Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Want More CoI|ege-Bred Men
in Profession.
ADDRESS OF DR.. BYRAM
Eighteenth Annual Convention of
Institute Opens at the Willard.
WELCOME FROM DR.. rINnALL
DR.. Hird of Georgetown University
Reads Essay on Physiological
Chemistry at Afternoon Session. .,

Declaring that there are too few COL
lege-bred men i'm the dental profession
and that radical changes should be made
I'm the rules for admission of students
TO dental colleges. DR. j. @ Bryan OF
Indiana today made his annual address
as president OF the Institute of Deutsl
Pedagogics. which is in session at the
Willard
He proposed several measures to on
courage educated young men to enter the
profession, and these We're discussed at
lensth pE prominent dental teachers from
all parts OF the country. The eighteenth
meeting Of the institute has brought Go
washington representative men to whom
may be attributed the advance i'm the
dental profession during the last fifteen
years.
DIR. Byram was emphatic i'm his an
sertion that the institute should deem ii
a duty and privilege to recommenI
changes that would attract men witt
college degrees to the calling He was
supported by DIR. Truman w prophy Of
the Chicago College OF, Dental Surger,
who declared that many dental facultles
had too narrow a view of education ami
that students should be given credit Tor
knowledge attained before matricuIating
at dental colleges.
Suffering From Disadvantages.
DR.. Henry w. Morgan Of Vanderbilt
niversity said in his opening discussion
or the presidents address that there wers
two disadvantages suffered by the pro-
lesson, namely, teachers not properly
trained and students not properly train
ed He also criticised the injustice OF
the system of education i'm vogue IA
dental institutions
Dr. $. IL. Guilford OF the Philadelphia
a 4.
previous speakers. and declared that tn
reason more college men did NOT study
dentistry was because they deemed med.-
cine a more attractive profession and q
physicians social prestige higher
He declared that medical students
obtained more knowledge by practice
tnan by listening to lectures. reading
books or passing examinations
The dentist is taught in his fingers
ends as well as in his BRAIN" said he i'm
CONCLUSION. We are not turning out
from our institutions enough dentists
to meet the growing demand for such
practitioners. We have not enough dem
lists in this country now and We Will
not have enough dentists in a few
years, when the demand will be
greater.
Address Of Dr.. Tindall.
The session which opened the three
day convention began at 1880 o'clock.
when DIR. William Tindall. represent
ing the Commissioners. made an ad-
dress of welcome. He said in part:
The Commissioners, who are the
governors. mayors and city council OF
the District of Columbia. wish me TO
express their regret that they are
prevented from greeting YOU i'm per
son. and to assure you how highly they
appreciate the honor you have done
the District in selecting il as the place
for your convention.
None of the employments OF mankind.
except perhaps that of the farmer. Is
more necessary TO its we'll being than
that of the dentist. Some observing wsg
has formulated a leading maxim of
bodily health Chew and eschew, obvious
ly meaning Chew what you can properly
eat and eschew what you can't IL would
be vain for the poet to sing Let good III
gestion wait on appetite If the skill or
the dentist were not available to keep
i'm efficient working order the imp.emeh.S
with which the material for appetite mus
he prepared for digestion. Without the
dentists efficiency digestion would nave
a long wait in most cases
In the name of the authorities and peo-
ple of the District Of Columbia ] bid Nou
welcome in the feeling that they, IN COM
mon with the rest OF mankind, viii de-
rive much benefit from your dcliheia-
tiOns.
Report on Exhibits.
Following the presidents address and
the discussion DIR. ]. Howard Crawford
of the University of PittsburE submitted
the report of the master of exhibits. Al
tention was called to the exhibition in
the rear of the cabinet room, where the
sessions will be held
DIR. A f. Webster of the Royal College
Of Dental Surgeons OF Canada closed the
meeting with a report Of the
on text books
The afternoon session opened AT =
o'clock with an essay on physiological
chemistry by DIR. j. ID. Hird of George
town University This paper was dis
cussed by DR.. F. c. Davidson, DR.. r. T..
Brady and Dr. A. Holden Jones OF the
College of Physicians and Surgeons OF
Los Angeles.