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

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PROF. XVILLIAMSON Qlecturingj: The liver has certain lobes and fissuresf' DEACON W. Ccoming out of a trance, whispers to his neighborj: What is that about the loaves and nshes ? PROF. GODDARD Clecturingjr You are familiar with the labial bow. MISS C. Qvvhisperingj: Maybe we are not familiar with the other kind of beau. :MISS B. Cwhisperingj: I have heard say that some beaux are Zabially inclined. DR. HODGEN Clecturing on mercuryj: Sit up, Mr. Millar: you act as though you Were sick. MR. M.: So I am, doctor: all salivated studying this subject. DR. TUGGLE: What different kinds of expression can be produced by the muscles of the face ? H MR. NEWMAN: Well, certain muscles produce a derisive smile, and certain others produce a happy smile. DR. T.: Well, go on: any other kinds of smile? MR. M.: There is another kind of 'smileg' but it is conveyed to the mouth by the muscles of the arm. PROF. GREEN: I used to think a philosopher's lamp was so called because no one but a philosopher could run it, and no one but a philosopher would use it. PROF. GODDARD: The Didelphia are strange creatures, neither one thing nor the other,--a sort of connecting link. You might call them the 'midway' animal. ' 72

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embyro junior if he had ever been in politics, on being answered in the negative, the doctor knowingly remarked, Well, if you ever are, you will wonder why it wasn't divided several more times. PROF. GREEN Clecturing on sulphur dioxidej: Sulphur dioxide dis- ' infects by uniting directly with certain elements in organic com- pounds. It unites directly with the microbe, and after the union the microbe is not in it. PROF. LENGFELD: Mr. Deckelman, what is the weight for a liter of hydrogen ? 'I MR. D.: A crisis. PROF. L.: you mean a crith. MR. D. Cpromptlyy f'Yes, a crith, doctor, a crith.', PROF. L: Now, Mr. Crith- CLaughter and blushesj PROF. LEWITT: Mr. Smyth, what is the shape of the bacillus of tuberculosis ? MR. S.: Something like a small frankfurterf' DR. CARLTON Clecturingj: Some of your patients will tell you that jaemzmzeazf fillings mean gold illings. But I have known cases where such fillings were so temporary that the motion of the elevator shook them out before the patient reached the street. DR. I. G. SHARP Qinaclvertentlyj: A bitter mouthful of taste. CI-Ie is still wondering why the Freshmen laughed.j PROP. SULLIVAN Cto Mr. Benzonyz Wa11t a patient? MR. B. Cmodestlyj: I am only a Freshman? PROF. S.: Oh, you looked so wise I thought you were a Junior! MR. KUSTER Qansweringjz Do you want to know why- PROF. D'ANCONA Qinterruptingj: No, Mr. Kusterg but I want you to tell me. A BOTTLE with some milk in it had accidentally been left on the lecturer's desk. Whexi Prof. Lengfeld came in, he gazed at it dubiously for a moment, and said, It is hardly the right color for me. A PROF. GREEN Qlecturingbz I never try to remember the specific gravities. I once knew a man who memorized the whole catalogue of them-and he never knew anything elsef' 71

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JBrigbt Elnsvoers PROF. SHARP! Mr. Patterson, what determines the size of the plate? MR. P.: The size of the mouth. 4 PROF. SHARP: Mr. McKee, how would you prevent tooth caries ? MR. MCK.: Keep the food away from the teeth. PRQF. WISLLIAIJSONZ Mr. Piper, what kind of a muscle is the orbicularis oris? MR. P.: A sphincter muscle. PROF. VV.: '-' Of what is it the sphincter ? MR. P.: The sphincter of the face. PROF. LENGFELD: Mr. Gruss, what is colorless tincture of iodine? MR. G.: A dark brown? PROF. LENGFELD: Mr. Gambitz, how would you treat the bone- ash? MR. G. Cwith thoughts of past favorsj: Treat it to sulphuric acid. PRoF. LENGFELD C on the subject of the comparative dangers of vari- ous anestheticsy Miss Blossom, how often do people die under chloroform ? MISS B.: Only once. PROF. DUNBAR: 'I How would you determine the proper elasticity of the rubber dam, Mr. Dunbar? MR. D.: It should be so elastic that you can put your thumb through it. PRoF. VVILLIAMSON Qwho has just been quizzing on the nosej: K' Now, Mr. Kuster, will you describe the auricle? MR. K. Cquestioningj: Do you mean the auricle of the nose ? DR. SHARP: How do you test kerosene before using it, Mr. Stan- ford ? MR. S. Ctaken by surprisej: 'tVVhy, taste it. Oh, if it burns, you can use it! 73