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

Text from Pages 1 - 94 of the 1953 volume:

£ 19 53 B ± l rviJffuflffugfriJflfiffl l rufllTffin lE ' Reflections of The Class of 1953 1953 dental Columbian Published by the Senior Class Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery of the Faculty of Medicine GILBERT PERCIVAL SMITH, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry dedication In stressing the need and the importance of a thorough grounding in the sciences of medi- cine when approaching health and disease from any specialized point of view Columbia has been a major force. And significant among those people who have been instru- mental in translating this concept into prac- tical educational terms is Dr. Gilbert P. Smith. A native of Minnesota, Dr. Smith took his undergraduate work at Hibbing Junior Col- lege and his dental degree at Minnesota in 1927. In November of that year he joined the Columbia faculty as an assistant in the prosthetics department, his particular interest since student days. In 1932 he established his private practice in addition to teaching, and in 1945 became head of the department of prosthetics, his present position. He is a past chairman of the prosthetics section of the First District Dental Society. During the years Dr. Smith has been here, Columbia ' s place in the field of dental edu- cation has steadily risen, and his role in this development is a large one. His standards of education are an extension of his princi- ples of treatment: an inclusive survey of all relevant aspects of the clinical situation, with therapy planned always in respect to its con- tribution to the patient ' s general health. The comprehensive case program bears testimony to this as does the importance given the con- cept of oral rehabilitation. Dr. Smith ' s refusal to compromise with quality, and his keen knowledge of what is and what is not good dentistry and a good service have left their stamp on every facet of our educational program. The non-clinical side of Dr. Smith ' s person- ality is given full expression on his farm in New Jersey. An amateur architect of for- midable ability, he designed and built his own plant. He also functions as mechanic when necessary, and being an extremely handy man around the house, has set up an auxiliary power unit to be one step ahead of local meteorological conditions. The farm boasts some sixty cows who recently got something to boast about themselves by setting a record for butterfat content of the milk. Needless to say, it is hoped that this milk will do its bit toward caries prevention. Speaking as a practicing dentist of twenty- five years ' experience and as a teacher and counsellor who has watched the start of many careers, Dr. Smith suggests a basic principle: maintenance of the highest standards from the outset will insure a full measure of respect and satisfaction in our professional years. It was Dr. R. A. Millikan who said, In spite of all the new discoveries, there is a truth in the past which is not or cannot be ignored nor brushed aside. Much of the knowledge of the past is still eternal truth, and just as Ein- stein embraces all Newton, so presumably the truth of the present is merely a supplement to and an extension of the truth of the past. GRAYSON KIRK, ph.d., ll.d. President of the University WILLARD COLE RAPPLEYE, a.m., m.d., sc.d. Vice President of the University In Charge of Medical Affairs; Dean of the Faculty of Medicine MAURICE J. HICKEY, d.m.d., m.d. Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Dental and Oral Surgery; Executive Officer, Department of Dentistry; Professor of Oral Surgery operative dentistry In considering Operative Dentistry of the future it is necessary to re-evaluate the knowl- edge and progress of the past. What have we learned from the experiences of others who, just as hopefully, just as earnestly and just as thoroughly have carried on their work. In any branch of the healing art, it has been the goal of the scientist, the research worker and the clinical teacher to eliminate the dis- eases which we treat. A thorough study of the nature of the diseases and the injuries has brought to light much knowledge of the causes and etiology of the conditions with which we are concerned. We have learned that by the creation of a favorable environment we have lessened the chance of disease beginning by strengthening nature ' s resistance to the con- dition. As to the treatment of these conditions, we must be able first to diagnose and understand the causes, then to bend every effort to pre- vent the onset of dental caries or the break- down, from whatever cause, of the supporting structures, to preserve the dental pulp in a state of health that the tooth may be retained throughout the life of the patient. Prevention means that the employment of every means at our command should and must be used to guard against the loss of the indi- vidual tooth. Much promise is evidenced by the practice of fluoridation of the water sup- ply in many communities. In fact, the U. S. Public Health Service sponsors this method of aiding nature in her fight against loss of teeth through caries. Frequent examination care- fully done to detect early caries in children Carl R. Oman, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry l Edward A. Cain Irvin L. Hunt, D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Asst. Pro), of Dentistry J. W. BenBeld Herbert P. Fritz A.B., D.D.S. B.S.. D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Inst, in Dentistry II George F. Lindig, D.D.S. Wm. Silverstein, D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Proj. oj Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Dentistry and young adults is a great help. Careful, thorough and frequent prophylaxis and in- struction to the patient in home care of the teeth is another preventive factor. The matter of diet must also receive consideration; surely an optimum diet for defense against caries is desirable. Too high a carbohydrate intake, such as the frequent eating of candy bars, lozenges, chewing gum and other habits which increase the potency of the attacking forces and weakens nature ' s power to resist decay should be the object of corrective action. The third phase of the functions of the op- erative dentist, and perhaps of most impor- tance at the present time, is the restorative phase. In our attempt to prevent loss of teeth through dental caries we must be prepared through knowledge of the newer techniques and the physical properties of the materials we employ. It is not enough merely to be familiar with these techniques and the be- havior of these materials,- we as students must extend ourselves to acquire the skills which will permit us to use them well. It is the aim of your teachers here to help you and guide you in acquiring knowledge and skill which will enable you to become the leaders of the future. My wish for you is that that promise may be fulfilled. Kenneth C. Deesen D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry S. S. Scrivani. D.D. Asst. in Dentistry Joseph Leavitt, D.D.: Inst, in Dentistry William Miller Harold Sherman J. E. Fiasconaro B.S.. D.D.S. B.S.. D.D.S. B.S., D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Inst, in Dentistry John D. Hogan B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Stanley H. Brzustowirz B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry prosthetic dentistry Until the establishment of the first dental school in 1844, dental education was based on the relationship of the apprentice to his preceptor. The teaching, mostly empiricism, of these dental instructors was a result of their own personal experiences, modification, trials and errors which of necessity were limited in scope and the young dentist ' s education was limited by his contact with relatively few men. Great changes have taken place in dental education since that day. The modern dental school, by its close association with a great university, is able to draw from all the latter ' s resources and provide a broad and scientific education for today ' s dental student. Prosthetic dentistry in its teaching has heeded the lessons of the past and has taken great strides in its contribution to better den- tistry. The trends being followed today can be said to have had strong impetus in 191 1 when the now famous and oft-quoted William Hun- ter denounced American dentistry by saying, among other things, Gold fillings, gold caps, gold bridges, gold crowns, fixed dentures, built in, on and around diseased teeth form a veritable mausoleum of gold over a mass of sepsis to which there is no parallel in the whole realm of medicine or surgery. It is generally agreed now that Hunter was not altogether justified since he used for his target the worst dentistry of the day but, nevertheless, it had its far-reaching effect. If it did nothing else, it helped guide dentistry away from its sole concern of esthetics. Prosthetic work at that time was done only to improve the appearance of the patient ' s dentition with little concern for any other fac- tors. The beneficial effects of Hunter ' s criti- cism were not seen immediately. The first changes were in techniques with emphasis on Gilbert P. Smith. D.D.S Professor of Dentistry Max A. Pleasure D.D.S.. M.S.P.H. Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry Georse W. Hindels f.D„ D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, o.l Dentistry John J. Lucca A.B. : D.D.S. Asst. Prof, of Dentistry Robert E. Herlands A.B.. D.D.S. Asst. Proi. oi Dentistry H. Arden. B.S.. D.D.S. Asst. Prof, of Dentistry S. A. Bruno. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry excellence of mechanical details. It was soon realized, however, that mechanical beauty and excellence alone did not make an ideal restoration of a tooth or teeth. Dentists fi- nally realized that there were biological as well as mechanical requirements to be met by the restorations. In other words, the mechanical procedures were no longer to be considered as ends in themselves but rather as means to an end, which in this case is biological. Various methods have been used to attain this end but one being used today is the method of comprehensive diagnosis and treat- ment planning. In this way restorative den- tistry assumes its responsibility of rendering a real health service. Prosthetic work is correlated with other phases of dentistry and is not a separate en- tity in itself. Surgical and periodontal therapy are frequently vital aspects of prosthetic pro- cedure which insure the success and longevity of restorations. The restorations themselves are so designed as to elicit physiologic re- sponses from the tissues. Undue stresses are avoided on the remaining teeth and on the bone and soft tissues of the oral cavity. No matter what the scope of a case may be, whether the restoration of a single missing tooth or the restoration of a completely eden- tulous mouth, each step towards its comple- tion is carried out with the health and toler- ance of the tissues in mind. It is the responsibility of the dental gradu- ate to insure the future of dentistry as a great profession by a continued search for truth and an improvement of the service he renders. Contact with his alma mater, dental societies, research and publications will provide a res- ervoir from which to draw. It is hoped that the prosthetic training given to students at Columbia will provide them with an adequate background to evaluate this knowledge. It remains for the dental graduate to use his knowledge wisely and accept future teachings only after openminded and intelligent con- sideration. Joseph DiLisi D.D.S. Assistant in Dentistry George Schwendener D.D.S. Clinical Assistant I. Frank Boscarelli B.S.. D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry Louis A. Cohn. D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Pro), of Dentistry Oscar E. Beder William J. Miller B.S.. D.D.S. A.B.. D.D.S. Asst. Prof, oi Dentistry Asst. Clin. Prof, oj Dentistry stomatology diagnosis and radiology The Division of Stomatology, comprising the Sections of Oral Diagnosis, Radiology, and Periodontology, has a number of functions. As its name implies, it is concerned primarily with teaching the science of the mouth and its dis- eases with emphasis upon the relationship to general body economy. The knowledge ac- quired during earlier years in the basic sciences is reviewed and utilized for the crit- ical study of oral disease. Every attempt is made to correlate instruc- tion current with the newer concepts and the philosophy stressed that continual study after graduation is essential for future progress. Through the Section of Oral Diagnosis it also serves as an interdivisional consultant group and emergency station. It strives to bring about a closer alliance between divisions thereby strengthening our teaching efforts. In addition to the scheduled undergraduate teaching, courses of instruction are arranged for all postgraduate students registered in the institution. n «- - G. Minervini W. Halpert. B.S.. D.D.S. A.B.. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry Clin. Asst. in Dentistry Lewis R. Stowe. D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Edward V. Zegarelli A.B., D.D.S.. M.S. Assoc. Prof, of Dentistry John D. Piro. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry Evald Linder Inst, in Radiolog 12 Joseph A. Cuttita A.B., M.S.. D.D.S. Asst. Prof, oi Dentistry 1 MaMxA Jack Budowsky, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof. oi Dentistry F. A. Tuoti. D.M.D. Instr. in Dentistry Ida M. Golomb. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry During the past decade notable advances have been made in the various specialties of dentistry with particular progress in the scien- tific aspects. True, the advent of chemother- apy and antibiotics is responsible for certain therapeutic improvements. It is fallacious, however, to attribute our progress in relation to oral disease as being due entirely to thera- peutic innovations. There is manifest in den- tistry at present an awakening, a realization that if we are to fulfill our obligations in the field of mouth diseases we will have to do it almost solely through our own efforts. Assum- ing these responsibilities and attaining a de- gree of self-reliance has truly elevated den- tistry as a health science. This comparatively new trend is evident in most schools and institutions of dental learn- ing. It is emphasized by the countless numbers of research projects directed not simply to discovering improved therapy for our many oral diseases but rather to uncover the true nature of these little known diseases. The field of oral diagnosis is playing its role in this new trend. Diagnosis is not simply the art of recognizing or identifying a specific oral disease; diagnosis is the corre- lation of basic knowledge directed toward the study of the nature of each disease with its inherent, specific, peculiar inner processes. Thus, diagnosis is more than a discipline — it is a science. f-,. - Frank E. Beube L.D.S., D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry m Saul Schluger, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Wra. A. Theraann, D.D.S. L. Hirschfeld Asst. CHn. Prof, of A.B., D.D.S. Dentistry Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Robert Gottsegen A.B., D.D.S Asst. Prof, of Dentistry Ellen Hosiosky D.M.D., D.H., D.D.S Inst, in Dentistry Melvin L. Morris B.S., M.A., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Lewis Fox. D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof. of Dentistry periodontia Dentistry has received meagre financial support for research in the past. Out of $130,000,000 expended on various investi- gations during the past year, only a little more than $100,000 of these grants were assigned for dental research. In spite of this inadequacy, considerable progress has been achieved since the formation of the American Academy of Periodontology in 1914 which marked a new era in the field of Peri- odontology. Terminology and classification of periodon- tal diseases has been relatively standardized and accepted by the profession, except for a few diehards who maintain their own nomen- clature. That further study is essential is rec- ognized by the American Academy of Peri- odontology and American Academy of Oral Pathology who have a joint committee study- ing this problem. Larger and larger numbers of papers and textbooks on periodontia and related subjects are being published. The physiology and pathology of the periodontium is better under- stood, resulting in the general agreement — that repair and reattachment of the support- ing structures of the teeth is possible after periodontal disease seemed to have caused irreversible damage. One of the most significant achievements in recent years is the development of precise periodontal technics for the successful treat- ment of even advanced periodontal break- down. It is now recognized that neither curettement nor surgical methods alone can successfully eradicate periodontal pathoses, but rather the application of different pro- cedures for the many conditions that develop around the teeth. Discovery of drugs which induce prolonged anaesthesia, the wider use of sedatives and antibiotics where indicated, has resulted in modifying the management of the periodontal patient in some dental offices. In lieu of short appointments and comparatively little done for the patient, the appointment sessions can be prolonged by the use of these new drugs. This has permitted the prescription and a bet- ter correlation of the restorative dental phase and the periodontal tissue phase of treatment. Many dental cripples can be rehabilitated within a few long sessions rather than by many short ones, by this method of dental practice. It appears that this will be the manner of handling patients in the future. Stanley L. Lane B.S.. M.D.. D.D.S. Inst, in Oral Surgery Win. J. Savoy, B.S., D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Joseph Schroff B.S., M.D.. D.D.S. William Carr Prof, of Oral Surgery Morris Kavelle B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Fred Rothenberg M.D.. D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Morris Fierstein, D.D.S. Asst. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry T. M. Bundrant. D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Some phases of the subject covered by the Oral Surgery Division may be of merely cul- tural interest. The greatest portion, however, of the subject matter finds practical applica- tion in modern dental practice, the measure of application depending upon the proclivi- ties and abilities of the individual graduate. Apparently the subjects covered treat in the main upon the biological phases of dental practice and the core of their content is lodged essentially in the basic and medical sciences. It is not intended to achieve complete in- struction and training in this area of under- graduate curriculum. The comprising sub- jects, because of their scientific and other oral surgery ramifications, constitute a lifetime study. Com- petence can be attained only through post- graduate study, well guided internships, hos- pital associations, and other available sources. The dental graduate who confines himself to the limitations of his office may be in a limited way, a very excellent man, but will not attain those important qualifications which are the hallmark of the cultured professional man. Mervin Eisenberg D.D.S. Clin. Asst. Robert C. Devine B.S., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Boaz Sbatlan A.B., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry pedodontics Ewing C. McBeath A.B., D.D.S., M.S: Professor of Dentistry S. N. ROSENSTEIN B.S., D.D.S. Assoc. Prof of Dentistry One of the factors that reflects the modern trend in pedodontics is the increasing and widespread recognition of the significance of and need for proper dental care for children. Dental educators, public health officers, and other child welfare officers are aware of the fact that fulfillment of dental needs for chil- dren is the most immediate obligation of the dental profession. The scope of the modern concept of proper dental care for children encompasses several important areas of investigation and therapy. The attainment and maintenance of complete dental and oral health for the child is the pedodontist ' s contribution to the child ' s total good health and well-being. This service in- cludes helping to guide dentitional develop- ment and prevent malocclusion, maintaining erupted teeth in a healthy and functioning state, and instituting measures of dental hy- giene and nutrition known to lower incidence of caries. All these may be accomplished readily after a favorable relationship, based on confidence and trust and friendliness, has been estab- lished. This is conducive to continuance of good dental habits and care. These services, and related factors bearing further investigation, offer a challenge to the young dentist which makes the practice of pedodontics interesting and rewarding. William A. Yerlin A.B., D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry E. S. Luboja. D.D.S. Asst. in Dentistry Julian SchrofT B.S.. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. in Dentistry Ovid Slavin A.B.. D.D.S. Clin. Asst. 16 In the past fifty years orthodontics has gone through three phases of development; first, the mechanical concept; secondly, the bio- logic concept; and today, a new phase — preventive orthodontics. This concerns the general dental practitioner more than the or- thodontist, as it is he who sees the patients at an early age. The general dental practitioner should be trained to recognize factors of growth and development, either accelerated or retarded; developing malocclusions; form and function; etiology of malocclusion; the function of the deciduous and permanent dentition; and in- dividual normal occlusion. He should realize his responsibility starts and not ends when a deciduous tooth is extracted prematurely or when a permanent tooth is extracted. He should have at his command the ability to cor- rect cross bites, interlocked incisors, to open up or close spaces, and to place space main- tainers where indicated. The intelligent application of known prin- ciples of diagnostic procedures by the general dental practitioner could prevent a third of all cases of malocclusions. orthodontia Arthur C. Totten. D.D.? Professor of Dentistry James Jay, D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Harry A. Gallon, D.D.S. Assoc. Clin. Prof, of Dentistry Axel Hanson Inst, in Dental Technic Clifford L. Whitman D.D.S. Inst, in Dentistry Francis J. Loughlin D.D.v Asst. in Dentistry Julius Tarshis D.D.S. Clin. Asst. oral pathology Lester R. Calm. D.D.S. H. A. Bartels Assoc. Prof, of Dental B.S., D.D.S. Pathology Asst. Prof, of Oral Pathology clinical research Barnet M. Levy A.B., M.S., D.D.S. Prof, of Dentistry I Austin H. Kutscher A.B., D.D.S. Research Asst. in Dentistry George Stein M.D., D.M.D. Research Assoc, in Dentistry L. Laszlo Schwartz B.S., D.D.S. Lect. in Dentistry Curt Proskauer D.M.D. Curator of Museum Herbert D. Avers. Jr. A.B., D.D.S. Asst. Prof, of Dentistry oral histology admissions bacteriology Edmund Applebailm Alexander Seelig D.D.S. D.D.S. Assoc. Prof, of Dental Inst, in- Anatomy Anatomy bio. chem. Maxwell Karshan B.S.. A.M.. Ph.D. Assoc. Prof, of Biochemistry Houghton Holliday A.M.. D.D.S. Prof, of Dentistry Chairman., Comm. on Admissions Solon A. Ellison D.D.S. Assoc, in Microbiolo, oral anatomy H. II. Shapiro. D.M.D. 4sst. Prof, of Anatomy anatomy William M. Rogers W. M. Copenhaver B.S.. Ph.D. A.B., Ph.D. Asst. Prof, of Anatomy issoc. Prof, of Anatomy Philip E. Smith Henry Milch, A.B.. M.D U.S.. M.S.. Ph.D., Sc.D. Inst, in Anatomy Pro . 0 Anatomy Julius K. Liltman. M.D. Samuel R. Detwiler Inst, in Anatomy Ph.B.. A.M., Ph.D.. M.S Prof, of Anatomy physiology John L. Nickerson B.A.. M.A.. Ph.D. Professor of Physiology MaL ' iiUj- I. Gregersen A?B.. A.M.. Ph.D. Dn ton Professor of Physiology Y. S. Root. B.S., Ph.D. Professor of Physiology S hih-Chun Wamj B.S., M.D.. Ph.D. Assoc. Prof, of Physiology pharmacology H. B. Van D k.- B.S., Ph.D.. M.D. Hosacl: Prof, of Pharmacology Alfred Gellhorn, M.D. Assoc. Prof, of Pharmacology neuroanatomy Adolph Elwvn B.S.. A.M. Assoc. Prof, of Neuroanatomy L. V. Lyons. M.D. Assoc, in Neurology Stanley Mills Pat Williams Michael McGrath Benjamin Bigna Albert Katona Anthony Trongone Hedy Lang Millie Ohlhaver Ann Emmerich Madalyn Van Slycke Anna Berhowsky Leona Lewis I Nicholas Edna Vero McNeil 1 __1 n 4 Bunnie Solow Yvette Frisch Marie Perkins Doris Howe Carol Weingarden Jeannette Di Lullo Marjorie Fenton Shirley Westrope ICirsten Lith Si grid Lindei Dorothy McDonald J« Pascarell Joan Schmitt Irene Lazar Betty Doyle Jacqueline Altick Judith Mansbach Gertrude McVeigh Carol Muller Julia Seedman Rose Tarantino Bridget Dever Eleanor Koepchen Florence Moore Sophia Sally Edah Hedde Jane Carreiro Viola Fiorino Lillian Remicci Jeanne Williams Anne Barrett - ;■ ' . classes clas ses classes anatomy . . . histology . . . oral path. . . . bac-t pharmacology . . . operative . . . c S b . . . prosthetics . . . surgery . . . diagnosis . . . ortho pedo . . . biochem . . . neu.ro Performing a bilateral alveolectomy while preparing three crowns and taking a Coe-flo impression may be very romantic, Eut four years in dental school is enough to drive anyone frantic; Unless, of course, he is able to think serene and lovely thoughts with atomic bombs exploding in the vicinity Or endure a gastric ulcer with equanimity. seniors In the beginning cold bodies sprouted from lab tables as if someone had seeded them. And a man with a mallet came around removing shell crowns before we did. So who needed them? But later, we didn ' t think of them so much as human beings but in about the same way we think of those little blobs in doctors ' offices in jars, Or men from Mars; And here was a more valuable lesson than we knew, And quite true, too, As we learned when, long after, we were flung into the big room with all the chairs on the eighth floor called a clinic, And found that the best way to get through dental school was to be a cynic: For when you take that last look inside and find that suddenly the pulp is visible and leering, You must face the situation with clear eye, firm grip, and calm countenance and not let anyone guess that you ' d much rather be disappearing Out the window in a breathless dive, Or even somehow cramming into drawer No. 5. We