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

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THE DENTOS The Senior Class The announcer steps briskly up to the microphone . . . a sudden hush of expectancy descends upon the studio audience . . . musicians shift their instruments into position . , . the leader raises his baton . . . ill a distant control room an operator feverishly makes last minute adjustments . . . all eyes are upon the slowly moving second hand of the clock . . . quiet, please-we're going on the air . . . the leader's baton falls and the theme melody swings out over the air lanes . . . the announcer cuts in: La-d ee-es and gentlemen. I give yoII the Senior Class of 1938-.M One year filled with 'talk of a recession. war clouds in the offing, Charley McCarthy graduation, diplomas. state exams, and through it all the seniors marched on. A vista of new units greeted us early last fallg a remodeled amphitheatreg unbelievable modern labor- atories: a11d an augmented library-a perfect setting for our last year at C. C. D. S. The 1938 Senior Class elected the following officers to represent them: DOLTGLAS MEINIG . . President HAROLD GOLDBERG . . Vice-President A. ALBERT MosER . .,... Secretary' IRVING FISHMAN Chttirmtm of Executive Committee JosEPH VAN CURA ..... Editor PAUL LANG . Circulation Editor XVILLIAM MCEWEN . Class Artist M ICHAEL SoBoN . . . . Sergeant-at-arms Under the able guidance of Dr. W. H. G. Logan. Dean of the Faculty. who acted as chairman. the honor of Class Valedictorian was bestowed upon Ralph Larsen. and a vote elected Albert Moser as Class Historian aI1d Marvin Chapin as Class Prophet. The past year brought to IIs the fine assistance of two new faculty members: Dr. Jerome Vlk. Instructor in Orthodontia. and Dr. J. S. Rzeszotarski, Instructor in Children's Dentistry. The social calendar included the annual Inter-fraternity dance held at the Congress Hotel. George Rasqui's managership of this affair deserves honorable mentiong the dance was a marked success. Another completely successful social event was our February .lunior-Senior prom in the Grand Ballroom of the Lake Shore Athletic Club. The excellent arrangements. which brought unanimous approval were due to the untiring efforts of the .Iuniors-they have our hearty thanks and best wishes. At the time this book goes to press the Seniors are as busy as woodpeckers-each Thursday they present The Anvil Chorusw-a melodic rat-a-'tat-tat throughout the clinical Hoors. On Thursday evenings tl1e respective families or friends of all the Seniors undoubtedly, receive a pound-by-pound review of the day's trials and tribulations, and then extend regrets or joy, depending upon the outcome of tlIe elusive Hspeciali' operation. Page 24 CHICAGO COLLEGE

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CLASS OF19 A few years ago a teacher in an eastern university broke into headlines all over the country by delivering, to a graduating class of men. an address that was ruthlessly debunked. Be a snobg it pays. he said. Dress and behave like a gentleman and always be seen in the company of gentlemen. You will be surprised at the murder you can get away with. Belong to the best club in town whether you can afford it or not. Marry the boss's daughter. 11ot his secretary: it is just as easy and pays much better dividends. Nor did he omit going into details. Have your suit pressed every week and have your shoes shined every day. he reminded them. Don't consider yourself as good as anyone else. You have spent four years acquiring a special education and you should consider yourself a damned sight better than anyone else. After the first repercussions in the newspapers had subsided. one shrewd commentator observed that there were just three things wrong witl1 that man's address: First. he was absolutely right: second. ll0t one graduate in Hve hundred would be smart enough to apply such heady advice: and third. since there are nearly a million graduating from colleges every year in this country. it could not work anyway. because in a country where everybody is somebody, nobody is anybody! However. without trying to emulate that brash professor in his daring diatribe of debunk. we can point out certain facts of life that he emphasized truthfully. at least in part. Like his class. you have spent four years in acquiring a special education. and to that extent you have surely raised yourselves above tl1e common level. You are 11ow professional men and are free to enjoy the prestige and benefits of belonging to a profession: society will also require that you accept the responsibilities of a professional man. If you are smart. you will dress and act like gentlemen: you will associate with gentle- men: you should soon be able to afford belonging to social organizations. and you will pick those with care. But you need never expect to get away with even slight carelessness, much less murder. People are consciously a11d unconsciously jealous of professional n1en and not a little suspicious. We have a large store of private knowledge which they cannot hope to cope with, and they always entertain vague doubts as to whether we will apply that knowledge for their best welfare or exclusively for our own. You will encounter symptoms of such doubts and suspicions daily. Here again there are compensations however. Because a few professional men have been known to prostitute their special knowledge and skills. because everybody knows that the opportunities exist for dishonesties that cannot be detected at once. those who resist the temptations to proht at their patients' and colleagues' expense are esteemed all the more. If you will be patient and build carefully a reputation for honest dealing. sound judgement, consideration for your patients' welfare. and careful, skillful work that gives lasting satis- faction. you may be assured that the people of your community will ultimately welcome you as one of their leaders. one of their most valued members. People cannot and do not expect to understand teeth as you understand them. Wihat they do want and expect. however, is that in coming to you they may rest their dental problems with you. confident that you will solve them accurately. honestly, and to their best interests. If you are careful to create such a confidence and take care of your practice. you will find that your practice will take care of you. You will be rewarded with that esteem and that immunity to purely commercial striving that are the special privileges of professional men. In short, you will have earned and will enjoy the success that is now your dream. PdgE2-3' DENTAL SURGERY

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CLASS OF I9 LANG, VANCURA, MCEWN'EN, TOLPA, SoBoN Mosan, MEINIG, GOLDBERG, FISHMAN We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for the splendid help accorded us in frequent instances by Dean Logan and Doctors Coolidge, Glupker, Johnson, MacBoyle, McNeil, Puterbaugh, and Willman. Time marched on in this short year and every step left in our memories glowing accounts on the pages of our history-acts of achievement and enjoyment, sprinkled generously with moments, yes, even days, of despair, culminating in a grand finale. We will have our problems. We may be delayed. But let us bravely work for the best and expect the best, always. The theme melodv softly fades to a mere nothin . . . the announcer cuts in: and . . g so we bring to a close another senior year at C. C. D. S. Tune in again next year-goodbye, good luck, and God bless youli, Slowly we turn the dials to another program . . . professional life. Page 25 OF DENTAL SURGERY Q