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College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery VOLUME 47 * SPRING 1969 * NUMBER 1
THE LOG BOOK is published quarterly by the College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and Surgery. Second class postage is paid at Des Moines, Iowa. Address all mail, change of address, or Form 3579 to 722 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
Editorial Staff
Editor ...... Suzanne Foster Editorial Advisor ...... E. M. Meneough Graphics ...... The Graphic Corporation
NATIONAL ALUMNI OFFICERS President ...... B. B. Baker, D.O. President-Elect ...... William Lavendusky, D.O. Secretary-Treasurer ...... Joseph Baker, D.O. Past-President ...... Stan Sulkowski, D.O. Director ...... Paul T. Rutter, D.O. Director ...... Walter B. Goff, D.O. Director ...... Robert W. Johnson, D.O.
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Finally ...... 3 Senior W eek ...... 10 Featured Speakers ...... 12 On Capitol Hill ...... 13 New Program ...... 14 Students' W ives ...... 15 Com m unication ...... 16 Faculty Facts ...... 19 Alumni ...... 20
ON THE COVER The Honorable Ray Harrison, Judge, Des Moines Municipal Court, delivered the key- note speech during the 1969 Commence- ment exercises. FlAM.NAL When most of us were very little, we learned a nursery rhyme that went ... "London Bridge is falling down, falling down . . ." We generally repeated the words, but thought little of their mean- ing. Today, the buildings that house the complex called College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and Surgery are in a state not unlike the London Bridge. Recognizing this fact isn't difficult; acquiring new facilities is. Some of you may have read about our new idea for an urban medical complex in this publication or heard about it at a state convention. Just as osteopathic medicine is an ever-chang- ing, ever-growing profession, so must our new facilities grow and change with the times. Basically, the building is a three story monolithic structure which con- tains a central interior garden court from which four wings radiate outward. The interior garden court contains a large circular structure half of which is an open auditorium (644 capacity). Three enclosed adjacent lecture rooms (143 capacity each) complete the circle (see figure A). The ceiling of the court stretches to the third floor, thus pro- viding the building with an internal environment. The wings which radiate outward from the court neatly segregate the clinical sciences, the students and related services, the basic sciences, and the administration.
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The second year class to multi-disciplinary laboratories will have a comparable lab with the (Omni-Labs) for the first year class. exception of a flat work table rather the Within each student laboratory are four than the vault. Omni-Labs for cubicles; each accommodates four second year class will be located on the third floor. students. Within each cubicle, every student has his own desk, microscope locker, bookcase, lab coat locker, and 5 SURGE PATHOLOGY E. M. SUITE RADIOLOt MICROBIOLOGY GENER CLINI SOUTH WING Anatomy and Biochemistry; the third floor, the departments of Physiology The entire south wing contains basic and Pharmacology. Each department science departments. contains faculty offices, a conference The College animal facility is located room, secretarial area, and areas for in the basement. use pertinent to each department. The first floor contains the depart- ments of Microbiology and Pathology; the second floor, the departments of 6 ANIMAL FACILITY ADMINISTRATION AREAS WEST WING Utilities are distributed by means of fully accessible, vertical walk-through The administrative offices make up corridors against which laboratory walls the west wing. are juxtaposed. The alumni office, public relations, purchasing and property, and the col- So far, slight variation on the four lege print shop will locate in the base- walls, a roof, and nothing more theme ment. can be noted. The building does not The first floor is an open access to vary until one goes deeper into the central courtyard. structural design. The second floor is devoted to busi- ness administration; the third floor pro- vides for academic administration. 7 OEqiwiVJ-lJ uwnuIJI vrn A ^A r-x x - I -11I -F "W · \ s r KXXXXXXX x 6---& I IA I I I I i I -- -l I ,~e~5·zc~·r"~~c~"-i i I A l On ----L . : !:J I ; cW..IV.9MIIIIIIlAl .:IiiiIiii:,A. !;:, 1611~ FJui PrI;",..i .;. TorPRII., 1,' . FIRM I ':'i' II . I. Ia I B '' '' "'" is ' I 1II. iii I i' ai-- li·:J SECTMON LOIWOU EAST FLEXIBLE DESIGN thus allowing flexibility of curriculum. When the concept was first proposed The main corridors of this wing run chases and all through the planning stages, centrifugally with the utility the idea of flexibility was constantly parallel to the exterior "skin". Future by stressed. Consequently, this building expansion may be accomplished is flexible. removing the "skin", extending the How? floors about 30 feet, thus allowing for All interior walls in the South Wing about 32 more student places per (basic sciences) and the North Wing floor. Utilities would be furnished by (general clinic) will be constructed of the existing most easterly utility chases. movable partitions, using a six-foot Lecture rooms can be enlarged or module. Room-by-room flexibility is additional lecture rooms created by thus provided. The vertical utility chases modification of the relatively modest and main corridors in these wings run auditorium. centrifugally from the courtyard to the Integration of a teaching hospital outer walls. These outer walls are both into this building can be accomplished in the future by removing all partitions non-weight bearing "skins". Expansion in the North Wing (general clinic), of either wing can be accomplished by constructing the appropriate structural removing the "skin", extending the shell as an extension of that wing, and floors and chases, and replacing the redesigning the resulting composite "skins". space as a teaching hospital. The Omni-Labs (East Wing) are de- signed to provide completely integrated student laboratory and study areas, 8 On April 2, 1969, the college was million and a group of alumni have informed by the Bureau of Health Pro- already pledged about $250,000, we fessions Assistance of the Department still have $7,250,000 to go. of Health, Education, and Welfare that We have retained the firm of Ward, the National Advisory Council on Edu- Dreshman and Reinhardt, Inc., to assist cation for Health Professions, had ap- us in conducting an intensive nation- proved our request for Federal con- wide fund raising campaign. struction funds in the amount of ap- Now is the time for alumni and proximately $8.5 million. This Advisory friends of the College to pledge their Council is charged by law with the best efforts and abilities for our devel- evaluation of all applications for Fed- opment program. COMS needs your eral construction funds submitted by emotional, professional and financial schools of the various health profes- support! sions. These Federal funds are Matching Funds and will not be released until C.O.M.S. has raised the rest of the money needed for this project. Since the total cost of the project is $16 9 They began their long and active career with the Renfro Valley Barn Dance in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, SENIOR where they started their present style of parodying currently popular song hits. They stayed on with the Renfro Valley Barn Dance for almost three years. WEEK Both boys served four years in the Army during World War II, Jethro in the Pacific and Homer in the European Henry Doyle Haynes and Kenneth sector. Following their Army experi- Charles Burns are both experts. Experts ence, they became associated with at taking serious, romantic songs and WLW in Cincinnati, where they ap- teasing and twanging them into barely peared with the "Midwestern Hayride". recognizable musical parodies. These While on the staff at WLW, they started two men, better known to a vast and their recording career with the King fast-growing public as Homer and Recording Company and began making Jethro, were the guest stars at the personal appearances. The boys formed C.O.M.S. Pacemaker Ball. The Ball, their own act and went on tour with held June 3rd from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a tent show. a.m. in the Val Air Ballroom, West Des Under the management of Spike Moines, also featured the Don Hoy Jones, they again toured the country, Orchestra. playing such spots as the Roosevelt Homer and Jethro were born, reared, Hotel, New Orleans; the Forrest Park and educated in and around Knoxville, Hotel, St. Louis; Olympia Theatre, Tennessee. They teamed up as a hill- Miami; and the Chicago Theatre. While billy singing team while in school, play- in Chicago, the boys were invited to and ing school audtoriums, churches, become regular members of the WLS benefit shows. National Barn Dance, where they re- mained for eight years. In those years, they were regular guests on Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, made TV guest spots on various national and local Chicago TV shows and had a multitude of appearances before con- ventions, state and county fairs, the 10 Thunderbird and Show Boat in Las Vegas, and other top clubs in the United States. Homer and Jethro have been rated in trade papers as the top country and western comedy singing team for the past six years. Stories on their career have appeared in TIME and PAGEANT magazines, as well as the leading coun- try and western magazines in the country. Neither of them has had any formal musical training, but Homer is con- sidered one of the finest guitarists in the business, and Jethro rates high as a mandolin player. The boys live music, often sitting in on jam sessions. Homer and Jethro have been with RCA Victor for a number of years. They admit that in the past, RCA has been unaccountably worried about their sales. But the boy's Tennessee-style logic is too much for RCA's citified executives, "Like when we were in New York last for a recordin' session," says Jethro, "One of the execs came down to ask if we had any ideas that would help the sales of our records. I told him sure thing. Put Perry Como's name on the label." Homer and Jethro Alumni and friends and families of graduates were invited to attend the Pacemaker Ball. During the festivities, the Pacemaker Queen was selected from candidates and crowned. 