Word: lewis
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Died. Dr. Maurice J. Lewi, 99, founder (1913) and president of the New York College of Podiatry, who succeeded almost singlehanded in raising podiatry (the treatment of foot ailments) to its present status; in Manhattan. As secretary (1891-1913) of the state board of medical examiners, lusty Dr. Lewi ("I never waste energy resisting temptation") backed the first New York law giving chiropodists the right to set standards of fitness, campaigned relentlessly to have schools and colleges add podiatry to their programs. He graduated more than 2,500 doctors ot podiatry, eventually saw many made staffers in hospitals throughout...