Columbia University College of Pharmacy - Apothekan Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1938 volume:

[g|[uiJrugpgf rinlfrijgfiinJ| pnJr THE LIBRARIES COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Gift of Alumni Association College of Pharmacy [ nrtfrWrmJiru frWru lfinlfpjulE] F. J. POKOR1TY 1 15 WEST 68th ST. NEW YORK, N. Y. FOREWORD There are two methods in which to edit a yearbook; one, hy culling, coloring and embossing all the material received ol the period under review in such a way that a third person might be led to believe that college is a sort or glorious adven- ture; two, surveying dispassionately the same period and, after carefully evaluating its ideals and accomplishments, accepting what is significant— and true. For obvious reasons, the first method was decided on in the editing of this publication. But the method was seldom used, for it was found that the incidents which made college glamourous were few, and even when processed would fill only part of this yearbook. Rather than fabricate the remain- der with grandiose accounts of spurious organizations and im- aginary events, the editors employed the second method and found no difficulty in completing their work. Ihe 1958 Apothekan may be read with confidence. 1 hough it is alternately mischievous and serious, ideal and practical, it is almost always authentic. Its writings were con- ceived and executed entirely by the graduating classes. Prece- dents were ignored. Platitudes were held to a minimum. For once the sincerest convictions of students on controversial topics were printed. The editors offer no apologies for anything. They arc prepared to stand or fall on the pages that follow Harold Roemer YftVUt L CdU_ j f Bernard Levenson •£, r L COr ( f MM ( 3 APOTHEKAN AFQTHFIf H TT ---T TTT- PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE SENIOR CLASSES OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, NEW YORK CITY Because of his earnest endeavors to raise the standards of pharmacy, because of his deep and abiding interest in the individuals of the student body, the class of 58 respectfully dedicates this issue of the Apothekan lo DEAN CHARLES W. BALLARD For the Class of ' 58 retired Dean Henry V. Amy will always exemplify the ideal chemist, one whose life is spent in the ascertain- ment of scientific truths and the training of future chemists. Since his retirement a year ago. the school has missed his cheery salutations and hearty geniality. We salute you. then. Dr. Amy, as a great scientist and a true friend, and wish you long life, health and happiness! Contents FOREWORD 2 DEDICATK N 4 MESSAGE FROM THE DFAX 8 HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE o THE FACULTY , 5 PHARMACY EDUCATION 22 SENIORS a 3 ACTIVITIES 50 PUBLICATIONS 60 ATHLETICS 65 UNIONISM AND PHARMACY 67 ORGANIZATIONS 68 AN INGENIOUS METHOD 8- LOG OF A CHEMIST , 89 CLASS PROPHECIES 92 MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN If Although completing their studies under a less stringent program than that effective for the entering Class of this year, the Class of 1958 does not represent an inferior type of pharmacy graduate. It must not be regarded that an abrupt educational change is a limiting factor which works to their disadvantage. There can be no sharp line of demarcation between an old and a new regime in the course of a business or profession and it is well that this is so. The gradual merging of the old with the new gives time for experimentation out of which should come a retention of the advantages of both. It also affords those in the business or profession an opportunity for adjustment to changed conditions. H 7 believe that the class of 1958 will participate in benefits accruing from the new order and the effects on the practice of pharmacy ultimately resulting therefrom. It is said that one of the objectives is the placing of pharmacy on a firmer professional basis, especially in the estimation of the public. Educational advances will be but partially successful in this attainment unless they are supplemented by the activities and attitude of those now in pharmacy. 11 The opportunity of favorably molding public opinion in regard to pharmacy has been open to each succeeding class. May the class of 1958 be an active force in this direction for in this manner they will insure the welfare of the profession they have chosen and reflect credit upon the College. COLLEGE 1829 to 1938 A HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE H It is a propensity or college graduates to reflect in later years the glory or their alma mater. The class of 38 has much of which to be proud, for its college has always fostered all that is honorable , ethical and best in the profession of pharmacy. And so, it is with pride that we present to you your personal record of the history of a noble insNViLion. H The history of the College of Pharmacy may be diyided for purposes of clarity into three periods— one of stress, ono of security, and one of established success. We who have both witnessed and contributed to the latter period, cannot possibly hope to thoroughly appreciate the conditions preceding the establishment of the College un- less we momentarily shut our eyes to the present and let the power of our imagination open them to the past. |[ In 1829 New York City was made up or a heterogeneous population whose views are expressed by the New York Mirror of the period as follows: No subjects engage public attention more at the present time than the diffusion of knowledge and the instruction of the young. Such an atmosphere could not help but arouse some of the members of the then stagnant pharmaceutical profession. It seems that the com- plexities of the profession were such that preliminary training was necessary for its prac- tice. In March of that year, therefore. John Keese, a graduate of the already established Philadelphia College ol Pharmacy and a member or the firm of Lawrence. Keese and Company, suggested that a College of Pharmacy be founded in New York. Acting upon his suggestion, a committee of thirty pharmacists met in the then famous meeting house, the Shakespeare Hotel, and drew up a constitution. The College, as stated, was established for the purpose of cultivating, improving, and making known a knowledge of pharmacy, its collateral branches of science, and the best mode of preparing medicines and of giving instruction in the same by public lectures. Ij After numerous retarding technicalities, the College officially opened its doors in 1829, lectures being given at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. John lorrey was selected as lecturer of Chemistry and Physics. Dr. J. Smith Rogers as lecturer of Materia Medica. The courses extended over a period of three months, the fee for which was three dollars. Chemistry was the most popular subject, for many amazing demon- strations were shown. • Water was actually decomposed, metals were burned, and hydrogen and oxygen were made to explode when brought in contact with a spark ' The mysteries of electricity were explained, too, and Leyden jars and galvanic batteries were experimented upon. |[ For the next 25 years, the trustees of the College had to struggle continually for the very existence of the institution. Funds were meagre and so the College was shifted about from place to place, classes being held in the New Dispensary, the basement of the City Half and in rented rooms over Lockwood s bookstore at 285 Broadway. The years 1855-60 were especially critical; bondholders demanded repayment of capital, and the College was faced with dissolution. Only by great economy and sacrifice did it manage to pay off its debts and continue to exist. U The period of security, 1870 to 1906. saw the College housed .in the remodeled Grace Chapel on Twenty-third Street. However, the available facilities soon became inade- quate lor the rapidly growing student body, and so in 1S02 the trustees purchased three lots al Sixty-eighth Street and Broadway, the site of the present school. Built on the style of Italian Renaissance architecture, and having accommodations for 1 .000 students, the building was considered I he finest of its kind. When in ioo.| the College was asked to become a part of Columbia University, the trustees accepted the honor, and thus the ( ollege became a unit of a great educational institution. ff The College has been indeed fortunate by having had on its faculty men of such world-wide renown as Ferdinand Mayer, famous because of his alkaloidal reagent. Dr. John Maisch, distinguished for his research in Organic Materia Medica, Dr. Charles Chandler, Dr. Charles Rice. Dr. E. R. Squibb and Dr. H. H. Rusby. With such lec- turers the College rapidly gained a reputation as the leading institution oi its Kind. U During all the years of its existence the school has stood for the advancement of pharmacy by agitating for Federal drug inspection laws, for a standard Pharmacopoeia, for a State Board of Pharmacy, and for legislation requiring an examination of the fitness I persons desiring to practice pharmacy. Starting with a course three months in length, the College has steadily increased the time of study to two. three and finally to four years leading to the degree of B.S. in Pharmacy. This latter advance is especially import- ant in that it marks a new era for the profession. Under the capable guidance of Dean Charles W. Ballard, pharmacy students are now receiving a more approximate semblance of a college education than ever before, a fact which will go far in impressing the layman with the dignity of the profession. If The class of 38 is proud to aflix its names to the list of 8,000 graduates of the Columbia College of Pharmacy. We salute our alma mater! RHYTHM IN MY LECTURE NOTES (Parody lo Rhythm in My Nursery Rhymes) 1 could learn my U. S. P. N. F. ana Dispensary A good Pharmacist 1 d be, lr 1 Had Rhythm in my Lecture Notes. Ma and Pa, they sent me here Now I don t think that it was lair But 1 could learn to grin and tear, lr 1 had Rhythm in my Lecture Notes. N. N. R. won t get me far Lately 1 ve heen thinking But if I had a little bit of rhythm, 1 could be a Rusby, or an Amy. Before the faculty of the school I m brought cause 1 broke a rule But I could show them I ' m no fool, II 1 had Rhythm in my Lecture Notes. FACULTY CHEMISTRY A knowledge of chemistry is indispensible to trie practicing pharmacist. For one thing, it enables him to understand the reac- tions that take place in the manufacture of official preparations and in the testing of these preparations according to the methods of the U. S. P. and N. r. Then again in dispensing prescriptions a knowl- edge of chemistry will enable the pharmacist to recognize and avert many of the incompatibilities which often confront him. In this College the theoretical lectures in inorganic and organic chemistry constitute an important part of the study. Supplementing PKOK A. TALB these lectures are the laboratory courses in qualitative and quanti- tative analysis, applied pharmaceutical analysis and organic synthesis. Qualitative chemi- cal analysis concerns itself with the identification of the constituents present in a mixture. Quantitative analysis provides for the determination of the amount of constituent present and is based upon a study of gravimetric and volumetric methods of procedure. The application of the above principles in the determination of the purity and quality of the official chemicals, drugs and preparations in the U. S. P. constitutes the work in applied pharmaceutical analysis. The synthesis of organic compounds in organic chemistry laboratory has a twofold purpose. First, to acquaint the students in general with the more important organic theories and reactions through the manufacture of certain compounds: second, to fam- iliarize those students whose interests extend beyond retail pharmacy with the equipment and technique of the modern research laboratory. Professor Abraham Taub . . . Til now give you the condensed formula. Alpha- hydroxy-ethyl Beta-methyl nonoic acid . . . You seniors ought to do a little more reading ' -I E si w M jm tj rr JJK5 B KF c V, - - .aLlL 1 - i (; ' - ' , -,: , uffi£+Mk_. £i === — Js SSfl i - r ■ ■ a -C- g i — j - £ -g«fe rXzSu A - --— 4 Kw Jv  L-,™ r S A ' - T d Xr- -. 4 Vik tf vr yj [ . r . SBa? ■ v in your spare time . . . you d know the answer. . . . The seniors have an expression for him . . . the walking Encyclopedia ' Mr. Samuel Lieberman . . . our rating depends upon the magnitude or the error . . . Now- don t argue with me. I never make a mistake ... I m a chemist, not a lawyer . . . Y es. your answer sounds highly probable . . . hmmm! . . . hmmm! . . . Go on . . . Yes! . . . Yes! . . . Now let me explain it . . . when a stream of titanium electrons meets a heavy proton or oxonium you II get ... (In answer to a question on the action of Mg ion.) Mr. Edward Anzelmi . . . Mendeleeffs table will some day be filled . . . Here s hoping a C. U. C. P. man does it . . . The Ksp is exceeded theoretically, but you will find in practice a much higher concentration is needed to precipitate . . . Mr. Horace Givens . . . Now frankly, fellows. 