University of Maryland Baltimore Dental School - Mirror Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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THE MIRROR Valedictory, 1910 By D. R. Kennedy. GcutJeincii of the Faculty, FeUoiv-Chissmates, Ladles and Gentlemen : At last we have reached the Great Divide! At last we stand upon the eminence toward which we have traced for weeks and months and years the troubled streamlet of our past. Until now we ha ' e pressed on with strong, eager strides through shady glades of art and science, our course impeded here and there by the thick undergrowth of difficulties and doubts, from thence our into the broad valley of professional craftsmanship, its level expanse thickly interlaced with roadways — paths which have been tra •ersed with ease by some, with difficulty by others. As we wearily recline upon the rock where wells the crystal spring from which common source flows the rivulet of the uncertain future, far into the east and to the west, where the gorgeous sunset casts a ruddy halo o -er the varied landscape, flows the rill of our past, the course of which we have already explored, we recall incidences which brought about our deciding upon familiarizmg ourselves with the theory and technique of this great profession — Dentistry. 7 he profession of dentistry a few years ago was of low estate, and looked upon by the masses almost as a vulgar occupation, and was practiced by but few who were not ignorant of its principles and requirements; but it has been impregnated with learning, art and genius. Thus stimulated, it has become of good repute, and now holds a position which we trust it will maintain while man shall people IVIother Earth, ministering to and caring for that portion of his anatomy now confessed to be most neces- sary to his health, happiness and long life. The evolution of dentistry from its despised condition may be likened to that of the common thistle, which, when crossed with a brilliant-hued plant, drops the thorns, discards its evil points and

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15ccause with fond aftcction For merit amply shown, You gave them your Diploma And called our Sons your Own. And Crowned with your Distinction, And Laurelled with your Bays, Whilst Here they did ou Credit And tendered you their praise! Praise all Sincere and Hearttelt — To you, the Pioneer Of Dental Education Throughout each Hemisphere. Thus so may all your Graduates Your training ever Bless ; And Crown with Rei al Splendor Your Degree of D.D.S.! THF. MIRROR Bai.timori! Hol ' sk, Bradford, May 6, 1910. Siu Sami. ' ki, Cautwhiciii. I ' .RS. IvR.C.S. Presidein of the Odoiitological Society. tSn KhwiN Sainukus, F.R.C.S. Denial Surgeon to Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria. t])K. J MKs Rdiii.N.SDN ' . Dental Surgeon to tlie Late Prince Consort. ■sRoiiF.uT Reiii, .M.D. I- ' .R.C.S. I )Lnlal Snrgeon in Scotland to Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria. ilDu. I i:iiN. niJ KoiC ' . ' KEH, Rkv. J. I ' .Kou N Dlvox. LL.D.. and Dks. .Vasmytii and Levisox. were all Dental .Vntltors of note during the middle of last century. ' Du. OKounE II.WES. 1 ..S.. ., was . ' i volunnniins writer in the I.ond.m journals on anylliini, ' p.Trtakinc; of a llislorieai or . ' ntiqiiarian n;ilnri ' iierlaining to the Teelli. 23

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gi ' cs LIS the liLiUiUiul culcus ol t )(.l;i , the most ki ui ' i;iiit garden ;inj law ii il!iimiiiati)i ' thai iiaiLirL-, aitlcj THI: by horticulture, has e er produced. .MIRROR Dentistry as it was, the common handicraft thistle of the past, «ith its man - points of abhorrence, gives us the dental-surgical art of which we are proud and of which the world shows its substantial admiration and appreciation. We are not part of anything, but something within oursei es. There is too much in dentistry for even a superior genius to master. The labor is more than bod ' and brain can stand. Ihe tide is Row- ing the other way. We ha e specialties in dentistry — oral surgery, operative dentistry, prosthodontia, orthodontia. I hough fond of cutting, )et we are being car ed up into many subdivisions to satisfy the demands of the public. The day of the closed doors to the laboratory is a recollection ol the past. Ihe age of slow progress lies deeply buried in the ground where grows the tree of knowledge and advancement. Ihe carcass of the past is fortifying the growth of the present. The wireless telegraph and submarine cable flashes thought arountl the world in the twini ling of an eye, making one ol far disse -ered nations. Night is turnetl into tla -, distance almost annihilated, and the electric spark is held with curbed bit to obey the operator ' s will. The microscope makes the atom visible. Steam hurls the hand of expertness here, there and e er where that man may see, hear and ha e. We must all put our shoulders to the wheel ot ]i|-i gress and push together il «-e would lia e success. Our minds as we step from tlie ihrcslmld n our deai- old . lma .Mater, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, oldest and for many years the only ilcntal college in the world, are imbuetl with high itleals of professional perfection, placed as milestones to measure ofl our future success. Citizens of Baltimore, to this great, teeming, bustling Southern city, with its wonderful commercial facilities, beautiful parks, line churches ami public buildings, the Class of Nineteen Hundred anti Ten came as strangers in a foreign lanil, to be welcomed — at least in many cases — into the homes and social circles of the people of Baltimore, noted for their hospitality and the marvelous beauty of the members of the fair sc ' .