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GREETINGS FROMTHE PRESIDENT

I am pleased to extend my greetings tothe members of the Alumni Associationthrough this issue of LOG. As one who isnew to COMS, I have found that like mostacademic institutions our college is besetwith many problems. On the other hand,it has a large number of assets whichinclude a dedicated faculty and staff, aneager student body, and a loyal alumni.I have been particularly impressed by thelarge number of graduates who havecalled and written to ask what they can doto help in making today's dream at COMSbecome tomorrow's reality. My own feel-ing is that such people represent a sourceof dynamic energy, which when it istapped, will overcome any and all of theproblems that confront us.

In the course of the next months, I shallprobably be meeting many of you. I willbe very pleased to discuss with you ourplans, which include not just physicalrebuilding, but many educational innova-tions. We hope to introduce a three-yearcurriculum beginning September 1972.Our faculty is at present considering anexperimental curriculum over and abovethat which will be the basis for regularinstruction in our college. In a time whenexciting challenges are being felt in everyarea in which health professions operate,ours is the opportunity to blaze a trailalong which others will be happy to follow.

We will need your help, both spiritualand material, in the months to come. Ibespeak not your patience, but yourimpatience, to get the job done.

THE LOG BOOK is published quarterly by the College of Osteo-pathic Medicine and Surgery. Second class postage is paid at DesMoines, Iowa. Address all mail, change of address, or Form 3579to 722 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.

Editorial Staff

Editor ........................................... Sue Thom sen

Editorial Advisor ............................... E. M. Meneough

Graphics ........ ........ .. The Graphic Corporation

NATIONAL ALUMNI OFFICERS

President ................................ Frank W. Myers, D.O.

President-elect .......................... Sidney Grobman, D.O.

Vice President .................. W illiam L. Lavendusky, Jr., D.O.

Secretary-Treasurer .................... R. Keith Simpson, D.O.

Past-President ......................... K. George Shimoda, D.O.

Director ........... ................ Paul T. Rutter, D.O.

Director .................................. W alter B. Goff, D.O .

Director............................. Robert W. Johnson, D.O.

Table of Contents

Com m encem ent .................................... 3Keynote Address ................................. 5.Awards Convocation ................................ 6Senior Banquet..................................... 8Early H istory ....................................... 8Graduating Class of 1971 . . ................. 10Senator Kennedy Visits Des Moines . ............. 12M embership Dues ................................... 13COMS Legislative Report .. . .................. 16Donald Turner, D.O. is Ohio G.P. of the Year .......... 18COMS Receives $170,800 ............................ 19Officers in South Dakota . . ................. 19Howard Graney, D.O. Retires. ........................19Alumni ............................................ 20Faculty Facts ....................................... 22Dr. From is New Department Head . ............. 22Inauguration to be Held for Azneer . ............. 23COM S Receives Grants .............................. 23In M em orium ................. ......................24Placem ent Service ................................... 24

J. Leonard Azneer, Ph.D.President

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COMMFNCFMFNT

Commencement exercises were heldJune 3, 1971. Thomas F. Vigorito, D.O.,conferred the Doctor of Osteopathy degreeto 81 students at Veterans MemorialAuditorium in Des Moines.

Mr. David A. Dancer, Director ofAlumni Relations at COMS was the key-note speaker. Mr. Dancer and Carl C.Waterbury, D.O., speaker at the SeniorBanquet, and 1943 alumnus of the college;received the honorary Doctor of HumaneLetters during commencement. (a)

Several COMS students were hoodedby relatives at graduation exercises. PaulE. Emmans was hooded by his father PaulE. Emmans, D.O., Seattle, Washington, a

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1944 alumnus (b). Walter B. Goff II washooded by his father Walter B. Goff, DesMoines, Iowa, class of 1944 (c); andChristian T. Shimoda was hooded byhis father, K. George Shimoda, D.O.,Marshalltown, Iowa, class of 1943 (d).Jay 0. Schlossberg was hooded byhis brother, Michael Schlossberg, M.D.,Atlanta, Georgia (e).

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KEYNOTEADDRESS

In his speech at Commencement, June 3,1971, David A. Dancer, Director ofAlumni Relations for COMS, related thealarming shortage of family doctors facingIowa and the nation today, and urged the81 graduates to consider family practicein Iowa.

"In this age of medical specialization,too many medical institutions have ne-glected to designate the most essentialmedical art of all, that of the practice offamily medicine-the every-day treatmentof the patient and his family," he said. Hetold the graduates the supply of generalpractitioners is falling behind andincreasingly, their services, talents, andprofessional skills are not only wanted inIowa alone but everywhere.

Mr. Dancer said there were too fewinstitutions such as the College of Osteo-pathic Medicine and Surgery who, longrange, have appreciated the need for thedoctor who serves the family. "Generalpractice has always been a basic spe-cialty", he said, and he told the Junegraduates, who comprise 15% of thisyear's osteopathic graduating seniors, theUnited States wage earner needs, regu-larly, the family doctor-only occa-sionally, the specialist.

Mr. Dancer, who was secretary of theIowa State Board of Regents for 26 years,and who has had close contact with theIowa State Legislature, said osteopathsin Iowa enjoy an enviable professionalimage. The average Iowa osteopathicphysician according to Mr. Dancer is anactive member of his community serving

on town councils, school boards, serviceclubs, mayors, and on hospital boards.These doctors have made friends in theircommunities, to the point that COMS hasbeen able to procure forgivable loans tostudents who will become family doctorsand remain in Iowa to practice. Much hasbeen accomplished in Iowa, he said, torecognize the truly outstanding ability ofstudents and staff, the curriculum anddiversified training facilities at the Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, andthere are many locations for COMS gradu-ates awaiting those who wish to stayin Iowa.

In his service at the college, Mr. Dancersaid, he has been impressed by the stu-dents and the opportunity for educationrealized here, and in closing said, "theworld is before you-and you arebefore the world-may the world-andyou-benefit from this wonderful experi-ence together."

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The annual Awards Convocation washeld June 2, 1971 in Moingona Lodge.

The Graduation with Distinction Award,the highest award given by the college,and the Upjohn Achievement Award,based on the highest scholastic averagefor all four years; were presented toThomas Aiello. (a)

The Charles Reed Memorial was pre-sented to James B. Mitton by ElizabethBurrows, D.O., Director of Medical Edu-cation, Des Moines General Hospital. Theaward is given in memory of a member ofthe class of 1967 who died shortly beforehis commencement. (b)

Kenneth P. Schultheis received the Irvin a.IvlkI 11 / XVVC¥t I _.1 I I I Uqk Y.l y |\UK U.IL

Kreamer, D.O.Recipients of the Mosby Scholarship

Book Awards were Thomas Behrmann,James Bova, Robert Collison, FrederickJennart, and Robert Palma, all secondyear students.

The Russell McCaughan Scholarship for$400, was presented to Diane Grunewald,first year student.

This year's "Pacemaker" was dedicatedto John W. Nelson, D.O., assistant Pro-fessor of Internal Medicine at COMS "...ateacher who inspires his students to learn,who motivates even the most stagnantstudent, and who welds the scraps ofknowledge so widely scattered in text-books into a working scheme...."

A special award presented by KeithHansen, president of Student Council,was given to Dr. Vigorito for "outstandingdedication to medical education from b.

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EARLYHISTORY

Carl C. Waterbury, D.O., Assistant Clini-cal Professor in the Department of Obstet-rics and Gynecology at COMS, was thefeatured speaker at the Annual SeniorBanquet held June 3, 1971, at Eddie Web-ster's in Des Moines.

Dr. Waterbury's speech concerned abrief history of osteopathy and the con-cepts put forth by A. T. Still, and thechallenge to future osteopathic physiciansby organized osteopathy. The followingexcerpts are from Dr. Waterbury's speech.

Dr. Waterbury envisions Still as aradical liberal. "...He was for women'ssuffrage. He was against slavery in a statewhere slavery had many advocates. Heinsisted black students be allowed toenroll in his colleges, and he was gen-erally considered 'unusual' for his time..."

Dr. Waterbury divided the history ofosteopathy into three eras. "... Thefirst one was concerned with the forma-tion of the osteopathic concept by Still.This era took place between the years of1874 and 1894, during which time,Still organized his philosophy and hispractice..."

"...The second era, or the middleyears, began some time in the 20's andcontinued roughly through the late 50's.There is some continuation of this middleperiod even up to the present time. Dur-ing this time, the state practice acts wereredefined, transforming them from alimited manipulative definition to thoseencompassing the whole spectrum ofmedicine. It is interesting to note that Stillnever intended the Osteopathic school ofpractice to be one concerned only withmanipulation. He emphasized manipula-tion because it was in his mind the best

therapeutic modality of the day. This maywell have been valid at a time when sur-gery consisted primarily of amputations,and medicine of purgings and bloodlettings, with the use of a few analgesicsfor the relief of pain. There were no suchthings as drugs with the possible exceptionof quinine..."

"... During the years of World War II,we were given an opportunity to prove toa broad segment of the American peoplethat we were truly physicians capable ofassuming broad medical responsibilities.We filled a great void during those years.Our greatest time of growth followedWorld War II. The numbers of hospitals,and the total number of beds greatly in-creased. Our work during World War IIwas the greatest aid in increasing therecognition and prestige of the D.O., andin increasing the importance of the osteo-pathic specialist. Post-doctoral trainingcame to the forefront during this time..."

"...This leads us to the present erawhich probably began in 1960. It is con-cerned primarily with professional poli-tics as opposed to the other eras whichwere concerned with the establishmentof professional practice standards..."

After this brief history of osteopathy,Dr. Waterbury continued with anotherera-The Vigorito Era at COMS.

"...We sought to change the image ofthe school during this time from a tradeschool, concerned with its own problems,to one of a broad medical educationalinstitution, concerned with the educationof physicians, and also with the medicaland social problems of the community.This administration opened HarrisonCenter of Alcoholism and obtained stateand local funds. It opened OEO Clinicsand did such things as screening tests forsickel cell anemia for the black childrenin the area and procured 25 acres of landfrom Fort Des Moines..."

Dr. Waterbury mentioned the recentevents concerning the number of COMSstudents accepting allopathic internshipsand said: "...I am not asking you todeny your Osteopathic heritage. Youshould all realize that you would not bein your present situation if it weren't forthe fact that there was an Osteopathicprofession, and to this profession youowe your gratitude..."

"...Although we should not in anyway deny our Osteopathic heritage, wemust not use it to protect false economicbarriers and territorial rights that are notin the national or individual interests ofthe Osteopathic physician. We shouldpreserve our professional philosophies,not archaic politics. Our pride in ourheritage should allow us to make thosepractical and political concessions neces-sary to preserve the Osteopathic conceptsand philosophies which are as validtoday as they were when Still first spokethem. I am referring to the role of circula-tion in health and disease, that of thelymphatic systems, the autonomic ner-vous systems, and structural integrity, allof which Still expounded upon and whichhe re-discovered from the ancient Greeks.The fact that his method of treating ormaking use of these principles was pri-marily manipulative is not a pertinentfactor today. Without degrading manipu-lation, I am simply saying that there areother ways to use Still's principles..."

"...We have really come full circle. Ifwe are to fulfill the purposes which werestated in the charter of the first Osteo-pathic college, we must look at thesethings as they are, and not as the AOAwants them to be..."

"...You will have to have the courageto accomplish this goal because peoplelike myself can no longer do it withoutyour help. I hope and believe that youdo have this courage..."

