of the National Dental Association, without waiting for the organization of a Journal staff and the increase in dues. This was made possible by the discovering that our Secretary had the qualities of a first-class editor, as well as a good secretary, and the whole Association is indebted to him for

the way in which he is carrying on the work. A man may have the organizing ability of a Napolian, and the genius of a Franklin, but without the co-operation and support of his associates, his efforts will be handicapped and defeated. This, therefore, is an appeal to the members of the National Dental Association thruout the length and breadth of this broad land to show their appreciation of the industrious efforts being put forth by our own Secretary by assisting and supporting him loyally at every point. We must remember that as a profession, bound together in a national organization owing and publishing the medium, that records our efforts and activities, we are as a man born again; we have put off the swaddling clothes of dependency and have accepted the armour of responsibility.

Having accepted responsibility, it is the duty of every member of the association, to in every way possible, by loyalty, by service, by industrious effort, to supply to the National Dental Association a careful and painstaking

statement of our work and efforts to improve our service to humanity. Let him who has discovered a more ingenious and a less trying and tedious method of operative procedure, or prosthetic artisan

ship make the fact known before our national meetings or directly to the editor of our Journal. Let those who have discovered means of palliating, preventing or eliminating the scourge of disease that manifests itself in the mouth, make those discoveries known to our National Dental Association, that the facts may be published abroad to all the intelligent members of our profession and the ability of our profession to serve humanity be correspondingly improved. Let those who by deftness of touch, and acuteness and precision of direction, have come to perform such wonderful operations upon congenial and acquired defects in the human mouth, announce and describe their work to our National Dental Association that the members of the profession may know on who to rely in referring patients for these delicate operations and that some may become stimulated to develop and prepare themselves to do similar work. If this is done in these various activities of our profession, the Journal of the National Dental Association will become a record that no self respecting member of the profession, or one whose motive is service to his patients, can afford to be without. The responsibility is upon every member of our association to contribute towards this end. With our honest and sincere efforts extended in this direction there will be no question of the scientific or social standing of members of the profession.

HERBERT L. WHEELER, Chairman Journal Committee.

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HEN the lights were dimmed in the assembly room of the Medical Club last night and a picture of a great Dental Dispensary that Rochester is to have was projected upon a screen, a man in the audience, which was made of members of the Rochester Dental Society and city officials, exclaimed:

"This is the finest thing George Eastman has done for Rochester!"

And throughout the meeting of the Dental Society, in a dozen speeches, the thought was emphasized that the dispensary will be a priceless addition to the public institutions of the city.

The society and its guests met to hear an announcement of George Eastman's latest, and biggest, gift to the city, a Dental Dispensary in Main street east that is expected to be the finest institution of its kind in the world; a gift that, prospective endowment included, means an investment of $1,200,000.

Praise and Congratulation.

It was nothing but bursts of praise and volleys of congratulations, that meeting of the Dental Society. The dentists, who have been behind the present dispensary through many hard years, came to hear Mr. Eastman's gift described, learn what it included; but the session

promptly resolved itself into an occasion for felicitous phrases. And the dentists were no less praised than the man who makes the great building possible.

Mayor Edgerton, J. Warrant Castleman, president of the School Board; James P. B. Duffy and Howard A. Barrows, school commissioners; Sheriff Charles S. Owen, Charles E. Ogden, Dr. Montgomery E. Leary, superintendent of Iola Sanatorium and four Buffalo dentists told the members of the society that Mr. Eastman's gift would not now be possible without the years of work that had preceded that present unparalleled good fortune. Nor were William Bausch and the late Captain Henry Lomb, who made the first dispensary possible, overlooked.

Dispensary of Broad Scope.

The building, as announced by Dr. William W. Smith, will be three stories in height and cost about $300,000, fully equipped. It will be provided with every convenience for advanced dental study and the furtherance of educational and research work. At the start about twenty chairs with competent operators will be provided. More will be added as the work progresses. Provision will be made for performing all operations in oral surgery, and for surgical treatment

of the nose and throat, when the condition of those organs is associated with oral diseases. Orthodontic work will be a special feature.

A research laboratory, a radiographic laboratory, a lecture room and an amusement room are additional features.

There will be regular courses of lectures for the members of the staff, and a training school for women who are preparing to take up prophylactic work.

"There

And the whole institution will be for the special benefit of children. is no greater work," said the Mayor.

Announcement of Gift Read.

Dr. Rudolph Hofheinz presided at the meeting. He paid a high tribute to Dr. William W. Smith who, he said, had worked harder for the dispensary than any other individual, and who he hoped would be one of the members of the First Board of Trustees. Mr. Smith read the announcement of Mr. Eastman's gift, and then Mayor Edgerton was called upon.

Mayor Edgerton said a good many happy things about the dentists and Mr. Eastman and Mr. Bausch; but the thing that probably made the greatest impression was his virtual promise that the yearly appropriation for five years which Mr. Eastman makes one of the conditions of his gift will be forthcoming.

