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“In memoriam” resolutions of the Southern Society of Orthodontists
In Memoriam Louis P. Bethel Dr. Louis P. Bethel, another one of the pioneer orthodontists in the United States, who practiced for many years in Columbus, Ohio, has passed away. He died of heart disease at the age of seventy-five years. At the time of his death January 17, 1936, Dr. Bethel was the senior past president of the Ohio State Dental Society. He was very highly regarded in orthodontic and dental circles and gave to humanity a lifetime of diligent service. Dr. Bethel had been retired from practice for the last five years of his life. He was succeeded in his practice several years ago by his former associate, Dr. Earl C. Jones, who is president elect of the Ohio State Dental Society. Born in Kent, Ohio, Louis P. Bethel attended Kent public schools and was graduated from the University of Michigan dental school in 1885. After his graduation he joined the editorial staff of the Ohio Dental Journal in Toledo, later becoming its editor and continuing in this position, when the periodical became the Dental Summary, until 1926. He occupied teaching posts in Northwestern Ohio Medical College, Toledo; Cleveland Dental College, and Western Reserve University Dental SchooL Dr. Bethel went to Columbus in 1902 as dean of the Dental College, Ohio Medical University, now a part of Ohio State University. In 1906 he withdrew from college work to specialize in orthodontia and editorial work. He was appointed a member of the Ohio State Board of Dental Examiners in 1898. He served as president of the Ohio State Dental Society in 1898 and later as president of the Northern Ohio Dental Association, president of the Columbus Dental Society, vice-president of the Fourth International Dental Congress at St. Louis in 1904, and was elected vice-president of the National Dental Association in 1905. He was a fellow of the American College of Dentists and of the Interational College of Dentists. He was one of two life members of the American Association of Dental Teachers. Dr. Bethel was a member of Delta Sigma Delta dental fraternity and of Omicron Kappa Upsilon, honor dental fraternity. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Hattie Morse Bethel; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph H. Buck, Evanston, Ill., and a brother, Harry J. Bethel, Donna, Texas.
"IN MEMORIAM" RESOLUTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTISTS
Albert H. Ketcham The annals of orthodontia record no sadder event, nor one fraught with greater loss to the profession, than the death of Dr. Albert H. Ketcham. He was an honorary member of the Southern Society, and in his election the Society 309
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honored itself quite as fully as it did Dr. K et cham. His memory will always evoke the highest r egard and esteem of every member. His was an inter esting career . Compelled by ill health to move from his native envir onment, he adapted himself physicall y, intellectu ally, and fratern ally to a new one, and in the face of more than one ser ious phys ical handicap , built a career equaled by very few in the profession. His death, from pneumoni a, occurred only two or three months after a successful operation for cata r act, which would have ena bled him to cont inue his practice with the same intense inter est and vigor that had always character ized his pursuit of it, as well as th e wid e collate r al act ivities of his life. One of the marked attributes of Dr. K etcham 's life, was the whole-hearted manner in which he gave of himself to the profession an d to his friends. His capacity for sympathy in the problems and disappointments of fellow practiti oners has always be en an inspiration to the young men who came in contact with him, and meant much in their professional development. The obituaries of Dr. K etcham recount elsewhere his splendid attainments in professional and community life. In this tribute to his memory , the Southern Societ y desires to r ecord its high appreciat ion of t hose attainments (which were international in their scope) , his fine p ersonal cha racter, and also, its deep sense of loss at his pa ssin g. Be it ther efore R esolved, That a page in our minute book be set aside for this purpose and copies be sent to the members of his family (who, with us, mourn his departure ) and to the orthodontic and dental journals.
John Lewis Walker The Southern Society of Orthodontists again experiences the great loss, whi ch any org anization sustains, in the death of one of its most respected and beloved members, Dr. J ohn Lewis Walker, of Norfolk, Virg inia. Obituary notices published in prominent journals of the Societ y r ecount faithf ully and at length the most important events in Dr. Walker's early li fe and in his later professional life. The Southern Society desires in these r esolutio ns to express the profound sense of loss it has suffered in the passing of one of its members and at the same time its admiration for thos e qualities which both in his early life, later, on as a gener al practitioner, and finally during the man y yea rs which he devoted to orthodontia as a specialty, mad e him one of th e most r esp ected and outstandin g men in his community and indeed in t he entire South . H e left no obligation in life unfulfilled, and t he Society is ri cher for his associa tion with it as a member. Be it therefore R esolved, That a page in our minute book be set aside to r ecord this tribute by the Southern Society to th e high character and accomplishments of Dr. W alker, and that copies of it be sent to the members of his fa mily (who, with us, mourn his departure) and t o the orthodonti c and dental journals. Oren A . Oliver Clandc R. W ood H arry E . K elsey, Chaimum.
"IN MEMORIAM" RESOLUTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SOCIETY OF ORTHODONTISTS
Albert H. Ketcham The annals of orthodontia record no sadder event, nor one fraught with greater loss to the profession, than the death of Dr. Albert H. Ketcham. He was an honorary member of the Southern Society, and in his election the Society 309
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honored itself quite as fully as it did Dr. K et cham. His memory will always evoke the highest r egard and esteem of every member. His was an inter esting career . Compelled by ill health to move from his native envir onment, he adapted himself physicall y, intellectu ally, and fratern ally to a new one, and in the face of more than one ser ious phys ical handicap , built a career equaled by very few in the profession. His death, from pneumoni a, occurred only two or three months after a successful operation for cata r act, which would have ena bled him to cont inue his practice with the same intense inter est and vigor that had always character ized his pursuit of it, as well as th e wid e collate r al act ivities of his life. One of the marked attributes of Dr. K etcham 's life, was the whole-hearted manner in which he gave of himself to the profession an d to his friends. His capacity for sympathy in the problems and disappointments of fellow practiti oners has always be en an inspiration to the young men who came in contact with him, and meant much in their professional development. The obituaries of Dr. K etcham recount elsewhere his splendid attainments in professional and community life. In this tribute to his memory , the Southern Societ y desires to r ecord its high appreciat ion of t hose attainments (which were international in their scope) , his fine p ersonal cha racter, and also, its deep sense of loss at his pa ssin g. Be it ther efore R esolved, That a page in our minute book be set aside for this purpose and copies be sent to the members of his family (who, with us, mourn his departure ) and to the orthodontic and dental journals.
John Lewis Walker The Southern Society of Orthodontists again experiences the great loss, whi ch any org anization sustains, in the death of one of its most respected and beloved members, Dr. J ohn Lewis Walker, of Norfolk, Virg inia. Obituary notices published in prominent journals of the Societ y r ecount faithf ully and at length the most important events in Dr. Walker's early li fe and in his later professional life. The Southern Society desires in these r esolutio ns to express the profound sense of loss it has suffered in the passing of one of its members and at the same time its admiration for thos e qualities which both in his early life, later, on as a gener al practitioner, and finally during the man y yea rs which he devoted to orthodontia as a specialty, mad e him one of th e most r esp ected and outstandin g men in his community and indeed in t he entire South . H e left no obligation in life unfulfilled, and t he Society is ri cher for his associa tion with it as a member. Be it therefore R esolved, That a page in our minute book be set aside to r ecord this tribute by the Southern Society to th e high character and accomplishments of Dr. W alker, and that copies of it be sent to the members of his fa mily (who, with us, mourn his departure) and t o the orthodonti c and dental journals. Oren A . Oliver Clandc R. W ood H arry E . K elsey, Chaimum.