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

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jCife at Mender Top Row The executioner That’s a monotype TP readings Watch that reaction Middle Row Hangers with heterophiles “Ye Old Homestead” Doing tissue sections Bottom Row Foolin’ around Juniors studying? TB or not TB

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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 »

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MISSING—Chief Suspects in the CASE OF THE BUTCHERED BUNNY. At 10 A.M. this wintery morning a small brown and white rabbit was found brutally murdered in the cellar of Bender Laboratory by Marion—“Keeper of the rabbits”. An autopsy performed by Dr. Luther showed that death was caused by an air bubble entering the light ear. The murder weapon was not recovered! The case which baffled police has been taken over by Inspector Kernnitzer whose brilliant deductions have narrowed suspicion to six well-known students work- ing at Bender Lab. A state wide alarm has been issued for the apprehension of these students for questioning. The six suspects were last seen leaving Bender—five wear- ing light tan lab coats and one a white uniform. Descriptions are as follows: Joyce Klippel—alias “Klip”—red hair with freckles accompanied by blank sleeply look. Past record—Wanted for setting up bar in apartment without liquor license. Lois Jewell—alias “Lo”—black hair with a stunted horse tail. Past record—Wanted for parking convertible in city park without lights. Angela DeThomas—alias “Ang”—black hair usually found with cigarette and glass in hand. Past record—Wanted by alcoholics anonymous for membership. Shirley Kaminsky—alias “Shirl”—black hair and usually seen with book in hand. Past record—Wanted for hoarding A’s from rest of class. Jean Nash—alias “Flash Nash”—dark brown hair, wears symbol of triumph on left hand. Past record—Wanted by Federal Housing Commission for building garage in living room so it would seem like old times. Shirley Whitney—alias “Whit”-less—auburn hair and usually seen in well-known park. Past record—Wanted for burning the candle at both ends. WARNING: Approach with extreme caution, these students may be armed with syringes with barbed needles. FLASH: Students were picked up by Detroit police in Fox Theatre but released an hour later upon confession of an experimental cook at Bender by the name of Maryr Lee who was under the impression that you need rabbit to make Welsh rarebit. « 24 »