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gr ea t dise to hi m fr om whom have com d no w in he ha'ii be en , an tances, To th em ly an d th e be lo ve d, ki nd retirement still is, th ou sa nd s ysician, By th e un de rs ta nd in g ph is rehe ha s ta ug ht he m ho w ts en ud st of ed to af fe ct io n ac co rd an ith w d re be mem la te r ye ar s affection th at in an , rs he ac te few to hi s to be at a pa th em th ed us ca has th e wism ig ht sh ar e in office so th at they r, dom of th e maste th ro ug h kn ow n hi m on ly . Tho~e. who ha ve ar an ce s, his pu bl ic ap pe his w nt m gs , an d us ad er . a sc ho la r an d cr have seen hu n as at ed w ith ha ve been as so ci But to thh'ose who en fa r h' ,10 IS labors, Ja y Myers ha s be 1m at in g friend, a st im ul more, A devoted un d erstan d'10 9 ph ys ic ia n, he ha s acher ' '10 te ' n to an , ito m e of de vo tio ~tood forth as the ep lights of th e U ni ve rte r th e I~eal. Longs afha " lls he d an d ve b pu Sit\', cam ( e e n ex tm gl d' th at pa 't I th, .ose of ' the h OSpl a Immed .so h' ffi t the Il'gh S In IS 0 lc e tients might sleep '
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Volume 53, No.6 June, 1968
JAY ARTHU R MYERS DEDICA TION
American College of Chest Physic ians with devotion and distinc tion. The Colleg e, during that time, develo ped into a worldw ide medical specialty society with 8,324 members presently situate d in 91 countr ies and, under the editor ship of Dr. Myers, the journal has grown in stature along with it. The Board of Regen ts of the Colleg e has been alert to the new develo pment s in the specialty of diseases of the che. t, both in cardiova cular and pulmo nary disease s and the pages of the journa l have been rnade available to the scientist. throug hout the world to report their finding s to the 11,000 subscribers. Reques ts for reprint s of articles publis hed in Diseases of the Chest have exceeded the expect ations of author s; those request<; have corne from practic ally every country in the world. . The first recipie nt of the Colleg e 'Medal , In 1947, in recogn ition of hi. many contributions to the campa ign agains t tubercUl.osis, was Dr. Jay Arthur l'vIyers. It wa ql1lte proper that he should have been singled out for this distinc tion, as the early endeavors of the Ameri can Collea e of Chest Physicians and its predec essor, the Federa tion of .\meric an Sanato ria, were largely conce rned with tubercu losis. Since then, distinguished scientists in all field. of chest hout the world have diseases from throlw b been honore d with this covete d award. In
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1959, upon the celebra tion of the Silver :\nnive rsary of the ,\meric an College of Chest Physicians, Dr. Myers was commissioned to write the Hi tory of the College. It is a wonde rful and impressive volume, written in the inimita ble tyle long associated with the publica tions of this distinguishe d . cienti t. Should you be fortuna te enough to pos. e' a copy, treasur e it, because it is "out of print." In arrying out the respon ibilities of the Manag ing Editor of Diseases of the Chest, I had the good fortune to be closely associated with a dedica ted and unders tanding Editor- in-Chi ef. It was a distinct pleasure to cooper ate with Dr. Myel' in bringin g the journa l to the membe rs of the College and to the thousa nds of subscriber. in all parts of the world. Diseases of the Chest is now in its 34th year of publication and in all of these Years, it has been published despite restrictions on withou t interr~lption the supply of paper during the war years. "e are happy that Dr. Myers will continue to serve the College ancl the journal as Con. ultant in Tuberc ulo is and we are proue! to have his name appea r on .the masthe ad of the journa l as E(lIlo1" ElIle1'ltus. This Jay Arthur I[yers Dedication Issue is a tribute to a great scientist and a wonderful friend and I feel privile,red to COIltribute these fe\-\' word.
