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

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CLARENCE SI WARREN. Cincinnati, Ohio. Half Scholarship Prize: '06. Pnfirnr rndm'mu'c' is Cnd-Iz'lzr, hereby extend our sympathies to OLIVER E. HICKS for his continued in- uess We regret that , the A1ethian can not be enhanced by the presence of his cut. in this allotted ,- space f' a DUMONT WALTON. Erlanger, Ky, E x11 GD Fraternity. Honorable Memion Prosthetic Dentistry. We accomplish more by prudrmv Hum by force: ROSS C. WELLS Cambridge, Ohio. PVe rarely rcfwit 0f Jpcaking Jitflc. but aftcn of speaking 100 much. 3 0

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DAVID D. STONER. Portsn'loutlL Ohio. Honorable Mention Prmthctic chlmic '07. Men are HE'I'FI' su guard or 50 bad as Hm'r mmm. JAMES M. TURNER, Hamilton, Kyl Q! Q Fraternity. 3asebnli Club. '07 and '03 Thu inborn gcmality of some pe-upfc u-mu-mzty tn gmrixm. HARRY M. THORNTON, Leesburg, Ohio. Honorable Mention Operative Technic, '06; Honorable Mention General Examinations, WT; Vice-Presidenl Class '06; President Class '07; Secretary ALETHIAN Board, '08. A man, he xcems, 0f rhrcrful yc'ste'rduys rmd confiden! tomorrawsx 'WlLEY C, THOMPSON. anmn, W. VLL Honorable Mention Prosthetic Teclmic, 06; Honorable Mention Operative Technic. '06; West Virginia Club. '07 He only is a Ic'cH-madc man zu'lw fur: a gnud dutvrmiuniimt. 2.9

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to write of the achievements, the victories and failures, if any there be, of the Class of 1908. And no more honorable position could he found than to rehearse the various scenes of 0111' victoriesevic'tories that poets will relate with rapture. and will live 50 long as the written page remainst Which one of 1.15 does not remember that day, so promie nent in the annals of O. C. D. 8. when the Class of 19W made its advent in these classical halls? How well we recollect the alarmed in expressions of countenance Of the demonstrators as they saw and recog- nized our already developing love for mechanics and knowl- edge of the art of dentistry, And with what mingled looks of despair. reverence and awe the Juniors gazed upon us. foreseeing at a glance the inevitable. Throughout our first year there was no blemish on the fair name of 1908. Each one of us wore our name daily with heightened pride and exultation. For was it not on every side, from the janitor up to the dean that we heard. tEThis is the Class of 1908, the class that is bringing up to the very heighths of glory, the standard of their collegei the class that was never known to miss a question in quiz or throw plaster in the laboratory ? Who can wonder at the impression made on our predecessors? H'ere there not present on our roll-eail the honored names of many who So, it was in this manner that we gained a secure foothold on the lad- der of fame, which was ours at the beginning of the Junior vear. were already entitled to the prehx of thoctor? We were enrolled in the year 1905 with a membership of titty-hve, four of whom were ladieS. There have been some who dropped out from our ranks, and others who were welcomed into our midst, until, at the present time, we are a great, strong body working for great ends by means of great minds. In the junior year, new laurel; were added to our weighty crown. It was at this time that it was demon- strated how we excelled not only in behavior and scholar- ship, but also in physical ability. Picture to yourself, tdear rearlerh-Junior though you may beethat scene in Taylor Hall one year ago. Even as we sit musing over the bloody encounters of Caesar or Napoleon. there arises before our mindh eye the picture of a contest so fierce and furious that we shrink from the task of describing it. In Taylor Hall occurred that COnHict be tween the straggling, weak forces of Freshmen and the united, unconquerable Junior force, which decided for all