dmsco log book vol.14 1937

THE

LOG BOOKPUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY

Volume 14 JANUARY 15, 1937 Number 1-

Bon Voyage!The time has arrived for the

listing of another graduatingclass. As with others this grouplooks back over the four shortyears that at the beginningseemed too long. This next weekwe will be adding a few welltrained Osteopaths to the grow-ing list. We are proud of thissmall class. They have made agood record for themselves incollege and we predict that theywill soon find their place andfill it well. We know that thereare many opportunities for themand we know, best of all, thattheir field is not crowded. Select-ing a location is like lookingover a forest of a thousand acresand trying to pick the most sat-isfactory tree. We take pleasurein nr, antlino. Mt Vrell t'ha fnllnw-ill plru.jull~lll1 LU JYuu L11u 1V1VW-

ing with a listing of the firstState Board they will take:

Myron Bos Iowa Board. In-tends to practice in this state.

W. F. Moore -Iowa Board.Undecided.

B. A. Story-Iowa Board. Willpractice in Iowa.

J. J. Herrin-Iowa and Kan-sas Boards. Undecided.

James Dunham- Iowa, O'hioand Texas. Undecided.

Willis Crews - Iowa Board.Undecided.

Dick Phillips -Iowa Board.Undecided.

Helen Butcher -Iowa Board.Undecided.

Chester Wyman - Iowa andOklahoma Boards.

O. E. Owen - Iowa Board.Will remain on faculty.

Charles Gnau - No. Carolinaand Florida Boards.

Again we want to call yourattention to the high percentagetaking the Iowa Board, the ma-jority of whom will remain inthe state. Those of you who keepwriting to us to send someoneto your state, keep this in mind.

May we repeat what is saidnearly every semester at thistime: "If you want more Osteo-paths in your community, sendus students who will return toyou and please don't expect boysand girls w'ho were raised in andknow the state of their birth, tomigrate."

The week beginning January11th will be filled with farewellbanquets and parties honoringthis group. Friday, January 15thwill be Class Day. The class willarrange their part of the pro-

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Know the Nose!(By H. J. Marshall, D. O.)

There is a good deal of the os-teopathic concept in the surgicaltreatment of chronic sinus dis-ease. Recurring attacks of acutesinusitis of the persistence of 'achronic condition are usuallydue to anatomic abnormalities ofthe nose that illustrate perfectlythe doctrine that normal func-tion and normal structure are in-extricably associated and mutu-ally interdependent.

Deflections of the nasal sep-tum, irregularities of this struc-ture other than deflection, suchas spurs, and malformations ormalposition of the turbinates,are the common causes, predis-posing causes, of chronic sinusinfection. Any treatment thatdoes not include the correctionof these anatomic defects is morelikely to be unsuccessful.

The straightening of a deflect-ed nasal septum, the removal ofa spur, or the outward fractureof a middle turbinate are pro-ceedures just as osteopathic intheir essence as the correction ofa vertebral lesion. No 'class of op-eration is productive of moresatisfaction than these intranasalmanipulations for the relief ofchronic sinusitis.

The frequency of sinusitis isunderestimated. The generalpractitioner has been taught toexamine the teeth and the ton-sils; he consistently neglects theaccessory sinuses, although it isprobable that they are moreoften the site of focal infectionthan either of the other struc-tures. And the diagnosis ofchronic sinusitis is made withrelative ease in the average case.

Frequent or unduly prolongedcolds, postnasal dropping withposterior pharyngitis, morningheadache spontaneously disap-pearing in the mid-afternoon, ab-normal nasal discharge, and ab-normal opacity on transillumina-


"It's the Little ThingsThat Count"

(By Mary E. Golden, D. 0.)A successful practice must be

made up all types and ages ofpeople. There will be the richand poor, young, and old, high-strung and plethoric. The win-ning and successful care ofchildren has a very essentialpart in a general practic:e.

The common everyday littlehabits or interests of a child willmake or break its developmentinto a strong or healthy woman.One vicious practice among acertain group of kind, yet mis-guided, mothers is having a pro-found influence on the welfareof children and adding mater-ially to the volume of the pediat-rician's business. This is the ex-posure of the limbs of a childfrom the ankle to near the trunkof the body during the coldweather months. The argumentgiven is the child wears heavysnow leggings when out doors,but his house clothing should 'bevery light to harden his system.

The mother forgets that prac-tically every house and schoolroom has a draft across the floor,so whether sitting on the floor,a chair, or playing about, thelimbs are cold and chilled. Againthe mother does not realize theblood circulation of the legsreaches close to the surface be-hind the knee and all along thelimb, thus on exposure pullingdown the normal blood temper-ature and cooling the circula-tion. This demands added efforton the part of the body to main-tain normal blood heat. Cold airstriking the exposed surface willcause contraction of skin andlimbs, lessening normal circula-tion volume which will causecirculatory congestion in someother part of the body, perhapsthe tonsils, rhinopharynx, andpossibly sensitive ears. If the


Help!! Help!!

About this time of year weask each department to make 'acheck of the work done and giveus a little item about what hashappened during the past year.Dr. Fred Hecker of the Obstet-rical department, has been doingthis little thing for us and todayhanded us this startling list ofFACTS that you will find downa bit farther.

There is more significance inhis report that will be creditedby the majority of you. To manyof you it looks like just anotherlist of statistics, and figureswere never interesting. There isone FACT that we want you toget out of this report. THE STU-DENTS AT STILL COLLEGEH A VE THE OPPORTUNITYTHAT YOU WISHED FOR.

This report is from one de-partment only. The college clinicis covering EVERY type of casethat may be found in practiceand with like results. Each ofthe twelve listed items on thisreport is a sermon in itself. Eachcould be taken as the subjectfor a long article that would beintensely interesting. We cangive you a resume only and wehope you will Stop, Look andThink after each statement. This.infnrmsntinn lnAblro- ;niS ani\In -a111J. 0 l/IkIl IUUlkm WiML, BVUU.ULB iat,

little fishy. We would be glad tohave you stop at the office andexamine the records, or betterstill, come and stay a while andsee for yourself what goes onday after day in the clinic of theDes Moines Still College of Os-teopathy,

DO YOU KNOW THIS?In the Des Moines Still College

of Osteopathy ObstetricalClinic

A Study of 500 Cases.85.22% are spontaneous

cephalic deliveries.4.06% are breech.6.27 % are forceps.4.45 % are podalic versions.

49.6 % are boys.50.4 % are girls.

.6 % are twins.

1-That a mother has not beenlost in 21/2 years.

2-That the foetal death rateis less than half that quotedin Government statistics.

3 That under student care wedo not lost any full termbabies in the first month.

4-That morning sickness isreadily amenable to osteo.pathic normalization. Theclinic never uses endocrineextracts, etc.(Continued on Page 3)

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THE LOG BOOK

(H. E. D.)Now that we have settled

down once more to learn thetechnique for correcting aneighth cervical lesion, and theway to use a thoracic pump,after Dad paid so much moneyfor it, we have forgotten ourChristmas holidays and havesettled down to this 'business oflearning how to be an Osteopath.However, Brothers Jerensenand Daniels are still recallinghow their good old car tookthem home and then had a flattire.

We are still looking forwardwith anticipation to the comingfinal exams. There's 'hoping weall hit them with flying colors.

A meeting was held last Tues-day and we are making plans fora big program this year in orderto widen our views on Osteo-pathy. All pledges as well as anc-tives will be in on these discus-sions.

Brotheers Hurd and McIntirewill leave for Oklahoma the endof this month for a year's in-ternship. We wish you the bestof luck "Johnnie" and "Mac."

Brother Beghtol is still tryingto learn the proper way to cath-aterize a patient.

Brother McGill was a visitorhere last month. He gave us anumber of viewpoints on ourfraternity and Osteopathy.

Well here's hoping that wehave a very successful year inOsteopathy, and Iota Tau Sigmaand the pledges may be assuredof a most successful year by at-tending our gatherings 'and al-lowing our actives to help themto the best of their ability inOsteopathy.

ATLAS CLUB(E. M. I.)

With happy thoughts of theholidays still fresh in their mem-ory, all returned safely forschool on Monday morning . Itseems that Brothers Evans andShiffer lost their bearings nearIowa City and were delayed forone day. We hope that everyonehad an enjoyable vacation andare ready to start the New Yearwith determination to do betterwork.

Dr. Bayard Twadell of Kansaswas a visitor to the house duringthe holidays.

Maurie Sherman not onlyplayed this season's hit tunes,but assisted greatly in makingour Christmas Dance of Decem-ber 16 a decided hit with all whoattended. We hone to score even

a greater success with the danceplanned for the future.

To Jim Farley and the Demo-craticl party we nominate to theirHall of Fame and elected to, thePresidency of our organization,Jack Eddy. Whereas F. D. losttwo states, Jack didn't drop avote. Congratulations to our newNoble Skull. To Finland we pre-sent Harry Stimson, our treas-urer, whose Finnish instinctsleads him to spend money, notabroad, but on one. To VaticanState we send Ed Callahan asambassador at large. Ed wasjust elected Sacrum (chaplain).To France, the land of literarygeniuses and champagne drink-ers, we give Speed Iverson, whoas secretary and author holdsthe office of Stylus. To Mussoliniwe offer Art Haight, who as Oc-cipital, has charge of recruitingmembers as Italy attempts to en-large its military powers, shouldprove of value. Off to the landof cheese and peace conferenceswe send our trustees. All aboardDr. H. V. Halladay, Dr. PaulPark, and Henry Ketman. Withtears in his eyes, John Hagy re-mains to play porter and polishthe cups. As Recept'aculum hehas the duties of auditor.

We wonder why: Munroe fre-quents the Pet hospital; Daweis so poetic; Wicke is puffingcigarettes; Hagy has -that tiredlook since the holidays; Youngis looking for wallpaper.

(Cliff Millard)

The fraternity Senior banquetwill be given on Saturday, Jan.16th in Younkers. Brothers Dun-ham, Owen, Moore, Storey, Bos,and Herrin bid farewell to DeltaChapter, Phi Sigma Gamma.Best of luck, fellows.

Last week our pledges becamesomewhat unruly and so a "cool"bath was prescribed by attend-ing physicians as a probablecure for what was diagnosed as"Halluncinations."

Following the recovery ofsaid patients, the members, fur-ther wishing to humble the un-ruly ones, challenged them to abasketball game.

The stage was set for Satur-day night, January 9. We nowhave in our midst a group ofsadly dejected pledges, draggingsore and weary bodies aroundthe house. The members won aclose battle, the score being 39to 30. A stag party followed thegame with plenty of refresh-ments. It was all in fun andeveryone had a good time.

Now that winter seems to behere to stay, another sleigh-rideparty is being planned. The firstbeing postponed due to, rain in-stead of snow. We hope that thesnow doesn't do another disap-pearing act.

REMEMBER: "Experience isa useful sort of knowledge thatgenerally begins where book-learning leaves off." -- NUG-GETS.

After the Christmas holidaysthe fraternity settled down toserious business with a meetingon January 5, at which time thefollowing officers were elected:W. E. Ryan, President; J. R. Mc-Nearney, Vice President; H.Stim'son, Treasurer; J. iBi. Miller,Secretary; H. Dresser and G.Beghtol, Trustees; and Dr. J.Woods as Faculty Advisor.

At the semi-annual Seniorbanquet to be held the week pre-vious to graduation, Dick Phil-lips, Charles Gnau, James Dun-ham and Chester Wyman will receive life certificates. We aresorry to lose them but extendevery good wish to them withthe best of luck and hopes thatthey write once in awhile.

We 'are proud to have a smallpart in making it possible forthe Grand Chapter to contributeto the A. O. A. Student LoanFund. At the January 8 assem-bly, Dr. Halladay, Grand Sec'y-Treas. of Sigma Sigma Phi, pre-sented to Dr. R. C. McCaughan,Executive Secretary of the A.O.A. a check for $100.00. We hopewe can continue to contribute tosuch a worthy cause.

(B. M.)Everyone came back to school

after vacation ready to get downto serious studying, but with in-fluenza and colds keeping manyin bed, final exams are loomingominously on next week's pro-gram. Ruth came back on Mon-day after vacation then spent therest of the week in bed. She isback in school again though,spry as ever.

Delta Omega is bot'h proudand sad to have the oldest activemember graduate this month.We 'are sorry to lose our veryefficient treasurer, but we arehappy with Helen that she hascompleted her four years ofschool and will now be able to,go out as a member of a worth-while profession. Delta Omegaextends best wishes and greathopes for a successful career.

Helen, Dorothea, and MaryBeth have been official physi-cians for the A. I. B. basketballteam. T'he girls have had someinvaluable experience duringthis season.

A business meeting has beenscheduled for Saturday, January16, at Evelyn Ketman's. Every-one is expected to attend, as themeeting is very important.

The regular banquet meetingwas held at Canfield's Cafe onDecember 18. The speaker ofthe evening was Dr. RaymondKale, whose discussion of "Diet"was most enjoyable and very in-structive.

Plans are being made for ourSenior banquet to be held Jan-uary 19. We regret the loss offour valuable members, namelyMyron Bos. B. A. Storey. 'Wil-

"It's the Little ThingsThat Count"

(Continued from Page 1)child is adolescent, pelvic con-gestion may occur, leading tochronic inflammation and pro-ducing a "complainer" for manyyears in later life.

Quoting from "Diseases ofInfancy and Childhood" by Holtand Howland, 9th Edition: "Thecustom of allowing young child-ren to go with legs bare hasmany enthusiastic advocates;while it may not be objection-able during the heat of summer,its advantages at other seasonsare very questionable. Many adelicate child is certainly injuredby such ill-advised attempts athardening."

Many a chronic sinus infectionhas been started in this way, andthe early development of tuber-culosis has been aided by t'hisexposure. Granted, the childshould not be smothered in toomany clothes, but surely thereis a happy medium.

Another great moulder ofpoor health and faulty develop-ment in a growing child is thevast amount of extra curriculuminterest of youngsters in thelower school grades. After theconfinement and nerve strain ofseveral hours in the school roomthe little tots are rushed to adancing lesson or lessons in mu-sic, or other forms of develop-ment. During these precioushours of daylight they should beout in the open air enjoyinggames of recreation and relaxa-tion.

Of course, there is the sameage-old problem of the child'sdiet. Many a mother remarksthat she can't get her youngsterto eat his meat, his vegetables,milk and fruit; all he ,cares foris ice cream, cakes, and candy.She forgets that she is the God-given guardian to this youngsterand that it is her responsibilityto select the proper diet, teach-ing with reason why these artic-les of food are essential for thegrowth and well-being, and thecoveted piece of candy or pastryis only to be had as a reward ofmerit after the proper meal hasbeen consumed.

Three items have been brieflynoted which have a profound in-fluence upon the development ofa young, healthy, human ani-ral. Proper dress, controlled ex-tra curriculum activities, and abalanced diet. Any or all of thesewill add to or detract from theup-building of the strong youngman or woman.

liam Moore, and 0. E. Owen.However we want to wish themthe best of luck in their profes-sional work.

At the business meeting heldJanuary 12, election of officersfor the new semester was theorder of business.

We are pleased to announcethe initiation of E. K. Corey tothe membership of Psi SigmaAlpha.

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THE LOG BOOK

The Loe BookThe Official Publication of

DES MOINES STILL COLLEGEOF OSTEOPATHY

President ..-- Arthur D. Becker

Faculty Advisor, H. V. Halladay

Editor--.-----------. E. Harwood

Osteopathy Without Limitation

Forward in 1937

Osteopathy is not static. It ismoving, growing, developing.Conditions change and those whoare alert take advantage of suchchanges. Progress is broughtby vigilance, by understanding,by daring. Methods of yesterdaybelong to yesterday. Methods oftoday prepare the way for to-morrow. Osteopathic principlesare sound, are scientific, areworkable. They have a widescope of application. Our great-est lack today is that we knowtoo little about them. We need tolearn more. We need more re-searc'h along lines of osteopathicfundamentals both from the lab-oratory and from clinical angles.

Osteopathic education is not-static. More effective methods arebeing discovered and are beingput into practice. All educationalfields are receiving closest scru-tiny and new ideas, new plansfor the presentation of subjectmatter, are being developed. Vis-ual education is moving forwardin a significant manner. Prac-tical applications of theories andprinciples are the order of theday. To learn by doing, underwise guidance and skilled super-vision is essentiai to the properpreparation of the modern os-teopathic physician. Adequateand diversified clinical opportun-ities are of paramount import-ance today. Education is rapidlybecoming practical.

Individuals in osteopathicpractice cannot remain static.They must be closely in touchwith the moving trend of events.They must read widely and withfine discrimination. T'hey mustrecognize the need of continuedgrowth. The individual who restson his oars falls behind. Onemust, by post graduate study, byattending conventions and by(careful study of our publicationskeep abreast of what others arethinking and doing. We mustmove forward in a straight line,clear across the field, education,organization, research and prac-tice. What an inspiration it is tobe identified with somethingreally big and worthwhile thatis moving into bigger responsi-bilities and greater opportun-ities. Osteopathy is not static.

-Arthur D. Becker, D. O.

Dr. DeWitt V. Goode-recently moved his office fromBloomfield to Runnells, Iowa.

Board and FacultyThe last two meetings of the

Board and Faculty have beenheld on nights that were tryingto make a record with a lowtemperature. The Decembermeeting was held on the 7th,one of the few really cold daysduring the month. In Januarythe meeting fell on the 7th alsoand the weather man repeatedhis act. However, at both meet-ings the attendance was excell-ent and the programs as planned.The last two meetings of theboard have been mainly for thecUlllUtcl aLtlIUll U01 Liltg r-icLUU tL iUclass and the academic standingof the students as a whole. Veryfew complaints are coming infrom members of the faculty, sowe feel that the work is pro-gressing in an orderly mannerand that the various classes 'arekeeping up a standard of class-work that is above the average.

At the last meeting of the fac-ulty Dr. James Shaffer explaineda new chart made from the rec-ords of the obstetrical depart-ment for the year just ended. Anarticle will be found in this issueenumerating some very interest-ing facts brought out by thiscompilation. The records here atthe college prove, without anydoubt, that Osteopathy and Os-teopathic 'care are paramountin the management of cases ofthis type.

The Atlas DanceIt deserves an item. It was a

decided success and due to thehard work by every member ofthe club. It was really quitesome job to contract for 'an or-chestra like Maurie Sherman's,arrange for a suitable place, thento get out and sell tickets enough4^ +4~1, ..... ,f +41 ........ .pLU LitaKe care o Litn expense oisuch an affair. The boys earneda big hand 'and when they repeatthis Spring they should have thesupport of the college, 100%.We are not often given the priv-ilege of attending a function thatwas thoroughly fine from thefirst number to the last.

The orchestra was tops, thefloor was ideal and with a goodlooking girl in our arms-well,you take the wording fromthere on.

We vote for another soon.

Christmas VisitorsDuring the holidays a number

of the Alumni of the collegedropped in to say "Merry Christ-man." Oklahoma seems to leadwith Jay Halladay of Afton,Paul Benien of Tulsa, MauriceSchwartz of Muskogee, and ArtMontgomery of Edmund. Bay-ard Twaddell of Iola, Kansas,Jack Ennis of Kewanee, Illinois,and Cal Haupt of Raleigh, N. C.'complete our list. Others mayhave been through 'but we didnot get to see them. Each of theabove had good reports on prac-tice and seemed to be enjoyinglife. Drop in again, fellows.

As Maine Goes...

"Go West, etc." is often quot-ed from the pen of HoraceGreely. Part of Maine did. Dress-er and Russell returning fromtheir Christmas vacation broughtpart of the state along withthem in the form of a WhitePine tree, a sprout of Checker-berry and about fifteen poundsof genuine Maine earth. Sowhat? So, we have 'a campus.For the present the campus iscarefully guarded in the officeof our secretary, Mrs. Robinson,to whom the tree was presented.We are seriously thinking ofhaving this campus photograph-ed so copies can be sent out tosome few who think that treesand grass are more essential inthe teaching of Osteopathy thanequipment, a real faculty and aclinic unsurpassed in variety andquantity of patients.

Know the Nose!

(Continued from Page 1)tion characterize the majority ofcases and furnish sufficient dataon which to base diagnosis. Theexistence of the anatomical ab-normalties mentioned before, to-gether with turgescence of thenasal muco'sa with hypertrophyand hyperplasia of tlhe turbin-ates, and the detection of path-ologic discharge issuing from asinus orifice after shrinkage ofthe mucus membrane with ad-renalin clinch the diagnosis.

Treatment, then, in nine outof ten cases, is puncture and ir-rigation of the infected sinusesplus the correction or removalof structural perversions.

Help! Help!

(Continued from Page 1)5-That multipara labors are

being so shortened by fre-quent osteopathic pre-caretreatments t'hat trouble isbeing experienced in gettingout crews in time.

6-That ergot is not used rou-tinely after delivery anymore. Osteopathic pre-carestimulates involution of ut-erus after delivery.

7-That there has not been acase of puerperal infectionin the clinic in 500 cases.

8-That our students are abort-ing m'any cases of suspectedpneumonia in babies bystraight osteopathic treat-ment.

9-That the heaviest baby inthe last 2 years weighed11 /2 pounds.

10-That the smallest baby inthe last 2 years was 1 pound14 ounces.

11-That the January graduat-ing class with only elevenmembers delivered 125cases.

12-That three men in that'class delivered 56 cases be-tween them.

Chicago

It is the first of the year andwith the turn of the calendarour thoughts turn to the comingnational convention. Already themany committees are on the joband each month you will be in-formed of what is going on inthe way of plans for your in-struction and entertainment.

The coming Chicago meetingis not for the physician alone.His family is to be consideredalso. Our convention city has amultitude of attractive featuresthat are of international interest.Those of you who were too busyto see much outside the 'hotelwhile in New York will want toknow of Chicago's Zoo, Planetar-ium, Museum of Natural Historyand Aquarium and many otherfeatures for which Chicago isworld famous.

Plan your budget now to in-clude the family and make it afamily affair. Some of these fea-tures are within easy walkingdistance of our headquartershotel, the Stevens.

From EmmetsburgThe regular monthly meeting

of the Algona General HospitalStaff group was held in the formof a dinner and bridge at theKermore Hotel recently. Dr. andMrs. R. K. Richardson beinghost and hostess for the event.

After a delightful banquetdinner the ladies played bridgewhile a short clinic session washeld in the office of Dr. Richard-son. Dr. Meyer of Algona pre-sented a paper on "T'he Ambu-lant Treatment of Hernia." Dr.Andrews of Algona spoke on"The Osteopathic Care of SinusInfection and the Common Cold."Dr. Tindall of Woden talked on"Osteopathic Management ofPregnancy."

These meetings are held eachmonth in the offices of the var-ious Osteopathic physicians.

Doctor FrozenA recent issue of the Des

Moines Register carried an APrelease stating that the body ofDr. L. I-I. McCartney of Hoxie,Kansas was found three milesfrom his car. He was on a callin the country and was caughtin a blizzard. Evidently he strug-gled through the storm, finallyfinding a windmill tower landsought refuge there. He diednot knowing that a s'hort dis-tance away on the opposite sideof the tower there was a homewhere a light had burned allnight. He graduated in 1898from the A.S.O.

Dr. McCartney's efforts result-ing in his death put him in themartyr class. To die with one'sboots on is certainly 'a nobledeath but we are sure that Dr.McCartney will be rememberedfor' his work during his activeyears in the practice of Osteo-pat'hy.

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AssembliesDecember 11

An excellent film showing theMontgomery - Simpson Suspen-sion of the Uterus, from the li-brary of Davis and Geck, wasthe main feature of the assemblyon this date. The orchestra, asusual, opened and closed themeeting.

December 18Under the sponsorship of the

Sigma Sigma Phi the annualChristmas Assembly became oneassuming almost dignified pro-portions. The band opened thehour with a stirring march put-ting everyone on their toes forwhat was to come. The boys hadsecured the services of an ex-cellent quartette from Drake,which followed with appropriatemusic that was greatly appre-ciated. The true Christmas touchwas given next by Jackie Woods,son of Dr. John Woods of thefaculty, who read "The NightBefore Christmas" in a stylethat brought back memories ofsimilar occasions back in the8th grade.

Miss Gertrude Ganfield of thefreshman class favored the 'as-sembly with a vocal number ex-ceptionally done.

The music of "Jingle Bells"by the orchestra brought in theperson of Santa himself and hisaide. We have not yet been ableto decide in our own mind justwhat sort of an animal it was;we know it was not a reindeer,for it did not have a hat-rack onits head. Santa and his faithfulservant distributed sarcasm andgifts to the faculty, each quipand present bringing forth ampleapplause. The gifts were certain-ly selected with great care andexpense.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz, Dean ofthe College, next addressed thestudent body, stressing the needfor care in driving home. Heclosed with "A Merry Christmasto all and that included yourfolks and our friends in yourhome town."

Dr. Arthur D. Becker, Presi-dent of the College, expressedhis appreciation for the conductof the student body all throughthe semester and especially dur-ing the past week, when every-one wanted to be on the roadhome, His "Merry Christmas andHappy New Year, and school isout right now" was met withuniversal acclamation.

Dr. Halladay encountered con-siderable difficulty in trying toget the crowd quieted down tosing with the orchestra the finaleof "Auld Lang Syne."

All during the week precedingthe Christmas assembly a beauti-ful lighted tree stood in thewaiting room of the college. Thiswas moved to the assembly forthe morning. We have the Fres'h-man class to thank for this ap-propriate decoration, completewith tinsel and ornaments.

January 8Dr. R. C. McCaughan of the

Central Office, who is universallyknown and admired in the pro-fession, was a visitor in the city

The Pit

The present Pit is on the first floor and is used when-ever a demonstration is made that needs the close visualattention of the entire class. The Trustees plans in improv-ing the facilities of the College include the removal of thePit to the fourth floor, enlarging it, providing for additionalseating capacity and more desk room for demonstrativelecture work.

on this date. It was quite naturalthat he would be drafted to ad-dress the student body. Follow-ing an introductory number bythe orchestra, Dr. Becker intro-duced Dr. McCaughan. For thepast sereval years these two menhave been in close association inthe conduct of the affairs of thenational association and Dr.Becker's introduction indicatedthat the affairs of the professionwere in good hands with Dr. Mc-Caughan at the head of the Cen-tral Office.

Dr. McCaughan spoke to thestudent body only. His advicewas along a line not usually tak-en up by speakers within ourown group and related princi-pally to the unnoticed thingsthat go to make up a successfuldoctor. The bell rang entirelytoo soon for all of us. We dosincerely appreciate his excellentaddress and 'hope that he willmake frequent visits to the col-lege.

Dr. Halladay followed, pre-senting eight members of theFreshman class who had recentlypassed the final in Osteologywith a grade of 95 or over. Thefollowing were each awarded akey indicating his induction intothe Osteopathic Osteologilcal Fra-ternity: Borchart, Jackson, Wal-ker, Blackwood, Huff, Iosbaker,McKay, and Wing.

In the name of the GrandChapter of Sigma Sigma Phi,Dr. Halladay presented Dr. Mc-Caughan with a check for $100to add to the A.O.A. StudentLoan Fund. The fraternity votedthis sum at the meeting of theGrand Chapter in New York lastsummer.

The orchestra closed one ofthe most enjoyable of our assem-blies for the term just ending.We thank the Sigma Sigma Phi,Beta Chapter, for the aid theyhave given us in making thesemeetings this year interestingand instructive.

Married

Dr. Bennie H. Devine and MissCeleste Pierce, December 24.Bennie has opened a fine suiteof offices in the Equitable Bldg.in Des Moines.

Robert O. Fagen and MissJane Kent, December 12. Bob isa member of the January '38class at the college.

Dr. John I. Royer and MissBessie Thomas, November 12.John has been practicing inWoodward, Iowa for some time.

Dr. Joseph C. Bartram andMiss Cathryn Cravens, Delcember13. The wedding took place inDes Moines 'and after a shorthoneymoon the couple will be athome in Tanner, West Virginia.

Chester Wyman and MildredBorg, January 1, 1937. Chet isa member of the graduatingclass.

Bon Voyage!

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gram which will be followed bythe awarding of the honor cer-tificates and appointments.

Thursday, January 21st theTrustees of t'he College will en-tertain the graduating class witha banquet at Younkers TeaRoom. Friday evening at thecollege auditorium this class willreceive its papers of honorabledischarge from the college. StateBoards follow too quickly, somesay.

Bon Voyage!

Polk County AssociationThe Des Moines General Hos-

pital was host to the county as-sociation on the evening of Jan-uary 8. Although the weatherwas severe and many cases of fluand other infections kept someaway, about thirty-five membersof the association were present.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz, acting forthe hospital group, called themembers to dinner and the lineformed on the right. First aplate. Then a fish, a special bak-ed potato, Brussels sprouts, yourchoice of relish, etc. On to thedining room. It is needless to saythat no appetites were lost untilafter the second helping of theplate. A generous wedge of coca-nut cream pie topped the repast.Coffee, hot rolls and marmaladewere served at the table.

For this special occasion Dr.Schwartz had imported a speakerthat we all enjoy hearing. He in-troduced Dr. R. C. McCaughanof Chicago, our national Execu-tive Secretary. Dr. McCaughanaddressed the association on"Straws," bringing into his talkthe many things going on nowthat show what is to be done inthe near future. His fund of in-formation is appalling and withphysical man too well filled withfood, mental indigestion threat-ened. It was a real pleasure andprivilege to hear Dr. McCaughanand to know that we 'have menat the head of our associationwho are constantly on the jobdoing everything that can bedone for us with the limitedmeans they have to enable themto carry on.

Following his address Dr. Mc-Caughan answered a number ofquestions and talked informallyuntil train time.

The Polk County Associationthanks Dr. Schwartz for his ex-cellent choice of both mentaland physical food and sincerelyappreciates the effort he madeto make this meeting the out-standing one of the year. Wewould like to keep in closertouch with men of the calibre ofDr. McCaughan.

Dr. J. Robert Forbes-of Fort Dodge, Iowa, took officethe first of January as CountyCoroner. Is Bob in a class byhimself, or do we have others ofthe profession filling this electiveoffice

Births

To Dr. and Mrs. L. W. Spauld-ing of Wind'ham, Maine, Decem-ber 26, a boy, William Edward.

To Dr. and Mrs. S. C. Pettitof Cleveland, Tenn., December25, a boy, Francis Stanley.

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Volume 14 FEBRUARY 15, 1937 Number 2

January 1941 ClassTime continues to plod its

path thru the years. Just nowits footsteps seem too slow, butto those who will graduate inMay, Time is breaking all speedrecords. This new class that justcame in 'looks forward to fourlong years that have alreadybeen shortened by several weeks.

They are a fine group. We arehappy to have them and areproud of their numbers. Notlarge as compared to some otherclasses but we are happy tostate that their number is near-ly double that of the class en-tering a year ago. We think thatis something to tell. We know itreflects the confidence that theprofession has in Des MoinesStill College as an institutioncapable of educating trained os-teopathic physicians.

Friday, February 12th, thecollege will honor this newgroup with a reception anddance at the Hoyt ShermanPlace. We are just trying toshow how glad we are to havethem with us.

Freshmen, we welcome youand assure you that we are allhere at your service!

Senior Class DayThe last assembly of the se-

mester is always given over tothe out-going class to dispose ofas they wish, with the one res-ervation that the last few min-utes be returned to the collegefor the presentation of SeniorHonors. This class, detouringfrom the regular marked path,offered in its program entertain-ment and instruction, so theprogram was a real success.

The college band for the daywas turned over to CharlesGnau, one of the graduates, whohas been a faithful member ofthe musical organization for hisfour years in college. Charliestarted out as a trombone artistbut finished up punishing thestrings of a tenor guitar. Hiscomplex was leaving out intro-ductions and his happiness knewno bounds when he found outhe could start the numbers afterthe first double bar. The severalselections rendered under hisbaton were loudly cheered, notdue to the lack of the first 8measures but more to the spec-ialty act put on by the variousmembers of the orchestra. TexSharp contortioned all over thedog house, Spoon Hutson, OboeWicke and Spine Halladay 'tookturns at the piano, and Les Her-rick blew all sorts of cadenzas


An Intensive Week of

Graduate Review of Clinic

May 31st to June 5th, Inclusive

Open to Osteopathic Physicians

NO TUITION FEE* * *

Plan Now to Take Advantage of This Opportunity

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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY

DES MOINES, IOWA

The above is a small edition of the half page notice thatis in the current issue of the F'orum. It is not too early foryou to be thinking about a week of review work this Spring.Notice the dates. Put these down right now and be here.Over 100 physicians came to Des Moines last year and allrequested that the review be repeated. Watch for more detailand resume of the program in next edition of the Log Book.

Senior Banquet

Younkers Tea Room wasagain the scene where the feastwas prepared in honor of thegraduating class. Forty-six at-tended, consisting of the class,the faculty and friends of thegraduates. All were seated atone long table decorated withroses and Chinese lillies.

Dr. Arthur D. Becker, presi-dent of the college, called thegroup to order following the un-usually fine dinner and congrat-ulating the class and expressingthe pleasure of the faculty, reada telegram from Dr. Facto, whoat the time was touring Ohio,making a series of speaking en-gagements. Dr. Becker then call-ed upon Dr. J. P. Schwartz,Dean of the college.

His talk to the new physiciansconsisted mostly of advice thatcould well be applied not onlyto those just entering the pro-fession but to many who arealready in practice. Dr. Schwartzintimate relation with physi-cians in the hospital gives himan opportunity to study theneeds of the active practitioner.

He closed with a wish that wemight institute Alma Mater Dayand celebrate by sending a stu-dent to the college to take theplace of the one graduating.

Dr. Becker followed with theannouncement that Dr. O. E.Owen of the class had 'beenawarded the honor of having hisname engraved on the Psi Sig-ma Alpha shield, having thehighest scholastic standing withan average of 94.106. This lookslike it was carrying the deci-mals out rather far, but MyronBos and Helen Butcher weresuch close seconds that thesmall fractions were necessaryto make a final decision. Dr.Myron Bos was announced !asthe intern selected from thegraduating class to serve at theDes Moines General Hospital.

Dr. B. A. Storey, president ofthe class, responded to Dr.Becker's invitation and express-ed the regret of the class thattheir time had come. "The fouryears look much shorter fromthis end 'and while the travelinghas been rough in places, it hasbeen entirely too speedy mostof the time," he said.

Dr. Becker closed the pro-gram with announcements, oneof which was that they shouldnot forget to attend the gradu-ation the following evening.

GraduationWe doubt if you could match

the final program of the Janu-ary, 1937 class anywhere in theUnited States during the last 50years. Have you ever attendeda graduation by candle light?We did!

Remember that Des M!oines'streets at this time were, andstill are, covered with some in-ches of ice.

The class collected as usualin the library for the fitting ofthe gowns. The faculty and thespeaker were herded in the of-fice for the same purpose. Thehour came .All were present.

The processional march start-ed and the slowly moving lineof faculty and graduates filed totheir respective seats. Dr. Bach-man gave the invocation, Mr.Glenn Morning sang, and Dr.Becker introduced the speaker,Rev. Stoddard Lane, who start-ed with his usual fine flow oforatory on the subject, "Life Isa Gamble."

The lights went out.Dr. Lane, thinking that they

would soon return, kept on fora short time in total darkness.He hesitated and then speakingto Dr. Becker, asked if heshould continue. Confusion wasnoted at the door.

Word had been sent to theauditorium that a car :skiddedagainst the pole on which wasperched the transformer con-trolling the lights, not only inour building, but some othersnear, shorting the line, andcandles had been sent for as asubstitute.

During the next half hour theaudience. led by Mr. Morning,sang nearly everything in 'the'little red song book, still in totaldarkness. Came the candles.

Dr. Lane flashlight in hand,and surrounded on the speaker'splatform by footlights of cand-les, continued and finished, add-ing that even a lighting systemis a gamble.

Mr. Morning rose to renderhis second musical number andfound that the strenuous sing-ing during the intermission hadexhausted his voice and conclud-ed that a voice is a gamble also.

Dr. Schwartz presented theclass and Dr. Becker conferredthe degrees. The recessional wasmade by candle light and the re-ception which followed contin-ued under the same picturesqueeffects. It was 'thoroughly enjoy-ed by all and while it may hap-pen again, we doubt it. Thingslike that seldom repeat.

The graduation of this -classwill be remembered longer.

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AULAS C(LU(E. M. I.)

With the beginning of the newsemester we find most everyonehappy to be rid of finals andeager to start on something newand different.

The semi-annual senior ban-quet was held January 15th atYounkers Tea Room. Only onemember was lost by graduationand to brother Chester Wymanwe extend congratulations andbest wishes for the future.

We are happy to have backwith us this semester Wilson P.Simmons and brother William F.Costello. Both return to us aftera year and a half of absence.

It is our pleasure to announcethe pledging of James (Gang)Watt from Springfield, Missouri.Congratulations, Jimmie.

The Xiphoid chapter is 'to bethe guest of the Axis chapter ofKirksville, Mo., on the week-endof February 19th. A basketballgame and dance are to be thehighlights of the affair. A few"bull" sessions may also be onhand.

With high hopes of comingout on top, the bowlers havebeen practicing very diligentlyand we believe a first-class teamwill be on hand when the leagueswings into action.

Dancing to the tunes of Amer-ica's greatest swing-time bandswas, the highlight of the eve-ning of February 6th, when amost enjoyable open house washeld. Yes, the radio is a won-derful machine!

Can you imagine: Schiffershov9oling coal at 3 a. mn.? Bri-

denstine getting to school with-out sliding half way? Callahanin love?

For sale: Technique by Sim-mons.

An(B. M.)

We are pleased to announcethat Rebecca Richardson of Iola,Kansas; Gertrude Ganfield ofDes Moines; Dorothy Hollen ofDayton, Ohio; and LavonneOverton of Des Moines, will bepledged at the home of BerylFreeman on Monday, February15th, following a 6:30 dinner.

February first, a businessmeeting was held at Ruth Paul'shome. Beryl Freeman was elect-ed treasurer and immediatelytook over the duties of Dr. Hel-en Butcher, who graduated inJanuary, '37. Every two weeksbusiness meetings are held inthe school library during thenoon hour, which makes it eas-

ier for all the members to bepresent.

Things look rather brightright now for our Bridge Tour-nament teams. The first teamwon Sunday at the Phi Sighouse on rubbers and points,but the second team won onlyby points and there is still acontroversy as to whether theyhave lost or won. We are allhoping it will be settled soonand the decision will favor ourteam.

Dr. Helen Butcher is going toSibley, Iowa, February 15th totake care of Dr. Miller's prac-tice while she is in Florida tak-ing the State Board.

Delta Omega and the girls ofStill College wish to welcomeGeorgiana Harris of Dayton, O.,into our midst. We need manymore women students at D.M.S.C.O. and we are expecting thealumni of Delta Omega and ofStill College or recruit more wo-men for our profession.

(Cliff Millard)Phi Sigma Gamma announces

the pledging of four new fresh-men: Jack Miller, hailing fromDayton, Ohio; Harry William-son, Tulsa, Oklahoma; BruceMcLean, Westerville, Ohio; andJohn Hardy, from Seattle, Wash.

Semester over relaxation fora week - semi-annual vows to"keep up on the books"-Ho,Hum-more relaxation.

There's an exceptional amountof enthusiasm concerning thetryouts for the bowling team.Many members and pledges havebeen practicing on the sly butsore muscles and stiff joints are"dead give-aways."

A smoker was held for the in-coming freshmen on Feb. 1st atthe fraternity house. Dr. Calli-son gratiously accepted our in-vitation to be guest-speaker.Food and cards followed, witha grand time being had by all.

The fraternity was honoredby having the first round of theSigma Sigma Phi bridge tourna-mrent players as their guests,Four tables being formed by twoteams from each fraternity andsorority.

We were happy to see the fa-miliar features of one of ourgraduating members of lastJune, in the last issue of "Life."Dr. Walter Smith Irvin, whoseems to be having the unusualexperience of doctoring floodsufferers, through the streets ofMarietta, Ohio, in a boat.

REMEMBER: "We believethat our therapeutic house isjust large enough for osteopathyand that when other methodsare brought in, just that muchosteopathy must move out."--(Andrew Taylor Still.)

Dr. Delmar R. Steininger-,of Keota, Iowa, and Miss RuthCoon of Cedar Rapids, weremarried October 17, 1936.

Dr. W. 0. Hopkins-of London, England, recentlysent us some of the EdwardVIII stamps. Thanks, Hoppe!

AssembliesJanuary 29

With the beginning of a newterm the first two Fridays aredevoted to set programs for twospecific purposes. The one mayfail but the other always suc-ceeds. Friday the 29th of Janu-ary was Faculty Day.

It is a difficult task to get thefull corps of our faculty grouptogether at one time. Not thatthey are scattered over too widea territory, but they are a busygroup and with time at a prem-ium, fifty percent of the totalis considered a good showing atthat time of day. Dr. Owen Retained

Following a number by the wen etaorchestra, Dr. Halladay trans-ferred the honors to Dr. Arthur Dr. O. E. Owen, member OfD. Becker, president of the col- the recent graduating class, haslege, who introduced the faculty been added to the permanentmembers present. Some were teaching staff of the college. Fornew to the upper classmen, for the past three years Dr. Owenas the work advances, 'the in- has been an able assistant onstructors change with each class the faculty, having been inbut the Freshmen needed to be several laboratories and respon-warned and advised as is the sible for the didactic instructionusual custom. in Embryology and Biology.

Dr. Becker saved the presi- This semester he is doing addi-dent's address until the last and tional work in the departmentexpressed his pleasure also for of Pathology, and will havethe new and larger class. The charge of the exhibit being pre-assembly closed with a number pared for the coming Chicagoby the orchestra. convention.

February 5th being the sec- Dr. Owen has been majoringond Friday of the semester, was in science for several years. Hisdevoted to introductions from B.S. degree was earned at Pennthe student body. The new class College in 1929. From there heheld the spotlight for the first went to the University of Mis-part of the meeting and those souri as assistant in the depart-of you who have gone thru with ment of Zoology. Here he re-this ritual know just what the ceived his M.A. and transferredboos and cheers stood for. May to Berea College in Kentucky aswe, sotto voice, state that Ohio head of the department of Bliol-was away out in front this se- ogy, teaching the several sub-mester, over their old rival, jects related to the course. SinceMichigan. (Michigan boys, N. his matriculation at Still CollegeB.) he has been kept busy and has

Several students having been proved an able instructor in theout one or more semesters have several subjects that have beenreturned and these were also in-troduced. This makes our totalregistration for the year a de-cided increase over the total forthe previous year.

Loan Fund StampsIn addition to the annual con-

tributions by members of thefaculty of the college to the A.O.A. Student Loan Fund, thestudents of the college pitchedin pennies and other smallchange to add nearly $35 to thefund from this district. Presi-dent Wing of the FreshmanClass must have worked harderthan the others for he turned inover $10. We thank the class of-ficers for their cooperation inhelping to put this over in sucha generous way.

Dr. E. E. Detwillerof London, Ontario, Canada,spent all day on Feb. 4th in-specting the college and hospitalin the interest of the osteopathicprofession of Ontario. It was agenuine pleasure to have an os-teopathic physician of Dr. Det-willer's prominence and abilityas a guest and we made every-thing available that could becovered in one busy day's work.

assigned to him.Dr. Owen is a member of

Gamma Alpha, national grad-uate science fraternity, and wasactive in Phi Sigma Gamma andPsi Sigma Alpha in osteopathy.

As an example of his interestin pathology he has contributedan article to this issue of theLog Book, which will warrantyour concentrated attention.This is condensed into too smalla space, for the subject is onethat is attracting greater inter-est each month.

The college is proud to addDr. Owen to its list of able fac-ulty members and we know yourstudents here at Still Collegewill have the opportunity of as-sociating with one more author-ity in their osteopathic educa-tion.

Dr. W. S. Irvin-of Marietta, Ohio, D.M.S.C.O.'36, is standing up in a hospitalboat on page 19 of the Feb. 8thissue of "Life." See center pic-ture on right half of the page.We would like to have somestories of what our professionhas been doing down in theflood district. We congratulateDr. Irvin and hope that othersnoticed this picture.

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The Lo Book Professional Fees andThe___~o_________________ CollectionsThe Official Publication of

DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE (Some time ago we wonderedOF OSTEOPATHY just how much you folks in the

field might be interested in shortPresident ........ Arthur D. Becker articles dealing with this import-*__ ~ant subject. We asked Mr. Samp-Faculty Advisor, H. V. Halladay son, our professor of Medical Jur-

isprudence, to write the article'Editor...................... E. Harwood below, as a sort of a feeler. Do

you want more information onOsteopathy Without Limitation this subject?-Editor.)

Threshing (By Henry E. Sampson, Profes-sor of Malpractice and

Down on the farm where I Jurisprudence.)spent my summers as a little It is to the credit of the os-boy, we always looked forward teopathic profession that itswith eager anticipation to the members give first considerationthreshing season. I well remem- to the welfare of its patients.ber the fine appearance of the That being done, they owe it towell-filled sacks of grain . I lik- themselves not only to chargeed to stand where I could see but to collect reasonable feesthe grain as it came out of the for their services. There aregrain spout. It seemed to me at worthy cases where charity ser-that time that 'this particular vice should be given, and, if sopart of the threshing activities understood by patient and pub-was the most important part. lic, it will renown to your credit.

