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

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etnefqsrngnnsfs 1. gmnfana 1. mural college 1'19C4,QUlTlI81 HISTORY of CLASS of 1904 Motto : To strive, to seek, to find, - But not to yield. C olors: Green and Cream K URING the spring and early summer . ' of the year 1901 about three score and ' 1 dp ten ambitious young men and ladies, re- , siding in many different to-wns of this if 9 0 and other states, began each for himself i w to cast 'about for his life's work. Natu- , rally we were, o-ne and all, desirous of so living that our lives would be of some lasting benefit to our fellow men and that in the end we might hear the wel- come we1l done. In our youth we had suffered from many various aches and pains brought about by diseased condi- tions of the teeth. We also had witnessed much similar suffering amo-ng our friends and acquaintances. Somehow Flower: Cream Rose or other a still, small v0ice', impressed us so strongly that we understood it to be our solemn duty to devote our lives to- the dental profession. Our vocations chosen, our thoughts next turned to the selection of the particular college we should attend that we might become prepared to perform our professional duties. Careful investigation demonstrated, to our entire satisfaction, that the Indiana Dental College had superior instructors and unexcelled facilities fo-r teaching the sci- ence and art of dentistry. Thus it was, that on the first day of October, 1901, seventy-eight youthful dental aspir- ants, hailing from almo-st as many localities, came to the city of Indianapolis, matriculated at the Indiana Dental Colleen wif mr f2I.I'Z 5 First img is that we were vividly did, said. ctr ask Q-e derstand tha HB Curricula ta: But, 1 technic. was CVE' SECT! QU hncing sk: disturbed tffd alll tzniw 3 dns Organ we nmst be WL was

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tithe prognosis :gmniana mental QESDIIRQB z 1904 Qmural MISS EDNA DAVIS, Clerk of College MISS CATHERINE LEWIS, Cashier

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fly that ir lives to the id that :ssional entire uperior he sci- he first I aspir- to the Dental tithe 'q9rdgnu5'iB 2 Zlnniana Dental Qtollege z' 1904 Qmmal College, paid Miss Edna one hundred and five dollars of our fatheris hard-earned cash, and accordingly became the original members of the class of IQO4. First impressions are generally lasting ones. Certain it is that we shall not forget ours. At the very outset we were vividly impressed with the fact that everything we did, said, or thought had to pass muster under Dr. Byram's eagle eye and magnifying glasses. We were given to un- derstand that technic was the subject, above all others in the curriculum, that we were expected to thoro-ughly mas- ter. But, vastly more impressive than Dr. Byram or his technic, was the dissecting room. Few, if any, of us had ever seen one before. Oh, the horrors of it! The ghastly, dancing skeletons and unshro-uded cadavers continually disturbed our nocturnal slumbers for weeks thereafter. In union there is strength. Knowing this, the idea of a class organization soon suggested itself. We all felt that we must be so banded together that harmony and true class spirit might be fo-stered and nourished. Accordingly a meeting was called which resulted in a permanent organ- l ization and in the election of the fo-llowing officers for our Freshman year: President, F.. H. Uhl, Vice-president, H. S. Hickman, Secretary and Treasurer, Mrs. R. G. Shaw. y From the very beginning we made a phenomenal start and Cso we have been confidentially to-ldjr we at once ob- tained an exalted position in the minds 0-f the faculty. Amo-ng our number were many whom the instructors- re- garded as giving much promise of future greatness, for their brilliancy of mind and intellect was very apparent. Prominent among these must be mentioned Shelley, the chemist, Van Kirk, the extractor, Hickman, the soap ped- dler, Young, the can artist, and White, the anatomist. As time went on this list was constantly added to and en- larged, until it included the entire class roll. i Being busily engrossed with our work, which continu- ally acquainted us with new ideas and new learning, we failed to notice the fleetness of time. The Christmas vaca- tion soon came and was duly enjoyed. But ere we knew it, we were at work again. The mid-year examinations for a brief time caused a momentary consuming of much mid- lll l