University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine - Reflector Yearbook (Buffalo, NY)

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X T t. ' THE REFXLECTOR 33 . 4 V S ea ll In the morning we had lectures by Drs. Squire, Hicks, Hoffman or Buell, or we made Agar-Agar for good old Dr. Roberts. In the afternoon we labored under the direction of Drs. Skinner or Garret- son. Later in the year, we became more proficient in evading the evil spirit-work. Then the laboratory periods were lightened con- siderably by songs. Tn this art the Class of IQI5 was well represented. Bode and Lewis seemed to be the natural leaders in singing. Some of the songs favored by these men were the Qld Family Tooth Brush, Skinney,,' and Pm Tired of Living Alonef' Many times, as we were making those abominable mud teeth, Bode would start the following song and everybody would join in the chorus. Skinney, Skinney, hffy God, but she was thin! Skinney, Skinney, She measured six foot nine. And when she put on a bathing suit, Some great big insulting Brute Said she had a shape just like the watermelon vine. And then to cap the climax we all sang an Amen. The singing and other liberties indulged in by that Class of IQI5 aroused the enmity of the Juniors, and upon one auspicious day, the Freshmen were attacked by the enemy. The f1ght was on. It raged all afternoon from the Historic G. A. for several blocks in every direction. The battle raged from one-thirty to three P. Nl. without any decided advantage on either side. However, at this time the Freshmen took a new lease on life, and defeated the Juniors, taking more than forty prisoners. Then we had more confidence in ourselves, we had humbled the lofty Juniors and physically, at least, we knew we were their superiors. Several days later, We proved it at a theatre party at the Majestic. Here we indulged our animal spirits to the extreme. 42

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a a THE RE ECTOR Songs, cheers, catcalls, and every noise known to the inventive mind of a Freshman were in order. Several members of the class were on the stage more often than in their seats. This feature, how- ever, was not appreciated by the management, but they were in- capable of coping with the situation. At one time, when the actors were participating in a very dramatic scene, and the lights about the theatre were turned low, a Small Voice could be heard from the audience- '4BiH Jones is dead. Large Voice-UNO, by gosh! Small Voice-HYes, by gosh! Large Voice- No, by gosh! Whole Class Qin chorusj- VVell, by gosh! This and many other occurrences made the afternoon a memorable one to every man of the Class of IQIS. just about this time the class officers were elected, the fol- lowing men being honored by their classmates: President, E. W. Woodbury, Vice-President, L. Chaffee, Secretary, C. H. lVTcKee, Treasurer, A. A. Moore, Sergeant-At-Arms, F. Kohler. After we had become organized we held a class banquet at the Broezel Hotel. With all due secrecy we made preparations to attend it. A large question mark was in the mind of every Fresh- man that day. Would the Juniors capture him? This and a hundred other fears were constantly before us. However, when the roll was called at the hotel, every member was there. Dr. Gibson was elected toastmaster and, when the banquet was over, we voted him the uKing of Toastmasters, and a Prince of a Good Fellow. In regard to the menu, it was superb and, best of all, the god Bacchus was not in evidence. After the food had been cleared away, speeches were in order. The stories told that night, humorous and otherwise, would have shamed Poe, O. Henry or any other short-story writer, but they would not bear 43