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

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M. DALE NELSON, B.S., D.D.S. OCDEN, UTAH Brigham Young Universrty I put my plunger in his tube and presto — I ' ve got all the hydrocolloid I need! Dale the Mechanic Nelson. Being a teacher of mechanics before dental school has not changed Dale ' s outlook at all. He has found that one of the big differences between auto mechanics and dentistry is that the rubber dam will adapt more quickly to a patient ' s teeth than to an auto engine. Dale never found a neurotic car that couldn ' t adjust to wearing new dentures! You would think his being an ex-teacher would help him to understand the problems of lecturing to a class, but the only problem Dale seems to understand is that of the students staying awake during lecture, it has been rumored that Dale was heard muttering to himself after waking up from an O.D. lecture . . . could I have been that bad when I was teaching? He plans to enter private practice after graduation in the San Dimas area ... or possibly in Utah! Dale and his wife, Barbara, have two sons. Dale, Jr., and Don. my hand, Brother Joe, my hand! 134 Dale Nelson . . to where? i

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We have an agreement Mike; the Delts and Zips cooperate! You say that again and I ' ll cry . . . GERALD NAFTALIN, D.D.S. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA University ot Southern California Alpha Omega Alpha Tau Epsilon lerry could always be ftuincl in the rlinic at 6 ?0 p.m. . . . waiting lor his ride home with Goldberg ' |erry is a product of Los Angeles and came to USC from the local campus. His endeavors are aimed at helping others either in their dental needs or loaning ol ec|uipment. He was second only to Steve for borrowing, i le v ' as a great leader in the Christian Medical Society ' s crtisade to Monterey, Mexico, where he was an expcMienced exodontisi ' On his return from down south he assumed (he leadership of his frat(Mnily and the ASTIP program! Jerry ' s supreme moment was when he set his lower cuspids and posteriors mesial to his opposing ujipers ... no problem with getting the lower anteriors in! Dr. Murphy didn ' t agree that was the way to make spai e. lerry will go into the Army after his marriage in )une . . . yeah — I am a litjoral democrat, so whal 133

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You let me In there silly guys. MICHAEL MYRON OLSON, D.D.S. FORT DODGE, IOWA University of Southern California Xi Psi Phi Alpha Tau Epsilon On your mark, get set . . . Look . . . he ' s swelling like a puffy toad! Michael Big Swede Olson ' s idol is said to be Ingmar lohannson. This is probably why Mike ' s soft-handed injection technique has fondlv been referred to by his patient ' s as the thunder bolt! Mike paints in the same class as Dr. Russell Bassett . . . probably accounts for the fact that he believes Mike should come back to the clinic to check wax patterns for gingival excess from angle to angle! Mike plans to enter private practice upon graduation and set up in Diamond Bar, California . . . legal entaglements permitting! He is married and plans to avoid the draft by buying a house on a hill and having a home full of kids! 135