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

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I 1 1 r 1 l l Q l ' D, .,,..,A. V v ill 2 1 l l l C I 2 L l GHE NEW DENTAL CHAIR DEDICATED TO SENIORS Your lot is a good o-ne, Most people say, You'll make a small fortune- Indeed, right away. For Dentists are robbers, You'll hear folks remark, And, likely they'll say: f'You're only a shark. You go to the co-untry, Hang out your shingle, To serve the de-ar public, s And with them yo-u mingle. With an extraction here, And a scaling there, Is this going to pay F or your new dental chair? You linger from morning Till the shadow o-f night, Striving in earnest ' To use people right. Your extracting is p-ainless, Witli devitalized air, But is this going t-o pay - For your new dental chair? Af' You go to receptions, A Banquets and balls, To churches and socials, You try to please all. You are given a welcome iWitl1 a haughty air, Do you think this will pay F or your new dental chair? Your office is a neat one, VV' ith everything new, You watch for a patient But get very few. Your future is a sad one, You can't live on air, For this will not pay For the new dental chair. Your friends and your neighbors Y Each striving to please, Say: Good morning, Doctorf' Earnestly and with ease. Yo-u go to the postofhce, Find a letter there: Dear Docto-r :-Please remit For your new .dental chairf 5 But time has passed onward, a l Your practice begun, Patients come to your office . Having w-ork, everyone. Witli bridge-work and plate-work, Your time is now scarce. And now you have paid For your new dental chair. 186

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At length he was all dressed, his hair parted with precision and exactness, and when he went downstairs to dinner the assembled multitude fairly had to gasp in admiration. Of course Dr. Brandt tried to appear cool and unconcerned. and, in truth, he succeeded very well until he lifted up his napkin and discovered a postal card, which contained the following: . Chicago, Ill., Dec. 22, tooo. Dear Carl :- UI am so sorry to have to' disappoint you to-night, but l am unwell and can't possibly go to the dance with you. W'ill see you next Saturday night at the dance. Until then, Carl, dear, I am. As ever your, . 1-f' A Turning to the waiter, the Do-ctor asked when the postal card had been delivered and was told that it was left at the noon delivery, whereupon the Doctor, in his great disappointment, unwittingly re- marked: Shoot it: if I'd known that I needn't have taken that bath nor darned them socksf, VVhen yo-ulre co-urtin' in the library, And actin' up like sin, A foolin' an' a jabberin' An' raisin' such a din, You'd better watch your manners, And cast your eyes about 5 You'll promptly find yourself called down If you don't Wfatch Out. Our Troubles Ch, maiden fair, where'er you appear The demonstrators all Hock 'round. To win your smiles, or strive to please. Compliments to y-ou they propouud. For v-ou we must wait and wait. Till the hour grows quite late. For our work they will inspect Xllheu to you they have paid their respects. 135

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Gbereiv No One Like Mother Dr. Minnis, one of the most prominent and popular students of N. U. D. S., some time ago- made arrangements with some friends to go to a dance at Wicker Park Hall. Now, Dr. Minnis was feeling in very good spirits, as he had very successfully passed an examination which was pronounced by the whole class as a corker. He was feeling so good, in fact, that he indulged in a second cup of coffee at dinner, to say nothing of several extra glasses of water, et cetera-especially the et cetera. Of course, the gang were good fellows, and on the way to the dance they set up the soda, pop, apollinaris water, et cetera, as mentioned above, and by the time they arrived at the dance they were all feeling in the best of '4spirits -just the proper mood for a good time. After awhile Dr. Minnis espied a young lady with whom he very much desired to dance, and he set about to find some good soul who would be so kind as to introduce him. It was all in vain, he could find no one in his aimless wanderings about the hall who could grant him the desired favor. But Minnis was desperate. He knew that he was good-looking QQ, well dressed and a good conversationalist, so, reminding himself of the old adage that A faint heart never won a fair lady nor a fat turkey, he de- cided to run a bluff. .lust as he reached this conclusion fortune seemed to smile on him, and the young lady came unattended across the hall in Minnis' direction. Minnis seized the golden opportunity and confronted the young lady with: I beg your pardon, but I feel greatly slighted that you fail to recognize me to-night. Do you not remember Minnis? Young Lady freflectivelyj- Minnis-Minnis-why. really, Mr. Minnis, I must confess that I don't just remember the occasion when I met you. Minnis-Can it be possible? Wfhy, I met you here in this very hall only a few weeks ago and had three dances with you. Young Lady- W'ell, I am very sorry, Mr. Minnis, but I don't remember one thing about it. Minnis- Well, at any rate, we'll not argue about it: and, to call it square, I'll ask you for the next two-step. Really. I think that you are the best dancer that I ever saw. Young Lady- Oh, pshaw, Mr. Minnis, you Hatter me. You just ought to see my mother dance. XVith that she Hitted away, leav- ing poor lylinnis standing in the middle of the floor, wishing that he was at home with mother, 187