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

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DR. WALTER ... As superintendent of the operative clinic. Dr. Walter has played an important part in helping lead our class through two difficult years. Both in the classroom and on the clinic floor, Dr. Walter never ceased in his patient endeavors to prepare us for the day when we will take our place as practitioners of dentistry. His invaluable assistance and encouragement was always extended to anyone who needed a helping hand. He willingly gave of his time and efforts in order to aid us in attaining our professional goal. In addition. he assumed the task of senior class advisor with the same keen interest and cheerful spirit that he has always shown for the student. Under hfs leadership and watchful guidance we have striven forward over what, at the time, seemed insurmountable difficulties. It is with a true feeling of sincerity, therefore., that we extend our appreciation. The members of the Odontolog staff are especially indebted to Dr. Walter. His suggestions and generous cooperation has made it possible for us to complete a book of which we are justly proud. The Key To The M 10

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As you of the Class of ''♦7 take your leave, I war.t to give you one more task. Yours Is probably the last class that will be graduated from the Dental School as you always have known It. The physical facilities of that school no longer are adequate either for the exacting demands of the profession or for the high standards that are Temple's. This building soon will be relinquished for another structure, newly equipped, that will be as imposing, as spacious, and as modern In its every specification as anything in the field of dental education. Even so, the new probably will never have quite the place In your affection as does the old. Professionally, you have grown up In these environs. Courts and cor-ldors, clinics and laboratories are as familiar to you as the layout of your own home, and the walkways, streets, and student rendezvous of the neighborhood are like old friends. There is a beauty In familiarity that grows core beautiful as time goes by. Members of your faculty and your administrative officers feel that way. too. Every nook and cranny here is a repository of traditions and memories which no architect or craftsman can transplant. These are qualities of the spirit that can be carried over to the new only by human.mind and heart. That is where you come in. I want the Class of ,l»7 to be a link between our past and our future. You are products of the old Dental School, and because you are, I want you to bring to us that part of the old that cannot be moved by van or cartage. You already are bound to the new by your remembrance of its faculty and by your past association and friendships with many who will be its students. I hope you can spare time from what will be a busy and successful career to come to us often in this new home. Come not as a visitor but as a member of the family. Examine our new equipment. See the auditorium, library, museum, lounges, dlnlne hall, laboratories lecture halls. We want you to know that all of this is yours, too. You are part of it. o«’tct ot m miioiNT Temple University eMlLAOELWMIA aa. wa. Robert L. Johnson PRESIDENT