11 FEATURED SPEAKER FEATURED SPEAKER FOR SENIOR BANQUET FOR COMMENCEMENT J. Scott Heatherington, D.O., President- The keynote speaker for the seventieth elect of the A.O.A., was the featured annual C.O.M.S. commencement exer- speaker at the annual Senior Farewell cises was the Honorable Ray Harri- Banquet during Senior Week activities son, Judge of the Municipal Court, at the College. Des Moines. Dr. Heatherington, a general prac- Judge Harrison earned his doctor of tioner from Gladstone, Oregon, is a jurisprudence in 1925 from Drake Uni- 1944 graduate of C.O.M.S. and a mem- versity. That same year, he was the ber of its Board of Trustees. He has recipient of the David I. McCahill served as a member of the Board of scholarship which enabled him to take Trustees of the A.O.A. since 1959. He a year of post graduate work at Yale. is a former chairman of the AOA con- In 1949, Judge Harrison won the stitution and by-laws committee, dis- Community Award; in 1956, he was tinguished service awards committee, appointed to the bench. Four years council on development, department later, in 1960, he was named the Inter- of public affairs, department of busi- national Man of the Year by the Sera- ness affairs and department of pro- toma Club. fessional affairs. He was twice president Judge Harrison has long been known of the Oregon Osteopathic Association for his work with individuals suffering and served for 12 years as a trustee of from alcoholism. The officials of the the O.O.A. He is a former chief of detoxification center noted this fact in staff of the Portland Osteopathic Hos- renaming the center in his honor. "We pital. feel this is the least we can do for a man who has knocked himself out to help alcoholics and to assist others in becoming familiar with the dangers of the disease" 12 The gold-leafed dome of the Iowa State Capitol building dominates the Eastern skyline of Des Moines. Beneath the H dome, pertinent, and sometimes not E T -VAz so pertinent, legislation is debated and passed into law. To C.O.M.S., some of the legislation passed by the 63rd General Assembly was particularly important. Two years ago, at the last General Assembly, a law was passed in a precedent-breaking action which pro- vided $200,000 for medical tuition loans. Last year, sixty-one of our stu- dents were recipients of these loans. This year, there was a suggestion to revise the loan qualifications and pro- vide a flat rate, rather than base the loan on tuition. This suggestion was defeated. Instead, additional monies were allocated, bringing the amount available for loans to $300,000. Other legislation directly affecting programs of concern to the College ON were two bills dealing with alcoholism. Our Harrison Treatment and Rehabili- tation Center, an alcoholism detoxifica- tion center, has been plagued by an CAPITOL HILL extremely rocky financial road. Two bills that were passed this year should Like the Grand Canyon, legislation alleviate this difficulty. such as this doesn't just "happen"; it One of the bills redefines the duties is the result of long hours and hard of the state Commission on Alcoholism work. We need your support. and establishes a method for securing Next year, another election will be larger, firmer fiscal support for such held in June to elect legislators for the local operations as our Center. 1971 General Assembly. Your legislator The other bill provides for the appro- will be asking for your support in June; priation of $500,000 for the next bien- ask for his next January. nium to the Commission on Alcoholism for the support of local alcoholism centers to be matched by county funds. 13 jails are still prone to human frailties, the ride out to the county hospital for medical attention was more of a treat ANEW than a threat. Then, too, the escape from tedium was, in one or two in- stances, also an escape from detention. In addition, the cost to the county for PROGRAM medical attention was steadily rising. Jail is no longer a place to incarcerate Secondly, as Dr. Connair reported, hardened criminals until the necktie "Our senior students can see more party begins. By the same token, med- patients and they are challenged by the ical school is no longer a place where need for accurate diagnosis without the students are "jailed" until they are use of sophisticated medical equipment studied into practicing physicians. More and elaborate clinical tests. The cases and more, community service is de- run the gamut of cardiac problems, veloped as an active part of the COMS epilepsy and so forth, through minor curriculum. Programs have been de- surgery." They have also done some veloped to provide health care for psychiatric counseling. poverty areas; to find ways to treat and, The program has been operating on ultimately, to rehabilitate patients suf- a five-day-a-week basis; however, there fering from alcoholism; and to re- is a physician on call twenty-four-hours establish valid communication between a day, seven days a week. A total of individuals. Now, a new program is 866 patients were seen during the under development to extend commun- five month operation at a modest cost ity service into providing medical care to the county. for county jail inmates. Sheriff Hildreth, in commenting on Since December, fourth year students the viewpoint of the county, reported, serving their clinic service quarter in "The need for a service of this type has the downtown College Clinic have been apparent for some time. The been accompanying an osteopathic benefits to the inmates and the eco- physician to the jail for morning sick nomic benefits to the county make call. The D.O., Robert J. Connair, was this a very impressive program". one of the originators of the program Dr. Connair, Assistant Professor of which was designed to replace prison- Osteopathic Principles & Practice and ers' almost daily trips to the county Director of the Division of Physical hospital for medical care. He and Polk Medicine and Rehabilitation, recently County Sheriff Wilbur Hildreth worked completed a fellowship in Physical out the details of the program, then Medicine and Rehabilitation at the presented it to the Board of Super- College and is now eligible for certifi- visors for approval. cation. The new program serves a two-fold purpose. First, since even prisoners in county 14 from left, Mrs. Irwin Groff, counselor for the wives' club, Mrs. Tedd McKinney, president, Mrs. Nigh, and Dr. Vigorito. Clyde had his Bonnie, Romeo had his Juliet, and most student doctors have STUDENTS WIVES CLUB their wives. Students' Wives Club at each school. Wives traditionally keep the lid on This year, Mrs. Ruth Harms Nigh, wife catastrophes while their husbands labor of Dr. E. G. Nigh, of McPherson, Kan- toward the sometimes elusive goal of sas, serves in this capacity. D.O. However, most wives are not Mrs. Nigh is a charter member of the content to merely keep the home fires Auxiliary to the Kansas State Osteo- burning, they get involved. Wives of pathic Association and has held every students at COMS get involved with Auxiliary office at the state and district Students' Wives Club. level. Before becoming AAOA Presi- Annually, the members of Wives dent, she served as first and second Club carry through with a variety of vice- president, recording secretary, service projects aimed at earning both scholarship program, and public rela- money and a bit of community respect. tions chairman. The Wives' projects range from a During Mrs. Nigh's recent visit, she bake sale, rummage sale, annual formal was given a tour of the present College dance, through such services as a bas- facilities. Thomas Vigorito, D.O., Presi- ket of food at Thanksgiving for a family dent, discussed COMS plans for an from one of the clinics and a big urban medical complex, detailing his Christmas party for children of clinic conversation with architect's schematics. families. Later that day, Mrs. Nigh was the Each year, the Past-President of the featured speaker at the monthly meet- Auxiliary to the American Osteopathic ing of the wives club. Association tours the five osteopathic colleges serving as Counselor to the 15 COMMU N ICATION. A RETURN TO THE BEGINNING When man first learned to communi- climate were reached between two cate, he probably used grunts and people, it would then be possible to monosyllables to convey his thoughts. establish real communication through How strange to have evolved, through the true understanding of oneself and the mechanization of our society, to his impact on the other. a stage where again grunts and mono- Thus, it is Dr. Wieman's approach to syllables are used for communication. communication that makes the Des An awareness of this problem is slowly Moines Center for Creative Interchange taking form. as individual as fingerprints. The trend toward improving com- The Center is located in a renovated munication began in the late 1940's section of the College, which is also when a psychologist named Kurt Lewin lending administrative support to its conducted an indepth study of pre- formation. To understand the real judice among social groups at the significance behind the Center, one University of Michigan. Lewin made must look first to the man who form- the discovery that "feedback", a term ulated the concepts of Creative Inter- denoting the regenerating response to change, Henry Nelson Wieman, Ph.D. an initial reaction, could also apply to In the first edition of "Interchange", people. Using "feedback" as a learning the monthly newsletter published by tool, Lewin found that he could study the Center, Dr. Wieman discusses con- individual and group behavior as well flict and creativity and in doing so, he as the effects of that behavior on others. states his philosophy on the subject: While Lewin went on to bring his "Perhaps the most serious problem of ideas to the National Training Labora- our time is how to deal with conflict, tory Institute of Applied Behavioral to make it creative and not destructive. Sciences in Washington, D. C., others We live in the age of conflict due to who were working independently of rapid social change, breaking down the each other on very similar concepts regulative control of tradition; due to were arriving at very similar conclusions. ever closer