DMSCO Log Book Vol.29 1951

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

Volume 29 JANUARY, 1951 Number 1

Pictures Wanted

The Des Moines Still CollegeAlumnae Association desires tocomplete the roster of class pic-tures and the following ones aremissing:

1899 1909 1921 19351900 1910 1922 19391902 1911 1924 19401905 1912 1927 19431906 1916 19281907 1917 19321908 1918 1934If you have a picture of one of

these classes and would donate itto the school, the Alumnae As-sociation will see that it is framedand hung. Send to the school, 722Sixth Avenue or to Dr. Jean F.LeRoque, 3305 S.W. 9th Street,Des Moines, Iowa.

New Externes atStill College Hospital

On January 28th twelve newexternes will report for duty atStill Hospital. They are: LowellE. Barnes, Charles Chambers,Richard M. DeBard, Dale Dodson,Kenneth W. Frye, Irwin Groff,Victory Hessey, Lloyd B. Hoxie,Edgar E. Kornhauser, Paul W.Panakos, Thomas C. Reed, andCharles Updegraff. Dr. Rich-P. DeNise is in charge of theiractivities.

Congratulations!Dr. and Mrs. Frank Baker are

the proud parents of a son, bornJanuary 7th at Still College Hos-pital. Dr. Baker is an interne atthe hospital.

A Letter To You

January, 1951.Dear Fellow Alumni:

I was in the College Hospitalthe other day and decided to goacross the street and see Dr.Peters.

Upon admittance to his office Isaw on his desk one of the mostbeautiful bronze plaques I haveever seen, with the OsteopathicOath inscribed upon it. Imaginemy surprise when I decided topick it up and examine it a littlecloser and found that it weighedless than a pound!

It is a wonderful job with theuse of plastics-and still it hasthe fine appearance of a bronzeplaque.

After a little more conversationwith Dr. Peters we agreed thatfor every plaque sold there wouldbe a 50 cent credit given to theAlumni Association. Therefore, itwould definitely be to everyone'sadvantage for all of us to buyone. It is certainly appropriatefor hanging in your receptionroom.

The cost is very small consider-ing the appearance of the plaque-only $5.00 plus 25 cents forpackaging and mailing. You mayorder it from the College Book-store, 722 Sixth Avenue orthrough me at 3305 S. W. NinthSt., Des Moines 15, Iowa.

Let's all buy one!Fraternally yours,Jean F. LeRoque, D.O.

New Additions

The past few months have seenmany additional bundles of joyin the household of our futureOsteopathic Physicians. Manycongratulations to the belownamed students and their wives.The sex of the child and the dateof birth is given after the nameof the student.

FreshmenCharles Hughes-boy-Nov. 11.Forrest Barnes-boy-Dec. 9.Fred Smith-boy-Dec. 9.William Vawter-girl-Aug. 6.

SophomoreThomas Moylan-boy-Oct. 19.

JuniorsRichard Cantrell-girl-Sept. 7.William Johannsen-boy-Oct. 14.H. Max Don-girl-Dec. 27.

Junior ARobert Hawkins-girl-July 18.Harlan Petersburg-boy-Dec. 11.

SeniorCharles Limanni-girl-Nov. 22.

Dr. McAllister ResignsAt Still Hospital

Dr. Frederic J. McAllister, whohas served as Chief-of-Staff ofthe Still Osteopathic Hospital andAssociate Professor of Surgery ofthe college since the fall of 1946has resigned effective as of Jan-uary 26, 1951.

Dr. McAllister graduated fromD.M.S.C.O.S. in the class of 1934and practiced in Missouri, Texasand Colorado before returning tohis Alma Mater. In addition toDr. McAllister's duties at the col-lege he has served as Medical Di-rector of River Oaks Manor, Col-fax, Iowa, an institution devotedexclusively to the treatment ofalcoholism.

The LOG BOOK, administra-tion and college family wish Dr.McAllister continued success inhis expansion program at RiverOaks Manor.

DR. E. M. LEWIS DIESThe LOG BOOK regrets to re-

port the passing of Dr. Eugene M.Lewis, 1950 graduate and StillCollege Hospital interne. Dr.Lewis, a registered pharmacist,was found dead on the morningof January 12th in the internequarters.

The Illinois Story

The Medical Practice Act (Sec-tion 20) of the State of Illinoisstates: "The provisions of this Actshall not be so construed as t6discriminate against any systemof treating human ailments, oragainst any medical college, orany professional school, collegeor institution teaching any sys-tem or method of treating humanailments on account of any systemor method which may be taughtor emphasized in such medicalcallege, or in such professionalschool college or institution."

On November 9, 1950, theMedical Examining Committeeof the State of Illinois again re-fused to approve the ChicagoCollege of Osteopathy. Reason?It claims that osteopathic physi-cians and surgeons can only beadequately trained in osteopathiccolleges by Doctors of Medicine-not Doctors of Osteopathy;(The Committee has finally hadto hide behind this nonsense be-cause the Chicago School has con-tinued to meet and surpass everyrequirement put before it, re-quirements which many Schoolsof Medicine do not meet.)

The Committee is made up offive doctors of medicine, two ofthem national officers of theA.M.A.

Entered as second classmatter, February 3rd, 1923,at the post office at DesMoines, Iowa, under theact of August 24th, 1912.

Accepted for mailing atspecial rates of postageprovided for in Section1103, Act of Oct. 3rd, 1917,authorized Feb. 3rd, 1923.

Its New!Its Unique!

Its Beautiful!

THE BRONZE PLAQUEofthe

OSTEOPATHIC OATH

This Beautiful Plaque should be placed onthe Wall of the Waiting Room of

Every Doctor of Osteopathy

Place your order today with D.M.S.C.O.S. Book-

store, 722 Sixth Ave., Des Moines, Iowa, or with Dr.JEAN F. LEROQUE, President of the D.M.S.C.O.S.

Alumni Association, 3305 S. W. Ninth Street,Des Moines, Iowa.

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The President Chats

Self-ImprovementThere has been a long-standing

tradition in this great country ofours that self-improvement issomething you do, but somethingyou do not talk about. Anyonewho has been a member of anyprofession for a period of five,ten or more years realizes thatthe subject matter taught whilein professional training has great-ly been replaced with newer dis-coveries. The tremendous pro-gram of research constantly be-ing conducted throughout theworld is daily contributing to thechanging profile of the educa-tional program of instruction.For example, many more impor-tant discoveries have been madein the field of the healing arts inthe past quarter of a century thanin any previous century of med-ical history. But in the healingprofession there are many mem-bers who have failed to keepabreast of the changing world,especially, in the areas of newdiscoveries which would con-tribute to their professional self-improvement.

It is common to hear profes-sional men talking about theirexperiences in the practice oftheir profession, but it is mostdifficult to get these same indi-viduals to spend a few days outof their busy lives to attend aseminar or some other form oforganized instruction w h i c hwould reveal the latest and mostup-to-date information in oneparticular area of their profes-sional endeavor.

The general public through theages has gained the impressionthat physicians are scholars en-gaged in advancing the frontiersof knowledge either through re-search or by becoming immedi-ately acquainted with the findingsof current research.

The colleges of any professionowes to its members an opportu-nity for continued self-improve-ment. One of the best and mostproven methods is that of a sem-inar of a few days duration. Butseminars without adequate at-tendance utterly fail in their in-tended purpose.

On November 24 and 25, thecollege presented the second of itssymposiums of the current schoolyear on the subject of "Disorderof the Musculo-Skeletal System".More than one thousand physi-cians received the first notice ofthe symposium and the secondmailing went to approximatelyfive hundred physicians. The pro-gram, covering sixteen hours ofinstruction with a digest of themost recent of professional ma-terial and research, attracted onlyten physicians. The physiciansattending the symposium were:Drs. Jean LeRoque, Des Moines,Iowa; Ella R. Johnson, PrairieCitl, Iowa; Earl H. Phillips, Gar-ner, Iowa; L. A. Utterback, Perry,Iowa; J. A. Keller (K.C.O.S.),Kirksville, Missouri; R. P. O'Sha-na, Carlisle, Iowa; L. D. Barry,Williams, Iowa; C. K. Risser, Ma-quoketa, Iowa; F. D. Campbell,Des Moines, Iowa; J. E. Prior,Milan, Iowa.

Mental Health Is Your Business

The PsychotherapeuticArmamentarium

VII. THE INTERVIEW

Ralph I. McRae, B.A., D.O.Chairman, Division of Psychiatry

So often a patient's reaction topsychotherapy is expressed in thequestion, "How can just talkinghelp me get well". "Just talking"doesn't as a rule have much ther-apeutic value, for mere conversa-tion usually operates from themost superficial levels of person-ality with little thought or asso-ciated emotional content.

In the interview words are,however, very valuable t o o s,both in diagnosis and treatment.This is chiefly because words arestimili which mobilize thoughtand emotional reactions b o thwhen heard or spoken by thepatient. All behavior is useful indiagnosis. In the interview thedress, the manner, the motor ac-tivity, the speed and continuity ofthought and the mood can beevaluated in a rather objectivemanner. The attitude of the pa-tient to the therapist, to the finan-cial obligation and all manifestreactions of the patient gives usfurther insight into the patient'sproblem. This is not necessarilya matter of special training or"reading" into behavior an as-sumed significance. It is some-thing we all do consciously orsemiconsciously in our relationswith all people. In the interviewwe do it more consciously andrecord it technically for whatever value it may have.

Aside from all this, however,the interview is primarily de-signed to give the patient an op-portunity to see himself againsta neutral background so that hecan better understand his owninternal psychic organization. Asthe patient verbalizes his prob-lem he finds he is saying manythings he hadn't realized before.He says things he never daredsay or "think" before, he ac-knowledges real motives for be-havior and traces out his foiblesand rationalizations.

In a very real sense the patienttalks to himself in a neutral en-couraging environment. As hefaces himself realistically andhonestly he gains insight into thereason for his problem and grad-ually shifts over to a more prac-tical and logical motivation. Hedecides long delayed decisions,and may change the environmentsituation which has been intoler-ably endured. In the intervieweverything is pointed t ow ar dhelping the patient to freely ver-balize his feelings, thoughts andfantasy life. This requires pa-tient, careful handling, and aclose relationship before the pa-tient can dare use words whichreveal his weaknesses, fears, andinnermost secrets of emotionalconflict.

As we have indicated in earlierdiscussions, this is not achieveddirectly. It is not enough to ex-

plain to the patient what is nec-essary, but rather that an atmos-phere and relationship be builtwhich makes such confidence pos-sible. People vary widely in theirability to reveal themselves, orface themselves honestly for anysustained period of time. Inter-view therapy is therefore oftenmarked by a period of rapid pro-gress immediately followed by aperiod of relapse. It is as thoughthe patient becomes frightenedby the sight of himself, and re-treats. For this and many otherreasons, the process of therapy isdevious,, circuitous and involved.Yet, in every case there runs asimple thread of validity whichthe therapist must keep clearly inmind and follow as closely aspossible.

After some experience with thiskind of work there develops anawareness that words are ratherpoor instruments for telling thetruth, or at least all the truth,and so we begin to watch for theaccidental thing words say, thetone of the voice, the meaningbehind the words (which is oftenquite the opposite) and to sensethe feelings associated with ideas,and experiences as well as theemotional and psychological pat-tern of the patient saying thewords. We often stop to find outjust what the patient may meanby the words he uses. It is oftenfar from what we thought andoften indicates misinformation,and misinterpretation which mustnot be overlooked. And so, theinterview is a fascinating gameof wits which should be keptflexible, adaptable, and alertlysensitive to the needs of the pa-tient in his effort to be secure,comfortable, and brave enough tofare himself honestly, and strongenough to change himself or hisenvironment.

Cancer Council ToAccept Applications

Dr. Raymond F. Kaiser, Chiefof Training and Project GrantsSection, Cancer Control Branchof National Advisory CancerCouncil, has advised Dr. C. D.Swope that the council at its lastmeeting, decided to accept appli-cations requesting funds for theimprovement of cancer teachingfrom the six approved schools ofOsteopathy.

Addition Under Way

Ground was broken this monthfor the 60-bed addition to Grand-view Hospital in Dayton, Ohio,making a 150-bed hospital. Manyof the present departments will beenlarged to serve the increasednumber of patients. Interestingis the fact that General MotorsCorporation contributed $105,000,and numerous other industries inthe Miami Valley area also gavegenerously.

Dean's Letter

Training Versus Education

The difference between train-ing and education can at times bevery subtle, but it is at all timesvery real. As applied to the heal-ing arts, training implies the ac-quiriig of experience for limitedpurposes without particular needfor the application of reasoningbeyond that expected at the closeof the training period.

The laboratory technician orthe X-ray technician is trainedfor the specific purpose of pro-ducing certain laboratory resultsbut not particularly for their in-terpretation. At the close of thetraining period the technician hasperfected himself in his course ofstudy and receives a certificateattesting his proficiency.

Training may be considered asa mere step in the process of edu-cation. It may take place in highschool, a trade school, or a liberalarts college or university. Thehigh' school or college graduatemay demonstrate proficiency ina series of courses in chemistry,for example. He may graduateas a chemistry major, or he maymerely take isolated courses inchemistry for general educationalpurposes. If he has not learnedto integrate the knowledge gained,or gained a thorough understand-ing of the fundamental principles,or learned to apply his knowl-edge in analytical thinking andthe reaching ofs sound conclus-ions, he has not passed beyondthe training period.

One of the purposes of the pro-fessional school is to educate stu-dents to continue to grow in pro-fessional stature after their form-al academic course of study hasbeen completed. The formal con-ferring of the degree (Doctor ofOsteopathy) does not mean thatthe graduate is an accomplisheddoctor. It means that he has dem-onstrated ability to correlate andintegrate knowledge gained in thevarious sciences involved in hiscourse of study; that he hasshown himself to possess an ana-lytical mind capable of rational-izing and reaching sound conclus-ions; that he has the ability tocontinue to learn as a scholar andto grow with h i s profession,eventually to appreciate the fullvalue of his profession in its rel-ationship to society in all its as-pects.

Schools of osteopathy, medi-cine, dentistry and the like are,by their very nature, educationalinstitutions. The school whichdoes not follow the fundamentalprocesses of education will rapid-ly resolve itself into a trainingschool or drop by the wayside.

The greatest aim of D.M.S.C.-O.S. is to perfect itself as an edu-cational institution, and to pro-duce doctors who are thinkingmen and women and who willcontinue to grow in professionalstature.

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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGEOF OSTEOPATHY & SURGERY

EditorRICHARD M. DE BARD

Associate EditorPHILIP A. DI SALVO

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Editorial

Only too often are we inclinedto passively answer "yes" whena layman asks "Is Osteopathy thesame as (allopathic) medicinenow?" It is so easy to pride our-selves on being accepted on anequal basis with our allopathicbrethren in various spheres. Es-pecially is this so among theyounger men of our profession.

We must not allow ourselves tofail in pointing out the heritageDr. Andrew Taylor Still has leftus: a dynamic, fundamental ap-proach to disease. Public rela-tions requires that each individ-ual be educator as well as physi-cian. For osteopathic medicineoffers more to the 'patient andthey must be informed as to that'more"

You-student, teacher, prac-tising physician-as an importantpart of a great whole, have a di-rect responsibility and privilegeto let the people know!

AbnormalDevelopment

It is a privilege to present the firstof a series of articles by Dr. E. V.Enzmann, Professor of Embryologyat D.M.S.C.O.S.

PART I. THE CONCEPT OFNORMALITY

E. V. ENZMANNM.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.

Professor of Embryology

The present article is the firstof a series dealing with spontan-eous as well as with experiment-ally produced developmental ab-normalities, chiefly with anatom-ical aberrations.

Grossly deformed n e w b o r nchildren are relatively rare andwe have to admire the precisionof the developmental processesthrough, which nature achievespassable (i.e. normal) offspringin spite of the infinite numberof ways in which developmentcould go wrong.

Monsters or grossly anatomic-ally deformed infants have for-ever aroused interest and givenrise to speculation. Intercoursewith animals was held to be thecause of certain abnormalitiesreminiscent of animal features;intercourse during f or b i d d e ntimes, such as during menstru-

ation, was considered to be thecause of others (such as the lamefoot of the god Vulcan). One ofthe most persistent notions whichis still adhered to in many partsof the world, even in civilizedcountries, refers to that of ma-ternal impressions; for instance amother may explain the abnor-mally large ears of her baby bythe fact that she has been fright-ened by a mule during the eighthmonth of pregnancy.

In Greece and in Rome as wellas in some other old civilizations,where it was the fathers preroga-tive to testify to the legitimacy ofhis offspring and to accept or re-ject him, gross abnormalities innewborn were easily disposed ofby "non-recognition".

The study of abnormalities hasonly recently acquired the statusof a science, when it was recog-nized that spontaneously pro-duced monsters are in a senseexperiments performed by na-ture, which, correctly interpreted,give us clues to certain laws ofdevelopment. The recent increaseof the public interest in abnor-malities and their origin is due,in part, to our apprehension con-cerning the action of powerfulnew tools known to be capable ofaltering development (penetrat-ing rays and atom bombs).

Before entering upon any dis-cussion of abnormalities and ofdevelopmental defects in partic-ular, it will be necessary to clarifyour concept of "normality" andof the converse concept of "ab-normality". Gross abnormalitiesare easily identified as such; thediagnosis becomes progressivelymore difficult as we focus ourattention upon smaller and small-er aberrations, for instance smallvariations in the capillary bed ofa given region of the body. Fing-erprinting rests on the fact thatno two human beings have ex-actly the same pattern; strictlyspeaking, it is impossible to es-tablish the norm except by ar-britrary procedure.

Department of:AnesthesiologyCardio-RespiratoryDermatology and SyphilologyEar, Eyes, Nose and ThroatGastro-EnterologyInternal Medicine

Normality is obviously based onan assumption and is, in fact, aconveniently chosen but by nomeans universal standard. (Nor-mal-from norma, which meansrule or ruler-is defined as cor-respondence to a rule or conven-tional standard). The standardis derived from comparing anindefinite series of similar ob-jects. Common sense tells us toconsider as "normal" a certainfeature which occurs in the ma-jority of the individuals of theseries. Thus normality dependson the character of the entireseries chosen. For instance theepicanthic fold (Chinese eye) isnormal to a Mongol populationbut constitutes an abnormality ina Central European populationwhere it occurs in a small per-cent of the population. (We alsoendow in our subconscious mindthe world normal with the conno-tation "pleasant" and give theword abnormal the auxiliarymeaning "unpleasant". The im-plied meanings are, of course, outof order; death is normal to allmetazoans yet death is usuallyconsidered to be an unpleasantoccurence).

The designation of "normal" asa majority function forms thebasis of the mathematical meth-ods of dealing with such phen-omena. The reasoning which un-derlies the normal distributioncurve and the error curve ofGauss can be made clear by thefollowing analogy: Assume thata reasonable good shot fires 1,000shots into a conventional targetwith a black center and a seriesof concentric rings. Some of thebullet holes will be in the centeror close to it, others will be scat-tered over the rest of the targetarea. Now we divide the targetby a horizontal line through thecenter and count the number ofshots in each semicircle ring. Thenumbers so obtained may beplotted on graph paper. The re-sult is a bell-shaped curve, thenormal frequency curve. A line

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drawn from the top of the curveperpendicular to the a b s c i s s amarks the ideal performance orthe ideal "normal". One maymark off a part of the area underthe curve with lines drawn para-llel to the median and this arbi-trarily delimited area may thenbe called the "normal" area. Usu-ally the lines are drawn to en-close one half of the area underthe curve.

In the Gauss integral all errorsof performance are consideredand are given weight, i.e. eventhe shots located outside the de-limited area. The error curverests on the assumption that thesum of the squares of all theerrors must be minmum (methodof least squares).

The error curve may be appliedto all conditions where measur-able quantities are obtainable.The "spread" or flatness of theerror curve depends on the ac-curacy of measurements( or per-formance). If the curve is theresult of the action of severalindependent contingencies orcauses, the curve may be "skew"or even "multimodal".

Radio Programs

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KXGI-FORT MADISON1:45-2:00 P. M. Every SundayDr. Maurice Tincher notified

the LOG BOOK of the Fort Mad-ison program. Thanks to the doc-tor, and to L. R. Nuss, managerof KXGI.

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A.C.O.S. Will MeetIn Washington

The 1951 Twenty-fourth An-nual Clinical Assembly of theAmerican College of OsteopathicSurgeons will be held in Wash-ington, D. C. from October 28-November 1, with headquartersat the Hotel Statler. President ofthe College is Dr. Charles L. Bal-linger, whose son Richard is at-tending D.M.S.C.O.S.

Newman Club

The first Thursday of eachmonth has been marked by regu-lar monthly meetings of the New-man Club.

The meetings have been verywell attended and great interesthas been shown in the series oftalks given by Father Weiss, clubchaplain, by both catholic andnon-catholic students who are atall times most cordially welcome.The present series of talks "TheMorality of Mercy Killing" arereceived by much interest as isshown by the great many ques-tions that are asked by the aud-ience of our speaker. This topicwill be continued at the nextmeeting which will be held onFebruary 8.

Final voting on the club consti-tution will take place at thisnext meeting, and soon thereafterfinal steps will be taken to affiili-ate this club with the ProvinceChapter of Newman Clubs andthe National Federation of New-man Clubs.

Steps are being taken to in-clude all Catholic Staff membersand Catholic personnel from StillHospital, Wilden Hospital andDes Moines General Hospital tobe included as associative mem-bers of this club with the samerights, privileges and obligationsas regular members.

Special Mass continues to besaid for all Catholic students atDowling Chapel on the Sundayfollowing the meeting night.

The annual Christmas partywas a gala affair. Numerous love-ly prizes were given out to vari-ous lucky members while weplayed Bunco and sang ChristmasCarols. The table decorations andrefreshments were outstanding.

The Chairman, Margaret Crom-met and members of the Com-mittee deserve a vote of thanksfor the unusually fine job theydid to make this one of the nicestChristmas parties we've e v e rseen.

Hospital News

We had the pleasure of havingbeen entertained at our annualChristmas Party, Friday, Decem-ber 22, by Fred Ketch, interna-tionally known ventriloquist andhis pal Jerry, the dummy. As anadded feature we were also en-tertained by Jose Guarcia (alsoinanimate) the bodyless wonderdirect from Mexico City, whosang "I ain't got no body".

Fred Ketch is well known onthe West Coast, having mademovies with Tom Mix, done tele-vision with Ed Wynn, and ap-peared in leading theatersthroughout the country, such asthe Oriental in Chicago and theGolden Gate in San Francisco. Hewas one of the first performers togo into combat areas overseas,where he spent two and one halfyearst He is outstanding in hisfield because he has the greatestvoice volume of any of our ven-triloquists, and he actually singsin two voices at one time. Wewere very fortunate to have Fredwith us, and the entire staff ex-tended their thanks and bestwishes to him. Serving as ourvery capable master of ceremo-nies was Dr. Harold E. Dresser.

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Register Now!POST GRADUATE EDUCATION

PROGRAM

February 1 to June 8, 1951

Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery an-nounces its Third Session of Postgraduate Study with thefollowing offerings:Obstetrics: 3 semester hours credit

Robert B. Bachman, D.O., FACOOGSA review of presentations, positions and mechanisms of

labor; pathology of pregnancy, labor and puerperium. Lab-oratory manikin demonstrations.

Mondays: 7:00-10:00 P. M. First class-February 5, 1951Tuition: $75.00

Neuroanatomy: 3 semester hours creditCarrie Gillaspy, A.B., M.S.

Study of Gross sections of the central nervous system intwo planes; special dissections, moving pictures, portrayingdevelopmental and clinical material.Wednesdays: 7:00-10:00 First class-February 7, 1951

Tuition: $75.00

Anesthesiology: 2 semester hours creditW. H. Glantz, B.A., D.O.

A course in clinical anesthesiology covering administrationprocedures, premedication, resuscitations, oxygen therapyand transfusions.Fridays: 7:00-9:00 P. M. First class-February 2, 1951

Tuition: $50.00

Registrants for all courses must present tran-scripts of credit showing graduation from anapproved osteopathic college, (graduates ofD.M.S.C.O.S. excepted).Any or all courses may be taken for credit.Credit cannot be allowed if attendance in anycourse falls below 80%.Registration shall be completed on or beforeFebruary 1, 1951, through the office of theRegistrar.

John B. Shumaker, Ph.D., Dean.

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New Dietician

Mrs. Thelma Lombardo has beenappointed dietician for Still Col-lege Hospital effective Feb. 19,1951. Mrs. Lombardo, who has aB.S. degree from Iowa State, wasadministrative dietician at IowaMethodist hospital for four years.

Reservists Cruise

Mr. Charles Limanni, LowellBarnes, and Gilbert Striks, stu-dents at D.M.S.C.O.S. and NavalReservists, recently completed atwo week annual training cruiseon board the U.S.S. Indiana,headquarters of the Pacific Re-serve Fleet. Of interest is thefact that their osteopathic med-ical training was recognized andthe Captain assigned them to themedical corps.

Radio Programs

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KSO-Des Moines8:30-8:45 A. M. Every Sunday

KBIZ-Ottumwa6:15-6:30 P. M. Every Saturday

KCIM-Carroll8:15-8:30 A. M. Every Sunday

KXGI-FORT MADISON1:45-2:00 P. M. Every Sunday

Recent GraduatePasses Away

Dr. Eugene M. Lewis, age 36,class of June, 1950, who wasserving his internship in Still Os-teopathic Hospital, passed awayin his sleep in the Interns quar-ters on Thursday night, January11th.

Dr. Lewis received his Bach-elor of Science degree from theUniversity of South Dakota,served four years as a ChiefPharmacist's Mate in the Navy,and for a short period of timewas detail man for the WyattPharmaceutical Company priorto entering this college in theFall of 1946.

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis resided at2901 Ingersoll during his studentdays.

His professional ability and af-fable personality made Dr. Lewisa popular student and intern.

Funeral services were held atLake Preston, South Dakota, onTuesday, January 16th.

The college family extends toMrs. Lewis and the Doctor's pa-rents sincerest sympathy in theirhour of bereavement.

Doctor ReceivesService Award

Recently Dr. George H. Car-penter, 3200 Grant Street, Evan-ston, Illinois, received a beauti-ful certificate signed by the Pres-ident and Secretary of the Amer-ican Osteopathic Association inrecognition of his fifty years ofservice to the osteopathic profes-sion.

Dr. Carpenter graduated fromthis school in 1901 and since hisgraduation has been one of thehighly respected physicians andeducators of the country.

Des Moines Still College con-gratulates Dr. Carpenter on hisservice to the profession andknows that he has much to offerin the years to come.

Pictures Wanted

The Des Moines Still CollegeAlumnae Association desires tocomplete the roster of class pic-tures and the following ones aremissing:

1899 1909 1921 19351900 1910 1922 19391902 1911 1924 19401905 1912 1927 19431906 1916 19281907 1917 19321908 1918 1934If you have a picture of one of

these classes and would donate itto the school, the Alumnae As-sociation will see that it is framedand hung, Send to the school, 722Sixth Avenue or to Dr. Jean F.LeRoque, 3305 S.W. 9th Street,Des Moines, Iowa.

President Edwin F. Peters ofDes Moines Still College of Oste-opathy and Surgery announcesthe appointment of Mr. A. C.Parmenter as Hospital Adminis-trator for the Still OsteopathicHospital.

Mr. Parmenter has been en-gaged in hospital work for twen-ty-three years and formerly servedin the capacity as Comptroller ofIowa Methodist Hospital of thiscity. He is a graduate of -CapitalCity Commercial College.

Mr. Parmenter will assume hisduties at the Still OsteopathicHospital on Monday, February12th. The Parmenters reside at2100 Thirty-fifth street.

New PharmacistMr. John S. Campana, graduate

of Drake College of Pharmacy,Drake University, Des Moines,Iowa, and a registered pharma-cist, has assumed his duties inthe pharmacy of Still CollegeOsteopathic Hospital.

This makes two graduate phar-macists in the pharmacy, sinceMr. E. J. Ware is also a graduateof the Drake College of Phar-macy.

Externe Roster

The publication of the StillHospital Externes in the last is-sue together with the followingstudents, concludes the remainingnumber of students that have re-ported for training prior to ac-quiring their D.O. degree.Des Moines General Hospital

Sanford HerrHorace Purtzer

Wilden HospitalJames LottWalter HoffmanThomas Wolf

Doctor's Hospital, Columbus, OhioGerhardt Fitz, Bernard Good-man, Allen Ingenito, GeorgeJackson, Eric Johnston, ElenaParisi, Allan Schmidt, HarveySilvert, Leonard Wood, EdwardZarnoski.The LOG wishes to extend sin-

cere congratulations to all thesestudents and knows that they willdo great honor to themselves andto their Alma Mater, as did theirfellow classmates who are nowback in college concluding theirlast semester of studies.

The committee on Christmas sealshas announced that it has receiveddonations from 2850 D.O.s totaling$7950.00 during the 1910 Christmasseal campaign. 90% of this moneywill go to research and 10% to theStudent Loan Fund.



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On January 19 and 20, 1951,Dr. R. McFarlane Tilley, Chair-man of the Bureau of Profes-sional Education and Colleges ofthe American Osteopathic Asso-ciation, and the writer, attendedthe American Council on Educa-tion conference as official dele-gates of the Bureau of Profes-sional Education and Colleges ofthe American Osteopathic Asso-ciation. The general theme ofthe conference was "National andInternational Crises".

The conference was called forthe express purpose of bringingeducators of the country in closercontact with the problems facingAmerican education and the pro-fessions. The first address of theconference was delivered by Dr.Arthur S. Adams, the new Pres-ident of the American Council onEducation. Dr. Adams veryforcefully stated that the daysahead look gloomy and that thiscondition will exist for a longtime; that blood, sweat and tearsare the price we must pay forlife, liberty, and the pursuit ofhappiness; and that educatorsmust determine the part we areto play in this period of nationaland international crisis, if life onthis planet is to be sustained.Dr. Adams then presented fourprinciples which must serve asa guide for American educationalinstitutions: 1) There must be asteady flow of individuals intoall areas of educational endeavor;2) Our colleges and universitieshave not only an immediate, buta long term responsibility in or-der to meet the demands of thiscountry; 3) we must deal withmen as individuals; and 4) Ad-ministrators of our colleges anduniversities are faced today withdetailed administration and theirproblems for tomorrow will be-come more complicated.

Following Dr. Adams' keynoteaddress, Dr. James B. Conant,President of Harvard University,gave the first of two addresses on"The New Manpower Bill", whichis in favor of lowering the draftage from the present 19 year ageto the 18 year old bracket. Inother words, this would call intothe armed forces young menwhen they graduate from highschool or reach 18 years of age,whichever is later.

Dr. Charles E. Odegaard, Exec-utive Director 'of the AmericanCouncil of Learned Societies, fol-lowed Dr. Conant on the samesubject. In Dr. Odegaard's ad-dress he emphasized that special-ists are not the only type of in-dividuals that are needed in thisperiod of national emergency.The new Manpower Bill wouldprovide for a flow of 75,000 in-dividuals to pursue their educa-tion in our colleges and univer-;sities each year.

During the two-day conferencemany prominent speakers pre-sented their thinking regardingthe place of the student in thetotal program of the military aswell as of the college.

Mr. Leon H. Keyserling, Chair-man of the Council of EconomicAdvisors stated that we need a

larger military force and thenecessary items to implementthat force, and that while threeand a half million are the pub-lished figures of our militaryneeds we need not think thisforce will not be greatly in-creased beyond that number. Hestated that 7% of the economicoutput today is going into themilitary but that by the end ofthe year 20% of the output willbe given over to the military. Insome particular cases this wouldmean that as high as 60 or 70 oreven 80% of the output wouldgo for the use of the military;such as steel, oil, aluminum, andmanpower within certain agegroups.

Dr. J. E. Allen, Jr., ExecutiveAssistant to the Commissioner,New York State Department ofEducation presented some verypertinent facts regarding theproblems facving the educationalinstitutions. He stated that edu-cation is faced with many im-portant adjustments; that ex-penditures must be cut drastic-ally; and that colleges and uni-versities would have less incomefor operational purposes. He fur-ther stated that it will not be easyto cut down on expenditures be-cause colleges and universitieshave not yet been able to catchup on the cost of items necessaryfor education since 1942. Tui-tion increases have not keptabreast with the cost of educa-tional materials. Dr. Allen feltthat it is going to be necessaryfor many changes in administra-tion and teaching techniques inview of the future economicproblems facing the Americancolleges. Dr. Allen also felt thatnow is the time to secure morecontributions from corporations.He felt that excess profits taxeswill help the colleges to receivecorporation contributions.

The following Resolutions wereadopted at the conclusion of thetwo-day conference:1. It recognizes that in this pe-

riod of national.emergency theresponsibility for militarytraining and service falls uponessentially all young men.

2. The bill manifests a serious ef-fort to provide a continuousflow of educated and trainedmen to meet the overall needsof the nation and to recognizethe indispensable role of col-leges and universities inachieving this end.

3. The bill contains elements offlexibility which, under wiseadministration, will permit ad-justments both to the special-ized and to the general needsof the country.

4. The bill is designed to make theperiod of military training andservice as little disruptive asfeasible of the individual'scareer.

Freshman Registration,1951

Chicago-Sept. 24Des Moines-Sept. 5Kansas City-Sept. 10Kirksville-Aug. 31Los Angeles-Sept. 24Philadelphia-Sept. 11

Hospital Tour

This reporter recently took atour of our Still Hospital to seewhat type of cases our externesand internes are subjected to inorder to complete their trainingin becoming Osteopathic Physi-cians and Surgeons.

The hospital was full to ca-pacity and the five beds that werevacated that morning were re-served for patients that were tobe admitted that night.

The nursery was full with somebabies sleeping contentedly whileothers were definitely makingtheir presence known; the samewailing that is a most welcomeand exhilarating sound to theobstetrician.

On this same floor, in additionto the many normal uterine preg-nancies was a pre-eclamptic anda subacute bronchitis.

On the third floor was anabundance and variety of casesthat remind one of the Mayoclinic. Some of these were cir-rhosis of the liver, phosphoruspoisoning, coronary occlusion,congestive heart failures, gallbladders, gastric resection, sev-eral psychotics, nephrotomy, cal-cified thyroid complicated withBrucellosis, several hip fractures,and a bowel obstruction.

More physical therapy andpsychiatric facilities would be anadvantage; however, all in all,there is no doubt of the excellentpractical training.-P. A. D.

Resigns Post

Dr. Francis E. Colien, who hasserved as Associate Professor ofBacteriology and Public Healthat the college for the past yearand a half has tendered his res-ignation effective February 1,1951.

During Dr. Colien's stay withthe college he has made manyfriends and contributed much tohis professional field.

Death Rate IsAt New Low

For the first time in history,the maternal death rate for alarge nation has been pushedslightly below the apparently ir-reducible minimum of one per1,000 live births, according to arecent issue of the Journal ofthe A,M.A. This record was setin 1949 by the United States,based on preliminary reports,said the Journal. The new rec-ord, it was pointed out, compareswith 1.2 maternal deaths per1,000 live births in 1948, and with6.2 in 1933.

The reduction in the deathrate from 1933 was attributed toseveral factors: (1) an increasingpercentage of births in hospitals,although improvements in themedical care provided in homebirths have been pronounced; (2)the development of prenatal care;(3) health education; (4) the ad-ministration of sulfonamides, an-tibiotics, whole blood or bloodderivatives, and (5) improvementin training in obstetrics.

Dean's Letter

The emphatic statement ofGeneral Sherman is againbrought forcibly to our attention.War appears to be just aroundthe corner, if indeed, we are notalready engaged in it.

Along with its imminence goesall the nervous tension and strainunder which we are all laboring.The tension is felt in our studentbody. Promising student doctorsare concerned about grades,-striving to do good work in orderthat they may continue in schoolto the day of graduation; labor-ing to be better fitted for dutyin civilian life or in the armedforces when they are called upon.

Our student body consistslargely of men eligible for theservice. They may be veterans ofWorld War II subject to recall,reservists, or men eligible underselective service who have notyet served.

Regardless of their status theymay remain in the school of oste-opathy if they continue in goodstanding and follow the properchannels for deferment or post-ponement of service.

Reservists who wish to remainin school must provide theircommanding officers with infor-mation concerning their statusand request deferment.

Men eligible for service underSelective Service must ask *theDean of the College to requesttheir deferment by their localSelective Service boards.

These steps are imperative andall students in good standingshould act at once if they wishto remain in school.

The school is operating underrapidly increasing costs. All col-leges and universities are facedwith increased cost of operationand potential decimation of en-rollment. In order to continue inoperation the colleges must relyon increased flow of funds from(1) Government (2) endowment(3) alumni and friends.

Generally speaking, endow-ments are not particularly pro-ductive and are repidly dimin-ishing.

Alumni and friends find theirown cost of living to be higherand it is increasingly difficult topart with excess funds for edu-cational purposes.

The U. S. Government has notyet succeeded in enacting legis-lation for the purpose of subsi-dizing the colleges and universi-ties.

The only income avenue whichis open at the present time iscontinued support from alumniand friends.

Contributions from this sourcewill help to reduce the tensionwhich is mounting in the schoolstoday,-will contribute to moreefficient teaching, more efficientstudy habits, maintenance of sup-plies an dthe continuous outputof better doctors.- And betterdoctors wil help to take the em-phasis from the quotation ofGeneral Sherman.

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Part II. Development Abnormal-ities induced by Irradiation

with Ultraviolet Light.*

By E. V. EnzmannM.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.


In a number of previous paperswe have reported on the modifi-cations in the morphogenesis ofDrosophila melanogaster Meig. byX-irradiation, neutron bombard-ment from a cyclotron, and byadverse environmental conditions.

Comparison of the results ob-tained by us and by various otherworkers in this field shows thatthe outcome of the experimentsdepends on three groups of fac-tors: those inherent in the or-ganism used (genetic constitution,age, stage of development dur-ing which the modifying agentwas applied, etc.) variables in theexperimental method (kind ofagent used, intensity and capacityfactor, etc.); environmental con-ditions during and after the ex-periments (as in the case of de-layed killing by X-rays, reportedearlier).

Drosophila melangaster is anideal organism for the kind ofexperiments reported here be-cause of its short life cycle, theease of handling and the lowprice of maintaining cultures andthe fact that certain embryonicareas are the larva of the vinegarfly are well circumscribed anddistinct.

The life cycle of Drosophilamelanogaster consists as it doesin other homometabolic insects-of four stages: egg, larva, pupaand imago (adult fly).

The fly embryo develops withinthe egg in a manner reminiscentof the development of the verte-brate embryo. The embryonicdevelopment starts while the eggis still in the uterus and may becompleted there under adverseenvironmental conditions andthe fly will lay larva instead ofan egg. Normally, the flies layeggs and the embryonic develop-ment is completed outside thebody of the mother in a timeperiod of 12 to 22 hours, depend-

* A preliminary report of currentresearch being carried out in the Em-bryology Laboratories of Still Collegeof Des Moines.

ing on the temperature of theculture.

