fl]ti:Uelin 0/ lite Jtlummi �(H)C{a{ion, ,·S C 1-1'0 0 L . OF MEDICINEU N V E R S T YVolume 1 o F C H C AGODECEMBER 1944 Number 1Alumni Association ReorganizedBy H. P. Jenkins, SecretaryThe Alumni Association of the University of Chicago School of Medicine is nowbeing formally organized with a new constitution and by-laws. The Association wasoriginally started in 1934 and now, on its tenth anniversary, is expanding into an or­ganization which will have a potential membership of over a thousand. The purposeof the Association is to further scientific and cultural relations among its members,provide a forum for the presentation anddiscussion of timely subjects in medicalscience, and promote advancement inmedical education. In addition, the Asso­ciation will sponsor a Bulletin to aid inthe above program and furnish a channelof communication between the Univer­sity of Chicago and those who have hadtheir medical training as a student inthe School of Medicine or as intern orresident in the Hospitals.Resident Staff EligibleActive Membership in the Associationis available not only to graduates of theSchool of Medicine but also to those whohave (or have had) an appointment onthe resident staff of the hospitals or thefaculty of the Schoo) (including assistant­ships). Junior Memberships are availableto the Senior and Junior students in theSchool. Honorary Memberships are pro­vided for those of the faculty who maywish to be on a nonactive status.The dues for this Association are adollar a year from each member. Forthose who wish to maintain their mem­bership in the general University ofChicago Alumni Association, the annualdues are $3.00, of which $2.00 goes to thegeneral association for the University ofChicago Magazine and $1.00 to the medi­cal division. Special attention is drawnto the Life-Memberships in the MedicalAlumni Association, which are now avail­able for $20.00. The proceeds from theLife-Memberships are restricted by theby-laws to an expenditure of not morethan a dollar a year for each member­ship. In view of the problem of collecting�dollar-a-year dues, it is hoped that asany members as possible will availemselves of this opportunity to putthe Association on a permanently secureeconomic basis.Deferment for Armed ForcesFor members in the armed servicesoutside the continental limits of the Unit- "VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1"The revival of our alumni organiza­tion represents the beginning of a pro­gram of potentially great advances. ThisBulletin should have a definite partin the development of that program. Itsprime function, as we see it, is tostrengthen and perpetuate those bonds­professional, scientific, and social­which the student establishes during hisperiod of training and which are of suchgreat mutual value to our school and itsgrowing body of alumni.In this, the first issue of the Bul­letin, we have attempted to indicate, ina preliminary way, how we propose tofulfil that function. It may be desirablelater to expand the Bulletin, especial­ly in the scientific field. We will welcomesuggestions as to how we can furtherserve the purposes of your Alumni Asso­ciation.Remember, however, that the degreeto which we can carry out our plans willbe determined entirely by the extent ofyour response. A substantial portion ofyour dues will be used to print theBulletin, which we intend to publishquarterly. We must have your interestand support if the Bulletin is to con­tinue. May we then direct your atten­tion to the enclosed application for mem­bership and request that you return itwith your dues without delay.THE STAFFed States the dues for the Medical Alum­ni Association are deferred. This has beenmade possible by a gift from an anony­mous donor. The general alumni associa­tion dues for members in the armed serv­ices anywhere are $1.00 instead of theusual $2.00.The last meeting of the Association(Continued on page 6) CHANGES INADMINISTRATIONBy Walter L. PalmerSeveral changes in University ad­ministration important to the medicalschool have occurred in the last fewmonths. Vice-President Emery T. Filbeyretired on June 30, 1944, but fortunatelyis to remain in the office of the presidentto serve as adviser on war contracts.Mr. Filbey has been universally likedand admired for his many fine qualitiesnot the least of which are his friendlysmile and his balanced judgment. As hissuccessor, the Board of Trustees of theUniversity has announced the appoint­ment of Ernest C. Culwell, Dean of theDivinity School, the Federated Theologi­cal Faculties, the University Faculty, andnow Vice-President. Mr. Colwell hasalready displayed an active interest inmedical affairs.In September, 1<)43, Dean William H.Taliaferro, because of the pressure of hisresearch activities, was forced to with­draw from his duties as dean of theDivision of the Biological Sciences. Asso­ciate Dean R. Wendell Harrison wasthen appointed acting dean. The demandsof Dr. Taliaferro's research continued toincrease, and hence in August, 1944, hefound it necessary to retire completelyfrom the ,dean's office, although he wasprevailed upon by the president to con­tinue to serve in an advisory capacity.Dr. Taliaferro will also continue to serveas chairman of the Department of Bac­teriology and Parasitology. On August24, 1944, the faculty of the Divisionvoted unanimously to request the ap­pointment to the deanship of ActingDean Harrison. This recommendation re­ceived hearty approval in the president'soffice and was acted upon favorably bythe Board of Trustees on October I.Dr. Harrison received his doctorate inbacteriology at the University of Chicagoin 1930 and came to the faculty of theUniversity in July, 1937, from Washing­ton University. Appointed associate deanof the Division by Dr. Taliaferro in July,1941, Dr. Harrison soon became a verypopular administrator.Dr. Arthur C. Bachmeyer and Dr.Thomas Park will continue as associatedeans in the Division.