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

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new assignment in 1912. Professor Edwin C. Hutman, who became the Director of the Pharmaceutical Laboratory in 1903 and later Professor of Pharmacy, was a member of the Faculty until his death in 1937. In 1906 William A. Larkin was made instructor in physics and some years later Professor of Chemistry, which posi- tion he held until his retirement in 1937. Other faculty members included Garrett Vander Veer Dillenback who succeeded Gustavus Michaelis in 1903 and remained as Professor of Pharmacy until 1918, and many others—Warren Brack, Manser Stone, LeRoy Matthews, Harry Baker, William W. Gibson, Clarence Ostrander— who filled various teaching posts during the years. Some of the present faculty members have given many years of service. Professor Dewell was first appointed in 1924, Professor Hanmer in 1930, and Professor Reed in 1935. Miss Katherine Glavin, the Registrar, has been with the College since 1918. Dr. Tucker resigned as Dean in 1918 and was followed by Dean William Mansfield who served until his retirement in 1943. Dr. Hugh G. Muldoon, Pro- fessor of Chemistry, who was later to become one of the foremost pharmaceutical educators of modern times, served as Acting Dean during the illness of Dr. Mans- field during the session 1918-19. Following the retirement of Dr. Mansfield in 1943, Dr. Francis J. O’Brien, who had been on the staff since 1920, was appointed as Dean of the College and Professor of Pharmacy. From its very beginning, the College, although a Department of LInion Uni- versity, lias been controlled by its own Board of Trustees. Following the death of the first president, Joseph W. Russell, in 1899, William J. Walker was elected to the office and served until his death in 1904. Charles Newman followed and at his death in 1916 was succeeded by Charles Gibson under whose direction the present college building on New Scotland Avenue was constructed. The new build- ing was not fully completed when Mr. Gibson died in 1928 and was succeeded by Warren L. Bradt who had been Secretary of the New York State Board of Phar- macy for many years. At his death in 1939, Dr. Arthur S. Wardle was elected President arid still holds that office. Dr. Wardle was graduated from the Albany College of Pharmacy in 1900 and many years later was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Union University for his long and devoted service to pharmacy and to the field of education in general. In the early years of the College there were but few organized student activities. The first recorded social functions were the annual graduation dinners, the first of which was held in 1882 at the Windsor Restaurant “w'here a dinner was served and social festivity prevailed” for trustees, faculty, graduates and guests. Later came the Junior Prom, which has remained an annual custom to this day. The first organized sports activity was basketball, introduced on a grand scale in 1922, when the schedule included such teams as Hobart, Niagara, Queens University, St. Bonaventure, Middlcbury and others of equal rank. Although never mentioned among the top teams of the East, there was a surprising modicum of success as measured by the won and lost column. In 1925 a student council was formed and more activities were inaugurated. A glee club, orchestra, debating and dramatics club provided recreational and cultural activities; bowling and baseball were added to the sports schedule and in recent years a golf team has represented the college. In 1910, Beta Delta Chapter of Kappa Psi Fraternity was founded, followed by Epsilon Phi in 1916, Lambda Kappa Sigma Sorority in 1919, and Rho Pi Phi in 1921. Epsilon Phi merged with Phi Delta Chi, a National pharmaceutical fraternity, in 1931 and became the Alpha Theta Chapter. Social activities have, changed, some of these organizations have ceased to exist and others have been added, but the fraternal organizations remained constant and strong during the years except for a brief wartime period. Today the Albany College of Pharmacy stands financially and educationally strong. The present adequate building and facilities were provided in 1927. It is recognized as a Class A College by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Educa- tion and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Its sons and daughters occupy some of the highest positions in the pharmaceutical in- dustry and many serve their communities in official capacities. A strong alumni association supports the college and many friends have cooperated in helping it to assume its present position. The City of Albany, which provided the land on which the present college is built, has been proud to have it among its institutions of learn- ing and the present Mayor, Erastus Corning, 2nd, is a member of the Board of Trustees. It stands as a living monument to the many men and women, students, faculty, trustees, and friends who contributed so much of their strength and sus- tenance that it might not falter. « 20 »

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Mender laboratory Mist ory The Bender Hygienic Laboratory was founded as a non-profit making institu- tion in 1895 by a group of prominent Albanians who served as its first Board of Trustees. In the beginning, the institution served as the department of pathology and bacteriology for the Albany Medical College and its first directors were also pro- fessors of these subjects in the school. Later it was felt that the laboratory could serve a wider sphere by existing as an independent institution. Its present policy is to make adequate competent medical laboratory service available to the hospitals and physicians of Albany and surrounding vicinity at an inexpensive cost. At present Bender Laboratory serves as the pathology department for the Brady Maternity Hospital, Child’s Hospital, Memorial and St. Peters Hospitals and also the Cohoes Hospital. For many years, through an agreement with the Albany City Health De- partment, the laboratory provided the Health Department with the necessary medical laboratory facilities which it required for the control of sanitation and com- municable disease. Through this agreement certain tests were made available to residents of Albany without charge; these included tests for evidence of diphtheria, tuberculosis, pneumonia, typhoid, dysentery, gonorrhea, syphilis, malaria, meningitis, undulant fever and others. Various original papers have been published from the institution as a result of research carried on by members of the staff. The Blood Bank was formally opened July 18, 1949 and at the present time is supplying the needs of ten hospitals in the Capital District. In 1951 the Bank made its services available to the Albany Chapter of the American National Red Cross for the collection of blood for the Armed Forces, and since that time has been collecting approximately 100 pints of blood each week for this purpose. The Laboratory actively participates in the teaching field. Glasses are held in the building throughout each school year for Medical Technology students from Albany Pharmacy College and nurses in training at Memorial and St. Peters Hospitals. The Lab also offers Resident training in Pathology for Graduates of Class A Medical Schools. We, as Medical Technicians, left A.C.P. in our Junior year to enter the mysteries of such subjects as Serology, Hematology, Bacteriology, Clinical Pathology, Bio- chemistry, Histology and Sterilization and Media. Then we entered our Senior year of practical training to spend six weeks in each of the various departments. Although we had some tense moments when w;e faced our first blood donor and autopsy (no connection) and sometimes wandered endlessly through the halls of St. Peters trying to unscramble room numbers, our worst fears were realized when we encountered our final hurdle- the Registry exam. « 22 »