The completed embryo, thelarva, is in a sense a double or-ganism. Some of its organs arestrictly larval structures and arecompletely destroyed during thepupal stage; still other organsexist in the larva as discrete em-bryonic areas (the imaginaldiscs) which undergo rapid de-velopment during the pupal stageand finally unite to form organsof the adult fly, such as the exo-skeletn, sense: organs, legs andwings, parts of the digestive andrespiratory system and the ex-ternal genitalia. A third groupof organs serves both the larvaand the adult and undergoes lit-tle or no change during pupation.

It is well known that activelydividing cells are more sensitiveto penetrating radiation than areresting cells. The treatment ofcancerous tissue depends on thisdifferential sensitivity.

The present investigations aredesigned to test the influence ofultraviolet radiation upon theimaginal discs of the eggs of Dro-sophila melanogaster and uponthose present in the young larvaof the first instar (before the firstecdysis). Both, the chorion of theegg and the integument of theyoung larva transmit enough ra-diation to cause damage to theorgans arising from the imaginaldiscs and this damage becomesvisible in the imago as gross mal-formation of certain parts.

It is not known at the presenttime, at what point during em-bryonic development the imag-inal discs are set aside from thegeneral larval tissue. Work doneby Chen (1929), Geigy (1931),the Henshows (1933) and thepresent author (1938) indicatethat not all the discs becomediscernable at the same time.Thus the eye-antenna complex iswell defined at 12 hours while therudiments of the abdominal seg-ments appear much later (20-40hours); the copulatory organs are

formed at 32 hours and the discsof the gaster become confluent at60 hours (data cited from Stras-burger after Chen).

The experimental method usedby us is very simple. Eggs arecollected on circular cookies ofagar-corn meal-molasses (100-1000 eggs per cookie) and are ex-posed to graded doses of U.V.light from a quartz mercurylamp. Young larvae are obtainedby leaving the cookies over nightunder a shallow Petrie dish (toprevent desiccation) and allow-ing the eggs to hatch.

The irradiated cookies are thenreturned to a regular culture bot-tle and the flies are permitted tocomplete development. Theemerging imagos are counted,sexed and examined under a dis-secting microscope for abnormal-ities. Adequate controls are runwith each experiment (unrayedflies. )

Under such treatment a rela-tively great number of diverseabnormalities are secured. Someof these seem to be identical withdevelopmental defects and otherchanges induced by X-ray treat-ment or by particulate radiation.The great majority of the ob-served abnormalities is, however,distinctive and characteristic forthe type of radiation used here.

UV treatment of older eggs andof young larvae produces a highpercentage of abnormalities ofthe abdominal segmentation andof the external genitalia (esti-mated 1/4 percent of the survivingflies). Normally, the dorsal ab-dominal segments of the fly ariseeach from a pair of small imag-inal discs which exist in thelarva as invaginations of the hy-podermis. The most common ab-normalitites observed are: failureof the paired discs to fuse in thedorsal midline. This experimentalresult closely parallels similarabnormalities in human devel-opment where failure of bilateralrudiments to fuse in the midlineresults in abnormalities (i. e.,

harelip and numerous others). Asecond type of abnormality ob-tained in our experiments seemsto be due to the complete de-struction of one or more imaginaldiscs which results in grossly dis-torted gasters. No attempt hasbeen made at this time to inves-tigate the arrangement of the in-ternal organs but it has beenobserved that many of the mon-sters produced by UV-radiationfail to become pregnant. Thismay be due to damage to theovaries and oviducts or to a thirdtype of abnormality, a gross mal-formation of the external geni-talia. The integument of the ab-normal flies is complete in allcases. It seems that deficienciesin the exoskeleton made up byhypertrophy of the intersegmen-tal membranes.

There are two possibilitieswhich offer reasonable explana-tions of the experimental results.It is known that pupation in someinsects depends on a hormonalmechanism involving the corporaallata (part of the insect brain)and the thoracic gland. UV-ra-diation may damage any of thesestructures resulting in faulty pu-pation. At present the alternativetheory of direct damage to theabdominal igaminal discs seemsto offer a more reasonable ex-planation since the hormonalmechanism produces an "all ornone effect".

Dr. McAllisterOpens Office

Dr. Frederic J. McAllister, re-cently resigned Chief of Staff ofStill College Osteopathic Hos-pital, has opened offices at 1103Fleming Bldg., Des Moines, Iowa.His practice is limited to diagno-sis and surgery.

Dr. McAllister is also the Med-ical Director of River OaksManor, Colfax, Iowa, an insti-tution devoted to the treatmentof alcoholism.

DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC

STILL COLLEGE OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL

Department of:AnesthesiologyCardio-RespiratoryDermatology and SyphilologyEar, Eyes, Nose and ThroatGastro-EnterologyInternal Medicine

Laboratory DiagnosisObstetrics and GynecologyOrthopedicsPathologyPediatricsPodiatry

ProctologyPsychiatryStructural DiagnosisSurgeryUrologyX-Ray

Diagnostic Clinic Examinations conducted by Staff Members Only

Complete reports with treatment suggestions furnished referring physicians. Feeincludes all departments. For further information write or call:-

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Columbus ExternesReturn To Studies

Nine students completed theirExtern Training Program thismonth at Doctors Hospital, Co-lumbus, Ohio. Entering as aclass last fall, this group receiveda four-and-one-half month train-ing program which includedthorough instruction and experi-ence in every phase of hospitaloperation and administration.

Doctors Hospital, the traininginstitution, is a completely mod-ern 150-bed hospital, its facilitiesbeing enlarged during the pastyear in a $750,000.00 expansionprogram.

The externes were: WilliamSmeltzer, Sidney Adler, HarryWurst, John Hutchins, GordonHowland, Edward Reuter, Ches-ter- Skrocki, Edgar Rennoe andWilliam Elston.

Mr. William S. Konold, admin-istrator of Doctors Hospital andSecretary-Treasurer of the Amer-ican Osteopathic Association, isdean of the Extern TrainingProgram at the Columbus insti-tution. General chairman of theprogram is Dr. Frank R. Spencer,and Chairman of Education is Dr.James 0. Watson.

The faculty includes: Dr. J. 0.Watson, chief of the departmentof general surgery; Dr. Ralph S.Licklider, chief section of oph-thalmology, otorhinolaryngologyand plastic surgery; Dr. HaroldE. Clybourne, chief, departmentof orthopedics and traumatic sur-gery; Dr. Frank R. Spencer, chiefdepartment of general osteopathicmedicine; Dr. Robert L. Thomas,chief, section of anesthesiology;Dr. Layton S. Shaffer, chief, sec-tion of obstetrics; Mr.William F.Bean, director, clinical labora-tory; Mr. Konold, specialist inbusiness management and publicrelations; Mr. Charles J. Chas-tang, attorney. Also affiliatedwith the teaching program wereseven other specialists and offi-cials of the hospital's departmentof nurses and department of med--ical records.

The January meeting provideda most informative and interest-ing evening, for we were priv-ileged to have with us the Rev.Mrs. Helen Rolles, wife of theRev. John Rolles, a student atStill College. She told of theirlife as missionaries in India, andof their plans to return there asmedical missionareis. She alsoshowed us a number of fascinat-ing costumes and trinkets.

The officers for the second se-mester are as follows:President .......... .Iva DodsonV. Pres ..... Madeline BlackwellSecretary... Margaret CrommettTreasurer ...... Darlene HatchittHistorian ..... Angeline HindmanReporter .......... Bea PhillipsCorresponding Secretary

................. Doris M assin

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successfully completed, we directour efforts toward the term. Thecalendar of events include worknights, potluck, parties, and asong-fest.

Renovation of the fraternityhouse has continued with kitchenremodeling and the addition of anew deep freeze.

The Phi Sigma Gamma frater-nity congratulates Jim Haffdeden,George Kemp, and Ted Kane, themore recent newly wed members,and extend the very best wishesin their "new endeavor".

Fraternity elections were heldJanuary 8, 1951 with installa-tion of the fololwing officers:Charles Fortino, president; AlConway, vice president; RichardCronk, secretary, Wally McLain,treasurer, and house manager.Paul Terrell, sergeant-at-arms,and Bob Belanger, plege master.

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Psi Sigma Alpha

Psi Sigma Alpha held a busi-ness meeting on February 14th.Officers elected for the new se-mester are:

Pres., Joe HermannVice-Pres., Charles UpdegraffSec'y-Treas., Lowell BarnesReporter, Richard DeBardThe Social Committee consists

of Robert Wirt and Harry Sim-mons.

Newman Club

The second semester got off toa flying start. Acknowledgementis hereby made of a $10.00 con-tribution received from Dr.L. P.St. Amant from Hazel Park,Michigan. The officers and mem-bers of Newman Club wish to ex-tend heartfelt thanks to Dr.Amant for his monetary gift thatwill help defray some of the ex-penses of the club.

It is with deep regret that weannounce the recent sickness andforced hospitalization of Dr.Colien. Dr. Colien was one of ourfaculty members who was to in-strumental in the formation ofthe Newman Club. Best of wishesto you, Dr. Colien, and we hopeyou are able to be up and aroundreal soon.

Newman Club wishes the bestof luck to the 27 seniors whohave just started their externe-ship, and welcomes back the 28who have just completed theirtour of duty and returned toclasses. A cordial invitation isextended to them all to attend the,,monthly meetings of the New-man Club.

Many thanks are extended toJohn Schwartz for his long anduntiring efforts in preparing theclub constitution.

Calif. D.O. Dies

The LOG BOOK has been noti-fied of the death of Dr. Arthur S.Dowler on October 22, 1950, byhis daughter, Helen G. Dowler.Dr. Dowler was graduated fromD "'es -1m--n-.' Stl-l' Ccllgc1,^ 'in _1 n11.

Journal Excerpts

The January 1951 Journal ofthe A. 0. A. lists a total of 204registered Osteopathic Hospitalsin the U. S. Of these, 70 are ap-proved for Interne training. Thefollowing number of one yearresidences are as listed.

Anesthesiology 18, InternalMedicine 16, Obstetrics 10,Roent-genology 10, Surgery 40, Radi-ology 13, Diagnostic Roentgen-ology 5, Pathology 7, Ophthal-mology and Otolaryngology 5,Orthopedics 4 Obstetrics andGynecology 6, Urology 3, GeneralSurgery 3, Pediatrics 3, Obstet-rical and Gynecological Surgery2, Psychiatry 2, Neurology (in-cluding Surgery) 1.

Campaign BeginsThe new lay campaign of the

Osteopathic Progress Fund willget underway in February, 1951,with a carefully planned programaimed at osteopathic patients, ac-cording to Lewis F. Champman,director. Every member of theAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion will receive a letter fromPresident Vincent P. Carroll, en-closing literature which describesthe program and the method ofcontacting patients.

Free literature has been pre-pared for each doctor to distrib-ute to his patients. The literaturehas been carefully designed tohave a high public relations valueto the profession and to the indi-vidual doctor, as well as to pro-duce contributions for the oste-opathic colleges.

Questionnaires will also bemailed to the doctors, and it ishoped that they will suggest thenames of business and industrialcorporations and philanthropicfoundations which may be inter-ested in making contributions tothe osteopathic colleges.

It is emphasized throughout theliterature and questionnaires thatthe program is designed to en-hance rather than disturb thedoctor-patient relationship. Nodirect contact with patients willbe made' by the Progress Fundoffice- or by the colleges withoutthe consent -of thedoctor.


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Volume 29 MARCH, 1951 Number 3

College Receives $25,000 Cancer Grant

Mrs. Harry B. Elmets examines the new Oxygen-Air Pressure Lock at Still Hospital. It is the only one in Des Moinesand there are but three in the state.

New Equipment

Still College Hospital recentlypurchased an Oxygen-Air Pres-sure Lock for use in resuscita-tion and oxygenation purposes innewborn infants. It was devel-oped and tested at St. Joseph'sMaternity Hospital of Houston,Texas.

Indications for the Lock are1) Asphyxia due to

a. narcotization and excesssedation

b. anestheticsc. immaturity and prema-

turityd. pulmonary edemae. atelectasisf. shock

2) Dysfunction of respiratorymechanics seen in cesareansection.

Statistics show that one infantin eighteen newborn infants re-quire resuscitation. The Lock isanother example of the progressStill Hospital is making underthe administrative direction ofMr. A. C. Parmenter.

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Polk County AuxiliaryBenefit Dance

The Polk County OsteopathicAuxiliary is sponsoring a dinnerdance for the benefit of Still Os-teopathic Hospital on Fridaynight, April 6, which will be heldat Des Moines Golf and CountryClub. Don Hoy and his danceband will furnish music.

The President of the Auxiliaryis Mrs. Carl Nagy, who is incharge of the arrangements forthe dance. Others on the com-mittee are Mrs. Stuart Harkness,Mrs. Harry Elmets and Mrs.Frank Souders.

Dr. Harkness SpeaksAt Convention

Dr. Stuart F. Harkness, Chair-man of the Department of Osteo-pathic Medicine, recently spokeat the Rhode Island State Osteo-pathic Convention on March 7thand 8th. Dr. Harkness gave threelectures:

1) Evaluation of the Hyper-tensive Patient

2) Mistreatment of Anemia3) What Constitutes Control of

the Diabetic Patient

New Appointment

President Edwin F. Peters an-nounces the appointment of Dr.Walter E. Heinlen of Joplin, Mis-souri, to the faculty of DesMoines Still College of Osteopa-thy and Surgery. Dr. Heinlenwill serve as Head, of the Depart-ment of Surgery Coordinator ofProfessional Activities at StillOsteopathic Hospital and havethe rank of Associate Professor.

Dr. Heinlen, a native of Mex-ico, Missouri, graduated from theDes Moines' Still College of Oste-opathy and Surgery in 1929.After his graduation from collegehe served an internship and sur-gical residency at South ShoreHospital, Chicago, Illinois. Hewas then in general practice atElliott, Iowa, from 1931 to 1936.He then became Chief Surgeon atthe Verona General Hospital, Ve-rona, Missouri, where he re-mained until 1938 at which timehe became Chief of the SurgicalDepartment of the Joplin Gen-eral Hospital, Joplin, Missouri,where he has remained until thepresent time.

In 1940 he was a member ofthe American College of Osteo-

Non-Osteopathic Med-ical Schools Are Also

Included

On March 6, 1951 the U. S.Public Health Service announcedthe awarding of the first cancerteaching grants to colleges of os-teopathic medicine. This is inline with the mounting govern-ment recognition of the achieve-ments of osteopathic medicine.

D. M. S. C. O. S. was awarded$25,000. This amount will enablethe college to employ a full-timecoordinator of cancer teachingand assistants. Of interest isthe fact that the State Universityof Iowa college of medicine re-ceived $24,876.

President Peters gives the offi-cial comment on this wonderfulrecognition in his usual column.The Log Book wishes to drawyour attention to the wording ofthe last paragraph of the news-paper article as quoted in Dr.Peters' monthly chat.

New Unit ForCivil Defense

On Wednesday, February 21,1951, the entire membership ofthe Osteopathis Society of TheCity of New York and each prac-ticing osteopathic Hospital andclinic as members of the Medicaland Surgical Division of CivilDefense. This is the first instancein which any profession in thehealing arts, at least in The Cityof New York, has become activ-ated as a unit.

Dr. I. H. Scheffer, AssistantDirector, Medical Emergency Di-vision of Civil Defense, Dr. The-odore Rosenthal, Assistant Com-missioner, Medical Services Di-vision, and Dr. Jacob Landes,Senior District Officer, all of TheDepartment of Health of TheCity of New York, participatedin the ceremonies. The Honor-able Arthur Wallander, Commis-sioner of Civil Defense, City ofNew York, performed the actualswearing-in ceremony.

pathic Surgeons; in 1945 he wascertified in surgery by the Amer-ican College of Osteopathic Sur-geons; and in 1949 Dr. Heinlenreceived the degree of Fellow ofthe American College of Osteo-pathic Surgeons.



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Midway in the 20th Centurythe Osteopathic Profession canlook back upon its past years ofeducational progress with a greatsource of satisfaction. Not onlycan the Osteopathic Profession beproud of its growth but its edu-cational achievements has com-manded the recognition of notonly the learned professions butof various agencies of the stateand federal government.

Wednesday morning, March 7,the DES MOINES REGISTERcarried the following articlewhich not only pleases the officialcollege family and this collegealumni, but all members of theprofession.

"STILL COLLEGE GETSU. S. CANCER GRANT

(Leased wire from the N. Y. Times)WASHINGTON, D.C.-The first

cancer teaching grants to collegesof osteopathy were announcedTuesday by the public healthservice.

Two of the six accreditedschools .of osteopathy wereawarded teaching grants: $25,000to the Des Moines Still Collegeof Osteopathy and Surgery and$20,000 to the College of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Surgeonsin Los Angeles, Cal.

The funds will enable each toemploy a full-time co-ordinatorof cancer teaching and severalassistants.

At the same time, similargrants were made to a numberof non - osteopathic medicalschools, including $24,876 to theState University of Iowa Collegeof Medicine."

In view of such recognition allmembers of the Osteopathic Pro-fession can only take pride intheir colleges and the high edu-cational standards which the col-leges of the Osteopathic Profes-sion demand.

Continued financial support,and not promises, from the Oste-opathic Profession will help eachof the six osteopathic colleges tofurther their educational pro-gram to such academic levels asto command further recognitionfrom agencies and foundationsaside from the Osteopathic Pro-fession.

Approve Anti-ShockSubstitutes

The National Research Coun-cil's subcommittee on shock lastweek approved stockpiling of gel-atin and dextran as plasma sub-stitutes. The decision was heldas of major significance not onlyto the military but to the mu-nicipalities and civil instutionsmaking preparations for defense.Steps already are being takento obtain the Federal approvals-biologics control and new drugcertification-required for gen-eral clinical use of dextran andgelatin as shock-preventive invictims of burns and seriousinjury. It is emphasized, how-ever, that that new program willnot affect Red Cross blood activ-ities or diminish military require-ments for whole blood.

Human Interest Story

The following is reprinted from theBadger D.O., official publication of theWisconsin Association of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons, for March,1951. It pertains to the refusal of adoctor of medicine in Okmulgee, Ok-lahoma, to go to the local osteopathichospital to treat a 4-year-old child,who had been run over by a truck infront of the hospital.

Dr. ----.. gave two excuses:First, that the osteopathic hos-Dital did not have proper facili-ties; second, that he would losehis license if he went to an oste-opathic hospital.

Rather than make any comment,we desire to quote from an arti-cle in the Tulsa Tribune underdate of January 9:

'Yes, He Is in Trouble""The Okmulkee doctor of med-

icine who yesterday admitted toa Tribune reporter that he hadrefused to go to the osteopathichospital in that city to treat achild he had brought into theworld, and for whose family heregularly served as physician,commented that 'this is going tocause a lot of trouble'. We'reafraid it is.

"The doctor's reasoning wasunsound as it would be possibleto be, we believe. The child wasstruck by a truck in front of theosteopathic hospital. He was car-ried here by frantic spectatorsnot concerned with the bitterfeud of the doctors and the oste-

opaths in a small city, but be-cause he couldn't be left in thestreet and that door surely op-ened to a promise of better-than-ordinary first-aid.

"The tot's father appealed un-availingly to the doctor, and thento two others. The family's pas-tor begged the doctor to come.The head of the hospital askedhim to come and, we understand,offered to leave the building sohe could truthfully say he hadnot collaborated with an osteo-path. But the physician remainedunmoved.

"Why? "Because the osteopathichospital did not have the properfacilities,' the doctor said.

"That, of course, is where heforgot, in his fanaticism for aparticular way of doing things,the glory and the power that isthe doctors'.

"They kneel by the side of theroad to mend broken bones andstop the flow of blood of accidentvictims, where there are no fa-cilities whatever except perhapsa broken branch of a tree and atorn strip of a shirt.

"They cleanse wounds in ver-min-infested foxholes under fireof enemy guns.

"On their appointed roundsthey call at homes and hovels, allwithout hospital facilities. Themost ill-equipped osteopathichospital in the land, and we aretold the Okmulgee institution isin the other half of the scale, of-fers something more than thesesituations where doctors have

saved life and limb repeatedly."A doctor's wife, a nurse her-

self, happened to be sitting inThe Tribune office when the Ok-mulgee story developed. 'Myhusband,' she said, 'would havegone instantly and I believe mostother doctors would have re-sponded under the circumstances.'That is cheering, and, we think,correct.

"Yes, the Okmulgee doctor isin trouble; but it will chiefly beself-inflicted trouble. Long afterthe public has forgotten all aboutthe tragic incident, for the childdied as he was bound to do fromthe nature of his injuries, longafter the practitioners in thesetwo healing arts have found away to work less at cross pur-poses, and in enlightened com-munities they are progressingtoward that goal, his doctor willreproach himself for his unfor-tunate error of judgment and out-break of speech."

Are Your PublicRelations Showing?

One of the functions of yourCentral office of A.O.A. is aid-ing you in your public relationsefforts. Any plan which has suc-cess in advancing the cause ofosteopathy indirectly gives eachindividual doctor a boost. Whenyou take a self inventory, do youfeel you are doing your part inyour community in making yuorpersonal services known and inmaking the public aware of thegreat profession of which you area member?

Here are some of the currentpublic relations services of theCentral office, all planned andexecuted with your welfare inmind. What are you doing aboutthem?

Radio: Central office of A.O.A.has over thirty-five, 15-minuterecorded tapes available at $2.50each, or in a series for 13-weekradio program for $15.00. Thereare over 100 prepared radioscripts on file too, should a localstation prefer a live show orprefer to record the show locally.Have you offered a station man-ager this public service featurelately?

Newspaper: Central office ofA.O.A. has more than 65 pre-pared health columns suitabletcr weekly publication in a localnewspaper. These are absolute-ly free. Have you talked to aneditor about this feature column?

Magazine: Osteopathic Maga-zine is published monthly for thelayman. It has most enthusiasticreadership among those whoknow of it. Subscriptions are$1.25 a year. Haven't you pa-tients who would enjoy receivingthis gift from you?

Establish MedicalPolicy Council

The medical establishment ofthe Department of Defense wasrecently changed at the directionof Secretary Marshall. Abolishedwas the Office of Medical Serv-ices,, which was replaced by thenew Armed Forces Medical Pol-icy Council. Chairman of thenew Council is Dr. Richard L.Meiling; three civilians will alsobe members.

The Osteopathic OathI do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am

about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility to

preserve the health and life of my patients, to retain their

confidence and respect both as a physician and friend who

will guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity,

to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ only

those recognized methods of treatment consistent with good

judgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mind

always nature's laws and the body's inherent capacity for

recovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of

the community, sustaining its laws and institutions, not

engaging in those practices which will in any way bring

shame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I will

give no deadly drugs to any though it be asked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a

spirit of progressive co-operation, and never by word or by

act cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who

have taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal and

strive always for its best interests and for the interests

of the students who will come after me. I will be ever

alert to adhere to and develop the principles of osteopathy

as taught by Andrew Taylor Still.

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Editorial

The coming June 8th Gradua-tion will mean a farewell fromyour editor. At that time a neweditorial staff will take over, de-tails of which will be announcedlater.

As a student, may I say thatthe progress shown at our Collegeover these past few years isamazing and inspiring. Yes,there have been the "gripes", inev-itable in growth. And yet, under-neath we all must recognize theadvancement, and we must sup-port a continuance of such: byspeech, and more important, byfinancial support.

Have you been helping yourschool?

PART III. GENETIC FACTORS.

By E. V. EnzmannM.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.


The metazoan body is a super-machine consisting of a fewhundred to several billions ofsmaller machines, the body cells.Usually the body arises from theunion of two cells,, a spermato-zoan and an egg. Each of the sexcells carries in its chromosomesa complete blueprint for the con-struction of the entire body.Therefore, the fertilized egg isequipped with a double set ofspecifications. Whenever a celldivides in mitosis, two new cop-ies of the master plan are struckoff and each daughter cell re-ceives two copies. On rare occa-sions, perhaps once in 100,000mitoses, an error creeps in; thegeneticist records this error as amutation. Considering that theinformation contained in thechromosomal blueprint would filla good-sized volume, we have toconclude that nature is a wonder-ful copyist.

Nevertheless, errors do occuroccasionally and since nature hasnot provided a proofreader, themistake is never corrected and iscarried forever. Some of thesemistakes in reduplication ofgenes are small errors, compara-ble to a bent nail in a building;others are so serious that theycause the death of the individual

built according to the faulty plan.The ones we are concerned withhere are the cause of geneticmonsters and genetically condi-tioned malformations.

There are several safeguardsagainst faulty develcp.--ent dueto a faulty blueprint. The dupli-cation of the chromosomes is oneof them. Most errors or muta-tions are small and since theyare present in only one set, thebody is built according to thepattern given in the correct set.The mutation is recessive anddoes not show up in the finishedproduct. Sometimes the error isof such a nature that the goodset can not be used to cover upthe mistakes of the bad set andthe mutation becomes dominantand shows up in the body. Nearlyall mutations are bad in thesense that they handicap the af-fected individual and lessen itschances for survival. The newmasterplan which gives rise tothe human body is prepared oncein a generation (roughly everythirty years). After that the sexprimordia are tucked away in asheltered position in the body,protected from noxious agentswhich might cause mutations.The rate of reproduction of thecells of the sex primordia is low,which is another safeguard,since mutations are most likelyto happen in actively dividingcells.

The body is built up of cellswhich are segregated at an earlydate from the sex cells as somaticcells. Mutations can and do hap-pen in sex cells as well as insomatic cells. Those affecting thesex cells are passed on to futuregenerations, while somatic mu-tation scan not be inherited andaffect only one individual. If so-matic mutations take place lateduring development, a part ofthe body may be built accordingto the normal blueprint whileother parts are laid down in con-formity with the specificationsof the altered plan. The body isthen a mosaic of normal and ofmutated tissue. Cancer may beconsidered to be a mosaic inin which the mutated part, thetumorous tissue, has acquiredundesirable characteristics ofgrowth and metabolism.

Genetically induced abnor-malities constitute the vast ma-jority of all known developmen-tal abnormalities. Many aberra-tions which were formerly ex-plained as being due to environ-mental factors are now consid-ered to be influenced by geneticfactors.

The healing profession is pri-marily interested in the normaland abnormal structures andfunctions of the human body.Human genetics is handicappedby the fact that one can not usehuman material for genetic ex-periments and that humanity isincredibly mongrelized. Beforea geneticist starts on an experi-ment, he endeavors to establish apure line of individuals to beused as his experimental mate-rial. The customary procedure isto breed a number of generationsby brother-sister matings in or-der to obtain genetically uniformmaterial. (Brother-sister matings

in'the human race have occurredin rare cases-the EgyptianPharaohs and the rulers of An-cient Peru.)

Fortunately nature does per-form an occasional experimentfor us which yields the best pos-sible material for genetic studies,namely two or more individualsof identical genetic constitution.These are maternal or identicaltwins ,(or multiplets). Identicaltwins arise from a single fertil-ized egg whose blastomeres fallapart in the two cell stage andeach isolated cell becomes a com-plete individual. (The possibilitythat the separation occurs at alater stage is not excluded). Thestudy of identical twins hasyielded a wealth of genetic in-formation and has given us aperfect tool to test the role ofenvironment in development.

Prior to that most of our in-formation concerning human in-heritance came from the piece-meal work of practising physi-cians and others who took carefulnote of the family histories oftheir patients. This laboriousmethod is still one of the bestmeans for gathering information.Examples of the methods usedand the data obtained may befound in W. E. Castle, Geneticsand Eugenics, 1930, HarvardUniversity Press. Castle figurespedigrees of atrichosis, albinism,ophthalmoplegia, color blindness,glaucoma, blue sclerotisc, ano-dontia, polydactylism and a greatmany other human abnormalities.He also provides a classificationof genetic characters, which isreproduced here, in part:

1. Blending (probably involvingmultiple factors. Example:general body size.

2. Mendelian (involving a singlefactor). Examples: Epider-molysis-dominant alkaptonu-ria-recessive.

3. Mendelian and sex linked.Example: hemophilia-reces-sive.

4. Probably Mendelian but dom-inance uncertain or imper-fect. Example: hypospadia.

5. Subject to heredity but towhat extent or how inheriteduncertain. Example: defectiveheart.

Many scientists had expressedthe view that cancer may be dueto a mutation of normal bodycells. Since the mutation occursin somatic cells it is not inheritedbut there is ample evidence thatthe susceptibility to cancer isinherited. Proof has been putforward (cf. L. C. Strong, Gen-etics and Cancer, Scient. Amer.,1950) that genes controllingproneness to tumors were linkedwith genes for known hereditycharacters. Another convincingbit of evidence comes from theobservation that cancer cellstransplanted into an experimen-tal animal may themselves un-dergo mutation and turn into adifferent type of cancer. Strong'spaper offers an interesting sug-gestion which may wel turn outto be one of the pivot points offuture cancer research: It haslong been known that certainchemicals are capable of inducingcancer (carcenogenics). It has

been shown that methylchloran-threne increased the rate of mu-tation from one in 26,000 to onein 550. in mice. To quote Strong,"It is a curious and significantfact that almost every agent thatcan induce mutation can also in-duce cancer, and vice versa."

Dean's Letter

The College CatalogLook in your attic! Try to find

the college catalogs which youreceived when you were a stu-dent at Still!

Our library is anxious to ob-tain a full set of catalogs since itsorigin. All years prior to 1928are missing.

The catalog is the most valu-able piece of literature publishedannually by the college. The pur-poses of the publication are man-ifold:

1. It acquaints the alumni withannual progress made by thecollege, particularly with re-gard to changing course of in-struction and changing facul-ty and personnel.

2. It calls attention of other os-teopathic colleges to our pro-gram and thru comparisontends to improve instructionand facilities among the col-leges.

3. It is the best publicity me-dium available to liberal artscolleges and universities.

4. It is an aid to premedical andpreosteopathic counsellors incolleges and universities inplanning osteopathic coursesof study for their students.

5. Its presence in all libraries inthe country is important forthe profession.

6. It is the only satisfactorymeans by which college andhigh school students can plantheir careers intelligently.

7. It enables the Veterans Ad-ministration to qualify theschool for veterans training.

8. It is a great aid to accreditingagencies in approving theschool, its faculty and courseof instruction.

9. It is of inestimable assistanceto student selection commit-tees of the profession in ad-vising prospective students onthe advantages of osteopathyas a profession.

10. It is an extremely importantconsideration in the draftingof state and federal legisla-tion for Osteopathy.

11. It is an agreement betweenthe student and the college.

Our librarian, Mrs. M. B. Ken-derdine, has been working assid-uously to complete our collection.Remember the missing years-prior to 1928.

To whom would you like tohave the LOG BOOK sent?

A prospective student?A school library?

Send us the name and ad-dress.

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ATLAS CLUMAtlas Club started off the new

semester with a pre-semesterparty for the Freshmen andmembers at the A. I. B. February2nd. The party was well attendedand thoroughly enjoyed by ev-eryone present. The club wouldlike to extend its thanks to every-one who made the party possible.

At its regular meeting on Feb.5th, officers for the spring semes-ter were installed. The list ofnew officers follows:

Noble Skull-Ray TaylorOccipital-Stewart WoofendenSacrum-Jack HatchittStylus-Vel MonsonStyloid-Bill MeaneyReceptaculum-Lee WalkerRadius-Ralph BlackwellRight Clavicle-Joe KoppLeft Clavicle-Clem TessaPylorus-Earle Reynolds

At the meeting of Feb. 12ththe first degree initiation for thefollowing Atlas Club pledges washeld:

Russel BrownDouglas HackettRussell HollobaughJohn NadaudTom NugentJohn NunleyTom PolattyVictor RevuchaHenry SteineckerKenneth HollBill VawterLowell TroesterRobert Loerke

The active members wish totake this opportunity to welcomeand congratulate the newpledges.

Formulation of extensive plansfor the Semester with particularemphasis for raising money forthe club was discussed at the lastmeeting of O. W. C. C.

On Saturday, March 17, a BakeSale headed by the Ways andMeans Committee with AnnStahlman in charge will be heldat the City Growers Market, 2ndand Locust. Cakes will be do-nated by our very talented Wivesand the Sale will be open to thepublic.

Plans for a Rummage Sale tobe held June 2nd were also dis-cussed. So let's get busy andstart saving our old clothes. Moreof this in the next issue of Log.

Another way that the girls areraising money is the sale of Sta-tionery and Greeting Cards atvery reasonable prices. All thoseinterested in ordering, contactAnn Stahlman 2-7150 who willonly be too glad to take yourorder.

The O. W. C. C. is having aFun for Funds Night where thepurpose is two-fold: fun andraising money. This will be heldMarch 6th at the P.S.G. House.Cards, the well enjoyed game ofBunco, and many other gameswill be played.

On March 20th Mrs. Carl Narywill be our guest speaker. Shewill read to us. Her theme willbe St. Patrick's Day and Easter.

The girls wish to thank Dr.Henry Probst, a special studentat the College, who gave a veryinteresting and enjoyable talkabout his native country, Switz-erland, at our last meeting.

The initial Phi Sigma Gammasocial event of the semester wasa potluck. As in the past, it wasenjoyed by a large group.

Claire Armstrong, John Brown,Roy Cannane, Dwain Cummings,James Egly, Louis Eske, Roy Fell.

Wm. Fetchik, Waldo Franken-stein, Bob Gabriel, Joe Gillaspy,Corydon . .Himelberger, . .RalphHinz, John Latini, Stan Nelson.Bob Nerthling, Harold Polance.

Henry Probst, William Robin-son, George Roulston, RichardShillinglaw, James Swartz, Sig-mund Rostek, Thomas Young,James Zebranek.

The pledge-sponsored party ofMarch 3rd was enjoyed by themany in attendance. We wish tocongratulate these men on theexcellent entertainment andhard work entailed in the prepa-ration of the gala affair.

AorFive new members have been

initiated into Lambda OmicronGamma fraternity, and a dinnerwas held afterwards at Carol'sRestaurant on March 17th. Thenew members are: Louis Good-man, Richard Kalman, RonaldLawrence, Herbert Rosen, andSam Schulman.

Congratulations to Lou andCharlene Abramsohn on the birthof Kay Ann at Still Hospital onFebruary 12th.

BUY.Iota Tau Sigma welcomes its

three freshmen pledges: ErnieAinsley, David Kronisch and Irv-ing Phillips.

The first meeting of the Springterm was held at the Y. M. C. A.and with the new president,Richard Ballinger, introducingDr. Wicks, our guest speaker, themeeting was under way. Presentwere the members of the frater-nity, our guests, and some of thewives.

The second meeting of theterm was held on February 27thand consisted of some manipula-tive technique instruction by Dr.Sloan.

We invite the freshmen andany others who wish to attend,to our meetings of the future.

In Arizona

Dr. S. W. Meyer, graduate of'30, is on the staff of the Ells-worth Clinic and Hospital in Saf-ford, Arizona. At present thereis an expansion program in prog-ress in beds and personnel.

Newman Club

The March meeting was high-lighted with the social committeegetting plans underway for theannual communion breakfast.Harry J. Brom and JohnSchwartz, chairmen of this com-mittee, will be assisted by repre-sentatives in each class. Thisbreakfast will be held on Sunday,May 6th. All efforts to make thisaffair a success will be utilized,since this will be the only majorsocial activity for this schoolyear. All persons planning to at-tend should contact a member ofthe social committee.

It was with great sorrow thatwe learned of the sudden passingaway of Ray Taylor's dad. Wewish to extend our deepest sym-pathy to Ray and his family.

The next meeting will be heldon April 12th, so as not to in-terfere with the Basic Scienceexams. The best of luck to allthose taking these exams.

Doctors Needed

The Department of Medicineand Surgery of the Veterans Ad-ministration is finding itself indifficulties regarding full-timephysicians and dentists. Althoughten new hospitals have been op-ened in the last 'six months, VAhas approximately sixty fewerfull-time physicians and dentiststhan it had last June. The re-cently opened hospital at PopularBlufl, Mo., has only three doctorsand sixteen nurses to staff 200beds.

New Arrivals

Heartiest congratulations tothe following students and theirwives on the births of their chil-dren: Mr. and Mrs Julius L. Ab-ramsohn (girl), Mr. and Mrs.John J. Latini (boy), Mr. andMrs. Hirschel R. Martin (boy),and Mr. and Mrs. Don Gilman(girl).

Help-Your Profession Help Youby Contributing Now to the Oste-opathic Progress Fund.

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Volume 29 APRIL, 1951 Number 4

Pediatricians Will HaveMay Refresher Course

Dr. Mary E. Golden, presidentof the American College of Oste-opathic Pediatricians, announcesa refresher course in pediatricsat the Hotel Kirkwood in DesMoines, May 11-12, which arethe two days before the annualconvention of the Iowa Society ofOsteopathic Physicians and Sur-geons opens in the Iowa capitalcity.

Lectures will include:"Fatal Heart Pathology," with

films."Leukemia and Other Blood

Conditions of Infancy and Child-hood"

"Care of the Spastic""Advanced Work on the An-

terior Sacrum Pertaining to theNew-Born and Infant"

"Psychology of the Child""Comprehensive Discussion of

the Use and Abuse of Antibi-otics"

"Dramatic Round Table onCare of the Dying"

"Anesthetics in Infancy andChildhood"

"Diagnosis and Treatment ofPolio"

"Food Essentials for Growth"Registration fee is $10, which

will include buffet dinner onSaturday evening.

Special ticket for luncheonsFriday and Saturday noons andfor country chicken dinner Fri-day evening may be obtained for$5.50 at the registration desk, taxand tips included.

Friday Hours-Registration, 8a.m. Lectures 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.Evening lectures, 7:30.

Saturday Hours-Lectures 8:30to 12 and 1:30 to 5. Buffet dinner6:30 sharp (informal). Entertain-ment.

For accommodations write di-rect to Hotel Kirkwood, Fourthand Walnut; Hotel Fort DesMoines, Tenth and Walnut; Hotel$avery, Fourth and Locust, orBrown Hotel, Fourth and Keo.

Dr. Golden says that becauseof war conditions applicationswith check in advance will beappreciated. Mail to her at 2001Beaver Avenue, Des Moines 10,Iowa.

OPF Fund OpensMr. Lewis Chapman, director

of the Osteopathic Progress Fund,Central office, has mailed out thefirst letter and information con-cerning the fund drive. The let-ter, from Dr. Vincent P. Carroll,and its enclosures were sent tothe more than 11,000 doctors inthe profession.

This is the first step in the pro-fession's appeal to the public tocontribute to the maintenance,improvement and enlargement ofosteopathy's educational facili-ties. Now that the fund drive isunderway, Mr. Chapman empha-sized, attainment of the $22,500,-000 goal depends on the coopera-tion of the doctors in stimulatingsupport within their own com-munities.

Added Remarks

The LOG BOOK wishes to addto the remarks in the last issueabout the appointment of Dr.Walter E. Heinlen as head of theDepartment of Surguery at D.M.S.C.O.S., that Dr. Heinlen didpost graduate surgical work inChicago in 1935; Chicago 1950;Los Angeles, 1949; and this pastyear he spent four months study-ing under Dr. A. Plenk at Lenz,Austria, and Dr. A. Denk of Vi-enna, Austria.