I now realize that there would That is an entirely different mat-have been no /grain with which ter than the making of a chargeto fill the sacks, if some one had and then, because of a misun-not attended to putting bundles derstanding of your legal rightsinto the front end of the ma- or through your neglect, youchine, where the feeder is fail to make such collections. Itplaced. I also realize that there is evidence of the fact that youmust have been much of plan- are a poor business man, and,ning and preparation before the the failure to make these justgrain was gathered into bundles. collections will deprive you ofThe preparation of the soil, the many things you need in yoursowing of the grain and the har- profession and which will helpvesting of the crop, all required you to give better service andmuch time and energy. insure you greater success in

Quite similar in many ways is your practice. To put charges onthe situation in the osteopathic the books is really to your dis-profession. We need more os- advantage unless you collectteopathic physicians and sur- them. Therefore, to insure pro-geons skillfully trained and well fessional and financial success,informed. May we say they rep- you should give more seriousresent the grain. We have the thought to the business and le-colleges and the hospitals well gal phases of your practice.equipped and carefully staffed. To suggest the important andMay they be likened to the ma- far-reaching effect of these mat-chine. To continue the simile, ters, permit me, in the limitedwe must have bundles which space available, to ask you themay be said to represent pros- following questions:pective students. Much planning Suppose that a person, acci-and preparation are necessary dentally injured, was renderedbefore the grain is gathered into unconscious and incapable ofbundles. Only good ,bundles making a request for your pro-should come to our machines. fessional services. Would you

Comes now the crux of the encounter any legal difficulty inwhole matter. How will we get attempting to collect for suchthe good bundles to 'the ma- services? Would you look to thechine in sufficient numbers to stranger who called your atten-furnish an adequate supply of tion to the case? Would the factgrain to meet our needs? We that the injury was not such asneed the help and direction and to require immediate attentioninterest of many intelligent as- effect your rights to collect?sistants. It is your problem as Can you recover your fee fromwell as it is our problem. The one who calls upon you to ren-new grain will be 'the asset of der services to another, if thethe whole profession. party calling you is not legally

We are constantly planning bound to furnish such servicesto do good work at the machine, to the patient? If you can so re-seeking to turn out a superior cover, what preliminary arrange-product with the least possible ments must be made in order towaste motion. It requires much insure recovery?attention and many fine adjust- If you are summoned by an-ments. other physician to assist him un-

Enough of similes. Help us to der what arrangements will youmake the September class of be able to recover your fee, and1937, a banner class to date. who is responsible for ,payingLet us help you to interest pros- same, the physician who calledpective students. Send for our you in or the patient who wasnew catalog and literature. Help being treated?'the osteopathic profession to Can you recover your fee forgrow bigger and better. Build attending an aged parent from afor tomorrow. child who is under no legal ob-

-Arthur D. Becker, D. 0. ligation to support such aged

parent? Would the fact thatsuch parent was, at the time,living with the child or that thechild called you, make any dif-ference in your right to recover?

Does the relationship of fath-er-in-law impose on him a lia-bility to pay you for profession-al services rendered his daugh-ter-in-law?

Could you recover your feefrom a husband if you providedhis wife with professional ser-vices after you knew that thehusband had selected anotherphysician for his wife and ob-jected to you?

Under the laws of your state,can you recover from a well-to-do mother for the fee which youcharged for services renderedher minor children, notwith-standing her husband might beliving and also able to pay?

Can you recover from an em-ployer if called by his manager,during his absence, to- attendone of his employees who wasinjured in an accident in thecourse of his employment?

Is a transportation companyliable to you for services ren-dered by you to an injured pass-enger if you were called by abystander; and would it makeany difference if the accidentwas not due to the fault of thecompany?

From whom could you collectyour fee if someone handed youa business card on which waswritten a request that you callon a certain sick person at acertain address, requesting youto go at once?

How must you keep yourbooks of account in such casesas the above in order to legallycollect your fees, and what factsmust you 'establish in court inorder to recover if the personwhom you charged refused topay?

Athletic ClinicWe will not be :outdone by the

OB department. True, we in theathletic work did not attend allthe births listed in another 'arti-cle but we have a berth of ourown that we think is just as im-portant. In 17 or 18 years wewill be taking care of these boysand some of the girls, so theremust be an OB department tofurnish us with material lateron. That is the kind of co-opera-tion we .have here in Still Col-lege. Our OB group several yearsago started this passing gameand we are in the job to do ourpart to keep the youngsters os-teopathic.

The football season has closedand the basketball season is onin full swing. The Seniors cov-ered completely the local schools,the Catholic Academy, (nowknown as Dowling High), and acouple of professional teams. Al-together about 500 athletes werecontacted. Not all of these need-ed constant attention. With thestudies being made in trainingand coaching many of the injur-ies are being reduced in numberand extent. Under osteopathicwan - +1 ^h hoKra7' "L ar1 In T"'I' Alla

care tne Doys mauie a mueu

quicker recovery and none thisyear have suffered any injurythat might be classified as ser-ious.

We do notice one thing thathas changed to a very markeddegree. The percentage of mus-cle injuries has been reduced,making the total percentage ofinjuries less also than in prev-ious years. This we think is dueto careful and planned osteo.pathic treatment in the earlycases, which aids in bringing theboy up to the peak of trainingearlier than in previous years.The high percentage of ankleand knee injuries is not reallyhigh but merely at the top dueto the reduction in muscle in-juries.

In the listing of nearly 2000contacts we have a pretty goodidea of what is going on andcan judge at each school thetype of coaching and trainingthat the boys receive. IBloys inhigh school are still in the awk-ward age and in many cases thetraining and coaching gets nofarther than the brain. Some findit difficult to change habits ofrunning, dodging and stoppingand until they do acquire a morecomplete control over the mus-cles we will continue to have in-juries to these joints that werenot originally built for football.

We are not going into a lot ofdetail but want to get at a fewfacts that mean something toosteopaths who expect to do thistype of work.

Ankle injuries' led this yearwith 14%. Knees came nextwith 13%. Skin abrasions fol-lowed with 12%, and muslee: in-juries took fourth place, being8%. These figures mean thatwhen we go out to take care ofa football team we have to beprepared to treat plenty of in-juries in the above four classes.By keeping statistics from yearto year as we do here in DesMoines, we know what to teach,what to plan in the way of pro-phylactic treatment and what tothink about in the way of re-search to improve our work.:

The year's work is not over.Following basketball the Seniorsget into track work and baseballand all look forward to the bigDrake Relays, where we contactnearly every large college in thecountry and many of the smallerones.

The work of the athletic cliniccan be summed in one statement.We took care of 500 athletesduring football season and notone serious injury occurred!

Sigma, Sigma Phi, GrandChapter

in addition to its gift of $100to the A.O.A. Student LoanFund, made a contribution of$50 to the Red Cross for theflood sufferers. Dr. H. V. Halla-day, who has 'been Sec'y-Treas.of the Grand Chapter, recentlyresigned this office, due toother obligations.

Dr. R. H. Gibson-of Worthington, Ohio, announ-ces the arrival of Robert Wil-l i n Yn 1 T .... ... - --) 4 A B3li~tUm UlTsuoIi, january zz, l:3'.

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Heredity Pathology

(By O. Edwin Owen, B. S.,M. A., D. O.

Illness or disease is due totwo factors, operating eitheralone or in a composite manner;environmental influences andheredity predispositions. En-vironmental causes of diseaseare commonly understood. Whenwe say that a disease is hered-itary we have by no means dis-covered its cause. In fact wehave used the word "heredity"to clothe our ignorance, but withthe rapid advances in this fieldat the present time ,we are nolonger able to use it as a guise.

The causes of hereditary dis-eases arise out of the innatehereditary equipment of the indi-vidual which has been bestowedupon him by his parents. Clau-sen, who is famous for his re-searches in heredity, is of a firmbelief that the pathology of her-edity should rank equally as atopic of research beside thestudy of environmental causesof disease.

The present status of ourknowledge in regard to morbidheredity is such that we are ableto make a few definite state-ments. Morbid equipments aretransmitted in accordance withthe same laws as normal ones.The same Mendelian Laws holdgood for human beings as holdfor other plants and animals.The same factors operate in theproduction of normal factors asof pathological. In the main,normal structural and functionalaspects of the body are broughtabout by the operation of manyhereditary factors, while morbidcharacters are instigated bysingle factors which have re-placed the normal.

The study !of hereditary dis-eases has made enormous ad-vances of late years. We are nowable to say definitely how cer-tain conditions are inherited,even in the human body. Albin-ism, myopia and feeble-minded-ness are simple recessive; catar-act and night-blindness are dom-inant; red-green color blindnessand hemophilia are sex-linkedrecessive.

There is increasing belief thatneoplasms are hereditary. A ma-lignant tumor supposedly orig-inates from a single, morbidlymodified cell. The growth of acancer cell is distinguished fromthe growth of normal cells inas-much as it is not adapted to thestructural plan of the body as awhole and proceeds regardless ofthe body's need for self-preser-vation. The present status of 'ourknowledge seems to be this:certain factors operating fromwithin or without the body in-duce certain latent cells withinthe body to enter into "cell an-archy." It is suggested thatthese factors may operate uponan hereditary predisposition. Weare rapidly gaining informationin regard to the method of in-heritance of malignancy. The ac-curate case-histories which arenow on record, indicate that it isa simple recessive. Numerous

genealogical trees have beenpublished, tracing cancer of thestomach through at least fourgenerations. In Austria, fifteenfamilies have been reported. Insome of these, six, seven andnine brothers and sisters havedied of cancer. In the Bonapartefamily, Napoleon I, three of hisbrothers and sisters, and theirfather, all died of cancer of thestomach. Other records showretinal glioma and xerodermapigmentosum to be definitelyhereditary as recessive diathe-ses.

Certain investigators are nowwilling to make a statement inregard to the origin of malig-nancy. Namely, by its nature,cancer is an idiokinesis of so-matic cells. By idiokinesis theymean the physical and chemicalchanges which occur in the her-editary equipment of cells. Weknow that changes occur ingerm cells and are transmittedto the next generation, resultingin the emergence of new char-acters. In like manner, a humansomatic cell which has beenmodified to become a cancercell, retains its peculiarities andtransmits them by inheritancefor countless generations duringthe growth of a malignanttumor.

Here is where extrinsic fac-tors such as chronic irritation,X-rays over a period of time, aswell as other physical and chem-ical factors play a part in theetiology of tumors, in that theyare assumed to be at least part-ly responsible for idiokinesis.It is generally believed by menwho are authorities in hereditythat, "malignant tumors are theresult of a disturbance in thenormal chromosome constitutionof cells." This concept is notnew but rather an attempt tocorrelate known facts. From thisit would follow that there is nouse in attempting to find a sin-gle, specific cause 'or cure forcancer. There are however, cer-tain points which may be aguide in the prevention of can-cer, namely- avoid idiokineticinjuries and establish racial-hy-genic measures.

In this brief article, only avery few phases of the increas-ingly dominant field of heredit-ary pathlogy have been touchedupon. It is my opinion that her-editary pathology will soon de-mand as much consideration asenvironmental pathology, if weare to have a more complete un-derstanding of human disorders.

Drs. Mary Golden andRachel Woods-

national president and secretaryof the O.W.N.A. flew Sunday,January 24, to Chicago, attend-ed a conference with the Advis-ory Committee of the O.W.N.A.

Land were back home that night,There is a decided advantage inhaving these national officers inthe same city and contiguousto our modern methods of trans-portation. Drs. Golden andWoods are doing things thisyear in their O.W.N.A. work.

(By L. L. Facto, D. 0.)On my recent trip to Ohio, I

ectured on "Reflexes and theirDiagnostic Significance", at fiveof the district meetings. Theirst meeting was held at Bowl-ing Green, about twenty milesfrom Toledo, on Monday eveningJanuary 18. Twenty-five mem-bers were present most of whom[ did not know. I enjoyed verymuch talking with Vern Lech-ner, whom I had not seen forabout thirteen or fourteen years,and who was my first prosector.n dissection. He and PaulBlack, a classmate of mine,drove down from Toledo. Bowl-ing Green is a beautiful town.The Heinz Company has thelargest tomato ketchup factoryin the world there, but when Iwent to the restaurant for lunchI was unable to get any tomatoketchup. Maybe the reason wasthat the factory is not runningat 'this season of the year.

On Tuesday night I talked tothe group at Cleveland, themeeting being held in the HotelCleveland. There were betweenforty and forty-five at the meet-ing. Here I met a former teach-er of mine, Dr. Keesecker, whotold one of the doctors thatknows me quite well, that hetaught me most of what I knew.After I finished my lecture, hedid n'ot say whether he wasproud or disappointed in his for-mer student. Others present thatI knew were Homer Sp:rague, aclassmate of mine, Grossman,Charbonneau, Thompson, Vor-hees, and West, all of whom Ihad not seen for a long time.

Wednesday morning I wentwith Dr. Sprague out to the Os-teopathic hospital and spent themorning with Dr. Sheppard.Had a pleasant time seeing pa-tients examined, for it happenedto be clinic day at the hospitaland several doctors from out ofthe city had brought patients infor examination. Left the hos-pital at twelve o'clock and hur-ried to the offices of Grossman,Charbionneau, and Rench. Dr.Rench showed me around theiroffices, then we all went out tolunch.

Enjoyed talking over some ofthe interesting cases with them.Grossman looks as young as everexcept that his hair is almostwhite. When he reads this hemay decide to change the colorof his hair. After sigh-seeingfor two or three hours, took atrain for Ravenna, where I wasto lecture in the evening.

Arrived in Ravenna at five-thirty and located the hotelwhere the meeting was to beheld. Here I met Charley Naylor,who graduated from Des MoinesStill College a few years agoThe meeting was called prompt-ly at six forty-five. There werethirty-three present at the meet-ing. Joe Rader, a classmate ofmine, was there and he, Elston,and myself had a good visit aft-er the meeting was over. Herewas where I had hoped to seeDr. Smith, of Youngstown, a

classmate of mine, and Bill Ran-kin, who graduated in June '35,but it was such a rainy after-noon and evening that theycould not make the trip. I cameto Ravenna in the dark and leftthe next morning in the dark-and am still in the dark, so faras knowing very much about;he town.

Thursday morning I left forColumbus, where I talked to thedistrict meeting that evening.About forty members were pres-ent. Just after dinner and be-fore my part of the program, Dr.Clybourne and I wrote out thetelegram that I sent to 'theGraduating Class who were hav-ing their banquet at YounkersTea Room. I met more doctorshere that I knew than at anyof the other meetings. Lon andHenry Scatterday, Strittmatter,Lang, Van Ness, and Gibson, arecent graduate. Gibson told mehe was expecting to be calledto the hospital at any time on animportant case. Imagine my sur-prise the next morning when Ilearned that Dr. and Mrs. Gib-son were the proud parents ofa baby boy.

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and musical sky-rockets out ofhis trumpet.

B. A. Storey, president of theclass spoke in behalf of the classand its program and asked Hel-en Butcher to review the his-tory. This proved to be of un-usual interest, for this class hasbeen buffeted around from pillarto post and succeeded in grad-uating in spite of the apparentattempts on the part lof the fac-ulty to keep them in school.

Don Leigh offered a new bagof tricks and after fooling allof us, exposed 'the simplicity ofone or two, just t'o show us howdumb we really are.

President Story of the classcalled President Becker 'of thecollege to the platform and pre-sented the school with a fineadjustable lamp to be used inthe E.E.N.&T. department.

Senior Honors were then an-nounced by Dr. Becker, 'the fol-lowing members being recipientsas indicated:

Myron N. Bos-Clinic andAnatomy.

Helen M. Butcher-Clinic andAnatomy.

Willis L. Crews-Anatomy.James E. Dunham-Obstet-

rics.Charles U. Gnau-Band.John J. Herrin-Obstetrics

and Clinic.William F. Moore-Obstetrics

and Clinic.Chester W. Wyman-- SigmaSigma Phi award in Osteo-pathy, and Dr. Marshall'saward in Eye, Ear, Nose andThroat.0. E. Owen-Sigma SigmaPhi award in Service to theCollege.The assembly closed with two

tunes in the popular Jamb styleand left everyone in a good hu-mor.

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To know whether we startequal or not is a subject that nodoubt has been widely discussedand before that is decided, onemay ask questions bearing a di-rect influence on any answer thatmay be given, if we are not, whyand if we are, why are we sodifferent as we develop? Whatis the influencing factor thatmakes the difference, or whatis absent that permits these var-iations?

So far science has been un-able to isolate any one singlefactor or entity in the half cellsthat reveals a cause for the var-iation in the physical and men-tal capabilities of an individual.The envioronmental influencesof nutrition, climate and sociallife have been unable to producephysical or mental giants andthe various artists at will. It isobvious that these factors,--if ofan unfavorable nature in them-selves, have been no potent fac-tor in keeping an individualfrom developing into a personal-ity rating mention in "Who'sWho."

In the Declaration of Inde-pendence so masterly compiledby our forefathers the statementis made in the first sentence ofthe second paragraph "that allmen are created equal." This, Ifeel, refers to the equal right ofliberty. In a writing older thanthe Declaration of Independenceand spoken by Christ in his par-able of the talents, as recordedin the fifteenth verse of thetwenty-fifth chapter of St. Mat-them, it states, "And unto onehe gave five talents to anothertwo, and to another one; toevery man according to his sev-eral ability." There is the ac-knowledgement of difference inmen. These inequalities are more


An Intensive Week ofGraduate Review and Clinic

May 31st to June 5th, InclusiveOpen to Osteopathic Physicians

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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHYDES MOINES, IOWA

THE FACULTYBelieving that you want to hear each of the talented members

of the faculty of the college, the schedule is being arranged so thatduring the week of Graduate Review you will hear the following.These experienced speakers, teachers and practicing physicianswill give you the latest in their specialty. You have enjoyed hear-ing them at many national and state meetings and you will enjoyhearing them and meeting them in a week of intensive osteopathicreview. This is their gift to you at the close of another successfulyear at our college.

DR. ARTHUR D. BECKER-President of the college and well known to all.

DR. J. P. SCHWARTZ-Dean of the college. A surgeon of national renown.

DR. R. B. BACHMAN-Treasurer. Nationally known as an Obstetrician.

DR. H. V. HALLADAY-Trustee of the college and of national repute

DR. H. J. MARSHALL-Trustee of the college and our E.E.N.&T. Surgeon.

DR. G. E. FISHER-Trustee of the college and a great Lab. man.

DR. J. M. WOODS-President of the Iowa State Assn. and a noted speaker.

DR. MARY E. GOLDEN-President of O.W.N.A. and our Pediatriican.

DR. L. L. FACTO-You know him in Technic and other subjects.

DR. C. I. GORDON-He knows biochemistry both ways from the middle.

DR. BYRON CASH-An X-Ray artist who sees all.

DR. C. P. CALLISON-He knows Physiology and many other things.

DR. J. L. SCHWARTZ-He can tell you about Proctology.

DR. H. A. GRANEY-First assistant at the hospital.

DR. 0. E. OWEN-Outstanding biologist and pathologist.

DR. H. E. CLYBOURNE-Our Alumni President, of Columbus, Ohio.

H. E. SAMPSON-He will tell you how to keep out of trouble.

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When the X-Ray was first dis-covered the newspapers contain-ed several articles about the pos-sibility of fluoroscopes becomingquite a commoln thing. Thisaroused considerable consterna-tion among the ladies of thenineties. They soon learned, how-ever, that lead shields wouldprotect their modesty from thisnew danger.

The use of the fluoroscope hasnot become so general in 'itsuse; however, it is too frequent-ly used when a picture shouldbe taken. I frequently have re-quests for such examination fordiagnosis of fractures. The er-rors made in fracture diagnosisare numerous even when' thebest films possible are obtained.Line fractures without separa-tio!n or dislocation may be over-looked. Impacted fractures ofthe surfal neck of the femurare posbly the most difficult todiagnose, unless a good pictureis obtained. If any irregularityof contour of the cortex of thebone is shown, more pictures atdifferent angles or even stereo-scopic pictures should be obtain-ed. Very frequently the patientwith an injury of the surgicalneck of the femur complains ofpain down the thigh and kneeand often insists that a pictureof the knee he taken. Severalcases of fracture have had suchpictures taken and the actualpathology overlooked too longfor perfect union to take place.

Artifacts in the films fromnumerous causes may be mis-taken for fractures. Silk or ray-on underclothing and overlap-ping adhesive tape may give line,shdows. The most ridiculouserror I know of is to diagnosefracture of the femur where alie is present, caused by thefolds of the buttocks. The great-

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(E. M. I)With the passing of winter we

find Spring at our doorstep andeveryone just a little bit touch-ed by the old Spring Fever bug.Brother Dawe has discarded hisflannel longies, so we can bereadily assured that warmerweather is at hand.

Our bridge team seems to beholding its own, having wonmore games than they've lost.With a little more luck we maybe able to finesse through to thetop.

With hopes for the champion-ship pushing them strongly, thebowling team is still knockingthem over, although competitionis becoming keener all the time.

The chapter was honored byhaving Mrs. K. M. Robinson andMiss Bagen as dinner guests dur-ing the past month.

Visitors to the house the pastmonth included Drs. Craig andBarton, from Illinois, and Broth-ers Konrad and Underwood fromthe Kirksville college.

Returning with tales of blackwiddy spiders and "Goodyear"gas caps, the members whojourneyed to Kirksville on Fri-day, Feb. 19, assured everyonethat a most enjoyable time washad by' all. Our boys were vic-torious' in the basketball game,26-18, but "Tubbie" Evans wasloser by about seven pounds. Therecent Iowa blizzard was en-countered on the return trip andsome delay was made but every-one returned safe and sound.

WHATCHAMACALLITS:Hagy is stuck on the "Iowa

fog." . . . Dawe has a new girl(sure sign of Spring). . . .Schif-fer -has a new "abbreviated"sedan. ... Pledge Engelmandreams about redheads.

(E. O. S.)Psi Sigma Alpha is sponsoring

its second annual Freshman Es-say Contest. The subject of theessay is "Why I Chose Osteo-opathy As A Career." Prizes willbe awarded the writers of .thethree best essays.

O. Edwin Owen received thehighest scholastic marks in ItheJanuary graduating class. Hisname has been engraved on the"Hon)or Roll" plaque of Psi Sig-ma Alpha.

William Moore, 0. EdwinOwen, Myron Bos, and BennettStorey were honored as a seniorbanquet at Younkers Tea Room.Each was presented a Life Mem-bership Certificate.

Myron Bos is serving an In-ternship at the Des Moines Gen-eral Hospital.

William Moore has succeededFrederick Hecker as assistant inthe Obstetrical Deartment.

Dr. John Woods was a guestat the last banquet, which washeld Feb. 23rd at Boyce's Up-town. He honored us with a veryinteresting talk on Skin Diseases.

0V1News Flash: There has been

added to our midst another sor-ority, the Delter Omerger; incase there is any doubt in yourminds you may ask Dresser.

Iota Tau Sigma is happy toannounce the pledging of thefollowing: Howard Sporck, Ho-mer Hutson, and Kenneth Wool-iscroft.

The following officers wereelected at the last meeting:

President, Gene Beghtol.Vice President, Ed Jeranson.Secretary, George Boston.Treasurer, Harold Dresser.On Feb 9th we had a banquet

at Davis' Grill. We had as ourguest Dr. Halladay, who gave usa very splendid speech on howthe various fraternities organ-ized and what the standards ofthe fraternities were. Also, Dr.Pohl, who is an interne at DesMoines General, gave us a nicetalk on the advantages lof havingan internship.

Things I would liike to see-Sporck dancing with Ginger Rog-ers. . . . "Swampy" on a coloredO. B. case.... Jeranson run thehundred yard dash in 10 flat.. . . Boston in a number 5 shoe.Yukl without that smile-justonce. .-. . Dresser find that CabDriver.

Tempus Fugit-It seems aswe just got through taking ourfinals, and here we are takingour six weeks.

With only eleven more weeksof school left this year, the boyshave decided to study a littleharder and finish the year witha "bang."

On Feb. 19th the fraternityhad charge of the assembly pro-gram. Mr. James, state Osteo-pathic attorney, spoke to thegroup about the present legisla-tion for and against Osteopathyas to its prospective outlook forthe coming year. The informa-tion was much needed and ap-preciated by all.

Sunday, Feb. 30th, Mrs. K. M.Robinson and Miss Bagen hon-ored us with their presence atdinner.

At this time Phi Sigma Gam-ma wishes to announce the fol-lowing new men who receivetheir final initiation Sunday,March 7th. They are: Paul Cal-vird of Dearborn, Mich., AlfredFerris of Highland Park, Mich.,Glen Munger of Milwaukee, Wis.,Glasier Pease of Detroit, Mich.,Stephen Russell of South Paris,Maine, and Neil Woodruff ofFlint, Mich. Following the cere-

mony a banquet was held at theDavis Grill. Drs. O. E. Owen andJ. R. Shaffer, both alumni of thischapter, were guest speakers.Open house was maintained af-ter the banquet.

Also we wish to announce thepledging of Hollis Jemison fromKeosauqua, Iowa.

The bowling team, of whichwe are very proud, is at thepresent time, in a tie for firstplace, having won twelve andlost none. On Wednesday night,March 10th they clash with thetying team. The team is com-posed of Ferris, LeRoque, Rob-ertson, J. B. Miller and Jack Mil-ler. . . . Flash! The team 'hasjust returned home with theglad tidings of having won theirmatch. This puts them in the un-disputed lead of the tournamentwith a record of fourteen winsand one defeat.

The bridge team is also infirst place.

On the evening of March 8thDr. Homer Friend of Clinton,Iowa, was dinner and all nightguest of the fraternity.

Remember: "Nothing is sofalse as facts; except people."-(Dr. D. W. Morehouse.)

This spring the fraternity issponsoring two activities in thecollege, namely, bowling andbridge. So far the teams havemade fairly good records foramateurs and with three weeksto go, there may be some sur-prises in store. Atlas and PhiSig are tied for first place, each.having won twelve games.

Iota Tau Sigma is in secondplace. Non-frats- and Delta,Omega have each won five gamesand lost seven, and Sigma SigmaPhi and Psi Sigma Alpha haveeach won four and lost eight.The Freshman team has notbeen quite as consistent. as ispossible and are at the bottom ofthe list with one game won andeleven lost.

The fun is watching theseteams on Wednesday night andthe excitement runs high attimes. It is hoped that at theclose of the tournament thefunds will be augmented someand that the participants can en-joy a banquet as a reward fortheir strenuous weeks of toil.

The bridge tournament is inprogress :but figures on thestanding are not ready. The re-port will be made next month.

An . '(B. M.)

Dr. Lillian Peterson entertain-ed the sorority at her home Mon-day, Feb. 22. During the eve-ning she gave a fine demonstra-tion of soft tissue technic. De-lightful refreshments were serv-ed.

Dr. Mary Golden served a de-licious six-thirty dinner to thegirls of Still College at her homeSaturday, March 6., Mrs. Beckerwas the !honored guest of theevening. After inspirational

Well!! Well!!Last week one of my students

called my attention to the as-tounding fact that four of mybrain children were listed in thelast edition of Dorland's Diction-ary. I could not believe it butwhen I opened the book to theproper page, there they were injust as big type as any otherwords and with the same defini-tions I had given them at birth,sixteen years ago.

At that time we were tryingto clarify the situation in regardto lesions and making an at-tempt to establish a nomencla-ture that would be adequate,not too lengthy and easy to un-derstand. After considerablethought on the matter, takingthe definitions and working back-ward, I figured out the follow-ing:

Antexion-Anterior flexion orforward bending. /

Postexion-Posterior .flexionor backward bending.

Latexion Lateral flexion orside bending.

Rotexion-Rotation and flex-ion.

If I remember correctly, thesewords were first announced inthe old Pit on the third floor ofthe A. S. O., to the class thatgraduated in June, 1922. Thewords with definitions were pub-lished in the Journal of Osteo-pathy and in the OsteopathicPhysician, and since then I haveseveral times offered them to thenomenclature committee. Theywere turned down because theywere not in general use. Nowthey are in the latest edition ofone of our standard dictionariesand what will we do about that?I think I will write to the pub-lisher and find out how he cameto make such a mistake. 4

-Virg Halladay.

Dr. Rollin E. Becker-announces his location at 506Pontiac Bank Bldg., : Pontiac,Mich. He is the older son of ourPresident, Dr. Arthur D. Becker,and was, until recently, associat-ed with the Central Office in Chi-cago, as managing director ofthe Research Institute.

Dr. Paul V. Wynn-of Albuquerque, New Mexico,is doing some red hot broadcast-ing over station K 0 B. We areall glad to know that Paul is notonly doing this good work but isalso boosting Osteopathy in thatterritory.

(We have this item on icefor two issues and failed to getit 'in. A letter recently from Paulincites us to offer this in an-swer with an apology.)

talks on organization, given byDr. Golden and Mrs. Becker, theevening was spent playing Mon-opoly, anagrams, and bridge.

The sorority has been faringrather badly in a tournamentway, both in bridge and bowling.The girls need more spinach, ormaybe more encouragement '"andless advice.

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President Arthur D. BeckerFaculty Advisor, H. V. HalladayEditor .E. Harwood


Enthusiasm"Nothing great was ever acheiv-

ed without enthusiasm."-(Ralph Waldo Emerson.)

There is, perhaps, no attributeof personality that is more stim-ulating than enthusiasm. To beenthusiastic over a project kin-dles a fire that sheds a warmglow of light over and aroundthat project and gives it addedluster and increased worth. It isdifficult to wax enthusiasticabout any subject in which one'sknowledge is fragmentary orhazy. When one loses their in-terest or does not give sufficienttime or energy or thought to agiven subject, enthusiasm dwind-les and is lost and the subjectbecomes cold and drab.

There is nothing more contag-ious than enthusiasm. The sales-man that is enthusiastic over thematerials with which he is deal-ing, the real estate agent who isenthusiastic regarding the prop-erty he has for sale, the golfplayer who is enthusiastic abouthis game--all put something inthe way of an over plus intotheir activities that inspirestheir customers or associateswith favorable reactions.

Inspiration and enthusiasmare twin sisters in many ways.bla, +, SA:~ i

class, the politician that swayshis electorate, or the statesmanthat becomes a real leader, aregifted as inspirational becauseof their sincerity and under-standing and enthusiasm.

If osteopathy is as valuabl,and as sane, and as scientificallysound as we think it is, if itstands up under exhaustive clin-ical tests, if it :bears explana-tion-why not show our enthus-iasm about it? It would be diffi-cult to find any subject moreworthy 'of enthusiastic acclaim.If we have sufficient knowledgeabout it, we will be enthusiasticand our associates, patients andfriends. will sense the fact andin turn will become increasinglyinterested.

"Enthusiasm is the genius ofsincerity, and truth accomplishesno victories without it."-(Ed-ward Bulwer-Lytton.)


Dr. Judd L. Koch-was recently married to MissMary Grove. of Pataskala, Ohio.Dr. Koch graduated. from Stillin 1932 and has since'then beenlocated in Mount Vernon, Ohio.'Congratulations, Judd!

Freshman Reception

The Hoyt Sherman Place wasagain the scene of our secondFreshman reception of the year.This affair was in honor of theclass entering in January, 1937,and the entire college personnelwas present to meet the newmembers of the student body.The reception was ,held the sameevening as the Polk County As-sociation program at which Dr.Becker extended an invitation tothe group to attend the recep-tion following their dinner andprogram. Many took advantageof this offer and it was a pleas-ure to see these with the groupof students.

Cards, dancing and refresh-ments were the order of the eve-ning, all being enjoyed. Duringthe intermission the new class-men were presented with niggerdolls, emblematic of the day-itbeing Lincoln's birthday.

Board and Faculty

The regular meeting of theBoard of Trustees and the Fac-ulty of the college was held on'a f-- _ 1_ ran't 's A _. - 1 _ _ I _- _ .

P. C. O. A.The regular monthly meeting

of the Polk County OsteopathicAssociation was held Friday,Feb. 12, 1937, at the HotelChamberlain, Des Moines, Iowa.

The speaker for the eveningwas Dr. Ira C. Gordon, practic-ing physician of the city and amember of the faculty of thecollege. A very interesting andinstructive lecture as to the use,indications and dangers of highfrequency therapy in the treat-ment of diseases was presentedby him. Following the lecture, around-table discussion was car-ried on in which Dr. Gordon an-swered all questions to the satis-faction of the members.

Dr. Arthur D. Becker, presi-dent of the college, personallyinvited all the members to thecollege Freshman reception thatwas then in progress at HoytSherman Place.

Dr. Paul Parks, chairman ofthe committee on entertainment,announced that the next month-1v m antinr n f th n{ innLY 111m um V L.. ; a.rk 3v O Vu ll

which is to be Friday, March 12,at the Chamberlain Hotel in thiscity, would be in charge of the

f2a avknr f yr Iivlarcn hnt. Rienarts at. the meet- tCeCJKeir iamnly.ing of the board were encourag- Glenn E. Fisher, D. O., Secy.ing as all departments were run-ning at full speed and no serious Our Ladiescomplaints were on the list.Plans for the Review Course to The Ostepoathic Women's Col-be given at the close of the college Club, the club composedlege year were discussed and the largely of students' wives of thegood word given out that many college, have been meeting reg-letters had already been receiv- ularly and enjoying some inter-ed asking for information about esting programs. New officers ofreservations near the college the organization are: Mrs. Har-building. A list of nearby hotels ry Wing, President; Mrs. Glennwill soon be published in the Walker, Vice President; andLog Book. Mrs. John Boysko, Secretary-

The Faculty meeting was of Treasurer.special interest. President Beck-* * *er, seeking more and better in- A worthwhile organizationformation on the subiect of among our osteopathic women ofteaching, called on each member the city is the Auxiliary compos-of the faculty to air his pet ed of the wives of practicing os-methods. The group learned that teopathic physicians. The collegea teacher is more than a walking is indebted to them for manydictionary and when it comes to practical evidences of their in-a crisis, can really do some terest in its activities. One ofthinking and planning without this group, Mrs. H. J. Marshall,his notes. Many excellent ideas wife of a Still College facultywere brought out and will be member, has been !honored withtaken up for discussion at a later the National Chairmanship ofdate. the Osteopathic Auxiliaries. The

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est errors that have been madein diagnosis of fractures have Dr. Mary E. Golden-been caused by poor films, in- delightfully entertained the wo-sufficient number of films and by men students of the college at aincomplete study of the films. dinner at her beautiful home ,on

Skull Fractures Saturday; March 6th. A socialDue to the marked variation evening followed the dinner.

of blood vessel spaces in the in-ner plate of the cranial vault Dr. Charles Gnau-and irregular ossification of the of the recent graduating class,suture lines, stereoscopic films sent us a card from Miami, Fla.should be made for accurate We can't see the beautiful palmsdiagnosis of fractures or ab- and flowers on the card for thenormalities of the skull, snow and ice in Des Moines.

-Byron L. Cash, D. 0. And ..-Dr. Warren W. Custis-,.-

Dr. Raymond Perdue- of Dayton, Ohio, sent us a,.card'of Flint, Mich., was recently from Florida. We wish both ofelected.president of the Genesee you fellows something that weCounty Osteonathic Association. can't nrint.

State Fair Clinic Expands

Beginning this year, any per-son over five years of age willbe accepted for examination atthe State Fair Clinic. That greatformative period of life betweenbabyhood and adult life is filledto the brim with possibilities forgood health, good morals, strongcharacters, and a well balancedadult life. So far, no organizedeffort to safeguard its resourceshas been made at any State FairClinic. Again Iowa leads in thisas she did in the Adult field.

It is not necessary to tell youof the importance of this addi-tion to our clinic: service. Thathas been recognized for sometime.. But it is important thatyour co-operation is 100% inletting your community knowabout it. Let them know thattheir children can have thisthorough examination just priorto entering the schola year; thatthey will have the advice andcounsel of some of the best phy-sicians in the state,. many ofthem of national reputation. Youcan make, this examination ap-pealing and attractive to them,and by so doing, render them aservice that may lay the founda-tion for adult health and a moreabundant adult life.

Improvement in our quarterswill be necessary to meet this in-creased service. Rearranging,painting, some added equipment,and new signs mean expense, butit also means better service andbetter appearance - two thingswe should always strive for. Thecommittee will do the work ofrearranging and painting with-out expense and as in the pastwe will make all arrangementsfor opening the clinic as well asbearing our share of financing it.

These are our plans, and whatyour committee will do, to putthem ocross. It is your oppor-tunity and great privilege to co-operate with them. Prices aregoing up. Paint costs money tobuy and time to put 'on. Yourcheck is needed NOW to buythe paint ,and to provide fundsfor the other usual clinic expens-es. Mail it today to Dr. RachelWoods, 702 Equitable Building,Des Moines, Iowa, See-Treas. ofthis clinic committee. We areasking you to consider this' apersonal letter to save the ex-pense of individaul letters-which we hope it will 'not benecessary to write.

It is easy to travel a levelroad. It is easier to go downhill. But to climb the hill ofprogress takes real effort andsecrifice. This is as true for ourprofession as for us as individ-uals. The hill is before us. Wemust climb it together if wereach the top.

-Della B. Caldwell, Chmn.Osteopathic Health Clinic

Committee

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Becker-held open house on Sunday,March 7th, for members of thefreshman class and their fam-ilies.

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us. Less than three months and lanother State Convention will 1be history. Dr. Laura Miller of XAdel, chairman of the Program sCommittee, has been hard atwork and we are certain to 'haveanother of those conventions 1where we all have a good time ,and a good program.

Ere the Log Book reaches youthe Circuit will have been made.Drs. John Woods, W. M. Pear-son and H .A. Graney makingthe circuit in part. Dr. Woodsmaking the entire circuit, lec-turing not only on Society Mat-ters, but as well on two highlyinteresting professional subjects,"The New Patient's First Visit"and "Therapeutic Planning." Dr.Pearson of Kirksville, coveringthe Sixth, Third and First Dis-tricts on the 10, 11 and 12 ofMarch, speaking on "Diagnosisof Osteopathic Lesions by Pal-pation and Associated Pathol-ogy" as well as "The X-Ray AsAn Aid to Osteopathic Diagnos-is." Dr. Graney of Des MoinesGeneral Hospital covering withDr. Woods the Fourth, Fifth andSecond Districts on the 16, 17and 18 of March, covering thesubject of "Minor Surgery in Of-fice Practice."

Local speakers in each of thevarious districts also were to ap-pear on the program. The writerhas not been informed as totheir identity. The Sixth Districtmet at the Des Moines Still Col-lege, the Third meeting at Bur-lington, the First with Dr. J. J.Henderson at Toledo, the Fourthat Mason City, the Fifth withDr. John Hirschman at Chero-kee, and the Second at CouncilBluffs, where they invited in theOmaha profession as guests.

The Iowa Society is alwaysanxious to welcome new men inthe field and to those of the re-cent graduating classes of allcolleges, we say "Come and lookus over." Iowa is a good statein which to live and make yourhome. To those new men andwomen already located, we say"Welcome!" If the State Societycan serve you in any manner, wewill try and do so, I am certain.Likewise we 'have tried to helpyou in the matter of dues, whichfor the recent graduate are fivedollars a year for the first threeyears in practice. Then they re-vert to the usual fee of ten dol-lars.

To old practitioners as wellas new, we would urge yourjoining the Society. Dues paid atthis time pay until June 1, 1938.Pay them now and they are outof the way. One member in goodstanding sent in his ten dollarcheck for the next year. Thatwas Dr. H. J. Marshall of DesMoines. A good deed like thatdeserves a little publicity-howabout it, Harry?

Paul 0. French, D. O.,410-11 'C. R. Sav. Bk.,

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

AssembliesFebruary 12

Following music by the col-lege band the students enjoyed amovie recently issued by the Cen-tral Office. This is a compositeof the several films sent in bysome of our colleges. The filmis not complete but is being ed-ited and when finished will cer-tainly give any prospective stu-dent an excellent idea of the va-riety and quantity of equipmentnecessary for the proper educa-tion of an Osteopathic Physi-cian. Announcements and musicclosed the assembly.

February 19The Phi Sigma Gamma frater-

nity in charge of the assemblysecured the services of Mr.Dwight James, attorney for theosteopathic association in thestate of Iowa. Mr. James is wellacquainted with the trials 'of theprofession, and touched on sev-eral subjects that aroused con-siderable interest in the legis-lative situation. The old adageof "Do or die" might well be ap-plied to much of Mr. James' ad-dress. We hope to hear fromhim again in the future.

February 26Following the usual opening

number by the band the audito-rium was darkened and the stu-dent body witnessed an interest-ing movie of an operation forsuspension of the kidney. Theseeducational films are securedthrough the courtesy of Davis &Geck, of Brooklyn, and are ex-ceptionally well done.

March 5In the spring a young man's

fancy turns to a certain well-known subject. Old man Halla-day turns his fancy to what hecalls God's Country, which is thegreat Southwest. Dr. Halladay'stravels have been largely in thisterritory, and with the possibil-ity of summer finally arriving, hegave us a taste of what we mightsee in the great state of Arizona.This enjoyable travel film wasfully appreciated, especially theshots of olives growing duringthe Christmas season.

Girls BasketballJust as we go to Ipress, the

State Girls' Basketball Tourna-ment is in progress at the DrakeFieldhouse. Dr. Halladay has as-signed Clarise Keift, DorotheaFailing, and Evelyn Ketman tothe sixteen teams who are play-ing. These Senior girls willspend the entire day in relays atthe fieldhouse, working with thecoaches and players from allover the state of Iowa. The tour-nament, starting March 10th,will run thru finishing Satur-day, March 13th.

Mrs. J. Hayward Friend-wife of Dr. J. H. Friend of Mil-waukee, Wisc., died Feb. 24th.Sympathy is extended to the be-reaved husband and children.Dr. Friend graduated from Stillin 1928.

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preceptable in adult than inchild life.

The only preceptable differ-ences in prenatal life are the sizeand variations of amounts ofmovement which has no physicalor mental evaluation. At birth,or shortly after, individual char-acteristics are present. Occas-oinally a child is born withoutthe instinct to suckle, an abrev-iation of normal intellectualtraits. Uncommon noises of agiven intensity will startle somebabies, as evidenced by an en-tire body jerking, while othersof the same age show no reac-tion, an indication of differentdegrees of sensitivity of the ner-vous system. Children of thesame ages do not have the sametolerance for food, an evidenceof the variation of body function.

The different impressions andactions of children, in the pres-ence of strangers, in the samefamily and reared under thesame conditions and influences,reveal different interpretationsof the occasion, a variation inthe state of a child's mind. Ifthe various children are observ-ed when given a toy, or at play,the destructive instincts of someare immediately obvious, whileothers are able to preserve toysfor years-a conception of value.Those under supervision for di-rection in proper diet vary inweight, height and resistance todisease, an indication of differ-ence in physical development.The choice of the various voca-tions and professions reveals adifference in aspirations, and theinstinctive choices of associatesand romance portray vividly theinequalities of the human at-tributes and propensities. Re-ports of the social reformworkers have proved beyondthe shadow of a doubt theexisting physical and mentalstate of various families throughthree or four generations; andthat the family characteristicsseldom vary in mentality andself-support.

These traits call for the ac-ceptance of the theory that thesecharacteristics are transmittedfrom generation to generationby 'or throught genes. Until agene is proved an unvaryingor uniform entity, this invis-ible rudiment of transmittedgerm of character appears tobe an active factor and the con-tributing principle in formingthe theory that we do not startequal.

-Robt. IBi. Bachman, D. O.

Dr. J .. Freeland-of Coffeyville, Kans., has recent-ly replaced Dr. F. M. Godfrey assecretary of the OsteopathicState Board. Dr. Godfrey hasserved in this capacity for thir-ty-two years and it will be hardto think of any one else in thisoffice. We wish for Dr. Freelandan equal number !of years of fineservice such as we !have hadfrom the retiring officer.

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(By L. L. Facto, D. 0.)I also saw Ralph Licklider,

whom I had not seen since hegraduated fourteen or fifteenyears ago. Had the pleasure ofmeeting and talking with Dr.Watson, the legislative chair-man and who has done, and isdoing some fine work for theOsteopathic profession in Ohio.

Friday morning Dr. Langtook me for a sight-seeing triparound and thru the State Uni-versity campus, after which, wewent up to the office, where Iwatched Dr. Licklider do a sub-mucous operation. I went fromhere to see Dr. Clybourne andDr. Watson at their offices. Dr.Clybourne let me see two orthree of his patients that he hadoperated on for the relief ofbunions. Dr. Hall, whom I metat the meeting, gave me a treat-ment for which I was verygrateful. Friday afternoon, leftfor Dayton.

When I arrived in Dayton itwas snowing very hard, sothought I had better make res-ervations for my trip back homebefore leaving the station. Afterthis was done, went to the Day-tlon-Biltmore Hotel, where themeeting was held. Owing to thestormy night I did not expectvery many to come to the meet-ing but twenty or more werethere.

Drs. Elmer and Mary Yingerof St. Marys, drove about sixtymiles to the meeting. They real-ly deserved a medal of somesort for coming such a longway on a bad night. I alwaysenjoy seeing Warren Wood Cus-tis, who introduced me to hissecretary and office assistant,Miss Harris. He informed methat she was coming out to ourcollege to begin her four-yearcourse in the study of Osteo-pathy. I now can say that shearrived safely and is gettingalong fine in school.

Had a nice visit with VernHoefer and Milton Zimmermanafter the meeting and they sawto it that I did not miss mytrain, which left at 11:25 forChicago, Des Moines, and home.

Would like to comment a lit-tle on the weather in Ohio dur-ing my trip. When I arrived inOhio on Monday morning, it wasrather foggy-a little like aLondon fog; when I got toCleveland it started raining andby the time I reached Ravennait was really pouring down; inColumbus the rain turned to asleet and as I have already men-tioned, at Dayton it was snow-ing. Good thing I didn't try tomake Cincinnati and Marietta.

It was a tiresome trip but Idid enjoy it and appreciated theopportunity of talking to thedoctors in the different districts.Hope they were not disappoint-ed in the talks I gave. I expectto see some of them again atour Post-Graduate Course in.June.

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That Des Moines offers specialadvantages to the student of Os-teopathy was proved again thispast month in the Athletic Clin-ic. Three girls, members of thegraduating class, took care ofsixteen girls' high school basket-ball teams during the state tour-nament held at the Drake Field-house.

