Albany College of Pharmacy - Alembic Yearbook (Albany, NY)

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sii Veni! Vide! Vici!—the call of triumph of the great Caesar—may well be adapted to the slogan of the class of ’26—but lest the conquest be misinterpreted as a mere matter of stretching forth the hand to pluck the desired fruit, it must he admitted here that the struggle was a difficult one—a hard uphill, grinding climb, fraught with fears and tnisgiving hopes and determination from the first day that the massive portals of learning swung open in September, until they closed in May. It was exceedingly difficult at the beginning of the year to throw off the. false sense of security, the lack of responsibility from all duty occasioned by our rather extended vacation of the Summer. We had been resting, so to speak, for more than twelve weeks in a state of sweet oblivion from all scholastic cares and worries. Our mental machinery was rusty from disuse; and it was hard to rouse ourselves from this state of mental lethargy—as it were. Rut this did not make us blanch, nor did it make us throw our hands up in despair. On the contrary—it only served as an incentive towards increased activity. Tt inspired us with new vigor, with new strength, with new determination to do, as we had never done before! And just as the mighty waters of Niagara carries everything before it by the tremendous power of its irresistible force, so did we distinguish ourselves in our triumph over this second and seemingly unsur- mountable barrier. It is to the credit of the class as a whole to say that never once, in any of the following examinations of the third and fourth quarterlies did this spirit of fight—fight—fight—forsake them—never once! Tt calls to mind a huge boulder poised on the edge of an abyss—difficult to start in motion—but once possessed of momentum—it is well nigh impossible to stop its course until it had reached its destination. So, after hours and hours of arduous toil, the heights were scaled, the chasm was cleared, the victory was won! Sanctuary! Sanctuary! But our struggles—our toils—were lessened—by the various diversions— amusements—entertainments, sprinkled here and there throughout our curriculum; and most welcome periods of respite they were, to be sure. First came Field Day, bringing to the open, the athletes, and would-be athletes of our College. For a day, all cares were flung to the winds—everybody let loose—so to speak, and a wonderful time was had. !p| Thirty-two i

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Charles Neidcrbaeh Solomon Newman David Nisnewitz Florence E. Odell Paul L. Oliva Sidney Olshein Bernard 0. O’Neil Herbert B. Or]ins George Owen Jos. FI. Parsons, Jr. Samuel Piechotka Avisalonr Piven Solomon Plotinsky Gilbert D. Potter Mischa Pugatche Helen Pupko Robert H. Quick Benj ami n Rabinowi tz Peter T. Rankin .Fred S. Rapello Paul Reeber Richard P. Reimann Ralph T. Richmond John J. Riedy, Jr. Maurice Robbins Edward S. Robinson William Robinson M endel Rosenbaum Louis Rosenberg Aaron Roscnshine Louis Rosenthal Samuel Rosh Chester R. Rothmyer Benj. A. Russell, Jr. Meyer Sadowsky Sidney Sakofsky Samuel Salkin Leon Schachter Jack Schiloni William J. Schricr Harry Shamowitz Daniel C. Sheehan Raymond P. Shinn Clifford L. Shott Maurice Shoulkin Kenneth II. Shults Leon Silverman Irving R. Simon David B. Singer Asa R. Sisson Harrison C. Bitterly August Smith Benjamin D. Smith Louis Snyder Leonard E. Spanbauer Violet S. Spaulding J.eslie C. Sperry Jacob Steinsaltz plarold A. Stephenson Ben Stern George W. Stevens Morris Stulhr.an Joseph Suchoff Solomon Eager ,Louis Toscano Mildred H. Vickers H. Elizabeth Vigeant Hyman Wald Boris Wax Manuel Wcchsler Frank H. Wehrlc Hyman S. Weiner Fred P. Welch Frederick W. Welch T. Vincent Weston William I. Whitson Jacob Wilson Harry F. Winters Charles F. Woodcock Tohn IT. Zeilman Beniamin Zeitlin T.ouis Zimmerman a 052 OKMBUWIWi «1 i litmus uu-JiURUiigr-u

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 Then followed the class elections, giving us another afternoon of fiery speeches, excitement and political animosities, which were immediately dispelled by the results—regardless of party feeling—as becomes the spirit of true sports- manship. The Thanksgiving and Christmas recesses gave us the most longed for oppor- tunity to sec our loved ones again, for Fate had destined most of us to be Pilgrims away from home to worship at the Shrine of Learning. The Senior Prom on December 11th, and the Junior Prom on February 12th, brought the students of the entire Mlegc together again in a true spirit of friendship and revelry. Beautiful girls—soft music—twinkling lights—both were events never to be forgotten by those attending. Special mention must be made here of the splendid entertainment afforded us by the skillful playing throughout the year of the best basketball team in the history of the Albany College of Pharmacy. Not one of us failed to regret the close of the basketball schedule. And now wc come to the end of our journey—to the parting of ways, when we must leave the sheltering arms of our beloved Alma Mater, to aid the less fortunate with the knowledge we have gained. It was .Shakespeare who said, “ Parting is such sweet sorrow—sweet sorrow.” Only a Shakespeare could express a thought so wonderfully. Two of the happiest years of our lives have been spent here, and it was indeed a sorrow?—our farewell -sweet sorrow— sweet because it spells the realization of our aims and ambitions and fulfillment of the dreams of our loved ones—sorrow—-because wc have learned to love you with all the passion and respect of true gratitude—a love which we will carry away with us to the end of all time—our Alma Mater! Marc P. Gaxbarg, Historian