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

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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.

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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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JAMES R. RAY Las Vegas, Nevada use PSI OMEGA Father of the 2nd section, Jim has given all of the youngsters helpful advice on everything from Pedo to the sex life of the bee. Jim has always taken a genuine interest in others even when his own plight was at times precarious. Jim and Tom Rouse acquired quite a reputation in the technic building. They never knew how they were ever going to moke it. They kept the second section in crocodile tears about their hor- rible plight. The day of graduation will probably find them worrying if their diploma will be a blank. Jim and his wonderful wife, Sue, have three children. All of his family are his greatest boosters and will undoubtedly push him to the top of the heap in no time. iPP THOMAS R. ROUSE Sacramento, Calif. Sacramento J. C, U S C PSI OMEGA Thomas comes to S.C. from Sacramento, where he will no doubt settle down to a long, successful career. The son of a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the quality of his work, indicates that he certainly has inherited a great deal of his father ' s skill. He is the father of a fine son, Ricky, whom he hopes to see enter the old S.C. Molar Mill along with the Class of 1970. Working under the strain of the usual financial upheaval faced by most of us, Tom ' s determination to succeed and his rare sense of humor have seen him through. How can we forget his definition of rugae for Dr. Darley as — that which is very difficult to construct in wax and very easy to remove with pumice.