dayton.

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Volume 33 SEPTEMBER, 1955 Number 9

WELCOME

Picured above are 49 members of the 1955 FreshmanClass. The 63 members of this class come from 13 statesand Panama: Michigan 18; New York 10; Iowa 8; Pennsyl-vania 7; Ohio, 4; South Dakota 3; Colorado and New Jersey2 each; and one each from Massachusetts, Missouri, Oregon,Texas, Washington and Panama. Foreign students: oneeach from British West Indies, Canada and Iran.

Front Row: Fred Meltz, Bordentown, N. J.; Robert R. Gash,Melrose Park, Pa.; Eugene L. Timmons, Aberdeen, South Dakota;Robert L. Beech, Des Moines, Ia.; Bill C. Storkel, Columbus, Ohio;Daniel E. Pipino, Niles, Ohio; Martin J. Grubin, Brooklyn, N. Y.;John S. Molea, Rtffalo, N, Y.; and Medhi Hamidi, FMeshed, Iran.

Second Row: Orman Nelson, Jefferson, la.; Robert D. Brain-erd, Ft. Dodge, Ia.; Christy A. Ventresco, Youngstown, Ohio;Raymond A. Conn, Detroit, Mich.; Gasper F. Ruffino, Detroit,Mich.; Vincent J. Granowicz, Detroit, Mich.; Lawrence DiDonato,Bayonne, N. J.; and Russell W. Watts, iSt. Louis, Mo.

Third Row: Gerald L. Benaderet, Detroit, Mich.; Charles F.Libell, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Warren T. Christensen, Viborg, SouthDakota; Frank W. Myers, Hudson, South Dakota; Harold L. Bien-enfeld, Detroit, Mich.; Stephen S. Friedman, Brooklyn, N. Y.;Donald M. Cohen, Brooklyn, N. Y.; and JSol Weiss, Detroit, Mich.

, FRESHMEN

All of the members of this class have at least three yearsof pre-osteopathic education (pre-osteopathic education re-ceived in 37 colleges and universities, each approved byits regional accrediting agency). Fifty-one students havereceived their Baccalaureate degrees. Twelve are veteransof World War II and 11 are veterans of the Korean conflict.(See chart on Page 3)

Fourth Row: Robert E. Lane, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Norman W.Jankowski, Schenectady, N. Y.; Donald E. Hanlon Perry, Iowa;Gene W. Fredericks, Buffalo Center, Iowa; Ronald H. Abrams,Philadelphia, Pa.; Albert Kofsky, Philadelphia, Pa.; and NedBaron, Philadelphia, Pa.

Fifth Row: Jean Ippolito, Jr., Lawrence, Mass.; Anthony S.Smyk, Detroit, Mich.; Norman Sdheiner, Far Rockaway, N. Y.;Benjamin W. Rodamar, Cedar Falls, la.; Allen B. Prescott, Pueb-lo, Colo.; Paul Schneider, Detroit, Mich.; Fred Silverstein,Brooklyn, N. Y.; 'Manuel J. Singer, Detroit, Mich.; and MortonP. Knopper, Detroit, Mich.

Sixth Row: Manoel M. Prineas, Seattle, Wash.; Joseph S.Chirillo, Allen Park, Mich.; Robert W. Greiner, Wyandotte, Mich.;Herbert L. Chambers, Dallas, Texas; Martin B. Siegel, Jamaica,N. Y.; Stanley S. Bernhang, New York, N. Y.; Eustace J. Ware,Des Moines, Ia.; and Melvin D. Linden, Detroit, Mich.

Members of the class not in the picture are: Cyril R. Allen,Proctorville, Ohio; Ben Awada, Detroit, Mich.; James F. Blem,Detroit, Mich.; Michael Bousamra, Detroit,, Mich.; George S.Forde, Trinidad, British West Indies; James M. Fox, Jenkintown,Pa.; John E. D. Harten, Ontario, Canada; Donald L. Kay, Detroit,Mich.; Leland E. Lane, Portland, Oregon; Alexander G. Markland,Republic of Panama; Edward R. Morasco, Utica, N. Y.; Leroy S.Neumann, Detroit, Mich.; Harold B. Van Maren, Colorado Springs,Colorado; and John P. Wakefield, Des Moines, Iowa.

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HOMECOMING OCTOBER 6-7

1 e ooe-tzmers take a oreak to pose for the pnotographer. Left to rignt: uI'.Margaret MacLennon '05, New York City, New York-her guest Mrs. B. Aemick ofBurbank, California; Dr. Martin D. Young '02, Seattle, Washington; Dr. Walter V.Goodfellow '05 and Mrs. Goodfellow of Lancaster, California; Dr. Mary E. Golden '12,of Des Moines, Iowa; and Dr. D. B. Fordyce '05, Oswego, Kansas. (Their smiles arefor the very capable Master of Ceremonies for the evening, Dr. Lawrence C. Boatman'33 of Santa Fe, New Mexico.)

The topic of conversation of course wasthe annual Homecoming on October 6 and7 honoring the classes of 1905, 1930, 1940and 1950. This discussion became livelierfollowing the report (complete with coloredslides) of Dr. Edwin F. Peters, presidentof DMSCOS regarding "Your College ofToday".

The theme for Homecoming, "The Roleof The Osteopathic Profession in PublicHealth" is a most important and timelysubject. The program listed below, bringsto the profession speakers well versed inthe problems of Public Health.

"The American Osteopathic ProfessionAnd Its Interest in The Health of the Na-tion", True B. Evelth, D.O., Executive As-sistant, American Osteopathic Association."The Practitioner's Role in Public Health,"Edmund G. Zimmerer, M.D., D.P.H., Com-missioner of Health, State of Iowa. "Valuesin Public Health Education", R. S. Chris-tensen, M.P.H., Director, Health Educationfor Des Moines-Polk County Health Depart-ment. "Analysis of Municipal HealthProblems", Abraham Gelperin, M.D., D.P.-H., Director, Des Moines-Polk County

The Presi4Homecoming- Institutions of learning

are more than ivy-covered buildings ofbrick and mortar, libraries, laboratoriesand classrooms, teachers and pupils. Whilethese are all most important and no insti-tution can exist, let alone be recognizedwithout them, there are other dominant,intangible aspects of education which areall important in our institutions of learn-ing.

Annually, former students and Old Gradsreturn to their Alma Mater, not to admirethe physical plant, but because of their deepabiding appreciation of the abstract valuesgiven them by their college. Some of thevalues of education which cannot be meas-ured or counted in dollars, but which makea graduate love his college are:

1) The objectives of the Alma Mater.-We all need objectives. Living in the pastwill not suffice. We must envision in imag-ination the kind of a profession we wantto be a part of. We must have the am-bition to create. Our colleges are themedium for professional growth and themost profitable avenue for imparting one'sown dreams is to fully know the progress

Health Department. "Opportunities forPublic Health Service", Murray Goldstein,D.O., Senior Assistant Surgeon, U. S. Pub-lic Health Service.

"Special Health Problems", LeonardMurray, Ph.D., Director, Health Education,Iowa State Department of Health. 'TheSocio-Medical Aspects of Public HealthService", C. Robert Starks, D.O., Vice-President, Colorado Board of Medical Ex-aminers. "The Osteopathic Profession'sCooperation With State Legislative Pro-grams Effecting Public Health", HarryStimson, D.O., Chairman, Legislative Com-mittee, Michigan Osteopathic Association."O.B. and Maternal Health Training Pro-gram", J. D. Chapman, D.O., Departmentof Obstetrics and Gynecology, DMSCOS.

Dr. Walter V. Goodfellow, an enthusias-tic supporter of the College, has been round-ing up his classmates for a real get togetherat Homecoming. He hopes that many rep-resentatives of every class will also bepresent.

The Homecoming Dinner-Dance will beheld at the Savery Hotel at 7:00 p.m. onOctober 6. Special Diplomas will be award-ed to members of the class of 1905.

lent Chatswhich has been made on the old campus.An annual visit to the college can keepthe individual's objectives and the college'sobjectives in accord.

2) Human Relations. The refinement ofhuman relations is both a primary concernand an ultimate aim of education. Onlythrough education can men be free, thusmaking possible understanding and mu-tual respect for their fellow-man and re-spect for his rights and feelings.

3) Affection and Appreciation-As onein early life develops the need of affectionand appreciation, so does one in adult lifedemand the same. As this is true for anindividual, so is it also true for an institu-tion. Colleges prosper on the affection ofthe Alumni for their school, and facultymembers become wealthy, not from theirsalaries, but from the appreciation shownto them by their former students.

On October 6 and 7, 1955 your AlmaMater will pause to pay tribute to theStudents of Yesterday. We are looking foryou to return to your school and get ac-quainted with out Students of Today, yourProfessional Colleagues of Tomorrow.

Dr. KimberlyTo Florida

Dr. Paul E. Kimberly, Class of 1940, whospent 15 years here as a member of thefaculty of DMSCOS and for the last threeyears has been in general practice in FortDodge, Iowa, moved to St. Petersburg, Flor-ida, on September 1 to devote his entiretime to further research in the study ofpreventive medicine in the field of degen-erative diseases. Dr. Kimberly will be asso-ciated with Dr. Melvin E. Page, 2810 FirstStreet North, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Kimberly has held numerous officesin the Osteopathic Profession in the stateof Iowa and his departure from the state isa loss to Iowa but we wish the doctor, Mrs.Kimberly and their two daughters happi-ness in their new home.

Christmas Seal CampaignEnters 25th Year Oct. 1

CHICAGO-(AOA)-Osteopathy's twen-ty-fifth annual Christmas Seal Campaignwill be off to a flying start on Oct. 1, withthe mailing of the special anniversary sealto members of the osteopathic professionand auxiliary.

