1414 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, Cal.

THE PHI RHO SIGMA DINNER Nov. 6, 1919. The Delta Chapter, Los Angeles Alumni of the Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity, celebrated "Founder's Day" with their annual banquet at the City Club on Friday evening, Oct. 31, 1919.

After an excellent dinner Dr. O. O. Witherbee as Chairman of the evening, presented Dr. Lee Hagadorn as Toastmaster. Dr. Hagadorn made one of his witty talks for which he is pre-eminent, and introduced Dr. Walter Lindley, who responded to the toast, "The Initiate." The initiate this evening was Dr. Granville MacGowan.

Dr. Lindley spoke of the great amount of work both as a student, surgeon and professor in the Medical Department of the University of Southern California that Dr. MacGowan is accomplishing. He said that every physician in Los Angeles should work to secure liberal appropriations for the post-graduate Medical Department of the University of California, and that the profession should unite in securing gifts of at least a quarter of a million dollars

from the profession and the friends of Medical Education, to be given to the University of Southern California, for the Medical Department.

The speaker then on behalf of the local chapter presented the pin of the Fraternity to Dr. MacGowan, who responded most felicitously. Dr. MacGowan urged the members of the Phi Rho Sigma, while doing their duty to their profession, also to not forget their duty to their community and their country. Every man should give a fair portion of his time to civic matters and be a real patriot, as well as a real doctor.

Dr. F. L. Anton responded to the toast, "Beating the Bolshevists." Dr. Anton said there were Bolsheviks not only in Russia, but also in the Medical Profession and they needed watching just as much as the others.

Dr. O. O. Witherbee responded in a semi-humerous strain, to the sentiment, "The Horseshoe in Surgery." Dr. Rex Duncan made quite an eloquent response to the toast, "The Alumni and the Fraternity." Doctors Gwaltney, Francis A. Browne of the class of 1920 spoke on the Activities of the Local Chapter of the Phi Rho Sigma.

There were about 100 seated at the tables and every person pronounced it one of the Phi Rho Sigma's most successful evenings.

The active Chapter is composed of Francis Browne, Clarence Dickey, Reginald Grant, Harold Witherbee, Philip

Campbell and John Rogers.

While the pledgees are Roland Dahlgren, Conrad Hubert, Herbert Huntington, Robert Krause, Neil Dau and Russel Gray.

The Entertainment Committee consisted of Messrs. Francis Browne, Harold Witherbee and Philip Harker.

And the Initiation Committee consisted of Messrs. Eric Wilson, Clarence Dickey and Roy Campbell.

A resolution of regret at the death of Dr. B. F. Church was adopted.

Dr. Ralph W. Avery, formerly of Oxnard, has located in Hollywood.

Dr. C. T. Sturgeon of Globe, Arizona, has located in Los Angeles, Calif.

Dr. John Dunlop, formerly of Washington, D. C., has located in the BakerDetwiler Building, Los Angeles.

Dr. Jack Murietta, after two and a half years service, has returned to Los Angeles and resumed his practice.

Dr. Alexander M. Tuthill, Brigadier General in the recent war, has taken offices in the Goodrich Building, Phoenix, Arizona.

The association listened to reports on the venereal clinic by Dr. E. S. Bolton and on the tubercular clinic by Dr. J. Steele Forsythe.

"Observations and Results in the Treatment of Four Hundred Cases with Radium' is the title of an illuminating reprint by Dr. Rex Duncan.

Capt. L. J. Butka, formerly interne in the California, after a wonderful experience in France and Germany, has recently returned to Los Angeles, being one of the latest to be discharged.

Dr. Willis W. Lasher, nephew of the late Dr. Geo. W. Lasher of Los Angeles, has offices at 155 East 70th Street, New York City. Dr. Lasher, like his uncle, specializes in general surgery.

