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

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XX Y THE REP-LECTOR 32 xi E? yy ifaisiurp uf the 0111155 nf 1916 ' Qluniur East ' When the curtain was raised for the second act of our college career, there assembled a goodly representation of the Class of 1916. We had lived through the early days of initiation and now We looked around for bigger and better things. That those ideas were egotistic, We will not doubtg nevertheless, they are a part of every college man's life. The textbooks which had been our grind as Frosh, Were now considered as of minor, importance. 1 Our first attentions Were to the examination of the new green hedge Which decorated the campus and infested the Walks and cor- ridors. Closer scrutiny revealed this to be a parasite of special Zoological interest, known technically as Dentalfroshaeseventeen- aeunsophisticaturn. By means of convenient clotheslines in the SI

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ll THE RFZFXI ,rgciirora 32? ' XIV X E? VVhat's that? Was Shepson popular those days? Oh yes, he Was appointed Father of the Cherubs at the Normal early in his Freshman year. He got the appointment by Kidding them along. Then Came the finish, and We were sure there, and the last thing We heard Was Zim! Zim! Whistle! Whistlel Did you know the fourth question? So ends the iirst episode of the greenest bunch that ever hit the place. L,-,nl NS llllwenlhe final vepmt game JWVL, go

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I THE LQlj1diLtQCTORiii . 3 f V b E? 2 w neighborhood, cosmetics, shoe polish, plaster, water, etc., we were able to induce these fragile parasites to parade the streets of our beloved city and make sport for all. Then came the long-remembered trip to Dr. Squire's summer home at Farnham-on-the-Lake. The songs we sang, the scraps we had, the games we played, together with the grapes, fruits, and hundreds of hot dogsl' and gallons of coffee which were provided for us by the generosity of our faculty, all made this day one of the crowning days of the year. In regard to the egotistical ideas, let me state that Hpride goeth before a fall. Only one who has experienced, can know the diffi- culty of trying to appear perfectly natural on the first attempt for practical infirmary work. The first day in the infirmary, when we made a bold attempt at prophylaxis or attempted to use a bur in a cavity, ended in dismal failure and a very prompt bawling out by Dr. Fiero. These were real days of struggle, attempt, and failure. To place a rubber dam and successfully dehydrate a cavity seemed impossible. The ever-present saliva was like rain coming from a clear sky. Also, the trials and tribulations which accompanied the making of cast aluminum plates and porcelain crowns and inlays will never be forgotten. Our Junior year will always be spoken of as the year Jake Dis- sected. Qsmun,s love for a cadaver was made manifest by his promptly emitting the contents of his stomach on his first visit to the dissecting room. In December, we slipped one over on the Frosh by successfully carrying off the Junior Banquet without their knowledge of its being held until after its occurrence. After the Christmas vacation came the real work, for then we set- tled down to much study. By this time we had forgotten that we were 52