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

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C. BARTON ADDIE, D. D. s„ F. A. c. D. ACTING ASSOCIATE DEAN Professor of Orthodontia and Crown and Bridge Fourteen

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To the Class of 1937 I have been requested to inscribe a tew lines for inclusion in your book of memories, and doing so becomes a pleasing task since the relationship between us has been so mutually interwoven with the pleasures and perhaps some of the tribulations so characteristic of modem college life. For the past four years, you have been living in anticipation of what you have now actually achieved, and your hopes are high for the future. You have been privileged to enter a noble profession at a time when your services will be much in demand, at a time when good honest service will be appreciated perhaps more than ever before. You now stand at the threshold of great opportunities rich in the traditions of the service maintained by your predecessors, which service you are called upon to uphold and maintain. You must face the problems with which you may be confronted with self-concentration and fortitude, and if you do these things, success is sure to follow. Keep this fact in mind, that as old and as well established as dentistry is as a learned profession, it is just now beginning to assume its rightful place in the healing art. Each one of you can add to or detract from the honor of the profession which you have chosen for your life work, and as a last request from one who has your individual interest at heart, let the former course be chosen. I wish you a long life, happiness and prosperity. I. Norman Broomell Thirteen

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To the Class of 1937 Complying with your request for a parting message, I am awakened to a feeling of adventure for I vividly recall the days immediately following my launching upon a professional career. How times have changed! Within the past twenty-five years Dentistry has evolved from a simple professional calling, associated with empirical training formulae and mechanical practice into a science on a par with Medicine as a health protective service to mankind. In every civilized country, Dentistry has been exaulted as an essential division of Public Health Service and you, as a class, as well as individuals, are, therefore, to be congratulated at being considered by your Faculty sufficiently equipped to begin carrying on the work so nobly begun by pioneers in this country, a little over a hundred years ago. The mantle of responsibility now falls upon your shoulders and I feel confident, that as members of the graduating class of Temple University, you will not regard it lightly. 1 trust you will ever remember that satisfaction comes from a deed well done. Therefore, continued learning must be yours from this, your entrance into the professional world, in order that you may keep apace with the rapid flow of evolutionary progress. Monetary gain will not bring to you the kind of satisfaction I have in mind for each of you and, as graduates of the Temple of Learning, I feel sure you have already recognized this truth and will fulfill your obligations to humanity to the highest possible degree. In selecting a location for beginning practice, do not underestimate the value of service in the smaller towns. Don't neglect your practice, yet don't forget to play. Don't division your work; confine your duties to Dentistry. Be true to yourself and your friends will be proud of you and, above all, don't forget your religious and your social obligations. I would be remiss, as your Class Advisor, were I not to thank you for the co-operative effort that you have extended, at all times. I have appreciated the honor which you have con-fered upon me and, in closing, I will not say good-bye, but au revoir, for I shall expect to see you, one and all, at future gatherings of our Alma Mater. Sincerely Yours, C. BARTON ADDIE Class Advisor—Associate Dean Fifteen