Scalpel : the 1911 yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania . r. Van Gasken? Has Dr. Deaver not taught us whatthe interne should know ; -c^hcii, i^Jievc and Iwzv she should act and formconclusions, and when to wait in masterful inactivity? Were wenot inspired by the eloquent talks of Dr. Stevens who made roughways, smooth; difficult subjects, easy; uninteresting subjects, interest-ing? Did not Dr. Everitt urge us to do our best in whatever post oflife we were placed? Did not Dr. Lathrop teach us to think accuratelyand quickly, and increase our capacity for work? Having heard Dr.
Scalpel : the 1911 yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania . r. Van Gasken? Has Dr. Deaver not taught us whatthe interne should know ; -c^hcii, i^Jievc and Iwzv she should act and formconclusions, and when to wait in masterful inactivity? Were wenot inspired by the eloquent talks of Dr. Stevens who made roughways, smooth; difficult subjects, easy; uninteresting subjects, interest-ing? Did not Dr. Everitt urge us to do our best in whatever post oflife we were placed? Did not Dr. Lathrop teach us to think accuratelyand quickly, and increase our capacity for work? Having heard appealing warnings, shall wc not conquer the feminine impulsesof cowardice and realise the responsibility of setting a fractured bone?Do we not take pride in saying that we have had under Dr. Tallant athorough Obstetrical training? Has Dr. Kraker not taught us how tocare for the life of both mother and baby? And, as Alfred prophesied, have we not learned to love our pro-fessors, our teaching staflf, our fellow students and all that is connectedwith our college? 7. The advantages of the clinics were many. There we were broughtin contact with human ills and suflferings, and the mission of our lifetook on a clear and definite form. Need we recall Dispensary,with its varied crowd? There we obtained practical work; appliedbandages; examined babies; took histories, in all languages except our own; saw a newl^hase of humanity,])erhaps for the firsttime. Things weconsidered imjwssibleto be accomplished,came to lose theirformidable appear-ance. Similar werethe results of the dis-])ensary work in theCollege Hospital,where, in addition,we found m anyadvantages in following up and studying cases in every departmentand with a little imagination, could feel like a real Our wardclasses convinced us that all cases do not progress according to thetext-book; that we must be prepared for complications; that firstresults are often unsatisfactory; that perseverance and skill a
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