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

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I think I ' ll throw Lip if he sticks his fingi-; down his throat again ' DENNIS FILLMORE, D.D.S. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA University of California at Berkeley University of Southern California Delta Sigma Delta Dennis started right out in dental school without making any claim to fame ... he soon proved himself by his deeds! He performed well didactically from the minute he entered the hallowed halls of the S and T building through the clinic years. He did have one or two bouts with the National Boards, but came through in his usual way. Everybody likes Dennis and he makes a good impression on people who meet him for the first time. Two people come to mind immediately. One is a denture patient who liked Dennis so much he came back for a year or so. The other was a patient (female, which doesn ' t affect the tale much) who thought Dr. Fillmore should drop by her house and keep her bridge clean . . . THAT ' S RAPPORT! Dennis plans to enter the Army and, sight unseen, is so well-liked they want him around for an extra year — in the internship program. Good luck, Dennis . . . we ' ve enjoyed your company. Like this Terry — 1, 2, 3,4, 5 Welcome back — I ' m so happy to see you . . .

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You hold the bottle cap like this, and . . . . . . let ' s see, I ' ll take three steps then let the ball go! yeslthinktheresenuf extensionontheborder JOHN ESSER, D.D.S. TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA Fullerton College Delta Sigma Delta A streak of peroxide blonde hair, blue tennies, and white levis running from S and T or the Delt house to the library. What was it? Only Esser in our freshman year. Long John brought us surf talk and the new dances (the Bird, the Scratch, the Dog, etc.) Who but John with suds in one hand and a book in the other would practice surfing on the Delt coffee table? We lived through the phases of Esser — Jean, Margie, Kathy, Sharon, Betty, Jerrie, Mary, Julie, Barbara, Pat, Sandra . . . Esser, being from Orange County, fits well into the conservative pattern of dress, drink, and action. Every TGIF or party was a new educational experience for us in etiquette. The move to buxomy neighbors taught John the techniques of housekeeping, interpersonal and family relations, and so-o-o-o-o much more! After worrying a little through the freshman year, John began to relax and be hyper only eighteen hours a day. The clinic years treated John well. He has always been one of our high-point men. After four years of dental school John is no longer an innocent, skinny kid of nineteen, but rather a fifty-pound heavier dentist, still crawling under fences and over fields to go to the Ascot drags or figure eights. Who but Esser could fall asleep one night and wake up with a beaut ' of a shiner and a broken ankle and nose? 91

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You ' re right, doctor . but I was thinking — A. L. FRANCE, A.A., D.D.S. TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA El Camino Junior College Psi Omega - now, watch him bite his tongue! No one can say that Al doesn ' t work hard. He has worked diligently throughout our four years of internship, but that ' s where the push ends. It may be said that Al is a really nice guy. Not swayed by the many whims of modern society. Dentistry seems to be one of those things which Al Enjoys thoroughly. His gripes are fewer, his thoughts happier than most of the rest of us. He spends a little time at the ping pong table, a little time at the 901 Club — but his greatest pleasure comes from the time he spends on the golf course. Along about five p.m. he is anxious to get home to his wife and kids . . . Janet is reputed to be a good cook. Our senior year found him spending four glorious days in Vegas ... he broke even at the gambling tables (due to the generosity of the downtown merchants ' association). Theresa will miss his sign painting, and so will we . . . but dentistry will be the benefactor. you might as well leave your coat on . . only two more hours! 93