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1967-05 Front & Center: May 1967 v. 1, no. 2

https://hdl.handle.net/2144/21104 Boston University PUBLICATION OF THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

MAY 1967 The Last Baby On April 30th, the maternity unit on Robinson 5 shut its doors. It was a sad occasion, as many endings are sad, but it was also joyous in the long tradition of the joyous beginning of new life, for it was an occasion to photograph a happy Mother and her new baby — the last to be born on our famous obstetrical floor. When the pioneering Robinson Me- fflOfHRl H-ospitfrt-BtHlding was opened in 1915, it was practically ALL babies — five floors devoted to obstetrics and only the first floor, an out-patient clinic, was without its quota of new infants, year in and year out. The largest maternity hospital in the East, the erection of Robinson signaled a new era, for in those days Mothers traditionally gave birth at home . . . often in circumstances that were prejudicial to safe delivery and maternal health. The slow march of sociological change Associate Administrator John F. Mullett congratulates a maternity patient, whose dictated the closing of the unit. As an• new baby was the last to be born on nounced in the public press and in the Robinson 5, historic obstetrical unit Jerry Edwards, a gifted jazz musician, is which closed on April 30. "also noted for his pet mouse, Oscar." March issue of Front and Center, the Secretary Janet Eagles, who has been closing of our Robinson 5 floor will be making notes on Jerry's professional career in music for Front and Center, followed by expansion of the Maternity ministrator of University Hospital, pauses to admire the pampered little fellow. Jerry and Janet work in the Ani• Service at Boston City Hospital, to be while cameras clicked. mal Research Department on the Blue directed by the Boston University Med• Building's 6th floor where this picture Now new units move in as the ob• was taken. ical Center. stetrical unit moves out. But the proud But on April 30th, nostalgia was defi• record of pioneering service and the nitely and justifiably the order of the warm memories remain. Dr. Elia has THE MUSIC MAKERS day. Mrs. June Costello, about to be written a uniquely-observed history of discharged with her handsome and Robinson 5 over the years and of the There are music makers among us in healthy baby, beamed behind a hand• devoted doctors and nurses who gave the BUMC. And a versatile lot they are, some bouquet of flowers and chatted of themselves to make it a delightful and ranging from choir singer to crony of with her doctor. Dr. Andrew E. Elia, memorable place, which will appear in Count Basic, from accordian player to and with John E. Mullett, Associate Ad- the next issue of the BUMC Scope. _cornposer for the flute,_from^hurch or• ganist to exponent of "way out" jazz. As a famous chapter ends, Dr. Andrew D. Elia glances through the patient chart that records the last of many safe and happy deliveries, and three who helped to run Robinson 5 are photo• They play almost every instrument from graphed at their station. Left to right: Mrs. Hannah Dietler, Mrs. Minnie Acorn, and Laura the bass to the English horn. Nicholson. All Robby 5 nursing personnel, reassigned, remain with us. Of our musically gifted M.D.'s per• haps the instrumentalist most familiar to us for his participation in the Hospital's yearly Ground Hog Festival spectaculars is Dr. Charles P. Emerson, Director of Clinical Laboratories. Dr. Emerson plays the violin and he has contributed his talent to the Festival garbed in all manner of costume, most recently ap• pearing in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. When he is not good-hu- moredly clowning for his co-workers in holiday mood. Dr. Emerson is a seri• ous amateur musician. He performs with the Wellesley Symphony and meets informally from time to time as a mem• ber of a neighborhood string quartet who play for their own enjoyment. The young pianist who sometimes sits in with this group is another BUMC music maker. Dr. Bernard Kreger, Assistant Resident in Medicine. He and Dr. Em- Continued on page 2 ran a complete show of 6 or more acts, but discovered that he was becoming less of an entertainer and more of a producer-director. So back to school he went to study drums and form a 3-piece combo with Marion Ruth on piano and Ricky Gale on Bass. They played such clubs as the Hi-Hat, Story- ville. Big M, Lobster Claw, Tic-Toe, Glass Bal, Crossroads and Starlite Room. He also found time to tour the Straw Hat Circuit, playing locally at the Carousel and North Shore Theatres in such standards as