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

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111; 11 i i:; 111; 11 to Dr. Jnseph E. Ewing. D.D.S. f- rofeisor of Crou ' » and fdridtje f- rostlesis IN ALL THE IMPORTANT STAGES OF LIFE WHEN WE TAKE TIME TO PAUSE A MOMENT AND LOOK BACK OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE PASSED—BEFORE WE CROSS THE THRESHOLD TO THE FUTURE—WE SEE ONE PERSON ABOVE ALL WHO HAS BEEN A TRUER FRIEND. A STEADIER GUIDE. A MORE SELFLESS GIVER. DURING OUR YEARS AT TEMPLE. DR. JOSEPH EWING HAS BEEN OUR FRIEND, OUR GUIDE. OUR BENEFACTOR. THEREFORE. WE THE SENIOR CLASS SINCERELY AND RESPECTFULLY DEDICATE THE 1952 ODONTOLOG TO HIM. WHO HAS BEEN MORE THAN A TEACHER—DR. JOSEPH EWING. Six

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Foreword and Staff JOHN A. ENGLER Photography Editor JOSEPH O’NEILL Business Manager ARTHUR MARSILIO Art Editor JOHN MOTSKO, JR. Editor-in-Chief RONALD STEGELSKE Feature Editor The Odontolog.” The yearbook of the Temple University School of Dentistry is published annually by the graduating class. The staff consists of five members of the senior class who act as editors. They are elected by their fellow classmates. The editors then appoint members of the other classes to assist them in the great task of compiling the material to be presented in the book. As has been customary in the past, we of the ’ Odontolog” staff try to select material that typifies the daily tasks we strive to undertake at our Dental School. We hope that in the years to come the Odontolog” will serve as a diary through which we can review the years of hard work, friendship and pleasure that we spent here at Temple Dental School. We hope in addition that the graduating classes of the future will continue to publish the Odontolog,” and maintain the high standards that have been the governing factor of this publication. Five Lsrn

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A dream, a vision, or a hope—call it anything you may. Four years ago we began our journey into the realm of dentistry. We all dreamed of the day when we would be getting our diploma, and now that dream has materialized—we are now the graduating class. Throughout our four years at Dental School, we have been living a dream and working hard to make that dream come true. As Freshmen we watched the sophomores performing tasks that we knew nothing about, and wondered when and how long it would take us to be able to do them When we finally reached that stage wc were again envious of the upper classmen because they were now down in the clinic treating real live patients. Oh, how we wished we were they. How would we act? Would ■we be nervous? Is there someone to help us? Suddenly there we were, out of the dream world and into reality. It wasn't as difficult as we had imagined. All our questions were answered and we went merrily on our way, pausing here and there to lend a helping hand to some of the underclassmen who were now asking the same questions we once asked. And then it happened! We noticed a group of others besides us on the clinic floor. We noticed a group of happy smiling faces—they were familiar—perhaps a hit older and a little more weary than the first time we saw them hut nevertheless they were working with added zest and vigor and were happy to do it. Now we remember, they're the seniors and this is their last lap of the journey. Oh, how nice it would be to be among them—as we again lapsed into the dream world. Now, at last, our dream has come true. We are the graduating class. We have completed the most important phase of our journey. The dreams we once had are now taken up by those who follow us, and may they materialize for them as they have for us. As we continue our journey of life, there will be more dreams, more hopes and more ambitions. By hard work and fair play all of these dreams, hopes, and ambitions can he realized.