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

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Ik -, [faculty Joseph C. Biddix, Jr., Professor of Oral Diagnosis B.C.D.S., 1934 .. . Psi Omega . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Lt., S.G., U.S. P.H.S. . . . patient screener . . . pleasant manner . . . perennial good mood . . . soft-spoken . . . originally a North Carolinian . . . moustache . . . Uncle Joe . . . practical practice management . . . All right, fella ' , what ' s your trouble? . . . That reminds me of the time — . Edward C. Dobbs, Professor of Pharmacology B.C.D.S., 1929 . . . Xi Psi Phi . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odonto- logical Society . . . F.A.C.D. . . . grades on a curve . . . wrote the book he lectures from . . . research on local anesthetics . . . Eddie . . . Zip brass . . . needles Dr. McCrea about the Psi O house . . . All right, gents. . . . cum granus saltus . . . The fact that Tinker said it proves what? — Only that Tinker said it. . . . Now, this part of the book, Prinz wrote. Brice M. Dorsey, Professor of Oral Surgery and Anesthesiology B.C.D.S., 1927 . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odontological Society . . . F.A.C.D. . . . Federation Dentaire Internationale . . . Colonel, U. S. Army . . . pug-nose . . . cool calculation with cold steel . . . professional demeanor . . . The aspirator hose is not hung right. William E. Hahn, Professor of Anatomy B.C.D.S., 1931 ... Psi Omega . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odonto- logical Society . . . F.A.C.D. . . . cadaver haver . . . Gorgas guider . . . silent type . . . Whispering Willie . . . Admissions Board . . . seldom seen without white lab coat . . . bends over backward to help those who need it . . . awakens sleeping freshmen . . . You men don ' t know very much about this course. . , . Forget books and have a good time on your vacation. Marion W. McCrea, Professor of Embryology and Histology Ohio State University, 1935 . . . Psi Omega . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odontological Society . . . F.A.C.D. . . . Admissions Board ... Psi O ' s friend . . . Secretary, American Association of Dental Schools . . . Army Major at Pentagon . . . superb lecturer . . . freshman nemesis . . . one of the few non- Marylanders on faculty . . . perpetually busy . . . confirmed, confirmed, confirmed bachelor . . . attends dances and functions regularly . . . scotch and soda . . . Have to go to a meeting. . . . We ' ll have a short quiz next week on th: endocrine system, the G-I tract, embryology, blood, and the skin. !8 r

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James Baxter Bean (Class of I860) (This is the second in a series of articles about distinguished graduates of the School.) When the faculty of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery presented its degree to James Baxter Bean in 1860, the young graduate expressed an earnest desire to explore the technical procedures of dentistry. This he ultimately did, to be sure; yet Bean ' s contribu- tions to the progress of his profession were just as significant in other phases of the science. In 1865 the Surgeon-General of the Confederate States of America wrote Doctor Bean, saying that: . . . you are instructed to hold yourself in readiness to be ordered to any hos- pital, where your services may be required in the application and adjustment of your appara- tus for treating fractures of the inferior and superior maxillary bones. So it came to be that the young doctor ' s method, which called for the use of a vulcanite interdental splint, was recognized as the most efficient and practical means of reducing fractures of the mandible and maxilla. Bean, however, attached so little importance to the apparatus that he made no attempt to report either the manner of his treatment, or the case histories involved, in any of the dental or medical journals of the period. Actually, it is doubtful that Bean would have devoted so much time to the application of the splint, h ad it not been for the demands placed on him by the dentists and surgeons of the Confederacy. Doctor Bean was born in a small village in Tennessee, July 19, 1834. Before enter- ing the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, he had studied and practiced medicine in the small post-town of Micanopy, Florida. He returned to Micanopy after his graduation in Baltimore, but within the year he had moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Here his reputation as a competent dental operator became better established; it was here, too, that he did much of the research on his interdental splint. It is noteworthy that Doctor Bean belonged to that rather small group of American dentists who had the advantage of a formal dental education; further, the men of this group were confronted primarily with the most elementary problems involved in the repair and replacement of the teeth. To many, however, operative dentistry was at best a te- dious, expensive, and often uncertain procedure. Consequently, many dentists of the early nineteenth century were interested in improving the available means of replacing missing teeth. Bean himself exemplified this interest in many ways. His first published paper, Plaster and Its Manipulation, involved a discussion of methods for producing accurate impressions and articulated, antagonizing models. The doctor ' s ingenuity and experi- ence then led him to several years of research on the interdental splint. However, soon after the war, Bean moved to Baltimore and continued his study of several dental tech- niques which he felt could be improved upon. One of his more extensive studies involved the use of aluminum as a denture base material. Although very enthusiastic for a time about its possibilities, he was not successful in winning acceptance for its use. However, his paper on the subject described a unique method of casting aluminum bases, and his efforts contributed much to the development of the casting process. Doctor Bean ' s last published paper was a description of his method for restoring porcelain crowns to root portions of anterior teeth, by means of dowels similar to those used today. Before he could carry on further studies, an untimely death ended his short career. In the summer of 1870, Bean sailed from New York to Europe for an extended vacation. While in France, he was persuaded by a group of energetic and adventurous friends to join in a mountain-climbing expedition. The group was completely inexperienced in such mat- ters, and all lost their lives on the mountain, attempting to descend from its summit. Thus the dental profession lost a man who, at thirty-seven, was greatly respected for his con- tributions to dental research, as well as for his considerable talents which had brought improvements to methods developed by men who had preceded him. {7}

