Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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V H E RECORD 19 2 2 It is well to remember that the world owes you nothing. You will receive from the world only in proportion as you make yourself necessary to it. Bear in mind the fact that it is easier to wreck a good reputation, than it is to create one. The results of years of hard toil and honest efforts may vanish in the twinkling of an eye, through some foolish indiscretion. One more important thought, I wish to impress upon you before closing, and that is “don’t cease to be a student.” The fact that you possess a diploma does not in any manner signify that your professional education is complete. The race has just begun and you are but an infant in the scientific world. The duty of your instructors during the past four years has been to place your feet in the proper paths—much as a mother does her infant child—but now you must walk for yourselves. In closing. I can give you no better advice than to repeat the words of Shakespeare “First to thine ownself be true— Then it follows as the night the day— Thou cans’t not then be false to any man.” —CARLTON N. RUSSELL. M.D. D.D.S. I’agc Nine

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V H E RE CORD 19 2 2 iKMcnimiiuiiimiw i—iiwwmmwmiwiinniiimiiiwmw wmmutwMwwH————wwmwww—tminwww—fnw Sritiratinit TO THE CLASS OF 1922 Every man has two birthdays—two days at least, during his existence, which set him revolving upon the lapse of time, as it affects his mortal duration. The one is that which in an especial manner he terms his. In the gradual desuetude of old observances, this custom of solemnizing our proper birthday has nearly passed away, or is left to children, who reflect nothing at all about the matter, nor understand anything in it beyond cake and orange. But the birth through our graduation into a professional life is of interest too wide and fraught with too many uncertainties to be viewed with equanimity. It is that from which all date their time and count upon what is left. To most of you the task has been hard and the road to your goal, strewn with many obstacles. A few who started with you in the long race have turned back or have fallen by the proverbial wayside. To them bur sympathies flow out and we sincerely hope that they have found solace, happiness and success in some of the other walks of life. To you “the victors” greetings are extended, with the hope that a most delightful as well as a successful career awaits you. Each class emerges into new professional environments. The time is still fresh within my memory, when the title of dentist carried but little of the glory and dignity which it now enjoys. Your chosen profession has and is rapidly undergoing a most gratifying evolution. Like in any walks of life that elevate you above the great mass of your fellowmen, you, in a sense, cease to belong to yourself and have now become the property of the world. Your responsibilities have increased and you have now brought yourself within the focus of the public. Personal isolation can no longer be practiced, for you must mix with, live with and sympathize with your human surroundings. Your success will be measured by your professional efficiency and also by your moral status. Endeavor to refrain from criticizing your successful brother, but rather look within yourself for the cause of your lack of prosperity. At your earliest opportunity, affiliate yourself with some local or national dental organization, and endeavor to become active in their councils. % Page Eight

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E. J. Melnik, Editor-in-Ckief Wm. J. Harold, Jr, Business Mgr. Leon Sax. Assistant Editor Wesley J. Brandiff, Asst. Editor