George B. Winter

In Memoriazn George B. Winter George I% Winter of St. Louis, a past-president of the American Dental Association, passed away March 28, 1940, after a short illness, at the age of 62 years. Dr. Winter was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and studied dentistry at St.. Louis University School of Dentistry, graduating from that institution in 1900. He taught for a few years at St. Louis University School of Dentistry and later at Wrashington University. He was the recipient of many honors during his lifetime. Not only was he a former president of the American Dental Association in 1935 and 1936, but also he was the recipient of the Jenkins Medal of the Connecticut State Medical Society awarded for achievement in dentistry. In 1936 he received the medal and scroll of the Rhode Island Dental Society for outstanding contributions to his profession. He was a member of the American Dental Society of Europe and received honorary memberships in many other societies in South America and North America. He was a past-president of both the St. Louis and Missouri State Dental Societies. To enumerate in detail his various connections in professional life would be endless; let it suffice to say his profession had conferred upon him all of its most important honors. George Winter was the author of Exodontia, published in 1913; it was the first treatise devoted exclusively to the extraction of teeth. In addition to this, he created a three-reel sound motion picture pertaining to the subject of the technique of the extraction of teeth. His hobbies might be listed as an active interest in horse shows and their promotion, and sports events. He derived great relaxation as a spectator at these. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Josephine Wint,er, and two daughters, Miss Jane and Miss Josephine.

515