interdependence of people One such man was Dr. Henry Nelson with conflicting interests; due to a Wieman. Taking "feedback" one step technology making conflict more de- further to the concept of "creative structive than ever before; due to interchange", Wieman brought still a television awakening people to possi- new dimension to this movement. Wie- bilities of improvement by conflict. man maintained that if the proper "Throughout history conflict has been the chief way to improvement, politically, economically, educationally, 16 artistically, widening the consciousness Board of Advisors to the Center and of values for the individual and giving Chairman of the Department of Psychi- fuller content of value to the prevailing atry. culture. Also, conflict has been the Professor Palmgren is aided in the chief destroyer of value, reducing the administration of the Center by Assis- range of consciousness of value for the tant Directors, Margaret Voorhees and individual and impoverishing the con- Mary Lou Cook. Mary Lou edits the tent of value for the prevailing culture. monthly publication, "Interchange". "Conflict brings parties together with Through "Interchange", members of very diverse values. This makes it possi- the Center are kept informed of ideas ble for each to undergo a change and activities that are both current and whereby each acquires from the other forth-coming. Its premier edition was new values not otherwise possible. This published in February. The style and occurs by a kind of interchange be- content of the newsletter reflect the tween the conflicting parties. When the creative and artistic potential found ruling commitment of life is given to in the Center. Each month's issue fea- this kind of interchange conflict can be tures comments by Dr. Wieman. made creative and not destructive. Since the Center's inception, Pro- "Our age will bring forth a culture fessor Palmgren and his associates have with fuller content of value than ever been using the techniques of lecture before or else drive to destruction more classes, sensitivity training, psycho- devastating than ever before. This is so drama, body dynamics, dance, graphics, because of the magnitude of conflict in non-verbal communication as well as our time. The Center for Creative that exercises known as "T-groups". Interchange seeks to lead our society Standing for "training" and not to concentrate resources on the kind "therapy", the T-group is usually of interchange leading from disaster to thought of as a form of sensitivity that fuller content of value made pos- training. At the Center, the Wieman sible by this age of conflict." concept of creativity is injected into The Center's Director, Charles Palm- gren, Associate Professor of Psychology and Special Assistant to the President, affirms Dr. Wieman's concepts and potentiates his ideas together with his own. Demonstrating how closely allied these men are in their commitment to the concept of Creative Interchange, they are currently compiling material for a book which should be ready for publication later this year. Working on this project with Dr. Wieman and Pro- fessor Palmgren is Erie Fitz, D. O. Dr. Fitz is a member of the National 17 the T-group, thus transforming it into consultant, and trainer. Like Dr. Wie- Creative Interchange. man and Professor Palmgren, Miss Trying to tell it like it is, members Tarry's academic background is in of these Creative Interchanges attempt religion. Her work will involve class to break down the subtle barriers and private counseling in addition to which have been preventing people working with sensitivity labs. She and from having meaningful exchanges of Professor Palmgren will develop sen- communication for too long. In doing sitivity training programs for churches, so, participants hope to peel away the business, and industrial groups. veneers they have formed as a result Del R. Poling, who is Assistant Direc- of years of coping with the intense tor at the Pastoral Counseling Institute, strains society has placed upon us. Inc., has also been invited to serve as Also working and teaching with trainer. Charles Palmgren at the Center for Since its inception, considerable Creative Interchange are Bob Scott, interest has been shown in the Center Sherry Levine and Dr. Fitz. and its Director. Professor Palmgren Mr. Scott is the Director of the has been interviewed frequently on Harrison Treatment and Rehabilitation local television shows and is often Center and teaches classes in Psycho- asked to speak at public functions. cybernetics at the Center. Professor Palmgren, rather than view- Classes on self-awareness through ing the role of Director as strictly creative dance, body exercise and crea- leadership, sees his obligations as tive expression are offered by Sherry "more a process of creating an innova- Levine. Here, again, is still another tive environment in which our mem- avenue of communication. bers, staff, Assistant Directors, local Dr. Fitz contributes in yet another and national boards engage in Creative way by offering classes which delve Interchange". more deeply into the philosophies of In experiencing life with its endless Henry Nelson Wieman. ramifications, if the individual chooses Hoping to improve interpersonal to profit and learn from his conflicts relations in management and to increase as well as from his conquests, he is productivity in their own organization, employing Dr. Wieman's concepts. a Des Moines architectural firm has Rather than allowing alienation and awarded the Center its first industrial retaliation to result from everyday con- contract. It seems inevitable that other frontations, Creative Interchange means fields will soon be discovering what recognition and utilization of these positive changes Creative Interchange same conditions. Further, it means can bring about. knowing, understanding and accepting. During the past year, the Center In a day when so many people are acquired the part-time services of asking "What can I do to make the Willene Tarry as staff member, special world a better place?", Creative Inter- change and its Center in Des Moines can hold the answer for many. 18 FACULTY FACTS Teresamma Pinakatt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of On April 24th, Erle W. Fitz, D.O., Professor of Physiology, was the featured speaker at the monthly Psychiatry and Chairman of the department, spoke meeting of the Fourth District of the Iowa Society to the Department of Philosophy at the University of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons held in of Southern Illinois concerning "Philosophy as Tripoli, May 4th. Ground for Psychotherapy". Dr. Fitz was also the sole psychiatrist to attend the annual meeting of the Western Division of the American Philosophical Two members of the faculty were notified of grant Association held in Cleveland, Ohio, early this awards from the College's General Research Support month. Program. Duncan Thomson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology, received almost $2000 to L·BM5iI e ir* ·i e 9 , 9 R study the "Bone Up-Take Rate of Radioactive Calcium in Rats". Byron E. Laycock, D.O., Professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice and Chairman Mohinder S. Jarial, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of of the department, Anatomy, received over $5000 to finance research was a featured speaker at the 70th annual convention for "Utilization of the Electron Microscope to of the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Determine How Cerebral Spinal Fluid is Physicians and Surgeons held May Manufactured". 5-7th. Dr. Laycock discussed the "Manipulative Aspects The General Research Support Program is of Pediatrics". funded by the National Institutes of Health. P1BJBBC Be 4f b hSaB b P i ·1 S E C L R. Keith Simpson, D.O., Assistant Professor of James A. Orcutt, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology Medicine and Medical Director of the Harrison and Chairman of the department, has been named Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, was appointed to the Roster of Authorities in Toxicology by the a member of the National Board of Directors of the National Library of Medicine. This roster is part of National Council on Alcoholism during its recent the Toxicology Information Program, created in meeting in Fort Worth. 1967 upon the recommendation by the President's Dr. Simpson was appointed as Chairman of the Science Advisory Committee. American Osteopathic Association's Task Force on Official representatives of the National Library Alcoholism during its annual meeting last fall. He of Medicine will serve as intermediaries between was also instrumental in initiating both the program sources of inquiry and the Roster of Authorities, to and the facility known as the Harrison Treatment provide counsel or interpretative information in and Rehabilitation Center, the first detoxification- specialized sub-topics in Toxicology. rehabilitative center of its kind. D bBI FIRF 5 Ps l 19 1930 Alice Paulson, D.O. of La Mars, Iowa, recently returned from California and Arizona where she spent her winter. ALUMN While in California, she attended the I California State Osteopathic Associa- 1912 tion convention in Sacramento. She also was one of the teachers at the Earl C. Dymond, D.O., of Jackson, Osteopathic Cranial Seminar held re- Minnesota, retired August, 1967, after cently in Kirksville. a congestive heart attack. Dr. Dymond was professor of Obstetrics at the Col- Sherman W. Meyer, D.O., of Parker, lege from 1913 to 1916. Arizona, has been active in a project to build two new hospitals for that area. 1922 He has a brother, H. D. Meyer, D.O., of Nevada, Iowa, who is a 1931 gradu- Raymond L. Martin, D.O., of Mont- ate of C.O.M.S. pelier, Vermont, has a General Practice and is on the staff of the Central Ver- mont Medical Center. 