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100 U1,1 mmalf MEDICINE CU M TO BE OR NOT TO BE ? Well gentlemen, you have just read "Speculum", 1958. Just like every other year, from well before you were born, at the end of some lecture someone came in with copies of "Speculum" and started distributing them. Perhaps you think that they just arrive out of nowhere? They do not. Months of writing, discussions with printers, hundreds of phone calls, hours of potential study time go into this magazine. And do you give a damn? It doesn't look like it. Each magazine costs at least twice as much to produce as you pay for it, and remember the staff (three in all) are honorary. Thanks to the work and organisation of Mr. Wright-Smith our business manager, the advertisements pay the other five shillings for each copy. Hundreds of circulars and hours of interviews must be organised before we can get our advertisements. The least you can do is to support your magazine. "Speculum", on exchange goes to medical student groups all over the world; we also obtain their magazines. You can examine some of these if you wish. The front page is quite impressive, it usually lists the names of about a dozen staff members — not three! Actually only two people produced this magazine, for I gave no assistance after July, because of a sudden illness in my family. To make a comparison it is interesting to note that most assistance came from nonmembers of the M.S.S. Graduates who were asked for articles and assistance, were only too willing to help. Others such as typistes gave up their spare time to type out illegible mis-spelt articles, and Mr. Foo, (M.S.S.) gave up valuable time for photography. Medical students had a different attitude. Obtaining year notes from year-reps. was one of the most formidable tasks we had. Glance at the year notes — on the whole they are not impressive are they? Admittedly some are good, others were written almost at gun-point. After all, your rep. doesen't have much to do, the least he can manage is to spend one night writing reasonable year notes, and getting them typed. Is this asking too much? I do not think so, but you be the judge for it is your magazine. "Team Spirit" is not only a sportsman's approach, it is necessary in all walks of life but the present day medical student lacks it. There are no excuses for the other nine hundred odd members of the M.S.S. — the editorial staff have to pass exams just like the rest of you. The greatest thing that ever happened in my life was that I was given the chance to study medicine. I appreciate this. I respect those who gave of their time to teach me for most of them could obtain twice the financial gain for half their trouble in other walks of medicine, yet they lecture and teach year after year to a dumb pack of lethargic students. It is our teaching staff who remember their Hippocratic Oath — "To consider dear to me as my parents him who taught me this art; . . . to look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art; . . . to impart to my sons and the sons of the master who taught me and the disciples who have enrolled themselves and have agreed to the rules of the profession, but to these alone, the precepts and the instruction . . ." Someday, we too must make this oath. Are any of us unselfish enough to carry it out? I wonder? All that is asked is a very small display of unselfishness on your part towards your fellow students. It is not often in the present day world that people do "something for nothing", yet, in our hearts we know that all our teachers do far more than they should for us. I do not think it is too much to ask the student to do a little extra work for his fellows in assisting to present an annual magazine. No return is offered for this small sacrifice, except personal satisfaction, so most of you will not understand. — George Santoro It has been interesting to note, that in both the above article and the secretary's report which were received from entirely separate sources, the lack of interest shown by the members of the M.S.S. for their faculty should not go unnoticed. I heartily endorse their views. — Editor
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