started fresh and new when the kind voice asked us to put the handpiece together, And we replied that we ' d never picked one up before, not even in rainy weather; Which was a nice mixture of truth and temerity. Desirable attributes both, till they began talking about a Spanish fellow named Manual Dexterity Who was at first unobtrusive, Then exclusive, And elusive. But more of him later, class of 1953 Because before you can do you have to know and you start to know by finding and proudly exhibiting a piece of merchandise called for some reason the Anterior Serrator; Then rocketing through chest, abdomen, hip, knee, toe, and bursa (Which in this case is not a ship ' s officer but a labyrinthine pocket with no way in and no way out like an Ezra Pound versa) Till you emerge with what eagerness you may yet retain into the anatomist ' s version of the Hayden Planetarium: Discovery: There isn ' t any instrument small enough for the First Class III Foil. The calvarium. Or miserarium. Having mastered this, next phases were nerves, glands, hormones, cats and dogs both spastic and flaccid Ending at length in the calm world of alkali and accid; To discover that with a window on the court, even a biochem lecture can be pretty saxey, Especially for Axey. One day a man with big thumbs came around with wax and said, Make an incisor if you can. So we measured and cut and got a new one and measured and scraped and worried and cursed and brought it up to him and he said, Oh no, not for a rabbit, for a man. This was year number one and we had faced it with all the courage we could muster, But they were saving the blockbuster. It is said that painful experiences are wiped from the mind in time by a merciful repression, But we are supposed to remember everything that happened from September 1950 to June 1951 and not even to permit ourselves a momentary digression s? REDi ' Ce ft use tin ova pamous % SS,32 DRINK. oU O ioo?. PwM ' Lest penance be enacted, And peace of mind extracted. Sell your television sets, get rid of your girl friends, say goodbye to your families, and prepare to lose fifty pounds or so, Was the word for the day, and they weren ' t fooling, for in a month there wasn ' t much resemblance to a human being in the bent and bloodied torso. Bite blocks must be optically smooth, crown preps have no scratches, Study that bacti some more, grab your sleep in snatches, Let me see that finishing line, I thought so — there ' s a shoulder, Do it over three more times [ch oke, (but smile) and smoulder], No bubbles allowed on castings here, Problem: find the virus, Can anybody primaquine? flatten every gyrus, Buy your Opotow downstairs, anneal to relieve tension, Birdshot makes the wire stretch right through the fourth dimension. This, and unfortunately we know whereof we speak, Was a typical week. True, this required adjustment, but we were resourceful people and might even have mastered Histoplasmosis and mycology, If we hadn ' t had to take our merit badge in pharmacology. The student was in on awful hurry — just suppose they ' re some new type of temporary dentures. . . . Goodman and Gilman, may their tribes increase, Put an end to all of our dreams of peace: There ' s a drug for every cell, dry drugs and diuretics, Drugs to kill worms, and parasympathomimetics, Drugs for sleeping, Drugs for weeping, And on top of the already enormous pile of pharmacolo gical agents more drugs they ' re continually heaping. With this broad base in the theory of treatment and disease, and steeped in eternal truth. We were now to be allowed to scrape a tooth. Grasping a dizzying array of scalers, curettes, files, and hoes firmly in our twittering hands, We advanced into uncharted lands; And, keeping well in check a mounting tendency to become hystiric, Achieved a victory only slightly Pyrrhic. MARKING THE PRACTICAL This skirmish with raw flesh, and three hundred finals, capped the year, Leaving, strangely, no wounds which could not be therapeutically cleansed in a Tropical tidal wave of beer. To the veteran, the junior year can only seem An opium dream, Somewhere dorsal to the ramus, Much too near the vertebrae, There are two cc. ' s of novocaine That aren ' t where they ought to be. With anesthesia now profound, and burs and handpieces spinning round, the net result was a colossal dental dent: Thank God for cement. The air was charged with eagerness; we had been clinically born, were even social animals again, and could think exodontally about the long pull; And, in short, life was happy and full. Save for one small hex From the ray called X; Our private version of nuclear fission Accompanied us on the transition ittSrgWEn f From third to fourth, When through educational alchemy we were once again precipitated into a mildly bubbling witches ' broth. Points, points, points, Marching up and down again. Points, points, points, Separating boys from men. (No matter how fast I go I can ' t catch up to Joe). A simple matter of complete oral and psychiatric rehabilitation on a patient who is hypertensive Is known as the comprehensive; Around which is built the excitement and drama of the senior year, Otherwise known as Journey into Fear; For after delving interminably into past diseases and traumas, mak- ing diagnoses and designs, tracking down instructors, and gener- ally expending so much nervous energy that the breath is stertorous, An F over P becomes an F over F, and that ' s murterous; Such emotional instability being continually heightened for the thirty- four men and a goil By the class III Mexican Jumping Foil. The tag only shows the serial number — that isn ' t the price. . . . But let us not to the making of true grinds Admit impediments. By now one finds That all this learning is little enough, And that even to be the locallest of dentists and hold on to the knowl- edge we know is right is tough; And, finally, that the experience on which the shape of so many years must depend Will never really end. Murray A. Cantor a $ ' s view of dental school I - T You mean we have to take that lower impression over again? Registration was a strange auditory experience — low mum- blings of — what is she doing here? — what year do we get to her? — ■ are we having classes with the hygienists? Now I should like to say that it is an extremely peculiar sensation to be an anomaly especially if you have never considered yourself one before. Happily the male darkness was breached by the presence of another freshman female. We clutched each other ' s hot little hand and selfconsciously stole into classes, the lockers, the lunchroom, and other sacred temples of masculinity. In class Dr. Rogers was very considerate. He placed us at the first table and was extremely solicitous of our welfare, our work, and our heartbeats. It was during the first trimester that my bosom buddy made what was probably the most intelligent decision of her life. She decided to throw in the hanky and leave dental school. I experienced a moment of envy but decided to continue. Now I was on my own — no more congenial consort. I stayed away from all places where I might run into my classmates, after a week I got hungry and stealthily returned to the lunchroom. In the latter part of the year I became one of the boys . This was a lengthy transition and not without its hazards. Every siory had to reach me whether I was a willing listener or not. ! would promptly be cornered in the locker room with no possible means of escape (the adjoining stu dents ' room being the only other avenue and of questionable value). Despite valiant resistance my vocabulary grew rapidly. It was not until later years, however, when or four years with the law of BULL I found out what the words meant that invective ever left my pure and rosy lips. After all, miscasting a crown during a practical is ! ! ! Sophomore year brought a landslide of work and Dr. Pleasure. Of his more reasonable requests one was that we identify our lab papers with mile high letters. Both Grippo and I had trouble with this edict, he with the size and I with the frequency. When I blanked out once, the law-giver descended and started me off with large =. Naturally, I placed a small x in the upper right hand corner — after all, if an instructor wants to play tic tac toe who am I to quibble. Every now and again I fell back on strategic femininity. When bite blocks were not as smooth as, I could melt into the ladies ' room free from the echoes of those mucostatic shoes. Clinic time meant problems in a new key. There were patients. It is something of a struggle to maintain professional dignity in the face of ooh, a female denticle, When you finish measuring my teeth will the dentist do the rest? or What, is the nurse going to work on me? and similar reminders that in some places it ' s still a man ' s world. But recently I learned the line is getting thinner. In fact Admiral Delaney draws no line at all. But I think I made it ciear that I ' m just not interested in the Ensign Probationary Program. The end comes to my educational adventure, and I find im- portant things to remember that are not covered in any course. The way the class solved the problem of what to do with the extra girl will always be of comfort if ever the atmosphere of male superiority threatens to engulf this working girl. Marcy Halpert J A ! Just worry. Doc l •tifc: ' K SAUL AXELROD The originator of an unprecedented process of washing windows with xylocaine wears his mantle lightly, as befits one who advocates the contemplative psychological approach. How necessary this tactic has been becomes apparent when we remember that, with his name alphabetically atop the heap, Axey has been unfailing recipient of the dubious pleas- ure of setting off the strings of speeches and reports with which we have imprisoned one another through the years. And who can deny the brilliance of insight which was responsible for maintaining that ' Doc ' was a term of affection? An immigrant from the teeming millions of NYU, Axey has success- fully combined academic work of the highest order, a marriage, Jarvie Society activities, a junior interneship at Goldwater, and photog- raphy with his other interest of resting. Prac- tice in Queens beckons for the future. MORTON BALICK Herewith our own version of Father Time, without whom the blessed holidays would surely never arrive. Carrying a blast of the Canadian Rockies (to which he periodically retires as equestrian extraordinaire) into the hallowed halls, Morty surveyed and con- quered the dental scene. His quadruped bent was never more in evidence than during the local meeting of the ASPCA in the pharma- cology lab when he became the proud pos- sessor of a disembodied rat ' s tail. Nor his equanimity more sorely tried than when wit- ness to a fully set-up articulator (his own) bouncing sadistically downstairs to an obbli- gato of flying porcelain. His recovery and rise to presidency of Alpha Omega, and Student Council representative are matters of record. Morty climaxed his local career by finding out everything that could take place between two cuspids, and currently plans to continue the good life in the Air Force. WILLIAM C. BARAL It ' s a safe bet that even the disappearance of all the enamel rods in the world would evoke only a slightly elevated eyebrow from the serene Rabelais. That his self-effacement belies his competency in the business of living we may conclude from the consideration that no one worried about the force when he was on it. A seasoned veteran of turmoil in the tank destroyers, medics, Air Force, CCNY, and Columbia, Bill has learned how to carry his comforts with him, and is never seen with- out a compendium of gadgets for the prac- tice of dentistry and allied arts which pro- claims Rube Goldberg an amateur. One tech- nique which he has regretfully abandoned is that of carving crowns inside a refrigerator to facilitate polishing, the method being dis- carded when his fingers took on the same color as the wax. Current plans include the substitution of a private practice for his for- mer occupation of social work at local resorts. MARK BENES Linguist par excellence, Benes the Menace sports the ability to say, Will you? in seven tongues. Mark has retained the imperturbable attitude which, in NYU days, led him to tumble sleepily at the feet of an instructor during the lecture, the even tenor of his life being dis- turbed only when he counts his operative points. Among the class ' most traveled mem- bers, he took a personalized course in internal medicine in Europe during one vacation and looked over the Virgin Islands during another, reporting the need for extensive restorations in both localities. A well-developed esthetic sense, evident in the quality of his work, also finds expression in his paintings, some of which he is considering selling for cigarette money. Jarvie Society and Alpha Omega claimed him while at Columbia and he spent a junior interneship giving special courses at Willowbrook State School. Naval dentistry looms in the immediate future. PANDELIS CAMESAS Our home grown Odysseus, who reversed the classical procedure by doing his journey- ing before affixing unto himself a wife (the honeymoon is obviously nowhere near over), balances his laurel wreaths at a serene but rakish angle. Emerging triumphantly from City College, and carrying