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

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As Seen in a Vision Ol I am not a soothsayer; neither am I a prophet! To me the black arts are mysteries, while the science of necromancy is as a closed book. But. withal, I am possessed of a faculty peculiar to myself-zL power which has been the source of wonder from those who have witnessed its action and which has, as yet, never been sat- isfactorily explained! While not mystical, yet it is beyond my ken! Well do I remember the first time I became conscious of it! The Class was assembled in Hall H. The dean was engrossed in a disquisition on pericemeiititis. I was all in- terest! Suddenly I became conscious of a peculiar tingling in my fingers and toes. It spread and grew in force until my whole frame quivered. A feeling of numb ness overcame me, and thenethey tell me I swoonedl I clonlt know l All I remember is that I seemed transposed into another worldedifferent scenes, different faces, every- thing different! Little clid I them realize that I was look- ing twenty years into the future! Nor coulcl I at that time comprehend the meaning of it all! I do not, as yet. enjoy a complete understanding of this mysterious influ- ence, but experience has shown me that the accuracy of my visions is beyond dispute. It is not within my province to tell you what this power is, or why it obtainsibut my lingers are a-tingle! I feel Yes, I am gomg, gomg! numb! My eyes are heavy! A desert isle is spread before my vision! The verdure i5 tropicalrithe scenery beautiful l Numerous human be- ings run to and fro: all clad in the conventional garb of the Pacihc Islander. A tlignihecl, erect figure attracts my at- tention chieBy on account of a noticeable baldness. I look Closer. Van it be? Yes; it must he! Who would have thought it? Elias, our President! our ban vit'ante! To think that he. of all the class, should seek such a place to practice! But I read his story in his features. A tale of disappointed affection, a paen of unreasonable State Boards, a lyric of self-remmciation, a story of a mis-spent life. But not quite so! For behind him I see the figure of a woman. The hgure, I say, for the face is Smiley's. Kind, gallant, loyal Smiley! Rather than see Elias deserted he renounccs all kin, and follmvs him! As the figure ap- proaches it taps Osborne on the shoulder, and, in a familiar voice, says: llWake up, you old nut! Lizzie is waiting for you in the kitchen ! A glow more than human lights up Eliasl features: and, with awakened memories of an al- most forgotten past, he turns and walks from my vision. 44-

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Item shOur i-owclyism t0 the next worse classi Item 6-Our love and respect to the Faculty. Item 7hOnr union and con sequent strength, as an example to those who may follow after. 8--Our State Board fears to the junim-s. 9;Our clinical patients to those of us who may stay for spring clinic. IO-TO Professor Way and the demonstrators: our love and thanks. We do, singly and individually, give and devise as followq: Item I;Etlwartls, the curhstone comedian, leaves to Kent his propensities for beingr funny, together with the copyright of all his jokes and gags, Z-Elias t0 Thornton, the task of appointing a satis- factory invitation committee. 3hBradley leaves to Workman his pompadour tthe copyright is includedl. 4whliss Stock leaves her brilliancy to the girl in the Junior class who needs it most. Also, sixty- scvcn invitations to the whole junior Class. Item Item Item Item Item Item Item s-Mondon leaves chin whiakcrs to Wells, the goat. Item 6-Devine leaves hi: hahcrdashery to 13ch the portal: Item 7hR0use leaves his hunting coat to any Junior who will accept it. ShEaton leaves his dates. and all things supple- mentary thereto, to Kinsley. g-Greenhui'g leaves his ventriloquist powers to the Junior who will occupy N0. 41 in Hall 13. IoiPursell leaves his chew to Martin tthis will cause some jealousy, hut lllartin deserves i0. IIhGreentield leaves his forclocks to Noel. IQhVVright, Thomas and Greenburg leave their names-off the invitations. i3-Brzulley leaves Hessatf to Faculty. I4hBurdette leaves his rubber-dam weights to Walton. Item Item Item Item Item Item Item 4-3 Item ighMi-x. Cannon lcavcs titliwual to Miss Hilde- brand. tllaybin please noticeJ ltem milloltz. thc recantem', leaves to lleagle, log, all hit storicq, and copyrights thereto, providing- that Beagle has them filtered, 17-Alitchell leaves all the dancing academies tn ll'ick. 187lx'elly leavex Peoples Theater t0 hllcClung. Ig-Thompson leaves the College of Music to Falbush. ZO-Kruckier and Rothenbush leave the C., H. sh D. Railroad t0 Kellar. glhRisk leaves his private practice to Buddyf Item item item ltem Item Item athlarshall leaves all his agricultural mannerismx to Purdy. ltem 237Kraatz leavex' hi5 hirsute appendage t0 Thomlr son, '08. We hereby nominate and appoint Professor T. l. Way executor of this our last will and testament hereby author- izing and empowering him to compromise, adjust and dis- charge, in such manner am he may deem pmpcr. the debts iming or due UR. XYe desire that no appraisement and m sale he made of our personal property lED. NOTEF-lt has been hard enough trying to give it awayl. and that the Court of mebait direct the omission, in purrx'uance of the statute. XYe do hereby revoke all former wills made by us. In testimony whereof we have hereby set our hand, this 9th clay of May, in the year 1907. l5igtiecl.l CLASS OF NINETEEN SEVEN, OHIO COLLEGE OF DENDAL SURGERY, Pcr JACK SIEGFRIED. Signed by said Class of 1907 as their last will and testa- ment. in our presence, ancl signed by us in their presence. FRANK BERGER, H. T. SMITH, Witnesses. THUREL HICKS, Attorney at Law.

