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

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Dedication is a word of varied meanings. It means the effort and conviction of a man toward his environment ... it means holding your ground in times of adversity ... it means developing rapport with youp students such that you are able to effectively communicate ideas and techniques . . . it means being realistic about conditions, techniques, and procedures ... it means giving your students credit for having some degree of intelligence as professional students ... it means standing behind your staff on matters of departmental policy ... it means making you think rather than pumping you full of regurgitable answers ... it means concern for the technical abilities of future students. The Class of 1966, in appreciation for the man (and men like) Henry M. Tanner, dedicate El Molaro 1966 to him. Changes are taking place within our school of dentistry, and no one knows for sure where they may lead. The academic skills of the students are to be improved . . . but at what price? There are a few men left in this school who appreciate the value of repetition (which takes time), and this dedication extends, in part, to them for their equal concern. Dr. Tanner does not seek recognition — and perhaps would prefer not having it — but he, above all, deserves it. What is such a man? He is a man in a rubber suit being dragged to the bottom of a lagoon by a 70-pound red snapper ... he was fishing with his son Smitty near La Paz, Mexico. Tanner is a qualified Scuba diver, but.says when I ' m under the water, without mv glasses of course, everything appears smaller than it really is . . . and there was this small fish — so I speared it! I was promptly pulled 50 feet straight down. Smitty saw what i had done and swam into the murky cloud of mud, spearing the fish again. Together we managed to bring it to the surface and then into the boat. Hawaii, Acanuico, La Paz, Catalina, Corona and the local YMCA swimming pool have seen his twin-tanked countenance. Women play a big role in Henrv ' s life. We first found this out in the person of Jane Fowkes, who was introduced as the head of the Department of Fixed Prosthetics. His wife, Sarah, whom he claims to have been the shyest girl at East High in Salt Lake, and three daughters, Linda, Marie and Sarah Ellen. This man is also a leader in his church . . . having served as a youth leader, Counsilor, Bishop, and at present as High Priest. He takes water in varying forms . . . frozen on the ski slopes, fluid behind a fast ski boat on the Great Salt Lake, with tanks strapped on his back under the water . . . and, of course, on the rocks! Dr. Tanner graduated in 1945 from USC and received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1946. He conducts a part-time private practice in addition to being professor and head of the Department of Fixed Prosthodontics. He taught Operative Dentistry for ten years and served as an instructor at the Naval Dental School in Bethesda, Marvland. He also has been honored with membership in the American Academv of Gold Foil Operators, American Academy of Dental Practice Administration, American Academy of Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics, a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, and is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry. . - I Hi Ed baby . ' Errand boy a drink Cancel that surveyor order!