University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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ELVIS hoi Ni font among the women residents, 01 this ownership bottle dearly testifies. In the men’s rooms, pinups ore of o somewhat different nature. cv r 11 — m DATES with resident women are hampered by curfew restrictions, but compensate for this in avoiding the ordeal of meeting her parents. A football game or movie, followed by a snack, provide o good time at no great expense. PREPARING FOR DATE, resident pauses in the hall of her sorority nouse for minor adjustment. Froternities and sororities offer residence to both members and a few non-members, and claim that living In the house develops true feelings of sister and brotherhood. 19

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UNDER THE CLOCK near the student detk It a papular meeting place for Pitt students. Here two retidentt plan their evening's entertainment. STUDYING it at much a chore for iHe retident at for the commuter, but he hot the advantage of not having to put up with the interruptions that plague the commuter of home. THE PAY PHONE it quite on annoyance for the new retident, accustomed to leisurely convertoliont on the phone at home. But at the rate of three-ond-a-half eentt a minute, he learnt to be brief, except when talking to Wt girl. Then the extra expense it worth it. ENTERTAINMENT facilities of olmott every nature are within walking distance of the retident. In addition to being the cultural center of Pittsburgh, the Oakland area hot become, in essence, o college town, catering to the students of three colleget.

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Dentistry School s curriculum Combines study and practice CRAFTSMANSHIP, thot immeoiuroble value gained only by yeor of experience. It one of the trait of the initrwctor in Denial School. Student , eager fo learn, watch carefuRy ot Ihete experts demon strate their skill. Tlu primary objective of the University of Pittsburgh's Dental School is to present a curriculum and training program that will enable every graduate to be qualified and competent to begin the practice of denistry. To achieve this aim. a flexible teaching program is maintained. Through it the graduates are taught the relationship between oral and general diseases, learn to co-operate effectively with other groups engaged in the allied fields of health service, and are able to assume the social responsibility of a professional person and take an active role in community life. The school was founded April 20, 1H96 as the Pittsburgh Dental College. In October 1903, it became the Dental Department of Western University of Pennsylvania. Preclinical instruction for freshmen and sophomores is given in the new School of the Health Profession Building, while clinical instruction is carried out in a building at the corner of Thackeray and O'Hara Streets. Here are housed the clinics of the various departments, clinical laboratories, and the administrative offices. Dental departments of the Falk Clinic and of the Lni-versity hospitals arc operated under the supervision of the School of Dentistry. A Dental Student Council, created to enable faculty and students to meet on common ground, seeks to develop and encourage a spirit of co-operation within the student body and promotes activities in which the students are interested. Three national dental fraternities have chapters at Pitt, and a Dental Interfraternity Council coordinates their activities. A GAME OF CARDS in th« Dental School lounge it relaxing after a hectic day in clou. But the ever-pretent white coafj »loy on at re-minder of their vocation.