(Continued on page 8)2 MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETINA Message fromPresident JohnsonTo the Alumni of the University of Chi­cago School of Medicine:In the "community of scholars" whichconstitutes the true university accordingto one definition,I would includestudents andgraduates. With­out students, thefaculty scholarswould becomeprematurely se­nile scientifically,and without loyalgraduates the ef­fectiveness of auniversity or amedical school islimited. TheSchool of Medi­cine of the University of Chicago-oneof the youngest in the country-has comeof age, with alumni engaged in importantwork in many areas of the country andmany theaters of combat.Strengthening the alumni organiza­tion with closely knit ties will give strongimpetus to the medical school's advancesto new frontiers in medical education andresearch. In their contacts after gradua­tion, alumni of Chicago are struck withthe excellence of their former trainingmore forcibly than during student days.They are responding handsomely to thechallenge of a strong alumni organization.Thus the University of Chicago School ofMedicine will not be merely a group ofbuildings or a community of scholars onthe Midway but a lifelong force in aloyal fraternity of graduates throughoutthe medical and scientific world. Thealumni association enlists your vigoroussupport and, in return, perpetuates youas a living part of your alma mater.VICTOR JOHNSONJOHNSONSophomores OrganizedBy Delbert M. Bergenstai, '46-'47The present Sophomore class is proba­bly the first and last medical class tostart as a nearly complete military class.At present the class has 63 members, ofwhom 6 are civilians. Of these 6 civilians,4 are women.The class was organized with the elec­tion of class officers. Dr. Robert Shulerwas elected president; Robert Frazier,vice-president; O. Linton, secretary; andDon Rowley, treasurer.An organized social program wasstarted with a picnic at Tremont on LakeMichigan. Plans are also being formu­lated for presenting a series of speakerson varied subjects at evening meetings.We have reports of 10 marriages and42 births but cannot print them for lackof space. Sorry. SERVICE AWARDSREGAN JULIANLieut. Horace M. Gezon,' 40, U.S.N.R.,was recently awarded the Legion of Merit.for his work during the typhus epidemicin Naples ..... Lieut. James F. Regan,'34, commanding a navy medical detach­ment serving with a marine raider bat­talion, was recently presented with theArmy Silver Star for gallantry in actionon New Georgia, Solomon Islands, duringthe operations against the enemy there inJuly, 1943. Lieut. Regan is at present onleave in California ..... Capt. SheldonC. Sommers, formerly of Indianapolis,has been awarded the Silver Star forheroism in action in Italy. Capt. Sommersinterned at Billings Hospital and enteredthe service in July, 1942 ..... Capt.Clarence V. Hodges, '41, has received theSoldier's Medal for rescuing men from aburning plane ..... The Soldier's Medalwas recently awarded to Capt. OrmondC. Julian, '37, for participating in a "diffi­cult and hazardous trek into the jungle torescue a survivor of a plane crash." ....Lieut. Francis Bruce Monroe, '40, former­ly of Iron River, Michigan, was recentlyawarded the Bronze Star Medal formeritorious service as medical officer of aGIFT ANNOUNCEDBY CLASS OF '44By J. Alfred Rider, Secretary, Class of '44The Class of 1944 announces a gift of$200 to the Alumni Association of theUniversity of Chicago School of Medi­cine. This money is to be put aside as thebeginning of a Trust Fund, the interestfrom which is to be used to help carry onthe various alumni functions. It is hopedthat there will be other donations to thisfund from succeeding classes.The following resolution was adoptedrecently by the Executive Committee:"On behalf of the Medical AlumniAssociation we sincerely thank the Classof 1944 for their generous gift toward thesupport of the alumni program, in thelaunching of which they played no smallpart. We also heartily concur in theirsuggestion that this gift may set a prece­dent which will eventually result in a firmfinancial basis for the activities of theAssociation." boat base during offensive operations inthe Rendova-New Georgia Area ...•.The Navy and Marine Corps Medal hasbeen awarded to Lieut. William B. Neal,'41, "for distinguishing himself by hero­ism while attached to the U.S.S. Lans­dale during and following an attack byenemy aircraft off the coast of Algeria.".... Lieut. Agnes Cooling was awardedthe Oak Leaf Cluster for her service asflight nurse.Seniors Plan Year BookBy Stanley H. Moulton, '45The class of 1945, University of Chi­cago School of Medicine, began its Senioryear in the fall quarter of 1944. Early inthe Junior year the members of the classmet to elect officers and make plans for aclass organization. At that time the fol­lowing men were elected to office: RayRobertson, president; Lou Thomas, vice­president; Dexter Nelson, treasurer; andPeter Moulder, secretary. These menserved until October 15, 1944, when theclass held its second election. The officersof the Senior class elected at that timeare: Peter Moulder, president; ChaunceyMaher, vice-president; Warren Wilhelm,treasurer; and Ralph Carlson, secretary.Following the election the class formu­lated plans for a yearbook to be publishedupon graduation. By unanimous vote theclass elected Dexter Nelson editor-in­chief and Lou Thomas business manager.Bachmeyer To Make SurveyDr. A. C. Bachmeyer, director of the Uni­versity of Chicago Clinics, was appointed tcconduct a two-year survey of America's hos­pital system at the initial meeting of theCommission on Hospital Care in PhiladelphiaAugust I. The Commission was organized orthe request of members of the American Hos­pital Association for an independent, unbiased study to serve as a basis for plans fo:future hospital facilities and the extension 0those already in service.BULLETINof the Alumni AssociationThe University of ChicagoSCHOOL OF MEDICINEDECEMBER 1944VOL. 1 No.F. B. GORDO", EditorHUBERTA LIVINGSTONE, Associate EditorALLAN T. KENYON, Associate Editor(Scientific Section)H. P. JENKINS, Business ManagerSTANLEY H. MOULTON, Reporter for Senior ClassBRUCE HEmzE .. , Reporter for Junior ClassDELBERT M. BERGENSTAL, Reporter forSophomore ClassMELvm M. NEWMAN, PhotographerPrice of yearly subscription for nonmembers, $1.00;price of single copies, 25 cents.MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETIN 3Harrison Answers BasicQuestions concerning SchoolBy R. Wendell Harrison, Dean, Division of Biological SciencesWhy is our medical school organized within the Division ofthe Biological Sciences? Why do we not have a separate and in­dependent organization forthe School of Medicine?Why is there not a separatedean of the medical school?Questions such as these areraised frequently, sometimesby our own graduates, andsome of the questions ex­press doubt that the Univer­sity can continue to operatea really effective, fully co­hesive medical school with­out organizing it independ­ently, outside the Divisionof the Biological Sciencesand under the direction of aseparate dean. It seems ap­propriate that the first issueof the Medical A lumni Bulle­tin should contain a state­ment about the character ofHARRISON our organization and the rea­sons for it.Before the University offered training for the clinical yearson the South Side campus, and during the time that our stu­dents went to the Rush campus for the last two years of medicalschool, all the departments giving training in the preclinicalsciences were