FRESHMAN CLASS
The only way one might know that the end of the semester is at hand is by what little remains of the cadavers. By watching the stu- dents you might think it is the beginning of the semester, for they are working and studying as hard as ever:
The Christmas dance last semester was a great success. It was enjoyed by all. This semester a large percentage of the class attended the dances in Indianapolis given by the dental fraternities.
A banquet in honor of the faculty was held May 17 in the Van Orman Hotel. Those attending were greeted by Don Nesler, the banquet chairman. The dinner was followed by entertainment by the freshman class.
A class picnic is also being planned. As yet it is still in the blueprint stage.
Plans are being ~ade to organize several basketball teams. These teams will be entered in different leagues in Indianapolis next fall.
A committee headed by Pete Reibel was formed to investigate the leagues.
The only big problem facing the class now
is finals! •
Harvey Levinson
SOPHOMORE CLASS
· The close of the current school year finds many sophomores working overtime to finish
up their technic laboratory assignments and needless to say all members will be relieved and happy to finish this year's work. Our brjef introduction to the clinic in the form of our first prosthetic patient has made us all realize that clinical dentistry with all its problems is really here at last.
No actual social program was scheduled for the year since we anticipated and rightly so more important things would occupy our time.
However, the Ransom and Randolph Dental Supply Company sponsored a beer party for the class the first week in May and the party was well attended. We have some mon y re- maining in the treasury and we have decided to spend it on a party or picnic next fall.
By and large the year has been successful as well as stimulating and we look forward to the coming junior year with hopeful anticipation.
David Bixler
JUNIOR CLASS
Following an all too short summer vacation the new juniors returned to school anxious to begin their clinical experience. In a few short weeks we had mastered the paperwork and were ready to try our hand at bigger things.
It wasn't long before talk of MOD's, foils, DO's, surgery, root canals, etc. filled our spare time. In fact, one might think we were veterans at this game.
The class elections were held early in October with Russell Boyd as President, William Witherspoon as Vice-President, Ralph Beatty as Secretary and for the second time Walter Burns was entrusted with our money. Walt reported a surplus in the treasury so a class party was planned with Robert Fisher in charge and featuring all the chicken you could eat with dancing untill the wee hours of the morning. Everyone present agreed we ought to do this more often and another such affair was planned for next year.
As we headed into the second semester most of us thought we were getting pretty good although I imagine Dr. Boyd and Dr. Hohlt have a different opinion on that subject. The year is rapidly drawing to a close and now we are all concerned about our requirements and needless to say are looking forward to the day we can all call ourselves "seniors" remem- bering that only a short time ago we were "Low Men On The Totem Pole."
R. Beatty
SENIOR CLASS
Fifty-six seniors are counting the days until June 10, which is commencement day . in Bloomington.
This year has been packed with hard work, requirements, and fun. Class officers were elected early in the school year and are as follows: Paul Gilmore-president, Don Burns- vice-president, Richard }'alender-treasurer, and Don Lloyd- secretary.
On April 10 we visited the Eli Lilly Company on McCarthy Street. They divided us into small groups, and a guide took us on a tour of the plant. The experimental and production areas were observed. A meal was served in their plant cafeteria at noon. The Lilly Com- pany held a banquet for us that evening in the Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel. Each of the ladies present was presented with an orchid corsage.
The annual "razz" banquet was held on May 22 at the Moose Home in Glen's Valley. An elaborate smorgasbord was enjoyed by both the seniors and faculty. Skits which portrayed several of the faculty members were presented by the seniors. Dr. Drexell Boyd had been chosen as the faculty member contributing the most to the senior class, and was presented a pen and pencil set. Cards wen~ played after the program was completed. Dick Berger was chairman of the "razz" banquet. Bob Owens and Bill Sandefur were co-chairman of the entertainment committee.
Plans for the future are varied. Twelve
seniors are going to enter the Army. Two are entering the Navy, and one of these is in the Navy Senior Dental Program. The Air Force will receive nine seniors, and one of these is in the Air Force Senior Dental Program. The Public Health Service will have the aid of one of our seniors. Twenty-four of the seniors are entering private practice. Five of these ar from Puerto Rico, and they plan on returning to Puerto Rico. Several seniors are going to take post-graduate training. Five seniors are going to intern in oral surgery. One senior has received an internship in pedodontia. One is going to take further work in orthodontia, and another in crown and bridge.
· We have taken the mock state board ex- aminations, and are now trying to finish up our requirements. We will certainly be glad when the state board examinations are completed in June.
Don Lloyd
PSI OMEGA
The Indiana Chapter of Psi Omega Frater- nity culminated its social activities for the year May 18 with a spring dance at the house.
For the rest of the dwindling school year, the sophomores, juniors and even some of the seniors will be working furiously, trying to finish those innumerable requirements. Why is it they seemed so few at the first of the semester when we had time to burn?
In December Psi Omega had its annual Christmas dinner-dance which saw many alurns in attendance in addition to our actives and pledges. The following month we initiated 21 new members into our midst. Our social lives were enhanced once a month by dances at the house including our big Rush Week End in March.
