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

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From the Most High Cometh Healing . . . D.D.S. 27

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Pathology came along about this time and we tesorted to drawing our plays on paper. The team split in a vote taken to determine who would be on the all-opponent team — coccidioidomycosis or tsutsu- gamushi fever. Brustein led the cheering in favor of the latter. Physiology gave us some insight into the func- tions of a nerve fiber and proved that a toothache is caused by a red-dogging sodium ion busting through center while the offensive potassium ion skirted the end. This apparently set up some sort of chain reaction which ended when everybody collided with the goal post in the cerebrum. A sudden downpour made everything a bit muddy toward the end of the first half and periodontology was sent in to clean cleats. At this point we took ten time-outs to determine the history, make, type, and shape of the shoe and on the last play we cleaned two cleats. Coach Arden and his staff showed us the funda- mentals of the bite wing formation with special empha- sis on the importance of a lateral position when the defense was in protrusive. The operative staff, led by head coach Cain, drilled us in the I, II, III, IV, and V formation plays and reiterated the necessity for prop- erly plugging holes in order to foil the state board referee. We were told that all the skull practice and scrimmaging with dummies would assure success in the field. The team heaved a great sigh of relief during the half as we counted noses and discovered only one cas- ualty. The third period found us running around in a circle but enjoying it immensely. Fumbles ran rampant but no one seemed to give a rubber dam except, per- haps, the patients. We sliced through guards, soldered a lot of mistakes, tore up a lot of turf, and occasionally exposed a quarterback, but somehow we scored a few points. Nervousness gave way to confidence but the backfield speed was still limited as we entered the fourth and final quarter. The coaches advised us ( or maybe it was rumors ) that we needed about 600 or more field goals in opera- tive and about 43 touchdowns in crown and bridge, plus an assortment of fancy plays in prosthetics. This added up to a lot of work with insufficient time, and to make matters worse, the commissioner ordered no work dur- ing time-outs. A 15 point penalty was invoked on all those found scrimmaging after hours. The fans found out that they had to pay a higher admission price for all this and while it did not affect the quality of play, it did dampen their enthusiasm and limit their numbers a bit. The team began to poop out around the middle of the last quarter and besides aching feet, the nerves be- came a little frazzled. Points were being scored all over the place and in the melee that followed the opponents threw in one last desperate defense — the long pin facing. And so it went — a tedious, difficult, frustrating, yet enjoyable four years. The scrimmage is over, the game is ahead. Let ' s play it as we were taught and the rewards will be great. ( £3 26 No, no, Cosgrove, I said hit the Ramus

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Robert W. Allenby Stratford ' s answer to the big city came to Columbia from Fairfield University where he majored in biology and received a Bachelor of Science degree. Bob ' s exceptional ability was recognized early by students and faculty members alike. He was elected to the William Jarvie Society in his Sophomore year and has been an assistant to Dr. Portway. During his Senior year Bob served as vice president of the Jarvie Society and was an active member of Psi Omega. Weekends found Bob in the fair state of Connecticut where he somehow found time to construct the Allenby- Crosley, a red fiberglass miniature Corvette sports car. This project was completed between time spent giving piano lessons and courting his lovely fiancee, Nancy. Immediately following graduation Bob and Nan will be married. After completion of military service Bob intends to set up a general practice. 28