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

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GRAYSON KIRK Ph. D., LL.D. President of the University

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DEDICATION Our introduction was unexceptional; cool, dry, well metered, precise, more Bach than Black even. And we began to walk together, behind Virgil we walked in and through circles and on. That session grew to the tri- mester multiplied by three years divided by two sum- mers leading to one end now in sight. Our class grew and that coolness grew warm and that dryness grew witty, and that meter grew mighty and that precision grew; and more. Three years we walked together. We stomped Black and blue wax and bevels and bases and the path widened as the pace quickened and alongside of com- petence was room for friendship; an exchange of quiet and very dry humor and an earnest will to teach and learn. We walked and we talked, Dr. Portway and our- selves and for three years we shared in his knowledge and ability and interest and his presence. For these and for twenty-seven reasons more, the Class of 1966 dedicates this yearbook to you. . . . Thomas W. Portway, D.D.S.

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GILBERT P. SMITH, D.D.S. Professor of Dentistry Dean of Faculty Director. Division of Restorative Dentistry Throughout your four years at Columbia, you have been exposed to one of the most complete curricula taught by one of the most competent staffs available in any dental school today. No school is able, nor does any profess to be able, to teach all that one must know- about the practice of dentistry. Your dental education must continue after you are graduated and should con- tinue as long as you find your interest in this profes- sion. It is only through endless exposure to the new knowledge, ideas and techniques which are springing up daily in our profession that you may be totally competent to give the best service to your patients. One of the best ways of accomplishing this objective is to maintain a close bond with the professional school which has given you the basis upon which you will build your future. In selecting the theme, Newer Teaching Methods , for your yearbook, you have demonstrated that you are aware that your profession will grow in scope, that better techniques of imparting this knowledge to future neophytes is a necessity and that you must have a part in this growth. With a new, modernly equipped physical plant for the dental school in prospect, the need for a vital and active alumni becomes imperative, and it is the younger graduates who can and should contribute the most. You must become active in support of your school so that it can realize its objectives and provide the basic- dental education and the continuing education that the dental profession and you have a right to expect. Great strides have been made at Columbia toward building the ideal professional school, and we have great confidence that the seeds which have been sown already, will blossom forth, transforming the school into a larger, better equipped institution, yet main- taining the same high standards of excellence in the curriculum which have produced the fine reputation which you carry into the professional world. It is with great confidence that we of the faculty wish you, the Class of 1966, a future that will fulfill all of your hopes and a career which will give you the satisfaction of serving in a profession that contributes substantially to the health and happiness of mankind.