Evening star., 1941-02-16
6. W. Medical Society
Closes Clinic With
Reunion Banquet
Ambassador to Punomu,
AIumnus, Gives Main
Talk at Affair

The 18th annual banquet and re-
union of the George Washington
Medical Society at the Mayfower
last night closed the university's
postgraduate clinic at which grad
yates we're instructed in some of
the latest advances in medical sci
ence.
The guest of honor and chief
speaker was Dr. Carlos N. Brin, am
bassador of Panama, George
Washington medical school gradu-
ate of the class of 1916. DR.. Brin
spoke of the present status of the
medical profession in Panama. most
of the members of which are prod
ucts of medical schools in the United
States. Before entering the diplo-
matte service, he was chief surgeon
of the Santa Tomas Hospital in
Panama City and is recognized in
Latin America as leading physi-
clan.
DR.. Brin was presented by DR..
Sterling Rufln, one Of his former
professors, who recalled that while
a student here and handicapped by
an imperfect knowledge of English
the present ambassador had been a
leader in his class.
40th Reunion of Class of '0l.
The banquet also marked the 4Oth
reunion of the class of 1901, 10
members of which we're present.
A class picture was presented to the
university by DR.. William Robert
Perkins and accepted by DR.. Walter
A. Bloedorn, dean of the medical
school. DR.. Perkins called the role
of the class who had graduated from
the old Columbian College, and re-
called they had started medical
practice while the country was in
the thrces of the depression that
followed the Spanish American War.
They received their diplomas, he
said. with the dire prediction that
only about 10 per cent of medical
graduates could hope to succeed in
ti,e profession.
The prize for the outstanding eX-
hioit at the postgraduate clinic went
to Dr. Charles Stanley White. George
Washington professor of surgery,
and DR.. J Lloyd Collins for demon
stration of the use of blood plasma
in surgery. The two surgeons have
played a leading part in stand
ardizing the use of plasma. This
has achieved unexpected significance
in the treatment of war injuries,
ic
sent to England.
Honor for Miss TelfOrd.
Honorable mention was awarded
to Miss Ira R. Telford of the Uni
versity's department of anatomy for
an exhibit showing the degenera-
ton of Skeletal muscle due to a
deficiency of vitamin E in the diet.
DR.. William B. King. president of
the society, presided. The Banquet
Committee consisted of DrS. Arnold
McNitt, chairman; Joseph H. Roe,
Anna E. Selner, Robert j. Bosworth,
James I. Boyd, w. Paul Briggs,
George j. Brilmyer, D. E. Bicking-
ham. Robert B. Castell. Katherine
A. Chapman, G. N. Chapman, Paul
F. Dickens, Harry F. DoWling, Leslie
H. French, Herbert S. Gates, j. Bur-
ton Glenn, Robert H. Harmon, Her.
man S. Hoffman, Katharine G. Hoff-
man, Charles Hughes, Oscar B.
Hunter, Howard F. Kane, Jacob
: Kotz, Paul A. Lichtman, David Max
well, Carl j. Mess, w. Ross Morris,
John A. Reed, Fred Repetti, Henry
R. Ringness and Alfred J. Suraci.
Heart Ailments Discussed.
The clinic closed yesterday after
noon with a discussion of heart dis
eases conducted by DR.. Paul D.
White of Harvard University. DR..
White illustrated with local patients
the various stages of heart ailments
due directly or indirectly to hyper
tension. One object of the clinic
was to show that these are far from
hopeless ailments. One patient who
has enjoyed excellent health for sew
eral years after serious heart con-
dition was presented to the alumni.
Motion pictures illustrating two
of the WeirdeSt of human diseases,
myasthenia gravis and narcolepsy
we're shown by Dean Bloedorn and
DR.. Paul F. Dickens of the medical
school faculty. The former consists
of an extreme weakness of the mus
cles. The later is condition be-
lieved to be akin to epilepsy, victims
of which fall asleep under the most
unexpected circumstances. Attacks
are likely to occur under any emo
tional stress.