University of Nebraska College of Dentistry - Impressions Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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all thankful to be rid of most of the B. S. courses tBasic Sciencesl. It took us a while to wean ourselves from benzedrine and caffeine, but we finally got used to being normal healthy upper-classmen. We met things new and diffe-rent in dental courses .... SW-4, 5-5154, 5-516, 5'f2-6, birth .... We were all fascinated by the study of the Greenwood family tree, but just exactly what happened in dentistry during each generation we were never able to find out ..., Some people like to laugh at their own jokes, and some people like to laugh at people laughing at their own jokes. Remember the day Ardie wore his bright red shirt? Here comes the firechief, ha, ha, ha. . . . . In our Iunior year, most of us thought about mending our ways, for we began to suspicion that some teachers didn't go for apple-polishing, particularly Dr. W. W. tAnyhow, he said something to that effect.l .... Everyone expected the market to be flooded with Drangsholt's H. P. ttrade-narnel cavity liner after the lectures about the controversial advantages and disadvantages of silver nitrate over calcium hydroxide, or was it the other way around? .... Capek's pedo patient kept insisting that she had to go to a party, so the child was told to go ahead, and she did - all over the floor .... Our class sponsored the traditional Dental College Picnic, and faculty and fellow classes agreed with us that a new high in Dental College Picnics had been attained .... Another Lanspa chip: You laid it, George, now hatch it. .... We were seasoned clinical veterans by this time, but that first block still had us a little apprehensive. We vibrated the needle into tissue and accused the patient of shaking, a game called Who's Scared, You or Me? .... This year saw a shift in faculty. Dr. Knapp took over the Diagnosis Department, and Operative lost Dr. Lynn to Crown and Bridge. The beginning of the Senior year brought our class back to strength with the addition of Claire Bott and Gordon McKenzie. Tiger Wes decided to drop back and re-group so that our count stood at 30 .... The Surgery De' partment was strengthened by the addition of thirty brilliant new Oral Sur- geons .... Don't touch me, I'm sterile! .... Does anyone have any extra primary Class ll's they don't need? .... One of the great features of the Senior year was the three week vacation of sleep and bridge at the hospital. . . . Every Wednesday at 8: there was a stimulating presentation of What's My Line. Anyone care to venture a diagnosis? .... We began doing that ever popular creation, the Class III foil. Everyone seemed to be doing fine until we got to the foil knife, which for a long time we thought was a type of excavator .... The day before Christmas Vacation began, Vernie tried a new experiment in the field of hybrids, trying to breed a Plymouth with the Mo. Pac. Eaglet. It was rather rough at first, but everyone was glad to have him rejoin us in February .... The big event of Ianuary was the Clinical Exams, resulting in 15 incompletes. Dr. Keys wore a black suit and long face for days after .... lt got to the point that you hated to answer the tele- phone for fear another insurance agent was calling .... Early one Tuesday morning during the regular presentation of l've Got a Secret with Whisper- ing Sam, the question was asked, Is Margrave enrolled in this course? Seems the Star Route to Wahoo-oo was a little late that morning .... We didn't need to plan many parties this year for they were taken care of by the dental supply men. However, one very successful party was the all school stag at the Village. At the end of the punch line of one fine joke Milt pipes up, Was that pork Kosher? .... A new enterprise was started in the lab, the Black Market in pink base plate wax .... l wear my new dentures all the time, Dr. McReynolds, except when I eat .... Egan: Now if Grove had played the Oueen instead of the lack, and if Kelly hadn't had the King-- . . . . Yo'all are good doctors. You doesn't hurt rne, you ies' scares me to deathl . . . . Grove: Who says there's no such thing as a planned family! lust check the Senior Class .... What does a mouse's ear have to do with Oral Pathol- ogy, anyhow? .... The following honor awards have been announced and we are very proud of each one of the men who received them: American Society of Dentistry for Children Awards - William A. Corrales, Iohn E. McReynolds: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Awards - George R. Dachs, Egan W. Drenker, Robert M. Stemm, Deryl D. Swanbom. 31

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enior elaine iotory Our class first gathered together in the Dental Library in the Fall of 1950, 32 bewildered, embryonic dentists. We all met in the Freshman lab to carve whistles out of chalk and take the entrance exams, but thank goodness they didn't count! But we found out right away how fortunate we were to be freshmen. It was a very rosy picture we saw ahead as the Delt's entertained at Dr. Iohnston's home, and the good doctor won thirty-two votes for host of the year. Our next social function was the Zip rush party at the Italian Vil- lage. How soft could it have been? .... We had already heard about the sweat-sessions on Mondays at 4: with Dr. Blake, which got off to a flying start with the question, What is Histowogy, Mr. Means? .... Our first demo- cratic move was the mutual decision to wear suits and ties for Hooper's Happy Hour, where we first met never-to-be-forgotten Poor Ol' lim .... Our class ioirled the lr. ADA 100041 this year! .... There is really nothing to carving a tooth after you convince yourself that it's hidden in that block of plaster, and remember, fellas, we want nice rounding curves .... The important thing to remember about anatomy is that one man will disect while the other one reads .... Margrave had to accompany the guys on the Derby Run in order to maintain peace and dignity .... The only thing that got us to anatomy lab early was the little red-head in the pickle jar .... We got the sixty-four dollar questions thrown at us in the Cancer Test and came out of it high in the nation. No wonder we're tired! We burned ourselves out too early .... Dr. Steinacher scanned the class for prosthetics men and poker players, and set the basis for our next four years with, lust use whatever works best in your own hands. .... Brown still believes that lower first molar roots are attached buccolingually, and signs all drawings as Rembrandt .... The tui- tion includes books and equipment, but the really important things, poop sheets, come extra .... lohn Wunder's bookie business always got underway with the beginning of the football seasons .... Iack admits that Millie can throw him two falls out of three, but that's no disgrace since she's an ex- professional! ,... Mikes main function was to keep the faculty loose by Hiust chippin' .... Our first casualties were Dean Tait and Dean Batchelder. They were fine boys and we missed them. Many were the gallons of midnight oil consumed during our infamous Sophomore year, the year of tests, lab notebooks, and tests. lt was during this year that we took six weeks to put on three rubber dams and do a prophyl- axis, a return to the ancient treatment of blood letting .... Dentoforms, re- casting inlays, and learning the art of rolling gold foil took up most of our time .... In spite of the books, we had time for some parties, too. One of the most memorable was at Ludwick's before Christmas vacation, where Vic became so well acquainted with Dr. Lynn .... Mr. Lindgren was left in the dark the day McReynolds unscrewed all the light bulbs before a test, and what a haze of cigar smoke! .... Don't ya see? .... O'Connor did much medical research, and gave the instructors a lot of assistance in organizing their lectures with leading questions such as, Well, I don't know, but-- . . . . And the easiest way is to mix the ooey gooey mess by holding the bowl against your tummy .... Corrales was hailed as the most accomodating slide pro- jectionist of the year .... McReynold's whispers usually kept Bessey Hall quite disturbed, since he didn't realize how his own voice carried through the corridors .... Penny pitching and rushing for back-row seats became the most popular sports .... And there wasn't a man in the class who didn't know from memory every one of the 50 indications and 125 contra-indica- tions .... What are you doing, Winchell, leading dogs around? lt's a shoulder, not a collar! .... With our practiced calm and confidence, we eagerly met our first patients, anxious to subject them to all of our newly ac- quired talents .... That's a nice preparation, now drop it into dentin ,... Bob Aarvig was with us only part of this year, when his health decided he'd better slow down. After a session of summer school to catch up and recuperate, we were -30-

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