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Thomas AielloSyracuse, New YorkJohn AlterDetroit, MichiganDennis AndersonDes Moines, IowaWilliam G. BartlettAlgona, IowaJimmy D. BatesNevada, IowaCurtis G. BattistelliKent, Ohio-Marvin A. BorsandSouthfield, MichiganLon R. BrewerDes Moines, IowaFred E. BursonChariton, IowaStephen M. BurwickTeaneck, New JerseyPaul CohenPhiladelphia, Pa.Paul C. ConsidineCorwith, IowaLarry J. CoppolaDes Moines, IowaThomas G. CostantinoDearborn, MichiganJohn H. CotrufoRolling Hills, CaliforniaMichael J. DecosmoCherry Hill, New JerseyDaniel P. DiAngelus, Jr.Havertown, Pa.Francis DiBenedettoAliquippa, Pa.Mark DiemSouthfield, MichiganBenjamin DotsonLexington, OhioLeonard A. DumasSalem, Massachusetts

St. Joseph's HospitalSyracuse, New YorkZieger/Botsford Osteo. HospitalsFarmington, MichiganUniversity of Iowa HospitalsIowa City, IowaBlank Memorial HospitalDes Moines, IowaUSPHS (US Public Health Service)New Orleans, LouisianaYoungstown Hospital AssociationYoungstown, OhioUSPHSNew Orleans, LouisianaMercy HospitalDes Moines, IowaUSNSan Diego, CaliforniaOsteopathic General HospitalNorth Miami Beach, FloridaMartin Place HospitalMadison Heights, MichiganWeld County General HospitalGreeley, ColoradoFlint Osteopathic HospitalFlint, MichiganZieger/Botsford Osteo. HospitalsFarmington, MichiganMercy HospitalDes Moines, IowaMetropolitan HospitalPhiladelphia, Pa.Tri-County HospitalSpringfield, Pa.Doctors HospitalColumbus, OhioUniversity of Minnesota HospitalsMinneapolis, MinnesotaParkview HospitalToledo, OhioSalem HospitalSalem, Massachusetts

Paul E. EmmansSeattle, WashingtonGeorge EngischLinden, New JerseyDavid EvansPiano, TexasPatrick FranklSouth Sioux City, Neb.Walter B. GoffDunbar, West VirginiaAlan GoldsteinHuntingdon Valley, Pa.Gary GraySchaller, IowaCraig HoffbauerStockton, IowaDavid HouckTrenton, New JerseyWilliam C. InbodenYoungstown, OhioFloyd JonesOsceola, IowaPeter KilburnDavison, MichiganCharles J. KistlerLordstown, OhioMelvin D. KoplowSwampscott, MassachusettsAlan KossowWashington, D. C.John R. LaneskySand Lake, MichiganDouglas LarsenMcMinnville, OregonNeil S. LevyBala-Cynwyd, Pa.Phillip LinquistKeokuk, IowaJohn J. MaceluchPensacola, Florida

Tucson General HospitalTucson, ArizonaTucson General HospitalTucson, ArizonaDallas Osteopathic HospitalDallas, TexasDes Moines General HospitalDes Moines, IowaDes Moines General HospitalDes Moines, IowaCherry Hill HospitalCherry Hill, New JerseySt. Luke's Methodist HospitalCedar Rapids, IowaTucson General HospitalTucson, ArizonaTri-County HospitalSpringfield, Pa.Tucson General HospitalTucson, ArizonaIowa Methodist HospitalDes Moines, IowaFlint Osteopathic HospitalFlint, MichiganOsteopathic General HospitalNorth Miami Beach, FloridaMaimonides Medical CenterBrooklyn, New YorkUSNBethesda, MarylandUSPHSNew Orleans, LouisianaAlbany Medical Center HospitalsAlbany, New YorkMartin Place HospitalMadison Heights, MichiganDoctors HospitalColumbus, OhioUSAFBiloxi, Mississippi

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Dominic J. Maga Grandview HospitalParma Heights, Ohio Dayton, OhioArthur I. Marks Cooper HospitalCherry Hill, New Jersey Camden, New JerseyEdward F. Martin Zieger/Botsford Osteo. HospitalsWarren, Michigan Farmington, MichiganJohn C. Mayes USPHSSt. Petersburg, Florida San Francisco, CaliforniaRobert J. Mazo Long Island Jewish HospitalBrooklyn, New York New Hyde Park, New YorkRichard McGrath Weld County General HospitalGlastonbury, Connecticut Greeley, ColoradoMartin Meindl Iowa Methodist HospitalMontpelier, Ohio Des Moines, IowaJames Merrill Fort Worth Osteopathic HospitalFort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, TexasJames Mitton Grand Rapids Osteopathic HospitalPompton Plains, New Jersey Grand Rapids, MichiganGordon MyersCuyahoga Falls, OhioRichard PatragnoniMt. Ephraim, New JerseyDavid PresleyGrand Haven, MichiganThomas F. RandMt. Pleasant, MichiganKenneth RappaportPhiladelphia, Pa.Michael ReamsDes Moines, IowaEdward RedbordEdison, New JerseyLaurence ReichMt. Vernon, New YorkJeffrey ReinesPutnam Valley, New YorkWalter G. RompAvery, OhioLeonard RosenbergDetroit, Michigan

Des Moines General HospitalDes Moines, IowaMetropolitan HospitalPhiladelphia, Pa.Grand Rapids Osteopathic HospitalGrand Rapids, MichiganSt. Joseph's HospitalSyracuse, New YorkSt. Luke's HospitalKansas City, Mo.Mercy HospitalDes Moines, IowaMemorial General HospitalUnion, New JerseyKapiolani Maternity & Gyn. HospitalHonolulu, HawaiiCherry Hill HospitalCherry Hill, New JerseyThe Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OhioZieger/Botsford Osteo. HospitalsFarmington, Michigan

Martin Rosenfeld Michael Reese HospitalDes Moines, Iowa Chicago, IllinoisSteven Rosenberg Metropolitan HospitalHavertown, Pa. Philadelphia, Pa.Joel Rubin Doctors HospitalBridgeton, New Jersey Columbus, OhioJoel Schapiro Kings County Hospital CenterFlemington, New Jersey Brooklyn, New YorkJoe Schlecht Oklahoma Osteopathic HospitalTulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, OklahomaJay Schlossberg Iowa Methodist HospitalBrooklyn, New York Des Moines, IowaKenneth Schultheis Michael Reese HospitalFraser, Michigan Chicago, IllinoisLouis Schwartz Zieger/Botsford Osteo. HospitalsBrooklyn, New York Farmington, MichiganWilliam Seiffert Presbyterian Medical CenterWethersfield, Connecticut Denver, ColoradoJeffrey Serwin The Cleveland ClinicDetroit, Michigan Cleveland, OhioChristian Shimoda Flint Osteopathic HospitalMarshalltown, Iowa Flint, MichiganMurray Snyder Weld County General HospitalBurt Lake, Michigan Greeley, ColoradoRonald Surowitz Flint Osteopathic HospitalPontiac, Michigan Flint, MichiganJohn Tapp Mercy HospitalLewellen, Nebraska Des Moines, IowaNathan Tolchin Henry Ford HospitalPhiladelphia, Pa. Detroit, MichiganStuart Trust St. Joseph's HospitalQueens Village, New York Syracuse, New YorkBarry Unger Mercy HospitalBeverly Hills, California Des Moines, IowaMichael Victor Good Samaritan HospitalFarmington, Michigan Dayton, OhioRichard Weiss Youngstown Hospital AssociationPhiladelphia, Pa. Youngstown, OhioArthur Wittich United States Army, Brooks Gen. Hosp.Miami Shores, Florida San Antonio, Texas

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Seated with Senator Edward M. Kennedy during his visit to Des Moines General Hospital are fromleft to right: R. Keith Simpson, D.O., Roger Senty, D.O., Elizabeth Burrows, D.O., Director ofMedical Education at DMGH, Thomas F. Vigorito, D.O., Bryce Wilson, D.O., Hospital BoardChairman, and Senator Kennedy.

SENATOR KENNEDYVISITS DES MOINESTO STUDY HEALTHCARE PROBLEMS

Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Dem.,Mass.) was in Des Moines May 13 and 14for a U.S. Senate subcommittee meetingconcerning health care problems in Iowa.Senator Kennedy is chairman of the sub-committee studying health care problemsin the country and is supporting a healthinsurance plan, one of eight major pro-posals for national health care now underconsideration in Congress.

Accompanying him were Senators PeterDominick (Rep., Colo.) and HaroldHughes (Dem., la.), former governor ofIowa.

The subcommittee meeting was held ina conference room at Younkers Rehabili-

tation Center, and the Senators heard fivepeople citing their difficulties in financingmedical bills incurred when members oftheir families became ill and requiredhospital care.

During his stay in Des Moines, SenatorKennedy visited Des Moines GeneralHospital and discussed with officials, theroles, problems and general outlooktoward health care at the hospital.

Senator Kennedy said he was aware ofthe involvement of COMS students in thecommunity, and was impressed by theirwork in the various facilities aroundthe city.

MEMBERSHIPDUES

As of July 31, total active Alumni member-ships number 784 for 1971. This includes81 complimentary memberships to theJune graduates, and 23 new lifetime mem-berships. Last year at this time there were691 active members.

If you have overlooked paying your1971 National Alumni Association dues,there is still time to send in dues for thisyear. Please fill in the dues scheduleand send it with your check payableto the National Alumni Association,c/o College of Osteopathic Medi-cine and Surgery, 720 Sixth Avenue,Des Moines, Iowa 50309.

Thank you for your support.

1. Calendar year in which gradu-ated-membership awarded atno charge.

2. First calendar year followinggraduation $1.00.

3. Second calendar year followinggraduation $3.00.

4. Third calendar year followinggraduation, and thereafter eachyear $5.00.

5. Life Membership-prepaid fee$100.00.

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Life Memberships

COMS is proud to recognize 23 new lifemembers. This is the largest number oflife members ever issued in one year.

The new life members are:Sidney M. Grobman, D.O., P.A., Ped-

ricktown, New Jersey, Class of 1961.Louis Reznick, D.O., Baldwin, New

York, Class of 1970.Allan H. Brooks, D.O., Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, Class of 1962.Herbert Moss, D.O., Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania, Class of 1961.James A. Griffith, D.O., Mableton,

Georgia, Class of 1946.E. R. Keig, D.O., St. Petersburg,

Florida, Class of 1933.M. R. Caldwell, D.O., Soddy, Tennes-

see, Class of 1951.James S. Paris, D.O., Boardman, Ohio,

Class of 1968.Donald J. Evans, D.O., Highland Park,

Michigan, Class of 1937.Stanley A. Ozog, D.O., Detroit, Michi-

gan, Class of 1958.Irwin Z. Phillips, D.O., Detroit, Michi-

gan, Class of 1954.Clarence W. Wilson, D.O., Flint,

Michigan, Class of 1958.Joseph H. Sage, Chariton, Iowa, Class

of 1952.H. R. Bridenstine, D.O., Des Moines,

Iowa, Class of 1939.Herbert Gearhart, D.O., Hopkinton,

Iowa, Class of 1964.Stella Pearson, D.O., Muscatine, Iowa,

Class of 1923.Arthur E. Angove, D.O., New Berlin,

Wisconsin, Class of 1962.L. A. Dietrick, D.O., Biscon, South

Dakota, Class of 1941.