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A Texas town lies before me. see a sign: nJ. Dellis Thompson, Dentist. Familiar, you say! Yes, and not For, as I approach, I behold the en- tire front of the building covered in the characteristic ad- vertising manner, but, around and over all, I see a perfect meshwork of Gibson Heads,H ltChristy Girls, ItPsi Omega Marches, etc. spection, I pass on. Upon the main street I Not being in a mood for retro; The scene shifts to a little country schoolhouse. Tow, headed urchins fill the seatst Silence reigns in that little room! Even the teacher is silent! Something in that Stately poise, that dignified manner, suggests Miss Stock. I look closer. Yes, it is she! But, wait! While I watch her She rises, faces the school, and, in a voice and with a manner suggestive of 1907 class meetings, addresses those poor: innocent scholars! Addresses themJI say! But with such a volume of dignihed language, such a storm of veiled sarcasm, such a spasm of Vituperative wrath, as brings teare of remembrance to my eyes! It can and does remind me Of only one eventea certain class meeting! Her wrath is awful to behold; her every action suggestS unbridled passion I But, in the midst of that awful tirade, the door opens and in stepseycs, it certainly is the Dukel And what a transformation in the teacher! The awful words die upon her lipseher whole being seems transw posed! With a cry of joy, and in the characteristic man- ner which I had often seen at college Clara runs to meet him, and welcomes her long-lost Duke! I will not attempt to describe this meeting. Words fail me! I leave you to infer the rest of this beautiful picture! My eager eyes fall upon the office of the Scrmgambiari Gmaitc. Seated upon a high soap box, wearing that look of supreme importance and satished self-content which we all knew so well, I see Kraatz, the former editor-in-chief of The Alvthimz. Around him, occupying positions of lesser 45 prominence, are grouped Greenburg, Thomas, Siegfried and Krucker. Greenburg clutches in his childish fist a bunch of Lmreceipted bills, while the other three are only too glad to be alive! The poor staff! My heart yearns for them. But why this unwelcome picture? Simply a tale of offended Seniors, unappreciative under-classmcn. unrelenting advertisers and unreasonable Government au- thorities, all resulting in the removal of Thy Alctlriau 0f- iices to far-off Africa, there to publish the yellow sheet in peace and quiet. I see the streets of a large city. A political procession is passing Here and there I notice banners and illumi- nated signs beating Such inscriptions: ttDown With the Gang! HOut With the Grafterslh This seems interest- ing. But another and larger banner approaches. I read: HThe Cause of Good Citizenship Must Triumph! Green- burg, Thomas and Wright Must Be Deposed! That is enough. My poor overburdened brain is filled with recol- lections. To think that our clearly beloved and highly praised invitation committee should have chosen such a and, as our future! But the ways' of man are devious: paths in college, so are our walks in after life. A country fair is in progress. Something about a large, gaudy tent attracts my attention. As I look a figure emerges from it, and, in a strangely familiar voice, I hear Dave Edwards sing: ttCome 011, boys! Bring your girla and cousins, For here you get tintypes twenty-hve cents a dozen ! From the innermost recesses of the tent I hear the welle known voice of Kid Kelley yell: ttSay, Dave, take it easy! IVe've made enough tO-day ! As for the remain- ing member of our faithful picture committee, I am told that Crawford has retired on a competence to Norwood, there to live in peace and happium with his beloved Cara.