Registrars AttendNational Convention

Wendell R. Fuller, Still Col-lege, Ted McCarrel, Iowa Uni-versity and John M. Gowan,Iowa State College, attended theNational Convention of the Am-erican Association of CollegiateRegistrars and Admissions Of-ficers held in Houston, TexasApril 16-19.

Dr. Enzmann Speaks

Dr. E. V. Enzmann, of theD.M.S.C.O.S. faculty, spoke on"Developmental abnormalities inDrosophila melanogaster inducedby ultra-violet radiation" atthe Sixty-Third Session of theIowa Academy of Science. Themeeting was held at WartburgCollege, Waverly, Ia., on April20 and 21.

'A Nod to Manipulation'Strong Article in Time

Time Magazine, in its March26 issue, had a powerful articleon Osteopathy for which itshould be thanked by everymember of the profession. Readit here, then buy a copy and turnto page 97.

Osteopathy in the U.S. fre-quently gets the cold shoulderfrom public health officials andmedical doctors. Last week, fora change, osteopaths had some-thing to crow about. For thefirst time, under the U. S. PublicHealth Service program of aid toprofessional schools, t e a c h i n ggrants ($25,000 and $20,000 re-spectively) had been awarded totwo colleges of osteopathy. TheA.M.A. made no objection.

"In awarding these grants,"said U. S. Surgeon General Leon-ard Scheele, "we are recognizingthe plain fact that many cancercases are seen for the first timeby osteopaths." To the nation's11,299 licensed osteopaths, how-ever. the decision meant recog-nition of a far wider sort.

Treatment Plus. In o s t e o -pathy's long, slow climb towardrespectability, every nod hashelped. The nation's six accred-ited schools of osteopathy requirefour years of professional train-ing, as medical colleges do, andtwo years of college-level pre-training for a doctor's degree(D.O). Their curricula includeanatomy, pharmacology, surgery,bacteriology, other standard sub-jects in the education of a med-ical doctor. In all but eightstates, Alabama, Illinois, Kansas,Maryland, Mississippi, Montana,North Carolina, South Carolina,their graduates may now pre-scribe drugs and perform sur-gery, as well as practice the"manipulation" which is the key-note of their science. The maintrouble has been the osteopath'semphasis on manipulation, a tech-nique designed to maintain thenormal circulation of blood andproper nerve function, which os-teopaths regard as basic to allhealth. Thus, many M.D.'s per-sist in regarding osteopathy aslittle better than chiropractic,whose practitioners claim thatillness springs from maladjust-ment of the spinal column. TheAmerican Medical Associationstill holds it unethical for an

M.D. to refer his patients to anosteopath (unless the osteopathalso happens to be an M.D.).

Over and beyond a naturalbristling at such snubs, the osteo-path retorts that the M.D. andhis drugs do only half the job.The osteopath claims he gives"treatment plus"-removal of theimmediate cause of disease bymedical methods, and restorationof the body to "mechanical in-tegrity" by manipulation.

Never Forget. During WorldWar II, many a medical man wasforced to leave his private pa-tients to fend for themselves. Theosteopath got their business, butstill chafed at the fact that theArmy did not consider their pro-fessional services worth draftinginto military service. They getjust as touchy over the patron-izing assumption of broad-mind-ed M.D.'s that osteopathy willone day "be absorbed into thegeneral practice of medicine.""Never," says Assistant Execu-tive Secretary Eldon McKennaof the American Osteopathic As-sociation, "at least, never so longas medical men refuse to acceptthe osteopathic cause and cureof disease. M.D.'s treat symp-toms. D.O.'s treat structural in-tegrity, and they will never for-get the concept they weretaught."

4th District Meeting

Dr. Stuart Harkness of DesMoines Still College was a head-line speaker at the Fourth dis-trict meeting at Hotel Hanfordin Mason City, April 5.

Dr. Harold D. Meyer of Al-gona, president of the Iowa So-ciety also presented a message.

Dr. Harkness spoke on atombomb dangers from his splendidbackground of study on the sub-ject.

Plan To Attend!

The fifty-fifth annual conven-tion of the American OsteopathicAssociation will be held in Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, July 16-20.Enjoy your summer vacation atthe same time in this famous va-cationland state. Dr. F. E. Heckeris Chairman of the Local Conven-tion Committee. The Conventiontheme is "Osteopathy-The Com-plete Approach To Health".

Entered as 'second classmatter, February 3rd, 1923,at the post office at DesMoines, Iowa, under theact of August 24th, 1912.


Plan To Visit An Osteopathic School On Your WayTo The National Convention!

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The President Chats

In view of the writing of thismonthly column, the Presidentfeels that correct information onthe deferment of college studentsis so important that the followingbulletin should be presented tothe readers of the LOG BOOK infull.

DEFENSE INFORMATIONBULLETIN

Federal Security AgencyOffice of Education

Washington 25, D. C.April 6, 1951

ODM Statement on Deferment ofCollege Students

Given below is the completetext of a statement by the Man-power Policy Committee of theOffice of Defense Mobilization,issued today, clarifying the in-tent and objectives of the studentdeferment plan announced onMarch 31 by President Truman.

Earl J. McGrathU. S. Commissioner

of Education* * *

EXECUTICE OFFICE OF THEPRESIDENT

Office of Defense MobilizationFriday, April 6, 1951

Statement by the ManpowerPolicy Committee

The recently announced inter-

im plan for permitting studentsto continue their educational pro-grams is essential f r o m twopoints of view. First, it meansthat the armed services will havethe benefit of men trained toserve more effectively t h a n

would otherwise be the case. Sec-ond, it means that when thesemen have served in the armedforces for the required period,the Nation will have a store ofhighly trained young men whowill have the benefit of formaleducation and practical experi-ence in the armed services.

This program will not permitcollege students to avoid servicein the armed forces. Under theprogram no man is exempt fromthe obligation to serve. In fact,it will mean that more studentswill be available for inductionduring the coming academic yearthan has been the case during thepresent year. It is true that underthe proposed program some col-lege students will be able tocomplete their basic education.When they have completed it,

- however, they will be available

to local selective service boardsfor prompt induction into thearmed services. The only ex-ception to such a policy will bethose relatively few situationswhere the evidence points over-whelmingly to the conclusionthat further postponement is es-sential to the national health,safety, or interest.

Our potential enemies c anmarshal enormous manpower re-sources against us. There is noforeseeable chance that we canmatch their manpower in termsof sheer numbers.

The factors potentially in ourfavor are our military compe-tence, our technological advan-tage, and our vast industrialcapacity.

The effectiveness of these threefactors depends almost entirelyupon the technical, scientific,managerial, and industrial skillsof our population which are al-ready in short supply. Successor failure in meeting the forcesarrayed against us will dependin large measure upon the intelli-gence with which we husbandthese-skills and use them to theirfullest advantage.

An additional supply of per-sons with such skills cannot becreated quickly because of thelong periods of training required.In view of these considerations,it is only common prudence toinsure the most effective trainingof such persons.

During the past year all col-lege students were postponedfrom induction into the armedforces until the end of the collegeyear. Uncertainty as to whatpolicy was to be followed there-after has resulted in demandsthat a more realistic and equita-ble plan of postponement for col-lege students be adopted.

It now seems apparent that thefairest plan is to provide for tem-porary postponement from mili-tary service for those studentswho demonstrate a capacity oraptitude for continuation of theircollege Studies.

The Executive Order No. 10230,issued by the President on March31, 1951, therefore makes provis-ion for the temporary postpone-ment during the next collegeyear of students either on thebasis of attaining a prescribedscor eon a qualification test orupon the basis of their standingin their class. By providing thesealternative bases for postpone-ment, no student will be penal-ized by differences in academicrequirements or grading systemsamong the colleges and univer-sities, large or small.

While the plan provides forcertain scores or class standing,it should be borne in mind thatthese are variables. They maybe changed either to increase ordecrease the number of studentstemporarily postponed from mili-tary service as the national inter-est and military manpower needsdictate.

In the development of this pro-gram it has been recognized thatthe areas of study which con-tribute to the national interestand security are many and var-ied. Therefore, the fields of studyhave not been restricted at thistime.

Following is a summary ofwhat the plan does and does notdo.

The plan DOES do the follow-ing things:

1. It makes provision for thepostponement of a Selective Serv-ice registrant who:

(a) Has been accepted for ad-mission to or is a student in aprofessional school of medicine,dentistry, veterinary medicine,osteopathy, or optometry and forwhom the school in which he isenrolled has certified that he issatisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction leadingto his graduation.

(b) Is a full-time graduatestudent seeking a graduate de-

gree and for whom the graduategree and for whom the graduateschool at which he is in attend-ance has certified that he cur-rently is meeting degree require-ments and is expected to attainhis degree.

(c) Is a student accepted foradmission to a graduate schoolas a candidate for a graduatedegree who has a scholasticstanding in the upper half of themale members of his last full-time undergraduate year, or whoattains a score of 75 or more onthe qualification test.

(d) Is an undergraduate stu-dent accepted by a college foradmission to his next year ofstudy who had a scholasticstanding among the male mem-bers of his class in the year lastcompleted:

In the upper one-half if he wasa first year student; In theupper two-thirds if he was asecond-year student; In theupper three-fourths if he wasa third-year student; Or, whohas attained a score of 70 ormore on the qualification test.

2. The prescribed scores of 70and 75 will require capacity wellabove that which was requiredfor admission to Officer Candi-date School in World War II.

3. The standards prescribedfor the coming academic year arefor that year only and the planapolies to students in that yearonly.

The plan DOES NOT do thefollowing things:

1. It does not set standards forany period beyond the next aca-demic year.

2. It does not apply to youngmen who will be graduated fromhigh school in June, 1951. Afinal plan for this group cannotbe announced until the Congresshas completed action on theoending Universal MilitaryTraining and Service Bill.

3. It does not apply to youngmen now in the armed forces.

4. It does not guarantee thatthe same plan can be continuedin future years even with adap-tation to meet the requirementsof legislation for universal mili-service and training.

It should be emphasized thatthis is an interim program whichis applicable only to studentsnow in college. A long-term pro-gram cannot be developed untilCongress acts on the UniversalMilitary Training and Serviceproposals which are now underconsideration.

Some RecentConvocations

March 27Drs. Coy and Grayson, D.O.s

from Tennessee, talked to thestudent body regarding the geo-graphical, social and professionaladvantages of living and prac-ticing in that State.

March 28Dr. Edmund G. Zimmers, of

the Health Department of Iowa,Cancer Control Division, spokeon the historical and embryolog-ical aspects of cancer and itstreatment.

Dean's LetterTEACHERS in the PROFESSION

of OSTEOPATHY. I.

The perennial cry of the ad-ministrators of our colleges is:"Where can we get competentteachers?" The question is notby any stretch of the imaginationone which is unique among os-teopathic schools. It reverber-ates constantly among profes-sional schools of many kinds,-dental, medical, and indeed allschools where sciences arestressed or taught.

The question carries at leasta triple implication: (1) Diff-culty is experienced in acquiringand maintaining a teaching staff,(2) Teachers comprise a profes-sional group whose occupation isteaching, (3) Competency is arare quality which, unfortunate-ly, is too often lacking or unde-veloped in the teacher.

Two years ago the Committeeon Teaching of the AmericanAssociation of Dental S c h o olsmade an exhaustive survey of itsteaching situation, a report ofwhich is condensed in "HigherEducation," a publication of theU. S. Office of Education, in itsissue of September 1, 1949. Thearticle, entitled "Recruiting, Pre-paring, and Improving DentalTeachers," reveals a situation indental schools which is strikinglyparallel to that in the schools ofosteopathy. The relative youth ofthe osteopathic schools presentsperhaps one added factor to thegeneral problem in that relative-ly few teachers are as yet inti-mately aware of the osteopathicprofession with its relatively fulland complete system of educa-tion.

Survival of the osteopathicprofession and its further devel-opement depend solely on ade-quate maintenance of its educa-tional system and schools, but itis the duty of the schools torecruit and train its teachers.Experience has shown that it isno easy matter to indoctrinatethe trained science teacher withthe concept of osteopathy in therelatively short time of a year ortwo. It is apparent, consequently,that a long range plan must beadopted.

The future teacher in osteop-athy must be discovered andcultivated in the pre-professionalschool and even in high school.The Office of Education of theA.O.A. has already begun an in-tensive campaign of education ofthe college student and pre-pro-fessional college faculties on theadvantages of osteopathy as aprofession, and many osteopathsare constantly seeking promisinghi gh school students throughcontact with the faculties and thefamilies which they serve pro-fessionally.

One question can well be askedof every young man who evincesinterest in osteopathy, "Wouldyou like to be a teacher or pro-fessor in a school of osteopathysome day?" and the advantagesof so dignified a calling shouldbe stressed in discussion. Theosteopath must learn to recog-nize in a young man that rarecombination of qualities whichgo to make a teacher.

THE LOG BOOK

Z4je JHog 0ooI0The Official Publication of


EditorWENDELL R. FULLER

THE FEMALE INVOLUTIONALDISORDERS

Ralph I. McRae, B.A., D.O.Chairman, Division of Psychiatry

In both folklore and generalmedical practice the menopausehas been the scape-goat for everykind of a mood, ache or pain, andgeneral dysfunction complainedof for the first time by thewomanpatient after she is thirty-five. The striking paradox aboutthis clinical fact is that it is diffi-cult to find a reputable textbookin gynecology or general practicewhich explains the mechanism ofsuch an eliological concept oreven attempts more than a fewparagraphs of lip service to theconcept. Even the now classicalsymptom of hot and cold flasheshas not been scientifically dem-onstrated to have a specific rela-tionship to the decline in men-strual activity. In a large per-centage of such diagnoses thereis no clinical evidence of anychange in menstrual function.

This problem is all the morestriking when it is realized thatthe larger percent of patients ingeneral practice are women inthis group and that two-thirds oftheir complaints are functional;not to mention the long estab-lished statistical fact that one ofthe great peaks in the rising in-cidence of psychotic institutionaladmission is in this age group.With such a large volume of cas-ualties associated in some waywith the menopausal period, it isimperative that we examinemore carefully, all of the possibleetiologies of the functional prob-lems of these disturbed patients.

To better understand the emo-tional conflicts and basic prob-lems of a woman facing her in-volutional period of life, let usconsider some of the characteris-tics of our culture which are ofreference to this problem. Weplace a great price upon feminineyouth and beauty. There is prob-ably no other culture which laysso great a stress on femininebeauty. There is probably noother culture which lays so greata stress on feminine beautythrough advertising, movies andour general literature. It is abig multimillion dollar business,as well as a criterion of success,and an instrument for achievingacceptance, adoration and secur-ity. We also find in our culturea great freedom of women, awider scope of activity, a greaterdivergence in standards of whatis the "good life" for a woman.A confusion develops over basicdrives and desires for life's goals.Together with this, has arisen thedethronement of womanhoodfrom her pedestal of queenly

sovereignty and much of gallan-try, reverence and chastity hasdisappeared from the Americanscene. A curious corollary to this,is that the time honored blind-ness of the egocentric dominantmale to the basic emotional needsof his wife are more acutely dis-turbing to the modern womanwho is gaining the voice of pro-test for the first time through aknowledge of her needs and herintellectual freedom. Two warsand thirty years of economic up-heaval, with both too little, andtoo much, has not built for emo-tional stability, or security, in alarge percentage of women whoface the middle period of life.

These and many other power-ful forces in our modern scenehave highlighted in bizarre reliefthe patterns of stress, which fo-cus at the very achilles heel ofthe involutional American wom-an in a complex pattern of cha-otic contradiction, frustration andover-stimulation.

In the heart of many women isthe "little girl" who dreams ofhow life was going to be whenshe "grew up". In such daydreaming there is little realiza-tion of the involutional phase oflife. There is little realistic ideaof any of the actual aspects ofadult life. Sex is not a problem,having children is a vaguelybeautiful vista or a strange dan-gerous threat, and the husbandto be, is a knight, full of glamour,masculine prowess and gentlekindness!

This dream, like the little redsoldiers of Little Boy Blue, areput away and quite forgotten,during the busy business of ado-lescent reality-testing and tastingof life through marriage, or otherachievements of the single "ca-reer" girl during the twentiesand early thirties. Life is real,life is potential during these days.There is confidence or at least adeep hope, nurtured by virtueand the promise of its reward,which gives strength to face real-ity, to take the sting out of theamazement of disillusioned ideasand values. There is the constanthope of the fulfillment of disillu-sioned ideas and values. There isthe constant hope of the fulfill-ment of those vague, poorly re-membered, but strongly heldideals and desires. Life moves onin its endless procession of un-expected a n d unpredictableevents, which are exciting ad-ventures to the free maturewoman, who is not bound by un-realistic predetermined necessi-ties or values. To the womanbound by emotional immaturity,rigidity, or inadequacy, they con-stitute a drain, and a frustration,which is endured all in goodfaith, until the day the sands offaith begin to run out.

Uneasy is that day. Vaguelythere pervades consciousness afeeling of something being allwrong. Percipitating factors arelegion. It doesn't take much toprecipitate real trouble when thispattern begins to form irresisti-ble in semiconsciousness. A gray-ing hair, a cutting remark by ateen-age daughter, a hysterecto-my made necessary by long con-tinued engorgement without ful-

fillment-or emotionally frozenvasospasm with tumor formation,or both. A late pregnancy aftertoo long, the litigation over afamily estate. The whispering ofa gossip in church. The over-meaningful sentence in a sermon.

And then the sleepless nightsof fear and wonder and the turn-ing to the body for an answer."It must be something wrongwith me"-and "me" is first-"my body", "my heart", "myback", "my head", etc. A neuro-sis is born, localized at the soaticlevel. That is a safe line of de-fense, that is respectable, thatcan be "treated". With treatmentthere is transient relief, and al-most hopefully she will look upand ask, "It's the menopause isn'tit, Doctor?" There follows a yearor two of estrogenic substances,vitamin B-complex in increasingstrengths, liver and sterile waterplacebos, or a series of surgerieswhich too often are misadven-tures into stark nightmares.

In a fair number of cases theproblem slips on through the so-matic defense line and the de-pression develops. Sleeping, eat-ing and domestic duties becomefutile parts of her economy.There is a frank conscious senseof not being worth the effort.Motivation long before had be-come the handmaiden of faith.When the latter is lost the othersteals silently away.-

This may be an agitated de-pression with a haunting rest-less seeking for an answer. Read-ing the Bible may begin in allearnestness in search of the lostfaith. In a good many cases theredevelops a great deal of religiousguilt over the loss of faith, in afrank delusional form. In thedeeply involved cases of this con-dition we know, as InvolutionDepression, or Agitated Depres-sion, there is a loss of feeling forthe loved ones which puzzles orfrightens the patient. It is justpart of the repudiation of thenow, totally frustrating reality.At this point religious persecu-tion may turn the corner intowish fulfillment in salvationthrough auditory hallucinationsof "God's Word". Both homicideof loved ones and suicide thenbecome imminent possibilities.

There is a group of patientswho suffer from a variety of so-matic symptoms and eventuallydevelop a depression. In thisgroup the reason for the depres-sion is not the loss of hope for thefulfillment of the impossible, longforgotten dreams of childhoodfantasy, but rather the reactionto very real and relatively im-mediate experiences of a trau-matic nature. Here the patientcan consciously know and tellabout the reason for what shefeels. Here we do not see thefrantic confusion or religiousanxiety, but rather a neuroticdepression with passivity, ex-haustion, and futility, usuallywith a fair degree of actual dailyperformance, except during pe-riods of sudden fatigue and de-pression, when the retreat is usu-ally to bed. Insomnia is of theneurotic pattern of poor sleepand easily awakening. The ap-petite is fluctuating. This condi-tion is commonly known as a

Reactive Depression. The depthof depression may be severe andsuicide is possible, but not ascommon as in the psychoticgroup.

In the larger borderline group,there is a rich variety of symp-toms, such as mood swings, hys-teroid neuroticism, psychoso-matic and other allied symptoms,who go from doctor to doctor.

It is essential that we recognizethe problems of the involutionalperiod as a period of major emo-tional reorganization. Certainlyfrom the abundance of clinicalevidence it is becoming clear thatthis major alteration in the basicpattern and functional purpose ofa woman's life is vastly moredisturbing psychologically thanphysiologically, even under themost extreme glandular dyscra-sias, and certainly there is littleevidence to show that the major-ity of these patients have suchmarked dyscrasias.

TreatmentThese patients can be better

understood if the physician willstudy the emotional life history-not just the medical history.The emotional life is just as fact-ual as the physical life. Welldirected questions will revealjust as specific pathology in so-cial adjustment, marital har-mony, sexual adequacy and gen-eral security. If we take the timeto understand these problems wewill save ourselves and the pa-tient from a great deal of wastedshots, surgery, and impracticaladvice.

The acutely disturbed patientwho is severely disabled respondswell to electroconvulsive therapy.The milder neurotic group ofReactive Depression often re-sponds to small amounts of in-sulin given daily for a week toten days in repeated series witha week intervening. Periods canbe adjusted to the case. Thedosage may vary from 5 U. to 25U. of regular U. 40 insulin intra-muscularly. Hypoglycemic reac-tions need not occur and shouldbe guarded against.

The use of sedatives and stim-ulants is to be cautious and wellconsidered. These patients arethe highest in incidence of sui-cides and an overdose of sleep-ing pills is a favorite. Addictionis also of no help to their prob-lem.

Take the time and interest tounderstand these patients. Inter-view the families confidentiallyand help the patients recognizetheir real problems rather thanrelying upon the estrogenic the-ory of the "change of life".

Washington D.O.'sO'K"d By V.A.

Dr. Einer Petersen, secretaryof the Washington OsteopathicAssociation, announced early inMarch that the group has a con-tract with the Veteran's Admin-istration to give care to its bene-ficiaries on a par with the med-ical profession.

The contract covers care ofoutpatients and all members ofthe association, may participate.

THE LOG BOOK

Atlas Club

The Des Moines Room of theHotel Savery was the scene ofan Atlas Club party and dancethe night of March 30th, for ac-tive members and pledges, andtheir wives and friends. Theparty was thoroughly enjoyedby everyone.

Among the special guests ofthe Chapter were: Dr. H. DalePearson, past-president of theA.O.A., Dr. Floyd Peckham, pres-ident-elect of the A.O.A., Dr.George Northup, president of theAcademy of Applied Osteopathy,and Dr. E. R. Minnick.

A previously unknown talentwas displayed by Ralph Black-well as he ably acted as callerfor the Square Dances for theevening.

The Club would like to takethis opportunity to extend itscongratulations and thanks to thesocial committee for an enjoy-able evening.

Atlas Club members of theSenior B class were treated toanother party at the Senior Bclass party held at the PSG Frat-ernity House the night of March31st.

Due to illness, Dr. E. F. Lein-inger was unable to meet withthe club at their regular worknight April 2nd. The Chapter islooking forward to a later datewhen Dr. Leininger may be ableto be with us.

Iota Tau Sigma

The activities of I.T.S. havebeen limited due to examinations.On March 15, however, the mem-bers and their wives were guestsat the home of Dr. Sloan. Dr.Enzmann was present as guestspeaker and gave an interestingand very educational talk. Re-freshments were served later inthe evening.

We regretted seeing ErnestAinsley called back into the ser-vice, and all of us wish him thebest of luck.

Newman Club

The Constitution and Amend-ment committee are to be highlycommended for their untiring ef-forts in completion of the DMSC-OS Newman Club constitution.This is in the hands of theprinter, thus completing the firststep necessary to seeking mem-bership and becoming affiliatedwith the National Council ofFederated Newman Clubs.

The social committee consist-ing of Harry Brom and JohnSchwartz assisted by representa-tives in each class are well ontheir way to make the annualCommunion Breakfast on May6th a huge success.

This club will be representedat the Eleventh Annual Conven-tion of the Central States Prov-ince National Newman Club Fed-eration at Iowa State College onApril 13, 14 and 15 at Ames,Iowa.

The next meeting will be heldon May 3rd. At this last meetingof the school year, new electionof officers will be held andFather Weiss, club chaplain, willconclude his series of lectures on"Medical Ethics".

Phi Sigma Gamma

The new Phi Sigma Gammapledges for the semester includethe following:

Claire Armstrong, John Brown,Roy Cannane, Dwain Cummings,James Egly, Louis Eske, Roy Fell,William Fetchik, Waldo Frank-enstein, Bob Gabriel, Joe Gillas-py, Corydon Himelberger, RalphHinz, John Latini, Stan Nelson,Bob Nerthling, Harold Polance,Henry Probst, William Robinson,George Roulston, Richard Shill-inglaw, James Swartz, SigmundRostek, Thomas Young, JamesZebranek.

Recent activities at the frat-ernity house include the Seniorparty held Saturday evening,March 31 and a Buffet luncheon,by the members, on Sunday,April 1.

O.W.C.C.Social events, as well as busi-

ness affairs were among the chieftopics of discussion at the lastmeeting of O.W.C.C. held April3rd at PSG house.

On April 17th, at the DrakeLounge, the girls are having aSocial for the Polk County Aux-iliary. Doris Conway is chair-lady, Dee Lott is Head Hostess,and Mitzi Beckham is in chargeof decorations.

Charlene Abramson, Chairmanof the Senior Banquet Committeereported that the Senior Banquetwill be held May 26th at 7 p. m.at the East Des Moines Club,East 5th and Locust.

The girls wish to take thisopportunity to thank Mrs. CarlNagy for reading to them onMarch 20th. The club also wishesto thank Bob Cummings, of theFreshman Class, for showing twofine movies on April 3rd.

Lambda OmicronGamma

Two births and an engagementhighlights the news of LOG frat-ernity this month. Congratula-tions are extended to Hirsch andElaine Martin on the birth of ason, David Michael, on March10th, and to Herb and SylviaGinsberg on the birth of theirdaughter, Ava Lynn Ginsberg, onMarch 14th. Both were at StillOsteopathic Hospital. Best wishesto Gilbert Striks on his engage-ment to Miss Betty Jean Schatzof Des Moines.

Edgar Kornhouser has beenbeen awarded the Williams keyfor the year 1951 and Dr. SidGelman, who is now interning atArt Centre Hospital in Detroit,was awarded the key for 1950.The key is for service to thefraternity.

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Paper Features Doctor

"Manchester Doctor Puts 50Years of Service Behind Him" isthe two column, two deck head-line over a two column cut anda three column story of Dr. BertH. Byers of Manchester and hiscareer by Clarence Cox in theWaterloo Courier on March 11.

The story relates how the 76-year - old physician graduatedfrom Des Moines Still College in1901, then started practicing atWest Union from where after fiveyears he moved to Manchester.Shortly thereafter he took acourse in medicine at Drake Uni-versity which he finished in 1911and has been in Manchester the40 years since.

Dr. Byers is still active and hedoes not intend to retire forawhile. He recalls with smilesthose early years of his practicewhen he made calls with horseand buggy over mud roads forfrom $1 to $2 a trip.

Booth at Sports Show

The Iowa Society of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Surgeonshad an exhibit at the DesMoines Register and Tribunesports show at the Exhibitsbuilding at the Iowa State FairGrounds, April 7-15.

Dr. J. K. Johnson, Jr.., ISCPSpublic relations chairman, madethe arrangements, assisted by Dr.John Q. Mattern of Des Moines.

Dr. Byron Laycock of DesMoines Still College and Mrs.C. 0. Meyer, state Auxiliarypresident, was in charge of thebooth.

"New Model"

The LOG BOOK is in receiptof a very clever birth announce-ment from Dr. Philip Reames, '42graduate. The new model is ason, Michael Wesley, born March12th. Dr. and Mrs. Reames residein Long Beach,. Calif.


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Volume 29 MAY, 1951 Number 5

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Class of 1951Salutes Class of 1901

Fifty years ago seventy-ninemen and women graduated fromStill College of Osteopathy. Theclass of 1951 wishes to expressappreciation for your long andfaithful service to the professionof osteopathy and the opportunityto join your ranks at the grad-uation ceremony June 8.

CLASS OF 1901S. W. Bailey, Mrs. Myra M.

Bare, Jessie M. Barnes, Geo. A.Barrett, Charles V. Basye, A. H.Benefield, Mrs. Carrie A. Bene-field, H. C. Bennett, Grace Bon-nettfi Nettie Reasoner and CharlesBrown.

B. L. Bradshaw, Harry N. But-ler, Mrs. Fannie Carpenter, Geo.H. Carpenter, S. V. Carr, ElmerCharles, B. A. Clark, A. W. Cloud,Marlan H. Miller, E. E. Corwin.

Louis John Covell, Coral Crain,Dr. Henry Daniels, Delia E.Devitt, Erville L. Earl, John T.Elder, Edward Enebo, Ernest J.Favell, Geo. E. Foster, John C.Garrett, Nancy J. Godfrey, RoseEllen Hays, Cora L. Hillabrant,O. M. Hughes.

Burton J. Jones, Franklin E.Jorris, Mrs. Anna L. Kelton, Al-fred B. King, Chas. WarrenKingsbury, Mrs. Ada S. Liffring,Eugene R. Liffring, F. H. McCall,Earl McCracken, Merton Mc-Dowell, Ellen Magner, HarrisonW. Maltby, K. Janie Menuel.

James Menzies, Mrs. Flora E.Moore, George E. Moore, Geo. W.Barker, Mrs. Jennie W. Parker,Mrs. Mary H. Parson, Myrta F.Patterson-Albertson, Mabel C.Payne, W. S. Pierce.

R. L. Bobie, Claude B. Root,J. M. Rouse, Mrs. L. Rouse, BenSmythe, J. F. South, Elizabeth A.Spencer, Dorothy Stevens, E. M.Stewart, Elbert Storer, Mrs. RosaStorer, C. E. Sullivan, FredCharles Taylor, Kate Van Velzer,J. N. Walker.

Chas. V. Warner, Laura HadenWells, W. Miles Williams, JohnH. Wilson, H. E. Worstel, Clar-ence C. Wright, C. S. Young.

It would be appreciated if themembers of this class would sendtheir correct address to the Editorof the LOG BOOK in order thata complete roster of names andaddresses could be furnished toeach member of the Class of 1901.

The Osteopathic OathI do hereby

about to enter.

I will be mindful always of my great responsibility topreserve the health and life of my patients, to retain theirconfidence and respect both as a physician and friend whowill guard their secrets with scrupulous honor and fidelity,to perform faithfully my professional duties, to employ onlythose recognized methods of treatment consistent with goodjudgment and with my skill and ability, keeping in mindalways nature's laws and the body's inherent capacity forrecovery.

I will be ever vigilant in aiding in the general welfare ofthe community, sustaining its laws and institutions, notengaging in those practices which will in any way bringshame or discredit upon myself or my profession. I willgive no deadly drugs to any though it be asked of me.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in aspirit of progressive co-operation, and never by word or byact cast imputations upon them or their rightful practices.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those whohave taught me my art. To my college I will be loyal andstrive always for its best interests and for the interestsof the students who will come after me. I will be everalert to adhere to and develop the principles of osteopathyas taught by Andrew Taylor Still.

Class of "26"Plans Reunion

Dr. John H. Voss of Albert Lea,Minnesota, and Dr. Lloyd Woo-fenden of Lake Worth, Florida,have informed the LOG BOOKthat a reunion of the class of "26"will be held during the NationalA.O.A. convention in Milwaukee,July 14, 15, 1951.

Drs. Voss and Woofenden urgeall members of this class to at-tend this reunion and' join to-gether in celebrating their 25thanniversary of their graduationfrom Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery.

The graduating class of 1951wishes to extend congratulationsand best wishes for a happy re-

union. They also extend to eachof you an invitation to stop inand visit your school on the wayto or from your class reunion.

Announcement of Open-ing of Cancer Teaching

ProgramOn June 1, 1951 the formal

Cancer Teaching Program of thecollege will formally be inaugur-ated, with Dr. Stuart Harkness asthe coordinator of cancer teach-ing. In connection with the Can-cer Teaching Program for thestudents, a Tumor Clinic will beheld weekly as a service to theosteopathic physicians in thisarea. Full information regardingthe Tumor Clinic will be sent

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Colleges and universities areapproaching that season of theyear commonly known as Gradu-ation Week. The formal gradu-ation activities for Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy andSurgery will be held on Fridaynight, June 8th, at St. John's Lu-theran Church, 6th and Keo.The Reverend W. Murray Allan,Pastor of the First Congrega-tional Church of Ames, Iowa, anda member of the Corporate Boardof the college, will deliver theCommencement address, "TheDoor to Tomorrow."

The exercises this year will beheld for the Class of June 8,which is comprised of fifty-fiveSeniors and the thirty-five whowill complete their formal train-ing in October. The following stu-dents will receive the Degree ofDoctor of Osteopathy on Fridaynight, June 8.Adler, Sidney, Brooklyn, New

York.Baker, Bee B., Otterville, Mis-

souri.Barnes, Lowell E., East Sebago,

Maine.Beckham, Alfred, Des Moines, Ia.Caldwell, Martin R., Little Rock,

Arkansas.Chambers, Charles E., Owens-

boro, Kentucky.De Bard, Richard M., Dayton,

Ohio.DeFord, Robert L., Des Moines,

Iowa.Dodson, Dale, Waco, Texas.Dunbar, Paul E., Charleston, West

Virginia.Elston, William L., Niles, Ohio.Fisher, Allen M., Reading, Penn-

sylvania.Fitz, Gerhardt R., Lansing, Mich-

igan.Frye, Kenneth W., Stanwood,

Michigan.Ginsberg, Herbert, Staten Island,

New York.Goodman, Bernard, Brooklyn,

New York.Groff, Irwin G., Mason City, Iowa.Harmon, William H., Detroit,

Michigan.Harrison, Robert T., Grand Rap-

ids, Michigan.Herr, Sanford S., Gaston, Oregon.Hessey, Victor J., Pampas, Texas.Hindman, Robert J.,Lincoln Park,

Michigan.Hodges, John E., Des Moines, Ia.Hoffman, Walter R., Akron, Ohio.Howland, Gordon K., Decorah,

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The President Chats

As one thinks of GraduationWeek, one naturally pauses toanalyze whether or not the youngmen and women receiving theirdegrees will fill the hopes anddreams of the faculty who haveworked with them through fourand one-half years of study. Onealso reflects whether or not thecollege has been able to imprintupon the minds of these youngphysicians the college's aims. Theaims of this college are as fol-lows:

To educate its students:

a. To the true principles ofosteopathic medicine.

b. To the placing of service tothe welfare of society beforeself.

c. To have a fundamental ap-preciation for the values oftrue science and to becomemotivated to the scientificapproach of research.

d. To achieve such preparationas will make for efficiencyand progressive improve-ment in their chosen profes-sion.

If the above aims of this col-lege have been conveyed to eachgraduate so that each graduatewill have these aims uppermostin his professional life, then thecollege has not failed in its ef-forts. If the desire for wealthcauses these physicians to disre-gard the aims of the college, thenthe school has failed in its re-sponsibility.

Success is not measured in dol-lars and cents. Success may besummed up as the right relation-ship which exists between themand their fellowman, the right re-lationship which exists betweenthem and their community, theright relationship which existsbetween them and their nation,and the right relationship whichexists between them and theirGod.

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to each practicing physicianwithin a normal radius of DesMoines. This valuable programfor the college is the result of a$25,000 grant recently made tothe college by the United StatesPublic Health Service. TheTumor Clinic will occupy remod-eled quarters in the Clinic Build-ing. We know that this forwardstep in professional service willmean much to the osteopathicprofession.

Stork Visits

April 8-A baby girl, Karen Ann,to Dr. and Mrs. George Moy-lan of Ecorse, Michigan. Dr.Moylan graduated in 1947.

April 8-A baby girl, Paula Sue,to Dr. and Mrs. John D. Toewsof Long Beach, California. Dr.Toews was graduated in 1950.

Dr. McKenna ResignsFrom Central Office

Staff

Dr. E. H. McKenna, executiveassistant and acting director ofthe Division of Public and Pro-fessional Welfare, Central office,has made known his resignationfrom these duties, effective May1, 1951.

He plans to spend a short vaca-tion period, after which he willresume private practise.

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Hutchins, John P., Schenectady,New York.

Ingenito, Allan A., Harrison, NewJersey.

Jackson, George E., Detroit,Michigan.

Johnston, Eric B., King City,Ontario, Canada.

Johnston, Sturgis E., Peoria,Illinois.

Kornhauser, Edgar E., Youngs-town, Ohio.

Limanni, Charles, Lawrence,Massachusetts.

Lott, James G., Des Moines, Iowa.Magen, Myron, Brooklyn, New

York.Massin, T. Roy, Toronto, Ontario,

Canada.Mayer, Fergus, Des Moines, Iowa.

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Michigan.Parisi, Elena W., Yarmouth,

Maine.Peabody, Albred S., Webster,

South Dakota.Purtzer, Horace C., Wayne, Ne-

braska.Reed, Thomas C., Moorhead,

Minnesota.Rennoe, Edgar J., Indianapolis,

Indiana.Reuter, Edward C., Appleton,

Wisconsin.Schmidt, Allan G., Wauwautosa,

Wisconsin.Silvert, Harvey P., Vestaburg,

Michigan.Skrocki, Chester J., Detroit,

Michigan.Smeltzer, William E., Wayne,

Michigan.Updegraff, Charles L., Boone,

Iowa.Wirt, Robert D., Battle Creek,

Michigan.

Wolf, Thomas R., Des Moines,Iowa.

Wood, Leonard N., Ravenna, Ohio.Woods, John M., Jr., Des Moines,

Iowa.Wurst, Harry, Des Moines, Iowa.Zarnowski, Edward J., Atlantic

City, New Jersey.The administration feels that

no finer group of young physi-cians have ever been graduatedfrom any institution than theclass who will receive their de-gree on June 8, 1951. The ad-ministration and the faculty wishthese young physicians everysuccess in their professional life.

Cites Training Stand-ards in Osteopathic

Medicine

Dayton educators and voca-tional counselors were told of thehigh educational requirements ofthe osteopathic medical profes-sion at a meeting Wednesdaynight, April 25, at the Van Clevehotel.

The speaker was Dr. Edwin F.Peters, president of the DesMoines Still College of Osteo-pathy and Surgery. The meetingwas sponsored by the DaytonDistrict Academy of Osteopathy.

Standards of osteopathic train-ing are so high today, Dr. Peterstold the group that 2300 appli-cants for admission to osteopathiccolleges during 1950, only 530selected for training.

Applicants must have had atleast three years of pre-medicalwork in college and must takefour and a half years of profes-sional training after entering col-lege.

A one-year internship plusfrom three to seven years in hos-pital residency (the length oftime depending on the particularmedical specialty) is also re-quired.

Over and above the detailedscientific training received in theosteopathic colleges, Dr. Petersexplained, the educators are lay-ing great stress on the social sci-ences such as sociology, psychol-ogy and philosophy.

"No profession," Dr. Petersstressed, "is so exacting as thatof medicine. If our students arenot emotionally stable they're notcompetent to administer to suf-fering humanity."

