University of Alabama School of Dentistry - Dentala Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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I CHARTER MEMBERS lLett to Rightl Dr. l. J. Weber, Dr. J. F. Volker, Dr. L. Rush Bailey, Dr. A. H. Wuerhrmann, Dr. S. B Finn. Other faculty members not in picture: Drs. J. P. Lazansky, VV. L. McCracken, L. Robinson, Polly Ayers, E. Milburn, C. Hand W. S. Reynolds, G. Hartley, A. E. Thomas. Deuel Christian James Dockery Jesse Ellington Frank Patton Thomas Whatley

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ACTIVES PLEDGES Arnold, J. Berlin, R. Burnett, R. Blackman, J. Citrano, S. Dennis, E. Dolce, J. Dyar, F. Giambrone, J. Jackson, L. Kilgore, W. Levin, L. Lawson, T. Moore, H. Mclntyre, J. Naman, L. Pauley, E. Powell, S. Sessions, W. Simonton, J. Smith, T. Turner, F. Thomas, M. Thomas, P. Williams, F. Tranco, D. Farina, L. Freeman, B. Andrews, R. Bellenger, C. Botta, N. Clark, H. Cowan, R. Gilliland, W. Gordon, J. Gunthorpe, C. Hall, R. Holloway, J. Hunter, R. Kracke, R. Lemler, J. Logan, R. Mann, G. McDonald, W. Mills, J. Nickerson, J. Schombeou, S Sessions, J. Sherer, G. Stallworth, H. Strickland, W. Tucker, J. Williams, B. Stacey, M. Zaden, J.

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