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

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1IEM GERALD TIMMUNS TO THE CLASS OF 1961: If in the past four years we have instilled in you the ability to persevere, the desire to create, the significance of continued learning and the self satisfaction of integrity, then it is with pleasure that I welcome you to our profession of dentistry. You are now passing a great milestone in your life, one which brings you to the threshold of a lifetime ambition. I congratulate you who have attained this position. You arc not going out of our lives because you are being graduated, you are only striding forward to gain now perspective. As a basis to realize this perspective you take with you the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery.

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PRESIDENT To the Class of 1961: The 1961 ODONTOLOG will be a record of four years of professional study to which each of you will refer throughout your professional life. In this reference you will recall associations and refresh your minds with respect to some aspect of professional study. It is upon these experiences that your outlook regarding a profession rests, and it is from them that society expects the growth in research and practice that will improve the dental health of our people. May I hope, therefore, that this volume will record circumstances and instances that will forever strengthen your association with classmates, teachers, the profession of dentistry, and Temple University. MILLARD E. GLADFELTER President 10

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An era of groat development and challenge lies ahead of you as individual practitioners. I am confident that your dental education hero at Temple University has adequately prepared you to meet this challenge, however. it is not enough to stand solely upon this foundation; rather you must build upon it in an attempt to better yourself and your community and thus bring honor and prestige to yourself as well as to your Alma Mater. Think of yourselves not solely as practicing dentists, but as respected men and women, as leaders of society, guardians of health, protectors of mankind and most important, as researchers and as students; because the scopo of dentistry is never-ending, it is limited only by the depth of your enthusiasm and determination. Be fair and honest in your dealings; do not oxpect of your pationts what you would not give them; bo a demanding critic who is ever subjecting his own work to the most careful scrutiny. The capacity to achieve this detachment is one of the most significant characteristics of the mature mind. You share the responsibility of a great calling with all others in the life stream of the profession. I have abiding faith in you; I am sure that your performance will not fall short. As a class I commend you on your co-operation and ability both in your academic and clinical endeavors. Your record is one befitting the honor and prestige you take with you as you leave Temple University. I hope your absence is not prolonged, but that rather you will all take an active part as a loyal alumnus to further develop the success and prostige of your Alma Mater; to honor its glorious heritage and to reflect upon its dignity. Let us continue, then, to walk together; let our triumphs be yours and yours ours, for as we face the future destined for us, we can give to one another strength and confidence. Pleaso accept my most sincere wishes for a long, healthy, happy life of success and prosperity. I bid each of you God speed. No mattor what I say. they still lis,®n ,0 upper classmon. So you flunked State Boards, huh? 12 All right so I'm no Sinatra.