So thorough is this search forthose students who are emotion-ally stable that personal inter-views with an examining board isa "must" before entering the Iowainstitution. A psychiatrist is amember of the board.

"We stress," Dr. Peters said,"to every young student that hehas certain moral responsibilitiesto his community."

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Preparation for medical train-ing in the high school yearsshould take the form of the nor-mal college preparatory coursewith stress on mathematics, Dr.Peters noted. Pre-medical coursesin college would include stress on

chemistry both organic and inor-ganic.

During his first visit to theGrandview hospital, Wednesdayafternoon, Dr. Peters said, "thisis one of the most efficient, mod-ernly-equipped and adequately-staffed hospitals I've ever hadthe pleasure of visiting."

Dr. Peters also noted that Ohioranks third in states supplyingstudents in osteopathic colleges.

"You have 561 osteopathic phy-sicians in Ohio and 144 studentsstudying for the profession," hesaid.

Dr. Peters was introduced tothe group by Dr. Robert F. Haas,of Dayton, imediate past presi-dent of the Ohio Osteopathic As-sociations of Physicians and Sur-geons. -Dayton Daily News, 4-26-'51.-(Evening paper.)

In addition to the above ad-dress Dr. Peters has recently ful-filled the following speaking en-gagements:April 13 - Detroit Michigan-

Panel Speaker of the VocationalGuidance Conference of theMichigan Society of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Sur-geons.

April 30-Garner, Iowa, RotaryClub Banquet speaker, "Ad-ventures in Democracy."

May 4-St. Paul, Minnesota, Ban-quet speaker, "The Place ofOsteopathy in the Field ofHealing Arts", and

May 5-"Understanding PeculiarPeople", 53rd Annual Convention

of Minnesota State OsteopathicAssociation.

Alumnus Presents GiftTo College

Des Moines Still College is therecipient of a very generous andgracious gift from Dr. C. O. Ca-sey, Class of 1920, of Decatur,Illinois. Dr. Casey's gift, that ofa new modern clinical audiom-eter will enable Still College tooffer an audiometer service coup-led with local examination andnasopharyngoscopy for the deafpatient.

The audiometer generates acontrolled variable tone by vac-uum tube circuit. The volume ofthis tone is controlled by a cali-brated dial and the level at whichthe patient hears the tone ischarted on a graph.

Audiometry offers a means ofaccurately testing and recordingthe hearing loss of a patient inthe most useful sound range from125 vibrations to 12,000 vibra-tions.

By recording the decibel lossin selected frequencies, a curvecan be charted that is most valu-able in diagnosis and evaluationof patients for hearing aids ortreatment.

This addition to our depart-ment of E. E. N. T. will makeposible a greater service, not onlyto the patient, but to the studentin his training period and to thegeneral practitioner in the hand-ling of his advanced cases.

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TEACHERS in the PROFESSIONof OSTEOPATHY. II.

Why should the teaching pro-fession be attractive to a youngmen or woman who is in highschool or college?

Surely in teaching one cannever hope to command an in-come much above that requiredfor a comfortable living. A newautcmobile may be out of thequestion, and careful planningwould be necessary in order tobuy a good radio or television set.Very few teachers receive highsalaries. Some, thru inheritanceor investments, are fortunateenough to live independent oftheir salaried incomes and toteach for the pleasure and per-sonal satisfaction derived.

Certainly salary offers no ap-peal. When the osteopathic doc-tor, in interview with a youngprospect, asks the question,"Would you like to be a teacheror professor in a school of oste-opathy some day?" he instantlydiscovers that his presentation infavor of teaching is overwhelm-ingly overshadowed by his ownappearance of financial success.

The young man inevitably willask how much a good doctor canmake in a year and the answerhe receives must be commensur-ate with outward appearance ofprosperity. In all probability thedoctor has already spoken inglowing terms of income in orderto induce the prospect to take uposteopathy. The doctor obviouslywill find himself in a paradoxicalsituation whenever he attemptsto recruit teachers.

At this point let us be remindedthat the profession of osteopathyis not yet a century old in itsconcept, and that it is still striv-ing to establish itself as a recog-nized entity in the medical world.In recent years its forward stridehas been little short of phenom-enal.

Graduates from osteopathicschools prior to the Thirties takegreat pride in their knowledge ofosteopathic techniques and theunderlying basic anatomy. Grad-uates of later years are taughtand practise the full scope ofmedicine and its underlying med-ical sciences.

While there are differences ofopinion concerning the content ofthe curricula of the osteopathicschools, all osteopaths join to-gether, nevertheless, to form acommon front in their defense ofosteopathy and its rightful placeamong the healing arts.

Most osteopathis physicians areenthusiastic for at least one ofthe six osteopathic colleges. Iftheir enthusiasm does not go to

the point of financial support, itwill at least be strong enough totry to induce a promising youngman or woman to apply for ad-mission to one of the schools.

It is probable that not one doc-tor in a thousand has ever giventhe least thought to any propo-sition other than that of traininga student to become a doctor likehimself. Osteopathy is some-thing which must be taught aswell as practised. Should it evercease to be taught in schools, itsteaching would necessarily revertto that of apprenticeship or pre-ceptorship, a procedure which israrely adopted in modern meth-ods of medical education.

Teaching in osteopathy obvi-ously must not cease. The osteo-pathic physician has not a singlepurpose, but a two-fold purposein the service of recruiting forhis schools. He must recruitteachers as well as students. Hemust learn to know what consti-tutes good teaching, what is at-tractive in the teaching profes-sion, and how to recognize teach-ing qualities in young people.

Atttend MeetingAnatomy Instructors

The sixty-fourth annual ses-sion of the American Associationof Anatomists was held at WayneUniversity, College of Medicine,Detroit, Michigan, on March 21,22, 23. Des Moines Still Collegewas well represented with a dem-onstration, CROSS RENAL AC-TOPIA, FUSED TYPE, By Car-rie C. Gillaspy and O. J. VanRenterghem.

A description of the demon-stration as printed in the Ana-tomical Record, v. 109, no. 2, Feb-ruary, page 138, follows:

"A dissection of a white adultmale, 64 disclosed a renal masson the left side which extendsfrom the top surface of the firstlumbar vertebrae to the uppersurface of the second sacral ver-tebrae. It measures 18.5 cm. inits longest dimension by 9.5 cm.at its widest point. The hili ofthe renal mass face anteriorly.

The left ureter enters the blad-der normally. It follows the lat-eral margin of the renal mass.The inferior ureter of the ectopickidney crosses its antero-medialsurface, then crosses the mid-lineat the level of the second sacralvertebrae and enters the bladdernormally.

Three arteries arise from theaorta below the level of the in-ferior mesenteric artery. Oneenters the inferior hilus and twoenter the lateral surface of thekidney mass. One artery arisesfrom the aorta on a plane withthe superior mesenteric arteryand enters the superior hilus.

Two veins leave the renal massto drain into the inferior venacava. The superior renal veinemerges from the superior hilus.Four tributaries to the superiorrenal vein are present. Oneemerges from the inferior hilusand two from the superior hilus.The remaining, left spermaticvein drains into the left renalvein. The inferior renal vein

Dr. Robert BachmanResigns

Dr. Robert Bachman, whosename has been symbolic with thiscollege since he started his teach-

ing career in the osteopathic pro-fession in July, 1917, has resignedas head of the Department of Ob-stetrics in the college in order tosafeguard his health. Dr. Bach-man wil become Professor Emer-itus of the college and remain ona consultation basis for the insti-tution.

Dr. Bachman's interest in thedevelopment of osteopatic educa-tion has been most varied anddiversified. For twenty-one yearshe served as a member of theBoard of Trustees of the college,and eleven years of that period,he served as the Treasurer forthe college. He served as a teach-er for thirty-four years, and any-one who ever sat in one of Dr.Bachman's classes or listened tohim from the lecture platformcould not but realize that he wasprivileged to listen to the greatmaster teacher.

Dr. Bachman's place will bemost difficult to fill, but after theyears of service he has given tothe school and to the profession,he is justly entitled to relief fromthe strain of head of a depart-ment which requires service ona twenty-four hour basis.

emerges from the inferior hilus.The right spermatic vein entersthe right side of the inferior venacava normally."

The anatomy department wish-es to extend to DICK KALMANits sincere thanks and apprecia-tion for the superb drawings ofthe specimen which were pre-sented at the meeting, and to J.O. VAN RENTERGHEM for thesplendid photographs of thespecimen presented at the meet-ing.

Interesting DataAt the present time but one

*out of five applicants for en-trance to Osteopathic Schools canbe accepted, and 97 per cent ofour graduates take interships.

You Are AlwaysWelcome

Dr. Allan A. Eggleston, ofMontreal, Canada, Dr. Harry P.Stimson of Detroit, Michigan,and Dr. Jon Hagy of Albuquer-que all visited the Des MoinesStill College of steopathy andSurgery on Thursday, April 19th.Dr. Hagy and Dr. Stimson areboth graduates of this college, Dr.Hagy having graduated in theclass of 1939 and Dr. Stimson inthe clas of 1937. Dr. Eggleston'stalk to the members of the stu-dent body was well received andappreciated.

Vernon D. Clausing, class of '45,of Seattle, Washington, visitedthe school May 9th.

The College is always pleasedwhen alumni and members of theprofession honor us with a visit.We trust that every doctor whoattends the National Conventionin Milwaukee in July will stop atthe College either on his way toor from the convention.

Bobbye Ernst Is WedAt Church To Dr.

Boatman

In a simple ceremony at 8o'clock Wednesday, March 28,1951, at the First Presbyterianchurch in Santa Fe, New Mexico,E. Bobbye Ernst, secretary toCongressman John J. Dempsey inhis Santa Fe office, and Dr. LarryC. Boatman, prominent osteo-pathic physician and surgeon,were married by Rev. KennethM. Keeler, pastor.

Mrs. Ernst, formerly of Toron-to, Canada, has resided in SantaFe for the past three and a halfyears and for most of that timehas made business headquartersat the Dempsey office in Radioplaza. She has been active inBeta Simga Phi sorority and atpresent is president of La An-tigua Toastmistress club. She issoloist in the Prebyterian churchchoir.

Dr. Boatman, who recentlycelebrated the 17th anniversaryof his arrival in Santa Fe, hasbeen a leader in his profession.He came here from his formerhome in Montezuma, Iowa, toopen his offices as osteopathicphysician and surgeon, his prac-tice extending until four yearsago he founded a maternity hos-pital, the Cradle Home, whichhe conducts on Buena Vista.

Dr. Boatman is president of theNew Mexico Basic Science boarda member of the osteopathicexamining board for the state ofNew Mexico, a trustee of the NewMexico Association of Osteo-pathic physicians and surgeons,and vice-speaker of the house ofdelegates in the American Osteo-pathic association.

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Delta Omega BetaDelta Omega Beta held an ini-

tiation dinner, April 19, at theBreese House in Ankeny. After adelicious feast of fried chicken,Ruth Herman was initiated andinstalled as an active member.Dr. Sarah Jean Gibson presidedduring the ceremony. Election ofofficers followed: Sue K. Fisher,president; Ruth Herman, vicepresident; Sally Sutton, secre-tary; Pat Springer, treasurer.

A work night was held May 3,at the home of Sally Sutton. Dr.Wickens presented an informaldiscussion on helpful tips for set-ting up a practice and osteopathictechnique. The last part of theevening was spent practicing thetechniques Dr. Wickens had dem-onstrated.

Senior Elena Parisi is servingher externship in Doctor's Hos-pital in Columbus, Ohio, this se-mester. Pat Cotrille leaves thefirst of June for Columbus totake her extern training therealso.

Congratulations are in orderfor Mrs. Jane Green on the birthof her son in Columbus in April.Jane was a pledge during thefall semester and plans to returnto school next February.

The Annual Atlas Club SpringSemi-formal dance was held Sat-urday, April 26th, at the Park-view Club. With the welcomecooperation of the weather a veryenjoyable evening was had byeveryone attending. Music wasprovided by Roy Larson and hisOrchestra. Our thanks for thiswell planned party go to RalphBlackwell, Social Committee

chairman, and to the other mem-bers of the Social committee.

At the regular business meet-ing held Monday, April 30, thefollowing pledges were activated:

Ken Hall, Doug Hackett, RussHollabaugh, Bob Loerke, JohnNodannd, Vic Rerucka, FredSmith, Hank Steinecker LowellTroester, Bill Vawter.

The chapter would like to takethis opportunity to welcome thesenew members into the Atlas Club.

Following the activation cere-mony the nomination of officersfor the coming term was held.The election will be held at theregular business meeting, May14th.

AorL. O. G. fraternity held its An-

nual Spring Dance at the Park-view Clubhouse on the eveningof May 12th. A thoroughly en-joyable evening was had by stu-dents, faculty and members ofthe profesison practicing in andaround Des Moines. On mother'sDay Union Park was the scene ofour yearly Mother's Day picnic.We would like to extend our wel-come for next year's Mother'sDay week-end with L. O. G.

Six of our members will re-ceive their D.O. degrees at com-mencement in June: Sidney Ad-ler, Myron Magen, Edgar Korn-hauser, Herbert Ginsberg, Ber-nard Goodman, and Harvey Sil-vert. A senior banquet was heldat the Breeze House in Ankenyon May 19th, to honor these grad-uates of the October Class, Mau-rice Stromberg and Jack Roth,all of whom received their seniorkeys. Edgar Kornhauser receiveda miniature gavel as a mementoof his service as past president.

Student's Wife Honored

Mrs. John Rolles of Ankeny,Iowa, wife of John Rolles, a Jun-ior student of Des Moines StillColege of Osteopathy and Sur-gery, was elected moderator ofthe Des Moines Association of theCongregational C h r i s t i a nChurches for 1951-1952. Mr. andMrs. Rolles are natives of En-gland having spent 14 years inIndia as missionaries prior tocoming to this country so thatMr. Rolles could study osteopathy.Upon the completion of his pro-fessional studies at this college,Mr. and Mrs. Rolles and their twofine children, Shirley, age 15, andChristopher, age 12, will returnto their mission in Jammalama-dugu, South India.

Newman Club

The last meeting for this schoolyear was concluded on the nightof May 2nd. Election of officersfor the coming year were heldwith the following results:

President, John Schwartz.Vice-Pres., Pat Spurgeon.Secretary, Bob Botz.Treasurer, Vic Rerucha.Father Weiss, club chaplain,

concluded his monthly series oftalks with a very interesting"Sacrifice of the Mass".

The Annual CommunionBreakfast was held at Elloth's onSunday, May 6th, preceded by aspecial monthly Mass celebratedby Fr. Weiss at Dowling Chapel.The breakfast was highlighted byits brevity of talks, and its in-formality made it a most enjoy-able morning for all.

John Schwartz promises a fulland interesting program for thenext school year.

Plans for the Rummage Sale tobe held June 2, 1951, at ArlingtonHall, 117 Locust Street, with BeaPhillips as chairman are in fullswing. All those having clothesthat are able to be sold pleasecontact Bea Phillips, 3-2526.

The girls wish to take this op-portunity to thank Dee Latt,Doris Conway, Mitzie Beckham,and all the other girls for theirfine work and cooperation in mak-ing the Social on April 17, for thePolk County Auxiliary such afine success. The girls are trulygrateful for Schaffers BridalShop for their lovely FashionShow held that evening.

The officers of O. W. C. C. wishto express their thanks to thegirls for a successful year of ac-tivities.

@irThe Senior Banquet on May 19,

climaxed the school year for thefraternity and academic trainingfor the seniors. The evening in-cluded a dinner to honor thegraduates and the speakers wereDr. Harkness, Dr. Shumaker andDr. Peters. A dance to the strainsof a Ralph Zarnow orchestra fol-lowed in the rumpus room.

On May 20, pledges were ini-tiated into the fraternity:

Claire Armstrong, John Brown,Dwain Cummings, James Egly,Louis Eske, Jr., William Fetchik,Waldo Frankenstein, Stan . .el-son, Robert Northling, SigmondRostek, George Raulston, ThomasYoung, James ZeBranek.

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Volume 29 JUNE, 1951 Number 6

52nd AnnualCommencement

Held June 8

Dr. W. Murray Allen of theCongregational Church at Ameswas the speaker at the 52nd an-nual commencement exercizes ofDes Moines Still College at St.John's Lutheran church in DesMoines on June 8. Dr. Allen'ssubject was "The Door to To-morrow."

Fifty-five of the ninety gradu-ates completed their formaltraining June 8. Thirty-fivewill complete their formal train-ing on October 1. The fifty-fivegraduates are from 21 states andone foreign country of whom 11are Iowans.

Eleven are from Michigan, fivefrom New York, and five fromOhio. Ontario, Canada, Maine,Texas, New Jersey and Wiscon-sin each had two and there wasone each from Missouri, Arkan-sas, Kentucky, West Virginia,Pennsylvania, r e g o n, NewHampshire, Illinois, Massachu-setts, South Dakota, Nebraska,Minnesota and Indiana.

Dean John Shumaker present-ed the class; Dr. Edwin I.Peters, Still president, conferredthe degrees. Dr. Frederick J.Weertz of St. John's gave theinvocation. Dr. Leonard Groum-bach was class marshal.

Following the conferring ofdegrees Dr. Jean La Roque,president of the National AlumniAssociation, inducted the mem-bers of the class into the asso-ciation.

The St. John's choir under thedirection of Kenneth A. Gfeller.acompanied at the organ byGeorge Trissel presented the mu-sic.

Before conferring the degreesPresident Peters read the follow-ing telegram which he had re-ceived from R. E. McCaughan,Executive Secretary of the Am-erican Osteopathic Association.

"Congratulations to the mem-bers of this graduating class andto the faculty and administra-tion who guided their profes-sional education. To those whotoday became members of theosteopathic profession a heartywelcome into a profession whichneeds them and will honor themin proportion to the services theyrender to the health of the pub-lic and to their loyalty to theprofession."

Peters to SpeakDr. Edwin F. Peters is to be

one of the five speakers forwhom requests have been madeby Milwaukee civic clubs duringthe A.O.A. convention there. Hewill address the Civitans onJuly 17.

Dr. H. Dale Pearson is tospeak to the Optimists, Dr. W.Ballentine Henley to the Rotari-ans. and selections 'are to bemade for the Lions and Kiwani-ans.

Dr. WaterburyReturns

Dr. Carl C. Waterbury will be-come head of the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology ofDes Moines Still College of Os-teopathy and Surgery on July 1,1951. Dr. Waterbury receivedhis pre-osteopathic education atIowa State University and DrakeUniversity. He graduated fromDes Moines Still College of Os-teopathy and Surgery in 1943.He interned in the Wilshire Os-teopathic Hospital in Los Ange-les, California, and returned tohis Alma Mater in the fall of1944 where he remained as aninstructor in the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology forthe school year.

In 1945 Dr. Waterbury andDr. Roger Anderson purchasedthe Manning General Hospital.Dr. Waterbury remained at Man-ning, Iowa until 1949 -when hereturned to Des Moines.

Since Dr. Waterbury's returnhe has been specializing in thepractice of Obstetrics and Gyne-cology, and has been a part-timeteacher at the college in Obste-trics.

Dr. Waterbury was certifiedin Obstetrics and Gynecology bythe American Osteopathic Boardof Obstetrics and Gynecology in1948. He is married and has onedaughter age five years.

The college family welcomesDr. Waterbury's return to hisAlma Mater.

Thank You0O.W.C.C.

The college wishes to thankthe members of the O.W.C.C. forthe new photographic screen andenlarger which you so generouslydonated. These gifts are greatlyappreciated and will add to ourteaching equipment.

AWARDS PRESENTEDAT CONVOCATION

An all college convocation washeld on Friday, June 1, to honorthe members of the 1951 gradu-ating classes and one junior stu-dent.

Top scholastic awards went toLowell E. Barnes (June '51) andJoseph Herman (October '51).

Joseph Sage, a junior student,received the first annual Dr.Louis Keston Memorial Award.

Dr. H. H. Keston of Flint,Michigan, who established theDoctor Louis Keston MemorialFund in honor of his brotherthe late Dr. Louis Keston, pre-sented the first award in person.

Certificates of Merit wereawarded by the various depart-ments as follows:ANATOMY:

Lowell Emery BarnesSURGERY (Orthopedic)

Lowell Emery Barnes, EdgarJ. Rennoe.SURGERY:

(Otorhinolaryngology)Paul Panakos, Robert D. Wirt.

OBSTETRICS ANDGYNECOLOyY:

Alfred Beckham, Jr., RobertDe Ford.SURGERY:

(Urology)Gordon Keigh Howland, Earle

J. Reynolds, Bernard Goodman.OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINEAND PEDIATRICS:

Allan A. Ingenito, ThomasWolf.CLINICS:

June ClassAlfred Beckham, Jr., Edgar J.

Rennoe. Edward Charles Reuter,Lloyd Bradstreet Hoxie, VictoryJack Hessey, Lowell EmeryBarnes, Dale Dodson, Edgar E.Kornhauser, Harvey Payne Sil-vert, George Edward Jackson,Allan A. Ingenito, William E.Smeltzer, Paul Eugene Dunbar.TECHNIQUE:

P'aul Eugene Dunbar, JamesGrant Loth. Leonard NorrisWood.

October ClassWilliam J. Belanger, Jr., An-

drew N. DaShiell, FrederickJerry Fellman, Don R. Gilman,Joseph A. Herman, Paul R. Jack-son, Hubert M. Perryman, Harl'anPetersburg, E'arle J. Reynolds,Richard L. Short, Jr., Julian J.Strass, Donald S. Welch, PeterTarakajian, Earnest Yarrington,Albert R. Armstrong.PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICEOF OSTEOPATHY:

(Cranial)Lowell Emery Barnes, Charles

College HonorsWm. S. Konold

An honorary Doctor of Sciencedegree was conferred on WilliamSaints Konold of Columbus:Ohio, by the college during thegraduation exercises, June 8.

Mr. Konold, originally a nativeof Pennsylvania, attended theUniversity of Illinois majoringin Industrial Administration.During the succeeding years, thistraining has been thoroughly de-veloped as shown by the successof the organization known asWilliam S. Konold and Asso-ciates, Business and Public Re-lation Consultants.

Mr. Konold has always beenactive in public affairs, churchcircles and the American Legionof which he was State Command-er in Ohio in 1934.

For more than ten years hehas acted in various policy form-ing capacities in the ColumbusHospital Service Association andthe Columbus Hospital Federa-tion.

He is executive secretary ofthe Ohio State Osteopathic Asso-ciation. He is the Administratorof the Doctors Hospital of Co-lumbus, -as well as secretary ofits Board of Trustees. He is thesecretary-treasurer of the Am-erican Osteopathic Hospital As-sociation.

In recognition of his many ac-tivities in the services of thepeople and their health and hiscontributions to the cause ofOsteopathy in the State of Ohio,the Board of Trustees of DesMoines Still College of Osteopa-thy and Surgery authorized theconferring of the degree, Doctorof Science, upon Mr. Konold.

Edward Chambers, Gerhardt Ro-bert Fitz, Kenneth W. Frye, DaleDodson, Paul Eugene Dunbar,Bernard Goodman, Irwin GununGroff, Samuel Sanford Herr,Victory Jeck Hessey, Walter RayH o f f m a n, Lloyd BradstreetHoxie, Allan A. Ingenito, GeorgeEdward Jackson, J'ames GrantLott, Elena Winifred Parisi,Horace Chester Purtzer, ThomasColburn Reed, Harvey PayneSilvert, Thomas R. Wolf.OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE:

Myron S. Magen.SURGERY:

(Radiology)B. B. Baker, Charles Limanni.

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titled, "Charting the Course forAmerican Higher Education ina Period of Partial Mobilization"the report of Study Group 12 inthe Sixth Annual National Con-ference on Higher Education,held April 2, 3, and 4, 1951, inChicago, Illinois, is most aproposto the Osteopathic Colleges. Soimportant is the general contentof this splendid report entitled,"Financing Private and Church-Related Colleges" that this writ-er wishes to provide the entirearticle to the readers of the LogBook.

REPORT OF GROUP 12Financing Private and

Church-Related Colleges*Hillsdale College

Private and church-related col-leges have demonstrated theirworth as a significant and essen-tial part of the American systemof higher education. These insti-tutions have rendered a servicefar beyond what their financialresources could be expected tohave made possible. They savetaxpayers huge sums in capitaloutlays and current operationsfor thousands of students whowould be 'added to the alreadyoverburdened tax-supported col-leges and universities, were it:not for the private and church-:related colleges. The abnormalfluctuations in enrollments forthe past decade, together withthe anticipated severe disruptionsnow and for the next three tofive years, place these colleges inthe most pressing financial cir-cumstances. Every legitimateeffort must be exerted, therefore,to keep them solvent and to con-tinue their essential service tothe present and future of ourway of life.

The crux of the matter may bestated briefly in the form of twoquestions: (1) How can these in-stitutions cut costs, still main-tain decent standards, improvetheir services, and conserve thleirfacilities for the greater demandsto be expected of them in theyears ahead? (2) How maythey secure more funds for meet-ing operating expenses?

Cutting costs. Costs can be cutby better business methods,through centralized purchasing,by carefully itemized records andreports severely scrutinized byproper authority, and by constantalertness to make sure that allfacilities are used most effec-tively. Voluntary services inminor tasks by students 'andstaff should be encouraged tosave the cost of hired help. Manycolleges can well afford to placeless emphasis upon intercollegiateathletics and thus effectsavings, because expenses exceedincome in all but a very smallnumber of larger universities.Careful re-examination of thebasic purposes of the institutionand trimming course offeringsto the minimum necessary to at-tain these purposes should prove

helpful in reducing costs in mostcolleges. Cooperation and ex-change with nearby institutionsand agencies in highly specializedstaff, in equipment and libraryfacilities, in elimination of need-less duplication of courses shouldbe given serious consideration'and might result in material sav-ings.Maintaining standards. It is es-sential that standards be main-tained. Deciding on the essen-tials and eliminating all else,carefully balancing the teachingand administrative loads amongthe staff, 'appealing anew to thespirit of mission in the emer-gency-these are some possibili-ties that will aid in maintainingstandards. The cuality factorsrecently announced by selectiveservice for the deferment of col-lege men will undoubtedly raisethe level of academic perform-'ance of male students. Thispolicy also implies an obligationon the part of the Federal Gov-ernment to provide scholarshipaid for those men meeting qualitystandards but unable financiallyto avail themselves of college at-tend'ance. A ccredited agencieshave a responsibility to counselwith institutions and to guardacademic standards. especially inthe critical period throvgh whichthese colleges are now passing.Improving service. The emer-gency may offer opportunitiesfor improving services. Many col-leges may find service functionsand facilities which may be util-ized to bring in funds. Adult-education offerings, special pro-grams for teachers in service,defense-plant and job-conversiontraining, civilian-defense assist-ance through training nurses''aids and other essential per-sonnel, nursery schools for thechildren of working mothers-all of these are possibilities. Suchactivities and services might notonly help tide over the emer-gency, but could prove desirableadditions to the long range pro-gram. If well done, they mostcertainly will gain friends andsupporters for the college.

Conserving faciliites. Physicalfacilities of college institutionscannot be put in "moth balls"for the duration; ways must befound to use them to advantage.Administrative and instructionalpersonnel must be conservedand improved. Now is the appro-priate time for younger facultymembers whose services may notbe needed, to continue their grad-uate work. Every effort shouldbe made to encourage such fur-ther graduate study throughscholarships and fellowships tothose needing such aid from bothprivate and public sources. Gov-ernmental agencies, learned so-cieties, local, state, 'and nationalreligious organizations, and foun-dations should be encouraged tosupport such scholarships andfellowships. The most valuableasset any college has is its 'ad-ministrative a n d instructionalstaff. They must be conserved.nd improved for service in these

private and church-related col-leges.How secure motre funds? Eachinstitution has its own peculiarclientele, procedures, and pur-poses for which it can best se-cure funds. Efforts must be in-tensified to tell the story effec-tively and personally throughevery available means. Drama-tization of the services and needsof these institutions to alumni'and to parents of present andformer students, the making ofnew friends-these are aspectsof a superb "selling job" thatmust be done. To do this wellrequires much time and atten-tion of the head of the institu-tion, assisted by board members,alumni, and friends. There isan apparent trend toward em-ployment of an assistant to thepresident to give expert help inpublic relations and fund rais-ing. Short, intensive drives aregiving way to long-range plan-ning with strategic peaks here'and there to capitalize on psycho-logical factors, such as anniver-saries, new programs, or emer-gency needs. Professional fund-raising organizations may behelpful if carefully chosen andallowed time to build the cam-paign, but such help is expensive.

Cooperative efforts by institu-tions having natural organic re-lationships are developing hereand there and offer considerablepromise of success. This is es-pecially true of the colleges hav-ing the same denominational ori-gin and loyalty. Several statesare experimenting with joint ap-proaches to business and indus-try for operating expenses, withvarying success. Proper exploi-tation of the natural partnershipbetween private enterprise inbusiness and private enterprisein higher education could meanmuch to private colleges. Pro-motion of bequests, annuities,and other special devices holdpossibilities not yet realizedfully. All must be done aftercareful thought and planningand in such manner as to main-tain the integrity of the college.

To Be Offered in SeptemberA one year full time graduate

training program in the field ofneuropsychiatry will be offeredby the College under the directionof Dr. Ralph I. McRae, chairmanof the Division of Neuropsychi-atry. This program is to be inkeeping with the requirements'and standards of the AmericanCollege of Neuropsychiatrists,(an Osteopathic Institution) as apart of the training program re-quired for certification in psy-chiatry. Only one candidate willbe accepted for training thisFall.

This year will consist of a wellorganized program of study inNeurology, Neuro-an'atomv, Neu-ro-physiology, Neuro-pathology,Neuro-roentgenology Psychobicl-

Deans LetterTeachers in the Profession of

Osteopathy. IIIHow can the unawakened

teacher of osteopathic medicinebe recognized in the adolescentyears?

To the observant doctor, prin-cipal, or teacher in high schooland college, certain attributeswhich a good teacher must pos-sess, become progressively appar-ent in early stages of high schooland college. These are simplyenumerated 'as follows:1. Manifest interest in biology,

physics, mathematics, chemis-try, and science in general.

2. Proficiency in the communi-cation skills (reading, writ-ing, speaking).

3. Thirst for knowledge as dem-onstrated by avid reading ofclassical and scientific litera-ture, commensurate with theschool age.

4. Constant daily interest inworld events.

5. Active participation in schoolaffairs, church activities, andother social events.

6. Higher than average scores invarious intelligence and pro-ficiency tests.

7. Good balance of masculine-feminine traits, of introver-sion and extroversion, andemotional stability.These, and many minor quali-

ties are the signs of good teachermaterial in the young man orwoman, and with almost dailycontact over periods of monthsor a few years, they may surelybe used by the counsellor in thedevelopment of the teacher.

Relatively few osteopathic phy-sicians have ever been engagedin teaching 'as a profession. Itis regrettable that only a verysmall percentage of those fewhave chosen to remain engagedin the educational phase of oste-opathy. They do, however, havethe unique opportunity to select,indoctrinate, and even be instru-mental in training a new genera-tion of professional teachers inthe osteopathic schools.

ogy, Psychopathology, Psycho-therapy and Clinical Psychiatry.There will also be training andsupervised clinical work in thetechniques of psychiatric inter-view, electro-convulsive therapy,C02 02 inhalation therapy, narco-synthesis. and allied technics.There will be an opportunity tostudy and use psychometric tests,to work with group therapy 'andother practical technics of diag-nosis and treatment.

The candidate will be acceptedon the basis of a specified inten-tion to become a candidate forcertification in psychiatry, andto follow the prescribed courseof training to that goal on aplanned basis. For further in-formation address enquiries tothe office of the Dean.

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TRUMAN SEESOSTEOPATHIC HEADON MILITARY SERVICE

Dr. Vincent P. Carroll, of La-guna Beach, Calif., president ofAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion, was at the White Housefor a talk w i t h PresidentTruman. Purpose of visit, in gen-eral terms, was to assure ChiefExecutive that Country's osteo-pathic physicians and surgeonswish to make maximum contribu-tion to the mobilization and de-fense effort. At brass tacklevel, Mr. Truman was politelyreminded that all three armedservices continue to eschew com-misioning of osteopaths in medi-cal corps despite authorizationto do so. Also, that as far backas late 1945 the President saidhe would look into the questionand, while this 6-year intervalhas witnessed practical recogni-tion of osteopathic medicine byU. S. Public Health Service andVeterans Administration, themilitary persists in holding back.

President Truman was verygracious and keenly interested.He appeared aware of the prob-lem, but was unable to commithimself further than assurancethat he would give the matter hisattention.

Statement to Pres. TrumanMay 18, 1951

The Honorable Harry S. TrumanThe White HouseWashington, D. C.Mr. President:

On June 1, 1945 Senator FrankBriggs brought some of us tosee about the failure of the medi-cal departments of the VeteransAdministration and the ArmedServices to use doctors of osteo-pathy as physicians and medicalofficers in rendering profes-sional services in accordancewith their responsibilities. Youmanifested a very sympatheticinterest.

On January 3, 1946, you signedinto law Public Law 293, Sec. 5of which states: "Any person tobe eligible for appointment inthe Department of Medicine andSurgery (of the Veterans Ad-ministation) must-Hold the de-gree of doctor of medicine or ofdoctor of osteopathy from a col-lege or university approved bythe Administrator, have com-pleted an internship satisfactoryto the Adminsirator, and be li-censed to practice medicine, sur-gery. or osteopathy in one of theStates or Territories of theUnited States or in the Districtof Columbia."

Pursuant to that law, five

osteopathic physicians are nowserving as physicians in_ theMedical Service of the VeteransAdministration and other appli-cations are pending.

On August 2, 1946 you signedinto law Public Law 604, Sec. 41of which reads as follows: "ThePresident, in his discretion, is'authorized to appoint, by andwith the advice and consent ofthe Senate, graduates of reputa-ble schools of osteopathy as com-missioned medical officers in theNavy, in such numbers as thePresident should determine to benecessary to meet the needs ofthe Naval Service for officerstrained and qualified in osteopa-thy."

Navy Surgeon General Ross T.McIntire and the Deputy Sur-geon General William Agnew,pursuant to that law, called arepresentative of the AmericanOsteopathic Association into con-ference 'and instituted prepara-tions for carrying out the law.Before final preparations ma-terialized, Surgeon General Clif-ford A. Swanson and DeputySurgeon General H. L. Pugh(now Surgeon General) were ap-pointed and in a conference hadwith the new Surgeon Generaland his Deputy the early part of1947 we were informed thatnothing would be done by thatoffice unless and until orderedso to do by their superiors. Weconferred and communicated withtheir superiors in the Navy De-partment and were told that themratter was up to the SurgeonGeneral entirely. Without yourintercession, the professional ser-vices of osteopathic physicianswill continue unavailable for ser-vicemen.

Many of our graduates in re-cent years have applied for medi-cal commisions under this lawand they have been turned downby letters which says: "The reg-ulations governing appointmentin the Medical Corps of theUnited States Naval Service re-quire that candidates be gradu-'ates of medical schools listed asapproved by the Council on Med-ical Education and Hospitals ofthe American Medical Associa-tion. The fact that you will notupon your graduation meet thislatter requirement would pre-clude the favorable considerationof your application by this Bu-reau."

We are confident that ourgraduates will rally to your call.We prayerfully urge you to ap-point a minimum of twenty-fiveosteopathic graduates, each, asmedical officers in the MedicalCorps of the Army, Navy andAir Force.

Vincent P. Carroll, D. O.PresidentC. D. Swope, D. O.. Chairman,Department of Public Rela-

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Missouri M. D.'sHave Problems

Sedalia, Mo., May 18Delegates to the Missouri Aca-

demy of General Practice foundthat doctors of medicine face anunusual professional situation inMissouri.

This organization of manydoctors, general practitioners,wonders how the problem ofMDs in relations to ODs (doc-tors of osteopathy) is going tobe resolved. This problem is com-ing to a head in Missouri and isbeing watched by the medicalprofession of the nation.

A decision by Judge Sam Blairin the Audrain County circuitcourt last December ruled, in ef-fect, that hospitals operated withpublic funds could not bar osteo-pathic physicians from treatingpatients therein. This rulinghas been appealed to the Mis-soliri Supreme court.

If affirmed, it means appar-ently that all public hospitals inMissouri are accessible to ODsand MDs alike. The decision alsowould set a legal precedent forsimilar situations in other states.

The Audrain Hospital at Mex-ico, Mo., involved in the Blairdecision, alread, has opened itsdoors to the ODs, by action ofthe hospital trustees.

Thomas L. Dwyer, M. D., pres-ident of the Audrain CountyMedical society and vice-presi-dent of the Missouri Academy ofGeneral Practice, commented asfollows:

"One suggestion is that sepa-rate wards or departments be setup in public hospitals for osteo-pathic doctors' cases.- This hasbeen done in some states.

"A broader suggestion is thatthe American Medical associa-tion invite osteopathic nhysiciansinto their fold, absorbing them,much as the homeopathic physi-cians were 'absorbed years ago.

Dr. Dwyer is a member of theboard of directors of the Mis-souri Academy of General Prac-tice, and served as viae-presidentlast year.

Some M. D.'s here concedethat osteopaths trained in im-proved osteopathic schools arecompetent general practitionersand are meeting health needs ofthe public in many Missouri com-munities, particularly in therural areas.

Dr. Melvin A. C'asberg, deanof the St. Louis university schoolof medicine, a convention guestsaid the ostea-M. D. problemshould be faced nationally as wellas in Missouri.

"The time has come," he sqid."when the A. M. A. and t'ieAmerican Osteopathic associationshould get together and joinranks.

"Union of the osteopaths withthe A.M.A. now would makeavailable more medical solidarityfor the armed services.

"I think osteopathic standardsshould be improved just as gen-eral medical standards should, incase of union."

You AreAlways WelcomeDr. and Mrs. C. O. Casey visit-

ed the college May 21-22.Following his graduation from

the college in 1921, he was classpresident, Dr. Casey moved toDecatur, Illinois where he con-tinues to make his home. Al-though he retired from activepractice four years ago he hasnot retired from active participa-tion in the affairs of the osteo.pathic profession. He still at-tends osteopathic meetings andconventions and is looking for-ward to attending the NationalConvention in Milwaukee in July.

Commenting on the college andthe present training program Dr.Casey said, "I can not findwords to express my personalgratitude for what Dr. Petershas done for this school. Goingthrough the entire school and re-viewing the progress the schoolhas made has been very stimulat-ing. The students of today havea greater opportunity to learnthan when I was in school. Theywill have a greater knowledge oftheir field before they leaveschool than I did following grad-uation and my first years ofpractice. I am really proud ofthe fact that I am a graduate ofthis school."

Dr. Casey recently presented anew modern clinical audiometerto the college. This addition tothe E.E.N.T. department is prov-ing to be a valuable teaching aidfor the benefit of the studentsand a great service to the pa-tients.

NeuropsychiatristsMeet July 12-13-14

At the invitation of Dr. FredM. Still, president of the Ameri-can College of Neuropsychia-trists (Osteopathic) as well aspresident of the company operat-ing Still-Hildreth Sanatorium,the American College of Neuro-psychiatrists have decided tohold their Thirteenth AnnualSession at M a con, Missouri;July 12th, 13th and 14th. Allsessions will be held at the Sana-torium where the spacious roomsprovide ample area for scientificand business meetings.