organized in the Ogden Graduate School ofScience. These departments offered graduate degrees as well astraining for students specializing in medicine. This doubleassignment-made, of course, to foster research and researchtraining-provided greater opportunity for medical, as well asnonmedical, students to become trained in the use of the toolsand methods by which medical science is advanced. The ad­vantages of the arrangement are generally recognized and donot need to be set forth here.South Side School PlannedAfter the close of the first World War the University sawthe opportunity to develop the later years of medical trainingon the South Side campus and began to make its plans. Thesewere not based on a supposed need for another medical schoolin the country but, rather, were rooted in the desire of the Uni­versity to take advantage of any opportunity it might have toadvance research in the clinical phases of medicine-the chanceto do with staff and students of the clinical departments whatit was already doing with staff and students in the preclinicaldepartments. To do what the University wished would requirenot only the proper facilities with which to provide training indiagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; it would alsorequire full opportunity and stimulus for research in any andall fields of medicine.Full-time Staff EssentialAn essential part of the plans was a full-time staff. Re­lieved of the necessity of carrying on private practice to makea living, the members of the clinical staff were given the samestatus as the members of the basic science departments and wereprovided with time and facilities for original investigation. Thismove was not without importance for the students as well asfor the faculty. It has an effect on the point of view of the pro­fessor, and it provides greater opportunity for the student toparticipate in investigative work. The creation of a full-timestaff was not enough, however. Medicine and Surgery, Pedi-(Continued on page 4) Problems and PoliciesDiscussed by Dean MullinBy F. J. Mullin, Assistant Dean of StudentsFor the last two years our student body has been very largelycomposed of members of the armed services here on assignmentby the government to meetthe need for more medicalofficers. Because of the ac­celeration in the programand the continuous attend­ance of students each quar-­ter of the year, we have alsoturned out trained men at agreater rate than usual,granting within the past yearover a hundred M.D. de­grees. Despite the fact thatmany of our staffs have beengreatly reduced in numbersbecause of contributions tothe country's war effort,there has been but little cur­tailment in the teaching, re­search, and training servicesoffered to our students. Thecurriculum has been changed 'II'very little, although there is MULLINmore emphasis on problemsrelating to war medicine and also some added public health in­struction in the Sophomore year and additional opportunitiesfor studying first aid, aviation medicine, and war medicine inseminars and elective courses.Shift toward Civilian ClassesThe makeup of our present Freshman class (38 civilian,27 military) represents a shift toward a greater number ofcivilian students. Although we have been assured that theArmy will send 28 per cent and the Navy 25 per cent of our nextentering class in March, there is considerable likelihood that theArmy may exhaust its supply of premedical students after the1945 class, and we may then have a further return to a classmade up largely of civilians. At present the plan of the Schoolof Medicine is to continue the accelerated program for severalmore classes. Because of the acceleration of premedical training,the Freshman class has more younger students than in previousyears. It is probable that pre-war admission requirements willsoon be re-established for civilians by all medical schools.Six of our Freshmen are receiving financial help from thegovernment under the so-called "G.!. Bill of Rights," and it isanticipated that there will be a large group of veterans seekingmedical education after the war. At present the School ofMedicine has not set up short refresher courses for returningmedical officers, as has been done at some other schools. Thisis due in part to our lack of sufficient clinical facilities to handleadequately a large number of such students and to the factthat the University does not wish to dilute its educational effort.Personal Relationship To Be EmphasizedIt will be the policy of the office of Dean of Students toplace great emphasis in the future on personal relationshipswith students, and to this end a threefold program is beingundertaken. First, the Freshmen will have a number of extra­curricular meetings in an orientation program which will at­tempt to point out the significance of medical education insociety, the relationship of premedical and preclinical trainingto clinical study and practice, and the value of medical scienceand research and to explain the program at the University ofChicago to the new student. Second, the students will beasked to co-operate in a program of tests and other diagnostic(Continued on page 4)4 MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETIN�tlboutne •. �o!,nton1905·1944On the sunny afternoon of August 19,1944, a B-17 Army bomber, equipped toserve as the "flying laboratory" forWright Field, was climbing higher andhigher into the rarefied atmosphere abovethe Clinton County Army Air Field nearDayton, Ohio. At 42,000 feet ColonelMelbourne W. Boynton dropped throughthe bomb-bay in an experimental para­chute jump which was to record the phys­ical and physiological characteristics ofa free fall of 35,000 feet. His body struckthe ground 2 minutes and 35 secondslater. Had he achieved the objects of hisexperiment, he would have been the firstindividual to make a very long-delayedparachute opening from this high alti­tude. Thus ended a promising career anda life filled with the excitement that be­longs to that small group of people whoare continually expanding our frontiersof knowledge.Colonel Boynton was born in Chicago,where he attended the public schools andthe University of Chicago, majoring inEnglish. After a period of teaching- atthe University of Rangoon, he returnedto the University of Chicago, where hegraduated in medicine at Rush in 1935.After an internship and residency at theChicago Lying-in Hospital, he was ap­pointed an instructor in the Department BOYNTONof Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1940.He was called into active military ser­vice on April 1, 1941. .Following a period of service at theWilliam Beaumont Hospital in El Paso,Texas, he received a transfer to the ArmyAir Corps and was later appointed headof the