G. LeRoy Howe, Jr., D.O., Leakey,Texas, Class of 1958.

Mahito Uba, D.O., Denver, Colorado,Class of 1943.

J. P. Hutchins, D.O., Wilmington,California, Class of 1951.

Max M. Stettner, D.O., Lubbock, Texas,Class of 1955.

Herman I. Mirkin, M.D., Chino, Cali-fornia, Class of 1954.

State Offficers List

The Alumni office needs an up-to-daterecord of the officers of the NationalAlumni Association state chapters. Infor-mation regarding the names, addresses,and titles of present officers of your statechapters will be greatly appreciated.

Information should be sent to:David A. Dancer, Director of AlumniRelationsCollege of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery720 Sixth AvenueDes Moines, Iowa 50309

To the Members of :-the Nationaal lumn:Association of COMS: :

You are hereby notifiedd that the regularannual meeting of the NAA will be heldNovember 16, 1971 at the Sheraton-Waikiki,Honolulu, Hawaii, at 12::00 noon.

At the annual meeting last October, the

Executive Committee was authorized to considerand ̂ ecommed d changes to the Articles of Agreementand By-laws. The Executive Committee metNovember 1, 1970, and did agree on and is

recommending some changes to the Articles and

By-laws which will be presented to the annual

meeting this November. Copies of the recommended

changes will be sent to all active members

prior to the November annual meeting.At least 30 days prior to November 16, 1971,

the secretary of each divisional (state)society shall certify its delegates to the

secretary of the national association in writing

(or by wire). Such delegates and alternatesmust be active members in good standing

of the association.R. Keith Simpson, D.0.Secretary-Treasurer

* There will be a Hospitality Room open from 4:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day of the convention.

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COMSLEGISLATIVE REPORT

The College of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery has received a lot of atten-tion from the Iowa State Legislature thissession.

The following report compiled byDavid A. Dancer, Director of AlumniRelations, is a summation of legislativeaction of the 64th General Assembly ofIowa.

The First Regular Session (1971) ofthe 64th General Assembly of Iowaadjourned Saturday, June 19, 1971. Itwas the second longest session in thehistory of the Iowa Legislature. It wasmarked by a determination to reduceproperty taxes, balance the current statebudget which was in a deficit positionestimated at from $12- to $25-millionat the end of the 1969-71 biennium, in-crease state aid to public schools, pro-mote efficiency and savings byreorganizing certain branches of stategovernment, and approve a state budgetfor the period of July 1, 1971-June 30,1973, which would be in balance afterproviding for very modest increase formost state departments and institutions.The state budget will be supported by thepresent tax structure plus increases inpersonal income taxes, corporation,cigarette and beer taxes. The state generalfund receives no income from propertytaxes. They are levied only by local stateagencies such as schools districts, citiesand towns, counties, etc.

COMS confined its interests in legisla-tion related to direct state support for thecollege building program, and a continu-ation of support for the Medical Student

Loan Program and the Harrison Treat-ment and Rehabilitation Hospital.Medical Student Loan ProgramThe Medical Student Loan Program,which is administered by the Higher Edu-cation Facilities Commission, a Stateagency, will be financed by an appropria-tion of $300,000 for the biennium begin-ning July 1, the same amount as wasfurnished for the 1969-71 biennium.COMS has 64 students under the loanprogram, the University of Iowa MedicalCollege has 46 students participating,according to a recent report. No changeswere made in the basic law which wasadopted in 1967.Harrison Treatment andRehabilitation HospitalThe Harrison Treatment and Rehabilita-tion Hospital will be seriously crippled inits operation unless the Governor exer-cises his veto authority with respect tothe allocation of the appropriation of$1,000,000 for the biennium, sameamount as now received, to the StateCommission on Alcoholism. (Since thisreport was written, the Governor has, infact, exercised his veto authority.) Cur-rently, the appropriation of $1,000,000has been allocated to the Hospital, asimilar operation at the Oakdale Centeroperated by the University of Iowa andseveral local centers scattered over thestate. The Harrison Hospital's share ofthe $1,000,000 has been $175,000 an-nually. Under the act, the AlcoholismCommission is directed to allocate notin excess of 15% of the appropriation to

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any one center which results in an alloca-tion of only $75,000 annually for Harrison.New Building ProgramOur Major effort was directed towardsecuring state funds for the Collegebuilding program. A year ago both housesof the Iowa Legislature approved a jointresolution S.J.R. 1005-which resolvedthe College be encouraged to pursue itsfund drives and urges "the 64th G.A. togive early consideration to making anappropriation adequate to insure that thenew facility will become a reality".

Although the Governor in the earlydays of the 1971 session had soundlyrejected any plan for state support forthe building program, companion billswere introduced last March: S.F. 404 with23 sponsors and H.F. 513 signed by 35House members. The bills provided fora state appropriation of $3,799,690 di-vided into three parts over the next threefiscal years, contingent upon the collegefurnishing matching funds in an equalamount, with the state and college fundsto be matched by a federal grant of$8,548,000.

The bills were referred to Senate andHouse Appropriations Committees, hear-ings held. Committee action was deferreduntil after a decision had been reached onthe major state budgetary matters.

Late in May, President Vigorito re-ported that federal officials had statedthat the federal grant of $8,548,000 ap-proved in 1969 would not be funded.This fact was reported to the Appropria-tion Committee chairman with a requestthat the companion bills be withdrawnfrom further consideration.Substitute BillA substitute bill was immediately pre-pared providing for an appropriationtotaling $3,250,000, but with no contin-gent matching provisions. It was dis-cussed with leading members of theLegislature who firmly stated that an

appropriation in that amount was notpossible, but that a much smaller amountmight get some favorable consideration.By that time, appropriations for manystate departments were being drafted,some in amounts considerably belowdepartment requests and even the Gover-nor's recommendations.

At the suggestion of the chairmanof the Senate Appropriation Committeeand the Appropriation Sub-Committeeon Higher Education, a bill carryingan appropriation of $500,000 for de-velopment of plans, construction andequipping a new medical building wasapproved by the Senate AppropriationCommittee late in the afternoon of June18. It was amended and passed by theSenate-30 ayes, 16 nays-about 10:00p.m. that evening. This is Senate File 593by the Senate Committee on Appropria-tions, the last Senate bill of the 1971session.

The new bill was messaged to theHouse and referred to the House Commit-tee on Appropriations. The questionthen was whether or not the House wouldbe willing to consider S.F. 593 and, if itdid, would the House approve the meas-ure. Several leaders of the House, in-cluding members who favored passageof the bill, were out of the Chamberserving on various conference commit-tees. It was late and all were hoping forearly adjournment. So, it was decided toleave the bill in the hands of the HouseCommittee on Appropriations and be inline for consideration by the SecondRegular Session of the 64th GeneralAssembly which convenes next January.

COMS and the Osteopathic professionhas many good friends in the Iowa Legis-lature. Execution of a well planned publicrelations program with help from alumniand friends between now and next Jan-uary should insure complete approval ofS.F. 593 in 1972.

DONALD TURNER D.O. ISOHIO GP OF THE YEARDonald L. Turner, D.O., class of 1961,has been named General Practitioner ofthe year by the Ohio State Society of theAmerican College of General Practitionersin Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.

Dr. Turner, past president of the DaytonDistrict Academy of Osteopathic Medi-cine, was selected from among Ohiofamily physicians on the basis of his"highest qualities of dedication to his pro-fession, his patients and his communitythrough his professional and public ser-vice, scholarship and leadership, both as apracticing physician and as a member ofhis community."

Four years ago, Dr. Turner establishedand promoted a medical clinic at a mis-sion in the Appalachian area at Warfield,Kentucky. This clinic was operated for twoyears with eight physicians from the Day-ton and Cincinnati area. Dr. Turner alsowas responsible for the collection andshipment of large quantities of samplemedicines to this clinic during that time.

He has been very active providingphysical examinations, lectures and othermedical services for such groups as WayneTownship high school, YMCA organiza-tions and Boy Scout groups and helpedstart a drug committee at Wayne HighSchool with the cooperation of parentsand teachers, and served as the physicianfor the Glaucoma Committee at the school.He also has been active at the DakotaStreet Center in Dayton.

In 1967, he received two special awardsfrom the University of Dayton, one from

the Alumni Association and the otherfrom the Annual Support Program. Hewas named for special recognition in 1968by COMS and was runner-up for the Day-ton Jaycees Man of the Year award in 1969.

He is a member of the Grandviewmedical staff, Ohio Osteopathic Associa-tion and Dayton District Academy ofOsteopathic Medicine; and this year isserving as program chairman of the OhioOsteopathic Association convention andis the trustee from Dayton to the OhioOsteopathic Association.

Dr. Turner, as Ohio's General Practi-tioner of the Year, will be recommendedto the American College of General Prac-titioners for consideration as the nation'sGeneral Practitioner of the Year.

COMS RECEIVES $170,000FROM ALUMNAE ESTATESThe College of Osteopathic Medicine andSurgery has recently received two be-quests totaling $170,000, announcesThomas F. Vigorito, D.O., president.

The bequests are from the estates of twoalumnae: Mabel Martin (Gwillim), D.O.,a 1923 graduate, who died May 3, 1970,and Dorothy M. Diener, D.O., a 1947graduate, who passed away September 5,1970.

Weslaco, Texas, for 47 years, retiring threeyears before her death. She has left $67,000to be given to the Board of Trustees ofCOMS for use in improving the college asthe Board sees fit.

Dr. Diener, a resident of Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ashtabula County, Ohio, allotted$104,000 "...to be designated as the'Dorothy M. Diener Trust'." The bequestwill be allocated specifically for studentloans.

OFFICERS IN SOUTH DAKOTAA number of COMS alumni have beenelected to offices in the South DakotaSociety of Osteopathic Physicians andSurgeons.

George Thompson, D.O., class of 1961has been named president; M. J. Medeck,

D.O., class of 1967, vice president; R. J.Hansen, D.O., class of 1942 has beenelected to the Board of Trustees as haveM. W. Myers, D.O., class of 1929, andM. C. Thompson, D.O., class of 1945.

HOWARD GRANY D.O. RETIRESHoward A. Graney, D.O., Des Moines,

Iowa, has retired after 38 years of practice.Dr. Graney is a 1933 graduate of the

college, and has been professionallyassociated with John P. Schwartz, Sr.,D.O., for all his years of practice.

He is a Past President of the ACOS, andhas been a member of its board of surgeryfor 24 years.

Dr. Graney and his wife have movedto Lake Okiboji, Iowa.

1929Russell M. Wright, D.O., Detroit, Michi-gan, will be one of the featured speakerson the AOAO program at the 44 AnnualClinical Assembly of the ACOS whichwill be held October 5, at the Chase-ParkPlaza Hotel in St. Louis.

1944J. Scott Heatherington, D.O., past presi-dent of the AOA, was keynote speakerfor Westmar College commencementexercises, LeMars, Iowa.

1949G. J. Leuty, D.O., Earlham, Iowa, has beeninstalled as a member of the Board ofTrustees of The Iowa Society of Osteo-pathic Physicians and Surgeons at aspecial Board of Trustees meeting May 2.

Dr. Leuty was also appointed head ofthe Osteopathic Physician PlacementCommittee for locating osteopathic physi-cians throughout the State of Iowa.

1950Harry C. Dennis, D.O., Clear Lake, Iowaphysician for 19 years, has recently movedto begin practicing in Hubbard, Iowa, atthe Hubbard Medical Building.

1950Robert W. Johnson, D.O., Appleton, Wis-consin, was married to Mrs. E. A. Degen-hardt in Appleton, March 6, 1971.