1933 R. W. Jack, D.O., of Wichita, Kansas, 1925 is a Veterans' Administration Medical Inspector of nursing homes for the Charles W. Carruthers, D.O., recently Kansas Medical Consultant Vocational received recognition for his long years Rehabilitation and Educational Depart- of public service to the Canadian blind ment. He was, at one time, a trustee during the laying of the cornerstone of C.O.M.S., a member of the old for the A. V. Weir National Training Corporate Board, Past-President of the and Vocational Guidance Center in Iowa Alumni Association and the Boone Toronto. Dr. Carruthers, 83, was one County Geriatric Society, a member of of the seven founders of the Canadian the Legal and Legislative Committee National Institute for the Blind which (I.S.O.P.S.) for 20 years (fourteen as built the Weir Guidance Center. In chairman), co-chairman of the Osteo- 1967, he was awarded the Canada pathic-Medical Liaison Committee for Medal for his service. seven years, past-president of the 6th District of I.S.O.P.S., and the A.C.G.P. He also was named General Practitioner 1926 of the Year in 1961. In addition, he was William R. Marlow, D.O., of Elgin, a district governor of the Lions' Club Illinois, has now semi-retired after a of Iowa, (1951-52). Prior to moving to series of health problems. Kansas, he was a member of the Boone County Hospital staff for 25 years. 1927 1935 Ralph T. Van Ness, D.O., of Columbus, Ohio, who had a specialty practice in J. R. Forbes, D.O., F.A.C.G.P., Phoenix, Proctology, retired April 1, 1968. He Arizona, currently serves as President was the Director of Manipulative Ther- apy at Doctors Hospital. 20 of the American College of General Peace was the only man over 50 who Practitioners in Osteopathic Medicine entered and completed the grueling and Surgery and was just named Physi- 26 mile event. cian of the Year by that organization. He is a Past President of the I.S.O.P.S. John Robert Shafer, D.O., of Lakewood, and a former director of the department Colorado, is a certified proctologist. He of Professional and Public Welfare in is past-president of both the American the A.O.A. Osteopathic College of Proctology and the Western States Osteopathic Society 1937 of Proctology. He is also past chief of staff of Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Captain Harold E. Dresser, D.O., Chief Hospital and is currently a member of Urologist of Tucson General Hospital the A.O.A. Committee of Post-doctoral is one of 25 reserve public health training. service officers called to duty on a limited basis to work on health mobili- Ralph W. Westfall, D.O., of Boone, zation projects. He and other reserve Iowa, is a member of DOCARE. He is medical officers will implement the also associated with the Iowa Partners comprehensive community medical of the Alliance for Progress and has preparedness plans, including planning spent the last two summers in Yucatan effective use of hospital reserve disaster assisting in broadening the scope of inventory unit supplies, coordinating small mission clinics and hospitals in cotnmunity support of the emergency the Yucatan jungles. health system and training professional He has also served as a member of health personnel. An evaluation and the Board of Trustees of the Erickson comparison will be made after 12 Public Library for the past 15 years. He months. is also past president of the Boone Dr. Dresser served as surgeon general Lions' Club and a courtesy staff mem- for the reserve officers association for ber of the Boone County Hospital. 67-68 term. 1950 1940 Julius S. Nesbitt, D.O., South Bend, E. E. Blackwood, D.O., of Oklahoma Indiana, is a staff member of the South City, Oklahoma is a staff member of Bend Osteopathic Hospital. In 1968, the Hillcrest Hospital. he was the recipient of the "Boss of the Year" award given by the Osteopathic Paul E. Kimberly, D.O., of St. Peters- Assistants Organization. burg, Florida, is a member of the staff of Suncrest Osteopathic Hospital, Largo, Florida. Dr. Kimberly was on the 1951 faculty of C.O.M.S. from 1939 to 1952. Robert J. Hindman, D.O., of Plymouth, Michigan, is Assistant County Medical 1943 Examiner for Wayne County. He is a Commander, 927 Tac Hospital (A. F. T. C. Peace, D.O., of Redfield, Iowa, residency) Selfridge Air Force Base, finished 48th in a field of 50 during the Junior National Amateur Athletic Union Marathon held in Redfield. Dr. 21 Michigan and is presently attending pated in a series of programs featuring school of aerospace medicine at Brooks the latest developments in the medical AFB, Texas. aspects of aviation and space travel. 1952 Dawin Sprague, D.O., of Johnstown, Colorado, is President of the Colorado Edward Felmlee, D.O., will be featured Society of General Practitioners, and a on the program of the 65th annual member of the Board of Directors of O.O.A. convention. He will discuss the Memorial Hospital in Greeley. "Nomenclature for Orthopedics". 1961 1953 Sidney Grobman, D.O., of Pedricktown, Gerard K. Nash, D.O., of Amarillo, was New Jersey, is a member of the Board recently selected as a medical examiner of Directors of the New Jersey Associa- for the Preferred Risk Insurance Com- tion of Osteopathic Physicians and panies, the largest total abstainers in- Surgeons; chairman of the Post Grad- surance companies in the country. uate Education and Convention (1968- 69); chairman, Board of Directors of Osteopathic Education Fund; chairman 1955 of Osteopathic Progress Fund; chair- Lyle R. Bailey, D.O., of Chandler, Ari- man, Scholarship Fund Committee; zona, is chairman of the Medical Audit past-president of the Tri-County Osteo- and Records Committee at Mesa Gen- pathic Association; and a member of eral Hospital and Past chairman of the the Board of Directors of the New Department of General Practice of that Jersey Heart Association, Salem County same hospital. Chapter. Hector Luis Rivera, D.O., of Tampa, 1957 Florida, is a member of the Insurance A. J. Stepanski, D.O., was chief of Review Committee of the F.O.M.A.; staff of Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital member of the Board of Trustees of in 1968. Dr. Stepanski has a general the F.O.M.A.; chairman of the com- practice in Drayton Plains, Michigan. mittee on physical fitness and sport medicine of F.O.M.A. That committee recently held an athletic injuries sem- 1959 inar for school physicians and athletic coaches and trainers which featured Raymond A. Conn, D.O., of Nevada, the physicians for the Detroit Lions. Missouri, is currently completing the first year of a psychiatry residency. 1962 1960 Herbert Kaufman, D.O., of Pontiac, Michigan, was certified by the Ameri- Allan R. Crosby, D.O., of Wauwatosa, can Osteopathic Board of Radiology in Wisconsin, attended the 40th Annual the summer of 1968. Aerospace Medical Association meet- ing just concluded in San Francisco. Dr. Crosby, a major in the Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Wing, partici- 22 Herbert L. Miller, D.O., of Madison appointed chief of orthopedics and Heights, Michigan, is chairman of the assistant chief of dependent care. department of pediatrics at Martin Place Hospitals. He was recently certi- fied in Pediatrics by the American Paul Gold, D.O., medical officer with Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics. the Army's 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam last sum- mer has been awarded the Silver Star 1963 for gallantry in action 28 June 1968. The citation says, in part, "Captain David J. O'Mara, D.O., of Mesquite, Gold, totally disregarding his own Texas, is chief of staff of Mesquite safety leaped from his helicopter and General Hospital, Precinct Chairman of ran across a minefield through intense his town and chairman of public rela- hostile fire toward two disabled vehicles. tions for the Chamber of Commerce. Completely ignoring shouted warnings concerning the presence of mines, he 1965 administered first aid to the wounded crewmen and then fearlessly went from Robert M. Dworkin, D.O., of Stratford, one injured soldier to the next, render- New Jersey, is completing a residency ing emergency medical treatment . .. " in radiology. He will begin a Stuart Captain Gold has returned stateside Fellowship in Oncology and Chemo- to Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He recently therapy and Radiation Therapy at Tem- presented testimony on the qualifica- ple University Hospital in September, tions of D.O.'s for full practice rights 1969. before a legislative committee of the North Dakota House of Representatives. John Eloian, D.O., of Tampa, Florida, has been selected as Chief of Staff at Daniel H. Trachtenberg, D.O., of Phila- Good Samaritan Hospital, in Tampa, delphia, recently served a year in Viet- for 1969. nam, 6 months at the 71st Medical Evaluation Hospital and 6 months with the Fourth Infantry Division. He is 1966 presently stationed at Watson Army Paul Benien, Jr. D.O., of Fort Bliss Army Hospital in Fort Dix. Hospital, El Paso, Texas, returned last October from a year in Viet Nam. 1967 Captain Benien is the recipient of the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, Vietnam Captain Irving Gold, D.O., formerly of Combat Medal, the National Defense Detroit, was Battalion Surgeon in Viet- Medal and the Vietnamese Campaign nam. He is now with H.H.C. 311 11th Ribbon, these last two may be won Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division only by men who have served with (AMERICAL) A.P.O. S.F. 96217 infantry units. He is also a member of the First Team-1st Cavalry Division, the first 1968 division to receive the presidential unit Steve Stern, D.O., now completing his citation in Vietnam. internship at Osteopathic General Hos- pital in North Miami, was one of the Robert Bell, D.O., Naval Air Station first osteopathic residents to enter the Dispensary in Key West, was recently armed forces under the Osteopathic Residency Deferment Program. 23 Second class postage paid the at Des Moines, Iowa log book 722 Sixth Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Placement Service Osteopathic Seal Clare, Michigan: Expanding clinic facil- Campaign Closes ity, qualified internist who may wish to continue general practice. Also posi- tion available for General Practitioner. Excellent Opportunity for association Fourth in a field of five doesn't win, and hospital appointment (Internal place, or show. C.O.M.S. was fourth in Medicine available). Hospital located the college ratings of the annual osteo- close to clinic. pathic seal campaign with 62% of its Send qualifications, background, and goal achieved. references to: Yearly, the five osteopathic colleges P.O. Box 789 are given a quota to fulfill based upon Clare, Michigan 48617 the numbers of students enrolled. A plaque is then awarded the school Pisgah, Iowa: Located in Western Iowa. which earns the largest percentage of "Small, clean town". Near two hospi- its goal. tals. Active community club "willing When the final totals were made, to give help and support to doctor". the colleges arranged themselves this Present physician retiring, July 1. way. Fred Hutchinson Hutchinson Chevrolet Pisgah, Iowa 51564 PCOM 133% Arapahoe, Nebraska: Present physician KCOS 64% retiring, facilities and equipment avail- KC 63% able. Located in farming area, popula- COMS 62% tion of 1100 residents. "Clean city with CCO 52% businesses that provide for the necess- ities of life." New legislation enables doctors tak- ing Board Examinations to practice To all those alumni and friends of osteopathy . . . boards to be given the College that contributed to our June 12-13th. seal campaign, we extend our sincere Ernest H. Heidt appreciation. Superintendent of Schools Sixty-two percent isn't very good, Arapahoe, Nebraska 68922 but there is always next year. . l ._._ FF~~~FF~~~F . A_. _~__, ~.