By Dec. 15, according to Dr. E. H. Mc-Kenna, Muskegon Heights, Mich., chairmanof the national Committee on ChristmasSeals, 9,000,000 are expected to be in cir-culation.

The campaign, setting its sights on $50,-000, is conducted under the auspices of theOsteopathic Foundation. Proceeds will againbe used to support the osteopathic studentloan and research programs.

The Auxiliary to the AOA, under thegeneral chairmanship of Mrs. G. A. Dier-dorff, Medford, Ore., will play an impor-tant part in the campaign.

The 1955 seal pictures a Christmas treein traditional Christmas red and green. Inobservance of the silver anniversary a cam-paign symbol, to be used from year toyear, is being introduced. It presents ashield bearing an emblazoned sun, signify-ing health protection through enlighten-ment.

Death TakesBoard Member

Mr. Raymond B. Mulder, a member ofthe Board of Trustees of DMSCOS since1947, suffered a fatal heart attack whileat his summer cottage in Spirit Lake, IowaWednesday August 24th. Mr. Mulder wasa very active member of the board servingon the finance and operating committees.

Mr. Mulder's interest in Osteopathy ex-tended far beyond his responsibilities as aboard member. He generously gave muchtime and financial assistance in helping ouryoung physicians get their start in prac-tice. Many osteopathic physicians owe theirfinancial success to Mr. Mulder. The col-lege and the osteopathic profession havelost a devoted and loyal friend.

The members of the board, faculty, stu-dents and employees of DMSCOS extendtheir deepest sympathies to his wife andfour children.

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Dean's Letter"The bitter and the sweet come from the

outside, the hard from within, from one'sown efforts." So said Dr. Albert Einstein inhis book,-Out of My Later Years.

So it is in the Osteopathic school of med-icine. The three or more preparatory years,the four and one half years of Osteopathiceducation, the year of internship are yearsof hard work.

They are years of diligence and toil, to-ward the day when the degree and practiserights are granted. They are years of testtubes and books, years of learning facts andintegrating and correlating these into amental mass or tool called knowledge with-out which no doctor is prepared to practise.They are years of one's own effort.

The pursuit of full knowledge of the hu-man body, its changes, and the effect of itsenvironment has not been ended. The artand science of therapy is still in infancy.Nevertheless the fund of knowledge is in-creasing by leaps and bounds. It is alreadyof such proportions that humanity can placeits trust now, more than at any time in thepast.

Diligence and perseverance in the workrequired to become a doctor reaps its ownreward,-the bitter or the sweet, from theoutside in the satisfaction in knowing thatthe patient benefits in proportion to thedoctor's knowledge.

The driving force which makes a doctoris his earnest desire to help humanity, andpraise or condemnation should have noplace in his plans. These will come withoutconscious effort on his part. Quoting Ein-stein further,-"they somehow belong toanother world with which I have no connec-tion whatsoever."

News From A.O.A.For the first time in the history of Illi-

nois, osteopathic physicians are licensedto perform surgery and administer drugssolely on the basis of their osteopathic edu-cation.

Results of the June 21-23 examinationsat the University of Illinois Medical Schoolin Chicago were announced by Vera M.Binks, Director of the Department of Edu-cation and Registration.

Her report stated that 12 of 14 osteo-pathic physicians had passed the state ex-amination for full privileges to practicemedicine in Illinois.

Percentage-wise, the DO's did better thanthe MD's. Only two of 14 DO's did not passwhereas 137 out of 311 MD's failed to makethe grade.

The fact that 12 DO's passed the exam-inations, and with a better percentage mark,too, is only secondary. Of real significanceis the fact that osteopathic physicians wereafforded the opportunity of taking thetests.

However, it took 20 stormy years inIllinois courts before the State SupremeCourt ordered the Department of Educa-tion and Registration to allow qualifiedDO's to take the tests.

This Will Hurt MeMore Than You, Son

Dr. Gordon L. Elliott, DMSCOS '47, ofWest Des Moines gives son David G., age7, his polio shot at the West Des MoinesElementary School. Mrs. Elbert Stillwell,wife of one of the school board members,is the assistant.

Dr. Elliott was one of the osteopathicphysicians, all members of the Polk CountySociety of Osteopathic Physicians and Sur-geons, who participated in the Salk Vac-cine program in Polk County.

New Faculty MemberDr. Robert K. Wolfer of Pekin, Illinois

joined the college faculty on September 1as an instructor inAnatomy.

Following hisgraduation from hishome town highschool, Pekin, Illi-nois in 1938, Dr.W o 1 f e r attendedEmmanuel Mission-ary College, BerrienSprings, Michiganwhere he receivedhis B. A. degree in1947.

Wolfer While a studentworking for his

Ph. D. degree at Michigan State CollegeEast Lansing, Michigan he served as agraduate assistant in zoology for two yearsand as instructor in anatomy for six yearsat the School of Veterinary Medicine.

This past summer Dr. Wolfer served asan instructor in the Department of Ana-tomy, Medical School, University of Michi-gan.

Dr. and Mrs. Wolfer and their twochildren, Geneth Kay, age 4 and RogeneRae, age 3, reside at 5404 S. W. 19th St.,Des Moines, Iowa.

ENROLLMENT STATISTICSFall-1955

Number of: Freshmen Sophomore,

Students ..... ......... 63 54

States represented ............. 13 & 13 &Panama Puerto Rico

Foreign Countries ............ 8

Women ............. ............. 0

Colleges represented. ..... .. 37

Degrees, A.B., B.A., B.S ..... 51Degrees, M.S., M.A. ......... 0

Degrees, Ph.D ................. 0Veterans-World War II........ 12

Veterans-Korea ........... . .....

Veterans-World War II & Korea

11

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50 59

15 13 &Hawaii

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Members of the 1955-56 student body ofDMSCOS come from 26 states: Michigan71; Pennsylvania 31; Iowa 29; Ohio 28;New York 18; New Jersey 7; Florida 6;California and Missouri 4 each; South Da-kota and Wisconsin 3 each; New Hampshire,Texas and Colorado 2 each.

Ten states have one representative, Ari-zona, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Minne-sota, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ore-gon and Massachusetts.

Three of the students come from Canadaand one each from British West Indies,Ethiopia, Iran, Lebanon, Panama and Puer-to Rico.

It is interesting to note that the mem-

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bers of the student body have receivedtheir pre-osteopathic training, at least 3years, in 102 different colleges and univer-sities and that 179 students have receivedtheir Baccalaureate degrees. Eight studentshave also received their Master's degreeand four of them have Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) degrees.

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Atlas ClubAtlas Club Xyphoid Chapter of DMSCOS

welcomed the new class at their annualfreshman smoker which was attended by al-most one hundred freshmen, faculty, andmembers. Entertainment, refreshmentsend educational films were provided forthe guests. Dale Keighley was Master ofCeremonies. A work night will be held inthe near future with the date to be an-nounced. All freshmen are cordially in-vited.

Over the summer two Atlas men weremarried. Brother Charles Murphy mar-ried Mary Hightford of Detroit, Mich., andBrother Augustine Acosta married LydiaGonzalez of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Brother Byron Georgeson became theproud father of a 61/2 pound baby boy. At-las club extends its congratulations to thenewly weds and the new Momma. Papatoo.

L.O. G.We the members of Lambda Omicron

Gamma Fraternity, wish to extend to thefreshmen class our heartiest welcome andbest wishes for the forthcoming years.LOG Fraternity has planned their calen-dar of activities to include a trio of eventshonoring our new class mates.

On Sept. 25, a picnic was held at Bird-land Park. Most of us remember the ex-citing football and baseball games playedin the past. On Oct. 8, LOG will againplay host to the freshmen class by present-ing a dance. At a date to be announcedlater, our first work night of the new se-mester will take place. It will be designedespecially for our new students.

Over the summer, LOG Fraternity stagedseveral picnics and social affairs in addi-tion to supplying players for a school soft-ball team: Also during the summer severalof our members took the marriage vows. Atthis time we would like to congratulate:Robert Dash, Robert Kreamer, Zane Hur-kin, Burt Kessler, and Allan Lans and wishthem our best for the future. A futureosteopathic student was born to Jerry Ros-enblatt and his wife Naomi. We will allbe awaiting his entrance into school.

Our new executive committee for the new

year is headed by: President, Saul Jeck,Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, Bill Sib-ley, Youngstown, Ohio; Secretary, Al Sha-piro, Detroit, Mich.; Correspondence Sec.,Howard Weissman, Detroit, Mich.; Treas-urer, Robert Weissinger, Des Moines, Iowa;Sgt.-at-arms, Conard Pearl, Detroit, Mich.

The future activities of the fraternityare being planned and arranged by EdFreeman and Al Shapiro. Bernie Kay isour new pledge master. Look out fresh-men for he is out to get you. As in pre-ceding years, LOG Fraternity will againhave their own basket ball team. We arelooking forward to a most successful seasonin which many new records will be shat-tered.

Again, we would like to welcome thefreshman class. We will be looking for-ward to meeting and helping you.

P.S.G.'.'.Another year -gotoff to-' -good start asa meeting was held Monday, Sept. 12, 1955at the fraternity house, with the new offi-cers in charge: President, Werner Doberenz,Detroit, Mich.; Vice-president, Bill Vernier,Detroit, Mich.; Treasurer and new house-manager, Al Waller, Brooklyn, New York;Secretary, Bill Williams, Girard, Ohio; andSgt.-at-arms, Chase Atwood, Center Harbor,New Hampshire. Among other plans awork night was scheduled for the first Mon-day evening in October. A highly success-ful and prosperous year is anticipated.