Show Boat, Lost in the Stars and Porgy and Bess. "Although he has drifted into semi- retirement since his marriage and the birth of his two children, Toussaint still plays occasionally in local clubs and for friends. Numbered among his friends in the entertainment world are such old- timers as Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey, Count Basie, Illinois Jacket, Andy De- vine, Gogi Grant and the late Bobby Music to be Refracted By! Three of the four musical members of the BUMC Ophthalmology Department meet for a chat and a recorder session in the "Ladies' Lounge," first floor of Watson." the Blue Building. Left to right: Mrs. Marguerite Shaw, secretary to Dr. Ephraim Friedman, With a quick change of tempo we Mrs. Linda Hallenbeck, Secretary, and Nancy Politzer, research technician in the Eye move to another musical department of Pathology Laboratory. the BUMC. Mrs. Marguerite Shaw, sec• retary to Dr. Ephraim Friedman is The Music Makers (continued) biographer Janet Eagles, Secretary, Ani• proud of her gifted co-workers in Oph• mal Research, tell their story as she sent thalmology. She composed these musi• erson also get together occasionally to Front and Center. play arrangements for piano and violin. it in to cal notes for Sabra Carl, Front & Center Dr. Kreger's superior musicianship "Here on the 6th floor we have two correspondent, to transcribe and pass will take him far — literally and soon! musicians; neither of them currently along: He is off around the world on a ten- playing, but both with long records in "MUSIC TO BE REFRACTED BY week Asian Tour with the Harvard Glee the field. Reece (Jerry) Edwards, who . . . Mrs. Shaw herself is the organist Club and Radcliffe's Choral Society that works as an Animal Technician for Dr. and choir director of two churches in leaves the West Coast in mid-June and William Hollander appeared on Channel Stow, Massachusetts — the First Parish proceeds to Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, 2 with Don Moore's Quintet three times Church, Unitarian, and the Union the Philippines, Thailand, India, Tel last year, and played with that Quintet Evangelical Church. She majored in Aviv, Istanbul and Edinburgh. Dr. at Connolly's, Jazz Workshop and vari• Music Education at the Boston Univer• Kreger's billing is "singing physician." ous other spots in Boston and Nantasket. sity School of Fine and Applied Arts. He is well qualified for his role, having Jerry has been playing the Bass and sing• . . . Mrs. Susan Oak, research assistant to played and sung with the Cleveland ing most of his life. He attended the Dr. Friedman, was a piano major at the Orchestra Chorus as a student at West• famous Berklee Music School here, has New England Conservatory of Music. ern Reserve; in 1962 this fine group was toured the country and played various Her husband is a tenor soloist and choir chosen to perform for the Casals Festi• festivals with all types of bands from director. . . . Nancy Politzer, research val in San Juan, Puerto Rico. While at Jazz to Rock and Roll. He says his technician in the Eye Pathology Labora• Harvard Dr. Kreger became an ac• favorite music is "way out," more com• tory, is a mezzo-soprano; she majored in companist for the Harvard-Radcliffe monly known as progressive jazz. This voice at the New England Conservatory. combined chorus which he joins this past year Jerry has played at the Boston . . . Mrs. Linda Hellenbeck, secretary, summer in their exciting trek. The stu• Playboy Club with a trio, and also at sings in the choir of the Unitarian dent singers will be the first college the Chicago Playboy Club . Church of Belmont. mixed chorus to tour Asia, and their trip "Jerry is noted among us for his pet Her husband is a tenor soloist at the is expected to increase and extend inter• mouse Oscar. Oscar, a small field-mouse same church, and b> a piano tuner." national understanding through student- type, was salvaged as he scurried sadly From another important group among to-student contact, for they will be per• around the 6th floor after an application us, "the night people," comes word of an forming with local chorus groups and of DeCon. He now lives happily in his impressive number of music makers. staying in private homes throughout the own cage in Jerry's lab. Jane Van Zandt and Eloise Herron re• Far East. "Prior to becoming 'Administrative port: On the sixth floor of the Blue Build• Righthand' to Al Dore, Toussaint W. "Who's Who in the instrumental group ing there is a concentration of musical Anderson enjoyed a long career in sing• on nights? Well, Dr. William Ingall talent: two real "pros" in the world of ing and the theatre; he made his first plays a mean guitar, clarinet, piano and modern jazz. But let their unofficial public singing appearance at the age accordion — with Dr. Philip Elia to back of 6. This was his last for a while. From him up on drums. Bonnie Baines and retailing he entered the Army and saw Janie Van Zandt cou/d p/ay a piano FRONT and CENTER action in the South Pacific with the 10th duet. And among the night nurses, we May, 1967, Volume I, No. 2 Army and 20th Air Force. After the have at least seven singers: Carrie C>K!