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

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Fore! Caddy! The country club was now open for R and R (Recuperation and Repair). Now two new factors entered our lives . . . patients and Max. We weren ' t sure how to cope with either of them. What ' s up, Doc? a term usually applicable to lovable Bugs Bunny, made us cringe with fear and hide in the high heat oven. We lacerated and burned ouselves in ortho and then bid the benches farewell on a formal basis. We promised our dentures by Thanksgiving . . . well, Christmas at the latest . . . but they did look good in the Easter Parade. Then we learned something new. The teeth are surrounded by the periodontium, and for eleven weeks we scraped at it. This is not to mention ump- teen lectures on Occlusal Traumatism by various gingivophiles. After we learned how to clean out the patient ' s pockets, we met Occlusal Louie. It was eleven weeks of slides, word and models, none of which gave us centric. The debate between The Barndoorgraph and the Transograph raged on through the spring. The year ' s social calendar reached its height at the Senior Farewell, where the production of Guys and Dents brought down the house. Go to sleep . . . you re feeling drowsy . . . look at my thumb . . . go to sleep . . . keep your eyes on my thumb, you in- grate ! 24 He called me ' Doc, ' Harry. Will you cease those unprofessional bird imita- tions.

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There seems to be a ' Harry and Bert ' in almost every department. In our technique courses, we were introduced to an intirely new vocabulary with such phrases as: ' I carved this one with my fingernail in sopho- more year That ' s good, now polish it up This tooth would like to be moved to the Mesial Did you use a hoe on that or a rake Meanwhile, on the ninth floor we learned about stresses and strains which we had already ex- perienced on the floor below. Bacteriology taught us the principles of anaphylaxis in pregnant guinea pigs with cervical caries and the mating habits of vaccinated rabbits in an incubator. In an ivy-covered chapel on the 7th floor, we learned the facts of life from our new Bible, Good- man and Gillman. Here, Reverend Bart, the dental student ' s Billy Graham, preached the true way of life. Here, emesis became a household word. Once again we cruised through the periodontium reaffirming our faith in reattachment As finals neared, there was a bull market on dexedrine stocks. Students in mid-May could be seen studying in over- coats, mufflers, and gloves while the rest of the city decried a new heat wave. And. so it ended. The test by fire was finished. Some of us got through with only a third degree burn, some fried and others cremated. . Novo I ' ll tell you something 1 Now, when you do this over These things happen. 23

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Wonder what the market is for used ticker tape? Did you use the Baronometer? ' But, son, I don ' t understand why you want to change your name to Aaron Aaronson. Dad, it ' s something that only a senior in the third group could explain. Yes, here we are at the senior year. A senior, in order to graduate, must secure six hundred opera- tive points, three partials. two and one-half, full fientures, and assorted crowns. Each student is equipped with three years of knowledge, clinical materials, and a pair of roller skates, in order to play the game. An addendum to the rules, this year, reminded the student that the teeth are surrounded by the periodontium. Hurley was King of all crown and bridge. The Streak was the full-denture consultant. The Baron, inventor of Baron Lug-seat formers, Baron-trays, and Trips to Ireland arranged cheap, was the partial expert. How many partial harnesses has your group cast? Questions heard around the benches this year were: — Does the Baron really own Vanderbilt Clinic? — Did G.P. really create Hurley from a ball of blue wax? — Does Dr. Scrivani know that an inlay can be worth more than ten points? — Who will be cast as Lou Fox as a boy in the forthcoming Cecile B. DeMille epic, Odonto- plasty ? — Was Dr. Fireball really right about Tommy Dorsey? — Is it essential, that the cow bone powder be Kosher? In Dr. Hunt ' s lectures, we learned that a good lawyer was worth his weight in gold foil and how to find a patient lost in the files. Bert and Harry sold us a case of T.M Joints and public health was redefined as health for the public through statistics. And, so it went. If we may leave but one message behind, let it be, IN DUCO WE TRUST. WElHUtf Pharmacology, pathology, bacteriology ake for a well rounded Dentist, Bert. ' ' Who ever heard of a square Dentist, arrvi xou dullard.