Brother Bill Vernier, the prominent worldtraveler, was the Delta Chapter delegateto the national Phi Sigma Gamma conven-tion in Los Angeles, July 5-22. He was ac-companied by brother Button. Bill tells usthe convention, held at the new hotel Stat-ler, was very profitable and well attended.

Many of the brothers were married overthe past summer, including Dave McSwain(in New York), Tom Sefton (in Dayton,Ohio), 'Walt Wilson (in Tulsa, Oklahoma)and Andy Cucuiat (in Des Moines, who ap-parently held quite a wedding reception atthe fraternity house). Along this vein we'rehappy to congratulate brothers Dave Sal-vati and Bill Eubanks, the proud fathersof bouncing baby boys.

We're sorry to have lost twenty-threefine members in last June's graduatingclass, but it's certain they're doing a greatjob on their new internships. Ohio claimedeight brothers, Michigan eight, Iowa fourand one each to Wisconsin, Missouri andOklahoma. Congratulations, doctors.

Socially, the first function of the schoolyear was a smoker, held at P.S.G. houseFriday, Sept. 16, in honor of the new fresh-men. Talks by Dr. Juni and Dr. Matternhighlighted the evening along with medicalmovies presented by brother Beville. Ev-eryone had a fine time and the fraternitywishes to extend a hearty welcome to thenew freshmen and hopes to be of someassistance in making the college lives ofnew students more enjoyable.

I.T.S.Iota Tau Sigma has extended the incom-

ing freshmen a warm welcome. A dancewas held-in their honor on Wednesday,Sept. 14 at the Vittoria Lodge and we werehappy to meet some of our new studentsthere.

On Monday, Sept. 19th we began our newseries of worknights at the home of Dr.Harold Dresser. We have a large numberscheduled and are looking forward to abusy and happy year.

Newly elected officers for the year in-clude President, Merle Jacobsen, Pike,Iowa; Vice-President and Historian, RoyHowe, Kenosha, Wisconsin; Secretary, F.Sims Pounds, Jewell, Iowa; and Treasurer,Watson Gutowski, Swedesburg, Pa.

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Now Is the TimeWith "Now Is the Time" as its rallying

cry, osteopathy's twenty-fifth Christmasseal campaign is in full swing. Anniver-sary seals, folders and posters, in brilliantred and green, are appearing in offices andhomes throughout the United States andCanada.

. With E. H. McKenna, D.O., ivuskegonHeights, Michigan, heading the nationalCommittee on Christmas Seals, and Mrs.G. A. Dierdorff, Medford, Oregon, aschairman of the Committee on Student Loanand Research Funds of the Auxiliary tothe American Osteopathic Association, 90,-000 sheets of seals are exepeted to be incirculation by Christmas. More than halfof them are to go to the public.

"Our goal is $50,000," said Doctor Mc-Kenna recently, "to be divided evenly be-tween the funds for student loan and re-search. We feel confident of raising atleast that much, directly through contribu-tions of doctors and their wives, and indi-rectly through their participation in thepacket plan, which carries the campaign tothe public. The potential of the Christmasseal program, in public relations and fundraising, is incalculable."

Of major importance in this year's pro-gress are the state committees. Workingat divisional and district levels, in both theprofession and the auxiliary, these commit-tees are carrying the campaign to the in-dividual member. As an innovation, theauxiliary is offering "mail clerk" service;local auxiliaries will order and mail packets--for local doctors.

"In this way we hope," said Mrs. Dier-dorff, "to help solve for the doctor theproblem of wanting to participate, but ofhaving no time to do so. If he will furn-ish his local auxiliary with a list of pa-tients and townspeople, the ladies will dothe rest."

The six osteopathic colleges are puttingon campus campaigns, and in conjunctionwith national headquarters are supplyingseals to the parents of students. The Na-tional Osteopathic Guild Association isadopting the campaign as an official activi-ty.

Serving with Doctor McKenna and Mrs.Dierdorff on the national committee are:S. V. Robuck, D.O., Chicago; Alden Q. Ab-bott, D.O., Waltham, Massachusetts; GalenS. Young, D.O., Philadelphia; Robert N.Evans D.O., LaGrange, Illinois; and C. N.Clark, D.O., True B. Eveleth, D.O., andMiss Rose Mary Moser, all of Chicago. Mrs.Ann Conlisk is campaign director, workingunder Mr. Lewis F. Chapman, executivedirector of The Osteopathic Foundation.

Lamar Miller (left),Jr., Sheldon Epstein(right), Soph., receivedcertificates from By-ron Beville (3rd fromleft), Pres. of Psi Sig-ma Alpha, National Os-teopathic Scholastic So-ciety during recent con-vocation presided overby Fr ank Schneider-man (2nd from left),Pres. of Student Facul-ty Council.

Certificates are pre-sented annually to aJr. and a Soph. whomaintain highest gradepoint average duringfirst 2 academic yearsand freshman year.

Training for ChildbirthProgram

The fifth series of the Training forChildbirth Program will begin ThursdayNovember 3, 1955 at 7:30 p.m. in the Clinicbuilding and will continue every Thursdaynight for six weeks.

This is a series of informal lectures, dis-cussions and movies on pregnancy, deliv-ery and care of the newborn infant.

Both husbands and wives are invited toattend these discussions of which over 250men and women have attended the previousfour series.

The discussions are on Reasons for Pre-natal Care; Anatomy and Physiology ofPregnancy; How the Baby Grows and Howthe Mother Adapts to These Changes;What Happens at the Hospital; and How aBaby is Born. Movies are utilized to showhow a baby is born and what takes placeat the hospital and a tour of modern deliv-ery rooms and nursery are incorporated.

This series is designed to make preg-nancy and delivery easier by eliminatingthe fear of the unknown. By understand-ing how the baby develops and how he isborn with associated instructions on relaxa-tion, the pregnancy is enjoyed to a muchgreater degree.

Rise in School EnrollmentCHICAGO- (AOA) -Recent enrollment

figures to osteopathic colleges showed that518 freshmen were admitted this year, mak-ing this the second largest class sinceWorld War II.

Mr. Lawrence W. Mills, Director of theOffice of Education, stated that applica-tions were 28% higher than 1953-54 and30% higher now than at this time last year.

Baldwin HonoredMr. E. Lynn Baldwin head of the Medi-

cal Illustration Laboratory of DMSCOShas been notified that two of his six en-tries in the exhibit at the recent nationalmeeting of the Biological PhotographersAssociation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin havebeen selected for the associations TravelingSaloon.

One of the entries is a photograph ofBacteria Growing in Broth Gelatin and Li-quefaction by Bacteria. The other photo-graph is a group of photomicrographs titledOva of Human Parasites. These photo-graphs are from a series of illustrationsbeing prepared by Mr. Baldwin for Dr.Jen-Yah-Hsie, Associate Professor of Bac-teriology and Parasitology in DMSCOS inconnection with his research on Pathogensand Antibiotics.

The first showing of this year's Travel-ing Saloon will be at the 'Royal College ofSurgeons' in England during October.

Receives ResearchAward

Dr. Robert A. Tolman, instructor inPhysiology and Pharmacology, has receivedan award of $500.00 to aid in his researchof "Analysis of the effects of intracoelomicgrafts of adult and older embryonic chickorgans on the development of the homolog-ous organs of the host embryo."

The award was received from the Com-mittee on Awards of Grants-in-Aid of Re-search of The Society of the Sigma XI forthe Encouragement of Scientific Research.

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Seated, left to right: Lloyd L. Hall, EexecutiveSecretary, Kansas; Dr .M. E. Coy, KCO1S '38,Tennessee; William Haese, Public Relations Ad-visor, Wisconsin; Dr. H. Bahling, DMS '41,Chairman of College Visitation, Wisconsin; Dr.W. V. Goodfellow, DMS '05, California; D<r.Hazen L. Gulden, DMS '34, Iowa; Dr. HaroldWithrow, DMS '33, Hutisford Hospital, Wiscon-sin.

Standing, left to right: Dr. Everett W. Pruett,CCO '24, President and Administrator, MadisonStreet Hospital, Seattle, Washington; Dr. C. Ro-bert Starks, DMS '25, Secretary, Colorado; Dr.William B. Strong, PCO '26, President, NewYork; Dr. Sherman W. 'Meyer, DMS '30, PhoenixOsteopathic Hospital, Arizona; Dr. R. Stocker,

KCOS '41, Oconomowoc Hospital, Wisconsin; Dr.A. H. Jacobson, DMS '50, and Dr. R. E. Grow,DMS '52, South Bend Osteopathic Hospital andIndiana Association; Dr. Henry Krause, KC '43,Senior Resident, Mt. Clemens General Hospital,Michigan; Dr. M. W. Myers, DMS '29, SouthDakota; Dr. J. Arnold Finer, KCOS '46, Chiefof Staff, Cafaro Memorial Hospital, Youngstown,Ohio; ;Dr. J. S. Crane, DMS '44, Lakeview Hos-pital, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Not in the picture: Dr. John S. Haydock,KCOS '42, Radiologist, McCormick OsteopathicHospital and Clinic, Missouri; Dr. R. Johnson,DMS '50, Wisconsin; Dr. Randal R. Raeuchle,PCO '39, Osteopathic Hospital of Harrisburg,Pennsylvania.

Dean's LetterOctober 5th marked the occa-

sion of the 5th Professional Dayat Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery.

General convocation was at-tended by the entire studentbody who exhibited much inter-est in tne brief talks by ourguests for the day.

