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

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BRUCE WHEELER, J Psi Onuffa South Gate, Califori Compton J.C. Not all dental students are so fortunate as to benefit by a two year vacation be- tween Sophomore and Junior years. As a matter of fact this experience, unique in the annals of our school of Dentistry, was reserved for Bruce and at the com- plete expense of Uncle Sam. During these two years he perfected the art of dental assisting, which in some cases included doing the dental work himself. Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio was the lucky post to benefit from Bruce ' s services. A local boy, Bruce attended South Gate High School and Compton Junior College; and with only minimal stops at these institutions he entered U.S.C. Returning from the Army for the Junior year he came well equipped. Armed with a ball bearing handpiece for the clinic, a shot- gun for quail (??) hunting and his ever present Reader ' s Digest to fortify the lecture material, school was obviously a breeze. Bruce plans to associate locally with a dentist in the Huntington Park area. Being a diligent clinical student, his as- sociate is assured a skillful and con- scientious operator. Bui there isn ' t anything about teeth in this library. Are you sure it ' s over extended? 149

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HERBERT HENERY WESSEl Delia Sigma Delta Phoeniz, Arizona Phoenix College, Arizona Slate College A pseudo native of California, Herb is a transplant from one of those far away places. He arrived in dental school as one of the class ' s younger members, be- ing accepted after only two years of pre- dental. He proved his potentiality by being accepted to seven of the eight den- tal schools to which he applied. At the start of the freshman year, a small whirl-wind generated in the area of No. 102 with theory grades being made at an all time high, wax chips, gold dust, prosthetic teeth and bird-like noises fly- ing. Amid this activity the watchword from Schoenbaum ' s side of the desk was bite the dust as various missile-like objects hurtled across the desk endan- gering life and limb. Having by now established himself as one of the top men in the class both in theory and technique, Herb proceeded to make a name for himself in th clinic, some of these such as Hummingbird, Gretchen , etc. being donated by his brothers from Delta Sigma Delta. Undaunted, the clinic became his proving ground and the intricacies of clinical dentistry were easily taken in stride — most of the time, that is. To provide a break from the intense hassle of the clinic many well advertised pilgrimages were made to what a few misguided Apaches consi der the Holy Land. As the supreme immigrant. Herb is one of the sincerest members of the class and can always be depended upon for any kind of assistance. Here is one person that you can ' t help but like. Now after four years, with a two year vacation ahead in th Air Corps, perhaps blood pressures will return to normal and if Herb hasn ' t taken over as commanding general of the U.S. Air Force Dental Corps, he will establish a general prac- tice in his home town which is of course — Searchlight, Nevoda. However his plans are to become a naturalized South- ern Callfornian. This, son, is a little project that you will accomplish in a year. Tell us about Ph

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PHILIP DAVID WHITENER Delta Sigma Delta, Alpha Tau Epsilon Van Nuys, California Fullerton Jr. College, U.C.L.A. The terror of Orange county waltzed through the pre-dental subjects in good fashion at Fullerton Junior College and U.C.L.A. In fact, he even held a few stu- dent jobs down at the same time. Al- ways playing it cagey — Phil married a cute blonde D.H. named Jo so he ' d have a good income while undergoing the toils of dental school. Rumor has it that Jo also did all his lab work. Phil ' s popularity was immediate and he was elected class president in the Fresh- man year. As we all agree, he got us off to a great start with a lot of good activities and functions. It was obvious right from the start that this fellow wasn ' t going to break any records in scholarship — he just didn ' t care to. However, in between water skiing, snow skiing, volleyball, fishing and all the parties at the fraternity house, enough study was sandwiched in to get better than average grades. His feats of elocu- tion in our class have been unequaled and many wonder why a B.S. has never been awarded him. Such tales you ' ve never before heard! A small Whitener arrived in February by the name of Jeff Philip. This addition rounds out the family to four, the fourth member being a blue eyed Siamese cat named Tiki. After two years in the Army, Phil will probably open a practice in Orange County where we guarantee you will get excellent dental service without spend- ing much time in the chair. If ya can ' f set up, polish ' em up. Please, madam, your tongue! iss u 150