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

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X rr, -Si st., ufi, 12 X-LS-'R 72 . .K .1 ,xl 7 'Y' -L rx -.aQ3si:.aw'f fi :S K 'SEQ Q N29 u ss I 5' 1 few u-I 1 Al T - i Three years were now behind us and we prepared to lash into the fourth. The feelings of insecurity, as far as patient treatment was concerned, were now almost nil. We were developing confidence and technical proficiency with increasing momentum. However, this burst of kinetic energy wasxmporarily hindered when they socked us with dou.ble clinics. Junior clinics were bad but these were worse. lt was hard enough to get one patient to come in, let alone two, not to mention the trouble we ran into when they did get there. The suspense of packing a Class Ill was paramount-you lust never knew when it would start rocking and were always praying that it wouldn't. And the gingivals of a Class ll-you never knew if the non-cohesive foil ever got there until after you were finished and sometimes you really were! However, we didn't feel so bad after we found out these sessions were to help us pass the state board and to increase our technical skill. For once, ll1eY Wefe really fl'Yll'l9 to help us. Will wonders never cease? And help us they did. Drs. lngraham, Eidson, Dwyer, and Fetterman can be com- mended for the heroic iob they did in this capacity. We were as ready as anyone could be for the Board. Our classes this year were approximately identical to the ones of the previous year. Things like Transographics, Oral Tumors, Principles of Medicine, and Jurisprudence were the only exceptions. It was only during the second semes- ter that the lectures were cut to three per week. We could now get an extra hour of sleep on two of the full school days. Some of us even got to go to County Hospital, thanks to the Oral Surgery Department. Here we played R.D.'s and got lots of extractions. This year also saw the famous lava die experiment travel to Miami, Florida, for the A.D.A. Convention. Our rep- resentative was the suave, well-dressed Bill Babine who is really sold on it now. Who wouldn't be after months of 'intensive brain-washing indoctrination sessions in the Human Factors Lab? Some of Bill's classmates have said that the theory is fine, but none of their patients have lava teeth! This was the year that the attitude of the class as a whole changed. From the happy bewilderment of the iunior year we drifted into somber solemnity. lt could more accurately be diagnosed as senioritis. Everyone had one Complaint Ol' Un0ll'lel'2 S0010 were 9l'0UCl1Yi some were still bewildered, but as a unit, we could hardly wait to get out of the rat race. And an R.R. it was. We were rushing to complete PJC's, porcelain inlays, special Perio cases, and partials. The pressure was really on now and could be sensed in the lecture room by the constant under- tone during lectures. On the floor and in the lounge it was indicated by the intensity of the skylarking. No one would dare turn his back on another for fear of a flying lunch bag or a well aimed phalange. Freddy Wall was famous for these trivialities as were Haacke and Rosenblum. Even 'ole Elmer would ioin in the fun especially after Fishman and Farsakian locked him in the telephone booth iust to prove their strength after being in oral surgery for two weeks. Somehow, we don't really know how, we made it. The production during the last three months was a sight to behold. The final push and we went over the hump. We were finally through the four years and we didn't want to look back on it at all. Everything was before us. The past no longer counted. lt faded to the backs of our minds into an oblivion. To look back on the hardships would be sheer folly and twinges of misery would course over our innermost fibers. What was done, was done, but it was over-thank God it was ALL OVER. All those who would go through it again, even for a million dollars, would shout, Beat Loma Linda! or DENTlSTRY. . . . The silence is deafening.

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This student: a. Has a compulsion to spit things out. b. Tried to go one better than Al Brann. c. May decide to up the Sieve program. d. May be watching you. e. Had a real close shove. PHOTO QUIZ This instructor is dressed this way because: a. He's absent minded. b. lt makes it easier to unload on students. c. He has an immediate approach. d. He thinks he's cooler this way. 2. This area in the student lounge: a. Has listening chairs. b. Is Dr. Tanner's office. c. ls a good place to keep your mouth shut. d. All of these. 3. This lady: a. Sat for a double clinic. b. Heard the instructor say her tooth was ruined. c. Discovered why everyone used the same washbasin. d. All of these. 4. This office is Headquarters for: a. John-Birch Society. b. Jack-Ash Society. c. Harbor Antifluoridation League. d. Associated Candy Distributors. 5. In this restroom: a. Agility begets dryness. b. Last year's swingers are this year's swimmers. c. The labels would be different at Ol Miss. My lady is famous because: . Her cheek has collapsed. . She has an interstice. c. She can fill your vestpocket. d. She rides an elephant. a b 8. In this situation: a. The operator is about to cone-cut another one. b. The operator is a well known ferti- lizer expert. c. The patient is the real Mr. Bandini. d. Both of these gentlemen are in the same profession. Answers on page 169.

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