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W e , the Staff, dedicate this section with affection
and gratitude to our instructors who have patiently
taught and guided us through the past four years and
to our fellow classmates, hoping that in future years
it will help them to recall with pleasure these years
that we worked and played together.
DR. WILLIAM HEWITT Medical School Bison Adviser
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BUoft Sta^
Left to right—Seated: Eugene Corley, Carolyn B. Hammond, Dorothea Simmons, Anna L. Smith and Juan H. Montier.
Standing: Reuben Nichols, Joseph Parker, Oswald Nickens, William Edmondson, and Edward Mason.
Anna L. Smith Editor in Chief
Carolyn B. Hammond Associate Editor
Vermelle C. Kelly \
Florinda Cambridge Feature Staff
William Edmondson /
Edward Mason Art Editor
Oswald Nickens Joseph Parker
Dorothea Simmons Reuben Nichols
Ralph Boulware Eugene Corley
Juan H. Montier
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Dr. Joseph L. Johnson Dean of the
School of Medicine
'Our children shall behold his fame. This kindly, patient, brave, foreseeing man.'
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Dr. E. Y. Williams Head of Department of
Neuro-Psychiatry
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Dr. Robert S. Jason Head of
Department of Pathology
Dr. Charles R. Drew Head of Department of Surgery
Dr. R. Kelly Brown Department of Medicine (Acting Head)
Dr. Julian Ross Head of Department of Obstetrics
and Gynecology
DR. RUTH E. MOORE Assistant Professor of Bacteriology
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DR. PAUL CORNELY Medical Director, Freedmen's Hospital
DR. LLOYD N E W M A N Head of Department of Biochemistry
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DR. ROSCOE L. McKINNEY Professor of Anatomy (Microscopic)
DR. W. MONTAGUE COBB Head of Department of Anatomy
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JUNIOR CLASS
Donald Brooks, president; Cyril Crocker, vice-president; Janet Eve, secretary; and Charles Hunter, treasurer.
SOPHOMORE CLASS
Marion Brooks, president, Linwood Rayford, vice-president, Matilda Davis, secretary, and Charles Hewitt, treasurer.
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FRESHMAN CLASS
Roland Nickens, president, Evans Daniels, secretary; and Henry Ellison, treasurer.
SOCIETY FOR DYNAMIC PSYCHIATRY
Anna L. Smith, president; Virginia Love, vice-president; Nellie Mitchell, secretary, Oswald Nickens, treasurer. Dr. M. M. Miller, adviser, and the following members: Juan Montier, Carolyn Hammond, Paul Guth, Dorothea Simmons, John Lathan, Juliette Simmons, Joseph Parker, Blair Hunt, Margaret Crowder, Alfred Johnson, and S. Russell Harris.
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This organization's chief function is to promote the welfare of internes and medical students. Members of the executive committee are: Alfred Johnson, president, Juliette Simmons, vice-
president, Jean Wilder, recording secretary, Nellie Mitchell, corresponding secretary, Paul Guth, financial secretary, Susan Gordon, chairman of program committee, Blair Hunt, chairman of International Activities Committee, and Hortense Gandy, chairman, National Executive Committee on Student Welfare. The Faculty Advisers are: Dr. Moses Young and Dr. Jean McCreight.
Left to right—Seated: Donald Brooks, Samuel Brisbane, Anna L. Smith, and Kermit Mehlinger. Standing: Marion J. Brooks, Roland Nickens, Evans Daniel, and William E. Greene.
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Left to right—Seated: Joseph Parker, Edward Mason, Paul Guth, and William Gibson. Standing (First row): Donald Brooks, Wendell Lucas, Angella Ferguson, Dorothea Simmons, Carolyn Hammond, Wil
liam Edmondson, Cyril Crocker, and Martin Katzman. Standing (Back row): Charles Augustus, Harry I. Martin, George Stansbury, Oswald Nickens, Charles Hunter, Sam
uel Brisbane, and Lloyd Jorsling.