1953William R. Gonda, D.O., Hubbard, Iowa,has left his practice to accept a staff posi-tion at the Veterans' Hospital in BattleCreek, Michigan.

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1955Two members of the class of 1955 haverecently been elected to offices in theWisconsin Association of OsteopathicPhysicians and Surgeons.

Robert J. Smick, D.O., Salem, Wiscon-sin, has been named President-Elect ofthe WAORS, for the year beginning June1, 1971.

Robert W. Johnson, Appleton, Wiscon-sin, has been named delegate to the AOA.

1961Sidney M. Grobman, D.O., Pedricktown,New Jersey, has been named President-Elect of the New Jersey Association ofOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons.

1961James R. Leach, D.O., has been acceptedin the Menninger School of Psychiatry,Topeka, Kansas, and will be a residentphysician at Topeka State Hospital.

1962Anthony J. Elisco, D.O., Sharon, Pennsyl-vania, is a candidate for membership inthe American College of OsteopathicSurgeons.

1964Robert A. Komer, D.O., has recentlyjoined the residency training program atthe Mental Health Institute in Cherokee,Iowa. Prior to this, Dr. Komer was inprivate practice in Allen Park, Michigan.

1966Alan Rose, D.O., has been re-electedTreasurer of the Long Island Society ofOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeons attheir annual meeting in April.

1968John Q. A. Mattern II, D.O., has beenappointed chief resident of Internal Medi-cine at the E. J. Meyer Memorial Hospitalin Buffalo, New York. The Meyer hospitalis associated with the New York UniversityCollege of Medicine at Buffalo.

1968Anthony J. D'Errico, D.O., has completedtwo years in Residency in Internal Medi-cine at Memorial Osteopathic Hospital,York, Pennsylvania; and will further hismedical education by entering a two-yearfellowship program in Oncology at Nas-sau Hospital, Mineola, Long Island, NewYork.

1969Edward V. Pierce, D.O., has begun hissecond year residency in psychiatry atLetterman General Hospital at the Presidioin San Francisco, California.

1969John Weibel, D.O., has joined the staff ofthe West Union Medical Clinic in WestUnion, Iowa. Dr. Weibel was an AssistantProfessor in Clinical Medicine at COMS,and covered the emergency room at DesMoines General Hospital.

1969Richard Shaffer, D.O., has opened ageneral practice in the Wilton MedicalClinic in Wilton, Iowa.

Dr. Shaffer formerly had been asso-ciated with Doctor's Clinic in Davenport,Iowa.

1969John Kozek, D.O., was married June 5, toMaria Vidalis of Athens, Greece. Dr.Kozek and his wife met while he was in-terning at Portland Osteopathic Hospitalin Portland, Oregon.

He more recently has been serving as abattalion surgeon in Vietnam with theArmy Medical Corps and is presently sta-tioned at Madigan Hospital, Fort Lewis atTacoma, Washington.

1970Joseph X. Latella, D.O., has opened aprivate practice at Stanhope MedicalCenter, Stanhope, Iowa. Prior to this, Dr.Latella had taken his internship at CherryHill Medical Center, Cherry Hill, NewJersey.

1970Two 1970 alumni have opened a medicalpractice in Glidden, Iowa. They are GaryCastle, D.O., and James Jensen, D.O.

Dr. Castle was previously an intern atBroadlawns Hospital in Des Moines, andDr. Jensen took his internship at FlintOsteopathic Hospital in Michigan.

1970Craig A. Rose, D.O., has joined the staff ofMedical Associates of Maquoketa inMaquoketa, Iowa. The staff includesSamuel W. Williams, D.O., a 1964 COMSgraduate, and Alan B. Vasher, member ofthe COMS class of 1968.

1970Carl Toben, D.O., has joined John Sinnott,D.O., class of 1968, in private practice inthe Murphy Building, Ida Grove, Iowa.

Dr. Toben had been taking his intern-ship at Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospitalin Grand Rapids, Michigan, prior to hisaffiliation with Dr. Sinnott.

1970Joseph M. Esposito, D.O., has joined thestaff of the New Hampton Medical Asso-ciates in New Hampton, Iowa. Dr. Espositorecently completed his internship atYoungstown Hospital Association inYoungstown, Ohio.

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Jean F. LeRoque has been re-electedspeaker of the AOA House of Delegatesat the annual meeting in Denver in July.

Samuel Brint, D.O., Chairman of theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecologyand President-elect of A.C.O.O.G., hasbeen named program chairman of the

organization's annual convention to beheld January 19, 1972, at the AmericanaHotel in Bal Harbour, Florida.

Fred Wm. Tente, D.O., Director of Clinics,was a speaker at the noon luncheon meet-ing, June 8, of the Kentucky OsteopathicMedical Association, Louisville, Ken-tucky.

Sharing the same program was WilliamP. McElwain, M.D., M.P.H., Commis-sioner of Health, Kentucky State Depart-ment of Health.

Phillip Leveque, Ph.D., Assistant Professorof Physiology, was a participant in theKenyan-American Symposium on Com-prehensive in Nairobi, Kenya, July 22-August 5.

DR. FROM IS NEWDEPARTMENT HEAD

Paul From, M.D., has recently beenappointed Clinical Professor of Medicineand Acting Head of the Department ofMedicine at the College of OsteopathicMedicine and Surgery.

Dr. From is a native of West DesMoines and received his undergraduateeducation at Drake University, in 1945.He attended the State University of Iowain Iowa City, receiving his MD degreein 1948; and interned at BroadlawnsHospital in Des Moines. He was atVeterans' Hospital in Des Moines for aresidency in Internal Medicine, and wascertified by the American Board of In-ternal Medicine as a specialist in Internal

Medicine in 1958.He is a Past President of the Polk

County and Capital divisions of IowaHeart Associations for three years and isan active mrmber of many heart andmedical organizations.

At present, Dr. From is on the activestaff of Mercy Hospital and is director ofClinics, Inhalation Therapy Service,Cardio-Pulmonary Laboratory and Clini-cal Clerkship Program in Internal Medicinehere and has been active in the PreceptorProgram for COMS. He has a privatepractice for Internal Medicine at the DesMoines Medical Center in Des Moines.

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INAUGURATIONTO BE HELD FOR

PRESIDENT AZNEERThe Board of Trustees of the College ofOsteopathic Medicine & Surgery hasannounced inauguration ceremonies forJ. Leonard Azneer, Ph.D., newly namedpresident of the college, will take placeNovember 5, 1971, 1:30 p.m., VeteransMemorial Auditorium in Des Moines.

The inauguration will be followed by abanquet to be held at the auditorium.

All alumni of the college are cordiallyinvited to attend. Tours of the collegewill be conducted immediately after theinauguration ceremonies.

COMS RECEIVES GRANTSSenator Jack Miller has announced theapproval of a $473,004 special projectgrant to the college from the HealthProfessions Educational ImprovementProgram. The grant was part of $848,104given to Iowa medical colleges.

Senator Miller has also announced theapproval of a $15,971 grant from theNational Institute of Mental Health tofurther an exchange of ideas amongMidwest professors. The grant willfinance a conference.

The Forty-Fourth Annual Clinical Assem-bly will be held at the Chase-Park PlazaHotel, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3-7,1971.

President Azneer is planning to spenda day at the Clinical Assembly in order tomeet COMS Alumni who are in atten-dance. A luncheon or at least an "openhouse" is under consideration.

Look for an announcement at thereservation desk.

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'College of teopatec ed iY[°eeIne and Suger gy¥ofuime z49 D 70A, 19211 ® Nifnber 2THE LOG BOOK is published quarterly by the Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery. Second class post-age is paid at Des Moines, Iowa. Address all mail, changeof address, or Form 3579 to 722 Sixth Avenue, DesMoines, Iowa 50309Editorial Staff

Editor ................................. Sue ThomsenEditorial Advisor .................... E. M. MeneoughGraphics ............................. Ad-Color Press

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President ..................... Frank W. Myers, D.O.President-elect .............. Sidney Grobman, D.O.

Secretary-Treasurer .......... R. Keith Simpson, D.O.Past-President .......... . K. George Shimoda, D.O.Director .......... ......... Paul T. Rutter, D.O.Director ...... ......... Walter B. Goff, D.O.Director .................... Robert W. Johnson, D.O.

iThe Lo g ¥5™k Vialme 49, 'Tilfl, m19 l,9 I™Al a ea 2Table of ContentsInauguration 1971-J. Leonard Azneer, Ph.D.,

Is COMS's 12th President .................. 3, 4, 5The Inaugural Banquet ... ...................... 6, 7COMS Expands Facilities. Will Move Into New

Buildings July, 1972 ............................ 8Three Year Curriculum Is Formed .................. 9Hold Drug Trainee Graduation* .................... 9COMS Requests Local Fund Drive for Expansion .. 10COMS Display Wins Award ....................... 10Source of Funds for HTRH Is Jeopardized ........ 11COMS Students Volunteer Services ............... 11COMS Alumnus Named G.P. of the Year .......... 12Start 1971 Seals Campaign ........................ 13Report On Executive Committee Meeting ....... 14, 151971 Lifetime Memberships ........................ 16Many Alumni Participate in 44th Annual

Clinical Assem bly ............................. 17Colorado Alumni Volunteer Services to Denver Clinic 17A lum ni . ......... ........................... 18, 19Faculty Facts .................................. 20ACOOG Convention Plans Finalized ................ 20Reverse Decision in California .......... ........ 21Kirksville Changes Name ......................... 22Starts Indian Clinic in Wisconsin ................. 22State Aid Given To CCOM* ...................... 23In M em orium .................................... 23COMS Accepts its Challenge .................... 24

Academic procession for J. Leonard Azneer,Ph.D., at inauguration ceremonies November 5,1971, Veterans Auditorium. Dr. Azneer becameCOMS' 12th president.

j. leonardazneer ph.d.is corns'12thpresident

"The concept of medical science inour time must change. Medical careis not a luxury to be afforded theprivileged few. It is the right ofevery dignified creature on this ear-th."These were the words of J. Leon-ard Azneer, Ph.D., on the occasionof his inauguration as the twelfthPresident of the College of Osteo-pathic Medicine and Surgery, No-vember 5. In an address following hisinvestiture, Dr. Azneer outlined themanner in which the college wouldcope with the demands for change inmedical training.Dr. Azneer stated that the collegeproposes to accept the challenge ofthe great need for physician man-power, in two ways. The first wouldbe to utilize to the fullest the col-lege's facilities, by admitting studentsfor both day and evening classes.This would mean an admission by thecollege of almost 50% more studentsin 1972.Secondly, Dr. Azneer added thatthe college is reshaping its coursesto reduce the training years in un-dergraduate medicine so that, begin-ning in 1972, a student will be gradu-ated in three years rather than four.The inauguration ceremonies whichtook place at Veterans' MemorialAuditorium in Des Moines beganwith the academic procession ledby a color guard from the Iowa

2Congratulating Dr. Azneer at in- 1auguration are from left: J. VincentMurphy, D.O., AOA vice presidentand Marion E. Coy, D.O., presidentof the AOA.

