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

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What a way to waste a Monday! University of California Riverside and Davis, B.S. Zoology, Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, O.K.U. (X- ■(fvt--%7 -j XU ' ' : ,u-e .- ' ' -f- ' - C-r j Z ,,. Leolin T. Brusfi, better known as Ted, was marvelous to watcfi in action. During our pre-clinical years as A-15 and A-16, Ted misplaced anytfiing and everything and it was all stolen . Whether it was during Fixed Pros under ideal conditions with ideal typodont teeth supervised by ideal instructors or during Operatiave and their similar but yet different ideals, Ted managed to misplace his mamentarium, his manikin, his gold, his honor roll project, his cubicle . . . Those lab years were worth remembering. Like the time Operative demanded certain set-ups, teeth with no caries (after all, decay isn ' t ideal . . . ). So Ted called his dad, the dentist, and two days later airmail from Bellflower comes an envelope containing the perfect tooth with surrounding osseous and the proper amount of blood ... or how about the time when we gave our first injections-on each other. Ted calmly reassured me that he had given lots of shots-on horses. Will I miss Ted? Hell, yes. I survived pre-clinical because of him. During the coming years I ' ll always wonder how many times Ted will misplace his operatories, staff and office. And how he ' ll ever find them without me . . . Thanks for everything, Ted. ' What ' s to smile about? ' You think you can do it better? '

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' I s this back bar set up right? looks like this scrap might be gold. Stanford University B.S., Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity. 3 i fy-yx J Z Vc t-i 5e . - ' - 2 - 3-3 0)0 c: Curt Brohard came to us a finished product of Leiand Stanford University. Even on the first day it vi as obvious Curt would be head and shoulders above the rest of the class. Curt ' s acceptance to dental school was based on two outstanding collegiate achievements. 1) He played football for Stanford. 2) He dated a girl whose garage floor rotated 180° so she would never have to back her car out of a garage. Thus eminently qualified. Curt was prepared to excel. Preclinical academics however quickly proved to be misery for Curt. He soon found out that he had to spend at least one hour every other week studying in order to keep up with the class. Curt took to the preclinical lab courses like a duck to water. He was probably the first to realize that one ' s olfactory organ was far more important to good grades, than were one ' s hands. Forced by operative finals to spend longer than his usual 10 minutes per prep, Curt ' s morale hit it ' s low ebb. Curt left preclinical studies residing somewhat near the top of the class. Clinic memories can at best be described as a blurr since one of Curt ' s most closely guarded secrets was that he was finished with 1864 points and all requirements about half way into trimester 6. Curt ' s fondest clinical memory is of special clinic 4. He passed the V foil barely with 2 instructors signatures. Thinking that they were not adequately impressed. Curt decided to impress Dr. Kahn. Dr. Kahn promptly hooked the gingival and pulled the foil out. He gave Curt a and was duely impressed. Poor Curt became somewhat of an every emotional cripple after every roommate he had moved out. Looking to soothe the hurt. Curt first joined Psi Omega fraternity. The Delts pulled the recruiting coup of the era when it lured Curt away from his beloved Psi-O ' s with the promise he would be 50% of their 6 man intramural football team. Curt ' s mastery of parsimony is legend. On more than one occasion his colleagues swore they had seen him produce blood from a turnip. Determined not to be dull. Curt subscribed to Time Ivlagazine and pursued the finer points of Japanese sword club meetings and opera. That about sums it up-Goodbye Curt, its been big! You mean this ape is gonna by my dentist?! Teen-angel

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T ..rLfixJUiAA X , Moorea and Napoleon You mean you ' ll give me two foils? ' I I know they ' re big. but they ' re not out to here! Michelle Buchanan-Von Florrntin Kriebel, otherwise known to many as Toots has the distinction of having the largest name tag in the schools history. Her other claim to fame shall go unmentioned for professional reasons. Actually Michelle was the perfect lab partner. She not only always had her life organized but knew where I should be and where I should go. And believe me she never hesitated to tell me where to go. That is the very thing I like best about Michelle, her sincere attitude and honest way she deals with life. However, that ' s not to say she can ' t be a real stinker at times. But at least you don ' t have to wonder what Michelle thinks of things. In a place like the dental school a little frank honesty is welcome. So to you Michelle I wish a happy and productive life, even if you are a chick!