/Cappa Pi Medlcai Sacietif
KAPPA PI was founded March 16, 1926, at Howard Medical School. The idea of such a society was conceived by Dr. John J. Goldsberry in an effort to combat the disunity among the medical students resulting from rivalry between different fraternity groups.
The aims of Kappa Pi are the promotion of scholarship and research in medical school, the encouragement of a high standard of character among medical students and graduates, and the recognition of high attainment in medical school, practice, and related fields.
The present members of Kappa Pi listed in the order of their scholastic standings in their respective classes are as follows: Seniors: Paul Guth, president,- William Gibson, vice-president; Edward Mason, secretary; Joseph Parker, treasurer; Carolyn Hammond; Angella D. Ferguson; Samuel Brisbane,- Charles Augustus; Dorothea Simmons,- William Edmondson,- George Stansbury,- Oswald Nichens and Harry Martin. Juniors: Wendell Lucas, Martin Katzman, Donald Brooks, Charles Hunter, Lloyd Jorsling and Cyril Crocker.
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Arvine M. Bradford President
Qki ^elta Mu ̂ ^atelnittf
Chi Delta M u Fraternity was established and incorporated under
the laws of the District of Columbia at the Howard University
Medical School in 1913. This fraternity's aims are to unite the
men who are pursuing or have finished their formal training in
the medical, dental, and pharmaceutical professions in order that,
through organization and cooperative enterprise, the highest ideals
of professional ethics may be kept alive. The fraternity house on
"T" street is the regular meeting place for Chi men and their
friends, as well as various clubs and sororities.
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Chauncey Levy Vice Presidetil
Clarence Beverly Secretary
Eugene H. Corley House Manager
Oun. Padt. . . THREE years and five short months ago, we entered the College of Medi
cine—a new class—sixty-nine strong, collected from all corners of the United
States and its protective Isles, and dedicated to the proposition that we were all
capable of becoming doctors.
Unique we were in that we were endowed with the charms and graces
of nineteen comely females. W e dare say that never before in the history of this,
or any other medical school in this country (except those especially for women),
has any olher class been so endowed.
Soon we were engaged in the bloody battles of Anatomy, Bio-chemistry, and
Bacteriology—testing whether we, who were so endowed and so dedicated,
could long endure. After a nine months' siege, we emerged victorious, having
lost only four of our original band.
During the summer we rested while our wounds healed and returned in
the fall of '46 with renewed strength and determination. W e were joined by four
new members, which kept our number constant.
A memorable year was this and, except for a few uncomfortable days in
Physiology, occasioned by the untimely death of a dog or the collapse of the ap
paratus, it was very pleasant. W e even had the time and energy for two dances,
the smoker, and a party. The struggle was neither long nor hard and consequent
ly our casualties were few. At the end of the year our number was sixty-six.
Then came the testing year—the term 1947-48. Two new members were
added to our ranks. W e needed the additional strength because we were con
stantly besieged from September to June. Exams, operations, ward work, never a
moment's letup. W e stumbled wearily however, through and scurried to our
respective homes to gain strength and renew our courage for the finale.
Two of our number did not return in the fall. Only sixty-six sagacious sen
iors swaggered through the austere portals of the medical school. After one week
in the outpatient clinics and a few dozen missed diagnoses, this swagger had
diminished lo a slow trudge.
With two successful quarters behind us, however, the old swagger and confi
dence have returned and today, we stand sixty-six strong, hopeful, prayerful, and
anxiously looking forward to launching out into a lifetime of service to mankind.
