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

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Barry Abrams 6139 OSAGE AVE. PHILADELPHIA, PENNA. Temple University Alpha Omega Junior American Dental Association Secretary—Alpha Omega 26

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dinner hour, due to an engaging afternoon in Dr. Larson's animal farm. Dentistry was becoming more of a financial problem as many of us became chronic members of the sixty-one cent club. Ivorine teeth were magically transformed into crowns and bridges, gold foils, silicates and amalgams. With one good eye constantly gazing through the long, dark barrel of our trusty microscope, we spent many extracurricular hours studying myriads of pathologic cells. Through Dr. James' stimulation the enamel organ mysteriously fashioned itself into a vital tooth which we Tediously whittled down for our histologic studies. Our prosthetic skills were expanding to include the tiny nesbit and the difficult, bent lingual bar. In the second semester we continued our transition from pure theory to practical dentistry — in the guise of Periodontia and Endodontia. Who will ever forget that first true professional feeling we experienced v hen measured for our clinic gowns? With Dr. Lantz's lectures on clinical procedures still fresh in our minds, we left school full of great expectations for the coming big year. President — Gil Bardfeld Vice President — Al Zimble Secretary — John Dubinski Treasurer — John Corsetti Student Council Rep. — John Forte JUNIOR YEAR Here we were at the crossroads of our careers in utter chaos. For three months many of us were specialists in oral diagnosis and radiodontics — faking and retaking x-rays — wondering if we would ever see the light of the clinic floor. Once in the arena, we still found ourselves handicapped in the race to the finish line. Patient disappointments, the application of rubber dam, what drawer? — what instrument?, the ups and downs of cement bases, exposed inlays, lateral perforations and tight-lipped children all contributed to our general bewilderment. But all was not lost........ We discovered how to transform operative and crown and bridge patients into endodontic cases. These in turn provided experience in surgery, and eventually gave us our prosthetic requirements. On the floor above, the lecture material continued incessantly. Dr. Kolmer's dramatic introduction to Internal Medicine made us cognizant of the inter-relationship of dentistry to medicine, while Dr. Cameron s influence enabled us to reach back info the past and — visualize normal anatomy and think what commonly goes wrong in that area. Dr. Weil's magic numbers — ever decreasing — plagued us of the fleeting weeks as our eyes constantly turned to the ever changing peg boards. As the year ended, most of us emerged unscathed, while a select few returned early to do research work for various clinical departments. President — Pete Adams Vice President—Dick Marhefka Secretary — Stan Byorick Treasurer — Mel Stromfeld Student Council Rep. — Sam Alley SENIOR YEAR With the confidence of old pros, we returned to the clinic floor — a more enlightened and wiser senior class. This was the year of the Gold Rush. We all dug deep into our families, friends, and even enemies to strike those five class III foils and inlays. The library column was constantly dotted with wooden pegs as many leisure hours were spent doing research for technical composition, and discovering the objectives and functions of public health agencies. Palliative treatment and more frequent prophylaxis' became the bywords of oral diagnosis. Dr. Amsterdam's seminar attempted to correlate the more basic concepts learned here with the various other schools of thought throughout the dental world. The fusing of porcelain crowns was the last in a long line of laboratory techniques. This left our evenings free to fill out the many applications for the armed services and state boards examinations. With the waning weeks, the tempo of the clinical work increased to a feverish pitch, as graduation was becoming an ever increasing realization. President — John Ballots Vice President — Bob Uchin Secretary — Mark Friedman Treasurer — Jim Rule Student Council Rep. — John Corsetti Now that our formal education is about to end, we of the class of '57 wish to express our deep thanks and gratitude to Dean Timmons and all of the faculty who have played such an integral part in fashioning our professional lives. During the occasional frying times — though it may not have been apparent then — there was only one common goal for all — molding us into the best possible dentists which our skills and intelligence would allow — this we will never forget. OJICLUS 25

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Cecil Russell Adams, Jr. 1 736 LOUDEN HTS. RD. CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA Washington and Lee University West Virginia University Psi Omega Junior American Dental Association President of Junior Class Junior Grand Master of Psi Omega First Vice President of Junior American Dental Association Grand Master of Psi Omega Student Council Representative Inter Fraternity Council Representative Christmas Show High Twelve 27