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

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Teutal Black's grea+es+ con+ribu+ion is one +ha+ cannol' be definifely weighed and measured. No one could name 'fhe men and women all over +he world Who, inspired by his work and +each- lng. are carrying on +he work which will advance fheir profession. The lieenness of his insigh+, 'rhe hones+y of his characler, his genial and unselfish personalify, and +he inspiralion of his con+ac+ aH'rac+ed and bound in clos- esi' friendship men, near and far, who were more in+eres+ed in +he discovery Of +he +ru+h +han in obfaining fame. l +hink of +he line of Sidney Lanier: 'Un'ril+hefu1'ure dares forgei' ihe pasf, his name shall be a lanlern and a lighl' Unfo e+erni+y'. Dr. F. B. Noyes

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EX We Dr. Greene ev Uardiman Black

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ln au+umn's Sepfember four years ago The Class of Sixfy-fwo assembled here, To begin once again fhe chapfer's flow Thaf wenf before us fo make our career. Dear in fhe price and fime and anxiefy Reaching finally our life-long goal, Reaching for our dreams fhaf seemed realify: For Buffalo we have paid ifs foll. The sighf of dissecfion in Anafomy And fhe gnawing fear of recifafions Was only compounded by Hisfology Wifh ifs slides and endless demonsfrafions. Pracfical, wriffen, lecfure, laboraforyg Neuro, Physiology, and Biochem: Will if all ever end, fhis unending sfory? June af lasf and we feel we are done wifh fheml A smaller class now: Sophomores, Sfaining our slides in Bacferiology. Buf daunfless sfill we fread fhe floors Discovering yef anofher -ology. Basic science is coming fo a sfuffering half, Though Pharmacology is fhere fo infrigue, And now we musf worry abouf fhe Boards we musf vauli' The midnighl' oil burns: our heads drop in fafigue. Af lasf we begin our denfal fechnique sfudy: Cavify preparafion and sfiff black compound, Mixing sfone and adapfing base plafes foo many. In crown and bridge if was Do if over, we found. Does your denfure fif fhe fypodonf? we ask: Wonder if we will ever see pafienfs ofher fhan sfeel. Waifing in line wifh fhe cards is our worsf fask. We win fhe baseball cup and nofhing sfops us now, w e feel The world enfers fhe sixfies, we fhe Junior year. Discovery of fhe clinic awaifs our eager eyes. lf appears so large, yef fhe new roufine is clear: Prepare and fill, make masfer impressions, copperplafe Sfanding af fhe waifing room a-fremblingz Wha'l' do we say fo begin, and how should we acf7 Wha+ will pafienfs fhink as I sfand fhere bumbling? Thaf firsf pafienf - never forgoffen, fhaf's a facf! Our vocabulary broadens ouf Wifh Endodonfics, Periodonfia, Radiology: Each new course a dicfionary boul' And proficiency demanded fo mafch ferminology. The denfures flasked, parfials wroughf and casfg You have fo know fhe normal, is our cry. Children's is our favorife repasf: Buf fhe year in June has gone swiffly by. IV Seniors all, can if honesfly be frue? We are on our own in fhe quesf for our degree. Bu+ far foo many assignmenfs fo dog And fhe requiremenfsl H' can'f be done! Waif and see. Memories pile up we will always remember: Going fo convenfions, lunch wifh fhe Dean, Noon fime pinochle and bridge games wifhouf number The miscasfs, fhe foibles: endless fhey seem. The lasf of everyfhing begins fo happen: Lasf school picnic and class parfy, fhe lasf Ball, Lasf denfure, foil and inlay, lasf bridge misshapen - All 'lo end and yef in fhe end is all. For if has been four years fhaf once seemed forever, Four years fhaf seem like a Summer's day, Friends fasfly made, faculfy forgoffen never, Guide us always in fhe righf, we pray. yes R. O. W. '62