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

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I. NORMAN BROOMELL, D.D.S., F.A.C.D. DEAN Professor of Dental Anatomy and Dental Histology

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With Profound Respect CHARLES E. BEURY PRESIDENT

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TO BE REQUESTED to contribute to the pages of your class book is a pleasure which I appreciate to the fullest extent. In some ways I am to be congratulated on this account, but such action is exceedingly mild in character when compared to the congratulations which will be extended to you as members of the class of 1936. From the point which you have now reached you must have your mind focused upon the future path v hich you are about to tread and which, no doubt, appears to stand out vaguely and dimly before you. While you may regard the future somewhat anxiously, I am convinced that you are well prepared for the undertaking and that you are imbued with high expectations and noble impulses. I know this to be so because it naturally follows as a result of protracted study for a professional career. In your choice of profession I take it you have been influenced by the most worthy motives. If you have pictured to yourself a life free from anxiety, devoid of toil or a life of ease, if by these many attributes you have chosen to enter the dental profession, I fear you will be sorely disappointed. You should realize that the path you have chosen does not usually lead to great honor and large fortune. It may not bring with it the popular appreciation, the widespread fame nor the material results of other callings, but it will lead you to fields rich in the opportunity to lessen the suffering, promote the comfort, and increase the happiness of your fellowmen. In your choice of a location, seek no secluded spot without the wholesome stimulus of competition. Honest competition will serve to enliven your energy and advance you in the way of recognition and distinction. Do not look for an opening. Nature abhors an opening as she does a vacuum. Do not seek to rush in to take the place of some one else, make a place for yourself. It is not often wise to select a location among your early friends and acquaintances, because by so doing, you may expect to encounter those who, ignorant of your qualifications and merits, are sure, for a time at least, to view you with suspicion and distrust. Be these conditions as they may, if you have determined to fit yourself to hold a worthy place, you need not be fearful of the future, friends will flock around you and sooner or later, you will be greeted with grateful whispers and voices of praise for your professional success. Do not hesitate to strive for leadership, because in this capacity, you will be impelled to observe closely, analyze accurately, and to recognize facts and interpret them correctly. Such leadership is not only essential for success in practice, but is also essential to assist in organization work, so much in evidence and so much needed at the present time. On behalf of my colleagues and myself, let us ever cherish the pleasant recollections of the many happy days spent together. I. N. BROOMELL.