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

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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

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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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, tx,- T i Junior. Eluninr Graf ifiztnrg I-IFN a man reaches his Junior year, his trained intellect and unwonted egotism is without a peer. His mind far outreaches in its scope, the mental attainment of his instruct- ors, and he feels duly competent to match his ability with men of acknowledged success. In this respect, a Junior Dent7' feels his importance, also, and realizes his ability in every branch of the work. But, alas, his. first struggle with a rubber darn impresses him with the truth that a demonstrator is a valuable asset in the infirmary. His application of a dam reminds one of the Johnstown flood, and his ability to successfully dehydrate a cavity for the purpose of asepsis is a dismal failure. Full of hope 'and enthusiasm for the year and having passed the delinquent exams with a measure of success, we felt duly quali- fied for our rnatriculation asjuniors. On the night of the opening day, the Faculty, with their usual co-operative helpfulness, held a joint reception for the three classes in the Histological Lab. The occasion was resplendent with good fellowship and our Freshmen were given a good send-off. Our alimentary tract was stimulated to secretive effort in behalf of the irritation produced by a perfectly good feed, and the Freshmen voiced their approval in manly gulps. The Juniors were far too polite and dignified to eat more than an afternoon tea portion. Items of common interest to all were hashed over, and our proposition in regard to the Freshmen caps was accepted with favor. The evening was one well supported and one worthy of appreciation. V Shortly after the session was under way, the memorable trip to Niagara Glen was pulled off. The glen, in the opinion of the faculty, was but a few moments' walk from the trolley terminal, but the matter is still subject to some dispute. After a tramp of 45