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Pensonalities Peter McLean-Lu, Associate Professor of Fixed Partial Prosthesis B.C.D.S., 1934 . . . Gorgas Odontological Society . . . international dentist . . . Trinidad, Shanghai, Baltimore . . . extremely likeable . . . Red ' s lab technician . . . needier . . . perpetual attempts at understanding and picking up American customs . . . the Chinese Irishman . . . suspenders . . . Ask Dr. Nuttall how he do;s it. Ernest B. Nuttall, Professor of Fixed Partial Prosthesis B.C.D.S., 1931 . . . Psi Omega . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odon- tological Society . . . F.A.C.D. . . . Bob Towill ' s brother-in-law . . . quaint expres- sions . . . moody . . . memory master . . . super-expert operator . . . completes ' :; of the seniors ' requirements . . . expects perfection . . . You fellows don ' t use enough cement to choke a maggot. . . . The average man on the street can mix plaster better than a senior can. . . . Be right with you. (Two hours later) All right, what do you want? Robert H. Oster, Professor of Physiology Harvard University (Ph. D), 1933 . . . Gamma Alpha . . . Sigma Pi Sigma . . . sandy-haired personification of professional dignity . . . neat appearance . . . gentlemanly manner . . . extremely deep lectures . . . master of the ATP molecule . . . gives answers before, during and after exams . . . The experiment has been working perfectly for everyone else. . . . You ' re smoking your drums too heavily. Kenneth V. Randolph, Professor of Operative Dentistry B.C.D.S., 1939 . . . Xi Psi Phi . . . Omicron Kappa Upsilon . . . Gorgas Odonto- logical Society . . . The Man . . . perfectionist . . . one of the best operative men in the country . . . sophomore, junior and senior nemesis . . . always busy ... no bad habits except for Class III foils . . . Zip stalwart ... J. Ben, jr. . . . got lost from Lost Creek . . . When are you going to polish it? . . . Is this a prepara- tion for a silicate or a foil? . . . Good morning. E. G. Vanden Bosche, Professor of Biochemistry University of Maryland (Ph. D), 1927 ... Phi Kappa Phi . . . Alpha Chi Sigma . . . American Chemical Society . . . Admissions Board . . . limping gait . . . phenomenal memory . . . complex chemical formulae . . . kiddc-r . . . difficult tests . . . likes everything kept neat and orderly . . . linguist . . . What kind of Chemis- try did you learn in College? . . . Cla-a-a-ss! . . . The Police Dspartment is making a survey — how many of you drive a car? 19V