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

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The Faculty had decided to sell it or chloroformit and then kill it or t-o break its back, so that no-ne, not even the weary, might ride, and so successsfully was this done that the pony has become ex- tinct. Automobiles are now used., VVe were taught morals in a practical way. Spotters were introduced, smoking, except in the smoking-room, was positively prohibited. Students were compelled to wear white operating coats while working in the inhrmary, loung- ing in chairs was not allowed and other rules fm' Z'7Qi7ZZ.Z'Zl77Z were formed, thus instilling into us lessons that are never to be forgotten. Another vacation soo-n passed and we returned again to school. This time as seniors. Pleasant memories of the past were dimmed when the familiar face of Dr. Menge-s was not seen. He had been called- upon to leave his work forever. The pleasant smile, the hearty handshake and kind word of a large and generous-souled man caused every member of the class to realize that he had lost a per- sonal friend.-, Always busy and active, yet his who-le time was the student's. Nothing was too trivial fo-r him, so long as the student's welfare was concerned. Many of us will cherish theencouraging words spoken at a time when the currents of fate seemed to be di- rected against us. His office as secretary ha.s been taken up by Dr. Harper, and, knowing him as we do, we feel that Northwestern Uni- versity Dental School has a secretary of whom she may well feel proud, and as time passes we are confident that his every effort is and will be for our benefit. The halo that seemed to ,hover over the heads ofseniors in the past is not real. It must have been a mirage, for now that we have reached that dignified position, instead of finding 1zz'hz'Z zflfnz, the view is so broad that we wonder at the vastness of our profession. Our work this year was the strongest of our course. Wie worked diligently to secure the required number of points an-d labored long and patiently over our specials, and as the time grew shorter we re- joiced and were saddened at once. Reluctant are we to- part friend- ships and memories that are so dear to us, but glad t-o think that we shall soon be a part of the busy, active world. Soon to be cast upon the billows of fate, we ,hope to succeed, and by honest, earnest w-ork bring success to ourselves and pray that all our actions may ever be a credit to our alma mfzfwf. A ,So M a

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keeping us away from our rivals, the seniors, the Faculty secured the third fl-oor and fitted up a lecture room expressly for us. Thus the Chinese wall was built and the seniors protected. On this same floor the library and museum were placed. We are glad to know that such improvements have taken place under our supervision. We know that the library is the best dental school library in the world and that the museum is a va.luable addition, has been proven beyond the peradventure of a doubt. ' This lecture room of ours was a great success. The air in it was generally impregna.ted with numerous species of .micro-organisms. An electric fan was provided to blow them out, but mo-st of them would no-t be blown, and as a result that tired feeling came over us after being in the room a few minutes. At the end of half an hour deep sleep ensued. Generally restforatives were applied in the form of yells like the war-whoop of Indians tit was alwa.ys the Indians who did the yellingj, and songs, such as There's a Hole in the- Bottom of the Se-af' Twenty-o-new Bottles Hanging on the lN'all, VV here ls Peck, etc., etc., till consciousness returned. After the sleep had passed the following symptoms were usually n-oticeable: Nausea, ver- tigo and fZ.7Z7ZZ'fZlS rzzwfizmz. The junior class of the present year report that the order of things in this room has been changed. , We began our work in the clinic. After learning how to apply the rubber dam and a few other details, we began to make it known that many in the junior class were 'cas good as some seniorsf' From the start we didwe-ll. Ho-wever, stories have been told about some of us that show we were willing to follow instructions in all instances. j. Austin wanted to adjust the rubber dam to extract a first superior bicuspid. Bowen was given a case of scaling and very carefully per- formed the operation.. He called the demonstrator to inspect the wo-rk, when it was discovered that the teeth were attached to a vul- canite plate. Hines asked how long a temporary bicuspid should remain in position before extraction. These are merely rumors, and we cannot, vouch for their truthfulness. However, we overcame all of the obstacles that we encountered. h , Time passed and with it other things. Chief among them was the pony. This little animal that had been the source of so much pleasure and profit to us had to go. 79

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