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

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 Dr. Francis J. O’Brien, Dean « 6 »

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 Dedication “And the exalted shall be humbled And the humble shall be exalted.” (Matthew 23:12) We dedicate this, the 1953 Edition of the Alembic Pharmakon, to a man with whom we have been proud and fortunate to associate, and to a gentleman whose conduct has always manifested itself in a keen sense of propriety and humility. To Professor Burdette G. Dewell we say simply that it is our sincere wish that the dedication of this yearbook impart some measure of our thanks and appreciation for all you have given us. The Class of 1953 Burdette Dewell was born in Windham, New York in 1903. He graduated from A.C.P. in 1923 and remained for eleven years to teach. During this time he married Mildred Vickers, A.C.P. class of ’27. In 1934 Mr. Dewell opened a store in Grand Gorge, N. Y., but the urge to teach became too great. He returned to Albany, to the New York State Teachers College, to acquire his Masters Degree in 1938. From there he went to the Catskill High School, and on to the Windham High School where he taught general science. In 1947 he returned to A.C.P. as our Professor of Pharmacy. At present Mr. and Mrs. Dewell live in Delmar with three of their four children. One son is a dairy farmer near Binghamton, another is a student of the Albany Medical College, while a third son and their only daughter attend grade school. « 5 »

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Zke Dean ’Message To the graduating class of 1953 may I extend the sincere good wishes of the Faculty and Board of Trustees. We have demanded much of you who on the afternoon of June 11th will be presented with the highest award we have to offer — the degree of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a Diploma of the College as documentary evidence of it. You will have fulfilled the strenuous demands we have made upon your time, strength, and energy. At times you may have resented some of these requirements but upon further thought and consideration we believe you will perceive the necessity for them. You, as college graduates and professional men and women, are expected to be cultured and educated, able to take a respon- sible position in your community, and above all to set an example of sensible and good conduct as an inspiration to others. As the “scientist on the corner” who probably ha§. more daily contact with the general public than any other division of the “men of science” you will be called upon for fair and impartial judgment on many matters pertaining to private and public health and welfare. It is expected that your opinions will be based upon objective evidence and delivered with the scientific precision characteristic of men of learning. You will be expected to pass sensible opinions on social, economic, spiritual, and political problems not only of a local nature, but on those of national and international significance and to express them clearly and intelligently. Your Alma Mater believes that you are equal to the task before you and is proud to admit you to the society of learned men and women with a sincere confi- dence that you have much to contribute. « 7 »