July 12th, the first day of thesession, will be devoted entirelyto business of the AmericanOsteopathic Board of Neurologyand Psychiatry, and to examina-tion of candidates for certifica-tion by that body.

The scientific sessions will beheld on the mornings of the 13thand 14th, 'and the afternoons ofthese two days will be taken upby business meetings of the col-lege. Highlight of the entertain-ment will ,as usual, be the annualdinner of the college which willbe held in the Pavilion of theSanatorium the evening of July13th.

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O. W. C. C.

May 15, marked the end ofO.W.C.C. meetings for the year.Election of officers was held andthe following were elected:President .. Madeline BlackwellVice Pres. ...... Arlene SayersSecretary ........ Bea PhilipsTreas ........ Marilyn WalkerHistorian .... Darlene HatchittReporter .... Harriet BallengerCorresp. Sec......... Margaret

Crommett

Mrs. Russell Glazer of St.Louis, Mo. editor of A.A.O.A.Record was our guest speakerfor the evening. Her talk on va-rious phases of a Doctor's Wifein Osteopathy was well appre-ciated by all the girls.

Each year the Club gives agift to the school. This year thegirls voted on giving an import-ant piece of equipment an "En-larger" to the Cancer Consulta-tior Clinic.

Convention time played an im-portant part in the Club's activi-ties. Our president Iva Dodsonwas asked to give a report on theclub's activities at the AnnualBusiness meeting of Iowa Auxili-ary to the American OsteopathicAssociation. Eight girls attendedthe Installation Luncheon held atthe Fort Des Moines Hotel. Someof the girls helped at the Regis-tration Desk. Others helped sellvarious novelties that the girlsdonated.

The girls take this opportunityto thank Charlene Abramson forthe fine work in making theSenior Banquet May 26, oneof the finest ever held. A wordof thanks to Frank Miles, ourhonored guest, for his fine talkon "The Better Half."

The Rummage Sale as reportedby its chairman Bea Phillips,proved to be a success. Thanksto all the girls who helped sellthat day and a special thanksto Margaret Crommett.

A word of appreciation to Edi-tor Hariett Ballenger and herStaff for their fine work on It'sStill News.

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An interesting program hasbeen arranged for the scientificsessions, with nationally knownneurologists, psychiatrists andneurosurgeons p a r t i c i pating.Denfinitely scheduled'are: PhillipDavis, certified neurologist ofBurbank, Calif.; Floyd E. Dunn,certified neuropsychiatrist ofKansas City, Mo.; Morton Hers-kowitz of Philadelphia, Pa.; D.C. Littlefield, certified psychia-trist (and president-elect of theA.C.N.) of Long Beach, Calif.;Ralph I. McRae, chairman of theDivision of Psychiatry of the DesMoines Still College of Osteopa-thy & Surgery of Des Moines,Iowa; Thomas J. Meyers, certi-fied psychiatrist of Pasadena,Calif.

Non-members of the AmericanCollege of Neuropsychiatristswho wish to attend the scientificsessions may do so by paying aregistration fee of $10.00 for thetwo sessions. Non-members ofthe American Osteopathic Asso-ciation and their Divisional So-ciety are not eligible to register.

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40 Wives of Students Course SuccessfulReceive PHT Degree

PHT - "Pushed HusbandThrough"-the degree which isawarded wives of Des MoinesStill College graduates-was con-ferred on 40 at a dinner at theEast Des Moines Club in DesMoines, May 26. Husbands wereguests.

New officers installed were:president, Mrs. Ralph C. Black-well; vice president, Mrs. OwenE. Sayers; secretary, Mrs. IrwinZ. Phillips; treasurer, Mrs. LeeJ. Walker.

Mrs. Sayers served charming-ly as toastmistress; Mrs. JohnM. Rolles offered the invocation;musical selections arranged byMrs. Robert L. Middleton weregiven by students of Lincolnschool; Mrs. Harry J. Brom gavethe toast to seniors; Mrs. T.Roy Massin responded; Dr. Ed-win F. Peters and Frank Milesspoke; Mrs. Blackwell presentedthe diplomas. and Mrs. WilliamJ. Belanger, Jr., voiced "Collect."

The Osteopathic Women's Clubof 83 members this year has donetruly remarkable service, espe-cially for children at the DesMoines Children's Home.

The club is recognized by theAuxiliary to the American Osteo-pathic Association. Its histori-an's book and news letter havebeen entered in the national con-test and its whole record reflectsoutstanding spirit and activitiesin the cause of Osteopathy.

Two million years from now thescientists can start a row by claimingthat the creatures of that period de-scended from Man.

Dr. Mary E. Golden, DesMoines, president of the Ameri-can College of Osteopathic Pedia-tricians, reports that the refresh-er course sponsored by the Mid-Continent Area Pediatricians atthe Hotel Kirkwood in DesMoines, May 11-12, was success-ful in all respects.

Attendance from a number ofstates and Iowa was excellent,all of the speakers scheduled de-livered creditably to close at-tention, the social features werekeenly enjoyed and publicity be-fore and during the course wasfine, Dr. Golden said.

07TGraduation time has passed

and the following I.T.S. membershave graduated.

M. Fischer, B. B. Baker, T.Wolf, L. Hoxie, M. Caldwell, C.Skrok. J. Morse, A. Dashiell.

To them we wish all of theluck in the world and offer oursincere congratulations.

The senior banquet had a fineturnout and a good time was hadby all. Tokens in behalf of thefraternity for a good job welldone were presented to pastpresidents T. Wolf and B. B.Baker by president RichardBallinger.

The alumni turnout was verygratifying and we hope they con-tinue to show interest in ourcoming activities.

It's part of the cure to wish to becured.-Seneca.

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Volume 29 JULY, 1951 Number 7

ABSTRACT OFPRESIDENT'S REPORT

toTHE CORPORATE BOARD

ofDES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY

AND SURGERYINTRODUCTION

This annual report of the President of the Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and Surgery for the fiscal year which terminatedMay 31, 1951, is for the fifty-second year of the school's existenceand the sixth annual graduation class of my administration.

The five previous annual commencements were during the yearswhen the world was at peace, and the school and its graduates couldplan for a peaceful professional future. Today, the picture has en-tirely changed and now we find ourselves in a world torn by strife,uncertainty, and war. Therefore, the future of the Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy and Surgery is faced with one of the graveproblems of its history.

This graveness is the result of our international unrest and un-certainty, our tremendous defense effort, additional recognition giventhe Osteopathic Profession from the Federal level, and the excessiveincreased cost of materials, supplies, and equipment, as well as de-mands for higher salaries on the part of the employed personnel ofthe college.

Students' tuition cannot carry the financial obligations for thecollege's present day standard of education. Every college of the heal-ing arts in the country today is faced with this same problem. Ourcolleges (Osteopathic and Medical), are faced with one of two coursesto pursue. Either immediately secure outside financial support whichwould augment the present day tuition charges by approximately twohundred per cent or reduce the present day standards of medical edu-cation. The latter course can never be followed.

At the beginning of this present administration an emergencyfinancial campaign was instituted in the city of Des Moines so thatthe college might complete its hospital which had just gotten underconstruction and to meet demands for the reorganization of the col-lege proper which had suffered an academic death during the waryears.

Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery had alwaysenjoyed an enviable scholastic reputation. My first responsibility tothe college and to the Osteopathic profession, therefore, was to seethat the ideals and standards of scholarship which had prevailedprior to the war years were restored and that scholarship which wouldequal our leading universities would characterize the future of thecollege. This has been done.AIMS OF THE COLLEGE

The aims of the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy andSurgery are in terms of the qualities of personality it develops in itsstudents, in terms of the contribution made to the health of this com-munity of which it is a part, and to the health of society in generalwherever its graduates may practice.1. The College aims therefore, to educate its students:

A. To the true principles of Osteopathic Medicine.B. To the placing of service to the welfare of society before

self.C. To have a fundamental appreciation for the values of

true science and to become motivated to the scientificapproach of research.

D. To achieve such preparation as will make for efficiencyand progressive improvement in their chosen profession.

2. The College also seeks for faculty members:A. Who are making worthy contributions to the field of

science.B. Who fully appreciate the various areas of human ex-

perience.C. Who will cooperate in developing the school of Osteo-

pathic Medicine.FACULTY

A hasty analysis of the faculty qualifications, student achieve-ments, research achievements and recognitions, curriculum offerings,and the expansion of the physical facilities can receive the approval

Bachman and McRae Dr. MinnickConvention Speakers O r d ered To

A efive DutvDr. Robert Bachman, former

chairman of the Department ofObstetrics and Gynecology andDr. Ralph I. McRae, chairman ofthe Division of Psychology, wereconvention speakers during theannual convention of the SouthDakota Society of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons held inSioux Falls, South Dakota June3, 4 and 5.

Dr. Bachman spoke on Man-agement Prenatal Pathologies,Osteopathic Technique and OfficeGynecology.

Dr. McRae spoke on "Use andMisuse of Sedatives and Nar-cotics in Neurotics," "PracticalTechnique in Psychology in Gen-eral Office Practice" and "Psy-chodynamics of the InvolutionalPatient and Its Management."

Dr. E. R. Minnick, a memberof the Department of OsteopathicMedicine, received active dutyorders Saturday, June 23, to re-port to San Antonio, Texas, onMonday, July 16, for active duty.

Dr. Minnick received his B.S.degree from Lebanon Valley Col-lege, Pennsylvania, in 1940, hisM.D. degree from the College ofPhysicians and Surgeons in Bos-ton, Massachusetts, in 1944, andhis D. 0. degree from Des MoinesStill College in 1949.

Dr. Minnick has been commis-sioned a captain in the ArmyMedical Corps. He will be givena military leave of absence fromDes Moines Still College of Oste-opathy and Surgery during hisperiod of military service.

of the masses and praise from those who are intimately acquaintedwith the exacting requirements of the Osteopathic profession.

The College has attempted to be careful in its selection of facultyand staff members. Today there is a total of 198 on the payroll of theCollege. The faculty of the college can be considered as an intellectu-ally productive group. They have been engaged in research, writingfor publications and appearing on the lecture platform. The follow-ing clearly reveals a portion of out of the classroom faculty activity.FACULTY APPEARANCES BEFORE LEARNED SOCIETIES AND

CONVENTIONS:Professor Gillaspy

1. Regional Anatomy meeting, Marquette University, No-vember 4. 1950 Cyclops-a demonstration.

2. A.O.A. Convention, Chicago, July, 1950.Cyclops-demonstrations of renal agenisis, reto-urethra fistula, nissl changes.

3. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Des Moines,October, 1950.a. "Anesthesia as it pertains to the Nervous

System."b. "Demonstrations of common variations and

special dissections."4. Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons,

Des Moines, May, 1950.a. Demonstration of research (same as two above)b. Models made by students.c. Wet specimens of special dissections and struc-

tures.d. Gift of Dr. H. V. Halliday.

Professor Gillaspy and Mr. Van Renterghem1. American Association of Anatomists, Wayne University,

April, 1951.a. Demonstrations: Crossed renal ectopia.

Dr. Enzmann1. Iowa Academy of Science (Zoology) Wartburg College,

April 22, 1951.a. Developmental abnormalities in Drosophila me-

lanozaster induced by ultra violet radiation.b. A lead destroying ant from Panama.

2. These three papers will appear in the annual proceedingsof the Iowa Academy of Science, 1951.

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b. Za-Ga-Zig Shrine"Russia"

c. Sercoma Club of Des Moines"Lecture on Army Ants"

Dr. Grumbach1. American College of Osteopathic Internists-Eastern

Study Group, April, 1950.a. "Neurophysiological Basis for an Osteopathic

Interpretation of Etiology in Internal Disease."2. American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, Des Moines,

October, 1950.a. "Physiology of the Biliary System"b. "Physiology of the Thyroid"c. "Physiology of the Intestinal Tract In Obstruc-

tion"3. American College of Osteopathic Anesthesiologists, April,

1950.a. "Conduction Block"

Dr. Wickens1. Atomic Medicine, D.M.S., September, 1950

a. "Histopathology of Radiation Disease"2. A.C.O.S. Convention, Des Moines, Iowa, October, 1950.

a. "Pathology of the Biliary System"b. "Pathology of Intestinal Obstruction"c. "Pathology of Thyroid Disease"

3. Symposium, D.M.S., November, 1950a. "The Collagen Diseases"

Dr. Moon1. Middle States Public Health Association, Des Moines,

May, 1950a. "What Should Laboratories do in Virus Disease?"

2. A.C.O.S. Convention, Des Moines, October, 1950a. "Bacteriology of the Biliary System"b. "Bacteriology of the Intestinal Tract in Obstruc-

tion."c. "Bacteriology-Thyroiditis"

Dr. DeNise1. Nation Convention of the American Osteopathic Associa-

tion in Chicago, July, 1950.a. "The Internist's Viewpoint on Present Day

Management of Hypertensive Vascular Disease."2. The National meeting of the American College of Osteo-

pathic Internists, Kansas City, October, 1950.a. "The Management of Lower Nephron Nephrosis."

Dr. McRae1. The American College of Neuropsychiatrists, Macon,

Missouri, July 8, 1950.a. "The Adrenal Gland, a Crossroads of Psychoso-

matic Medicine."2. The National Meeting of American College of Osteopathic

Internists, Kansas City, October 26, 1950.a. "The Psychodynamics of Secretory and Motor

Dysfunction of the Gastro-intestinal Tract."3. The Postgraduate Course in Obstetrics and Gynecology

at the Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery,February 13, 1951.

a. "The Psychiatric Aspect of the Involutional Fe-male."

4. The Ohio State Osteopathic Convention, May 7, 1951a. "Diagnostic Pitfalls in Neuropsychiatry."

5. The Midcontinental Division of Pediatricians of theAmerican College of Osteopathic Pediatricians, May 11-12, 1951.

a. "The Development of Personality in Infancy andChildhood"

b. "The Evaluation and Management of BehaviorProblems in Children."

Dr. Harkness1. The National Convention of the American Osteopathic

Association, July, 1950.a. Served as moderator of a symposium on "Hyper-

tensive Vascular Disease."2. Program Chairman for the National Meeting of the

American College of Osteopathic Internists in KansasCity, October, 1950.

3. Manning Osteopathic Hospital, July, 1950.a. "Atomic Medicine."

4. Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Osteopathic As-sociation, March, 1951.

a. "The Mismanagement of Anemia"b. "The Evaluation of the Hypertensive Patient"c. "What Constitutes Control of the Diabetic."

5. April, 1951, District 4, Iowa Osteopathic Associationa. '-The Use and Abuse of Steriod Hormones."

6. The Annual Convention of the Iowa Osteopathic Associa-tion, May, 1951

a. The Treatment of Casualties in Atomic War-fare."

Dr. Kimberly1. Northeast Missouri Osteopathic Association, Baring

Lake, Missouri August 10, 1950a. "Cranial Osteopathy."

2. The Canadian Osteopathic Association, Niagara Falls,Ontario, Canada, October 19-21, 1950

a. "Cranial Concept and Its Relation to the SpinalMechanism."

b. "Cranial Concept and Its Application to Prac-tice."

c. "Structural Examination."d. "Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System."

Dr. Ketman1. Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons,

Dr. Juni

1950.a. Radiological Interpretation of Diseases of Bone."

2. Atomic Medicine, May, 1950.a. "Radiation Dosage, Detection and Biological Ef-

fects."3. Symposium, Des Moines Still College, November, 1950.

a. Classification of Arthritis and X-Ray Therapy inthe Arthritides.

4. District Meeting, Rolfe, Iowa, April, 1951.a. "Diseases of the Chest."

1. O.C.O.O. Convention, Los Angeles, November, 1950.a. "Laryngitis and its Relation to Nose and Sinus."b. "The Early Diagnosis of Laryngeal Cancer."

Dr. Dresser1. A.O.A. Convention, Chicago, 1950.

a. Urological Pathology Associated with Hyper-tension."

Dr. Bachman1. Nebraska Osteopathic Association, Omaha, Nebraska,

September 25, 1950.a. "Uterine Bleeding."b. "Evaluation of the Findings in the Female

Pelvis."FACULTY PUBLICATIONS:DeNise, Dr. Richard P.

1. "The Internists Viewpoint on Present Day Managementof Hypertensive Vascular Disease." Journal of A.O.A.,December, 1950.

2. "Evaluation of the Uses of Sodium-free and Rice Diet inArteriol Hypertension." Journal of A.O.A., December,1950.

3. "The Management of Lower Nephron Neurosis" Journalof A.O.A.

Gillaspy, Prof. Carrie C. and Van Renterghem, Mr. O. J.1. "Crossed Renal Ectopia." Anatomy Record, V. 109, No. 2,

February, 1951.2. "A Case of Scoliosis with Associated Variations."

(Ready for Publication)Grumbach, Dr. Leonard

1. "A Neurophysiological Basis for an Osteopathic Inter-pretation of Etiology in Internal Disease." Journal ofA. O.A., 50:155-165, 1950

Harkness, Dr. Stuart F.1. "Differential Diagnosis of Hemolytic Disease and Hy-

patic Insufficiency." Journal of A.O.A., January, 1951.Juni, Dr. Raymond B.

1. "Laryngitis and its Relations to the Nose and Sinuses."Journal of A.O.A., April, 1951

Kimberly, Dr. Paul E.1. "Modus Operandi of Cranial Lesions." Yearbook, Acade-

my of Applied Osteopathy, 1951.McRae, Dr. Ralph I.

1. "Psychiatry" Osteopathic Profession, XVII, No. 9, June,1950.

2. "The Adrenal Gland-A Crossroads of PsychosomaticMedicines." Journal of A.O.A, December, 1950.

3. "Some Aspects of Handling the Child Behavior Problem."Journal of A.O.A., March, 1951.

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4. "Spare. the Rod," Osteopathic Magazine, October, 1950.5. "Upon Rocks of Adolescence." Osteopathic Magazine,

December, 1950.6. "Good Children Aren't Born." Osteopathic Magazine,

December, 1950.7. A Series of Five Articles Appearing in the Log Book,

July, September, November, 1950, and January andApril, 1951.

FACULTY RESEARCHAnatomy

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5.6.7.8.

CyclopsVagi NN in Rats, Cats, Monkeys-to determine if thefibers cross in the esophageal plexeses.Study Nissl Changes in Cold-blooded forms 15-22-35-43-60days.Study Nissl Changes in Superior Olive following resec-tion of 7th and 8th Cranial Nerves.Nissl Changes in Motor Cranial Nuclei in Rat.Crossed renal ectopia; fused type (Van Renterghem)Renal Agenesis.A case of extreme scoliosis with associated variations.

Histology and Embryology1. Regeneration of ovarian tissue.2. False Hermaphrodifism (Chu).3. Spacing of embryos in uterine horns (Rosen).4. Chemical Attraction between egg and sperm.5. X-Ray and U.V. produced somatic mutations and ab-

normalities.6. Life span of various type of graafian follicles (Rosen).7. Nerve degeneration (Grumbach).8. Temperature regulation in newly born rats (Grumbacb)

Physiology1. An analysis of the Reflex Activity of the Spinal Muscu-

lature in Cats.2. The Effect of Carbon Dioxide and the Bicarbonate Ion on

Peripheral Nerve.3. The Effect of Carbon Dioxide and the Bicarbonate Ion on

Myoneural Transmission.Note: The names of collaborators for each problem in parenthesis

FACULTY RESIGNATIONSDuring the past year the following faculty resignations have

been tendered:Dr. Genevieve Stoddard, Instructor in the Department of Obstet-

rics and Gynecology. Effective date of resignation October 15, 1950.Dr. Stoddard is at present engaged in private practice in the city ofDes Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Frederic A. McAllister, Associate Professor of Surgery andChief of Staff of Still Osteopathic Hospital. Effective date of resigna-tion, January 26, 1951. Dr. McAllister is at present engaged in privatepractice in the city of Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Francis C. Colien, Associate Professor of Parasitology in theDepartment of Public Health, resigned from the faculty as of March1, 1950. Extremely poor health made it imperative that Dr. Colienretire from active service to the teaching profession.

Dr. Arthur L. Wickens, Assistant Professor of Pathology andChairman of the Department of Pathology, resigned from his posi-tion with the college on March 10, 1951. Dr. Wickens accepted theposition as Head of the Department of Pathology of the Mt. ClemensOsteopathic Hospital, Mt. Clemens, Michigan.

Dr. Robert 0. Bachman recently resigned as Professor of Ob-stetrics and Gynecology and Head of the Department of Obstetricsand Gynecology. Effective date of his resignation is June 10, 1951.Dr. Bachman has made a great contribution to Osteopathic Educa-tion. He first became a teacher at the college in July, 1917, and sincethat date to the present time he has enjoyed an enviable reputation asa teacher and a scholar. Ill health prompted the resignation on thepart of Dr. Bachman. He will engage in private practice in the cityof Des Moines, Iowa.

FACULTY APPOINTMENTSDr. Walter E. Heinlen of Joplin, Missouri, was appointed to the

faculty as Associate Professor of Surgery, Chairman of the Depart-ment and Coordinator of Professional Services in Still Osteopathic

Hospital. Dr. Heinlen joins our faculty well prepared for the re-sponsibilities which will be his. He is a graduate of the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy and Surgery, certified as a surgeon bythe American Osteopathic Association, and a Fellow in the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Surgeons. He had done a considerable amountof postgraduate study in recent years. Only last year, he spent sev-eral months in postgraduate study in Austria.

Mr. Lawrence Staples, M.A., University of New Hampshire, has,during the past year, been added to the Physiology Department as alaboratory instructor; and

Mrs. Teauline Raley, AB., University of Texas, served as physi-ology research technician.

Mr. Wendell R. Fuller-One of the most important additions tothe faculty in recent years has been the appointment to the collegefaculty of Mr. Wendell R. Fuller as Registrar and Coordinator ofVeterans Affairs. Mr. Fuller, a graduate of Drake University, withgraduate work at Washington and Lee University and Drake Uni-versity, was Training Facilities Officer for the Veterans Administra-tion for five years prior to joining our faculty. This experience andtraining has proven invaluable in his present office.Other appointments to be made in the near future are:

a. Pathologistb. Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Headc. Bio-chemist.d. Instructor in Bacteriology and Parasitology.

STUDENT PERSONNELThe 1950-51 academic year has been a most interesting and suc-

cessful year with a maximum student enrollment. Problems with thestudent body have been exceptionally few and student accomplish-ments have been above expectation. A college should be a communityof scholars disseminating knowledge which would banish ignorance andprepare the student for a useful serviceable life to his community,his nation and his God as well as educate the student in the true princi-ples of Osteopathic Medicine; to develop an appreciation for the val-ues of true science; and to achieve such preparation as will make forefficiency and progressive improvement in their chosen profession.

The following tables prepared by the Registrar's Office revealsa splendid statistical analysis of the college's student body.

TABLE IClass Enrollment Fall Semester 1950-51

Freshman ............ .. 70Sophomore ..... ...... . 68Junior B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Junior A ............. . 34Senior ........ ... . . 55Senior A ........ 19Special Students ............ 6

TOTAL .. . 299

TABLE IIClass Enrollment Spring Semester 1951

Freshman ....... 62Sophomore ........ 67Junior .47Senior B ..... . 35Senior A .55Special Students . . . . . 3

TOTAL .. . 269The average Pre-Professional Training of the student body en-

rolled in the College this past year was 3.19 years. During the aca-demic year 19 seniors were graduated in October 1950; 8 studentswere dropped for poor scholarship; 2 were recalled to active militaryservice; 1 student dropped out of school for health reasons and 4 stu-dents discontinued their studies of their own volition.

There were 152 Veterans enrolled in DMSCOS during the schoolyear. 136 were under P.L. 346 and 16 under P.L. 16. The student bodythis year came from 32 states and 9 foreign countries.STUDENT COUNSELING

Much time and effort has been devoted during the year to ournew program of student counseling under the Direction of Dean JohnB. Shumaker. The counseling panel for each class spends many longhours in the discharge of their responsibilities. In addition to eachclass counseling panel, the student activities committee under thechairmanship of Dr. Paul E. Kimberly has been constantly takingthe pulse of the student body at large.EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

Late last fall the U.S. Public Health Service, (Division of CancerControl) extended an invitation to the six Osteopathic Colleges tosubmit their respective applications for a Federal Teaching Grant inCancer. The Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy and Surgery,through the efforts of Dr. Stuart F. Harkness, prepared a proposedcancer teaching program for submission. This spring we were notified

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that the college had been awarded a grant for the ensuing year, thestipend of the grant being $25,000. This recognition from the Federallevel carried with it certain grave responsibilities. However, the stu-dents and the Osteopathic profession will both profit educationallyfrom this addition to the academic program of the college.

Throughout the year, the Dean and the Registrar have devotedmuch time and study to a revision of the curriculum. They have spentmany hours in conference with Departmental chairmen analyzingcertain academic changes, changes which will re-evaluate coursecredit, subject content and emphasis, as well as assignment of thecourses in the total curriculum and the inter-correlation of the sub-ject matter of the basic science and clinical years.

Dr. Paul E. Kimberly, Chairman of the Student Affairs Com-mittee of the faculty and his committee have made a most commend-able showing in analyzing the weaknesses of the Clinic. The recom-mendations of these respective studies, as soon as they are completedwill greatly improve undergraduate education at the college. Educa-tion is progressive and the Des Moines Still College of Osteopathyand Surgery will continually make analysis of its program of edu-cation.HOSPITAL EXTERN SERVICE

The fourth year of the college course is composed of a summersession followed by two semesters. The Senior class is divided intotwo divisions during each semester. One half of the class remains inclass room session while the other half is on hospital extern service.In addition to the Still Osteopathic Hospital, the college is fortunatein having the following hospitals affiliated with the college.

Des Moines General Hospital.Wilden Osteopathic Hospital.Doctor's Hospital of Columbus, Ohio.Still Hildreth Sanitarium of Macon, Missouri.

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATIONDuring the past two semesters, the courses of study which lead

primarily to a license in Surgery have been well attended.Enrollments have been as follows:Fall semester Number of Doctors enrolledGross Anatomy . ......... 10Physiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Phychosomatic Problems ......... . 10Spring SemesterAnesthesiology . . .... . 10Neuroanatomy .............. 8Obstetrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

It is doubtful if this postgraduate course of instruction will beused by an appreciable number of doctors for the purpose of acquiringadvanced degrees. Its principle function, from their viewpoint, is toprepare them academically for the license in Surgery.

The Fall semester of 1951 will complete the two year scheduleas originally scheduled. Extensive thought must be exercised beforethe program can be extended.HOSPITAL

Last November, Mr. D. C. Clark, the hospital administrator, wasrecalled to active military service. Mr. A. C. Parmenter, who had

served for 23 years on the administrative staff of Methodist Hospitalin this city was employed as the new administrator of the Still Osteo-pathic Hospital. Mr. Parmenter's background of experience and first-hand knowledge of hospital problems has proven most valuable to ourinstitution.ALUMNI

Students, upon graduation, become alumni. A strong alumni as-sociation is an absolute necessity for a college. This past year hasseen the Almuni Association of our college demonstrating more in-terest and activity than it has for the past several years. The AlumniAssociation, under the leadership of Dr. Jean F. LeRoque, the Na-tional President, and Dr. E. S. Honsinger, the National Secretary andTreasurer, will continue to show growth and contributions to the ad-vancement of Osteopathic education.

In the interest of creating alumni with an intelligent devotion tothe college with an inner disposition to be loyal, we have startedtheir education as alumni while they are still students. The degreeof pride and loyalty with which a student graduates from college willdetermine largely the pride and loyalty he manifests as an alumnus.

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTSThe past academic year has been one of major advances and im-

provements for the physical plant. Among the more notable changeswhich have enhanced the teaching efficiency of the institution areas follows:

a. Continued improvement and remodeling of the Clinic building.b. The construction of a most modern research laboratory for

the department of Physiology.c. Enlarging the Bacteriology laboratory and the construction

of a bacteriological research laboratory.d. Enlarging the Osteopathic technique laboratory.e. Remodeling the general administrative offices and the con-

struction of a general conference and Board of Trusteesroom.

f. Minor changes in the hospital such as moving the adminis-trator's office to the general lobby, creating three additionalprivate rooms, and constructing a record room.

g. Installing a modern laundry in the Clinic building which willamortize itself in approximately eighteen months.

h. Remodeling one of the apartments in the Clinic building forthe Tumor Clinic.

i. Removing the old houses in the 800 block of Sixth Avenueand creating a parking lot for the students.

j. Joining the heating system of the Clinic to that the college.PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT

It would be impossible for me to close without expressing myprofound gratitude and appreciation to the members of the professionand to the public-spirited individuals who have made financial con-tributions to the institution during the past year. The total amountcontributed for the fiscal year was $45,577.56. It is true that thisamount is much less than was anticipated, and is a smaller amountthan we shall need during the next year if we are going to advanceprofessionally or even maintain our present educational level.June 28, 1951.

Respectfully submitted,Edwin F. Peters, Ph.D.

President.

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Dr. LeRoquePresents New Plan

At the Still College AlumniBanquet in Milwaukee, Dr. Jean.F. LeRoque, President of the Na-tional Alumni Association read aplan formulated by Dr. E. S.Honsinger, Secretary of the Na-tional Alumni Association, set-


Tumor ClinicSymposia

The Tumor Committee of StillCollege of Osteopathy and Sur-gery presented the first of a se-ries of monthly symposia on Can-cer on July 26, 1951, at 3:00p. m.

The subject of this symposiumwas "Cancer of the Lung" andwas composed of the followingsubjects and speakers.The Problem of Lung Cancer-

HowaLrd A. Graney, D. O.The Etiology of Cancer of the

Lung - Richard P. DeNise,D. O.

The Roentgen Diagnosis of Can-cer of the Lung-Henry J. Ket-

man, D. O.What Does Bronchoscopy Have

to Offer in the Diagnosi,s ofCancer of the Lung?-Ray-mond B. Juni, D. O.

Treatment of Cancer of theLung - Walter E. Heinlen,D. 0.

Essentials of Preoperative Eval-uation-Stuart F. Harkness,D. 0.

Summary-Howard A. Graney,D. 0.This was attended by 85 stu-

dents and practicing physiciansin the Des Moines area.

The second of this series ofsymposia wyas held on August16, 1951, at 3:00 p. m. It was


Items of InterestDr. Ralph I. McRae of the Di-

vision of Psychiatry. Dr. HenryKetman, Division of Radiology,and Dr. A. L. Wickens, until re-cently of the Department ofPathology, received their certifi-cations in their respective spe-cialties from the Board of Trus-tees of the American Osteopathi2Association at the Convention inMilwaukee.

Congratulations to each ofthese men.

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Dr. Bruce Farmer, Departmentof Radiology of Wilden Osteo-pathic Hospital of this city, re-ceived his certification from theBoard of Trustees of the Ameri-can Osteopathic Association atthe Convention in Milwaukee.

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Dr. Rachel Woods was electedPresident of the College of Osteo-

Still Osteopathic Hospital hasbeen picketed since July 23, whensix laundry workers, members ofthe Laundry Workers and DryCleaners Local 104 A.F. of L,went on strike to protest the hos-pitai's failure to negotiate a un-ion contract covering them.

Dr. E. F. Peters, President ofStill College and hospital staffmembers started doing the workof the striking laundry employeesafter efforts to have the laundrydone at a loral self-service laun-dry failed due to a threatenedstrike at the firm by an agentof the laundry union.

Since the strike started, uniontruck drivers for several DesMoines food and supply compa-nies have refused to cross thepicket line and deliver necessarygoods to the hospital.

Injunction Is ObtainedOn Monday, August 6, District

Judge Loy Ladd signed a tempor-ary injunction against six DesMoines truck drivers' unions.The injunction prohibits truckersfrom "refusing to carry out thelawful orders of their employersand to deliver all merchandise"ordered by the hospital.

A hearing will be held on Sep-tember 17, 1951 to determinewhether the temporary ordershould be made permanent.

The petition for the injunctionclaimed the actions of the uniontruck drivers constituted "an il-legal secondary boycott to forceand require the hospital to com-ply with the demands of andemploy members of the LaundryWorkers land Dry Cleaners Local104."

The petition further statedthat the hospital would "sufferheavy financial loss and irrepar-able damages" and the safetyand welfare of the public wouldbe endangered if truckers con-tinued to refuse to make deliv-eries.

pathic Pediatricians at the Am-erican Osteopathic AssociationConvention in Milwaukee.

Dr. Mary E. Golden was elect-ed to the Board of Governors ofthe College of Osteopathic Pedia-tricians.

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President Edwin F. Peters was;elected President of the Ameri-can Association of OsteopathicColleges at the Convention inMilwaukee.



Post Graduate EducationProgram

Sept. 5 to Jan. 25, 1952

Des Moines Still College of 'Osteopathy & Surgery announcesits 4th session of Postgraduate Education with the followingofferings:

Rad'ology-2 semester hours credit. (3rd hour optional)H. J. Kitman, D.O.

Certified by the American Osteopathic Boardof Radiology

A course concerned primarily with the principles of filminterpretation, and radiation therapy; film and slide demon-stration,

Mondays 7-9 P. M. 1st Class Sept. 10, 1951Tuition. $50.00 ($25.00 for additionzal hour)

General Surgery-3 semester hours credit.Walter E. Heinlen, D. 0.

Certified by the American Osteopathic Boardof Surgery

A composite series of lectures in General Surgery, E.E.N.T.,Orthopedics, Urology and Proctologv, with the assistance ofDrs. R. B. Juni, R. O. Fagen, H. E. Dresser, B. E. Poun-stone

Friday 7-10 P M. First Class Sept. 7, 1951Tuition $75.00

Pathology-3 semester hours credit.A course of study in general pathology at the graduate level.(Instructor and time of first class meeting will be announcedat a later date.)

Wednesdays 7-10 P. M.Tuition $75.00

Registrants for all courses must present transcriptsof credit showing graduation from an approved Osteo-pathic college (graduates of D. M. S. C. 0. S. excepted,)

Any or all courses may be taken for credit. Creditcannot be allowed if attendance in any course falls be-low 80%.

No courses will be given if the class membership isbelow eight students.

Registration shall be completed on or before Septem-ber 7th through the office of W. R. Fuller, Registrar.

John B. Shumaker, Ph. D., Dean

ResidencyAvailable

Residency available at oncein Obstetrics and Gynecology.Write John B. Shumaker, Ph.D., Dean, for ,applicationblank.

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College Administrator

Maintaining academic stand-ards, improving teaching tech-niques, selecting faculty memberswho are outstanding in thilrparticular specialties, maintain-ing a good public relations pro-gram within the community andother states, keeping a close con-tact with the alumni of the col-lege, and working around theclock throughout the year tryingto raise money to help balancethe college budget, are only afew of the expected duties of acollege administrator.

Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery had anew experience on Monday morn-ing, July 23d, 1951, when the sixlaundry workers at Still 'Osteo-pathic Hospital went on strike inprotest of the administration'srefusal to negotiate a union con-tract. The strikers are mem-bers of the Des Moines LaundryWorkers an d Dry CleanersUnion, an affiliate of the AF ofL.

The college laundry- was in-stalled last spring as an economymeasure for the hospital and theclinic. This college, like manyother institutions of the medicalprofession throughout the UnitedStates, is annually operating ata great loss. The installation ofthe laundry was 'a medium de-vised to help reduce overhead ex-pense and absorb a small portionof the operation cost.

During the last year and sincethe building of the hospital in.1946, the hospital has contributedgreatly to charity in the City ofDes Moines. At the time of thewriting of this larticle, the hos-pital is maintaining its highstandard of service to the pa-tients in the institution eventhough supplies for the hospitalcannot be delivered and it isnecessary for members of thestaff to bring in the necessarysupplies such as milk land ice.

The situation now facing thecollege hospital is not entirelyunique among the hospitals ofthe city of Des Moines, for onthe day that the strike was called'at the college hospital' GovernorWilliam S. Beardsley called ameeting of the executive Com-mittee of the Board of the IowaLutheran Hospital informingthem that he had received a let-ter from the Laundry WorkersUnion asking that a board of ar-bitration be chosen to considerthe question of a labor contractwith that hospital.

Should the strike continue overa lengthy period, it is possiblethat the professional service tothe ill of this community will begreatly curtailed.

If and when you changeyour address, please notifythe LOG BOOK promptly.

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entitled "CGancer of the St::"and was composed of the f'olloviw-ing subjects and speakers:The Problem of Gastric Cancer-

Richard P. DeNise, D. 0.,Chairman,

The Pathoggnesis of Cancer ofthe Stomach-Stuart F. Hark-ness, D. 0.

The Diagnosis of Gastric CancerRoentgenologic Aspects-Henry

J. Ketman, D. O.Clinical and G'astroscopic As-pects - Walter E. Heinlen,D. O.Biochemical Changes in Gas-tric Cancer-Max Stettner, M.S.

The Management of Cancer ofthe Stomach-Howard A. Gra-ney, D. O.These and the succeeding sym-

posia are made possible by agrant from the United StatesPublic Health Service for theUndergraduate Teaching of Can-cer. Osteopathic physicians arecordially invited to attend theseinteresting symposia which willbe held each month throughoutthe year.

Academy ContestWinner

Harold E. Foster a junior stu-dent in Still College has beenlawarded third prize in the thirdannual essay contest sponsoredby the Academy of AppliedOsteopathy according to an an-nouncement made by Dr. ThomasL. Northup, Chairman of theAcademy Essay Contest Commit-tee.

This contest is open to under-graduate students in osteopathiccolleges with awards granted forthe three best essays. This yearthe subject was "The Role of theOsteopathic Lesion in Functionaland Organic Adrenal Diseases."

Mr. Foster as winner of thethird prize will receive either$50.00 cash or $75.00 tuitioncredit in any Graduate Instruc-tion course offered by the Acad-emy within five years from thedate of the contest.

Our congratulations Mr. Fos-ter.

LAMANNI JOINSSHIMODA AT

OSTEOPATHIC CENTRE

Dr. K. George Shimoda has an-nounced the association of Dr.Charles Limanni with the Mar-shalltown Osteopathic Centre ,at533 N. 3rd st., Marshalltown, Ia.

Dr. Limanni holds degreesfrom the University of Massa-chusetts and the Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery, and hasthe rank of Lieutenant (jg) inthe USN reserve. He is a mem-ber of the American Osteopathicassociation and the Iowa Societyof Osteopathic Physicians andSurgeons.

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Passes AwayWp9d has been received that

Dr. B. P. Shepherd (NationalOsteopathic 97-Des Moines StillCollege '98) passed away July16, 1951.

The letter in part reads, "I amsure that you will be interestedto know that even in the last fewdays of his life, although notconsciously aware of his actions,Dr. Shepherd was still impartingosteopathic treatments to thearms and shoulders of thosewithin reach. He remained atrue osteopath until the end."

