Chicago College of Dental Surgery - Dentos Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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i , , , - - 7 A .Q M... U ae Q n ew fs ly- I. N.-5:3 I 9 j 1' v Y . llllllllllllllllllllllllll wif HIQQEIH, -2. A1-My-MY W Yi', V Q.. L1 Q 1 QW Mugs mr 5 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ' . I I ' - : . l : 1Vhat was that? Some D. J.. puffed up over the possession of an incipient l : I mustache, his pockets bulged out with old technique plates and a completed ortho- : - dontia model. with Daddv 1Vatt's clearance card in l1is hand. with a smile of ' l . . ' . . . 1 I I confidence over his countenance as he imagines that he has the world bv one ot ' I . . U . .. . -. . - the sahmcter muscles. dreannnv' that pleasant. 1I1SJ1l'lll0', dE'llIS1VC dream ot l1flVlI1U' - . . . . 2- . . ff . . 1- I - lllS Joints all in bv Christmas. standmfr ln the admirinv' Craze of a cou ile of un- l I l . U 1- e- e- u I , l tutored I' reshmen. has audaciouslv asked. W hat has the Class of 191 1- done? I l . - ' - Listen D..ls.. wake up. freshmen. and be guided. bhow your college spirit : and your love for your Alma Mater by advocating any changes or reforms the : l ado tion of which will mlace our collefre in even hifrher standing. if mossible. than 1 - E . Y as ra ew X - you find it. keen u J the wood work done bv our class. - - . l l e . - : We have brought about an increase in the Janitor stafl. a general cleanup of , : l ' the building. installed an elevator fif vou want a ride in it. see some Senior. we 1 I 1 have the use ot it. vou know 3 we have caused measurements to be taken for il fire - I ' . . . , . - - 4 escape. procured new blackboards. and containers for plaster of Paris. dispensed : : V with roll call. except once every month. always taken on the one day we stay home. I I ' We cut the length of Doctor YYatt's lecturesg yes. they used to be longer. llve secured : : ' more operating chairs: we bought new vulcanizers and built a cage of iron bars : : around them so no one could use them. Ylve induced the demonstrators to occasionally ' I leave the oflice and visit us on the infirmary floorg we exhausted Doctor Cope- ' - land's supposedly unlimited crop of stories by insisting on six or seven at each : : lectureg we forced the supply houses to furnish us with smoking tobacco Qkeep it 1 I up. Juniors. make McKay and Rudy come acrossjg we put the Y. M. C. A. on its ' : - feet. watch it rowg we made it easv for the .luniors to Get offu with Doctor Bucklev l l . . - U . . . - l : next year-there ll be lots of absesses for you to treat: we furnished some ot the , I I most eccentric students in captivity-see Murphy . John the Boob . Old Man I : : Bellows . and others. 1Ve changed the schedule so that all lectures will be : : held in the morning. to go into effect in 1916. llve instigated plaster throwing I as a means of letting underclassmen know their laces. 1Ve established our luxurious - I - Y - smoking room: we procured the new X-ray apparatusg we instituted an honor sys- , : : tem and always brought back every scrap of gold: we dispelled the grouch from I the oflice forceefhavent seen either of them with one for the vear. YVe Julled off - g . . . . - n -1 some of the most successful social affairs and more of them than any other class. : E Yve were the first class that ever induced the entire faculty to attend Doctor Roe's - I annual Chop Suey Banquet: we procured a 11ew Sterilizer. a new drinking fountain: : : we instituted the first strike: we moved S. S. 1Vhite from the basement to the first : : floor, there being too great a rise in temperature in tl1e basement when the hot . I I air of three supply house salesmen was turned on at the same time. And so on. i : : ad infinitum. I might record the achievements of this class. but what of the men 1 : of prominence in our student life? l I First there was Beatty. President of our class as Freshmen. Those were the , : : happy days . the days of plaster shampoos, crap-shooting. gun pulling and water 5 : throwing, interspersed with apologies to the faculty. Poor Beatty, he said at the I I close of l1is term that he was in so bad that he never would fret out. but how about ' - - . . . Y . C . . - - it? Has he not redeemed himself? 11110 is there that doubts that he did his duty : : 5 as he saw it: who will say that he is. or ever was, anything but on the squareu? I l 1 Yvho could have done better in residing over such a bunch of rough necksu? ' - -1 . . . h . . . 5 ll - Q For. hastening to our Junior year. we had by this time so firmly established 1 : l i our re Jutation as a bunch of rough necks that several of the Jrofsn rave us ' l , . . . . ., . ., D . 5' 1 I ' reco mtion from the it under that title. I will not dwell on the ffreater mart ot - - . . . . . D 1 I - this year. except to express to the fellows my appreciation of any honors that they : : by their votes conferred upon me in our college course. and to assure the opposition. I I , my friend Joe 1Veidder in particular. that there is. and should be. no ill feeling l- : : ' over any differences of opinion expressed during the year. Their points of order : .Lf f : T - ,, ' .' 'f -- - f --is-V+' -H f- f - ' - f- V - U- ---- ,-- . lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllI im' ,--.f,-LM I V W V V V . V V s V A

