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

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Dr. Gilbert P. Smith. D.D.S. Dean of Faculty In completing your formal undergraduate professional education, you are about to embark upon a lifetime career in dentistry equipped with the background and training, which, if used in the true spirit of the Colum- bia philosophy, will insure your being a successful prac- titioner and successful member of your community. Your school, as your profession, will look to you, the neophytes, for its future. The futures of a school and her graduates will undoubtedly be judged together. If you, as alumni, live up to the ideals of quality and excellence which Columbia has sought, you will be doing a service not only to yourselves and your school, but to your pro- fession and to the public. As a new membe r of the profession, you will be ex- pected to accept the responsibilities of modern dentistry with all its demands for broader basic knowledge, greater skill and proficiency, and research and continued educa- tion after graduation. Only by habitual study and pro- fessional development can the new graduate hope to meet these responsibilities successfully. Dental societies, study clubs, and refresher courses all avail of themselves to help the practitioner meet these demands of modern day den- tistry. But it is the individual, in the final analysis, that must apply himself and help spearhead the profession onto greater excellence. If the growth of the profession is to be assured, you the class of 1965, must assume these responsibilities as well as actively supporting your school and dental education as a whole. It is with utmost confidence that I express the faith of the faculty in the class of 1965. I am certain you will assume your responsibilities and take your place along- side other Columbia alumni as active members of the profession and the community.

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Grayson Kirk, Ph.D. Ll.D. President of the University

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In Memoriam James Mullan Lionel Abzug The Denial School was shrouded in sadness after the tragic and untimely loss of two of its recent alumni, one never having had the chance to fulfill the promise of his hard-won skills, the other just nearing the peak of his career as professor and practitioner. James Mullan, Class of 1964, will be remembered as the bright, soft-spoken student whose wide range of in- terest kept him at the top of his class in both scholastic achievement and extracurricular affairs. His innate friend- liness made him known and liked by everyone who came in contact with him. To have so much potential of mind and hand so abruptly snatched away leaves a sense of loss, a hollow feeling that will not soon pass away from us. Lionel Abzug, Class of 1953, was a young man ob- viously infatuated with the difficult art of communica- ting his knowledge to others, and he was well equipped to perform this task. His lectures were consistently excellent, his material always relevant and up to date. His presen- tation was authoritative without becoming dogmatic, sprinkled with humor, and conveying a zest for the sub- ject that created a rapport between student and teacher seldom experienced in other classes. His answers to queries were unhesitant and illuminating. His loss is made greater by the misfortune of those future classes that will miss the benefit of his guidance.