Bishop Maurice J. Dingman con- 2gratulates Dr. Azneer at his inaugu-ration. Looking on is J. R. McNer-ney, D.O., chairman of the Board ofTrustees.(Con't on page 4)

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Military Academy. With Jean F. Le-Roque, D.O., Chairman of the De-partment of Family Medicine, serv-ing as Grand Marshal, the proces-sion included Elizabeth A. Burrows,D.O., Director of Medical Education,Des Moines General Hospital, andPhilip L. Myer, President of the Sen-ior Class as Marshals for the Dele-gates of Colleges and Universities;Philip LeVeque, Ph.D., AssistantProfessor of Pharmacology, and RossJ. Valone, President of the JuniorClass as Marshals for the Delegatesof Learned Societies and ProfessionalOrganizations; Marshals Melva New-comb, Ph.D., Assistant Professor ofMicrobiology, and Richard G. Con-sidine, Ph.D., President of the Sopho-more Class, as representatives of thefaculty; and the Mace, borne by Mar-shal Robert J. Connair, D.O., Associ-ate Professor, Department of Osteo-pathic Principles and Practice. Re-presenting the Board of Directorsand Trustees and Platform Guestswere Marshals George Pipkin, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor of Biochemistry,and Jules A. Marks, President of theFreshman Class. Concluding the Pro-cessional were the President of thecollege, Dr. Azneer, and the Chair-man of the Inaugural Committee,John C. Agnew, D.O.Greetings to the President weregiven by Byron E. Laycock, D.O.,Professor and Chairman, Depart-ment of Osteopathic Principles andPractice, representing the collegefaculty. K. George Shimoda, D.O.,

Past President of the National Alum-ni Association presented greetings onbehalf of the Alumni Association.Greetings from the Student Bodywere extended by James G. Bova,President of the Student Council.Myron S. Magen, D.O., Dean of theCollege of Osteopathic Medicine-Michigan State University presentedgreetings from the Osteopathic Col-lege Presidents.The Investiture of the President,with the Charge, was given by J. R.McNerney, D.O., Chairman of theBoard of Trustees.Following Dr. Azneer's address,two honorary degrees were confer-red. The honorary degree of Doctorof Humane Letters was bestowedupon the Governor of the State ofIowa, Robert D. Ray, J. D. Harry W.Bruce, Jr., D.D.S., Bethesda, Mary-land, Director of the Division ofPhysicians and Health ProfessionsEducation, H.E.W., was given thehonorary degree of Doctor ofScience. Presentation of the Can-didates was made by Roger Senty,D.O., Dean.The benediction to conclude the in-augural ceremonies was given by theMost Reverend Maurice J. Dingman,D.D., Bishop of the Catholic Dioceseof Des Moines.Governor Ray and Dr. Bruce ad-dressed the Inaugural Banquet Fri-day evening, as a climax to the day'sinauguration ceremonies and festivi-ties.

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1 A special inaugural cake was presented to Dr.Azneer and his wife, Pearl, at the inaugurationbanquet.

2 The Azneer family from left to right: Jay, 24,fourth year student at the Philadelphia College ofOsteopathic Medicine; Reva, 21, married and pres-ently living in Baltimore, Maryland; Dr. AzneerMrs. Pearl Azneer, and Ira, 15, attending highschool in Urbandale.

3 John C. Agnew, D.O., Des Moines, was Master ofCeremonies for the inauguration banquet, Fridaynight.

More than 600 friends and col-leagues of President J. Leonard Az-neer attended his Inaugural BanquetFriday evening, November 5, at Vet-erans' Memorial Auditorium. Dr.John C. Agnew, D.O., Toastmasterand Chairman of the InaugurationCommittee, introduced a number ofdistinguished guests, including Mar-ion E. Coy, D.O., President of AOA,J. Vincent Murphy, D.O., AOA vicepresident and U.S. CongressmanCharles J. Carney, Youngstown,Ohio.He then introduced the HonorableRobert D. Ray, Governor of theState of Iowa, who extended greet-ings and congratulations to PresidentAzneer. The guest speaker for theevening was Harry W. Bruce, Jr.,D.D.S., Director of the Division ofPhysicians and Health ProfessionsEducation, U.S. Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare.In his informal remarks GovernorRay observed that the letters "D.O.",in addition to standing for "Doctorof Osteopathy", might also be con-sidered as the spelling of the word"do", a word that has proven to beexemplary of the accomplishment ofthe College of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery, and the osteopathicphysicians it is producing. He citedthe service the college and its gradu-ates are rendering to Iowa and thenation, as well as the communityservices the college is providing inDes Moines. Governor Ray concludedthat the college is much deserving ofthe support of the State of Iowa inthe school's objective of providingmore family doctors in the rural andurban communities of the state.Addressing the banquet on "TheChallenge of Change" facing oursociety today, Dr. Bruce told hisaudience that "we face no new pro-blems in our society-only old pro-blems which we have for too long

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the inaugural banquetrefused to face up to and have failedto meet". He added that we have notput our capacities to work, and thisis the source of our discontent. Hefurther observed that "we haven'tbeen keeping faith with tomorrow-or with ourselves-and we oughtto realize it".Elaborating on the challenge fac-ing the medical profession, Dr. Brucereviewed some of the rapid advance-ments that have been made in recentyears, and noted the effect they havehad on our society. "As professionalsin the field of health", he said, "weknow how difficult it is to just keeppace with the changes-changes thatreflect all the cares and anxietiesabout our society". He observed that"in spite of our affluence, advancedtechnology and productivity, our peo-ple are experiencing greater stress,greater frustration, disappointment,disillusion, greater rage and outragethan we ever believed possible"."When in a point in history allhumanity is moving up to a higherlevel of its growth and reaching it",Dr. Bruce noted, "there is no alter-native to grabbing on, and leading theway if we can." Paying tribute to os-teopathic physicians, he added, "youhave been front runners in conceptsof medical services, in changing pat-terns of your educational system,and in your efforts at expanded out-patient treatment facilities".

Dr. Bruce concluded his address bysaying, "To be abreast of changerather than the victims of it we musttake the initiative. To accept andadapt to change is our challenge. Wemust never seek it for itself. Forchange to be meaningful must be de-signed. We must become designers,the architects of a better future. Theopportunity to be part of that leader-ship is ours-such that the twentiethcentury will shake off its limitationsand fulfill its promise."

J. Vincent Murphy talks with Governor 1Ray and his wife, Billie, at the inaugurationbanquet. Myron S. Magen, D.O., Dean of theCollege of Osteopathic Medicine-MichiganState University is seated next to Mrs. Ray.

Dr. Harry W. Bruce during his address 2"The Challenge" at the inauguration ban-quet. Dr. Bruce, director of the Division ofPhysicians and Health Professions Edu-cation; Health, Education and Welfare, re-ceived an Honorary Doctor of Science degreeduring inauguration ceremonies.

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The College of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery, in order to expandteaching facilities, will move into newbuildings, July, 1972, J. Leonard Az-neer, Ph.D., president, has announc-ed. Also being investigated is a pur-chase of a building to be used as aninner city clinic.The acquisition of these buildingshas been made possible by the pro-posed merger of two Des Moinesschools-St. Joseph Academy girls'school and its counterpart, DowlingHigh School for boys, into one co-educational facility to be located inWest Des Moines.In his inauguration address, No-vember 5, President Azneer announc-ed the purchase of the 15-acre St.Joseph Academy site. Dr. Azneerpraised the existing school as "al-most ideal" for osteopathic teachingand laboratory use. The school, hesaid, has "magnificently furnishedfacilities" and there is approximately95,000 square feet available in thetwo buildings. The academy will bethe basic site of COMS' future camp-us and will begin operation in Sep-tember of 1972 after some modifi-cation.The existing convent structure willeventually be razed and a basicscience building will be constructed.COMS will continue to operate thedowntown clinic on Sixth Avenue andthe Dietz Diagnostic Center at FortDes Moines.Dr. Azneer said the college is alsoviewing Dowling High School andhas offered $100,000.00 for a wingof the present building as a possiblesite for an inner city clinic. Thebuilding, he said, would provide max-imum health care to "that part ofthe city normally considered the de-prived area." Dowling is located inthe Model City area northwest ofdowntown Des Moines.Plans call for using the building asa recreation and child day-care cen-ter and Des Moines officials fromMercy Hospital and Greater Opport-unities (GO), Inc., the local anti-poverty agency and Model City plan-ners are among those involved inplanning the proposed "medical- soc-ial" complex.

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The College of Osteopathic Medi- who practice in Iowa for five yearscine and Surgery will shorten its after graduation to pay only half ofcurriculum to three years beginning their loan with 10 per cent additionalwith the fall term, 1972, President reduction for each additional year ofJ. Leonard Azneer has announced. practice in Iowa.This change, Dr. Azneer said, will Also planned by COMS are dayincrease by 25 per cent, the number of and night courses for paramedicalosteopathic physicians graduated and personnel and the establishment ofhelp to alleviate the urgent need for "mobile health care facilities" forphysicians in Iowa. Students now at- Iowa towns that have no doctors.tending the College will continue on Three to five vans and buses willthe four year program. be converted into mobile clinics toIn addition to the shortened cur- provide health care facilities to ruralriculum, the college plans to enroll 40 communities starting in June, Dr.additional students who will agree in Azneer said.advance to intern in a Des Moines The day-night courses include thehospital upon graduation. Long training and instruction of physici-range plans, Dr. Azneer said, call ans' assistants, drug counselors, al-for admitting 326 freshmen by 1975. coholism therapists and lay psy-Now in effect is the medical tuition chotherapists.loan program that allows physicians

hold drugThe first trainees to complete anew year-long course in the psychi-atric and medical aspects of drugabuse, received certificates of ac-complishment at graduation cere-monies, November 6.The eight new drug counselorswere among the first to take part inthe drug counseling program, whichis administered by the College ofOsteopathic Medicine and Surgery,and sponsored by the Des Moines Oc-cupational Upgrading Program. Fa-culty assistance was provided fromthe COMS Department of Psychiatryand other departments. The collegealso supplied classroom and officespace.

traineegraduationThe program which began in Au-gust, 1970, is now training its secondgroup of counselors.Speaking at the commencementceremonies was Elliot Bovelle, di-rector of the Center for Human Ser-vices Drug Addiction Program inWashington, D.C. The special cert-ificates were awarded to the gradu-ates by Erle W. Fitz, D.O., chair-man of the Department of Psychi-atry.

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The display presented by the Collegeof Osteopathic Medicine and Surgerywas awarded a Certificate of Excel-lence at this year's AOA conventionin Hawaii.The exhibit, which was under the di-rection of Robert J. Connair, D.O.,incorporated an audio-visual slidepresentation, together with a displaypanel containing photos and sketchesof the college's plans for future de-velopment. It depicted educationalmethods for meeting present and fu-ture challenges in medicine that facethe family doctor. The portable dis-play is designed in such a mannerthat it can be adapted for virtuallyany tvDe of exhibit purpose.The certificate, one of two awardedduring the convention, was presentedby the AOA's committee on scientificexhibits. About 15 scientific exhibitswere shown.

corns requests localfund drive for expansionPresident J. Leonard Azneer hasurged the Health Planning Assemblyof Polk County and the Health Plan-ning Council of Central Iowa to ap-prove a $6-million fund drive for theexpansion of C.O.M.S. to more thandouble its size. He added that thedrive should begin immediately sothat the college's expansion planswould not be endangered.If the two councils, which includemembers of the medical profession,agree that the need exists, the Ap-peals Review Board of the GreaterDes Moines Chamber of Commercewill then determine whether the com-munity is ready to support such afund drive.In his presentation, Dr. Azneer out-

lined plans to increase the size of thecollege's freshman class, and expan-sion plans for the 14-acre St. JosephAcademy site, which the college isacquiring.Azneer said the $6-million figurerepresents about half the develop-ment costs the college will face inthe next ten years. The other $6-million of a proposed $12-million ex-pansion program over the next 15years, would come from governmentand other sources.The two councils have delayed actionon the request pending further studyby both groups. Before a decision isreached, the request will be reviewedby several committees within the twobodies.