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Oi4/i ^Myne/datla^ FACULTY POLL
MOST POPULAR Dr. Robert Jason
BEST INSTRUCTOR Dr. J. B. Johnson
MOST COOPERATIVE Dr. Robert Jason
MOST HANDSOME Dr. B. Syphax
BEST DRESSED Dr. Riley Thomas
MOST DISTINGUISHED Dr. Charles Kelley
MOST DYNAMIC Dr. C. R. Drew
MOST IMPRESSIVE Dr. C. R. Drew
MOST LOQUACIOUS Dr. Kelly Brown
MOST DIDACTIC Dr. C. R. Drew
MOST PUNCTUAL Dr. Ruth Moore
MOST TARDY Dr. Kelly Brown
MOST FRIGHTENING Dr. Frank Jones
MOST RAPID LECTURER Dr. V. Wilkerson
COOLEST Dr. Paul Comely
MOST GLAMOROUS Dr. Blanche Bourne
GREATEST HEAD WHIPPER Dr. T. L. Laurey
MOST FLASHY Dr. Riley Thomas
BEST INFORMED Dr. J. B. Johnson
STUDENT POLL
BEST STUDENT Paul Guth
MOST DILIGENT Edward Mason
MOST CAREFREE Charles Augustus
BIGGEST EAGER BEAVER Carolyn Hammond
MOST POPULAR Samuel Brisbane
BEST DRESSED Turner Johnson
MOST HANDSOME Turner Johnson
MOST LOQUACIOUS Oswald Nickens
MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Samuel Brisbane
MOST CULTURED Blair Hunt
MOST AMBITIOUS Carolyn Hammond
MOST INQUISITIVE James Powell
LOUDEST Joseph Parker
QUIETEST Lucien Lewis
BIGGEST C L O W N Tommy Jones
COOLEST Blair Hunt
MOST CHICKEN John Lathem
MOST GLAMOROUS Angella Ferguson
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W. MONTAGUE COBB
"The Master" . . . "Now just relax my Christian brother"
. . . "It is later than you think" . . .
Great Anatomist, Anthropologist, and exponent of Greek
Mythology
VERNON A. WILKERSON
Famous for Snowstorms, English Tweeds, Rapidity of
Thought, and even greater Rapidity of Speech, Dra
matic exits at end of lecture periods.
ROSCOE L. McKINNEY
Great Microbiologist, Protege of Maximow and Bloom.
Likes to draw on blackboard with deep purple crayon.
Famous for ninety-page assignments and daily quizzes.
Insists that his students read all the fine print.
LLOYD H. NEWMAN
A true character, indeed. Loved by all. Famous for movements of the arms, and his wit.
RUTH E. MOORE
Creator of weird practicals. "You are three seconds late,
so please come back next time." Likes to give little
quizzes at the most unexpected times.
M. WHARTON YOUNG
A great teacher. "What's the lesson about for today?"
Famous for the movements of his eyes, laughter, and research in baldness.
ROBERT S. JASON
A great scholar. Famous for rapid speech and poly-mor-
phonuclear cells. Chief umpire in all the pathological
conferences.
ARTHUR H. WEBB
Likes fresh laboratory specimens. Creator of weird prac
ticals and exams.
A. H. MALONEY
Very jovial and humorous. Likes to talk about his BARBITURATES.
Still remembers the time when he ate his first plate of chitterlings, which are so rich in ventriculin.
RILEY F. T H O M A S
So smooth and distinguished looking.
Famous for his long stethoscope and bedside manners.
Loves to talk about infectious diseases, especially Ty
phoid, Kala-Azar, and Big Heel.
Great exponent of clinical diagnostic procedures.
Likes Endocrinology, especially Diabetes Mellitus.
Also famous for his speech and mannerisms.
RANDOLPH KELLY BROWN
Reads everything that's printed except the green sheet.
Happiest when expounding on any medical subject.
Famous for his "brief" two or three hour discussions on
Peptic Ulcer or Gallbladder disease.
Knows every Syndrome in existence.
E. Y. WILLIAMS
"When I was at Bell-ee-vue." Great Neurologist.
JUSTIN M. HOPE
Everybody's favorite psychiatrist.
Can remember everything.
Ardent baseball fan.
Famous for pacing the floor during his lectures.
CHARLES R. DREW
So dynamic and impressive. "These things are didactic
—these things you must know."
Famous for his work in Plasma Research, dramatic ap
pearances at Monday morning ward rounds, and knit
ted ties.
BURKE SYPHAX
Very smooth and handsome.
Gives some great lectures, also a very cool and neat
surgeon.
Ardent sports fan.