the reputation of being the toughest bombardier in the Pacific theatre (hanging by his toes and dropping them personally), Del has fulfilled his past by collecting about all the honors going. Squeezed between gross anatomy and the comprehensive case are his stints as president of the class, of Jarvie and grandmastership of Psi O, plus perennial student council member- ship, literary contributions to this book, and an aseptic Letchworth junior internship. Un- officially he serves as clinic interpreter, having the happy knack of reducing all languages to their ultimate source: tonight we live. Future living is built around a private practice in the wilds of Long Island. S K 9- MURRAY A. CANTOR The perpetrator of much of the poetry and prose included in this volume, Murray has kept his colleagues in a continuous state of amaze- ment at his literary prowess. Who but he and Dr. L. Schwartz would know that Fauchard ' s Disease was an eponym. To some degree these talents may have been developed by his stay at Hofstra College, and current train- ing under the professional study scholarship. Even his sojourn in the Army may have helped. We, however, are inclined to credit it more to an innate ability enforced by Noel Coward and The New Yorker. On other topics, whose passage through the mails might be disputed, his repertoire is likewise ex- tensive. A feeling that those who would know Murray best must know him under all condi- tions has caused Lois to be a frequent visitor to the 8th floor. That MODBL may yet be finished, following which he plans years of observation. : LAWRENCE DAUM To be found any evening (Rhoda permit- ting) deep in the development of a pre-cured acrylic which will first excavate the cavity and then leap into it, Larry feels that dentistry is here to stay. If not, TV will have to make room for a mimic in the grand manner who can make a proscenium of the peridental membrane should the occasion arise. The circjmstances of his arrival as the first male student to ascend from Hunter (the girls in our class had already been accounted for so he had to be a male student) indicated the aura of whimsey which would surround him, culminating in the legitimate use of Seven Crown as a dental material. Alpha Omega and Jarvie made places for him in short order, as did Cumberland Hospital where he added to the world ' s supply of de- tached cusps. Naval service behind him, Larry plans an associateship and practice away from the galloping city- MELVIN FELDMAN The ultimate in meticulous workers, Mel is presently engaged in constructing an electron microscope to catch that Golgi body he couldn ' t make out four years ago. Carrying •this thoroughness through in all fields, he in- vented and distributed to patrons of a sum- mer resort he helped operate a carbohydrate toothpaste, cautioning users to massage it well against the proximal surfaces of their anterior teeth. The idle years before dental school were intermittently taken up with get- ting a degree from Queens, work at Fordham, credit toward a master ' s at Brooklyn College, and being a member of the great civilian army at the request of the President. Alpha Omega functions claim his leisure here, but he has found time to amass a home lab so formidable that only a diploma on the wall is required to complete it. With the develop- ment during a junior interneship at Wassaic of a startling method of exodontia by suction and thought control under his belt, Mel ' s next goal is private practice. ' •V STANLEY FEUER The glint of auburn hair from the polished surface of gold foil identifies our irrepressible political strategist. Barely dissuaded by pres- sure of work from running in the late election on a platform of clean living and gum mas- sage, Stan remains a tower of civic virtue and will discourse on social injustice at the drop of a gingival margin. Seton Hall educated him, the Navy broadened his outlooks, and he has since crystallized his disdain of all mundane matters by becoming personnel manager of an employment agency and mak- ing money. Renowned for his academic re- ports for Alpha Omega, Stan splits the rest of his time between practicing unmentionable tortures on a poor man whom he chains to his unit every Friday morning and delivering husbandly manifestoes to Flip. The future is only worked out as far as private practice and making money. w ALLEN L. FIRESTEIN The happy-go-lucky gadget man of the class of ' 53, Al ' s four years at Dental School have been a rapid succession of gimmicks de- signed to ease the strains of a student ' s life. That alarm clock wrist watch has kept us out of a supine position in many a dull lecture hour. One finger pumice carriers, and non- spillable microscopic oil cans, were other favorites. In school Al ' s extra time has been well spent as Vice-president of Alpha Omega, Jarvie member and photographer for the Dental Columbian. Away from the academic grind his interests include Susie (Mrs. F.), photography, bridge, and tropical fish. His undergrad days were spent at Columbia Col- lege. Several summers involved touring the wide open spaces, and last year Al ' s interne- ship at Creedmore broadened an already ex- tensive dental background. The future holds service dentistry and then postgrad work in anesthesia. IRWIN FRANKE Irwin, Governor of the Unhurried, has his own method of nullifying the frightening sound of the dental engine: he drowns it with a favorite operatic bit (contemplated slogan: amalgams plugged to Gilbert and Sullivan). His musically inclined patients have been known to spend an entire year under his ministrations for a full-full. The University of Scranton occupied his undergraduate years, and the Army medics afforded a preview of his current venture into the healing arts. His love of children (every ounce of which was required at the outset of Pedo) developed through his summers as camp Division Head, and he and his wife plan a string of Frankes as soon as possible. At Columbia he divided time between A O and taking and selecting the yearbook candids which would bring out our true characters. With no more questions to ask just as the period ends, Irwin will set up somewhere outside the city ' s hustle. CHARLES FUSARIS Eremite in the stone and steel canyons, apotheosis of apothegmism, and staunch bachelor, Westhaven ' s gift to Manhattan daily bends his perspicacious eye upon the passing scene. Formerly a good will ambas- sador (Naval variety) to the Chinese nation, Charlie readjusted to civilian life by way of the University of Connecticut. His devotion to matters cariogenic is revealed by a recent campaign during which he dispensed Good Humors with largesse, appropriately follow- ing up with appointment cards for the clinic. He contrives to set aside an annual period each year for the pursuance of baseball, being prepared at all times to supply statis- tics on one Fred Williams, previously attached to a Mass. athletic group. Future plans in- clude resisting the inroads of the bourgeoisie and a lifetime ticket to Fenway Park, cantcha see. HARRY GARBETT Negligently swinging by his side the arm which once Vic Raschi watched, Harry wends his many-faceted way through the local halls. Not content with extending himself in the diverse fields of scholarly endeavor (at Columbia ' s downtown extention), construc- tion, US postal service, salesmanship, and sport, he utilized his time here by adding to the list the accomplishment of completing a social forward pass in thirteen seconds flat when starting from a walk. This in addition to developing the renowned Garbett technique of duplicating the patient ' s head in gray in- vestment and doing the soldering for a bridge as nearly directly as possible. Having passed a junior interneship at Creedmore, Harry ' s future is crowded with an associateship, further training in surgery, and the possibility of military service. IRA GORDON Clearly born 100 years too late, Ira yearns for clipper ships that are no more. The com- pelling call of the sea is such that his free time and summering is spent lifeguarding, water skiing, and assembling model clippers. Here is an Argonaut who, if he cannot locate the Golden Fleece, will not hesitate to wax one up and cast it. Equipped with a mysteri- ous rubber tubing, he carries on a nefarious but brisk trade in green soap for soaking models (plaster type). A Long Beach Boy from Syracuse U. (also Rutgers) and an Army veteran, Ira exudes a flavor of studied care- lessness and go-team-go. He served as prexy of our Freshman administration and is a mem- ber of Alpha Omega. Future: Possible Army dentistry and then private practice. JOHN O. GRIPPO As living refutation of the theory that New England produces only puritans, we present John Grippo, JOHN GRIPPO, J-O-H-N G-R-l-P-P-O (repetition courtesy of the pros- thetics department). His first inhalation of loose-living New York air catalyzed the trans- formation of retiring traditionalist to operator supreme. In truth, however the pa st can ' t be completely denied, since the merest mention of a St. Bonaventure basketball victory is still enough to evoke a wild demonstration of joy. Socio-politically, John has held office in Psi Omega, Jarvie Society, and the class; biologico-economically, he has done superior work for himself and Dr. Lucca, and con- quered and annexed Harkness Hall. Follow- ing service in the Navy, John plans to hang his scoop out in New Hampshire. MARCELLA HALPERT Rejecting immediately the title of mother of us all, Marcy has been designated instead one of the boys, and for four years has been pursuing a cheerful, if at times difficult to maintain, program of professional bisexuality. Perhaps to provide herself with an extensive background in academic crises, she attended Adelphi and Centenary Colleges, and Colum- bia and NYU before settling finally on the present institution of highest learning to cover herself with glory. Twice accepting the thank- less job of exacting monies from unwilling compatriots, plus contributing literarily to the Columbian, Marcy has exhibited an impres- sive display of clinical work touched with the delicate feminine technique (the while assur- ing us that she receives no help from a certain faculty member who lives in her house). Re- calling a youth spent in carefree roughing it through the U. S. and Canada, Marcy now plans her future years in private practice. CHARLES S. HILL Behold our Casey Jones! As much at home in Grand Central Station as in the dental clinic, Charlie ' s recent summers have been spent in the Station Master ' s office of that terminus. The railroad environment has been carried over into the clinic. Some of his gold foils are plugged by diesel power. He is a veteran of the U. S. Navy and a staunch sup- porter of the mighty Fordham Ram, the mascot of his undergraduate alma mater. Most of Charlie ' s four years at Columbia were devoted to writing and visiting Mary Adele at school, the long distance courtship cul- minating in the wedding last Christmas. Be- sides Mary, Charlie ' s outside interests include bowling, basketball, photography and Psi Omega. Private practice, probably in Val- halla, N. Y., is in the near future. JACK L. HOROWITZ Silent, serious, and steady, Jack has spent a large part of his four years at dental school commuting to and from his home in Brooklyn, becoming an expert in Herald Tribune cross- word puzzles in the process. Beyond fine dental work turned out routinely he has been a mainstay of Dr. Levy ' s research lab and has done some work on his own. His tendencies toward research are emphasized by his mem- bership in the Jarvie Society and participation in Dental Abstracts. Summers have been spent deep in the Berkshires with the cry of Holy Moses! constantly in evidence. The winter brings out his artistic bent in oil painting and woodwork. One of the mainstays of this Year- book as business manager, Jack has the U. S. Army, N. Y. U. and a War State Scholarship in his past. The future: private practice and Harriett. ARTHUR M. KAHN Exhibiting his usual thoroughness, Arty, though building his career around only one portion of the alimentary canal, sees nothing incongruous in following the procedure through to its logical conclusion, spending his summers catering to gustatory whims. Shin- ing as both student and teacher (as a degree from NYU and a year ' s graduate training in their School of Education attest), he specializes in explaining the caries process to merrymak- ers as they sample his ware. Politically, he came through as our most popular perennial candidate for three years running, climaxing the campaign with the plum of editorship of the Dental Columbian. Jarvie Society recog- nized him as stellar material from the first. After service in the Navy, Arty envisions a rural practice replete with soft sounds of cows and chickens. JEROME KAUFMAN Utilizing his daily three-hour train rides to good advantage, and making Gloria a weekday hermitess, Jerry has finally found enough time to complete his endless lab work. It is rumored that he took a sizeable kit on his honeymoon. All this energy arrived breath- lessly from City College, already rich in dental lore from several summers spent observing masticatory habits along the Catskill chain. His conclusion was that the time occupied in chewing varies directly with the