In April the following new officers were elected; David Bixler, Grand Master, Robert Frazier, Junior Grand Master, Ray Dennany, Secretary and Tom Childes, Treasurer.
May saw 16 new men pledged to the frater- nity and an unusual number are desirous of living in the house. Thus, our plans for the future include both expansion of present living quarters and renovation and expansion of our laboratory facilities.
In conclusion of this we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Frederick Hohlt of the Operative Department for his long and meritorious service as our Deputy Councilor.
Dr. Swenson, Chairman of Periodontia, will assume Dr. Hohlt's duties for the coming year.
Ronald Scheele
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New officers elected at the last session of the Indiana State Dental Association Convention are Dr. E. A. W. Montgomery, Evansville, President-elect; Dr. Maynard K. Hine, Indianapolis, President; and Dr. Bernard A. Ackerman, Loogootee, Vice-President.
SOCIAL TRENDS (Continued from page 6)
discussor was not able to find comparable ones for medicine. However, conclusions may be drawn from these, 76,000 in- dependent dentists produced a $1,600,- 000,000 gross income in 1955. Of this number of dentists, 70 per cent were us- ing assistants or auxilliary personnel and 8.6 per cent had dental hygienists. It was interesting to note that Indiana dentists were above average in income for 1955, their mean income being
$12,733 per year. Indiana, however, is losing ground in ratio of dentist to population; in 1950 the ratio was one dentist to every 1,900 persons and in 1955 was one to 2,032. This last figure was for 2,106 dentists to an estimated popula- tion of 4,279,000 persons. In other words, our population is increasing in Indiana
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faster than registration of dentists. On the national level, there are 99,000 or 101,000 dentists to 162,500,000 population or roughly one dentist to 1,667 persons.
The general statement can be made, from observing economic conditions and patterns from 1929 to date, that prof es- sional incomes follow general economic conditions. However, dentistry has not raised its income as much as medicine and law. Such a discrepancy is difficult to analyze from existing figures. The fact that dentistry nets only 56.5 per cent of its gross income during a period of rising costs may account for its lower propor- tionate rise in income as compared to other professions.
An interesting side light on professional economics, is that while the cost of living index has risen some in the past four years the cost of consumer goods (cars are ex- ception) have remained about the same
and the rise has been associated mostly with so-called non-goods services such as medicine, dentistry, laundry, rent, entertainment, transportation, etc. Auto- mation and increased efficiency in produc- tion has helped neutralize labor and materials increases in hard goods while the professions find ·it next to impossible to use such measures to increase efficiency and production.
Another significant change is noted in the income of the dental specialists (and this is no doubt the same in medicine) when compared with that of the general practit10ner. In 1937 the specialist had an income twice that of the general practlt10ner. However, by 1948, (later figures were not available) the specialist had a mean net income of $11, 7 8 7 when compared with that of $6, 735 for the general practitioner. Even though the general practitioner has improved his ec- onomic status, the gain has not been great enough to decrease_ the desire on the part of members of the profession to become specialists.
The statistics show that in 1937 only 3.1 per cent of the dental profession were specialists and by 1948 5.6 per cent were specializing. This trend is quite evident to dental educators because of the in- creased demands for graduate and post- araduate training that has taken place during the last decade and a half.
Another phenomenon related to dental economics (and no doubt similar in medicine) is the noticeable effects that per capita population of various regions of the county has on income. Usually, the regions that have fewer dentists per capita produc a higher income, even though the consumer expenditure for dental services and the per capita income are average or low r than th national averages. A lower income for the dentist is found in regions where the dentist per capita is the highest and the consumer expenditure for dentistry and the per capita income are above average. (New England and Eastern Atlantic states.) The population
of a community likewise has an effect on dental income. Net dental income in- creases with the size of the community up through a 100,000 to 250,000 popula- tion and from 250,000 to 500,000 it drops slightly and in cities over a million it drops considerably. (Maybe these boys are smarter and know the angles in evading income tax and this is the reason why these statistics have occurred.)
Information of this type should be most helpful to the professions and their educa- tors in their analysis of the socio-economic problems with which they are constantly confronted.
The increase birth rate that has oc- curred in our nation during the past two decades (and is still continuing) has pro- duced and is still producing numerous changes in many of our social economic and professional institutions. The in- creased number of children in the popula- tion has necessitated the development of new housing projects and the expansion of business and industry to care for their immediate and future needs. Likewise, this new segment of the population has produced a particular impact upon the elementary and secondary educational facilities of the nation. Almost too late we find most communities frantically en- larging the physical facilities of their school systems as well as increasing the number and salary of their teachers. This latter being an absolute necessity if we are to develop and maintain adequate and competent personnel for this vitally im- portant task of our social order.
Educational methods and the end products of these systems, the graduate of elementary and secondary schools, have recently had the spotlight of public interest thrown in its direction. Rather caustic comment by those in the fields of higher education have made all educators and the public alike take a greater interest in what are the purposes and objectives of our educational systems. Basically, the problems have been why aren't certain (Continued on next page)
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methods producing what are recognized as essential for an educated person and what constitutes adequate development of the personality. Apparently, there has been a re-evaluation of the significance and importance of the John Dewey progressive ideas in education and there is a swing back to the basic concepts that schooling is discipline and academic attainment as well as a developer of personality and expression. After all, what good is ex- pression unless it has meaning and is un- derstood?