Medical Division of the Office ofFlying Safety in the Army Air Forces.In the course of his investigations hespent six days on a raft at sea with an­other officer and three enlisted men. Hewent without food or water for ninety- HOPPS ACCEPTS POSITIONAT OKLAHOMADr. Howard C. Hopps resigned his po­sition as assistant professor in the Depart­ment of Pathology, University of Chicago,on September 1, 1944, and now is Chair­man of the Department of Pathology atthe University of Oklahoma.six hours to complete pertinent physio­logic studies. He and his associatesstudied all the phases of parachute jumpsover water in order to increase the safetyof fliers who have to bailout at sea.These accomplishments led to his promo­tion to lieutenant colonel as well as to anaward of the Legion of Merit.Colonel Boynton is the first memberof the School of Medicine faculty of theUniversity of Chicago to lose his life inthis war. He lived and died by the creedof the true scientist and soldier. Hisfellow-alumni, his colleagues on the facul­ty, and his many friends pay homage tohis courage, daring, and achievements.M. EDWARD DAVIS, M.D.The Distinguished Flying Cross andthe Legion of Merit, awarded to ColonelBoynton, have been presented to hiswidow, Mrs. Mary Boynton in her homein Chicago.Dean Harrison Answers Questions-(Continuedjrom page 3)atrics and Obstetrics or Gynecology, have as much right to, andas much need for, the privileges and opportunities of a graduatedepartment as do Physiology and Zoology, Biochemistry andPathology or Bacteriology. To include basic sciences in themedical school without otherwise altering their status in thegraduate school had given them new opportunity without losingfor them any of their former advantages. To give the clinicaldepartments equivalent status in the graduate school withoutin any way altering their responsibility for the welfare of pa­tients and the training of students, interns, and residents pro­vided them also with new opportunity and at the same timepaved the way for a better common understanding of the mutualinterests of all the departments.These plans had been adopted before the University was reor­ganized on the divisional basis. In 1930, when the divisions wereestablished, the medical school departments were included in theDivision of the Biological Sciences. Otherwise there would havebeen either segregation or duplication of departments, whichwould have weakened both the medical school and the divisionand would have de-emphasized our intention to build uponthe broad biological base of medicine. On the other hand, thereare many advantages from the union of ideas and effort, someof them indicated above, and they are apparent to all whohave been a part of the institution. Future developments ingraduate medical education, which are certain to come, willdemonstrate still further the value of our type of organizationfor the job we will have to do.Question of Separate AdministrationIt has been suggested that, although we should keep thebiological base and retain divisional affiliation, we could per­haps do a better job if we had a distinct administrative or­ganization for the medical school. Such an arrangement might Problems and Policies Discussed-(Continuedjrom pag!! 3)procedures which, it is hoped, will give the Dean of Studentsmore knowledge about each student and, with the aid ofadditional information supplied by the instructors, enable theDean better to counsel and help the student. Third, a facultyinternship committee will help to place our graduates in thetype of hospital which will assure the continuing education ofthe high caliber of student which our school turns out andwhich will be commensurate with the quality of teaching andtraining which has been started. It is hoped that this threefoldprogram will make it possible to fit the educational facilitiesof the School of Medicine to the needs and desires of each indi­vidual student and to give him maximum benefit and help.The Dean of Students Office welcomes any suggestions byour alumni and friends and will be glad to co-operate in anyprogram for the betterment of the student and the medicaleducation offered at the University of Chicago.be useful in representing the medical school outside the Uni­versity, for it would be in accordance with traditional practiceand would, therefore, not require explanation. Internally, itwould give to the School of Medicine little if anything of valuethat it does not already possess. It would, on the contrary,lead either to duplication of administrative effort or to confu­sion or both. It is simpler and in the long run better, unless wewish to cease emphasizing both biology and medicine, to havethe School of Medicine and the Division of the BiologicalSciences served by the same administrative officers. In any case,the accomplishments of the medical school will continue todepend upon the competence and vision of its staff, technically,administratively, clinically, and academically. Its internal or­ganization is important only in so far as it helps us to reachthe goals we seek.MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETIN 519 Apply for LifeMembershipSCIENTIFIC SECTIONThe Association is pleased to announcethe following list of applicants for Life­Membership:DR. EVERETT I. EVANS, '37, assoc. prof.surgery, Medical College of Virginia,Richmond, Va.DR. JAY P. BARTLETT, '43, assistant resident,Surgery, U. of C., member of Council ofAssociationDR. LUI£ T. BARBOSA, resident in pediatrics,U. of C., from Univ. of Brazil, R. SaoClemente 397, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDR. MARGUERITE SCHWYZER, intern, U. ofC., graduate of Vassar '32 and Yale,School of Medicine '43DR. EDWARD L. COMPERE, formerly on facul­ty U. of C., now assoc. prof. surgeryNorthwestern, on staff, Wesley Memorialand Children's Memorial hospitalsDR. BERNARD G. SARNAT, '37, vice-pres.Association (1940-44), staff of BarnesHosp., Washington Univ., 400 Metro­politan Bldg., St. Louis, Mo.DR. WILLIAM O. WEBSTER, '43, recently in­tern at University Hosp., Ann Arbor,now rst Lieut., M.C., Ionia, Mich.DR. WILLIAM J. NOONAN, '3S, formerly in­structor surg., U. of C., recently onfaculty U. of Minn. (on leave), nowIt. col., chief of urology, Glennan Gen.Hosp., Okmulgee, Okla.DR. ARTHUR C. BACRMEYER, Director of U.of C. Clinics and Assoc. Dean, Divisionof BioI. SciencesDR. SAMUEL W. BECKER, clin. prof. of derma­tology, U. of C., SS E. Washington St.,ChicagoDR. FRANK P. WALSH, formerly assist. resi­dent in orthopedics, now on staff of HarperHosp., 474 Fisher Bldg., Detroit 2, Mich.DR. LESLIE W. FREEMAN, '43> resident inneurosurgery, Chicago Memorial Hosp.,ChicagoDR. JOHN FAHEY, formerly assistant residentin orthopedics, now instructor in