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

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Children, indeed, we are. Our purpose? To learn. To become. To de- velop our senses, our bodies, our minds. We ponder, and wonder, and wish, and pry. But, none of these can be accomplished without guidance from those who have already learned and become. Their willingness to share and advise helps lead us in some direction. And, yet, for each of us, that direction is so very different, so much apart from one-another's aims. A common thread binds us all together in this community, regardless of our independent endeavors. We are to be professionals; people who have accepted a role of sacrifice to help those who may be in need. Our purpose: to serve our brother. Often, we find ourselves in need of counsel, advice, guidance, purpose. And in our plight, we have found others who share our thoughts. They have sacrificed time and energy to foster us, sharing in our happiness, our suc- cesses, our failures. Each of us finds a friend to whom we can look for these needs; one in whom we can trust and confide. For many, the well-earned rec- ognition is surrounded by humility. For these, reward is satisfaction, know- ing that they have helped us to grow. The wise are comforted by thoughts of the children who come to them in need, asking, searching. We have grown. We have learned. We have developed our own thoughts. Our teachers gave the incentive to continue to pursue. To these elders, we express our courteous and warranted gratitude. We could not have accom- plished as much without them. To forget others who shared in our educa- tion this far would be ludicrous. Of those who taught us, we want to recognize a man who gave us more; a man who is a leader. He is a friend, a counsellor, an advisor, a teacher. He reflects a thought: We are not helpless. We are brothers. To Dr. Paul Jablon we dedicate our yearbook. The class of 1971 22

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