1 didn ' t expect to be called on to give you a recitation this afternoon ... I admit 1 am unprepared . . . What seems to be the difficulty? . . . According to Raoult s Law. at 6o° G. the partial vapor pressure of pentane will be X% of 1605 mm., similarly the partial vapor pressure of heptane will be Y% of 208 mm., the result when computed will give you . . . You fellows cant read. listen and think that s all . . . Mr. Albert Mercuri . . . Some of you chaps have poor technique . . . now on the outside we do it this way. especially at N. Y. Q. ... If you think this is lough, you ought to take physical chemistry! . . . Now for alumni night we II need ... so don t lor- get to show up that night even if you ve flunked . . . the show must go on! . . . Mr. Saul Bell ... I still insist that Superoxol is 50% Hydrogen Peroxide and not Magnesium Peroxide . . . Don t listen to Mr. Zweig ... he only works- in Maleria Medica . . . this is the Chemistry Department ... MATERIA MEDICA The Materia Medica Department endeavors to give the student a knowledge of the origins, compositions, properties and physiologi- cal actions of the medicinals employed in pharmacy. Since many of the medicinals are of plant origin and all are designed for the treatment of the various human or animal dis- orders, the department first offers preliminary courses in botany, physiology, zoology, and bacteriology. The direct work of the department commences in the student ' s DR C W R- II ARD l unior y ear wi ' n macroscopic pharmacognosy. In this course the student is given almost all of the 176 crude official drugs which he is required to identify at sight and in addition, several of the more important non- official drugs. Following is microscopic pharmacognosy which acquaints the student with the powdered form of the drugs which he has been given and many of their common adulterants. Materia Medica, offered in the final year, deals mainly with the action and uses of the many medicinals which the pharmacist may be called on to dispense. This subject is given together with courses in toxicology and posology. It can readily be seen that to the Materia Medica Department is entrusted the task of teaching the student to appreciate the importance and the responsibilities of a pharma- cist. Thus it is of the utmost necessity that the character and quality of this department both as regards faculty and equipment continue to be the very best attainable. Professors: Dr. Charles W. Ballard . . . our new dean . . . and one of our best lecturers . . . Cut out the undertones ... let me do the talking . . . my door is always open to any student . . . Dr. H. Randolph Halsey . . . the man who was born with a corn-cob in his mouth ... as a zoologist, worms, parmecia and hydra are tops ... an authority on the love life of a night blooming earthworm . . . Professor Harry Taub . . . our pal and favorite professor ... a regular fellow if ever there was one ... 1 remember when it happened to me once ... he ' s got a story complex . . . you know what kind of stories . . . Professor Franchon Hart . . . the only woman in the faculty ... an authority on bacteriology ... a wonderful research worker. Instructors: Mr. P. ... the people s choice for Clark Taylor . . . chyme marches on (with due respects to Morton Slavin) . . . Mr. Victor Lewitus . . . Vic ... he is always on the run in business and in fun . . . sometimes gets an awful inferiority com- plex . . . thinks everybody else is inferior to him ... Mr. Samuel Zweig ... an ambitious young instructor who is going places . . . loves to ask you the botanical origin of drugs with psychical effects ... Mr. Bernard L. Blumberg ... a practical bacteriologist . . . still remembers that he was once a student. Lab. Assistants: Edward Kohen . . . not Cohen . . . why don ' t you go on a diet and quit eating our hearts out? . . . James Wood ... a wee bit of Scotch . . . quiet . . . very nice . . . always willing to oblige. Miscellaneous: Minnie ... an alley cat . . . probably obtained from the species Felina Minniepuss . . . not more than 8% foreign organic matter attached ... an efficient mouse catcher . . . Mickey . . . her husband . . . very- jealous . . . the solution of the garbage problem. PHARMACY Upon the Pharmacy Department falls the task of preparing the seniors for their last hurdle— the State Board Examination. To ac- complish this the department has divided its work into three divi- sions—manufacturing, dispensing, and theoretical. In the manufacturing laboratory the students are required to prepare many of the official chemicals and gelenicals. This year the work was performed in the large rather than the small labs, and the change enabled the students to work and breathe at the same time. PROF. C. P. W ' IMMER Also, the practice of making students hand in notebooks at the end or the year was discarded; reports were written as the preparations were completed and these reports were the subjects of individual criticism by Professor Carter. The dispensing laboratory aims to turn out a student who can properly compound a maximum number of prescriptions in a minimum amount of time. It s cardinal principle is practice makes perfect and it envisions a pharmacist who is accurate, neat and prompt. When this division gets through with the student even the most formidable pill mass offers him little difficulty. The theoretical courses offered are exceedingly important— and dull. It is rather unfortunate that a man as ingenious as Professor Wimmer must confine his talents to leaching the dullest of these, pharmaceutical jurisprudence and theory of pharmacy. We hesitate to speculate as to the added difficulties there would have been had the lectures been given by a less competent man. — - J I ' U- — H i fli A P g raT PP ' f 9 - jfc J| fc; ■ 1 ' «te  L. — ?„ . m € , M . w 18 Professor Lascoff . . . His many years of practical experience make him well equipped to lecture on economics ... has a sense of humor. Professor Dorfman . Requires that every pill made in the laboratory bounce ... In his one-hour-a-weelc Latin class, he insists on covering three years ' work in one, and wonders wriy students cannot master declensions, verbs, and vocabulary. Professor Brown . . . Since attend- ance is compulsory. Professor Brown always breaks the bouse record— still waiting for Lou Mannas emulsion to crack. Professor Wimmf.r . . . Lectures on all those pbarm- acy subjects requiring only memory . . . and. remarkably enough, remembers even-thing himself . . . regardless of bells, dismisses bis classes when they cry We ' ve bad enougb! Professor Carter . . . Affected several innovations on pharmacy teaching procedure. Cordial and respected ... the handsomest of the professors. Mr. Amsterdam . . . cleared up tbe misunderstanding of the storage of whisky by stating that tbe reason is not prohibition as many people believe . . . favorite pastime is leading our basketball team. Mr. Miale ... a favorite instructor . . . seriously believes tbat students should have a chance to pass every course . . . always ready to help you suspend a lotion. Mr. Blum ... a man of few words, his vocabulary consisting mainly of No more labels or weighing papers today. and What are you looking for? . . . Tbat material is on your desk! ' Mr. Jock Williamson ' ... tbe man wbo replaces all of your broken beakers or percolators . . . when you sign on the dotted line. CULTURAL DEPARTMENT THE Cultural Department proposes to give the pharmacy student the instruction that will make him a more interesting and responsive person. Though it is not an indigenous part of the college and several of the courses in the past were of poor quality, the department has been enlarged and perfected, and is d estined to play an increasingly important role in the molding of a more competent pharmacist. 1 he English courses attempt to instruct the students in the fundamentals of struc- ture and style in both practical and imaginative writing. The course on contemporary literature aims at encouraging intelligent reading through the study ana criticism of contemporary essays, dramas, novels and poetry. Up to the present the only foreign language offered was German. The course consisted of two years work and strove to give the student a reading knowledge of scientific German. This year Erench is also given. As for mathematics, Mr. Sole conducts during the winter session, a course in plane trigonometry: during the spring term analytic geometry and an introduction to differential calculus are considered. The class oj 58 departs with memories o Mr. Bedford . . . He owes his real distinction to his vivacity and wit. at no time lacking. His force and brilliancy, gaiety and dignity are typical of an early New Eng- land environment. Eminent as its instructor in history, the class regrets that he is not still with them. Mr. MacJimsey . . . Intellectual curiosity may yet guide him to complete his varied ambitions, the highest of which is an etymology of words. A fastidious, competent in- structor as well as a witty conversationalist, he was not immune to the romantic desires inspired by intensive reading of the adventurous Don Juan. Mr. Ingenhuett ... In his person has resterl the German education of several graduating classes. An unassuming individual with rather passive resistance to the diver- sions of the class which could never decide whether he was hungry— or just nervous. Mr. Sole . . . Although he seems to understand and even sympathize with the caprice of the class, yet he commands its attention and respect. An excellent mathe- matics instructor, one with infinite patience and thoroughness. A true gentleman if there ever was one. STAFF Harold T. Boner. A.B. W. Bradford Smith. A.M. Arthur H. Ingenhuett, A.M. David Sole. A.B. Reixhard H. Luthin, A.M. Henry C. Hatfield, A.B. Herbert K. Stone, B.A.. D.d ' Uni ' Instructor in English Instructor in English Lecturer in German Lecturer in Mathematics Lecturer in Contemporary Civilization Lecturer In German Lecturer in French Comment on our PHARMACY EDUCATION We have just completed our. first and last year under tke ' New Deal. Although it is somewhat of an improvement over the old regime it is far from what an ideal phar- macy education should he. Such an education should place the pharmacy school grad- uate on a par. intellectually, with the physician, and thoroughly train him in chemistry, physics, pharmacology, and pharmacy. Many of the leading educators in pharmacy realize that the student is not heing equipped with an adequate knowledge in these subjects. The late H. B. Carey of the College of Pharmacy of California University emphasized this when he stated: The present day merchandising pharmacist cannot hope to obtain the confidence or respect of scientific medicine. If we do not provide a class of educated persons who can meet the physician on an equal basis and counsel with him. we shall, and rightly so, lose all contact with scientific medicine. This clearly indicates that the educational problems before the colleges of pharmacy are acute. An examination of the curricula of the pharmacy schools throughout the country shows that considerable stress is laid on the training of a merchandising phar- macist, who is really a druggist, skilled in the art of setting a customer a lot of question- able remedies. If you want proof, go to the nearest chain or department store and tell the clerk you want something t for a particular ailment. If you leave without buying a few dollars worth of unnecessary remedies, it is because you lack the money. A word must be said to voice our disapproval of the method of teaching which places the ability to memorize often meaningless material at a premium. This is reminis- cent of the ancient Chinese method of educating its people. The smartest one was he who could recite the texts most perfectly. The State Board examinations are patterned on this Chinese method. They require the mere rendition of cut-and-dry definitions as answers to the pharmacy questions. The Chinese, because such antiquated practices still persist, remain as one of the most backward of the civilized nations. Similarly, if the pharmacy colleges persist in following this Chinese replica, pharmacy will also decline and become stagnant. Every progressive educator should condemn this stereotype. Any wide-awake instructor and student realizes that physical chemistry and colloid chemistry are the greatly emphasized subjects on any science curriculum. Without a well- grounded knowledge of these subjects how can a pharmacist ever hope to completely understand his profession, and how can he ever think of embarking upon a research pro- ject? Yet these subjects are not included in our programs but such dubiously scientific courses as medical appliances, pharmaceutical economics, newer remedies, business law and pharmaceutical jurisprudence are. Such methods are antagonistic to the spirit of science of which pharmacy should be a vital part. Unless the educators rouse it from its lethargy: pharmacy is doomed tn Lecome extinct in this country. SENIORS REMINISCENCES ON AN AIR CUSHION It is New Years Eve. 1980. Outside, a slow drizzle fell slantwise against a strong howling wind. Inside all was cozy. 1 was seated in a comfortable air cushion, wrapped in my electric pad solacing myself with a treatise on titanium in the current issue of Chem. Abstracts and drag- ging lazily on my Dunhill. f or. ' ? n «cFot« t- t«« -t.l m after all. what more can an old man of sixty-three, tired but happy, do on such a night. Suddenly the serenity was shattered by a loud oxypnony, followed by the abrupt entrance of my irrepressible grandson with a packet of jaundiced loose-leaf papers under his arm. Grandpa, what are nitrates? ' Nitrates. I said to myself. Nitrates, nitrates, scratching futilely at my bald pate. The term does have a familiar ring, but yet 1 cannot associate it with anything. But. it says here add water and boil till free of nitrates! ' ' Let me see those papers. Snazzy. ' 1 glanced hurriedly at the symbols. Then 1 remembered! It was the old archaic term for what we now commonly call the acid gamma particle. 