orth.surg., U. of Illinois, staff of St. FrancisHosp., EvanstonDR. JOHN VAN PROHASKA, '34, assist. prof.surg., U. of Illinois, chief surgeon, Chi­cago Memorial Hosp., President of Associ­ation (1937-38 and 1941-44)DR. KARL P. KLASSEN, '36, assist. prof. ofsurgical research, Ohio State, staff ofStarling-Loving University Hosp., Co­lumbus, OhioDR. DAVID J. TSCHETTER, '36, formerly indiv. of X-ray, U. of C., now director,Radiology, Aultman Hosp., Canton, OhioDR. VERNON DE YOUNG, '32, formerly ofdept. pediatrics, U. of C., now on staff ofWoodlawn Hosp. and Roseland Com­munity Hosp.DR. ALVIN J. CARLSON, '38, surg. staff ofMiami Valley and Good Samaritan Hospi­tals, Dayton, Ohio.DR. FRANK M. PETKEVlCH, '37, in privatepractice, Red Lake Falls, Minn.It is the purpose of this section tofoster a continuing interchange of scien­tific experience between those of us hereand those elsewhere. We will call tomind, and when possible comment on..asmall fraction of the work of faculty,students, and alumni. Until conditionspermit the publication or republicationof papers in this Bulletin, we will occa­sionally send reprints that seem of generalinterest or of especial importance tomembers of the Association. A paper ofDr. P. R. Cannon and his colleagues willbe included in an early issue. Your com­ments on all phases touched upon here aresolicited and may, it must be remem­bered, save classmates from untold irrita­tion and from the agonies of boredom. is, of course, devoted, but a treatise, aswell, on the physiology and pathology ofthe gastrointestinal tract as seen by aroentgenologist conversant with the di­verse appearances of things to other menwith other methods. Its appeal is thusmuch broader than the title indicates.The beautiful illustrations, mostlyfrom the University film files, but includ­ing several of pathological specimens,serve to make the findings of roentgen­ology tangible to those of us who willprobably always belong more or less tothe ignorami in this regard. A certaindisadvantage lies perhaps in showing ushow much can be seen, of the craters ofpeptic ulcers, for example, so that wecontinue to add to the despair of theroentgenologist who, doing more andmore of our diagnostic work, finds muchof it dull.Templeton: X-Ray Ex­amination of the StomachBy Allan T. KenyonDr. Frederic Templeton, formerly ofour Division of Roentgenology, and nowof the Cleveland Clinic, has discussed hisexperience with the esophagus, stomach,and duodenum in X-Ray Examination ofthe Stomach, published by the Universityof Chicago Press in August. Dr. Temple­ton's work is in an old University tradi­tion of interest in the gastrointestinaltract that had its inception in the phys­iological studies of A. J. Carlson andthe histological work of R. R. Bensley.Carlson's students-Luckhardt, Ivy, andDragstedt-have devoted much of theirlives to further elucidation of the func­tions of this system. With the develop­ment of the clinics, Dr. Walter Palmerunited the physiological interests of hisold teachers on the campus with theclinical skills that were a heritage fromthe Rush professors, notably Sippy.Through his efforts an extensive andwell-examined clinical material was ac­quired, and Dr. Rudolph Schindler wasbrought to the University to introducegastroscopy. Dr. Templeton, after train­ing here with Dr. Paul Hodges, studiedwith Forssell and Berg in Europe andreturned to introduce their methods offilming mucosal detail with the aid of amachine designed by Dr. Hodges. Withsustained enthusiasm and reverence forminutiae, Dr. Templeton took full ad­vantage of the sympathy and experienceof his colleagues and steadily sought therelations of his findings to those of hisassociates in physiology, medicine, sur­gery, and pathology. In his writing henever loses sight of these debts to others,both active collaborators and those in thebackground who built the tradition inwhich he worked. His book accordinglyis not only a satisfying technical accountof the fascinating shadows, to which he Committee on In­ternships AppointedA faculty Committee on Internshipshas been appointed for the purpose ofassisting our students in obtaining in­ternships and residencies. The membersare: Dr. A. C. Bachmeyer, chairman,Dr. F. J. Mullin, secretary, and Drs.Emmet B. Bay, H. P. Jenkins, F. H�wellWright, and J. Robert Willson.The facilities of the Medical AlumniAssociation will be at the disposal of thiscommittee, and Dr. Bay has consentedto act as the intermediary to effect co­operation between the Association andtire faculty committee. It is expected thatmembers of the Association on the staffsof hospitals in various parts of the coun­try will be called upon to assist in secur­ing appointments for our students to thebest advantage of both the student andthe hospital.200 Applications forMembership ReceivedWe are pleased to report 181 ap­plications received along with dues forone year, which makes a total of 200memberships thus far. It is regretted thatspace does not permit the listing of allwho have contributed their good will anddollars to make possible this first issue ofthe Bulletin. There were 65 applicationsfrom the faculty, of which a half werefrom graduates or former members of theresident staff. There were 30 applicationsfrom the resident staff, and 105 applica­tions from the graduates of the School ofMedicine, of which half were from theclass of 1944. NEWS ITEMSMiss Bogardus is now in charge of thenursing service in the Home for DestituteCrippled Children.Capt. Donald Cassels has been picturedrecently in the Daily News teaching first aidto French children.6 MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETINSenior Banquetat WindermereBy Henry T. RickettsAbout the beginning of the war, therehad arisen a growing feeling among thefaculty that relations between the stu­dents and alumni, on the one hand, andthe faculty, on the other, should bestrengthened. The Alumni Association,which in, years past had served well butonly once a year in this capacity, hadbeen inactive for some time. Members ofthe Department of Medicine, therefore,took it upon themselves to organize a din­ner, complete with toastmaster andspeeches, and financed by the faculty,for the graduating class. It was apparentfrom the enthusiastic response of all con­cerned that this occasion met a definiteneed in the life of the school. Similardinners have been given for all subse­quent graduating classes and are nowsponsored by the administration of themedical school.the most recent of these was held inthe Windermere East Hotel, August 3 I,1944, with Dr. Lester R. Dragstedt pre­siding. One of the high spots was thepresentation of the yearbook by AndrewCanzonetti, '44. Other addresses weremade by David Hellyer, president of