The following week five Sen-ior young men made the samecontribution at the meet for boystaking care of the sixteen teamsentered.

During the first week of April,eight members of the Junior AClass worked from 2 p. m. untilmidnight for three days, intro-ducing osteopathic care to over400 wrestlers who came to theY.M.C.A. at Des Moines to com-pete in the state tournament.

Drake Relays are just aheadand our Seniors will be out theregiving osteopathic aid to contest-ants from all over the UnitedStates, and from some of ourlargest colleges and universities.We think this is a contact thatis worth a great deal to the stu-dent who is assigned to do thiswork and it is of considerablebenefit to osteopathy where everthese students may go. DesMoines Still College, throughthese contacts, introduces its stu-dents to both coaches and play-ers, many of whom have a na-tional reputation.

We cannot help but brag alittle. No other college of osteo-pathy is located so that all ofthese contacts can be made. Stu-dents at Still College work, notonly with state and national ath-letic tournaments but are con-stantly on the job from the be-ginning of the school year untilthe last bell rings, taking careof football, 'basketball, swim-ming, wrestling, track and base-ball in our local high schoolsand the Catholic Aicademy. Eachgraduate of this college for thepast twelve years has had thisadvantage. Read what one of thegirls reports:

Osteopathic Ciare of AthletesOsteopathic care is recognized

as par excellence in the best careand training of athletes. Thisfact is accepted by most coachesand trainers, especially whentheir teams are under the addedphysical and nervous strain oftournament play. For this reasonthe coaches of the championgirls' basketball teams of thedistricts request osteopathic carewhile their teams are playing off


An Intensive Week of

Graduate Review and ClinicMay 31st to June 5th, Inclusive

Open to Osteopathic Physicians

NO TUITION FEE* * *


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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHYDES MOINES, IOWA

. The Primary Objective .of the

Intensive Post Graduate WeekWill Be to Serve the Immediate, Every-Day

Needs of the Osteopathic Physician

in General Practice.* * -*

Review those things that you may have forgotten. Get

in step with the newer developments in the various fields

of practice. Get more closely acquainted with the progress

of the college. Enjoy the meeting and mingling of many

alert minds. Take an active part in the round table discus-

sions. Examine the available clinics.

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In Osteopathic Practice and Technic,in Surgery, in Obstetrics, in Pediatrics, in Gynecology, in

Dietetics, in Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, in Proctology, in

Diagnosis, in Neurology, in Athletic Injuries, in Foot Work,

in Physio-Therapy-the Useful, the Practical and the New

will be discussed, demonstrated and applied.

Share With Us the Good to be Gained

in a Full Week of Work andPleasant Associations.

Review WeekFor accommodations near the

college during the week of re-view, write to either the Victor-ia or Brown Hotels. These, area short distance away and willbe most convenient for you.Those of you who belong to eith-er the Phi Sigma Gamma or theAtlas Club should write to theHouse here and perhaps theboys will be able to ;take care ofyou for the time you expect tobe in the city.

Numerous calls have come infor a demonstration of the anat-omy of the Inguinal region, dueto the interest in the injectionmethod for hernia. A cadaverwill be available and may alsobe used for other surgical dem-onstrations. Dr. Halladay willdissect the Inguinal Canal andshow you the relations of all thestructures there.

The detailed program withhours and time of each instruc-tor will appear next month. Behere for the first bell and youwill stay through until the lastword is spoken.

The General ClinicNot only have we been too

busy with the quantity of out-side work for our Seniors butthe clinic held each Monday,Wednesday and Friday at thecollege, has been making rec-ords.

One hundred twenty-two Newpatients entered the clinic, wereexamined and assigned for treat-ment during the past fourweeks. 2636 treatments weregiven at ;the college this pastmonth. Add to this the outsidework done in the OI3, Bed-fastcases and Athletics and youshould realize that Des Moinesstudents have little time for any-thing else but Osteopathy. Onemember of the faculty said lastweek that it had been six monthssince he had been able to get atreatment. Everyone was too,busy!

Patients - the variety andquantity. The training youwished for.

Beware!!!The profession is again being

solicited for membership in aninsurance exchange directoryand other so-called preferredlists which would seem to prom-ise desirable appointments. Be-fore you send any of these com-panies any money, write to theA.O.A. and get the latest infor-mation on the coqmpany. Do notdeal with these solicitors unlessyou know exactly1 how reliablethey are.^


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(E. O. S.)Freshmen! Psi Sigma Alpha

still wants to know, Why YouChose Osteopathy As A Career?Give us your answer sure byApril 30, as the Freshman Es-say Contest closes at midnightof that date.

We are proud Ito welcome thefollowing men as pledges to ourorganization: Joe Gurka, JoeRobertson, Lowell Augustine,Neal Kitchen, Paul Kimberly,and Ernest Light.

Dr. Arthur Eastman, a localdentist, was guest speaker atour most recent banquet. Hegave a very interesting and ed-ucational talk on "The Teethin Relation to Oral Focci of In-fection." He aided his talk withthe use of a projector to showX-Rays on a screen.

Senior speeches were given ata recent meeting by RobertCampbell, on "Vitamins" and byJack Eddy, on "Diabetes."

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The pledges of Delta Omegahave been a ctive the last fewweeks complying with impos-ed pledge duties. If you haven'tnoticed Oscar the pet Anatomymannekin has been scrubbedand washed, you should go havea look at him, because he is soclean and shining he is quitehandsome.

Pledges Dorothy Hollen, La-vonne Overton, Rebecca Rich-ardson and Lilly McClure, as apart of their duties prepared asix-thirty dinner for the activemembers of the Sorority, at thehome of Evelyn Ketman, Mon-day evening, March 22. The din-ner was exceptionally good -those girls really can cook,boys! After the dishes were allwashed the girls furnished en-tertainment for the rest of theevening with Lavonne playingthe piano and the others sing-ing.

Dr. Rachel Woods graciouslyopened her home Ito the Soror-ity, Monday evening, April 5th.Everyone enjoyed her very prac-tical talk on "The OsteopathicWoman Physician in Business."

The next business meetingwill be held in the school li-brary, Monday noon, April 12.

(C. M.)Easter Vacation seems in

many cases to be harder thanschool. We noted many tired andwnarv fellonws draging them-

selves around school for daysafter returning -to Des Moines.

Hell-Week again! The sadlyneglected pledges have suddenlyfound themselves the center ofinterest, not however, in a waythat they too, thoroughly enjoy.Ask Jack Miller where ValleyJunction is . . . McLean aboutcigarette butts, or Hardy wherethe ball park is.

We congratulate Joe Robert-son, who was pledged to Psi Sig-ma Alpha, and Gordon Fischer,who was taken under the wingsof Sigma Sigmi Phi.

Six Weeks' Exams are aboutin our laps and again the dustis blown off books and the re-view is on!

Dr. Macklin, blind Des Moinesosteopath and inventer of theMacklin Osteopathic Table, isgoing to give us a talk and dem-onstration in the very near fu-ture.

Things to worry about-Sen-iors: Graduation and StateBoards; Juniors: O. B. and gen-eral clinic; Sophomores: Every-thing; Freshmen: Nothing????

REMEMBER: "An Osteopathshould always feel he is thejudge who presides over thecourt of inquiry."-A. T. Still.

ATLA CLUBM(E. M. I)

Our last article stated thatSpring was here, but Mother Na-ture fooled us again and revert-ed back to snow and cold foralmost another month. However,it can be safely said that Springis here to stay-or is it?

With an indoor steak-fry as aclimax, a most successful "HellWeek" ended on the evening ofMarch 24. Life-long impressionsand memories were made and allthe pledges emerged unscathed,although "Hen Fruit" Enge-mann was a wee bit tired out.

Formal initiation was held onSunday, April 5th, and we feelhonored to announce the install-ation of two honorary memberswhom we believe to be outstand-ing men on our own faculty.They are Dr. S. P. Callison andDr. C. Ira Gordon.

Final degrees were conferredupon ten new men, whome weare proud to, announce as activemembers of our chapter. Theyare as follows: George Bunge,of Detroit, Michigan; John P.Engemann, of Belding, Mich.;Harold Heideman, of Kewanee,Ill.; Ernie Johnson, of St. Paul,Minn.; Howard Johnston, of De-troit, Mich.; Danny McKinley, ofDetroit, Mich.; Robert MacKay,of Detroit, Mich.; Wilson Sim-mons, of Detroit, Mich.; DonWicke, of Cincinnati, Ohio; andDale Widmer of Bloomfield, Ia.Congratulations to all of them!

Two very successful practicalwork nights have been held dur-ing the past month and a greatdeal of benefit has been derivedfrom them. Dr. Arthur D. Beck-er was guest speaker on March22 and gave an interesting dis-cussion on "Percussion in Rela-tion to the Heart and Lungs."On April 5th. Dr. Fred Campbell

gave a very enlightening talk on"Pneumonia in Practice."

Visitors ito the house duringthe past month included Dr. W.C. Andreen, of Wyandotte, Mich.,Dr. V. H. Dierdorff, of RiverRouge, Mich., and Dr. D. V.Goode, of Runnells, Iowa.

Extra!! The Atlas Diamond-ball team is in the making-sobeware!

(H. D.)On Friday, April 9th, we en-

joyed a chicken dinner with Drs.Goodfellow, Cash, Larimore andPohl as our guests. We heard adelightful talk by each and someinteresting sidelights of theirprivate practice. We also had thepleasure of hearing Dr. Goodfel-low as our guest speaker at ourFriday morning assembly.

It seems as though we have inour school a member of the Sal-vation Army. Is that right, Bill?

For Sale--One cheap Buick,very good 0. B. car. See Dresser-also one Gyn book, never beenused.

It must be Spring again-atleast we've seen a Red Breast-not a bird, but Daniels has hisshirt open, disclosing a scarletred flannel. Guess he thinks it'stime to come out of hibernation.

And speaking of red, there'sthe red-head who along with hispartner, worked hard all onemorning to collect 'bottles to sell-only to lose all the money ina machine in the afternoon.

Lucky Yukl - or maybe weshould say unlucky-made a hitfor five dollars the other night,only to have a bunch of mooch-ers there to spend it for him.

Dr. Mary Goldehi-President of the O.W.N.A. andmember of the faculty of thecollege, recently made an exten-sive planei trip east. She attend-ed meetings in Grove City, Pitts-burgs, Harrisburg, and Philadel-phia, Pa., Washington, D. C. andNew York City. While in Wash-ington she attended the dedica-tion of several trees in PotomacPark by the O.W.N.A., celebrat-ing the Sesquicentennial of theConstitution and honoring thememory of Dr. A. T. Still. TheGrove City Reporter-Herald andother papers along the route,carried numerous items aboutthe trip and the speakers.

Miss Frances Halladay-daughter of Dr. H. V. Halladay,was married Easter Sunday toMr. Harry iC. Grigsby, Jr., inTucson, Ariona. Miss Halladaywill be remembered by many ofthe profession as registrar forthe Interfraternity Council forthe past several years.

Peter SanFilippo-brother of Dr. M. L. SanFilippoof Milwaukee, Wise., died Feb-ruary 24th. Dr. SanFilippo is arecent graduate of Still College.

Dr. and Mrs. Carl Blech-of Milwaukee, Wisc., announcethe birth !of Terry, April 3, 1937.TX(7/Aih+ '7 C

We Are Going Farther

The recent appointment of acounselor in the Public Rela-tions department of the A.O.A.is a marked advancement andwill fill a need that has beenstaring at us for some time. Wehave always thought that thisjob needed some one on it whocould devote all of his time toits very necessary part of ourexistance. Dr. Ray Hulburt hasdone exceptionally well with it,considering that he has hadabout ten other things to do atthe same time. Now he can berelieved to carry on with otherimportant duties that he is sowell trained to assume. We sin-cerely hope that this is not allon paper and that those appoint-ed to assist in this work willfeel deeply the obligation andwill take the .time and put thethought into it that it needs.

Public Relations is a broadfield. A watchful eye must bekept on what the other fellow isdoing. A watchful eye must bekept on our own profession :tosee that they hew to the lineand a watchful eye must be kepton the whole country to takeadvantage of every opportunityto present Osteopathy in a favor-able way.

There is a very definite placefor our science. The majority ofthe people in our country knowtoo, little about therapy. Themillions being spent each yearfor patent medicines prove that.The people are not only beingpoisoned by stuff that comesin bottles but they are also hav-ing their minds poisoned by lit-erature, radio talks and othercontacts deliberately made todegrade the osteopath in themind of the country.

We have a letter on our deskfrom the assistant superintend-ant of a medical hospital. Heintends to study Osteopathy someday, for he sees in his institu-tion a need for it. He favors theuse of all of the hospitals byqualified members of our pro-fession. He refused to sign a re-cent protest sent to him thatwas intended to be used to in-fluence legislators against Osteo-pathy. We have many more ofthis type of man but we havefew who have the will power tooppose the wishes of organizedmedicine. This is just one phaseof Public Relations that we areinterested in.

Support this new venture!

Board Meeting

At the recent meeting of theBoard, items for discussion cen-tered around the student body.The Seniors who will shortlygraduate were taken through theusual examination of their rec-ords and the :extremely fewfound wanting were taken careof.

Plans for Graduation, the Re-view Week, and the A.O.A.meeting in Chicago were alsodiseil ssod.

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The LoS BookThe Official Publication of


President Arthur D. BeckerFaculty Advisor, H. V. HalladayEditor _ E. Harwood


Professional Idealism

If you measure your successin practice in dollars and cents,you are a commercialist. If youmeasure your success in practiceby the service you are able torender, you are a professionalindividual.

I am not setting up any argu-ment against the ;commercialworld. All honor to the great in-dustrialists, who have made thisa better and more pleasant worldin which to live. We owe aneverlasting debt of gratitude tothose great minds that havemade the luxuries of yesterdaythe necessities and the commonproperties of today. They have abig and important place in theworld of affairs and they occupyit. They have their idealisms andthey reach them.

When 1 meet a physician andI ask him, "How are things go-ing and how is the practice?"and he answers, "Just fine, Idid $400.00 last month," I knowhis mind and I know his inter-est. If he says, "I have lots ofbusiness, but collections are notso good and I am much discour-aged," I do not feel critical orcensorious, but I know what hisideal of success is.

When I meet a physician andI ask, "How are things goingAL-A hove -- . 4 a -- _, fle Ban j<9S 11

he answers, "My practice is mostinteresting. I saved a six-year-old child with broncho pneu-monia by osteopathic treatmentand care, after it had been givenup ,to die by other physicians,"I know what he considers mat-ters of first importance. If hesays, "I had splendid results inconservative osteopathic treat-ment of a 'bad case of pepticulcer after it had resisted othertypes of treatment for manyyears," I know where his am-bitions lie. If he says, "I beginto feel new confidence in osteo-pathic measures, because I canbetter evaluate bad body me-chanics and can more surelysolve associated problems," Iam made aware of the trend ofhis thinking.

If we give first place to ser-vice to our fellows and thegrowth and continued develop-ment of osteopathy, the greatestcontribution ever made to thehealing arts, the financial sidetakes care of itself. I heartilyagree that the business side ofone's practice should be conduct-ed in a business-like manner andthat sound business principlesshould be used.

As educators, our first thought

Assemblies

March 19The occasional Friday morn-

ing when President Becker takesthe platform is always one toremember. About the middle ofeach semester it is time to hesi-tate and take stock of ourselves,to see what has been accomp-lished and what is to come andno one can take up the facts ofcollege life and weave them withthe fancies any better than Dr.Becker. This "renewal" talkwas presented March 19 and weleft the assembly that morningwith our shoulders a littlestraighter and our step firmer.

The intervening Easter Vaca-tion erased an assembly for usbut from reports, the time waswell spent and enjoyed, as manytook advantage of the short va-cation to journey home for aday or two.

April 2On April 2 the Delta Omega

Sorority provided ;the studentgroup with a speaker of greattalent, who painted a realisticword picture of foreign lands.Rev. F. J. Weert, pastor of St.John's Lutheran Church, nearthe college, recently made a tripto Europe. In his own delightfulway he reviewed some of thehigh lights of this trip and allwant to hear more of this jour-ney. The assembly time on thatmorning was far too short foreveryone present, including thespeaker.

April 9The Iota Tau Sigma Fratern-

ity through a prearranged coin-cidence presented to us two oftheir grand officers on April 9.Dr. L. S. Larrimore, of KansasCity, Mo., spoke briefly. We aresure that he could have takenmore time. Dr. W. V. Goodfel-low, of Hollywood, California,was then introduced and took ashis theme, "The Practice of Os-teopathy." Dr. Goodfellow is notunknown to our student body.This is the second time he hasvisited us and we should havethat honor, for he is an alumnusof our college. It is needless toadd that he is thoroughly osteo-pathic and his talk was all tooshort. Dr. Goodfellow stressedthe need for more of our pro-fession in the smaller commun-ities to carry on a general prac-tice. His trip, which extended tothe east coast, was in the inter-est of the fraternity largely butour entire student body bene-fited greatly by his visit.

Dr. and Mrs. T. 0. Lashlee-of Jackson, Tenn., announce thearrival of a son, Junior, March24th.

must be: how good a collegemay we build and how muchmay we contribute to assure thebest results in making compe-tent osteopathic physicians. Asphysicians, our first thoughtmust be: how valuable can Imake my services to my patients,to my community and to myprofession.

-Arthur D. Becker, D. 0.

Chicago Thanks ODDDr. Fred Still, general pro- I always read 0. 0. McIntyre.

He has such an easy non-excitablegram chairman, gives the follow- way of writing about things. Buting information in regard to -I jumped from my chair when Isome of the important features read the following, which appear-to be found on the program of ed in the Chicago Herald-Exam-iner, March 14th. I like to readthe Forty-first Osteopathic Con- such things for they reflect myvention: own thoughts-especially since I

have had two uncles who wereThe roster of speakers will medical doctors-H.V.H.constitute by and large one of * * *the most representative groups From a letter: "I have been aever ito appear before a national practising physician for 47 years,assembly. Diversification has practising in the hospitals ofbeen sought; Practical demon- two large cities, on the battlestrations and discussions will be fields, in the Brazil jungles andemphasized. for 19 years in a smaller West-

A man's hobby will be a focal ern city. Surgery has made pro-point of interest on the program gress but medicine has stool stillof the Forty-first Annual Con- since it was first launched as avention next July in Chicago. science. Sanitation lessened yel-

This hobby is the Convocation low fever, no't drugs. Tuberclu-of Education. The man is Presi- losis, if lessened, and I'm notdent John E. Rogers of the certain it has 'been, was so af-American Osteopathic Associa- fected by a change in living andtion. diet. I have seen a hundred pan-

Inaugurated by Dr. Rogers aceas hailed for this plague andand his associates three years that, and soon forgotten. Whenago, the Convocation has a four- man is healed every doctor offold purpose: to correlate teach- five years' practice, if honest,ing principles and methods in knows it is done by nature.the six approved colleges; to de- Drugs alleviate at times and doc-termine new and more effective tors' words offer rare comfort,teaching methods; to keep the but they do not cure. When wecolleges apace with clinical and learn the mysteries of Naturelaboratory research in general; we will have mastered the sci-and to inform the profession-at- ence of healing, and not before."large, through the medium ofthe national convention, of acad- Dr. H. V. Halladay-emic and practical developments d . S l t

in the colleges. drove to Springfield, Ill., to talk"It is difficult, especially for at the State Convention there on

older members of the profession Wednesday, April 7. His subjectto keep informed !of progress in was "The Care of Athletes." Inour academic program," Dr. the afternoon he met with 15our academic program," Dr. coaches and talked to them inRogers stated in a recent inter- c o a c h e s a n d t a l k e d to them inview, "and unwarranted criti- regard to the newer methods ofcism is sometimes leveled at the examination and care of mem-colleges and their ability to in- bers of their various teams. Astill in the minds of students a taping demonstration proved tosound conception of the osteo- be of exceptional interest to thepathic philosophy. The Convoca- coaches. Dr. Halladay will ap-tion of Education was establish- pear on the program of the stateed, as a part of the program of meeting at Sioux Falls, S. Dak.national conventions, to open on May 24 with a similar sub-the colleges to the scrutiny of ject.the profession as a whole; toshow, primarily, that osteopathy this elaborate display of inter-not only IS being taught in our esting products.colleges but that it is being The sectional program thistaught more effectively and more year will bring some of the pro-thoroughly every year." fession's finest talent to the plat-

The Convocation is composed form. Subjects have been select-of representatives appointed by ed in line with the general pol-their respective state association icy of offering material of corn-presidents. Members meet at mon interest and a practical na-each national convention to dis- ture; the practitioner may becuss and correlate findings and assured that his attendance willto report, through selected Con- be well rewarded.vocation speakers, to the profes- A parlor in the Stevens Hotelsion. has been assigned to be used as

Four nationally-known physic- Hospitality headquarters for theians will present the group on Entertainment Committee. Thethe speakers' platform at the Chicago women will be hostess-Chicago Convention next July. es and information about enter-

Much interest is being mani- tainment, sight-seeing, where tofested by exhibitors all over the go and how to get there, will becountry in this convention and I dispensed from this center. Reg-believe it will be the finest ex- ular scheduled sight-seeing bushibit we have ever held. tours will be started from this

The exhibits will take up appoint. The Entertainment Com-proximately 15,000' square feet mittee will be glad to arrangeof space and the distance from special sight-seeing trips uponone end of the exhibit floor to request.the other is approximately one The formal ball in honor ofcity block. With the exception of the President of the Americanthe grand ballroom, the entire Osteopathic Association is sched-second floor will be occupied by uled for Monday evening.

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PROGRAM

May 5th9:30--Call to Order by Prog-

ram Chairman.9:30-Devotions-Dr. Lester

P. Fagan.9:40-Address of Welcome-

Mayor Joseph Allen.10:10-Response, and Presi-

dent's Address-Dr. JohnWoods.

10:40-Bites and Stings of In-sects and Snakebites-Dr.J. L. Jones.

11: 30 Business Meeting.12:30 Luncheon.

1: 3 0-Electro Cardiograph-Dr. Arthur D. Becker.

2:15- Legislation-DwightJames.

3:00-Prominent Laymen WhoHave Been OsteopathicBoosters Dr. C. E. Still.

4:00-Heart Facts WorthKnowing-Dr. J. L. Jones.

6:3 0-Banquet-Dr. MaryGolden, Chairman; Dr. J. P.Schwartz, Toastmaster.

8: 0-0President's Ball.

May 6th9:00-Diagnosis and Treatment

of Prostate Enlargement-Dr. Byron Cash.

9:45- B Technic-Dr. Ger-trude Collard.

10: 00-Osteopathic Technic-Dr. Arthur Allen.

11:00-How to Make Friendsand Influence People-Rev.C. N. Bigelow.

11:30-Business Meeting.12:30 Luncheon-O.W.N.A.

Business Meeting; O.W.N.A.Auxiliary Business Meeting.

1:30-Proctology-Dr. J. P.Schwartz.

2:00-Osteopathic Emergen-cies Dr. Rolla Hook.

2:45 The Value of O.W.N.A.to Osteopathy Through theFederation of Women'sClubs-Dr. Mary Golden.

3:00 Case Histories-Dr. J.P. Schwart.

4:00-Osteopathic Technic-Dr. Arthur Allen.

OklahomaThe 34th annual state conven-

tion will be held at the SkirvinHotel in Oklahoma City, on May12-13. An excellent program isplanned with plenty of enter-tainment for all.

Dr. W. J. Morrison-of Anita, Iowa, sent us an inter-esting item about the care ofone of the 'basketball playersduring the recent district tour-nament. Dr. Morrison, being onthe job, corrected a lesion in theboy's neck, which was acquiredduring the play, and enabledhim to continue through thegame, even to shooting the finalbasket which won for his team.Good work, and timely!

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the Iowa State Basketball Tour-nament.

Every year the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy sendsout senior .students, especiallytrained under Dr. H. V. Halla-day. This year, Dorothea Fail-ing, Evelyn Ketman, and ClariseKieft have well merited the trustand confidence of Osteopathy andthe various coaches in their careof the girl athletes.

Mrs. Franklin P. Johnson,hostess to the visiting teams, atthe Drake Fieldhouse, offeredthe use of her private office tothe student osteopathic physic-ians and there they were keptbusy treating floor burns, blis-ters, taping ankles and knees,working out the Charlie horses,and meeting, Ito the best of theirability, any emergency whichmight arise. Their services weregreatly appreciated by the coach-es and gratefully accepted by thebasketball girls.

Space limits us to this one re-port. The others were nearly thesame. These Senior girls knowwhat it means ito make actualcontacts with athletes of theirown sex and they know what todo when they are injured.

The report from the eightJuniors who took care of theboys entered in the state wrest-ling tournament are all aboutthe same. We quote one of thesein his own words so you can seejust what a student really getsout of this type of clinical prac-tice:

Wrestling TournamentThe tournament, to me, was

very beneficial in many ways.First of all, along educationallines. It was my first experiencewith the care of athletes. Manytypes of men, boys and youthswere encountered. Also shapes,sizes and weights.

Working over the boys Ifound that they responded veryreadily to the treatment. By thisI mean that when our soft tis-sue work was done, I could de-tect to my satisfaction the relax-ation of muscles more so thanever before.

Our duties were to administerfirst aid Ito injuries, which weremany. The most common ofthese were floor burns and matburns envolving the knees andelbows. Cleaning the area thor-oughly and placing on collodiummade the part quite comfortableafter the stinging sensation ofthe application left.

I found that the taping of theknee, shoulder, elbows and ank-les, taught to us by Dr. Halla-day, came in extremely handy.I had one boy from Ottumwa, inthe 115 lb. class, with a verytender deltoid. Previous injuriesmade it quite a handicap. Thetriangular deltoid taping rein-forced on each side enabled himto carry on with success the restof the evening.

There were many minor cuts,

bruises and old infections, es-pecially on the shin bones. Ban-dage and tape and they were notaware of their presence.

The amusing side of the ex-perience was when the announc-er over the public address ap-paratus gave us the remarkablepublicity of being able to givemedical aid and rubdowns. Iwondered how many M. D.'scould give a so-called "rub-down." Well, it wasn't long be-fore we had him saying a lot ofdifferent things, among whichwas included "Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy."

Northup, O'Berski, Theilking,Frank, Dawe, Anderson, Coreyand Russell all came back fromthe tournament ready to startwith another. This work is notonly proving Osteopathy ito ourown students but to the boysand others associated with theteams.

We have space to quote onlypart of some of the reportshanded in from those who tookcare of the boys playing in theState Basketball Tournament.These speak for themselves.

Basketball TournamentAs the student in charge of

the Marshalltown High Schoolbasketball team in the statetournament, I was gratified withthe results of the osteopathictreatment and care that I wasable to carry out. Coach R. E.Dickenson of the team, said:"I am sure that we can givecredit to Osteopathy for keepingthe muscles of the boys in goodshape and for successfully bat-tling of impending colds."

The result of treatment andcare enabled one player, espec-ially, to be fit for the finalgames. The evening followingthe second game I had to go tothe hotel and administer treat-ment to one of the regular play-ers. A temperature of 101, pulse90, respiration increased, achingfeeling throughout ;the body andcongestion in the nasal passages.Osteopathic treatment, includinglymphatic pump supplementedwith adjuncts as painting of thethroat, cleaning of nasal pass-ages, a hot steaming bath and agood night's sleep. The followingmorning he was feeling fine andwas able to play the last twogames in fine style.

Another reports: Melrose, theClass B team which won thestate tournament, was under mycare during the entire series ofgames. All of the players weretreated at the hotel betweengames and many Charlie horsesand floor burns were taken careof. The Melrose coach and all ofthe players were very muchpleased with the effects of thecare I gave and were very pleas-ant to work with.

To show what another studentdid we quote: Friday I was downthere before the game and gaveeach member of the team atreatment. Cornwall's ankle wasbad, so I treated it especially andalso Budolfson's eye. He alsohad a slight Charlie horse which

From ScotlandWe have on our desk copies

of The Weekly Scotsman, pub-lished in Edinburgh. Under thelate of January 3, we found a.engthy article which takes upthe cause of Osteopathy. It waswritten by an M. D. It is quitefair. The writer would like tosee the dirt cleaned from the Os-teopathic profession for he be-lieves there is a great deal oftruth in the osteopathic concept.[t is well written and if readwith attention should have help-ed where help was needed inEngland and Scotland.

The following week, Dr. W.Kelman Macdonald, president ofthe British Osteopathic Associa-tion, replied, congratulating theauthor, who is unknown. Boththe original article and the re-ply were dignified and showedthe writers to be gentlemen andscholars as well as physicians.

"Vette Kell"The Atlas Club has the social

spotlight focused on them asthey prepare to present their an-nual spring dance at Iowa'snewest and most modern ball-room, the Tromar, Friday April23rd.

Arrangements have been com-pleted whereby "Vette Kell andHis Orchestra" will make a tripfrom Iowa City to provide themusic. The personality of "Vet-te" and his exceptionally skilledarrangements ,of present andpast favorites are sure to makehim many new friends as has hisradio presentations and manypersonal appearances through-out this part of the country.

Present indications tend toassure a grand success for thisenterprize, with dancing fromnine to one, and an admissionprice of only one dollar percouple. The boys rightfully lookforward to support from the stu-dent body as well as members ofthe profession.

I took care of. Smith had a stiffneck, so I corrected the cervicallesion which was present. Itreated the first six fellows atthe half and after the game Itreated all ten men. While theywere in the shower room some-one turned the hot water onKennedy and his back was scald-ed. I covered it with unguentine,and took care of Cornwall's an-kle. They seemed pleased withthe care I had given them andtook me out to dinner after thegame. They said they wouldwant someone next year whenthey come back. They are surethey will, as they are only los-ing one man.

Maybe you are not a fan butsome of you would have likedthis job, we are sure. These sen-ior students are learning by ac-tual contact just what happensin a game and they are prepar-ed to give the care that is ap-preciated by the players and thecoach.

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PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE DES MOI NES STILL COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHY

Volume 14 MAY 15, 1937 Number 5

GRADUATE REVIEW and CLINICThe Des Moines Still College of Osteopathy cordially invites members of the OSTEOPATHIC

PROFESSION to join with us in Six Days of Intensive Study and Demonstration.

NO TUITION CHARGE CLASSES BEGIN AT 8:00 A. M. MONDAYYour only expense will be your usual expenses, which should If you arrive late you miss something.

not be much more than if you were staying at home. MAY 31 TO JUNE 5 INCLUSIVE

GRADUATE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS ONLY From Monday through to and including Saturday. Every dayfor the week and the whole week crowded. Evening ses-

The course is not open to the public nor to any physician other sions also.than a graduate of our own science.

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE GIVENREGISTER AT THE COLLEGE OFFICE Many wish a record of Post-Graduate work. You will be given

The office is on the second floor of the college building, which an official certificate for your full attendance. No extrais located at 722 Sixth Avenue. charge.

HRS. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

8:00 Dr. A. D. Becker Dr. A. D. Becker Dr. R. B. Bachman Dr. R. B. Bachman Dr. R. B. Bachman Dr. R. B. BachmanA. M. Osteopathic Chest Gynecology Gynecology Obstetrics Obstetrics

Principles Diagnosis

9:00 Dr. J. M. Woods Dr. J. M. Woods Dr. J. M. Woods Dr. C. I. Gordon Dr. C. I. Gordon Dr. C. P. CallisonA. M. Osteopathic Osteopathic Osteopathic Physio Physio Dietis

Therapeutics Therapeutics Therapeutics Therapy Therapy

10:00 Dr. J. L. Schwartz Dr. J. L. Schwartz Dr. J. L. Schwartz Dr. J. I. Schwartz Dr. M. E. Golden Dr. M. E. GoldenA. M. Proctology Proctology Proctology Proctology Pedriatrics Pedriatrics

11:00 Dr. J . P. Schwartz Dr. J. P. Schwartz Dr. H. A. Graney Dr. H. A. Graney Dr. J. P. Schwartz Dr. J. P. SchwartzA. M. Surgical Surgical Surgical Surgical Surgical Surgical

Diagnosis Diagnosis Diagnosis Diagnosis Diagnosis Diagnosis

1':30 Dr. C. P. Callison Dr. i~. L. Facto Dr. C. P. Callison Dr. H. J. Marshall Dr. H. J. Marshall Dr. H. J. MarshallP. x | Diet etics Acute Infectious Dietetics anoe Eye-Ear-Nose Eye-Ear-NoseP. M. Dietetics Diseases and Throat and Throat and Throat

2:30 Dr. H. E. Clybourne Dr. H. E. Clybourne Dr. A. D. Becker. Facto Dr. L. L. Facto Dr. L. l. ]Faitop, M. Foot Foot Heart Acute Infectious Neurology Physical

Technic Technic Diagnosis Diseases Diagnosis

3:30 Dr. B. L. Cash Dr. B. L. Cash Dr. 0. E. Owen Dr.,G. E. Fisher Dr. 0. E. Owen Dr. G. E. Fisher

P. M. X-Ray X-Ray Pathology Clinical Cancer and ClinicalPathology Heredity Pathology

4:30 Dr. H. V. HalladayDr. H. V. HalladayDr. H. V. HalladayDr. H. V. Halladay Dr. G. E. Fisher Dr. 0. E. OwenP. M. Taping Athletic Muscle and Liga- Anatomy Clinical

. .Contacts mentous Injuries Demonstration Pathology Endocrinology

7:00 Round Table Round Table Round Table Round Tableto on Osteopathic on Osteopathic on Osteopathic 630 P M on Osteopathic

Technic Technic Technic Technic8: 3 0 Dr. R. B. Bachman Dr. L. L. Facto Dr. J. M. Woods Class Dinner Dr. C. I. GordonP. M. in Charge in Charge in Charge in Charge

Clinic Presentations As Available; in Various Classes.Program Subject to Change as Necessity Might Indicate.


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With another year just aboutover, we find the boys eager toget through their finals and backhome for three more months.With heavy hearts we look for-ward to this year's graduation,for we will lose four good menfrom our active chapter. Broth-ers Eddy, Evans, Ketman andStimson are soon to get theirsheepskins and may their suc-cess and happiness be unlimited.

Election of officers for thecoming year was held at ourlast regular meeting. Officersfor Ithe coming year are: NolbleSkull, Henry Leslie; Occipital,Marcus Gerlach; Pylorus, Wil-liam Costello; Stylus, HowardJohnston; Sacrum, George Bun-ge; Receptaculum, Jon Hagy;Styloid, John Engeman.

Entertaining the Queen of theDrake Relays was the high lightof the evening at our annualSpring dance, held Friday eve-ning, April 23, at the TromarBallroom. The dance was a hugesuccess and we are looking for-ward to this event next year.

Dr. Arthur P. Wheelock, localoptometrist, was guest ispeakerfor us on Monday evening, April19. "Eyes and the General Prac-titioner" was his subject and weall learned a great deal, fromthis very interesting talk.

Dr. Glenn Bigsby of Macks-burg, Iowa, was a visitor at thehouse during the past month.

This being our last publica-tion of notes until next fall, wewish everyone a happy vacationand may we all return ready forwork in September.

Yes Sir! "Believe It or Not"Spring is evidently here andSummer must be just around thenext corner. As a gesture of con-fidence in the weather man wecleaned house and removed thosegood looking storm windows.Our final and most importantgesture of confidence was theannouncement of the date forour annual Spring Dance.

It seems that the only thingyou can hear now days is "Howmany more days?'" It almosiseems too good to be true and weare all looking forward to, finaleand then home and the folksSummer always looks good lbuiwhen we have been away. fromhome for a full semester-therwhen Summer comes-Whoops!It looks extra good!!

At this time we would like tcextend an invitation to Alumni

members of Phi Sigma Gammawho plan to attend the ReviewWeek at the college, to stay atthe fraternity house during thattime. Plenty of room.

As the time grows less and theschool term is about over, maywe extend our sincere wishes tothe student body and faculty fora successful and pleasant Sum-mer.

"Be seein' you in Chicago!"

m -(G. H. B.)

Four years have passed sinceour Seniors, now graduating, en-tered Still College. Now afterhaving been together, we willscatter Ito different parts of thecountry. We may have had somedifficulties in our subjects andin the clinic, but our real trialis yet to come.

Beta Chapter is happy to an-nounce the conferring of thefirst degree on the following men- Blackwood, Sporck, :Barnes,Wooliscroft and Daniels.

The chapter wishes to extendto the college its best wishes fornext Fall. Here's hoping that100 new freshmen will be here

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Brother Dresser certainly isversatile-notice that the onlything lacking is the femur. Waz-za matter-can't you find one?

To the entire Senior Class weoffer our best wishes. The re-maining s'tudents we hope willhave a very enjoyable vacationand that they will return witha Freshman tucked under eacharm.

(H. D.)The past year, under the lead-

ership of Brothers Ryan andDunham, we feel has been verysuccessful. Eleven men havebeen initiated into the fratern-ity and we feel that our objec-tive has been carried out as suc-

.... 44,.o _-L..... - .. __cessiui, It not more so, ;nan inprevious years. The ensuingyear's programs have alreadybeen outlined and the futurelooks very bright.

The fraternity awarded twocups 'to the January graduatingclass, one for Service to Osteo-pathy, and one for Service to theCollege. These awards went to0. E. Owens and Chester Wy-man, respectively. Two cups forduplication of these awards willbe presented to members of theMay graduating class.

A bowling-- tournament wassponsored this year and managedby Jolley and Dresser. This isthe first of 'this kind the collegehas enjoyed for many years. PhiSigma Gamma won with a totalof nineteen games, nosing theAtlas Club out by one game. Acup will also ibe awarded for thisactivity.

Bridge was another activitysponsored by Sigma Sigma Phiand we all enjoyed many inter-esting Sunday afternoons at thevarious houses. Phi Sigma Gam-ma once more came ou't on top.

Next Sunday a round robinwill be held at the West HighStadium, in soft ball, to deter-mine the champions of the var-ious classes. No one should missthis good time.

We shall again hold a SeniorBanquet this year, where we willbid farewell to our Seniors andwish them the best of luck intheir chosen profession.

At ithis time the graduatngSeniors of Sigma Sigma Phi fra-L- ___ J.-* "'1 ',_ , 't ', ', ,1 _ _ -1.terniry wisn the uncergradauatesof Still College good will andbest wishes in their comingyears, and to the members of thefraternity we leave, may theydo their best to carry out thework of Sigma Sigma Phi to bet-ter their school, as we will tryto help better our profession inthe field.

And to everyone ... farewell.

The sorority girls went on aweiner roast out to GreenwoodPark, April 26th. GeorgianaHarris and Carol Ketman wereguests; also Bobby Slocum andBobby Paul, small sons of RuthPaul and Anna Slocum. Every11,n^r heA e I c^ ^A + 4"%^; i- h +lf t %hwr

all claimed they ate too, muchand felt terrible the next day.

Dorothy Hollen, Rebecca Rich-ardson, Lavonne Overton andLilly McClure were formally in-itiated after a banquet a't GraceRansom's Tea Room on May 8.The girls were presented withshoulder corsages of yellow pan-sies.

The sorority wishes to extendcongratulations to Mary BethZeigler, Dorothea Failing, andClarise Keift, who will graduateon May 28th.

Election of officers for thefall semester will be held Mon-day noon, May 17, in the schoollibrary. All members are re-quested to attend.

May CalendarKeep these dates in mind. The

next three weeks will be busyones here at the college. Wehave our dates circled in redand we hope you check some ofthese and plan to be with us:

Week of May 17th-Fratern-ity and Sorority banquets.

May 21st-Senior Class Day.May 26-27-Final Exams.May 27-Senior Banquet.May 28-Graduation.May 31 to June 5-Review

Week.

Dr. E. L. Robinson-of Palestine, Texas, sends us tnews clipping of a very interest-ing case of Hiccoughs which wascured by osteopathy !administer-ed by Dr. Robinson, after all theM. D.'s for miles around hadfailed to give any relief.

South Dakota.-is having its state convention onMay 24th and 25th. Dr. J. P.Schwartz and Dr. H. V. Halla-day, of the faculty, will attendand take part in the program.

AssembliesApril 23rd

Another interesting and in-structive film furnished by theDavis and Geck Company wasthe feature of the assembly onApril 16th. Due to the illness ofDr. Halladay, Dr. Owens skill-fully operated ,the projector andcarried the assembly through inthe usual manner. This marksthe final surgical film for theyear and we again thank Davisand Geck for their excellentservice.

The wide open spaces are ofinterest at this time of year, dueto the approaching vacation per-iod. A film showing a trip fromSeattle to Des Moines was showntaking the student body topoints of interest around Seattle,Puget Sound and Victoria. Thescene shifted to Glacier Parkand south into Yellowstone.From Yellowstone east the tripmade a stop at Hell's Half Acre,The Black Hills and The BadLands, so that nearly every typeof scenery in the west was cov-ered. Several students plan tospend part of their Summer va-cation in this section of the coun-try. This program was given onApril 23rd.

April 30thOn April 30th the Sigma Sig-

ma Phi had planned a very in-teresting movie prepared by theA.O.A. The transportation facil-ities failed the fraternity landthe film didn't arrive in time forthe regular Friday meeting. Thetime was taken by Drs. Beckerand Halladay, who reviewed theplans for the next four weeks,in closing the college year.

May 7thWith the college band scoured

and polished after its appearanceat the state convention, the as-sembly needed no other attrac-tion. However, we were showna film taken at the last severalconventions and scenes in De-troit and Milwaukee causedmany involuntary outbursts.Quite a group of the studentbody is made up of residents ofthe two well known cities. Afew odds and ends taken at thecollege and the Fair in Chicago,brought forth laughs. The bandclosed with a new numiber andproved that Still College hasjust as good a musical organiza-tion, if not better, than somethat we hear over the radio.

We are looking ahead to thatSenior Assembly the 21st.

Board and FacultyA final check on students and

faculty was the major reason forthe Board and Faculty meetingheld May 7th. Everything is setfor the graduation of the May,1937 Class and fipal plans havebeen made for the week of re-view. At the meeting of the fac-ulty, hours and subjects wereassigned and we call your at-tention to the front page ,againwith a complete detailed pro-gram. We of the Board and Fac-ulty of the College will be look-ing for you!

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)President -----Arthur D. Becker

Faculty Adviser, H. V. Halladay

Editor --------. ____E. Harwood


Publicity

At the risk of boring the read-,er with repetition, I would likeagain to remind you of this sig-nificant fact: The best boosterfor osteopathy and for osteo-pathic activities 'in and out of

.season, with the beslt sustainedinterest, is the father and themother of the young man oryoung woman who is studyingosteopathy. Any osteopathic phy-sician who has six or eight suchfamilies in his community has abackground lof interest and goodwill that is well nigh priceless.

Des Moines Still College isambitious. We are well prepared,to take these selected, well qual-ified young men and young wo-men and assist them in their de-termination to become capableand usefuf osteopathic physiciansand surgeons. Here is the placewhere your publicity and ourpublicity join hands and pull to-gether, in the same direction andat 'the same time. If I kniow whatteam work means, that should bea good example of it.

This brief item is also a pleafor your alert, active and con-tinued interest in the new pub-licity movement being sponsoredby the A.O.A. The officers andtrustees of your national asso-ciation are determined to 'tellaloud to the world the story ofosteopathy, what it is, what itwill accomplish, what it meansin the establishment and main-tenance of good health for a con-stantly increasing number of our-citizens. By press and magazine,by radio and feature story, bypublic speakers and illustratedlectures, the plan in alreadystarted to let the public knowmore of osteopathic service andosteopathic capacities.

The responsibility for thegrowth and development of ourgreat profession rests squarelyupon the shoulders of each oneof us. The opportunity to assistcomes to the door of each one ofus. Be quick to take your fairshare of the opportunity as itpresents itself, now.

Send a worthwhile represent-ative as your contribution to os-t'eopathic growth, for the Sep-tetnber Class. Join with us in ourdetermination to build an osteo-pathic educational institution of:'hich the whole osteopathic pro-fession may well be proud.

Arthur D. Becker, D. 0.

The May '37 Class

The college year is rapidlydrawing to a close. By the timeyou receive this issue of the LogBook most of the actual work ofthe semester will be over andfinal reviews will be in order.When we approach the end of asemester there is one event thatstands out above all others. Itis the graduation of a class.

Those of you in the field donot get this thrill. You do notsee these young men and womengo through four years of deepstudy but you can recall the daywhen you received your officialdischarge from your Alma Mater.Those of us here loin the job ofteaching and conducting a col-lege see this ceremony from an-other standpoint.

We have been working withthese students for four years. Wethink we know them quite well.To us it is not just another classfor in every class there are thosewho stand out and in whom weput our trust to keep the scienceof Osteopathy alive and progress-ing. We have this material inthis May '37 Class and the per-centage of superior students ishigh. We as a faculty and boardare proud to introduce you tothese new members of your pro-fession.

We warn you that they arewell educated in Osteopathy.They have had every opportunityto practice it and prove it dur-ing the last three semesters oftheir work. They have had thevariety and quantity and theyknow what to do when they seea case. They will add to Ithe pres-tige of Osteopathy where everthey locate and that means newstrength added to your associa-tion if they select your state orcommunity as their field of prac-tice.

We are proud of Itheir recordin the college and we are send-ing them out expecting them tomaintain a high standard. Theyare capable and will prove it tous and to you.

Our congratulations and bestwishes to this fine class!

-E. H.

Commencement

The final exercises completingfour years of study for the May1937.s Class, will be of- specialinterest to the many friends ofthe class. Dr. John E. Rogers,president of the A.O.A. will givethe address. Dr. Rogers is analumnus of the college, havinggraduated in 1924. Since thenhis career has been one of grad-ual ascension to, the highest of-fice that our Association offers.We of the college consider it anhonor to have him with us andwe look forward to' this event asone of true import.

