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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l ak.-tx ..,.-. .. .. .,...-.,-, 'NY fr QTVR! .,.. c s s'g'- r'---M---Q---lg'-Q-'ik .L- H fu irtfxi xQN..if:Q1j Q., Q ll , it piinciplts hai ned to direct chemical problems tliatxarisc in pluu'inaccutical practice. i I lli' l'Ulll'Sl' CUllSiSfS uf ai Series of . limullf f'f 11ll1f'fHl, 53' Dr. Goldwag and laboratory exercises in 1' IWNNIB Hb applied direct to medical compounds, with emphasis laid on those wot the United States Pharmacopoeia. Mr. licrl h. Alstodtmaussists in the laboratory Work of the depart- ment and is. a source ot information for puzzled students. . lnlfl' Sljlfjcct ot fill0'llllC3,l incompatibilities plays a large part in the like ol the practical pharmacist and for that reason it receives special emphasis. Alkaloids, Sterilization, Amylaceous and Mu- cilagenous principles. Analine and its derivatives and Determinations ot' optical rotation of organic substances are but a few of the topics. Professor George P. Russell who is an Associate in Analytical and Inorganic C'l1emist-ry takes charge of that intricate subject known as Organic C'hen1istry. The instruction in this department given in the Senior year consists of a systematic course of lectures and quizzes on organic substances and active principles used in pharniacy. Starting from a consideration of the Carbon atom, the student gradually proceeds to the more highly complex compounds. . . Special attention is given to methods of preparation, uses, classi- fication. physical properties and characteristic reactions of these various compounds which include acyclic, carbocyclic and 'hetero- cyclics. A consideration of the internal structure of these compounds both from the standpoint of the kind and the arrangement of atoms in the molecules of these substances is given particular attention. We can usually trace the action of many drugs to one organic compound and it is for this reason that Organic Chemistryns so necessary in our course of study. .These compounds come indfor special treatment since it aids in giving the student aclhear unt eri standing of the uses of the various substances, met Wit in ac .ua- drug store practice. Whenever P0SS1ble Important anditgapggx examples of the chief classes of carbon compounds are 6Xh1lO F ,- Q1 ' trated. , IS to intelligently haHC1l9 any Pmduct Of W,h0Se Streng . Y in doubt, but is also enabled to Pmceed Wlth the Study of Chemlstry . - ' a firm founda- 1n a more advanced stage, USIHQ h1S COUTSG at 0011939 35 p tion. Lectures, by Dr Mayer, reci- av he - H l Page 59 1 I ff., its - - e '