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source of funds forThe Harrison Treatment and Re- . _h ^habilitation Hospital has run into aserious financial snag. * AIowa Methodist Hospital in DesMoines has proposed a separate al-coholic treatment center that will re- J r wstrict its services to those who haveinsurance or personal funds to pay never turned anyone away becausethe bills. they couldn't pay.Harrison officials fear that they "When the hospital opened fourcould be left with only the indigent, years ago;" Gene Messenger, directormeaning a financial crisis and pos- of continuing education said, "oursibly having to close the hospital. patients almost all were "homelessQuentin Hunter, administrator of alcoholics", down-and-outers in des-the HTRH said 27% of their income perate drunken dazes. Now we'recomes from insurance and if lost, getting the person who's still em-could seriously jeopardize the future ployed, who still has family ties".of the Harrison program. Iowa Methodist officials claim thereSince 1967, the Harrison Hospital is a need for a facility in a localhas treated over 6200 patients for general hospital since some peoplethe disease of alcoholism and was the prefer not to go to a center devotedfirst such facility in Iowa to provide to the treatment of the disease ofsuch treatment. The HTRH has alcoholism.

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corns studentsThe College of Osteopathic Medi-cine and Surgery recently volunteer-ed its services in giving free physicalexaminations to more than 200 pre-school children enrolled at seven day-care centers in low income areas inDes Moines.The examinations were given atthe appeal of Tiny Tot Child Care,Inc., a local child care agency, toR. Keith Simpson, D.O., chairman ofthe Department of Community Medi-cine at COMS.Five clinics were manned by thirdand fourth year students at the col-lege to give the physicals to childrenwhose parents either couldn't affordthe medical check-ups or who had de-layed because of other family needs.Equipment for blood, urine, and tu-berculosis tests were donated bylocal health agencies.

volunteerservicesDr. Simpson estimated the exam-inations by private physicians wouldhave cost between $7 and $10 foreach child.Parental consent was obtained be-fore the examinations were given andthe clinics have been primarily forchildren aged two to five, but young-sters up to 10 years old have beenexamined.Dr. Simpson said additional clinicswould be scheduled at the request ofthe day-care center.

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J. R. Forbes, D.O., Phoenix, Arizona,(third from left) receives the G.P.of the Year Award from T. RobertSharp, D.O., President of ACGPOMS.Shown at far left is Marion E. Coy,D.O., President of AOA.

J.R. Forbes, D.O., Phoenix, Arizona,a 1935 graduate of the College ofOsteopathic Medicine and Surgery,was named "General Practitioner ofthe Year" by the American Collegeof General Practitioners in Osteo-pathic Medicine and Surgery (ACG-POMS), during the A0A's convent-ion opening sessionA man of many interests and accom-plishments, Dr. Forbes has shown inhis practice, his organizational work,and his hobbies, that he is as vitallyinterested in all these things as hewas in his student days.Before he began in osteopathic medicine, Dr. Forbes became interestedin music, and spent a number ofyears as a trombonist with severalbands, including that of RinglingBrothers Circus. As a result of beingan osteopathic patient, he decidedto become a D.O.Following his graduation from COMS, Dr. Forbes practiced for a timein his home town, Fort Dodge, Iowa.It was while there that he ser-ved his community as county cor-oner, and his state society in severalcapacities, including that of pres-ident. During the years of WorldWar II, he practiced in Swea City,Iowa, and, in 1948, moved to Chicagoto head the AOA department of pub-lic and professional service (nowpublic relations). For a part of thattime he acted as interim editor forOsteopathic M e d i c in e (nowHEALTH), in addition to his otherduties.A practitioner in Phoenix since 1950,Dr. Forbes has been active in theaffairs of ACGPOMS, and served aterm as president of the organization.Dr. Forbes has also added to hisother interests that of veteran motorcars. He is presently serving as nat-ional president of a club for othersinterested in antique autos. He andMrs. Forbes, who shares his enthus-iasm and organizational duties in thisarea, have a married daughter andtwo grandchildren.

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start 1971 sealscampaignThe 1971 Osteopathic Seals Cam-paign got underway October 13, witha presentation of a sheet of seals toGovernor Robert D. Ray.As you know the money raisedfrom these seals goes to fund loansfor students and research projects.If you have not already received

ur seals you hould be gettingthem shortly Please be generous inhelping to raise "Dollars for Schol3

harsnThank you.

Helping to launch the 1971 Osteo-pathic Seals Campaign from left toright are: Mrs. Larry L. Richards,Altoona, Polk County Seals chair-man; Mrs. J. W. Hatchitt, DesMoines, vice-president for the ISOPSauxiliary; Mrs. Robert Connair, DesMoines, state seals chairman; Gov-ernor Ray; Mrs. Robert Sieman, DesMoines, Student Wives' Club pres-ident; and Mrs. John Agnew, Jr., DesMoines.

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report on executivecommittee meetingThe National Alumni Executive Committee held ameeting, August 27, 1971, at the Des Moines Clubin Des Moines.The following text contains highlights of the minutesof this meeting.Since that time, COMS has initiated some of the pro-posals mentioned, and they are reported in this issueof the Log Book.

COMS National Alumni Associa-tion Executive Committee Meeting

August 28, 1971Des Moines Club, Des Moines, IowaThe meeting was called to order at9:15 a.m. by President Frank W.Myers.Bol CanPresent: Committee MembersDr. Frank W. Myers - Pres., N.A.A.Dr. William L. Lavendusky, Jr., V.Pres., N.A.A.Dr. Sidney M. Grobman, Pres.-Elect,N.A.A.Dr. K. George Shimoda, Past Pres.,N.A.A.-arrived 10:30 a.m.Dr. R. Keith Simpson, Sec.-Treas.,N.A.A.GueatS PresentsDr. J. Leonard Azneer, Ph.D., Pres-ident, COMSDr. Roger F. Senty, Dean, C.O.M.S.Sue Thomsen, Ass't. Dir., Public Re-lationsDavid A. Dancer, Dir., Alumni Re-lationsPresident Myers introduced Dr. Az-neer who discussed what is going onat the College and some of his plansfor future progress.Stadent AittrtUloo and BEroX3lmeriSix new Juniors have transferred toother medical schools, a smallernumber than forecast previously.Fall 1971 enrollment - 403Fall 1970 enrollment - 383Fall 1969 enrollment - 350Fall 1968 enrollment - 329

H.E.W. assigned a briefing team toDrs. Azneer and Senty during theirvisit last July to bring them up todate on states of existing grants andto review expected change in for-mulas. H.E.W. has assigned a staffperson to work with the admini-stration. H.E.W. advised abandon-

ment of old building grant. It wasapproved but unfunded by the Bur-eau of the Budget (along with manyother building grants totaling sev-eral million dollars). All grant for-mulas are to be changed as of July 1,1972. Congress has not designatednew legislature to replace existinggrant authorizations.Development of campus is primarygoal, we will resubmit a grant basedon our needs.H.E.W. officials made it very clearto Drs. Azneer and Senty that theschool must develop a three year cur-riculum. The College plans to beginsuch a program next September. Themechanism planned will be a specialprogram to be developed involving 40students, with preceptors and spec-ialized curriculm. This group will usethe facility afternoons and evenings.At the end of their Sophomore year,if they pass Boards, they will enterthe Junior year with "regular" stu-dents. As part of the initial agree-ment, the 40 special students willtake an internship in an osteopathichospital or in a hospital in which theCollege has a formal teaching pro-gram.The program will be evaluated afterthree classes (6 years) and if resultsare good it will be continued, or athree year curriculum will be startedwith all students.

D.O.'s families to receive highestpriority. Grade point averages to re-main, be comparable with school'sstandards.Deg$reeThe College will only offer the D.O.degree and has no plans to discussany other alternative.OtCeRV BoSpRteR AffURWIRoPis

The College is attempting to utilizethe Des Moines Veterans and Polk

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County Broadlawns Hospitals. Bothoffer teaching potential., Almiasimi 19oleIt is absolutely necessary for the Col-lege to have the full support of theAlumni Association. As the buildingprogram expands, alumni should beapproached and the initial goal ofone million dollars still stands.BIldlinSng ProgramFuture plans envision a succession ofindividual buildings:A large clinic - perhaps downtownFort Des Moines Campus - Phase 1:Academic building containing BasicSciences, Library, Research, andSupport areas.

Contacts have been made with theExecutive Committee of the DesMoines Chamber of Commerce, prep-aratory to a campaign in the DesMoines Community. The responsehas been heartening. Some substant-ial gifts and pledges recently re-ceived. Hopeful that additional cashdonations and pledges will be on handfor announcement at the November5 Inauguration.Suggested a pledge schedule:$5,000/3 years or $15,000/10 years.Oolesge 5

$ Financial SnitatioflmThe June 30, 1971, fiscal year endedwith a respectable balance on hand.Future outlook is favorable.

The faculty has been very cooper-ative, especially the clinical faculty.Entire faculty is kept fully advisedabout plans for academic programchanges and innovations.Plans related to soliciting funds atState Society and State ChapterMeetings were discussed. Dr. Shi-moda suggested a prospective bro-chure for fund raising use be de-veloped. President Azneer stated heis making plans for such material tobe available.Akhar:al B;ep$esiea/tiosni en Ceo1ege

Dr. Grobman strongly urged that theAlumni have increased represent-ation on the College Board by select-ing Alumni who are active in Alumniaffairs. President Azneer asked that

a check be made of existing D.O.'son the Board and their relationshipswith the Alumni Association, thendecide the number needed.InaugurationDr. Shimoda was selected to extendgreetings on behalf of the N.A.A. toPresident Azneer during the Inaugu-ration program, November 5, 1971.Nominating Committee sepotThe nominating committee, whichhad been appointed by President My-ers, recommended that the followingnames be submitted to the November16, 1971, Annual Convention for As-sociation officers for the next year:President-Dr. Sidney M. GrobmanPresident-Elect-Dr. Donald TurnerVice President-Dr. Edwin C. Blum-bergSecretary-Treasurer-Dr. R. KeithSimpsonIt was moved by Dr. Lavendusky,seconded by Dr. Shimoda and carriedthat the election of the above slate ofofficers be recommended to theN.A.A. Annual Convention, Novem-ber 16, 1971, subject to the nominees'agreement to serve.Regional RepresentatvesAfter discussion of Alumni represent-ation on the College Board, it wasthe consensus of the meeting thatthe Alumni representatives on theboard should be chosen from thosealumni who have been more activein alumni affairs than has been thesituation to date.It was moved by Dr. Grobman, sec-onded by Dr. Shimoda, that the Com-mittee reccommends to the AnnualConvention that Section III, ArticleIII, of the By-Laws be amended bymoving the state of Oklahoma fromthe Midwest Section of the list ofstates, to the Western Section and,if approved, that Dr. B. B. Baker ofTulsa, Oklahoma, be nominated asthe Association's Regional Rep-resent from the Western Section forthe remainder of Dr. Paul W. Rut-ter's term which expires in 1972.(Dr. Rutter was residing in Oregon

when elected the Western Represent-ative in 1969. He since has moved toFlorida.)Motion carried.It was moved by Dr. Lavendusky,seconded by Dr. Simpson, that Dr.Frank W. Myers of Northfield, Ohio,be recommended to the Annual Con-vention as the Association's rep-resentative on the College Boardfrom the Eastern Section, for thethree year term, 1971-1974.Motion was carried.

vestment of FedsIt was moved by Dr. Grobman thatthe action recently taken by Secre-tary-Treasurer Simpson and DirectorDancer, reinvesting $10,000 of Alum-ni funds in a ninety-day, 5% Certifi-cate of Deposit, due November 11,1971, with the Valley National Bankand Trust Co., Des Moines, Iowa, beapproved and ratified.Motion seconded by Myers and car-ried.Audit of Association AccountsA suggestion that an audit of As-sociation accounts be made wasdiscussed. Dancer reported that anauditing firm had quoted a price of$350.00 as the maximum cost for anaudit covering the period October 1,1968 through October 30, 1971.It was agreed that the bid of $350.00be refused and that other sources bechecked which are less costly. Pres-ident Azneer offered to look intothis.

