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

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.i-j - ; ' You don ' t like my bald spot? U.C.I. B.S., Fullerton J.C. A.A., President Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, Member A.T.E. and S. California Academy of Gynodontology. yX ■£yl2 ' 1. ' C ' l yt i. ' iss I ' ll trade you two ' E ' coupons if you let me do the foil. ' This ' ll slip by Sanders, no sweat! - ». Jim at Nixon victory parly. There ' s two things I ' ll never forget about dental school: The day we get out and my Gumba Jim Dacey. I have to give Jim many thanks for the experiences and memories of dental school. I learned early that life insurance was a necessity with Jim being my lab partner. Especially the day in freshman perio when he cut off every papilla in my mouth znd the day we gave each other our first injection. He told me it wasn ' t necessary for me to open my mouth. It was some new technique he had read about. But I can ' t think of one person Jim couldn ' t get along with-ex cept that cop that one night who threw him in jail just because Jim couldn ' t recite his ABC ' s. Jim couldn ' t convince the cop that after G came TUVWXYZLR. Jim was also the kingpin of one-liners. He constantly supplied the guys in the Delt house with those little musketeers from Disneyland because of this quality. To watch Jim at his job at Disneyland is like watching Rex do a full crown foil. Two dollies once asked Jim what was the best ride in the park and Jim fold them his car at 5;00p.m. He was also an excellent investor-and I don ' t mean shiny-brite. Like the year he bought 18 Rose Bowl coupons to help pay for his mobile cabinet and Stanford went to the Rose Bowl. But now Jim is making plans for his new office on f ain St. in Disneyland. I know I ' m going to miss that Pillsbury Dough Boy smile of his, so what else can I say but Salute Gumbal

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3.U. Long Beach, Mobile Clinic Staff, L.A.D.S. V.P., IVI.D.S.A., Recipient of b C HOT DOG AWARD. t ' i 2 y J. V (uJjtJ u CCLy — v -,-« W ' M ' :- ' Tina, as a pre-dental student. I think I had too much tequila. No, not till Friday night. It ' s not tdo often you ' ll find two females that are half Filipino, both with some French blood, both under the sign of Cancer, single, and in the same dental school class, but there we were! With such similarities we were destined to be friends. After the second trimester, we became lab partners after each had lost her respective male partner. Tina moved into Lab B as a permanent member. For a summer we would share an apartment. Lab B had boasted of its hand gods but with Tina, it had its hand goddess ! It was an undisputed fact after grades were out for wax-ups. Even Windom came to see her work! Not only was she good . . . she was fast. Somehow Tina was always late for practical exams yet she managed to finish first! We won ' t forget that day in operative, though, when Tina screamed, threw her handpiece in the air, and went running out of the lab. It seems she had mistaken her finger for part of the tooth and tried to prep it! All work and no play makes Jill a dull girl. No problem! Tina always had something going. There was rarely a dull moment because she rarely allowed it! After one long Friday and a few drinks at the old 901, we decided to go for a ride. Enroute Tina made a left in the wrong place and had a policeman stop her. She must have spent 15 entertaining minutes trying to talk him out of the ticket. All the while a small crowd gathered to watch. Tina ended up signing the ticket, the bewildered policeman didn ' t notice WHOSE name she signed! Another night we were studying late for a final and needed a midnight break ... at Big Daddy ' s to dance only to resume studying an hour later! If there was a party, Tina knew about it. If there needed to be a party, Tina had one! There was a more serious side to extracurricular activities too. On any given weekend, Tina could be found working on a mobile clinic. Other evenings were spent at East L.A. Childrens Clinic. She helped in the minority orientation program, tutoring, and predental corps. One vacation when we weren ' t particularly busy Tina suggested we volunteer to help with the Vietnamese orphans who were just arriving. In the middle of the night, we unloaded the babies from an Air Force cargo plane under top military security. It was an experience we would never forget. Tina was always a bundle of energy, friendly, warm, and helpful. She couldn ' t help but be popular in the Class of 78

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' I like it. He ' s such a nice boy! French Hospital Los Angeles, Far East Cafe. U.S.C. B.S. Biology. uJhj JL i€iy OtT jLUU J If I were to describe Bennett as I remember how he first impressed me, my description would include such adjectives as shy, quiet, and studious. After sitting 6 feet away from him in our little C-9— C-10 MDL corner of the world for 2 years, however. I gradually come to realize how usefully inadequate my initial impression of this seemingly serious young man was. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he possessed a refreshing sense of humor and was not averse to goofing around or pulling a few pranks. It quickly became abvious too, that he was one of the most competent students in our lab, being able to carve, wax, cut preps, pack amalgams, seat gold crowns or do whatever steps a project called for faster and better than anyone else. If ever I needed to know what 3 carvings or a 4.0 prep looked like I merely had to move 6 feet to my left and take a look at Bennett ' s work. Having such a talented hand god for a lab partner could have proven somewhat discouraging to this mere mortal had it not been for Bennett ' s open, easy-going willingness to share his knowledge, talent, and time. Thanks to his smiling acquiscence to all my requests for advice or help, my own knowledge and lab skills increased thus making the accomplishment of all the freshman-sophomore projects within the realm of comfortable possibility. If I survived those first 2 years of dental school as a relatively happy well-balanced human being. I owe much of it to the fact that fate some how blessed me with a friend in the person of Bennett Jeong. Thank you Bennett. I wish you well always. Confuclous say; Lay low, avoid the limelight, do only what is necessary. fflU ■ :S«»i« ' - Yep, it ' s a 9-0 day.