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

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NATHAN LEON GRINSPAN, B.S. Alplui Omcud. Alphd Tali l- ' .i sil n Los Angolcs, California U.C.L.A. Born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Santa Monica, Nate completed his pre- dental training at U.C.L.A. as a chemis- try major. He received his B.S. degree in that field and vi orked two years for Twenty Mule Team Borax before finally seeing the light and matriculating to S.C. A good personality, unmatched sense of humor and terrific drive are a few of the qualities that made this fellow one of the outstanding men of our class. Many a time Nate pulled a student from the depths of discouragement or frustration with one of his famous quips; especially during clinics. As for the first two years in the tech- nique building, Nate will be remem- bered especially for the way he uses to break up a prosthetics wax derby with his unusually authentic imitation of a hen in a yard full of roosters. Also for the way he used to set Dr. Tibby straight on the fine points of the arterial supply to the various muscles of the face and neck. No doubt about it, Nate ' s favorite pass time was telling we youngsters stories of his experiences in the Big War. As we recall he was a major or a corporal or something in the European theater in charge of at least several hundred troops. Nate was twice decorated for action beyond the call of duty in Euro- pean beer parlors. During the junior Year Nate was a most popular and active president of Alpha Omega as well as being elected to A.T.E. honorary fraternity. Better known as Spider to the class, Nate was undoubtedly one of the most enthusiastic and hardest workers in our class. We ' re certain that this enthusiasm will carry through in the years that fol- low. Don ' t kibitz, I know what I ' m doing; I ' m a sophomore. What? 5:00 o ' clock already! 83

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GEORGE HOUSTON GRAY Hawthorne, California Brigham Young University George, like all good immigrants from Utah, came to Southern California with the statement, this is the place! En- tering dental school George immed- iately realized that this course of study presented little or no drain on his hyper- thyroid energies, so he undertook a full time career in the art of bread wrapping for a local bakery. This work involved no money, of course, as George took it just for the experience it afforded — perfecting neat margins on his bread wrapper folds. Well known in the clinic for getting points, for squeezing his patients in be- tween working on his relatives. George made his debut in the technique build- ing as a member of Dr. Hobbs ' Team ( There are four boys in this room that I ' m very disappointed in ). In spite of all this, this diligent worker was able to take on more than his share of work during the four years and maintain a good standard of achievement also. With his natural appreciation of a well turned feminine ankle, along with his academic interests at B.Y.U. and El Ca- mino, George led a rather f ull and care- free existence until his lovely wife, Mar- gie, cornered him. Much of George ' s time in Los Angeles has been spent on Central Avenue shop- ping for those crazy fruit boots and shirts we have seen him wearing around the clinic. Crazy clothes and all, George will be remembered by his classmates for his enthusiasm, good work and win- some personality. . . . the trigeminal connected to the mandibular . . . the mandibular connected to the lingual . . . dem nerves, dem nerves we gonna anesthetize . . . More solder . . . morgins shy again. 82

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PHILIP THOMAS HAMILTON Psi Omega. Alpha Tuu Epiilun Los Angeles, California U.S.C. A graduate of Santa Monica High School, Phil took his pre-dental work at U.S.C, along with working as a machinist at North American Aviation. Dental school was delayed two years because Uncle Sam needed about two car loads of partials made and had no lab techni- cian. The two carloads were made by Phil in Korea and took about eighteen months. Upon completing his work, he was discharged and soon started S.C. dental school. At school he is known by all for study- ing far beyond his assignments, thus increasing his knowledge and under- standing of all the subjects. Phil was al- ways a good person to ask when we weren ' t sure of something or needed some help in technique. His high grade average in all subjects enabled Phil to be chosen as a member of the honorary dental fraternity, A.T.E. School not being enough of a challenge, Phil took on lab work at night to In- crease his dexterity and fatten the bank account a little. Just before starting dental school, Phil married a cute nurse named Carol who works on campus at the Student Health Center (keeping us all inoculated against rabies, tetanus, hoof and mouth disease or anything else the patients are liable to bring in). Nicknamed the Scorpion by his some- what less studious classmates, Phil was one of our top students for the four years and we ' re all expecting big things from him after graduation. Open wide, please. i 5L ■ i Torture clamp placed — 84