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

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DENTAL ASSISTANCE

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s eniop a add f Hip- CLASS OFFICERS President Rudolph A. Novello Vice-President Joseph B. Bonura Secretary Charles B. Ledbetter Treasurer Leonard B. Isbister Sergeant-at-Arms . .Gerard J. Lemongello Historian James R. Childress Seated: J. B. Bonura. R. A. Novello. G. J. Lemongello. Standing: J. R. Childress. C. B. Ledbetter. Not Pictured: L. B. Isbister. Class History At last the time has come — we are graduates of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. For all of us this is the end of at least six years of study, preparation and dreaming; for many of us it is the end of seven and eight years. Now, there will be no more dreaming, for from the time of graduation the world becomes reality with respect to things learned in these past years — the things which we must put to every- day use. But, what of study and preparation? They cannot be ended at this time, nor at any time in the future. To make ourselves competen t men of our profession, we must continually study, keeping pace with the constant changes; we must prepare daily for these changes and employ them in our techniques so that we may render better service to the patient, to the community, to ourselves, and to our profession. Yes, it is the end of dreaming, but only the beginning of study, and only a brief pause in preparation. The quality of dentists who are graduated from the BCDS depends upon two major factors: the quality of instruction and the quality of the student. We owe a debt of gratitude to the untiring efforts of our instructors. It would be difficult to say just how much these men have influenced our lives. Through the diligent application of the principles we have learned during the past four years it is our desire that the Class of ' 53 shall be able not only to equal, but to surpass, t he standards set by former grad- iuy