The beautiful new St. John'sLutheran Church, a short dis-tance from the college, will bethe setting for this importantceremony.

We Introduce...

Alan Becker of Des Moines,who will finish the Mo. Boardand also tiake the Michigan exam.

Emil Braunschweig of Peter-son, Iowa, will take the IowaBoard.

Harlan Bobenhouse of DesMoines, will take the IowaBoard.

Gene Beghtol of DeKalb, Ill.,will take the Iowa Board.

Austin Brill of Des Moines,will take the Iowa Board.

Robert Cook of Des Moines,will take the Florida and IowaBoards.

Robert Campbell, Des Moines,will take the Iowa Board.

Hal Dresser of Kennebunk,Maine, will take 'the Maine andIowa Boards.

Don Evans of Detroit, Mich.,will take the Michigan Board.

Jack Eddy of Highland Park,Mich., will take the MichiganBloard.

Dorothea Failing of Oxford,Mich., will take the Michiganand Florida Boards.

Irwin Gantz of Detroit, Mich.,will take the Michigan Board.

Joe Guerrera oif Lawrence,Mass., will take the Massachu-setts and Rhode Island Boards.

C. W. Hammond, Jr. of Bar-tlesville, Okla., will take theIowa and Texas Boards.

Bernard Howland of StoryCity, Iowa, will take the IowaBoard.

W. W. Jolly of Ottumwa, Ia.,will take the Iowa Board.

Earl Jurgenson of Truman,Minn., will take the MinnesotaBoard.

Clarise Keift of Muskegon,Mich., will take the Iowa andMichigan Boards.

Henry Keltman of Des Moines,will take the Iowa Board.

Don Littlefield of Des Moineswill take the Iowa and Califor-nia Boards.

Hal Morgan of Des Moines,will take the Iowa and ColoradoBoards.

J. R. McNerney of Des Moines,will take the Iowa Board.

John Patterson of Los Ange-les, will take the California andIowa Boards.

Ivan Penquite oif Des Moines,will take the Iowa Board.

Joe Peterson of Muskegon,Mich., will 'take the Iowa Board.

D. E. Ryan of Springfield, O.,will take the Ohio Board.

Graham Stewart of Brussels,Ontario, will take the IowaBoard.

Harry Stimson of Detroit,Mich., will take the MichiganBoard.

Al Wolfe of Detroit, Mich.,will take the Michigan, Board.

Ralph Young of Lebanon, O.,will take the Ohio Board.

Francis Yukl of Riverside,Mass., will 'take the Massachu-setts Board.

Marybeth Ziegler of Cincin-nati, Ohio, will take the OhioBoard.

We have said this nearlyevery time we have made a listlike this: Note where they are

from and where they are going.Those of you who want moreosteopaths in your own commun-ity must work a little harder toget the young folks interested inOsteopathy as a vocation. Wehave recently had letters fromosteopaths in practice askinghow they can interest 'the youngman or woman in our science.Direct contacts we think are thebest. Get into the preparatoryschools and give vocational talks-and keep at it. One is notenough.

This class leaves a place to befilled. We are depending on youto replace them with students ofequal calibre so that four yearsfrom now we can repeat the nicethings we have said about thisgroup.

At BostonDr. R. B. Bachman of the fac-

ulty, returned May 2nd, from atrip to Boston and vicinity, meet-ing with the New England Os-teopathic Associaition. He ap-peared twice on the program,discussing subjects within hisspecialty, the practice and teach-ing of Obstetrics.

He reports a fine meeting ofabout 150: among whom weremany old friends. Two highlightsof the trip seem to stand out inhis memory when quizzed as tothe main events. Dr. Gormantook him for a ride. This wasof the informatory type howeverand he enjoyed the opportunityof a visit to the Osteopathic Hos-pital and School. On Sunday hewas 'the guest of Dr. P. T. Wil-son of Cambridge and Dr. Wilsonwas not to be outdone by Dr.Gorman. Dr. iB'achman enjoyedthe famous ride taken by PaulRevere and to go him'one betterhad lunch at the Wayside Inn.

Many other historic spots werevisited and these special enter-tainment features 'together withthe pleasure of meeting with theNew England group, made thetrip an outstanding one with thespeaker.

To Detroit

On Wednesday, April 21st, Dr.Arthur D. Becker, President ofthe college, addressed the CityOsteopathic Association of De-troit, Michigan, at the Book-Cad-illac Hotel on the subject ofClassification of Cardiac Dis-eases.

On Thursday, April 22nd, heassisted with the Highland ParkOsteopathic Clinic Day, present-ing clinic cases and giving atalk on Cardiac Diagnosis.

More than 125 osteopathicphysicians were present at thesemeetings. They were an interest-ed and interesting group. Dr.Becker says, "It is a real inspir-ation to meet with such a fine,enthusiastic gathering of worthwhile osteopathic physiciansiandsurgeons, and I shall look for-ward to a return engagement."

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Iowa State Meeting

The osteopathic profession ofthe State of Iowa met in annualsession at the Savery Hotel, DesMoines, May 5 and 6. It was afine meeting. From what we cangather from reports of the pro-gram, it was a success fromevery standpoint and the speak-ers were worked overtime atevery opportunity. Our duties atthe college prevented us from at-tending every item on the pro-gram but we know the attend-ance was large and the groupwent home happy, which is some-thing to write about.

Dr. John M. Woods of the fac-uty of the college was re-electedpresident and Dr. W. C. Chap-pell of Mason City was re-elect-ed vice-president. Dr. F. A. Gor-don of Marshalltown succeededDr. Paul O. French as secretary-treasurer. Drs. Woods, Chappelland Miller will be delegates tothe national meeting in Chicago.

In his address to the associa-tion Dr. Woods stressed the needfor more united effort on thepart of the members of the As-sociation in several matters. Leg-islation in the state, while notsatisfactory, has been taken careof this year but needs to havethe support of the group as awhole. The membership has in-creased but can and should showa larger percentage. Student re-cruiting has taken on an addedinterest and must be pushed thiscoming year, as preliminary re-quirements will soon be raisedin our recognized colleges. Thereare plenty of opportunities forosteopaths in the state and somecommunities are too sparselydotted with our profession.

He brought out many otherpoints which as a whole gaveconfidence to the members of theAssociation and as evidence oftheir faith in his leadership theyre-elected him for another yearas state president.

The banquet on Wednesdaynight was the kind that clicks,largely due to the talents of thetoastmaster, Dr. J. P. Schwartz.The original plan called for anaddress by the Governor of theState, the Hon. N. G. Kraschel.Due to the illness of the Gover-nor, Dr. Schwartz drafted theguest list and few knew thatthis was not the original planfor the evening.

Following the dinner a seriesof dances were offered by thestudents of the Rose LorenzStudio and all present agreedthat the youngsters put on ashow that would credit profes-sionals of more experience. Dr.C. C. Jackson of Keokuk accomp-anied by Mrs. Raymond Kale,sang several well chosen solos.During the serving of the severalcourses, Miss Enid IBachman,daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. B.Bachman, entertained the as-

semblage with numbers on theharp.

Following the introduction ofthe several who had contributedto the arrangements for themeeting and banquet, Dr.Schwartz called upon his list ofspeakers. Drs. Hildreth, ArthurD. Becker, Laura Miller, Woods,Chappell, French, Gordon, andHannon, all responded withshort talks, each having a mes-sage of interest to the group.Mr. Dwight James, legislativecounselor, also spoke briefly andinspired a greater confidence inthe membership present. The in-troduction of wives on the speak-ers dais, concluded the banquet.Before dismissal, Dr. Schwartzannounced that the Auxiliaryhad planned a dance, whichwould begin immediately. Thiswas attended by many presentand augmented by students fromthe college.

Thursday noon a luncheonwas held in the Annex of the Sav-ery, at which Dr. H. V. Halla-day presided. This was attendedby about one hundred and wasthoroughly enjoyed, for the en-tertainment was not a series oftalks, but music by the collegeband, a vocal trio and legerde-main by Don Leigh, a student atthe college. The luncheon andtime disappeared altogether tooquickly.

The several exhibitors express-ed themselves as well satisfiedwith the attendance and interest,so it must have been a goodstate meeting.

State BoardsWest Virginia

The next meeting of the WestVirginia Board of Osteopathywill be held June 14 and 15,1937 at the offices of Dr. GuyE. Morris, Secretary, 542 Em-pire Bank Bldg., Clarksbury, W.Va. Application blanks may besecured by writing the Secretaryat the above address.

Applications should be filednot later than June 1, 1937.

South DakotaSouth Dakota State Board of

Osteopathic Examiners will holdits next examination on June 2and 3, 1937. Anyone wishing totake this examination shouldwrite to the Secretary for an ap-plication blank and for furtherinformation.

C. Rebekka Strom, D. O., Secy.321 So. Phillips Avenue,

Sioux Falls, S. Dak.Iowa

The Iowa State OsteopathicBoard will meet at the StateHouse, Des Moines, on May 31,June 1 and 2.

Dr. E. M. Schaeffer-of Grand Rapids, Mich., recentlydelivered a hydatidiform mole.He says that Dr. Bachman's ex-cellent instruction enabled himto carry the case through with-our serious complications.

Dr. and Mrs:. RaymondPerdue-

of Flint, Mich., announce the ar-rival of Jacqueline Diane, April27th.

Fraternity and SororityReunions

Except for delayed replies toa few letters, the work of theInterfraternity Council has pro-ceeded at a satisfactory pace.Arrangements for the conven-ience of all members of the Coun-cil have been completed. Thoseof you who expect to attend thenational meeting and will meetwith your organization, pleasenote the following items that areof special interest to you.

When you register at the A.O.A. desk and follow with yourregistration with the local com-mittee, the next step is to reg-ister with the Council. Here atthe end of the line you can com-plete the signing on the dottedline and you will be free to finda quiet nook and take stock ofwhat has happened.

The Interfraternity Councilprovides a common registrationdesk for ten of our fraternitiesand sororities. You sign a cardgiving the information as toyour organization, chapter, yearof graduation, college ,and localaddress.

You will purchase a ticket toyour Annual Reunion Banquetand business meeting. All infor-mation relative to what your fra-ternity or sorority is doing atthe convention will be availableat this desk. This is for yourconvenience and you cannot missit. You will Ibe looking for it any-way for you want to attend yourown fraternity or sorority meet-ing.

The Acacia Club will have itsbanquet Tuesday evening, July6th, at 7:00 p. m. This will beheld at the Stevens Hotel, inroom 50!5A, which is on the fifthfloor.

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ternity will meet Tuesday eve-ning, July 6th, at 6:30 p. m. atthe Stevens Hotel, in room 522on the fifth floor.

The Atlas Club will hold itsbanquet and business meeting onTuesday evening, July 6th ,at7:00 p. m. and has reserved theTower Ball Room at the StevensHotel. Several special entertain-ment features will be presented.

The Axis Club will meet Tues-day evening, July 6th, at 6:30p. m. and has reserved room 412on the fourth floor of the StevensHotel for its business meeting,banquet and entertainment.

The Delta Omega Sororitymeets Tuesday evening, July 6th,at 6:30 p. m. and has reservedthe Medinah Club at 50.5 NorthMichigan Avenue for its ban-quet and entertainment. Specialpreparations have been made tomake this meeting especially at-tractive to the membership.

The Iota Tau Sigma Fratern-ity will hold its annual reunionTuesday evening, July 6th, at7:00 p. m. The West Ball Roomon the third floor of ,the StevensHotel has been reserved forthem. Entertainment will featurethe meeting.

The Phi Sigma Gamma Fra-

ternity meets Tuesday evening,July 6th, in room 421A, on thefourth floor of the Stevens Hotel.A fine banquet and entertain-ment is promised.

The Psi Sigma Alpha Fratern-ity will meet Tuesday, July 6that 12:00 M. Note that this is anoon luncheon and will not in-terfere with any member meet-ing also with his social fratern-ity.

The Sigma Sigma Phi Fratern-ity will hold its annual meetingMonday evening, July 5th, at6:00 p. m. Members of this fra-ternity please note this time andday. This is on the first day ofthe convention and the officialshave promised that the meetingwill be dismissed in plenty oftime for you to dress for thePresident's Ball, the same eve-ning. This is to Ibe held at theStevens Hotel in room 412,which is on the fourth floor.

The Theta Psi Fraternity willmeet Tuesday evening, July 6th,at 7:00 p. m. at the ChicagoAthletic Association. The com-mittee in charge is making ex-tensive plans for :a fine banquetand entertainment. Note this isnot at the official hotel.

The Interfraternity Councilwill hold its annual businessmeeting Monday, July 5th, at12:00 Noon in room 412 at theStevens Hotel. Members of theCouncil please note this date andtime and be there to attend toimportant business affecting yourfraternity or sorority. The meet-ing will not be long but it isvery important.

Look this list over again. Ifyou belong to a social fraternityand also to one of the honoraryfraternities, see that you knowwhere and when each meets andbe there to help keep your or-ganization up to the standard weare trying to maintain. The sev-MV^J C uci LU nU erU'd'O .a/l u aLUlU nli Ve,

been working hard to get thingsready for you. The Council hasbeen on the job constantlychecking with these members ofyour organization. This is all be-ing done for you - to make itconvenient for you to registerand meet with your old friends.Don't read this and forget it.Clip it out and keep the itemsthat apply to your own member-ship in a fraternity ,or sorority.Let's make this the largest re-union group ever to register atan A.O.A. convention!

Yours fraternally,H. V. Halladay, D. O.,

Executive Chairman ofInterfraternity Council.

Dr. A. L. Montgomery-of Edmond, Okla., died May 3rd.This news came as a distinctshock to the college, as Dr. Mont-gomery had recently visited usand seemed to be in perfecthealth. He graduated from StillCollege in January '36, havingbeen awarded honors in Obstet-rics and Service to the college. Inthe year since his graduation hehad built a successful practiceand had planned to be marriedthe day following his death.

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You'll Be Seeing Us! D.M.S.C.O. At ChicagoAt least ten members of the THE BREAKFAST-

faculty of the Des Moines Still This year the official StillCollege of Osteopathy will be at College Breakfast should be at-the Chicago convention and will tended by the largest crowd everappear on the program. Aside assembled. With the conventionfrom their appearance many of centrally located we should havethem are acting in official capac- a much better representationities. We know you will want to than at any meeting held in themeet and talk with one or more last several years. Put theseof them and you will want to items down in your note book-:ear what .they have to say on Day Wednesday.the program. Look thru this Time -7:30 a. m.list and jot down a memo to Place Exhibition Hall.help you. Look the official pro- Dr. Arthur D. Becker, ourgram over carefully and mark president, has some very im-in red the talks you "must" portant things to say to you. Wehear. have some reports to make that

* * * E will send you home with a betterDr. Arthur D. Becker- feeling toward all. The faculty

President of the college, is on will be there and many of ourthe general program and will students.also appear in the technic sec- Time is limited at these meet-tion. He will also be busy as a ings. We must meet promptlymember of the official family, and not delay the program. Findbeing one of the A.O.A. Trus- out where Exhibition Hall is be-tees and will attend the meet- fore you start for this breakfastings of the Associated Colleges. and then you will save time.The Bureau of Professional De- Alumni of Still College - Bevelopment will take some of his THERE!time and he may be called upon* * * * * * * *eto do some radio broadcasting.

Dr. Robert B. Bachman-Professor of Obstetrics and

Gynecology at the college, is totalk on the general program andthe Obsterical Section. Beingalso President of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Obstetri-cians, he will attend their meet-ing, which takes place before theregular A.O.A. Convention. Hespeaks before this special group.

Dr. L. L. Facto-Superintendent of the clinics

of the college, is chairman of theTechnic Section of the Conven-tion. Aside from his specialduties with the Technic Sectionhe will talk before the sectionon Nervous and Mental Diseases.

Dr. Glen E. Fisher-Professor of Chemistry at the

college, will appear on the pro-gram with a paper on Compar-ative Therapeutics and will alsoattend the meetings of the Asso-ciated Colleges.

Dr. Mary E. Golden-Professor of Pediatrics at the

college, will speak before theFoot Section on Metatarsal ArchTechnic. Dr. Golden is Presi-dent of the O.W.N.A. and willgive a report of the activities ofthe association before the gen-eral assembly. Her duties as anofficial will take much of hertim.e.


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THE BOOTHAs usual the college will have

booth space at the convention.At the present writing we donot know the exact spot butMrs. K. M. Robinson, secretaryof the college, will be there togreet you and give you the lat-est news of our activities. Cata-logs and other literature will beavailable and a fine picture ofthe college with several viewsaround the institution will bedisplayed. You may have onefor the asking. Make it a pointto visit the booth at least onceand register. We want to seejust as many of our friends asis possible in the few days ,ofthe convention.

GraduationWith the new St. John's Lu-

theran Church as the setting forthe graduation, a fine warm eve-ning, a large, enthusiastic classand the president of the Amer-ican Osteopathic Association asspeaker, one could not ask fora combination more ideal inevery respect.

The processional was led byDrs. Rogers, Becker, Schwartz,and Bachman; the faculty andclass following.

Dr. Rogers accdress coveredeverything that a graduateshould be reminded of. His sev-eral themes were blended to-gether into a talk that wasstrong in every statement. Heurged especially the use of in-telligence in taking advantageof the many opportunites offerednow in the assumption of lead-ership; in building character;in increasing knowledge and indeveloping high standards ofmorality.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz, Dean ofthe College, presented the classto Dr. Arthur D. Becker, Presi-dent, who conferred the degrees.Dr. Robert Bachman offered thebenediction. Mr. H. Cleveland,accompanied by Mrs. ArthurNeumann, furnished appropriatemusic for the occasion. The classroll of thirty-four was given inour last issue.

General Clinic(By Lonnie L. Facto, D. O.)The general clinic is one of

the most important departmentsin our Osteopathic Colleges. Itis through the clinical work thatstudents really appreciate thepractical application of the Prin-ciples and Technique of Osteo-pathy.

It seems to me that most stu-dents are too anxious to begintreating in the clinic. I meanby this that often times theyfail to understand, or do not ap-preciate, the importance giventhe nervous system in the diag-nosing and evaluation of osteo-pathic lesions, the action of dif-ferent groups of muscles alongthe spine, and the effects oflesions upon the nerves, musclesand ligaments.

Students begin treating thesecond semester of their Junioryear and continue treating thrutheir Senior year.

Sometime during their coursein physical diagnosis they aregiven several lectures in casehistory taking. This is necessary


Review WeekThe Des Moines Still College

of Osteopathy has finished itssecond annual Review Week andit is with a considerable degreeof satisfaction that we look backover the short six days. Withthe national convention so closeboth in time and distance, itwas not expected that the at-tendance would be as high aslast year, but to our surpise itreached to within seven of thelast year's record. Eighty-ninewere present from fifteen states.Drs. Wright, Mills and Robinsonfrom Texas, traveled the great-est distance. Iowa led with thehighest percentage of membersin the class. It was a busy weekfor all, classes beginning at 8:00in the morning and lasting thruuntil 9:00 p. m., or later, withjust enough time off for lunchand dinner.

The crowning event of theweek was the banquet Thursdayevening, at which time thegroup relaxed. Dr. T. R. Wrightof Dallas, Texas, president ofthe class, acted as toastmaster,and .following the meal calledupon representatives of the fif-teen states to speak for theirsection. These remarks were in-terspersed with short talks bymembers of the faculty. Dr. C.C. Jackson of Keokuk, Ia., sanga;t intervals thruout the programand was accompanied by Mrs.Raymond Kale of Des Moines.

Dr. F. J. Meyer of Clayton,Mo., offered the following reso-lutions which were read and accepted by the class:

"To the Faculty of, the ,DesMoines Still College of Osteo-pathy, Dr. Arthur D. Becker andhis assistants:

"The committee on resolu-tions are not gifted with theability to put into words thepraise high enough to thankyou all for your efforts in ourbehalf. May you all receive thesuccess you all so richly deserve.Believe us sincerely,

"The Post-Graduate Class of1937, F. J. Meyer, D. O."

The officers elected for theweek were:

Dr. T. R. WVright of Dallas,Texas, President.

Dr. L. B. Montgomery of Win-chester, Ky., Vice-:President.

Dr. A. M. Hackliman of Min-neapolis, Minn., Secretary.

Dr. F. J. Meyer of Clayton,Mo., Treasurer.

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Band BanquetThere is an old custom that

comes up for recognition eachMay. Virg has to take his ani-mals out and feed them once ayear even if they do not deserveit. This year the date fell onMay 14th and Friday, which wasa little hard oin the fish eaterswho anticipated steak. With theexception of a couple of mem-bers of the TBC (Toot-Bang-Club) all were present, not hav-ing eaten anything for threedays. The repast was held at theChamberlain and was a special.order of pork chops and scallop-ed potatoes en casserole. Nospecial ceremony ever followsthis dignified meeting, as itseems to naturally blend into abull session which is broken uponly by OB calls or previous en-gagements to play for somedance or social function. The re-markable item noted at this ban-quet was that the same bunchwould be back next year withthe same appetite. Not a mem-ber of the orchestra graduated.Maybe that is telling something.Here is the roll:

Violins-Kelsey and Simpson.Banjo-Jeranson.Saxophones - O'Berski, Tem-

pleton and Young.Trumpets-Herrick and Le-

Roque.Trombones - Russell and

Calvird.Piano-WickeBass-Hutson.Percussion-Gerlach.

Assembly, May 14Following a number by the

orchestra the Psi Sigma Alphafraternity took charge of themeeting. Judge Ralph L. Powerswas introduced as the speakerand filled the time with an ad-dress that would have been ap-plicable to any graduation. Thiswas not the first appearance ofJudge Powers at the college andwe hope he will be able to speakto us again each year, or moreoften.

Before closing the assemblyAlan Becker announced for thefraternity the results of the con-test sponsored by Psi Sigma Al-pha, which was an essay to bewritten on the subject, "Why IChose Osteopathy As A Profes-sion." Glen Walker of the June'40 Class, won first place and re-ceived a copy of Downing',s Prin-ciples. Lloyd Jackson of thesame class received the secondprize, a stethescope. GeorgianaHarris of the January '41 Classplaced third, being awarded aset of twin thermometers.

Dr. Becker took occasion toannounce another winner amongthe student ,body. The recentcontest sponsored through theA. O. A. for an essay on AnginaPectoris was won by WilliamDaniels. Mr. Daniels in mak-ing his response to the presentation of the check saidthat he had learned some-thing that he never would havegotten by any other method. Theknowledge gained was in itselfsufficient reward.

Senior Assembly, May 21

There are two good reasonsfor excitement at the last as-sembly of the year. We have achance to see a display of Seniortalent that is not discovered un-til the last minute and it is theLAST assembly. The surpriseelement and the realization ofweeks of anticipation make ita crowning event.

The orchestra, under the di-rection of Dr. Halladay, render-ed the opening number. The as-sembly was then turned over toH. Stimson, emmsee for thenonce, who in turn asked forthe baton. This historic stickwas given into the hands of AlanBecker, who was dubbed thename of a popular band leaderheard frequently over the air.

Don announced our suddentransportation to a night clubwith an unpronouncable name.

Surprize! - To the accomp-animent of appropriate music,six graceful (?) sylph-like (?)members of the class appearedin ballet costume and proceededto do their stuff. They weighedin at from 160 to 210 pounds,and without straining the eyestoo much, they could be named,if not by face, by form. A coupleof bums drinking at tables onthe stage added to the scenery,but not much. It is not necessaryto add that the act broughtplenty of applause and abdom-inal cachinnation.

The remainder of the programconsisted of the Will, the His-tory, an Apache Danlce by twotalented members of the class,two special numbers from MissZimmerman's school of dancingand an encore by the ballet. Toclose part one of the program,Les Herrick accompanied bySpoon Hutslon, put Tiger Ragaway for the season, the tigerbeing whirled thru the trumpetso fast that he went up in smokeat the end.

With the baton again in thehands of Dr. Halladay, the or-chestra opened the second partof the program and turned thestage over to Dr. Arthur D.Becker. The awarding of honorcertificates was the next orderof business and the followingwere named:

Anatomy-Gene Beghtol, Har-lan Bobenhouse, Harold Dresser,Irwin Gantz, Jo. Guerrera, EarlJurgenson, Don Littlefield, Har-old Morgan, Jo Peterson, FranYukl, and Marybeth Ziegler.

General Clinic-Bob Cook, Ir-win Gantz, Jo McNerney, IvanPenquite, Jo Peterson, and Har-old Walters.

Obstetrics - Harlan Boben-house, Irwin Gantz, and HaroldMorgan.

Chemistry-Alan Brecker, EmilBraunschweig, Bob Campbell,and Harold Morgan.

Sigma Sigma Phi award forservice to the college, to Jo Mc-Nerney.

Sigma Sigma Phi award forsuperiority in Osteopathy, toHarold Morgan.

Internes at the Des Moines

General Hospital, C. W. Ham-mond and Jo McNerney.

Admonitions as to Summerconduct and announcements rel-ative to the Senior program forthe following week, finishedpart two. The band played itsfinal chaser and the assemblywas closed.

Not a tear was shed.

Convention Outing, July7th, Afternoon, Evening

Through the co-operation ofthe Chicago Park District the lo-cal executive committee has beenable to arrange an afternoon andevening of recreation that iswithout precedent in osteopathiccircles. Chicago's parks andboulevards are the envy of met-ropolitan centers throughout theworld. The organized activitiesof the Chicago Park District areused as models almost every-where. In particular the recre-ational program is outstanding.

In most communities osteo-pathic physicians and theirwives are interested and areleaders in their local recreation-al and community activities. Ourprogram will enable you to ob-tain some new and helpful ideasto take back home.

The outing will start with amotor coach ride through a partof the Chicago Park system.Leaving the hotel at 1 o'clockthe coaches will proceed withmotor cycle police escort northto Lincoln Park, then west onconnecting boulevards to Gar-field Park, where one of theworld's largest and finest 'con-servatories is located. Thensouth and east through connect-ing boulevards through Wash-ington and Jackson Park to Cal-umet Park, where the recrea-tiona activities of the ChicagoPark District will be on display.

The recreation classes con-ducted regularly throughout thePark District will give gymnasticdrills and folk dancing on aspecially erected outdoor stage.Exhibits will include activitiessuch as quilting, clay modeling,yacht and airplane models, mu-sical instruments made as wellas played by the children whoregularly attend the recreationcenters conducted by the Chi-cago Park District.

Calumet Park is on the lakeand there are facilities for bath-ing. Bathing will be free if youuse your own suit but you mayrent a suit for 25c. The beachis protected by life guards.There are courts for tennis, softball, quoits, etc., and the neces-sary equipment will be furnishedfor those who wish to play thesegames. The archery range willbe available for you to try yourskill.

In fact there will be a diver-sification of activity that willhave some appeal for everyone.You may participate in thesports, watch the exhibits anddancing, or relax under theshade of a tree or on the beach.

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Review Week

(dontinued from Page 1)the library fund of the college.

In addition to the personalthanks offered by the variousmembers of the faculty, Dr.Arthur D. Becker, speaking forthe college, expressed the happi-ness of the college and all thoseassociated with it in being ableto offer the group the course asoutlined in previous editions ofthe Log Book. It was a fine, sin-cere class and we hope that theywill be able to return next year,bringing with them additionalmembers from their commun-ities. Before dismissal, blankswere passed around, asking forsuggestions for the week nextyear, many of which were re-turned with excellent ideas.

We renewed acquaintancewith some old friends. We hopewe made some new ones and allof us had a week that was asexciting as a national conventionbut much more intimate. Wel-come again!

The Sacro-Iliac Group

The International Society ofSacro-Iliac Technicians, a post-graduate Section of Special Re-search in Osteopathy, of whichDr. George W. Goode of Boston,Mass., is president; Dr. F. P.Millard of Toronto, Canada, isvice-president; and Dr. Helen G.Sheehan is secretary-treasurer,will have its annual meeting atthe Congress Hotel, July 4, 1937at 9:00 a. m.

Delegates will be present fromCanada, Ireland, Scotland, Eng-land, France, and several otherforeign countries, and the Uni-ted States. All members of theSociety are urged to be present.

favorable there is a field housesufficiently large to, conduct aninside program.

Before returning to the hotela picnic lunch will be served.

In the evening the ChicagoPark District will give a specialmajor display of beautiful Buck-ingham Fountain, which is lo-cated opposite the Stevens Hotel.It can be seen very advantage-ously from the roof garden ofthe hotel. Buckingham Fountainis finished of red Georgia mar-ble set in the .center of GrantPark and surrounded by formalgardens. It is 280 feet at itsgreatest diameter. The centercolumn of water rising practic-ally to a height of 90 feet, issurrounded by a series of small-er fountains which play into andagainst its base. A 45 millioncandle light makes the fountaina most remarkable an nocturnalsight on the summer lake front.The fountain was dedicated inAugust, 1927, having cost ap-proximately one-half million'dollars.

Following the fountain dis-play there will be a dance withentertainment in the Grand IBlallRloom of the hotel. (Dress op-tional.)

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President ..-- Arthur D. Becker

Faculty Adviser, H. V. Halladay

Editor ---- -.- E. Harwood


A Matter of Policy

"A stream rises no higherthan its source." I've forgottenwho said that, but it is true andbeyond controversy. Your prac-tice will not be more osteopathicthan you are. It is good policyas well as best practice for anosteopathic physician to try os-teopathy first. If you want yourclientele to incline toward os-teopathy, you must give them anopportunity to judge of the mer-its of osteopathic methods andof osteopathic treatment to theexclusion 'of mind confusing ad-juncts.

I recently had the pleasure oflistening to a sermon in whichthe speaker said, "No nationknows whether Christianity willwork or not, because no nationhas ever tried it." Osteopathicdiagnosis and osteopathic treat-ment plus rest and proper nour-ishment will solve most prob-lems of human disability, if giv-en a fair opportunity to do so.

It is impossible to determinethe fine flavor of a cup of coffee,if you put a spoonful of vinegarin it. You will never know thefull value of osteopathic treat-ment if you always mix it withother types of treatment. Theway to find out how strong astaff is would be to insert oneend of it firmly into a crevicein a rock wall and then hangyour full weight upon the otherend.

A prominent osteopathic phy-sician attending our recent weekof "Post Graduate Review andClinic" said, "We do not beginto know the full value of osteo-pathic therapeutics when used tothe exclusion of all things elseand the great problem today isto sell osteopathy to the osteo-paths."

A conscientious young min-ister consulted his bishop, say-ing, "My sermons seem to lackforce and effectiveness and I amthoroughly discouraged." Thebishop said, "I'll come and hearyou preach." The following daythe young preacher called tohear the bishop's conclusion. Thebishop said, "Just put one shotin your gun."

-Arthur D. Becker, D. 0.

"Mr." Pocock-better known to us as Dr. Hu-bert Pocock of Toronto, Canada,was quoted for over half a col-umn in a recent issue of the Tor-onto Daily Star. Dr. Pocock"told 'em" about the osteopathicsituation in the Province of On-farin

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Professor of Anatomy at thecollege, will talk before the Ath-letic Section, and as ExecutiveChairman of the InterfraternityCouncil, will have charge ofregistration of all fraternitiesand sororities.

* * *Dr. H. J. Marshall-

Professor of E. E. N. & T. atthe icollege, fills the office of Sec-retary-Treasurer and is a mem-ber of the board of examiners ofthe International Society of0. & O.-L. He will appear on theprogram and will assist in clin-ical examinations.

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Dr. 0. E. Owen-Professor of Biology and Em-

bryology at the college, will talkbefore the Internists Section andwill have charge of the scientificexhibit of the college.

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Mrs. K. M. Robinson-Secretary of the college, will

be at the convention in her usualplace in charge of the collegebooth.

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Dr. John P. Schwartz-Dean of the college and Pro-

fessor of Surgery, is Chairmanof the Surgery Section. In addi-tion to his official duties he willappear on the general programwith the subject, "Fractures 'ofthe Elbow." He will also attendthe meeting of the AssociatedColleges.

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Dr. John )M. Woods-Professor of Therapeutics at

the college, goes to the conven-tion as an 'official delegate fromthe State of Iowa, being Presi-dent of the State Association. Hewill also appear on the generalprogram, the Technic Section,and will assist in examinationsin the Gastro-Intestinal Section.

The members of the facultythat are associated with the sev-eral special meetings before theregular convention will stay overand take part in the conventionof the profession as a whole andattend not only the general ses-sions but also fraternity and so-rority reunions.

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to acquaint them with the gen-eral routine of inquiring aboutthe present complaint and thethings in the past history thatare important or have some bear-ing on the present condition.Someone has said that "Casehistory taking is the most im-portant part of the examina-tion." It may not be the mostimportant, but certainly it is avery important part of everyexamination and the physicianwho is adept at taking case his-tories has a distinct advantageover the physician who is notgood at taking case histories.qSeveral times in clinil T haveT

found that the patient has not symptoms and always stressinggiven the student enough infor- the importance of the Osteopath-mation as to the cause of a cer- ic lesions in the production oftain condition and only after local and remote changes whichclose questioning are we able to may become pathological. Inget the history of a disease that most cases the examining phy-has a direct relation to the pres- sician will be able to give a diag-senting symptoms. nosis unless the presenting

The last three years we have symptoms are confined to thosebeen doing a great deal along structures that require a specialthe lines of better case histories. examination. Prognosis is dis-After a patient is examined the cussed briefly and then treat-case history is given to one of ment is given with emphasis onthe assistants in the clinic room the correction of the Osteopathicwho files it with the other case lesions.histories. The student keeps his If special examinations are in-case histories up-to-date by writ- dicated the patient is referreding on the ;case record, from time to the special clinics for such ex-to time, the amount of improve- aminations and the findings re-ment made by the patient. When ported back to the class as soonthe patient is discharged the as possible.number of treatments given and * *the amount of relief obtained by Special Clinics.the patient is entered on the All cases must first be exam-case record. ined in the general clinic before

At the end of the semester they are admitted to any of thethe student writes up case re-special clinics. These specialports on the cases he has treat- clinics: eye, ear, nose and throat,ed during the semester. This gynecologic, proctologic, surgi-part of the work is of great val- cal, pediatrics, are held at dif-ue to the student, not only be- ferent times, and are so arrang-cause it is one of the require- ed that they do not interferements of insurance companies with the general clinic. Thethat handles malpractice insur- blood and urine examinationsance, but it is developing a gen- are considered a part of the gen-eral routine in the handling of eral examination, so do not comepatients that the student is go- under special clinics.ing to carry with him when he In the special clinics the ex-goes into practice. In the s p e c a l c l inic s t h e e x -

In the clinic room the records amining physician goes over theare filed in alphabetical order case, explaining to the studentsand at the end of each semester the abnormal conditions he findsthe records are gone over and is ind the type of treathe different diseases listed. By indicated in this case, but re-doing this we are able to get gardless of what special treat-some statistics on the number of ment to be given, the examin-different diseases treated during er explains the importance ofthe semester and the average the general systemic conditionnumber of treatments given to upon localized function. There-each patient. fore, the general osteopathic

These records should be of treatment, as well as the specificvalue in the f uture- to give us correction of lesions, is indicated

statistics on many conditions before and after the surgical re-and diseases treated Osteopath- moval of local l athology.. Ifically. How valuable it would be t h e r e s o m e s p e ci a l t r e a t m en t

to us to have complete case rec- th a t t h e student to do alongords of all cases treated in the with his general treatment, heOsteopathic Colleges during the is instructed how to give thatlast fifteen or twenty years. particular treatment. This is

training the student to incor-*. * * e.,. . porate the special treatment

Presentation Clinics. with his general treatment.The presentation clinics are We have an extramural iclinic

held on Monday, Wednesday and for the purpose of treating acuteFriday afternoon of each week. conditions where patients areThe classes are divided into two confined to bed or to the home.groups and is so arranged that Here the student gets the op-each clinic day a different clin- portunity he has long awaited-ician is in charge. This gives that of caring for a sick patientthe students an opportunity to in the home. He soon learns justobserve the different clinicians what kind of trneatment is. nao_-in the makinz of routine e.am- ... .. - .

_ - „......o.. : -sar-y anm now often ana nowinations. long to treat the patient, whichThe students are required to varies a great deal in different

have a clinic note book arrang- diseases. He must convince theed in such a manner that it patient and relatives that hemakes it easy for them to take understands the condition and isdown the important things that master of the situation.are given by the clinician as hemakes the examination. The When you consider the great

amount of clinical experience themost important are symptoms student gets in the handling ofand etiology, diagnosis, prog- st u d e n t ge t s in t h e handling ofnosis, treatment, laboratory, and all types of cases, you under-

eci1 exminatonsstand why we say that we grad-special examinations.The presenting symptoms are u a te practical physicians.

given and discussed and then theexamining physician makes a Dr. Joseph P. Conti-general physical examination ex-of Akron, Ohio, announces theplaining to the students the most birth of a daughter, Jacquelyn,likely causes of the presenting on May 12th, 1937.

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1 -AI,President's Letter

Dear Doctor:As a member of the osteopath-

ic profession you are interestedin knowing just what is happen-

.ing in osteopathic circles of thisstate. Also, as president of theIowa Society of Osteopathic Phy-sicians and Surgeons, I am eagerto have you know and be inter-ested in the things we are do-ing. So I am beginning a seriesof letters toevery osteopathicphysician in the state in an ef-fort to do this. Help me to makethese letters interesting by send-ing in every item of interestyou can.

Get out your records for thepast year and add up the amountyou have received from insur-ance companies for services toinjured employees. Did youknow that if the LegislativeCommittee and attorney of ourstate society had not been righton the jo'b this source of incomewould have been taken awayfrom us at the last legislativesession?

Have you ever tried placingan applicator stick in the testtube while boiling a solution-as a Benedict's sugar test? Itkeeps the solution from boilingover.

Doesn't it seem good to havepractice and collections improv-ing as they have? Here is hop-ing we get more rain and fewergrasshoppers in the southernand western parts of the statenext July.

Do you know of any good lo-cations in the state? Send in thenames of the towns with all pos-sible details to me and I will seethat they are available to menentering practice in the statenext month. Remember whenyou were hunting a location?

The "Log Book" has beenmost courteous in giving spaceto our society. They would ap-preciate items of interest fromover the state in an effort tomake this page of even greatervalue. So if you have an unusualcase, get married, or have anaddition to your family, let themknow.

Is there anything that warmsa person's heart more than vis-iting with other doctors at con-vention? You swap ideas andtechnic, tell a few, shall we say,experiences, and go home feeling.that the world is a rather goodplace after all.

Do you receive the weekly let-ter and listing of contagiousdiseases put out by the StateDepartment of Health? They listthe number of these diseases inthe various counties for theweek, with a comparison for lastyear. If you note a marked in-crease in any disease you areprepared for its appearance inyour community. Write the StateDepartment of Health, usingyour D. 0. degree, and ask fortheir weekly letter.

Have you ever tried axillary

traction, in addition to yourother osteopathic treatment, inbronchial asthma? I learned thisfrom Dr. Arthur D. Becker, on acase of four days durationwhere EVERYTHING else hadfailed. Patient seated on a lowstool or chair, operator seatedon a higher chair or treatingtable places knee, covered withpillow, against patient's upperdorsal area, hooks middle fingerunder patient's anterior axillaryfold and exerts steady tractionupward and backward. Remem-ber how the Old Doctor talkedand wrote about the fascias ofthe body?

The Polk County OsteopathicSociety at their last meetingvoted to place, each month, 100copies of the Osteopathic Maga-zine; mainly in the various pub-lic libraries, school libraries andclub reading rooms throughoutthe city of Des Moines. The re-maining copies are to be sent tolocal legislators and other influ-ential persons. Come on MasonCity, Davenport, Sioux City, Ced-ar Rapids, and the other cityand county groups; give DesMoines some competition alongthis line. We hope some daysoon to make this a statewideeffort.

What is your favorite scheme,besides conducting a good osteo-pathic practice, for boosting os-teopathy? Send them in. Re-member that the nearer we areto the 100% state membershipmark, the more effectively wecan do this boosting. If youhave not joined, send in your ap-plication and help us go placesand do things.

Sincerely,John M. Woods, D. O.

Vice-President, Dr. W. C.Chappell of Mason City, was ap-pointed by Dr. H. E. Litton,Zone Chairman, as Iowa Chair-man of the A.O.A. Public andProfessional Welfare Committee.It is hoped that all A.O.A. mem-bers in Iowa will react promptlyto the plans of that committeefor Iowa's fullest participationin the activities and benefits ofthis timely project.

The Iowa Society of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Surgeonswill be represented by three del-egates in the deliberations ofthe House of Delegates in Chi-cago this year. Iowa seats onemore delegate this year, thanwas ever possible before, by vir-tue of there being over 175A.O.A. members in the state. Infact the official count is now202. The Board of Trusteesselected Dr. John M. Woods, Dr.W. C. Chappell, and Dr. LauraE. Miller to serve the Iowa So-ciety as delegates.

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Mrs. F. A. Gordon -returnedrecently from Richmond, Va.,where she represented the sixthIowa district of Parents andTeachers Association at the Na-tional Convention. Mrs. Gordonis just completing the year asPresident of the Marshalltown

Council of Parents and Teachersand is serving as State PublicityDirector of the Iowa Congressof Parent and Teacher Associ-ation. She spent two very pleas-ant week-ends with relatives inWashington, D. C., and reportsexrceptional travel comfort andaccommodations via the new"Mainliner" airplane service."Meals and bridge games at10,000 feet while slipping fromDes Moines to Washington insix hours and ten minutes, is athrilling experience."

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Dr. J. H. Hansel and family ofAmes, have located in Califor-nia. We will miss Jack, andIowa's loss is California's gain.

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Membership cards will be is-sued to the following applicants,subject to provisions of the IowaSociety By-Laws, within thirtyAdays: Mabel Andrews, Perry;B. E. Atkinson, Boone; A. C.Brown, Council Bluffs; GladysW. Burke, Harlan; L. H. Carle-ton, Brooklyn; E. V. Chance,Winfield; V. A. England, DesMoines; D. V. Golode, Runnells;W. C. Gordon, Sioux City; H. V.Halladay, Des Moines; H. L.Hinton, Cedar Rapids; Phil Mc-Quirk, Audubon; Martha Morri-son, Clarinda; E. H. Phillips,Garner; A. G. Shook, Seymour;H. B. Stillwell, Elkhart; Nina D.Thompson, Des Moines; L. A.Utterback, Perry.

Do You Love Music?

If so, you will want to availyourself of the opportunitywhich is ;offered for a "Feast ofthe Soul." Symphony concertscan be heard in Grant Park, op-posite the Stevens Hotel, con-vention headquarters, July 5-9,1937.

These programs are of thevery best in music: and are con-ducted by Dr. Frederick Stockof the Chicago Symphony Or-chestra. These are open-air con-certs, free to the public.

If you have an eye for thebeautiful you will want to seethe Buckingham Fountain, alsoin Grant Park. This is one ofthe outstanding attractions inChicago and is visited by thou-sands, especially in the eveningwhen the wonderful color dis-play is operating. There you canenjoy an hour and at the sametime rest your body and spirit.The fountain in action can beseen from the windows of theStevens Hotel.

Dr. H. R. Bynum-of Memphis, Tenn., sent us anannouncement of his P. G.Course of Applied Foot Technic.The date of the first course isnot given but from the pros-pectus, Dr. Bynum expects toconduct a class each month.Special preparation for the teach-ing and experimental work in-cludes a new clinic building,completely equipped.

Polk County

The regular monthly meetingof the Polk County OsteopathicAssociation was held at theHotel Chamberlain, Des Moines,Iowa, Friday, May 14th. Therewere nineteen present. After avery enjoyable dinner, Dr. PaulParks, chairman of programcommittee, introduced the speak-er of the evening, Dr. RachelWoods.

Dr. Rachel Woods gave a veryinteresting discussion on thesubject of Allergy. Followingthe discussion, Dr. Paul Parks,acting as a patient, was given aseries of tests, to demonstrateto the Society the technique andappearance of the tests in actualpractice. A round-table discus-sion followed the demonstation.

The business meeting of theAssociation took the form ofclosing all committee reportsand electing new officers for thenext year. Reports of all thecommittees showed a very satis-factory and successful year. Theentertainment chairman gave asummary of the interesting andeducational talks that were en-joyed by the association. Thetreasurer's report showed moremoney on hand at the close ofthe past year than for severalyears previous. The membershipcommittee reports an increasein new members.

The new officers for the nextyear are as follows:

Dr. Harry Barquist, President.Dr. Bruce Farmer, Vice-Pres.Dr. Carl Seastrand, Treasurer.Dr. Jack L. Burk, Secretary.Dr. J. Schaffer, the retiring

President, handed the gavel overto the new President. Dr. HarryBarquist accepted it in the samegood faith that Dr. J. Schaffergave it. Dr. Harry Barquist thenbriefly outlined his plans forthe next year, and with the helpof the members of the associa-tion, would endeavor ;to carrythem out.

Motion for adjournment fol-lowed and the meeting closedtill the next meeting, which willbe in the Fall.

-Dr. Glenn E. Fisher,Secretary.

Dr. Edward Leininger-member of the staff of the hos-pital and college, and Miss AnnValin, were married June 3 inDes Moines. Following the cere-mony, which took place at St.Ambrose Church, the couplestarted on a short wedding trip.They will be at home in DesMoines at 1336 27th street.

Mrs. R. T. Van Ness Dies

We extend our sincere sym-pathy to Dr. R. T. VanNess ofColumbus, Ohio, who sufferedthe loss of his wife on May 13.Mrs. VanNess had been sufferingfor some time with cancer andoperative procedures had notbeen able to eliminate !complete-ly the deeply seated pathology.