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ting forth the ideal way to fi-nance gifts to the-old Alma Ma-ter. It was simply that eachdoctor would send to his almamater $10.00 or $15.00 eachmonth upon receipt of a billingfrom the college office. Whilethis amount is small, it wouldmean much in helping the collegeto meet its growing demands.

As soon as the banquet wasover Dr. Gerald A. Dierdorff ofMedford, Oregon, who has al-ready given most substantiallyto the college in the past, cameforward and said to PresidentPeters, "I want to be the first toadopt this plan. Please bill mefor $15.00 each month."

Soon after Dr. John H. Vossof Albert Lea, Minnesota, an-other faithful giver in the past,stated that he wished to be in-cluded in the same program.

Surely, many members of thealumni and profession will wishto follow the example set bythese two doctors.

HELP!The librarian has all of the

copies of the Log Book except:Vol. 1 No. 1 Feb. 1, 1923

4 Mar. 15, 192318 Nov. 1, 192322 Dec. 15, 192323 Jan. 1, 192324 Jan. 15, 192325 Feb. 1, 192429 April 1, 1924

Vol. 2 No. 1 July 15, 1924Vol. 4 No. 22 May 15, 1927Vol. 6 No. 12 Jan. 1, 1929

Can you help her? She wishesto have a complete file of LogBooks bound for the library.They are invaluable ias a matterof record. If you have any orall copies please send them in.Mrs. Kenderdine will appreciateyour kindness.

Study in AustriaDr. A. W. Dennis, surgery;

Dr. Verne J. Wilson eye, ear,nose and throat; and Dr. LeoLuka, pathology, all of WildenOsteopathic hospital in DesMoines, returned recently fromthree weeks' special study in a250-bed hospital in Lenz, Austria.

Kirksville College of Osteopa-thy & Surgery dedicated its newmillion dollar hospital on June 7and 8. The hospital was built byfederal grant 'and gifts of stu-dents, alumni and friends.

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Osteopathic Hospital of Phila-delphia, Pennsylvania purchasedthe complete facilities of the Wo-men's Homeopathic hospital ofNorth Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania. The overall bed capacityis 213.

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Glendale Community Hospital,Glendale, California dedicatedits new $750,000 three-story steeland concrete wing on June 24.This addition adds 50 beds to ex-isting hospital facilities. Fundswere raised through professionaland public donations.

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Grandview Hospital in Dayton,Ohio is being enlarged by a newaddition which will bring its to-tal hospital capacity to 150 beds.Funds for the construction wereraised by public subscription inDayton and other communities.

D. O.'s Benefit InWest Virginia Law

Legilslation has been passed inWest Virginia which clarifies thestatus of osteopathic practice andinsures full practice rights inthat state. The new law be-came effective June 3, 1951,having been signed by the Gov-ernor after the measure hadbeen passed by the Senate witha vote of 24 to 4 and the Housewith an 80 to 4 vote.

The new law, requiring annualre-registration, insures full prac-tice rights for osteopathic phy-sicians in the state of West Vir-ginia. Of particular interest isthe section which requires thatall applicants for licensure inWest Virginia shall show evi-dence of having completed an ap-proved internship. A requisitefor license renewal is attendance'at an annual refresher coursesponsored by the Board of Ex-aminers.

Lay Gift toStill College

Within the last month, Mr. A.E. Reynolds. Administrator forthe Estate of the late Miss Eliza-beth E. Beck, presented to theCollege $1000.00 to purchase anew blood bank for the Still Os-teopathic Hospital. This was re-quested by Miss Beck who hadreceived some sixty blood trans-funsions during the last fewyears of- her life.

Miss Beck was a proof readerfor the Register & Tribune forabout ten years and served asRecording Secretary of the localchapter of the TypographicalUnion.

Miss Beck was also a very ac-tive member of the First BaptistChurch of this city.

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Uses and Misuses of Sedation inMangement of Neurotic Patients

Ralph Irving McRae, D.O.Chairman, Division of Psychiatry

The problem of when to give asedative and when to give aplacebo or give nothing whatever is always a question of vitalimportance in the managementof the emotionally disturbed pa-tient. It is characteristic of theneurotic personality who is beingattended by his physician to ex-pect some type of specific treat-ment for his symptoms. A pillis just about what he has inmind and is -all too often justwhat he gets only in multiplenumbers or in "repeat" prescrip-tions. This type of patientcharacteristically is unwilling toface his problem honestly, re-fuses to accept the real diagnosisand is often unable to compre-hend the basic significance of hisproblem. Because the patientexpects medication and becausethe physician for many reasonsfinds it the easiest way out, seda-tion is given in vast quantitiesover this country for 'a widerange of functional disturbancesas "treatment" for such symp-toms. The already troubled cor-tex, thalamus ana hypotiaiamnusare now to be clouded over in asmoke screen of toxic confusionby a drug which stops the func-tion of just enough cells of thenervous system to further dis-organize the switch board ofreason and of normal metabol-ism. In many of these patient'sminds this is the treatmentwhich the physician prescribedand therefore it is an authorita-tive "treatment" which the pa-tient feels justified in repeatingad lib. If this is what the doctorordered then it has to be rightand certainly it can't hurt any-one. "Treatment" to such peopleis a kind of magic which thephysician performs and whichhelps the patient to avoid facinghis problems by making his dis-ease "real". If we give some-thing "real" as a cure for thesymptoms then the symptomsmust be of some "real" nature.This gives the patient just theassurance he wants 'and he learnsto feel quite secure in the con-viction that there is something"really" wrong with himself.

This brings us to a rather im-portant problem which should beclarified at the outset of thisdiscussion. There are a largepumber of phrases which 'are

rather loosely used in clinicalpractice relative to this prob-lem. These include "There isnothing really the matter withyou", "It's all in your head, for-get it", "You just imagine thesethings", "It's just your nerves","It must be your menopause",and a host of other irrelevant'and somewhat inane observa-tions. These are taken home bythe patient as the final answer,as a diagnosis! It is almostfabulous what patients do withsuch diagnostic phraseology. Onepatient told me that the doctorsaid it was all in her head soshe wondered what was wrongwith her head and had an x-rayand an electro-encephalogramand promptly became much moredisturbed, and finally deciaed-hemeant she was crazy! For thepatient who is suffering theagonies of the damned to be toldthat there is nothing "wrong"with him is a kind of miscar-riage of common sense and cer-tainly makes the patient wonderat our wisdom and sanity.

Thus the two extremes oftreating the symptoms as if theywere organic symptoms with se-dation or making a diagnosis ofnothing being wrong are equallydisturbing, distorting and con-fusing to the patient and mayincrease rather than decrease thebasic problem. It is also im-portant to keep in mind thatthese physical symptoms whichare functional: these vague achesand pains, these parasthesiasand visceral dysfunctions are allquite "real" in the sense thatthey are the result of nerve im-pulses in both motor and sensorypathways. Emotions are funda-mentally little more than sensa-tions arising from hypertonicsmooth muscle in hollow viscera,and somatic structures. Suchhypertonus of smooth musclearise from psychic affective con-flict in higher cerebral centers.It is, of course for this reasonthat sedatives 'are effective incontrolling the majority of suchsymptoms during the height oftheir pharmacological action. Italso would suggest that suchsymptomatic treatment does notreach the true etiology but onlytemporarily disorganizes func-tion. The psychic level of con-flict is the true etiology and toignore this by such treatment, orto deny it as being non-existantis one of the most amazing para-doxes of therapeutic injustice,

Lay Gift toKirksville College

Kirksville College of Osteopa-thy and Surgery is the recipientof a gift of $5000 for student aidfrom the estate of the late IdaMay Sigafoos, a patient of Dr.E. N. Ingh'am, of Beatrice, Ne-braska. This substantial gift bystipulation of the will is "to beused only for the assistance andeducation of needy students."

Former PatientWrites

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Drs. PetersDresserHarkness: -and all con-cerned at Still OsteopathicHospital

Since I am a. "repeat perform-ance" I am anxious for you toknow how happy I am with thewonderful care and attention Ireceived during my recent staywith you at Still.

Everyone was simply grand,the nurses from chiefs to thelowest classed were all so verykind and considerate of my everyneed.

And I'm afraid they even ca-tered to my whims. I shall notforget to give pnaise also to thecooks who were eager to pleasemy finicky appetite.

Again I say had I been aqueen with a jeweled crown Icouldn't have been better caredfor. And I shall be eternallygrateful to you each and everyone, interns included.

There's simply no comparisonbetween Still of 1947 and theStill of today. It just doesn'tseem like the same place.

And I'm wishing every thinggood for "you alls". Under pres-ent mangement it is a good placeto go to get rid of your ills.

Sincerely a well wisher,Alitia Lowry /s/

D. A. V. HonorsFrank Miles

The Iowa Department of TheDisabled American Veterans attheir 28th annual conventionheld in Davenport. Ia., June 8, 9,10 adopted and presented thefollowing resolution to Mr. FrankMiles.

WHEREAS, outstanding ser-vice has been rendered by FrankMiles to the Disabled AmericanVeterans of Iowa through radiobroadcasts on W H O withoutany expense whatsoever, and

WHEREAS, his representingof the D. A. V. on legislationhas been exceedingly efficient,therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that thedepartment express thanks andappreciation to Frank Miles forhis untiring, generous, faithfuland outstanding service to theD. A. V. of Iowa and hopes hemay continue in our behalf.

William D. Allbright,Burlington, Iowa,Chairman, ResolutionsCommittee.

Mr. Miles is Public RelationsCounselor for the Iowa Osteo-pathic Association.

Two D.O.'s AreTeam Physicians forProfessionalFootball Team

Two Pennsylvania Osteopathicphysicians have been appointedas team physicians for the Beth-lehem Bulldogs of the AmericanPro Football league.

Mr. William B. Cass, presidentof the team, sponsored by LehighValley Sports, Inc., announcedrecently that Dr. John R. Newell,Bethlehem, and Dr. R o b e r tFriedman, Allentown, would takeover the doctor's duties.

As Dr. Newell practices in thehome town of the team he willtake charge of off-the-field treat-ment. Dr. Friedman will be onhand for all practice sessions andall games.

In Memo;riamMembers deceased since Chicago Convention

Allen, Robert M., DMS '33; Mount Clemens, Mich., May 16, 1951Hannan, D. Edward, DMS '15; Perry, Iowa, November 9, 1950Kerr, Janet M., SSS '02 & AS'O '06; Milwaukee, Wis., Decem-

ber 21. 1950 (Honorary Life Member)Lewis, Eugene M., DMS '50; Des Moines, Iowa, January 12,

1951Niemann, John A., DMS '16; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, July 16, 1950Rinabarger, I. W., DMS '11; Keosauqua, Iowa, October 15, 1951Seaman, Kent L., SSS '04 & LA '17; Los Angeles, Calif., Octo-

ber 12, 1950Skidmore, LeRoy, DMS '27; Detroit, Mich., December 28, 1950Walters, Iriving H., DMS '39; Grand Rapids 7, Mich., July 6,

1950Weed, 0. G., SSS '05; St. Joseph, Mo., October 21, 1950

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L. O. G. Fraternity

At the final meeting before thesummer intermission new offi-cers were elected, they are:

President, Edward LevineVice President, Ron

LawrenceSecretary, Milt MarmonTreasurer. Don Rosman

Congratulations to Gil Strikson his marriage to Miss BettySchatz on July 15 and to MikeMagen on his engagement to MissRuth Sherman of Des Moines.

The first mid-western meetingof the National L. '0. G. was heldin Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sun-day, July 15, 1951.

Congratulations to Ed Levineon his marriage to Miss BarbaraBrenner of Portland, Maine onAugust 21 and also to Ron ILaw-rence on his marriage to MissEleanor Brody of Des Moines onAugust 19.

Though no summer meetingsof L.O.G. have been held, allmembers are "standing by" togreet the new freshman classwhich looks to be a fine one.

O. W. C. C.

Auxiliary to American Osteo-pathic Association News LetterContest Award 1950-1951 Dis-trict entirely auxiliary mimeo-graphed-was awarded to Mrs.Ralph Blackwell, who represent-ed the O. W. C. C. 'at the conven-tion in Milwaukee. Congratula-tions to Mrs. Richard Ballingerand her staff for their fine workon the publication.

Registrar AttendsUniversity of

Omaha

Wendell R. Fuller, Registrarof Still College was a member oftihe class enrolled in a course en-ttiled, "College Business Manage-ment for Colleges and Small Uni-versities" 'at the University ofOmaha. Omaha, Nebraska July30 through August 4.

Of the sixty-three members ofthe class, who came from twenty-seven states to attend the 2ndannual session of this course,Mr. Fuller was the only memberfrom an osteopathic college.

Lectures presented by mem-b1ers of the faculty, nationallyknown figures in the field ofhigher education, were:

Basic Lectures in FinancialAdministration, including discus-soons of Administrative Organi-zation land all phases of the busi-ness management of higher edu-cational institutions.

Dr. John Dale Russell-Direc-tor of the Higher :Education Di-vision, U. S. Office of Educa-tion.

Current National Problemsand Their Implications for High-er Education-James L. McCas-kill-Co-ordinator of the Na-tional Conference for DefenseMobilization of Education.

Budget Preparation and Con-trol - Raymond W. Kettler -Comptroller-Purdue University,Lafayette. Indiana.

Purchasing in Small Colleges-Gerald Henderson - BusinessManager-Vanderbilt University,Nashville, Tennessee.

PSA News

At a recent reorganizationmeeting the following were elect-ed to office in the Gamma Chap-ter of the Scholastic Honor So-city.

President Arden FindlayVice-Pres.-James

HaffendenSecretary - Glynn RaleyTreasurer-Joseph SageReporter-Harry Brown

A group of members of P S A,including retiring president Jo-seph Herman, and our SponsorDr. Howard Wicks, were presentat municipal airport to welcomeDr. Kesten on the eve of thefinal convocation of the year. Dr.Kesten presented the KestenAward, a scholarship of $100granted annually to ia Junior ofthis institution, in memory ofhis brother, Dr. Louis Kesten.Joseph Sage, our present Treas-urer, received the award.

Dr. Kesten obviously enjoyedthe informal meeting. He hasremained actively interested inboth D.M.S.C.O.S. and P.S.A.since his graduation in 1933 Hisinterest in P.S.A. is well found-ed since he was instrumental inorganizing Gamma Chapter herein 1932. Dr. Kesten enteredgeneral practice on graduation*and opened Flint General Hospi-tal at Flint, Michigan in 1938.In 1939 he embarked on a. pro-gram of training in surgery andis now chief surgeon and a mem-ber of the Board of Trustees ofthe Hospital which he openedwhile in general practice.

By 'arranging the Kestenaward, 'which hhas been guaran-teed for 10 years, Dr. Kestenhas demonstrated the high func-tion of P.S.A. - "to encouragescholastic standing and 'Osteo-

pathic progress and providemeans for the advancement ofour members."

While driving through thedowntown business section on hisway to his hotel, Dr. Kesten wasreminded of the changes since hisdays in school.' He was remindedof the financial problems attend-ing his graduation and wascquickly assured the same prob-lems still exist. Dr. Kesten 'ap-parently thought seriously onthis matter before convocationtime the next day. Followingthe presentation of P.S.A.'s Sen-ior Awards to Lowell Barnesand Joseph Hermann, Dr. Kestenadded a handsome personalcheck.

At a business meeting in July,previous to the National Con-vention in Milwaukee, Glynn Ra-ley, our Secretary, was electedas one of two possible represen-tatives of Gamma Chapter to at-tend the Convention. We lookforward to a report from him atan early meeting.

The highlight of our summeractivity was a dinner meetingheld recently at the home of oursponsor, Dr. Howard Wicks. ::Fol-lowing an excellent dinner,served by Dr. Wick's sister(: as-sisted by Bill Chu), Dr. NancyDeNise of the Clinic Staff spoketo the group. Her address wasenthusiastically delivered and en-thusiastically received, by allpresent. Her subject was "Os-teopathy". Dr. DeNise reviewedthle'fundamentals of our concept,quoting from the principles ofA. T. Still and finally after anextended period of questions' andanswers and general discussioi,even demonstrated some '^?tech-niques. We were convinced thatOsteopathy is taught in Phila-delphia.

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NTERNISTS I N ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Dr. Dominick F. Ambrosecchia, 4th from left, new Chairman of theDepartment of Pathology is welcomed to Still College by Dr. D. E.Sloan at a party given by Iota Tau Sigma in honor of the membersof the Freshman Class. Others in the picture are officers of Iota TauSigma. Reading from left of right: Ballinger, Moylan, Sloan, Ambro-secchia, Nystrom, Nichols, Ribbentrop.

Dr. AmbrosecchiaJoins Faculty

Dr. Dominick Frank Ambro-secchia of Burbank, California,has been appointed to the Facultyof Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery as Chair-man of the Department of Path-ology.

Dr. Ambrosecchia received hisfour years of pre-medical train-ing at Long Island University,New York, his Degree of Doctorof Osteopathy from Chicago Col-lege of Osteopathy, and internedat Lakeside Hospital, KansasCity, Missouri.

Dr. Ambrosecchia spent twoyears as ai Fellow in Pathologyin the Philadelphia College of Os-teopathy and two years as a Res-ident in Pathology at the Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons inLos Angeles, California. He thenserved as Pathologist at DoctorsHospital in Los Angeles, prior tohis appointment to the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy andSurgery.

Dr. Ambrosecchia is marriedand resides at 5511 Grand Ave-nue.

Kirksville CollegeReceives Gifts

Gifts to the college in theamount of $14,000 were announc-ed by President Morris Thomp-son at Founder's Convocation atthe Kirksville College of Osteo-pathy and Surgery, October 3.

The gifts included one of $10,000from the Kresge Foundation, andanother, anonymous, for $4,000.The latter gift is for support ofresearch through the Still Me-morial Research Trust.

These gifts follow closely up-on others recently announced. Atthe dedication of the new hospi-tal in June, a gift of $2,500 wasreceived from Amon G. Carter,publisher of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and a gift of $1,750was received from the Class ofJune 1951. Other recent gifts areone of $5,000 from the estate ofthe late Ida May Sigafoos, ofBeatrice, Nebraska, and one of$100 from Mr. Carl Siehl of Cin-cinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Frank SpencerPasses Away

Dr. Frank Spencer, Class of1926, passed away at his home inColumbus, Ohio, at 7:30 a. m.October 5, 1951. Services wereheld on Monday, October 8th, atTrinity Episcopal Church in Co-lumbus.

Dr. Spencer was a certified in-ternist and was well knownthroughout the osteopathic pro-fession for his activities in theAmerican College of OsteopathicInternists and the AmericanBoard of Osteopathic InternalMedicine.

In the Fall of 1948 Dr. Spenceroffered a special two weekscourse at this College in Cardiol-ogy and served on the Corporate

Pediatricians AnnounceConference

Region No. 3 of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Pediatri-cians will meet at Hotel Kirk-wood, Des Moines, Iowa Decem-ber 3, 4, 1951.

Guest speakers will includeDrs. Betsy McCracken, nationalpresident of the association fromLos Angeles, California, QuintosWilson of Kansas City, Missouriand Robert Steen, Chicago, Ill-nois.

Programs will be mailed to in-dividual members of Region No.3 early in November. For addi-tional information write Dr. Ra-chel Woods, president of RegionNo. 3, 702 Equitable Building,Des Moines, Iowa.

Dedication Held for NewPhiladelphia Hospital

Formal dedication was held inPhiladelphia, Pa., on Sept. 29, forthe North Center hospital of thePhiladelphia College of Osteopa-thy. The new hospital, formerlythe Women's Homeopathic hos-pital of North Philadelphia, adds213 beds to the teaching facilitiesof the Philadelpiia school.

Dr. Floyd F. Peckham, Chi-cago, Ill., president of the Amer-ican Osteopathic association, andDr. H. Dale Pearson, Erie, Pa.,chairman of the association's bu-reau of hospitals, spoke at theceremony.

The hospital is financed inlarge part by the faculty of thecollege and the staff of the Osteo-pathic Hospital of Philadelphia.At the time of its purchase lastMay, it had been approved forintern training by the AmericanCollege of Surgeons and theAmerican Medical association.

You AreAlways Welcome

Dr. Mabel A. Runyon, Class'25, now practicing in Honolulu,Hawaii, visited her old AlmaMater October 4, 1951.

Dr. Runyon is Secretary of theOsteopathic Board for the Island.

Board of the College from 1947to 1950.

Dr. Spencer was one of thefounders of Doctors Hospital ofColumbus, Ohio.

The American College of Oste-opathic Internists are meeting intheir eleventh annual conferencein Des Moines at the Hotel Sav-ery, October 29, 30, 31 and No-vember 1.

The mornings will be devotedto the presentation of scientificpapers by well-qualified and out-standing members of this special-ty college.

In addition, J. Franklin Yeager,of the United States PublicHealth Service will discuss recent:advances in cardiovascular re-search.The afternoons will be devoted tocase presentations and discus-sions.

Dr. G. A. Whetstine of WiltonJunction is the program chair-man. Drs. Richard P. DeNise andStuart F. Harkness. of the De-partment of Medicine, Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy andSurgery, are in charge of localarrangements.

Each year, in connection withithe annual conference, an eveningis devoted to the memory of Dr.Arthur D. Becker, outstandingosteopathic internist, educator andfounder member of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Internists.The Arthur D. Becker MemorialLecture this year will be given byDr. Glennard E. Lahrson of Oak-land, California, in the main audi-torium of the New Scottish RitesTemple, 6th and Park Streets,Des Moines at 8:00 on the eveningof October 30. The subject hasnot yet been announced. The pub-lic is welcome.

21st Christmas SealCampaign Launched

The 21st annual osteopathicChristmas seal campaign of theAmerican Osteopathic associationis now under way, with a goalof $40,000 to be collected forresearch and student loan fundsg

For the third consecutive year;.90 percent of the proceeds will go -

to the association's researce ftrnand the remaining 10 percent to:~the student loan fund.

Seals and background informa-tion on the campaign will be in,tile mail by Nov. 1, according WDr. Stephen M. Pugf Everett,Wash., who is serving again thisyear as chairman of the Cmnmidttee on Christmas Seals. Othercommittee members are Dr. Alex-ander Levitt, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Dr




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The President ChatsThe 31st observance of Ameri-

can Education Week will be No-vember 11-17, 1951. Education,the very foundation of democracy,warrants national recognition bysetting aside one week each year.But this is not enough. Each weekshould be American EducationWeek if the true tenets of democ-racy are to become imbued in theminds of every citizen.

The suggested daily themes forAmerican Education Week areFAITH IN GOD, SCHOOLS INDEFENSE, SCHOOLS KEEP USFREE, EDUCATION FOR THELONG PULL, TEACHING THEFUNDAMENTALS, URGENTSCHOOL NEEDS, and HOME,SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY.These themes merge themselvesinto a general thought, UNITEFOR FREEDOM. They are notonly applicable to our publicschools for which the AmericanEducation Week was originallyinaugurated, but they are mostapplicable to the osteopathic pro-fession.

No physician can be a true phy-sician if he does not have andhelp to create in others a FAITHIN GOD; the osteopathic schoolsare dedicated to a defense againstdisease and illness, but further-more, the osteopathic colleges arecontributing to the defense of thenation by the health service oste-opathic physicians are trained togive.

The theme SCHOOLS KEEPUS FREE is so true. Throughignorance, the masses are unableto develop their powers of reas-soning. The osteopathic collegesmake a most significant contri-bution to medical education. Theytrain the physician plus, thus pro-viding competent physicians forthe care of the citizenry who wishto have doctors of their choice.

EDUCATION FOR THE LONGPULL AHEAD not only meanseducation for the years to come,but education so that all peoplecan receive the fullest of enjoy-ment and riches from the yearsahead. The osteopathic physicianis trained to help his patients re-ceive the fullest of blessings fromlife.

So apropos is the theme'TEACHING THE FUNDAMEN-TALS. While education in all ofits areas has developed far be-rond the fondest dreams of our

forefathers, the basic fundamen-tals remain the same. In ourosteopathic colleges today, withour laboratories dedicated toteaching and research, and withall our modern equipment, thebasic fundamentals and conceptsas taught by the Father of Oste-opathy, are as true today as theywere when the first school of os-teopathy opened its doors. The(advance of science has served toprove these basic fundamentals.

No daily thought for American

Education Week could be moresignificant than the theme URG-ENT SCHOOL NEEDS. The Urg-ent School Needs do not stop withthe demands for more and largerelementary and secondary schoolsand more colleges, but the UrgentNeed for more money for medi-cal education was never greaterthan it is at the present. No trueosteopathic physician who be-lieves in his profession, who livesby his oath, can fail to lend ahelping hand, not only to the sup-port of his Alma Mater, but tothe educating of his patients inorder that they may have an op-portunity of helping further oste-opathic medical education.

Mr. and Mrs. America, whohave faith in their osteopathicphysician, are desirous of help-ing in the furtherance of osteo-pathic education. Their desire isthat they should be invited to bea participant in the great pro-gram which culminates in thetraining of more and better youngmen and women who will be ableto administer to the ills of suffer-ing humanity. They will then behelping in the furtherance ofthree of tbe great institutions ofsociety which are so imperativefor the true development of de-mocracy, and which play such aprominent part in all educationalprograms, THE HOME, THESCHOOL, AND THE COMMU-NITY.

Osteopathic PhysicianReports onScandinavian Hospitals

Dr. M. Lillian Bell of Atlanta,Georgia, h as returned froma three months tour of the Scan-dinavian countries and the fol-lowing is a part of a letter re-ceived from her about the hos-pitals and the health of thesecountries. It was published inthe Georgia Osteopathic Newsand because of its first hand ob-servation on the actual workingsof "socialized medicine," we feelit should be of interest to all theprofession.

"In each of the four countries:Norway, Sweden, Finland, andDenmark there is a well-organ-ized system of health-insurancewhich assures that every memberof every family from the poorestto the wealthiest can have everyproper medical and surgical at-tention at a cost of about $15 peryear for the entire family. Somecommunities and some familieslive in isolation unmatched byanything we knew in Georgia, yetthere is a hospital in each countrythat is a dream. The inaccessabil-ity of the physical location is fre-quently aupalling-in terms ofperpendicular mountain height, orof depth of snow, of miles of sea,or such. But, despite the geo-graphical isolation, telephonecommunication is common-place.There is not a telephone in every

home, of course, but there is nocommunity without a phone. De-spite the isolation, 'and becauseof the telephone, every case need-ing hospitalization can be got, andis gotten, to the proper hospitalwith dispatch. Air transport iscommon, helicopter is often used.And all is paid by the insurance,so long as the doctor advised itsnecessity.

"The hospital, themselves, aresubject for wonder. The free Can-cer Center in Stockholm, built 15years ago will match any of ourcostliest private institutions fordesign, for equipment, for man-agement, for staffing. Finlandhas the largest hospital in. theworld for treatment of rheumaticdiseases, at Heinola, with equip-ment such as leaves one sreenwith envy and a director who can-not be described in a brief sketchlike this. The provincial town ofSvendborg, in Denmark, where westayed a week in order to be asfar as possible from Copenhagenand the Big City atmosphere, hasa 150 bed hospital with one pieceof equipment that does not existanywhere in the U.S.A.: a devicewhich accomplished painless elec-trical stimulation of polio-strickenmuscles. The first of all the Scan-dinavian hospitals which we vis-ited is in Bergen, Norway. It isa model in its details addressed tothe children themselves. But asan organization for the treatmentof children's diseases, it will serveas a model anywhere. Again andagain, I am aware of the inade-quacy of my language to describewhat we have experienced. Butnever more than when I try totell about the hospitals and doc-tors we have met.

"After a while, one gets used tothe fact that he is in a territorywhich in health aspects, and inother, is often way ahead of thisprogressive land of ours. For in-stance, TB is becoming unheardof in all four of these countries.At Aandalues, Norway, in a dis-trict of 4,500 population, only onefamily was discovered to be newlycontaminated on this year's X-raysurvey of the entire population.In this same district of 4,500, theroutine blood tests of all pregnantwomen, revealed a case of syphilislast year. That is the first andonly case discovered in the fiveyears of this present doctor'spractice. - Wherever we asked,the answer was the same: "Ve-nereal disease is no problem. Wealmost never hear of it."

"We had landed in this Land ofMidnight Sun - and of SixMonths' Night expecting to findvitamin deficiencies. But no, theydo not have deficiencies. Theyare well-fed and well-nourished,as well as upright, good humored,and hard working."

(The Bulletin-of The Massa-chusetts Osteopathic S o c i e t y,Inc.)

CHRISTMAS SEALS-(Continued from Page 1)

S. V. Robuck, Chicago, Ill.; Dr. R.C. McCaughan, Dr. C. N. Clarkand Miss Rose Mary Moser fromthe staff of the association.

Enthusiasm for the design ofthe 1950 seal was so great thatthe design will be used again thisyear, with only the colors anddate changed, Dr. Pugh said. Thedesign was contributed to lastyear's campaign by Fred L. Pac-ker, Brightwaters, L.I., N. Y., car-toonist for the New York DailyMirror.

Survey Shows HospitalPrices Up in SecondQuarter of 1951

The U. S. Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics showed hospital rates havesoared in the past months but stillare below many of the items inthe cost of living index. Ratesfor hospital care showed thelargest single increase in the med-ical field (161.4%). This wasdivided as follows: men's paywards up 198.3%; semi-privaterooms, 153.9%; and privaterooms, 134.3%. The Bureaushowed for the first time figureson hospitalization insurance.These have risen 2.9% since De-cember 1950, when the first basiswas established. The other hos-pital figures are compared to the1935-39 base figures in majorAmerican cities. Many union wagecontracts are tied in with the liv-ing cost index.

Family Presents PortraitTo Chicago Hospital

A portrait of the late Dr. Rob-ert K. McCarty, assistant pro-fessor of surgery at the ChicagoCollege of Osteopathy at the timeof his death last winter, has beenpresented to the Chicago collegeand hospital by the McCartyfamily.

Presentation was made by Dr.McCarty's brother, Dr. WilliamC. McCarty, at a tea in the DelPrado hotel Sept. 30. Dr. R. W.MacBain, president of the college,accepted the gift.

The painting was the work ofChicago artist Evelyn Bargelt,who has done portraits of GeorgeArliss and the well-known Chi-cago minister, Dr. Preston Brad-ley.

If collections are slow try thisletter:

"Dear Sir: A glance at thedate of our original invoice willsoon prove that we've donemore for you than even yourown mother - we've carriedyou for twelve months."

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WENDELL R. FULLEREditor

Deans LetterSCHOLARSHIPS

Many worthy students whoshow excellent promise of becom-ing good doctors of Osteopathyare financially handicapped inpartial degree while they are stillattending professional schools.This handicap often causes a de-lay in matriculation with possibleloss of a good osteopathic studentto one of the professional schools.

It is desirable at this time tocall attention to the Policy andRegulations for the Awards Com-mittee of the Auxiliary to theAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion which was adopted by theHouse of Delegates July 17, 1951.

1. Five National OsteopathicCollege Scholarships may beawarded each year to freshmenentering one of the accreditedOsteopathic Colleges, and to soph-omores under the conditions de-scribed in paragraphs 3, 6 and 16below.

2. The amount of each Scholar-shin shall be $400.00.

3. Each Scholarship may berenewed the sophomore year uponapplication, provided the studenthas maintained satisfactorystandards and is still in financialneed.

4. Requirements shall be: highscholastic standing, financialneed, motivation and aptitude forthe Osteopathic profession, goodmoral character, citizenship inthe United States or Canada.

5. No application shall be con-sidered until the applicant hasbeen at least tentatively assuredof admission into one of the Oste-opathic Colleges.

6. Students who have com-pleted the freshman year in anOsteopathic College may applyfor a scholarship for one year iftheir financial condition haschanged since the beginning ofthe freshman year. Sophomoreawards may be made if funds areavailable.

7. Total awards shall not ex-ceed $4000.00 in any year, unlessan additional amount is requestedby the Awards Committee andapproved by the Executive Com-mittee of the Auxiliary.

8. Scholarsh:i? money shall beapplied to co- ese tuition andshall be senr- i; the college at thebeginning o' the school year andprorated in equal amounts overthe terms of the year, unless oth-erwise specified by the AwardsCommittee in accordance withparagraph 9.

9. Scholarship money may besent to the Dean of the college atthe beginning of the school yearif the student has other means

of tuition payment and is in needof financial aid for other expen-ses. This money shall be admin-istered by the Dean for the bestinterest of the student.

10. Scholarship payments shallbe discontinued at any time thestudent withdraws from college.

11. Scholarships shall be auto-matically cancelled if the studentdoes not matriculate in collegefor the term specified in theaward.

12. Scholarships which are for-feited may be awarded to alter-nate students upon the decision ofthe Awards Committee.

13. The Awards Committeemay select as many candidates asit deems qualified and awardsshall be made in the order inwhich they are rated.

14. The geographical locationof the applicant's home and hischoice of Osteopathic College shallhave no bearing on the selectionof Scholarship winners.

15. Applications for freshmanscholarships shall be filed in theA.O.A. Office of Education on orbefore a date set in advance andpublicly announced by the AwardsCommittee.

16. Applications for sophomorescholarships shall be filed in theA.O.A. Office of Education atleast 60 days preceding the begin-ning of the term in which thescholarship is to be used.

17. The Awards Committeeshall have the authority to actfor the best interests of the Oste-opathic profession in cases notcovered by the above regulations.

18. Changes and additions tothese regulations may be made atany meeting of the ExecutiveBoard of the Auxiliary to theAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion.

Did You KnowA recording studio for use in

the radio activities of the divisionof public and professional welfareis nearing completion on the thirdfloor of the Andrew Taylor StillMemorial building.

Size of the studio is eight byten feet. It will be used for mak-ing tape recordings issued by thedivision.

The modern studio is 100 per-cent soundproof and is designedto produce recordings of betterthan average quality. A speciallyplanned air-conditioning unit,which will not interfere with re-cording is being installed.

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BLOOD SUGAR TESTMACHINE

The Melitest is a newly devel-oped kit which determines easilyand quickly the amount of sugarin the blood. Only a single dropof blood is needed for the pro-cedure. The portable kit can betaken to the patient's bedside orused in the clinic or out-patientdepartment. For further informa-tion contact the BiochemicalMethods Incorporated, Dept. MH,3200 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Ange-les 39.

Members of the cast of "Holiday on Ice" gather around the pianoin the living room of the P. S. G. house to pose for Franklin H.avis,Log Book photographer. These ten skating lovelies were guests at anOpen House Party given in their honor at the P. S. G. house.

Allyn Conway, President of Phi Sigma Gamma, welcomes EdwardLevine, President of L.O.G., Jack Hatchitt, President of Atlas Cluband Thomas Moylan, Secretary of Iota Tau Sigma to a Open HouseParty in honor of the new Freshman Class. From right to left, Con-way, Levine, Hatchitt, Moylan.

Drs. Willard and SissonWere Awarded HighestHonor by Academy ofApplied Osteopathy

The highest award of honorbestowed by the AAO is the A.T.Still Medallion of Honor. Thismedal carries with it honorarylife membership.

The A. T. Still Medallion ofHonor was recently awarded toDr. Asa Willard, Missoula, Mon-tana and to Dr. Ernest Sisson,Oakland, Calif. The Academy de-clared this Honor was grantedbecause Drs. Willard and Sissonhave been loyal and valientAcademy members and have con-tributed much towards the pres-ent substantial position of theAcademy of Applied Osteopathy.

Nine Radio and TVShows Were GivenDuring MilwaukeeConvention

The 55th annual convention ofthe American Osteopathic As-sociation was well publicized onMilwaukee radio and televisionstations. Seven radio shows werepresented on five of the city'sseven radio stations and two TVprograms were given on Milwau-kee's only television station.

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Atlas ClubThe active members and guests

were treated to an enlighteningdiscussion at the last regularClub meeting and work night. Dr.Paul Kimberly spoke on the"Osteopathic Concept." Those whowere fortunate enough to be pres-ent greatly enjoyed Dr. Kimber-ly's approach and presentationof the means and gifts we haveat our disposal for the diagnosisand treatment of human illness.

Other work nights of interestto the student body are plannedthroughout the semester. Every-one is urged to attend. Meetingsduring the month of Novemberwill be on the 5th and 19th.

Again many thanks to thosealumni who have contributed tothe house fund. Your names willbe listed in the January issue ofthe Xipoid Bulletin.

Iota Tau SigmaI. T. S. will initiate the follow-

ing new members this month:David Kronish, Teddy Freder-

icks, Richard Junkermar, FrankKing, Calvin Kinsman, BeverlyMcCaleb, Robert Middleton, Ir-win Philips, Harold Polance, Mil-ton Snow, and Paul Warren.

Welcome and congratulations.The recent freshman smoker wasa fine success in every way. Aspecial vote of thanks is due ouralumni for their aid and assist-ance. Lets keep it up alumni.

Our work night featuring anew member of our faculty, Dr.Ambrosecchia, the new patholo-gist, was both informative andentertaining. The school has madea good choice. Good luck doctor.

Watch for future I. T. S. ac-tivities. All are invited.

L.O.G.As the first speaker of the

season L.O.G. had the pleasureof listening to Professor E. Enz-mann who spoke on "Early Chi-nese Medicine." The good doctoraddressed the group in the hospi-tal dining room on Thursday, Oc-tober 4. A question and answer

session followed and many inter-esting points were discussed. Re-freshments were served later inthe evening and a good time washad by all. The pledge committeeis now active in considering thenew membership applications. Awork nite is planned for thisweek whereby the upperclassmenm ay demonstrate osteopathictechniques for the benefit of thefrosh and sophomores. The fra-ternity has placed a bulletinboard in the main lobby of thecollege building for L.O.G. fratnews and we have also donated abulletin board to be used by theSquare and Compass Club, theboard will be mounted in the col-lege building also.

Newman ClubThursday night, the 20th of

September marked the first meet-ing of the Newman Club for thenew school year, Our President,John Schwartz presided and dis-cussed future events. Our Chap-lain, Father J. Weiss, introducedthe special speaker of the even-ing, Rt. Rev. Msgr. L. G. Ligutti,Executive Director of the Nation-al Catholic Rural Life Confer-ence. Msgr. Ligutti is a notedworld traveler and sociologist.His topic was "Advantages ofServing in The Countryside."Drawing from a rich backgroundof experience Msgr. Ligutti said"The opportunities for servinghumanity in the country aregreat." He stressed that thecountry provided the four essen-tials for the proper raising of afamily, namely, Space, Light,Air, and Property." A person inthe city may see more peopleeach day, but he doesn't knowpeople like a person in the coun-try," Monsignor went on to add.He also urged that doctors shouldwiden their interests and not be-come narrow in their specialfields. A stimulating questionsession followed the talk. Re-freshments were served after themeeting.

The Newman Club meetings areon the first Thursday of eachmonth and Communion Sunday is

on the first Sunday of eachmonth. An open invitation is ex-tended to the student body andfaculty to attend the talks andspecial programs that will be of-fered throughout the year.

O. W. C. C.On September 18th the first

meeting of O.W.C.C. was held asa get acquainted tea for newFreshman Wives. Dr. Byron Lay-cock, one of our favorite guestspeakers, welcomed new and oldmembers with his usual aplomband ready wit.