The disciplinary problem, however, is not wholly the fault of our educational systems, but goes deeper into our whole social and moral order of which the ed- ucational systems are only a part. The trend now is towards an emphasis on the fundamentals of ethical conduct and the basic tools of knowledge, mathematics, communication (reading, wntmg and language) and science. When these aca- demic subjects are mastered, the social and vocational training aspects of sec- ondary education are more easily grasped by the student and take on more meaning and purpose. Also the mastering of these basic tools are an absolute essential for those going on into higher education. The greatest problem today of both students and college administrations is inadequate preparation of students at the elementary and secondary levels. This has resulted in the wasting of much time and money by both parties to say nothing of the frustration of students, parents, and in- structors when trying to cope with this situation. Hence, the caustic comments by those in higher education (pr viously mentioned) and the resulting recent re- appraisal of our educational policies and practices.
Administrations in higher education are also concerned with the effect of the in- creas d demand for higher educational opportunities will have on the facilities of our colleges and universities in the years ahead. A recent study, "Estimating
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Future Demands for Admission to College"
by Clyde While published in the E~uca
tional Record contains information and statistics indicating that higher education will soon be confronted with an avalanche of students. (In fact, it has already started.) If the same factors that have influenced admission to college during the past continue to have their effect upon the increased numbers that graduate from high school, there will be a phenomenal rise in the number willing and able to go to college. The previously mentioned study estimated the increase as around 80 per cent greater by 1960 than there was in 1950 and as high as 150 per cent by 1965 to 1975._ The statistical staff of one midwestern university has estimated a 30- 35 per cent increase by 1960. While some of these estimates may be high they in- dicate that our colleges and universities will soon be confronted with a tremendous influx of students seeking the opportunities afforded by higher education. This is already evidenced by the tightening of entrance requirements by most colleges, which is being and will be used as a means of limiting admission to already crowded · facilities.
In regard to our own professions in the pattern of higher education, we have already witnessed pressure from numbers such as the avalanche of veterans follow- ing World War II and know what pro- blems it produces both sociologically and in public relations. While no specific statistics were available concerning the relation of the number of freshmen stu- dents to the number of professional and graduate students, it has been observed that after a lag from two to four years from date of enrollment there has been a corresponding demand for continued study placed upon the graduate and professional schools. As members of the health prof es- sion and responsible for training in these fields, it is rather obvious that we can expect not only continued, but increased pressure over the coming years for admis-
sion and training in our fields of interest.
These contemplated demands upon our educational facilities make future plann- ing an absolu~e necessity if we are to fulfill our responsibilities to medicine and dentistry. I believe that here in Indiana the interest and support given our respec- tive professional schools by the organized professions has placed us well ahead of many states as is evidenced by the growth of the Medical Center facilities and the increased enrollment that has been af- forded by this development.
During the past few years, industry and large corporations have taken an interest in the economic problems of colleges and universities. Recently many such organiza- tions have developed working agreements with institutions of higher learning where- by they help defray the cost of operating the educational programs in various fields of learning in which they have particular interest. The corporations profit by hav- ing more and better trained personnel available and the schools are afforded additional income for broadening their services to society and industry. Also such grants or endowments in many instances provide scholarships for students as well as· finances for research projects. The formation of the Council for Financial Aid to Education by leading industrialists demonstrates the interest large corpora- tions are developing in the function and services of higher education. I might add in passing, that dentistry and dental ed- ucation have recently founded a "Founda- tion for Dental Education" and leading dental manufacturing firms are contribut- ing to its support. In medicine in 1953, business firms and the medical profession contributed nearly 2 y-2 million dollars for the nation's 79 medical schools.
In closing on this note or trend of others being interested in us, our professions and their future, we would be amiss if we likewise did not take a broader interest in our social and. political environment and contribute to them as others have contributed to our special interests.
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several years, Dr. Norvelle's department has prepared a special program for this annual conference, and this part of the program has become a varied tradition.
Last year, the opening performance of Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew" was presented.
On Saturday morning a conducted bus tour of the university campus has been scheduled for the ladies. This will include the university's residence centers and housing units, and stops at one sorority and one fraternity house. It will also present a preview of the university's planned campus and building expansions, including the new proposed athletic field house and football stadium.
A "Kickoff" luncheon for the dentists and their guests will precede the football game on Saturday. The game will close the scheduled program of the week end.
HA VE YOU MARKED YOUR CAL- ENDAR-AND YOUR WIFE'S?
Dean Marshall-Day of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is shown presenting Dr.
Maynard K. Hine, Dean, Indiana U niveristy School of Dentistry, with a citation for Leader- ship in Periodontology for 1957. This was one of the features of the Eighth Annual Berkshire Conferences on Periodontology and Oral Path- ology. Dr. Irving Glickman, Chairman of the Department of Periodontology, Tufts Univer- sitr, is looking on.
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