1 thumbed tenderly through the sheets, absorbed in deep cogitation. They had a familiar touch, and each page awakened a new memory of my early youth in those pioneer days of chemistry— the happy days at pharmacy school. I suddenly became aware that the rest of my grandchildren were gathered around my wide-arm pneumatic, waiting for their customary bed-time story. The years began to roll back to another rainy day and my narrative began. It was the morning of the 17th of September, 1954. when 51 raw recruits gathered together to learn what makes a pill tile. This submissive and docile group (for two weeks at any rate) emerged from their period of orientation into the greatest collection of spatula toting, pill rolling, drugaroos. that ever blighted a professors life. To relate all the mis chievous and frolicsome acts of these rattle-brained scholars would take you far beyond your bedtime hour. However, here are some of the highlights in the career of this class. To begin with, by gosh. 1 11 never forget the day we took the initiative and marched out shoulder to shoulder in a 100% strike against war. The following day the students of the College of Pharmacy were seen in every newsreel across the continent. We were determined not to be the fools of yesterday, but the saviours of tomorrow. Talking about saviors. I recall Mel s. Pittslield s gift to pharmacy, timely eructations during his stay at C. U. C. P. which blasted awake many a sleeping scholar and prevent- ed their ejection from a dreary lecture. Following many of these awakenings, we were 24 required to tret up to the fifth floor lor a lesson in the art of manufacturing. On one ol these particular occasions, our tirerl minds ana tired bodies met an irreducible sub- stance. Naturally and without malice we looked for an easy way out. This irrc-i l ible-substance was metallic mercury which had to be incorporated into a mass. The easy way out was a few turns of the pestle and a flip of the mortar which sent the excess mercury down the sink. Another incident that is worthy of mention occurred during our sophomore year. We were notified by the Pharmacy Department to be ready to take an examination covering the contents of the Art of Compounding. As usual, most of us decided on the night before as the time for studying. But, as fate woidd have it. some of us who resided in the Bronx, were destined to cram by candle light, for the power plant had broken down. So you see Abe Lincoln had nothing on us. Grandpa, tell us the funny stories, you know, the ones like Professor H. Taub used to tell you. Well, since you insist, here is one I recall about our English instructor. One day. while attending one of his lectures the class was exceedingly mischiev- ous. The instructor had his back turned to us busily writing on the blackboard. All of a sudden, from the far corner of the room, the twang of a rubber band was heard, and a juicy spitball landed kerplunk on the back of the instructor s head. Above the uproar of the class could be heard the faint mutterings and sputterings ol .ome outside. Ill fight each and every one of you. Then there was the incident that occurred in Central Park in which the Optimistic Pat took a very active part. Following one of our long sessions in the Botany Lab. we decided to get some air. and wound up in the monkey house. Looking at these primates we laughed, but little did we realize that they too were enjoying the scene. One Orang-Outang. however, was disdainful. Tne Simian reared back on bis haunches and carefully spewed forth a torrent of saliva. Pat s right arm went up to the side of his face, he glanced ceilingwards, saw that it couldn t be raining, and then decided it was Irom the Orang-Outang. In our junior year. Mr. P s quiz classes in physiology provided the source of a good deal of our entertainment. There was the time when the question arose as to the meaning of the word chyme. Mort. wbo was so questioned, blurted out without thinking of the consequences, chyme marches on. He got the usual five minutes. Humor blazed forth in the form of a misdirected hotfoot in Professor Lascoff s Eco. Class, due to Rock s desire to relieve the monot- ony. Tbe lighted match never reached its des- tination, but fell to the floor and kindled some scrap papers. The blaze was smothered but a haze filled the room. Our Prof, did not get peeved as might be expected. He calmly said, there is a pyromaniac loose, but babies must play, and con- tinued with his lecture on fire insurance. This blazing humor, which continued in the Chem. Lab. was soon extinguished by Doc ' Lieb- crman. Only the humor of one member of the class remained unquenched. That was Mel who thbt nirrr attached the suction pumps to the gas jets, causing the phenomenon of burning water, and smeared capsicum on the tip of his water bottle, which made him the victor of every water bot- tle war. Oiir senior year was a year of triumph for Vic Lewitus, who rose from obscurity. Mr. P ' s five minutes amounted to nothing as com- pared to being thrown out of Mr. Lewitus ' class. Grandpa, how did anybody get back to Mr. Lewitus class? All you did was to go to Equity and if you had clean hands you were readmitted. Is that all. Grandpa? That s all 1 can think of right now, but—. Didn t you have any dances while you were at school? Why yes, our Prom, held, if I recollect correctly, at the Hotel Ambassador, on March 12, of the same year. We enjoyed ourselves immensely, and the memories of that evening still linger on. I never saw so many beautiful women in all my life as 1 did I hat night. Did you meet Grandma there? ' Now now, children, to bed. REBELLION OF THE SENIOR CLASS We have heard of the New Deal Expounded by our Dean with zeal. New Deals may be good for nations But when it deals with education It means that our life at college Will merely be to cram in knowledge. Where before we ambled by Never with a thought to try Any studying until the day Finals came around in May. Now each week there is a test To see who can remember best. Assays, formulas, and such— Well rebel, cause that s too much. We should hold a demonstration To set aside this innovation And in closing just one sigh For the good old days gone by.  26 COLLEGE CLASS HISTORY • H€VH OFf FIRST YEAR Some ninety odd students gathered together in the lecture hall one day in September, 1955, ready to emhark on a new adventure, Pharmacy. These young men and women knew that the going would he hard; some were to despair and drop out after a few weeks, others to fail, hut the majority were to persevere and graduate. Our first few days were filled with awe and wonder. There were stark silent laboratories con- taining the mysteries of chemistry and botany. microscopes which revealed uncanny new worlds to us and professors whose voices had strange anesthetic properties. We were in a scientific wonderland of mystery and adventure. Election of class officers resulted in the selection of the following: Irving Markowilz. President; Arnold Goodman, Vice-President; Mary Pittaro, Secretary. Soon came the mid-semesters and we met the emergency by cramming. It worked well. Cramming enabled us to absorb useless information in such a way that it could be easily forgotten a few hours after the exams. At this time. Wolf and Powders indulged in their favorite indoor sports, marble rolling and hair clipping. The victims of their activities were Professor Brown and Li ' I Tisch. respectively. The mid-years brought more cramming, followed by games and dances which brought us up to the second mid-semesters and then our finals. A week later we were at the college dance held at the Hotel Park Central ' s Florentine Room, where we bad a ripping good time. The evening over, we boys and girls waved goodbye and promised to see each other again soon. SECOND YEAR Summer passed swiftly and the class was together once more all looking fit, except for Tonick who had a little less hair on his head. That year, with our courses in M T ke. and Mac, Physiology and Microbiology, was a bit more interesting. In a short time we were well rooted in our work, in fact we were rooted, barked, leaved, twigged, stemmed and rhizomed. Heretofore when one had a cold it was a cold and that was all. but. after taking physiology when one had a cold it was really serious. The serous membranes had stopped secreting, there was friction, reddening and everything. With microbiology we were constantly on guard against contamination by bacilli and worms of all sorts. It was a constant nightmare. The year was more exacting, in fact so exacting, that several of the boys stopped going to Minsky ' s and went to class. However, some of the more chronic patrons ab- solutely refused to leave, believing in the old axiom, Don t give up the slip. Of course sleeping in the lecture hall went on in its usual way. Examinations and elections came on schedule. The results of the elections were: Joe Brown. President: Benjamin Kristal. Vice-President; Mary Pittaro, Secretary; Isidore Shahon. Historian (poor fellow). The results of the exams were not so good. Heretofore we had heen acquainted with The Barber of Seville, this year we became acquainted with La Barbera of Pharmacy. We were very sorry to see Mr. Soren leave his post as instructor to work for a chemical house. We were also sorry to see Dr. Amy retire. As our Dean and Pro- fessor of Chemistry he was a grand old man. Several students threatened to leave school when a notice was posted forbidding poker and crap games. The notice was enforced, but it did not forbid casino or penny- pitching so the students decided to stay after all. This eventful year, 1957 A.D.. was brought to a close by a successful dance held in the Colonnades Room at the Essex House. THIRD YEAR This year was marked by the inauguration of Dr. Ballard as Dean and by the many reforms and improvements which he initiated. Bi-monthly exams and a change in the marking system from numbers to letters were decreed and riding in the elevator forbidden (students on the in threw their keys away and with a deep sigh and shrug of their shoulders resigned themselves to walking upstairs). The daily Columbia Spec- tator ' was brought to the school. It made us feel for a time as though we really were associated with the Heights. Through Dr. Ballard s efforts the men students were finally rewarded with a lounge where they might take things easy during the ten minute intervals between classes. 1 he following class officers were elected: Harold Roemer, President: Anthony Ro- mano, Vice-President; Mary Pittarro, Secretary; Morris Pollack, Historian. With elections over, committees appointed and the student council assembled, we girded ourselves for the series of exams which loomed ominously between us and our diplomas. Our college career was climaxed by the Senior Prom, held March 12th at the Hotel Commodore. It was the only affair which he had as a class and it will long be remembered. . , Now as our course draws to a close and we are V K? , ' about to go into the world and all that sort of thing CW Jwe cannot help but look back fondly at some of our ' Hl ' Sr courses and professors. ffiy First there was Manufacturing Pharmacy under the guidance of Professor Carter which brought to ight the fact that homologues exist. Then Jurispru- dence which introduced us to Equity and Economics advising us to mind our own business. Finally Dis- pensing Pharmacy Lab which, we will always asso- 5e«io« Foros ciate with Hialeah— it tested our quick get away.  28 UNIVERSITY CLASS BERNARD BERK( )W1TZ 148-14 89111 Avenue Jamaica, N. x l . Jamaica High School Menorah Society Class Night, 4. The most elegant preparation put out by the College of Pharmacy. HERMAN BERKOWSKY 829 Longfellow Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Morris High School Menoran Society Apotnekan; Vice-President, 5: Historian, 4. What 1m going lo do when 1 graduate? 1 wish 1 knew. HARRY K. CONKLIN 116-15 Newburg Street St. Albans, N. Y. Jamaica High School Kappa Psi A perch for blimps. LAWRENCE DRESNER 404 Audubon Avenue New York. N. Y. Washington Irving Evening High School Larry is very much interested in the inner workings of the fair sex. « « 29 DAVID EPSTEIN 2115 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, Mo. Kansas City College of Pharmacy This course hard? Humph! When J was in Kansas City High School 1 did jour years work in one year— and that wasn t hard. ISIDORE B. FOX 1550 Longfellow Avenue Bronx, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School City College of New York Menorah Society Apothekan: President, 5, 4; Student Council, 4; Alumni Night. 4. Hello! Hello! This is Mr. Fox, president of the Fourth ear I University Class, speaking. ALBERT GASS 185 York Street Bangor, Maine Bangor High School University of Maine Delta Sigma Theta, Menorah Society Ring and Key Committee, 4. Al has the knack 0 getting places — he knows the right people. THEODORE S. GNATOWSKI Box 1S6 Stafrordville, Conn. Stafford High School Phi Delta Chi (W.C. C.) Camera Club, 3. Holy Smokes! Instead of discarding the precipitate and retaining the liquid, 1 retained the precipitate and discarded the liquid. EDWARD GOLDSCHMIDT 40 Monroe Street New York. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Dance Committee, 4. What has Boston got that the College 0 Pharmacy hasn t? ANDREW V. GRAXATELL1 2J5 92nd Street Brooklyn. N. Y. Manual Training High School Apothekan; Alumni Nigkt, 4. 77ie Apothekan takes pride in announcing that it dis- covered the literary Granatelli. HERMAN GROSSMAN 5 1 6 Stone Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Franklin K. Lane High School Menorah Society Apotnekan (Art) Squareness, integrity and sincerity lightened depth 0 humor. BEATRICE GUIDERA 5 1 Q 1 Rocnambeau Avenue Bronx. . Y. Roosevelt High School Apothekan: Cheering Squad, 1-4; Secretary, 5; Dance Committee, 4. Warmest felicitations to a swell girl! The class 0 58 will not forget your quiet wit and sympathetic smile. ABRAHAM I. HERTZL1CH 1506 Fteley Avenue Bronx, N. Y. ' James Monroe High School Historian, 2; Secretary, 4. Half 0 it leaked out but I multiplied my result by two and got a ten anyway. DORIS KAPLAN 701 West i8otb Street New York. N. Y. Walton High School Apothekan; Alumni Nigbt. A girl to be respected or her steadfastness and ad- mired for her sweet demeanor. BERNARD KORN 200 Court Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Boys High School His notes are illegibly written on scraps of paper which he invariably loses, but he is never at a loss for the correct answers. WILLIAM KOTLER 576 Senator Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Manual Training High School Delta Sigma Tbeta PresiJent, 1, 2; Assistant Manager Basketball, 1. 