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

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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

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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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V THE REF1 .rtororzis 32 4 xg Q E? repeatinghere. Kohler, our respected divine, told a story about his little b-o-yg Moore told his dad-dad story, and Adams and others kept the class in a most excellent humor until twelve ojclock. At this time, the members dispersed with Auld Lang Synei' still ringing in their ears, and the memory of an evening well spent under the colors of Class IQIS and of old U. of B. During all this time, the Dental College was competing in a series of basketball games at the Y. Nl. C. A. The quintet rep- resenting the Dental Department was composed chiefly of Fresh- men and, to their everlasting credit, they finished second in the league standing. Then back to the laboratories and lecture halls. Remember those glorious times, how we played pranks on each other and cheated each professor without compunction? Nothing seemed too sacred for our profane songs or jokes. Remember that instance in the prosthetic lecture when Dr. Hoffman asked John Dickson how high he could run a vulcanizer? John answered 'frun it up until it blows up. When Janowitz asked Dr. Haller cWVhat are capillary veins?'7 and, like a Yankee, Dr. Haller replied You tell me what pneumonia of the knee joint is, and I'll answer your question. In spite of all the diversions and jollity of our Freshman year there ran an undercurrent of seriousness in the mind of each in- dividual of the class. VVhen the month of May came, and the final examinations approached, the men applied themselves more closely to their books, and the ghosts of lessons unfinished were ever among us. Examinations being over, then came the parting. So at the end of our Freshman year HlVlelancholy reigned as the favored queen, and each mind held a resolution to study and work harder during the ensuing year. C. H. lXfICKEE. 44