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

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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

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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 THE REFLECTGRIQE 32 4 V Q E? when the bell would ring and the matron put him out. Bruzo7s wife did not mind, as she was wise to the game, having caught him that way and was still boss of their chateau. He still had his boadin7 schooln habits of casting rings, scarf pins, etc. From here to Hornell, the Main Street of Canisteo, we sailed in search of Stanley Hart who was advertising manager of THE R13- FLECTOR. When I called at his home, his wife informed me he was attending a meeting of the editors of the 'cF.Xtensive Prevention. He was, however, editor-in-chief of this publication, but the duties were not so arduous that he could not toot on the clarinet or sing 4'Bondolero7' the way he did when an embryo D.D.S. Our next stop happened to be Springville. Here my attention was called to a large electric sign which read Fitzpatrick 8c Prior, Dental Specialties . I was wondering in which direction to walk to get to their establishment when I met Fitz wearing the same striped bow tie. Fitz said they were still ethical general practitioners maintaining the dignity of the profession, but as a side line were manufacturing desensitizing paste for porcelain crowns, Gates- Glidden drills guaranteed not to break off in a canal, and a nasal douche for an antiseptic washifor cleft palate. He said they adver- tised in Hart's Magazine, but without results. I strolled over to West Valley and there met Gibbin. He, too, was enjoying a lucrative practice and in spare moments was composing a parody on 4'Ragtime Cowboy Joen. His efforts were entitled I comb my hair with a towel, nowf' Jack was married, and intro- duced me to his daughter who he said had her motheris big blue -eyes. I From this thriving community we sped to Ferry where I was surprised to find the place in a flurry. Each inhabitant seemed to have a copy of the New York paper which gave a glowing account of how Dr. IVI. L. Ogden of Perry had isolated a new bacteria called Sporticus Boozerinaw. The germ which had caused many people sickness and headaches had at last been disclosed. When I met Gg he said he was working on a cure for it, but doubted if it were possible where the organism had much of a foothold. 0g showed us a place where we could again replenish our tanks and we flew on to Bath. 57