University of the Pacific School of Dentistry - Chips Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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whole affair is that such a renowned man as Dr. Hunter should not have had the opportunity to view some really good American Conservative Dentistry, which IS sanitary and potential as an aid to the digestive organs, and by far the better conservative of the health of its wearer than any combination of rubber, porce- lain and gums will ever be. ' It would be well if students of dentistry, after graduating, would continue to bear in mind that only by care, in even the smallest matters of a dental practice may we ever hope to secure the reputation of American Conservative Dentistry from the Hattacksi' of even those who know--for those ignorant of our work are not to be seriously considered as effective critics should they strive to assail our conscientious methods. KARYOKINESIS. Chromatic wizardyiof micro-art Unfolds the micro-cosm as a dream Fleets by the soul, awander ere the gleam - Of dawn-the integrating worlds that start, In vibrant dreaming of the chromosome, The mystery that holds the key to Godg The plasmic masterpiece--soul from a clod- Seeking the crested heights, to read the tome Of universal Mind. Limned in its truth On far horizons of the older years, Gleams through the shifting Scheme, and human tears, In basic bursts of light, the altared Truth. V So, from the shattered caverns of the night, Man moves him toward the calling of the light. PHILIP I-IALEY, '14. 28

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causative factors in the eliminating of the gastric and intestinal disturbances. Another inference drawn by Dr. Hunter is that among Americans, chronic dyspepsias, intestinal disorders, ill-health, anaemia and neurotic complaints are all victims of this gilded dentistry. Now, as a nation, Americans have a mode of living all their own. There are many matters in the 'daily routine of the average American citizen which are not at all commendableg such as abrupt haste at meals, the grab and run method, fol- lowed at Boston lunch counters at the noontime meal',g when a hot gulp of black coffee places the grande finale to the rush back to work. Now, the grab and run method is not conducive to thorough mastication, nor is black coffee con- ducive to a freedom from nerves, if continued indefinately, as it usually is in this country. Even should said citizen pos- sess an average aseptic mouth, with a full compliment of teeth, his digestion and nerves will suffer nevertheless, and this, plus the fact that he is a hustler and pays more attention to his business than to bodily health, will induce the chronic dispepsias, ctc., which Dr. Hunter states he found so common among Americans. If this average American citizen had some crowns in his mouth would be be a victim, necessarilly, of this gilded dentistry ? Of course, we would not expect Dr. Hunter to find conditions in America similar to those found in England, for while the average American considers himself fortunate to be able to grab and run as occasion requires, the Englishman, in mid- afternoon, turns old Father Timeis face to the wall while he interests himself in the ceremonious consumption of a sand- wichette and a thimble of tea, together with such delicious bits of gossip as may be inteposed, and possibly a cigarette, in all consuming, along with the above menu, one hour of time, part of which is readily employed by the stomach in its premier work. No chance for any intestinal disturbances, or neurotic complaints, where the digestive apparatus is so well cared for. The doctor also claims that deposition of tartar is a re- sult of gingivitisg whereas, we know that so-called tartar is one of the causes of gingivitis. In concluding, the writer admits that a conscientious den- tist will not place crowns and bridges on diseased teethg no more than a conscientious surgeon would sew up an infected wound. ' If Dr. Hunter infers that a perfect gold iilling inserted in any tooth, irrespective of pcridental membrane's conditions, will produce or magnify a septic condition of that tooth, or mouth- he is talking in a ridiculous manner, which displays his ig- norance of even ordinarily good dentistry. The dental work he describes is so vastly inferior to that being accomplished daily by hundreds of practitioners that we are led to believe that he is decidedly wrong in his estimate of American' Conservative Dentistry. It would seem that the most lametable phase of the qt:

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SEX IN SCIENCE. While it is generally agreed that success in any chosen pro- fession depends upon the individual and not upon the sex of the individual, still we are all more or less bound by customs of the past, and to most of us the thought of agirl studying medicine is repugnant. The legacy of customs, bequeathed to us by our grandmothers, makes the study of medicine, in some of its phases, difficult in the extreme to the girl student. It was not customary in her grandmother's time for ladies to discuss anatomy. I-Ier grandmother blushed when it became necessary for her to mention her limb. The girl of today reasons that her grandmother was unnecessarily prudish, but instincts are only inherited habits and these customs have been handed down so long that they are now bred in the bone and no amount of reasoning will enable the'girl to lay them aside as she does her garments that have ceased to be the fashion. She must grow out of them slowly. The girl student enters college resolved that she will un- flinchingly face all ordeals, but at times her courage runs short before the close of some of her particularly trying lectures and she is obliged to retreat, leaving her lecturer, who cannot possi- bly understand her attitude, to think that she has chosen this way of showing her disapproval of his subject. One cannot help wondering why a girl-should choose this work. VVhy submit herself to this ordeal? She does so feeling very much as does one who takes a sea voyage, knowing that he must suffer all the agonies of seasickness, but takes it not- withstanding because his goal is worth the agonies of the voy- age. Viewed from any side, the art of healing is well worth the cost. There is no art that offers such an abundance of oppor- tunities for service. Viewed from a point of science, the science of medicine correlates all science into an intimate human rela- tionship. It is said that the study of medicine makes a girl masculine. There are many masculine traits that could be cultivated to a girl's advantage. There are others that are not becoming to either sex. VVhich she cultivates, depends upon the individual girl. C. A., '15, 29