Mrs. Carl Nagy, the HelenHayes of our profession with herdramatic flair, provided the en-tertainment.

Hostesses for the evening wereAlois Barnes, Bonnie Cash andMary Gonda.

A regular business meetingwas held on Oct. 2nd. As in thepast, Feiler Studi took tohe an-nual club pictures.

Hostesses for this meetingwere Shirley Dakovich, RuthFern; and thanks go to MaryGonda, Nona Ribbentrop and Do-lores Fredericks for special as-sistance.

The new club sponsor thisyear is Mrs. Stuart Harkness.

An appeal is being made forcontributions to the RummageSale which takes place Novem-ber 10th. Bring your donationswith you to the next club meet-ing or contact Madeline Black-well (4-1341) or Arlene Sayers(8-0569).

Phi Sigma GammaThe first all school party was

held at the PSG House Satur-day, September 29 for the pur-pose of meeting the freshmen. Agood representation of each classwas present. Also among themany guests were members ofthe cast of the "Holiday On IceShow," which was playing at theKRNT Theater. For those whowere unable to attend the nextopen house party was held Oc-tober 20.

Professional Day, November 1,will be open house at PSG, 3205Grand Avenue, for those wish-ing to visit us while in DesMoines.

Henry Probst and Ray Can-nane were initiated into activemembership September 10. JohnRolles became an honorary mem-ber at the same time.

James Ze Branek has been ap-pointed Historian by Archon Con-way.

Square and CompassThe first meeting of the sea-

son was held in room 306 of theCollege Building on Monday, Oc-tober 8. The meeting was con-fined to club business and a tent-ative program was discussed forthe coming year including sev-eral Masonic Speakers. Fresh-men and Sophomore students whoare Masons are urged to attendour future meetings. Dr._ Moonis the Club's faculty advisor,Dean Shumaker has also graci-ously assisted in helping theClub "get off" to a fine start thisyear. Officers for this year are:President, Lou Thorne; VicePresident, Ron Lawrence; Secre-tary, Milt Marmon.

"Doc Pee-Gee" MakesBow in October IssueOf Forum

Doc Pee-Gee, a busy generalpractitioner, makes his debut asa columnist in the October issueof THE FORUM OF OSTEOP-ATHY. The jolly-faced doctorwith the alert eye is announcinghis plans for attending the 56thannual convention of the Ameri-can Osteopathic 'association inAtlantic City.

From now until the time ofthe meeting next July Doc Pee-Gee -will appear in the pagesof THE FORUM in connectionwith reports on the progress ofconvention plans.

Raising one eyebrow, Doc Pee-Gee says thoughtfully, "I'm mak-ing this meeting a must! Howabout you?"


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e 29 DECEMBER, 1951 NumIber 10

CHRIST MAS,.National PTA ActsOn School Sweets

The National Congress of Pa-rents and Teachers has con-demned the practice of sellingsweets in public schools.

The September issue of theJournal of the American DentalAssociation praises this actionand offers the full cooperation ofthe A.D.A.

"Dentistry efforts to open theeyes of the public to the nutri-tional defects of a high carbohy-drate diet gradually is bringingresults," the Journal said. "TheNational Congress of Parents andTeachers is the first of the greatnational civic organizations torecognize the danger inherent inAmerica's weakness for sweet-meats."

A similar recommendation toban the sale of sweets on schoolpremises, such as candy and car-bonated beverages, has been madeby the American Medical Associa-tion.

The editorial took issue withschool officials who justify thesale of sweets on the groundsthat the proceeds are needed forworthy causes. "It can be ex-pected that local parent-teachergroups will insist that othermethods of raising auxiliaryschool funds be initiated-meth-ods that will not jeopardize thehealth of their children," the edi-torial said.

Osteopathic InternistsElect Daiber

Dr. William F. Daiber of Phila-delphia, Penn., was elected pres-ident of the American College ofOsteopathic Internists at the an-nual convention in Des Moines,October 29-31 and November 1.

Dr. Ace L. Pettigrew of LongBeach, Calif., was named presi-dent-elect, and Dr. Glennard E.Larson of Oakland, Calif., sec-retary-treasurer.

Dr. Edward W. Murphy of Den-ver, Colo., and Dr. Neil R. Kitch-en of Detroit, Michigan, wereelected trustees.

The convention was well at-tended by internists from all overthe United States, sessions were

Tells DoctorsTo Drop FeudWith Osteopaths

St. Louis, Dec. 7 - Doctorswere told yesterday to drop theirfeud with Missouri osteopathsand band together in the conm-mon cause of healing.

The advice came from DeanMelvin A. Casberg of the St.Louis university medical school,in a speech before the MissouriHospital Association.

Dr. Casberg touched off thesubject in discussing a proposalto improve hospital standardsby "throwing out the quacks."Many doctors consider osteopaths"quacks," he said, but the beliefis not shared by the public.

Osteopathic training, he con-tinued, is no longer merely "bonemanipulation" and r e s e a r e hgrants are going to some osteo-pathic hospitals.

Dr. Casberg did not outline aprocedure which might unite thetwo groups.

Dr. Rutter ToStudy In Austria

Dr. Paul T. Rutter of GoldHill, Oregon, honored his AlmaMater with a visit on November21st when he came out to Iowato visit his son, Paul, who is astudent at the college, and spendThanksgiving with him.

Dr. Rutter graduated from DesMoines Still College of Osteo-pathy and Surgery in January,1941, and has been practicing inOregon for a number of years.

Now Dr. Rutter is going toLinz, Austria, for a year's ad-vanced surgical study under Dr.

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keenly interesting, and Iowanewspapers and Des Moines radiostations gave space and time toproceedings and individuals.

The 1952 conference will beheld in Pasadena, California. TheInternists voted to hold the 1953meeting in Chicago in July, atthe time of the annual conventioniof the American Osteopathic As-sociation.

Third Floor of AOA Building

To3 be Dedicated in December

Chicago, Ill. (AOA)-The thirdfloor of the Andrew Taylor StillMemorial building will be dedi-cated during the December meet-ing. of the board of trustees ofthe American Osteopathic asso-ciation. The meeting is scheduledfor Dec. 14-17.

Principal address at the dedica-tion ceremony will be given byDr. Phil R. Russell, Fort Worth,Tex., chairman of the committeeon central office home. Dr. FloydF. Peckham, Chicago, I11., presi-dent of the American Osteopathicassociation, also will speak.

All December meetings, includ-ing that of the board, will be heldin the headquarters building.Board sessions will be held forthe first time in the recently com-pleted board conference room onthe third floor. Other organiza-tions, bureaus and committeesmeeting at the same time as theboard are: Bureau of Profession-al Education and Colleges, Dec.13; Bureau of Research, Dec. 13;Bureau of Public Education onHealth, Dec. 13; the AmericanAssociation of Osteopathic Col-leges, Dec. 14 and 15, and theCommittee on Christmas Seals,Dec. 14.

-AOA News Service.

David Titus3004 E. OvidDes Moines, Iowa

Dear David:Thank you for your letter and

your gift which will be used inthe fight against cancer. Weknow that you want to help us,and we want you to know whatwe are doing in the fight againstthis dread disease. David, thisletter might be difficult for youto understand, but I know thatyour Mother and Dad will ex-plain it to you.

Authorities have pointed outthat one-third of all cancer casesin Iowa are seen at somie time orother by .members of the osteo-pathic profession.

June 1, 1951, Still Collegeopened the new Tumor Clinic.This clinic was made possible bya Cancer Teaching Grant fromthe United States Public HealthService. The purpose of this fed-eral grant was to teach our stu-dents and doctors all that isknown about cancer, in orderthat they will be able to savelives through early detection andproper treatment, and to en-courage more research into thecause, prevention, detection, andtreatment of cancer.

Every day we are fighting thisdread disease. Clinical conferenc-

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THE LOG BOOK

THE PRESIDENT CHATSThe Season of the Year is at

hand when the thoughts of theChristian World are centered onthe better things of Life and aPeaceful Way of Life.

At this particular time of theyear, our hearts are full of ap-preciation and gratitude to allwho have been devoted to a cause,especially if the cause parallelsone's own interests.

1951 has been a good year forthe College. Many members ofthe Osteopathic profession, aswell as a great host of laymenfriends of the College, have givennot only money, but time and per-sonal attention so that the Causeof Osteopathy might make great-er strides in the healing arts.

Our appreciation to all whoseefforts have been so loyal to ourcause. At the dawn of a new year,we feel encouraged and do resolveto continue to offer the best inOsteopathic education.

To all may we wish 2. Happy,Prosperous and above all aPEACEFUL 1952.

With Medical Care,Diabetics Live NearlyAs Long AsNon-Diabetics

People in Iowa suffering fromdiabetes evidently live to a ripeold age, according to figures an-alyzed by the division of vital sta-tistics of the Iowa State Depart-ment of Health.

The median age of the 471 per-sons who died due to diabetesmellitus last year, was 70.5 years.The median age of all personswho died in Iowa in 1950 was71.5 years.

Ralph H. Heeren, M. D., di-rector of preventable diseases ofthe Iowa State Department ofHealth, says that while diabetescan never be cured, it can be con-trolled by. medical means. "Thesefigures show that with the highquality of medical care in thisstate diabetic persons can live alife span approaching that of thenon-diabetic person."

On 498 other death certificates,diabetes was reported as a sig-nificant condition present at thetime of death, but not the under-lying cause of death. Threefourths of these deaths, or 234persons, were attributed to oneof the major heart diseases. Can-cer in diabetic persons claimedthe lives of 47 Iowans in 1950,iand 87 diabetics died from cere-bral hemorrhages and vascularlesions. Pneumonia, influenza,kidney diseases and accidentswere the other outstanding causesof death to, diabetic persons.

Only 1.7 per cent of the totaldeaths in Iowa in 1950 were dueto diabetes mellitus alone, saysthe Iowa State Department ofHealth.

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es for students and doctors areheld every Tuesday and Thurs-day afternoon. Patients who aresuspected of having cancer areexamined free of charge by allmembers of the Tumor Commit-tee. The members of this com-mittee review the history, physi-cal and clinical findings in around table discussion for thebenefit of the students and doc-tors. Recommendations for thecontinued treatment of the pati-ent and reasons for such recom-mendations are discussed. Allcases of suspected malignancyare reviewed periodically.

The Tumor Committee recentlycompleted three Tumor ClinicConferences at Davenport, Man-ning, and Still College. Duringthese three clinic conferences, 30patients were examined. Of thisnumber 22 were found to havemalignancies.

Since the opening of the TumorClinic 181 patients suspected ofhaving cancer have been examin-ed. These patients have been sentto us by members of our generalclinic staff, hospital staff, andfrom doctors all over Iowa. Ofthe 181 patients examined, 82 in-dividuals have cancer or are be-lieved to have symptoms that in-dicate a possibility of havingcancer at a later date. In orderto keep in touch with the patientsexamined and to obtain facts suchas the natural history of the di-sease, failures in diagnosis andtreatment, as well as the end re-sult of types of therapy-goodor bad, we have a book which wecall a Tumor Registry. In thisbook we write down the patient'sname, address, and diagnosis.This Tumor Registry is patternedafter the one at the UniversityHospitals of the State Universityof Iowa and is recognized by theI o w a State Department ofHealth, the American Cancer So-cietv, and the American Collegeof Surgeons.

We want to have more TumorClinics in the State of Iowa. Herein these clinics, doctors can bringall patients who have or arethought to have cancer for freeexamination and consultation.

David, words cannot expressmy sincere and deep appreciationof your thoughtfulness. I hopethat you will know now, and inthe years to come, that Still Col-lege and the osteopathic pro-fession is doing everything thatis humanly possible to be done inthe fight against cancer. I alsohope that some day you will re-alize your dream of becoming adoctor and join us in helpingmankind.

Best wishes for a very MerryChristmas and a Happy NewYear.

Sincerely,

Stuart F. Harkness, D. 0.

Chairman, Tumor CommitteeDes Moines Still College ofOsteopathy & Surgery

NEW COURSE IN PROFESSIONAL ETHICS ANDOFFICE MANAGEMENT

Coincidental with our regular course in medical jurisprudence, ourjunior students are receiving valuable instructions in ethics and officemanagement.

The course, consisting of a series of sixteen lectures is sponsoredby the Iowa Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons and isorganized and directed by Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames, Iowa, past presi-dent of the Society.

Each lecturer has been selected by virtue of long experience andthorough knowledge of his subject. The course is proving to be mostvaluable to the students who, a year later, will engage in practiceforearmed with information which will make their transitionsmoother.

The course is proving to be so satisfactory that it will be a stand-ard part of our curriculum in the future.

1. Purpose, General Outline, Code of Ethics.. Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames

2. Instruments and Equipment............Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames

3. Selecting a Location; GettingAcquainted ........................ Dr. B. A. Storey, Nevada

4. Responsibility to Other Practitioners inCommunity. ................ .Dr. J. Q. A. Mattern, Des Moines

5. Problems of the Clinic .......... Dr. E. F. Leininger, Des Moines

6. Partnerships..................Dr. Carl Waterbury, Des Moines

7. Mutual Responsibilities of Physicians andConsultants....................Dr. H. A. Graney, Des Moines

8. Hospital Routine....................Dr. E. S. Honsinger, Ames

9. Narcotic Records: Uses andAbuses............... Dr. J. R. McNerney, West Des Moines

10. The Office Girl ................ Mrs. Alexis Nuzum, Des Moines

11. Advertising: Ethical and Unethical. ... Dr. Clyde R. Ayers, Grant

12. Office Records: Income Records; TaxReturns ............................. Marjorie Horning, Ames

13. Fees: Office, Examination, Laboratory, SpecialMedicine............................ Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames

14. Malpractice: Insurance, Disposal of PossibleLitigation........................ Alex M. Miller, Des Moines

15. Professional Societies: National, State,Local; Organization and Benefits.....Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames

16. Questions and Answers ................. Dr. H. L. Gulden, Ames

Open LetterFrom The Chairman,Board of TrusteesDear Doctor:

During the past month youhave received two letters fromDr. Jean F. LeRoque. These let-ters emphasized to you the needsof your college in order to maint-ain its present standards. Tothose of you who are contribut-ing regularly or those of you whohave made new pledges, I thankyou personally, as well as ex-pressing the appreciation of theBoard of Trustees.

Your Board of Trustees havehad ample opportunity to studythe problems of your college dur-ing the past several years. It isour opinion that if all Alumniwould make a pledge of $15.00 amonth and pay it regularly, thatletters such as these would be un-necessary, and we could go aheadand do the job which has beenmapped out for us. Your col-lege today, like most of the othercolleges of the United States, isfaced with a financial problem. Ifconditions continue, it will be dif-ficult to maintain our present ed-

ucational standards. We do notwant to retard the progress of theOsteopathic profession.

May I remind you that yourschool made it possible for you toengage in your present profes-sion. To a certain extent, it isthe high standards of Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy andSurgery and the constant raisingof these standards that make itpossible for you to continue to1ractice. We feel that withoutthe continued successful opera-tion of your school, the Osteo-pathic profession would be seri-ously hampered.

We would appreciate a checkfrom you indicating your willing-ness to participate in the monthlypledge payment plan.

REMEMBER, YOUR SCHOOLMUST DEPEND UPON ITSALUMNI AND FRIENDS.

Yours very sincerely,

Gibson C. Holliday, LL.B.Chairman, Board of Trustees.

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DEAN'S LETTEROnce again, the Christian world

is coming to a pause to observethe spirit of Christmas and toprepare for a new year. Let ushope and pray for the power todrive back the forces of oppres-sions, for a better world in whichto live,-and for God's help torealize these things.

To all people, to all membersof the Osteopathic professions,and to our students, the facultyand administration of Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy andSurgery extend our best wishesfor a Merry Christmas and aprosperous and successful NewYear.

Uncle Sam OffersYou A Bargain!

With taxes going up, every tax-payer should be aware of everymeans available to him to reducehis taxes. With the cost of ev-erything you buy up, too, every-one is interested in honest bar-gains. Uncle Sam offers you abig bargain in tax savings, andyou should carefully check yourreturn to learn what it means toyou to take advantage of it.

Right at the top where yourtax rate is the highest is whereyour charitable contributions arededucted. You are entitled to de-duct as much as 15% of yourannual adjusted gross income IFYOU GIVE IT TO CHARITY.Frequently gifts amounting to nomore than two or three per centof your adjusted gross incomewill drop you into a lower bracketand bring you really substantialtax savings. However, even ifyou remain in the same bracketyou can make your gift to yourcollege count for much more be-cause a high percentage of it willbe absorbed by tax savings.

You can make a Christmaspresent to your college of $100.00at a cost of only $70.00 if yourtaxable income is $8,000.00 afterall deductions except charitablecontributions are made. Send thecheck for $100.00. You will realizethe $30.00 in tax savings.

A $200.00 gift to your collegewill cost you only $124.00 if yourtaxable income after all deduc-tions except charitable contribu-tions is 12,000.00. If your tax-able income after all deductionsexcept charitable contributionsamounts to $20,000.00 you canChristmas gift your college with

Allentown HospitalBenefits fromMusical Presentations

Allentown, Pa. (AOA)-TheAllentown Osteopathic hospitalbuilding fund was the beneficiarywhen two recent Broadway hitmusicals were presented here.

"Finian's Rainbow" and"Bloomer Girl" were given at theLyric theater in Allentown, withveteran actors taking the leadingroles. Each musical had four ev-ening performances, and all pro-ceeds went to the hospital forits funds to finance much-neededexpansion of the institution.

Thank YouDr. Thielking

Dr. E. L. Thielking of Roswell,New Mexico, has adopted a veryunique plan in the payment ofhis $15.00 a month to the collegeOsteopathic Progress Fund pro-gram. The doctor sent the collegepost-dated checks for the entireyear. The college is deeply ap-preciative of the interest beingmanifested by such a large num-ber of the profession at this timein the progress of the college.

$500.00 at a cost to you of only$235.00.

UNCLE SAM OFFERS THISBARGAIN BECAUSE HEKNOWS THAT YOUR COL-LEGE NEEDS YOUR HELP.

(These figures are based on taxschedules before the 11/1/51 taxincrease.)

Gift ReceivedThe first week of December the

college received a check of $400.00from the will of Mrs. KathrynStock of Storm Lake, Iowa. Mrs.Stock was the mother of Dr. RossW. Parish of Manitowoc, Wiscon-sin. Dr. Parish graduated fromDes Moines Still College in theclass of 1923.

Gifts and contributions, suchas the one received from the willof Mrs. Stock and from the willof the late Dr. Reginald H. Sin-gleton of Cleveland, Ohio, givepositive proof of the faith ofthese good people in the future ofOsteopathic education as well asthe appreciation of the contribu-tion made by osteopathy to thehealth of our nation.

College SharesIn Estate

The Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery, as didthe other five colleges approvedby the American Osteopathic As-sociation, received during themonth of December a check for$1,448.03 as its share of the set-tlement of the Estate of the lateDr. Reginald H. Singleton. Thisforesight on the part of Dr. Sin-gleton in placing the osteopathiccolleges in his will is gratefullyappreciated by each of the schoolsand shows the great confidencethat the late doctor had in thefuture of osteopathic education.

Residency available inObstetrics and Gynecology.Contact Dr. E. F. Peters,President of Still College.

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"Father of Radio" GivesTo Polio RehabilitationCenter

Dr. Lee DeForest, known as the"father of radio," celebrated his78th birthday recently by giving$2,000 to the Osteopathic Rehabil-itation Center for polio victims inLos Angeles.

The funds will be used in fur-thering plans for the center,which is being organized by agroup of osteopathic physiciansin Los Angeles. Dr. James M.Watson, professor of pediatricsat the College of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons, ischairman of the committee form-ed to plan the center.

Two quonset style buildings onthe college grounds have been of-fered by the college for use asinitial headquarters. The medi-cal staff of the center probablywill be organized and constructedin the same way as the clinicstaff, according to an announce-ment by Dr. Watson in "ClinicalOsteopathy."

Money for equipment must beraised by the osteopathic physi-cians, since funds obtained fromthe National Foundation for In-fantile Paralysis cannot be spenton buildings or physical plant.

Upon the establishment of thecenter a physician may refer apatient to the center for care,with the understanding that theNational Foundation will pay forthe care on the same basis that itdoes to medical rehabilitationcenters.

The center will provide ambu-latory care at first. In additionto polio cases, those organizingthe center expect to provide carefor other types of cases, such asspastics and other neuromyopath-ies.

D. . Elected MayorOf Gamner, Iowa

Garner, Ia. (AOA)-Rr. E. H.Phillips, osteopathic physician,was named mayor of Garner incity elections here Nov. 6.

Dr. Phillips, who was a candi-date on the Peoples ticket, is agraduate of the Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy and Sur-gery. He and other elected offi-cials will take office April 1, fora term of one year and ninemonths.

DR. RUTTER...

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Plenk, who is the world-renownedchest surgeon. Dr. and Mrs. Rut-ter are going over to Europe onthe Independence of the AmericanExport Line. They will go to Na-ples first, and will then drivefrom Naples to Linz.

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ATLAS CLUBThe First Degree Initiation

was held for the following stu-dents at the December 3 meet-ing: Leonard DeLooff, JamesLanham, Harry Larson, ThomasLippold, and William Locke.

The Christmas Dance was heldat the Parkview Club December8, under the direction of the so-cial chairman, Vance Walters. Anevening of dancing and entertain-ment was enjoyed by all thosewho attended.

The active members and pledg-es wish to extend seasons greet-ings and all the best for thecoming year to the alumni.

I. T. S.Limited activity was the order

of the day as twelve week examsslowed up fraternity activity.

I. T. S. did. however, finish theactivation of its eleven new mem-bers. Glad to have ya,' fellows.

Four new men were pledgedfrom the sophomore and thefreshman classes. They are: Wil-liam Crommett, Frank Havis,William Pounds, and RichardSchwan. Congratulations.

The fraternity Christmas ban-quet will be held with the dateto be announced later. Members,alumni, pledges, and guests areall urged and invited to attend.Watch for the date. Support yourfraternity.

L.O . G.A meeting was held December

12 in the hospital dining room, atwhich time Dr., Ambrosecchia

chairman of the Department ofPathology, addressed the groupand the guests. Refreshments fol-lowed the discussion. This talkwas one in a series of presenta-tions made by practicing physici-ans of the community and collegestaff scheduled for this year.

NEWMAN CLUBFather J. Weiss discussed the

"Morality of Boxing" at the No-vember monthly meeting. FatherWeiss elaborated on the condi-tions necessary for the moralityof a human act; namely, Inten-tion, Circumstances, and Object."In order for an act to be good,"Father stated, "the act itselfmust be good, the reason good,and no circumstances which af-fect the morality of the act mustbe present." Boxing and its fea-tures were then reviewed underthis consideration.

Members of the Newman Clubjoin together to wish everyone ablessed and joyful Christmas andNew Year.

OSC ACTIVITIESFirst meeting of the fall se-

mester was held Tuesday, Oc-tober 23, at which the followingofficers were elected:

President-Stan NelsonVice-President-Speros Ga-

brielSecretary-David DavisTreasurer-Jack Thesing

President Peters spoke on thesubject of "Ethics," and duringhis talk he mentioned that itwould be well for all to read theCode of Ethics section of the Di-rectory of the American Osteo-pathic Association for further ac-quaintance with this importantsubject.

The speaker for the secondmeeting was our Dr. Laycock,who spoke on the subject of"Clinic Bag Contents."

OSC wishes to thank PresidentPeters and Dr. Laycock for theirpresentations.

0. W. C. C.The regular business meeting

of the OWCC was held Novem-ber 20, 1951. Constitution revis-ions were read and accepted. Vol-unteers were requested to cut andsew much needed supplies forStill Hospital. Reports were sub-mitted on the successful Rum-mage Sale held November 10, andapnreciation is expressed to FranFell, Ira Sage, Pat King, DorothyYoung, Margaret Petty, BettyMcCormick, Angela Latini, Dar-lene Hatchett, Marg.aret Crom-mett, Arlene Sayers, and Made-line Blackwell for their work inconnection with the sale. Refresh-ments were served by DorothyMoore, Betty McCormick andDorothy Young.

Jean Brom, Edna Gay, andTeauline Raley served refresh-ments following the regular busi-ness meeting of December 4.Movies from the Des Moines De-partment of Education wereshown, including the first localscreening of "Littlest Angel."

The OWCC extends best wishesfor a happy holiday season.

P. S. G.PSG's new pledges are Roy

Breedlove, Stanley Bridges, Wil-liam Burgart, Richard Callison,Bill Robinson, Cliff Clay, DaveDavis, Tony DeGidio, BernardEddy, Kurt Grebe, William Hilde-brand, Jerry Hohn, ForbesHoughan, George Hubacher, SkipHuddle, Paul Kleffner, Ed Leahy,Bob McQuiston, Bob Smick, JoeUcchino, John Urse, Joe Walczak,Bob Porte, Cliff Sampson, PerryOakley, and Lyle Bailey. Thepledge meetings are held the firstMonday of each month.

The annual semi-formal Christ-mas Dance, featuring Eddy Al-len's orchestra, held at the Park-view Community Club, was thesocial high light of the season.Corsages were presented by thefraternity. Waldo Frankensteinand Bob Gabriel ably handled theticket sales.

Mr. and Mrs. Boris Fiyalko are

to be congratulated on their newarrival, daughter Diane Kay.

Our thanks to the thirty super-visors and seven laborers whohelped to enlarge the house park-ing area. Parking facilities willnow accommodate twelve addi-tional autos.

"The Kirksville Chapter i.sgrowing so rapidly that the Bal-four Company cannot supplythem with adequate pledge pins,"states Waldo Frankenstein. Hehas mailed eleven pins to "tidethem over."

All those wishing fraternityrecognition pins or fraternitymuggs should contact Stan Nel-son.

SQUARE ANDCOMPASS CLUB

Dr. Harry Elmets graciouslyshowed some excellent films inroo.m 502 November 20. The colorfilms dealt with Shrine hospitalsthroughout the nation and theirinvaluable aid in the care of poorcrippled children.

A dinner meeting was held De-cember 10 in the Scottish RitesTemple for members of the club.Watch the "S and C BulletinBoard" for further announce-ments.

Local Blue Lodges have ex-tended a welcome to all Still Col-lege Masons. Information regard-ing activities of the Blue Lodgescan be obtained through the club.

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

Volume 29 SEPTEMBER, 1951 Number 9

WELCOMEIt is with extreme pleasure that I greet the seventy-two members

of the Freshman class who come to us from twenty states andCanada.

This welcome is extended to them also on behalf of the Facultyand Administration who are prepared to give them the finest instruc-tion in Osteopathy available. It is 'anticipated that the members ofthis class will continue to graduation and take their places among thefinest doctors in the field of Osteopathy.

John B. Shumaker, Dean

FRESHMEN 1951Carlton G. Apg'ar, A. B. ................... Morristown, New JerseyLyle R. Bailey ................................ Des Moines, IowaPhoebe B. Benson, B. S. .............. .......... Detroit, MichiganDonald F. Blem, B. S ......................... Detroit, MichiganEugene Braunschweig, B. S. .................... Shumway, IllinoisRaymond B. Breedlove, B. S ................ K.ansas City, MissouriStanley Bridges ................................ Des Moines, IowaDarrell D. Brown, B , . S.,M. S..................Omaha, NebraskaWilliam Burgart .......................... Long Beach, CaliforniaDuane Butterfield . ............ ............ Omaha, NebraskaRichard Callison ................................. Chariton, IowaWillie Coleman, B. S. ........................ Lexington, KentuckyJesse Connelly, B. S .................... Newberry, South CarolinaJames J. Dartley, A. B .................... Arlington, New JerseyDavid W. Davis . ........................ Detroit, MichiganAnthony DeGidio, B. S ....................... Youngstown, OhioLeonard J. DeLooff, B. A . ..............Grad Rapids, MichiganBernard Eddy ................................ Niles, OhioEdward K. Farmer, B. S ......................... Newark, OhioLyle Fettig, B. S . ........................ Detroit, MichiganAlvin Gerner ........................... Cabot, PennsylvaniaRobert Gillon, B. A. ................... Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaKurt Grebe, B. S. ...................... Mackinaw City, MichiganRobert Gustaf son ............................ Des Moines, IowaLouis Hasbrouck, B. A ..................... 'Ogdensburg, New YorkFranklin Havis, B. S ............................... Canton, OhioDwight Heaberlin, B. S ........................ Des Moines, IowaJohn Herzog . ........................ Brainerd, MinnesotaWilliam Hildebrand ......................... ....... Altoona, IowaGerald Hohn, B. S .................... St. Clair Shores, MichiganForbes Houghan .. ....................... Inkster, MichiganGeo. D. Hubacker, B. A. ........................ Mason City, IowaGale Huddle, B. S ...................... Pleasant Ridge, MichiganZane Hurkin, B. A . ........................ Brooklyn, New YorkPaul Hutson, B. S . ........................ Baltimore, MarylandPaul E. Kletfner, B. S. ......................Portsmouth, OhioIrwin K. Kurtzack, A. B., M. S . ................ Bronx, New YorkJames Lanham .... ...................... Niles, OhioH!arry F. Larson, A. B ........................ Youngstown, OhioNorman Leonard .............................. Detroit, MichiganWilliam Locke, B. S .. ..................... Canton, OhioEdward Leahy, B. S. ........................ Brooklyn, New YorkJohn Kalenak ........................... Jersey City, New JerseyThomas Lippold ........................ St. Marys, IowaHarold McMillan .. ...... ....... ...... Portland, MaineRobert McQuiston, B. S ....................... Ecorse, MichiganLouis J. Manley ....... ............. Detroit, MichiganAnthony Moscal, A. B .................. .Windsor, OntarioEvelyn Mountain, B. S . ................ Brownsville, PennsylvaniaWilliam Murray, Sr. . ....................... Van Dyke, MichiganJohn O'Haver .... ....................... Fayette, MissouriPerry G. Oakey, B. S. .... ............... Nelsonville, OhioAlbert Pearson, B. A. .................. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRobert Porte .................................. Detroit, MichiganWilliam Pounds, B. A ...................... Westville, New Jersey

Dr. Edwin F. Peters, President ,of Still College, looks on asJames Haffenden, Vice-President of the local chapter of Psi SigmaAlpha, National Osteopathic Scholastic Honor Society presents an-tnual --award to Ralph Blackwell. Dr. Jen-yah Hsie, new facultymember looks over the award presented to Richacrd Kalman.

Reading from left to right-Blackwell, Haffenden, Dr. Peters,Kalman and Dr. Hsie.

ConvocationThe first convocation of the

1951-52 school year was heldTuesday at 11:00 a. m. Septem-ber 11, 1951 in the Des MoinesConsistory Building across thestreet from the college.

The program in charge ofRalph Blackwell, President of theStudent Council was opened bythe singing of God Bless America,led by Senior Edward Felmlee,accompanied at the piano bySophomore Fred Smith. On be-half of the Student Council, Pres-ident Blackwell extended a wel-come to the members of theFreshman Class. Addresses ofwelcome were delivered by Presi-

dent Edwin F. Peters, Dean JohnB. Shumaker, and representa-tives of the fraternal organiza-tions of the College.

James Haffenden, Vice-Presi-dent of Psi Sigma Alpha, Na-tional Osteopathic ScholasticHonor Society, presented toRalph Blackwell a Sophomorestudent last year and RichardKalman, a Freshman student lastyear the .annual Psi Sigma Al-pha award which is given eachyear to the student in the fresh-man and sophomore class havingthe highest scholastic average.

The main address of the con-vocation was given by Dr. ByronLaycock who spoke on "The His-tory and Growth of Osteopathy."

Rufus Regier, A. B .................... Mountain Lake, MinnesotaEdward Rugenstein .......................... Roseville, MichiganJohn L. Rutherford ............................ Tulsa, OklahomaWilliam Sampson, B. A. ................... Indian River, MichiganDick L. Schwan, B. S. ......................... Beaverton, OregonEdward Shealy, B. S., L. L. B .......... Albuquerque, New MexicoRobert J. Smick, A. B .......................... Decatur, IllinoisJohn J. Soet ............................ Grand Rapids, MichiganJack A. Stanzler, A. B ................... Providence, Rhode IslandMax M. Stettner, B. S., M. S .................... .Dayton, OhioJohn Thesing, B. S .. ............................ Lancaster, OhioMyron Timken, B. S. ........................ Newark, New JerseyJoseph Ucchino, B. S .................... Greenville, PennsylvaniaDonald W aite ................................... Columbus, OhioJohn Urse, A. B., M. S. .................. Fairmont, West VirginiaJoseph Walezak, B. S ........................ Detroit, MichiganBenjamin W. Webb ........................... Jackson, Michigan



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The President ChatsThe first week of school at

DMSCOS got under way with aminimum of confusion due to thesplendid arrangements made dur-ing the summer by the Dean andthe Registrar. 281 students, rep-resenting 30 states and 8 foreigncountries comprise the studentbody. The Freshman class of 72carefully selected students repre-sents 20 states and Canada.

During the summer a few sig-nificant changes were made inorder to improve the operationof the college for the comingyear. While it was hoped thatsome additional physical facili-ties could be provided by the timeschool opened, this hope was notrealized. Many factors contrib-uted to this, the greatest obsta-cle to plant expansion being thelack of necessary capital. It isimportant that we continue tothink of the expansion programof the college and the need formore facilities to accommodatean already most comprehensiveand thorough program of osteo-pathic education. Some of theserious needs for the college areto enlarge the present hospital,increasing the bed capacity by50 beds; an animal house is amost important need so that athorough program of researchcan play a prominent part in ourprogram of education; we arealso in need of additional labora-tories, especialy a pharmacologylaboratory and an enlargement ofthe present pathological labora-tory.

DMSCOS must never standstill. Each year new challengesare presented and in order tomeet these ever growing demandsit is imperative that every gradu-ate remember his alma mater inhis gifts and in his'will. We can-not help but feel that the futureof the osteopathic profession isassured when we become ac-quainted with the fine type ofyoung men and women who areentering our osteopathic colllegestoday.

The college is anxious for allold graduates to visit their almamater and become as enthusias-tic about tomorrow as we arehere at the college, for we feelthere is a very bright future forthe osteopathic profession.

LOST???Bound Periodicals

The following bound periodi-cals which are urgently neededfor student use are missing fromthe library. Would anyone know-ing their whereabouts please com-municate with the librarian?

PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWSVol. 30, 1950.JOURNAL OF THE AMERI-

CAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONVol. 134, 1947.

Dr, Jen-yah HsieJoins Faculty

President Edwin F. Peters ofDes Moines Still College of Oste-opathy and Surgery announcesthe appointment of Dr. Jen-yahHsie to the Department of Bac-teriology.

Dr. Hsie comes to the collegefrom the Genesee TuberculosisSanatorium of Flint, Michigan,where he has been Director ofLaboratories.

Dr. Hsie received his B. S. de-gree from the Army VeterinaryCollege in China; Master of Sci-ence Degree from Michigan StateCollege where he majored in Bac-teriology and minored in Chem-istry and Pathology; and hisPh.D. Degree at the Universityof Maryland, where he majoredin Bacteriology and minored inPharmaceutical Chemistry.

Dr. Hsie's experience has beenvery broad, having served as Di-rector of the Veterinary Servicefor the China 5th Army duringWorld War II in Chinarejion withthe rank of Major. He was thena Senior Technologist, BiologicsInstitute, N a t i o n a 1 ResearchBureau of Animal Industry.While taking work for a Doctor'sDegree at the University ofMaryland, he was a graduate as-sistant and taught courses inGeneral Bacteriology, PathogenicBacteriology, Immunology andSerology Laboratory. He wasthen Research Bacteriologist atCold Spring Harbor BiologicalLaboratory prior to his becom-ing Director of the Laboratoriesof the Genesee TuberculosisSanatorium.

Dr. Hsie's publications are asfollows:

1. Studies on the morphologicaland physiological characters of anew species of the genus Paecilo-mycis, Proceed. Soc. Amer. Bact.Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 43-44, 1948(Abstract)

2. Genetic studies of the de-velopment of resistance to chem-icals in mycobacteria, 1949, An-nual Report of the Cold SpringHarbor Biological Laboratory,1949.

3. Hsie, J. & Bryson, V., Ge-netic studies of the developmentof resistance to neomycin anddihydrostreptomycin in Mycobac-terium ranae, Amer. Rev. Tuberc.,62:286-299, 1950.

4. Effects of chemotherapeuticagents and surface-active chem-icals on mycobacteria, 1950 ColdSpring Harbor Biological Labora-tory Report, 1950.

5. Acquisition of drug-depend-ence and resistance in mycobac-teria. Invited by the AmericanAcademy of Tuberculosis Physi-cians to present before their 1951convention at Atlantic City, June9, 1951. In press.

Dr. and Mrs. Hsie have movedto Des Moines, and Dr. Hsie as-sumed his duties at the college onTuesday, September 4, 1951.

Freshmen Orientation ProgramThe Freshman Orientation Program, presented throughout the

first semester of the Freshman year, has been announced by Dr. JohnB. Shumaker, Dean of the College. The purpose of the Orientationlectures is to give the student a consciousness of the development ofthe various branches of the healing art, to explain the various de-partments of a professional school and hospital, and to demonstratethe importance of each of the departments and their mutual interre-lationships.

TIME

Tuesdays, 11:00 A. M.- Room 202

September 11, 1951 ............................ Dr. Byron Laycock"Introduction"

September 18, 1951 .............. Professor Enzmann"Ancient History of Medicine"

Egyptian, Hebrew, Roman, Chinese

September 25, 1951 ........................ Dr. Richard P. DeNise"Nineteenth Century Medicine"

Pasteur, 1822-1895: Koch, 1843-1910; Lester, 1827-1912; Ehr-lich, 1854-1915; Roentgen, 1845-1923; Freud, 1856-1939.

October 2, 1951 ............................. Dr. S. F. Harkness"Twentieth Century Medicine"

Banting and Best; Minot, Whipple, Murphy, Fleming, etc.

October 9, 1951 ............................... Dr. Byron Laycock"The Schools of Medicine"

Definition of all schools of Medicine and their basic princ-iples of therapy; Allopathy, Homeopathy, Eclectic, Chiro-pratic, Naturopathy, Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

October 16, 1951 .................. ............ Professor Gillaspy"Department of Anatomy"

Gross Anatomy, Histology, Neuroanatomy, Embryology,Systemic and Topographical Anatomy, Applied Anatomy,Relation to other B. S. and Practice.

October 23, 1951 ....................... Dr. M. P. Moon

"The Department of Bacteriology and Public Health."Bacteriology, Hygiene and Sanitation, Parasitology and Trop-ical Diseases, Immunology, Serology Laboratory; Relationto practice.

October 30, 1951 ............................... Jean LaRoque"Pathology"

General Pathology, Systemic Pathology, Clinical Pathology,Clinical Laboratory. Importance in practice.

November 6, 1951 ........................ Dr. Leonard Grumbach"The Department of Physiology"

November 13, 1951 ................ Dr. Byron Laycock orDr. Paul Kimberly

"The Department of Principles and Technique"Principles, Technique I, II, III. IV, Cranial

November 20, 1951 .......................... Dr. S. F. Harkness

"The Department of Osteopathic Medicine"Diagnosis Physical and Differential; Clinical; OsteopathicPractice I, II, III; Pediatrics.

