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

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J, MQ 3Q-,,...,i.5.,t... ..,,. ' ,N ,MM ,,, A-Aww ,X t 1 .5 X 9 5 A Pharmaceutical Latin I-Itlzhllxlllm liotiltlilwt-S111 tVxl'll1ll0ll years ago, in the time.of the K x . .4 ll nu. . t u tlllglltlgit used would have been Latin instead ol lunghsh. ln those days the educated man wrote in Latin and llll',!:X'l'l'j'll2lj' tongue ot tliopcople was considered vulgar. L loilay l.:1t1n vxists lllllllllj' 111 scientific Works due to the fact that it is the one language that can be considered universal. This WHS l'1'1 '!111z1-il hy the gat-liering together of scientific men from all on-1' thc worhl to a conference in order to come to a basic under- stannling of thc terms used in the scientific world. Sine-1' all doctor's prescriptions are Written in Latin, it is therefore :Di inattcr of prime iinportance for the pharmacist to be familiar with it. If a pliarinacist is unable to decipher the prescription, which is written in Latin. all his pharmaceutical skill is unavailable. The patient would not get the medicine the doctor ordered. Since ll thorough course in Latin would add too great a burden upon the student. both from the standpoint of material and the time iicctlcd to master it, only that part of the language that bears upon Pliariiiacy is considered. ll I1 v Doctor Weygandt, who is in charge of this department, teaches l the students only such essentials of .inflection and syntax, as Will serve the practical purpose of enabling the students to read pre- scriptions with ease. and intelligence. D U V In addition to th1sDoctorWeygandt,Who has succeeded in malging t of this dead language a live and vital part of.our pharmaceutical it training, drills tl1e students in translating Latin into English and vice-veiiisa. The grammatical constructions of the Latin. titles of H the Pharmacopoeia are carefully 9XPl3iHQd, QS are all Latin abbre' i l viations a pharmacist IS hkely to meet With in his practice. . h The result is that, at the end of his course, the graduate 111 P 31 macv is able to decipher With ease anY.PTeSCT1PJU1011 that he may be confronted With, and he loolgs backuvvith tileaillte til SIIOSG h0U1'S spent with Doctor Weygandt IH HCC1U11'1Ug l5 15 HOW 9 ge' L f fl l ntl' l 5 1 ff Page 65 g,W,,,,,,.-.. + o wi , 1 1 o'g-.:4.igg1gf 52 -7 T . .... 7'i744'1J'7TT,,.,.. M1 e

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1 ffaf fvbf X94 fibggi e Cfigzqf PHACLVLAKON if-0. I lf, QP ble A Pharmaceutical Arithmetic HE GREATEST aid to clear thinking along logical lines is the study of mathematics and because of that, it played a large part in the lives of the ancient alchemists. . . D In this course, where exactnessis a prime requisite, mathematics plays a major part and it is due to this, that the need of a man thoroughly competent in his field and with an ability to impart that knowledge to others is recognized. This need is more than filled by Doctor I. V. S. Stanislaus, whose clear logical methods of approaching the core of any problem and making its solution a simple matter, is a constant source of amaze- ment and delight upon the part of his students. Upon approaching the study of Pharmacy, a whole new field is opened' to the student's vision. New systems of measurements have to be met and overcome. New tools have to be forged in order to handle the work that arises in every other department: of the pro- fession. The percentages of solutions and how they are prepared, in order to conform to standards laid down in the Pharmacopoeia, involves a knowledge of alligation, dilution, weights and measures, specific gravity and specific volume. The knowledge of doses and how they are calculated, which serve as an aid in safeguarding life,- behind the prescription counter, is of vital importance. The conversion of one system of weights and measures into another system, which seems such an insurmountable barrier to the uninitiated, is easily overcome by the knowledge imparted to the 'students by Dr. Stanislaus. ' .Are we making or losing money, in our daily business? What price shall be charged on an item in the store in order to provide a fair profit and avoid either under or overcharging? These problems, so v1tal.1n the conduct of an ethical pharmacy today, are made easy of solution due to the efforts of a man, whose method of presentation has made his hour such an enjoyable one, and whose personality has made such a lasting impression on his students-Doctor I. V. S. Stanislaus. ev . V6 I Pagf oo , J