UCSF School of Dentistry - Chaff Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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1bistorQ of the Glass of 1900 ae Like the bursting of a sunbeam That dispels the darkened mists, Like the elucidating lectures VX'hich the puzzled brain assists, - Like the seers of antiquity XVho could the future view, Came the glorious class of Freshmen To show posterity what to do. 7 WAS last September we became fully imbued with the idea, and, prompted by a desire to elevate the profession of dentistry, armed with the latest treatise on anatomy, nerved to the occasion by the glowing accounts given us by our predecessors, we sought that wonder- ful device of man, the rear elevator to that sanctuary, the college lecture room. A diplomatic assemblage confronted the clerk on that memorable occasion. VV e represented the Golden West from Alaska to the isthmus, from the Rockies to the bay. Such an array of undeveloped talent was never known to have been collected in that small space before, which was soon proven beyond a doubt. 'Twas then the patronizing junior sought to dim our cluster of rising lights by a show of superior intellectuality. Ask those juniors now where all the honor lies. Ask the profs. to whom the palm belongs, The undoubted ability of this class was at once conceded and acknowledged by every Freshman in the college. The juniors were found to be so unable to furnish to Prof. - the information he desired for his new Compendium of Chemistry, that the Freshman class was called in, and proved themselves indispen- sable. The constituency of tears and the action of the different muscles 56

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The operating chair has opened up an entirely new vista of the possibilities of education, and our modest accounts of the wondrous- cases that have fallen to our lot, and the mighty results that have followed upon our treatment and foresight, have often invoked a kindly smile from the august mentors, to whom we reverently look up for sympathy, guidance, and instruction. Our first impressions of one another, how they have differentiated? Some have but crystallized into friendships that bid fair to last for life, while others have been so modihed that once-ardent chums have drifted far apart. In class room, operating room, and laboratory stand- ing, too, there have been changes, and when the lecturers and demonstrators reckon up their jewels, it will be seen that the race is not always 'to the swift. Some of the unnoticed, plodding, determined ones are slowly and surely forging to the front,-men and women who will achieve success in life. ' We have had our student souls stirred by the momentous issues of class elections, and the claims of vociferous factions have been heard in the land. But through all our individual characteristics and differences there runs the golden thread of mutual regard, that, light as air and strong as iron, binds us together into that glorious aggregation, The Class of Ninety-nine. 999

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in smiling were thoroughly demonstratecl by our Freshmen voung ladies. 6 D -f D Not only have our illustrious class distinguished themselves in the lecture room, but on the field of glory the dust from our feet has obscured the vision of our ignoble rivals. On the ball field we have batted ourselves into fame, and have caught ourselves notorious, no less than seven of the college baseball team being Freshmen. So awestricken have the upper-class men been at our achievements in every line that they have 'ignominiously yielded the laurel to our bravvny athletes without a struggle. Ifarzfy atlgetes of our ranks have shown the critics the latest racket on the netted lawn. Not since Michael Angelo has a greater genius in the world of art Ben-zeen than our own smoking room artist. True it is these accomplishments have somewhat developed our bump of self-esteem and given us a blur? air that has engendered the enmity of upper-class men. No wonder that that green-visioned, yellow-visaged nightmare, envy, has enveloped them, so sudden and tremendous has been our success and so lasting our popularity. What will mark our remaining years in college can as yet be only a conjecture. Such rapid strides have we made during the past college year, that we have a right to anticipate great resultsg but at present we are more absorbed in devising means to escape an encore than in developing our various accomplishments. QQ 51 I