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

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nnemmc pbhx jdhbod c %r) jSduxofi Qun niB oim There was a child went forth every day: and the hist object he looked upon, that object he became; and that object became part of him for the day, or for a certain part of the day, or for many years, or stretching cycles of years. (Whitman). So wc, too, started forth in the fall of 1935, and so we end up the class of ’38, ready to enter the ironical game of life. Boisterous freshmen tho’ we were, subduing influences soon quieted us. We chose our friends and elected our officers like the first object a child casts his eyes upon. Fortunately, however, with better wisdom than a child. Power, encouragement, and success came to us with “Cal” Scriber as President; George Colbert, First Vice-President; Olive Harvey, Second Vice-President; “Gar” Zeitler, Secretary; David Madsen, Treasurer; Ernest Gen- tile, Historian, and Henry Aumiller as Representative to the Student Council. Green as we were, we soon developed under ripening influence. Fraternities with their smokers and inveigling promises, attracted us. Shining goals were the honor roll, bowling, basketball and baseball teams, meant only for the fortunate few. It almost seemed with quarterly exams and the Freshman Hop that we went through in one year, that which was meant for a lifetime. But then it was soon over and back to the degrading influences of civilized life went the class of ’38. This was not for long, for vacations have a short life; and soon, basking in the full glory of our assumed titles “Juniors,” appeared on the stage for our act. We were much better prepared this time, however, for we had elected our class officers the year before and now could swing directly into action with Kenneth MacCollam as President; Donald Templeton. First Vice-President; Henry Aumiller, Second Vice-President; Mary Coughlin, Secretary; Donald Bellow, Treasurer; James Sloan, Historian; and Frederick Clark as Student Council Representative. We showed our capacity for co-operation at our Junior Prom (far the best in many years). Yes, most of us will admit we initiated many new fashions, renewed some of the old, and discarded most of the good. Quarterly exams did not now hold anything sacred to us. Wc had decided that it “was not ours to reason why —ours but to do and die.” With the leaving of Professor Scjuircs and the coming Twenty-five

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e 2 7ZI2QCDBIG CEHflffiHKOD % ©eOIOfl Roll of Officers Donald Templeton ....... President Kenneth MagCollam .... First Vice-President Mary Coughlin ...... Second Vice-President Arnold Fallon ........ Secretary John Heller ........ Treasurer James Sloan ........ Historian Sidney Feltman............................Student Council

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eX3 HEGffiBICI fiB EtftfQHKOll mm m m m m m m m mm m m t. v ‘ m m m m ms ms m m m ms m m ms ms v k ‘. of Professor Hanmer as our new instructor in Materia Medica, we felt the ice breaking. Fate did not stop at this. Due mainly to the efforts of the Junior Class, our Annual Student Dinner was brought back and it was at this dinner that with deep regrets, we bade farewell to Professor Larkin. All of the Freshmen glamour and old regime was done when we returned this last year. New class officers assumed control. Donald Templeton as Presi- dent; Kenneth MacCollam, First Vice-President; Mary Coughlin, Second Vice- President; Arnold Fallon, Secretary; John Heller, Treasurer; James Sloan, His- torian, and Sidney Feltman as Student Council Representative. We found the B. S. course in operation, classes and hours all changed around, so it was just like our first year as far as conditions went. Dr. Lutz was in charge of the Chemistry Department which meant a further change in our surroundings. Then only to depress us still further, Professor Hutman’s death was announced where we lost one of our closest friends. Subject lagged and London had nothing about fogs on us. Somehow the first and second quarters passed by, but with the Senior Ball, we all picked up. Life just couldn’t be that bad and then with a pop, it was all over but the shouting. Joyful as we were, we could not say farewell. It seemed as if the pleasant times we had, flowed back into our memories of friends and happy associations with professors. The spirit of Pharmacy, itself, seemed much closer and it seemed that all the world was standing still while we severed our bonds from a pleasant past and thus we said goodbye. James D. Sloan, Historian. Twenty-six