University of Minnesota School of Dentistry - Explorer Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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DR. MORGAN Thank you, Doctor for the enthusiam and commradere with which you have ap- proached the students of our school. Our class sincerely desires that you continue to challange our underclassmen toward the in- tellectual and humanitarian ideals which you have instilled in so many members of the class of 1971. CLASS OF ’71: “THANK YOU, DOCTOR!” DR. PRESSMAN Thank you, Doctor, for the special consid- eration and unselfish devotion you have shown toward the students of Minnesota. Though you are leaving us this summer, your efforts will long be remembered thru the inspiration and enthusiasm of many young Minnesota dentists.

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Seniors: Juniors: Sophomores: Freshmen: Dental Hygiene: Dental Assistants: Faculty: STUDENT COUNCIL Jerry Bouquot Bill Posnick Charles Rohrer Peter Glennie Bob Bjorkman Hugh Norstad Tom Beckman Dave Oltmans Dick Page John Nydahl Jim Figenshau Sister Rosalie Al Loken Tim Bray Bob Best Matt Anzelc Roger Johnson Barb Thompson Terry Tam Linda O’Connell Lucy Austin Dr. Holland Dr. Langsjoen Dr. Pressman Dr. Speidel Class Pres; council pres. class VP; chmn. of curr. comm. Class Secretary chmn. of lost and found comm. chmn. of yearbook comm. chmn. of ethics comm. MSA rep. chmn. of SADA Class Pres; council VP Class VP Class VP ] Warpeha chmn. of convo. comm. Class Pres, council secretary Class VP Class secretary Class Pres. Class VP Class Secretary Senior Class Pres. Junior Class Pres. Council Rep.

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MINUS, MINUS, MINUS A One Act Play By Palang The scene is the Sophomore lab on a beautiful sunny day just a week before school starts again for the spring term. Dr. Sears is talk- ing to Dr. Pressboy about the upcoming faculty meeting to be held tomorrow. Sears: Pressboy: Sears: Pressboy: Sears: I sure hope this campus violence thing has run its course. Even in the professional schools the students are becoming too militant. We’ve got too much to do to be having school shut down by a bunch of mal- contents. Things have been getting slowly out of hand here in Dental school ever since A.B. left. He could keep the students under his thumb. You know, he offered to give me his secret but I never took the time, and frankly I was a little afraid of the old man. I’ve heard a lot about A.B. and how he handled the students. Oh! By the way, I heard that the students conducted a poll this last quarter break and rated every instructor they have ever had in Dental school. What do you mean rated? I guess they asked every student to give each in- structor a grade and then sent the results to the ADA office in Chicago to be computerized. Dean Belgium told me if we call the ADA maybe we can find out what it is all about. He would probably like to know for tomorrow’s meeting. Let’s call and get the information and bring it up as a subject for discussion on student spare time utiliza- tion. The two instructors go to the phone and Dr. Sears dials the ADA in Chicago while Dr. Pressboy listens in on another line. They reach the secretary of the ADA President. Sears: Secretary: Sears: Secretary: Sears: Hello, I’m Dr. Sears from the University of Minneso- ta Dental school. I’ve heard that our students are trying to grade instructors and are using the ADA computer facilities. What is it all about? They are requesting that the ADA National Senate accept the grades from each class and if over a period of three years a professor gets consistantly failing grades he be relieved of his duties and not be allowed to return until he has secured a minor in education. The ADA would never even consider a hair brained scheme like that! On the contrary Dr. A bill very similar to the student proposal is being drafted at this very moment for the National convention. The professor will not be re- lieved, but will be given a leave of absense to attend school full time while still retaining his faculty ap- pointment. That way the school is assured of bene- fiting from his newly acquired skills and knowledge. I don’t believe it! Are the ratings available for each instructor? Secretary: Sears: Secretary: Yes. What was your name again? Sears, SEARS You were given a triangle minus minus minus ( , = ). Dr. Sears looks sick and turns to Dr. Pressboy. Sears: Pressboy: Sears: Sears: Secretary: Sears: Secretary: Sears: Secretary: Sears: Secretary: Those screwballs gave me a triangle minus minus minus (A=). That isn’t fair. You try so hard. But wait! They don’t know what our triangle minus minus minus means so they are probably using some other system. That’s right. I’ve never told any of them how our system works. They don’t know how low a triangle minus minus minus is. Miss., what is the value of a triangle minus minus minus in A, B, C terms? I’m sorry Dr. but we are not allowed to convert to A, B, C grades. Then how will I know how well I’m doing if I don’t know the grading system? You can tell by how much the students praise or cri- tisize you, and as a rule, how much time they spend with you indicates how you are doing. It’s not fair to use a secret grade on something as important as this. A man’s career could depend on those grades and he can’t even find out where he stands. I have no idea what the students think of me. The ADA does not approve or disapprove of secret grades. It is up to the individual classes. The policy should be taken up with them I guess. What did Dr. Pressboy get? I’m sorry Dr. but the senate committee is meeting in thirty minutes to consider the final draft of the In- structors Grading Bill and I must type the manu- script yet. Keep watching your journals for more in- formation. Goodbye. Sears turns and looks at Pressboy in disbelief. Sears: Pressboy: Sears: Pressboy: Who the hell do those kids think they are? Maybe they don’t think they are getting their mon- ey’s worth now-a-days. They have to pay $269 a quarter and I guess they expect more than when we went to school. Do they really pay that much? You know, I haven’t been keeping up on that sort of thing lately. Come to think of it, I’ve been out of touch with a lot of things lately. I wonder if Dr. Brier has any good books on bridging the generation gap. That’s a good idea. I’ll put my money on those kids for the future.