This annual event is treas-ured by our students and isproving to be of immediate andlong range value to the statesand hospitals from which ourguests come.

Interviews were held in thelibrary throughout the after-noon with many juniors andseniors and the representativesfrom 15 states and hospitals ap-proved for intern training.

From the many fine com-ments received from the stu-dents the membership of eachstate society represented can beassured that they were wellrepresented by true "Chamberof Commerce" salesmen.

We wish to express our ap-preciation for their contributionto a successful day to our Pro-fessional Day guests. We sin-cerely hope that they enjoyedtheir visit with us as much aswe enjoyed having them.

CHICAGO-(AOA)-With at least twogenerations of graduates who did not knowDr. A. T. Still, the osteopathic professionis organizationally in the midst of consid-erable transition.

This observation was made by DavidDarland, Ed.D., who was interviewed forcomment as he began his third year as Di-rector of the AOA's Division of Public andProfessional Welfare.

Dr. Darland, who has visited and coun-seled with most of the divisional societiessince assuming his position, elaborated thatthe profession's father symbol, namely Dr.Still, is no longer the strong cohesive forceit was in the past and that another unify-ing symbol has not yet been agreed uiponby the profession.

"The refusal to accept this fact probablyis contributing to much confusion, in thethinking of many, both within and out ofthe profession," he said.

He added that it has been the negativefactor of prejudicial attacks from outsidethe profession which has created consider-able unity within the ranks. "Althoughwe might be grateful for this rather un-controlled unity produced by externalforces, it is hardly the type of optimum

unity to be desired."

Taking an overall look at the pro-sion itself, he commented that severalstrong nuclei have developed, each with itsown particular dogmatic definition of termsand outlook towards the osteopathic philos-ophy of medicine.

He added that this has led to a great dealof indecision on important intra-profes-sional issues, and has tended to become anaccepted pattern in too much of our organi-zational thinking.

The result is that sincere people are often rendered incapable of reflective thoughtin terms of principles and problems. Theircreative time is thereby "wasted in a greatdeal of talk about things rather than issues."

"Close-minded arguments over approach-es and definitions are symbolic of the drift-ing tendency of minority movements whenin a severe transitional period," Dr. Dar-land said.

He explained that in his opinion the timeis ripe for osteopathy to re-dedicate itselfto some rallying cause and to do so meansmore vigorous adherence to the basic phil-osophy of its founder, who held that thesearch for truth was the heart and soul of


Recent GraduatesOpen Offices

Three graduates of the class of 1954have entered private practice in DesMoines, Iowa.

Dr. Charles Hughs is nowv located -at-1532 E. Grand. He interned at WildenOsteopathic Hospital.

Dr. Robert Loerke is practicing at 906Park Ave. He interned in Still OsteopathicHospital.

Dr. Robert L. Middleton who also in-terned in Still Osteopathic Hospital hasopened offices at 2213 Cottage Grove Ave-nue.

Dr. Clifford Clay has opened offices atJohnson Station located three miles northof the city limits of Des Moines. Dr. Clayalso interned at Wilden Osteopathic Hos-pital.

OhioDr. Russell E. Hollabaugh, '54, who re-

cently completed his internship at GreenCross General Hospital, Akron, Ohio, hasopened an office at 3553 Darrow Road,Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Osteopathy Needs Symbol-Darland

Homecoming Speakers

Evelth Zimmeere Christensen Reese

The President ChatsThe official college family of the Des Moines Still

College of Osteopathy and Surgery is extremely sorrythat more of our graduates could not return to theirAlma Mater last week for the Homecoming activities.Those who returned to the Halls of their Alma Mater,and many did come from distant states, were allpleased with the many changes made at their school.

The Homecoming Educational Refresher Programwas centered around the theme "The Role of the Osteo-pathic Physician in Public Health." The programspeakers were all superior in their subject presenta-tion and all in attendance were most impressed withthe opportunities and needs for more physicians to beinterested in this particular area of professional ser-vice. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Dr.M. P. Moon, (Professor of Public Health and Hygiene,DMSCOS) Program Coordinator and each speaker forhis or her contribution to a most successful program.

ProgramIntroductory remarks, Dr. M. P. Moon; Address of

Welcome, President Peters; "The American Osteo-pathic Profession And Its Interest in The Health ofthe Nation", True B. Evelth, D.O., Executive Assistant,American Osteopathic Association. "The Practitioner'sRole in Public Health," Edmund G. Zimmerer, M.D.,D.P.H., Commissioner of Health, State of Iowa. "Valuesin Public Health Education," R. S. Christensen, M.P.H.,Director, Health Education for Des Moines-Polk Coun-ty Health Department. "The Public Health Nurse",Mrs. Eva Reese, Director, Public Health Nursing As-sociation in Des Moines, Iowa. "Opportunities for Pub-lic Health Service", Murray Goldstein, D.O., Senior As-sistant Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Service.

"Special Health Problems", Leonard Murray, Ph.D.,Director, Health Education, Iowa State Department ofHealth. "The Socio-Medical Aspects of Public HealthService", C. Robert Starks, D.O., Vice-President, Colo-rado Board of Medical Examiners. "The OsteopathicProfession's Cooperation With State Legislative Pro-

grams Effecting Public Health", Harry Stixmson, D.O.,Chairman, Legislative Committee, Michigan Osteopa-thic Association. "O.B. and Maternal Health Train-ing Program," J. D. Chapman, D. O., Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology, DMSCOS.

At the Homecoming banquet which was held at theSavery Hotel, the graduates of the classes of 1903,'04, and '05, who were in attendance, were presentedwith gold lettered diplomas commemorating their fiftyor more years in the 'Osteopathic Profession.

The honored graduates( seated at the lower table inthe picture below) who received the special diplomaswere:

Dr. Ivy E. Hancock, Independence, Kansas, class of1903

Dr. Frank W. Winter, Seattle, Washington, class of1903.

Dr. Margaret MacLennan, New York City, class of1904

Dr. P. S. Anderson, Kansas City, Missouri, class of1905

Dr. D. B. Fordyce, Oswego, Kansas, class of 1905

Dr. W. P. Goff, Tacoma, Washington, class of 1905Dr. W. V. Goodfellow, Lancaster, California, class

of 1905

Dr. J. Ray Shike, Lincoln, Nebraska, class of 1905.

May the thoughts of every physician regardless ofhis or her location or professional prominence, be al-ways with their Alma Mater, and may they always re-member the words of the closing paragraph of theOsteopathic Oath, "To my college I will be loyal andstrive always for its best interests and for the interestsDf the students who will come after me."

The college is now planning for next year's Home-coming-Won't you start planning now for your re-turn to your Alma Mater?

Top, left to right: Dr. John Q. A. Mattern, DMS '36, presi- Bottom, left to right: Dr. Margaret MacLennon, '04; Dr.dent of the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons; W. P. Goff, '05; Mrs. Goff; Dr. Frank W. Winter, '03; Dr. P. S.Mrs. Mattern; Mrs. Sloan; President Peters; Dr. Donald E. Anderson, '05; Dr. Ivy E. Hancock, '03; Dr. W. V. Goodfellow, '05;(Tony) Sloan, DMS '40, president of the National Alumnni Asso- Mrs. Goodfellow; Dr. D. B. Fordyce, '05; Mrs. Fordyce; Dr. J. Rayciation; !Mrs. Peters; Dr. Anna L. Slocum, DMS '38, secretary- Shike, '05 and Mrs. Shike.treasurer of the National Alumni Association, Dr. M. P. Moonand Mrs. Moon.

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the osteopathic school of medicine. "Theprofession needs to project the best of itsheritage."

"Such a re-dedication," he said, "wouldgive rise to a more vigorous, active symbolof social morality and possibly curb thefurther relegation of health to the positionof a commodity. Organized osteopathy hasbeen too quiet about its long history of bat-tling those who consider health their mo-nopoly."

Dr. Darland emphasized that health isthe inherent right of all men. One appro-priate symbol might be to establish thesearch for health as the central theme ofthe osteopathic profession.

"Socrates taught that one should followthe truth wherever it may lead," he said."Dr. Still was definitely an adherent ofthis doctrine. He believed in improvementsand refinements. Thiere was niothing staticabout his philosophy. Dr. Still did not say'follow me' but rather, 'search for and fol-low truth.'"

He stated that this profession has an allimportant choice to make between a sincerere-dedication to a unifying purpose ordrifting into deterioration and oblivion.

"One choice is socially moral, the otheris immoral if you know better . . . and,amoral if you don't," he said.

"However," Dr. Darland concluded, "thisdilemma the profession faces shouldn'tshock anyone since the entire world is pres-ently faced with a similar problem!"

Important Item inin Forum

CHICAGO-(AOA) - In an editorial-article appearing in the November FORUM,a statement is made, which attempts tosummarize where osteopathy stands todayand where it is headed. This provocativepiece, which may stand for many years asthe blueprint of midcentury osteopathy, isa must for all those concerned with thepresent status of the profession in relationto its role in the future.

Students and facultymembers really live itup during the first altcollege dance honoringthe members of thenew freshman class atthe Des Moines Golfand Country Club onSeptember 23.

Hosts for the-annualevent, the first socialfunction of the 1955-56academic y e ar, werePresident and Mrs. Ed-win Peters.

L. 0. G.Six week examinations have come and

gone, leaving in their wake many a be-wildered, startled, and worried freshmanNow that you have been fully initiated intjStill College, Lambda Omicron Gamma fra-ternity and other school groups ofi-cially invite you to begin pledging a fra-ternity. We feel at this time you aremore capable of deciding which group tochoose. Since you have met the variousmembers of the respective fraternities, at-tended their functions and have shared inpart, each others sorrow and joy, the timehas come to decide. This is your hour, thinkit over, be sure and then select.

