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Happy Anniversary To the Archives
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY FRANK
W.
NEWELL,
Editor-in-Chief
Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611 EDITORIAL BOARD Mathea R. Allansmith, Boston Douglas R. Anderson, Miami Crowell Beard, San Jose Bernard Becker, St. Louis Benjamin F. Boyd, Panama Charles J. Campbell, New York Ronald E. Carr, New York Thomas Chalkley, Chicago Claes H. Dohlman, Boston Fred Ederer, Bethesda DuPont Guerry III, Richmond
Paul Henkind, Bronx Robert W. Hollenhorst, Rochester Herbert E. Kaufman, New Orleans Arthur H. Keeney, Louisville Bertha A. Klien,{ Tucson Carl Kupfer, Bethesda Irving H. Leopold, Irvine A. Edward Maumenee, Baltimore Irene H. Maumenee, Baltimore Edward W. D. Norton, Miami G. Richard O'Connor, San Francisco
Arnall Patz, Baltimore Steven M. Podos, New York Albert M. Potts, Louisville Algernon B. Reese, New York Robert D. Reinecke, Albany Marvin L. Sears, New Haven David Shoch, Chicago Bruce E. Spivey, San Francisco Bradley R. Straatsma, Los Angeles Gunter K. von Noorden, Houston
{Died December 28, 1978.
Published monthly by the Ophthalmic
Publishing
Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Company 60611
Directors: A. E D W A R D M A U M E N E E , President; D A V I D S H O C H , Vice President; F R A N K W. N E W E L L , Secretary and Treasurer; E D W A R D W. D. N O R T O N , B R U C E E. SPIVEY, B R A D L E Y R. STRAATSMA
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO T H E ARCHIVES This year marks the centennial anni versary of the Archives of Ophthalmology, for it was in 1879 that the Archives of Ophthalmology severed its connection with Otology and continued as a separate publication. Albert Einstein and J. C. Maxwell, the English physicist, were born in 1879. The first telephone ex change in London was established and the first electric tram was exhibited. Her bert Spencer published "The Principle of Ethics," and Henry James published "Daisy Miller." The French Panama Canal Company was organized and Alsace Lorraine was declared an integral part of Germany. The Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology was established in 1869 by Herman Knapp of New York City and S. Moose of Heidleberg. Herman Knapp had arrived in America but a year earlier at the age of 36. The American edition was pub lished by William Wood and the German edition was published simultaneously by 248
C. S. Miiller. Articles submitted in Ger man were published in English in the United States edition, and those submit ted in English were published in German in the German edition. In 1879 the two journals bifurcated into the Archives of Ophthalmology and the Archives of Otol ogy. The first quarterly issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology appeared in May 1879. The preface stated: This division has been made both for the conve nience of many readers who practice either ophthalmic or aural surgery exclusively and for the sake of doing justice to the growing impor tance of the literature in both departments. The English and German editions contain the same original papers either in the language of the authors or in faithful translation. This plan will be essentially continued, but if the contribu tions become too numerous some papers will be abridged in translation. Profiting by the past experience and relying on prominent men as regular contributors the Editors feel assured of being able to furnish to their readers a good journal presenting the actu al state and practice of the ophthalmic sciences and art in all of their branches. In their selection the Editors will give preferences to those origi nal papers in which speculation and theory are
VOL. 87, NO. 2 subordinate to direct observation and fact. Their greatest gratification will be to hear the readers continue to say, "What we read in your journal we can make use of."
