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

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Dean GERALD D. TIMMONS Ph.G.. D.D.S., D.Sc.. F.A.C.D. Dean, School of Dentistry Your class is entering the lost half of the Twentieth Century with o certain amount of indecision in your minds. Many of you will enter the armed forces, some will take up a private practice and others will accept positions to tide them over and help them make up their minds until the world ceoses to be in such a turmoil. You have worked hard to achieve your goal. Now you will be faced with the reality of practicing dentistry as you hove been taught. Dentistry and medicine ore very closely related and the healing arts are rapidly combining their efforts to increose the span of life. The time which is spent on earth in comparison with the age of our universe is quite insignificant. Yet. mon continues to strive against what might seem insurmountable odds to attoin a longer life span for himself and his fellow mon. The first half of this century was on era of tremendous progress in dentistry. The next fifty years con show a for greater achievement if each and everyone of you contribute worthy dentistry and practice bio-mechonics toward the advancement of your profession. You can help to carry the load by being scientific in your approach to dentistry and yet practical as you face your professional life. This is the first closs to graduate from the new Building which entered as freshmen in this school. It has been our effort to give you os well rounded a dental education it is possible to promulgate today. In your hands lies your future. It can be a golden opportunity to you. Regardless of the situation which may face you during these troubled times, a man can make the most of his opportunities if he is willing to make a little sacrifice. You ore on older group of individuals. Some are already veterans of onother conflict, while others will soon see what war is like. In whatever you do, our best wishes will be with you at all times and moy God speed you on your way. II

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ROBERT LIVINGSTON JOHNSON A.B., LL.D. President of the University President You who ore being graduated are about to enter a profession that is one of the oldest yet in a sense one of the youngest of the healing arts. Writing in the fifth century B.C., Herodotus told of practitioners among the Egyptians who devoted themselves solely to care of the teeth. They were apparently specialists equipped with learning and skill. But somehow their knowledge was lost to the world. It still lies buried under centuries of time. Only in a relatively modern day has dentistry forged again into the forefront of professional ranks—this time with its own specialties, each supported by a body of research and a rapidly expanding technology. You are therefore the possessors both of an ancient heritage and of a vigorous outlook that belongs to youth. Your profession is moving ahead with long strides. My final word of counsel to you is: Keep up with it. The Egyptians sank into oblivion when they ceased to go forward. Men who do not move ahead become mired in their own tracks. The Temple University Dental School is on institution that has gone ahead whatever the obstacle. Professionally, it will continue to do so. I hope you. her graduates, have been infected with the same spirit. Robert Livingston Johnson President 10

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Charles Schobinger Ph.G.. M.D. Associate Professor Joseph M. Limquico A.B., Ph.D.. M.D. Assistant Professor Samuel H. Ronkin B.S.. D.O.S. Assistant Professor Victor B. Butx D.D.S. Instructor Edward J. Holland M.D. Instructor Bacteriology Anatomy George W. Miller M.D., F.A.C.S. Professor of Anatomy Biochemistry and Dental Materials Herbert M. Cobe B.A.. M.A.. Ph.D. Professor of Bacteriology Robert Rowen B.S.. Ph.C. Professor of Biochemistry and Dental Materials Arthur K. leberknight Joseph G. McCunney B.S., Ph.G. Technician 12 Assistant Professor John H. Githens Carl Buck, B.A. B.S., D.D.S. Instructor Instructor