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x' W : ,we .,-my - 5 . m ,,wf ,HX JA ea P n f -as our 27 9 I : Q I I - Q1 . l f, 1.4 .- A - I 1 - . I ' - x l : were well raised. and well presented. but I think that even thev will now grant that l , E they were poorly founded. Bevcrtheless. without opposition there is little progress. I I and besides contributing to better class government. their alertness and eagerness to - : W seize upon a suspected breach of rules. tended to create a welcome interest in class : A affairs. to enliven our class meetings. and to profitably increase our experience E : with parliamentary rules. - I But let us lmrry along to more exciting times. the election for senior otlicers. - : With apologies to the Trihznic, Them were the days of real sport . Ivho of : ' : lflll- will ever forget the thrilling campaign waged between the friends of Jenkins : I and Harwood over the coveted presidency of the Senior Class? Here were two - 3 I candidates. differing in traits. characteristics. and experiences. as far apart in person- E : alities as the poles. yet both popular. both having the contidences of their classmates. : : as shown by the halloting of their friends. - f : A year has elapsed since we counted the ballots and smoked the cigars. Three : 5 years acquaintance as classmates. including one year of experience with them in : ' E their otlicial positions should be ample time for us to form accurate. impartial opinions I I of our otlicers. and ofthe wisdom of our choice of men to be granted our senior honors. ' In reviewing the personnel of our class it would indeed be a most diflicult. task. - - it not an impossibility. to select a man who. judged from any standpoint. were : ' more deserving of the honors of the senior presidency than Ernie Harwood. : XVhile the writer admits his acquaintance with our worthy president is somewhat I - limited. he being a hard man to get real well acquainted with. and dii'l'icult to un- : I : derstand. fit seems that I must take a friendly rap at himj. yet I feel that I under- : W : stand the characteristics. the ideals. and sentiments of the members of our class well I t enough to be able to point out a few of the characteristics of this man that appealed : l - to us and that led us to choose him as our senior president. For. granting the fact : 1 1 that politics often plays an important part i11 the selection of oflicers. nevertheless I I - it is true that no one could be elected except he have some striking characteristics I 5 : which make him deserving of the honors. In the case of our president. it is his un- : I limited capacity for work. his incessant industriousness. his high scholarship. that I f - have won our admiration: it is his generosity. his willingness to lend assistance. his : i - manliness and good natured optimism that have brought him respect and popularitv. - t - z-Q L1 x V . - 4 II ho would be better fitted to stand at the head of our class? II ho could more I 1 . . s . . u 1 1 , 4 ' A 1 - typically personity the spirit of the Class of 1-L. as indicated by our motto. KI will : - H ' V ,.. - nd a yvav or niake one F I I - - 1 In most colleges the Valedictorian is chosen by the faculty. but in our class K 1 it was an elective oH'lce. This fact made little difference. as with rare judgment I - we elected the one above all others for that honor, Jimmie Ford. : I v , . . . . I We of the Class of I-L appreciate. and our appreciation will grow as we look : l back upon the willingness and fairness with which our requests have been con- : 2 sidered by Miss IVittmann. Mrs. Allan. Miss Schaefer. and Mrs. Crane of the office I - force. Nor shall we ever forget the interest in our welfare shown by our registrar, : l : Doctor Moyer. Of course. we have our pessimists and chronic kickersn but the f spirit of the class has been one of optimism. with a tendency to give this advice: : ' I . - Here! you fliscontentecl knocker, X : ' I Growlin' 'bout the countrv's ills: 1 - ' Chloroform your dismal talker: : I x Take a course of liver pills. . - : W btop yer clurn ki-o-tee howling. - - A. Grab a horn. you cuss, and split - w . - . . I I Every echo with your tootm- Q V - Jump the roost- K I ' An' boost- - la I., l , I A nt. - f i p si- I I ww.-. I New W M I H H lj .Y?7. aw 5 H... A , Y as-.wfwwwwymfwvwvww E F5 llllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllll lllllll 31 vi -.-ua