University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Dcntistr) ' .it the University of Maryland. In 192 1 he resigned to devote liis lull time to private practice. However, in 1924 Dr. Robinson again became actively associated with the School when he was appointed Dean, succeeding Dr. T. O. Heatwole. Dean Robinson is nationally recognized for his achievements In the dental profes- sion, having acted in an advisory capacity for both the federal and state governments. He has also played a prominent part in fraternal affairs, having served as Supreme Grand Master of Psi Omega Fraternity since 1931. Dr. Robinson ' s name now appears in Who ' s Who; he is one of the few of his profession to be so recognized. The Dean ' s Messsage Any arrangements which in any considerable degree prevent superiority from profiting by the rewards of superiority or shield inferiority from the evil it entails — any arrange- ments which tend to make it as well to be inferior as to be superior are arrangements diametrically opposed to the progress of organization and the reaching of a higher life. Herbert Spencer. Page Ten

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Our Own Dean Dr. J. Ben Robinson ' R. J. Ben Robinson was born on a small farm near Clarksburg, West Vir- ginia, April 16, 1883. He received his early education in the public schools of his native state. After teaching in the rural schools for three years. Dr. Robinson entered Marshall College, in Huntington, West Virginia, from which he graduated with honors in 1908. The following three years he spent in high school teaching and in special work in science and mathematics at West Virginia University. In 1911 Dr. Robinson entered the University of Maryland, School of Dentistry, where he distinguished himself as an excellent student and a leader in scholastic activi- ties. He graduated in 1914, winning the University Scholarship Gold Medal. Dr. Robinson has taken a keen and active interest in the advancement of the dental profession, particularly in Maryland. From 1914 to 1921 he successively held the positions of Instructor and Professor of Clinical Dentistry and Professor of Operative Page Nine

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Our University s President Ju itt i rT.ARRY Clifton Byrd, after a colorful career, now reigns as president of the University of Maryland. He was born in Somerset County, Maryland, in 18 89 and attended Crisfield High School, later being graduated from the Maryland School of Agriculture. During his undergraduate days, he received athletic major letters from four col- leges: University of Maryland, Georgetown, Western Maryland, and George Washington. As an athlete, he was outstanding in football, track, and baseball. Thus it is no wonder that in 1913 he became athletic coach, and added to this, by virtue of his scholastic attainments. Instructor in English and History at the University of Maryland. Later he gave up teaching and became director of athletics, in which capacitv he organized a department combining both athletics and physical education. During the war he organized and directed the Students ' Training Corps Section at College Park. In 1918 he was made assistant to Dr. A. F. Woods, President of the University. Through his efforts in the State Legislature, he was instrumental in the merging of the State Schools of Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy into one body as the University of Maryland. When Dr. Raymond Pearson succeeded Dr. Woods in the Presidency, Harry Byrd remained as assistant. In 1936 Dr. Pearson resigned and Dr. Byrd, formerly athletic director, became President over the great enterprise which is the University of Maryland. Page Eleven