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

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Class of 1936 OFFICERS J. H. SHACKELFORD A. SHAPIRO L. HARRIS J. W. CRONIN L. H. SHIPMAN R. W. HODGES President I ice-President Secretary Treasurer Sergeant- at- Arms Historian 22

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s MERCURY and FORTUNA Book II

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Senior Class History CHARACTERS and personalities are the foundations of history. Whether the history concerns the world at large, or a single family, this fact is none the less evident. It was so with the class of ' 36. Through five years of arduous effort our lives and aspirations have been greatly in- fluenced by the atmosphere of our Alma Mater, the character of its faculty, and the dictates of our own individual personalities. It was evident in the beginning of that first year that many of our number would fall in the onslaught of inorganic chemistry, zoology, and the other stumbling blocks in our cur- riculum: but many of us did survive the mid-year examinations. But somehow we rode out that tumultuous sophomore year, and in spite of numerous zero hour ' ' experiences, a sober and more learned majority emerged into the limelight of pre-junior practicality. Operative and prosthetic dentistry, together with crown and bridge, imposed themselves upon our lives, and our former ideas of easy technique work were seen to have been erratic conclusions. The dismal somnolence prevalent at eight o ' clock lectures will forever remain a source of amusement among our mental souvenirs. Then we were jubilant juniors. The novelty of our first experiences with patients slowly gave way to the realization of the truth of the maxim All is not gold that glitters. Our work was by no means easy. We found that the glitter of being really respected by the laity demanded many faculties of which we were not as yet the proud possessors. We showed our inexperience. We were eccentric, radical, presumptious, and meek alternately, and it was a rare occasion when the music of an instructor ' s approval met our ears. Came the dawning of staid seniority. We are not quite sure. We feel that in a way, in a modest way, we have really conquered something: but even now the victory, to us, seems uncertain. There are those among us who have carefully laid the bedrock of future success, and failure is beyond the pale of logic: but as we enter a world of constant change may the basis of our training at Maryland decree our change to be only for the better, and our future professional life a happy state of ethical, honorable, and courageous service to humanity. HODGES 23