2: Manager Basketball. 3. A word from Bill invariably threw the class into hysterics regardless 0 what was said. SIDNEY KRESSNER 231 West Si st Street New York. N. Y. Abraham Lincoln High School Delta Sigma Theta. Menorah Society Honor Roll, 2: Camera Club. 5; Student Council. 4. No likes to have a good time in class. The instructors ought to he more sympathetic. BERNARD LEVENSON 2-! 1 West 89th Street New York. N. Y. EvANDER ChILDS HlCH SCHOOL Co-Editor. Apothekan; Camera Club. 3: Sports Editor Pharmacy Spectator, 4. Long live our editor! May he never ask us to write again. BENJAMIN LEY1NE 2786 Bainbridge Avenue Bronx. N. Y. Tovnsexd Harris High School City College of New York Delta Sigma Tbeta Honor Roll. 5. The yiad Chemist they call him— but, look at flu marks he gets! LOUIS MANNA 2016 Daly Avenue Bronx. N. Y. James Monroe High School Phi Delta Chi (Treasurer) Apothekan: Honor Roll. 1-3: A.Ph.A., 3.4. Quiet distinction, steadfastness, friendliness— an ideal association 0 qualities. JOSEPH M1R1ELLO 6506 14th Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. LlCEO SciENTlFICO, L. B.. VlCO, NaPLES We admire his loyally to his native country. HAROLD L. PATTERSON 255 Ft. Washington Avenue New York, N. Y. George Washington High School City College of New York Menorah Society Orchestra, 1; Chess Club. 1-4; Camera Club, 5: Dance Committee, 4. Do you think he ' ll mark me wrong? No he can t mark me wrong! But he might mark me wrong. DAVID RASHK1N P. O. Box 252 Mountaindale. N. . MoUNTAlNDALE HlGH ScHOOL Delta Sigma Theta, Menorah Society Basketball Team, 1-4; Camera Club, 5. Quiet about all that concerns him except Mountain- dale. MORTON A. ROCKOW 1723 Eastburn Avenue Bronx. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School City College of New York Menorah Society Apothekan; Historian, 5: Alumni Night. 3.4; Vice- President, 4; Ring and Key Committee. 4. And what ' s more— since when do doctors come run- ning to pharmacists Jor advice? 34 HENRY J. ROSENBERG 875 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Erasmus Hall High School Delta Sigma Theta (Vice-Chancellor) Apothekan; Vice-President. 2: Assistant Manager of Basketball, 5: Manager of Basketball, 4; Dance Com- mittee, 4. That was the third personal oul called on him this halj—and dud up! BENJAMIN SHENDEROFF 2 1 02 Bronx Park East Bronx, N. 1 . Morris Hich School Apothekan; Honor Role. 1-5; George Seabury Scholarship, 4: Chairman Ring and Key Com- mittee. 4. I ' m doing this extra analysis because 1 made a mess rij Liherman s exam and 1 ve got to pull up my mark somehow. MORTON SLAVIN 4 1 26 73rd Street Jackson Heights, L. I. Bryant High School City College of New York Menorah Society Apothekan; Honor Roll. 1 ; Student Council, 4. He ' s the short wave expert whose sparkling personal- ity electrifies the air waves as well as a cerlait- redhead. MILTON SOLOMON 586 East 156th Street Bronx. N. Y. Morris High School Menorah Society Apothekan; Camera Club. 1-4: Honor Roll. 2; Dance Committee, 4. Mind 0 a thinker, Soul 0 a dreamer, Heart 0 a friend. 35 COLLEGE CLASS AURELIO ATONNA 41-27 Junction Boulevard Elmnurst, L. 1. Newtown High School Kappa Psi In the person of Rel the class has a pleasing combina- lion nifly dancer, snappy dresser and a jovial sophis- ticated companion. HENRY O. BEDARD 2620 Independence Avenue New York, N. Y. Rhodes Preparatory School Henry tried hard to keep awake during the lectures, but look at the odds against him. ALPERT G. BRONZO 2070 West cjth Street Brooklyn. N. Y. Bay Ridge Evening High School Brooklyn College Dante Circle Historian, 2; Ring and Key Committee, 5. He is known as the besl mixer in Brooklyn, the local debutantes delight and mans best friend (next lo a horse ) . CHARLES BROPHY 579 61st Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Brooklyn Evening High School Pki Delta Chi Charlie admits he spent the best years of his life at Columbia trying io find out who Belladonna was and what she looked like.   56 JOSEPH BROWN 4 1 1 Jackson Street S yraciise. N. Y. Central High School, Syracuse Tau Delia Mu Student Souncil, l. 2. 5: President, 2. The gentleman from Syracuse, ever on his Iocs menially ana physically, will long be remembered as the best politician in the class of ' 58. ANTHONY CARBONARO 8a East Genesee Street Auburn, N. Y. Auburn Hich School Phi Delta Chi Secretary. 2: Vice-President, 3: Dance Committee, 5. A pleasing smile, a ready wit, a fastidiousness in his dress, and a charming personality combine to make Knobby one 0 the most popular fellows in the class. SAUL ABRAHAM CHIEBNICK 25 1 Brook Avenue Bronx, N. Y, James Monroe High School Menorah Society Saul is so conscientious thai he copies everything n rears in the lecture hall excepi the lectures. Ho HARRY CHOVN1CK 485 Prospect Place Brooklyn. N. Y. Boys Hich School Brooklyn College Columbia Extension Roll, 1: Student Council, Peace on earth and good will towards pharmacists. W. RIC1 IARD CONNOLLY 5 4 Irving Place White Plains. N. Y. Pleasantville High School Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dick is interested chiefly in Eli Lilly and Company and hopes to be a partner some day— or something. FRANCIS CORBETT 718 West 178th. Street New York. N. Y. George Washington High School City College of New York contributed to the U.S.P. and N.F. by signing his name in them. STANLEY E. E. CUSKIE i 1 1 Greenwood Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Boys High School According to the Geneva System 0 Nomenclature. Cuskie s name would be— . Stanley, 2. Edward, 5. Eugene. _j. Cuskie. One more name and he makes Y. Y.R.- JOHNNY J. Di G1AC1NTO 1 2_j Wintkrop Avenue ElmsforrJ. N. Y. Alexander Hamilton High School Phi Delta Chi Serious, nonchalant, blithe and sober — a human paradox. JOSEPH DRUSKOFF 227 East ly-Stti Street New York, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School City College of New Yokk Tan Delta Mu Ruddy-cheeked and affable, joe is not ajraid o work —bul then he s not exactly in sympathy with it, either. DAVID FARBER 210 East 2 ist Street New York, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School New Iork University Alpna Zeta Omega Ask him about the lime he was seven vears old. P. PAUL FARONE i ! 22 Fteley Avenue Bronx. N. . De Witt Clinton Hich School New ork University A. connoisseur of good living ana good women. WALTER FLORIN 2025 Avenue L Brooklyn. N. 1 . James Madison High School Many friends and no enemies are Walt s reward for his splendid disposition. Always see him ij you want anything from Acacia to Zingiber— 10% off. c « 50. IRVING FRANKEL 785 Tinton Avenue Bronx, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Sigma Tau Epsilon Irving believes that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Is that the reason you always arrive at 9:20, Irv? SAUL GAVENDA 240 Fellows Avenue Syracuse, N. Y. W. Nottingham High School, Syracuse Tau Delta Mu ApotKekan; Ring and Key Committee, 5. Remember what Saul said when Professor Lascojf caught him talking during his lecture? JOSEPH G1ANDINOTO 1565 64U1 Street Brooklyn, N. Y. University of Rome, School of Journalism ]oseph came all the way from Rome to study at the College of Pharmacy. Enough said. BENNET GOLDSTEIN 801 Tiffany Street ' Bronx, N. Y. Morris High School Tau Delta Mu (Chancellor); Menoran Society. ApotKekan; Honor Roll, 2. Ben ' s complete set of notes have been a God-send to his fraters in Tau Delia Mu. As chancellor he s been known io throw the life bell often and accurately.  40 MILTON GOTTESMAN 2112 Harrison Avenue New York, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School A man who has lived, loved ana learned in a drug store. DAVID G. GREENSPUN ' 959 59th Street Brooklyn. N. Y. New Utrecht Evening High School Alpha Zeta Omega Chess Cluh. 1-3: Camera Club. 2. As an artist Dave has jound life in the raw most inspiring. STANLEY J. GREENZEIG 581 Marcy Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Samuel J. Tilden High School Delta Sigma Theta (Vice-Chancellor) Camera Cluh. 2. In union there is strength. SIDNEY M. HARLING 1426 Washington Avenue Bronx. N. Y. Boys High School Sidney had little time to devote to college ajjairs though he certainly was qualified. « « 41 F BENJAMIN HAROLD KRISTAL 1680 Third Avenue New York, N. Y. Stuyvesant High School Sigma Tau Epsilon (Chancellor. 5) Vice-President. 2. Kris can always be found theorizing about the com- plex nature 0 why to take the good ten in preference, to an ace, any lunch hour in the men s lounge. LEO LEDERMAN 1049 Fox Street Bronx. N. Y. De Witt Clinton IIicii School New York University Tau Delta Mu ( Vice-Chancellor) ; Menorah Society Ready, willing, and able to teach any girl he knows— what every girl should know. IRVING LEHRER i_l-17 Longfellow Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Monroe High School Tau Delta Mu. Menorah Society The exemplar of sartorial perfection. MYER LEON 50-10, 50th Street Long Island City Bryant High School Ring and Key Committee. 5. d rather be right than president of the third year college class. 42 SAM LI BOW 5000 15th Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. New Utrecht High School Tan Delia Mu you iranl anything dona, see Sam. He 11 do it when he finishes ealing. Bui— he ' s always ealingl RALPH LUTJEN 07 Park Place Brooklyn. N. Y. Manual Training High School Phi Delta Chi It ' s hard to believe, hut here s a true gentleman who actually comes jrom Brooklyn. IRVING MARKOW1TZ -60 Wyona Street Brooklyn. N. Y. Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn College President. 1; Student Council. 2: Chairman of Dance Committee. 3. Ire will always make the grade. His supply of nicely polished apples is inexhaustible. FRANK MAROTTA 1502 Stebbins Avenue Bronx. N. Y. New York Evening High School Dante Circle Frank faces the future with boundless zeal and infin- ite fortitude. 45 GEORGE A. McMANUS GreenbusK Road Orangeburg, N. Y. ' Haverstraw High School Pin Delta Chi (Secretary) Basketball Team, 5. We wish our Saturday nights were as interesting as yours. SOL J. MEDY1NSKY 1055 College Avenue Bronx, N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Alpba Zeta Omega Ring and Key Committee, 3. Sol has all the attributes 0 a politician — a friendly smile, a warm handshake and a pleasant goodbye. MARY P1TTARO 590 Morris Avenue New York, N. Y. Morris High School Dante Circle Secretary, Cheering Squad, 5; Dance Co mittee. The most vivacious girl to grace the portals of the college for a long time. BERNARD POBINER 156 East 171st Street Bronx. N. Y. Alexander Hamilton Hicij School New York University Sigma Tau Epsilon My pipe and 1 hare gone through many a lough battle together. A 4 MORRIS C. POLLACK 961 Glenmore Avenue New York, X. Y. Thomas Jefferson High School Tan Delta Mu Historian, 5: Dance Committee. 3. His idea 0 a perjeel day is a laugh or hreakjast. a laugh or lunch and a horse laugh or a nightmare. PHILIP RE1SBERG 6718 20th Avenue Brooklyn. X. Y. Stuyvesant High School Tau Delta Mu. Menorah Society Chess Club. 5. A diligent worker. HAROLD ROEMER 1065 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, X. Y. City College of New York (B. S.) Delta Sigma Theta Co-Editor, Apothekan; President. 3; Student Coun- cil, 3. Completes his many tasks with neatness and dis- patch. His pleasant laugh is outstanding. AXTHONY ROMANO 91 Second Place Brooklyn. N. Y. Bishop Lough lin Memorial High School Fordham University Dante Circle (President) Apotkekan: Treasurer. 2: Vice-President. 3: Dance Committee, 5. Always ready with a smile for everybody— an excel- lent student and a regular guy. 45 AUDREY ROOSS1N 205 Ross Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Eastern District High School Lambda Kappa Sigma Dramatic Society, 2; Ring and Key Committee, 5. Sparkling and pert, a gracious and ever cordial person —lhat s Audrey. ARTHUR SCHARFSTEIN 275 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn. N. Y. Erasmus Hall High School New York University Honor Roll. 1. ve go! (o gel my lads out 0 hock. I have a dale to go slumming. SIMON P. SCHECTMAN -4556 Gunther Avenue Bronx. N. Y. EvANDER ChILDS HlGH SCHOOL Delta Sigma TKeta Girls find him as unctuous as boric acid and as effec- tive as jalap. FINLEY SERLEN 5992 54tn Avenue Maspeth. N. Y. Newtown High School City College of New York Alpha Zeta Omega No mailer what preparations Finny makes in the manufacturing pharmacy laboratory, he always gels gin!.  46 ISIDORE SI IAH( N 1010 oorhies Avenue Brooklyn. . . Abraham Lincoln High School Alpha Zela Omega Historian. 2. hi i s decisions quickly and then hopes he is right. HARRY SHAMES 1086 East 180th Street Bronx. N. Y. City Collece of New York New York Teachers Training Collece Alpha Zeta Omega Helped make the Pharmacy lectures bearable. GEORGE SHAPIRO 1015 Billingsley Terrace Bronx. N. Y. George Washington High School Tau Delta Mu Dance Committee, 3. A quiet fellow who is intent- upon passing all sub- jects, especially his pet, organic chemistry. LEON SIEGEL . 8927 91st Street Woodhaven. N. Y. Richmond Hill High School Never takes notes. His brother went to this school. « 47 LEONARD S1EGEL 2o_| i East 13 Street Brooklyn. X. Y. Erasmus High School St. John s Basketball Team, 2, 5. We want Siegel has been the battle-cry 0 the Pharmacy rooters. His pep, spirit, ana occasional baskets thrilled every fan. MARCUS SIEGEL 8927 0,1st Street Woodkaven. N. Y. Jamaica High School Always doing things wrong and having them come out right. Is it his handsome profile — or his clever brother? Quiet IRVING SILVERMAN 1900 East 7tK Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Eastern District High School Brooklyn Law School and unassuming. ' Doc has his own individ- ual formula for becoming popular. MARTIN SINGER 2180 Bolton Street Bronx. N. 1 . De Witt Clinton Hich School Delta Sigma Theta Dance Committee, 5. i lartin s main interest and hobby is swing. 