~L _ .~ --IIIII______ _ IP-III4C~I~=~D~ VP, ;i J , ,;- I , " 0, -,,I J IF S : 1'1 I" I I 10,11V" !,w I . the w 4 S 4~Ad 14 fig00K~~AW4& College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery log book VOLUME 47 * SUMMER 1969 · NUMBER 2 the log book College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery VOLUME 47 * SUMMER 1969 * NUMBER 2 THE LOG BOOK is published quarterly by the College of Osteo- pathic Medicine and Surgery. Second class postage is paid at Des Moines, Iowa. Address all mail, change of address, or Form 3579 to 722 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. Editorial Staff Editor ...... Suzanne Foster Editorial Advisor ...... E. M. Meneough Graphics ...... The Graphic Corporation NATIONAL ALUMNI OFFICERS President ...... William Lavendusky, D.O. President-Elect ...... K. George Shimoda, D.O. Secretary-Treasurer ...... R. Kieth Simpson, D.O. Past-President ...... B. B. Baker, D.O. Director ...... Paul T. Rutter, D.O. Director ...... Walter B. Goff, D.O. Director ...... Robert W. Johnson, D.O. Table of Contents Senior Class Farewell ...... 3 O.E.O. Neighborhood Health Centers ...... 4 Honor Outstanding Students ...... 6 Commencement '69 ...... 8 1969 G raduating Class ...... 10 Faculty Facts ...... 12 N .A .A ...... 14 A lu m ni...... 17 In M em oriam ...... 19 O rientation ...... 19 Crisis of Spirit ...... 20 Special Improvement Grant ...... 21 Student Council Contribution ...... 22 Placem ent ...... 23 ON THE COVER Commencement 1969 SENIOR It seems like a very short time since we first crossed the threshold at COMS and became medical students. We were no CLASS longer young, but we were inexperienced and "green" in this awesome field of medicine. Gradually a metamorphosis took place. The neophyte student, burdened by cumber- FAREWELL some texts and impossible terminology be- gan to show signs of judgement and reason. As patients became real and not recorded cases to be studied, the "student" in "student doctor" became less apparent. The second half of the phrase, "doctor", took more and more emphasis and meaning. We all looked forward to the day when doctor would permanently replace mister. To those who four years ago had faith in our ability and encouraged us, to our wives and families who encouraged and endured us, our sincere thanks. With this commencement, our student days are over but let us hope, not so our education. M. Tedd McKinney President Class of 1969 3 PAST, PRESENT, PROGRESS O.E.O NEIGHBORHOOD The little black bag which has long sym- bolized medicine is rapidly changing into a Pandora's box. The few who take advan- tage of Medicare and Medicaid payments H EALTH have tarnished the image of the entire pro- fession. Other doubts are raised by students, patients, and government officials. In general, the so-called aloofness of medicine is being challenged as more and more people voice CENTERS the opinion that health care is a right, not a privilege. This idea has extended to the neglected and sometimes ignored, poverty areas. A possible solution to the problem of meeting the demand for adequate health care is suggested in the neighborhood health centers. Walter J. McNerney, President, Blue Cross Association, noted in a recent speech to the Economic Club of Detroit, "The concept of the neighborhood health center deserves special note. Some depressed areas have practically no quality facilities or services, others have badly fragmented facilities and services that are hard to use, particularly for a mother with small children at home, even if she knows about them." In November, 1966, administrators at The original area residents, who had COMS, realizing the need for a program of developed the gross outlines of the program, this type in Des Moines, established an demanded no change be made in the pro- original pilot health facility in the Southeast gram location. A series of meetings and con- Bottoms. The program proved successful. So frontations between both area residents and successful that an application was made to officials resulted in compromise. The com- the government for funding through the promise resulted in two part time neighbor- Office of Economic Opportunity. Funds hood health centers. were approved, but with the stipulation that Today, both clinics operate 20 hours per the health care program be transplanted to week. They are each staffed by a supervising another location. physician, two fourth year students, one third year student, and area residents in non-professional capacities. The Southeast Bottoms Neighborhood Health Center, which is in the Northwest 4 corner of an area that is traditionally and The combined patient load of both geographically deprived, is headed by Glenn Health Centers is approximately 100 patients E. Bigsby, D.O., Assistant Professor of per week. Osteopathic Principles and Practice. It is Since one of the most obvious problems located in the South East Side Project, Inc., in any deprived area is transportation, a building. In addition to housing the health rented bus and a part time driver recruited center, the building serves as a central point from one of the neighborhoods fills this need. for activities which attempt to help area He transports patients to and from the centers, resident improve and develop neighborhood delivers lab samples, takes patients for x-rays conditions. and consultations and returns patients home. Pat Collier, L.P.N., originally from that When the need has arisen, the bus has been area, also serves as receptionist-medical utilized as an ambulance. records secretary. Approximately 50% of the drugs used The patient load has been gradually in- are donated by pharmaceutical companies. creasing as word of mouth "advertising" The operation of the health centers filters deeper into the area. Since January 1, appears to be mutually beneficial to both a 20% increase or about one new patient per the areas being served and the college. The day has been noted. provision of health care is an obvious bene- The Northwest (Delaware) Neighborhood fit to the area residents; the benefit to the Health Center is housed in part of the college is not so obvious. Delaware Job Opportunity Center, which The student doctors learn to treat patients has a separate program for job training and without elaborate clinical equipment. They education. Genevieve Stoddard, D.O., Assis- learn to substitute and improvise. As one of tant Professor of Obstetrics-Gynecology, the supervising physicians noted, "Our supervises. student doctors, when they complete this Like its counterpart, the Delaware Neigh- service, are very able to maintain a good borhood Health Center must rely on word general practice." of mouth advertising. Dr. Stoddard and In a day when the public is crying out for members of her staff initiated the "adver- more general practioners, what could be tising" campaign by attending various club better? and group meetings in the area. The informal speeches rapidly resulted in more patients. The patient load is still increasing. 5 Frequently, during the four year preparation necessary to educate, manipulate, and some- times, flagellate, young men into osteopathic physicians, a few students show more ability or interest than the average. An attempt to single these individuals out and honor them is made with the Awards Convocation. This year, the following awards were presented. HONOR Mosby Book Awards Thomas Aiello James Bates James Blessman Paul Considine OUTSTANDI NO Michael DeCosmo Chemical Rubber Company Award First year biochemistry student is given a scroll recognizing superior academic achievement in science plus a late edition STUDENTS of the Chemistry and Physics Handbook. Harrison Pratt Psi Sigma Alpha National Osteopathic Scholarship honor society. Three awards. Highest scholastic average for first year. Thomas Aiello Highest scholastic average for two years. John Mayes Highest scholastic average for four years. Joseph Braun Scientific Paper Writing Contest The top COMS paper entered in the Marion Laboratories Scientific Paper Writing Contest was written by Wade Brantley, then a third year student. The paper was titled "Joint Mobilization and Muscle Strengthen- ing Exercises". The two runners-up were Michael Lyszak and Carl Toben for their papers, "The Osteo- pathic Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis" and "Pes Planus-Prophylaxis and Treatment", respectively. The American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians sponsored a contest for the first time this year. The subject was Pediatric Urology; the COMS winners were Mario Maiese and Saul Rose. 6 Departmental Awards Anatomy Jim LaRose Tedd McKinney Harry Johnston Gary Falkenberg Biochemistry Robert Condra Stephen Finkelstein Steven R. Shapiro Murray Goldberg Osteopathic Principles & Practice Saul Rose Pharmacology Paul Epstein Harrison Treatment and Rehabilitation Center Patrick J. Reno Preceptorship Gerald Shapiro Psychiatry Michael Wright Undergraduate Academy of Applied Oste- opathy Daniel Yamshon Russell C. McCaughan Memorial Scholarship William Artherholt Irvin S. Merlin Memorial Leslie Kareus Charles Reed Memorial Award Paul Epstein Graduation with Distinction James LaRose This is the highest recognition given by the College to a graduating senior. The award is based on scholastic average, clinical aptitude and services, personality, and scientific and literary initiative. The Awards Convocation was held Wednesday, June 4th, during Senior Week. 7 COMMENCEMENT Ig v Our campus is not exactly a plush, tree- dotted park. A walk around the perimeter of our facilities is more likely to get one mugged than enhance a romantic mood. However, external appearances are fre- quently misleading. The 82 young men that earned their Doctor of Osteopathy degrees this June can testify to that fact. So can the wives and families that patiently waited and encouraged the 82 young men. This year, Commencement exercises were held June 5th in Veterans' Memorial Auditorium. Featured as the keynote speaker was the Honorable Ray Harrison, Judge of the Municipal Court. Judge Harrison urged the graduates to strive to be good doctors. "A good doctor, in my judgment, is comfortable among the hopeless. He throws a bridge of hope across the gulf of despair. He attends to the lepers of life". Judge Harrison prescribed six "pills of happiness" to the new physicians. The "pills" were quoted from an article by Dr. Murray Banks, a noted psychiatrist, entitled, "How to Rub Shoulders with Happiness". "1. Stop lying to yourself. 