theclass; Dr. Victor Johnson, for the alumni;and Dr. R. W. Harrison, Dean of theDivision of the Biological Sciences, for thefaculty. Brigadier General P. J. Carroll,A.U.S., spoke on medical service in theSouthwest Pacific theater of war. One ofour alumni, Captain Ormand C. Julian,of the Army Air Force, who had been sta­tioned in India and decorated, gave anamusing and, considering the limitationsof security, informative account of hisexperiences.The note of refined hilarity, uponwhich the evening began, became severalnotes higher before the evening wasended, but this did nothing to mar thespirit of good fellowship which markedthis and previous dinners and which,partly as a result of such functions, is be­coming more evident in the School fromyear to year. The arrangement of dinnerand program was particularly well doneby Dr. Walter L. Palmer and his com­mittee, which included Dr. WrightAdams, Dr. Earl A. Evans, and others.TREASURER'S REPORTJohn Van Prohaska, treasurer of theMedical Alumni Association, submits thefollowing report as of January 1, 1945:19 Life-Memberships @ $20.00 ..... $380.00181 regular Memberships @ $1.00 .. 181.00Gift to Association (anonymous). . .. 100.00Gift to Trust Fund from Class of '44. 200.00Total assets $861 .00Only $300 of this is currently expendable. Alumni Reorganization-(Continued from page I)was held August 31 immediately follow­ing the graduation banquet. Dr. JohnVan Prohaska, president, 1941-44, pre­sided. The main business of the meetingwas the election of officers. Dr. OrmandJulian, former president of the Associa­tion (1940-41) and recently returnedfrom duty in India, presented the follow­ing recommendations of the nominatingcommittee, of which he was chairman:for president: Dr: Victor Johnson; forexecutive vice-president: Dr. Alfred Rid­er; for treasurer: Dr. John Van Prohaska;for secretary: Dr. Hilger Perry Jenkins;for members of the Council: Drs. GailM. Dack, Leon Jacobson, and Jay Bart­lett. These recommendations were unani­mously accepted by the members pres­ent, and the nominations were closedwithout additional ones which were calledfor from the floor. Dr. Victor Johnsonwas escorted to the presiding chair andinstalled as president of the Association.The Council of the Association is tobe composed of elected, appointed, andex officio members. For appointed mem­bers the president has selected Dr.Henry T. Ricketts and Dr. RobertBigelow. The ex officio members are theeditor of the Bulletin, and former presi­dents of the Association: Dr. NormandL. Hoerr, Captain William Brooks Steen,Major Samuel Banks, Dr. John VanProhaska, Captain Carter Goodpasture,Lieutenant Colonel Alfred T. Haerem,and Captain Ormand C. Julian.Executive CommitteeThe executive committee of the Asso­ciation is composed of the officers of theAssociation and the members of theCouncil (elected, appointed and ex offi­cio). At the first meeting of this com­mittee, held October 21, the plans for thecoming year were discussed and formu­lated, and the organization of the Senateof the Association was carried out by theselection and appointment of delegates.In addition to the officers and the mem­bers of the Council, the Senate is com­posed of delegates from the graduatedclasses, from the resident staff, from thefaculty, and from the student body(presidents of the Senior and Juniorclasses and the editor or business man­ager of the yearbook). The Chairmen ofcommittees of the Association and asso­ciate editors of the Bulletin are also mem­bers of the Senate.The following appointments have beenmade to the Senate:For the graduate classes:John F. Kenward (1944)William Hand (1943)Matthew Block (1942-43)Katherine Rite (1942)Harry P. Maxwell (1940-41)Helen Heinen (1939-40)William W. Scott (1938-39)Carl Davis, Jr. (1937-38)Clayton Loosli (1936-37)Vida Wentz (1935) JUNIORS LOOKINGTOWARD INTERNSHIPSBy Bruce Heinzen, '46The present class of Junior extemsis busy becoming clinicians. Althoughorganized in the spring of 1944 with highideals and many plans, we have been un­able to do all we planned. We planned tomeet regularly to hold seminars, seemovies on matters medical, and to affordclass members a chance to read or reviewpapers on topics of special interest tothem. While this plan has not beencarried out, about a fourth of the class hasmet from time to time to hear and discussreports of research projects in which someof the class has been engaged. This small­er project has proved useful and interest­ing, and we hope to continue and enlargethis program to include more members ofthe class during our stay at the University.The social activity of the class hasbeen limited to a picnic at "The Point"last August.Our quest for internships has begunand has thus far been aided by Drs.Bachmeyer, Brunschwig, and Jenkins. Wehope to keep a record of applications andacceptances for the benefit of succeedingclasses. The need for and value of anactive, well-organized alumni graduallybecomes more clear to us, and we hope tostrengthen the movement now under way.W. B. Tucker (1934)Lucia Dunham (1933)Vernon De Young (1932)Sylvia Bensley (1930-31)These appointed delegates will serveuntil such time as class elections can becarried out and an elected delegate pro­vided from each class.For the resident staff:Ralph VictorFor the faculty:F. J. MullinThe following committee chairmenwere appointed:Internships and graduate education­Emmet BayProgram (scientific and social)-W. L.PalmerThe new constitution and by-laws,which are being circulated among thoseeligible for membership, will be consideredas adopted and in force if two-thirds ofthe replies (on the application form) re­ceived within a period of two months arefavorable for adoption.A Senate such as has been outlinedrepresents the graduates, the residentstaff, the faculty, and the student bodyand acts as the official legislative body ofthe Association. It is expected that anactive organization can be maintainedwhich will carry forward the programof the Association and bring ever increas­ing prestige to the University of ChicagoSchool of Medicine and Hospitals-some­thing so many of us have been impatientto see fully realized in our time.MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETIN 7KEY ADOPTEDThe official Key of the Association,pictured here, was adopted by action ofthe Executive Committee. It is an adap­tation of the keyformerly present­ed to residentsof Billings Hos­pital. The frontentrance of Bil­lings in cameo ison the present­ing surface, andthe reverse sidebears the seal ofthe Uni.versityof Chicago, thewords "School ofOFFICIAL KEY Medicine," andthe engraved ini­tials and graduation date.Members may order keys from SpiesBrothers, 1138 Cornelia Avenue, Chicago,Ill. The Key in r o-karat gold is pricedat $7.00, and in r o-karat gold-platedsterling silver at $4. So. These prices donot include the 20 per cent federal andthe 2 per cent state taxes.ALUMNI NEWS[These items, with the exception of those forthe class of '43, were taken mostly from thequestionnaires returned in June, 1944. We aresorry that we cannot include more.)'30. Isee Connell is now in the service forthe third time in World Wars I and II buthas not yet been on a boat. returned to the University last year for ashort course for Army medical officers intropical medicine and laboratory methods.