48 ROBERT SOFER 155 Avenue D New York, N. Y. Seward Park High School Menorah Society Oh jor the lije 0 a married man! RUTH STEIX 105 Avenue Q Brooklyn. X. Y. James Madison High School Lambda Kappa Sigma There seems to be some deep dark secret hidden be- hind those big eyes. CHARLES TISCHELMAN 690 Eagle Avenue New York, N. Y. Morris High School Tau Delta Mu (Secretary) ou know, lil Tisch. suppositories were made jor men. not jleas. BEN TONICK 58 East gotn Street New York. N. Y. De Witt Clinton Hich School Bimbo—your worries are over. Haven ' t you heard? The price 0 Kreml is down! « « . 19 MATTHIAS YINIKAS 5705 68tK Street Woodside. L. !. Newtown High School City College of New York Reticence personified. HERBERT WASSERMAN 1045 Vyse Avenue New York. N. Y. James Monroe High School Alpha Zeta Omega Dance Committee, 5. How can one fellow worry so much? CHARLES MARTIN WEBER 1 00 Clermont Place West New Brighton Staten Island. N. Y. Curtis High School Kappa Psi Honor Roll. 1. Conscientious, friendly, thorough, and exact. SEYMOUR WOIEN 1 20 1 Hoe Avenue Bronx. N. Y. James Monroe High School Tan Delta Mu Dance Committee, 5. was Sy ' s pictorial novelettes which made the lec- tures endurable. DAVID ZELLER 564 Fox Street Bronx. N. Y. Stuyvesant High School City College of New York Plump little eyeful. HYMAN ZIMMERMAN 3447 De KalL Avenue Bronx. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Tau Delta Mu Do you want any tickets for the broadcast? JOSEPH C. Z1NGALE 259 East 40th Street New York. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Dante Circle Initiations are dreadful things, aren ' t thev Joe? UNIVERSITY CLASS KENNETH EDGH1LL 68 West 1 5Qth Street New York. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School Basketball. 1-4. A cool unassuming sort oj a chap who never gets in the way ana is always present when needed. STEFAN HOLLANDER 133 West 75th Street New York, N. Y. University or Wurzburg (Ph.D. ' 3a ) A fine fellow is Dr. Hollander, ]a, Jo. COLLEGE CLASS HARRY HERMAN EPSTEIN 560 Euclid Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. New Haven Hick School What was the addn Ho HARRY H. HYMANSON 610 West 130th Street New York. N. Y. New Utrecht High School Menorah Society (President, 5) After a turbulent three years, Harry settled down to become a model senior. GEORGE FELDMAN 1478 Walton Avenue Bronx. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School City Collece of New York A little man with a great mind and a tuoakness for giving a hotfoot. EDWARD LETTIER1 162 Schenectady Avenue Brooklyn. N. Y. Alexander Hamilton High School A pleasant fellow who gets along with everybody. JOSEPH FULLADOSA 22 Fort Hill Circle St. George. S. I. Curtis High School Phi Delta Chi The future author of Tales of Porto Rico. ISIDORE ROTKOWITZ 782 East 175th Street Bronx. N. Y. City College of New York (B.S. ' 54) A fellow whose answer is NO to everything and who doesn I think much of anything or anybody. ELSE HERZOG JAMES H. SAMPSON 225 East 63rd Street 44 West 136th Street New York. N. Y. New York, N. Y. University of Heidelberg Douglas High School. Baltimore A newcomer both to America and to the College. The mystery man at the College of Pharmacy. Miss Herzog s pluck and perseverence have aroused the admiration of the class. RUDOLPH HOLZER 1432 Shakespeare Avenue Bronx. N. Y. De Witt Clinton High School To the lower levels of art he does aspire. KURT WOLPE 505 West 07th Street New York. N. Y. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat He s a nice fellow. We like him. OFF GUARD UNIVERSITY Most popular Isidore B. Fox Biggest politician Herman Berkowsky Did most for the class Milton Solomon Wit Sidney Kressner Laziest Edward Goldschmidt Best dressed William Kotler Mad chemist Benjamin Leyine Best looking Bernard Berkowitz Most active Henry Rosenberg blast talkative Morton A. Rockow Most likely to succeed Louis Manna Favorite professor Harry iaub Favorite instructor Herman J. Amsterdam 9 y - ml VOX POP rlost brilliant Benjamin Shenderoff Class nemesis Nitrates Easiest course Medical Appliances Hardest course Organic Chemistry Kid morpheus Theodore Gnatowski Teacher ' s pel Edward Goldschmidt Pessimist Albert Gass Optimist Harold Patterson Would you send your son to a college oj pharmacy? . . . No Are you content with pharmacy as an education? .... No Do you intend to sludy further? Yes Do you expect to practice pharmacy? Yes How much do you expect your annual income will be five years after you {jraduale? S5000 - $5000 w COLLEGE Most popular Morris Pollack Biggest politician Joseph Brown Did most for the class Harold Roemer Wit Morris Pollack Laziest Leo Lederman Best dressed Irving Lehrer Mad chemist Harry Chovnick Best looking Marcus Siecel Mosf active Harold Roemer Quietest senior George McManus Most talkative Aurelio Atoxxa Mosl likely to succeed Philip Riesberc Favorite professor Harry Taub VOX POP Favorite instructor Joseph P. Miale Favorite department Materia Medica Easiest course Medical Appliances Flardest course Organic Chemistry Kid morpheus Henry Bedard Teacher ' s pet Irving Markowitz Pessimist Sol Gavenda Optimist Robert Sofer Would you send your son to a college of pharmacy? . . No Are you content with pharmacy as an education? .... No Do you intend to study further? Yes Do you expect to practice pharmacy? Yes How much do you expect your annual income will be five years after you graduate? S5000 - S5000 m 1f As regards extra-curricular activities, the year 1 938 was one of the most fruitful in the history of our college. The Goddess of Fate turned her elusive smile on our prognosticators. and brought even their most optimistic predictions to pass. Never before have the students been so anxious to participate in these affairs so insistent on making their college careers a rich experience. If True to expectations, directors Henry Amsterdam and Albert Mercuri have produced another good basketball team. Though constantly hampered by difficulties of all sorts, the team played many fascinatingly close games which thrilled those fortunate enough to be spectators. It is sincerely hoped that with the newly invigorated school spirit our athletic pursuits may be still furthered in the years to come. A toast to its good fortune! fl In keeping with the fine spirit upheld throughout the academic year, our nine fraternities have asserted themselves benevolently, by undertaking success- fully, programs of scholastic assistance to inorientated freshmen, and social activities for the orientated upper classmen. 1f But the achievement of the year, with due respect and appreciation for our unfaltering and spirited Dean, is the establishment of a Spectator staff in the college, under the editorship of Daniel C. Rivkin. This organization has served a two-fold purpose. First, it has given the student body an able opportunity to promulgate heretofore subdued emotions. Second, it has made the many divisions of Columbia University cognizant of the activities oj our school. ACTIVITIES APOTHEKAN Getting a yearbook together in tkis busy Pharmacy School is no simple matter, particularly when almost all the material has to be assigned, assembled and edited during the very short month of February. et the task was done with little difficulty mainly because of the ability shown by the many people whose services were requested. Prominent among these is Miss Doris Berlin who, in addition to her invaluable criticisms and advice, was the author of the col- lege history, the dedications and the Cultural Department sum- mary; also Mr. Louis Manna for his intelligent discussion of what an adequate pnarmacy education should consist of, and Mr. Henry Rosenberg for the bas- ketball synopsis and his provocative article on what unionism has meant to pharmacy. We must not forget Mr. Herman Berkowsky and Mr. Morton Rockow for their lively University Class History and Prophecy nor Mr. Morris Pollack and Mr. Anthony Romano who contributed similarly for the College Class. l or our charming poetry (ex- cluding, of course, 1 Want A Man ) we are indebted to an equally charming young lady, Miss Beatrice Guidera. We also acknowledge the work of Mr. Martin Jeiven. our apprentice editor, who performed the difficult jobs of checking and rewriting. The fine frontispiece and division drawings are the work of the capable Mr. Merman Grossman; the enlivening cartoons which grace the class histories, the products of Mr. Benjamin Shenderoff s imagination. Miss Siegal is the artist who was specially engaged to draw the now famous caricatures of the celebrities. Finally we express our appreciation to Miss Sylvia Rosen, of the sales staff of the Comet Press, whose fine taste and good judgment is evident in the arrangement of this book; also to Mr. Kinker, Mr. Lambert, and Mrs. Heilbron. the Arnold Con- stable photographers, for the excellent pictures they made and the interest they mani- fested in this publication. The Editors  60 SPECTATOR Interest in publicizing the activities of the College of Pharmacy prompted Daniel Rivkin and Bernard Levenson last year to suggest ) having news concerning the School appear in the Columbia Spec- tator. Their idea was approved by the Student Activities Committee l w-- ' -a and in a short time Professor Horace Carter and Mr. Herman J. r Ji ' SJi r l Amsterdam concluded an agreement with the Spectator Business v 7 V r Board whereby news of tbe College might be presented in the Spectator and every Pharmacy student receive a copy daily. A Pharmacy Staff was appointed by Dr. Ballard consisting of RivLin as Editor-in-Chief, Levenson as Sports Editor, and Daniel M. Rebaclc as Assist- ant Editor. Martin Jeiven, Eabian Classman, and Harold Dorfman were selected to complete the group. Many difficulties and discouragements were encountered at the start. All of the members carried lengthy programs and some found it difficult to write their stories and bring them to Morningside Heights. Furthermore, the Spectator editors proper refused to grant the Staff a masthead or to talce its members seriously. They often accepted Pharmacy articles only because it was a convenient wa y to fill up the paper and toot little trouble to see that the articles were printed accurately. Despite such circum- stances as these, however, the Staff was moderately successful, if judged by the fol- lowing statistics of material relating to the College of Pharmacy which appeared in the Daily s columns during the year: General news articles. .605 newspaper inches Sports news 197 - Feature items 95 Photographs 4 II ' I ml m « « 61 STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is a body empowered, subject to the approval of the Faculty Student Activities Committee, to supervise all student activities and functions in the college. At present its membership consists of. the presidents of the various classes in the college and .elected representatives from the senior and junior classes. The council has been unusually active this year as a new con- stitution drafted by the Students Activities Committee has increased its powers. This is in contrast to the conditions prevailing in pre- vious years when the council was an inactive body and consisted merely of students without any specific duties or responsibilities. The academic year 1957-58 saw the group take a new lease on life and energetically encourage and direct student activities. The :il s al e council s aliairs now concern: X ' ice-Presiclvn I Samuel Koitan Joseph Cohen Michael Berrera Harry Chovnick Election of class officers All social and athletic activities The selection of the year book staff The conduct of the students The men s lounge President Joseph Brown Isidore Fox Sidney Kressner Kenneth Dubrovsky Albert Goodman Secretary Ruth Lascitever Harold Roemer Morton Slavin Milton Spiro BASKETBALL Determined to regain the Eastern Intercollegiate Pharmacy Basketball diadem which was surrendered to Brooklyn Pharmacy last season the Columbia I harmacy quintet ran into a series of cir- cumstances which shattered their hopes. The principal ol these was the lew practice sessions which the team was able to undergo. No live can hope to win games without its members drilling assiduously beforehand for each one and this year our quintet eloquently demonstrated this fact. The fault, however, lies not so much wilb I he players, most of whom are obliged I work alter classes, as with tbe school which refuses to grant even one basket- ball scholarship or alter the players ' programs so that attending practice sessions might not be so burdensome. In addition, the freshmen class failed to send up its full quota of replacements for ex-captain Artie Bersin. Pasquale Milazzo and company. Cap ' ain Joey Cohen, veteran guard, and second only to Artie Bersin last season in scoring, was forced to move to a lorward position because of the lack of capable point a minute players that this years change in the rules required. This switch weakened our guarding of enemy scorers, and resulted in ihe loss of a couple of close games. One of the outstanding performers on the team was Joe Ferrara. freshman forward, whose brilliant ball handling and passing started many Pharmacy rallies. Praise must also go to Ralph Megna. whose fight and spirit prevented the team from going to pieces in tight games. Bud Dreyfus, stellar forward. Bob Lazarowitz. rangy veteran center. Moe Joondeph, his rival for the position, Lou Acker who rose from the junior varsity ranks to a starting position on the varsity lineup and Lennie Siegel. who played his best basketball since joining the team two years ago are other players worthy of commendation. 