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Volume 14 JULY 15, 1937 Number 7

SuccessfulAnother A. O. A. convention

will have passed into historywhen this edition of the LogBook is off the press. This isbeing written on Thursday of theconvention week and with onemore strong day to go, Chicagocan chalk up another victory forwe have heard a lot of nicethings said about the meeting asa whole and also its separatedivisions. We took a little timethis morning and interviewed;some of those interested and dohave a little dope to report.

The new officers elected forthe next year are:

Dr. E. A. Ward of Saginaw,Mich., President.

Dr. A. E. Allen of Minneapolis,Minn., President elect.

Dr. Gertrud Helmecke of Cin-cinnati, Ohio, 1st Vice President.

Dr. W. Kelman Macdonald ofEdinburg, Scotland, 2nd VicePresident.

Dr. Josephine Morelock ofHonolulu, H. I., 3rd Vice Presi-dent.

These newly elected officersare in no sense of the word newofficials. They have been actingin official capacities for yearsand have earned the title theyhold for the year. We expectfrom them the same sincere ef-fort and the many hours of hard,work that they have given in thepast. We feel that the A. O. A.is in good hands and will showanother year of progress. Wecongratulate these officers and asin the past we offer our servicesin any way. We are at theircommand.

Tm ue uun veiiuiui fc 11 700 anoltlne conventionlL Ior l£700 goesto Cincinnati. With another con-vention centrally located it lookslike we must prepare for an-other big meeting. It is a wiseprocedure on the part of thosevoting for the convention city tokeep in mind that the center ofosteopathic population is verynear this city. We predict a bigconvention next year if Cincin-nati can temper the wind to theshorn lamb. We are startingright now to get ready for theA. 0. A. meeting of 1938 andwe will be there again.

We stopped at the registrationbooth and got a few figuresabout [this Chicago convention.The total registration was wellover two thousand but at thetime of writing was not quiteup to the total of the New Yorkmeeting of 1936. It looked tous that the crowd at the hotelwas more consistent in its at-tenrdance. Maybe the halls werea little narrower but to us theyseemed to be crowded more andfor greater lengths of time. -

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"I Think"The 41st Annual Convention of

the American Osteopathic Asso-ciation, held in Chicago the weekof July 4th, goes into historyas one of the biggest and mostconstructive meetings in the his-tory of our great profession.

Never were the problems of arapidly growing and developingprofession more clearly visua-lized or more squarely faced.Never were our obligations andresponsibilities to the public inall programs of health and wel-fare more keenly appreciated ormore courageously undertaken.

New ideals for higher stand-ards in osteopathic educationhave been determined. Newduties have been assigned. Newfoundations of initiative and ca-pacity have been discovered. Newand wider horizons brings withthem new inspirations. It wasa great convention. It will standas a milestone in OsteopathicProgress.-Arthur D. Becker, D.0.

Conventions come and conven-tions go but the National Oste-opathic Convention that met atChicago, aside from passing, willbe remembered as one of theunusual kind and worthy of notefor its large attendance, thevaried and extensive exhibits andthe high standard of papers pre-sented. It was evident thathours of work and study werespent in preparing the subjectmaterial for presentation. Themost spectacular informative andconvincing proof of the value ofosteopathic therapy was the re-port, including illustrations, ofchanges in tissue as a result ofbony lesions, presented by theresearch laboratory of the Eng-lish Osteopathic Society.-Robt.B. Bachman, D. O.

Each convention is bigger andbetter, longer and more inten-sive.

In eagerness to get specialfeatures over before the bigevent many clinics and specialprograms are featured the weekbefore which makes almost atwo weeks grind for the earnestinterested physician.

Saturday, pre-convention, wasspent at a very fine "foot" pro-gram. Sunday was a hard dayputting over the business meet-ing of the 0. W. N. A.-9 a. m.until the finish-but what free-dom to have the balance of theweek for the main convention.Everyone - men and women-seemed glad to be at Chicago.The spirit was cooperation andfellowship. The Chicago groupsurely "put over" any big event.

How the Still College young-sters do grow up! ! !-And, whata fine looking bunch.-Mary E.

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tional Association met in regularsession at the Stevens Hotel inChicago, Ill., Sunday, July 4,1937. It is customary to havethis business meeting on Sundayso that the attention of ourmembers may not be detractedfrom the sessions during theweek.

Tuesday noon it was our privi-lege to have as luncheon speakerthe Educational Director of N.B. C., Miss Judith Waller. Shetold us quite plainly that in thefield of publicity we set up ourown hurdles; that people weremuch more ready to listen about"osteopathy" than we realized,and consequently because of ourown timidity we were not goingplaces we could and should.

Tuesday afternoon at the Wom-en's Conference our speaker wasDr. Amy Cochran of California.Her specialty is Physiosynthesis,education of the short muscles,to make them do their share ofweight bearing. This developsgood posture which is very es-sential to good body mechanics.

The officers for the comingyear are:

Dr. Mary E. Golden, DesMoines President.

Dr. Georgina Smith, Los An-geles--st Vice President.

Dr. Marie E. Baur, Philadel-phia-2nd Vice President.

Dr. Rachel Woods, Des Moines-Secretary-Treasurer.

(It is quite natural that we takeconsiderable pride in making thisreport and listin:g the officers forthe year for the 0. W. N. A. Drs.Golden and Woods who have soefficiently handled the affairs ofthe organization for the past yearhave been put back in office tocarry on for another year. StillCollege, Des Moines and Iowashould feel very proud indeed ofthis honor again coming to us,well deserved, as a result of do-ing something.-Ed.)

The majority of you go to ourannual national meeting withouthaving spent much time in prep-aration. You decide to be therefor certain days and so you packup and go and expect every-thing to be in readiness foryour arrival. I think you foundit so in Chicago.

You found a convenient in-formation booth, yet some ofyou could not see it and did notseem to know what it was for.You found the line of registra-tion desks almost under yournose, one flight up from the lob-by and with plenty of readablesigns directing you. You foundthe exhibits a maze of them-right at your elbow and very ad-vantageously placed. You foundcourteous officials who- did notbother you if you complied with

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The InterfraternityCouncil

At the ripe old age of fouryears the Council stands up onits hind legs and declares it hasdone things and is going places.This year when the officials often fraternities and sororities inour profession met to decidetheir future, certain definitesteps were taken to insure theperpetuation of the organizationand to define its field of en-deavor.

At Wichita it consistedlargely of a desk disjoinedfrom the regular registration,At Cleveland the desk wasmoved up at the end of theline the second day. At NewYork it joined the main showand functioned as an old timer.At Chicago it was consideredan institution of ancient line-age and we hope in the futurethat it will continue to servewith added convenience to thoseof you attending.

You who attended a frater-nity or sorority banquet and re-union noticed the last divisionof the line of workers takingyour life history and money.This year at Chicago this reg-istration covered ten such af-fairs, sold' 519 tickets and han-dled $1,337.25 without an errorand talked to a good many ofyou in between and duringsales of these tickets. We areproud of the record this yearand hope you were convincedof the practicability of theplan. This is not all that thisgroup plans.

We seek bigger and betterrecognition of osteopathic or-ganizations in the official reg-ister of such groups, Baird'sManual. We already have aspecial listing and we wantevery one listed there.

We want the power to reg-ulate our osteopathic organiza-tions gradually adding to therestrictions of membership .. sothat to belong to a fraternityor a sorority listed with thecouncil will really mean some-thing more than the possessionof a pin. It will be a markof distinction.

We are urging and insistingthat our members join the stateand national societies. Asso-ciation work should begin withcooperative ideas instilled dur-ing student days.

We think that fraternitiesand sororities should be usefulas well as ornamental and un-less they prove themselves sothey have no place on ourroster. We will see you in Cin-cinnati.-H. V. Halladay, Exec-utive Chairman.

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D. M. S. C. O. FacultyDr. Arthur Becker

For the past two years Dr.Becker has filled the chair ofpresident of the college in a veryable manner. Coming to DesMoines with an exceptional oste-opathic background, it was ex-pected that his initiative and in-tegrity would institute changes,the benefits of which would befelt throughout the entire pro-fession. The college has improvedand wfth Dr. Becker at the helmand the continued services of aboard of trustees and faculty heldover intact from the past, theinstitution will continue to ad-vance.

Dr. Becker graduated from theoriginal S. S. Still College ofOsteopathy in 1903. This wasthe first name assumed by theeollege in Des Moines. In 1909and 1910 he completed his thirdand fourth years of training atthe American School of Oste-opathy and later attended postgraduate courses in Chicago andBoston.

For over 30 years he has beenactive in intense osteopathicwork. He has filled every majoroffice offered by state and na-tional associations. He was electedpresident of the national associa-tion in 1931 and before and sincehas served as a member of theboard of trustees of the nationalassociation. His teaching hasbrought him fame also and hiswritings may be found in theseveral publications of the pro-fession. Dr. Becker is deeply in-terested in civic affairs and is aregular attendant at the weeklymeetings of the Kiwanis Club.Golf and touring provide himwith outdoor recreation.

Dr. Becker's family reflect theosteopathic :influence' also. Mrs.Becker is active in!' local auxiliaryaffairs and their two sons aregraduate osteopaths. Dr. RollinBecker is practicing in Pontiac,Michigan, and Dr.' Alan Becker,a graduate of'the May-'37 classof Still College,' has- an interne-ship in one of' our osteopathichospitals.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz

Dr. Schwartz' talents and abil-ity keep him constantly at highspeed. He is Dean of the college,chief surgeon at the hospital andpresident of the institution. Hisservices are in demand as an ex-pert diagnostician and speaker onthe subject of his specialty. Hehas served as president of theAmerican College of OsteopathicSurgeons and for the past yearhas been chairman of the programfor this section of the association.

Dr. Schwartz graduated fromthe American School of Osteopa-thy in 1919 and immediately be-gan his interneship and postgraduate work at the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy. Atthe same time he devoted sometime to the teaching of relatedsubjects in the college and wassoon elected to the board oftrustees. For the past ten yearshe has been surgeon-in-chief ofthe Des Moines General Hospitaland Dean of the college.

He takes a very active interestin all association work, especiallyof the legal and legislative type.Locally he takes part in manyclub and civic affairs, enjoying awide acquaintance in the cityalong both professional and sociallines.

Dr. Schwartz has a beautifulsummer home at Lake Okoboji,to which he drives with his familyfor frequent week-end rests.

Dr. Robt. Bachman

Dr. Bachman fills two very im-portant positions at the college.As a member of the board oftrustees and its treasurer he isintrusted with the funds of thecollege. He is also head of thedepartment of Obstetrics, the per-sonnel of which attends approxi-mately 400 births each year. Withan experience of over 20 years inthe teaching and practice of thisspecialty he is considered, andproperly so, one of the foremostauthorities on this subject.

Dr. Bachman graduated fromthe Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy in 1916. He com-pleted his post graduate workand served an interneship at theDes Moines General Hospital andis a licensed surgeon in the state.He is active in state and nationalaffairs and for the past year hasbeen president of the AmericanCollege of Osteopathic Obstetri-cians. He is in constant demandas a speaker at meetings of theprofession and before lay groups.

Locally he represents the pro-fession in the Rotary Club andother civic interests. Touring andcamping with a luxurious trailerkeep him in the open and his sum-mer home in Minnesota demandspart of his time during the va-cation period.

Dr. H. J. Marshall

Dr. Marshall is another verybusy member of the college staff.He is head of the Eye, Ear, Noseand Throat department of the col-lege, lecturing on the subject andsuperintending the clinics in thisspecialty. He is also a memberof the board of trustees of the in-stitution. At the Des MoinesGeneral Hospital he is one of thestaff of surgeons and a memberof the board.

He graduated from the LosAngeles College of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons in 1914and continued with the study ofhis specialty with post graduatework and special courses. Since1926 he has been a member ofthe faculty of the college and forthe past two years a trustee.Active in all association work hehas been a member of the stateboard of examiners and served all

elective offices in the national as-sociation of his specialty. Atpresent he is secretary-treasurerof the International Society ofOphthalmology and Oto-Laryn-gology.

He is a member of the KiwanisClub and is interested in manycivic groups. Mrs. Marshall ispresident of the National Oste-opathic Auxiliary.

For recreation Dr. Marshall andfamily tour and in the late fallhe takes time off for a big gamehunting trip.

Dr. H. V. Halladay

Dr. Halladay is known as thedean of osteopathic anatomists.For over 20 years his work inAnatomy has kept him constantlybefore the profession. His orig-inal research work on the spineand the text book which followedhas given him an internationalreputation. His more recent ac-tivities in connection with thecare of athletes have made hima demand speaker at many asso-ciations.

Dr. Halladay graduated fromthe American School of Osteopa-thy in 1916 and was immediatelymade a member of the faculty ofthe college. He also holds aninterne certificate, having servedtwo years at the A. S. O. Hos-pital.

During the past 20 years herhas appeared on numerous stateand district programs and is aconsistent speaker at the nationalmeeting of the association. Hiswork with athletes brings himinto contact with nationallyknown coaches and teams withwhom he often meets in confer-ence on the subject of injuries.

Dr. Halladay has for his hob-bies music, photography andtouring. His favorite recreationalspot is Mesa Verde NationalPark where he is not only inter-ested in scenery but also in ar-chaeology and from here he ex-tends his interest throughout thesouthwest.

At the national convention youwill find him helping to keep theosteopathic fraternities and soror-ities lined up with their severalbusiness and social meetings, hisoffice being Executive Chairman.

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DES' MOINES STILL COLLEGE OFOSTEOPATHY

President ...... ARTHUR D. BECKEI

Faculty Adviser .. H. V. HALLADAY

Editor ... .......... .. ,E. HARWOOI


DutyIt is the solemn duty, as well

as the opportunity of every osteo-pathici physician to affiliate withthe American! Osteopathic Asso-ciation as an active member. Thisaffiliation should be made andmaintained for several importantreasons. First, it is only throughorganized osteopathy that the bigthings in federal legislation andin national publicity can be ac-complished. There are constantlyproblems arising in the osteo-pathic profession, as in everyother profession, which requiremass movement, mass influenceand mass weight. Again suchaffiliation is vital, because itkeeps the osteopathic physician inintimate touch with problems aspresented in the profession andwith measures suggested and ad-vised for the solution of suchproblems. It keeps the osteopathicphysician supplied with the latestthoughts and developments pro-fessionally and from the scientificangle through the A. O. A. Jour-nal and other osteopathic publi-cations. It secures listing in theA. O. A. Directory, which listingis becoming increasingly valuableas the years go on. Such affilia-tion tells the public and yourpatients, as well as your col-leagues in practice, of the factthat you are alert and an activeunit in the great profession whichyou have chosen as your life'swork. It frequently works outthat such affiliation is worthmany times its actual cost throughthe reference of patients. It givesyou standing with the insurancecompanies. It gives you the manydetailed personal services throught h a t marvelous organizationwhich we familiarly call CentralOffice. Certainly no one can af-ford for a minute to miss theopportunity of affiliation with theAmerican Osteopathic Associa-tion. If you are not now a mem-ber, may I take the liberty of urg-ing you to make it your first dutyto apply for such membership.

It is equally a duty and a privi-lege to become affiliated with yourstate organization. Here againactivities of major importance toyour divisional society must. havethe vision, influence and weight ofmass movement. The state legis-lative programs .must be handledthrough state organization. Thestate association is the divisionalsociety unit of the national or-ganization and furnishes themechanism whereby national ac-tivities become matters of vital

interest in state affairs. The statesociety, when well and completelyorganized, is the contacting me-dium for its individual members.

It becomes a real privilege andan added opportunity to everyosteopathic physician to becomeaffiliated with their local grouporganizations, such as district,county and city associations. Pub-licity may be obtained locally forosteopathy through local associa-tions-their meetings, their pro-grams and other activities.

May I repeat, "Become an ac-tive member in your national,state and -local osteopathic or-ganizations."': Where humanly,possible, attend their meetings,take an active part, contributesomething of your own ability,put your interest and energy towork for the benefit of your pro-fession. The osteopathic profes-sion is doing things and goingplaces. Certainly no osteopathicphysician can afford to stay outof the organizations of their ownprofession.: Contribute freely ofyour time, your effort, your en-ergy, your ability, your thinkingcapacity, as well as your money,to the great profession of whicheach individual is an importantunit.

ARTHUR D. BECKER, D. 0.

The CorporateBoard

The annual meeting of the Cor-porate Board of the college washeld June 15th at 8:00 p. m. atthe college building. Those whoare familiar with the manage-ment of the college know that thiscorporate board of over 60 mem-bers meets once a year and electsat that time a board of trusteeswho conduct the affairs of .thecollege throughout the year.

Dr. Arthur D. Becker called themeeting to order and followingthe usual routine asked for theauditor's report. This is too ex-haustive to give in detail, butwe make this comment: It wasmuch more satisfactory than theyear previous.

Dr. Becker then took the floorand made an informal report onthe activities of the college forthe year. This included mentionof added equipment, high moraleof students and all associated,anticipation of a large fall class,increase in contributions to theBuilding and Equipment Fund,the success of the Review Week,interest in recruiting new stu-dents through present studentcontacts, the Alumni Associationand a very flattering outlook forthe coming year. Dr. Becker'sreport was received with applause.

The election of officers provedthe appreciation of the board forthe work of the officers duringthe past year., The entire list ofpast officials was elected byunanimous vote, these being asfollows:

Dr. Arthur D. Becker, Presi-dent.

Mrs. K. M. Robinson, Secretary.Dr. R. B. Bachman, Treasurer.Drs. J. P. Schwartz, H. V. Hal-

laday, -:R. B. Bachman, G. E.

Fisher and H. J. Marshalltrustees. Dr. Schwartz was againelected Dean of the College at ashort meeting of the trustees fol-lowing the adjournment of theCorporate Board.

Dr. C. I. Gordon of the facultywas elected a member of theCorporate Board.

Dr. T. B. Larrabee of WebsterCity, Iowa, made a short speechbefore the close of the meeting,commending highly the officersof the college and making it veryplain that he thought that moremembers of the profession shouldsit in on these meetings. Dr.Larrabee said he did not realizewhat it meant to conduct the busi-ness of a college throughout ayear and in the future he wouldbe more interested in the affairsof the school. We hope to geta short article from him in thenear future as he informally toldus some very interesting storiesof the early days of the college.

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the rules. You found a hotelaccommodating every feature ofyour convention. It was a littlecity within itself for you didnot have to leave the Stevensfor any need. I think the ar-rangements for this meetingwere as near perfect as we haveever experienced.

Some of you spent no time atall on this. You attended andI hope you enjoyed it. Othersspent many weary hours gettingready for you. Take your pro-gram and sit down for half anhour and look over the array ofnames in it and try if you can,to figure the hours spent bythese men and women formonths before this meeting.Hours spent bringing the looseends together and weaving anearly perfect internationalmeeting of our profession. Thereis a great deal of satisfactionin looking back over the weekand knowing that we had asmall part in this machine andthat we added a little to theperfection of the arrangements.

We look forward to this week,we run at top speed for the sev-eral days and we look back andwe are glad that we spent afew hours getting ready. Wehad some things in mind thatwere to be done. They were doneand we came home feeling thatour plans had been carriedthrough to the satisfaction ofnearly one hundred per cent.-H. V. Halladay, D. O.

I believe, without a doubt, theforty-first national conventionheld in Chicago, of 1937, was themost practical and successfulconvention ever held. Muchpraise should be given to thedoctors in charge and to thechairmen of the divisional sec-tions for their splendid pro-grams. A- deep satisfactionshould be felt by all by haying;he privilege :'of meeting 'andhearing the outstanding special-ists in the different fields ofOsteopathic : practice.-Glenn E.Fisher, D. 0.

First, let me say that a Na-tional, convention always meansa great deal to me in the wayof newer knowledge and a re-awakened inspiration in Oste-opathy.

Many things impressed me atthe convention but the one thatimpressed me most was theDiagnostic Clinic. I believe thatpictures of the different depart-ments of the Diagnostic Clinicplaced in the Osteopathic Maga-zine, and other similiar Oste-opathic publications, would bevery helpful in raising the stand-ing of Osteopathy in the mindsof the public. Certainly a pa-tient would admit that in goingthrough the Diagnostic Clinicthat the examination was just asthorough and complete as anyexamination could be. This isnecessary if Osteopathy is totake its rightful place in thetherapeutic world.

The many different X-ray pic-tures ini the Scientific Exhibitshow and tell us many thingsabout abnormalities in develop-menit and lesioned conditions asthey effect posture, and are asource of invaluable informationto those physicians who are notdoing any X-ray work. The newdiagnostic instrument the Posto-check is of value in giving us thedistribution of the weight of thebody as it is carried on the feetand legs in standing or in walk-ing.

If I were to offer a word ofcriticism, it would be that thereare too many sectional divisionsthat make up the program. Thefact that all sections are in ses-sion at about the same timemakes it impossible to attendall of the sections that one de-sires.

Leaving the convention pro-gram out of the picture, themost interesting things to me,while in Chicago, were the base-ball games and an afternoon atthe Arlington races.-Lonnie L.Facto, Chairman of TechniqueSection.

Dr. Glenn E. FisherDr. Fisher is a more recent

graduate of the college, havingsecured his degree in 1933. Histalent as an interpreter of thedifficult problems in chemistryassured his position on the fac-ulty of the college after acting asassistant in the department dur-ing his osteopathic training. Heis also a member of the boardof trustees.

His interest in local osteopathicproblems resulted in his electionto the position of secretary of thegroup and he' extends his interestinto social and civic circles also.

His frequent appearance atstate and district meetings andas a speaker on the program ofthe national association mark himas a recognized authority in hissubject.

Dr. Fisher and family enjoy theoutdoors and take motor trips asoften as opportunity offers.

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of the A. 0. A. Convention atChicago. Many any of our Iowadoctors are in attendance, and ithas been a pleasure to see them,as well as to meet old and newfriends from other places. I feelvery proud of our profession asI view the scientific exhibit,listen to the various speakers,and help represent our state inthe House of Delegates. We havecome a long way for such ayoung organization, and are stillgoing strong.

Your state delegates have justfinished five days of almost con-tinuous session, and have repre-sented the Iowa Society to thebest of their ability. Many prob-lems came up and, while wemight not always agree with themajority, we feel that the physi-cians of our state can, with prof-it, team up with the A. O. A.program for the coming year.Next year, at Cincinnati drop inon the House of Delegates andlisten to the proceedings; A. O.A. members are welcome visitorsat these sessions.

The program of the Public andProfessional Welfare committeeof the A. O. A. is, in my opin-ion, the most aggressive andworthwhile thing we have initi-ated for a long time. Throughthe committees activities the pro-fession pushes forward alongmany lines; while we may bedisappointed in some we arebound to get results in the ma-jority. If you have not sentyour contribution to Dr. W. C.Chappell of Mason City or toheadquarters, do so now.

I wish every osteopath couldhave attended the Memorial serv-ices for Dr. A. T. Still. As ageneral thing I do not care verymuch for things of that kind,but, as I looked over the doctorspresent, and thought of howmany lives the "Old Doctor" hadaffected it made me humbly wishthat each of us might continueto spread the marvelous workwhich he began. As a multitudeof small waves augment the on-rushing tide, so may our effortshelp the development of the pro-fession Dr. Still founded.

In non-surgical cases of con-tinuous vomiting have you evertried giving the patient, especial-ly an infant or small child, waterin teaspoon doses every fifteenminutes? This amount usuallydoes not provoke vomiting, isquickly absorbed, and within afew hours may be increased.This is especially valuable wherea diarrhea prevents the use ofproctoclysis. and the small veinsor lack of hospital facilitiesmake it impossible to give waterotherwise.

We are beginning to makeplans for the fall district meet-ings. I plan to write the dis-trict presidents in the near fu-ture and exchange ideas withthem. Meanwhile, if any of youhave suggestions to offer, send

opathy. This year it seemed tothem in, as we desire to makethese meetings as worth whileas possible.

This has been more A. O. A.than state news. However, wehave learned many things, themajority of which can be appliedto state activities as soon as wecan digest and adapt them tothis purpose.

Yes, the fishing and ultra vio-let rays were both good in north-ern Minnesota last week. Butwas my face red!-J. M. Woods,D. 0.

APPLICATIONS FORMEMBERSHIP

The following have recentlymade application for membershipin the Iowa Society of Oste-opathic Physicians and Surgeons,and have now been granted li-cense to practice by the IowaBoard of Examiners.

Gene Beghtol, 631 S. Third St.,DeKalb, Ill.

Harlan H. Bobenhouse, 832 4thSt., Des Moines.

Robert J. Cook, 1234 W. 9thSt., Des Moines.

C. W. Hammond, Des MoinesGeneral Hospital, Des Moines.

B. D. Howland, Story City, Ia.W. Wallace Jolly, 443 N. 5th

St., Ottumwa, Ia.G. E. Jurgeson, Truman, Min-

nesota.H. J. Ketman, 1611 Arlington

Ave., Des Moines.D. C. Littlefield, 1169 W. Ninth

St., Des Moines.Joseph R. McNerney, D. M.

Gen. Hospital, Des Moines.Ivan E. Penquite, Knoxville.J. W. Peterson, 1410 Peck St.,

Muskegan, Mich.J. C. Bishop, Rock Rapids.

Flash! !Your secretary just called the

Log Book and gave us this item.Read it over carefully. It meanssomething to you.

"Under the new arrangement,the State Commissioner ofHealth has ruled that fees forroutine serology tests will notbe required for specimens exam-ined on and after July 1, 1937."

Vacation PlansWith the week of Review Work

following the regular college yearand the national convention atChicago so near, the majority ofthe faculty have not made definitevacation plans. Those who havesomething certain in mind havearranged their schedule for theremaining weeks of the periodfollowing the national meeting.

Dr. Arthur D. Becker expectsto tour the north and east withhis family.

Dr. Bachman and family willspend some time at their summerhome in Minnesota.

Dr. Facto and family will tout! into Missouri and visit the Ozarl

region.Dr. and Mrs. Fisher will drive

somewhere out west.l Dr. Golden expects to touii through Wisconsin and MinnesotaI breaking some new paths.

Dr. Halladay will visit MesaVerde, the Grand Canyon and onsouth into Arizona, returning viaCarlsbad.

Dr. and Mrs. Marshall will huntbig game late in the fall.

Dr. Owen, being fond of explor-ing caves, will find a new one.

Mrs. Robinson expects to driveto Canada and see the quints.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz will spendsome time at his summer homeat Lake Okoboji.

Dr. Gordon and family willtour west into Montana and visitthe Yellowstone region.

If you want to see any of thesemembers of the faculty get intouch with them immediately andmaybe they could be stopped fora minute or two, but rememberthat they all drive fast and areon vacation.

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The fraternity and sororityregistration topped the same listof 1936 by about 25% and thisis hard to figure. Probably theconcentrated effort throughoutthe year induced more of themembers of the various fratsand sororities to attend their re-unions rather than take thatnight off and do something else.Ten fraternity and sorority ban-quets were going in full swingTuesday night and we haveheard a lot of nice things saidabout them.

We talked to two or three ofthe old times among the exhib-itors. This is an integral partof the convention and with 378of them in Chicago it meant alot of work getting ready forthem and getting them set upwhen the hour arrived. As faras we could see they were veryhappy over the crowd and itsinterest in their exhibits. Oneexhibitor mentioned a couple ofpast conventions as being a lit-tle better from the actual busi-ness standpoint but after beingreminded that they were before1929 he admitted that this wasperhaps a record breaker.

The business manager of theA. O. A., Dr. Clark, has beenheard to remark that this partof the show was getting toobig to be held in a hotel. Theremust be a benefit gainedthrough this contact that can-not be obtained any other way.We are glad to see the offer-ings of the many firms we dealwith throughout the year andwe hope this phase of the con-vention continues to grow also.

We talked to our secretaryat the Still College booth whohas been faithfully talking andregistering for the past fourdays. She tells us that thereis a 100% increase in registra-tion over the N. Y. meeting.This may be due to the easewith which the booth may befound but we think the geo-graphical location has more todo with it.

We key-holed the ScientificExhibit on the lower level andfind that nearly everyone atthe convention has registeredat--the entrance. It is certain-lv evident t+ha. thP nth rofessior

as a whole is interested inmowing what there is to beseen that applies to the teach-ng, and the proving of oste-is that our college exhibitsstruck out for themselves andlid not follow the typical type)f medical exhibit. If we haveanything that shows how andwhy Osteopathy is differentfrom medicine it should be apart of this scientific exhibit.

The program itself was wellplanned. It is getting to betoo bulky we think and some-one will have to take the initia-tive and start trimming it downinstead of trying each year to,make it cover more ground. Wedo think that the plan of theho'tel made it possible to seemany more things and attendmany more meetings than theplans we have had in someconventions. Information wasavailable and almost every-thing was convenient so thatmore of this program could becovered if so desired. We stillthink that too much is going onat any one time.

The weather man has beenkind. We have not had rain orsnow. We have had some warmdays and some might call themhot. The hotel has been fairlycomfortable most of the timebut with large crowds fillingthe halls a lot of heat is gen-erated. Their cooling systemwould probably take care ofthe ordinary usage of the hotelbut we think it was not quiteup to the needs of this meet-ing. Freedom from our coatwas necessary part of the time.

No convention is perfectionin itself. If there has been anycomplaint that seems to be gen-eral it was about the entertain-ment provided. It was our onlyopportunity to visit the famousField Museum and Shedd Aqua-rium and the afternoon did nothave enough hours in its forthese two fine educational ex-hibits.

Dr. Mary E. GoldenDr. Golden, a teacher in the

college, president of the Osteo-pathic Women's National Associ-ation and a busy member of thestate association also. Along withher extensive practice she findstime to fly about the country at-tending to her duties as an officialand not only talk to professionalgroups but also to Parent-Teachermeetings and others among thelaity.

She graduated from the DesMoines Still College of Oste-opathy in 1912 and has since thattime taken many review and postgraduate courses. She nevermisses a national meeting and isa speaker often at state associa-tions. Locally she belongs toseveral professional clubs amongthe women and is active in theChamber of Commerce.

Dr. Golden's recreation consistsof her interest in her kennels andtouring, her vacation beingplanned usually to follow the na-tional meeting and consistslargely of exploring the less fre-quented beauty spots of the coun-trv_

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We WanderedAbout this time of year we take

a walk and look around. We aska few questions and then observethings in general. This is thetime of year when all of us seemto be pretty busy. Vacations areabout over and we are countingthe days until the gang will re-turn. We are getting ready forthis gang and will be glad to seethem but we a e busy and notparked, waiting for the seventhof September.

On the first floor of the collegebuilding the chemistry lab wasbeing renovated. Bottles that hadbeen tinted with the summer dustwere being polished and arrangedand back in the dissection roommore cleaning was in progress.One body was on the coolingboard and the tank was readyfor the fall stock in trade.

The office on the second floorwas too busy. We counted 24patients in the waiting room andnumerous student doctors and ex-amining physicians were attend-ing to their wants. The new P. A.System installed late in the springterm was in use almost con-stantly.

Charlie was at work on thethird floor getting the wallscleaned and the chairs back inplace in preparation for theirwinter coat of smoke and as forthe chairs, they are neatly ar-ranged for only short periods oftime.

On the fourth floor work wasbeing done in the labs. Cleaningand checking to know that sup-plies and slides are ready.

The labs on the fifth floor havebeen checked and it was a lone-some, desolate place. We tookone glance into the darkened pro-jection room and hurried down.

A short drive and we are atthe Des Moines General Hospital.Dr. J. P. Schwartz, surgeon-in-chief, was at the scrubbing basingetting ready for a major opera-tion. Dr. Graney, his assistant,was looking over the tools thatDolly had so neatly arranged. Dr.J. L. Schwartz was in anotherroom getting ready to take outtonsils. Dr. Dennis, his assist-ant, was nearby. Dr. H. J.Marshall was sticking a wickedlooking hypo in a girl's tonsillarregion. Dr. McNerney was hold-ing her head-or was it her hand?

Dr. Bos was checking over somekind of a report. Dr. Hammondarrived with a suspicious lookingtest tube. Dr. Bachman was inthe nursery looking over lastweek's crop of new American citi-zens and Dr. Cash was hidden inthe developing room, having fin-ished a series of X-Rays of thechest. We walked down the three


SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, 1937-1938

FRESHMAN B.BIOLOGY .............................. E. OWENBACTERIOLOGY ............... ................... To be announcedBAC TE RIOLOGY.' 'To be announcedANATOMY ................. V. HALLADAYCHEMISTRY, INORGANIC.. .G. E. FISHERHISTORY OF OSTEOPATHY ........................ H. V. HALLADAY

FRESHMAN A.EMBRYOLOGY ....................... O E. OWENHISTOLOGY. .................... To be announcedCHEMISTRY, ORGANIC ............... G. E. FISHERPHYSIOLOGY.......................................... O. E. OW ENANATOMY ..................................... V HALLADAYHISTORY OF OSTEOPATHY ......................... H. V. HALLADAY

SOPHOMORE B.ANATOMY ............................... H. V. HALLADAYCHEMISTRY, PHYS. AND TOX......................I. C. GORDONPATHOLOGY I .................................. E. OWENPHYSIOLOGY .......................................... .E. OWENOSTEOPATHIC PRINCIPLES... ................... A. D. BECKER

SOPHOMORE A.NERVOUS PHYSIOLOGY................................ L. L. FACTOOSTEOPATHIC MECHANICS ....................... . H. V. HALLADAYANATOMY .................................. J M. WOODSPATHOLOGY II.. . GORDONPEDIATRICS .......................................... M. E. GOLDEN

JUNIOR B.LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS........................... G. E. FISHERPHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS.... L. L. FACTOSPECIAL PATHOLOGY ..... C. GORDONTECHNIC ............................................ L. L. FACTODIETETICS AND HYGIENE .......................... To be announced

JUNIOR A.OBSTETRICS I ................................... R. B. BACHMANGYNECOLOGY .. . ......... . . E. F. LEININGERCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES. ...................... .L. L. FACTOOSTEOPATHIC -THERAPEUTICS .................... J M. WOODSSUPPLEMENTARY THERAPETICS. ............... G. E. FISHERCLINIC-MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.

SENIOR B.NERVOUS DISEASES ................................ A. D. BECKEROBSTETRICS II ..................................... R. B. BACHMANOSTEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS ....................... J. M. WOODSSURGERY ........................................ J. P. SCHWARTZEYE, EAR, NOSE AND TROAT.............. ...... H. J. MARSHALLX-RAY AND PHYSIO-THERAPY-TUES. AND THURS.....B. L. CASHCLINIC-MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.

SENIOR AAPPLIED ANATOMY ......................... .... M OODSDIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS........................ A.D. BECKERPROCTOLOGY AND UROLOGY ..................... J. P. SCHWARTZSURGERY. . .......................... J. P. SCHWARTZEYE, EAR, -NOSE AND THROAT.................... H. J. MARSHALL

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE ........................ . H. E. SAMPSON

CLINIC-MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY.

Laboratories under the direction of the head of each departmentare conducted in the afternoons in the following subjects: Histology,Biology, Chemistry, Bacteriology, Embryology, Physiology, Pathology,Anatomy, Gynecology, and Clinical Diagnosis.

1937-1938 Calendar

REGISTRATION...... SEPTEMBER 7Roll Call .......................................... September 8Armistice Recess .................................. November 11Thanksgiving Recess .............. November 25-26-27

Christmas Vacation .................... December 17 to January 3Graduation ......................................... January 21Registration .............................. January 22Roll Call .Jau....................... January 24Easter Recess .. ................... (Date to be announced)Graduation ............................................. M ay 27

O. W. N. A.The 0. W. N. A. Business

Meeting at the National Conven-tion was very well attended. TheTuesday noon luncheon presidedover by our beloved Fannie Car-penter proved an inspiration toeveryone present. Efficient MarieBaur presented Amy Cochran fortwo hours of fascinating tech-nique.

The 0. W. N. A. membershipreturned home with the determin-ation that osteopathic womanhoodwould not be excelled by anyother professional group of wom-en either in devotion to purposeor percent of members with dualaffiliations.

The outlook for the new yearis bright. Many new membershave come into the organizationand many auxiliaries have real-ized the tremendous effect ofgroup effort. The OsteopathicWomen's National Associationwill accomplish outstanding re-sults whereas the individualwoman or club must be limited incontacts.

Let every professional womanand each osteopathic group ofwomen join in a determined effortto make 1937-38 a great year forosteopathic influence throughunited cooperation.

MARY E. GOLDEN, D. O.,President, 0. W. N. A.

"I Think."The Chicago Osteopathic pro-

fession and the Chicago Osteo-pathic Hospital a r e to becongratulated on the splendid con-vention that was held- thererecently. The officers and mem-bers of the International Societyof Ophthalmology and Oto Laryn-gology and the American Societyof Opthalmology and Oto Laryn-gology were very well pleasedwith the general arrangements atthe hotel for examination of pa-tients, the lecture and conferencerooms and for the large numberof clinic patients. The hospitalgave us splendid cadaveric mate-rial to do our work on, splendidrooms for us to work in and fthehospital was very generous withtheir nurses and interns assistingus. The weather man was kindand gave us cool weather duringthe I. S. 0. and 0. & 0. L. con-ventions.

The new officers of the I. S. 0.and 0. & 0. L. are making greatplans for the convention in Cin-cinnati and any one interested inEye, Ear, Nose and Throat workwill be greatly compensated byattending the convention nextyear.

H. J. MARSHALL, D. 0.,Vice President I. S. 0.


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LocalThe five fraternities and the

one sorority active in Des Moinesare really alive. We checkedthese organizations at the closeof the college year and found themall to be in good condition finan-cially and all having had a goodyear. Now these young men andwomen are preparing to return toschool and are also making plans-tr-receive the membership of thenew class. Des Moines is proudto list this group, with their of-ficers. They are all in good stand-ing with their respective nationalchapters. We had the pleasureof working with the grand offi-cers of these fraternaties andsororities at the convention thissummer in Chicago and the fu-ture will see a greater improve-ment in many ways in all of ourrepresented groups.

President-Velma Gehman.Vice President-Evelyn Ket-

man.Secretary-Rebecca Richardson.Recording Secretary - Burnie

Moeller.Treasurer-Beryl Freeman.Escort-Dorothy Hollen.

President-H. Sporck.Vice President-S. Barnes.Secretary-E. Blackwood.Treasurer-K. Wooliscroft.

President-J. B. Miller.Vice President-A. Franke.Secretary-H. Leslie.Treasurer-E. Zyzelewski.

A7LAd CLUMBNoble Skull-Henry Leslie.Occipital-Marcus Gerlach.Sacrum-George Bunge.Stylus-Howard Johnson.Pylorus-William Costello.Receptaculum-Jon Hagy.Styloid-John Engleman.

President-Jerry O'Berski.Vice President-Don Wicke.Secretary-Chas. Houghan.Treasurer-Harold Heideman.Chaplain-Robt. Luby.

President-E. Zyzelewski.Vice President-J. B. Miller.Secretary-Albert Ferris.Treasurer-Joe Robertson.Pledge Master-Clifford Mil-

lard.Sergeant at Arms-Glaser

Pease.

Grand OfficersThose of you who were unable

to attend your fraternity or so-rority reunion in Chicago thissummer will be glad to know whoyour Grand Officers are so thatyou can keep in touch with theaffairs of your organization. Ifyou are lost from the fold and noton the roll of your frat or sororityplease advise the secretary. Onemore urge. We want 100%A. O. A. membership among ourCouncil members. Your neglectmay place your organization atthe bottom of the list. H. V. H.Acacia Club

Pres. H. M. Williams, Lebanon,Ohio.

Sec'y-Treas. A. W. Noyes,Clayton, Mo.

Atlas Club-Pres. E. Jacobson, Philadelphia,

Pa.Sec'y-Treas. C. R. Starks, Den-

ver, Colo.Alpha Tau Sigma-

Pres. F. A. Gordon, Marshall-town, Ia.

Sec'y-Treas. B. F. Voorhees,Findley, Ohio.

Psi Sigma Alpha-Pres. O. E. Owen, Des Moines,

Iowa.Sec'y-T'reas. J. W. Hayes, E.

Liverpool, Ohio.Phi Sigma Gamma-

Pres. E. G. Bashor, Los An-geles, Cal.

Sec'y L. J. Grinnell, Providence,R. I.

Sigma Sigma Phi-Pres. J. E. Rogers, Oshkosh,

Wis.Sec'y-Treas. W. E. Bailey, St.

Louis, Mo.Theta Psi-

Pres. F. J. Meyer, Clayton, Mo.Sec'y C. H. Britton, E. Lansing,

Mich.Delta Omega-

Pres. Helen C. Hampton, Cleve-land, Ohio.

Vice Pres. Nora Prather, Louis-ville, Ky.

Sec'y Alma C. Webb, Akron,Ohio.

Treas. Edith W. Pollock,Quincy, Ill.

Dr. H. A. GraneyGraduated from the Des Moines

Still College of Osteopathy in1933. In addition to the regularcourse at the college Dr. Graneyhas finished his post graduatework and served an internship atthe Des Moines General Hospital.For the past year he has beenspecializing in surgery and actingas assistant to Dr. J. P. Schwartz.His work at the hospital andoccasional lectures at the collegehave proved his worth as a recentaddition to the faculty.

Henry E. Sampson,A. B., B. Ph., Ju. D.

Mr. Sampson, being a truefriend of Osteopathy, makes anideal instructor for the subjectof Medical Jurisprudence. He iskeenly interested in the professionand although he carries on anextensive law practice, alwaysfinds time to meet with the osteo-pathic group for an evening ofrecreation or study.

Dr. L. L. Facto

Dr. Facto graduated from DesMoines Still College in 1926 andimmediately went to London, Eng-land, for a year's clinical work.Since then he has attended specialpost graduate courses withBlanchard and others. This widerange of clinical observance hasespecially fitted him for the posi-tion of superintendent of clinicsat the college.

He is an able speaker and anauthority on nervous disorders,his appearance on many programsbeing evidence of his popularityalong this line.

Being interested in athleticssince a small boy, he and hisfamily enjoy the seasonablesports and take advantage of va-cation days by making auto tripsinto various parts of the country.

Dr. Byron L. Cash

Graduated from the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy in1917. Has served his interneshipat the Des Moines General Hos-pital. During the war was as-signed to laboratory work withthe Army and since has takenpost graduate work in Chicagoand at the University of Michi-gan.

As Roentgenologist and chieflaboratory technologist at the DesMoines General Hospital, Dr. Cashis thoroughly conversant with theX-Ray and all forms of Physio-and PhysicalTherapy. These sub-jects are presented by him duringthe Senior year at the college.

Dr. Cash and his family enjoytouring and an occasional weekend at the lakes.

Dr. John M. Woods

For the past 14 years Dr. Woodshas been a popular member ofthe faculty of the college. Heis an able teacher in several sub-jects, having recently devotedmore time to the teaching of thepractice of osteopathy. He hasalways been active in all asso-ciation work, having recently beenreelected to the presidency of thestate association. For the pastseveral years he has been asso-ciated closely with the InternistsSection of the national associa-tion.

Dr. Woods graduated from theDes Moines Still College of Os-teopathy in 1923 and has sincethat time been a member of thefaculty and also conducted a busypractice of the general type, allof which makes him especiallywell fitted to lecture on the sub-ject of Osteopathy.

Dr. Rachel Woods, his wife, isalso a graduate of the collegeand has added to the family pres-tige by her office as secretary ofthe Osteopathic Women's Na-tional Association.

As a family they enjoy motor-ing and a trip to the lakes inMinnesota.

Dr. C. I. Gordon

Graduated from the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy in1931. Dr. Gordon is active in as-sociation work, being a memberof the local, state and nationalassociations. He has filled all ofthe offices- of the local group,being recently elevated to thepresidency. He is also deeply in-terested in club and young peo-ple's work, speaking before themfrequentlv.

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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OFOSTEOPATHY

President ...... ARTHUR D. BECKEI

Faculty Adviser .. H. V. HALLADAI

Editor ............... E. HARWOOI


AppreciationWe have many reasons to fee]

that the first great objective inour program of advancement hasbeen accomplished. The workand effort and planning of thepast two years have been crownedwith success. We can now lookforward to new effort with thecalm assurance that we have anorganized and effective alumnigroup marching with us in ourdetermination to accomplish big-ger and still more constructivethings for Des Moines Still Col-lege of Osteopathy and, throughthis institution's development, forthe great science of osteopathy.

Work loses its concomitantfatigue and exhaustion when thebright rewards of success becomeclearly evident. Vision is madeincreasingly clear when fruitionlights the way. We find ourselvesdefinitely around the corner andsquared away for new steps inprogress and development.

Our many friends and wellwishers in the profession and inour own student group have crys-tallized their good will into tan-gible assets by referring qualifiedprospective students and by sub-scription to our Building, Equip-ment and Extension Fund. Wemay, at this time, look forwardwith confidence and assurance tothe future of Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy as an inte-gral and important factor in thesteady and continuous forwardmarch of osteopathy as a scienceand as a profession.

Are you ambitious to be withus and to take your full fair sharein our development? We wouldbe glad to have you as a co-worker in our plans. We aretaking new steps, setting newstandards, visualizing new oppor-tunities. We will need your en-thusiastic backing if we realizeour highest objectives. We arewell on the way to great accom-plishment and we want you withus to further guarantee unquali-fied success.

The American Osteopathic As-sociation at its annual conventionin Chicago set the entrance re-quirements for all osteopathiceducational institutions at thesame mark that we publicizednearly one year ago as the plat-form of our college, viz, oneyear of college work as a prereq-uisite for entrance for theSeptember Class of 1938 and twoyears of college work as entrancerequirement for the September

Class of 1940. This 1937 Septem-ber Class is the last fall class tobe enrolled previous to the step-up in entrance requirements, andthe January 1938 Class will bethe last class to be so enrolled.Be sure your prospective studentsunderstand this. We would beglad to have you refer studentsto the Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy, THE COLLEGE OFCLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES.

ARTHUR D. BECKER, D. O.