Alumni Fund aising CampaignAll present agreed that the AlumniFund Raising Program, approved atthe November 1, 1970 ExecutiveCommittee Meeting, was not pro-ducing desired results due to lack ofleadership in many states, scantknowledge of plans for future build-ings, internal College and Boardproblems, etc. Plans for some stateand regional Alumni meetings werediscussed - mostly for next spring -when College and Alumni officialswill be present. State chapters are tobe activated also.

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Miiembership DuesIt was moved by Shimoda, secondedby Lavendusky, that the followingschedule of Alumni membership duesbe substituted for the present sche-dule, effective for the 1972 Calendaryear, subject to approval by the An-nual Convention:Calendar year in which graduated -membership in N.A.A. awarded atno charge.All calendar years following the yearin which graduated - $15.00Life Membership - prepaid fee -$100.00Motion carried.Articles of Agreement and y-Laws

The procedure for presenting theamendments to the Articles of Agree-ment and By-Laws which have beenrecommended by the Executive Com-mittee for adoption by the Associ-ation was outlined by President My-ers as follows:Amendments to Ariticlesof Agreement1. Read to the Convention on No-

vember 16, 1971.2. Publish in the Log Book (or by

other adequate means) not lessthan one month, or more thansix months before the date of the1972 Annual Convention.

3. Present the Amendments to the1972 Annual Convention for vote.A two-thirds majority of thosevoting required for approval.

Amendments to the By-Laws1. Publish in the Log Book (or

some other adequate means) notless than thirty days before No-vember 16, 1971.

2. Present to the November 16, 1971Convention for vote. A two-thirdsmajority of those voting is neces-sary for passage.

Next MeetingThe next meeting of the ExecutiveCommittee will be held at 5:00 p.m.,Monday, November 15, 1971, in theC.O.M.S. HospitJlity Room, Shera-ton-Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu.

1971 lifetimeThirty-one alumni have become new Slifetime members this year. This isthe largest number of lifetime mem-berships recorded by the college and m eCOMS is proud to recognize them.They are:

John P. Hutchins, D.O.,Wilmington, CaliforniaHerman I. Merkin, M.D.,Chino, CaliforniaJ. N. Spirtos, M.D.-D.O.,Lakewood, CaliforniaMahito Uba, D.O.,Denver, ColoradoThomas F. Hardin, Jr., D.O.,Orange Park, FloridaE. R. Keig, D.O.St. Petersburg, FloridaJames A. Griffith, D.O.,Mableton, GeorgiaH. R. Birdenstine, D.O.,Des Moines, IowaHugh C. Furness, D.O.,Walcott, IowaHerbert Gearhart, D.O.,Hopkinton, IowaRichard M. Kotz, D.O.,Des Moines, IowaStella C. Pearson, D.O.,Muscatine, IowaJoseph H. Sage, D.O.,Chariton, IowaPatricia A. Cottrille, D.O.,Grand Rapids, MichiganD. J. Evans, D.O.,Detroit, MichiganPeter E. Georgeson, D.O.,Detroit, Michigan

James Allen Frekin, D.O.,Ferndale, MichiganStanley A. Ozog, D.O.,Detroit, MichiganIrwin Z. Phillips, D.O.,Detroit, MichiganClarence W. Wilson, D.O.,Flint, MichiganSidney M. Grobman, D.O.Pedricktown, New JerseyLouis Reznick, D.O.,Baldwin, New YorkJames S. Paris, D.O.,Boardman, OhioMilton R. Snow, D.O.,Medford, OregonAllan H. Brooks, D.O.,Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHerbert Moss, D.O.,Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL. A. Deitrick, D.O.,Bison, South DakotaM. R. Caldwell, D.O.,Soddy, TennesseeG. LeRoy Howe, Jr., D.O.,Leakey, TexasMax M. Stettner, D.O.,Lubbock, TexasArthur E. Angove, D.O.,New Berlin, Wisconsin

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A number of COMS alumni werespeakers at the 44th Annual ClinicalAssembly of Osteopathic Specialists,held at the Chase-Park Plaza in St.Louis.Speaking at the ACOS sessions werePerry M. Dworkin, D.O., COMS 1965,on the "Congenital Obstructions ofthe Gastrointestinal Tract", a n dEarl F. Gonyaw, D.O., class of 1962,on "Brain Damage in Children".At the American Osteopathic Collegeof Radiology sessions, Gerald L.Friedman, D.O., class of '65, spokeon "Radiologic Manifestations onMongolism", and Arthur Simon,D.O., class of 1953, discussed "Con-trast Peritineography".William L. Elston, D.O., class of '51,spoke on "Dyplasias of the Hip", J.Paul Leonard, D.O., class of '25,spoke on "Club Feet", and Russell M.Wright, D.O., class of '29, spoke on"The Role of Osteopathy in the Re-habilitation of Athletes" at the ses-sions of the AOAO.The American College of Anesthes-iologists had as one of its speakers,Hugo K. Stierholz, D.O., COMS 1965,discussing "Obstetrical Anesthesia-Which Way?".

Two Colorado Alumni, Russell J.Brown, D.O., 1954, and Jack Huf-ford, 1969, are assisting in the di-rection of a free clinic in Denverorganized by a local church to aidin a common cause of meeting theproblems of young adults who havewillfully or otherwise been caught inthe culture philosophy of our time.The doctors have volunteered theirservices to help in both physical andmental problems confronting Denveryouth and clinic personnel, on anaverage, see 30 young adults withvarious types of diseases includingVD, acute infectious diseases anddrug problems.

many alumniparticipatein 44thannual clinicalassemblySpeaking at the Neurological Sur-geons Section of the ACOS was E. J.Rennoe, D.O., class of '51, on "Men-ingomyelocele".Myron S. Magen, D.O., class of 1951,Dean of the College of OsteopathicMedicine-Michigan State Univer-sity, spoke on "Physicians in Or-ganized Medicine" at the session ofthe American Osteopathic HospitalAssociation.

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E. H. Phillips, D.O., Garner, Iowa,recently observed his 50th anniver-sary as a doctor, and was honoredby the local citizens for his loyal ser-vice to that community.

B. W. Jones, D.O., Garland, Texashas sold his practice to J.L. Lapp,D.O., and has retired.Following several years of practicein Iowa, Dr. Jones bought MineolaGeneral Hospital in 1950 and remain-ed there until 1961 when he sold thehospital and moved to Garland in1963.Dr. Jones is a member of ACOS.1937Myron Bos, D.O., Albia, Iowa, hasbeen named a director representingthe Iowa Society of Osteopathic Phy-sicians and Surgeons for the IowaHealth Council at a recent meetingof this organization held in West DesMoines.Also named as a director was Her-man Walter, secretary-treasurer ofthe Iowa Society.1941John C. Edgerton, D.O., Manning,Iowa, has been named a director ofthe Iowa Health Council at a meetingheld in West Des Moines, recently.Dr. Edgerton will represent the IowaSociety of Osteopathic Physiciansand Surgeons.Two COMS alumni have been accept-ed on the staff of Knoxville Veterans'Hospital. They are John E. Coxe,D.O., class of 1967 and Ralph

Braught, D.O., class of 1952.Dr. Coxe previously practiced inDayton, Ia., as a general practitioner.Dr. Braught, formerly in practice inPella, is serving as acting chief, phy-sical medicine and rehabilitation ser-Vice.1941Marshall Sonesen, D.O., St. Louis,Missouri, has been appointed as astaff physician at the St. Louis StatePsychiatric Hospital. Dr. Soonesen,an Associate member of the Ameri-can College of Neuropsychiatrist, isthe first D.O. to be appointed to thisposition at the State Hospital and isin charge of the Out-Patient Clinicand is the Officer in charge of theAdmitting Emergency Room. He isalso attending Staff Physician forthe inpatients of the Alcoholic andRehabilitation wards of the AlcoholicTreatment Center there.1943John R. Shafer, D.O., Lakewood,Colorado, has recently been electedpresident of the Colorado Osteopa-thic Association at a meeting held inSeptember. Dr. Shafer is also pres-ident of the Board of Trustees ofthat organization.1952Harry J. Brom, D.O., has returned toCreston, Iowa, where he has joinedthe staff of the Creston MedicalClinic.Dr. Brom, formerly was in privatepractice in Dallas, Texas.1952Arden L. Findlay, D.O., Montreal,Quebec, Canada, president of the

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American Academy of Osteopathy,was a featured speaker at the SecondAnnual Seminar of Northwest Gen-eral Hospital in Milwaukee. Dr. Find-lay spoke on the history of the Acad-emy and its post-graduate programsthrough its Graduate M.S. Center inColorado Springs, Colorado.1953Gerald K. Nash, D.O., Amarillo,Texas, has been appointed MedicalOfficer, Southwest Region Headquar-ters, Civil Air Patrol with member-ship on the CAP National MedicalAdvisory Board. In addition he hasreceived appointment as Special As-sistant to the National Chairman-CAP on Medical Matters.1953Sara Sutton, D.O., Fort Dodge, ser-ved on a six-member panel for Sym-posium '71, the fourth annual con-ference dedicated to the promotion ofarts in Iowa. Dr. Sutton is a formerpresident of the Fort Dodge AreaFine Arts Council.1954Mrs. Jean Cummings, wife of DwainW. Cummings, D.O., Muskegon,Michigan has written a book entitledWhy They Call Him the BuffaloDoctor, describing their life as acountry doctor's family that raisesbuffalo for a hobby.1959Charles F. Libell, D.O., Columbus,Ohio, is the Program Chairman forthe 1972 annual convention of theOsteopathic College of Ophthalmol-ogy and Otorhinolaryngology to be

held at the Shereton - ColumbusMotor-Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, April24, 25, and 26.

Stephen S. Chankin, D.O., CherryHill, New Jersey, has recently beenapproved as a candidate for member-ship in the Osteopathic College ofOphthalmology and Otorhinolaryn-gology.1962Arthur E. Angove, D.O., New Berlin,Wisconsin, has been elected to mem-bership in the American College ofOsteopathic Surgeons.1963K. P. McCaffery, D.O., Fort Worth,Texas, has recently joined the facultyat the Kansas City College of Osteo-pathic Medicine.1966John R. Alway, D.O., Dayton, Ohio,has completed his M.S. residency inOtorhinolaryngology and fascial plas-tic surgery at the Cherry Hill Medi-cal Center, Cherry Hill, New Jersey,serving the last four months as aresident on the head and neck serviceof the American Oncologic Hospitalin Philadelphia.He is now in private practice in Otor-hinolaryngology in Dayton, Ohio.1967Recently approved for membershipin the OCOO is Frederick A. Sav-erice, D.O., Columbus, Ohio.1971Floyd Jones, D.O., Des Moines, wasrecently chosen for inclusion in the-1971 edition of "Outstanding YoungMen of America."

