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

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THE REFLEcToR . w t sv' t Elarupbenp Dozing before the fire in an easy chair, I was suddenly carried in a whirl of wind, rain and fire, down, down, down! The earth opened up to swallow, as it were, a single atom of humanity. Ever down, down, until the speed was terrific, swifter than any earthly powers have been able to produce. Deep into the bowels of the earth! There was no time for fright! At last the speed began to slackenl I was in an immense hallway and suspended in space. The surroundings were illumined by an unnatural light. All had a mystic glow. Before me in the center of the hallway was an immense cauldron of boiling substances. From it shot rays of peculiarly colored lights. These rays went dancing and flitting all through the room. Suddenly in the dancing rays there appeared a something partly human, partly animal in form. In one hand was held a scepterg in the other, a sword, from its eyes shot rays of the same peculiar glow as from the cauldron. The sword in the mighty arm quivered as if to strike, and behold, the mysterious being spoke saying, I am Fate. I-Iearest thou me! Thou art brought hither that thou mayest learn the des- tinies of an earthly band-the Class of I916.'7 I was suddenly startled by a noise which seemed familiar. VVhen it sounded again I recognized it as 'cCuckoo. There now appeared before me in the rays and smoke, nobody but old Perf Quick. Ap- parently he had taken advantage of his perforating abilities and now was chief antrum tamper of the town of Cortland, where he acted the part of village cut-up in his youth. A buxom country lass of the cornfed variety was making him an orthodontia appliance in the lab. In a cloud of smoke he disappeared, and before me was a little village. In the village square in large gold letters was the sign HM. Unger, the Bermuda Dentist. Up the stairs I went, and found Satchel covered with smiles and counting money which was appar- ently very plentiful. Mike then took me into the lab. Seated in the corner, playing a flute, was a peculiar-looking individual. Closer scrutiny revealed it to be our old friend, Badger Fleek. After gradua- tion, Buff had gone to Florida, where some patient who refused to pay a bill had waited for him along the board walk and struck him 6o

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f ' w l THE REFLECTORNNE 32 ' xp' Q E? with a large coconut on his most sensitive part-the external occipital protuberance. He was there recuperating. Now appeared a familiar figure in the Town of New York-Dell Champlin. He had done more or less clean-up work since he had left college. He was now specializing in placing gold crowns on the anterior teeth of the many Broadway chorus girls. Next appeared a section of the grape juice country, where I found Painless Pat. He was chief dentist in the home for 'fAged and Indigent Dancing Girlsf' He was making good money with his plate tightener which he patented while in Westheld. Again the scene changed, and I found myself on a road in one of the Fiji Islands, admiring the beautiful scenery. Suddenly I was thrown to the ground with a rope and dragged into a neighboring house upon which was the sign Mexican Dentistf? Imagine my surprise when I recognized Jake Osmun-the 4'Bicuspid King. Jake said business was poor and he took advantage of his ability to lasso steers, to get patients. Next appeared a little settlement closed in by lumberyards. I recognized the place as Tonawanda. In the midst of one of the lumberyards was a tough, hungry-looking sort of an individual. After watching him intently for a few moments I recognized our old friend, lg Bellinger. Kenneth had found dentistry too tame to suit his muscular body and was taking his .pleasure in extracting pitch from Tonawanda lumber. Ig faded from the picture, and my eyes were attracted to a large sign, Dr. Searing, Exodontist. The place looked dilapidated, and I was not surprised when I learned that the doctor was on the road, selling Wear-For-Ever-Headrests, made from Main Lunch Steak which he had chemically treated. ' The scene shifted slightly, and I saw a magnificent castle sur- rounded by gardens and walks. Written in gold letters was the sign Dr. Mildred Dixon, Dentist. Minnie had made every financial success that one could ask for. I-Ier patients were of the wealthy class. Prosperity certainly had followed her. Minnie was cheerful as ever. She spent her spare time lecturing on the advantages of Squire's technique in operative. Next in order flashed before my eyes the little snowbound Town of Deposit. On THE street I could see the face of one familiar. Ben 61