2. Murder your worries. 3. Give your old age a kick. 4. Live your life a day at a time. 5. Create an image in your mind of what you would like to be, and be it. 6. Treat yourself with a light touch." Following the keynote address, Judge Harrison and 1. Scott Heatherington, D.O., then President-elect of the AOA, were given honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from the college. Dr. Heatherington was the featured speaker at the annual senior farewell banquet. In July, Judge Harrison was in Washing- ton, D.C., to testify before a U.S. Senate sub-committee studying alcoholism at the invitation of Senator Harold Hughes (Dem., la.), chairman of the sub-committee. Senator Hughes is the former governor of Iowa. 8 9 1969 GRADUATING CLASS I · F~I Luis Barroso Osteopathic General Hospital John Patrick Henn Saginaw Osteopathic Havana, Cuba of North Miami Beach Des Moines, Iowa Brian James Beck Flint General Hospital John Kenneth Honeywell Oklahoma Osteopathic Farmington, Michigan Laverne, Oklahoma Phillip Beyer Oklahoma Osteopathic Hugh Howard Des Moines General Delhi, Iowa Hospital Warren, Ohio Joseph Braun Detroit Osteopathic John Harvey Hufford Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Oradell, New Jersey Des Moines, Iowa Larry J. Breitenstein Fort Worth Osteopathic Harry D. Johnston Memorial Osteopathic Azie, Texas Mercersberg, Pa. Hospital, York Edward Burke Garden City- Ridgewood Leslie G. Kareus Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Archbald, Pa. Detroit, Michigan Salvatore Cerniglia Cherry Hill Osteopathic Allen Jack Kline Cherry Hill Osteopathic Bayonne, New Jersey New York Robert Condra Osteopathic General Hospital Anthony Charles Korvas Interboro General Norristown, Pa. of North Miami Beach Stanton, Pa. Lowell Dertinger Standring Memorial John Kozura III Memorial Osteopathic, York De Kalb, Illinois Osteopathic Minersville, Pa. Peter Dodenhoff Mount Clemens Dennis Walter Kropp Parkview Hospital, Grosse Pointe, Michigan Philadelphia Philadelphia Gertrude Doughten Des Moines General Hospital lan Landis Interboro General Thornburg, Iowa New York Jefferson Emery Rocky Mountain Osteopathic James Michael LaRose* Oklahoma Osteopathic Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Detroit, Michigan Daniel Enneking Detroit Osteopathic Robert Perry Lorey Portland Osteopathic Meridan, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Paul Epstein Cherry Hill Osteopathic Max Theodore McKinney II Zieger Osteopathic Chester, Pa. Wayne, Michigan Stewart Epstein Flint General Mario Louis Maiese Flint Osteopathic Detroit, Michigan Camden, New Jersey William Robert Esser Normandy Osteopathic Barry Mendelson Grandview Hospital Racine, Wisconsin Dayton, Ohio Gerald David Gary Arden Falkenberg Garden City- Ridgewood Miller Des Moines General Hospital Taylor, Michigan Edwardsport, Indiana Henry J. Monetti Interboro General Stephen Finkelstein Interboro General Hospital Hicksville, New York New York Richard J. Foster Garden City- Ridgewood Geneva, Illinois Angelo J. Freda Memorial Osteopathic Brooklyn, New York Hospital, York Daniel Ross Gandy Des Moines General Willows, California Murray Edward Goldberg Flint General Hospital Wallingford, Pa. I I IC Il II · i · ' II I m · · 10 Members of the 1969 graduating class, their home towns and their internship hospitals are: m I Leon H. Morris Detroit Osteopathic Stanley Schikowitz Martin Place Hospital Abington, Pa. New York Anthony Vincent Mosca Community General Donovan Schmidt Flint Osteopathic Davidsville, Pa. Osteopathic, Harrisburg Forest City, Iowa. Lawrence Emil Nathan, Jr. Detroit Osteopathic Richard Allen Schwartz Garden City- Ridgewood Detroit, Michigan Fairview Park, Ohio Irwin Nemeth Interboro General Richard Lee Shaffer Davenport Osteopathic Oak Park, Michigan Wichita, Kansas Duane Donald Olson Eastway General Hospital Lawrence Shefter Metropolitan Hospital, Denver, Colorado East Meadow, New York Philadelphia Nirmalendu Kumar Pandeya Doctors Hospital, Columbus Robert Smith Dallas Osteopathic Motihari, Rihar, India Lovington, New Mexico Anthony Pavone Detroit Osteopathic Stephen Norman Snyder Cherry Hill Harpers Wood, Michigan Chester, Pa. Edward Vance Pierce Phoenix General Hospital In Suok Suo Portland Osteopathic Los Angeles, California Seoul, Korea Larry Plosker Green Cross General Joseph R. N. Thomas, Jr. Standring Memorial Cleveland Heights, Ohio Oakland, Iowa Osteopathic William L. Reinwasser Richmond Heights General Peter Jerome Tomko Garden City- Ridgewood Philadelphia, Pa. Royal Oak, Michigan Patrick J. Reno Garden City- Ridgewood Raffi Toroyan Flint Osteopathic Wayne, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Robert Riggs Brentwood Hospital George Angelo Vasilion Doctors Hospital, Columbus Cleveland, Ohio Canton, Ohio George Edward Ristow Garden City- Ridgewood Charles George Vonder Embse Doctors Hospital, Columbus Albion, Michigan Lima, Ohio Roger John Rohr Flint Osteopathic Richard O. Wagner, Jr. Garden City- Ridgewood Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sandusky, Ohio Saul Rose Detroit Osteopathic Gerald Lawrence Wathier Saginaw Osteopathic Brooklyn, New York Geneseo, Illinois Charles William Rudd Oklahoma Osteopathic John Anthony Weibel Des Moines General Houston, Texas Chariton, Iowa Sigmond Stephen Rutkowski Delaware Valley Hospital Allen J. Weinstein Detroit Osteopathic Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa. Gary Stephen Safier Parkview Hospital, George Alexander Wirstiuk Pontiac Osteopathic Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Detroit, Michigan Gerald Safier Osteopathic General David John Wiseley Saginaw Osteopathic Philadelphia, Pa. Dearborn, Michigan John Schepman Eastway General Michael Flynn Wright Flint Osteopathic Falls City, Nebraska Atlanta, Georgia Daniel Yamshon Zieger Osteopathic Oak Park, Michigan *Graduation with Distinction m~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11 Samuel Brint, D.O., F.A.C.O.O.G., replaced Eliza- beth Burrows, D.O., as Professor of Obstetrics- Gynecology and Chairman of the department. Dr. FACULTY Brint, formerly chairman of the department of OB- GYN at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia, is a 1942 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is certified in Obstetrics- FACTS Gynecology Surgery and is a diplomat and member of the American Board of Osteopathic Obstetricians I L, , I I·I , I · I ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---and Gynecologists. He is the author of numerous articles on Obstetrics-Gynecology. Norman Rose, D.O., has been appointed a full time Dr. Burrows is now Director of Medical Educa- faculty member as Assistant Professor of Surgery and tion at Des Moines General Hospital. She joined the Acting Chairman of the department. COMS faculty in 1958 as Assistant Professor of A 1963 graduate of COMS, Dr. Rose attended OB-GYN. A 1941 graduate of the California College Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, before his of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, she received enrollment. While at COMS, he was a member of certification as a specialist in OB-GYN in 1951 and Sigma Phi, national honorary service fraternity, and in OB-GYN Surgery in 1963 from the certifying board P.S.G. of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians Dr. Rose interned at Des Moines General and and Gynecologists. completed a General Surgical Residency there. Prior to coming to COMS, she was in private He is replacing Dr. Roger Senty, who is on a practice in Oakland, California where she was also 12-month leave of absence in Aarhus, Denmark, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics-Gyne- were he is doing post-graduate work in Urology and cology. In addition to being chairman of the OB-GYN related fields. department here, she was Director of the College Clinics. _· -par q · I 1 4' · 1 9 LI Ib I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-- - -e_ --__ _ 1 s9 I II- '- c- David R. Celander, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Chairman of the department, has been notified George T. Taylor, Ph.D., joined the faculty this of a grant award in the amount of $19,073 from the summer as Assistant Professor of Anatomy. He was Public Health Services, National Heart Institute, formerly an Instructor in Zoology with Atlantic National Institutes of Health. Christian College in Wilson, N.C. Dr. Celander's current research program con- He earned his A.B. in biology in 1957 from cerns blood clot dissolving enzymes and blood Gilford College, his M.A. in Zoology in 1964 from coagulation. the University of North Carolina, and his Ph.D. from He has been doing research supported by the the University of Massachusetts in 1969. He has Public Health Service for the past 17 years. also worked with the University of Michigan Bio- logical Station and with Duke University Marine Laboratory. Dr. Taylor is a member of the American Society of Zoologists, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, and the American Ornithologists Union. 