Dr. Marshall shares his experiences as an alumnus and faculty member of the University of Oregon Dental School. Of Canadian origin, he emulated his father in getting his degree in Oregon. His father attended North Pacific College in the �s while the son graduated in 1949. Dr. Marshall compares and contrasts their experiences. From a privately owned school with only part-time faculty with no running water or suction, and pedal-driven drills, state control brought more funding for full-time staff, for research, and electric technology. Returning home, he entered dental faculty appointments in both Canada and the United States before coming back in 1972 to became Chair of Endodontology, where he built a graduate program. He muses on dental education, fraternities, research, improved technology, and the problems of a generally elderly patient base.