amount spent on the meal. Along with a full program of re- rearch in his home lab, Jerry invited Gloria to share the hectic pace and now envisions a stationary future with office, children, home, car, military service, and whatever else may strike the fancy. L BERNARD KELLER Hogarth among the canines, Bernie has searchingly examined our corporate existence with a pen inimitably vitriolic. In a few short years he has been responsible for a new drug (para-aqua sub-marine: properties un- known) and the historic chart notation: cor- onal scaling upper right 7 incomplete, describ- ing a joyous afternoon in the perio clinic. Veteran of Army physical training instruction and camp swimming counselling, his happy hours are spent these days losing all sem- blance of an athletic figure, this beguilement of single days perhaps to lose its luster with his marriage to Kappy in June. Jarvie, the Psi O exchequer, Student Council and the Dental Columbian have welcomed Bernie, recognizing the versatility of one who finds Welitch and Ritter (Tex) not incompatible. Shining just ahead is a corner on the Long Island dental market. ALLEN J. KOSLIN That Southern drawl heard mellowing the clinic air can come from none other than our Rebel from Queens, Col. Koslin, suh. At Van- derbilt University Al picked up the Southern manner and his ease and congeniality do much to soothe the apprehensive patient. He generally does not do things to extremes, but several summers have been devoted to cre- ating rest-orations for the seat of human en- deavor. In school Al has been a member of the William Jarvie Society, Vice-president of our freshman class, and Treasurer of Alpha Omega. Out of school hours have been de- voted to commuting between Jamaica and Paterson, N. J. — destination: Ricky. The traveling will cease when June rolls around and wedding bells are heard. Al ' s next few years will be spent in one of Uncle Sam ' s dental clinics. EDWARD P. LYNCH Approaching life in the Buster Keaton man- ner, Eddie has blissfully passed four years looking sadder and sadder while getting funnier and funnier. His mastery of the deep sigh over an inadvertent fracture of the mandible while preparing a class I would move a Thermex spray to independent tears. By no means restricted in his outlook to mat- ters dental, he has been known to dabble in the finer arts, gave Europe the onceover dur- ing a sjmmer vacation, and for a time was occupied with a study of the legal aspects of the Ingrid Bergman case of recent fame. Man- hattan College still claims him as a devoted basketball rooter, his current Columbia ties being expressed through the Student Council and as chaplain of Psi Omega in which latter capacity he could frequently be seen in a Benedictine fervor relating Army and other anecdotes for posterity. Postgraduate surgery gets his nod for the near future. GEORGE V. LYONS No slavish imitator, George has adapted the player-piano principle to include a re- sponse to internal humidity rather than eco- nomic stimuli, though the length of perform- ance in each case is roughly proportional to the size of the donation. Donations being what they are, Lyons ' Liquid Lullabies are a must at any function worthy of the name. Heading for dentistry as the inevitable followup to work at Siena College, engineering at In- diana University, and cavalry recon training (see Norman Mailer for further details) in the Army, he wasted no time at all in demon- strating work of brilliant quality which has only improved since. While aiming straight for Jarvie, George has also put down roots in Psi Omega (where he has been Junior Grand Master and Executive Secretary), represented us in Student Council, and is cur- rently class V. P. With an interneship at St. Vincent ' s Hospital as past experience he de- clines to tie himself down for the immediate future. PETER MASTROGEANNES That plaintive voice calling for the cement in sophomore Operative belongs to Pete, the nomenclatural bane of the faculty. Plagued and hounded by a succession of lost finishing lines and missing mandibles, he ever and again inclines his bloody head toward the linoleum — and comes up with a wise- crack which unfailingly endears him to all and sundry. Following an Army career which could only have resembled that of Pvt. Har- grove, and a spell at Fordham, Pete settled into his true niche as the premolar Pagliacci, innumerable testimonials to his wry wit being readily available from Psi Omega and his co- workers everywhere. He looks to an interne- ship for the next source of observations on the current scene. IRVING M. POLAYES The Heifitz of the Class of ' 53, Irv ' s talent has been severely tested of late owing to his attempts to soothe his one year old junior edition. Neighbors tell us it is sometimes dif- ficult to say when one stops and the other begins. Seriously though, Irv ' s fine playing has been recognized by many, including the New Haven Symphony Orchestra with which he played. His interests encompass other fields besides music. He has done graduate work in biochemistry at Duke University where he also received his bachelor ' s degree. Hail- ing from New Haven, Irv had spent many a weekend commuting to and from that city and Smith College until he and Marcie were married in 1951. Alpha Omega and The Dental Columbian have also claimed his time. Last summer ' s internship at Letchworth Village broadened an already extensive medical and dental background. Future plans are unde- cided. JOSEPH RANDI Behold the owner of the three magic hands of dentistry. Since first we grasped our cone socket knives long years ago, Joe has been casually demonstrating that there ' s really nothing to it with a stream of classic work which is even discussed at NYU. The only liv- ing man who surveys precision attachments by eye came to Columbia by way of Adelphi College and the Air Force where he was al- ready touted for his ability to carve wing tips into three-quarter crowns using only his fingernails and a No. 7 spatula. While in school, Jarvie, and Psi O, he maintains a part time real estate industry, a remunerative photography sideline, one wife, and two feminine junior editions; as well as being ever willing to lend a most helping hand to the iaggards, or all the rest of us. Joe looks for- ward to amassing a fortune in practice, leav- ing his leisure for other matters. ' CHARLES RAY This debonair devotee of the Union City Opera House can claim the distinction of having seen more of our surgery department than anyone else in the class, having spent more than a few hours (they must have seemed like years) in the process of losing some ob- streperous supernumeraries. For Charley, last December was truly a Merry Trismus. Am- herst College ' s gift to C.U., our Ray of sun- shine (Tropical sunshine, that is) calls that Massachusetts town his home. Having already assumed a naval bearing as a result of his rank of Ensign Probationary, Charlie tells us that he has even learned to adjust bite blocks in a howling gale of displeasure. Future plans thus naturally involve seagoing dentistry. N LESTER ROSENTHAL That whirring noise audible in the clinic at virtually any hour of the day is almost certain to emanate from Unit No. 73 where the gentleman can be seen busily engaged in carving crowns with one hand, partials with the other and, in all likelihood, setting up teeth with his toes. One of the most energetic handpiece wielders ever seen in these parts, Les ' activities are by no means limited to dentistry. The student laundry, and insurance salesmanship have claimed his time as have summer vacations and after school hours spent catering to the culinary whims of diners. Eleanor and 4 year old Iris hold tightly to the few precious minutes left in the day. An alumnus of the U. S. Navy and Hofstra Col- lege, Les plans private practice with possible orthodontic post-grad work in the future. STANLEY R. SADLES Any attempt to list in full the accomplish- ments at Columbia of this gentleman must necessarily run into trouble. They are endless: Junior and senior class president, Student Council vice-president and president, Grand Inquisitor of Psi Omega, Jarvie member. Dental Columbian staff — the list goes on and on. How one individual with two hands and as many feet could indulge in so many ex- tracurricular activities while at the same time maintaining a fine scholastic record is a mat- ter of speculation among many of us. Some say there must be two of them. A background of the Army Medical Corps and Columbia ' s School of General Studies started this career of public service of which Helen is justifiably proud. As a master of house rehabilitation, Stan ' s spare hours are spent restoring homes with the same skill shown in the clinic. Private practice beckons in the near future. MURRAY SCHWARTZ It may not be possible to remember each oddment of information which has been thrown at us over the past four years, but the best attempt in modern times has unques- tionably been made by the gentleman on the right. At all times able to delineate the eighth side reaction of menadione, Murray also serenely produced first class efforts in the dental art, the while committing to memory the depth of all periodontal pockets seen in the clinic since 1923. With only an NYU, Phi Beta Kappa, and Profes- sional Study Scholarship background, he also contrived to leave his mark on the Jarvie Society, Alpha Omega (secretary), the Student Council, and this yearbook; to say nothing of the hearts of his fellows for a wit that must at least be considered nimble. Pro- fessional maneuvers in the Air Force style will probably claim him for the next two years. OSCAR J. SCIASCIA Watch it, men — the cry rings out, (Scia) has arrived. Once at hand however, Oscar apparently forms so strong an attach- ment to the clinic that he hates to leave, chal- lenging even the redoubtable Lucca in that respect. Bringing to Columbia a background of several years in the U. S. Air Force and in Adelphi College, Oscar has earned a reputa- tion of quiet cheerfulness that pleases patients and colleagues alike. A staunch Psi Omegan and a vender of groceries in spare hours, he has spent several summers engaged in the Sciascia Emporium of Edifying Edibles. Last summer found him developing further dental skill at St. Vincent ' s Hospital. Shosh ' s plans for the future include either an interne- ship or association with an established D.D.S. W M W xl IRWIN A. SMALL A former mainstay of the University of Michigan ' s backfield, this young man has traded his helmet and cleats for a Hollenbeck condenser and No. 7 spatula, the transition being made with a minimum of discomfort to all concerned. In the process of learning that a comprehensive case could be a crowning glory (gold crowns, that is) he has developed into as dexterous an operator in the clinic as on the gridiron. Since coming to us with a background as Air Force Physical Training Instructor and a N. Y. State Professional Scholarship, Irwin has served as Studenl Council Rep. and Junior class V.P. Alpha Omega and this yearbook staff are among other activities. Outside school, hobbies in- clude golf and Susie. Camp Greylock (1951, 52) now numbers a Columbia dentist among its waterfront alumuni. The future involves in- terneship and possible postgraduate work in oral surgery. ROBERT M. STEINER Our European ambassador without port- folio, Bob has devoted his recent summers to the international exchange of good will. Com- ing to us from Columbia College he has brought with him a graciousness which has salved many a ruffled temper and reminded us that, though dental students, we are human beings as well. Bob displays a keen interest in the arts; he is an avid concert-goer and reader, besides being an amateur painter and photographer. He is a member of Alpha Omega, and during the war saw naval serv- ice. His eventual plans are for a private prac- tice in the Metropolitan Area. JOHN D. SUOMI Let no one besmirch the fair name of Co- lumbia College or any of its athletic teams within the hearing of this alumnus unless pre- pared to defend himself. A strong contender for the title of the Light Blue ' s most ardent fan, John can be found on most Fall Saturday afternoons ensconced in the friendly confines of Baker Field. Spreading the word of the Lion ' s greatness to all within range, he has made the dental school a strong outpost of the Columbia campus. A veteran of the Field Artillery, John has spent two summers as a camp counselor, and last year converted many to Columbia allegiance during a sum- mer interneship at Creedmoor State Hospital. Psi Omega claims him as its own as does a certain miss (Anne, by name) on the St. Luke ' s Hospital nursing staff. Private practice shines brightly in the future. a lfchJ juniors Bock row: Charles F. Schoenlein, Eugene M. Tedaldi, Lionel Abzug, Adolph B. Carreiro, Adolphe Debrot. Fronf row: Arthur M. Mettleman, Gilbert S. Sma Julius S. Bases, Gerald Finkelstein. Back row: Harvey Cornell, Gerard A. Thibert, Eugene B. Doman, Thomas N. Joyce. Front row: Howard P. Sanborn, Richard J. Messina, Harold Kalkstein, Lawrence T. Rosen. Back row: Lawrence Marder, Donald Goodman, Paul G. Query, Ronald G. Granger, Warren Nadel. Fronf row: James A. Chichetti, Morrey Berkwitz, Rob- ert A. Dolce, James R. Parlapiano. Bock row: Sheldon