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

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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

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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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PAUL JOSEPH WRIGHT Delia Signtd Delta Phoenix, Arizono Phoenix College, Arizona State College Being of the progeny from the Wes- selian state of Arizona, Fireball Wright has been a great class mystery. He claims he has been nowhere other than California or Arizona, he sports a gen- uine fourteen karet Texas drawl — you don ' t suppose Tillie had anything to do with it, eh pardneh? Best known as one of the easiest going members of the class, Paul has never been known to rant and rave about that Damn Canadian Ghost, or to tear up and down the clinic floor looking for an instructor to check the prep so foil could be obtained before noon. He did not gripe when the hydrocolloid units were out or the only good vibrator broke down — well, hardly ever. Paul ' s pre-dental was taken at Phoenix College where he played basketball and in general was quite a campus wheel, so much so that he was elected King Football at one of the college events. Here he met his wife, Dawn, who was Queen Football. This we can under- stand but Paul — King Football — how the heck? After the enchanting day in June the king plans to return to Glendale (a sub- urb of Phoenix) and practice with his brother, Vernon, who is a graduate. From what we hear success is inevitable. We will never forget mild but mighty Paul. In the beginning I created anatomy. Time for a coffee break, Paul. C i: 151