6 , Columbia Pharmacy basketball teams botb past and future may look upon trie 1957-58 aggregation as one of the most courageous outfits that ever played. For despite the unsurmountable odds which it faced, the quintet never once lost courage, and bounded back from each defeat with renewed determination. Nothing can be more admired in athletic competition, than the will to win when the odds against winning are greatest. The members of the squad wish to take this opportunity to express their sincere gratitude to Coach Gordon C. Ridings, formerly court mentor at Seth Low; Dean Charles W. Ballard, for honoring us with his attendance, and his personal interest in the team; Mr. Herman J. Amsterdam, Director of Athletics, for his fatherly interest in each of us personally: the managerial staff consisting of Henry J. Rosenberg, Martin Katz. and Rocco Riso. and to Bernard Levenson, who reported the games for the Colum- bia Spectator. SEASON ' S STATISTICS Individual Point Scores G. F. P. G.P. Joe Cohen, captain 46 48 140 17 Joseph Ferrara 26 50 82 15 Robert Lazarowitz 50 22 82 15 Selwyn Dreyfus 55 9 79 17 Ralph Megna 24 9 57 17 Sid Podlowski 15 10 40 11 Lewis Acker 8 5 19 5 Leonard Siegel 6 2 14 5 Maurice Joondeph 4 1 9 5 Melvin Feigen 1 o 2 1 Total 195 154 524 Summary 0 Games Columbia Pharmacy, 56; Alumni, 28 For the seasons opening game on November 20, 1957. the Varsity quintet met a strong alumni five composed of such veterans as former captain Artie Bersin ' 57, John Garizo 35 and Pat Milazzo ' 57. The grads were downed, with a large amount of ihe credit due to ' Bob Lazarowitz whose playing accounted for 14 points. Columbia Pharmacy. 24; Cooper Union. 25 Led by fast charging Ralph Megna, the Pharmacists managed to efface a five point deficit in the last quarter and lead 24-25. Fate dealt the team a hard blow, however, when, with but five seconds to play, a desperate heave from past center by a Cooper Union guard twirled through the hoop to give the visitors a bitterly fought game. Columbia Pharmacy, 22; Brooklyn Pharmacy. 51 Trailing 22-8 at half time, and 29-8 at the three-quarter mark, a lifeless team came to life to play an inspired game of basketball, but inexorable time cut short a seven straight field goal rally, and the Mortarmen went down to defeat in their first league game. Captain Joe Cohen was pacemaker with nine points and Joe Ferrara close tehind with seven points.   64 Columbia Pharmacy. 59; New College, 4 1 Leading 12-0 at the half, the team battled courageously to maintain this lead, but were forced to bow to a tenacious New College live in the closing seconds of a second overtime period. Captain Joe Cohen and Joe Ferrara paced the Lions with til teen and nine points respectively. Columbia Pharmacy. -|o: Mofslra. 45 ictory continued to elude the Pharmacists when they again lost a game, this time to the Hofstra quintet. With the score tied throughout most of the game, a foul shot and a field goal in the closing moments gave the opponents their margin of victory. Captain Cohen again led the flock with fifteen points, and battling Sid Podlowski came through with twelve points. Columbia Pharmacy. 29: Temple Pharmacy. 57 The lone out-of-town trip of the season for the Pharmacy team saw Temple hand the Orange and Black the first defeat ever suffered on the Temple court since 1050. A strong second half rally by the team brought them to within two points of winning, but Temple braced and put on a rally of its own in the closing minutes to prevail. 57-29. As usual, Joe Cohen led. with eleven points. Columbia Pharmacy. 23: Philadelphia Pharmacy, 29 The Pharmacy players showed the effect of the game played the previous evening by falling apart in the second half and losing the lead they had gained in the first half. While the Philadelphia team went on a scoring spree, our team was held to three points. Columbia Pharmacy. 29; Rutgers Pharmacy. 52 Trailing 20-15 at the half. Columbia, led by Captain Cohen, came back and rolled up fourteen points in rapid succession while holding Rutgers scoreless. The whistle stopped this scoring spree with the team three points behind. Cohen was out- standing in the defeat with eleven points. Columbia Pharmacy, 35: Philadelphia Pharmacy. 50 Ahead 16-15 a ' : the half, our boys managed to revenge the defeat of the previous week in Philadelphia by winning 35-50 at the Columbia gym. The Philadelphians possessed a speedy and hard fighting aggregation which gave Coach Gordon C. Ridings more than one uneasv moment. Joe Ferrara was high scorer with 1 2 points and Moe Joondeph s last minute tally clinched the game. Columbia Pharmacy. 27; Rutgers Pharmacy, 52 Trailing by a score of 27-14 a ' ' ne half time, the Columbia team came back refreshed in the second session to hold the Jersey sharpshooters in check with a new zone defense. A sudden attack by Rutgers in the closing minutes of play, however, forced the team to accept the short end of the 27-52 score. Eleven points by Joe Cohen marked the Pharmacists play. Columbia Pharmacy. 25: N. Y. U. Dental, 22 Two rapid fire field goals by Joe Ferrara enabled the Pharmacists to emerge vic- torious over a fighting Dental five which put up the hardest fight that any of their teams have shown in previous years. Columbia had the upper hand throughout this game, leading 15-11 at the half. Cohen and Dreyfus starred with seven and six points respectively. « « 65 Columbia Pharmacy, 32: Southeastern. 58 The College of Pharmacy quintet fought courageously against a team, which was physically the most formidable they faced all season. The Southeastern players were on the average four inches taller than their rivals; nevertheless, only a rousing rally in the closing minutes of the game gave them the contest, 58-52. Columbia Pharmacy, 50; Brooklyn Pharmacy, 59 The Lions were determined to Win this game more than any other, but the faster Brooklyn team took an early lead in the battle and were never seriously challenged. Scoring honors for Columbia were shared by Megna, Cohen and Dreyfus, each with six points. Columbia Pharmacy. .48; Temple Pharmacy, 56 The Lions finally managed to win a league game and looked like real champions in the process. After a listless start, Columbia rose up in fury in the second half led by Joe Ferrara and Buddy Dreyfus with fifteen and ten points respectively and routed the Temple quintet, 48-56. Picture night brought out a complete squad to witness the season s finale. STOP THE PRESSES ! SlE fll- J UST SCORED 66 Unionism and the Employee Pharmacist Unionization had to come about in the retail drug field because the trade was slowly bleeding its employees to death. It was paying graduate licensed pharmacists as low as ten dollars and junior pharmacists as little as S5.50 per week for from sixty to ninety hours ol work. hat is more, there was absolutely no guarantee of job security or provisions for seniority. Strangely enough, many retail workers rejected unions, partly because of their per- sonal contact with many of their independent employers and partly because of a strange sense of professionalism which led them to believe that uniting with their fellow workers to better their conditions was beneath them. Of course employees always entertained a secret hope of shortly exchanging positions with their employers. Another difficulty which delayed unionization was the fact that drug stores were spread all over the city, hours varied, and there was little chance for contact with other employees in the drug held, i et unionization was inevitable. What has unionization meant to the employee pharmacist? To those who were previously working inhuman hours for wages below that necessary to preserve body and mind, it has been a godsend. Minimum wages of S57 for pharmacists were established and a maximum work-week of fifty-four hours enforced. Split-shifts, the bane of the retail pharmacist for over a decade, were banned — alternate Sundays made free, and the pharmacist given off at least five evenings every two weeks. In addition, vacations, which exist today in most progressive industries, became common instead of extraordinary events in the retail drug store. Unionized stores granted two weeks vacation to every employee employed over a period of one year. The charge is continually made by organized pharmacy associations that unions are a threat to the pharmacist as a professional man. Let s see. Was there anything professional about the pre-union pharmacist who struggled from early day to late at night for the miserable wages already mentioned? Was there any- thing professional about his haggard and bearded face, his disheveled hair, his shiny suit or his ropy tie? Was there anything dignified about his cynicism, his bitterness, or his hatred for his profession. Was there anything professional about the way he made his way home in the wee hours of the morning, oftentimes plodding to a dingy house, climbing up a rickety stairway to enter his little flat and fall exhausted on an unmade bed? A fine professional man he was! Note now how the same man has fared by joining an organization which is supposed to threaten him with professional extinction. He works human hours for living wages. He dresses neatly and is able to live in a health- ful, decently furnished and well situated apartment. He now makes enough money to get married if he desires, has time to shave regularly, to read a newspaper or a book, to see his friends, to study further, go to the theatre, raise a family and do a hundred diflerent things that he could not do before. He may now command the respect of his community because he works respectable hours and presents a respectable appearance. He is no longer just somebody s drug store drudge. His life has suddenly become meaningful, interesting and varied. He has really become, for the first time in his life, a professional man. « « 67 President Anthony Romano Vice-President Anthony Picozzi Treasurer Ralph Megna Secretary CONCETTA DeLuCA Albert Bronzo Frank Bronzo Paul Farone Joseph Giandanoto Historian Hector Ascione Members in College Mary Pittaro Edward Lettiere Anthony Loffredo Frank Marotta Charles Presticiacomo Faculty and Honorary Professor Jacob S. Dorfman Professor Edward Anzelmi Professor Lewis N. Brown Mr. Joseph P. Miale Professor Curt P. Wimmer Dean Emeritus Henry V. Arny Mr. D. Fanelli Pledges John Caruso Joseph Ferrara Eugene Porro Joseph Zincale 68 DANTE CIRCLE Founder! in 1022 by Mr. D. Fanelli anrl associates lor the purpose of bringing together all those who are interested in Italian culture, the Dante Circle, daring 1037, was one of the largest and most active organizations in the College of Pharmacy. The annual smoker opened the year s social season. Held in November, at the Hotel Riverside Plaza, it served to present and introduce prospective members. A large turn-out ol Faculty members, alumni and fraters ensured the success of the evening. This was lollowed by a Theatre Party where the much discussed comedy. Brother Rat, was witnessed. Several other social arlairs were held until the Initiation Dinner at the Hotel Piccadilly, where the four pledges were inducted into the fraternity at the expense and amusement ol the other members who attended. The annual Spring Dance climaxed and closed the social activities of the circle for the year 1037. The affair was held at the Hofbrau on April 23rd, and a record number of active and alumni members attended. The spirit and good fellowship pre- vailing throughout the evening s festivities served to make the dance one of the most enjoyable ever held. The Circle is confident that with its new members it will go on to even greater triumphs in the year 1938-1059. « 69 Secretary Naomi Freitac Doris Berlin Saul Cheibnick Charles Corn Walter Florin Isadore Fox Naomi Freitac Albert Gass Benjamin Goldstein Dan Goldstein Herman Grossman Bernard Inglier Martin W. Jeiyen Maurice Joondeph Alexander Kaplan- Marie Klauber President Isidore Fox Vice-President Albert Naswich Membe Treasurer Alexander Kaplan Samuel Kohan Abraham Lederman Leon Lederman Irving Lehrer Jacob Mar ks Albert R. Naswich Harold Patterson David Powers Shepard Pry luck Robert Rabinowitz Philip Reisberg Daniel B. C. Rivkin Morton Rockow C. Schwartz Robert Sofer Honorary Faculty Members Dr. Henry 7 . Arny Professor Abraham Taub Professor Harry Taub Professor Jacob Dorfman Adviser Dr. De Sola Pool MENORAH SOCIETY This year, as in previous years since its inception in 102O, the society scored high honors in the field of achievement under the direction of Professor Dorfman and a capable group of oflicers. Primarily a discussion group, the society has heard from some of the more prom- inent men in Jewish affairs, including Dr. De Sola Pool, Rabbi Isadore Hoffman. Dr. Leo Jung and Professor Dorfman. Miss Naomi Freitag. Mr. Harry Chovnick, and Mr. Samuel Kohan of the student members delivered talks on subjects of their own choosing, and Mr. Paul Feder. a graduate, returned to contribute his bit to the success of the 1937-38 group. In the social Rein, the society held its annual affair which was. as usual, a great success. Proceeds from this and other sources are to be used to form a Jewish Cultural Library at the College. At present the society is cooperating with similar organizations in other universities for the purpose of supporting a committee to aid refugee Jewish students. The group has been active in supporting the Anti-Nazi boycott and in fighting the spread of those ideologies which threaten the very existence of Judaism. m ..t ' ;:}.,,?:f v. c. c. Antonio Carbonaro Walter H. Henninc Stelio Lo Vece Gerard Chambers Willia Harry Lucky Charles Furer Sid Reed Walter Riker Mr. Albert Mercuri w. c. c. Theodore Gnatowski Treasurer Louis Manna Members Faculty Members Dr. Lewis N. Brown Mr. Frank Pokorney Mr. Horace Giyens Secretary George McManus Ralph Lutjen John DiGiacinto Georce Brophy Joseph Fulladosa Joseph Schwartz Nicholas Azzarello Thomas Czaplinski Mr. Edward Anzelmi 72 PHI DELTA CHI In 1883. a group of students at trie University l Michigan, unrler the leadership- of Professor A. B. Prescott. organizer! for the purpose of advancing the interests of Pharmacy and Chemistry. Since that time, chapters have been formed at every major school in the United States, including Columbia University in 1898 through the efforts of some men since grown famous. These include Dr. Ceorge C. Deikman, Dr. .1. Tannenbaum. Dr. C. Mayo and Dr. W. Hobury. The school vear of 1957-38 was inaugurated by a smoker held at the Riverside Plaza Hotel on November 9. 