12 Mearl A. Kilmore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of The husband and wife team of Narayana Rao and Pharmacology, was notified earlier this month by Lalitha Kosuri joined the faculty September 1, 1969. the Bureau of Research of the AOA of a grant award Narayana Rao, Assistant Professor of Pharma- of $9,500 for his research in "Hemodynamics of cology, earned his B.V.Sc. degree from Osmania Essential Hypertension as Affected by Abdominal University in Hyderbad, India; his M.S. degree from Reflexes". Kansas State University; and his Ph.D. this September Earlier this summer, Ayerst Laboratories donated from the University of Wisconsin. half of the cost of an M-4001 module to assist Dr. He is a member of Gamma Alpha, the American Kilmore in his research of D-Propranolol and AY-21, Association for the Advancement of Science, and the 011, two new drugs he is researching to determine American Veterinary Medicine Association. public consumption. Lalitha, Assistant Professor of Pathology, had both Dr. Kilmore has had almost 30 papers published her premedical and her medical training at Andhra in the fields of respiratory physiology, humidification University, India. She interned at Guntur General of the respiratory tract during anesthesia, and Hospital in Guntur, India, and had two years of evaluation of new drugs in anesthesia. resident training in anatomical pathology, cytology, and cytogenetics. - ---- I ·s--- sPe-l II -1L -99 1 I r, I I L I I L - -I ·JC Thomas Vigorito, D.O., President, was elected Vice Chairman of the Iowa Regional Advisory Group, the Maduloori Wilson Williams, Ph.D. Assistant Pro- governing body of the Iowa Regional Medical Pro- fessor of Pathology, also joined the faculty in gram. The Advisory Group is headed by George J. September. Hegstrom, M.D., of Ames, Iowa. The Medical Pro- He earned an M.B. and B.S. degree (similar to gram, which is federally funded, is designed to M.D. degree) and interned at General Hospital in improve health care in Iowa in the areas of cancer, Madras, India. He did a residency in Clinical stroke, and related diseases. Pathology in both Madras Medical College and King Institute of Preventive Medicine. He then did work II I--- - -LII I I I bl L L in Immunology and Bacteriology in both India and the United Kingdom. Donald F. M. Bunce II, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology In 1953, Dr. Williams returned to the United and Chairman of the department, is on a six-month Kingdom and was awarded his Ph.D from the sabbatical leave in London. Dr. Bunce will be doing University of London. He returned to India and research at the Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Insti- eventually was named the Director of the Institute tute of Rheumatology at the invitation of its Director, of Preventive Medicine. D. L. Gardener, Ph.D. He has worked with Sir Alexander Fleming, Dr. Gardener was a visiting Professor at the Maaloe Prevot, Robert Cruickshank, and others College in 1965. during his training. The Kennedy Institute has been doing research which involves pathophysiology of the fine circula------ cl a ------I re -, I·-- -al tion as seen using the double hemostat which Dr. Bunce invented. The double hemostat enables the Stanley D. Miroyiannis, Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy removal of arteries and veins, filled with blood, from and Chairman of the department, and Henry J. living animals. With this device, one can study vessel Ketman, D.O., Professor of Radiology and Chairman structure as they exist during life. of the department, by request of the Administration, represented the College at the Iowa Conference of the American Association of University Professors held at Ames, Iowa, May 17th. 13 N.A.A. REORGANIZATION AND RENEWAL The most important part of any building Mr. Dancer advocates three steps to design is the foundation. A strong foundation accomplish this end. insures both the permanency and the stability 1. More communication between the divi- of the building. Since the College is embark- sional or state chapters and the national ing on a building program; now is the time association and between the divisional to strengthen and renew our foundation: The chapters themselves. National Alumni Association. 2. The establishment of an active state David A. Dancer, Director of Alumni chapter with a program of activities that Relations, is attempting to do just that. The would be of interest to the chapter mem- cement he wants to use to reinforce our bers. "foundation" is communication. 3. Representation by the states at the national convention and participation in the busi- ness of the convention, i.e., the House of Delegates. The 1969 meeting of the National Alumni Association will be held October 7th at 12:00 noon in the Trianon Ballroom of the New York Hilton Hotel. The House of Delegates will meet after the Alumni Luncheon. Each state, as indicated by the National Alumni Association Constitution and By- Laws, is allocated "one delegate, and one additional delegate for each ten (or major fraction thereof) of the number of active members of the Association located within the territory represented by the divisional chapter". Active membership is limited to those who pay dues to the Association Certification of Delegates annually. The House of Delegates is the legislative body of the National Alumni I Association. Return to: I I Officers of each Divisional Chapter of R. Keith Simpson, D.O. I I the Association have been informed of the Secretary-Treasurer of C.O.M.S. Alumni Association I I number of delegates they are entitled to and 722 Sixth Ave., I I provided with a blank to certify their chap- Des Moines, Iowa 50309 I ter's delegates to the Secretary-Treasurer I I of the Association. If the officials have not I I received their certificates, the blank printed I This will certify I at the left of this article may be substituted. I I I I I as a delegate from to the House of I I I Delegates of the C.O.M.S. Aumni Association. I I I Alternate delegates are I I I I I I I I Secretary I I I 15 This Graph shows the total number of alumni per state and the total number of Active Members of the N.A.A. Both numbers include the 1969 Intern Class. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 I "I I i *Alabama 0 I I II I II II *Alaska 0 I II II I II II Arizona I I II II I II II *Arkansas I II II I II II I II II California *i I II II * I II II Colorado I I II II I II II Connecticut I II I II II II *Delaware II I I II II I Dist. of Col. I II II I II II Florida * I II II I I II II I II II Georgia II II I I Hawaii * I II I II II II II Idaho I II i I II I I II II *Illinois I i I II Ic I I I II Indiana ! I I II I I II I ' I III Iowa I I I I II II Kansas [ I II II I II II *Kentucky II II II I I II *Louisiana 0 II I II ! II I II Maine II I II I I II I II *Maryland II I II II I II II I II Massachusetts II 1I I I II Michigan -- --- I 8 -- - -I 4 idJim I II 1i II Minnesota II 1I II I 1I II *Mississippi 0 I I II 1I II I II I II 1 II Missouri I II 1I · , I 1I I *Montana II 1I I =_ I II 1I- II II 1I II *Nebraska II 1I II II 1I II Nevada II 1I II I II I II *New Hampshire I II 1 II UI II 1I II New Jersey II 1I II I II 1I II New York I II 1I II I II 1I II II 1I II New Mexico II 1I II II 1I II No. Carolina U II I II 1I I _I 1I II *No. Dakota II 1I II II 1I II- Ohio II 1I II II 1I Ii Oklahoma II I I 1 Ii I 1I II Oregon Ii 1I II II 1I II Pennsylvania II 1I II I 1I 1I II Rhode Island iI 1I II II 1I II *So. Carolina II 1I II II 1I II So. Dakota II 1I II II 1I II Tennessee II 1I II II 1I II II I II Texas II 1 II II 1I II I Utah II 1I II II 1I II Vermont II 1I II II 1I II *Virginia I 1I II I 1I II Washington I 1I II I 1I II W. Virginia I 1I II I 1I II Wisconsin I 1I II I 1I II *Wyoming I 1I II I 1I II Canada I 1I II I 1I II I 1I II *England I 1I I I I 1 I *West Germany I 1 i I I ,, I 6 11 m *No paid members Number of alumni in state (including recent graduates) = Number of paid alumni association dues I , - I I - , I , , 16 1930 Alice Paulsen, D.O., Le Mars, Iowa, was the subject of a special feature article in the Le Mars Sentinel, June 30th. Dr. Paulsen is the only osteopathic physician in that town. She is quoted as saying, "During these years ALUMN I of practice in Le Mars, I have enjoyed a very 1938 successful practice in this fast growing and W. P. Kelsey, D.O., of Newell, Iowa, was prosperous community". featured in an article about Professional Men and Women in the Newell Mirror. He is a 1935 member of the town council and chairman L. L. Theberge, D.O., of Rapid City, South of the board of the Good Samaritan Center. Dakota, is a trustee of the South Dakota Society of Osteopathic Physicians and 1940 Surgeons. Lloyd T. Jackson, D.O., of Ramona, South Dakota, is the President of that state society. 1937 Paul E. Kimberly, D.O., St. Petersburg, Myron N. Bos, D.O., of Albia, Iowa, served Florida, presented an address titled "Divi- as an alternate in the House of Delegates of sional Societies and the Osteopathic Con- the AOA during its annual business meeting cept" during the recent S.D.S. meeting. in Chicago in late July. Harold E. Dresser, D.O., USPHSR, was 1942 honored recently by the Department of the Laverne P. Mills, D.O., of Platte, South Navy for time and service in the Naval Dakota, is a trustee of the South Dakota Reserve program. His commendation reads state society. in part: "The need for our reservists to be constantly at a high peak of efficiency is 1943 as necessary today as any time in our K. George Shimoda, D.O., of Marshalltown, country's history. Your outstanding perfor- Iowa, was elected to a four year term on the mance has contributed significantly to Iowa Commission on Alcoholism by improving the readiness of our Naval Re- Governor Robert Ray. serve. In your case, the adage, 'to be a Reservist is to be twice a good citizen' is doubly true." 1947 Dr. Dresser has been appointed the Mili- Wilmouth J. Mack, D.O., of Garner, Iowa, tary Medical Representative by the Reserve was a participant in the Philmont Scout Officers Association of the United States to Ranch and Explorer Base Training Program, the 22nd Congress of the Commissioned University of the Great Outdoors. International Officers of the Reserves of The course, taught at the Philmont Train- NATO countries to be held in Breda, Holland. ing Center in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, is one of 25 courses that Earl Jurgenson, D.O., Meservey, Iowa, was were offered to more than 1000 volunteer honored at a community reception August Scout Leaders this summer. 