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

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lllllll The past year has seen a great change in the class routine ol the school. ln accordance with the demands of war a new plan of accelerated dental education has been inaugurated. For the First time in the history ol the school students will attend organized summer classes, The im- portance ol dental health service to the war ellorl has been recognized by bolh the Army and Navy, and opportunities have been provided lor students to obtain and maintain reserve commissions until they have completed their ed- ucation. Classes are being adapted to conlorm to the special requirements ol a war time practice rather than to a private one. The program calls for graduation at the end ol three calendar years with no reduction in clinical and didactic requirements.

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llHSS 1940 Heave hol We are embarlted on our voyage into the almost fathomless sea of lcnowl- edge comprising dental science and dental art. A crew of seasoned men begins the taslc of strengthening the sea legs of this new cargo of landlubbers. The first quadrant of our itinerary into the deeps of dentistry uncovers our latent powers of digital dexterity and the basic sciences give us ci tourists' eyeview of what may be expected later on this cruise. The good ship C C. D, S. has gathered the unseasoned sailors into its bosom and promises them a rigorous but richly rewarded voyage. 1941 Avast ye swabsl Qur vessel is under full sail nowl The journey becomes a little more arduous as the ship's lanes run across such ports of call as Crown and Bridge, Qrthodontio, Full Denture Prosthesis, and Qperative Dentistry. 'lowering waves in the guise of examinations lash out angrily to test our mettle and our ability to continue this excursion into oceans of dentistry. Few, however, are found wanting os we successfully navigate one half of our strenuous voyage. 1942 ALL hand on declxl At last we become declc-hands and are allowed to put to practice the basic training we have so carefully been taught. As apprentice seamen we are given the run of the ship and under the firm, but reasonably toler- ant command of our superior officers we gradually acquire a certain amount of slqill and efficiency in our duties. We are taught the correlation and application of the various experiences we gathered in the first half of our trip and as the vessel plows forward through the depths of dentistry the waters begin to lose their strangeness, Qur thoughts and actions are concerned with perfecting our abilities to steer a straight course to our port of chosen endeavor. 1943 Land hol The richly-laden argosy speeds toward its sighted port. We are still preoccupied with the perfection of our slcill in executing the duties of our vaunted profession. The seas of dental lcnowledge have been laid bare to us on our voyage and each of us has been permitted to gather as much cargo as his discretion and ability allowed him. Qne compar- atively short journey is being completed, but a greater and longer one is in the offing, on which each of us will be his own helmsman on his own vessel, and the success of this voyage will be determined by the fruits of his previous one.