1957. This affair was attended by alumni members, faculty members, active members and fifteen first year men. The principal speaker of the evening was Ceorge Aronslamm of the Narcotic Control Bureau of the State of New York. The annual initiation was held on February 9. 1938, at which time nine pledges were added to the active chapter. After the impressive rituals, the new members were informally greeted by the alumni and active members at a beer party. A convention of the Eta. Gamma and lota chapters was held at Albany in May, 1937. Gamma was represented by Theodore Gnatowski. Anthony Carbonaro. John DiGiacinto of the action chapter, and by Frank Pokomy. Eric Johnson, and Joseph Rynor of the alumni members. The annual Pledges Formal Dance was held in March, and the Annual Farewell Dance, in April. The most significant action of the year was the re-organization of the Alumni Chapter to ensure closer relations with the Active Chapter. Scribe William Kotler Treasurer Jack Sapackie Chancellor Stanley A. Lesser V ice-Chancellor Stanley Greenzeic Board o Trustees George Goldberg Morris Chesler Irving Rosenthal Historian Angelo Cavalier Sentinel Michael Barrera Dr. Curt P. Wimmer Professor Harry Taub Professor Abraham Taue Mr. Frank J. Pokorny Honorary Members Mr. Herman J. Amsterdam Mr. Victor Lewitus Dr. Charles N. Gelber Dr. Herman S. Goodman Fralres Henry J. Rosenberg Sidney Kressner William Kotler Albert Gass Benjamin Levine Martin Katz Alexander Greenberg Angelo Cavalier Rocco Riso Harold S. Roemer Stanley Greenzeig Martin Sincer Simon Schechtman David Go ldst en- Lewis Acker Michael Barrera Saul 1 insky David Powers Julius Klein Robert Rabinowitz Robert Kaplan I Iarry Epstein Ralph Estreli.a Seymour Sternberc Max Fogel Samuel Rachames David Rash kin 7-1 DELTA SIGMA THETA Delta Sigma Theta owes its origin to a group of idealistic young men who handed together in September. 1914 as the Mortar and Pestle Club with the sworn purpose of relieving the sorrow, the pain, and the misery of mankind. Wilhin the space ol a year, chapters sprang up all over the world. From Alpha, at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, came Beta at Columbia Dentistry, Gamma at N. Y. U. Dentistry. Delta at Columbia Pharmacy. Epsilon at Rutgers Pharmacy. Theta at Tufts Medical College. Eta at Flower Hospital and Medical College. Zeta at U. of P. Dental. Iota at Temple Dentistrv. Kappa at Long Island College Medical School, and then foreign chapters at the University of Rome Medical School, Italy, the Medical School of the University of Benul in Syria, and at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Scotland. This year was marked by many prominent events for the Delta Chapter. Out- standing of these were the Introductory Smoker held in early November at the Hotel Yicloria and the Spring Formal Dance in April at the Flotel Ambassador. The chapter learned with profound regret of the death of one of its charter mem- bers. Dr. Charles N. Gelber. It was Dr. Oelber s lifetime devotion to the purpose of the fraternity which inspired every member in doing his share to make the world a better place to live in. 75 Signare Fred. Goldfeder Fraires In Collegio Isadore Shahon Harry Shames Finley Serlen David Greenspun Herbert Wasserman Melford S. Jablon Albert R. Naswich Chari.es Corn Sub-Dtrectorum Sol. J. Medvinsky Exchequer David Farber Pledges Maurice Joondeph Melvin Feicen Irving Markowitz Fratres In Facilitate Professor Jacob Dorfman Professor Abraham Taub Professor Harry Tacb Mr. Victor Lewitus Honorary Fraires Dan Rennick, Managing Editor, Drug Topics Joseph Banter. Vice-Pres., McKesson Robbins Drug Co. 76 ALPHA ZETA OMEGA The social highlight ol the year was the annual Alpha Zeta Omega country-wide convention. Sponsored each year by a different chapter, in 1957 it was held in Cleve- land under the auspices ol the Theta Chapter of Western Reserve University. Irving Harkavy. Leo Roller and Dave Weiswasser were delegates from the Zeta Chapter. Highest honors were paid to the fraternity by the mayor of Cleveland, the Presi- dent of Western Reserve and the Dean of its College of Pharmacy. The academic year opened with the annual smoker at the Hotel New Yorker, this time in conjunction with the XI Chapter of Fordham University. A surprising numher ol (acuity members and prospective student members attended. The high note of the evening was reached when an alumni member showed movies he had taken of pre-war China. This event was followed by a card party and dance in January, and numerous other small social events throughout the year. Alpha Zeta Omega is a strictly pharmaceutical fraternity, incorporated in 1025 under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania. Chapters were quickly organized in the many pharmacy colleges in the United States and Canada, including the Zeta Chapter here at Columbia. The alumni chapters. located in many of the larger cities, boast of an active membership of over 1500 pharmacists, many of them prominent business men in their communities. ' 9- • t 77 Chancellor Benjamin H. Kristal Exchequer Herbert Salzman V ice-Chancellor Bernard Pobiner Scribe Fred Glaser Stanley Jaye Martin Resnick Fralers in Collegia David Barrick Lawrence Goodman Ikying Frankei. Honorary Members Professor Jacob Dorfman Professor Abraham Taub SIGMA TAU EPSILON Sigma Tau Epsilon was chartered at Columbia in 102.4. as a Social Fraternity. Chapters are located in many of the larger Universities in the country, including New orlc University in New York City. After a successful smoker in the Marine Room of the Hotel ictoria, the Gamma Chapter initiated six new members. The success of this event was due in part to the presence of Professor Jacob Dorfman. Professor Abraham 1 aub and Professor Harry Taub. The Pledges were initiated on Lincoln s Birthday. February 12. 1Q5S. Representatives of all chapters attended the Annual Convention held at the Alph- Gamma Frat House, on New ' Wars Day. At this meeting Professor Jacob Dorfman. of Columbia, was elected Honorary Grand Chancellor, and Herman Glasser 52. Grand Chancellor. J he fraternity holds numerous social functions eitber alone or in conjunction with other chapters located in the city at various times during the year. K ¥ Regent William Golder V ice-Regent Henry Angallillo Secretary Harry Coxklin Treasurer Bernard Archer Honorary Member Dr. Henry V. Arny Faculty Members Professor Horace Carter Dr. Charles W. Ballard Mr. Joseph Miale Student Membe John Kollar Henry Angallillo Harry Conklin William Goleer Bernard Archer John Arcabasso Joseph Keyrousf. Romolo Protopapas Gerald Van Beuren Paul Schultz Harry Butler Wesley Grebis Charles Weber Ai-relio Atonna 80 KAPPA PSI The annual Smoker, held in 1057 at the Alamac Hotel, opened the social season lor members, and the rushing period for pledges. Six new members, all upperclassmen. were pledged at tbis time, and initiated at a dinner in February, increasing the number ol active members to fourteen. The New York Alumni Chapter bas a large number of members wbo take an interest in tbe activities of tbe undergraduate chapter. I he Alumni Dinner had a large representation of undergraduates, and tbe annual Spring Dance is usually made more successful by tbe presence of a large alumni group. This years dance was held at the Mayflower Hotel on April 22nd. The fraters were honored by tbe presence of Dr. Hugo Scbaefer, Dean of tbe Brooklyn College of Pharmacy, and Professor Leslie Jayne. a former member of tbe Chemistry Department in this school. Several members of tbe Columbia faculty also attended, including Dean Charles V. Ballard. The activities of the fraternity continue througb tbe Summer, wben all tbe active members wbo can spare tbe time take a fishing trip wbicb usually lasts about two weeks. Tbe national council of Kappa Psi originated in 1879 with tbe Alpba Chapter at Alabama University. The Gamma Chapter at tbe College of Pbarmacy was chartered in 1888. Kappa Psi bas a grand total of fifty-one active chapters throughout the United States which act in harmony with the thirty-four alumni chapters. V ice-President Charlotte Samuels Mrs. Henry V. Arny Mrs. Curt P. Wimmer Mrs. Henry H. Rusby Evelyn Brandes Marie Klauber Doris Berlin President Kate Fromm Treasurer Rhoda Ratner Honorary Members Mr D EORGE IJIEKMAX Underqraduale hlembe Secretary Audrey Roosin Mrs. Charles W. Ballard Professor Fanchon Hart Miss Eleanor Kerker Marion Alterm.w Rhoda Ratner Audrey Roosin Ruth Stein LAMBDA KAPPA SIGMA The 1957-1938 season was most satisfactory for the Sigma Chapter which was established at the College in 1951. when Alpha Zcta Alpha sorority joined the national organization of Lambda Kappa Sigma. From the welcome party which marked the start ol the year to the dance which successfully concluded it, the chapters record was one ol progress and achievement. The first of the season ' s rushes held early in October was followed by a similar series of events, the most notable of which was the banquet given in the Hawaiian Room ol the Hotel Lexington. Finally, on February 5th, two freshmen and two sopho- mores were initiated into the fold. Numerous other social affairs were conducted by the ladies, including the celebrated bridge party held on April 5th in the Men s Lounge for the purpose of contributing to the Endowment Fund. This affair was well attended by faculty and alumni members. The major event of the year, however, was the attendance ol the sorors at the National Convention held at Boston in June. The fact that the sorority has had relatively few undergraduate members the past few years has been a cause of regret. However, with the initiation ol lour new sorors the chapter anxiously anticipates the coming season. Chancellor Bennet Goldstein ' Vice-Chancellor Leo Lederman Minutes Scribe Charles Tischelman Exchequer George Shapiro Corresponding Scribe Samuel Libow Honorary Fraters Professor Jacob Dorfman Professor Horace T. Carter Mr. Herman J. Amsterdam Fraters In School Jacob Alpert Henry Behm Joseph Bogen Joseph Brown Jack Diamond Joseph Druscoff Harold Estroff Saul Gavenda Bennet Goldstein Abraham Lederman Leo Lederman Irving Lehrer Samuel Libow Robert Madison Morris Pollack Walter Pollack Philip Reisberg Georce Shapiro Joseph Spierer Charles Tischelman Seymour W ' oien IIvman Zimmerman 84 TAU DELTA MU Tau Delta Mu fr aternity was founded in 1920 by a group of C.C.N.Y. students who were interested in furthering their social activities. Other chapters have been Formed since then in many of the leading colleges of the country, including the Delta chapter at the College ol Pharmacy in 1926. The scholastic year of 1937-5S has seen the Delta Chapter successful in many ol its undertakings. The fresbman smoker at the Park Central Hotel in November opened the social season. The affair was featured by an interesting motion picture on pharmaceutical processes provided by a large drug concern. Seven freshmen were pledged at this time, and after satisfying the rigid requirements for membership, were inducted into the fraternity on February ' 20. at the Greystone Hotel. The Riverside Plaza Hotel was the scene of the next two socials, held on November 30 and December 22, respectively. Joseph Brown entertained at his home on January 15, 1058. followed by a social at the home of Sidney Fischer on February 11. The climax of the year ' s activities came with the twelftb annual dinner-dance held at the Rainbow Inn on February 21. 1958. Speeches by Martin Kolk. original Chancellor. Ben Goldstein. Chancellor, and Professor Jacob Dorfman contributed to I he success of the evening. The seven new members inducted this year resulted in making Tau Delta Mu one o! the largest fraternities at the college. MEN ' S LOUNGE Tke requests and needs or trie male student body for a lounge similar to the one enjoyed by the women students were fulfilled this year. Through the efforts of Dr. Ballard and Mr. Amsterdam a large office room on the second floor was made into a comfortable lounge. The Board of Trustees, on the advice of Dr. Ballard, voted the funds required for the change, and Mr. Amsterdam arranged for the purchase of the necessary furniture and accessories. Soon after, the students collected among themselves enough money to obtain a radio. The Student Council was charged with the task of keeping the lounge in order. In April the group supervised a decorative display of graphic arts by the W.P.A. The purposes of the lounge are as follows: i —To provide a place for wholesome relaxation where students may congre- gate at odd moments of the day for a game of checkers, cards, a smoke or a chat. i. — To serve as a meeting room, at prescribed times, for the various fraterni- ties and other organizations in the school. j.— To eliminate smoking in the lecture hall.   86 Libow Patterson Method of Quantitative Analysis —as described by Harold Pallerson The Libow-Patterson method of quantitative analysis, originated last year hy Mr. Libow or the College Class and myself, represents an important advance in the q uan- titative methods of our day. There has been considerable confusion, however, as to just what this method is and many unauthorized and false versions exist. It is hoped that this article will clarify the situation and bring to light the true genius of the authors. The appreciation of this genius by the profession is the only reward desired for the months of research spent in the laboratories. An actual case in which the method was employed follows: One Tuesday moming in last year s quantitative analysis course. Mr. Lieberman passed out samples of Sodium Chloride for analysis by both the Mohr and the Volhard Methods. I checked in. obtained my sample, went home and undressed. 