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

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Officers of The National Alumni Association of TKe Baltimore College of Dental Surgery Dr. Paul R. Stillman New York 3rd. Vice-President Ur Norval H. MacDonald Diiltimore Secretary Dr. Frank P. Duffy Rhode Island 1st. Vice-President Dr. Carroll H. Frink Florida 2nd. Vice-President Dr. George V. Milholland Baltimore Treasurer Dr. Brun Dr. James H. Ferguson, Jr. Baltimore Proa I dent executive committee Dr. Foster Dr. IIoffmeister 23

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Honors for Dr. W. S. Halstead N the evening of Saturday, April 1, 1922, Dr. William S. Halstead, surgeon, scientist and discoverer, was formally recognized as the creator of the modern method of neuro-regional anaesthesia, was presented with a gold medal by the National Dental Association and, at a dinner and meeting at the Belvedere Hotel lasting until midnight, received the homage and eulogies of men at the top of the medical and dental professions in America. It was 40 years ago, in New York, that Dr. Halstead, now Surgeon-in-chief at Johns Hopkins Hospital, made his discovery. Dr. B. Lucien Brun, chairman of the Maryland committee which arranged the dinner and presentation, began, the ceremonies. He introduced Dr. C. Edmund Kells of New Orleans who thence- forth acted as toastmaster. Dr. Frank Goodnow, President of Johns Hopkins University, was the first speaker and was followed by such men as Dr. J. M. T. Finney, surgeon; Dr. J. H. Friesell, of Pittsburg, one of the greatest men in dentistry; Dr. William H. Welch, head of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health; Dr. Aurthr E. Smith, of Chicago; and Dr. Lewellyn F. Barker. In the course of the evening numerous references were made to our own Alma Mater, the first Dental College in the world. The medal was presented to Dr. Halstead by Dr. Otto U. King, of Chicago, In behalf of 32,000 American dentists, who send with it their esteem, reverence and love . The medal is of gold and bears in base relief upon one side a torch illuminating a continent, surrounded by the name National Dental Association, 1922, and on the reverse side the inscription:— To Dr. William S. Halstead, from the National Dental Association, in grate- ful recognition of his original researches and discoveries upon which the technic of local and neuro-regional anaesthesia in oral and dental practice now rests. August 18, 1921 . To say nothing of a great number of our faculty being present at the banquet, the student body was represented by B. J. McGinnis, J. A. Sigler and F. N. Smith. 22

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niie Klational Alumni Association of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery By JAS. H. FERGUSON, Jr., President HE Alumni Association of our Alma Mater which is national in scope, was organized at the College building in Baltimore on the evening of November 30th, 1921 by Norval H. Mc- Donald, Class of 1914, B. Lucien Brun, Class of 1905, and Jas. H. Ferguson, Jr., Class of 1915. The object of the Association shall be mutual helpfulness, goodfellowship, the inculcation of ethical ideals into our young men just beginning the practice of dentistry, the promulgation of those principles and ideals for which our Alma Mater stands, to keep in touch with the Alumni in states where there are graduates, to assist its members in all their laudable undertakings, and to untiringly exert its influence for the advancement of the dental profession and the progress of the school in methods of teaching, of practice and of jurisprudence. The code of ethics to be followed by our membership shall be that adopted by the National Dental Association. It has for several years been the concensus of opinion among the Alumni in various sections of the country that there should be an active and live wire National Association with headquarters in Baltimore. The Alumni of a College is its srongestt asset. Without their existence, assistance and reputation that they acquire any institution of learning would fall by the wayside. Johns Hopkins probably America ' s most famous University has acquired its world-wide reputation through its Alumni. Every member of the Senior Class upon graduation will be invited to join the Alumni Association the yearly dues of which are $2.00. This amount per member about covers the current expenses. I take this opportunity of appointing each man in the class of 1922 a committee of one to get the Alumni together in his city or state for the purpose of organizing a component Alumni Association. I urge this upon you and advise that you undertake it at the first state or local dental society meeting you attend. Get the co-operation and stamp of approval of the older Alumni but look to the more recent graduates for your organization work. Any of the officers of the National body will be glad to assist you in perfecting the plans of getting the boys together and the secretary has a mailing list of the Alumni in each state which is at your disposal. I am overwhelmingly optimistic of the future of the National Alumni Association and feel that it will be the avenue through which the graduates will be held in a closer union with the school and to each other. 24