Brooklyn College of Pharmacy - Pharmakon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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:Q .1 W.. . is ,s,,.,., nnwwg tm. i P cv ' ' PPNXQA - 1 2:11, -i is e wx JN '-15,3 Luci,-vfu no QM p Qin? i A' if c-f ,RQ-2' :DA l l Chemistry f lll5l'll'l.l'f ol' llermes Trismegistus to whom the ancients :u'cretlit0il the ori fin o 2' 12 P ' ' ment at the progress miitle ih lriiliil, would Stare In Wild amaze- totlziy. fire tl-Zll'f-S' XEI-''i'IQll'.'fll3lig lIglf.illIlft?2iO1'ld Wfls Ifiade up of four elements' three lq'il'Pl'llll'll'Y eleinents liavelliogmsse to 3 Stage Where elghiy- . 1 ' - . it i i een isolated and their properties exanunetl. l liemistry. playing as it .does such a large part in our daily lives as pharmacists. is accorded its proper recognition in the curriculum and in the time hetween entrance and graduation, the student is taken through a thorough course not only in Inorganic Chemistry hut also in .-Xnalytical Cllieinistry and Drug Assaying. Since all things proceed from the simple to the complex, the stu- dent is first taken through a consideration of Inorganic Chemistry. The lectures conducted by Professor Joseph S. Goldwag, who is in charge of this Department, consist of a thorough exposition of the fundamental principles of chemistry and are suitably illustrated by experiments and demonstrations, the latter being conducted by Mr. William L. Harloe. ' ln addition to the regular syllabus, Professor Goldwag finds t ns .ry were he to return to earth time to acquaint the students with the latest discoveries in this- field of science. besides taking up eachelement and treating it in proportion to its degree of importance to the pharmacist. The elements are considered in the following way. The History of the element, its occurrence in nature, its theoretical and com- mercial preparation, its physical and chemical properties, what tests are employed to detect it, alone or in combination, in its various compounds and its official preparations and their uses and doses. One hour a week, Mr. Russell takes charge of the class and con- ducts a quiz, which is in effect a thorough review of. the material lectured upon during the week and which clears up points that may have been vague and doubtful in the studentls mind. e In both lecture and quiz, chemical notation, valency andthe writing of equations and the Periodic Table receive special attention. Throughout the two years a course in laboratory work is given under the direct supervision of Dr. .Joseph L. Mayelny Head Of the Department, who has made an enviable reputation in th1S field of endeavor, and whose department is conducted, as is to be expected, in the most up-to-date scientiic manner. . h t d t The laboratory exercises in this depar'GII1GHt QWCS t 9 S U GH 3 tif ' wk Page 57 i iv gil? go - s rfb-. Y

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' , Hfbvbfi Cfsgjf PH A Pzrlfem CPN ig?-27 l l I Cl 3' l exe AQ Commercial Pharmacy HE PRACTICE of Pharmacy today involves not only a knowl edge of drugs and their compounding, but also a knowledge of the various rules and regulations relative to their sale. In addition to this, a knowledge of business principles is as essential in ekeing out a living as are the various principles involved in preparing drugs for internal or external medication. Competition has forced the Pharmacist to become a man of business as well and so we ind Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence and Business Principles included in our curriculum. r The course consists of a series of lectures by Dr. Anderson ex plaining the various provisions of the Harrison Narcotics Laws, the regulations relative to the sale of poisonous and non-poisonous drugs and the numerous pitfalls to be avoided in order to properly com ply with the rules laid down by the Department of Health and Prohibition. The significance of these laws, and the responsibilities that are placed upon- the Pharmacist's shoulders in the carrying on of his daily duties, are properly impressed upon the minds of the students. A r For the remainder of the year the procedure of buying and selling, care and display of stock, advertising, contracts, mortgages, bonds, insurance, banking and the keeping of the various records of all these transactions are expounded. So much for the theoretical aspect. What is done to bring these principles within the scope of the students' understanding so that he might be familiar with the application in a practical way of the principles he has had inculcated in him? Toward this end, every one is given the task of keeping a record of one month's business in an average drug store. A list of the transactions that have 'taken lace from the o enin , P p g of a store through one month's business is given him. The student is thus placed in the position of the proprietor, and his task is to properly enter these transactions in a Journal and Ledger, and at the end of the term of business given him to balance the various accounts and find out what his financial circumstances are in an intelligent and exact fashion. y In this way, upon the completion of his course the embryo phar macist has a knowledge of the rules and regulations governing his X? iff profession and is in a position to intelligently handle any business problem that might arise in his future practice. Page 56 as Qs 2352

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