J. Finkel, Vincent W. Hermida, Jr., Richard H. Sands, George C. Kiriakopoulos, Richard Watson. Front row: Charles J. Obernesser, George M. Coulter, Joseph R. Fitzpatrick, John J. Dunne, Jr. class of 1954 It was a merry throng indeed, returning from the summer vacation and all prepared to continue the holiday in the country club junior year. To be certain we wouldn ' t be left out of the fun we were expecting (after having spoken with last year ' s juniors), we filled our lockers with cards, yo-yos, golf clubs and a case of Canadian Club. This year, we resolved, will be real crazy! Imagine our indignation when we were told that between seven no- trump bids we were expected to learn something about dentistry . . . and on human beings, too! But, ready as always, the class of ' 54 swarmed upon the clinic floor like a horde of vultures (figuratively speaking), eager to begin the clinical study of dentistry. Practice makes perfect, so we began by practicing on each other ... a fiendish device calculated to show us what it feels like to be a patient. After successfully using the rubber dam to isolate the upper left posterior teeth and the uvula, we were ready to inject one another. Suffice it to say that many students have been talking out of the sides of their mouths ever since. At last our patient arrived, and we calmly began by adjusting the backrest and dropping him on the floor. Gingerly hoisting him up by the tubing on his saliva ejector, we commenced. By the beginning of the second trimester we had acquired the confidence that goes with ex- perience. Yes, we were now ready to polish the buccal pit we had done in the first trimester! ! Incidentally, that first trimester in crown and bridge served as a gentle reminder of what sophomore technique had been like. But, the new year brought with it a patient in every chair, and it wasn ' t long before we had completed our first bridge. Time out for relaxation came in the form of several class and school affairs. Not to be forgotten was the wonderful party at Gene Tedaldi ' s country home. With hot dogs, beer and a cozy fireplace, we sang our cares away far into the night. An equally joyous affair was the party held in the P S club room in November. Late one afternoon, we convened in the Kamen Room and elected class officers. These included Bud Parlapiano President, Gene Tedaldi Vice-President, Harold Itokazu Secretary, and Lionel Abzug, Larry Marder, and Al Carreiro Council Representatives. Meanwhile, we were rapidly becoming astute prosthodontists. Wading through the mounds of Coe-Flo around our units, we soon began to view impression-taking philosophically. After all, as long as the Coe-Flo, the patients and our good right arms lasted what better way could there be to spend our Monday and Thursday afternoons? And finally came the culmination of our efforts when we tried in the finished dentures. It was sweet music to our ears, when the patient grinned and said, They ' re thlipping thlightly but otherwise they ' re thwell! But, it all adds up to the fact that we ' re turning into the home stretch. So, senior year . . . here we come! ! WARREN NADEL w . ' iL_m «r Back row: Howell O. Archard, Sidney Prager, Lawrence Fuerst, Harvey L. Weiner, Lawrence Hermann. Front row: Russell Ross, Albert B. Gruner, Robert J. Kelley, George A. Yamanaka, Marvin A. Brussell. Back row: Walter S. Deutsch, Morton S. Brod, Art Misicka, Kenneth H. Meierdiercks, William Gol- terman. Front row: Arthur Ingerman, Alfred Carin, Peter J. Notaro, Seymour Isenberg. sophomores Back row: Sidney Gordon, Robert Gutstein, Henry Muiler. Front row.- Arnold Tiber, Arnold Rosen, Gerald Leight, Bertram Kuerer Bock row: John A. Sciarrillo, Gerald K. Sexton, Wil- liam C. Bobolia, Robert Sarka, Edmund Debler. Front row: Angelo Corradino, Frank Landry, William W. Dolan, George M. Saunders, Nicholas P. Mandanis. class of 1955 This was sophomore year and we were gla . . . Wha . . ? Hit ' im again, Kelley! It wasn ' t so long ago, you know, that we were involved in the intric acies of Gross and Physio, Histo and Biochem. But this year was to be different. Sure there was more of the same: Bac-T, Pathology, Pharmacology . . . but there was something else. There was C B, Operative, Surgery, Perio and Pros- thetics. We were getting closer, if only a little closer . . to dentistry. It began that morning with Bacteriology. We were to see two and one half months of bacteria and viruses, antigen and antibody, toxin and antitoxin; to see Arnie miss the mouse and inoculate his thumb; to see a mouse swinging by his teeth . . . from Sid ' s finger; and to see those quizzes go by. Nor will we forget those Grade B movies in Dental ranged . . . then moved some more until (wiili much loss of sleep) we saw our restorations become realit . Artificial teeth were garnished with exciting patterns of gold, amalgam, and acrylic. Every move was meticulously exe- cuted, for someday in place of those typo- donts would be a real typodont! Next to hit us that week was Pathology., and back we trotted for our microscopes. We were learning what it looked like to be sick (those drawings didn ' t look any too healthy either). Pathology brought with it some of our less popular experiences — namely Saturday class and one o ' clock class meetings, amen. In the months that followed we saw Harvey carve six molars — the gas, gas . . . not the air. Others expended their life savings on Mr. Opotow ' s prodjct. The class almost split around November 20th, but everyone was Materials. Bob won ' t forget them either. He sleeps well, you know. The next thing to greet us thct first day was a pleasure . . . Prosthetics. On the second day the roof fell in. Chaos and confusion hit the ranks as we eager sophs tried to unscramble the instruments and arrange our kits ($900 for that!). But this was only a busy prelude to typodont and bite- block, full crown and fixed bridge, class V and inlay. In the weeks and months that followed teeth were moved, arranged, rear- amazed how the subject of discussion changed after the election to what we ' ll do in four years. At first no one was aware of the rare col- lection of weasels in the class. But soon the number became so great that those who left early felt guilty. Yes, we were an ambitious group, so am- bitious that we were getting impatient. That Pharmacology, with the honeymoon soon to end, has us worried. O, Junior year, where are you: Russell Ross Back row: William Dowlin, Daniel Spinella, Gerry Klees, Robert Klotz, Herman Geller. Fronf row: William Christ, Anthony Pagello, Agate Suurkivi, Henry Werdegar, Louis D ' lsidori. Back row: Abe Meissner, Jack Opinsky, Richard Fein- stein, Marvin Spodek. Front row: Jack Wittenberg, Joseph Wirtenberg, Joseph Kreit, Robert Eagle, Arthur Post. Back row: Donald Bujak, Steven Sinicropi, Gerard Cloney, Gerard Galvin, Thomas Portway. Fronf row: Saul Finer, Leo McCallen, John Rolland, Robert Liebers, Vincent Lynch. freshmen Back row: Mario Albertini, Jules Andelmon, Paul Duboff, Allen Weber, Martin Mendelsohn. Front row: Daniel Epstein, Ed Marschon, Richard Duer, John Bacharach, Stanley Heifetz. class of 1956 If we had the freshman year to live over, would we do it? Not at that price! (dedicated to the bursar) We look back and see that this probably happens to all freshmen, and there ' s no use fighting it; but there are some happier moments — like walking into gross anatomy. As the sheets were lifted we readied ourselves for the long road ahead (how about a few hands of hearts, men?). The forty of us, representing various cities and schools, have managed to knit a happy, friendly, and cooperative unit (how about letting a fifth man in the game?). It ' s been pretty tough getting any money together, but we ' ll get the technique or else! By the way, Dick Duer has a collection of dimes and still hasn ' t handed out any receipts. He has done admirably as class treasurer, but has yet to show up for hearts. There are many highlights of the year past that will be long remembered by all — like the time: when the boys at Joe Wirtenberg ' s table threatened to buy him a rubber probe; when Henry W. volunteered his blood for the class smears in Histo; when the ' pros ' were using microscopes without oculars; when we wished there was a Dodds for every course; when we took year book pictures and discovered that Aggie wasn ' t a good model because she didn ' t know how to pose her hands; when Yosh Heifetz defended Houssay as the best book out (it did cost him $14); when Eddie Marshon left Stan, his roommate, for more fertile grounds only to make room for Dick Feinstein (another potential?); when Dr. Rogers flexed muscles with Don Bujak; when Danny Epstein was refused a date because he was uncouth (funny, he did take her to the opera) when John Starr was awarded the window pole in order to keep cool. In closing this year we must begin to plan for the future. Best of luck to Mr. and Mrs. (plural) John Starr, Herman Geller, Jack Opin- sky, Jerry Klees, Danny Spinella, Patch Pagello, Ed Marshon, and Al Weber, the current list of married classmates. Our immediate task is the sophomore year and new adventures. We hope we ' ll be as successful as those before us. Marvin Spodak and Richard Feinstein 1 B ivities activi ties activities william jarvie society . . . dental Columbian . . . psi omega fraternity alpha omega fraternity . . . student council . . . omicron kappa upsilon dental Columbian We just didn ' t know. Four endless years ago we decided we wanted to practice dentistry. At that time some of us saw security in it, some prestige, and others were just caught in the educational momentum without the clear- est view of the future. Our ambition was strange in that we had no concep- tion of what was involved. And, when we found out, many of us wondered if we would have entered it at all had we known then what we know now. The answers at that time to Why would you like to practice dentistry? are ludicrous when viewed in the light of our recent appreciation of the field. How else could we answer save that some small incident made us think favorably of dentistry? Perhaps we liked to carve or draw ; perhaps some of us had fathers who were dentists. How could we understand the very anatomic and physiological bases we must master? How could we con- ceive of the complexity of the restorations necessary to reestablish function? How could we perceive the need and value of our service? Still we were willing to give four years of our lives and a large sum of money toward a goal that we didn ' t understand. It could only be explained by a faith that this profession would provide for us as it had done for so many others. It is our school — the School of Dental and Oral Surgery — that has confirmed this faith. It has presented to us the dental problem. It has shown us the need for our work. It has given us the tools by which we may practice; and finally it has demonstrated the satisfaction that can be derived. We are about to realize our original aspiration, although our con- cept of this has changed markedly. Our more mature understanding of dentistry enables us to look toward the future with definite purposes and with the ability to carry out our designs. I cannot conceive of a better combination for happiness. To carry this idea through we have chosen the future of dentistry as a theme on which to build our yearbook. It is the work of several members of our class who have combined to keep a record of these difficult but happy years. Jack Horowitz took complete charge of the business details and made our pjblication a financial success. He even found time to give us a hand with the copy. Murray Schwartz shared all my responsibilities in editing, writing, collecting, and planning, and took care of innumerable details. Murray Cantor as you can tell by reading the pages concerned with the seniors added his wit and talent to the yearbook and gave it a liveliness that should be well appreciated. There are others — Marcy Halpert, Del Camesas, Bernie Keller, Al Fierstein, and Irwin Franke who also gave many hours that were difficult to spare. My thanks to Mr. Greener and The Comet Press for their cooperation. Thanks are also extended to Harriet, Helen, Tisula, Ruth, Susie, Lois, and all the other gals who helped type and edit. And lastly to our faculty advisor, Dr. Rosenstein, for his cooperation end sound advice to tide us over many a rough spot. I wish success and happiness to my classmates, and a Merry Trismus to All and to All a Good Bite. Arthur M. Kahn staff EDITOR IN CHIEF Arthur M. Kahn BUSINESS MANAGER Jack L. Horowitz ASSOCIATE EDITOR Murray Schwartz LITERARY EDITOR Murray A. Cantor ASSISTANT EDITORS Pandelis Camesas Marcella Halpert Stanley R. Sadies ART Bernard Keller Morton Balick PHOTOGRAPHY Irwin Franke Allen L. Firestein Joseph Randi Lionel Abzug Irwin A. Small CIRCULATION Ira Gordon BUSINESS Edward P. Lynch Charles Ray Irwin M. Polayes Lawrence Marder FACULTY ADVISOR Dr. Solomon N. Rosenstein _ RsMiiiSi members PRESIDENT: Harold Kalkstein VICE PRESIDENT: Morrey Berkwitz TREASURER: Arthur M. Mettleman SECRETARY: Richard H. Sands HISTORIAN: Morton S. Brod DEPUTY: Dr. Frank Beube SENIORS Morton Balick Martin Benes Lawrence Daum Allen Firestein Irwin Franke Ira Gordon Allen Koslin Irving Polayes Murray Schwartz Irwin