Dr. J. L. Pomeroy, Health Officer of Los Angeles County, has issued a useful booklet, "The Public Health Nurse; Her Value to the Community." For copies address Dr. Pomeroy at the Hall of Records.

Dr. Celestine J. Sullivan, executive secretary of the League for the Conservation of Public Health, Dr. George L. Cole and Dr. Harlan Shoemaker of Los Angeles told of the work being done by the League.

Dr. Raymond T. Francis of Oxnard is now manager and director of the Bard hospital at Ventura. He will continue to reside and practice in Oxnard, stating that his new position will take only a few hours of his time each week.

On Nov. 26, 1919, at the home of the bride in Spokane, Dr. W. H. Olds of Los Angeles and Miss Vera Bonsall of Spokane were married. Dr. Olds is a great popular surgeon who did valuable work in the Navy, and after the wedding, will return to his practice in Los Angeles.

The Methodist Episcopal Church has 48 hospitals with property and endowment, $15,626,343, in which they treat annually 90,622 patients. This Church also has 24 Deaconess hospitals with property and endowment of $3,301,648.

Dr. Francis M. Pottenger, Medical Director of the Pottenger Sanitorium, recently delivered his inaugural address before the Mississippi Valley Medical Association at Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Pottenger is the President of that great organization.

A later cablegram says Dr. Orbison's injuries are not serious, and that he pluckily remained on the job of administrating relief, despite his wounds. Dr. Orbison has been overseas for more than a year. He has the rank of Captain and is in charge of important relief work in Riga.

(1) The Influenza Epidemic in Students' Army Training Camp, Los Angeles;

(2) The Conservation of Vision;

(3) Organized Medicine-A Consideration of Some of its California Problems are the titles of three interesting reprints by Dr. Geo. H. Kress.

On the evening of Oct. 7th after the annual dinner, the following were elected as officers of the San Bernardino Medical Society for the ensuing year: Dr. C. F. Whitmer of Colton, president; Dr. L. M. Coy of San Bernardino, first vice president; Dr. John L. Avey of Redlands, second vice president; Dr. C. L. Curtiss of Redlands, secretary and treasurer.

A dispatch from London dated Oct. 23 says: "Dr. Thomas J. Orbison, administrative head of the American Relief Mission in Riga, was wounded by a German shell which struck that organization's headquarters in Riga, a Copenhagen dispatch reported today.

"The shell was fired during a heavy bombardment of the city by German

artillery attached to Col. Bermondt's army. The Lettish defenders replied vigorously to the bombardment."

Dr. Lasher Hart was Major in the Medical Corps of the Army for eight months without knowing it. His commission finally arrived at his office in Los Angeles all covered with addresses and markings. On opening it the doctor found that he had been commissioned as Major last March. He has sent for back pay and allowances which will amount to $525.

Dr. Neal Laramore Wood, who passed the Los Angeles County civil service examinations with the highest mark in a recent competitive examination, has been appointed as first assistant Superintendent of Charities, and Medical Director for the County hospital. Dr. Woods succeeds Dr. J. Mark Lacey who has made a splendid record during the past six years that he has been connected with the County hospital. Dr. Woods is 35 years old and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

AN AMERICAN FIELD HOSPITAL

FINALLY STATIONED

An American Field hospital which traveled from Hoboken to France, from Bordeaux to Germany, from Trier to Constantinople, and from Constantinople to Ekaterinburg, Russia, has finally been placed with the southern division of General Kolchak's army.

The hospital was shipped to France for the use of the American Expeditionary Force, but the signing of the armistice made it superfluous property. There is no more critical need for medical service than in southern Russia. The Red Cross has, therefore, delivered the modern mobile plant valued at $100,000 for the use of the Cossack forces.

The hospital has five hundred beds and two operating rooms and includes all equipment needed for immediate operation.

HYGIENE AND SANITATION

For Physicians and Surgeons, Drugless

Practitioners and Midwives

ALFRED J. SCOTT, M. D.