November 27, 1951 ....................... Dr. Richard P. DeNise

,'The Department of Osteopathic Medicine"Communicable Diseases; Dermatology; Dietetics; Nervousand Mental;; Medical Jurisprudence; Clinics.

December 4, 1951 ......................... Dr. Carl Waterbury

"The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology"Obstetrics I and II; Clinic; Gynecology

December 11, 1951 ...................... Dr. Walter E. Heinlen

"The Department of Surgery"Surgery I, II, Roentgenology; Orthopedic Surgery; Clinics;Externship and Internship; Course contents relation to gen-eral practice of Urology, Proctology.

December 18, 1951 .................... Dr. Walter E. Heinlen orDr. Raymond B. Juni

"The Department of Surgery"Surgery; Eye, Elar, Nose and Throat, etc.

January 8, 1951 ........................... Dr. Ralph I. McRae"The Division .of Psychiatry"

Neuropsychiatry; Psychobiology; Psychological Problems ofChildren; Psychoses; Psychosomatic Medicine; Relation ofabove to general practice.

January 15, 1951 ............................ ;Dr. Howard Wicks

"The Functions of the Cinics and Hospital as teaching units."

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DEAN'S LETTER

TO ALL STATE SOCIETIESAND ALL HOSPITALS

APPROVED FOR INTERNTRAINING

Thursday, November 1, is des-ignated by the College as PRO-FESSIONAL DAY. On this oc-casion one representative fromeach state and one representa-tive from each hospital will havethe opportunity to appear beforethe entire student body.

During the remainder of theday ample opportunity will beafforded for personal interviewswith students in the many roomsof the college.

If your State needs Osteopathicphysicians or if your hospital de-sires good internes, this is youropportunity to meet the futuredoctors and ifiternes personally.

You are cordially invited to berepresented on this one occasionof the school year. Please letus know who will represent yourorganization by October 15th inorder that we may give you prop-er recognition on the program.

Hotel reservations may bemade by contacting the hotelmanagers directly.

We suggest:Hotel SaveryHotel Ft. Des MoinesHotel KirkwoodBrown HotelVictoria Hotel

Our students want to knowyou and you would like to knowthem. Come on November firstand let's get acquainted.John B. Shumaker, Ph. D., Dean

President's SonTo Active Duty

Ensign Robert E. Peters, sonof Dr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Petersreported to Boston, Massachu-setts on September 24, 1951 forfour weeks of instruction at theNaval Combat Information Cen-ter Team Training Center, andfrom there he will report aboardthe U. S. S. CHIPOLA for activeduty.

Ensign Peters is following thefootsteps of his father who servedin the Navy during World II, andwho is still a Reserve Naval Of-ficer.

Ensign Peters received hisA. B. degree from Drake uni-versity this spring and graduatedfrom the Reserve Officer Schoolat San Diego, California, August19, 1950.

COLLEGE STATISTICAL REPORT

StudentsG. I.'sMarriedSingleStatesRepresentedForeignCountriesWomenNo. of CollegesBaccalaureateDegreesMaster's Degrees

Freshmen Sophomore

72 5837 4530 2942 29

Junior

665247-19

Senior

47343413

20 14 13 16

12

48

10

36

46 504 2

Wendell R. Fuller, Registrar,has compiled information aboutthe students of our College whichis of interest to students andalumni.

Members of the student bodycome from 30 states and 8 for-eign countries (British West In-dies, China, Dominion of Canada,England, Hawaii, India, Italyand Switzerland). Married stu-dents total 167. Women students,6 in number, are represented inthe Freshman, Junior and Seniorclasses. One of these womenstudents will graduate October 1,1951.

It is interesting to note thatmembers of the student bodyhave received their pre-osteo-pathic training in 122 differentcolleges and universities and that154 students have received theirBaccalaureate Degrees and 8students have received Master'sDegrees.

The 35 students listed belowwill complete their osteopathictraining October 1, 1951 'and re-ceive the degree of Doctor ofOsteopathy.

Albert ArmstrongJames BealG. William BeckettWilliam BelangerNorman BomengenPatricia CottrilleAndrew DaShielPhil DiSalvoWilliam DonkersBrian DohertyFrederick FellmanDon'ald GilmanRobert HawkinsJoseph HermanPaul JacksonTheodore KaneRobert LarsonJames McKeeverJames MorseHubert PerrymanHarlan PetersburgEarle ReynoldsCharles RomansJack RothAllan ShelpRichard ShortHarry SimmonsJulian StrassMaurice StrombergPeter TarakajianPaul TerrellClement TessaJohn VoorheesDonald WelchEarnest Yarrington

1 52 1

33 37

26 192 0

SeniorsGraduating

1951October

35232510

12

11

24

100

Did You Know. ..The osteopathic profession has

380 hospitals with a total of 8-500 beds.

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Dr. William R. Titcomb, Mait-land, Missouri, an osteopathicphysician enroute to his nativeHawaii for a visit came to therescue when a fellow passengerhad an attack of acute appendi-citis. The doctor performed anemergency appendectomy on a 21year-old young woman aboardthe S. S. Lurline, while, the steam-er was still three days out ofHonolulu.

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Dr. Floyd F. Peckham, Chicago,Illinois, was installed as presi-dent of the American OsteopathicAssociation at the close of the55th annual convention, whichmet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, inJuly. Officers installed, in addi-tion to Dr. Peckham, were thefollowing: Dr. Donald V. Hamp-ton, Cleveland, Ohio, president-elect; Dr. Hobert C. Moore, BayCity, Michigan, first vice presi-dent; Dr. T. L. Northup, Mor-ristown, N. J., second vice-presi-dent; Dr. Isabelle Morelock, Hon-olulu, T. H., third vice-president(re-elected).

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Dr. Glen D. Cayler, Los Ange-les, Calif., received the distin-guished service certificate of theAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion at the closing ceremonies ofthe association's 55th annual con-vention. The award was made forhis contributions in the field ofpublic education.

A member of the A. O. A.house of delegates for manyyears and a member of the de-partment of public relations, Dr.Cayler is secretary of the Cali-fornia state board of osteopathicexaminers and has been appoint-ed to that examining board bythree California governors. He isa surgeon and a fellow of theAmerican College of OsteopathicSurgeons. Since his graduationfrom the College of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons in 1917,he has practiced in Los Angeles.He is clinical nrofessor of ob-stetrics at the Los Angeles col-lege.

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The number of persons admit-ted to hospitals in 1950 reachedan all-time high, totaling 17,023,-

Full-TimeTotal

278191165113

30

76

119

1518

StudentsSpecial

3221

2

103

30

Total

281193167114

30

86

122

1548

THREE OSTEOPATHICCOLLEGES RECEIVECANCER GRANTS

Three more osteopathic col-leges have received cancer train-ing grants totaling approximate-ly $68,200 from the U. S. PublicHealth Service.

The Kirksville College of Os-teopathy and Surgery received agrant of $22,000, and the Phila-delphia College of Osteopathy, anaward of $21,190. The KansasCity College of Osteopathy andSurgery was given a $25,000grant.

Official notification of thegrants was sent to the schools byDr. Raymond F. Kaiser, chief ofthe Cancer Control branch ofthe Public Health Service, Na-tional Institute of Health. Dr.Herman T. Still and Dr. G. N.Gillum are directors of the pro-grams at the Kirksville collegeand the Kansas City college re-spectively.

First osteopathic colleges to re-ceive cancer teaching grantswere the Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and Surgeryand the College of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons.

513, or a new person every 1.8seconds .... General hospitals inthe United States have been com-pelled to spend 1 billion, 343 mil-lion dollars more than they re-ceived from patients with the re-sult that many of them were"forced into the red to meettheir obligations."

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Senator H e r b e r t Lehman,(Dem., N.Y.) has appealed to layand professional organizationsfor greater consideration ofmeasures dealing with medicalcare. The osteopathic professionalong with old school medicinedare not ignore the role intowhich it is cast by the pressureof social forces.

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Frederick E. Hecker, D. 0.,Chief of Staff of Lakeview Hos-pital, M i l w a u ke e, Wisconsinspoke to members of the staff atWilden Hospital Thursday, Sep-tember 6, 1951.

Dr. Hecker, a member of theJanuary 24, 1936 graduatingclass of Still College, spoke on"Staff Obigations to the Hospi-tal.

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Atlas Club

A welcoming stag party forthe incoming freshmen was heldat Jlax's Supper Club, FridaySeptember 7. Over a hundredfreshmen and actives attendedand greatly enjoyed the new ac-quaintances that were made. Avariety of foods and liquid re-freshments made the evening asplendid success. Many thanksare in order for our new ,socialchairman, Vance Walters.

The club's new officers for thefall semester consist of the fol-lowing:

Noble Skull .. Jack HatchittOccipital .. Ralph BlackwellSacrum ........ Victor WiseStylus ......... Zane PettyPylorus ........ Lee WalkerStyloid .Russell Hollabaugh

The club pledges its support tothese new officers and looks for-ward to a successful semesterunder their guidance.

The alumni have been respond-ing well, with their yearly con-tributions to the house buildingfund. Our thanks to those whohave contributed and we are hop-ing to hear from the remaindersoon.

L.O.G.

The first L.O.G. social eventof the season was quite a successand members had an enjoyableSunday afternoon. Freshmenw-ere ;greeted -at an ipomprmptupicnic at Union Park. A seasonprogram of work nights andguest speakers has been planned.

Congratulations to GerardNash on his recent engagementto Miss Nadine Boldra of DesMoines.

I. T. S.Iota Tau Sigma Fraternity ex-

tends a hearty welcome to theFreshman Class and wishes themsuccess in their scholastic en-deavors. We also invite them toattend our meetings and becomebetter acquainted with us.

Just prior to the close of thesummer term the members ofI.T.S. were treated to a very finechicken dinner at the home ofDr. Dolyak at Stuart, an alumniof I.T.S. A good time was hadby all 'and no one went awayhungry.

Watch for future I.T.S. activi-ties on our new bulletin boardwhich has recently been placedon the south wall of the firstfloor of the college.

P.S. G.The Phi Sigma Gamma frater-

nity takes great pleasure in wel-coming the freshmen to DMSCOSand to extend a cordial invita-tion to visit the House and at-tend the various fraternity par-ties.

The following officers wereelected for the present semester:Al Conway, president; Glen R-a-ley, vice president; Stan Nelson,secretary; Jim Martin, housemanager and treasurer, andClaire Armstrong as Sergeant-at-Arms.

The fraternity house receivedattention this summer in theform of painting the outsidetrimmings, enlarging a thirdfloor: study :room, alterations ofthe rumpus room and the addi-tion of a new kitchen stove.

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CANCER OF THE LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACTSeptember 20, 1951

3:00 P. M.

The Problem of Cancer of the LowerGastrointestinal Tract .............. Stuart F. Harkness, D.O.

ChairmanPrecancerous Lesions of the Bowel

and Rectum ........................ Howard A. Graney, D. O.The Diagnosis of Cancer of the Bowel:

Clinical Aspects .................... Richard P. DeNise, D. O.Roentgenologic Aspects ................ Henry J. Ketman, D.O.

The Diagnosis of Cancer of The Sigmoid,Rectum and Anus .................... B. E. Poundstone, D.O.

The Treatment of Malignancy of the LowerGastrointestinal Tract ................. Walter E. Heinlen, D.O.

Summary ............................... Stuart F. Harkness, D.O.

NEWMAN CLUBThe Newman Club extends a

welc0mr'to tihe Freshlman' C lass.We are planning another term

of activities of academic as wellas extra curricular interest.

All students are cordially in-vited to attend our series of lec-tures on medical ethics conduct-ed by Father Weis.

DOCTORS NEEDEDThe Armed Forces will require

approximately 13,000 physicianscontinually on active duty for thenext ten years, according toRichard L. Meiling, M.D., of theOffice of the Secretary of De-fense. . . . This figure is basedon the ratio of 3.7 physicians foreach 1,000 of troop strength ascompared with the 5.6 to 6.2 phy-sicians for an equal unit of troopstrength in World War II....Dr. Meiling points out that today"no United States military pa-tient is more than thirty tothirty-six hours from the spe-cialized and definitive care ofhospitals of continental UnitedStates."

Thank You, Dr. WilsonIn a recent letter from Dr.

--Everett' E,. Wilson, of fDaytbonOhio, to President Peters, thisinteresting remark was made,"Incidentally, your plaque is in-deed quite an asset to any office."

Dr. Wilson was referring tothe beautiful bronze plaque ofthe Osteopathic Oath which thecollege bookstore is selling. If thereaders of this Log Book haven'tpurchased their Osteopathic Oathplaque as yet, we know you willwant to do so at once. Your ordermay be placed with Mrs. LucilleWilliams, Manager of the Book-store, Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy and Surgery, 720-22Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa.

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DECEASEDDr. Ida B. Stockwell 77, Los

Angeles, California. graduateof the S. S. Still College ofOsteopathy 1904.

Dr. George Paul Lewis 34,Kennewick, Washington.Graduate of D.M.S.C.O.S. 1943

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Volume 29 November, 1951 Number 9

Pediatricians To Hold Refresher Course...

The August issue of the Log Book told the story of the presenta-tion of the blood bank to the Still Osteopathic Hospital by Mr. A. E.Reynolds, Administrator of the Estate of the late Miss Elizabeth E.Beck.

Miss Beck for many years was a proofreader for the Register andTribune of this city and served as recording secretary of the localchapter of the Typographical Union of Des Moines.

The above picture shows the formal presentation of the check byMr. Reynolds to President Peters for the blood bank which was re-cently installed in the Hospital. Reading from left to right, PresidentPeters, Mr. Reynolds and Dr. J. F. LeRoque, President of the NationalAlumni Association.

The memory of Miss Beck will live for years through her bequestto our Hospital.

Dr. Wicks toEnter Private Practice

Dr. Howard Wicks, Adminis-trator of the Out-Patient Clinicsince July 1st has resigned hisposition with the college to en-ter private practice.

Shortly after his graduationfrom Kirksville, he was added tothe faculty of Des Moines StillCollege in March 1950 to work


Credit CounselorAppointed

Mr. Harold Corell of DesMoines has been appointed CreditCounselor for the Still Osteo-pathic Hospital and Clinic.

Mr. Corell is a graduate of CoeCollege. His experience includesnine years of high school teach-ing and ten years as CountyAuditor of Keokuk rCounty.

Mr. Corell is married and hasfour children.

Program Is AnnouncedA Refresher Course in Pediatrics under the sponsorship of Region

3 of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians will be heldDecember 3, 4, 1951 at the Kirkwood Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Rachel Woods, president of Region 3 states that Dr. BetsyMcCracken, National A.C.O.P. President, will be present and lectureon Premature Care.

The program as announced by Dr. Woods is as follows:

Monday, December 3, 19518:00 Registration9:00 Practical E.E.N.T. Procedures.................Dr. R. B. Juni

Des Moines, Iowa10:00 Mongolism ......... Dr. Quintos Wilson, Kansas City, Missouri11:00 Cranial Application for the Newborn.....Dr. Paul Kimberly

Des Moines, Iowa1:30 Ligamentous Control...... Dr. Anna Slocum, Des Moines, Iowa2:30 Premature Care.... Dr. Betsy McCracken, Los Angeles, Calif.3:30 Use of "Air Lock" resuscitator..Theodore Wall, St. Louis, Mo.4:00 "What about our Diet?"....Mary Ann Krecklow, Ames, Iowa6:30 Banquet-Dr. Mary Golden in Charge-. ..... Square Dance

Tuesday, December 4, 19518:30 Hypogonadism ... Dr. Quintos Wilson, Kansas City, Missouri9:30 Pediatric Urology...... Dr. Harold Dresser, Des Moines, Iowa

10:30 Rheumatic Heart Anomalies............... Dr. William Kelly,Kirksville, Missouri

11:30 Business Meeting1:30 Keep up to date on ACTH...........Prof J. Earle Galloway

Des Moines, Iowa2:30 Specialty Ethics .......... Dr. Robert Steen, Chicago, Illinois3:30 Bronchoscopy ............... Dr. R. B. Juni, Des Moines, Iowa4:00 Round table ........... Doctors Wilson, Kimberly and Slocum

Drs. Dresser, Juni and Kimberly are on the faculty of Des MoinesStill College, Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Robert Steen is on the facultyof the Chicago College of Osteopathy, Chicago, Illinois and Dr. Wil-liam Kelly is on the faculty of the Kirksville College of Osteopathy,Kirksville, Missouri.

Professor J. Earle Galloway is Professor of Pharmacology, Phar-macy College, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa.

For accommodations write direct to Kirkwood Hotel, Fourth andWalnut; Fort Des Moines Hotel, Tenth and Walnut; Savery Hotel,Fourth and Locust; Brown Hotel, Fourth and Keo.

Our Christmas SealHas Come of Age

By Dr. Stephen M. Pugh,Chairman Committee on Christ-

mas Seals.Our Christmas seal has come

of age. This year, for the twen-ty-first time, it will carry to theworld osteopathy's message ofhealth to all men.

Both in point of time and inpoint of service, it has reachedits majority. Now that it dividesits income between the studentloan and research funds, its po-tential has been many times mul-tiplied. We, of the Committee,hope this year to translate that

potential into greater returnsthan we have yet realized.

This is possible. We have backof us two powerful forces, theprofession itself and the Auxil-iary of the American OsteopathicAssociation, and through themour great osteopathic public. Boththe profession and the Auxiliaryknow that if we are to continueforward, especially in research,we must have money, big money.

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Mail sent out from the Amer-ican Osteopathic Association nowcarries a special postage meterstamp commemorating the 21stannual seal campaign.




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THE PRESIDENT CHATS

The six Osteopathic Colleges inthe United States today standindividually as well as collective-ly as a monument to human prog-ress and as a fitting tribute tothe founder of the OsteopathicSchool of Medicine, Dr. A. T.Still.

Monuments in this great coun-try of ours-whether old or new,big or small, all relate a story,dedicated to the same greatcommon message SUCCESS.

This success means service tomankind, welfare to our commu-nity and nation, and preservationof our Freedoms.

Success is like happiness-yougain it only by giving it. Nohonest business can prosper with-out adding to the prosperity andwelfare of society. No Osteo-pathic physician can continue torightly enjoy the privileges ofpractice without contributing tothe growth of the OsteopathicEducation.

Osteopathy has given a newmeasure of health and comfort tothe entire nation. The monu-ments erected during the pasthistory to Osteopathy will notendure without the continuedgrowth of our Osteopathic Col-leges.

In recent weeks, several lettershave been sent to the members ofthe Alumni Association of thiscollege, urging them to helpassume some of the advancingcosts of Osteopathic educationby sending small monthly con-tributions to the college. Dr.Jean F. LeRoque, the Presidentof the Alumni Association ofDMSCOS deserves much praisefor the time and energy he isdaily giving to this great cause,"the raising of more than a mil-lion dollars for the old AlmaMater". The many letters whichhe is receiving daily are most en-couraging. A few quotationsfrom some of the letters are ofgreat interest.

........ , Minnesota"I am in receipt of your let-

ter in which you state the planadopted for raising money forour Alma Mater. I think it isa very fine plan for those whohave not contributed hereto-fore.".......... Ohio

"In answer to your com-munication of October 11th,may I say, first, that I amfully aware of the necessity offinancial support to the schoolsby the Alumni. May I say, too,that I feel the Alumni is mor-ally obligated to such supportif osteopathic education is go-ing to live.".......... Michigan

"In reply to your form let-ters regarding pledging to ourcolleges, I wish to advise thatI am one hundred per cent inaccord with the idea, in factfor several years now I havebeen contributing $20.00 permonth through O.P.F., whichis earmarked for Des Moines."

The above samples are illustra-tive of the many letters receivedin favor of the present plan ofmaking monthly payments to thecollege. Of course, there havebeen a few unfavorable lettersalso received, but those, too, areexpected.

Osteopathic Education mustforge ahead. Demands are con-stantly increasing and budgetsare annually getting larger andlarger. Our colleges must con-tinue to grow and the Osteo-pathic profession is compelled toshow progress.

Yes, the truth is that Growthand Progress are something morethan mere symptoms of success

. .they are most necessaryfor SUCCESS. When OsteopathicEducaction .stops .growing .andceases to progress, you can beperfectly sure that the rigor mor-tis of the Osteopathic professionhas set in.

What Do YouThink?

The following is reprinted infull from The News Bulletin ofthe Kansas Osteopathic Associa-tion, Vol. 26, No. 8, November,1951:MISSOURI EDITORIAL ONOSTEOPATHIC PROFESSION"Are You A Member of the

A.O.A.?"The editorial in the "Jackson

County (Missouri) MedicalSociety Weekly Bulletin," whichprovoked a forceful and eloquentreply from Dr. Hamilton is here-with printed in full:

"Are You A Member of theA.O.A."

"Recently a questionnaire wasreceived which included theabove. This started a chain-re-action in what we laughingly re-fer to as our brain, because thesecapital letters signify more thanone organization.

"Of course, most physiciansautomatically would think ofAlpha Omega Alpha, a la-de-dagroup of-our brethren. So we gotto wondering about honorary fra-ternities, high grades in school,and that kind of stuff. Do thehonor-men always make the bestphysicians or vice versa; do theresearchers, (active "producers")go in more for quantity ratherthan quality; do the 'ivory-tower' boys in our professionreally lead our army? These,and other fleeting questionsflashed on their way after weread the above inquiry. How-ever, each reader must providehis own answers to these ques-tions.

"Naturally, we are not amember of the American Osteo-pathic Association, another pro-fessional organization, with thesame initials. But again we gotto wondering.

"Why is it that our nationalmedical leaders have done solittle to effect a rapproachment

between osteopaths and medicaldoctors? We were told-severalyears ago-by a mouthpiece forthe American Medical Associa-tion (who doesn't work there any-more) that any problems con-cerning osteopaths must be set-tled on a local level, our nationalorganization could do nothing.And yet there are no differenceswhich could not be resolved ifsensible and cooperative effortswere made. Most important, thisendeavor must be started at thetop! It is sheer tommyrot, it isweak, spineless sophistry for ourleaders to say, 'You boys settlethe osteopath problem on the lo-cal level.'

"In Missouri -and singularlyelsewhere-the number of osteo-paths compares favorably withthat of medical doctors. Anypresent disparity is rapidly beingerased by the osteopaths. Proba-bly one-fourth or more of ourcitizens receive their medicalcare from osteopaths; some areashave no medical doctors. Twoschools of osteopathy in our Stateare making a creditable effort tocompete with medical schoolsby raising their standards. Weapplaud this effort as much aswe deplore the feet-dragging tomeet the issue by our nationalleaders.

"This writer never has lookeddown his nose or frowned on oste-opaths as judged by a mere nod-ding acquaintance with several.Mostly, they seem no better andno worse than the 'mine-run'medical colleague, although wehave never known any one ofthem intimately and have nospecific knowledge of their pro-fessional activities. Some havechosen their profession becauseit was an easier short-cut topracticing medicine. t h e r swere rejected by medical schoolsand accepted the next best. Theseforegoing statements are meansto be neither a blanket castiga-tion nor a comprehensive ap-proval.

"But let's face the facts: Oste-opaths today are giving medicalattention to an increasingly im-portant segment of our poulation.We cannot resolve any differ-ences between our group andtheirs by sarcasm, snootiness orsilence. What we should do on anational level-is to sit down andiron out our differences!

"It's funny what thoughts aguy can get from the question,'Are you a member of theA.O.A.' ?"

Vincent T. Williams, M.D.

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Buford G. Hamilton, M.D., Di-rector of the Division of Healthof Missouri, wrote to V. T. Wil-liams, M. D., of Kansas City, Mis-souri, in reply to the editorial inthe "Jackson County Medical So-ciety Weekly Bulletin," as fol-lows:

"I was intrigued with yourA.O.A. philosophy-both soundand practical. As Director ofHealth I must accept the osteo-path as a doctor. There are 1,100

registered osteopaths in the state,and, as you say, they probablytreat one-fourth of the populationof the State. Besides, they havetwo schools and if laymen wouldanalyze their curriculum, it wouldbe difficcult to differentiate be-tween Washington University andtheir school. To be honest, canwe make too wide a dividing linebetween men of our cult and theosteopath ?

"Recently, I attended the dedi-cation of the osteopathic hos-pital in Kirksville that was con-structed with the aid of Hill-Bur-ton funds. In the evening, I at-tended the graduating exercisesof some 90 students from the Os-teopathic School at Kirksville'.Seven hundred people were pres-ent at the banquet. The Presidentof the National Osteopathic As-sociation was the speaker of theevening. He gave the history ofosteopathy, and reviewed howeach year they have raised theirrequirements. He made this verysignificant statement, 'We nowmust make basic science a ':re-quirement to enter an osteopathicschool'. He also stated that thisyear they had 800 applications,but could not accept more than100 or 125 students. Of thisnumber, not more than 80 or 90students would graduate.

"Three prominent Deans havesaid to me, give the osteopath anM. D. degree and then agree onfuture standards and the osteo-pathic problem will be solved.The former president of the Na-tional and State Osteopathic Or-ganizations h a v e discussedunion with me in the same veinas you have discussed the prob-lem. If the national group orbrass won't start discussions,why can't the state, eitherthrough a liason or mutual agree-ment, have a Korean armisticeand stop shooting for the timebeing? Why not forget the past,lay aside disagreements, forgetglory and think of the detection,prevention and elimination of dis-ease in people?

"It is funny what thoughts aguy can get from the question,'Are you a member of theA.O.A.' ?"

Librarian GrantedLeavet

Mrs. Glenn A. Kenderdine, li-brarian at Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and Surgerysince November, 1946, has- beengranted an 18-months leave ofabsence to organize the libraryof philosophical and occult liter-ature of the Theosophical Societyin America at its headuarters inWheaton, Illinois.

The college is proud of thehonor that has come to a memberof the college faculty and wishesMrs. Kenderdine every success.

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DEAN'S LETTEROur first PROFESSIONAL

DAY, held on November 1, provedto be of exceptional mutual in-terest to the students and therepresentatives of the State so-cieties and approved OsteopathicHospitals who were with us forthe day.

The partial holiday, designedfor all students, but more espec-ially Juniors and Seniors beganwith a two hour convocation inthe morning and continuedthroughout the day in the form ofconferences in the College classrooms.

Appearing on the programwere:Kansas State Osteopathic Asso-

ciation, Mr. Lloyd Hall, GeneralCounsel.

Tennessee Osteopathic Associa-tion, Dr. M. E. Coy, Secretary;Dr. Paul G. Smith.

Oregon Osteopathic Association,Dr. Joseph A. Cooney.

Ohio, and Mahoning Valley GreenCross Hospital, Warren, Ohio;Dr. Harry E. Elston.

Lakeview Hospital, Milwaukee,Wisconsin, Dr. James S.Crane; Dr. Donald E. Lindley.

Parkview Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.Dr. Ralph D. Ladd.

The Marietta Osteopathic Hos-pital, Dr. J. E. Wiemers.

Green Cross Osteopathic Hos-pital, Akron, Ohio, Dr. HaroldR. Hunter.Among the many topics dis-

cussed with the students werestate laws, basic sciences re-quirements, practice locations,hospital facilities, hospital staffs,internships. Conferences through-out the afternoon were well at-tended.

From questions asked and an-swers returned, it becomes per-fectly obvious that students arevitally interested in good prac-tice locations and internships inapproved Osteopathic Hospitals.

It is also apparent that thegeneral practice field is quite un-saturated and there are opportu-nities galore for the graduate toenter successful practice with orwithout an internship, and withor without nearby hospitals.

PROFESSIONAL DAY provesto be completely practical. Theprofession comes to the student inschool to reveal a vista of thingsto come and to invite the student(Freshman, too) to consider geo-graphical areas of promise andto join them in the great pioneer-ing venture begun by Dr. A. T.Still.

Our second PROFESSIONALDAY will be scheduled in theFall of 1952. Announcement inLog Book next August.

Recent MarriagesDr. Emil Braunschweig and

Miss Maxine Frances Kinsinger,of Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Braun-schweig is a graduate of StillCollege and at the present timeis completing a residency in ob-stetrics and gynecology. Thebride received B.S. and M.S. de-grees and belonged to KappaKappa Gamma Sorority at DrakeUniversity, Des Moines, Iowa.

STUDENTSWendell B. Harris, Brockton,

Massachusetts, and Miss HelenClareta Boulware, of High Point,North Carolina.

Raymond G. Taylor, Jr., andKatherine Taylor, Alliance, Ohio.

Lowell L. Troester, Denver,Colorado, and Miss Mildred Tut-tle, of Cherokee, Iowa.

STORK NEWSBOY-Dr. and Mrs. Stanley Grif-

fin. Dr. Griffin is an instructorin Pharmacology.

BOY-Dr. and Mrs. Jen-yah Hsie.Dr. Hsie recently joined thefaculty and is an instructor inBacteriology.

BOY-Mrs. and Mrs. Cecil C.Looney. Mr. Looney is the Ac-countant for Still College. Mrs.Looney was formerly secretaryto Dr. Peters.

STUDENTSGIRL-Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bal-

lenger.GIRL-Mr. and Mrs. Dudley

Chapman.GIRL-Mr. and Mrs. George

Kemp.GIRL-Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kon.BOY-Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V.

Polatty.TWIN BOYS-Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

liam Pounds.GIRL Mr. and Mrs. John Sei-

bert.GIRL Mr. and Mrs. Milton

Snow.GIRL Mr. and Mrs. Stewart

Woofenden.

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with Dr. Paul Kimberly in cranialand neurology courses. He is thenational editor of Psi SigmaAlpha, the national osteopathicscholastic honor society, and hasserved as sponsor of the localchapter during the past year. Heis currently program chairmanfor the Iowa Academy in addi-tion to working on national com-mittees of the Academy of Ap-plied Osteopathy and the Osteo-pathic Cranial Association.

Dr. Wicks will begin his mani-pulative practice at 1240 Penn.Ave. in this city on January 2nddoing cranial and structuralwork.

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YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE-You are not financially respon-sible for seals you distribute toyour patients. We figure thateven those which bring no con-tribution return pay their way in

Reversal of RulingOf New Jersey BoardOf Medical Examiners

E, S. Hallinger, M.D., Secre-tary of the New Jersey Board ofMedical Examiners, in a letterto Milton McKay, General Coun-sel for A.O.A. has recently an-nounced a reversal of a rulingof the Board which held that onlystudents who completed fouryears of training in an osteo-pathic college after the date ofthe approval were eligible forlicensure in the State.

The Board now recognizes allgraduates of osteopathic collegeswho were enrolled in the schoolsat the time of their approval bythe Board of Medical Examinersas eligible for licensure in theState.

It may be inferred that all stu-dents who have been regularlyenrolled in Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and Surgeryon and after September 15, 1948,are eligible after graduation.

You Are AlwaysWelcome

Dr. Margaret MacLennan, 612W. 112th Street, New York City,Class of 1904, has been a patientin Still Osteopathic HospitalDr. MacLennan has retired fromactive practice but still takes careof some of her former patientswhen they call on her.

Before leaving for her home,Dr. MacLennan stated how pleas-ed she was with the care receivedin the hospital and the continuousgrowth and improvement of allphases of the college.

public relations. Why not help?* * *

LIKE A BLANKET Christ-mas seals give us what the pub-licity men call coverage. Thisyear they could appear on 5,000,-000 pieces of mail.

The Armistice Day dinnerdance, sponsored by the Student-Faculty Council, at the DesMoines Golf and Country ClubMonday evening, November 12,was a great success in every way.

The 379 people who attendedmade many fine comments on thefood prepared and served byEmil, of the Golf and CountryClub, and on the very danceablemusic provided by that genialgentleman of sweet music, DonHoy, and his Orchestra.

Sophomore student ClaireArmstrong, president of the Stu-dent Faculty Council, states thatthe success of this event was dueto the co-operation of students,faculty, administration, and doc-tors of the profession. Mr. Arm-strong wishes to thank all thosewho helped make this occasiona great success, and to commendthe student and faculty membersof the Council for a job welldone. "It is difficult", Mr. Arm-strong stated, "to single out oneindividual among the members ofthe committee. However, I thinkit should be known that Dr. Bur-ton Poundstone was personallyresponsible for selling 100 tick--ets for this dinner-dance."

Auxiliaries SponsorDistribution o fOsteopathic Magazine

Chicago, Ill., (AOA)-Thirty-four auxiliaries throughout thecountry are now purchasing sub-scriptions to OSTEOPATHICMAGAZINE for local school orpublic libraries.

One of the recent additions tothe list of auxiliary sponsors forthe publication was the Auxiliaryto the Panhandle District Asso-ciation of Osteopathic Physiciansand Surgeons, Amarillo, Texas,which voted to send the magazineto all high school, college, andpublic libraries in cities in thePanhandle in which an osteo-pathic physician is located.

Armistice Day Dinner-Dance

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ATLAS CLUBEleven new members were

pledged to the Atlas Club Mon-day evening, Nov. 5. They wereCecil C. Looney, Still CollegeAccountant, who will become anhonorary member of the frater-nity, and the following students:James Dartley, Joseph Monti-cello, Anthony Moscal, WilliamMurray, John O'Haver, AlbertPearson, Edward RugensteinWilliam Ross, Edward Shealy,and Donald Waite. Later on inthe semester they will becomeactive members.

"Opening a Practice" was thetopic of a very interesting talkgiven by Dr. Ralph I. McRae atthe October meeting of the fra-ternity. Dr. McRae stressed theimportance of planning and ex-ploring the possibilities of theoffice. He suggested that thechosen locality before opening anytype of office should be suited tothe needs of the people and thatthe doctor starting a practiceshould determine from the veryfirst the character of the prac-tice he intends and wants to con-tinue doing. Many other valuablesuggestions concerning officeprocedure were outlined.

The annual Atlas Club Christ-mas dance will be held at theParkview Club on Saturday eve-ning, Dec. 8. Vance Walters, thesocial chairman, is in charge.

IOTA TAU SIGMAI.T.S. at the present time is

busily initiating the eleven newmembers of the fraternity. Onebusiness meeting was held how-ever, with Father Weiss, chap-lain of the Newman Club as guestspeaker. Father Weiss presentedthe case in favor of practicingin rural communities. A stimu-lating and interesting eveningwas passed with doughnuts andcoffee served afterward.

A special meeting consisting ofa work night will be held on No-vember 29 for freshman, alumniand other guests. Watch the fra-ternity bulletin board for details.

L. 0. G.The following new pledges

were acquainted with the frater-nity rules and history at a meet-ing on Monday, October 22:

Robert Gillon, Philadelphia, Pa.,Joseph Maxwell, Miami, Florida;Max Stettner, New York City;David Rothman, Philadelphia;Jack Stanzler, Rhode Island; ZaneHurkin, New York; Irwin Kurt-zack, New York. Pledgemaster isDick Kalman.

A special meeting was held onTuesday evening, October 30, togreet three members of the exec-utive board of National L. 0. G.from Philadelphia who were at-tending the internists' convention,they were Dr. Theodore Wein-berg, Dr. Phillip Lessig and Dr.Sidney Kochman. National organization set-up and policieswere discussed. An interestingfact was discussed, that is, thegrowth of L. O. G. The Californiaundergradute chapter has over160 members, the Philadelphiaundergraduate chapter has over102 members; also growth at thegraduate level is comparable.Plans for the Atlantic City fra-ternity convention to be held nextMay were also discussed.

A work nite was held on Tues-day, November 6 in the hospitaldining room.

NEWMAN CLUBFather J. Weiss discussed the

"Catholic Concept of Death" atthe regular monthly NewmanClub meeting held Thursday eve-ning, October 4. Father Weiss'stalk was enjoyed both by themembers and their guests.

Following the usual monthlyCommunion Sunday, a breakfastwas held at the Koffee Kup.Along with others, members ofthe Freshman class were pre-sented. It is hoped that this so-cial breakfast will become amonthly event.

An interesting program is be-ing planned for the next meetingThursday night, December 6,

1951. It is hoped that membersand wives as well as others willplan to attend.

O. W. C. C. NewsThe regular business meeting

of the O.W.C.C. was held on Oc-tober 14. Dr. Kimberly gave amuch demanded repeat perform-ance of his interesting addressof a year ago on the subject ofthe principles and purposes ofOsteopathy. During the questionand answer period which followedhe added enlightening commentson the part of a doctor's wife inforwarding the growth of Oste-opathy.

Seasonal refreshments of cof-fee and doughnuts were servedby May Fiyalko and Elaine Mar-tin.

The Club again met for a reg-ular business meeting on Novem-ber 6, when they were addressedby Teauline Raley on Parliamen-tary Procedure. Mrs. G. P. Pe-terson, President of the PolkCounty Auxiliary, explained tothe group the value of work withthe O.W.C.C. in preparation forpost school activities.

Service tables were decoratedin an autumn theme and attrac-tive refreshments were served byMargaret Crommett, Reo Eskeand Fran Fell.

SQUARE ANDCOMPASS CLUB

The next meeting of the clubwill be on or about November 20in Room 502 of the College build-ing, at which time Dr. H. Elmetsis scheduled to show movies. Thisfilm should be of interest to allMasons. A social hour will fol-low and all Master Masons areurged to attend. Several speak-ers have consented to appear onthe program later in the seasonto discuss various Masonic topics.Please watch the new Square andCompass bulletin board in thelobby of the college building forfurther developments.

Dedicate New ClinicThe College of Osteopathic

Physicians and Surgeons, Los An-geles, California, will dedicate itsnew General Osteopathic ClinicSunday, December 2, 1951.

The Clinic, built and equippedat a cost of approximately $300,-000, will provide increased facili-ties and the most modern diag-nostic and therapeutic equipmentwhich will enable the college tofulfill its obligations to the com-munity.

Des Moines Still College ex-tends congratulations to The Col-lege of Osteopathic Physiciansand Surgeons.

ITEMS OF INTERESTDr. Howard A. Graney, Chair-

man of the Operations Committeeof the College, was a member ofthe panel on "Register of Train-ing Programs" held on Wednes-day, October 31, 1951, at theTwenty-fourth Annual ClinicalAssembly of the American Col-lege of Osteopathic Surgeons inWashington, D. C.

Dr. Walter E. Heinlen, Chair-man of the Department of Sur-gery at the College, appeared onthe program of the American Col-lege of Osteopathic Surgeons inWashington, D. C., Monday, Oc-tober 29th. The subject of Dr.Heinlen's paper was "CongenitalHeart."

Drs. H. E. Dresser, R. O. Fa-gen and H. J. Ketman of the Col-lege faculty and A. C. Parmenter,Still Osteopathic Hospital Admin-istrator attended the 24th AnnualClinical Assembly of the Amer-ican College of Osteopathic Sur-geons in Washington, D. C., October 28 to November 1, 1951.

Participating organ i z a t i o n swere the American OsteopathicHospital Association; AmericanOsteopathic College of Radiol-ogy; American Osteopathy Acad-emy of Orthopedics and theAmerican Society of OsteopathicAnesthesiologists.


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