Small Pledge: Melvin Feldman JUNIORS Lionel Abzug Morrey Berkwitz Harold Kalkstein Lawrence Marder Arthur Mettleman Richard Sands Pledges: Harvey Cornell Donald Goodman Gilbert Small SOPHOMORES Morton Brod Marvin Brussel Alfred Carin Sidney Gordon Robert Gutstein Pledges: Lawrence Fuerst Arthur Ingerman William Deutsch Harvey Weiner FRESHMEN Pledges: Paul Duboff Daniel Epstein Richard Finestein Saul Finer Stanley Heiffetz Joseph Kreit Harold Marshon Abraham Meisner Jack Opensky Arthur Post John Rolland Marvin Spodek Alan Weber Joseph Wirtenberg Jack Wittenberg With a swelling membership, and under the guidance of Presi- dent Harold Kalkstein, Vice President Morrey Berkowitz, Secretary Dick Sands, Treasurer Art Mettleman, and Historian Morton Brod, Eta Chapter began the new year with a program which combined the proven functions of previous years plus a number of new innova- tions. Taking the cue from the Big Brother Plan which is functioning on the National level, we have inaugurated a somewhat similar plan at Columbia. Members of the Junior and Senior Classes have as- sumed the pleasant experience of becoming acquainted with the Freshmen. Each Junior and Senior frater acts as Big Brother to a Fresh- man with the purpose of helping him overcome the problems which loom so large at the beginning of the Dental School career, and to thoroughly acquaint him with the meaning of Alpha Omega — its his- tory, scope, and activities. By the end of the year, the program had stimulated a great many friendships, a source of pleasurable satisfac- tion to all taking part. With Doctor Beube as Faculty Advisor, the first get-acquainted smoker was held early in October. Doctor Morris Fierstein officiated at the installation of the new officers and gave an awe-inspiring talk on the meaning of Fraternity. After several successful social en- counters, the second smoker of the year was held in honor of Doctor Joseph Leavitt, in appreciation for services rendered to the fraternity. The annual Alpha Omega Fraternity Convention was held in Toronto. Eta chapter was capably represented by frater Allen Fire- stein. Our final affair of the year was an enormous induction dinner, which saw the initiation of the largest number of pledges in Eta ' s history. With enthusiasm high, and a desire to expand chapter activities further, Alpha Omega looks forward to a bigger and brighter future. members gamma lambda chapter DEPUTY COUNCILOR: Dr. Edward A. Cain ASS ' T. DEPUTY COUNCILOR: Dr. John J. Lucca GRAND MASTER: Pandelis Camesas SECRETARY: George Lyons TREASURER: Bernard Keller JUNIOR GRAND MASTER: George Coulter JUNIOR SECRETARY: Charles Schoenlein JUNIOR TREASURER: Paul Query GRAND INQUISITOR: Eugene Tedaldi SOCIAL CHAIRMAN: Adolph Carreiro CHAPLAIN: James Chichetti SENATOR: Arthur Misicka SENIORS John Grippo Charles Hill Edward Lynch Peter Mastrogeannes Joseph Randi Charles Ray Stanley Sadies Oscar Sciascia John Suomi JUNIORS John Dunne Joseph Fitzpatrick Thomas Joyce George Kiriakopoulos Richard Messina Charles Obernesser James Parlapiano Howard Sanborn Gerard Thibert Richard Watson SOPHOMORES Howell Archard Angelo Corradino Edmund Debler William Dolan Albert Gruner Robert Kelley Nicholas Mandanis Henry Muller Since its inception 47 years ago, Gamma Lambda chapter has strived to maintain those qualities which have brought Psi Omega to its present status of being the largest dental fraternity in the coun- try. The first chapter was founded at the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1892 and since then the fraternity has grown to include 25,000 members in 32 chapters throughout the country. With this example to follow, Gamma Lambda set out to rebuild the chapter after its depletion during the war years. Just four short years ago, the chapter was made up of exactly 9 loyal, hard working members. Today, we are proud of our 37 active members and are looking forward to welcoming 16 pledges. These figures are another indication of the ever increasing recognition of Psi Omega, its princi- ples, and its objectives. It is indeed a brotherhood. One that is cherished not only during our stay here but one that will grow as we grow and be with us throughout the country, even the world. For ours is a fraternity that offers friends in the true sense of the word, friends to help with advice and assistance when we need them, to help us in our future under- takings, to work with to further the profession we have chosen. At the helm this year was our capable Grand Master, Pandelis Camesas, ably assisted by George Lyons as Secretary and Bernard Keller as Treasurer. We displayed our prowess as social lions at the social functions held this year. We were right in the swing of things with the first big get-together, an Election Dance and Buffet held at Bard Hall. Following this was the Christmas Dance and the Valentine and St. Patrick ' s Day functions. Closing an eventful year was the traditional farewell to the seniors at which time they were honored at a Dinner- dance. And so another year has been written down as history for the Gamma Lambda chapter. May our graduating members look back on their years spent here in pleasant associations and fraternal gatherings in the knowledge that they have left much to be gained by those of us they leave behind as well as those that will follow. They have laid a strong foundation. May they meet with happiness and success. Arthur D. Misicka 9jfekb. V members student council President: Stanley R. Sadies Vice President: James Parlapiano Secretary: Adolph Carreiro Seniors Morton Balick Pandelis Camesas Bernard Keller Stanley R. Sadies Murray Schwartz Juniors Lionel Abzug Adolph Carreiro Lawrence Marder Sophomores Angelo Corradino Albert Gruner Russell Ross Freshmen William Christ Richard Feinstein In the performance of its function as the representative of the student body, the Student Council, guided and advised by Dr. Cuttita, has dealt with various phases of student ac- tivity, ranging from installation of coat racks to sponsorship of social affairs. In addition to arranging the annual Student Council Dance in support of the Yearbook, some other Council actions have been to recommend revisions of the Sophomore schedule, reinstitute the Saturday clinic for stu- dent dental care, propose the showing of movies on special dental subjects, and sponsor measures that would bring about closer relations between the incoming Freshman Class and the faculty and upperclassmen. We believe that an active, vital Student Council is neces- sary to present to the faculty the constructive student view- point, the consideration of which is essential to the further- ance of the school ' s aim to offer the finest in dental education. william jarvie society President: Pandelis Camesas Vice President: John Grippo Secretary: Larry Daum Treasurer: Lawrence Mardor Faculty Advisor: Solomon N. Rosenstein SENIORS Arthur Kahn Allen Koslin Murry Schwartz Saul Axelrod Mark Benes Jack Horowitz Stanley Sadies George Lyons Allan Firestein Joseph Randi Bernard Keller JUNIORS Charles Obernesser Warren Nadel Arthur Mettleman Howard Sanborn Harold Kalkstein James Pailiapiano Adolph Carreiro Lionel Abzug SOPHOMORES Sidney Prager Arnold Tiber George Lamonabes Sidney Gordon Arthur Ingerman In December of 1920, Dr. William J. Gies, Chairman of the Research Committee of the Columbia Dental College, expressed his desire to form an organization that would, as its constitution later stated, endeavor to promote the spirit of research among the students of dentistry at Columbia University, as well as to advance their welfare individually, both as students and as prospective practitioners of dentistry. The name of the society would be the William Jarvie Society for Dental Research. Dr. William Jarvie had long before made a name for himself in the field of dentistry. His marked capabilities and attractive personality had won for him wide professional recognition. Dr. Jarvie had attained many high offices in dental organizations during the forty-seven years of his dental career. Dr. Gies described Dr. Jarvie as a great benefactor who had a profound interest in dental research. It was chiefly through the efforts of Dr. Jarvie that $125,000 was donated to help form the Columbia Dental College. After the death of Dr. Jarvie in 1921 at the age of eighty, the members of the William Jarvie Society pledged that they would make the society worthy of his memory. We feel that through the years this pledge has been fulfilled, and we hope that the society will always be a credit to the high standards of its predecessors. Dr. Joseph Schroff of the Oral Surgery Division was the or- ganization ' s first President. He was instrumental in organizing the work of the Society and he began the practice of reading original papers at meetings. For the past several years, Dr. Solomon Rosenstein of the Pedodontics Division has served untiringly as Faculty Advisor. At the opening meeting of the year, it was unanimously decided that new projects and ideas would be investigated with the purpose of bringing interesting research projects to the attention of the members. Also in a move to renew the Society ' s interest in dental research, Dr. Barnet Levy of the Research Department was made co-faculty advisor. At the Jarvie Society Dinner, Dr. Levy presented an outline of the more important research projects now being conducted in the College. The members of the Jarvie Society of- fered their aid to any existing research project in which they can be of assistance. The annual Freshmen Welcome Smoker was held at Bard Hall this year. Dean Hickey and several other members of the faculty joined the Society in greeting the freshmen. New Members are elected to the society each year on the basis of their scholastic record, character and interest and activity in research. omicron kappa upsilon epsilon epsilon chapter President Dr. S. N. Rosenstein Vice-Pres Dr. Arthur Totten Secy Treas Dr. E. V. Zegarelli Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the Phi Beta Kappa of Dentistry, was organized in 1914 at Northwestern University Dental School as a national honorary fraternity. The Greek letters and insignia chosen for this select organization signify Conservation of Teeth and Health. Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery was granted its charter in 1934, and was given the name Epsilon Epsilon Chapter. At present there are 64 faculty and 1 19 alumni members on its roster. The constitution provides that each chapter elect to member- ship not more than twelve percent of a graduating senior class, the selection to be based on high scholarship and outstanding character. Of the class of 1952 the following were honored by election to alumni membership: Dr. Joseph C. De Lisi, Dr. Robert H. Van Buren, Dr. Albert K. Gilbert. Last year Epsilon Epsilon Chapter elected to faculty membership the following: Dr. Ferdinand A. Tuoti, Dr. Austin H. Kutscher, Dr. Clifford L. Whitman, Dr. George Minervini, Dr. Leonard Hirschfeld, Dr. Fred Rothenberg, Dr. Morris Kavelle. Each year our local chapter is permitted to elect to Honorary Membership one and only one individual, not necessarily a dentist, who, in the minds of the active members has made outstanding contributions to the science and welfare of Dentistry. This year Dr. Samuel R. Detwiler, Head of the Anatomy Department, Colum- bia University, has been so honored. To each and every member of the class of 1953, Omicron Kappa Upsilon extends its warmest congratulations upon your en- tering the profession of dentistry. May you at every turn in your careers forever advance the unselfish ideals which will further elevate and dignify our profession. Dr. Edward V. Zegarelli 66 John hunter and perspectives in occlusion by L. Laszlo Schwartz, D. D. S. Dentistry, as we know it today, is the result of two streams of development: one technical, the other scientific. Each arose during antiquity: the first among the craftsmen of Phoenicia and Etruria, the second among the philosophers of Greece. Flowing sluggishly throughout the Middle Ages, gathering momentum during the Renaissance, they broadened and deep- ened during the Eighteenth Century to form the reservoirs of dental knowledge which are associated with the names of Pierre Fauchard and John Hunter. Fauchard ' s Surgeon-Dentist is not exclusively technical, nor is Hunter ' s Natural History of the Human Teeth purely scientific. There is much that is scientific in one and a great deal that is practical in the other. It is nevertheless true that the main current of the development which led to each was either technical or scientific and Fauchard ' s emphasis is con- sequently upon the how of dentistry while Hunter ' s is upon its why. It has always been difficult to separate the how of dentistry from its why. At- tempts had been made throughout the centuries to connect the two, but they followed their own separate courses until the time of John Hunter. In the preface of the second edition of Fauchard ' s work which appeared in 1746 he wrote as follows: . . . practice alone does not suffice to carry these operations to perfection, at least when it is not governed by an exact study of the anatomy of the mouth: this study is absolutely necessary to under- stand the structure, the situation, the connection and the function