Columbia University College of Pharmacy - Apothekan Yearbook (New York, NY)

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CLASS PROCEDURE: Cards, spotless and loaded dice, scrab- ble, flavored hair tonic, cough medicine, Grandma ' s swingin ' , no sleep, blackmail pictures and then Indianapolis. A new caution in official compendia submitted by Alvin Golub: Never arouse, by vigor- ous shaking, a barbiturate taker. One good blow on the jaw may result. Ask the conductor. A hockey game, southern fried chicken, and then the calling of long lost cousins and friends, followed by a long line of chauffered Cadillacs in front of the Sheraton-Lincoln. Dick Soloway started counting the days. Good morning, it is now 7:00 A.M. How we soon came to despise this early morning greeting, so often followed by This is Mr. Baloon; the buses are waiting. Tired as we were, we were completely overwhelmed by machines that turned out millions of di and tri colored capsules, sealed ampules, and folded boxes, as well as by the results of Pharmacy in action. NOTE: Carry clothes pins when passing insulin and antibiotic sections. Liver . . . ugh! A song test and banquet which ended with the presentation of a scroll to Eli Lilly, a small speech by Dr. Weingold and the sweet refrains of Old Black Joe and Lucy ' s oldsmobile, then off to die night spots in town. Some of the heartier souls went to the follies and gave out with one big For he ' s a Horse ' s A . Roy Kuramoto ' s theme song . . . Hearts and Flowers. The evening soon ended and found many of us again standing in line. Jack Zweig certainly has a heart of gold.

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n The last time around and we make the most of it. Even- graduate has a lump in his throat, but we ' ve complained so much that nobody has guts enough to admit it. Alumni night a heart rendering collec- tion of tearful old grads as Drs. Brown and Hart are retiring after over four decades of teach- ing. All strings are off, and the class, previously dignified and sort of retiring, moves out of its collective shell. All hell breaks loose and we horse around with everybody. It was a great time, we had, wasn ' t it? All of a sudden, nobody wants to leave, but DER TAG finally arrives. Who ' s donating money to new building? Great discussion of reciprocity begins; if State Boards don ' t know what ' s what, how can we? Bring 137 spatulas, 72 Reming- tons, etc. to practicals, warns Joe. How can we get residence in Montana? Senior Day. The contribution of the Class of ' 56 to tradition: Banging locker doors even ' Friday P.M. A new- Law prof, from the south who marks backwards. Clay gets tired and calls on assistants to lecture and shows movies in lab. Louie gets new energy and the formulas get longer. So do the lectures. The Ugly Man ' s Ball. Only 3 or 4 guys come down to 9 A.M. Law classes. Poor little white rats get clobbered. White lab coats sprout wild sayings on the back, as Senior class gets a sandwich-man effect. New- Librarian can ' t take it and gets sick. C.U.C.P. is Love. The Prom. Who ' s got the troches from set 3c? The Devil ' s juice we drink after the senior show- makes certain instructors be- come photographers. Over and out.

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TRIP We knew it would eventually hap- pen: next day we were shipped to the farm. Jobs available for cow barbers and horse bleeders. Back on the train, a horn blowing ind noise maker party for Steve Botnick 3n his birthday. It was good to see the tall buildings of Chicago. The next day at Abbott Labs found us again awed by modem science. That evening the safari set forth through snow and sleet while Irwin and Ben stayed behind to build up pressure. Destination, the Burly Q. Once there, extra draft cards, drivers ' licenses and discharge papers were soon distributed (Al Konwaler-six foot three). But alas, there was a minimum . . . we left. A grand party in J.K. ' s room followed. Sight seeing and then back on the train. In the true Pharmacy 23-24 man- ner, under the supervision of Old Black Joe, hundreds of salami sandwiches and pickles were dispensed. That night we slept. Ah, what bliss. Some slept closer to heaven together with the baggage. At last Grand Central Station. OBSERVATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS: 1. A total of fifteen hours sleep and an average of ten pounds per person gained. 2. Lilly and Abbott are the tops in Pharmaceuticals and hospitalitv. 3. The C.U.C.P. profs, who joined us are really grand and 4. The class of ' 56 con- sists of a swell bunch of people. We had a wonderful time!