Brooklyn College of Pharmacy - Pharmakon Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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af- BOARD O15 TRUSTEES Pfwidwzf of Board of Tl'll,lf8LP.1' Sevf'e!m'-3 EDWARD NEIMETH CHARLES E. HEIMERZHEIM Vit'e-lJi'e,i'21fe11f Y'1'ef1y111'e1' WILLIAM DISNEERGAARD W. RUTHERFORD JAMES Efeflfle 7'l'll.slee,i 19519-1955 1951-1957 1955-1959 William dCNCCFg2121fL1 Edward Neimeth Abraham Kaufman 1950-1956 Frederick E. Stevens Charles E. Heimerzheim Henry N. Smith Nicholas S. Gesoalde Murray Getz 1952-1958 George N. Lawrence Robert R. Gerstner Anthony Piilliidino Adrian F. Paradis Wilmot E. Fanning Irving Rubin 1954-1960 W. Rutherford james Boris Liebmann HfllIflI'zI7'i1' Trznfee f'1.Uj.l'fz1lif RL'gj.l'ff'd7' Samuel Ruhinton Stella Wiclenski Six liegiifmi' Catherine A. D. Henderson

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illllarimnnihifa Gbath Thy Eternal Providence has appointed me to watch over the life and health of Thy creatures. May the love for my art actuate me at all times, may neither avarice, nor miserliness, nor the thirst for glory, or for a great reputation engage my mind, for the enemies of Truth and Philanthropy could easily deceive me and make me forgetful of my lofty aim of doing good to Thy children. May I never see in the patient anything but a fellow creature in pain. Grant me strength, time and opportunity always to correct what I have acquired, always to extend its domaing for knowledge is immense and the spirit of man can extend infinitely to enrich itself daily with new requirements. Today he can discover his errors of yesterday and tomorrow he may obtain a new light on what he thinks himself sure of today. O God, Thou hast appointed me to watch over the life and death of Thy creaturesg here am I ready for my vocation. And now I turn unto my calling: O stand by me, my God, in this truly important task, Grant me success! For- Without Thy loving counsel and support, Man can avail but naught. Inspire me with true love for this art And for Thy creatures, O grant- That neither greed for gain, nor thirst for fame, nor vain ambition, May interfere with my activity. For these I know are enemies of truth and love of men. And might beguile one in profession, From furthering the welfare of Thy creatures. u me u u n rm u u it in it u O' strengthen me, Grant energy unto both body and the soul That I might e'er unhindered ready be To mitigate the woes, Sustain and help u u u ez The rich and poor, the good and bad, enemy and friend, O let me eyer behold in the afflicted and the suffering, Only the human being. g .. ,c' 12 . ' ' Qffi? ief'x,,'l!cl S-411 v-3u1 1':e:e 4:24, . -.ff A-5 -1 .ff pn., sgisslz- fwfrf- ,-1: e ?f2fi:? WR? . , 512. 'AIP ser. . ,, if . I. Five

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we :bean pea 6 Once again I have been asked to write a few short paragraphs, a Dean's Message to the graduating class. This request comes only once each year but, as one grows older, time passes more rapidly and it now appears as though only a few weeks intervene between such occasions. This leads me to the thought that after all, our lives simply involve the passage of an uncertain period of time during which we can either render a contribution to progress or be completely negative in this respect. We have no control over the passage of time and little over our span of life. To hew out a career and to achieve success, it is necessary to make productive use of each and every day of our lives. This does not mean that there is no time for play because even in this we can use a yardstick to determine whether we have helped to make others happier or have improved our mental and physical capacity to enable us to do more tomorrow. No day, however, should pass where in retrospect we must admit that it was completely wasted. Life is too short for us to so uselessly dissipate our allotted time. Have a purpose in life, lay a plan and work to that plan. Project yourself into the hoped-for objective and think back as to what you should do to reach it. Thus, you can make a blue-print of your plan of life. Do well whatever you clo. You can not afford to do anything that is not worthy of doing, but anything honest, that falls into your plans, is worthy of the full activity of your powers. Have enough vision and imagination to properly value and seize opportunities. Endeavor to be a leader both in your public and professional life but remember that he does not lead who only watches which way the masses are about to move and then walks in front of them. In leading to create and mold sentiment, you must have the strength of your own convictions and courage and initiative to convince others. But above all, be honest in your thoughts and actions if you ever hope to reach a position of respect. And so, again I have preached to the graduating class. This was not my intention but unwittingly when thinking of a group of young people who are about to pass from the period of parental and college supervision into an atmosphere of self support and independence, I slip into a nostalgic mood in which thoughts of advice predominate. I sincerely hope you will all successfully meet the challenge of this change. I extend my sincere congratulations to each and everyone of you for the successful completion of your college work and your graduation. May you enjoy many years of health, success and happiness and of fruitful contributions to your profession. Seven