FRANK JONES
Great capitalist. Outstanding Urologist.
Famous for his very comprehensive exams which tend
to be quite rough.
Causes much anxiety and excitement during first and
second quarters of the Junior year.
Likes his "hole cards."
PAUL B. CORNELY
How many figures can a man keep in his head?
Likes to talk about the number of deaths due to pneu
monia in 1919 or 1899 or any other year.
Famous for bright ties and dimensions of the PIT PRIVY.
J. RICHARD LAUREY
The great "headwhipper." "Where are my heads today?"
Likes to stress the fundamentals, especially Anatomy
and Physiology.
Great Thoracic Surgeon.
J. B. JOHNSON
Seems to know everything.
Famous for orals and discussions of MITRAL STENOSIS.
HENRY S. ROBINSON
Likes to have an audience. Talks loud and draws a
crowd.
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A. DeG. Smith
Full of wit and very humorous.
Famous for working "out in the field" and carrying big
rolls of loot.
EDWIN J. WATSON
Very witty.
Famous for his quotations from English Literature . . .
"Thine eyes are the windows of thy soul."
HOWARD M. PAYNE
Eminent Phthisiologist. So heavy and yet so nonchalant and unassuming.
K. ALBERT HARDEN
Sees everything on chest films . . . little confluent soft
spots, strands, and minute rarefactions. Probably
thinks all students are blind.
CHARLES H. KELLEY
Always cool, calm, and collected. Is well convinced that
all students are blind after teaching Radiology for
several years. Thinks everyone should be able to read
a film in thirty seconds.
CALVIN B. LeCOMPTE
Always telling jokes, keeps everybody laughing.
Likes to talk about Baltimore City.
DR. M. WHARTON YOUNG Professor of Anatomy
JAMES GLADDEN
Quiet and unassuming.
DONALD KELLER
E.K.G. expert.
Lover, admirer and follower of horses.
Likes big "hole cards."
JULIAN W. ROSS
Great traditionalist. Obstetrician, and Gynecologist.
Famous for his voluminous notes. "That's a good place
to stop."
COLERIDGE M. GILL
Likes to pilot his plane, when not delivering babies or
operating.
Has a great sense of humor.
ROLAND B. SCOTT
Likes to read.
Always asking questions.
BLANCHE BOURNE
Adds a very pleasing touch of glamour to the Pediatrics
Department and to the hospital as a whole.
Famous for the latest Paris and Fifth Avenue styles, and
exciting coiffures. Sitting in her lectures is a pleasure
that will never be forgotten.
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LAST Monday evening, as I sat in Principles of Operative
Surgery, valiantly attempting to ward off the almost ir
resistible embrace of Morpheus, my astral self suddenly
seemed to be projected into time and I found myself in the
middle of March 1969.
I had just interviewed my last patient and I was not too
sure whether it was she or I who needed psychiatric care.
I sank wearily into the nearest chair and began to riffle
through the day's mail. Well, what do you know! An in
vitation to Charter Day Exercises and the Charter Day Din
ner at Howard University. Just the excuse I needed to get
away from it all. I hurriedly packed, boarded a Stratoliner
and in a matter of hours landed at the National Airport in
Washington.
Walton Johnson, now associate Professor of Medicine,
who was to be my host, met me at the airport and we drove
rather leisurely through a Washington which overtly had
remained the same for 20 years. That evening I was pleas
antly surprised when I came down for cocktails to find Joe
Parker, who had recently published his revolutionary work
on the management of transverse position in primipara.
Same ol' Joe, except for a few more pounds and a few less
hairs. Dr. and Mrs. Stansbury were there also. Stan had
succeeded in buying three-fourths of Havre de Grace, with
the proceeds of his lucrative general practice. Vermelle and
Joe Dyer dropped by but only stayed a minute because they
had left their sixteen-year-old daughter's birthday party.
She mentioned that Imogene Johnson, who •was practising
with her husband in Indiana, would not be able to come
down for Charter Day as she had planned. Drs. Aris T. and
Faye Allen came over about an hour later. They have four
sons now. Faye had tidings of many of our old classmates.