Alumni ! !!There is one thing that we left

out of the report of our wander-ing around at Chicago. This wastouched on when we made men-tion of the college breakfast andDr. Becker this month mentionsit. This is not enough.

Last year those of you who canbe found were made conscious ofa definite effort on the part ofDrs. Clybourne and Homan toawaken you to your responsibil-ities to your Alma Mater. Thesesame busy doctors have again as-sumed the offices they so effi-ciently filled last year. Dr. Cly-bourne is president of yourAlumni Association and Dr. Ho-man is secretary. You will hearfrom them occasionally and wehope you will respond when theywrite you.

The great colleges of our coun-try have been improved and main-tained largely by the appreciativeefforts of their graduates. In thebeginning they were all smallschools. Their growth and in-crease in usefulness has beenmade possible by concentrated ef-forts thru a strong alumni asso-ciation which had faith in thefuture of the institution. Moneyis not everything. Your supportcan be shown by sending a stu-dent each year and that is notasking too much of you. You al-ready know the need for moreosteopathic physicians thruoutthe world. You know severalyoung men and women who arequalified but have not been ap-nroached in just the right way.If so, they would be enthusiasticsupporters of our science andwould be glad of a chance to entera college of osteopathy whereosteopathic training is stressed.You have plenty of raw materialwithin your own territory. Wehave the plant that will turn thatraw material into practiced osteo-pathic physicians.

We had the pleasure of talkingto an alumnus of our college thissummer who is more than a thou-sand miles from Des Moines. Hesid, "The more contacts I makethe more I realize that Still Col-lege gave me more than I thoughtI was getting. I know how muchI know and I know how muchmore I know :than some others Ihave met."

In our line of duty we oftenhave to do things that we wouldrather not do. This is a duty thatcertainly needs little urging. Weknow you are proud ofD. M. S. C. 0. Augment thatpride with the tangible evidence

Dr. O. E. Owen

Having assisted and taught thesubjects of Biology and Embry-ology at the University of Mis-souri and Berea College previousto his enrollment at Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy, as-sured Doctor Owen of a fellowshipin these subjects. His attentionto detail and talent in teaching ledto his assignment to the subjectsas a regular member of the fac-ulty for the past two years. Hisstudy has also been extended tospecial work at the University ofMichigan. Doctor Owen graduat-ed from the Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy in January,1937. Beginning this year he willextend his teaching into the de-partment of Physiology.

of a new student from your eli-gible list.

Write to Drs. Clybourne andHoman and tell them you want tohelp make D. M. S. C. 0. biggerand better.

We heard many nice things saidabout these two leaders of ouralumni group when we were inChicago. We heard many finecompliments on the college. Weknow you are awake to the oppor-tunities and we are ready for thatbig class you are helping to send:o us this fall.-E. H.

Dr. Jos. L. Schwartz

Graduated from the AmericanSchool of Osteopathy in 1919,following which he finished oneyear of post graduate study atthe Des Moines Still College ofOsteopathy. Dr. Schwartz is amember of the staff of the DesMoines General Hospital and theTaylor Clinic. Although busywith his specialty, he takes thetime necessary to teach and-takepart in many college and localmeetings. He is a member of thelocal, state and national societies.

THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATEBOARD-

will hold its next examinationAugust 23 and 24. Write imme-diately for further information.A lot of good towns are waitingfor Osteopathy in this state. Dr.C. Rebekka Strom of Sioux Fallswill take care of your application.DR. MARY GOLDEN-

was honored Sunday morning,August 1, at a breakfast given bythe Business and ProfessionalWomen's Club of Des Moines,celebrating her reelection aspresident of the 0. W. N. A.About one hundiedred representativebusiness _and2 rpfessiboial_ wo-Vilenof Des Moines and vicinity werepresent. Guests included - thewomen osteopathic physicians ofthe city and nearby towns.

A New Class Matriculates September 7th

Des Moines General Hospital

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President's Letteri:t much news this past month;

everyone must be resting up fromthe national convention, gone ona vacation or hunting a cool spotat home.

The Osteopathic Health Clinicis planning a big week at the IowaState Fair August 27 to Septem-ber 3. A new policy of examiningchildren over five years of age aswell as adults has been adoptedthis year. This change shouldmake the work of the examiningdoctors even more interesting andinstructive than it has been in thepast.

-You should have seen the localpublicity Dr. Rex Martin ofOnawa received last year fromhis work on the Health Clinicstaff. Anyone, especially in thesmaller communities, could do al-most (you can't get ahead ofRex) as well if they made the ef-fort.

I believe.the new Public andProfessional Welfare Committeeis going to do a lot for Oste-opathy. Our state committee onPublic Education, headed by Dr.J. J. Henderson of Toledo, is alsodoing some excellent work. Bythe way, do not forget to send inyour contribution to the P. & W.fund to Dr. W. C. Chappell ofMason City if you have not al-ready done so.

It might not be a bad idea tocarefully check the hemoglobinand make an occasional bloodcount on patients who have beentaking large amounts of sulphan-ilamide. There seems to be atendency for the public, due tounwise newspaper publicity, toself-prescribe this new drug, withpossible bad results.

If you know any good recruitsfor the osteopathic colleges do notforget to give them that extraurging to start this fall. It is stilla grand profession and has plentyof room for the right kind ofmen and women.

JOHN M. WOODS.

Of all the economic changeswhich have presented seriousproblems within the past tenyears, none has more greatly af-fected the physician and surgeonthan the wave of claims and suitsalleging malpractice. This wavehas now approached the propor-tions of a flood.

So unprecedented are the pro-portions of this hazard that in-surance companies, which havebeen for years writing this clas-sification of business, have in alarge percentage abandoned theundertaking of insurance protec-tion against this hazard.

Fortunately, leaders in the os-teopathic profession b e c a m eaware of, the trend of conditionsas early as 1932 and since thattime an active committee of theAmerican Osteopathic Associationhas devoted countless hours oftime to the subject of protectingthe malpractice insurance futureof the profession.

It was recognized that due to

the relatively small amount ofmalpractice insurance premiumsnationally paid by the osteopathicprofession, that the only hope ofsurvival would come through con-centration of those premiumsthrough one source. At the A.O. A. Convention in 1934 TheNettleship Company, which hadbeen specializing in osteopathicmalpractice insurance since 1924,was selected as the profession'sexclusive broker.

Every effort was made to havethe profession served through anAmerican insurance company, butfor various reasons all efforts inthat direction, after a period oftwo or three years, showed un-questionable evidence of failure.Restrictions against the profes-sion became so serious that itbecame apparent that only asource of insurance which wouldbe entirely outside of opportuni-ties for medical control could bepermanently satisfactory.

Following months of negotia-tion, a special policy was ar-ranged, with Lloyd's of London.This policy could be made avail-able only to members of the A.0. A. and its affiliated state so-cieties. This program, which hasnow been in effect for almost twoyears, is proving eminently satis-factory. Claims service has beenvery much improved by the useof specialized attorneys in everystate in the union. Freedom ofthe proposition from influence byany medical director has had emi-nently beneficial results.

The number of osteopaths in-suranced under the association'sprogram has doubled within atwo-year period. The forethoughtexercised by Dr. Garfield and hiscommittee, and the support givento the program by leaders of theprofession in every state in theunion, has established a bulwarkof defense backed by the world'slargest insurance organization.Without it the osteopathic profes-sion individually and collectivelywould find itself in a seriouslyembarrassed situation.

Those practitioners who havenot taken advantage of their as-sociation membership to obtainprotection against malpracticeclaims and suits, are hazardingnot only the investment repre-sented by their practice and thebenefits offered by their future,but are also prejudicing osteop-athy as a whole. A successfulsuit brought against any indi-vidual D. O. is damaging to theprofession at large.

Dr. E. F. LeiningerThis year sees the addition of

another graduate of the collegeto our regular faculty. Dr. Lein-inger, having served his intern-ship and proved his ability in themanagement of the GynecologicalClinic and laboratory, now as-sumes the didactic work. Thischange will concentrate this de-partment under one physicianand will bring the lectures andlaboratory into closer relation-ship.

ResumeSome of you like to go fishing.

I do not. I like to get in thewagon and hit the trail for theS. W., meet old friends and seewhat is being done with our na-tional parks and monuments. Iwould much rather fish and huntwith a camera and a spade thanthe usual outfit. Here was myfishing trip.

Mesa Verde National Park-getting to be too modern-roadstoo good-no thrill to drive theKnife Edge. Glad to see Mr.Nusbaum, the Frankes, Ted, Lynn,Don, Mr. Wall and the others.Sorry to find Jim out of thehorse-rangler game and sedentaryin a tourist camp at Durango.Time changes the old trail toomuch.

Chaco Canyon-my first ven-ture into a territory that isharder to get to than the mapindicates. Beautiful masonry andwell paid for a tough trip overterrible roads. Pueblo Bonitashould be protected more.

Painted Desert and PetrifiedForest both looked good. Too badthat we can't steal all the petri-fied wood we want. You shouldsee the fine pictographs at theforest.

Sunset Mountain and the IceCaves as interesting as before.

The Canyon-The Grand Can-yon of course. No words are ade-quate to describe it. Certainlydid enjoy seeing Herb and Harryagain.

Prescott, Ariz. - One of themost friendly cities you will find.Beautiful rock formations comingin from the north. Fine forest onthe south. Drop over to the icecompany and meet a fine gentle-man who also runs the bottlingworks. You will be convinced thatthey make the best ice in the coun-try and you will see how cleanthe beverage business is there.

The Desert-110 in the car butwhat a thrill to drive it againand in anticipation of seeingFrank Pinkley at the Ruins.(Casa Grande near Coolidge,Ariz.) Our visit was cut shortby a message to meet the daughterand her husband in Tucson. Butwe came back later to see Frank.

Delightful surprise seeing thekids and had two days with themand friends in Tucson.

Down to Nogales, Sonora, toenjoy some real Mexican foodprepared by the best cook inMexico, Elijia. Tacos, enchala-dos, tortillos, frijoles. Tacos conpollos, si. No cesos. Esta tiempotiene demasiado calor. Muchotiempo ha pasado ha sido aqui.Hasta la vista.

The Cavern-of course I meanCarlsbad and you must see it.Like the Canyon it is impossibleto describe it. Try to think ofone room 700 feet below the sur-face that is 4,000 feet long, 600feet wide and 300 feet high and ittakes two hours to walk aroundit, Mr. Ripley.

Drive into the White Sandsnear Alamogordo. Twenty-fivemiles long and 8 miles wide. Apile of white sand that keepscoming up out of the earth. TomCharles will be glad to tell youall about it.

(Continued from page 1)flights and glanced into severalrooms. Some had to accommo-date two patients, due to the rushof early August business. In thewaiting room we counted 14, somenervous and others calmly await-ing their turn.

We ventured into the superin-tendent's office for a chat withMrs. Sara Schwartz, and wequote:

"The summer months have beenvery active at the hospital, run-ning to capacity most of the time.The Minor Surgical clinics arefar in advance of previous yearsand the students who have re-mained in Des Moines for sum-mer work are assisting with theseclinics each day. They have alsohad the opportunity to see a greatmany major operations. Drs.McNerney, Hammond and Bos,our interns, are kept too busy,but are reaping a great deal ofexperience. There will be anabundance of clinical materialavailable for the Senior Class dur-ing the fall and winter."

Back to the college and a shorttalk with the secretary.

"We certainly need a vacation.One hundred thirty-one new casescame into the clinic during Julyand the summer group handled37 OB cases, numerous out-cliniccalls, the baseball team andworked at the hospital. We couldhave used three times as manystudents in the clinic this summer.Those who stayed have been ex-ceptionally willing and have co-operated wonderfully."

Dr. Becker, smiling from theother side of his desk, said: "Weare getting ready for a big classthis fall. Figures do not lie. Itis going to be a record breakerand we are all happy over theprospects. Several who havedropped out will be back. Weexpect every student who did notfinish last year to be here on thedot, ready for a full year of hardwork beginning September sev-enth."

We met Virg Halladay in thehall. "I hope we get a few goodmusicians in the new class." Andthat's all.

-E. H.

Drive up the Rio Grande fromLas Cruces to Albuquerque andyou will find a fertile valley allthe way. Elephant Butte Damis not spectacular but is wortha side trip.

Larry Boatman at Santa Fehad me billed to speak before the20-30 Club and that was enjoyed.

Back to the Springs and Denverand a talk to the group at Dr.C. C. Reid's Poly Clinic. What afine home he now has for his postcourse and what a large groupthis year. It was a real pleasureto talk to them for a few minutes.Osteopaths were there fromcoast to coast.

Home again. What did I bringback? A good coat of tan, fivebeautiful arrow heads and somecactus to look at this winter whenthe snow and ice covers ourstreets and when I am doing mydeepest wishing that it were vaca-tion time again.

VIRG.

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We Wandered AgainLast month we took a walk

around the college building andover to the hospital and it provedso interesting to us that wethought we would look the groundover again this week. Thestage was then being set forthe fall rush of students,new and old. These students arenow here at work, and when wesay "at work" we mean it, forfive minutes after the bell rangWednesday, September 8th, everyteacher was in his place and nota student was seen loafing in thehalls. We have never seen thebunch come back ready for worklike they did this year, hence theobservation trip.

At the last minute, due to theincreased registration in the newclass, the trustees decided to en-large several of our labs. TheBacteriology lab on the fifth floorhas been doubled in size. A newPathology lab has been built onthe fourth floor occupying the un-used large floor space' adjacentto the Biology lab. The Biologyand Physiology labs on the fourthfloor have been enlarged 50 percent. With this new rearrange-ment and increase in size of thelabs, we are using every squareinch of the five floors of the col-lege building. New equipment isready to go into these enlargedlaboratories and we are preparedto take care of the anticipated in-crease in students during the nextseveral years.

Every room on the third floorwas occupied by a class. Stand-ing in the hall we could hear thevoices of several of the facultyexpounding the virtues of theirpet subject. Some of the doorswere open and the seats werefilled with the old and the newand all attentive-glad to be backafter three months of vacation.It sounded like the teachers werealso glad to be on the job again,for they had that peppy ring tothe voice. Maybe it has been thecool weather. So far we have notenjoyed the usual heat of the firsttwo weeks of the fall term.

We visited the office to see howpercentages were running in thenew class. Of course we got theusual rebuff that the registrationwas not complete but the day wechecked it was satisfactory, forthere was an increase over lastyear at the same time. We didsneak a few figures that may in-terest you. Michigan leads, Ohiois running a close second, Iowa isthird (note that, you fellows inIowa). Minnesota, Wisconsin, Il-linois, Maine, Nebraska, Wy-oming, North and South Dakotawere all represented also, and theclass is not completed. Nextmonth we will give you some

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OUR DEPARTMENTOF OSTEOPATHY

It will be impossible in the small space we have for this article,to adequately cover this department of our college. We feel thatwe want you to think with us in the problems that arise in themanagement of our college and with this in mind we are going toreview a department each month and ask you for comment. Wewant constructive criticism that will enable us to graduate betterrepresentatives of your profession.

In our college the man largely responsible for the osteopathictechnic and clinical training of the student is Dr. L. L. Facto. Hedoes not assume full responsibility for the complete osteopathictraining of the student but he is the major contacting physicianbetween the student and the patient. Each member of the facultytakes part in the training of the completed physician and each de-partment stresses the osteopathic concept above every other thera-peutic measure. Dr. Facto teaches Nervous Physiology, Com-municable Diseases, Physical Diagnosis and Technic and is in chargeof the Clinic. This is a full time job and an important one in thedevelopment of our future osteopaths.

Dr. A. D. Becker is the able leader in training the students inthe Principles of Osteopathy. The entire profession knows that withthis subject in the hands of Dr. Becker students at D. M. S. C. 0.will have a true osteopathic foundation and appreciation of thebasic facts of our science. Dr. Becker also brings into the subjectsof Nervous Diseases and Differential Diagnosis the many osteo-pathic truths that he knows from years of contacts.

Dr. H. V. Halladay pounds osteopathic Anatomy into his studentsas you well know. His work with the spine and along other prac-tical therapeutic lines is well known. His course in Mechanicswhich precedes the lectures and demonstrations of Technic is purely

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State Fair ClinicThe sixth annual Osteopathic

Health Clinic, held at the StateFair, showed a very significanttrend, a trend that should makeevery doctor stop and think.

Persons who took the examina-tion during the first two or threeyears, through curiosity or to killtime, have "Gone with the Wind."The clientele now is seriouslyseeking knowledge and help intheir health problems. Manytimes they tell of seeking helpboth osteopathic and medicalwithout results or any satisfac-tion. Some friend told them abouthow thorough our examinationsare and they came to find outwhat we could do for them. Italked with practically everyoneas they left, and everyone waswell pleased with the examination,because they had gotten somefacts about their condition andadvice that appealed to their rea-son and common sense.

This clinic is being recognizedby Iowa people as a fact findingbody. It is educating them tothe fact that osteopathy searchesfor the cause of their physicalills, as no other system does. Theyare learning that osteopathy isnot just rubbing or a series ofmotions without any definitethought in the operator's mind.They are learning that osteopathyis not only reasonable, but thatit has a real scientific foundation,and that it understands and is ap-plicable to all physical conditionsor types of cases.

As I said before, this is a factfinding clinic. We have heldstraight to this course from thebeginning and shall continue todo so. The wisdom of this isdemonstrated by this trend of theserious minded, truth seeking,sick individuals coming to theclinic in greater numbers eachyear. This trend is of much moreimportance to the future standingof osteopathy in Iowa than thenumber examined would be.

A few days spent at this clinic,observing the work taking pa-tients through their entire exam-ination, or conversing with thosepreviously examined, will be aneducation well worth while, andwill convince any unprejudicedmind that constructive work,worthy of the staunchest support,is being done.

-Della B. Caldwell.

Nota BeneAll secretaries or other official

representatives of all qualified or-ganizations of the A. O. A. arehereby requested to send their re-quests for space, and other re-quirements for facilities at the1938 A. 0. A. Cincinnati Conven-tion to the Chairman of Facili-ties, Dr. Walter H. Siehl, 602Traetoin an RIdy -(ti-Mn-^rn in i 11i n

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Vacation time being over, themembers of Phi Sigma Gammatake this opportunity to greet thefaculty and new students; andwish to all a successful year.

We hope that Dr. Callison willhave success in his new work.

The fraternity house has beenundergoing repair inside and out;new furniture and rugs have beenadded.

We are sure that everyonestudied and really got the funda-mental stuff. Sun-tanned torsosspeak of many hours under OldSol, but soft hands show it wasnot at labor. Thus time was spent.

When questioned as to theirsummer's accomplishments, slywinks and sheepish grins spokelouder than words.

How were the Indians Arley?Cliff might tell us all about theBlack Hills, but it must havebeen lonesome driving aroundalone-or were you?

We wish to congratulate twoof our members, Jerry O'berski,who was recently elected presidentof- Psi Sigma Alpha; and J. B.Miller, president of Sigma SigmaPhi.

We wish to remind the fresh-men that their first thoughts thisyear should be of study - Studyand make this a successful yearfor all. Remember: "one's brainis his only friend."-A. T. Still.

Iota Tau Sigma extends itsgreetings to the faculty and thenew freshman class. We arehappy to play a part in the prog-ress and attainments of DesMoines Still College for the com-ing year.

Dr. Vic Pohl has finished his in-terneship at Des Moines GeneralHospital and plans to open an of-fice in Ohio. Dr. Bob Gerow isstarting his second year of in-terneship in the Detroit Oste-opathic Hospital as senior interne.Harold Dresser is opening a prac-tice in Belle Plaine, Iowa. GeneBeghtol is in DeKalb, Illinois, butexpects to practice in easternIowa soon. Francis Yukle is inBoston, Massachusetts. TonySloan has returned to school af-ter several years' absence. How-ard Sprock spent a profitablesummer as an insurance execu-tive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Ed Jeranson spent most of thesummer fishing in and near Eve-leth, Minnesota. William Dan-iels, our eminent heart specialist,helped in the Clinic and visitedthe home folks way down southin Elizabeth City, N. C. GeorgeBoston made the Chicago Conven-

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enport, Iowa. Sib Barnes spentthe summer in the wilds of CookeCity, Montana, and YellowstonePark. Eldon Blackwood alter-nated between Newton, Iowa, andhis brother's osteopathic practicein Hartshorne, Oklahoma.

Kenneth Wooliscroft, God's giftto the women, spent the summerin Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania.Pledge Howard McCollum did hisbit for Swift & Company in Chi-cago, Illinois, and Pat Kelsey didtime in the Des Moines Clinic.Scott Fisher guarded the lives ofthe citizens of Eagle Grove, Iowa.

Dr. Cash, our faculty adviser,is out on vacation, but expects toreturn soon. -A. S. B.

ATULAS CLURH. A. J.

With the summer months be-hind us, we find that the membershave all returned and we lookforward to a very successful year.

The house has had a thoroughcleaning, with new paint beingapplied in very good fashion.

We are pleased to have at pres-ent as our house guests, the fol-lowing freshmen: Robert Berger,Franklin, Ohio; James S. Clapper-ton, Detroit, Michigan; Robert O.Drews, Lansing, Michigan; Thom-as Hewetson, Lancaster, Ohio;Clarence G. Howe, Highland Park,Michigan; Ozzie Neilson, High-land Park, Michigan; RobertWoods, Highland Park, Michigan.

It seems that Michigan is giv-ing Ohio something to thinkabout this semester.

We cordially invite all thefreshmen to attend our smoker,which we are having in theirhonor, on October 5th, at the At-las Club. A full evening of en-tertaining enjoyment is antici-pated.

The Atlas Club extends an in-vitation to all new students ofthe college to visit our house atany time.

Mystery: Man bites dog, may-h- it's rn hdo itPe man Brother

John Hagy may know who doeswhat to who, and who pays.

"Flash": Brother Iverson isthinking of giving up osteopathyto work out the intricate detailsof Ford Mechanics.

Again, we are back after happyvacations, starting a new schoolyear. All indications are thatthis will be an unusual year.

We take great pleasure in wel-coming all the new freshmen intoosteopathy and all the other stu-dents who have been out of schoolfor various reasons.

Our recent graduates are foundin the following places: Ivan Pen-quite has started a practice inKnoxville, Iowa; Joe Peterson isin practice at Hampton, Iowa;Alan Becker begins an interneshipSeptember 15th, at the South-western Osteopathic Hospital inWichita, Kansas; Harold Morganhas an interneship at the RockyMountain Hospital in Denver,Colorado; Jack Eddy and RobertCampbell are interning in the De-4-44- . . 1 ' T^ 1 . ^

Guerrera is an interne at the CityHospital in Lawrence, Massachu-setts.

We are glad to welcome the fol-lowing pledges into Psi Sigma Al-pha: Augie Augenstein, JoeGurka, Joe Robinson, ErnestLight, Paul Kimberly, and NielKitchen.

Psi Sigma Alpha plans an ex-tensive osteopathic educationalprogram for this year and we lookahead with much enthusiasm.

-C. R. A.

The members of the SigmaSigma Phi wish to extend theirgreetings to the new and return-ing students and wish them suc-cess and extend congratulationson their choice of osteopathy astheir life's work.

We are looking forward to anenjoyable and active semester inaiding and sponsoring school ac-tivities, and feel with the coop-eration of the student body ourgoal will be attained.

News from our recently gradu-ated members shows that thestate board examinations are notsuch a great obstacle in begnningthe practice of osteopathy, whenthe proper effort is put forth.

It is our sincere wish to be ofservice to the college and makethis one of the most successfulsemesters.

The fraternity has plans for anall school dance in the near fu-ture, which will enable the newand old students and faculty tobecome more closely acquainted.

-P. K.

Des Moines Inter-fraternity CouncilLast year the several organiza-

tions of the college took a de-cidedly forward step in the forma-tion of a local group affiliatedwith the National Osteopathic In-terfraternity Council. This coun-cil consists of a representativefrom each of the recognized fra-ternities and sororities united forthe major purpose of bettering thestatus of each of the organiza-tions. This group met Thursdayevening, September 9th, at thehome of Dr. Halladay and votedunanimously on several issuesthat will be carried out for thegood of all of our social and hon-orary organizations. The mem-bership this term, with officers,is as follows:Sporck President Iota Tau Sig-

ma.Freeman, Secretary - Treasurer,

Delta Omega.Munroe, Atlas Club.O'berski, Psi Sigma Alpha.Miller, Sigma Sigma Phi.Zyzelewski, Phi Sigma Gamma.

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ternity Council)Early this month letters were

sent to each of the newly electedpresiding officers of our group.Plans will start in the immediatefuture for the reunion and ban-nlaf t+hnfaT each of tl-hese orOani.a-

tions sponsors at the annual con-vention of the profession. Othermeasures that will tend to in-crease the standing and useful-ness of our fraternities and soror-ities have been adopted and willbe put into effect.

Due to delays in the mail wewere unable to complete the listof grand officers for the entiregroup last month. We add belowthe two remaining organizationswho were not represented in thelist given.Iota Tau Sigma-

President, W. V. Goodfellow,Los Angeles.

Secretary, F. J. Trenery, LosAngeles.

Axis Club-President, Georgiana B. Smith,

Los Angeles.Vice President, Julia Kline,

Jacksonville, Florida.Secretary, Elizabeth Mochrie,

Sioux City, Iowa.Treasurer, Eva Magoon, Provi-

dence, R. I.-H. V. Halladay, Ex. Chm.

Assembly Septem-ber 10th

A precedent established yearsago rules the first assembly ofthe year. The faculty is put ondisplay on the platform and eachmade to speak for a few minutes.Little do you realize how difficultit is to get a member of the fac-ulty up there on the stage butthis effort is not half the powerneeded to get that person to stoponce he is started on his oratoricalmarathon. Ordinarily any mem-ber of the faculty can hear thebell ring five minutes before thebutton is punched in the office,but on an occasion of this kindtry to stop him and then see howfar he gets.

Believe it or not, alumni, 12 ofthe faculty were on the dais atthe call of the prexy and eachhad his say. It was a fine assem-bly and though Facto and Halla-day tried their best to kill thefourth period they left it gaspingbut with enough strength to carryon for a part of its time.

Welcomes and greetings wereprofuse. Assistants were an-nounced. Some new stories weretold and we all left for the fourthperiod feeling that not only hadthe class work started off withplenty of vim but also the firstassembly was a record breaker.

Yippee-KyleehiloAt a meeting of the Cherokee

Indian Osteopathic Club held inthe Hotel Elliott, Sturgis, Michi-gan, July 10, 1937, the followingwere initiated into membershipand given the Indian bone degree:Dr. Canada Wendell, Peoria, Ill.(Squatting Bull); Dr. George W.Goode, Boston, Mass. (WhitePigeon); Dr. Walter G. Shay,Sturgis, Michigan (Moses YellowHorse); Dr. Helen G. Sheehan,,Boston, Mass. (Squaw TurtleDove); Dr. Joseph C. Basso, WestSomerville, Mass. (Chief Fire-water). Dr. F. P. Millard ofToronto, Canada, was given thehonorary degree of Big Chief Yel-low Jacket.

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DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE OFOSTEOPATHY

President ...... ARTHUR D. BECKER

Faculty Adviser .. H. V. HALLADAY

Editor ............... E. HARWOOD


Pioneer SpiritTo many thousands of intelli-

gent people, osteopathy as a sci-ence and as a system of practiceis still frontier ground. In fact,I think the great mass of peoplecould well be divided in the fol-lowing groups: Those who knownothing about it (far too many),those who are more or less inter-ested but are misinformed (alarge group confusing osteopathywith other systems which to themappear similar), those who knowabout it and use it but have lim-ited knowledge of the broad scopeof its possible application (manyof your own patients in thisgroup), those that are out andout antagonistic (usually con-sisting of those who are in col-lateral fields of practice), thosewho know about it, use it andkeep informed regarding its de-velopment, its success and its pos-sibilities (a large and growinggroup but still too limited).

Most of my readers could addto these five groups, but they aresufficient for our present purpose.The fact remains that osteopathyis still new ground in the thera-peutic world. It is a lttle over63 years since Dr. Still enunciatedthe basic principles upon whichosteopathic practice is built. Peo-ple, even intelligent people, aredeliberate in accepting new ideasand they find it difficult to thinknew thoughts. This is notstrange, it has always been so.History furnishes many exam-ples in widely divergent fields.

The tendency to conform is apowerful leverage against prog-ress. To be a pioneer, a trailblazer, a leader in a new field,requires strength, stamina andcourage beyond average. It re-quires that special brand of cour-age that enables one to maintaincontinued effort toward an ideal,over an extended period of time.It requires farsighted vision tokeep a selected goal in sight. Ittakes the long view. It is vastlyeasier and more simple to dropinto the ruts and grooves alreadywell established.

Osteopathy is the application ofthe known and accepted facts ofanatomy, physiology, biochem-istry and pathology. It is sane,safe, sensible and superior. It isnot a far flung theory. It provesout in application. I do not carehow attractive a theory may be,unless you can apply it and unlessyou find that it works. Osteopathyworks. More than 60 years ofsuccessful history have provedthat the tenets of osteopathicpractice are sound and scientific.

Can we stick to our convictionsin the face of determined oppo-sition? Can we think straight inthe confusion of many distractingunproven theories? Can we meetmisunderstanding with patienceand careful explanations ? Can wehew to the line when easier meth-ods are at hand? Do we as indi-viduals know enough about fun-damental osteopathic principles toserve our place in the great marchof osteopathic progress ? Can theosteopathic colleges sift the wheatfrom the chaff to the end thatstudents will be able to properlyevaluate osteopathic reasoningand osteopathic thinking?

We still need pioneer spirit inosteopathic education, in our os-teopathic physicians, in our osteo-pathic publicity.


CheerioThe one member of the faculty

that claims that the Southwest isGod's country was squelched byDrs. Facto and Fisher and Mrs.Robinson. They took time offduring the month of August anddrove north into Canada. Do youwant to hear stories of long, tall,broad, fat or otherwise fish? Doyou want to hear about beautifullakes, trees, streams, falls? Doyou want to hear about blueberrypie and other good things to eat?Do you want to hear about cooldays and nights, fine roads andquaint people? The Lake o' theWoods - Ahhhh! Kanorah -Ahhhhhh! Etc.-Ahhhh! We arealmost convinced.

The odd fact is this. Dr. Factoleft on a Monday, with his family;Dr. Fisher and wife left the mid-dle of the week, and Mrs. Robin-son and friends left Saturday.They traveled almost identicalroutes and still agree that it isTHE place to take a vacation.

Now comes another angle. Dr.Gordon and family returned justin time for the beginning of thecollege year. He and his familytoured the Northwest, Montana,Yellowstone and all points in be-tween there and here. He hassome tales to tell that are just asfull of enthusiasm as the others.

We are glad that everyone cameback from THE TRIP with asmile. It is going to be a betteryear for all of us that took thistime off and came back from thebest vacation ever.

Convention DatesDr. Arthur D. Becker will meet

with the Montana State Associa-tion at Livingston, September 20-22, and with the PennsylvaniaAssociation at Erie, October 8-9.

Dr. L. L. Facto is booked toappear at the Nebraska statemeeting at Lincoln, September 21,and with the state group at Fonddu Lac, Wisconsin, October 9.

Dr. Mary Golden addresses theMissouri State Osteopathic Asso-ciation at Joplin, October 6-8.

Dr. H. V. Halladay will travelto New York City to meet withthe New York State AssociationOctober 2-3.

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Osteopathic. Dr. Halladay also teaches Orthopedics, a specialtypractice that could not exist without the basic principles of Oste-opathy. Orthopedic patients in medical institutions are given moreosteopathy than any other type of therapy.

Dr. J. M. Woods teaches Osteopathic Therapeutics. His contri-bution to the osteopathic training of the student is extremely im-portant, for here is where Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment mustmeet. We feel that we have an obligation to discharge in the train-ing of a student. We must provide in Osteopathic Practice animprovement on other methods of therapy. Dr. Woods is capableof carrying out this duty and also that of putting the finishingtouches on the students' appreciation of Applied Osteopathic An-atomy, which is given in the senior year.

Drs. Gordon and Owen teach Pathology. Here is a subject thatis most interesting from our standpoint. We do not claim thatpathology is different when studied in a medical school but wedo claim that with the osteopathic concept Pathology is somethingmore than we find in the usual text book. The student's mentalpicture of a diseased process and its resolution is important in themanagement of each case. The rapidity of repair, the earlierreturn to normal and other pathological pictures convince the stu-dent of the value of Osteopathy.

The matter of making an accurate diagnosis and checking onit to determine the results of Osteopathic treatment by laboratorymethods is in the hands of our Chemist and Laboratory Diagnos-tician, Dr. G. E. Fisher. Laboratory methods of diagnosis rapidlychange but the old is not discarded until the new has been provento be better. Dr. Fisher keeps up to the minute on these subjectsthat have such an important bearing on the plan for the treatmentadministered. He also assumes the responsibility for the inter-pretation of Supplementary Therapeutics. Here the student learnsthe fallacies as well as the values, if any, of the major drugs usedin therapy.

Osteopathy is an integral part of the teaching of every memberof the faculty. Surgery, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Pediatrics, Eye,Ear, Nose and Throat and other practical subjects are taught withthe stressing of osteopathic principles that are necessary for asuccessful practice.

THE OSTEOPATHIC COLLEGE OFCLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES

THE W. VA. BULLETIN-arrived not long ago and we wereglad to see so many of our oldgraduates mentioned. Dr. HarryE. McNeish is president of thesociety. Remember Newton, Gra-ham, Smith, Jones, Sparks, Cud-den and King? Certainly.DR. C. C. TEALL-

We were sorry to hear of C. C.Teall's death. Our first contactwas 22 years ago when e was in-specting our colleges antywe havebeen friends and coworkers since.Just before the convention thisyear he wrote to us about a littlematter that was attended to at

Chicago and we are glad that itwas done and he knew of it be-fore his death. His occasionalletter was always constructive.We will miss "C. C."

MISS AVA JOHNSON-a former member of the faculty,left the last of August for anextended trip to Europe to com-plete some work she initiated nastyear for the Bulgarian govern-ment. Dr. Zoe Munger of CedarRapids, Iowa, accompanied MissJohnson but expected to return toher practice about the first ofNovember.

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August 31, 1937.Dr. John M. Woods, President,Iowa Society OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons,Des Moines, Iowa.My Dear Dr. Woods:

Your request of August 30thfor an article dealing with thelegal status of osteopathy in Iowahas been received. Space willpermit of but a brief resume ofthis important subject.

Your correspondent feels thatthe membership of the Iowa So-ciety have been pretty well ad-vised from time to time as to theirrights and privileges while suchinformation was pertinent and notafter it became history. The non-members however are prettymuch in the dark with referenceto the wholesale changes whichhave taken place as to privilegesduring the past few years. Nu-merous letters are received dailyfrom this latter group requestinginformation relative to the legalstatus of osteopathy in Iowa andfor interpretations of the law asit pertains to the problems intheir respective communities.Agreement by all committees ofthe State Society make it man-datory that such requests fromnon-members be confined to thewaste basket, because we feel, andI think rightly so, that it wouldbe eminently unfair to the mem-bership who underwrite the ex-penses of the society, furnishingstationery, postage, telephone andtelegraph expense, legal counseland retainer fees, to use suchfunds in furnishing such informa-tion to the lethargic non-payingmembers of the profession inIowa. Each committee is fur-nished a corrected list monthly ofpaid-up members and all informa-tion has been and will be suppliedpromptly to such membership.

One of the many letters re-ceived recently advises that suchnon-member had been denied par-ticipation in the Iowa EmergencyRelief set-up and had been so de-nied for the past two years. Equi-table arrangements at consider-able expense to the Society weremade with the Relief Administra-tion two years ago and such in-formation was transmitted to themembership at that time. Thisnon-member had saved ten dollarsin dues to his society and lost hun-dreds of dollars in indigent feesfrom the Relief Committee, be-cause he did not receive properinformation.

Letter from a non-member inthis morning's mail brings theinformation that the insurancecarrier for an Iowa industrialplant had refused his services incaring for an injured workmanin such plant. Had he been apaid-up member of the State So-ciety, he would have known lastMay that the last Iowa Legisla-ture enacted a new Workmen'sCompensation Act which statesspecifically that the employerupon notice or knowledge of in-jury shall furnish reasonablemedical, osteopathic, etc., servicesto such injured workman, and weare advised that the Iowa Indus-trial Commissioner has ruled that

injured workmen have the finalchoice in the selection of suchphysician. Considerable expensewas involved in protecting oste-opathy in this enactment.

Section 8671, Chapter 398, Codeof Iowa, provides as follows: "Thecommissioner of insurance shalldecline to approve any such formof policy or contract of insuranceunless the same shall, in all re-spects, conform to the laws ofthis state applicable thereto, andunless the issuance of same isbased upon a satisfactory medicalexamination of the applicant by aphysician duly authorized to prac-tice medicine or by an osteopathicphysician duly authorized to prac-tice osteopathy in the state ofIowa or the state where examinedand no policy or contract of in-surance shall be issued by anyinsurance company to any indi-vidual in this state until such ex-amination shall have been ap-proved by the medical examineror medical board of the company."(This pertains to life insuranceexaminations.) It would seemproper that when applying forlife insurance for ourselves ormembers of our families that theabove provision in the Iowa stat-ute be considered.

I feel that for less than threecents per day, no one practicingosteopathy in the state of Iowacan afford to be without up to theminute advice on privileges inpractice as furnished by the so-ciety to paid-up members throughits very efficient committees, allof whom are laboring unceasinglyfor the welfare of the professionand very often without eventhanks from their colleagues.

A movement now in process offulfillment promises to be thegreatest achievement ever at-tempted for the members of ourSociety in the state of Iowa. Onlypaid-up members will be in a po-sition to reap the benefit of thisprogram. It is therefore up toeach and every member of theprofession eligible for such mem-bership to join the various oste-opathic associations, county, dis-trict, state and national.

Your check for $10.00 madepayable to Dr. F. A. Gordon, Sec-retary, 208 Masonic Temple, Mar-shalltown, Iowa, constitutes ap-plication for membership. If youwish, the same Dr. Gordon canhandle your application for A. O.A. membership.

Trusting that you have all re-turned from your respective va-cations in excellent condition andthat you will receive your shareof the bountiful crops with whichIowa has been blessed this year,I am,

Cordially yours,-D. E. Hannan, D. O.,

Chairman,Public Affairs Committee,Perry, Iowa.

NoticeThe fall circuit of district meet-

ings is being planned for October6th and 7th. Three out-of-statespeakers will each meet two dis-tricts on consecutive days, the ex-act date for each district to bedetermined as soon as all districtsare heard from. Until that infor-mation is obtained we cannot givethe exact location of the meetings

but your secretary will notify youlater.

Keep these dates open, as goodprograms are being planned. Alsoget in touch with some pros-pective student and bring him tothese meetings.

-J. M. W.

ApplicationsRoss C. Bodwell, WaterlooJ. L. Craig, CrescoJ. H. Conaway, MuscatineB. H. Devine, Des MoinesO. L. Johnson, MarshalltownM. R. Hunt, GreeneT. F. Lange, Cedar RapidsM. O. Martin, ColfaxG. W. Loerke, Ft. MadisonW. K. Lowrey, Ft. MadisonT. C. Mann, EsthervilleL. B. Mosley, Ft. Madison0. E. Owen, Des MoinesD. W. Roberts, Des MoinesB. A. Storey, LedyardH. L. Urban, Iowa CityJ. R. Wolescheck, Des MoinesN. A. Cunningham, ColfaxM. G. Tincher, Ft. MadisonEmil Braunschweig, Des MoinesG. W. Schwartzbaugh, Des Moines

Polk CountyThe Polk County Osteopathic

Association held its first fall meet-ing Friday, September 10th, atHotel Chamberlain, at 6:30 p. m.The meeting being in the formof a banquet.

Progressive plans for the yearwere presented and discussed.The local association will attemptto do its share in keeping oste-opathy before the public eye. Thelocal public and professional af-fairs committee will cooperatewith the national organization.

Interesting programs areplanned for the monthly meetings.We are going to try to do thingsin such a way that every osteo-pathic physician will be anxiousto become a member of this group.

Everything osteopathic is mov-ing forward; osteopathic educa-tion, legislation, publicity, hospi-tals, and the Polk County Groupwill do their share to keep themmoving in that direction.

The following committees havebeen appointed by the president,Dr. Harry Barquist:

Program: Bruce Farmer, Chair-man.

Entertainment: James Hum-phrey, Chairman.

Publicity: Benjamin Devine,Chairman.

Membership: Benjamin Devineand James Shaffer, Co-chairmen.

Ethics: John Woods, Chairman.Public Relations: Arthur D.

Becker, Chairman.Chaplain: Lester P. Fagan.Legislative: Saul Klein, Chair-

man.Student Recruiting: Harry

Marshall, Chairman.The present officers of the

group are: President, Harry Bar-quist;' vice president, BruceFarmer; treasurer, Carl Sea-strand; secretary, Jack Berck.

DR. H. V. HALLADAY-judged an amateur contest atMurray, Iowa, early in August.Dr. Fred Martin was instrumentalin getting osteopathy representedin the iudres' stand.

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added figures but we can say now-that we are delighted to have this.fine looking bunch of fellows fromMaine to Wyoming here in DesMoines to take advantage of ourfacilities. We could handle alarger class but we are happy to,have an increase over the group.of last year at the same time.

On the first floor we peeked into,the Chem. lab and it was radiantwith shining bottles filled with re-agents and the several solutionsused in that lab. A voice echoedfrom the pit and we were not mis-taken in guessing that it was Dr.Bachman lecturing on OB. Weglanced into the dissection lab and:another body was in the processof being prepared for that work.We felt repaid for the time we,took from other duties but it didnot look real after all.

Some of us can remember notso many years ago when it wasabout the first of November be-fore we all got settled down towork. Times have changed. Hereit is only the first week of anew term and all the wheels areturning in perfect rhythm. Theremust be a reason for it.

We wonder if osteopathy-thestudy and practice of it-is notdemanding closer attention andmore concentration than ever be-fore. It seems to us that we haveacquired a little more dignity-we are a little more studious-we are more in earnest-we arelooking ahead and we realize thata day lost can never be made up.The thousands of scientific factsthat are poured into the heads ofstudents cannot be dumped all atone time. The four years we useto absorb these facts are toocrowded even in the best plannedschedule. Every minute countsand we all know it.

SurgicalA;t the National Convention this

year, the surgical section was re-sumed, after a period of sevenyears in which no section washeld. The attendance and interestin this section well justified itsresumption. Three meetings wereheld at which a two-hour sym-posium were given at each meet-ing. The symposiums were "Ap-pendicitis," by Dr. Harry Collinsand staff; "Fractures of the Fe-mur," by Dr. Howard Lamb and-staff; and "Head Injuries," by Dr.0. 0. Bashline and staff. It wasthe concensus of opinion of thesurgical group that this sectionshould be held yearly at the na-tional convention.

The annual meeting of theAmerican College of OsteopathicSurgeons will be held in Kirks-ville, Missouri, October 4th, 5thand 6th, with Drs. George andE. L. Laughlin, Jr., as hosts. Avery complete program is beingarranged and the operative sur-gical clinics will be a major partof the meeting as heretofore. Thepresent interest shown by themembers points toward a large at-tendance.

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Volume 14 OCTOBER 15, 1937 Number 10

The OutlookWe are all quite happy over the

outlook at the beginning of theschool year. We are not satis-fied. We do feel that we can han-dle more students to advantage.We have the equipment, the fac-ulty and a clinic that taxes ourtime constantly, but we are add-ing each semester to our totalenrollment and we know that Os-teopathy is not slipping in thematter of new recruits.

Our new class exceeds in sizethe one entering at the same timelast year. It more than replacesthe graduating group and consistsof as fine a group of young menas you will ever find. We regretthat there is not one member ofthe fair sex enrolled in this newclass. We need in Osteopathy andhere in Des Moines more youngwomen to meet the growing de-mand for women osteopaths.

We are delighted to have anumber of our old students re-turn after an absence of one ormore semesters. We know thatthey are still deeply interestedin finishing the course in Oste-opathy and some of them are mak-ing great sacrifices to continue.

We are proud to have with usseveral transfers from other col-leges of Osteopathy. These stu-dents are already fitting into thetheme of our college and have ex-pressed their delight at havingmade the change.

This is a good place to add thisitem: Next January we matricu-

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Dr. P. T. WilsonThe college enjoyed a visit the

15th of September from Dr. Per-rin T. Wilson of Cambridge,Mass. Dr. Wilson appeared be-fore the student body and gavethem a talk that can be classi-fied only as "highly inspirational."His main topic was, "Pneumonia,"which he illustrated with a seriesof slides bringing out the benefitsderived from our methods oftreatment. He also took time tobring into his address many othermajor principles of Osteopathy asapplied to the care of the generaltype of patient.

A luncheon given in his honorby the local osteopathic group wasattended by the majority of theprofession in the city. Dr. Wil-son at this time briefly reviewedsome of the difficulties we meetwith in practice.

During the afternoon he madea trip to the hospital and visitedthe clinic at the college, examin-ing several of the patients.

We will always consider it agreat privilege to entertain a phy-sician of the calibre of Dr. Wil-son and we hope he will find thetime to again stop and spend aday with us.

OUR DEPARTMENTOF ANATOMY

In 1892 Dr. A. T. Still opened the first college of Osteopathy.Anatomy was the first subject to be taught. Dr. Still had been formany years a deep student of this subject and knew from his ownexperience that the greater the appreciation of Anatomy, the betterthe physician would be in diagnosis, prognosis and technic. Con-scious of this, the trustees of our college have made every effort tonot only keep up with, but ahead of the legal demands in thisdepartment. We feel that Anatomy is still the major basis for acomplete understanding of our science and every effort is made toteach the subject in conformity with the principles of Osteopathy.