24th. Dr. Jurgenson has been in practice Dr. Mack is in the activities conference, since 1937. which is part of a national training program He is a 4th District Trustee of the organized by the National Council, Boy I.S.O.P.S., a member of the Meservey Lions Scouts of America. Club, the Meservey Booster Club, Pleasant Valley Golf Club, the Order of Masons, and the BPOE Lodge of Mason City. 17 1948 1963 Both Sarah Jean Lee, D.O., and Frank Oscar E. Gutierrez, D.O. is the principal Tepner, D.O., (1961) were featured in an backer for the construction of a 150-bed article in the Humboldt, Iowa, "Republican". private hospital in San Antonio, Texas. The The article concerned the work physicians staff will include Oscar D. Gutierrez, D.O., in rural areas were doing and the need for (1967) and Rex Ollom, D.O., (1963), among more doctors to share the work load. others. Officials from that area feel that the 1949 proposed hospital will be meeting a serious Thomas C. Dozier, D.O., of Warren, Ohio, local need, indicated by a recent study that was elected Lieutenant Governor of Educa- shows the San Antonio area lacks almost tion of Toastmasters International District 10 1000 hospital beds. at a convention held in Akron. This is the second highest office in that district which 1965 has 54 clubs and over 900 members in Richard H. Sherman, D.O., of Columbus, northern Ohio. Ohio, was a participant in the program of Dr. Dozier was elected to the Board of the Ohio Osteopathic Association. He dis- Directors of the Warren Kawanis Club for a cussed "Use of Progestin-Estrogen in the three year term this summer. Immediate post-partum period". He is a member of the surgical depart- ment of Warren General Hospital, Warren, 1967 Ohio. Captain Irving Gold, D.O., was wounded during a mortar attack on May 12 in Vietnam. 1956 He is recuperating at Valley Forge General Thomas F. Hardin, Jr., D.O., of Orange Park, Hospital, the Army hospital in Phoenixville, Florida, was elected chief of staff by Clay Pa., and expects to remain at the hospital for Memorial Hospital. a period of six to eight months. Friends may Charles R. Smith, hospital administrator, write to him at the hospital, or letters can said, "Our medical staff, composed entirely be sent to his new permanent address: 210 of medical doctors except for Dr. Hardin, Harvard, Southfield, Michigan 48075. unanimously approved the recommendation of the nominating committee that Dr. Hardin 1968 have the honor and responsibility of chief of John S. Sinnott, D.O., opened offices in Ida staff this year (1969) as reward for his many Grove, Iowa in late July. Dr. Sinnott recently years of conscientious duty and devotion to completed his internship at Rocky Mountain the hospital and his patients in the Osteopathic Hospital. community". Alan B. Vasher, D.O., who recently com- pleted his internship at Riverside Osteo- 1960 pathic Hospital, Trenton, Michigan, began R. F. Coatney, D.O., is moving his practice a general practice in Lansing, Iowa, in from Earling, Iowa, to Anita. Dr. Coatney will mid-July. be replacing the late Dr. Alfred Driscoll. Dr. Coatney has been in practice in The Alumni Office has available for distribu- Earling for six years. tion: Divisional Chapter Manual History of bills of interest to COMS and to osteopathic physicians introduced during the 1969 regular session of the 63rd General Assembly of Iowa. 18 ORIENTATION Orientation for over 100 incoming stu- dents at COMS was held August 28-29. Members of the administration greeted students and discussed the college's The College wishes to extend deepest sym- philosophy, objectives and goals. pathy to the family and friends of the Irwin G. Groff, D.O., President, Polk following: County Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, and Jack H. Hannum, D.O., 1922-Earl D. Jayne, D.O., Painesville, Ohio of Le Claire, President, Iowa Society of 1925-Mabel Runyan, D.O., Billings, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Montana extended the welcome of the local and 1926-Estelle A. Wise, D.O., Cherokee, state osteopathic societies. Various student iowa representatives gave personal insight into 1928-F. J. Wilson, D.O., Maderia Beach, college activities. Florida Of the 101 matriculants, 24 are from 1938-Stephen D. Russell, D.O., Portland, Pennsylvania, 15 are from Michigan, 14 Maine are from New York. Iowa ranks fourth 1942-Glen Munger, D.O., Benton Harbor, with 10 residents in the class of 1973. Michigan This is one of the largest first year 1950-joseph Daley, D.O., New York, New classes C.O.M.S. has had. Over 590 York applications were received for the 101 1952 -oseph Sage, D.O., Greeley, Colorado places. 1961-Moneta D. White, D.O., Scottsdale, Arizona 1961 -George Wilson, D.O., Carlisle, Iowa 1964-Alfred W. Driscoll, D.O., Anita, Iowa 1967-Leon Kauderer, D.O., Wilmington, Delaware K. Keith Simpson, D.O., Secretary-Treasurer of the National Alumni Association, welcomed the new students on behalf of the NAA. 19 A CRISIS OFTHE On July 22, 1969, J. Scott Heatherington, D.O., became the seventy-third President of the American Osteopathic Association. Dr. SPIRIT Heatherington is well known in the profes- sion and has the potential for becoming one of the great presidents of the AOA. In his inaugural address he spoke of many things he hoped to bring to his year of leadership. The address, published in the September issue of THE JOURNAL OF THE AOA, should be read thoughtfully by every member of the profession. It is an important address because he is talking pointedly to each of us. Dr. Heatherington rightly points out that the osteopathic profession, above all else, is concerned with the humanity of people as well as the scientific care of their health and diseases. In speaking of the health crisis, he states unequivocally that "There is also a crisis of the spirit, a crisis of forgotten ideals.' He emphasizes that the spirit in which a physi- cian renders his service is often as important as the service itself. He rightly notes that the public is becoming restless over what it believes to be a tendency to dehumanize man in the rush of scientific advancement. The attitudes of service are important. Physicians should not be mere dispensers of scientific medicine but compassionate and understanding people, seeking to serve all the needs of their patients. As Dr. Heatherington has become the heir of leadership in the AOA, we become joint heirs in further developing humanism in medical practice. With him we can demonstrate to the American people that the osteopathic profession is, as President Heatherington states, "the new leader they seek." 20 I L i,I I I· I·II-~~~~~~~II I 11 I LI - -- JI I I- s -I-- II -' _I .I~~~------,-ell STUDY SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT Alexander Adler, Information Officer, Divi- present physician manpower training and sion of Physician Manpower, Bureau of educational facilities. Health Professionals Education and Man- COMS was the recipient of a Special power Training, National Institutes of Health, Improvement Grant continuation for Bethesda, Maryland, visited the College in $299,868 earlier this year. The Special late July. Mr. Adler is doing a study on the Improvement Grants are intended to aid uses of the Special Improvement Grant in schools in developing curricula, improving certain selected medical schools across the teaching methods, and, in general, increas- nation. The results of his study will be dis- ing their educational quality. The funds tributed to government officials, congress- awarded to COMS will be used for the men, and others interested in improving the acquisition of additional faculty personnel. ) I k sSb 6, - -- -·s I CL-r I 1 -I i I -L I _I LI 21 STUDENT COUNCIL CONTRIBUTION Act norcomhkr 97th tha fmi1\/y li f J1 moc3 L rA L-t ).L I I lIJCLI E/ L lI/ IIVI. I Il II y I JCYI I III t:. lU Mildred Kindhart was struck by a tragedy that will remain with them the rest of their lives. A fire destroyed their home, fatally burned their youngest child, and severely injured Mildred Kindhart. After five and a half months in the hospital, Mrs. Kindhart is finally home again. The family was forced to seperate and is just now beginning to emerge from shock. The intensive treatment Mrs. Kindhart has had and will continue to require is straining the family budget to the breaking point. Members of the COMS Student Council heard about the plight of the Kindhart family by way of a television interview donated by a local station to gain financial support for the family. The Council members unani- mously voted to donate 34 pints of blood to replace that used by Mrs. Kindhart. It is only a small part of the total debt owed by the family, but for James Kindhart, it is a beginning. 22 I ·I L i I I · II I II · I I PLACEMENT SERVICE I ·I I , I mmm, mmmmml· · - ·- II ,· · Some of us can still remember the good Eads, Colorado: 3000 population. Mod- doctor with his horse and carriage, brav- ern, well-equipped 18 bed hospital with ing snow and storm to bring help to the 9 bed nursing home attached. Physician sick. There is quite a contrast to the will serve the entire county. antiseptic white office, the impersonal Willard E. Holthus poking and testing, the curt diagnosis Administrator common today. Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital The modern mode of medical practice Box 817 may have been the result of increasing Eads, Colorado 81036 population and decreasing numbers of Ravenwood, West Virginia: 12,000 to physicians. Regardless of its cause, it has 15,000 population. New Kaiser Alumi- its place, but not in rural communities. num Plant presently on $40 million Our "Placement Service" is an attempt to expansion program near. match physicians who want rural prac- Three hospitals nearby. Was team tices with the communities that need physician for local high school. them. L. M. Monroe, D.O. Wheatland, Iowa: Small town, Northwest 504 Walnut Street of Davenport. No physician at present. Ravenwood, West Virginia 26164 Almost mid-way between Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine, Iowa: 3000 population. and Clinton. Building available, 6 examination rooms, Mr. Robert Stankee x-ray, air conditioning. Most office equip- Wheatland, Iowa ment still in building. Hospital 15 miles away. 35 miles to Cedar Rapids. E. K. Clear or Jay Lynch Belle Plaine, Iowa 52208 I · I · · I~1I~ 23 "'I^~~~~~~~~ ll ~~~~~~~~~~~~Second class postage paid at Des Moines, Iowa Elog book 722 Sixth Avenue res Moines, Iowa 50309 The Log Book - Link Page Previous Volume 46: May 1968 - January 1969 Next Volume 48: 1970 Return to Electronic Index Page