(Answer ten questions only)

1. Differentiate between endemic, epidemic and pandemic.

Example of diseases causing same. 2. What is meant by natural and асquired immunity from disease? Example of each.

3. What are the principal means which you would employ for the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases? 4. Give the special hygiene of factories in which women and children are employed.

5. How may the presence of a typhoid carrier be detected?

6. Name four diseases, to which the human race is susceptible, that may be transmitted through cow's milk.

7. What interpretation can be placed on the relative amount of nitrates and nitrites in well water.

8. What conditions and diseases in animals render their flesh unfit for human food?

10.

9. Name the filth diseases; give the prophylaxis of same. How much fresh air is required for normal respiration during the twenty-four hours?

11. What precautions should a physician observe to avoid carrying a contagious disease?

12. What hygienic precautions should be observed by a pregnant woman?

CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY
Physicians and Surgeons
HARRY V. BROWN, M. D.

1. What are the metals of the arsenic group?

2. What two solutions of arsenic are official?

3. Silver Nitrate. Give its appearance; how prepared; symbol; synonyms. What per cent may be used in the eye and in the throat? What do you understand by the term colloidal chemistry?

4.

5. What is a calorie?

6.

Explain the ca

loric method of feeding.
Classify foods. Discuss one class.

7. What are enzymes?

characteristics.

Discuss their

8. (a) What constitutes metabolism?

(b) What is a nitrogenous equili

8. What conditions require tracheotomy? Name the diseases in which they occur. Describe the operation. Discuss briefly sacro-iliac relaxation. Give the indications for paracentesis tympani. Describe the operation. Give the symptoms of nephroptosis. Discuss briefly the treatment, with special reference as to relative value of operative and non-operative measures.

GENERAL DIAGNOSIS

For Drugless Practitioners Only HARRY E. ALDERSON, M. D., San Francisco

(Answer ten questions only)

12.

Name the conditions in which a physician should be called.

On going to a case, tell what you would do preparatory for a delivery. Discuss mastitis.

Discuss the use of antiseptics in obstetrics.

Discuss the care of the woman during the first 2 weeks following delivery.

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY For Physicians and Surgeons and Drugless Practitioners

ROBERT A. CAMPBELL, M. D.
(Answer ten questions only)

1. Give differential diagnosis between right-sided salpyngitis, tubal pregnacy and appendicitis.

tocia.

2. Define menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, amenorrhoea, dys3. Give the origin and distribution of (a) The blood supply of uterus and ovaries.

(b) Nerve supply of uterus and ovaries.

4. Differentiate a four months' pregnancy from four other conditions causing enlargement of the abdomen. 5. (a) Name the indications for version. (b) Describe the operation of podalic version.

6.

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10.

11.

12.

Describe the operation for vaginal hysterectomy.

Name the female genital organs.
(a) Internal. (b) External.
Post partum hemorrhage-

(a) Give four predisposing causes.
(b) Give four immediate causes.

(c) Give treatment.

Describe mechanism of labor in R. O. A. position.

Discuss vomiting of pregnancy. Discuss artificial infant feeding dur

ing the first three months.

Describe the change in the foetal circulation upon ligation of the umbilical cord.

PATHOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY For Physicians and Surgeons and 2000Hour Drugless

LEMUEL P. ADAMS, M. D.

(Answer ten questions only)

1. Define the following terms:

Edema,

Inflammation,

Atrophy,

Anemia,

Hemorrhage,

Embolism,

Thrombosis,

Toxin,

Ptomaine,

Leucomaine,

Glycosuria,

Degeneration,

Necrosis,

Tumor.

2. Give the etiology, microscopic pathology and results of an acute endocarditis.

3. Give the etiology and differential diagnosis of enlarged cervical lymph glands.

4.

5.

6.

Give the etiology and morbid chemistry of fatty degeneration. Name two malignant and five benign tumors.

Give the differential diagnosis in the gross between a malignant and be