L.O.G. Fraternity wishes to congratulateBob Dash, Saul Jeck, and Al Shapiro ontheir recent nomination to Phi Sigma p1-pha honorary scholastic fraternity.

On Tuesday evening, October 11, LambdaOmicron Gamma held their first worknight of the new semester. Dr. Enzmannwas our guest speaker, his topic was amost timely one, "Recent Advances inMedicine." Refreshments were served af-terwards with Sam Kaufman and Bob Dashaiding in the serving.

The future is planned to include activi-

ties to satisfy the athletes, scholars, andgourmets in the fraternity. There are bas-ketball games, work nights, and dinnerswhich will be held. On November 12, L.O.G.is holding their annual senior dinner dance.Dr. Peters, Dean Schumaker, and Dr. El-mets with their lovely wives will be ourguests.

About two out of every three Americanshave voluntary health insurance thesedays, according to the Health InsuranceCouncil, a group of nine associations in theinsurance business.

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Dinner Guests ofState Society

Members of the Junior Class of DMSCO'Sand their wives were dinner guests of theIowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians andSurgeons at the Sixth Annual Junior ClassDinner held at the Hotel Savery, Sundayevening November 20.

The toastmaster, Dr. John Q. A. Mat-tern, president of the Society spoke in-formally on "Why Iowa Is A Great Placefor Osteopathic Physicians to Practice". Intrue Chamber of Commerce style he en-lightened every one present on the greatwealth and resources found in Iowa. Be-fore showing the film "Iowa, The Land ofPlenty" sponsored by the Iowa Develop-ment Commission Dr. Mattern stated,"There are many, many locations waitingfor all of you here in Iowa. We invite youto join us. In Iowa you will find friendlypeople, the church of your choice, excellentschools, colleges, universities and recrea-tional facilities. A great state for serviceto your fellowmen as an osteopathic physi-cian.

Other guests at the dinner from the Col-lege were: Dr. Edwin F. Peters, president;Mrs. John B. Shumaker, wife of Dean Shu-maker; and Mr. and Mrs. Wendell R. Ful-ler. Class advisors: Dr. and Mrs. M. P.Moon and Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tolman.

Officers, trustees, committee chairmen,and lay employees representing the societywere: Dr. and Mrs. Clive Ayers, president-elect; Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Sluss, Lenox; Dr.and Mrs. Don R. Hickey, Bayard; Dr. andMrs. J. K. Johnson, Public Relations Chair-man, Jefferson; Dr. and Mrs. Hazen Gul-den, Radio Chairman, Ames; Dr. and Mrs.Marvin L. Hodson, Vocational GuidanceChairman, Jewell (Mrs. Hodson is the pres-ident of the Auxiliary to the Iowa Societyof Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons);Dr. and Mrs. J. R. McNerney, West DesMoines; Mr. Frank Miles, public relationscounselor and Mr. Herman Walters, exec-utive secretary.

Presents PaperJen-Yah Hsie, Ph.D., associate professor

of Bacteriology at Des Moines Still Collegeof Osteopathy and Surgery, presented histhird research paper before the Third An-nual Symposium on Antibiotics in Wash-ington, D. C., November 4, 1955. Thissymposium is sponsored by the U. S. De-partment of Health, Education and Wel-fare and Drug Administration, Division ofAntibiotics.

The title of Dr. Hsie's presentation was"Analysis of Cross-Resistance and Cross-Dependence on Erythromycin and Carbo-mycin in Micrococ'cus Pyogenes Var. Aur-eus."

Messrs. Richard Kotz and Wilford Nus-ser, assistants in the Division of Basic Sci-ences at the college, are co-authors of theabove research study.

Dean's LetterNovember-the month of harvest and

Thanksgiving. Our United States of Am-erica is the most fortunate nation in theworld. It has wealth on the ground andunder the ground. Yet our nation does nothoard the wealth, but gives of its surplusesto less fortunate nations, which have beenravaged by floods, wars, oppression.

Our nation is an industrious one and ithas come to depend upon highly intelligentmen and women for its miraculous advancesin science and life in general.

As individuals in so fortunate a nationwe should feel humble indeed. None of uscan afford to set himself aside and thusdestroy the cohesion which is so necessaryin defense against destructive forces. Noneof us should seek the sole objective ofamassing the almighty dollar and the su-periorty over his fellow man that the dollarseems to bring.

Industry is commendable in man and thereward is rich and wonderful. John Rus-kin has expressed the thought most ade-quately in saying, "The highest reward forman's toil is not what he gets for it butwhat he becomes by it."

Let us be thankful for what we have andstrive to become something worthwhile withwhat we have as the materials and tools.

YOU'VE HAD IT!

The President ChatsDes Moines Still College of Osteopathy

and Surgery opened the fall semester with63 students representing 13 states, Panama,British West Indies, Canada and Iran.While the college family is extremely proudof this fine class of young men, it is stillthe feeling of the administrators of the col-lege that more Osteopathic physiciansshould recommend the study of Osteopathyto prospective students of their acquaint-ance and that our physicians should take anactive interest in assisting these young peo-ple to enter our Colleges.

For the past two years, the Freshmen en-rollment of the Des Moines Still Collegeof Osteopathy and Surgery has been belowthe actual enrollment the college could ac-cept. There are many known reasons, butthe most outstanding one is that not enoughOsteopathic physicians are manifesting aninterest in referring well-prepared studentsto their Alma Mater, thinking that this im-portant service to youth will come fromthe pre-professional school.

The future of any profession rests en-tirely with the caliber of young men whoenter the profession, and who could bemore competent in acquainting a youngperson with the activities and life of aphysician-than a physician.

Our colleges are in need of money foroperation, money for the enlargement ofour facilities, money for research, moneyfor more faculty personnel, but above all,the Osteopathic. Colleges need more andmore of the fine type of young studentswe now have enrolled in our schools, tohelp meet the growing demand for Osteeopathic physicians throughout the nation.

Many states are pleading for young phy-sicians to locate in that particular state.still so many of these states are sendingonly a very few, if any, students to ourcolleges. The best assurance for a stateto get young D.O.'s to locate in their state,is for that state's society to annually beresponsible for so many young people toenter our Osteopathic Colleges.

Vocational Guidance starts in the highschool, is continued through college and isnot terminated with one's graduation.

The future of our Physicians of Tomor-row rests in a great part on. the interestthat our divisional societies are giving toVocational Guidance today.

On The InsideDon't miss the terrific article on the

inside of this issue. Written especially forthe Log Book by John W. McCormick, vet-eran newspaper man and reporter for theInternational News Service.

Some place on your desk is your Christmas seal campaign letter. It opens the wayfor you to do valuable service for your profession. Through that letter you can help sup-port the student loan and research programs, and can ask your public to support them.This is an opportunity that comes to you every year.

Now, for this year, you've had it! Before that campaign letter gets buried, act on it.Contribute, ask your patients and friends to contribute.

CALENDARDecember 8, 1955

STUDENT WIVES CLUBWINTER WALTZ

December 20, 1955-January 3, 1956CHRISTMAS VACATION

January 21, 1956END OF FALL SEMESTER

January 23-24, 1956REGISTRATION-

SPRING SEMESTERJanuary 25, 1956

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HYPNOSIS SUCCESSFUL IN POLIO CASEDr. Harold Higley Restores Ability to Swallow

For Kathleen McCormick At Still Osteopathic ClinicBy John W. McCormick

Thanksgiving day, 1955, had real significance for 15-year-old KathleenMcCormick of Des Moines, Iowa.

For the first time in more than nine years she ate-and swallowed-afestive meal.

One of the twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. McCormick, Kath-leen lost her ability to swallow during an attack of bulbar polio in 1946.

Her swallowing was restored under hypnosis and psychotherapy adminis-tered by Dr. Harold E. Higley, 42, chairman of the psychiatric department,Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery.

Through more than nine long, trying years, Kathleen was fed through arubber tube inserted into her stomach through the abdominal wall.

Within one month after she startedtaking treatments from Dr. Higley, tas . igl- wh discered

Tr l from Dr. Higley, that polio had wiped out Kathleen'sKathleen began to swallow-and memory of how to swallow. In fact herwithin six weeks the tube was re- memory of many of the eve.nts of hermoved.

Near Death for WeekKathleen was unconscious and near

death for more than a week after she wasfirst stricken with bulbar polio six weeksbefore her sixth birthday.

The slow recovery process restored theuse of all nerves and muscles except thoseinvolved in swallowing.

Dr. Higley described the after-effect asa "pesudo-paralysis" or "dissociation" ofnerves and muscles which frequently occursin polio cases.

"Forgot" How to SwallowShe had "forgotten" how to swallow dur-

ing the acute phase of the polio attack, Dr.Higley explained.

Scores of doctors in all branches of thehealing arts examined, consulted and treat-ed Kathleen from time to time during thenine-year period.

Polio Foundation HelpsThe continuous search for help extended

from Des Moines across the country toBellevue Rehabilitation Center in NewYork City. Much of the financial burdenwas carried by the National Foundation forInfantile Paralysis through the Polk Coun-ty (Iowa) chapter.

Kathleen's father, a mail carrier of mod-est means, sold the comfortable seven-roomhome he built with his own hands andbought a small bungalow to raise moneyfor the expensive treatments-none ofwhich were successful until Dr. Higleycame on the scene.

McCormick supplemented his regular in-come by accepting part-time work as achurch custodian and his wife went towork part-time as a waitress in a largedepartment store dining room.

