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

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The Dentist’s Creed To respect my profession, my reputation and myself. 'I'o be honest and fair with my patients as I expect my patients to be honest and fair with me; to think of Dentistry with loyalty, speak of it with praise, and act always as a custodian of its good name. To be a man whose word carries weight with my fellow citizens; to be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a cog. To base my expectations of reward on a solid foundation of service rendered; to be willing to pay the price in honest effort. To look upon my work as opportunity to be seized with joy and made the most of, and not as a painful drudgery to be reluctantly endured. To remember that success lies within myself, in my own brain, my own ambition, my own courage and determination. To expect difficulties and force my way through them; to convert hard experience into capital for future struggles. Finally, to play the game like a gentleman; and to endeavor to grow as a dentist and as a man with the passage of every day of time. THIS IS MY CREED!

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President’s Message 0««t v. i HNS0S preside 1 nc hundred years ago a seemingly endless caravan of intrepid men was moving along overland trails into the West. Discovery of gold had made a 1 ornia the land of opportunity, and these, the Forty-Niners, were going out to starch for the metal which always has been a seductive lure to bold spirits. Hundreds died in desert wastes enroute. Thousands reached their trail's end only to find bafflement and despair instead of the pots of gold of which they had dreamed. But all, by their hardihood, made a contribution to opening to America that rich land beyond the range. You who are the Dental School's Forty-Niners have more in common with those pioneers than the numerals which identify your class. The path you traveled has been long and hard. Along the way was a war of unprecedented magnitude. Academic hurdles of increasing difficulty cut down your number through the preparatory years. Others became weary and dropped by the way-side through indifference. Now graduation and entry into your profession come to you who represent truly a survival of the fit. Unlike the Forty-Niners of old, you will not face the certain disappointment that awaits so many of those who stake their future on a lucky strike. Trained by a great faculty in an educational plant that has been described as the finest of its kind in the world, you will move into a field of growing need where the reward is assured This does not mean sudden wealth. It probably does not mean ultimate riches by any monetary scale. Your reward will be the security given by a professional man's competence, the respect accorded by your community, and the satisfactions found in alleviating the distress and protecting the health of those who come to you. I can wish for you no recompense more durable than this. Robert L. Johnson, President 10