· ... Harold Orenstein has been in the Navysince July, 1941; last year he took some train­ing in epidemiology at the Naval MedicalSchool, Bethesda, Md., 38-' 39. Norris L. Brookens has been award officer at Hoff General Hospital, SantaBarbara, Calif., since leaving Carlisle Bar­racks. He writes that he has a large numberof "in-addition-to-your-other-duties-you-will· ... " jobs ..... Sidney Edwards is servingwith the amphibious forces and has seen dutyin Italy and Africa ..... John Gifford hasbeen in the Navy since December, 1942. Un­der "special honors" he states that he was thefirst man to hold a royal flush in the InterneStaff House of the Medical Center, JerseyCity ..... Leon Jacobson is spending fulltime in government research at the U. of C.· ... Ralph Kirsch, overseas for more than ayear, hopes to get home by Christmas .....Mary Elizabeth McKee Porter has inter­spersed a residency at Riverside Hospital,Jacksonville, Fla., with following her soldier­husband over most of the United States westof the Mississippi ..... Lauren Neher is tak­ing care of relocated Japanese ..... RobertWarner has been overseas twenty-sevenmonths.'31. Brooks Steen is "sweating it out inthe Deep South." .... Maj. James L.O'Leary is at the School of Military Neuro­psychiatry, Mason General Hospital, Brent­wood, N.Y.']2. Connie Hospers is enjoying U.S.Army medical activities in France .....George Stuppy is located in New Guinea aftera pleasant sojourn in Australia ..... AlvenWeil is chief of surgical service on the hospitalship Thistle.'33. John Mills is assistant chief of medicalservice at Kennedy General Hospital, Mem­phis, Tenn., '34. Meyer Brown has been on active dutyin the Navy since September, 1942 .....Gail Dack is on leave from the University(Department of Bacteriology and Parasitol­ogy) for government work at Camp Detrick,Frederick, Md ..... Maurice Friend is doingrehabilitation work with Army neurotics .....George Leroy, in the South Pacific, is in ahospital with a research section and a researchprogram, "just like back home!" .... Law­rence Skinner is living on a lake about a milefrom his office and has a farm equipped withchickens, rabbits, etc. Payment for Year Book RequestedBy J. Alfred Rider, Secretary, Class of '44The Class of 1944 has sent a Year Bookto everyone who expressed a desire tohave one. There was an unusually largedemand for these books, and it is hopedthat they have measured up to expecta­tions. Most of the alumni respondedquickly with their $2.00, but there arestill a number who owe for the booksthey have already received. This $2.00is payable to Senior Year Book, % Mr.Beck, University of Chicago AlumniOffice, 5733 University Avenue, Chicago.Your prompt attention will be greatly ap­preciated.We also wish to announce that thereare still about a hundred copies leftwhich may be had by writing to theabove address and inclosing the specifiedamount per copy.'39-'40. Walter Hamburger, stationed inIndia, found himself very near two U. of C.men, Julian and Trotter ..... Cotter Hirsch­berg was assigned to the National NavalMedical Center at Bethesda, Md., for a coursein naval psychiatry ..... James Whartonwas trained by the Navy in epidemiology andhe plans to continue in that work.'35. Lent Johnson kept in contact withmembers of the classes of '34, '35, and '36 bya circular letter every eighteen months buthas lost contact since 1941. He wants ad­dresses to re-establish contact. His addressis: 0-473291 Mayo General Hospital, Gales­burg, Ill. [We hope the Bulletin will assist.-ED.) , 40-' 41. George Dohrmann has been inservice since November, 1942, and was mar­ried September, 1943. The War Departmentmade him a captain as a wedding gift .....Clara Johns is acting director, Division ofMaternal and Child Health, Kansas StateBoard of Health.'35-'36. John Moseley is in diagnosticradiology at Mount Sinai Hospital, NewYork City., 36-'37. Eli Borken met two U. of C. grad­uates in England but didn't say who theywere ..... Alf Haerem says that the U. of C.will be his first stop after the war but that hemay have a long beard by that time .....Clayton Loosli, in service since November,1943, is working with the Commission onAirborne Infection, Board for the Control ofInfluenza and Other Respiratory Diseases,U.S. Army.'37-'38. Al Carlson couldn't attend theJune 14 meeting but wants to say "hello" toeveryone ..... Ed Arnold filled out hisalumni questionnaire on the day he returnedto Hogansville with a medical discharge afterserving in the Army from August, 1942..... Clint Compere says his present hospitalis a museum of traumatic pathology, a pleas­ant place to work, and quite a contrast toNew Guinea Dave Bodian was marriedin June this year David Burnstine ex-pects to leave soon for the Asiatic theater..... Charley Scott is with the Eli Lilly Com­pany in Indianapolis ..... Raymond Hughes '42. Carl Billings received his question­naire while busy caring for casualties on thesecond front ..... Howard Dibble has beenin England since September, 1943 .....Thomas F. Dwyer, in answering the question­naire, states that his present position is "flaton my back in France," his specialty is "dodg­ing flak," and under special honors he lists"surviving a year in the Army." .... K.Eileen Hite is teaching bacteriology and pub­lic health at the U. of C ..... John Larrabee,in France and enjoying his work, would liketo contact some Chicago men in that theater.