"Mr. Eastman's gift is almost unparalleled," the Mayor said. "He must lie awake nights trying to think of things to do for Rochester. I think we will hear from him again. He has never done a bigger thing than this latest."

Made Possible by Dentists.

Mr. Castleman, the next speaker, said it was a very happy evening for him.

"Because," he went on, "it is my pleasure to congratulate the dentists, and because, great as Mr. Eastman's gift is -and he has never made a greater-it could not be possible without the long

Endowment Fund of $750,000 for Dispensary After Five Years.

Mr. Eastman's gifts for the establishment and maintenance of the Dental Dispensary will amount to $1,200,000, under the plan outlined last night. This will be the largest sum ever given by him for one purpose, and it will raise the total of his large gifts, so far as these are known, to about $3,500,000.

The principal facts of the gifts for the Dental Dispensary are as follows:

Dispensary to be built and equipped by Mr. Eastman at a cost of $250,000 to $300,000.

Conditions: City to provide at least $12,000 a year for five years to carry on the work in the schools. Private citizens to contribute $10000 a year for five years.

Mr. Eastman himself to contribute $30,000 a year for five years, and at the end of that period to furnish an endowment of $750,000 if the conditions have been met and the work is going on satisfactorily.

Site on north side of Main street east a short distance east of AIexander street.

years of work in preparation for this time."

Every other speaker had something equally pleasant to say, and Dr. Frank Low, of Buffalo, one of the last men to be called upon, paid a high tribute to the spirit of the meeting.

"If the dentists of Rochester consider Buffalo a suburb of the city," he said, "I'd like to give a dollar to that citizens' fund Mr. Eastman mentions in his conditions."

Society Adopts Resolutions. Resolutions thanking Mr. Eastman and Mr. Bausch were adopted by the society. They follow:

Resolved, That the Rochester Dental Society pending further and more formal action, at а regular meeting, express to Mr. Eastman its appreciation of the exceptional opportunity afforded the society to extend and broaden its work of dental relief; and that it pledge him in this great benefaction its unqualified professional and practical support.

Resolved, That the thanks of the Rochester Dental Society are due and are herein extended to Mr. Bausch for the great interest he has taken in the work of the society; and also for the effective manner in which he has added to the possibilities of their work in meeting the conditions involved in Mr. Eastman's plans for the Rochester Dental Dispensary.

Dr. Rudolph Hofheinz was named by the society as its first representative on the Board of Trustees of the Dental Dispensary. Neither the number nor the names of the other members will be announced immediately. It is understood, however, that at least nine more will be named and that they will all be business

men.

It was announced unofficially last night that the $750,000 endowment promised by Mr. Eastman is the first endowment made in his long list of benefactions in Rochester.

Nature and Terms of Gift.

The statement of Mr. Eastman's gift, which was read by Dr. Smith, was asfollows:

Through the generosity of George Eastman and the active interest of several prominent business men of this city, the Rochester Dental Society is about to realize an ambition which it has entertained for some years, and toward which it has been working steadily. Indeed, what has been done is far ahead of what any of the members of the Dental Society had dared to dream, for Rochester is to have a dental dispensary second to none in the country, and the only one of its kind except the Forsyth Dispensary in Botson.

The building will be three stories, of handsome design, and will cost about $300,000, fully equipped and including land. It will be provided with every convenience for advanced dental study and the carrying on of educational and research work. There will be about twenty chairs with competent operators at the start, and room for more as the

work progresses. Provision will be made for performing all operations in oral surgery, all surgical and other treatments of the nose and throat when the condition of these organs is associated with oral diseases. Orthodontic work will be a special feature, as it has come to be known that narrow and contracted jaws and irregular teeth are a serious handicap to the child. The correction of these abnormal conditions is very important.

Laboratory for Research.

A fine research laboratory is to be provided, where special attention will be given for studying the causes and effects of diseases of the mouth and teeth. There will also be a radiographic laboratory for X-ray work, which work is becoming very important in diagnosing dental diseases, and provision will be made for the extraction of teeth by the use of anesthetics. A very complete and perfect system for sterilizing all dental instruments will also be installed.

A fine lecture room, constructed with special attention to its acoustic properties, and an amusement room will be attractive features of the structure. Here the children will be entertained and under the guise of amusement they will be taught the necessity for cleanliness in the care of their teeth. of There will be regular courses lectures for the internes and members of the staff, and a training school will be established for women who are preparing to take up prophylactic work. In time, it is planned to send these women into the schools of the city to do this work and to instruct the children as to the necessity for tak ing care of the teeth, thus opening up a new field for young women. This institution will be an ideal place in which they may qualify for this service. In some of the Eastern cities this school work has become an important part of preventive philanthrophy, and there are places where no contagious diseases have been communicated among the children who are under proper dental care.

Site in Main Street East.

