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

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CHARLES FORDYCE NELSON, JR., B.S. .Vi ' ' m Phi Los Angeles, Califon U.S.C. Chuck, as he is known to his class- mates, is a local from the center of the great smog metropolis. His extra cur- ricular activities find him rebuilding a rifle, reloading his own ammunition or planning a trip back into the high Sierras. In his lighter moments he Is a real gourmet and whips up a salad dressing as involved as a class III foil. Chuck was a 1st class Pharmacist Mate for three years in the Navy, but then decided to go into dentistry. He at- tended pre-dent. at S.C. and L.A.C.C, finally obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in bactriology. While Chuck coasted through his four years of dental school, his wife Evelyn, taught school and helped prepare for little Gregory Charles, who arrived during his senior year. A mystery that puzzled Chuck ' s class- mates was where he got all the ex- tracted teeth to dissect and upon which to operate during our freshman and sophomore years. The answer came when we found that Chuck ' s father, an Oral Surgeon, was keeping him well supplied with fifty gallon barrels every weekend. Charlie is quiet and personable; he pos- sesses an honest personality that we all admired. The best of success will follow as he establishes his practice in the southland. More war stories. I fold the Wright brothers, and I ' ll tell you, it won ' t fly. ' 114

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YUKIO NAKAMA, B.S. Honolulu, Hawaii University of Howoii Yuki was born on the island of Maoi in 1922. He offended Lohainaluma High School and fhe Universify of Hawaii, where he received his bachelor ' s degree In bacferiology in 1946. Yuki fhen worked for fhe Honolulu Wa- ter Department for six years before he decided to enter fhe profession. While in dental school, Yuki ' s name has become synonomous with fhe game of bridge. He can be seen morning, noon or night playing bridge in fhe lounge. When ask- ed which system he used, Goren or Cul- berfson, he answered, Neither, I play by the seat of my pants. Around fhe clinic, Yuki is known as the denture kid, what a whiz in prosthetics! Aside from bridge and prosthetics, Yuki is an avid tennis player and, as we will remember from the Freshman Play a virtuoso on the ukulele. Following graduation, Yuki and wife, Lorraine, will board fhe first plane to Hawaii where a general practice will be established. uld be impossible to do in someone ' ; Im not sure if the finish line ' s there or not.

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STERLING E. OTTESEN Springville, Utah Univ of Utah Sincerity, personality, and ability are the stock-in-trade of Sterling Ottesen. Utah born and raised. Sterling graduated from Springville High School in 1948. After attending the University of Utah from 1948 to 1949, he served the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on a two year mission in England. The U. of U. was re-entered in 1951 where he com- pleted his pre-dental training. Sterling and Carol are the parents of two healthy sons, Eric and Craig. With his usual ambition, Sterling has also com- pleted a course in fatherly obstetrics, also known as One easy lesson in street-side delivery, self taught, having become ambulance driver and mid-wife on the hospital steps. He also holds the dubious honor of being one of the few Angelenos to receive a traffic citation on the way to pay a previous ticket. Sterling will enter the Navy upon grad- uation, but is uncertain whether to re- turn to his native Utah or practice in California. Regardless of his decision, his integrity and sincerity insure him a bright future. $3.75 and i can hardly Oltesen delicately closes the bite. 15