Atlanta Southern Dental College - Asodecoan Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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turned in in the clinic. And of the utmost importance, the Dean's gold-foil filling has to be inserted. With the spirit and ambition with which we successfully passed through the three preceding years, we are pursuing this year. li The most difficult task is yet before us. lt is one that will take away some of the joy of graduation-that of parting with the loyal friends we have cultivated: the pro- fessors and instructors, each with his individual idiosyncrasies that we will always associate with them, but never hold against them-for a better faculty is not to be found anywhere-and the office, library, and clinic personnel which is always ready to be of obliging service at any time: finally, the students whom we have so closely associated with these four years, some of whom we shall never see again. ll Soon the time will arrive when we shall depart and each shall travel his own road of destiny. Without the guiding and helping hands of knowledge and experience we have had to rely on, it will be a difficult one. We don't anticipate this road to be one without deep ruts, but we do feel that it will be only a matter of time before we get to comparatively smooth traveling. We realize our school- ing will not cease upon graduation, but must always continue as long as we hope to remain active in 24

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SlNIllIi IHHSS HISlHHV And now we are Seniors. To substantiate this, we must present a brief resume of the three preceding vital years. fl The epochal plunge was made in the fall of '37, At that time we were very much under- developed and immature along dental lines of knowledge. But being set in our destiny to become den- tists we put our noses to the grindstone and made up our minds we would ride the lull of the waves as well as the crest. ff The first year was one of orienting ourselves to an entirely different environment. That was readily accomplished. But then came the carving of compound teeth-or rather they didn't come so fast. Finally, after mastering this obstacle, we succeeded in completing this set, only to be confronted with repeating the feat with ivorine blocks. This didn't prove such a difficult task, and was eventually placed in the category of finished work. But this was only a portion of the work accom- plished during that year of inception. For along with this was the construction of our first set of dentures which proved to be a handicap to many, due to the many possibilities of errors arising, necessitating repetition. We are still looking for the practical case in the clinic demanding this ideal technique as set up in the freshman lab. 11 Certainly a resume of this first year would be incomplete without due reference to the course that necessitated the maximum of daily preparation and still kept us always in a state of anxiety when the time arrived for a quiz. At this time we refer to Human Anatomy, with a sigh of relief for its completion. li Then came the Sophomore year, accompanied by many pitfalls demanding crossing. First of all we succeeded in surviving the ordeal of taking plaster impressions and constructing instruments. The task of trimming Orthodontia casts resulted in many a blistered and tired hand. Then came the prolonged routine of Operative, Prosthetics, and Crown and Bridge. 11 Many a lunch was sacrificed and quite a number of lectures cut to complete the required work. The installation of a new casting furnace was a blessing that saved many an otherwise unbear- able day during the latter part of the year. ll With the barrier of this dreaded sophomore lab. work crossed, we were to return in the fall of '39 to enter the clinic. If The time arrived. We donned our clinic coats, feeling confident we were capable of meeting any situation in the clinic. This feeling was short-lived. For the most of us, our first patient seemed, at that time, to be the most difficult case we would have. We soon realized dentistry is something that could not be derived entirely from a text or lecture stand. True, certain fundamentals we knew: but the fine art of our pro- fession wasn't to be realized until we began to apply ourselves in the clinic. ll The year proved to be an enjoyable one, despite the climax of thirteen final exams which left us in dire need of a welcome vacation. H Before leaving this year we must recall the world premiere of Gone With the Wind, which had us all on the alert for a glimpse of the stars. And also worthy of mention was the snow storm which held the city, including the college, at a standstill for several days. lf After surviving this very eventful ear, we returned this fall to put the finishing touches to four years of pleasant work toward a worthy profession. 11 Came the historical day, October lbthg no classes-everyone rushing to the near- est school, there to await his turn to register. With that accomplished, we returned to the routine of the clinic. ll And now the year is fast slipping by. Many patients are still to be seen, and points are to be C!!! 23

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Top row: Diagnosing a piclraninny .... Papa Berlon. . . Slats-Where's Lib? . . . Lessem and his approximating in- lay .... Sol Berson, is that Pop Walker standing by your side? . . . Center row: Tannenbaum packing his deans. . . . General Sherman and his grind ,... Seven Day Auten. . . Westbrook's forehead registers pain .... Desillier practice. ll But we won't 'V .401 nig just in from Haivaiored .... Hamlet operating on the periphery .... Bottom row: Caviness isolating the pyor- rhea germ .... Lovingood carrying out one of the laws in operative .... Pres. Griffin on duty .... Everitt in 'full swing .... Dr. Coleman lSupt.l is never too busy to time out for a student .... Dignity prevailing in the senior lab. say goodbye w h e n the time of parting arrives, for we shall be hoping to re- turn often to visit those who lent us a helping hand and made it possible tor us to derive the maximum from our college career. AVROM A. ROOBIN, Historian 25