Throat Muscles HealthyThe many doctors that examined and

treated Kathleen before Dr. Higley joinedthe college staff agreed that her throatmuscles were healthy-that polio had notdestroyed the nerves as the disease so oftendoes in paralytic cases.

early years had been obscured.She had forgtten the name of her favor-

ite babyhood doll, Sylvia, or that she andher twin sister, Katherine, called each other"Kaky" before they could speak plainly.

Keep Pace with TwinDespite her handicap and the "tube-fed"

meals, Kathleen grew as rapidly as hertwin sister, romped and played with neigh-bor children, took tap dancing and pianolessons, went swimming and bicycle riding,and kept pace in school. But never did sheconsciously swallow one bite of food.

Foods retained their "taste appeal," how-ever, because Kathleen sat with the familyat the table during meal times, chewinghungerily. But after mastication shewould trot inconspicuously to the bathroomto spit out the food like another child woulddiscard a wad of gum when the flavor wasgone.

Meal time over, Kathleen got her "feed-ing" through her tube. She even learnedhow to inject the semi-liquid "meal" by her-s-elf.

Dr. Harold E.Higley joined thecollege faculty onJuly 1, 1955. Sincehis success withKathleen McCor-mick, he has usedhypnosis in conjunc-tion with psycho-therapy to overcomesimilar after-effectsof polio in one otherpatient.

Enjoyed Picnics, PartiesAt parties and picnics, she would save

choice morsels such as a "hot dog" sand-wich, ice cream cone or piece of cake tobe taken home, put through a food blenderto be liquified so she could "eat" what oth-ers had enjoyed so much.

Only once during the nine years didKathleen plumb the depths of despondencybecause of her condition. That was lastyear when she had a severe attack of in-testinal flu.

"It took some fast talking to convinceher it was worth while getting well," hermother recalled.

But Kathleen bounced back to health andoutgrew her twin sister. The identicaltwins, close companions at all times,weighed less than four pounds apiece whenborn. Now Kathleen is slightly heavierand about an inch taller than Katherine.

Hopes For RecoveryKathleen's hopes for recovery soared in

1954 when the trip to Bellevue Rehabilita-tion Center was arranged. Doctors therehad been successful in overcoming a similarhandicap for Tommy O'Grady, son of (Mr.and Mrs. Thomas O'Grady of Fort DesMoines.

But after five months of physio-therapyand psychiatric treatment at Bellevue,Kathleen returned home still unable toswallow.

lXatnLeen tates a bit of food from a hos pitat tray as her mother (left), twin sisterKatherine, and father watch. This was short ly after the rubber tube had been removedfrom her stomach by Dr. Walter Heinlen at Still Osteopathic Hospital.

Advise Against SurgeryThe Bellevue specialists, like other priv-

ate doctors and clinic specialists beforethem, advised against surgery. In someparalytic cases, muscles and nerves can betransplated to replace diseased or destroyedones. Even a new section of esophagusconceivably could have been installed-butin Kathleen's case doctors felt this was notthe answer.

"Let nature take its course," Kathleenand her parents were advised. "Someday,maybe she will be able to make those mus-cles and nerves work or perhaps someonewill discover a new treatment that will beeffective."

So Kathleen learned patience.

Live One Day at a Time"We let each day take care of itself,"

IMrs. McCormick explained. "We didn'tlook into the future and worry about thecomplications Kathleen's affliction mighthave on her adult life."

"Kathleen's unswerving faith in Godto whom she prayed daily for help en-abled her to keep her mental balancethrough all the years of disappointmentand discomfort," the mother added.That patience and eternal hope paid off

with the arrival of Dr. Higley.

Chain of Events BeginsThe chain of events began when Kath-

leen's father chanced to discuss his daugh-ter's problem with Mrs. Aloys Daack wholives on McCormick's mail route.

Mrs. Daack relayed the information toher husband, a student at Still college. Dr.Daack picked up the challenge and urgedMcCormick to take Kathleen to the StillOsteopathic Clinic, explaining that special-ists in all fields would make examinationsand possibly find the "key" to the prob-lem.

Kathleen, remembering all the disappoint-ments of nine years, was reluctant, but shefinally agreed to visit the clinic.

Dr. Woods SupervisesUnder the supervision of Dr. Rachel

Woods, chairman of pediatrics, various spe-cialists made their tests which showed onlywhat other doctors had long before discov-ered:

1. The swallowing muscles had a spasmwhenever Kathleen tried to swallow.

2. Kathleen's pillow was never wet in themorning. If she did not swallow, thenwhat hapened to the saliva that is natural-ly secreted even during sleep?

The disappearance of the saliva was anindication to Dr. Higley that Kathleen wasswallowing when asleep. Perhaps then,the muscles and nerves were working un-consciously and refusing to respond whenthey were consciously ordered to function.

Decides to Try HypnosisDr. Higley decided to hypnotize Kathleen

to probe her mind for the apparent mentalblock that was preventing her from swal-lowing.

First he searched for "secondary gains"such as desire for special attention to be en-joyed because of her handicap. Then helooked for neurotic resentments against herparents or sister, and other possible reasonsfor the spasm of her swallowing muscles.

Tihts is the corps of clinic specialists who performed e xaminations and exhaustivetests leading up to psychotherapy administered by Dr. Harold E. Higley in successfultreatment of Kathleen McCormick. Left foreground: Dr. John Woods, clinic director;seated, left to right: Dr. Rachel (Mrs. John) Woods, chairman of pediatrics; Dr. Higley,chairman of phychiatry, and Dr. Byron Laycock, professor of principles and practice ofosteopathy; standing left to right: Dr. R. B. Juni, chairman of broncho-esophagology di-vision of the department of surgery; Dr. Walter E. Heinlen, surgeon, and Aloys Daack,student doctor.

"We found she liked the extra atten-tion she received but that she wouldgladly give up that attention to be ableto swallow again," Dr. Higley re-ported.The questioning failed to disclose any

neurotic resentments or psychotic factorswhich might contribute to the trouble.

Theory Takes ShapeSince Kathleen apparently was swallow-

ing unconsciously while asleep, Dr. Higleybegan working on the theory she had "for-gotten" how to swallow. He started ques-tioning her, in a conscious state, about theearlier years of her life.

Back, back she went, from 15 to 12, to10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and finally to 5 years of agebefore there was any apparent loss ofmemory.

This array of equipment was usedthroughout a nine-year period for "tube-feeding" Kathleen McCormick. From left:food blender to liquify foods, measuringpitcher, aluminum funnel through which li-quified food was pressed through rubbertube into stomach, rubbing alcohol, adhe-sive tape and boric acid ointment used tocleanse, lubricate and cover abdominalopening, wide roll of bandage and gauzepads used as abdominal "binders" similarto those used on young babies.

At age five, before she had polio, she wasunable, consciously, to remember going tokindergarten, attending her older sister'swedding, the name of her doll and otherevents.

Regressed to Age FourUnder hypnosis, Dr. Higley "regressed"

Kathleen to age four. She talked andplayed like a child. She drew childish pic-ures and printed her name in big block

letters.

And she remembered all the thingsshe was unable to recall consciously.But modest, careful Dr. Higley was not

yet sure he had found the "key" for whicha cross-country, nine-year search had beenmade.

Possibilty of DamageThere was always the possibility that

bulbar polio had damaged a minute sectionof Kathleen's brain known as the "swal-lowing" center.

That is a pinpoint portion of the brainstem that coordinates nerve impulses order-ing the throat muscles to contract to startthe swallowing process.

"I just couldn't believe that only that"-ny area had been destroyed by polio," Dr.Higley asserted. "Surely, if damage hadbeen done to the brain stem, as it so oftenis in polio cases, more than that tiny swal-lowing center would have been affected."

So the psychotherapy under hypnosis con-tinued in twice a week sessions over a pe-riod of a month. Regressed to age four,Kathleen was told she had food in front ofher and it was suggested that she eat.

Pantomines EatingShe did-in pantomime. But it was real

to the hypnotized girl. She went through11 the motions of eating-including swal-

lowing.(Continued on Page 4)

HYPNOSIS SUCCESSFUL...(Continued from Page 3)

The next time she was actually given apiece of candy and a glass of water. Sheate, drank-and swallowed.

Up to this point, Dr. Higley had blottedout memory of the hypnotic experiences be-fore bringing Kathleen out of the trance.This time, he told her she would remem-ber how to swallow.

Higley Installs ConfidenceBack in a conscious state, Dr. Higley

spoke confidently of hoped-for results.Without any instruction to try to eat, helet the matter rest with the suggestion im-planted in the mind during hypnosis.

It was several days before the subcon-scious rose up to join forces with her con-scious determination and she swallowed abite of sandwich.

"Mama, I swallowed it," she cried.

Progress RapidKathleen struggled for two hours to

swallow one-foiXtb-of LasandwicJitgha dy,From then on, however, progress wasrapid and within two weeks she no longerneeded supplemental feedings through thetube and it was removed.

"It is the first case in my experiencewhere hypnosis has been used successfullyto overcome the dissociation of nerve andmuscle caused by polio," Dr. Higley de-clared.

He emphasized that he has no way ofknowing how many polio induced par-alytic cases might respond to suchtreatment.

Since his success with Kathleen, how-ever, one other patient, an adult, at-tracted to Still Osteopathic Clinic as aresult of publicity given Kathleen'scase, has been successfuly treated."We know polio causes dissociation," Dr.

Higley explained. "But all too often italso destroys nerve tissue. Unless thenerves and muscles are intact, hypnoticsuggestion cannot make them functionagain."

He would be the first to deny that heperformed the "miracle" some people con-sider Kathleen's- recovery to be.

