Northwestern University Dental School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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and when the novelty has worn off, Childs takes him under his arm and walks up and down the aisle a few times, so- that the patient may c-ool down gradually, thus preventing any serious disturbance of function. I know of no other class showing such consideration for passed-up men. Our class has a love for long lectures which is al- most a mania and when the lecturer appears their joy knows no boundsg we sh-o-ut for jo-y, we sing for joy, a.nd it is often difficult to suppress the joy sufficiently to start the lecture, and before the hour is up many be-come uneasy because they cannot have the time length- ened to two hours. I The history of a nation is the biography of its leading men, so the history of a class is the bi-o-graphy o-f its leading members. The only difference between this class and a nation being that in a nation a few are leaders, while in this class all a.re leaders. To give the biog- raphy of all would require several volumes, but the Purple and Gold, I understand, is to- be in o-ne volume, which at once precludes my giv- ing the biography of the entire class. I shall, therefore, take at ran- d-om a few of the illustrious lights and shall endeavor to give them such a setting as may make them appear fair and impartial examples of the entire class. Allen! Is Mr. Allen here? Maxwell Sedgwick Allen o-f Syd- ney, Australia, was reared among the bushmen a.nd kangaroos of a far-off corner of the wo-rld. He loves his native land and longs for his old companio-ns to such an extent tha.t he has ado-pted their name that the separation might no-t seem so grea.t, but, as is the custom in this country of cutting everything short to save time, the name has beenabbreviated until it is simply 4'Kang. Mr. Allen is rapidly climbing the ladder of fame and it is feared that if he keeps on at his present rate Fame will have to put in another round at the top of her ladder to keep him from falling off. Fame has a good stand-in with the class of 1902 and has made known her willingness to- co-mp-ly with any o-f its demands. Henry Edward Barber, the gentleman from Texas, is a. gem of the first water. Mr. Barber excels in almost everything he under- takes, and his winning way and pleasant smile captivate all who come within the sphere o-f their influence. He- has but one fault, and that is overwork, which is apt to endanger health, but it is earnestly hoped that he may outgrow this habit of his youth and innocence. I shall - 114

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went after the pus in proper shape and, o-f course, in getting a suffi- cient opening for good drainage, it was necessary to bring blood. I might go 'on relating the history of the profession, step by step, through the thousands of generations down to the present time, but your time is too valuable fo-r me to- demand more of it than is abso- lutely necessary to impress upon your mind the importance of our noble calling. W' f Age-sago wise men saw stars hovering over a dreary swamp alo-ng the shore of Lake Michigan and with all their wisdom could not interpret their meaning. Centuries p-assed and a fort was built. They said, That is the meaningf' but it was not so-. A city was built Now they were sure, but no, not yet. Churches, temples and institu- tions of learning we-re erected, but still the prophecy of the stars was not fulfilled. At last, ready to give up in despair, they were ready to turn their gaze away from the treacherous stars, when, on the night of October 4, 1899, such a blaze of light o'erspread the heavens that there was no longer any doubt but that the prophecy had been ful- filled, but as yet they were undetermined as to- what it was, until they learned that the class of 1902 had met for the first time, when the last shadow of doubt was dispelled and we were fairly launched upon the topmo-st wave rolling towards success. r After Noah came out of the ark his family became very much scattered over the earth, as is shown by the variousiplaces from which the members o-f our class co-me. Not only from Illinois, but from every state in the unio-n do they come, from Australia, the land of the kangaroo and wombat, from England, from Germany, from Nor- way, from Canada, and from South Halsted street. A word or two will be sufficient to show our exalted position. Wlieiii we were freshmen we were told that we were the best class that had ever entered the N. U. D. S., and as juniors we are told that we are the brightest, most intelligent and by far the best class that ever breathed the foul and stagnant air of the junior lecture hall, and as we have perfect confidence in the men who tell us this. we know witho-ut the shadow of a doubt that it must be true. We know, t-oo, that such a height o-f perfection will never be attained again, be- cause Dr. Harper threatens to change the system of ventilation. The method of passing up in our class deserves a passing remark at least, for instead o-f passing up, as is commonly done, we pass him around, 113

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next, in my feeble way, endeavor to chronicle the events in the life of one of W'isconsin's illustrio.us sons, Henry Baumgarth. His life is a picture of innocence and bliss. His disposition is as a sum- mer dream, 'as sweet as the perfume of the rose that floats upon the dewy air of a summer morning at ten minutes past four. Nothing can disturb this sweet serenity, not even the necessity of making over a gum section+plate about fourteen times. So great was Henry's love for his native hills and vales that all last year he boarded about half-way between Chicago an-d-lVIilwaukee, that he might be as near them a.s possible. He now lives in the city and is beginning to even enjoy, at his leisure, the time he used to spend in walking. Henry is a wo-rker, and is one who will stand at the fro-nt, and were I a. prophet I should predict for him as glorious future. . Carl Rudolph Brandt comes from Iowa, but from his dignity and noble bearing o-ne might feel certain that he belonged to the royal family of the Kaiser, in fact, in form and feature, he resembles the Emperor, except for the mustache, which he does not wear. He assures us, nevertheless, that he could raise one just as fine as VVilliam's, but he doesn't want to. He is becoming very popular as a dentist and has to book his patients weeks ahead. Many people have been deceived in Mr. Brandt by the story which has obtained notoriety of his being the Count Von Bismarck Qpersons believing it no-t hav-ing heard of the Count's deathj in disguise studying the pro- fessions and trades, as did Peter the Great. Wfhatever may be re- fported in the future, I here make public the fact that he is not Bis- marck, and that there will come a time when Carl Rudolph Brandt's name will stand so far above Bismarck's that the difference cannot be measured with a millimeter gauge. ' Any account of this class would be incomplete without the life of Charles VV. Bushnell. Wfhile others are struggling' for fame he can sit inihis easy chair and feel content, for all there is, is his. He is a prodigy in his chosen profession and such exhibitions of his skill did he give in- his native hamlet after his Hrst year that it was with dif- ficulty that he was able to get away from his patrons to put in another year at schoo-l. Peter Alexander Campbell, like Alexander the Great, has a love for war, so he, along with Frederick lVilliam McCallum. enlisted in the football team and did credit to themselves, to their class, to their 115