Dr. H. V. Halladay, the department head, is too well knownthroughout the profession to need an introduction. He has beenteaching this subject for twenty-two years. His reorganization oflaboratory methods increased the interest in and enabled the studentto gain more knowledge from the laboratory work. His researchon the spine stands out as a unique piece of work and his interpreta-tions are constantly in demand. Dr. Halladay is a consistent speakerat conventions of the profession, his subject usually being one in-timately connected with the subject of Anatomy.

Dr. John M. Woods assumes part of the responsibility in thedepartment also. Since his graduation in 1923, Dr. Woods has beena member of the faculty of the college and has taught at least onedivision of the Anatomy each semester. The presentation of thesubject of Applied Anatomy is a difficult one in that the teachermust draw largely on his own personal experience as well as adetailed anatomical knowledge. Dr. Woods is also active in generalpractice and this fits him especially well for the teaching of Osteo-pathic Applied Anatomy.

The general subject of Anatomy includes two other named subjectsthat are a necessary part of the anatomical training of every student.These are Embryology and Histology.

Dr. 0. E. Owen very capably takes the classes through these twosubjects and adds to the regulation text the explanations necessaryfor application to the science of Osteopathy. Embryology deals withthe structure of the body from a developmental standpoint and manyof the diseases and pathologies we are called upon to treat must betraced back to development before we can have a proper understand-ing of the methods of treatment and the response. Histology takeseach tissue of the body and places it under the microscope so we canhave a clearer understanding of the physiological processes and bycomparison understand the pathological changes.

Histology and Embryology are taught in the Freshman year.Anatomy beginning in the Freshman year extends through theSophomore year and is again taught during the Senior year at whichtime the more practical osteopathic facts are interpolated. Thisdidactic part of the course extends through seven semesters or fora total of six hundred and thirty hours.

Each of these subjects is more clearly demonstrated to the studentthrough laboratory methods. A total of three hundred and ninety-four hours is spent by each student in this department, coveringthe examination of slides and specimens and the dissection of theentire human body. Dry bone and specially prepared anatomicalspecimens are frequently used by the professors for demonstrationand each laboratory requires the careful preparation of a manualfrom each student.

An exhibit of anatomical alterations has recently been added to themuseum. These specimens were a part of the offering of the collegeat the recent convention in Chicago and depicted clearly the effectof osteopathic lesions.

FootballWith the World Series out of

the way and football about tocross the half-way mark, we canlook back and see just what isgoing on in our own locality.Still College is playing its usualrole in the care of approximately500 boys playing this game.North, East, Roosevelt and Lin-coln High schools with DowlingHigh (Catholic), the Drake fresh-man team and the Comets, a com-mercial team in the city-all arebeing cared for by seniors of StillCollege.

This means that last semesterthese students were given a spe-cial course in the training andcare of athletes. They wereready at the call this fall to goout and take their places in thegym and on the bench with osteo-pathic prophylactic and therapeu-tic plans anticipating the trau-matic injuries that these boysmeet in football. With this sportput away at Thanksgiving theseniors will be called to care forbasketball, swimming and wrest-ling and in the spring the trackteams and baseball to finish theschool year.

At the present writing the fol-lowing seniors are hard at workevery afternoon: Miller, Zyze-lewski, Hume, Fagen, Johnson,Houghan, Irwin, Hull, Leubers,Sargent, Wicke, Leslie, Haight,Gerlach, Heideman, O'berski andGriffith. Having finished thispart of their clinical training atthe college this group will becalled in shortly and a new listsent out so that before the endof the season every member ofthe class will have had the oppor-tunity to learn by direct contactwhat must be done in the preven-tion and care of athletic injuries.

I. 0. W. A.Mrs. Burl Elliott, President of

the Iowa Osteopathic Women'sAuxiliary announces the list ofcommittee chairmen for the yearas follows: Ways and Means-Mrs. Paul Park, Des Moines;Public Health-Mrs. Chas. Potter,Forest City; Social-Mrs. J. P.Schwartz, Des Moines; Program-Mrs. J. R. Shaffer, Des Moines;Publicity-Mrs. Ferres A. Gor-don. Marshalltown.

Membership Chairmen - 1stDistrict, Mrs. Paul French, CedarRapids; 2nd District, Mrs. RollaHook, Logan; 3rd District, Mrs.C. C. Jackson, Keokuk; 4th Dis-trict, Mrs. W. L. Tindall, Woden;5th District, Mrs. Marvin Green,Storm Lake; 6th District, Mrs.Raymond Kale, Des Moines.

Mrs. C. C. Jackson, Keokuk, hasinvited all women in her districtto Ottumwa, October 6th, to or-ganize a District Auxiliary.


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With one month behind us thestudents are already impressedwith the higher scholastic stand-ards as set up by the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy.

We are pleased to have as ad-ditional house guests the follow-ing new students at school: Rich-ard McGill, Shenandoah, Iowa;C ha se Matthews, Cincinnati,Ohio; Herbert Ridings, Cincin-nati, Ohio.

During the past month therehas been activity to the highestdegree, the high spot being thesmoker in honor of the new stu-dents at school. The surgicalfilm appealed to all, especially,"0. B." Ridings, who has decidedto specialize in obstetrics "with-out" surgery.

The house is the proud posses-sor of a new picture which wasunveiled the evening of thesmoker and which displays thefaculty members who are life timemembers of the Atlas Club.

Our house guest for this monthwas Dr. Fedson of Ames, Iowa.

After cleaning and renovatingoucr barn we were able to have avery successful "hard time"party.

Our deepest sympathy is withbrother Henry Leslie, whosefather passed away October 7th.

Vacation memories are a thingof the dim and distant past. Thegrim reality of books, laboratoriesand midnight oil have made theirimprint upon us.

Regular meeting dates havebeen set; a program has beenformulated, and the budget forthe year launched and approved.Iota Tau Sigma is well on theway to a profitable, successfulyear.

Brother Howard Sprock waselected president of the Inter-Fraternity Council at their initialmeeting of the year.

The annual smoker was heldfor the freshmen and upper classguests at the Hotel Savery III,October 6, 1937 at 8:00 P. M.We were honored with the pres-ence of Dr. Becker, Dr. Cash andDr. Devine. Each gave very in-teresting talks along lines vitallyimportant to Osteopathic students.

Pledging is only a week awayand the final stretch is the onethat tells the tale.

We would be happy to hearfrom our old alumni and friendsat any time. Drop us a line.

-A. S. B.

Yes, sir!! It's the same oldstory-six weeks exams againThe time has come, fellow stu-dents, when we must again proveour ability to follow in the foot-steps of our Dr. A. T. Still. Hitthose exams, boys, and may theanswers be up to par.

Thursday night was t he"Smoker Supreme" at the P. S. G,house. Talks were given by Doc-tors Klein, Shaffer, Owen andHalladay. Each told somethingof value from their own field ofexperience. No one could guesswhy Don Leigh didn't get thoseneedles stuck in his throat. Wewere indeed proud of the largeattendance and wish to thank thenew students for so ably helpingus to make the evening a success.

Our house has been undergoingextensive remodeling and redec-orating and the results are ex-tremely pleasant to behold. Sowith kindest thoughts for all boys-be sure and get the fundamen-tals.-J. F. L.

The members and pledges ofPsi Sigma Alpha held their firstbanquet of the semester on Tues-day, September 28th, at O'Mal-ley's Tearoom. Dr. Becker wasthe speaker for the evening. Ev-eryone present reported an event-ful time.

Kenneth Cory has returnedfrom his summer vacation at last.

We are glad to welcome GerryHooper into our midst as a trans-fer from the Alpha Chapter ofKirksville.

Psi Sigma Alpha plans to holdits initiation at its next meet-ing, October 12th. The pledgesto be initiated are as follows:Augie Augenstein, Joe Gurka, JoeRobinson, Ernest Light, PaulKimberly and Neil Kitchen.-C.R. A.

The Sigma Sigma Phi had abanquet at the Davis Grill on theevening of September 21st, for theactives and pledges, with Dr. H.V. Halladay as the guest andspeaker, speaking on the originof the Sigma Sigma Phi and thereasons for its being originated.

On September 28th the SigmaSigma Phi held its initiation, andthe following pledges becameactive members: W. F. Costello,L. B. Sanchez, H. A. Spork, H. I.McCollom, G. R. Fisher, F. M.Iverson, A. B. Schiffer. We werehonored by having Dr. BennieDevine present.

The Sigma Sigma Phi held itsfall dance at the Rose LorenzStudio, located in the RooseveltShopping Center, on the night ofOctober 1st and gave away a doorprize of five dollars; the winnerwas George Boston.

The members of Sigma SigmaPhi would like to take this oppor-tunity to thank the student bodyattending our dance for their sup-port and interest shown for out-side activities.-P. K.

The sorority had a picnic atGreenwood Park September 16th.The girls confessed to having agood time and to eating too much,as usual.

The Beta chapter of DeltaOmega was represented at theNational Convention of DeltaOmega by Miss Rebecca Richard-son last July in Chicago, whereshe was entertained at dinner bythe National Chapter at theMedina Temple. She also at-tended a business meeting of theNational Chapter at which meet-ing Dr. Mary Golden, as NationalPresident, presided.

-B. M.

N. O. I. C.(National Osteopathic Interfra-

ternity Council)The Council has little to report

this month. The letters to theseveral presidents went out lastmonth with requests and direc-tions. To date half of these haveanswered. All replies should bein. We will have to get a littlerough with some of these fellowsand try to get them up on theirfeet. If you are one who has notsent in the information asked for,better get busy and reply or youwill get a personal letter that youwill not like so well.

Surgical MeetingThe eleventh annual meeting

of the American College of Osteo-pathic Surgeons was held atKirksville, Missouri, October 3rd,4th and 5th, with the largest at-tendance in history up to thepresent time. There was alsothe greatest number of applicantsfor membership that there hasbeen heretofore.

Twenty-three major operationswere performed in the surgicalclinic the three mornings. A com-plete program of scientific paperswere given each afternoon. Guestspeakers, other than the membersof the college, were Dr. Paul T.Lloyd of Philadelphia, Dr. RayHurlburt, Editor of the AmericanOsteopathic Association Journal.Secretary of the National Asso-ciation, Dr. McCaughan, also at-tended the meeting. Dr. Lloydand Dr. Hurlburt were electedhonorary members of the organ-ization.

Social events included a bar-becue at the Kirksville CountryClub and. a banquet at the Trav-elers Hotel at which the Kirks-ville Faculty and the hospitalinternes were guests.

Dr. 0. 0. Bashline was electedpresident for the coming year,Dr. Howard Lamb was electedvice president and Dr. A. C. John-son was re-elected as secretary.Dr. J. P. Schwartz was electedas trustee.

One of the outstanding accom-plishments of the convention wasthe passing of a resolution thatthe College publish a surgicalsupplement to the A. O. A. Journalfour times a year.

AssembliesSeptember 17

Following the custom, the sec-ond assembly of the year isplanned to introduce the newclass. With a revamped orches-tra that went over the top withits first appearance, Dr. Halladayopened the ceremony. He thencalled for the new class to marchto the stage and when indicatedeach gave his name and hometown. Those of you who havebeen through this assembly knowwhat happens when certain statesare mentioned. The old customprevails and with no less gusto.Ohio had been augmented some,but Michigan held the lead. Itis a fine looking gang of newstudents and at this writing allhave settled down and are hardat work.

September 24Still honoring the new class, the

college provided a comedy film.Our Gang made an impression ofa sort on New York and got them-selves into all sorts of trouble.Students who have transferredfrom other schools and those whohave returned after having beenout for some time were intro-duced. Music was furnished, asusual, by the college band underthe direction of Dr. Halladay.

October 1Dr. Arthur D. Becker, president

of the college, took advantage ofthe period this Friday and gaveone of his heart-to-heart talks. Inthe planning of the work for theyear there is much to be thoughtof and many things to be takeninto consideration. Dr. Beckeralways brings out the partnershipidea in his talks and stresses theimportance of the individual. Histalks are always events to be re-membered.

October 8Following another custom which

is always welcome with the stu-dent body, the entertainment con-sisted of a fine film from the East-man Teaching Films, entitled, "ANormal Breech Delivery." This.of course, was not so clearly un-derstood by the newer membersof the student body but it did givethem an insight into the future.Music was furnished, as usual, bythe college band.

Polk CountyThe Polk County Osteopathic

Association held its regular din-ner meeting October 11, at Youn-kers Tea Room at 6:30 p. m.The gathering was in the formof an educational meeting. Spe-cial guests present were voca-tional guidance teachers of thevarious junior and senior highschools, colleges and universitiesof Des Moines.

Several guests and doctors fromout of town were present at theaffair.

Dr. Benny Devine presided astoastmaster of the evening. Dr.A. D. Becker, president of DesMoines Still College of Osteopathywas the principal speaker of theevening. Dr. Becker explainedthe scientific principles underly-ing osteopathy.


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the Lo~j published later.We want the class of January,

The Official Publication of 1938, to start the celebration ofDES MOINES STILL COLLE(GIE OF that 40th Anniversary. Wouldn't

OSTEOPATHY you like to be represented in ourOSTEOPATHY ___________great anniversary celebration by

President ...... ARTHUR D. BECKER sending a student for that class?We solicit your cooperation as a

Faculty Adviser .. H. V. HALLADAY co-worker. We will continue to_ endeavor to deserve your enthusi-

Editor .............. E. HARWOOD astic assistance. Take advantageof this opportunity to advance

Osteopathy Without Limitation osteopathy and osteopathic edu-cation. Arthur D. Becker, D. 0.

FortiethAnrtiversreth Nebraska, Iowa andAnniversarv

The class of January, 1938, will Wisconsin Our Lecturbe the last class to be enrolled There have been a number of Some of you do not have to go bacin which graduation from high osteopathic conventions held the to reme of tyoudo not haveto go ben acschool is adequate entrance repast few weeks and it is only toremember theold chairs, benchesquirement. natural for a program chairman for your comfort (?) during the ]

This entrance requirement is to call upon the colleges for some ago Still Colleg e made kindling of thadequate in 36 states as a pre- of the speakers. them with a complete seating equipliminary requirement for li- It so happened that I was a arm and note book rack. But they vcensure for practice. guest speaker at the Nebraska' Do any of you remember, several

All the members of the reeog- State Convention held at Lincoln, to the last period with his overcoinized osteopathic colleges known on September 21st, and at the leaned back and dozed and the an l

as the Associated Colleges of district meeting at Mason City, alleled the floor? The floor and theOsteopathy unanimously accepted on October 6th. While the attend- it jarred the sleep out of the studthe new rule passed by the ance was not so large at either comfortable.Trustees and the House of Dele- of these conventions, some of thegates of the American Oste- doctors drove many miles in or- \Montanaopathic Association at the Chi- der to be present and help to makecago convention this past summer, the convention a success. On September 20th to 22d in- dethat beginning with the Septem- I just returned from a trip to elusive, Dr. Arthur D. Becker, Cdber class of 1938 they would Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where president of Des Moines Still Col- Orequire one year of college work on Saturday, October 9th, the lege of Osteopathy, attended the Eas a minimum requirement for State Association held their semi- annual State Convention held by 8tentrance and that beginning with annual convention. It seemed to the State Osteopathic Association 8tthe September class of 1940 they me that the spirit of osteopathy of Montana. The convention this niwould require two years of col- was fine at this convention. The year was held in Livingston, Mon-lege work as a minimum require- sixty or seventy who attended the tana, a beautiful city set amid coment for entrance. This is the meetings were very anxious to encircling mountains. This was fiexact program established by Des learn more about the influence of a three-day convention, and was niMoines Still College of Osteopa- osteopathic lesions and other con- well attended by the Osteopathic cothy just one year ago as the ditions in causing backache and Physicians of the state, with vis- litstandard for this institution. their influence in producing ir- itors from Idaho and Wyoming

We are seriously concerned that regularities of the heart beat. as well. More than three-fourths esyoung men and women who con- After the lecture on backache, of the Osteopathic Physicians in otemplate the study of osteopathy which lasted for one and one-half Montana were present. ofshall be adequately informed of hours, they asked me to take an- Dr. Becker reports that this inthis rule and of the time of its other half hour to answer ques- group of Osteopathic Physicians reapplication. To repeat, the class tions concerning backache. This is a live bunch. Their interest in thof January, 1938, is the last pos- helped to clear up many things the technical program, their at- Stsible opportunity to enroll under that before were a little hazy. tendance at the various sessions nopresent entrance standards. One of the outstanding things of the convention, and their en- IT

Never in the history of Des of the program was a fifteen-min- thusiasm in their work were out- thMoines Still College of Osteopa- ute broadcast over the local radio standing features of the meeting. ththy have we been so, well prepared station, by Dr. John Rogers, past Dr. Becker gave six technical lee- fato train students to become quali- president of the A. 0. A., which tures, dealing largely with the ap- mfled osteopathic physicians and gave osteopathy some good pub- plication of osteopathic principles ofsurgeons as we are at this time. licity. Drove down to Milwaukee, in the treatment of various groups noOur strong faculty, made up of with Dr. Elton, secretary of the of diseases. He also discussed TIhighly trained and experienced State Association, Sunday morn- classification of heart diseases and frphysicians, our greatly enlarged ing. Had lunch and a sight seeing cardiac arrhythmias. Dr. Becker Nolaboratories furnished with new tour of the city with Dr. San Fel- was the principal speaker at theand modern equipment, our large lipo. meeting of the Rotary Club, and lefand comprehensive clinic of Dr. Brietzman, Dr. Elton, and also gave a public address in a manwidely di comprehensified clinical materiof others made my short stay in meeting open to patients and w

al, give us many advantages. Our Fond du Lac a very pleasant one friends of osteopathy on one of wEh al, give us facilitiny advantages .Moinur and I hope that they got some- the evenings of the convention. prGeneral Hospital furnish evoines thing out of my discussions that He was particularly impressed byadequate opportunity to each stu will prove helpful to them in their the very excellent presentations th,dent uato e opportunity to advantages of practice. in osteopathic technique by Dr. themodern hospital training t advantages of Wednesday of this week will L. D. Anderson of Boise, Idaho, wiobserve sugital trainses of ade find me on my way to Dallas, as well as by technical papers of in

observe surgical cases of wide Texas, to attend the Southwestern various members of the Montana ofvariet y in major as well as in Internist Convention being held Association. A.mi'inor surgery. in that, city on October 14th and

In 1938 we will celebrate the 15th. While I am there will try DR. FOSTER D. CLARK40th Anniversary of Des Moines and find time to attend the Expo- of Torrington, Conn., writes that anDStill College of' Osteopathy. We sition before returning home.- the following have been appointed Edplan to make this coming year Lonnie L. Facto, D . to the Connecticut Board of Os- W<the high peak of attainment as LniL.FcoD. teopathy: Dr. C. M. Van Duzer, foia crowning year of achievement DR. H. V. HALLADAY- Greenwich, president; Dr. Frank Mein osteopathic education. We are will drive to Grand Rapids the L. Teall, New Haven, treasurer; he:planning a great homecoming for 27th to meet with the Michigan Dr. F. D. Clark, Torrington, see- beall graduates and friends of Des State Society the following day. retary. Co

e Rooms;k very far in your college workor opera seats that were offeredlecture periods. Several yearsle old type of seats and replacedment of steel chairs with deskdo slip on the terraza floor.years ago, a student who came

at on? Remember the day hegle of the chair suddenly pa-r-e chair sustained no injury butent. Yes, these chairs are too

PennsylvaniaDr. Arthur D. Becker, our presi-

ent, attended the annual Stateonvention of the Pennsylvaniasteopathic Association, held atrie, Pennsylvania, on October;h and 9th, during which timee gave discussions on the tech-ical program each day of theinvention. He also put on afteen-minute broadcast the eve-ng preceding the opening of theinvention, on the subject of "Os-opathy and Its Relation to Pub-c Health."Dr. Becker reports a most inter-ting and worth-while programF diversified presentations, many

which were really outstandinginterest and value. It is to be

gretted that the attendance atis meeting of the PennsylvaniaLate Osteopathic Association wasit up to its usual good average.he officers of the association ande program chairman, as well ase local committee, had workedithfully and well in preparingaterial for a fine meeting and,

course, it was disappointingAt to have a large group present.here were numerous visitorsom Ohio and some even fromew York state.The interest of those attendingft nothing to be desired, andany expressions of appreciationere heard on all sides by thoseho were fortunate enough to beesent.Dr. Becker took advantage ofe opportunity to spend most ofe day on Sunday, October 10th,th Dr. McCaughan, at his homeChicago, talking over mattersinterest associated with A. 0.activities.

R. AND MRS. JOHN WOODS-nounce the arrival of DonaldImund, September 27th. Mrs.oods will be remembered as thermer Dr. Rachel Ho dges.)ther and babe are in excellentalth and Dr. Woods seems to

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The Executive Committee of theIowa Society is indeed to be con-gratulated for the finding of theways and means of carrying outthe will of the members at theMay Convention and are sendingout copies of the Iowa Workmen'sCompensation Law and Social Se-curity Laws enacted at the lastIowa Legislature definitely statingosteopathic services are available.This is a fine piece of educationalwork.

As Chairman of the Iowa In-dustrial and Institutional Com-mittee I am making the publicrequest that every practicing os-teopathic physician in the state,whether a member of the IowaSociety or not, keep a very com-plete record of every industrialcompensation case treated andforward same to the Secretary ofthe Society or to the undersigned.Better still, make a typewrittencopy of the insurance blank andsend that in. Such service willbenefit organized osteopathy theworld over as all such cases re-ceived in Iowa will be forwardedto the A 0 A Bureau of Industrialand Institutional Service. It takessuch a short time to send a report.Don't wait, thinking you musthave ten or twenty reports tomake a showing. If every osteo-athic physician in Iowa wouldsend in only two such reports,we would have close to a thousandreports. Send in every reportas they all help.

-Paul 0. French, D. O.Chairman, Industrial andInstitutional Committee,410-11 C. R. Savings Bank,Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The fall meetings of the vari-ous districts were held October6th and 7th. Reports from all ofthese meetings have not reachedus in time for this issue but thosewe have heard from, report veryprofitable meetings. The follow-ing Iowa cities were hosts intheir respective districts:

First District-Cedar Rapids.Second District-Shenandoah.Third District-Ottumwa.Fourth District-Mason City.Fifth District-Cherokee.Sixth District-Perry.

In addition to the local pro-grams prominent physicians fromthe surgical convention made partof the circuit under the auspicesof the state association. Dr. How-ard Lamb of Denver, Dr. AntonKani of Omaha, Dr. Harold Fen-ner of North Platt and Dr. L. LFacto of Des Moines were someof the men giving their time anceffort on these programs. W(greatly appreciate their generousaid.

At Shenandoah a symposiunfurnished by the P. & P. W. bureau of the A. 0. A. was broadcast from KFNF with very gratifying results. We appreciate th,efforts of the Central Office iifurnishing copies and suggestion:for this broadcast.

Dr. Howard Lamb gave a radiohealth talk in connection with theCedar Rapids meeting which wasvery much worth while.

Applications for membership inthe Iowa Society: Dr. EllenPhenicie, 1126 Des Moines Bldg.,Des Moines, Iowa; Dr. OrrillaReeve, 419 First Natl. Bank Bldg.,Mason City, Iowa; Dr. ElizabethMochrie, 414 Trimble Bldg., SiouxCity, Iowa.

0. W. N. A.The fall has opened up with

splendid prospects for a year ofearnest work and development inthe interest of 0. W. N. A. NewAuxiliaries have been formed, af-filiated with the national organ-ization. Many physicians have forthe first time entered their mem-bership as active in this women'sgroup whose slogan is, "Oste-opathic Womanhood United forOsteopathy."

The four objectives of this or-ganization are very pertinent andshould receive the thoughtful con-sideration of everyone.

1. The promotion of the wel-fare of women and children.

2. To cooperate with otherwomen's organizations.

3. The stimulation of state andlocal organization.

4. Securing of combined actionby osteopathic women.

"Only in Union Is thereStrength," and the contacts madeby organized osteopathic woman-hood are tremendous. FederatedClub work-P. T. A.-Women'sClubs-may be reached effectivelythrough united effort. This can-not be done by the parent organ-ization-the A. 0. A.

MissouriDr. Laura Miller of Adel ac-

companied the president of 0. W.N. A. on a trip to the MissouriState Convention. It was an in-spiration to see the keen interestand enthusiasm of the woman-hood in the state which since thebeginning has been the fountainhead of osteopathy. Due to a newlaw the attendance was the great-est Missouri has ever known-this, along with the snappy, sci-entific program, sent all membershome feeling they had been might-ily repaid for the effort expendedHow fine if all states compellecattendance at post graduate worl

l or state conventions.t It was my privilege to appeal; on the technique section of theprogram, and to meet the mem-I bership at a luncheon radio talk- -Mary E. Golden, D. 0.

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s Dr. Virgil Halladay of theAnatomy Department of the College gave an interesting discus

1 sion of osteopathy's importan- place in athletics.

Dr. Mary Golden, president o:the Osteopathic Women's Nationa

- Association, was the concludinge speaker of the evening. Dr. Goldn en described the many oyportunis ties to be derived by choosin!

osteopathy as a career.

The educational dinner meetingwas attended by about sixtyguests and doctors from PolkCounty.

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Friday-7:15 A. M. The newRocket to Chicago. Drake footballteam-Dr. Kramer and others onboard. 1:15 Chicago-mad dashacross via 63rd to the airport-hasty lunch- Mrs. Roosevelt-Pictures with movie and candidcamera-Depart at 2:15 withMrs. Roosevelt as a co-passenger-soon up to 8,000 feet soaringover Indiana and Ohio-Dinnerwhile flying over New Jersey.Land at 7:27, E. S. T. Car toPennsylvania Hotel. Frontal sinusacting up due to sudden drop-To bed early-Saturday-O. K.-short shopping tour-back tothe hotel-Ned Sinsabaugh, VernStill, Herb Weber, Hen Hoyer,Don and Tom Thorburn, GeorgeRiley, William Strong and manyothers. Schwab of Chicago, Wal-lace of Wichita also on the pro-gram. Lunch-talk-sub to Ho-boken-Train to S. Orange-Din-ner with the Webers-Herb, Peg,Patsy and Diane-Rush back tomeet Ned and do the town buttoo late Do it alone-TimesSquare-- Broadway and finallyland at the Roxy-Out at 12:30A. M.- Sunday-Up early-Talkat 9-Herb waiting-Dash thruthe tube to the Jersey airport-Plane at 12:30-Chicago at 4:00C. S. T.-Taxi via 63rd to Engle-wood-Rocket to Des Moines-Home at 11:15. All the same onequick picture show. 64 hoursaway from Des Moines, 41 ofwhich were spent in the vicinityof New York. A perfect trip inevery way. Same old Subwayodors but many new bright lights

* on the Street of Signs. Enjoyedevery minute of it.

Dr. A. W. Bailey, Schenectady,was elected President of the NewYork Osteopathic Society at the39th Annual Convention. Otherofficers elected are: Dr. Helen M.

- Dunning, New York City, VicePresident; Dr. Melvin B. Has-brouck. Albany, Secretary; Dr.

-Geraldine Wilmot, New YorkCity, Treasurer.

t Next year's convention will beM held at Binghamton.

-H. V. H.

THE OUTLOOK(Continued from page 1.)

late our last class under the pre-liminary High School requirementThis means that your studentshave this one opportunity only to

e enter this college without the one-year college requirement. ThinV

t this over. We know that youhave one or more boys or girls

f in mind that should become a part1 of our profession. You must gei

- in touch with them immediatel3- and see that they have a completeg understanding of this ruling

passed this year by the A. O. A

Beginning next September everyBeginning next September everymatriculant must have one yearof college work before he or shecan enter our college.

The gate closes on High Schoolgraduates only, after January,1938.

C. P. & P. W.Sounds like the New Deal or

the initials of a railroad but toyou it should be the Committeeon Public and Professional Wel-fare.

We do not want to be one whowill bolre you with frequent ap-peals. We do want to be one ofthe means of bringing to you theimportant information that thiscommittee of yours is doing every-thing that we thought it woulddo and more. We want you tofeel a little ashamed if you havenot contributed and quite proudif you have.

So many questions come to ourmind when we have the oppor-tunity to sit and review the os-teopathic situation. We haveoften wondered why osteopathyis not better known. This is onlyone of the problems that this com-mittee is working on. You havethe answer to this question if youdo a little figuring. We think theanswer is that for the past sev-eral years the concerted effort ofthe opposition has been to bringa forceful medical message to thepeople. They have used everymeans available to keep the dy-ing spark of allopathic medicinealive. They have filled the air,our newspapers and our maga-zines with little stories of thegreatness of the medical profes-sion, using every care to leave outany reference to any practiceother than their own. We havebeen snowed under by this showerof spoken and printed words.

Our committee is not aping thispropaganda but it is effectivelyeducating the public about oste-opathy. The public is willing tolearn. They listen and they readand they look at pictures andyour Committee on Public andProfessional Welfare is offeringto the eyes and ears of the public,information about our profession.Their work in connection with therecent national meeting and since,proves that we need this servicenow.

In the same breath may we addthat they need your supportNOW.-E. H.

DR. J. E. JONES-of Fairmont, Minn., died October5th. Dr. Jones has been in poorhealth for some time and hadrecently disposed of his practicein the city, Dr. Stoike taking hisplace.

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Volume 14 November 15, 1937 Number 11

Activity Committee

Last year near the close ofschool the student body voted asmall activity fee to be paid eachsemester. This money, collectedby the office, has been turnedover to the Student Committee,and we have here their report todate. Each class is represnetedon this committee, the member-ship being as follows: WilliamCostello, Erwin Emory, Glantz,Johnson, Ketman, LaRoque, Mc-Kay and Simpson. At a recentmeeting of the group, money wasvoted to provide the college or-chestra with music and necessaryequipment, the remainder of thesum to be expended to provideinstruction and amusement onwhat is to be known as Osteio-pathic Activity Day. The fol-lowing report is from the com-mittee:

"Before the close of school lastsemester, the students voted infavor of ,an obligate fee to beused for school activities . Amember of each class has beenappointed as a member of thecommittee to decide upon theexpenditure of this money forthe present semester.

"We, the student committee,in conjunction with the facultyof the college, after considerablediscussion have decided to setaside one day and evening of thissemester, to be known as Osteo-pathic Activity Day at the Col-lege. This will be Friday, De-cember 10, 1937.

"During the course of the daythere will be a full program ofinterest to every physician in thefield. In the morning a generalassembly will be held, with aprominent speaker. In all class-es on that day, there will be lec-tures given covering reviewpoints in subjects of interest tothe practicing physician.

"In the afternoon there will be"Clinical Presentation Classes"with attention being given tospecial cases of interest. Op-portunities to visit the variouslaboratories will also be avail-able.

"And, for the crowning eventof the day, a grand, semiformaldance will be given at the HotelFort Des Moines in the evening,consisting of dancing and cards.The entertainment will start atnine P. M. and continue until thewee hours. And have we en-gaged a good band? You can besure of that one of the best inthe Middle West.

"We are inviting all osteo-pathic physicians within conven-ient distance to Des Moines tomark this date on their calen-dars and plan to attend.


| , Our Department of Obstetrics >

From its beginning nearly forty years ago, Still College hasenjoyed an obstetrical clinic that has been the envy of many otherinstitutions. For the past twenty years this department hasbeen under the direction of Dr. R. B. Bachman, and in that timehas grown so that it demands not only much of Dr. Bachman'stime but most of the time of his able assistant, Dr. E. F. Leininger.Dr. Bachman has developed a routine in the examination and careof the patient and his records are complete in every detail. Withover a case a day in the clinic, it m-ieans that not only must thesetwo licensed physicians be ready at a moment's notice, but alsoseveral groups of students who are assigned to these cases mustalso be available at any hour of the day or night.

We asked Dr. Bachman to give us a resume of the work done'by this clinic for the year ending September first, 1937. Thesefigures are almost unbelievable. Try to imagine over a ton ofbabies. To be. exact, 2831 pounds. Mothers' labor time was fivemonths, two days, nineteen hours and twelve minutes, for thistotal tonnage. Now how much time did Drs. Bachman andLeininger and Still College Seniors labor? Dr. Bachman's reportfollows?

"The number of mothers delivered of their children in the DesMoines Still College Obstetrical Clinic from September 1, 1936, toSeptember 1, 1937, was 384, with a total of 3,427 hours of labor.There were no maternal deaths. Three fetal deaths. occurredduring labor and the ten-day lying-in period, a gross fetal mor-tality of .78 of one per cent.

"There were 197 boys and 189 girls born, including two setsof twins, of 96 primipara and 288 multipara. The average dura-tion of labor for the primipara was 15.3 hours and 6.8 hours forthe multipara. The! average age for the 384 mothers was 24.86years. The average number of children per mother, includingthese births, was 3.2.

"The average period of pregnancy for registering in the clinicwas six months. A total of 1,135 "pre-calls" were made, whichis an average of 2.9 calls per patient; this does not include thevisits the patients make to the college infirmary for osteopathictreatments. There were 3,363 after calls made by the students,which is an. average of 8.8 calls per patient.

It may be of interest to note that services rendered to thepatients in their homes, including the "pre-calls", child birth andafter calls, at current prices in Des Moines as quoted by some os-teopathic physicians, would be $26,824. With the exception ofa small clinical fee, when it can be paid by the patient, to coverthe cost of material used, this service is free; permitting the pa-tient to have routine care and treatment under the supervision oftrained specialists, of which service many would have been de-prived because of lack of funds.

"It is quite obvious, by the publishing of these facts, that theObstetrical Department of Des Moines Still College, of Osteopathyfeels they have rendered a great service to humanity as evidencedby the average duration of labor, which is shorter than the timefrequently quoted in text books, the low mortality rates, and thesavings in doctor bills to people of poor or meager financial eir-cumestances.

"This report would be incomplete if the benefits of this largeObstetrical Clinic to student training were not mentioned. It canreadily be noted by the number of calls made on each-patient thatthe opportunity for observing 'pregnancy and postpartum changesis not limited. Since four students are assigned to a patient inla,bor and each has his particular duty to perform during thecourse of that labor, experience is gained by personal contact. Bysending more than one student on each 'case in labor during thepast school year, we can report a student labor attendance of2,385. Each student being required to perform a given duty,during the course of labor, makes him an assistant, and actingin that capacity there was an average opportunity of 31 cases perstudent. Each student, in addition, made an average of 9.2 de-liveries under licensed supervision. These clinical opportunities,

Texas

The annual meeting of theSouthwestern Internests Associa-tion was held at the Hotel Adol-phus, Dallas, Texas, on October14 and 15, with 75 or 80 inattendance.

Dr. Sam Sparks, programchairman, had obtained as speak-ers for the convention, Dr. Ster-rett, of Philadelphia, Penn., Dr.Bashline, of Grove City, Penn.,and Dr. Facto, of Des Moines,Iowa.

Dr. Sterrett, lectured on thevarious phases of urology andsome of his lecture work wassupplemented with moving pic-tures. Dr. Bashline, Case HistoryTaking and Abdominal Surgery,stressing the acute abdomen.Dr. Factor discussed backache,showed a film on the irregulari-ties of the heart beat, and gavea lecture on the endocrineglands.

A banquet was held on Fri-day night, Dr. McNally, of FortWorth, acting as toastmaster.Earlier in the evening a numberof the Doctors were the guestsof Dr. and Mrs. Scothorn at aparty in their home. After thebanquet many of them went tothe show at the Casino out atthe Pan American Exposition.

Drs. Marille iand Sam Sparks,Dr. Louis Logan, and Dr. Scot-horn, of Dallas, and Dr. Mc-Anally, of Fort Worth, deservea great deal of credit for thesuccess of the convention.

Michigan A

Another fine out-of-town tripto a convention was started afterlunch Wednesday October 27.The traffic problem betweenJoliet and for several miles eastof Gary held up the parade 'butfinally arrived in Grand Rapidsearly in the morning of Thurs-day. Billed for a luncheon-talk to coaches and with HowardMessmore in 'charge it went overwith encores until after two. Atalk on the progam to finish themeeting and then a chance torest some. Chicago next day'visiting the A.O.A. offices andthen out to the botanical gar-dens in Garfield Park and on to,Ray Hulburt's for dinner. Allenjoyed ,very much. Home Satur-day afternoon late and back tothe routine.

Michigan again put on anotherbig state convention. Wei didnot get to see it thru the threedays for we were billed for theafternoon of the last day whenthe crowd had begun to scatter.Reports from those who were


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Phi Sigma Gamma's housewarming Sunday, October thirty-first which took part on the roof,damaged bed clothing and greatlyovershadowed other events ofthe month. The house is underrepair and temporary sleepingquarters have been set up in therecreation room. Phi SigmaGamma wishes to thank itsmany friends for their kind of-fers of assistance. It is a pleas-ure to know we have so manyfriends on the campus in a timeof need.

Dr. and Mrs. Gordon wereguests at Sunday dinner, Octo-ber seventeenth. Dr. Gordon'sconversation on secondary educa-tion was very interesting as wellas enlightening.

Jack Miller, of Dayton, Ohio,and John Hardy, of Seattle,Washington, were informallyinitiated into the fraternity onthe night of Saturday, Octobertwenty-third-it is rumored thatthe boys had a real taste offraternalism. They were for-mally initiated Sunday, Octobertwenty-fourth. Dr. Shafer andDr. E. O. Owens were presentfor the initation and !stayed forthe banquet given at the frater-nity house. Dr. Shafer and Dr.Owen both gave short speeches.Dr. Shafer talked on the ob-stacles to fraternalism and thepaths open to overcome them. Dr.Owens discussed responsibility ofthe new members to the organ-ization.

It is ;a pleasure for Phi SigmaGamma to announce the pledg-ing of the following: HaroldBehling of Milwaukee, Wiscon-sin, Jack Boucher of Kirk:sville,Mo., John Edgerton of Boone,Iowa, Ed Delbridge of Decatur,Illinois, Harry Plautz of Mil-waukee, Wisconsin, Jack Yagoo-bian of Highland Park, Mich.,Kenneth Fowler of Kennard,Nebraska, Iarry Kreuger ofMuskigon, Mich., and Tom Kae-nig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The Detroit members are a bitnon-plussed at the percentage ofMilwaukee pledges. It might beadded that Jack Yagoobian isalso a bit non-plussed at thevarious ways his name is pro-nounced.

Members, pledges of Phi SigmaGamma and their guests had anexceptionally good time at theHalloween party held at thechapter house, Saturday, Octoberthirtieth. Dr. Burgau and Dr.Owens were among the guests.

In closing Phi Sigma Gammiawishes to impart a bit of usefulinformation to all new pledges,regardless of their affiliations.In the words of Dr. Owens, whoremarked at the recent initiation

banquet, "In dealing with thefraternity, it is well for the pledgeto remember that the fraternityis always right, and the pledgeis always wrong."

-J. H.

ATLAS meleH. A. J.

The active 'members of theAtlas Club are proud to an-iounce at this time the followingnen who have been pledged intothe fraternity: Robert Berger,Franklin, Ohio; Arthur Brown,Albia, Iowa; James S. Clapper-ton, Detroit, Mich.; L. A. De,trick, Des Moines, Iowa; RobertA. Drews, Lansing, Mich.; Clar-ence G. Howe, Detroit, Mich.;Thomas A. Hewetson, Lancaster,Ohio; Chase E. Mathews, Cin-cinnati, Ohio; Ossian Neilson,Detroit, Mich.; Richard McGill,Shenandoah, Iowa; Herbert F.Ridings, Loveland, Ohio; RobertE. Smith, Des Moines, Iowa;James P. Watt, Springfield, Mis-souri; Robert M. Woods, Detroit,Mich. We are certain that ourefforts to iassist them in derivingthe full amount of their futurework will not be limited.

The annual pledge dance washeld on the evening of October23 atour home and was a hugesuccess, with the assistance of arythmatic orchestra and a fewodd notes by the "Hepatic Trio."

The past month has seen mianyvisitors whom we are alwaysglad to welcome to our midst:Mr. and Mrs. Ridings and MissLorraine Scheletcy from Love-land, Ohio; Miss Helen Kern andMiss Jean Asmus of Detroit,Mich.; and Mrs. Chase Mathewsof Cincinnati, Ohio, who is nowresiding here with her husband.

The fraternity would be gladto hear from our alumni at anytime with any suggestions tobetter us as future OsteopathicPhysicians.

We were fortunate in havingDr. John M. Woods, one of ourfaculty, out to the house onNovember 8th and feel that hisinstructive and demonstrativetalk will assist us greatly in thefuture.

S 4 \APsi Sigma Alpha held its last

banquet Tuesday, October 19th,at Mrs. Forbes' Tea Room. Dr.Bergau, the new Bacteriology in-structor, was our guest.

Dr. Graney gave a very inter-esting and practical talk on"Acute Abdomen". We hope hecan address the fraternity againin the near future.

The next meeting of PsiSigma Alpha was held at theAtlas Club, November 9th. CliveAyers and Garth Anderson gavetheir papers, which were bene-ficial and helpful from a prac-tical and therapeutic standpoint.

71TBeta Chapter of Iota Tau

Sigma is pleased to present thefollowing new pledges: RoberlLindquist, Des Moines, Ia.; Erscell Iosbaker, Des Moines, Ia.;Dan Toriello, Struthers, Ohio;

Lloyd Jackson, Albert Lea, pital in Denver, Colorado, work-Minn.; Howard Wirt, Battle ing as laboratory technician.Creek, Michigan; Harold Grey, Wednesday evening, NovemberMrt. Vernon, Ohio. Brother Seales 10th, a business meeting wasof the Chicago chapter is also held at the homeof Velma Geh-actively engaged in our Chapter man. It was decided to haveactivities this fiall. another candy sale next Friday,

The November educational before and after Assembly.meeting was held at Reds Bar-beque and was well attended.We were honored with the pres-ence of Dr. .Tosenh Devine ofHugo, Oklahoma and Dr. BennieDevine of Des Moines. After afine dinner Dr. Joseph Devinegave a very interesting disserta-tion on the history and treat-ment of Syphilis. With all thecurrent interest in this subjectthe iaddress was worthwhile toall those present.

Friday, November 5 at theregular assembly, Beta chapterpresented a copy of "Goldth-waites Body Mechanics" to thecollege library for the benefit ofthe present students and thosethat are to follow. The libraryis growing in its scope every dayand we are hiappy to contributeour bit toward a useful enter-prise.

A. S. B.

N. O. I. C.(National Osteopathic Inter-

Fraternity Council)

Here it is the first of Novem-ber and still some laggardsamong the honorable presidentsof our frats. I am not ready tomake a report to the A. O. A.nor to the Cincinnati Committeefor the simple reason that a few,a very few, members of the Coun-cil have not responded with ap-pointments as they should. Thisis being red-penciled to some ofyou and sent to others with anOK and Thanks for your co-.operation. Look out for thatpersonal letter that will soon beon its way.

-H. V. Halladay, Exc. Chm.

(B. M.)

The candy sale precedifig as-sembly on the 22nd of Octoberproved very profitable and itwas well patronized by the stu-dents and faculty. A notice willbe posted early the next timeso that every one can start sav-ing up his pennies. We assureyou that the supply of candywill not run out !so soon thistime, but we cannot assure youthat it will not suffer discomfortduring assembly.

The Delta Omega Beta soror-ity was entertained at an infor-mal dinner by IMrs. Arthur D.Becker at her home in honor ofDr. Grace Hains of Berkeley,California. Dr. Mary Golden, apersonal friend of Dr. Hains, wasalso a guest. The evening wasspent in informal fireside discus-sion on the various phases of thelife of the osteopathic womanphysician in practice.i Anna Slocum is spending Ar-

e mistice Day and the week-end int Chicago visiting friends.

Alumnus Dr. Miary Beth Zeig-;ler of Cincinnati, Ohio, is in the

; Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hos-

The Sigma Sigma Phi held itslast meeting of the month onOctober 26th at Boyce's Uptown,where it was preceded by a ban-quet. We were very fortunate.n having Dr. Gordon as a guestand speaker for the occasion. Hechose for his subject "ElectricDiathermy", giving us manyhelpful points to be considered inchoosing a machine and how touse one intelligently.

At the Friday assembly onNovember 5th, the Sigma SigmaPhi was able to get Joe Lilly ofthe city, who has done a greatamount of big game hunting inall parts of the world, to appearas a speaker. He gave us avery comical as well as descrip-tive and interesting talk abouthis trip into Alaska last year.The Sigma S igma Phi also pre-sented to the president of theschool, Dr. A. D. Becker, wastebaskets to be used in the clinicrooms for refuse, which we feelwill greatly improve the appear-ance of the rooms. The eminentHoward Sporck was crowned aleader of the great order of the"Vigilantes". Lead on, Pancho!

P. K.

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"Registration for visiting phy-sicians will be at the College.The fee is $2.50 for the entireday and evening. Come. Bringyour wife, 'and renew those grandschool fellowships."

Suggestions relative to expen-ditures of this fund for the in-terest or entertainment of thestudent body should be given tothe representative of each class,who will present them to thecommittee.

Dick Simpson, Secy.

DR. HARVEY RAY FOOTE-D.M.S.C.O. '04, of London,

England, died recently underrather unusual circumstances. Hehurried to save his dogs; life andimmediately following its rescuecollapsed and died of a heart at-tack. Dr. Foote was a pioneerosteopath in England and wellknown for his active part in try-ing to gain recognition for ourscience.

DR. GUSS SALLEY-of Manhattan, Kans. has

an article on taping in the cur-rent issue of "The First Aider'published in Gardner, Kans. Hisarticle credits Dr. Halladay wit]the method used and is illus.trated with eight pictures of thisspecial foot and ankle tapingThe same issue carries an ar-ticle by Dr. Wilbur Bohm A.S.O21 discussing "Water on theKnee".

