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

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I THE REF-1zECToR 32 4 ' V b than Dollinger and Mcfiinley. The suffragists of the town recog- nizing Dolly7s executive ability as well as good looks had thrice elected him mayor, not to speak of his being solo Qso lowj singer in the church choir, due to the training he received while taking lessons in voice culture during his college career. McKinley, true to the name, was president-not of the U. S. or the W. C. T. U.-but of the district dental society. He had become famous in ascertaining the cause of pyorrhea on artificial dentures. He said it was due to an organism known as a Weymis7'. Thence to Watertown, where I was agreeably surprised to find the name of John Lavery on every tongue. John had read a paper on his latest discovery. I asked him about his new invention and he told me it was a removable bridge for edentulous mouths. I always imagined John's foundry employment would stand him in good stead. On to Malone we sped, soon finding the office of Cunningham's. Koke told me he was married to one of the many girls with curls down their backs on whom he specialized during college days. His practice was confined to Prophylaxis, consequently he had cleaned up considerable on it. Koke told me Chaffee was doing a wonderful gold practice in Plattsburg. He became proficient in that particular branch during his Junior year in the infirmary. Tncidentally, he had won several prizes at county fairs in contests of that nature. He used a hand pressure mallet, because Dr. Squire told the class not to. CThis was too much for me to swallow wholej Back we Hew to Rochester at a tremendous speed, crossed Hemlock Lake where they get their water supply Cthey donit let birds fly over that lakebg over the baseball park where John Ganzel used to pilot pennant-winners and hnally landed on the roof of the Powers Hotel. The first one I met was DeGelleke. The names wop , H ratw, etc., had since been dropped from his nomenclature. However, he had several mice running around the house. In conjunction with Abie Cohen Che is a big boy nowj he was running an office, manufacturing a vest pocket folding plate. It is put in the vest pocket upon retiring and in that way alleviates the possibility of forgetting 55

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I I THE REF1 .ECTOR 5 32 xp' X city clinic which kept him busy seeing all and doing nothing for anyone. From Albany my. dreamship carried me rapidly through the air and stopped at Cortland, N. Y. I knew no one in Cortland and took a bus to McGraw. I could tell when I reached my destination for the driver called, c'All out-McGraw . I-Iere I saw a large poster Which read, c'Vote for Dr. I-I. G. Ensign, for member of the board of education . I Went to Red's office and he told me his policies if elected would be to abolish 8 o'clock lectures, as they Were much too early for young people to attend. I returned to the ship and soon landed in Syracuse. My first thoughts Were of our class president, 'cDutch,' Schemel. With little inconvenience I found his office and I-Iovview told me, aside from confining his practice to orthodontia, he Was teaching Oral Surgery to the Medics at Syracuse University. I asked about I-Iank Klein and he told me I-Iank had moved to Georgia in the vicinity of Savannah. There he had organized a Citi- zens' Band Ccomposed of himself and another Irishmanb to play All Aboard for Dixien, at the coming charity ball. It Was a town when he vvent there, but with the assistance of his brother I-Iibernian they vvere making a city out of it. A fevv miles from Syracuse I located Fayetteville, and there met Gaugel. I-Ie still had the beautiful glossy hair and enjoyed a good practice. Aside from this he amused the boys at the village store by doing a dance called the Fox Trotn, which he tells them people used to do when he was a boy. I-Ie had become prosperous enough to buy a 98c. model Ford and also send his son to St. john's military School. From here we Went to Auburn, and it Was my signal privilege to meet Francis Qyes, our Francis,j Adams at this place. He was holding dovvn the position of State Dentist to jailbirds. While speaking of the teeth of the inmates he, in his characteristic jesting Way, told me the poor devils had to be pulled in before he could pull them out. From here We made straightway for the thriving City of Clayton. and there I ran into tvvo of the regular guys of our class, No others S4

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W 1 AIA . THE REFLECTORKE 32 4 xp' Q E? to take it to work in the morning. They caution men not to put it in the hip pocket and avoid the possibility of being bit when sitting down. Further down the street I walked into the office of Lewis Sc Merle, inseparable as of old. In spite of the large practice they enjoyed they still found time to talk on the one subject always uppermost in their minds. Instead of 'CI-Iow am I to get married? it was Now that I am married, how can I get out of it? After hearing Wadie sing c'lVIandalay'?, and Merle play Meditation , I departed feeling satisfied that they had no reason to fear the wolf at their doors. Before leaving, we refilled our tanks Cmachine with gasoline and mine with Green Riverj and Hew south. Soon something went wrong with the engine and we were forced to descend. While my pilot was repairing the damage I walked around and found I was in Wellsville. As I passed one building I heard an ejaculation Gol dern it! I wondered where I had heard it before. Looking at the door I saw a sign I L. lXIagner, D.D.S. . Upon entering, I found Jim and Harry Richmond sitting in the office deep in discussion. As I listened, I found the cause of it all was something like this: Jim claimed that one out of every ten babies was cutting its teeth on Ford tires, while Harry maintained that tenpenny nails were being used exclusively for removing ice-cream from between approxi- mating teeth as well as for teething children. Both were going to write papers and read them to the N. D. A. for decision. I walked back to the machine, and finding it awaiting me we sped on to Olean. I remembered it was the home of President Ben- jamin I-Iarrison-Eddy. I had read that Ed had been elected Presi- dent of the Tinted Salivary Calculus Club on a yellow ticket. I-Ie was about to edit a book entitled HWe won by an honest scrap. His son was now a Senior Dent at U. B., so after hoping the young- ster would have good luck, I departed. So rapid was my flight it seemed but a moment and I was in Cuba, N. Y. I-Iere I found Bruzo Dodge. Needless to say he was a very prominent but not a law-abiding citizen. I-Ie had founded a nurses' home where he was wont as of old to hang out until IO P. IVI. 56