Hypnosis Might HelpHer trouble was one of dissociation or

"mental alienation" of nerve and muscle-a "psuedo-paralysis," Dr. Higley explained."In other cases involving the characteristicdissociation which often persists after theacute phase of polio is over, hypnosis mightbe a valuable therapeutic aid," he said.

There was no effort on Dr. Higley's partto restore Kathleen's memory of otherother events-only the ability to swallow.

However, in the weeks that have passedsince she remembered how to swallow, shehas been able to recall other events out ofthat forgotten past.

With the swallowing section of memoryrestored, apparently the door to the rest ofthe hidden treasure of childhood memorieshas been opened.

(Permission to reprint this article, inwhole or in part, will be granted upon writ-ten request addressed to Editor, Log Book,Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy andSurgery, 722 6th Avenue, Des Moines,Iowa. Tne article was especially preparedfor The Log Book by John W. McCormick,veteran news reporter and an uncle ofKathleen.)

PSGWith the current rush of examinations

having left their mark, everyone is anxi-ously counting the days until Christmasvacation and a little relaxation. However,for four of our brothers, Christmas meansnew externships away from home. Theseinclude brothers Button, Doberenz, Kleff-ner and Tomashevski. At the same timewe'll welcome back brothers Cox, Cooper,Evans, Ferens and Furney from their east-ern extern training.

Phi Sigma Gamma has been enjoying ahost of recent activities, including- the galahalloween party of October 29. An inter-esting worknight took place Nov. 14 whenDr. Richard De Nise spoke on MedicalEmergencies at PSG house. With an opendiscussion prevailing, many pressing ques-tions were answered, making the eveninghighly profitable for the many who at-tended. On -Thanksgiving the .fraternity

members and their guests were treated toanother great turkey dinner (with all thetrimmings) at the fraternity house. Asusual, credit for the delicious meal goes toour fine cook, Greta Hicklin, and her capa-ble aide, Rosella Looney. The dinner musthave been good, as brother Frank Dono'sfiancee came all the way from Brooklyn,N. Y., to enjoy it. Now we have to sitback and wait until next year again.

On the lighter side, the fraternity ex-tends its congratulations to brother BillButton on his recent engagement to JennieTripsin, also a student here at Still Col-lege. They expect to tie the knot earlynext year. Also, brother John Cox and hiswife, Sally, are looking forward 'to thestork's arrival soon.

The fraternity is very proud of brotherLamar Miller on his award for attainingthe highest scholastic average in his classduring this first two years at Still. Keepup that fine work, Lamar.

In case any changes have been noted inthe condition of-the college-building lately(for the better, we hope) it is probably due

to the efforts of Brother Gil Bucholtz, whohas added the role of janitor's assistant tohis long list of extra-curricular activities.

The fraternity extends a welcome handto the 19 new pledges they received thisyear. They are doing a commendable jobon their pledge program and are lookingforward to the initiation in early Febru-ary of next year when they will become ac-tive members. It won't be too long, fel-lows.

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MERRY

CHRISTMAS

We have come to that season of the year, when we must do our last minute shopping,exchange gifts and say to our friends and acquaintances, "A Merry Christmas and a AHappy New Year." However, I cannot avoid feeling that too many of us forget the truesignificance of this great season of the year. Custom has made it a great merchandisingperiod, a vacation from office or school and a period when too often many of us will try toout-do the other in giving elaborate gifts. Too many of us have forgotten that Christmas isa Holy Day-a day of joy in commemoration of the birth of the Christ Child and the found-ing of the Christian Religion.

We should never subtract from the pleasures and cheers of our Christmas festivities,but we should add a deeper thought of appreciation for the blessings we have as the re-sult of Our Way of Life. A way which can only be found in countries believing in theOne whose birth we now celebrate.

Let us then give thanks for our liberty, democracy, freedom of religion, and our FreeCountry, and celebrate this wonderful season both Joyfully and Thoughtfully.

A Merry Christmas and A Prosperous New Year To All!

EDWIN F. PETERS, Ph.D.President

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President Edwin F. Peters observes thesining_ of the check by Dr. Lawrence C.Boatman which establishes a new loan fundfor DMSCOS.

Loan FundEstablished

Dr. Lawrence C. Boatman, class of 1933,now practicing in Santa Fe, New Mexico,has established a Loan Fund for studentsof the college who are interested in thefield of Obstetrics. Dr. Boatman statedwhen informing the President of the col-lege of this new fund, "I want to establishsuch a fund out of appreciation of the ser-vice rendered to the students of D.M.S.C.-O.S. by Dr. Robert B. Bachman, who for somany years was Head of the Department ofObstetrics at the college."

The stipulations of the fund are as fol-lows:

1) $100 to be loaned at the end of thefirst senior quarter, on the basis ofneed, as determined by the Dean ofthe college; on the basis of generalinterest and aptitude in Obstetrics, asevaluated by the Chairman of Obste-trical Services of the college and Dr.Robert B. Bachman; and subject tothe approval of the President of thecollege; payable to the college as tui-tion.

2) The repayment of the loan shall be asfollows:

a. $25-30 months after the loan isgranted.

b. $35 -2 months after loan is grant-ed, and

c. $60-54 months after loan is grant-ed.

Such a plan would not only help the stu-dent, but would provide an additional sumof $20 to the fund, and over a period oftime the loan would increase immeasurably.

The loan fund shall be known as the

THE DRS. BACHMAN-POATMANOBSTETRICAL STUDENT LOAN

FUND(Established by Dr. L. C. Boatman)

The college deeply appreciates this gen-erous spirit of Dr. Boatman and the estab-lishment of other loan funds for the collegewill be most welcome.

Dr. Hudson AppointedTo Faculty

Dr. A. Edward Hudson of Goldsboro.North Carolina will assume his duties atthe college on January 2, 1956 as Asso-ciate Professor of Clinical Pathology aniDirector of Laboratories for the Still Osteo-pathic Hospital and the Out-patient Clinic.

Dr. Hudson received his A.B. degreefrom Transylvania College; his M.P.H.,M. Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from the Univer-sity of North Carolina. Dr. Hudson's ma-jor for his Ph.D. degree was in Hematology.Dr. Hudson is also a graduate of theTropical Medical Course, U.S. Army Medi-cal School, Washington, D.C. He retiredfrom the U.S. Army in 1947 and for thepast three years has been associated withthe Office of the Surgeon General of theArmy in the position as Coordinator.

Dr. Hudson belongs to the following pro-fessionatl organizations:

Fellow, American Association For TheAdvancement of Science.

Diplomate, American Board of ClinicalChemistry.

Member, American-Mexican Border Pub-lic Health Association.

Associate Member, American Society ofClinical Pathologists.

Member, American Society of Immunolo-gists.

Fellow, American Society of TropicalMedicine.

Member, Association of Military Surg-eons, Laboratory Division.

Fellow, American Public Health Asso-ciation.

Member, Association of Agricultural andBiological Chemists.

Fellow, Research Society of America.Fellow, Royal Institute of Public Health

and Hygiene.Fellow, Royal Society of Tropical Medi-

cine.Sigma Xi.; Phi Kappa Phi.In 1951, Dr. Hudson was awarded the

Decoration of Merit, Order of Carlos JuanFinlay in Havana, Cuba on the basis of hisscientific achievement in the field of Tropi-cal Medicine.

Dr. Hudson is married, has one daugh-ter 20 years old.

Deans' LetterChristmas is the season of good will to-

ward fellow men. It is the time of reflec-tion on the events of the past year-thetime to relax and take inventory and makebetter plans for the coming year.

To the Osteopathic profession, it shouldbe a major event of their professional lives.It should cause the doctor to muse overthe professional past which has been so phe-nomenally successful, and to lay carefulplans for the perpetuation of his professionbeyond his period of service to the nation'shealth.

Perpetuation lies solely in the continuedprogressive functioning of the Osteopthicschools. Promising youth must be con-tacted and encouraged to take up a careerof Osteopathic medicine. They must beeducated in the Osteopathic school.

Their successful education is of para-mount importance, just as education downthrough the history of man has been so vitalto civilization.

Benjamin Franklin, is his wisdom, said,"The good education of youth has been es-teemed by wise men in all ages, as thesurest foundation of happiness both ofprivate families and commonwealths."

Regard the profession of Osteopathy asa family or a commonwealth and heed wellthe statement of Franklin.

Assist your profession to happiness andpermanence now and always, and therebyenjoy a full measure of happiness yourselfthis Christmas season.

Shumaker SecretaryDr. John B. Shumaker, dean of DMSCOS

was elected secretary of the Des Moineschapter of the Torch Clubs, Inc., at its or-ganization meeting in the capital city, No-vember 17.

The organization which was formed in1924 to help unite professional men in bondsof better understanding has 88 clubs and4,500 members in the United States, Can-ada, South America and England.

Other Des Moines officers are: president,Dan A. Williams, city librarian; vice presi-dent, Dr. David Margulies; treasurer, Ev-erett 0. Fenton, president, American Insti-tute of Business.

Attention, PleaseThere is an error on page 9 of the recent Annual Report of The President of

DMSCOS which was sent to all alumni.

At the top of the page there is the statement, "The following statement summar-izes the income and expense in total for the year ended May 31, 1955, comparedwith the year ended May 31, 1954:"

Right underneath that is the following which is in error:

IncreaseParticulars May 31, 1954 May 31, 1955 (crease(Decrease)

This should read:

Particulars M:ay 31, 1955 May 31, 1954 Increase(Decrease)

THE LOG BOOK

DMSCOS HostTo Photographers

The fall conference of the Upper Mid-west Chapter of the National BiologicalPhotographic Association, Inc., was held at

id DMSCOS onNovember 12-13.

