The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
State Association Convenes in
Topeka Today.
One Hundred Mem bers of Pro-
fessiOn In Attendance.
SPEECH.
Delivers a Bright and Witty
Opening Address.
The Sessions Will Continue I'm
til Saturday.

GU would never suspect, to look
at the bright ,amiable appearing gem
tlemen who are gathered in the par
lors of the Copeland this afternoon,
that they could. in cold blood, tor
ture a victim until the victims shrieks
would rend the atmosphere-you
would never suspect for a minute that
they could be guilty of such atrocities.
and yet it is fact. There isn't man
among them who hasn't subjected
victim after victim to the most ex-
circulating torture. Not one will deny
it. They have brought shrieks of
anguish from innocent women and
groans from strong men-and society
has never even protested.
1t is the thirty-third annual meet
ing OF the Kansas State Dental assO-
citation, and there are hundred dem
lists IN attendance from all over the
state, and some from Missouri. The
association has about two hundred
members and over half of them are
present, and the officers say that prob
ably fifty more will be present during
the session, which will last till Satur-
day.
The officers OF the association are
as follows: T. 1. Hatfield, Marysville,
president; J. w. O'Bryon, Lawrence,
first vice president; G. F. Ambrose,
FL Dorado, second vice president; G.
A. Esterly, Lawrence, secretary; S. J.
! LeaNEnWOTTh.
clinics; H. w. Fessenden, Ottawa,
treasurer.
The opening session of the associa-
eion was held this morning, but it did
not get down to business until this
afternoon when DIR. T. /. Hatfield of
Marysville, the president, delivered
his annual address. DR.. Hatfield
spoke chiefly of the Advantages to be
gained through associations, and Of
the standing and advancement made
in the dental profession.
I'VE see rapid changes being
brought about in our profession he
said. Zone of the things that have
brought this about is our wonderful
advancement in our societies, htera-
ture ana colleges. do not intend to
infiict upon you a threadbare treatise
on dental education, yet I would urge
upon our colleges the Importance of
matriculating only such men as give
evidence of a good scientific educa
ton.
one or more individuals calculating
thought more or less antagOnistic to
I the present and accepted theories
which at that time governed the case
/ in hand, and as the thoughts or ideas
were discussed the germs which the
thought carried began to spread and
to spring up here and there until it
/ had a following sufficient to force it
upon the mind of the most skeptical."
DR.. Hatfield has a high ideal of his
| profession and he read the following
! original poem in his address:
/ The men to whom Of right belong
The loudest praise, the sweetest song,
Are they who wage unceasing strife
/ Against the foes of human life,
The pain the suffering, grief and woe,
/ Which all too many learn to know
What grander theme can claim our pow
erS
Than this God-given work of ours2
To mitigate the sting OF pain,
Raise dormant powers to life again;
The ravages of time repair.
he hrox l0fr
Our dental science has no peer
/ In soothing suffering, spreading cheer;
/ Causing the downcast to look up.
Sweet ming the draught Of misery's cup.
Restoring comfort. hope and joy
Results that might the gods employ.
! Such is our mission, brothers, friends
! An angels work, not ours. transcends.
And if in this, with head and heart,
We faithfully perform our part,
May we not hope rewards to gain,
Which selfish mortals seek in vain p
! The state board of dental examiners
has been examining applicants for GER
! tificates to practice dentistry for the
/ past two days. Twelve applicants start
] ed in on the examination, but two of
/ them dropped out.
Among prominent dentists from out
side the state who are here in attend
ance at this meeting are Dr. w. T..
\ Reeves of Chicago, DIR. F. p. Cronkfte
/ of St. Joseph, DR.. Burton Lee Thorpe
! of st. Louis, and DR.. f.. Bergstresser
registrar of the Marion-Sims Dental
/ college at St. Louis.
! Tonight's session will be devoted to
essays on dental subjects. and both
morning and afternoon session tomor-
row will be given up to clinics. The
meeting VIII last until Saturday after
noon.