Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery - Dental Columbian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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NINETEEN SIXTEEN Worthington Seaton Russell, M.D.

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YEAR BOOK A PLEA. We cannot refrain from calling the attention of our grad- uates to the advantages of the Oral Surgery Department con- ducted by our Dean. During the present College year from October iirst to May first he has treated 460 cases, including the following: Angioma Impacted molars Alveolar Abscess Infected fingers Antrum Necrosis Arsenical poisoning Neuralgia Burns Osteomyelitis Carcinoma Osteoma Caries Papilla Cleft palate Pulpitis Dislocated jaws Post-extraction pains Epulis Periostitis Epileptic Scalp wounds Epistaxis Syncope Extractions Supernumeraries Fractured Jaws Tuberosities Fibroma Trismus and in some instances we have been obliged to send to private hospitals cases where it was necessary for the patients to re- main in the hospital for two weeks after the anesthetic and operation. It is a pity that we have not connected with the College building a hospital where these diseases could be at- tended to until they are cured. We hope the Alumni Associa- tion will take this subject under consideration and assist the Dean in procuring a building for these operations. It seems strange that the Alumni Association has not taken an inter- est in dental surgery, for other institutions have connected with them hospitals which enable the students to familiarize themselves with oral diseases. 5

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YEAR BOOK T0 THE CLASS OF 1916. Today, as I write these words, you are the Senior Classy in a few days you will be the Graduating Class of 1916, and then you will pass out to do your part in the world of work as members of one of the great professions whose sacred mission it is to heal the sick. Your ambitions will touch the sky, but I would admonish you to keep before you the supreme ambi- tion-to do the least important work as well as if it were the- most important. To him who does this will come success in full measure, but better still will come the satisfaction of knowing he has done his best. Seek not fame, for: ' Better than fame is still the wish for fame, The glorious training for a glorious strife. and: She comes unlook'd for if she comes at all. We have tried to teach you how to learn and soon you must learn for yourselves. Commence the day after gradua- tion, for to stand still is to go backward, therefore keep up with the procession. And in conclusion let me assure you that because you have left the College you have not left the memory of your instruc- tors. We shall be glad to hear of your successes as well as ready to help you in your failures. So to all success. Yours sincerely, Worthington Seaton Russell 7