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

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(MUJ c This place is really the pits. P I wonder if I should have an instructor look at this? O.K. you guys, where ' s my mobile cabinet? Eric came to USC by the way of West Covina and Cal State, L.A. He actually wanted to become a bush pilot but came to dental school because he was drafted . Early in his dental school career Eric became known for his cartoon drawings and for his sense of humor. Few people could tell whether he was joking or telling the truth. Eric had some unique problems in dental school. One problem was to determine which girlfriend to take to each football game - would it be A, B, C, D, all of the above or none of the above. Another was making sure that no two girlfriends showed up at Lab E at the same time. Also he had a tough time trying to explain why the student directory indicated that he was married. In his preclinical days Eric ' s pet parrot was very sick, making it necessary for Eric to leave school at a moments notice. One Thursday he left so quickly that he could not finish his TPE for Fixed Pros, However, to show his meaningful intentions, he turned in an I.O.U. Seriously, Eric is a fine human being and will be an asset to the dental profession. He has a deep concern for people and treats his patients with loving care. He is a true friends and like a brother to his lab partner. His future after dental school is uncertain, but one thing is for sure - anywhere he goes, everyone will love and laugh with Eric Sandoval. Good Luck Eric J.

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San Diego Sweetheart. in Diego State College, B.S., M.S., Mobile Clinic Staff, Psi Onnega aternity, L.A.D.S. rCLO l ' r S+rac. V-o rs ujUo nno-cie -H e. asi- -ouLr netxr- : uPor-Hi Hxe -time. «M Mo-oe John, perfecting the nose rest. ome any closer and I ' ll goose you! 1 haven ' t been in San Diego for two weeks, why? f» 1 4 Jonathan: My partner, C.U. Ruzich, creator of the proverbial phrase, Dr. just one more question incurred the honorable distinction as one of the very few to receive an 0 faculty evaluation in Operative. What hands! (He might as well have been at the beach all trimester). Johnathan C. who was continuously plagued with shrinking gold crowns, bent gold margins, open margins everywhere, bubbled impressions, 69 mm orthomodels, and who spent many hours in the head, who was afraid of getting caught for blowing a hole through lab wall, and who typed his quizzes for human behavior, thought of dental school as a circus. But then Johnathan has always enjoyed the circus. You can imagine then how thrilled he was to think of himself as a clown, a real circus clown playing and enjoying clown games and tricks. He marveled at the enthusiasm the clowns would show while performing hilarious tricks. One such circus movement was the juggling of little bits of hot, soft, gold then hammering these pieces into handsomely prepared holes. More enjoyable to him was having the opportunity to be evaluated on his ability to perform during special clown clinics (SCC) by a red-striped crowd. It was during special clown clinics that Johnathan C ' s exceptional talent to imitate a wild duck, blossemed, he loved to quack-quack! Johnathan C ' s circus movements with the funny, soft-hot gold will truly be missed here at S.C. All clowning aside, Johnathan C. Is an exceptional clinician and operator who no doubt will perform as a fine dentist. I wish him and his wife Judy all the best and hope they live the good life as deser folk In Escondido.

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Checkmate Tasic, your turn to treat at Burger King. Ift. { -?sa ; «£- And it doesn ' t stick to dental work either. A.B. Psychobiology U.C.L.A; Psi Chi; Poet; Nitrovs and I.V. Pusher. Pong - Wooosh - ping ping ping - bong - ping ping - bong - Anybody got a cigarette? - ping ping ping - bong - Tasic, you f— head, haven ' t you got a cigarette? - bong - bong - ping. Ding Ding Ding I ' ve got to have a cigarette before I die! bong bong bong TILT. God, what ' ed I have to do that for? Son of a (2; !! . I ' ve got to see a patient in three minutes. Strathdee, you wanta ' play a fast game of chess? Craig Schlie is unique. All can remember his bottomless recital before a lecture in Rutherford Hall. I can remember how he dropped my first carnuba wax carved shovel; or was it a fish, the day before they were due in the second week of preclinical. But out of this tomfoolery has arisen a student who is often consulted by his peers on patient management when we have had a particularly hard white-knuckle case. Craig ' s uniqueness has often opened a new approach to the new concepts and the old dogma we ' ve received over the past four years. Craig has certainly demonstrated his uniqueness where he confronted the past Dean with the absurd waste of expensive analytical grade chemicals in the dispensary while the Dean was delivering a moving school-wide speech on how he ' s trying to keep costs and tuition down. Congratulations Craig on getting through these four years and on growing and sharing and I still resent having to recarve that damn tooth over again. Wayne Shepard H len are wise in proportion not to their experience but to their capacity for experience. George Bernard Shaw ' Damn, melted my forceps again! ' Doesn ' t anybody in this place have a cigarette.