High-resolution, full color images available online
Search, browse, read, and print yearbook pages
View college, high school, and military yearbooks
Browse our digital annual library spanning centuries
Support the schools in our program by subscribing
Privacy, as we do not track users or sell information
Page 30 text:
“
Senior Class Officers B. RAINES C. SANTANOCLO F. SCIIIESER R. LAURIE A. VILLANE President VIce-Presidrnt Secretary Treasurer Student Council Representative Class History “The Freshman Class will meet in the Auditorium at 9:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 13, 1951.’' On that morning, anxious embryonic dentists gathered for the first time, en masse, ready to undertake a thorough, crowded and rapidly passing four years study of the basic science of dentistry. After several weeks, we were lost deep in the dental forest. To learn anatomy, we had facilities of cadavers, dissections and music lessons; to learn histology, just “Open the book, doesn’t matter where, just open the book and read it.’’ A word to the wise was usually not sufficient. Our projects for I)r. Rowan—plaster, jigs, acrylic and then some alchemy (but we never did make the gold) ; our drawings and carvings for Dr. Herman; and our real taste of dentistry—full dentures —kept our class time, home time, free time, and night time busy, even though we were told that the real work was to come later. (But “Don’t listen to upper classmen!”) With a rush to finish, our introductory year was brought to a close. Our freshman class officers: Kverett Thompson, President; Michael Creamer, Vice-President; Milton Isaacs, Secretary; Robert Hendricks, Treasurer; and Frank Schiesser, Student Council Representative. As we entered our sophomore year, we soon realized that we were approaching the threshold to the famous clinic floor. Den- tistry, we soon discovered, was far more precise than we had imagined with a fifty cent club to verify this. In an interesting operative lab, and in our laboratory approach to crown and bridge, we soon realized the importance of accuracy. With all of the possible variables, it was amazing that we were able to make our dies fit the crown so well. From Dr. Larson and his animal friends, we were impressed with the fact there were other functions of the body besides eating and sleeping. Dr. Donnelly, with the aid of Joe Bush, presented one of our most interesting and increasingly important courses, pathology. Prosthetics became more absolute with additional techniques of centric. Coble tracer and balancing occlusion. Rapidly, two years of preparing, planning and dreaming came to a close and we left school with our minds filled only with glorious thoughts of the exciting clinical year to come. It was also during this sophomore year that our classmate, Rudy Radick. was forced to leave school due to illness. Although his name has not appeared on our roll sheets, he is still thought of as a classmate in our minds. Our sophomore class officers: Richard Manning, President; Timothy Sheehan, Vice-President; Irving Shore, Secretary; Jules Rapone, Treasurer; and Rudolph Radick, Student Council Representative. 26
”
Page 31 text:
“
September arrived quickly and we returned to school impatiently and enthusiastically. After a brief week of orientation, we were set loose on innocent and unsuspecting patients. “But Doctor, my tooth still hurts. This is the seventh visit and you still want to take additional X-rays just to check on that area?” Disappointments, appointments, and more disappointments; finally we began to move. We soon realized, to our amazement, that teeth were not Ivorine, mouths were not mannequin models and patients were not void of pain. Operative and crown and bridge patients soon became our endodontia patients.. These in turn provided experience in surgery and eventually gave us our pros theics requirements. But all was not lost. Crowns did seat, gold foils did stay in and dentures were functional (even if they did require eight adjustments). In the laboratory, we were spared the experience of a monster in lieu of more practical and more useful techniques. As an experiment we were given an additional six weeks of surgical anatomy. Dr. Kolmer provided the most interesting and important course, including his dramatic lectures on alcoholism and obesity. Our mid-semester exams were a nightmare and then back to the clinic we went with a distant voice saying, “Beware! This is the year we crack down!” What a sense of humor. They’d never do that; famous last words, so that even though the semester ended in June, it was “warm here during August.” Junior class officers: Stanton Oliver, President; Thomas Diehl, Vice-President; Alfred Billotte, Secretary; Anthony DiDio, Treasurer; and William Black, Student Council Representative. In September, a more enlightened and BEFORE wiser Senior class returned for their final attempt to learn as much dentistry as it was possible to absorb before meeting the world. Our class benefactor. Dr. Weil, told us of this “golden anniversary year” as he outlined our new increased requirements of foils and inlays. We were introduced to a new game of peg-board and told that the rules of the game would be strictly enforced. We listened. We listened also when we were told how to open our private practice. Dr. Rosenthal impressed us with the importance of correct diagnosis and treatment while Dr. C. W. Miller gave us something to occupy that Friday night before our technical compositions were due. We ran our own public opinion poll for Dr. Wisan, while Dr. Amsterdam had a tremendous job of helping us integrate four years of intense dental training. Senior class officers: Bernard Raines, President; Charles Santangelo, Vice-President; Frank Schiesser, Secretary; Robert Laurie, Treasurer; and Anthony Villan6 Student Council Representative. Thus, for four years, we have been taught, scorned, sworn at, praised and crazed by a competent, sincere and enthusiastic faculty. We have learned to love and respect the profession to which they have devoted their lives. We have tried our best to apply ourselves to a true understanding of a most esteemed life's work. To Dr. Timmons and to his faculty, on behalf of their untiring, undaunted and unselfish efforts in trying to make us not only skilled dental practitioners but also professional gentlemen, we can only humbly offer our appreciation and gratitude. We shall all conscientiously aspire to become a credit to our alma mater and to our profession. AFTER 27
Are you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Start your search today!
Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? E-Yearbook.com has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!
Are you planning a reunion and need assistance? E-Yearbook.com can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. E-Yearbook.com will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.