> war Toussaint became a columnist for Dailey, Thelma Burns, Jane Van Zandt, Editor — JOSEPHINE BRAYTON the Capitol City News in Springfield, Eloise Herron, Phyllis Davis, Bonnie Consulting Editor Illinois, but finding he missed the bright lights and applause, he returned to com• Baines and Jackie Scott." MRS. ELEANOR MAMBER plete his musical training at the New Dr. Gerald Whipple, Director of the Contributors to this issue: Sabra Cardiac Care Unit, whose principal in• Carl, Janet Eagles, Linda McPeek, England Conservatory of Music. He strument is the "cor Anglais," known Mrs. Marguerite Shaw, Jane Van continued with concert work, has ap• simply as "the horn," is the son of a Zandt, Belle H. Cruikshank, Richard peared with the Boston Symphony and musically gifted mother. He is also the Bertocchi, Mrs. Ruth E. Brody, Mrs. the Boston Pops. father of a gifted 17-year-old daughter, Patricia Powell. "Branching out, Toussaint took a job a cellist who has performed with the as an M.C. with a touring company. He Continued on page 3 William S. Brodrick, recently pro• lections, 5th floor, Mugar Memorial Li• According to Tory's version, he had a moted to the post of Assistant to the brary of Boston University. The Exhi• slight cold that night and was not in Publisher of the Boston Herald- bition of his works will continue through top form, but of course he had no idea Traveler Corporation was also re• cently discharged — as a patient of June -30. of calling off the evening with the our Hospital! His most recent book, "The Roman Peters'. He was therefore slightly sur• On March 28th, in response to a Empire," puhlished hy Houghton-Mif• prised when, in his words, "Mrs. Peters letter of felicitation from BUMC flin is for junior and senior high school feigned indisposed" as he and Mrs. Director Lewis H. Rohrbaugh, Mr. history students. The aggregate of his Lunetta arrived, suggesting that the two Brodrick wrote the following letter: writing ranges from hooks on science — couples go out for a steak dinner in• Dear Mr. Rohrbaugh: math, physics, chemistry and biology stead. Now everyone knows that Mr. Thank you for your letter of con• (about 54 books) to his tremendously Lunetta is partial to the Valle restau• gratulations. And if University Hos• popular science-fiction novels (26) which rants, so it was understandahle when Dr. pital cannot take credit for my pro• have been translated into 17 languages, Peters suggested that they jump in the motion, it can certainly take credit landed him third in the Soviet Union's car and head for the Valle's on Route 9. for enabling me to take advantage poll for favorite science fiction writers, Arriving at the restaurant Tory headed of my promotion. I entered your and brought him into the Oscar limelight hospital with little or no ability to for the main dining room. "No, no," work. But I can now work a full day — honors this year for the filmed ver• said Dr. Peters, 'The ladies want to — and more — and I have great sion of "Fantastic Voyage." freshen up," and he led the way to the confidence in the future. I feel this floor below. Still unsuspecting, Tory fol• is in large part due to the first-rate "Surprise, surprise!" lowed along, although he wonders now treatment I received at University how he could have passed the various Hospital. For many weeks previous to the 40th function rooms without "catching on." I trust you will convey my appre• anniversary of Salvatore Lunetta's advent "But they were quite cute," says Tory, ciation to Dr. Cohen, his staff, and to on the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hos• the nurses andj^heir aides, who some• pital scene in the spring of 1927, whis• referring to Dr. and Mrs. Peters. "They how^ uTahageTto be efficient and con• pered ptans Were clfculating ambiig - kept squarclydn front of me all the way, siderate even when they were short- members of the Anatomy Department and then suddenly when we reached the handed. If ever there is anything T for a party in his honor. "Tory," senior door of THE room, they whisked apart. can do to help University Hospital technician, pillar of the department and There it was, the