T h e mem-bership of theassociation iscomposed ofp r o f essionalp h o t ograph-ers who areprincipally en-gaged in Med-ical Photogra-phy.

The follow-ing scientificsessions wereheld at theVeterans Hos-

pital on Saturday, November 12.

"Non-Medical Photography in a MedicalInstitution"

Ervin W. Miller, Mayo Clinic, Roches-ter, Minnesota

"Estimating Ash Content of Bone, UsingStandardized Radiographs"

Louis A. Facto, Iowa State College

"Fluid Penetration Between Fillings inTeeth Using Ca45"

James K. Rothenberger, University ofMinnesota.

"Enlarged, Reduced, and Same SizeCopies of Color Transparencies"

Stanley J. McComb, FBPA, MayoClinic, Rochester, Minn.

Discussion by J. K. Brown, Veterans Ad-ministration Center, Des Moines, Iowa

"Resection of Abdominal Aortic Aneu-rysm"

Drs. Britnall and Walker

Charles J. Deutch, Veterans Ad-ministration Hospital

Iowa City, Iowa.

Baldwin Re-electedThe association business meeting was

held following the annual dinner on Satur-day evening. E. Lynn Baldwin, medical pho-tographer of DMSCOS was re-elected secre-tary-treasurer. Other officers elected are:president, Lander A. Coffey, Mayo Clinic;vice-president, Verlin Y. Yamamoto, V. A.Hospital, Des Moines.

On Sunday morning the meeting was heldat DMSCOS. D. V. Haptonstahl, TechnicalRepresentative, Sales Service Division,Eastman Kodak Co., Chicago, Illinois wasthe speaker. His contribution was "Pres-entation and Discussion of New Kodak Col-or Print Material Type C and Type R."

In addition to individual members attend-ing the meeting the following institutionswere represented: hospitals from Ottumwa,Iowa and Topeka, Kansas; University ofIowa Medical School, Iowa City, Iowa; IowaState College, Ames, Iowa; University ofMinnesota Medical School, Minneapolis,Minnesota; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minne-sota; and three Veterans Administration

Saul Jeck, (left) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, president of Lambda OmicronGamma (L.O.G.) presents fraternity awards to Edwin Frieman (center) of JerseyCity, New Jersey and Jerry Rosenblatt (right) of New York City, New York. Mr.Frieman received the Williams Key, the fraternity's highest ward, as the Senior stu-dent who has contributed the most to the fraternity and Osteopathy. Mr. Rosenblattreceived a medical book as the winner of the Dr. Ronald Lawrence Award presentedannually to the junior or senior student who is considered to have done the most tohelp the members of the freshmen class.

Hospitals located in Des Moines, and IowaCity in Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.

The chapter will sponsor the nationalmeeting of the Biological PhotographersAssociation to be held in Rochester, Minne-sota in 1957.

Joins FacultyDr. E. Stanley Nelson, DMSCOS '54 has

returned to his Alma Mater and has beenassigned as a supervisor in Still OsteopathicClinic.

Following hisgrad u a t i o nfrom his hometown highschool, Nevada,Iowa, Dr. Nel-s o n attendedIowa State Col-lege, A mes sIowa, for threeyears.

Admitted toDMSCOS inSeptember 1950Dr. Nelson re-ceived his de-gree, Doctor ofOsteopathy onJune 3. 1954.

(During his Hospital Clerkship in his Sen-ior Year at Doctors Hospital in Columbus,Ohio, he met his wife who was a nursesaide. They were married on December 3,1953.)

Following his graduation he returned toDoctors Hospital for his internship.

Members of the college family extend toDr. and Mrs. Nelson a very warm "Wel-come Home".

Staff DoingsMr. A. C. Parmenter, administrator of

Still Osteopathic Hospital was elected vice-president (president-elect) of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Hospital Adminis-trators during their annual convention inWashington, D. C. October 29. He will beinstalled as president of the Northwest Ki-wanis Club, Des Moines, Iowa, on January17, 1956. (Mr. Wendell R. Fuller, registrarof DMSCOS is secretary.)

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Dr. Edward R. Minnick, coordinator ofthe Cancer Teaching Program recently at-tended the annual meeting of the Coordina-tors of Cancer Teaching at the NationalCancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.

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Dr. Milton G. Kuolt, administrator ofStill Osteopathic Clinic has made five publicappearances during the past few weeks. Hespoke to the members of the ReorganizedChurch of the Latter Day Saints on thescope of his work as clinic administrator."The Reaction of the Political Leaders ofIndia to Missionary Work" was the topicof his speech before the women's group ofthe Free Methodist Church.

Drawing on his experiences as an educa-tional missionary to India and as a Chap-lain in the U. S. Navy Dr. Kuolt spoke toa mixed group at the Free MethodistChurch, women's organization of the GrantPark Christian Church and the NorthwestDes Moines Kiwanis Club on "Christmas InForeign Lands."

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Dr. John M. Woods made two appear-ances before the Nebraska Osteopathic As-


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Atlas ClubThe Atlas Club is happy to announce that

definite progress has been made toward pro-curing a house. The club wishes to expressits thanks to all of the alumni who havealready helped in finally attaining this goal.Also, to especially thank Brothers Henry J.Ketman, of Des Moines, and William F. Cos-tello of Trenton, Michigan, alumni membersof the Atlas House Committee, withoutwhose help this project would not now be areality. Full details of the house and afinancial report will be sent to all Atlas fieldmembers in the near future. A list of allcontributing alumni will also be forthcom-appreciated. Contributions toward t h ehouse should be sent to:

Atlas ClubDes Moines Still College

Des Moines, Iowa

We would like to add, that since our lastfund raising campaign, we have receivedmany good wishes toward our project. Solet's keep the ball rolling and put 'AtlasClub" in its rightful place!! On Top!!

LOGOn November 12, Lambda Omicron Gam-

ma Fraternity held their annual SeniorDinner Dance. The Fraternity had as theirhonored guests President Peters, DeanShumaker, and their wives. At this time,Log initiated 21 students as pledges.

Ronald Abrams, Ned Baron, Gerald Ben-aderet, Stanley Bernhang, Harold Biene-feld, Herbert Chambers, Dino Cacioppo, Ro-bert Gash, Martin Grubin, Donald Kay,Morton Knopper, Albert Kofsky, MelvinLinden, Fred Meltz, LeRoy Neumann, Nor-man Scheiner, Paul Schneider, Martin' Sie-gel, Jack. Singer, Roosevelt Taylor andSol Weiss.

Our pledge master, Bernie Kay, is to becongratulated on assembling such a largepledge class.

At the dinner several awards were pre-sented. Jerry Rosenblatt was the recipientof the Ronnie Lawrence Award. Thisaward is given annually to the upper class-man, senior or junior, who has done themost to help the freshmen get started intheir new environment. Jerry has made it

a practice to go out of his way to make thefreshmen feel at home and wanted outhere.

Edwin Frieman was honored by receiv-ing the Williams Key. It is the highestaward that the Fraternity can give. Theaward is for the senior that has contributedthe most to the Fraternity and Osteopathy.

This weekend Log will open their basket-ball season. Each Sunday afternoon atThe Jewish Community Center, many of themen can be found. Led by Al Shapiro, BerylChaby, and Irv Epstein, holdovers fromlast year; and Freshmen Ron Abrams, HalBienenfeld, Ned Baron, Gerald Benadaret,Paul Schneider, and Martin Siegel, LambdaOmicron Gamma is looking forward to amost successful year.

L. O. G. has planned several work nightsfor the near future. Each day Sam Kauf-man is seen running from one doctor's of-fice to another arranging for work nights.Also planned for after the first of theyear is a dinner dance and a party to begiven by the pledges honoring the actives.

At this time Lambda Omicron GammaFraternity wants to wish each and every-one a most happy holiday season.

P.S.G.Phi Sigma Gamma would like to thank

the many friends and alumni from whomwe have received the season's greetings.

In keeping with the Holiday Spirit, ourannual Christmas party was held at thehouse on December 17. Brother Charles Par-rott and his social committee did their usualfine job in making this fine function thesuccess that it was.

New fraternity officers elected at the lastmeeting were: President, Richard Furney;Vice-president, Gerald Cooper, and Serge-ant-atarms, Frank Pochik. Brother BillWilliams was retained as secretary, andBrother Al Waller continues as treasurerand house manager.

Brother George Evans recently becamethe proud father of a large baby boy. Con-gratulations, Papa and Mama.

We extend to all our wishes for a MerryChristmas and a Happy Newv Year.

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sociation meeting. One presentation wason "Shoulder Disability" and the other"Low Back Problems."

Dr. Woods also attended a one week post-graduate course at Kirksville College ofOsteopathy sponsored by the Academy ofApplied Osteopathy.

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Dr. Byron E. Laycock was on the programof the Kentucky Osteopathic Association inOctober. His presentations were: "Diagno-sis and Management of Disk Problems";Structural "Evaluations in General Prac-tice" and "Appendicular Technics".

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President Edwin F. Peters, has recentlyspoken before the following groups on thetopics indicated: Junior Chamber of Com-merce, Des Moines, Iowa-"The Psychologyof Human Behavior"; Detroit Women'sClub, Detroit, Michigan-"Women Are HereTo Stay"; L.O.G. Senior Banquet- "Youand Your Tomorrow"; Akron Academy ofOsteopathic Medicine, Akron, Ohio-"Osteo-pathic Education"; and the Reciprocity Clubof Des Moines, Iowa-"The Art of HumanRelations".

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