Angella Ferguson was part owner and Medical Director of
a hospital in, of all places—Florida. Harry Martin had es
tablished a flourishing practice in Denver and his triplet
sons, Harold, Herman, and Harvey, were premedical students
on the Hill. Oscar Graves, Calvin Sinnette, Sam Brisbane, and
Tommy Jones were all urban physicians, having offices in
the heart of Rushmore Center (formerly Harlem). Arthur
Sarau and Henry Paul both fell in love with the beauty of
California, or should we say California's beauties, married
and had passed these last few years in affluence as promi
nent coastal physicians.
After digesting all these startling facts while ingesting a
few dry martinis, we all left for Charter Day Dinner. You'll
never know how near I came to fainting when the Head of
the Anatomy Department, acting master of ceremonies, turned
out to be Ben Walker. Edward Mason also sat at the speak
er's table. He was receiving the alumni award for having
found a cure for aleukemic leukemia. During the course of
the evening we met Dr. and Mrs. Juan Montier (Carolyn
Hammond). They flew up in their private plane from their
Texas ranch. She retired from practice ten years ago. The
family numbers four now. Johnnie Gilchrist came up from
Durham. He told us that William Edmondson (remember
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Footsie?) was now head of the Department of Urology at a
famous North Carolina hospital. Timms and Powell, we
learned, had a large maternity hospital and well baby clinic
in El Paso, Texas. Lucien Lewis, surgeon in chief at Flint
Goodrich Hospital in New Orleans, nodded recognition from
his table in the far corner of the room.
Paul Guth, Head of the Department of Medicine at King's
County in New York City and consulting Gastroenterologist
for Mt. Sinai and Sydenham, sent a congratulatory telegram
to Mason as he was unable to come. On the following day
at the Class of '49's reunion dinner many more familiar faces
appeared. Leslie Winston, Andrew Woods, Clifton Ouick
were all practising in the Greater Washington area and as
staff men at Freedmen's. Ralph Boulware, who came down
for the occasion from Delaware, brought us news of John
Latham and Bill Hayling, the most popular physicians in
New Jersey. He also told us that Talmadge Pinckney was
driving down from his home in the hills of Pennsylvania
(near Pittsburgh). Cecil Ward, assistant professor of Radiolo
gy, came in a little later with Frank Lester, who had taken
over the Department of Biochemistry last year. Just prior
to the introduction of the Speaker, William Gibson, now chief
of Medicine at Freedmen's, I heard a slight stir at the door
and a piping voice say, "Well, I made it," and turned to see,
no, it couldn't be, but it was, Florinda Cambridge, just up
from Nassau, where she had just been recuperating from her
fourth divorce. She didn't look a day older nor was she one j
iota more self-contained. She had been on a jaunt on all
the islands in the Caribbean chain. She announced that Elena
Molano was busy practising in Puerto Rico with her Pedro,
and incidentally there was one little Pedro. Luis Tegada had
also set up a lucrative practice there. She had seen Pearl
Romeo when she stopped in Haiti. Pearl was just down for
a visit. She had retired from practice. Pearl told her that
Janie Williams was engaged in Pediatrics—that is, with her
own offspring. Telegrams were received from the following
who were unable to attend: Lelabelle Freeman—in Los An
geles, Charles Augustus—in India, still in the army, by the
way, Charles Clark—who now lives off the income from his
thoroughbreds, Luther Downer—handling a tremendous
practice in Atlanta, Clarence Foria—who was practising in
New Orleans, Blair Hunt—who had become a famous Boston
surgeon.
Just at this point of reading the list of members who had
sent telegrams, the sequence was rudely interrupted by the
very cultured voice of Dr. Drew intoning, "Next paper,
please." With a start, I sat up and looked around, the cal
endar said 1949, the clock 5:45 P.M., and A m y Mills began
her paper on a study of appendectomies done in this hos
pital since 1941.
Still who knows whether the scenes envisioned on this
balmy afternoon represented fact or phantasy? Only time can
tell.
—Anna Smith