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President ..... Arthur D. Becker

Faculty Adviser H. V. Halladay

Editor E. Harwood


A Matter of PrideI am proud to belong to tan or-

ganization that has: sufficientcourage to double its dues whenthe need becomes evident.

I am proud to belong to an or-ganization that has sufficientvision to recognize opportunitiesand obligations, and to plan totake advantage of those oppor-tunities and to meet those obli-gations.

I am proud to belong to an or-ganization that is not static, butrather one which is going some-where with a big, compelling,constructive program.

To spend money foolishly isevidence of serious lack in judg-ment. To refuse to spend moneywisely is equally lacking in judg-

We're ThankfulNext week we are happy to

pause for a day and look backover the past year. We havemuch to be thankful for and wehave little to complain about.We are not going down on thecontrary, we are slowly going up.

To YouWe are thankful that we have

merited your support and thatyou sent us many fine young menfor the recent class. We assureyou that every member of thefaculty and board of trustees ap-preciates the responsibility of ed-ucating tnis group.

We are thankful for the manycards and letters expressing thepleasure of receiving the LogBlook. We know that more ofyou feel the same way but donot take the time to write andsay so.

We are thankful for yourmany requests for our faculty tomeet with you in state and dis-trict conventions. This proves tous that you have confidence inour ability and recognize us asauthorities in our work . We ap-preciate this honor and we hopeto continue to enjoy this inti-mate contact with you in thefield.

To The A. 0. A.ment. "There is a scattering We are thankful for the fineabroad that enricheth a man, and spirit of cooperation shown bya withholding that tendeth to every member of the force at thepoverty." Central Office. It is an inspira-

Organized osteopathy has tion to visit the new location andmoved over into the ranlks of big to see what is being done andbusiness. There was a time when what is planned and will be donemodest dues were in keeping in the future.with the needs of our national To Our Studentsorganization. That time is past, We are thankful for the won-in my best judgment, and in the derful morale that permeates thejudgment of those who have entire student body. As we lookmade a careful study of the needs over the classes and as we seeand problems presenting. By you in the halls and as we meetraising our annual dues in the you at the frat or on the streetAmerican Osteopathis Associa- we see a radiance of living andtion we make possible osteopath- enjoying life and work that weic progress little realized but a have not seen in years past.few short years ago. There is something in the air

The dues at $20.00 a year that seems to be making us allmeans a trifle over $1.50 a happier. It must be that innermonth, which certainly does not feeling that tells us that we areseem excessive for any osteo- really doing things and goingpathic physician in active prac- places.tice. I plan to do as I suggested To Our Facultyin Chicago, to pay one-half of my We are thankful for the fineannual dues by the first of Janu- work you are giving. It is ourary, and the other half by the pleasure occasionally to loaffirst of June. I believe that in down the halls and listen in onso budgeting one's dues they a lecture for a short time. Wewould never realize that they have not found slow, draggingwere paying any more than for- periods with sleepy, nodding stumerly. I am proud to make any dents. We have seen and heardsacrifice necessary to support any the alertness of a wide-awakeorganization to which I belong class being kept that way by thewhich has a program as worthy practical, sure-fire lecture workas the one presenting in the of our faculty.American Osteopathic Associar- acution. Our money naturally goes To Our Boardwhere our interest lies. We are thankful for the im-

Arthur D. Becker, D.O. provements you hlave made in__ the college this past year. We

have expanded, and you areDR. W. C. ANDREEN- meeting this by keeping ahead of

of Wyandotte, Mich., an- the student body. We appreci-nounces the birth of a daughter ate that everything cannot beOctober 10. She has been named done at once and we are confi-Kae Joann and weighed 7-5. We dent that those things yet to behope Betty and the babe are OK. done will be done.

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(Continued from Page 1)as well as the obstetrical laboratory, train the graduate completelyto fulfill his duties as a family physician when obstetrical casespresent themselves."

There is only one idea we would like to add. This efficientdepartment of the college is one of the several in which your stu-dent of Osteopathy has the opportunity to learn under the guid-ance of authorities and with the advantage of clinical contactsunexcelled.

YOU HAD BETTER-take a few minutes and read

some good osteopathic articles inthe following medical journals.We just had time the other dayto catch up on these referencesthat the state librarian is so kindas to lay aside for us.

Southern Medical Journal, Au-gust, 1937.

Journal of Bone and JointSurgery, April. 1937.

"MR. POCOCK" AGAIN-is quoted in the Toronto Daily

Star and Evening Tellegram.These are both good articles butis gripes us to see Hubert titled'Mr. ".

SEND US-items of interest that happen

in your community that reflectthe progress of Osteopathy. Oth-trs like to know what you aredoing.

DID YOU HEAR-Dr. Harry Hagen's remarks

about Osteopathy during hisspelling bee Sunday P. iM., Au-gust 8? Thanks, Doctor, for"them kind words".

THE SACRO-ILIACTECHNICIANS-

are getting their programplanned in plenty of time. Thesociety will meet at Hotel Sin-ton, Cincinnati on July 9 and 10.Dr. George Goode of Boston ispresident and Dr. Walter Shayof Sturgis, Mich. is programchairman.

DR. ROY G. TRIMBLE-of Montezuma is in Cali-

fornia taking a years work underDr. T. J. Ruddy. Roy writesthat Harry Taylor is also outthere but will soon be in Denverwith the Lamb Hospital.

At the Half-Way MarkWe have finished half of

this first semester of the collegeyear. The time has gone alto-gether to fast for most of us.There is always much to be doneyet. Every class in the collegehas been hard at work. We allbegin to feel just a little thestrain of a deeply concentratedmental gymnastics. But we cantake it and we will. We are notgoing to let down now with sucha good record for the first half.We are not going to let thethots of Thanksgiving creep inwhen we have our mind, onChemistry. We are not lettingour mind wander to the obliga-tion o f a date for that good pic-ture show when we are studyingPhysical Diagnosis. We are nottaking time off to plan for a bigdance when we are settled witha Physiology on the desk. Weare not planning to rid ourselvesof five or six patients during theXmas season for we know theother fellow cannot do as wellby them as we. We !are workingharder than ever during thesenext several weeks in spite ofthe red figures indicating vaca-tions.

Or are we?

DR. WALTER HOPKINSof London recently sent

us a picture of himself takingpart in a stag hunt. All wehave to say is that if we dressedthat way to hunt stags theywould be different stags fromwhat he means. Thanx Hoppefor the good picture and wehope you got a stag.

DR. H. V. HALLADAY-will make the Ohio Ly-

ceum Circuit Beginning Decem-ber 6.

NEXT CLASS MATRICULATES SATURDAY, JANUARY 22

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As Thanksgiving Day comesnearer and the farmers gatherin their year's harvest I like tothink of the spirit of AndrewTaylor Still watching the ripen-ing of the therapeutic seed heplanted years ago. Like manyanother husbandman, he wouldnot be entirely satisfied with theyear's harvest; blight, droughtthe incompetency of the toilersin his field have prevented thegathering of a perfect crop. Nev-ertheless, let us hope that as hegazes over the Osteopathic fieldshe will say, "Well done!" Andlet us say, like the good farmeralways does, "We will do betternext year."

Not much state news thismonth; we hope it is the silenceof a hard-working professionrather than the silence of inac-tivity. Take enough time off nowand then to drop a line to theLog Book and let us know howthings are going with you andyours. That reminds me: that-son who occupies the presiden-tial highchair has gained twopounds and twelve ounces in hisfirst six weeks of life, and canalmost say: "Ribs raised, bonesset."

ApplicationsDr. H. L. CloyDr. Fritz BenDr. W. R. LoeDr. Verne J. NDr. Wm. F. 1V

John M. Woods

for MembershipTed ------ Blakesburg.z ------ Quasqueton,rke_ .--.OttumwaWilson Des Moinesboore -------- Graf ton

DR. C. P. CALLISON-member of our faculty un-

til September first, decided toreturn to the south. We havereceived from him a booster copyof the Corpus Christi paper inwhich we found his card. Henow has offices in the JonesBuilding. We envy him thatclimate from now on.

DR. JOHN R. KIRK-president emeritus of the

Kirksville State Teachers Col-lege, died Sunday November 7.We know that many of the pro-fession will remember this grandold man of education. His famespread widely from the collegehe served as president for manyyears.

DR. HARRY A. BARQUIST-and Miss Mildred Carlson

of Des Mbines were marriedSaturday November 6 at theFirst Lutheran Church. Dr.Bruce Farmer was best man.Both of these young men will beremembered as recent graduatesof the college and now both arepracticing in Des Moines. Weextend to the bride and groomour very best wishes. Dr. Bar-quist is president of the PolkCounty Osteopathic Association.After November 15th Dr. andMrs. Barquist will be at home at650 Sixteenth St. Des Moines.

AssembliesOctober 15

Entertainment at the Fridayassemblies is always planned totake the student body awayfrom study and into lands ofrecereation or into realms ofthot not closely related to ourcourse of study. On this day wetook a movie trip into NewMexico and Texgas visiting thefamous Carlsbad Cavern, theWhite Sands of Alamogordo,Santa Fe, Taoes and into Texasto take a quick bus trip thru thethe exposition grounds. Com-mercial films augmented by thelibrary of Dr. Halladay take usto all parts of the country andare thoroly enjoyed by the entirestudent body. The band as usualwas present and is now so wellorganized that encores are de-manded.

October 22The United Airways new film

showing a Mainliner trip fromNew York to San Francisco wasthe treat in movies for the day.Mr. Butler of the local office waspresent and added interestingitems about air travel thruoutthe showing of the picture. Arecent report in the local papershows that the United Airways isin truth the safest way to travel.In over 20,0Q0 trips covering thepast ten years there have beenonly four accidents resulting inloss of life. Mr. Butler did notgive! us these figures but did tellabout the low percentage of ac-cidents and the picture showedvery plainly the care and expertattention every detail is givenbefore a flight is OKd. Youshould see this; picture.

October 29Years ago a popular form of

entertainment was the "ChalkTalk". Some of you old timersmay remember Ross Crane whowas one of the original chatau-qua chalk talkers. On this Fri-day the younger generation wasgiven the privilege of seeing justwhat the old timers thot was apretty high class entertainment.Ash Davis proved that this typeof amusement can be brought upto date and he certainly de-served the fine compliments weheard. We were indebted to Dr.Fagen for his appearance.

November 5One of those days when every-

thing went along right. TheEmsee is sometimes a littlenervous over the outcome of anoccasional program. This movedalong like the new Rocket. SigmaSigma Phi has again steppedinto the picture and has takenover the planning of the major-ity of the Friday programs.Howard Sporck brought Jo Lilly,our local big game hunter, tothe assembly. Jo has huntedbig game of all kinds all overthe world and he gave us a pic-ture of his last hunt which wasup near the North pole and hewas after whales. Got them tooand had a wonderful time es-pecially losing 28 pounds on thediet of the folks up there. Mr.Lilly has the ability to put intowords a very vivid description ofthe many incidents of such a tripand we all vote for another story

of another big game hunt.Barns called Dr. Becker to the

platform and in the name of theIota Tau Sigma presented thelibrary with a copy of Goldth-waits Mechanics. Not to be out-done by the Iota Tau Sigma,Sporck took advantage of Dr.Becker's presence on the daisand presented him with enoughnew waste baskets to equip eachtreatment room with one andthere stood Dr. Becker with abook in one hand and !a wastebasket in the other. Reevesjumped up with another presen-tation. For some deep darksecretive reason he made aflowery speech and gracefully of-fered Sp-orck a package. Itproved to be one of those strawMexican hats with colored ballsof silk around the brim. Sporckdonned it amid cheers and ac-knowledged it with thanks speak-ing perfect broken PennsylvaniaDutch. A number 'by the bandclosed the assembly.

Try to find another institutionwhere we can work like heck,quit for a few minutes and enjoya good talk and some goodlaughs and then back to classand serious thot again. We likeit here at Still College.

CincinnatiThe annual meeting of the os-

teopathic 'profession planned rornext year under the direction ofthe Cincinnati osteopaths hasbeen organized and has startedto function. The dates have beenset from July 11 to 15. Theheadquarters hotel will be theNetherland Plaza. Bielow we listthe membership of the localgroup that you are most likelyto want to get in touch with.This is not a complete listing ofthe profession that will help tomake your next convention big-ger and better. From this issueon until the convention we hopeto give you last minute news ofwhat this committee is doing, sowatch for "Cincinnati".General Chairman:

J. Collin Kratz, D. O.Honorary General Chairman:

J. O. Watson, D. O.Associate General Chairman:

Gertrud Helmecker, D. O.Assistant General Chairman:

Charles A. Ross, D. O.Assistant Program Chairman:

Stephen J. Thiel, D. O.Secretary:

A. Clinton McKinstry, D. O.Treasurer:

Carl W. Sweinfurth, D. O.Facilities:

Walter H. Siehl, D. 0., chmn.Halls and Furnishings:

Geo. H. Kersting, D. O.Hotels and Reservations:

J. Collin Kratz, D. O.Clinics:

Leon G. Hunter, D. O., Chmn.Entertainment:

J. W. Mulford, D. O., Chmn.Information and Transportation:

Robert C. Hill, D. O., Chmn.Public Relations:

Tom V. Canfield, D. O., Chmn.Finance:

Clara Wernicke, D. O., Chmn.Allied Societies:

A. O. Corrodi, D. 0., Chmn.

Michigan

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there were all very flattering andeven with the competiiton of thestate teachers meeting they gotsomething in the papers. If Iwere to criticise it at all I thinkit would be the date should beselected when some other meet-ing will not ,crowd the stateosteopathic association off of thefront page. 450 osteopaths can-not compete with 4500 teachers.

The drive was perfect. On theway back the lake and treescould not have been more beauti-ful. I finally found some quincesafter stopping at several standsand now we will have somequince preserves as a reminderof the trip. The weather thru-out was perfect. Driving back Ihad to have the car windowsopen and it was like Summerexcept for the Fall colors every-where.

Letters received since indicatethat a return trip is to be atsome future date. These meet-ings with coaches seem to be ofmutual benefit and w;e are gettingstronger for them all the time.

H.V.H.

News from ArkansasMany of you who have grad-

uated since 1926 will rememberand you may have treated acolored boy by the name ofLeonard. Some of you may re-member him being brought tothe college in a little wagon.Later he improved so that hecould walk and hias been one ofour regular patients for the pastten or eleven years. During thistime Leonard went thru highschool graduating with honorsand is now in school in PineBluff, Ark. During a recentvacation he was back in thewaiting room looking for a treat-ment. We asked him about hiswork and to our surprise he ishelping to take care of the foot-ball team. We will quote hisletter in part.

"After taking excellent osteo-pathic treatments for approxi-mately ten years I have acquiredsome of the technic of manipu-lation of muscles and have beenusing this on the athletes herein the Arkansas State College.The boys respond and we havehad only one serious injury sinceI have been here, that being toa player's kidney. The experiencehas been very valuable to me andthe boys are in the peak of con-dition and are headed for theSouth Western Chiampions'hip.'"

All of which proves thatLeonard was not wasting histime thinking about fried chickenor watermelon when some of youfellows were treating him herein the clinic.

DR. E. M. HUBBELL-D.M.S.C.O. '28, died May

22. We had asked several thecause and just recently receivedthis information from Mrs. Hub-bell. Following an operation he'developed pneumonia and an in-fection of the liver. He is sur-vived by his wife and eight yearold daughter.

THE LOG BOOK

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

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Volume 14 December 15, 1937 Number 12

ActiOn Friday

Osteopathicheld at thecomplete succAbout twentysicianls attendtures, and itof opinion anthe informatipleasant visiltheir time.

Thei clinicrwere well attterest was sh(tion of the p;presented a c

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sis following rheumatic fever, The Des Moinein a boy of seven. Also inhis clinic there was presented Season's Greetings aa very interesting case of multi-ple sclerosis in a young man age i happiness is yours,30. Bloth of these cases have and Success for thebeen in the clinic for some time,sand of very definite interest wasthe improvement they are mak- Oste,ing under osteopathic care andtreatment. Dr. Facto's clinic wasalso of real interest and equally i Arthur D. Beckerwell attended.

Dr. Hannan of Perry was the Robert B. B~guest speaker for the assembly.Rather than make a formal ad- Max Beidress, he chose to present to thegroup some measures he has Byrfound to be of definite value in y

general treatment and practice,which he said are not to be foundin class rooms or textbooks, butin the -field of factual experience.A great deal of interest was givenhim and we are very grateful forhis help in making the morningof value to us all.

After and before the clinicsour guests visited the improved Virg Halladayand enlarged laboratories. Dr.Owen arranged the same dispLa y Edward F. I

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MEMORIAL0 .

A. T. STILLFounder of Osteopathy

August 6, 1828December 12, 1917

GEORGE A. STILLOsteopathic Surgeon

March 12, 1882November 23, 1922

®0 ~ CHRISTMAS VACATION_S. S. STILL GRADUATION -.---------

Founder of Still College REGISTRATION .December 7, 1851 ROLL CALL ----.------..

November 20, 1931 EASTER RECESS -------

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s Still College family

and wishes for you and

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New Year.

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Lonnie L. Facto

Glenn E. Fishe]

Mary E. Go

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Edwin Owen

Katherine M. Robins(

Joseph L. Schwa

John P. Schv

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r extends the } icompartment and maybe you willfind us too.)

i those whose Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Bachnmlahristmas Joy have planned a family re-

union at home.

fDr. and Mrs. B. I.. Cash-will be at home with the

four youngsters.

Dr. and Mrs. L L. LFactowill be at home, and ex-

pect relatives to join in the cele-bration.

iDr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Fisher-will drive to Oskaloosa

and Gibson to visit with relatives.

iDr. lad Mrs. Irala Gordon-will be at home entertain-

ing their two boys, who are bothin college out of town.

.r # .iDr. aand Mrs. Howard Graney-! will drive to Perry to vis-ilden it with relatives.

Dr. Mary Golden-Gordon will celebrate with a faim-

ily dinner at home.

Dr. H. V. Halladay-will entertain at home.

' Dr. and Mrs. H. .JMarshall-will be at home. A big

family dinner is planned.

Dr. 0. E. Owen -

on expects to spend Christ-mas at Indianola.

irtz Mrs. K. M. Robinson-will remain in Des Moines

wartz $ attending a family dinner.

[. Woods f Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Leininger-will remain at home dur-

E. Sampson # i ing the holiday season.Dr and Mrs. J. P. Schwartz-

and Dr. and Mrs. J. LISchwartz will enjoy !a big fam-ily dinner at the home of J. P.

Dr. and Mrs. John M. Woods-.expect to be tat home

r 17 to January 3 Christmas, and during the vaca-tion will visit with relatives out

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ATLA CLUBThe Xiphoid Chapter of the At-

las Club during the past monthhas seen activity at its peak,chiefly the Osteopathic Day heldat the College. During the day,and including the evening spentat the Hotel Fort Des Moines,many of our Alumni were metonce again. The fine supportshown by them in attending boththe affair and our Open House,following the dance, all helpedin making the day one to be longremembered. A big hand to thecommittee, and here's to moresimilar affairs.

The House, at present, is inthe midst of a fad, "ping-pong",and how the boys are battling fortop honors. Between the sixteenactives and nine pledges in theHouse, it is a "battle royal". Itappears that "Casanova" Costel-lo is sitting high on the throne atpresent, in regards to top "ping-ponger".

The Club was happy to receivea visit from Dr. Ed Lodish ofDetroit, who was at the clubduring the Thanksgiving vaca-tion. We were glad to see theDoctors who visited the House,the evening of Activity Day.

Many shells were fired byBros. Schiffer, Leslie and Beameron their trip to Kewanee, and thestories of their heroic effortseemed to be missing. Betterluck next time, boys.

Christmas being just 'aroundthe 'corner, finds one and all inthe spirit of the Day. The pledg-es have had their grips packedfor days, anxiously awaiting thetime of departure.

Oddities: Pledge Watt is 'sortof "that way" these days. Broth-er Hagy, returning from SouthDakota with a new idea on love.Brother Widmer back at the oldaddress again.

The Atlas Club extends mosthearty greetings to its alumni,and to all its friends, for a veryMerry Christmas, and a mostProsperous New Year.

()r M .The past month has been a

very full one, and we have finallysettled down to the normal rou-tine of a very busy semester.

We were proud to have Dr.and Mrs. Becker as guests at Din-ner Sunday, November 14.

The Semi-annual Pledge Dancewas. held at the chapter house onNovember 19. Members!, pledgesand invited guests had an enjoy-able evening.

Dr. Owen and Dr. Bergau wereguests at a pre-Thanksgiving din-ner Sunday, November 21. Therewas some excitement when Dr.Owen's car apparently exploded.

We won't mention any names,but we will give the credit forcause to one or two of our moreplayful brothers.

Dr. Bergau can give the details.

We are glad to announce thepledging of the following mem-bers to the Honorary Fraterni-ties:

Kenneth Blanding, KennethDirlam and Fred Ferris to PsiSigma Alpha.

Neil Woodruff and Paul Cal-vird to Sigma Sigma Phi.

Hell Week for the pledgesstarted Friday, December 3.How about it, Pledges. It wasFriday, wasn't it? From whatwe hear it was thoroughly en-joyed and appreciated. The ac-tives are unusually kind-heartedand generous this year. Did wehear someone say something?Do you have your "black 'book"with you?

We were happy to have as din-ner guests on Sunday, December5, Drs. John and Rachel Woods,and Jack Woods. Some of thebrothers tell us that Dr. Rachelplays a mean game of ping pong.

Dr. John Woods spent the eve-ning at the chapter house on De-cember G. All gathered aroungthe spacious fireplace and lis-tened while the Doctor gave avery interesting discussion on"Being Sombthing Besides a Doc-tor in your Community". Theonly drawback of the eveningwas the neatly rolled cabbageleaf that J. B. Miller insisted onusing as a cigar. Or was it some-thing worse?

Here's a bit of information tothe Freshmen. If you want toknow how important your seem-ingly unimportant subjects reallyare, ask a Sophomore. He willtell you whether or not his long-forgotten Freshman subjects arecoming to light. Take it fromus, you had better absorb themaximum amount possible fromyour lectures and laibs. Start-ing with your Sophomore yearyou will have to know it and useit from then on out. If you don'tlearn it now, you will have tolearn it then, sure, and you willfind that there won't be enoughhours in the day. A word to thewise is sufficient. We know.Alumni of Delt:a Chapter:

Please send your present ad-dress as soon as possible to thechapter house, 2141 Grand Ave-nue, c/o the secretary.

-KMD.

Beta Chapter wishes to takethis opportunity through the me-dium of the "Log Book" to ex-tend greetings to the faculty, stu-dent body, and the many alumniand friends of Still College.

The past few weeks have beenfilled with feverish activity forall of us-the spirit of the holi-day season is descending withrelentless speed. The membersof Beta Chapter are co-operatingto the man to help to make theOsteopiathic Activity Day, Friday,December 10, 'a success.

A stag party just before thedismissal of school is beingplanned, and we are all lookingforward to it with the greatestanticipation.

A good list of New Year's, res-olutions are in order, and eachof us expects to make the comingyear a year of unexcelled achieve-ments. -A. S. Barnes.

On November 10, the SigmaSigma Phi held a Dutch lunch inthe Log Cabin room of the HotelFort Des Moines, and had as vis-itors Dr. McNerney and Dr. De-vine.

We are pleased to announcethat the following students havebeen pledged to the Sigma SigmaPhi honorary fraternity: Tori-ello, Goeken, Hyink, Emory,Scott Fisher, Wooliscroft, Barnes,Woodruff, and Calvert.

Following the memorial assem-bly for Dr. A. T. Still, Dr. Geo-Still, ,and Dr. S. S. Still, on Fri-day, December 3rd, the membersof Sigma Sigma Phi placed Ia.wreath on the grave of Dr. S. S.Still, in the Woodland cemetery;the founder of the Des MoinesStill College of Osteopathy, inmemory of his great acts andforesight in the interest of Os-teopathy.

The Sigma Sigma Phi hasplanned a great day for Friday,December 17th, which will be inthe form of a Christmas assem-bly. The program, under theleadership of the chairman, How-ard Sporck, is coming through infine shape and will be enjoyed Ibyall of those who witness the Co-lossal Production. -So-Don'tfail to come and have some hap-py memories to take with you onyour long journeys home for theChristmas Holidays. -P. K.

N.O.I.C.We are in a much better mood

than last month. We at longlast have the completed list oflocal representatives for each ofthe ten frats and sororities thatmake up the Council. The lastone was a hard one to get, butno list would be complete with-out his help. Those of you be-longing to these organizationskeep your Cincinnati representa-tive in mind, and if there is any-thing special you want at the con-vention, he is the goat.

Alpha Tau Sigma-E. E. Ruby,Troy, Ohio.

Acascia Club-H. M. Williams,Lebanon, Ohio.

Atlas Club-Charles Ross, Cin-cinnati.

Axis Club-Elizabeth Leonard,Dayton, Ohio.

Delta Omega-Gertrud Hel-micke, Cincinnati.

Iota Tau Sigma-W. W. Cus-tis, Dayton, Ohio.

Phi Sigma Gamma - J. C.Kratz, Cincinnati.

Psi Sigma Alpha-J. W. Hayes,East Liverpool, Ohio.

Sigma Sigma Phi-W. E. Bai-ley, St. Louis, Mo.

Theta Pssi-K. P. Jones, Mid-dieton, Ohio.

Now, since we are out of thistrench before Christmas,, it is apleasure to wish all of you a veryMerry Christmas and Happy NewYear.

H. V. Halladay, Exc. Chm.

Local Council

The plans for deferring pledg-ing laid down by the Inter-Fra-ternity Council at its Septembermeeting were carried out as ar-ranged, to the satisfaction of allfraternities. The Council appre-ciates the fine spirit of coopera-tion and fine sportsmanshipshown by the members of all theorganizations, and extends itsheartiest Christmas wishes tofraternity members, pledges, fac-ulay, and friends.

The last banquet of Psi Sig-ma Alpha was held November 23at Boyce's Uptown, where weheard a very practical talk on"Infant Feeding" by Dr. MaryGolden.

The Christmas banquet for PsiSigma Alpha was held Tuesdaynight, December 14, at Boyce'sUptown, the speaker for the eve-ning being Dr. J. P. Schwartz.His paper on the "Duties andQualifications of an Intern" wasoutstanding and beneficial.

Psi Sigma Alpha announcesthe following students as pledg-es: Wing,. McKay, Blanding,Walker, Ferris, Lawrence, Jack-son, Dirlam, Borchardt, andBlackwood.

We, the members of Psi SignuaAlpha, take this opportunity toextend our wishes and vacationgreetings to the faculty, studentsand alumni of Des Moines StillCollege and to the Osteopathicphysicians in the field of practice.

C. R. A.

Delta Omega sends Christmasgreetings and best wishes for aHappy and Prosperous New Yearto alumni and friends.

Most of- the active memberswill spend Christmas at home.Anna Slocum, Ruth Paul, La-vonne Overton, Beryl Freeman,Evelyn Ketman and Velma Geh-man in Des Moines. GertrudeGanfield and Burnanette Moellerwill spend the holidays in IowaCity. Georgiana Harris, DorothyHollen and Louise Michael willbe in Ohio, and Rebecca Richard-son will go to Kansas.

Everyone has good intentionsof getting caught up either insleep or study, but probably willget neither done. We do hopeeveryone will be rested enoughto get back to Ischool Janutary 3.

-B. M.

DR. J. P. O. GIVENSof Colorado Springs was

fatally injured December 10,having been struck by an auto-moibile. His remains will be tak-en to his old home at Gallatin,Mo., for burial. Dr. Givens wasan unicle of Drs. H. V., Hershel,John and Fred Halladiay, and hadpracticed in Colorado Springssince his graduation in 1910 un-til his retirement recently. Hiswife, Dr. Belle Givens, and twodaughters, Pauline and Martha,survive.

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THE LOG BOOK

The Log Book YHe-ho Ohio!Home again, and from a trip

The Official Publication of that seems like another movie.DES MOINES STILL COLLEGE Things moved so fast and so lit-

OF OSTEOPATHY tle time was wasted that ournotes taken on the run look like

President .......--Arthur D. Becker primitive efforts at writing.Left Des Moines via Buicek Sat-

Faculty Adviser .-H. V. Halladay urday morning, Decem'ber 4, at9:30 and arrived in Toledo, Ohio,

Editor ------------. ..------ E. Harwood at 11:30 that night. Spent a veryenjoyable day with an aunt and

Osteopathy Without Limitation two cousins at their home theday following. Monday met withthe Toledo District at Hotel Se-

The Long View cor, a luncheon at noon withcoaches and osteopaths, and adinner and lecture at night with

A Merry Christimas and a Happy the profession. Mike Ladd han-and Prosperous New Year died the meeting 'and got some

-__-_ good publicity in the papers. TheThere may be those to whom crowd here was not very large

and it looks to me as if there isthis sentiment has become trite plenty of room for more osteo-and lacking in originality. My paths in that part of Ohio. Bet-careful and rather critical obser- ter be giving it a thot, you fel-vation of people, however. leads lows and girls who ae grauat-me to believe that it expresses The drive to Cleveland was amore genuinely good will and little treacherous, but we madekindly wishes than almost any it in plenty of time. Took in aother statement in written or show in the p. m. as no noonspoken language. meeting had been planned. In

Before another issue of the the evening, under the guidanceLog Book is in the mail, the New of Dr. Purdum we met withYear will have been ushered in about 60 osteopaths at the Hotelwith merry jest, with joyous Cleveland. This of course brotshout, with toast and sentiment, back memories of the nationaland with much serious thought. hel here not so long ago. et-I firmly believe in the jest, the ty 'cold wind came off the pondshout, the toast and the senai- there at the foot of Main Street,ment and I heartily approve of and some snow with it. Met a lotthe serious thought. of the old gang, and with so lit-

tle space am sorry that we can'tDo you still make New Year's list all of them.

resolutions? I am free to con- .Wednesday morning visited thefess that I do. I would deplore Cleveland Osteopathic Hospitala New Year without a brief but first, and then on. This is cer-thoughtful glance into the past tainly a complete unit, and theyear to note trends and errors. boys are busy. I hope they willI would feel negligent if I did not have to enlarge it soon. Theytake a serious look into the fu- deserve a lot of credit for takingture and make !a, solemn vow to the venture and they are doingmyself to do better work, to be fine work, according to reportsmoo.re analytical in my thinking on down the line. Then-start-and reading and to take a more ed to buck a blizzard down tokindly interest in my associates, Kent. Had to make a 10:30 datemy neighbors and my casual ac- with Nick Ulrich and did it inquaintances. spite of the severe snow storm.

And then, too, at this time of Nick had two high school talksthe year I find it easy to crystal- billed and so had the pleasure oflize my thinking on the some- talking to about 500 kids beforewhat longer view -something noon. At noon we went to themore than juist from year to year. Robinhood Cafe and met withI believe in the five-year program nearly forty coaches and olsteo-and the ten-year program. Here paths for a talk and demonstra-in the Des Moines Still College of tion of taping. Charlie Naylor

Osteopathy we are asking big then hurried us over to RavennaOsteopathy we are as-king big for a talk before, his high schoolthings of ourselves. We are set- f o r a t a l g b e f o r e h s h s c hoolting up a program of develop- and dragged us into his officement and expansion which will immediately afterwards to helprequire not only the long view, w it h a d is l o c a tion of the Acro-but will require work and effort ioclavicular due to an accidentand accomplishment that only on skichool wes. Amet the Ravenna highthe long view would make poss- schoo we met about five hun-the long view would make possi- dred youngsters. Then back toble. We are happy in the evi-nt and on ters. Then forack tdence of real and measurable K e n t a n d o n t o a n t o n fo r t h e

progress in our plans' Such en- ht meeting .at the Bellden Ho--el. After a dinner we tamKed tocouragement serves as a torch toof the profes-

light the way to new heights and sion and met a young man whoclearer vision. will be in the January class.

Again, in all sincerity, may we This was -the toughest day of theextend to each of you our cor- whole trip. Bad weather, cold,dial wishes for A MERRY snow, slick roads, and five talksCHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY given in three towns. But we en-NEW YEAR. joyed every minute of it and

would go back and do it overagain if the opportunity offered.

Thursday the weather clearedsomewhat, and on to Columbus.Got setled at the Deshler andthen to see Cy Clybourne andBumstead. Had an afternoon con-ference at Dr. Charles LaRue'soffice and used one of the foot-ball boys as a patient. Got to seeLicklider do a couple of tonsils,and we would say very well done.Anyway, he left the pillars, whichis something, in our mind. Won-derful meeting at night at theUniversity Club. More than onehundred there, 'consisting ofabout half osteopaths, and theother half coaches, trainers, andschool officials. After talkingabout two hours, the group wasentertained by a movie of the re--cent Ohio-Purdue game, andmany of the plays analyzed bythe commentator.

Friday we drove down to Day-ton for a noon luncheon withnearly 100. coaches .and physi-cians and several school and col-lege officials present. This meet-ing lasted until about three.Bradford and Taylor had ar-ranged a broadcast with Si Bu-rick, so had to go over the stuffwith him, and then at 6:15 wenton the ~air. From reports, thiswent over 0. K., too. At seven,met with the profession for atechnical talk, and about seven-ty-five were present. This endedthe week's work, so made plansfor the homeward trip.

This started with a vim earlySaturday morning, but at Mun-cie, Ind., we erred. We did notsee the little low stop signs 'atevery intersection of the highwaythru town. And-we got held upsix 'hours and about forty buckswhile the City Garage was iron-ing the pleats out of the frontend. of the car.

I can't figure the high lightsof the trip. Everywhere we wentwe were received with acclaimor something. Fine publicity allalong the line. The meetingsgrew larger considering the pro-ression, as we progressed Buthere is a sort of a, resume.

Talked to about 150 coachesand school officials and toldthem what osteopathy can do forthem.

Talked to about 1000 highschool students on health, andbrought in the value of osteop-athy.

Talked to over 250 osteopathson a technical subject.

Met several fathers of our stu-dents present and former andmet two young men who will bewith us in January.

Shook hands with a lot of theold gang that I have head thepleasure of having in classesduring the past 22 years, andthat was certainly a thrill forme.

The compensating feature ofthe Muncie incident was that justaround the 'corner we foundFrank Summers, and he and hiswife took good care of us duringthe waiting period, so the timewent quickly, and was enjoyedafter all. I- V -T

AssembliesNovember 12

It was a little hard to comeback to work the day after the11th, which we take off to watchthe parade. However, everyonewas on hand and enjoyed anothersurgical film, thru the courtesy ofDavis 'and Geck. The subjectwas the management of a nor-mal breech presentation, and thetechnic was shown in detail, withthe addition of animated draw-ings to make the subject matterclearer. We understand that Dr.Halladay has taken a movie of aCaesarian operation at the DesMoines General Hospital and weexpect to see this as 'soon as it isedited.

November 17The increased interest in pho-

tography made it necessary tohave an expert meet the studentbody and explain about the use ofthe so-called candid camera. Mr.Vinol of the Eastman Kodakstore in Des Moines brought ina number of different sized andpri;ced cameras with him and ex-plained the many variationsfound in size, price and utility.He stated that unfortunately theinstruments he displayed werenot siamples to be given away,and we regretted it also, for anyone of the several would havemade a fine souvenir of the occa-sion. We hope to have Mr. Vinolback again so that he can takemore time to go into the finer de-tails of the art of photography.

Freshman Reception

October 12 was designated thisyear as the date for the Fall Re-ception welcoming the membersof the new class. With Hoyt,Sherman Place as the .setting,and a fine crisp night (no rainor snow this time), the majorityof the student body was therewith their escorts or friends.

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major items of entertainmentfollowing the introductions as the,students were met at the doorby members of the Board andFaculty. The comfortable chairsin the reception room were accu-pied most of the time, conversa-tion being in order.

The first dance following theintermission was held in honorof the new students, who were,called to the band platform landgiven small paper 'mo'rtar board'caps and a horni. The caps wereto signify their start toward thewearing of the real article, landthe horns were to blow in self-defense as they met upper clalss-men.

The time passed all too quick-ly, .and all expressed their 'appre-ciation of a very enjoyable eve-ning. The music was furnishedby Mark Gerlach land his, fband,using four members of the stu-dent body. It was excellent, andMark's comical interpretation ofseveral numbers nearly stoppedthe dancing.

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Faculty EntertainedInspired by the acquisition of

a new male member to the fac-ulty of the college, Dr. J. P.Schwartz opened his heart andhouse, making use of Dr. MaxBergau as an alibi for get-ting the faculty together for aswellegant evening, so we hear.We did sneak out for a few min-utes about ten, when the singingstarted, and took a couple ofpeeks thru the east window. Dr.Schwartz wals at the piano lead-ing the vocal efforts of Drs. Bach-man, Facto, Owen, Fisher, andMarshall. We had not suspectedthat these dignified physicianswere so talented, and we still donot believe it. Our ears told usso. Whatever happened at themeeting, the same story has beentold by every member present, soit must be true, or as a wholethey have a remarkable memoryfor written instructions. Hereit is:

The invitation said Buffet Din-nre at 7. At 6:45 the hungrybunch was ready, but they weresent to the basement to enjoyping-pong iand several pieces ofathletic apparatus, and to parkin the he-man den, complete evento a real fireplace. At the bell,there was a rush upstairs, whereeach was given a plate and wasserved from a table that musthave been reinforced concrete.Turkey with trimmings, and eve-rything in the way of cold fish,(cheeses, pickles and other rel-ishes. Then to the living room,where laps were provided in theform of luncheon tables for four.No use to elaborate on the food,for it was perfect. Coffee anddessert were served later, and soan excellent meal was disposedof, second helpings being in or-der.

Dr. Becker took the initiativeand opened the meeting for Isomebusiness to be transacted by thefaculty, and then introduced Dir.Max Bergau of Hawaii. Dr. Ber-gau spoke briefly on the educa-tional methods of Europe, con-trasting them with the usualteaching plans of our own uni-versities.

The remainder of the eveningwas taken with conversation andthe musical efforts mentionedabove, and at a late hour theguests departed with sincerethanks to Dr. J. P. for an eve-ning that will not be forgotten,but will re-echo in our mindsuntil the echo answers "encore".

DR. J. J. HERRIN-of Purcell, Okla., sent us

a clipping from the paper show-ing local high school teams withDr. Herrin as official physician.John reports no serious injuriesthis season with him in charge.Another proof of the efficiencyof Osteopathy.

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DR. AND MRS. H. C. TOEPFER-of Grantsville, W. Va., an-

nounce the birth of H. CharlesToepfer, II, November 30, weightsix pounds. Howdy, Howdy.

DR. J. F. BUMPUS, JR.-and Miss Margaret Lee

Morris were married December11 at Denver, Colorado. Con-or1atil 1n tiLnn

Memorial Assembly

Sigma Sigma Phi made andcarried out the plans as usu'al forthe annual Memorial Assembly.This d'ay is' planned to give ulsthe opportunity to hesitate for afew minutes and pay tribute tothe three members of the Stillfamily who have contributed somuch to our own welfare.

Dr. Arthur D. Becker spokebriefly on the life and work ofDr. A. T. Still and reminded usthat this year is the twentiethsince his death. He stressed thescientific truths announced byDr. A. T. Still before the medi-cal profession had recognizedthem.

Dr. J. P. Schwartz eulogizedthe work of Dr. George Still, whodied fifteen years ago. In histalk he not only told of his greatskill as a surgeon, but empha-sized his recognition of the valueof osteopathy in the care of sur-gical cases.

Dr. Halladay talked of the lifeand work of Dr. S. S. Still, found-er of our college, and well knownfor many years as one of ourauthorities on Anatomy.

Dr. Cuthbert Smith was a vis-itor at the college, and wascalled upon to talk for a fewminutes. He referred mainly tothe work of his famous f'ather,Dr. William Smith, and displayedfor the 'benefit of the studentbody the first osteopathic diplo-ma issued. This was a treat in-deed, for this valuable documentis hand engrossed and signed bythe Old Doctor only and issuedto Dr. William Smith.

Following the assembly at thecollege, the Sigma Sigma Phifraternity placed a wreath; onthe grave of Dr. S. S. Still, ourfounder, who is buried in Wood-land Cemetery in Des Moines.

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(Continued from Page 1)the College had at the 1937 con-vention.

The dance at the Fort DesMoines was attended by well over100 couples, all of whom veryevidently enjoyed the evening toits or their fullest capacity.

The student committee wishesto extend its sincere appreciationto the faculty, student ibody, PolkCounty Association, and visitingphysicians, for their cooperationin making this an instructive andentertaining day. Owing to thesuccess and enthusiasm affordedthis venture, it is highly probablethat it will be made an annualaffair. An earlier time in theyear would be more! desirable,because undoubtedly many menfrom all over the state would liketo come if driving conditionswould permit.

Out-of-town guests were: JohnH. Voss, Albert Lea, Minn.; C. H.Fedson, Ames, Ia.; Lester D. E.Barry, Belle Plaine, Ia.; D. E.Hannan, Perry, Ia.; S. C. Red-field, Rapid City, S. D.; M. Biddi-son, Nevada; C. S. Betts andLidia Betts,, Huron, S. D.; J. R.Forbes, Fort Dodge; Mason C.Martin, Colfax; C. W. Wyman,Flint, Mich.

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Max BergauB. S., M. A., Ph. D.

After several years of studyand research in the sciences andmore time spent in clinical lab-oratory work, Dr. Max Bergau,of Honoloulu, Hawaii, decided tostudy Osteopathy Ias the most sci-entific of the several well knowntypes of therapy. He also decid-ed to attend the Des Moines StillCollege of Osteopathy, feelingthat it offered superior work andopportunities. We are glad in-deed to have Dr. Bergau with us,and we are proud that anotherman of science has turned to Os-teopathy believing that it offersthe ultimate in therapy.

Dr. Bergau was born in Ha-waii, and is, therefore, a nativeof the United States. His earlyyears were spent there, buthe came to the States later to at-tend Dayton University and theJunior College of Pasadena, ma-joring in science. He then wentabroad and spent five years at theUniversity of Freiburg, much ofhi's work being done under thepersonal tutorage of Prof. Reich-now. Dr. Bergau's sixth year inEurope was spent in connectionwith the University of Berlin,thru which he did research workin the Tropical Hospital at Ham-burg.

Following his graduation withthe degree Ph. D., he returned tothe Hawaiian Islands in chargeof Biochemical laboratory work,and later did research work forthe American Sugar Co. This po-sition he resigned to make thetrip to Des Moines to enter ourcollege.

Dr. Bergau is assisting thisyear on the faculty, teaching thesu bjects of Bacteriology, Serol-ogy, and Public Health and Sani-tation.

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Polk County Osteopathic Asso-ciiation held its monthly dinnermeeting at Hotel Chamberlin Fri-day, November 12, at 6:30 P. M.

Mr. Emery and Mr. LaRoque,students of the college, werepresent. The guests describedplans for an "All Still College Ac-tivity Day". The program to con-sist of Post-Graduate work at theCollege will be followed by danc-ing in the evening at Hotel FortDes Moines. It was moved tohave the president appoint laBooster Committee to assist inthis undertaking.

The program of the evening,consisted oif a talk by Dr. B. L.Cash on "The Diagnosis of GallBladder Pathology by X-Ray".

The distribution of the "Osteo-pathic Magazine" was discussedby the group.

Following the meeting themembers adjourned to Hoyt Sher-man Place to participate in theStill College Freshman Recep-tion.

J. Lawrence Berck, D. O.

DR. S. W. MEYER-of Algona, Ila., and of the

staff of Algona General Hospital,spoke before the Rotary Club ofAlgona recently on "The Anat-omy of the Digestive Organs".

O. W. N. A.A woman from Europe speak--

ing in Des Moines this past weektold of an experience at the Con-gress of Women whi'ch met in.Paris this, past year. She hadtaken enough money as shethought for her actual expenses,but exchange wias such her meanswere more limited than she hadanticipated. She found herselfactually starving among strang-ers in a foreign land. Becauseof strained international rela-tions no money could be sent herfrom home. Since that time herhusband has been exiled and sheand her two children are in thiscountry with the door shutagainst return to the Fatherland.She was a thrifty, upright, law-abiding citizen. In the far Easttoday women and children aresuffering heart agony and un-thinkable want because of the ag-gressive avarice of war-madleaders.

In the heart of the Americanpeople this Christmas must comeprofound thanks that they are atpeace and the necessities of lifeare supplied. The Science of Os-teopathy has given the necessi-ties and luxuries to a fine, aggres-sive professional group. It is tobe hoped in this coming 1939each mem'ber may receive a newvision and lend his personal,moral, and financial support tothe professional organizations.

"Greetings for the Holidays,and a Prosperous, Happy NewYear.

-Mary E. Golden,President, O. W. U. A.

AuxiliaryMrs. C. Ira Gordon opened her

home Tuesday night for the an-nual Chiristmas party of twoDes Moines osteopathic women'sgroups. She was assisted by Mrs.L. L. Facto from the auxiliaryand Mrs. Robert Fagen and Mrs.Garth Anderson from the collegegroup. The evening was givenover to social activities. Eiachguest brought a gift for the babyclinic of the college.

The MARIETTA OSTEOPATHICHOSPITAL-

of Marietta, Ohio, filled acomplete section of the MariettaDaily Times issued DecemberFirst. It marked the tenth birth-day of the institution and is cer-tainly a notable piece of educa-tional literature. The group atthis hospital and clinic are to becongratulated for the fine workthey have done in the past andwe hope the institution continuesto grow and expand in its everyservice!

DR. JOHN H. STYLES-of Oakland, Cialif., died

recently. Dr. Styles will be re-membered by many students ofStill College as an able instructor in Technic at the collegeabout fifteen years ago. To himiaso goes the credit of originatingthe Log Book and of actingas its editor until his resigna-tion from the faculty in May,1923. For the last several yearsDir. Styles has been associatedwith the Cantilever Shoe Co.

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