Ohio College of Dental Surgery - Alethian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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A FRESI-iMAN'S FIRST DAY. n NOT far from Gull Lake, Indiana, stands an humble home of fair proportions, with a goodly number of fertile acres surrounding it. Inhabiting this rural abode are Mr. and Mrs. Steele and their only son, Tom, a bright and industrious boy of twenty summers, innocent, unsuspecting and frank. A boy with undeveloped talents, for the country school , ,... . dents and great men-Ohio. Dr Wilcox, by the way and much to his credit, was an alumnus of the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, of Cincinnati, and, unlike many selnsh people, believed in sharing a good thing with his fellow lTl2llI. Thus it came about that Tom Steel was advised of the possibilities of the dental profession. near by affords very few advantages. - Dr. Wilcox had taken a great interest As every lad has that inborn desire to ir,'A ' in the young man, and never ceased urging see the world, so Tom, as he gathered the him to enter the study of denistry. abundant harvest of the prosperous year of 1 . r ft 1902, is inspired with the ambition to con- Vg! 5, i The sun shone bright on this Septema quer worlds. I iq, I V ...I ber day as Farmer Steel beamed with de- Although he has nearly reached his - lighted satisfaction on his granaries, Slled majority, his sight seeing has been limited r, pi, if il i with the golden grain, his lofts bursting to a few score miles, surrounding his birth G -' h'- i A with the sweet scented hay, his cellars place. Every summer his life had been ' p groaning with ripened fruit, and his heart brightened by the advent of numerous ish- t swelled with pride, as he gazed on his son, ing parties, come to Gull ,Lake to angle for who was cutting corn at his side, and he the finny tribe, which so abundantlyinhabit - mused, with a self-confident air, I will this quiet sheet of silvery water. soon give Tom the management of the Among the annual visitors and one for 5-, '- farm and I will retire. whom Tom always furnished a goodly sup- , Very different thoughts were coursing ply of lively minnows, was one Dr. Wi!coX,' through the fertile brain of our young hero. a dentist of much note, who came from one As he gave a desperate slash with his knife of the many flourishing cities of that State it' at a blade of corn, he remarked, with rather which has furnished so many of our Presi- I 'Emi UHSUSPMHE and Fmk- more energy than was necessary : 99

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FOR THE ELIGI BLES. . I had avfearful pain within my breast 3 I thought, indeed, my time had come to die g My steps were slow, and listless grew my thoughts, About the only thing I did was-sigh. I called upon a doctor, learned and wise, To see how he would diagnose the C2186 Q He pulled my tongue out almost by the roots, And punched and turned and twist ed my poor face. He poked me in the sides and in the back g He whacked me on the head, then pulled me 'round The pain within your breast, he slowly said, 'K Is aggravated trouble of the heart, Caused by a--well, now, let me see ! Caused by a pointed, poisoned dart. Both the auricle and ventricle are pierced 5 The semi-lunar valves are cut in two. That shot was by an expert, thatls a fact, ' Wee Danny, must have had it in for you. His treatment? lTwas enjoyable and sweet, Quite unlike the other medicines H I've took 5 And placed his head upon my aching chest, Go thou too, son, and get yourself a wife, To hear, he gravely said, the heart-beat's sound. And thank your stars you saw this in this book. The Conjugizmz Conjzmrizbn Club

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I will do it. Farmer Steele looked up with a surprised air, thinking probably Tom had read his inmost thoughts and would accept his proposition as overseer of the numerous' acres. U You will do what ? asked the old man. I will study dentistry, said his son, almost panting as he spoke. Study dentistry, why, who ever put such a foolish idea in your head? Dr. Wilcox, I suppose. Well, you can chase these notions from your young cranium just as fast as possible, for I have decided to turn over the farm to you. No, father, I am going out into the world and make a name for myself, and have chosen dentistry as my profes- sion. Tut ! tut ! child, you could never pull a tooth. Well, I am going to make a trial. I will be twenty- one next week, and then I can use my own pleasure. Dr. Wilcox has told me of a hue college in Cincinnati which opens on the seventh of October, and I am going to enter then. Boy, I can not spare you from the farm. These vast acres will be yours some day, and then you will not need to labor so hard. Another thing, mother will be so lone- some without you. At this a shade came over the boy's face, but he soon regained his determined air and said no more. That evening as the two sat at their frugal meal, Mrs. Steele said 1 Tom, what causes you to be so quiet? You do not seein to be in your usual happy spirits to-night. H Mother, exclaimed Mr. Steele, Tom has a very foolish notion in his head. He wishes to go down to that big city of Cincinnati and study tooth pul1en'. It is absurd. He would get lost the first day. Why, I stopped there for two days when I came back from the war, and I came near losing myself then, and Cincinnati is a whole lot bigger now. Do you know, John, replied his wife, I believe we are making a mistake in keeping Tom from making some- thing of himself. You know my father was a physician, and I always wanted Tom to be a professional man. Tom looked up with a ray of hope in his face, but his father said : No, Tom, you will go without my consent if you go. I am getting old and some one must stay and farm this landf 4' You can sell the farm, replied Tom, demurely. You have plenty to live on and send me to school alsog but if you will not do this much for me after I have strug- gled for you in the hot sun and the deep snow, then I will put myself through. Nothing more was said until that night, when old Mr. and Mrs. Steele retired to their room, then the good mother took her helpmate by the arm and said: John, I wish you would permit Tom to go to school. He has been a good boy 5 he has toiled early and late, he has been a dutiful son. You know you always regretted not having had an opportunity to procure a better education. 4' Have I not hundreds of acres about me and a good fat bank account? If that is not good enough for him he must help himself. I will never give him one cent? aie sie ' J IOO