University of Southern California School of Dentistry - El Molaro (Los Angeles, CA)

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FRANCIS J. ORSI Alhambra, Calif. Pasadena J.C, UCLA PSI OMEGA A true Alhambra man, this frustrated one really likes women, parties, skiing, prosthetics and women. If you ask him, he ' ll tell you, Prosthetics is such a fight. Frank and Don Ratley teamed up our first sum- mer, to have a ball in Europe. He still talks about those tight sleeping bags!!! A two-year veteran of Pasadena City College, Frank will be service-bound after matriculation has methodically mauled him. That poor nurse — what will she do without — Frank??? Riding in a car pool gets tiresome, that ' s why Frank is counting the hours until his S.C. days are over. Being unpredictable, we can say Frank will certainly hold his own as long as his skis, telephone numbers, Acrylic jars and flasks hold out. Good Luc k, Paisano!!!!! KELLY C. PETILLO, JR. Los Angeles Compton J.C, U C L A PSI OMEGA Spent his younger days chasing around with the big car drivers of the 30 ' s (namely his dad). He took his pre-dental work at UCLA. When he got to SC, he really knew his biochem and all those who sat in the near vicinity shared his knowledge. He takes sloppy notes but when test time came around they proved to be quite accurate. it ' s heck to borrow equipment from Kelly, because he could never locate it for you. He ' s a good little athlete (another Benito Hogan) but since skiing at Alta he ' s learned to respect that deep powder.

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HENRY OKAMURA Los Angeles, California U SC A native of Southern California, Hank will prob- ably settle around here with his attractive wife, Kazue. Hank is a calm, cool and efficient operator and was one of the boys who really sailed at the technique building and clinic. Henry is a good student and does nice work, specializing in por-cast crowns on non-English speaking European women. This boy will always show you a .good natured smile and follow any poke of fun with a don ' t get hot. We predict a long and fruitful life for this shrewd character and since he is a friend of every- one, we ' ll wish him a goodly portion of rewards, ' cause for sure he ' ll always be in the win, place or show position. they are wise EUGENE A. OLSON Coalinga, Calif. Coalinga J. C, San Jose State College PSI OMEGA Gene spent his younger days in the vast Fresno grape lands. He ' s a quiet fellow but his work is meticulous. When everyone else had a big mess around them. Gene would be quietly working away on a clean lab bench. In fact. Rex will have to do some looking around to replace Gene as his lab man. Last year Gene took up skiing. From the fish stories I ' ve heard, he is quite accomplished in the piscatorial art. He is strictly the outdoor type. You will frequently see him getting even with his wife. Donna Lee, in the dental chair, but she doesn ' t seem to mind. Fresno is going to have a real hot shot dentist in their midst, come 1955.

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C ' J t EARNEST R. PLEASANT Los Angeles Pasadena C. C. PSI OMEGA A Manual Arts graduate of the late thirties, Ernie ' s activities before Molar Tech, included a tour of duty as a hot pilot in the Air Force. Ernie took his pre-dent at Pasadena C. C. and now calls Temple City his home. Dottie Pleasant and his two children are the only things he doesn ' t have No. 77 marked on. Ernie Time is Money Pleasant must have been making money for the school this last year as he was the first guy on the floor and the last to leave. His chair was always hot, as were his handpiece and stopwatch. Among the other nice things that con be said about Ernie is that he is about the most pleasant guy around (o-o-o-hl), which should lead him to loads of success. (x3 ' JlWt DON RATLEY, A.B. Inglewood, Calif. use DELTA SIGMA PHI, DELTA SIGMA DELTA, ALPHA TAU EPSILON What can we say about Don without overwork- ing all the superlatives. One of the top men of our class, both academically and clinically, he has a rare combination of youthful exuberance and sound, mature judgment which will carry him far (away?) in life, both professionally and socially. Most of us have envied Don throughout our four years of blood, sweat, and tears for his ability to get things done. He did all this, managed Rat- ley ' s Chinese Hand Laundry, and worked part time as a YMCA Secretary organizing Y clubs in the Venice area. During the sophomore year he and Dr. Snyder were among the first to finish their bridge and P.J.C. which naturally left Don with considerable time to work on his skin diving equipment or to go on a weekend of skiing (or was it sheing ?) . We won ' t be too surprised if his continual search for methods of doing better and faster dentistry leads to some revolutionary development, possibly in- stead of cavitron, . . . ratholetron.