The building will be erected in Main street east, near the corner of Alexander street, on the vacant lot between the chapter house of the Theta Delta Chi Fraternity and the residence of Edward McSweeney. It will also have an opening on Kenilworth terrace, made possible by the purchase of a house and lot at the northwest corner of the street. Plans for the buildings have been prepared by Gordon & Madden, and it will be the most complete of its kind in the world.

For several months Mr. Eastman has been deeply interested in the subject of preventive dental work among children. He went as far as to visit the Forsyth Dispensary in Boston, one of the greatest institutions of its kind, and carefully studied its work, and the more he understood the scope of the work the more deeply interested he became. Then after conference with William Bausch, who has always taken the keenest interest in this work, and a committee from the Rochester

Dental Society, he made the proposition to the society that he would build and equip a dental dispensary at a cost of from $250,000 to $300,000, this conditioned upon the willingness of the city to furnish at least $20,000 a year for five years, an amount sufficient to carry on the prophylactic work in the schools; that private citizens contribute $10,000 a year for five years, and Mr. Eastman himself would contribute $30,000 a year for five years. At the end of that time Mr. Eastman will furnish an endowment of $750,000 if these conditions have been met and the work is being carried on satisfactorily. He will then have paid into this enterprise over one million dollars.

Superintendent to be Engaged.

The work has been thoroughly outlined and every detail has been gone into with Mr. Eastman. A superintendent will be engaged very soon, and a search is already on for a man who will be perfectly competent from a professional standpoint and big enough as an executive to fill this position. The work will be under his supervision from the very start, much the same as the work of the public libraries was developed under a newly appointed superintendent.

The work of the Rochester Dental Society looking toward a dispensary has been intelligent and persistent. The necessity for a place to take care of the teeth of the worthy poor of the city, especially the children, was early recognized, and the first institution of its kind was established at the Rochester City Hospital by members of this society some twenty-eight years ago and continued for two years, then abandoned because of lack of support.

A few members, however, refused to be balked, and persisted in the feasibility of re-establishing such an institution. A committee was appointed, and after serving several years, reported that Captain Lomb would advance a sum of money sufficient to equip a free dental dispensary, to be the property of the society. On receipt of this report the committee was empowered to secure accommodations with some of the hospitals, but none was able to offer quarters with a suitable light and other essentials. Through the courtesy of the Public Health Dispensary this dispensary was located in its rooms, the association furnishing rooms, heat and electricity free to the Dental Society. This dispensary has been in successful operation ever since.

Chartered by State Board.

The sum of $600 was tendered the society and was deemed sufficient, but through donations from local merchants, dental manufacturers and dealers, an equipment valued at $1,200 was secured free from all indebtedness. A charter was obtained from the New York State Board of Charities, and the dispensary opened to the public on Washington's birthday, February 22, 1905. It was kept open two afternoons each week, and twenty-four

members alternated in attendance the first year. Captain Lomb then offered to pay the salary of one or more dentists who would be present each week day from 2 to 5 o'clock

The Rochester Dental Society has been a pioneer in this work in this country. The first dental dispensary in any school in the United States was established in No. 14 School, in this city. Since that time the work has been taken up in the schools of many other cities, appropriating varying amounts from public funds for maintenance. Detroit has appropriated this year the sum of $30,000. The splendid gift of William Bausch made possible a complete equipment for No. 26 School, and recently Albert E. May offered to establish a dispensary in No. 18. Other public spirited citizens have made like offers, especially in the case of No. 9, but these offers have not been considered, owing to the completion of the present plans. It has been decided that more efficient work can be done in this central dispensary, but trained workers will be sent to the schools with portable outfits for doing hygienic work, who will train the children in the care of the mouth and teeth.

Encouraging to Society.

It will be remembered by many that when the actor William Hodge was in the city some years ago, he offered to give $1,000 to the charity which the committee should select as the most worthy. The committee reported in favor of the Dental Dispensary. This was another gift which helped to encourage those who were looking forward to the larger development of the work.

The dedication of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary, the work of which so impressed Mr. Eastman, took place last November and marked an epoch in dental history. At that time Thomas Alexander Forsyth said:

"It has been my wish that the Infirmary should be as a home to the children, beautiful and cheerful; a protector of their health, a refuge in their pain. By making them healthier and happier, I hope it may make them grow to be better citizens of our beloved Boston. If this is accomplished. as I believe it must be, with the co-operation of the dental profession, I shall feel that the gift has been well bestowed."

This is the idea that Mr. Eastman has in mind when he makes this princely gift to the children of Rochester, to the children who, for one reason or another, cannot meet the expense of expert dental work, many of whom suffer all through life because of neglect of their teeth.

Boston Dispensary Highly Prized.

The Forsyth building is partly of marble and has been beautified especially since it is a memorial to James Bennett and George Henry Forsyth, brothers of the two Forsyths who erected it. There are many in the city of Boston who are of the opinion that never in the history of the world has money been so wisely expended as in