The simultaneous American and Ger man edition appeared regularly until 1921 when the Archives of Ophthalmolo gy proceeded as an independent, English edition. Herman Knapp died April 30, 1911, after contributing more than 150 articles to the Archives. In Herman Knapp's obituary Gruening stated, "As an Editor he would on his own responsibili ty correct erroneous and omit unscientific statements." This course sometimes gave rise to acrimonious correspondence, which however, did not alter his intent to maintain the scientific standards of his publication. His son, Arnold Knapp, be came Chief Editor of the Archives of Ophthalmology in January 1911. He was then 42 years old and had begun publish ing in the Archives in 1899 with his paper, "A case of extensive chronic emphyema of the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses with excophthalmus operation re covery." The late 1920s proved to be a difficult time for all medical publications. On Jan. 1, 1929, the American Medical Associa tion became the publisher. The Editorial Board then consisted of Arnold Knapp as Chief Editor; William Zentmeyer, George S. Derby, Sanford R. GifFord, Francis Heed Adler, and John Herbert Waite. On Dec. 31, 1948, Knapp resigned as Chief Editor. He was succeeded by Francis Heed Adler whose initial Editorial Board consisted of William Zentmeyer, William L. Benedict, Frederick C. Cordes, and David Cogan. Subsequently the Editorial Board increased in size to include Ken neth C. Swann, William F. Hughes, Jr., Jonas S. Friedenwald, and John H. Dunnington. Adler also appointed a Board of Associates, each member to serve for three years and to be responsible for prep aration of the annual review of ophthal mology. In 1960 the American Medical
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Association established a policy of a 10year maximum term for any member of the Editorial Board of any AMA publica tion. Dr. Adler was replaced as Editor by David Cogan. However, in a remarkable trade, Dr. Adler's name appeared in the June 1960 number of the AMERICAN JOURNAL O F O P H T H A L M O L O G Y as a con sulting editor, a position retained until Derrick Vail was no longer editor-inchief. After David G. Cogan, the Archives was edited by Henry Allen and currently is edited by Frederick C. Blodi. We thus salute the beginning of the second century of continuous publication by the Archives of Ophthalmology and compliment the past and present editors who have provided American and inter national ophthalmology with an out standing record of opthalmic progress. FRANK W.
NEWELL
OBITUARY Frank B. Walsh, M.D. 1895-1978 It is with great sadness that I begin this obituary for Frank B. Walsh, for he was one of the truly fine people of this world. Frank was born in Oxbow, Saskatche wan, Canada, Oct. 18, 1895. During his boyhood he developed an interest in out door life, hunting in the woods of Sas katchewan, an activity he continued into his later years. As a young man he was a member of the Oxbow hockey team. He was an avid, capable, left-handed golfer. At the age of 80 he was still able to play 18 holes with a score of 82. In 1915 he joined the Canadian Army together with eight other members of his hockey team. At the end of the war, there were only five. After the war Frank returned to Canada and attended the University of Manitoba, where he received his M.D. degree in 1921. He then went into general practice in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and became a
W.
NEWELL,
Editor-in-Chief
Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611 EDITORIAL BOARD Mathea R. Allansmith, Boston Douglas R. Anderson, Miami Crowell Beard, San Jose Bernard Becker, St. Louis Benjamin F. Boyd, Panama Charles J. Campbell, New York Ronald E. Carr, New York Thomas Chalkley, Chicago Claes H. Dohlman, Boston Fred Ederer, Bethesda DuPont Guerry III, Richmond
Paul Henkind, Bronx Robert W. Hollenhorst, Rochester Herbert E. Kaufman, New Orleans Arthur H. Keeney, Louisville Bertha A. Klien,{ Tucson Carl Kupfer, Bethesda Irving H. Leopold, Irvine A. Edward Maumenee, Baltimore Irene H. Maumenee, Baltimore Edward W. D. Norton, Miami G. Richard O'Connor, San Francisco
Arnall Patz, Baltimore Steven M. Podos, New York Albert M. Potts, Louisville Algernon B. Reese, New York Robert D. Reinecke, Albany Marvin L. Sears, New Haven David Shoch, Chicago Bruce E. Spivey, San Francisco Bradley R. Straatsma, Los Angeles Gunter K. von Noorden, Houston
{Died December 28, 1978.
