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

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JI Sample of fbe 'First Query in Cbemistry Cbis Year DR. LENGFELD: How many ounces in a litre? MADDEN: Thirty-two. DR. L M.: DR. M.: DR. M R DR. MR DR. MR DR. MR. DR. Mr. DR. DR. : H How many ounces in a quart? Thirty. L.: K' Now, then, approximately how many' litres in a quart? One hundred and twenty-Aoh! no! about three hundred. QThe class roared.Q L.: Mr, Lucchetti, if there are thirty ounces in a litre and thirty-mio ounces in a quart, how many litres in a quart, approximately ? L. Qafter studying several minutespz One. L.: How many quarts in a gallon ? L.: Four. L.: How many gallons in approximately twelve litres? L. Qvery knowinglyj: Twenty-eight. QAnd the class laughedj CARLTON: Mr. Whitman, of what is a cingule composed? W.: A cingule is a deficiency and consists of enamel. C.: Mr. Grider, in what lower animal is the talon of the lateral found ? G.: just above the cutting edgef' GODDARD Cannouncing certain clinicslz On next Wlednesday, the regular clinic day, there will be four clinics. I will give oneg Dr. T will give one, and Qredectingj the other two names I can not recommendf' CPerceiving the mistake, the doctor and the class laughed.D LENGFELD Clecturing on NQOJ: UN20 is composed of the same constituents as air: when you inhale air it does not exhilarate you and make you laugh. Uust then Caceres burst out laughing and seemed to disprove the doctor's statementj 69

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MR. GODDARD: Mr. Parks, what do you mean by jumping the bite? X MR. P.: Getting a new slant to the teeth by jumping over them. DR. XVILLIAMSON: U What is the name of the small artery accom- panying the sciatic nerve? It has a name with which you can surprise your friends. MR. ELLER: The Anastomatica Magna. DR. W.: That is a name to surprise your friends, but it is not correct? DR. LENGFELU: The atom of Oxygen is to the atom of Hydrogen as 16 to I, and the Class laughed. DR. CARI.'roN: t'How should the operator breathe while at the chair? MORGAN: Mouth breathing is proper. QProlonged laughterj Oh! ah-do you mean-ah-- DR. C.: L' I mean just what I saidf' M.: Well, he should breathe through the nose. Dr. C.: Why? M.: By breathing through his nose he will not make so much noise. CGreat laughterj Morgan afterward said that he didn't see thejoke, for in the book it merely said, The operator should breathe through the nose for obvious reasonsf' DR: How are teeth developed? lz 'W ell, first there is a sort of a boil appears, and then there is some epithelium grows up from Meckel's g'Ll7Zg'!Z'07Z and tbrms the tooth. DR. CARLTON: The book states that the operator at the chair should not breathe through his mouth. Do you believe in the germ theory? MORGAN: Yes, sir, I believe in the German theory. 68

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DR. CARLTON: Mr. Burns, what is good for hyper-sensitive teeth besides cocaine? BURNS C after listening avvhilej: A red-hot iron -but soon found he had made a mistake and said, Hot air. DR. WILLIAMSONHZ What plexus is formed by these nerves ? MR. MORGAN: Pneumatic plexus. DR. W: That is the kind of answer that Zi1'c's. DR. CARLTON: Miz Cummings, will you describe the teeth of a person with a nervous temperament ? MR. C.: A nervous tooth-ah-ah- CBut that is all We heard.j DR. WILLIAMSON: Mr. Gstrom, what is the nerve supply of the omohyoid muscle? MR. O.: I should think it would be the spinal accessory. , DR. W.: Did you gather that information from Gray or from your own observations ? DR. DUNBAR: K' What would you do next, Mr. Smythe? SMYTHE Con being waked up by a fellow-student and informed that he Was called onj: Oh ! Will you please repeat the question ? MR. DUNBAR: You are it. DR. SULLIVAN: What do you do in case of excessive vomiting ? GANIBITZZ Use some medicinal agent. DR. S.: That is rather a broad z'1'eaL'12ze7zZ. CGambitz never smiledj E DR. HARNDEN: Name the different parts of an instrument. BLOCK! Handles, blades, and chancresf' DR. TUGGLE: 4' Did you ever eat sweetbreads ? FRESHV: Yes, lots of them. DR. TUGGLE: What are svveetbreads ? FRESHY: Pies, cakes, cookies, etc. 70