University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry - Bushwacker Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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Dr. Clarence R. Decker President, University of Kansas City 'fo the 14 umni Sfllrfehfd 4114 ?2iendA of the School of ben UA tty On July 1 of this year we shall celebrate the fourth anniversary of the merger of the Kansas City-Western Dental College with the University of Kansas City. The years have passed swiftly. lt seems only yesterday that the Boards of Trustees of the Univer- sity and the College were seated about a table formulating plans for the long-anticipated union of the two institutions and looking forward into the years when the School of Dentistry, as one of the most important units of the greater University, would serve the community and the country with expanded facilities and increased usefulness. The aspirations of those days may have seemed to some at that time somewhat on the visionary side, but the progress of the past four years, in spite of the circumstances of war, has exceeded the fondest hopes of all of us. The academic program of the School of Dentistry has been integrated with that of the Uni- versity as a whole, the freshman' year in the School has been moved to the main campus, the physical facilities have been greatly expanded and modernized, the faculty has been enlarged and improved, and the national reputation o the School-always good-is today at the highest peak in the history of the School. But all this is just a good running start. Much remains to be accomplished. If our ultimate hopes did not rest on the assumption that we can build here the outstanding institution of its type in the entire country, we might easily rest on our oars- say to ourselves that we are already one of the largest and one of the best. We feel this to be true, and dental educators throughout the country have assured us that it is true. But we are not satisfied with being merely one of the bestfi That is why we are continuing today to pull on the oars. We know, of course, that this kind of race never ends -that in education there are no limits except those of the human mind and spirit, if indeed THEY have any. But there are mile-posts along the way by which we measure ourselves and gather our strength for the laps ahead. And so as we enter into another four-year period, we have set for ourselves certain goals we hope to reach. We hope, among other things, to build a new dental building on the campus of the University, the preliminary plans of which are already prepared. We hope to enlarge our faculty. We hope to emphasize dental research to a far greater extent than ever before. We hope to integrate our studies more and more with related sciences. We hope to enter upon certain types of graduate study, so that students may continue beyond the regular course of study and so that alumni may return at regular intervals to refresh themselves in their profession and to acquire the constantly emerging new knowledge of the science and the practice of dentistry. We hope to concern ourselves more and more with the education of dentists as citizens no less than as scientists, so that they may be fully equipped to assume their full share of responsibility in the complicated and critical years ahead. These things, l say, we hope for, but the hope springs out of the profound belief that they can and will be achieved. This promise of the future is predicated upon the assumption that all of us will continue as a coopera- tive fellowship to pull together, with full speed ahead. We need particularly the generous and practical support of our large and distinguished body of Alumni. Quite apart from what they can contribute financially-important as that is-are the reassurance and inspiration such support brings to those of us charged with the immediate responsibility of carrying out these future plans. The Alumni, as a united and energetic body, should spur us on to ever greater effort and achievement. l have told you before that it is an honor to be your president. The past four years have made me even.more deeply aware of this honor, even as it has sharpened the sense of responsibility such an honor implies. lt is an honor to be associated with our Dean, Dr. Roy flames Rinehart, who is this year completing thirty-three years of service. It is an honor to belong to the fellowship of our great Alumni Association, whose members are giving distinguished service in all parts of the world. It is an honor to work with our present student body whose ability and achievement in the classrooms and laboratories today need give us no cause for concern about the younger generationf' If anything, we need to guard our own laurels, for these young fellows are already pushing us hard. All of these things contribute to the honor of being your president, but, over and above them all, l must confess, is the simple and unaffected pleasure of belonvino to a company of able scientists, constructive citizens and good fellows. O O TEN -CLARENCE R. DEGKER.

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These are essential qualities of character in building good will, a commodity so tremend- ously essential in developing and managing a practice. It is one of those intangible assets which everybody understands and which no one has been able to adequately define. Every business house values its good will and not simply sentimentally, but actually on the ledger. Steal away the good will which a firm enjoys and you undermine the foundation of its being. impair the good will which exists between a force of employees and their company and you prepare the way for a speedy collapse of the organization. If the good will of your patients is lessened by neglect, irritations over services rendered, or fees charged, or other in- dividual faults or characteristics, in time you will be blaming dentistry for your idle hours. In these times good will should be a deep concern with business houses and professional practices. The independent attitude and discourtesies shown by many clerks in stores, some proprietors and professional people, will not go unnoticed when times are normal. Abnormal prices and fees will have their serious repercussions. I sincerely hope that we as a faculty have done our part in helping you to develop those characteristics necessary for a successful professional career and that this issue of the Bush- whaclcer will ever refresh your mind with fruitful recollections of the important, stable and useful influences of the school as well as the many fond memories of incidents and associations. Roy RINEHART. 1 Nix li 1. N4-'JT . 1 .s sr . s ' - ,' I' Q 'wi' f I T . ff-. 4, of si W f , -- UWZ QA Nil- l gf '- ' .wr ,h ,Z an x' 'A XxxQnid4!lEfi'f:i'l'W'i ',l'His ii. '.-' f?7f'v?' U W M t T ., in wi ll fl ui ... , vfjfpflzgug gil? t sim' fhkwiifgiiiiliiw, - - -25 SSH? ' lil, ill fe ma our ii- -' f .Wu Nnlffilzrrf L' I:-r -, fa, Si fMil.ifiiiig5 If - t-. J- 2 .. o 9 'A ' ff Z! if Aifn X -L, -ii , NINE

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