THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1941
HEAD PHYSICIAN of the College
,Health Service is Dr. Joseph P.
Ritenour, above. Last year, 53,931
treatments were given to students
in• the Dispensary and the Infirm
ary. Health Service doctors will
give physical examinations to all
m9mbers of the class of 1945 dur
ing Freshman Week.
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Health Service
Treats 53,931
In safe-gUarding the physical
welfare of the student_ body, the
College Health Service reported
53,931 treatments and health con
ferences during the 1940-41 aca
demic year. . .
Despite the large number of vis
its to the •College Infirmary or
Dispensary by the 6,500 resident
students "the general health - of tfie
student body was excellent," ac
cording to Dr. J. P. Ritenour, di
rector,2f the Health Service which
employs five full-time physicians,
two part-time phy,siciaris, eleven
nurses,:.laboratory
;technicians.
In the Infirmary, 922, patients
spent an average of 3.2 days each,
according to Dr. Ritenour's annual
report: There were nearly 9,000
6ut-patient treatments, and over
A 2,000 •treatments were given in
thd • Dispensary.
The annual report showed rela
tivelY few major illnesses among
the student bOdy. There were
3,147 cases of "the common cold,"
192' sprained ankles, 54 cases of
poison ivy, while only one case of
tuberculosis, seven cases of acute
appendicitis; one of bronchial
pneumonia and three of influenz.al
pneumonia.
Despite the prevalence of mild
epidemics in this area the report
shows that there were only 13
cases of mumps among the student
body, 151 cases of measles; and
310 of grippe.
"The duties of a College Health
Service," Dr. Ritenour said, "are
not merely to treat students who
are sick. The major objectives are
the protection, conservation, and
promotion of health among the
student body."
•
Every member of Penn State's
incoming freshman .class of 1400
will receive a thorough physical
examination when they enter col
lege this month.
Musical Genius Plans
To Honor Freshmen
(COntinued from Page One) •
to out-best the ghost writer. This
tune became the song for the two
classes and eventually a school
song.
Who this unsung artist is or how
he plies his musical trade as he
turns out song after song to give
each class its musical trademark,
no one knows. But one thing is
certain, his class songs will con
tinue to frequent campus shrines
as the time nears for succeeding
freshman classes to enroll at Penn
State.
And, as this year's freshman
class enters its first days of Fresh
an Week, the familiar figure of
Dea..l Grant will be_seen haunting
b,e—nooks and cranies of the
ampus as he pokes and probes
•r the song that will characterize
e green-dinked freshmen of
45,
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