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

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,,,60 u Our goal , so long anticipated, has at last arrived. As individuals, we view the future with mixed feelings. Some of us, welcoming graduation as an emancipation from the daily chores and regimes which made up a large portion of our professional training, are eager to step proudly, and with confidence, out into the light of inde- pendence and responsibility. Other classmates may view these final days as the termination of a protected era. andjook forward with some trepidation to that life of decisions. Among us are also those confident that the education afforded them at Columbia has made them competent to cope with any situation they may confront in practice. Still others desire ( a firmer knowledge and wider experience in those fields which have awakened their interest, or further study in areas of Dentistry which they have not grasped to their satisfaction. We are indeed a mixed group in our plans for the future and our feelings towards our education as we have experienced it. From the beginning, the Class of 1960 was concerned with, and an integral part of, the educational evolution at the Dental School. This was first evidenced by the revised curriculum during the fresh- man term and continued in the following years, climaxed this year with the recon- stitution of the Dental School as a separate faculty. Now that we are about to graduate we are curious as to what the future holds in store. Looking back with perspective and noting the changes made in our own short student generation — advances not only in materials and techniques, but also growth in training and responsibilities — it is the inevitable conclusion that the Dental School will and must continue its growth to keep apace. Training the modern dentist, a dynamic process in itself, requires a large investment of time, energy and facilities. That Columbia is aware of its responsibility to the dental profession and the public it serves can be seen in the innovations of the past few years. We may envision this trend continuing in the future as well, and, as graduates, can contribute to this continued growth. Ten years from now the Class of 1970 will emerge with the degree of pro- ficiency instilled by their years ' of study. That calibre depends on the continued betterment of our school. We have seen these signs of improvement, yet, the future of dental education at Columbia is not determined by changes within the University alone. The responsibility for a dynamic school is a burden that rests also on the shoulders of its alumni. Let us not fail in our duty. 1 EDWARD HERZIG

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1960 DENTAL COLUMBIAN COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL of DENTAL and ORAL SURGERY Edward Herzig — Editor-in-Chief Bernard B. Tolpin — Literary Editor Henry J. Seligmann — Photography Editor Arthur Saltzman — Business Editor Dr. Joseph De Lisi — Faculty Advisor

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