Indiana University School of Dentistry - Prognosis Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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1 u f, C Illlamqsrugnnsfs z gmnfanalmmal Qtnuege 21.1904 annual platform, our worthy President is on his feet and calling in his piping tones, Please remember the class meeting at this'hour! T o t Then, as if his efforts might prove useless in staying the crowd that pushes toward the exit, about half a dozen other Seniors begin calling: Class meeting! Class meet- ing! Sit down! Sit down! Class meeting ! , 'And then the fun begins, for President Hickman has gained the floor and the Class of '04 is really in session. But the crowd o-f indifferents has not all gone yet. The purpose of one part o-f that notice, All stay, might be de- feated were it not for the heavy build and perseverance and desire to- do his full duty of our efficient sergeant-at- arms, Phillips, who- has placed himself in the doorway and flatly refuses to allow those to go out whose brains have been so racked and overworked by the lectures. Then they sit down reluctantly' and Sergeant Phillips, with a smile of satisfaction and a graceful bow, takes his seat near the door. That the class at large approves his action is evident from the numerous remarks that are made in voices that you can hear reverberating across the room. President Hickman no-W takes advantage of the lull that follows such excitement to state to the class for the second time what the nature of the business is, which this august body is' now called upon to consider. Clt would perhaps be well to pause here and state that the part of this narration that fo-llows may not correspond with the official minutes of the class Secretary, for we have not hadiaccess to the official records in preparing our manu- script, in fact, we are not sure that there are any records of the class meetings of the Class of '04, At least we have never heard any reference made to them nor have any minutes of past meetings ever been presented for the ap- proval of the class at large. But we do have a Secretary, and a good one, and probably he does have a reco-rd of each meeting, but is too- wise to read it to his classmates, for fear they have forgotten that they had ever done such things as will appear in a true record of minutes of the class meetings of the Class o-f 'o4. Consideration of this very fact has been the prime motive prompting us to write

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The QBWBUDSIB Slnurana Dental Qtulle e 1904 annual A SENIORH CLASS MEETING, i V- ELL, the place is the west lecture--room where most of the great events of our col- lege life' transp-ire and the time- is o-ne Thursday morning, at about one o'clock. Dr. Hunt has just finished an excellent hour's discourse upon Phagedenic Perice- mentis and the Senior class has given its closest attention to the speaker for a full hour, as he has eloquently recited to them the causes, pathology and treatment of the subject un- der discussion and impressed the same upon the minds of his hearers by frequent repetition and the free .use of a large white towel, with which he strikes his other hand or the desk, thus with one effort he both holds his audience's at- tention and pounds into their noggins the important points of the subject. i ' L Before the lecture began there was a written notice on X51 the blackboard which read: Senior class meeting after this lecture. Important business. All stay. - But the severe mental strain of the last two hours- has been such that most of the class has forgotten that there exists such a thing as. a Senior class, or else that they are members of the same. We infer this from the fact that as soon as Dr. Hunt gives the gong which signals the close of the hour Q and those on the back row hear it before the Doctor doesj, and before he has time to- announce that This will be all for this morning, about twenty-iive Seniors are on their way to the hall and assembly room, where, with acigarette or a bit of tobacco-, they can rest their weary brain for a few minutes and restore their equi- lib-rium of mind before the next lecture. L - But President Hickman, of the Class of 'o4, is wise to the Senior habits, and before Dr. Hunt is off the lecture

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Qtbei qamgnnsfs z gIIiUfHl'lH'DBIIfElI college 1 1904 annual about the sub-ject chosen. We know that great things have been accomplished in the Senior class meetings, and if no records were to be passed down to- our- successors and progeny, showing the illustrious lights that shone among our fellow students, the emotions shownand mo- tions lost and won, it would be a point of everlasting re- gret toevery member of the Class of ,O4.J President Hickman: There is one thing that has been hanging fire long enough now, and we have got to settle the matter this morning: I am talking about this picture business. You all know what the position is that the pho- tographer- The name and reference to picture deals stirs the blood of every enthusiastic student in the room, and the President's eloquence is interrupted by varied expressions -of approval and otherwise. Two overhon the east side call fo-ut, When do we get our pictures ? and one down in the front row says, What more does he want now ?'7 One is on his feet addressing the chair in real parlia- zmentary style, and the. chair recognizes Mr. Ellison, who says: Mr, President, I think, with you, that this matter has been put off long enough and that we might just as well settle it one time as another. We all know that the photographer is only trying to protect himself. We are not all deadbeats, but there may be 'a few, I reckon, who would not meet their part of the agreement if there were any way to- get out of it. But I believe further, that if this class makes up its mind to do this thing right, it will be done right. .And I am further of the opinion that we can ar- range with the photographer on terms that all can agree to. For one, I, myself, would be willing to come to an agree- ment, and I would suggest that we all deposit the balance with the college faculty, or the Indiana National Bank, or any other rich and reliable bank, and then Mr.. Blank could get it after we get the pictures. fEXpressions of disapproval arise from several in the room and sentiments like Shut up l Keep still ! come from other unauthor- ized Seniorsj But President Hickman calls for order. Let us hear what Ellison has to say, and Ellison, who has kept the floor, continues: Now I don't want to im- pose upon anybody here, but I, for. one, would be willing