of the different organs of which it is a part. This knowledge was not available in spite of the fact that at this time surgery was entirely in French hands and Paris the only place where the subject could be properly studied. For until Hunter, surgery was purely a mechanical art and progress during the period consisted of new amputations, excisions and other improvements in operative technic. A knowl- edge of anatomy of the mouth was not lacking for the work of Vesalius, Fallopius, Eustachius, and Leeu- wenhoek had already provided this. What was most needed was an understanding of the connection and function of which Fauchard spoke. This was Hunter ' s great contribution. Sir Arthur Keith, in discussing John Hunter, said that it is not the years which have elapsed since his time but the great discoveries which have been made, whi ch make him seem so distant. The knowledge of respiration, cellular pathology, and bacteriology has caused some of Hunter ' s work to lose its currency, but much of it is still valid. As Keith concludes: The great evolutionary movement left Hunter ' s work unchanged, for he was an evolutionist; but, fortunately for us, he studied the evolution of function rather than form. For medical men it is function rather than structure which matters. Hence it is that when we have de- ducted those parts of Hunter ' s labours which have been displaced by the progress of knowledge, there still remains a vast fund of permanent value, not only for us now, but for generations to come. This is also true for dentists. The contents of the Natural History of the Human Teeth proves this beyond a doubt. This book is not only an anatomical text, even though with its clear descriptions and splendid illus- trations, it can still be used as such. Nor is it simply embryological, histological, pathological, or physio- logical because it is all of these things and something more. It is biological science in action — original obser- vations and investigations unearthing data, critical Adapted from a paper entitled John Hunter and the Physiological Basis of Dental Practice, presented before the American Academy of the History of Dentistry, St. Louis, September 6, 1952. 67 thinking fashioning it into a biological basis for dental practice. There is no schism here between science and practice, for the science is practical and the practice scientific. We pay tribute to John Hunter every time we speak of a cuspid or a bicuspid for it was he who gave us the classification we use in our dental anatomy today. But he was no mere systematist, for his mind wou ld not permit the separation of science from practice. Hunter emphasized science but he did not under- emphasize technique. Technique is respected but never reduced to rigid and inflexible procedures. Hunter had faith in the ability of skillful dentists to work out the how or technic of therapy once they understood its biological basis or its why. It was this, the why of therapy, that his work sought to provide. We know today, as Hunter knew then, that the understanding of the why of treatment, whether a surgical or a dental procedure, depends to a great extent upon a knowledge of function — upon a physio- logical basis. Occlusion is an important, if not the most important, aspect of any consideration of a physiological basis of dental practice. In spite of many excellent investi- gations, the study of occlusion is suffering from what Oliver Wendell Holmes called the learned ignorance of a nomenclature. It is interesting to note, therefore, that John Hunter never used the term occlusion. A superb plate illus- trating it is described simply as A view ... of the Teeth of both Jaws in the natural situation when the mouth is shut. Detailed descriptions are reserved for chapters dealing with function, of which the following are examples: Of the Articulation of the Lower- Jaw, Of the Motion in the Joint of the Lower-Jaw, Of the Muscles of the Lower-Jaw, Of the Action of the Teeth arising from the Motion of the Lower-Jaw, General Comparisons between the Motion of the Jaw in Young and old people. These can be read with profit today for to John Hunter function was pre- eminent. Form could be illustrated or even named but function had to be carefully described. What a wealth of valuable information is contained in Hunter ' s monumental work — the rest position of the mandible, its movements and th e reciprocal action of the muscles that cause them, the action of the joint, the continuous eruption of teeth, the effect of the loss of the six year molar, to mention but some. It is only now that these subjects are receiving the attention they deserve. A profession still struggling with elementary technical problems in the treatment of the single tooth could hardly have been expected to face the com- plexities of tooth and jaw relationships. Consequently, it was the treatment of edentulousness that first di- rected interest to these problems. In full dentures, cosmetics was at first the only con- sideration. Fauchard, for example, did not replace those posterior teeth which were not visible. Later, only the buccal cusps were allowed to touch. When chewing efficiency as well as denture stability was sought occlusion became an object of interest and study. In this, Bonwill was the pioneer. In 1883, he stated that I shall use the term ' articulation ' instead of ' occlusion ' for the very good reason that it is more in keeping with the functions or motions of the jaw. His approach to his work was entirely different from that of John Hunter. John Hunter . . . was one of the few rare men to whom the love of carefully observing the course of Nature is sufficient for the motives and safe methods of scientific study. That which he observed he was quick to apply but it was not the practical problem which motivated him. This is what stimulated Bonwill and those who followed him. It was expressed by Gysi as follows: The problem of articulation is, in my opinion, not completely solved, even though we may know all the movement of the mandible theoretically, until these movements can be imitated mechanically. There was thus brought to life an approach to the study of occlusion which has been with us for well over a half a century. It is practical in its aim and mechanical in its method. What has it produced? Since Bonwill first described his Anatomical Articulator others have followed by the score. No single one has won universal accept- ance and one is thus reminded of the old adage which says, in effect, that when there are many remedies for the same disease, there is, as a rule, no single effective one. This was expressed in a recent paper entitled Practical occlusion in relation to com- plete dentures. Bonwill, its author, states, It is not for a moment disputed that workers who use indi- vidual measurements of condyle path indication and adaptable articulators produce occlusion of great ac- curacy. What is here denied is that such readings contribute anything essential to the excellence of the result. A similar appraisal was made more than twenty-five years ago. In a history of the study of occlusion Washburn said, One of the phenomena of dental history is that no one for forty years discov- ered that teeth set up to balance with the Bonwill Articulator did not balance in the patient ' s mouth. Evidently the so-called practical approach has proven to be very impractical. Why does it persist to this very day? the problem to the background and he felt that the problem is primary and its practical application sec- ondary. He thus expressed a point of view in dental research which is characteristic of John Hunter ' s work, scientific in aim as well as in method. The fact is that this point of view, even though it has been overshadowed by Bonwill ' s practical, me- chanical concept, has never been extinguished be- cause John Hunter had already exerted too strong an influence on the history of dentistry. As a result not all dentists succumbed to the seductive appeal of Bonwill ' s mathematical system. William H. True- man immediately recognized the fallacy inherent in trying to create a machine that will chew exactly as the patient does. In a chapter which almost propheti- cally follows that of Bonwill in Litch ' s System of Den- tistry, Trueman observed, Could we remove the very jaws we are adapting the denture to, and use them as an articulator, it would be impossible to know The tendency to confuse what the poet calls ' the sublime and irrefutable passion of belief with the purposes of scientific investigation, wrote Garrison in his History of Medicine, is indeed one of the saddest things in the history of medicine. To my mind, the knowledge of the life and work of John Hunter offers the best protection against this human frailty. This is best illustrated by Hunter ' s answer to Jenner, his friend and pupil who was at this time thinking about preventive inoculation. Don ' t think, try; be patient, be accurate. We will agree, I think, that as far as the study of occlusion is concerned, we have been guilty of too little trying, too much thinking, and much too much believing. This has not only proved disappointing in its prac- tical results, it has also held back the progress of research. In 1931, Hildebrand, a Swedish investigator, introduced his study of masticatory movements with the statement that he was going to leave out of con- sideration the matter of immediate practical applica- tion. He based his decision on the fact that the so- called practical approach had in the past relegated JOHN HUNTER 1728-1893 A founder of modern dental science. with any degree of accuracy the relative positions they will assume when activated by the muscles and nerves that belong to them. Hunter was fully aware of the importance of me- chanical considerations. He described the condyle, thus Its external end is turned a little forward, and its internal a little backward; so that the axis of the two Condyles are neither in the same straight line, nor parallel to each other; but the axis of each Condyle, if continued backwards, would meet, and form an angle of about one hundred and forty-six degrees; and lines drawn from the Symphysis of the Chin, to the middle of the Condyle, would intersect their longest axis, at nearly right angles. But Hunter was too keen an observer and understood nature too well to stop here and to formulate geometrical and mechanical laws. He continued with the following: There are, however, some exceptions; for in a Lower- Jaw, of which I have a drawing, the angle formed by the supposed continuation of the two axes, instead of being an angle of one hundred and forty-six deg rees, is of one hundred and ten only. But, as a biologist, he understood variations in nature; Bonwill, as a mathematician, did not. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, There is a dead medical literature and a live one. The dead is not all ancient and the live not all modern. The Natural History of the Human Teeth is still very much alive. In 1950, for example, there was published an excel- lent study on variations of the temporomandibular joint. Ricketts, the author, concluded that Probably the most interesting concept gained from this study is the range of variation found in practically every as- pect investigated. Modern cephalometric lamina- graphy confirms the observations of John Hunter. Allan G. Brodie recently cited another example. He described the work of Brash who in 1920 repeated Hunter ' s work regarding the growth of the mandible using the same animal experiments and conditions. He came to identical conclusions. Thus we see that the most eloquent tribute to John Hunter comes not only from historians but from the findings of modern research. More and more papers on occlusion are appearing in our literature which are scientific in aim as well as in method. By means of ingenious experiments, care- ful clinical observations and anthropological investi- gations, aided by knowledge and apparatus which Hunter lacked, we are moving towards an under- standing of that complex physiological process which we call occlusion. Emphasis in the current study of occlusion is rapidly shifting from the mechanical to the physiological. We can expect an acceleration of this change. The physiological approach, founded by John Hunter, was diverted during the difficult period when dentistry was mastering its art. It is understandable how preoccupation with technical problems can influ- ence a profession to try to solve its scientific problems by mechanical means. This happened in occlusion. The broadening of a physiological approach to the study of occlusion is evidenced by the great interest which exists today in the relationship between occlu- sion and dental disease. In this, the genius of John Hunter also appears. Hunter, the first great biologist of the moderns, looked at life as a whole, and studied all of its manifestations in health and in disease. In dentistry, in the study of occlusion, we have taken a circuitous course and followed many promis- ing passageways which we had to abandon. Now we are back to the main stream. Formidable obstacles still lie ahead and the responsibility for overcoming them will rest on the shoulders of the younger men in dentistry. 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