· ... Francis Rook has spent about ninemonths on LST's in the combat area in theSouth Pacific but has now begun shore dutyin Hawaii ..... S. A. Telfeyan sent $2.00 inAmerican money from France for his year­book. He says that he happened to have it inhis pocketbook by coincidence! .... Kenneth O. Barnes is a proud father ofa 6 .. pound, ra-ounce boy, born in October.Kenneth is stationed at Carlisle Barracks..... Robert Beal is another proud father ofan eight-pound-plus son, born in the last daysof October. Mother in Chicago, while papais at Carlisle ..... Beverly Cope has aneight-month-old daughter. He is scheduled togo to the Galesburg (Ill.) Mayo General Hos­pital. .... Joseph Flemming will probablybe in the Army in January; he is now at KingsCounty Hospital. .... John David Folsom,still the bachelor boy, is now at Carlisle Bar­racks ..... Arthur M. Gray is on active dutywith the Pacific Fleet ..... William J. Hand,who recently married a Presbyterian gradu­ate nurse (they are all damn nice girls in caseyou haven't heard), got back from his honey­moon the first of November. He is a residentin medicine at Presbyterian Hospital, Chi­cago ..... Walter R. ("Dick") Hearne wasat Carlisle Barracks until November 14.'42-'43. Hal Reames is in the Army, as­signed to special work at Frederick, Md.'43 (by Jay Bartlett). Marvin L. Adlandhas a residency in psychiatry in Maryland.8 MEDICAL ALUMNI BULLETINRECENT CAMPUS VISITORSLt. Col. William M. Krigsten, chief of theSurgical Service at the O'Reilly GeneralHospital, Springfield, Mo., reports that Maj.Francis Murphey, former surgical intern atthe U. of C. Clinics, is in charge of neuro­surgery in their hospital. .... Lt. Comdr.Paul Olson, who was in our surgical depart- Hughes Bryan, U.S. Public Health Service, isa consultant on nutrition for U.N.R.R.A .....Lieut. Comdr. Paul E. Steiner is on his way toduty with the Navy in the Pacific area .....Lieut. and Mrs. Theron L. Hopple are nowstationed with the Navy V-12 group atBerea, Ky ..... Lieut. Jos. C. Reed, M.C.,DR. and MRS. HEINZ KRIGSTEN OLSONDR. and MRS. HENRY BRYANment from 1930 to 1932, is wearing the Amer­ican Defense Medal for North Pacific action,the Pacific Asiatic Medal, and a SolomonIslands service star. His present assignmentis at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Mare Island,San Francisco, Calif ..... Capt. and Mrs.Theodore E. Heinz. Capt. Heinz, who hasbeen stationed for some time at McCaw Gen­eral Hospital, Walla Walla, Wash., is now onmaneuvers with the r r gth Evacuation Hos­pital in Mississippi. Mrs. Heinz will be re­membered as head nurse on A4 and as firsthead nurse on B2 ..... Dr. and Mrs. Win­ston Henry are both now employed at theRoper Hospital of the University of SouthCarolina at Charleston ..... Lieut. CharlesL. Dunham is receiving and disposition offi­cer and chief of the dispensary at StationHospital, L.A.P.E., Torrence, Calif .....Lawrence E. Skinner, M.D., '34, Tacoma,Wash .. " .. Maj. and Mrs. Andrew Brislen.Maj. Brislen is now stationed at Coral Ga­bles, Fla ..... Lieut. Richard A. Kredel, M.C.,U.S.N.R., San Diego ..... Dr. Frank Pet­kevich ('35-'36) of Red Lake Falls, Minn..... Dr. Irene Shank, director of anesthesia,Magee Hospital of the University of Pitts­burgh ..... Dr. V. B. Scott, is doing internalmedicine at the Inlow Clinic, Shelbyville, Ind..... Lieut. Buel Sever is stationed temporari­ly at Gardiner General Hospital. .... Dr.Arthur A. Hellbaum, professor and chairmanof the Department of Pharmacology, Uni­versity of Oklahoma School of Medicine .....Capt. Eugene A. Changnon has been stationedat Camp Mackall, N.C ..... Maj. A. DUNHAM REEDU.S.N.R., who served both as intern and asassistant resident in the Department of Medi­cine, has visited the Clinics on two occasionsrecently, the latter while en route to an as­signment on the east coast. He served fortwenty-two months on an LST in the Pacificarea and took part in the landing at Guamand in the Solomons campaign.Administration Changes­(Continued from page I)In October, 1940, after years of un­tiring and devoted service, Dr. BasilC. H. Harvey retired as dean of studentsof the Division of the Biological Sciences,to be succeeded by Dr. Victor Johnson,associate professor of physiology. InJuly, 1943, when Dr. Johnson was granteda leave of absence in order to accept aposition as secretary of the Council onMedical Education and Hospitals of theAmerican Medical Association, Dr. Har­vey returned to his old post and con­tinued to serve until October 1, 1944,when forced to retire because of thestatutory regu1ations of the University.Dr. Johnson has elected to continue hiswork with the American Medical Asso-'ciation but will retain the title of pro­fessorial lecturer in physiology and willcontinue to spend some time in teaching News ItemsDr. Lester Dragstedt is the newly electedpresident of the Chicago Surgical Society.Maj. Edward Daily is now in France aslaison officer, co-ordinating the Army, PublicHealth Service, and the Red Cross.Lt. Comdr. Clement Clay is now in Wash­ington, D.C., editing movies he made inNaples on the treatment of typhus whichwill soon be issued.Comdr. Lowell T. Coggeshall addressed ajoint meeting of the Institute of Medicine ofChicago and the Chicago Society of InternalMedicine, October 23, at the Palmer House.His subject was "Current and Postwar As­pects of Tropical Disease Problems."Dr. Charles Rammelkamp, member of thecommission on Acute Respiratory Diseases,Epidemiological Board, Preventive MedicineService, Office of the Surgeon General, isacting in a consulting capacity with Capt.Leifer, M.C., at Fort Bragg Regional Hos­pital. They are instituting a study of a meth­od of administering penicillin suspended inbeeswax and peanut oil to prolong its action.At the alumni reunion on June 14, 1944, inPath. II7, Dr. Rammelkamp presented a�ery timely and illuminating discussion of thedevelopment of penicillin.and research at the University. Theduties of the dean of students will beassumed by Dr. Arthur C. Bachmeyer,associate dean of the Division. He will beassisted by Dr. F. Joseph Mullin, assist­ant professor of physiology. Dr. Mullinand Dr. Bachmeyer are both vitally in­terested in students and thus will carryon the Harvey-Johnson tradition ofaffording them all possible assistance.Dr. Bachmeyer has also. accepted theresponsibility of director of study for theCommission on Hospital Care. This im­portant undertaking will require half ofhis time. Consequently, Dr. Otis White­cotton, superintendent of the BillingsHospital, has been called upon to assumeDr. Bachmeyer's duties as director of theUniversity Clinics. And so, as is the orderof the day, much change has taken place,but there is every reason to think thatthe new administration will carry onmost effectively.The faculty of the Division of 'theBiological Sciences unanimously adoptedthe following resolution at a recent meet­ing:"The members of the Division of theBiological Sciences of the University ofChicago have long been aware of the dis­tinguished service that Dr. Taliaferro hasgiven to the University and to the Divi­sion of the Biological Sciences during histenure of office as Dean of the Division.They appreciate also that this service hasbeen given at a sacrifice to his own scien­tific work and when the additional dutiesof the office almost overtaxed his strength.They are grateful to him for the time andeffort he has expended in their behalf andextend to him their sincere thanks andbest wishes for the future."