party tables laid, and in turn, please do not hesitate to call affectionately-remembered mentor of the whole department, all 26 of them, on me. School of Medicine graduates from coast their feet and shouting, "Surprise, Sur• Sincerely, to coast was too busy in his third floor prise!" William S. Brodrick Blue Building laboratory to notice or A wonderful evening followed. Flow• Assistant to the Publisher suspect the underground swell of cele• ers, flashbulbs, good things to eat and bration. drink, toasts and tributes and the sing• The Music Makers (continued) So the invitation from his new hoss. ing of Tory's praise. And when he Boston Youth Symphony and Wellesley Dr. Alan Peters, Chairman of the De• finally rose to accept the outpouring — Community Chorus. Dr. Whipple has partment of Anatomy and Mrs. Peters all unprepared for the specific occasion appeared in concert with his daughter, to dine with them in their Waltham as he was but an experienced off-the-cuff accompanying her on the piano, and home on a certain evening was a pleas• speaker from long years of leadership as he and she sometimes join Dr. Emer• ant occasion to look forward to, no a boy's worker — Tory's speech was the son to form a trio. more, for Tory. But Mrs. Lunetta knew most graceful of them all. Yet another accomplished musician better! among us — and also a member of the musically-oriented community of Wel• lesley — is Dr. David Viscott, third year psychiatric resident in the out-patient department. Dr. Viscott holds the first flutist chair in the Wellesley symphony and writes his own compositions for the flute. "Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter still." There mu.st be many other BUMC musicians too modest to-be recorded in this inform'— ally-assembled Center "orchestra." Per• haps you will let your fellow musicians hear from you. Or, as one Front and Center correspondent has suggested: "Is it possible to get a group together for an evening at the Pops, Esplanade or Tangfcw-ooc/?" Eighty at Forty-Eight! Dr. Isaac Asimov is a member of our own BUSM faculty and family. But Au• thor Asimov is better known throughout the world wherever science fiction afi• cionados gather, or publishers convene to discuss his unique formula for liter• ary success — quantity and quality and an amazing range of subject matter. Proving that a prophet IS with honor in his own country. Dr. Asimov was feted on the evening of April 27 by a Recep• tion to mark the occasion of the publica• tion of his 80th book (he is 48 years old), held in the Division of Special Col• BUMThe BoarCd of BRIEFTrustees of UniversitS y Hospital has authorized the purchase of appropriate malpractice insurance cov• erage for all interns, residents, hospital employees and volunteer workers. In making the announcement. Nelson F. Evans, UH Administrator, stated that the effective date of coverage was April 26, 1967. He pointed out that this in• surance does not include coverage for any physician above the rank of Senior Resident, and only applies to interns and residents appointed by University Hos• pital. Sandra Sage, Blood Bank technician and accomplished amateur actress, played the lead role of "Smitty" in the Newton Country Players production of Our University Hospital dietary team receive a visitor in the Kitchen! Left to right: Marjorie Shea; Judy Williams; Mrs. Elizabeth Miles, Director of the Hospital Division of Stouffer's "How to Succeed in Business Without Food, Inc. of Philadelphia, which, since last August has been responsible for the operation and management of our UH food service; and Patricia Giles. Miss Williams directs the Really Trying" which was presented on Dietary Department. Our "own" Miss Shea is associate director in charge of food production the evenings of May 19th and 20th in and Miss Giles is the associate director for patient services. Meadowbrook High School, Newton. Her role called for three solos and par• and party of their Department of Psy• Also welcome on the first of July will be ticipation in four chorus numbers. She chiatry, held in New York City on Drs. William H. Beekley and Joseph J. also designed the lighting for the pro• Friday, April 14, Columbia University Migliore, BUSM Class of 1966 return• duction! presented to Dr. Bandler, as an alumnus ing to the Third as Junior Assistant Resi• Now a member of the Board of Direc• of the College, a Silver Medal for his dents following their internships at other tors of the Players, Miss Sage, who has "outstanding contributions to the field hospitals. New interns will include five been with the group for more than two of psychiatry." Mrs. Bandler was present BUSM, Class of 1967 graduates: Rich• years, appeared in the previous produc• with her husband for the bestowal cere• ard D. Chaset, Edward J. Garick, tions of "Come Blow Your Horn" and mony. Arthur J. Haymes, Linda L. Welch and "Damn Yankees." Paul D. Allen. The last-named three are students of the Six-Year Program. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has announced the News of the Third: The Third (Bos• creation of a new Laboratory of Micro• ton University) Surgical Service hosted Highlights of the 92nd Annual Meet• biology, to be headed by a Boston Uni• a large and distinguished group for their ing of BUSM's Alumni Association on versity School of Medicine graduate. Dr. Thirteenth Annual Seminar, held in the May 6 included an address by the Rev• Roger M. Cole. Reorganization of intra• Dowling Ampitheatre of Boston City erend Robert W. Bain, Class of 1952, mural research activities of the NAIAD Hospital on Wednesday, May 3. Sub• ject of the seminar: Diseases of the who was ordained an Episcopal minister was approved in April by the Surgeon Small Intestine. Speakers during the in 1962 and has been practicing medi• General, Public Health Service. morning and afternoon sessions, in addi• cine in Liberia at a church-supported Dr. Cole joined the Public Health Ser• tion to our own Boston University modern medical complex in that coun• vice in 1949 after internship and a year School of Medicine faculty members, try. He is presently in Boston for ad• as NIH Fellow at our Haynes Memorial Drs. Morton A. Bosniak, Lester F. Wil• vanced training at the Mallory Institute Hospital in Brighton. liams, Jr., Franz J. Ingelfinger and of Pathology of the BCH. Angelo J. Eraklins, included staff mem• The evening was also the occasion for Every spring since 1950, Belle H. bers from the faculties of Harvard Medi• two heart-warming ceremonies of appre• Cruikshank, Administrative Secretary cal School, Cornell University Medical ciation: The 13th Annual Distinguished for Nelson F. Evans, has turned in a School, and the Schools of Medicine of Alumnus Award was presented to Dr. smooth and effective performance of a McGill University, University of Roches• Kenneth Christophe, Clinical Professor tough job: managing the Registration ter, Johns Hopkins University and Van- of Orthopedic and Fracture Surgery of Desk for the annual New England Hos• derbilt University. . . . Susan Farwell, the School of Medicine and Chairman pital Assembly. She has seen the at• Secretary in Dr. John J. Byrne's office at of the Department, Chief of service at tendance grow from about 3500 in 1950 the BCH, flew to London to act as brides• the Hospital. Dr. Christophe, whose to this year's 11,500, and the scene shift maid for a friend's wedding in April, then memories of his early years here are from the Hotel Staffer Hilton to the embarked on a holiday with her family in strong and vivid, received his M.D. in Prudential Center's Sheraton Boston Spain and Morocco. ... A farewell party 1928 and has .served on the faculty and Hotel and the War Memorial Audi• in their honor will be given for four hospital staff since 1930. torium. Chief Residents of the Third (Boston The second presentation, a Paul Our Hospital chaplain, Leicester R. University) Medical Service at BCH at Revere bowl, was made to Salvatore Potter, Jr. gave the Invocation for the the Cambridge Boat Club on the eve• Lunetta, for "40 years of loyal service." Tuesday evening Banquet in the Grand ning of June 14th. The departing quar• Mr. Lunetta maintains audio-visual and Ballroom, highlight and chief social tet: Drs. Louis F. Anastasia, Christos laboratory equipment for the school and event of this, the 46th Annual Meeting A. Hasiotis, Robert M. Kim and Bernard is an invaluable member of the Depart• of the New England Hospital Assembly. L. Wisniewski. ... A cordial welcome ment of Anatomy staff. (See the Tory and congratulations to Doctor Hytho story and pictures elsewhere in this Dr. Bernard Bandler, Professor and Pantazelos who takes over as Chief Resi• issue.) Chairman of our Department of Psy• dent of the Third on July 1. Mrs. chiatry, was the recipient of a signal Pantazelos, the former Hytho Haseotes, On July 1, Eleanor Gill, R.N., be• honor during the Bicentennial Celebra• BUSM, Class of 1963, will be the first comes Dean of the School of Nursing, tion of the College of Physicians & Sur• female Chief Resident of the Service. In University of Connecticut. A loss to geons of Columbia University. On the addition to her excellence in surgery she University Hospital, but a splendid gain occasion of the annual faculty meeting possesses expertness as a medical artist. for nursing education.