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gr ea t dise to hi m fr om whom have com d no w in he ha'ii be en , an tances, To th em ly an d th e be lo ve d, ki nd retirement still is, th ou sa nd s ysician, By th e un de rs ta nd in g ph is rehe ha s ta ug ht he m ho w ts en ud st of ed to af fe ct io n ac co rd an ith w d re be mem la te r ye ar s affection th at in an , rs he ac te few to hi s to be at a pa th em th ed us ca has th e wism ig ht sh ar e in office so th at they r, dom of th e maste th ro ug h kn ow n hi m on ly . Tho~e. who ha ve ar an ce s, his pu bl ic ap pe his w nt m gs , an d us ad er . a sc ho la r an d cr have seen hu n as at ed w ith ha ve been as so ci But to thh'ose who en fa r h' ,10 IS labors, Ja y Myers ha s be 1m at in g friend, a st im ul more, A devoted un d erstan d'10 9 ph ys ic ia n, he ha s acher ' '10 te ' n to an , ito m e of de vo tio ~tood forth as the ep lights of th e U ni ve rte r th e I~eal. Longs afha " lls he d an d ve b pu Sit\', cam ( e e n ex tm gl d' th at pa 't I th, .ose of ' the h OSpl a Immed .so h' ffi t the Il'gh S In IS 0 lc e tients might sleep '
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rknes , Hi h th ro ug h th e da ha ve sh on e fo rt te d that, as ok ed up an d no fr ie nd s h, w e lo k, writing, or w as at wor ct do c th ' l, ua us . W he n the lights y hi s da ta in in am cx , ng ed iti must be ey kn ew th at he di d no t sh in e th of erade ch in g th e do ct rin on th e ro ad pr ea ic at io n. clinical re tir ed from hi To da \', he ha, his formal his ed iti ng an d re sp on si bi lit ie s, To him, fr om hi, la bo r, t no t bu ng hi te ac laxam ea n re t an d re t no cs do nt re tir em a applied in gl y un kn ow n tio n, w or ds se em en t has em Ja y M ye rs re tir to him. elf. T o or m e time rt un ity to de \'o te m ea nt an op po all nights go al . To ni gh t as to pu rs ui t of his rest while w or k, ''' 'e w ho at is or ct do e th de ep ly en ha d ou r li ve s \'C ha rs bo la he e stimlllll. his w or k an d th ric he d th ro ug h medicine of t ith a real gi an of as so ci at io n w walk in ll sti th , Yes, gi an ts an d pu bl ic he al ll long wi s gi an ts , Ja y ifyer th la nd , ki nd ly as su ch a gi an t, be re m em be re d
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TH IS IS SU E OF
IN G h D ' -es of th'l)eICCATh t lJeas to t e re tir in g es ' ' . -C"hlef of th Ed 'tI or-m ig in at ed ff ,e jO,urnal or S ed lfr A '. 01 ito r, th wi th e In co m in g Ed el,I'h ' 0 who Iwa Th e P roposa dl y Su ppIor tedd e ca rte " . ' ' e Fd th e of th by , Itonal Board jo ur na an r I am ha pp y fo to ty ni rtu the op po ~ave a small pa rt A rt hu r 111 this Ja y n M ye rs D ed ic at io Issue. , As th e M an ag th e IIlg Ed ito r since e th of ~ounding ch ar M jOurnal in ~ J 935, I ha ve bee ho w rs he h ot to e w rit in g th c av le e to th py to ap ut io n d I e enl itofgrmeaedteicralcoscntierib nc :ou,l,d ~ak m us t ,td \ ,lIlCem ' m 'fe an .no 0 an " .. t .. IS n [ O' ~ ol te , con ess th at wnlIn ,.., , . eh of ge lle cs t American Co *Excc,lI~ive ans, Director,
