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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 1063
1063 Class Presidents with Advisor the Ways and Means committee to devise methods
of adding to the Treasury.
Gordon Tow nsend, Ed Murphy, Bill Caddell, and Dr. Strang.
The class was finally under way, and the driys
Septem ber 30th, 1963, eight a.m., officially and weeks began quickly to pass by. November
saw the beginning of the Class of 1063. Two hund 22nd brought the sudden and tragic ews of the
red and eighteen students were seated in that first assassination of President John F. Ker nedy, ai.
class, with Dr. Smith being our first instrui tor. event that will surely b e rem em bered v all.
Of those 218 students, most states wei rep. - ‘Finals’ were suddenly upon ir and m ny g .ilons
sented along with students from eig h t foreign of midnight oil were burned that •eek, L t some
countries. how like all subsequent occasions, the hurdles
were overcome.
The first week consisted p'imar y of n in
troduction .into chiropractic on the pa* of the in Second quarter, after the Christmas break,
structors, and the m aking of new friends in gave us our first experience in technique, and re
between. flecting back, I wonder how many woidd venture
to say exactly what they ret. ly felt upon palpation.
The first class meeting was i .iitored by Dr. Meanwhile the class business progressed. The
M cDonald, acting at that time as temporary class 1063 Class Newsletter having been established,
advisor. At this m eet'' g it was decided to delay continued well, and indeed lasted for two years
election of officers until the following meeting in under consecutive editors Ed Murphy, Bill Cad
order that individua s ma have a better chance of dell anc Dennis Drake, and Bob Kemp. The qual
choosing candid, tes th; t they know. At the Novem ity o r th Nev sletter, and the standard of the class
ber m eetinr unde the guidance of our now per in ge eral began to establish a good reputation
manent class advisor Dr. Virgil V. Strang, nomin about che college.
ations and election of officers was conducted, the
follov ing be. lg elected: The V>ays and Means committee under the
able 1 adership of Peter Alderson on February
President: Ed Murphy 28th, 1964 presented Palm er College with its
Vice President: Bill Byrd first Hootenanny, with the music being provided
Secretary: Marolyn Stevens by classmates Sonny Herring, Paul Gunter, and
Treasurer: Bruce Hermann Gene Cretsinger — the group later becom ing
known as the Coachmen. The event was a tre
Gerald Abegglen was appointed Parliamen mendous success and stimulated yet another later
tarian and also placed in charge of setting up the in the year.
class Constitution and By-Laws.
Third quarter becam e better known as cram
With the advancement of the class came vari quarter to many, with a lot of material and only
ous committees, the Finance Committee whose three months in which to learn it all. It was also
unenviable task it was to collect class ‘dues’, and about this time that we becam e more aware of the
two different chiropractic organizations, and much
discussion, some heated, followed. However in
vestigations by the executive board, with reports
to the class gave us a greater insight into the organi
zations and was of great benefit to all. With the end
of third quarter came a welcome four week vaca
tion, the class scattering far and wide.
Fourth quarter saw the class som ew hat
depleted in numbers, many having decided it
was not the profession for them, others having
left for financial reasons, and yet others having
decided to make it a four year proposition rather
than the hectic three year choice.
Towards the last few months of the first year,
the Executive Committee decided to institute a
program bringing guest speakers into the class
meetings, to enlighten us on various aspects both
1063 Class Presidents with Advisor the Ways and Means committee to devise methods
of adding to the Treasury.
Gordon Tow nsend, Ed Murphy, Bill Caddell, and Dr. Strang.
The class was finally under way, and the driys
Septem ber 30th, 1963, eight a.m., officially and weeks began quickly to pass by. November
saw the beginning of the Class of 1063. Two hund 22nd brought the sudden and tragic ews of the
red and eighteen students were seated in that first assassination of President John F. Ker nedy, ai.
class, with Dr. Smith being our first instrui tor. event that will surely b e rem em bered v all.
Of those 218 students, most states wei rep. - ‘Finals’ were suddenly upon ir and m ny g .ilons
sented along with students from eig h t foreign of midnight oil were burned that •eek, L t some
countries. how like all subsequent occasions, the hurdles
were overcome.
The first week consisted p'imar y of n in
troduction .into chiropractic on the pa* of the in Second quarter, after the Christmas break,
structors, and the m aking of new friends in gave us our first experience in technique, and re
between. flecting back, I wonder how many woidd venture
to say exactly what they ret. ly felt upon palpation.
The first class meeting was i .iitored by Dr. Meanwhile the class business progressed. The
M cDonald, acting at that time as temporary class 1063 Class Newsletter having been established,
advisor. At this m eet'' g it was decided to delay continued well, and indeed lasted for two years
election of officers until the following meeting in under consecutive editors Ed Murphy, Bill Cad
order that individua s ma have a better chance of dell anc Dennis Drake, and Bob Kemp. The qual
choosing candid, tes th; t they know. At the Novem ity o r th Nev sletter, and the standard of the class
ber m eetinr unde the guidance of our now per in ge eral began to establish a good reputation
manent class advisor Dr. Virgil V. Strang, nomin about che college.
ations and election of officers was conducted, the
follov ing be. lg elected: The V>ays and Means committee under the
able 1 adership of Peter Alderson on February
President: Ed Murphy 28th, 1964 presented Palm er College with its
Vice President: Bill Byrd first Hootenanny, with the music being provided
Secretary: Marolyn Stevens by classmates Sonny Herring, Paul Gunter, and
Treasurer: Bruce Hermann Gene Cretsinger — the group later becom ing
known as the Coachmen. The event was a tre
Gerald Abegglen was appointed Parliamen mendous success and stimulated yet another later
tarian and also placed in charge of setting up the in the year.
class Constitution and By-Laws.
Third quarter becam e better known as cram
With the advancement of the class came vari quarter to many, with a lot of material and only
ous committees, the Finance Committee whose three months in which to learn it all. It was also
unenviable task it was to collect class ‘dues’, and about this time that we becam e more aware of the
two different chiropractic organizations, and much
discussion, some heated, followed. However in
vestigations by the executive board, with reports
to the class gave us a greater insight into the organi
zations and was of great benefit to all. With the end
of third quarter came a welcome four week vaca
tion, the class scattering far and wide.
Fourth quarter saw the class som ew hat
depleted in numbers, many having decided it
was not the profession for them, others having
left for financial reasons, and yet others having
decided to make it a four year proposition rather
than the hectic three year choice.
Towards the last few months of the first year,
the Executive Committee decided to institute a
program bringing guest speakers into the class
meetings, to enlighten us on various aspects both