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Duncan M. Thomson, Ph.D., assistantProfessor of Physiology, recently hadan article published on the study of"Mobilization of Strontium from theRat Skeleton" in the September,number 79, edition of Clinical Ortho-paedics and Related Research. Thepurpose of the study was to deter-mine the effects of diuretics and/orparathyroid hormone on the mobili-zation of strontium from bone.Harry B. Elmets, D.O., chairman ofthe Division of Dermatology, was in-vited to speak at the Minnesota Der-matological Association meeting heldSeptember 10-12, at Mayo Clinic. Hewas also in attendance at the IowaDermatological Society meeting, Sep-tember 25-26, the International Sym-posium on Venereal Disease in At-lanta, and the meeting of the Nation-al Commission on Venereal Disease,October 29 to November 3.Elizabeth A. Burrows, D.O., directorof Medical Education, Des MoinesGeneral Hospital, has been travelingextensively setting up clerkship pro-grams and improving existing pro-grams in osteopathic hospitals. So

Samuel Brint, D.O., chairman of theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gy-ecology, and program chairman forACCOG's annual convention, has fi-nalized plans for the event which willbe held January 19-21, at the Ameri-cana Hotel in Bel Harbour, Florida.Keynote speaker at the conventionwill be Dr. Alan F. Guttmacher, pres-ident of Planned Parenthood, WorldPopulation. Dr. Guttmacher willspeak on the topic of "Family Plan-ning and Population Control" and hewill give another presentation on"One and One-Half Years of Abor-tion and Demand".Maxwell Michael Barr, M.D., Min-neapolis, Minnesota, will speak onthe topic of "The Sexually ActiveTeenager" and will also present apaper on "Intrauterine Contracept-ion".Other speakers include: Dr. JeromeHarris, Mount Sinai Hospital, Balti-more, Maryland; Dr. Robert J. Fu-toran, Los Angeles; Edward Slotnick,D.O., James Matthews, D.O., RobertS. Lee, D.O., Herbert Kupperman,M.D., Irvin M. Cushner, M.D., and

facultyfactsfar, Dr. Burrows has visited MountClemens General Hospital, Flint Ost-eopathic Hospital, and BrentwoodHospital, Cleveland, Ohio.Dr. Burrows has planned trips to theYoungstown Osteopathic Association,Hillcrest Osteopathic Hospital, Okla-homa City; and Massachusetts Osteo-pathic Hospital in Boston.She has also attended the AmericanOsteopathic Directors of MedicalEducation meeting in Chicago, De-cember 1-4, and an obstetrics andgynecology conference in Iowa City,December 8-9.Samuel Brint, D.O., chairman of theDepartment of Obstetrics and Gy-necology also visited various osteo-pathic hospitals in the Pennsylvania,New Jersey and New York areas toinvestigate the possibilities of settingup clerkship programs and improvingexisting programs.

acoog conventionplans finalizedMrs. Ruth Lubic, R.N., speaking on"The Nurse-Midwife Joins the Ob-stetrical Team" and "Is Childbearinga Family Affair?".Elizabeth A. Burrows, D.O., Directorof Medical Education at Des MoinesGeneral Hospital, will be a paneliston the discussion of "Evaluation andTreatment of the High Risk Fetus".Harry B. Elmets, D.O., chairman ofthe Division of Dermatology, willspeak on the proceedings of the Nat-ional Commission on Venereal Dis-ease.A special Presidential Luncheon willbe held Friday, January 21, with apanel discussion by the college pres-idents on "The Responsibility, Re-lationships, and Philosophy of OurColleges Toward Training of theOsteopathic Specialists". J. LeonardAzneer, Ph.D., COMS president, willbe in attendance.

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reverse decisionOn August 4, 1971, the SuperiorCourt in California has decreed thatCalifornians have a constitutionalright to treatment by osteopathicphysicians and surgeons. This rulingended a three year court battle byeight D.O.'s to establish their rightto be examined and admitted to prac-tice in California.The decree also established the rightof qualified osteopathic physiciansand surgeons from outside the stateto apply for admission under recipro-city similar to the reciprocal rightsenjoyed by allopathic physicians andother professionals.No osteopathic physician and sur-geon has been examined or licensedor even permitted to file an appli-cation for admission since 1962. TheSummary Judgment constitutes:(1) A decree that Proposition 22(1962) was unconstitutional, (2) Ajudicial declaration that the author-ity to license osteopathic physiciansand surgeons is still vested in theBoard of Osteopathic Examiners asit has been since 1922, (3) A man-date compelling the Board of Osteo-pathic Examiners to accept and pro-cess applications, and examine andlicense applicants qualified in osteo-pathic medicine and surgery, and (4)A mandate to the Board of Osteo-pathic Examiners to receive and pro-cess applications for admission byreciprocity of qualified osteopathswho seek admission to practice inCalifornia.The August 4 decision ruled that themany admissions of the State ofCalifornia, including the admissionthat "the practice of osteopathy hasevolved into a complete school ofmedicine and surgery . .. integratingall accepted methods of treatment ofdisease and injury", demonstratethat there are no longer any materialfactual contentions to be tried, and

in californiafurther, that the State admits that itis unable to meet the burden of proofimposed upon it.Edna M. Lay, D.O., President of theOsteopathic Physicians and Surgeonsof California, in a message in theSeptember issue of Osteopathic Hori-zons, the California Society newslet-ter, encouraged DO's to send in ap-lications for licenses to practice inCalifornia, but stated that no actioncan be taken by the Board of Osteo-pathic Examiners until it receives adirective from the court.

In the October issue of this samenewsletter, Dr. Lay reported thesigning of the final judgment stat-ing:"The Board of Osteopathic Exam-iners is commanded, upon receipt ofthis writ, to vacate your action deny-ing petitioners and all other grad-uates of osteopathic medical schoolsthe privilege to apply for general andreciprocity licensure, to have apli-cations processed, to be examined,and to be licensed if found qualified;and you are further commandedto supply application forms to petit-ioners and to any other graduatesof osteopathic medical schools whowish to apply for licensure, to pro-cess said applications, and, upon ashowing of statutory qualifications,to admit petitioners and other grad-uates of osteopathic schools to ap-praisal or examination or both, andupon their passing of such appraisalor examination or both, to issuecertificates to petitioners and to saidother graduates as physicians andsurgeons; all in accordance with theprovisions of the Medical PracticeAct, the Osteopathic Act, and withinthis judgment."

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changes.1 procedures have been com-d to change the name of thesville College of Osteopathy andery to the Kirksville College ofopathic Medicine.Lorization to initiate legal steps

approved by the college boardustees last May. The change fol-precedents already established

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ne with the results of a recentof the college alumni, faculty,students.

starts indian clinicI _ While on a Docare mission treatingMayan Indians in Yucatan, Mexico,

i Arthur Angove, D.O., New Berlin,@0·O _ _ __ *· Wisconsin, class of 1962, formed an

wI71a~~Pflfla~~~flidea.W sIoEnIUU II jLJ nZJ D Dr. Angove realized that in Wiscon-sin there were many Indians thatneeded medical attention and a sub-sequent discussion with the Chair-man of the Great Lakes IntertribalCouncil on the St. Croix reservation,led to the formation of a program toprovide care for these people.The program has its headquartersin New Berlin under a non profitcorporation known as Volunteer In-ter Tribal Medicine, Inc., with Dr.Angove as president.Patients are seen every other weekand many drug companies have givenlarge quantities of medications. Oncethe program is well organized, it mayexpand to Mole Lake and ForestCounty, where requests for newclinics have already been made.

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state aid given toAn allocation of $931,191 has beenmade to the Chicago College of Ost-teopathic Medicine and Health Cen-ter to be used toward the construc-tion of a new $14.5 million outpatientdiagnostic and treatment clinic.The funds, administered in the stateby the Illinois Department of PublicHealth, come from the U.S. PublicHealth Service under the Hill-Burtonfederal assistance hospital program.This is the first award to the Collegefrom the Hill-Burtont aid program. Itfollows approval last December of an$8,947,191 construction grant appli-cation by the U.S. Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare forthe new clinic, which will be built onCCOM's Hyde Park campus.The new outpatient facility is thenext step in a long range health cen-ter and College expansion programstarted in 1967. The aim is to in-crease the student body by some 40percent (to graduate 119 osteopathic

1907 M. G. Raffenberg, D.O.,Tampa, Florida

1923 F. D. Campbell, D.O.,Des Moines, Iowa

1925 H. B. Poucher, D.O.,Elgin, Illinois

1925 Raymond Staples, D.O.,Youngtown, Arizona

1930 P. E. Walley, D.O.,Albuquerque, New Mexico

1933 J. L. Porter, D.O.,Dallas, Texas

1935 Lester P. Fagen, D.O.,Los Angeles, California

ccomphysicians each year) and to en-hance the inner city educational pro-gram.The present clinic handles approxi-mately 100,000 outpatient visits ayear. The new $14.5 million facilitywill make it possible to handle morethan 150,000 outpatient visits an-nually-an increase of 50 percent.The new facility will be the largestoutpatient diagnostic and treatmentclinic to be built in the state in thelast 25 years, and will be an out-standing contribution to inner cityfamily health care.The Hill-Burton allocation was thesecond award from the State of Il-linois. Last December the College re-ceived a medical education grant ofmore than $488,000 from the HealthEducation Commission, Illinois Boardof Higher Education.

1941 Samuel D. Gross., D.O.,Livonia, Michigan

1943 Carl L. Crow, D.O.,Des Moines, Iowa

1944 Richard F. Snyder, D.O.,Iowa City, Iowa

1948 William Joe Reese, Jr., D.O.,Albany, Georgia

1963 Rex Eric Ollom, D.O.,New Braunfels, Texas

1966 Allen P. Peska, D.O.,Pembroke Pines, Florida

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corns acceptsAt the December 11 meeting of theBoard of Trustees of COMS, it wasvoted that the college should go for-ward with its plan for the acquisi-tion of St. Joseph's Academy in DesMoines, to be used as an expandedfacility. This decision will make itpossible to implement plans to meetthe challenges during this excitingperiod of growth at COMS. It alsomakes it possible for COMS to co-operate with the federal governmentrequests to increase the number offamily doctors.Our College of Osteopathic Medicineand Surgery is taking positive, ag-gressive action to meet this challengeto help produce more family doctors.By admitting students for both dayand evening classes, and, with theacquisition of an expanded facility,the school will be able to increasestudent admissions by more than50% in 1972. Secondly, by reducingthe training years for students in

its challengepre-clinical medicine, COMS will beable to graduate students in 3 ratherthan the traditional four years. Thisis productive activity in its truestsense.COMS is also proving itself a goodcitizen by expanding its present ser-vices, as well as embarking on newadditional service programs for theDes Moines community. Andthrough its proposed outreach pro-gram which includes mobile clinics,COMS will be able to bring to therural areas of Iowa a much neglectedbut badly needed medical service.Yes, COMS accepts its challenge ...a challenge that will be met withconstructive action that will be acredit to the school, its students, itsalumni, the osteopathic profession,and most of all, the community andnation they all serve. To meet thischallenge, we will need your concretehelp.

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