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weJcom this, howc\'Cr, r oc ca si on su ch as abollt sa\,' a few w or d to ' t\, ni rtu po op th e iend for is t an d go od fr nt ie sc t ea gr y a tr ul ars, m or e th an 30 ye A lb uat a m ee tin g in r t w as in J 93 6, d th e ha t fir, .\/lexico, th at r as a w qu er qu e, ew It , tin g D r, Myer.' pl ea su re of m ee ra Fe de tio n at city th at th e yc ar ea rl ie r in th to be co m e na to ri a, la tc r of :\ ll 1e ri ca n Sa ysicians. lle ge uf Ch es t Ph Co an ic er :\m e th es t w as iseases o{ th e Ch D d; zc ni ga or w as fo r bo th of ofTicial jo ur na l ad op te d a.' th e thesc societies. journ:ll Dr, i\lyers, th e W he n r fir.'t m et es 1"1. H en d by D r. C ha rl w as be in g ed ite on ee r in tIle so , Te xa s, a pi dr ie ks of £1 Pa th e ed ito r rc ul os is , La te r, tr ca tm en t of tu be M at so n, Pr of es so r of Su r1 U was D r. R al ph C. , f0 n t le . po n. go re \'crslty 0 D r. Myel' ge ry at th e l nlM at so n in J 94G, r. O of de at h r- ill -C hi ef ito be co m e the Ed was in vi te d to or m e th an 20 r Ch t'J /, Fo r ) of D ir ea w f o{ Ih al an d th e /Ted lH ' jO ll rn rc ar s he h<.ls sC
Volume 53, No.6 June, 1968
JAY ARTHU R MYERS DEDICA TION
American College of Chest Physic ians with devotion and distinc tion. The Colleg e, during that time, develo ped into a worldw ide medical specialty society with 8,324 members presently situate d in 91 countr ies and, under the editor ship of Dr. Myers, the journal has grown in stature along with it. The Board of Regen ts of the Colleg e has been alert to the new develo pment s in the specialty of diseases of the che. t, both in cardiova cular and pulmo nary disease s and the pages of the journa l have been rnade available to the scientist. throug hout the world to report their finding s to the 11,000 subscribers. Reques ts for reprint s of articles publis hed in Diseases of the Chest have exceeded the expect ations of author s; those request<; have corne from practic ally every country in the world. . The first recipie nt of the Colleg e 'Medal , In 1947, in recogn ition of hi. many contributions to the campa ign agains t tubercUl.osis, was Dr. Jay Arthur l'vIyers. It wa ql1lte proper that he should have been singled out for this distinc tion, as the early endeavors of the Ameri can Collea e of Chest Physicians and its predec essor, the Federa tion of .\meric an Sanato ria, were largely conce rned with tubercu losis. Since then, distinguished scientists in all field. of chest hout the world have diseases from throlw b been honore d with this covete d award. In
669
1959, upon the celebra tion of the Silver :\nnive rsary of the ,\meric an College of Chest Physicians, Dr. Myers was commissioned to write the Hi tory of the College. It is a wonde rful and impressive volume, written in the inimita ble tyle long associated with the publica tions of this distinguishe d . cienti t. Should you be fortuna te enough to pos. e' a copy, treasur e it, because it is "out of print." In arrying out the respon ibilities of the Manag ing Editor of Diseases of the Chest, I had the good fortune to be closely associated with a dedica ted and unders tanding Editor- in-Chi ef. It was a distinct pleasure to cooper ate with Dr. Myel' in bringin g the journa l to the membe rs of the College and to the thousa nds of subscriber. in all parts of the world. Diseases of the Chest is now in its 34th year of publication and in all of these Years, it has been published despite restrictions on withou t interr~lption the supply of paper during the war years. "e are happy that Dr. Myers will continue to serve the College ancl the journal as Con. ultant in Tuberc ulo is and we are proue! to have his name appea r on .the masthe ad of the journa l as E(lIlo1" ElIle1'ltus. This Jay Arthur I[yers Dedication Issue is a tribute to a great scientist and a wonderful friend and I feel privile,red to COIltribute these fe\-\' word.