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

Page 157 text:

Fridoy afternoon, 5:30, light going out; perspiration rings that have long since circled and recircled each other, grade card with hieroglyphics inscribed thereon; patient hobbling up the aisle with ankles suffering from five hours of dissuse atrophy. Your feet, flat, sore, numb. A bracket table an abstract composition of clamps, green compound, gold foil pellets, strips, in- struments corroded with blood, intertwined ligature, burrs and operative syllabus long ago hid- den with towels on the bottom layer; all dusted with a coating of pumice, chalk and tin oxide. The operative case is closed and hoisted off its wobbly stand, which simulating that edifice in Pisa, defied the laws of gravity. Somehow, the week ends, the week end begins. It was an- nounced, gosh knows how much earlier, that a meeting of the T.G.I.F. club would be held at the club house — that first beer was necter as it slipped down a parched, constricted esophagus. Home to home, rooming house or fraternity house. Friday night, lecture notes and texts for- saken for an evening of television, a movie, a date. oi 153

Page 156 text:

ROSS EISEL YAMAHATA Los Angeles, California P.J.C, L.A.C.C, U.S.C. Ah so! More fertilizer. This seemed to be Rosco ' s stock answer for many per- plexing problems, particularly those that many of his gardening clients asked him about their pet flowers. Ross has never said whether his advice did any good or not. During his formative years, the time of the big war, Ross served as an inter- preter with the U.S. Army in Japan. It was there he met his wife, Ruby, who was also from the states working for the government in Japan. From his ex- periences in the Army he picked up a wealth of half-way plausible war stories. Besides his wife, Ross is the proud father of an honest to goodness replica of Hop- Along Cassidy — known to strangers as Kelvin. Aside from his family, Ross has many interests varying from surf fishing (no one has seen him catch any- thing) to spending hours describing the mastery of the Japanese male over his household; although his friends give a different version. His claim to fame how- ever, is the preparation of a delicate Japanese dish called Suki-yaki; it ' s a shame he never knew just how good those dinners really were. He always seemed to get carried away with his other duty as Chief Saki Sipper. Now to turn to his more serious side (this being boy dentist), Ross had it made from the start with his infinite patience, desire to do good work and his ability to bail the other guys out of trouble. He has inspired what came to be the war cry of the men around him — ALL THE WAY WITH EISIE. Los An- geles can look forward to having an outstanding dentist and a great person in their community when Ross arrives. I ' ll have a round of that. Do you have menstrual difficulties? 152

Page 158 text:

The National Order of Alpha Omega was founded in Baltimore, Marylcfnd, predicated on the standards of Character, Leadership and Personality. Too Chapter of Alpha Omega was initiated on the campus of U.S.C. in 1924, and from a group of nine members today incompasses a local chapter of 40 men and an alumni of some 350 graduates. The founding of Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity was in the year of 1882 at the University of Michigan. By 1906, Chi Chapter had been established at S.C. The Fr aternity ' s present home was acquired in 1926 and has been our permanent residence since that date. Twenty-four members from the Class of 1957 join the ranks of some nineteen thousand alumni. . . . four years that were going to trudge slowly by have now suddenly evaporated. Years of study have been condensed Into a myriad of sciences, theories, techniques, ethics, knowledge, and exper- iences. These are all beyond the point of being forgotten, but have been absorbed, and now are a part of us. Are the organizations on this page, as well as our training, an interlude or a prelude? The answer: we ' ve just begun! The fraternities are a good starting point for this example of a mutual association for development, benefit, and service to ourselves as well as to each other. Here then, is the rule or a concept of coordinated labor and service which we must carry throughout our days. It ' s not a burden, but enlightenment and success. Psi Omega Fraternity was founded in 1 892 at Baltimore College of Dentistry and now enjoys the distinction of being the largest professional dental fraternity in the world. Upsilon Chapter of Psi Omega was re-established at U.S.C. in 1949, hav- ing gone off campus in the early 1930 ' s. Now Psi Omega includes some 102 active members. From the class of 1957, eleven men will join the Psi Omega Alumni. Xi Psi Phi Fraternity was founded on the S.C. cam- pus in 1921. In the years that have followed, the Fraternity has grown to become an outstanding srganization in dental affairs. This year will wit- less the entrance of twenty-one men from Alpha rheta Chapter into the profession.