Published monthly by the Ophthalmic
Publishing
Tribune Tower, 435 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Company 60611
Directors: A. E D W A R D M A U M E N E E , President; D A V I D S H O C H , Vice President; F R A N K W. N E W E L L , Secretary and Treasurer; E D W A R D W. D. N O R T O N , B R U C E E. SPIVEY, B R A D L E Y R. STRAATSMA
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO T H E ARCHIVES This year marks the centennial anni versary of the Archives of Ophthalmology, for it was in 1879 that the Archives of Ophthalmology severed its connection with Otology and continued as a separate publication. Albert Einstein and J. C. Maxwell, the English physicist, were born in 1879. The first telephone ex change in London was established and the first electric tram was exhibited. Her bert Spencer published "The Principle of Ethics," and Henry James published "Daisy Miller." The French Panama Canal Company was organized and Alsace Lorraine was declared an integral part of Germany. The Archives of Ophthalmology and Otology was established in 1869 by Herman Knapp of New York City and S. Moose of Heidleberg. Herman Knapp had arrived in America but a year earlier at the age of 36. The American edition was pub lished by William Wood and the German edition was published simultaneously by 248
C. S. Miiller. Articles submitted in Ger man were published in English in the United States edition, and those submit ted in English were published in German in the German edition. In 1879 the two journals bifurcated into the Archives of Ophthalmology and the Archives of Otol ogy. The first quarterly issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology appeared in May 1879. The preface stated: This division has been made both for the conve nience of many readers who practice either ophthalmic or aural surgery exclusively and for the sake of doing justice to the growing impor tance of the literature in both departments. The English and German editions contain the same original papers either in the language of the authors or in faithful translation. This plan will be essentially continued, but if the contribu tions become too numerous some papers will be abridged in translation. Profiting by the past experience and relying on prominent men as regular contributors the Editors feel assured of being able to furnish to their readers a good journal presenting the actu al state and practice of the ophthalmic sciences and art in all of their branches. In their selection the Editors will give preferences to those origi nal papers in which speculation and theory are
VOL. 87, NO. 2 subordinate to direct observation and fact. Their greatest gratification will be to hear the readers continue to say, "What we read in your journal we can make use of."
The simultaneous American and Ger man edition appeared regularly until 1921 when the Archives of Ophthalmolo gy proceeded as an independent, English edition. Herman Knapp died April 30, 1911, after contributing more than 150 articles to the Archives. In Herman Knapp's obituary Gruening stated, "As an Editor he would on his own responsibili ty correct erroneous and omit unscientific statements." This course sometimes gave rise to acrimonious correspondence, which however, did not alter his intent to maintain the scientific standards of his publication. His son, Arnold Knapp, be came Chief Editor of the Archives of Ophthalmology in January 1911. He was then 42 years old and had begun publish ing in the Archives in 1899 with his paper, "A case of extensive chronic emphyema of the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses with excophthalmus operation re covery." The late 1920s proved to be a difficult time for all medical publications. On Jan. 1, 1929, the American Medical Associa tion became the publisher. The Editorial Board then consisted of Arnold Knapp as Chief Editor; William Zentmeyer, George S. Derby, Sanford R. GifFord, Francis Heed Adler, and John Herbert Waite. On Dec. 31, 1948, Knapp resigned as Chief Editor. He was succeeded by Francis Heed Adler whose initial Editorial Board consisted of William Zentmeyer, William L. Benedict, Frederick C. Cordes, and David Cogan. Subsequently the Editorial Board increased in size to include Ken neth C. Swann, William F. Hughes, Jr., Jonas S. Friedenwald, and John H. Dunnington. Adler also appointed a Board of Associates, each member to serve for three years and to be responsible for prep aration of the annual review of ophthal mology. In 1960 the American Medical
OBITUARY
249
Association established a policy of a 10year maximum term for any member of the Editorial Board of any AMA publica tion. Dr. Adler was replaced as Editor by David Cogan. However, in a remarkable trade, Dr. Adler's name appeared in the June 1960 number of the AMERICAN JOURNAL O F O P H T H A L M O L O G Y as a con sulting editor, a position retained until Derrick Vail was no longer editor-inchief. After David G. Cogan, the Archives was edited by Henry Allen and currently is edited by Frederick C. Blodi. We thus salute the beginning of the second century of continuous publication by the Archives of Ophthalmology and compliment the past and present editors who have provided American and inter national ophthalmology with an out standing record of opthalmic progress. FRANK W.
NEWELL
OBITUARY Frank B. Walsh, M.D. 1895-1978 It is with great sadness that I begin this obituary for Frank B. Walsh, for he was one of the truly fine people of this world. Frank was born in Oxbow, Saskatche wan, Canada, Oct. 18, 1895. During his boyhood he developed an interest in out door life, hunting in the woods of Sas katchewan, an activity he continued into his later years. As a young man he was a member of the Oxbow hockey team. He was an avid, capable, left-handed golfer. At the age of 80 he was still able to play 18 holes with a score of 82. In 1915 he joined the Canadian Army together with eight other members of his hockey team. At the end of the war, there were only five. After the war Frank returned to Canada and attended the University of Manitoba, where he received his M.D. degree in 1921. He then went into general practice in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and became a