1 set the alarm clock to ring four hours later, for I knew that it would take the students three hours to do the assay, one hour to make the necessary calculations, one-half hour for the lingering N2O2 fumes to totally disappear and another one-half hour to get back to the lab. 1 hen 1 went to bed. The alarm clock rang. 1 dressed and returned to the lab as scheduled, taking with me my little pocket notebook and pencil. I went to every member of the class and noted the average result of their Mohr and olhard determinations. Then 1 learned from an N. Y. A. spy tbat there were six different NaCI samples out. This all took three minutes. Now for some trouble. 1 went home and immediately started on the problem of discovering in what group my NaCI sample was. I. of course, knew that there would only be five students to a sample since there were only thirty students in the whole class and 50 -r- 6 = 5. Any other arrangement would be unethical. By carefully sorting the results 1 found that there were four sample groups con- taining five students each, a fifth containing six and a sixth with only three. Obviously. I belonged to the latter group. But why were there six in the fifth group? Well, some- one had gone astray and further investigation showed that someone to be Chubby Cohen who reported check results with Milt Soloman. 1 put him in the sixth group where he belonged. I next proceeded to list the names of those in the sixth group (excluding myself) and alongside of each noted the percentage of NaCI they reported and their multiplica- tion factor. 1 figured the total ability of the group as 10 and that part of this total ability attributable to each member is his factor. This factor is multiplied by the percentage reported by each, the products totalled and the sum divided by ten. The amount thus obtained is my result. If this may all sound complicated it should be remembered that I have kept records « « 87 of everybody s marks since high school. Thus it is an easy matter for me to determine the relative abilities of various members of the class for various types of work. In this particular case the figures were as follows: Name Result (%) Factor Prod. Lou Manna 61.2 5 506. Ben Shenderoff - 60.7 4 242.8 Mel Katsch 62 ■ fi 46.5 Chubby Cohen 28 J 7. 10 (Patterson) = 602.5 and solving for Patterson, P. = 60.23% 1 was obliged to report the above result as the average of a Mohr and Yolhard assay because my method is not yet recognized by Mr. Liberman. When the reports were rated, however, I received a ten while Lou Manna, my nearest rival, only made an eight. Thus the Patterson-Libow method proved superior to both the Volhard and the Mohr methods for the analysis of NaCI. louve got something here, my friends tell me. 1 know it. 1 have already sent a copy of my method to the General Committee on Revision of the U. S. P. No answer has been received as yet but 1 expect to see the Patterson-Libow method recog- nized as such in the U. S. P. XII. I WANT A MAN 1 want a man Hirsute and tan, With powerful arms And neolithic charms: A brawny chest And crushing caress. With prognathous jaw And claws on his paws; Who eats raw meat With carrot-like teeth. Did 1 say a man? No.— he d be a ham —I hope that fate Sends me an ape! 88 Log of an Oihcial Agricultural Chemist Monday. September 27 Today I am so nappy, hive Cms. of an unknown sample ol titanium arrived from the Royal Order of Titanium Chemists. I must analyze this sample for total titanium content and send a report to the Order. It my analysis is correct I shall be accepted as a member and receive a medal made of pure titanium. Tuesday Started on analysis. Spent day weighing sample on a balance sensitive to seven places and making adjustments for building vibrations, barometric variations and ultra-violet light. Weight of sample 2.1985671 Cms. Wednesday Dissolved sample in Samsonic Acid, a powerful dissolving agent, added a few drops of 10% KMnO-i solution and then precipitated with Cupferron Reagent. I am using the Cupferron method rather than the Colorimetric because the latter is too simple and ob- vious. In other words it would be beneath my chemical dignity to stoop to a shortcut method of analysis. I am an Official Agricultural Chemist. Thursday Precipitate was allowed to settle over night, supernatant liquid decanted ana precipi- tate washed onto a Buechner Funnel. The chemical composition of the precipi- tate is not known but I believe it is the titanium salt of oxyfoxeyhydroxylicketypickety hydroxylamine Samsonic Acid. Friday CURSES! Some silly ass threw a beakerful of sodium into the sink causing an explo- sion which knocked my Buechner Filter ofl the desk and sent it crashing to the floor., 1 II have to cheerfully start all over. Saturday Swore. Monday, October 4 I was so furious over what happened Friday that 1 did nothing. Tuesday Started all over. Weighed a fresh portion of sample and made customary adjustments. Weight. 2.3556982 Gms. ednesday Followed procedure already outlined. Thursday Transferred precipitate to a Buechner Funnel, washed with 10% FI2SO4 and locked ' funnel in safe. Friday Waited for precipitate to dry. Saturday Prayed. « « 89 Monday. October i i Was obliged to interrupt assay to give a lecture on that chemical abomination, the U.S. P. Tuesday Ignited precipitate in a platinum crucible. Wednesday One of my students reported to me that he had done a Belladonna titration and got a negative result. Very interesting, ] said. ' Start all over. ' Th ursday Crucible was allowed to cool and then weighed. Friday Started on correction for the effects of planetary radiation on the assay. Saturday Prayed. Monday. October 18. to Thursday Concluded planetary and miscellaneous corrections for particles of sample lost during filtering, heating, etc. Friday OH MY GOD! I forgot to precipitate my oxalates. My analysis is useless. Saturday Swore furiously. Monday, October 25 What am 1 to do? What am 1 to do? 1 only have about .5 Gm. of sample left and that is insufficient for running another assay. Tuesday 1 read something interesting today about mental telepathy. Maybe it is possible for somebody to communicate with the mind of the person who made up my sample and find out how much titanium it contains. Weanesaay I think I ' ll see a gypsy. Thursday It all sounds very silly 1 know, but what have I to lose? Friday I spoke to a professor of psychology about the matter and he said that it was the usual ihing for harassed chemists to confer with gypsies. He gave me the address of one whom he said was dependable in chemical analysis. Saturday Prayed. Monday, November 1. Brought my sample to the gypsy. Explained everything. She placed it before her crystal and concentrated for 43.8 minutes. Then she told me that a short blond was about to enter my life! Tuesday There is nothing left to live for. HCN or Arsenic will do the trick. 90 ednesday No I won t. While ihere is lire there is hope. Thursday So, I won t he a member of the Royal Order or Titanium Chemists. Friday Today a colored fellow told me of a very ingenious method he used for hitting the numbers. He stands at a certain corner and notes the first license number of any three cars that pass. Then he plays this number. He has made so much money using this method that it is no longer necessary for him to send his wife to work. Saturday I pray no more. Maybe I could use this method. A onc oy. November 8. Stood at the corner of Sixty-eighth Street and Broadway and noted the first license numbers of seven automobiles. Tuesday Sent my report to the Royal Order. It stated: Titanium content of sample sent for analysis, .7499031% Wednesday to Saturday Oh this waiting is terrible. Monday, November 15. THE GODS BE PRAISED! 1 received a certificate from tfie Royal Order recognizing me as a member along with the titanium medal and a letter stating that my analysis was the most accurate ever made and requesting all details of the method 1 used. Tuesday Today 1 am so happy. THE ORIGIN OF THE LICHENS (The Courtship o 4 gae and Fungi) 1 will be your Fungi, you my Algae dear We will live together, we II make a loving pair, 1 11 supply protection, you the Chlorophyll You will be perfection in a wedding veil. We ' ll invite the Bryophytes. and Pteridophytes too In Niagara I will spend a cozy honeymoon with you. Then we II settle down together without a fuss And soon there will be many, many more Iilce us. « « 91 THINGS TO COME Many things are done for the sake of precedent and a class prophecy is one of them. So here goes for a trip to the year i960. We find: Pop Connolly— detail man to physicians, trying to dazzle them with his Lilly ' -white hands . . . Ralph Lutjen— making nail polish and black eye paint in his own lab . . . Al Bronzo— posing as .the diligent corner chemist who specializes in analyzing people ' s remarks and love problems . . . Red Roerner— the fiery papa of a couple of blonde quintuplets. Joe Brown— dynamic detail man for Syracuse s pharmaceutical house . . . Frank Marotta— publicly referred to as the best dispenser of Mickey Finns and Harlem Cock- tails in the Bronx . . . Tony Romano— the prosperous owner or a sound mind, a flourish- ing business, and a fine wife . . . Ceorge MacManus— the owner of the ideal drug and department store in Orangeberg. Benny Goldstein— technical adviser to the U.S. P. and N.F. revision committees . . . Morris Pollack— the happy-go-lucky—though hen-pecked proprietor of a Brooklyn apoth- ecary . . . Mary Pittaro— the successful executrix of a large family of her own . . . Harry Chovnick— the conquering leader of New York City s pharmacist union. Tony Carbonaro— traveling salesman with a college degree . . . George Feldman— ideal pharmacist for the social register . . . Sid Harling— chief chemist for a large manufacturing concern . . . Johnny DiGiacinto— ambitious and energetic pill roller, working in Elmsford, N. Y. . . . Charlie Brophy— still taking post-graduate courses at Columbia after hours . . . Sol Gavenda— high pressure salesman for a drug house. ' Li I Tischelman — manufacturer of infant suppositories ana accessories . . . Joe Giandinoto— popular pharmacist earning his bread and butter in an Ethiopian drug shop . . . Fats Florin— the owner of a large Drug Sundries and Appliances com- pany . . . Stanley Greenzeig— manager of a Whelan Drug Store on Broadway . . . Paul Ferrone— wholesaler long since grown rich. PHARMACY DOINGS By Nosey Knowsit April ag. 1078 If SEEN AND HEARD: Ben Levine, now retired after a successful career as a manu- facturer of high powered explosives for Chiang Kai-Shek. At one time he investigated the problem of what makes a fire cracker . . . Sid Kressner, now wealthy proprietor of the Hickory House— each passing year brings his knees closer to the ground . . . Lupin Berkowitz— turning 64 on the morrow— the only remaining bachelor in Pharmacy and a most loyal patron of Sid.   92 1[ HOLLYWOOD HEARTBEATS: I ly Berkowitz, new foreign star, current rage of Hollywood, breaker ol hearts— busily engaged in making the cinema I he Green Horn . . . Ted Gnatowski. an up and coming star— should go a long way if he ever wakes up . . . Bill Kotler, a Brooklyn dandy, has gone Hollywood . . . Larry Dressner, head of Fer-Drehta Studios. Inc. has been holding up production— been too busy learning how to spell. H RIDING THE AIRWAVES: Abe Hertzlicfi, ace comedian of the airwaves-gets higher Crosley rating that Charlie McCarthy . . . Morton Rockow. loony crooner, of the airwaves, chirping ditties on Abes program. (Still getting away with it?) . . . Morton Slavin. ace radio reviewer, has been confined to bed suffering from a nervous breakdown— If the former two would get off the air. Slavin would enjoy a speedy recovery. H AROUND TOWN: Harold Patterson, his services are being sought for by the larger analytical laboratories— he is the only chemist of his kind— the proud originator of the Sniff Method of analysis, which requires no checks . . . Goldschmidt and Rosenberg, the rah rah boys, have announced a reception for their colleagues at the Cafe Phamacal— tea and crumpets will be served . . . Professor Lewitus, gold medal recipient from the International Hair Growers Association for the discovery of the regrowth of hair— he had a big part in it . . . Joseph Miriello. announced his purchase of several stores in Addis Ababa . . . Dr. I. B. Fox. pseudo-physician, recently appointed by the A. O. A. C. to find out what makes a hetero cyclic . . . David Epstein, candy manufacturer extraordinary, after long years of research has produced a candy which has no incompatabilities . . . Albert Gass. this writer is informed, is the newly appointed Dean of the Home for Aged Women . . . Herman Grossman, former pharmacist, announced yesterday that he would tour the country in the only existing Maxwell . . . Harry Conklin, proves that ambition will bring success— loved bologna, sliced his own. and now manufactures it . . . Dave Rashkin. Mountaindale s most successful and only pharmacist, now visiting the City— taking his first vacation in 50 years . . . Bea Guidera. prominent socialite, happily married for 50 years, is spending her second honeymoon in Yonkers . . . Doris Kaplan, leading woman pharmacist, it has been rumored, is to endorse Lady Vebster Dinner Pills . . . Andy Granatelli. the mighty atom, exhibiting his strength at 6o, in a -J2nd St. side show— claims he is more potent than colocynth. H OBSERVATIONS: Bernard Korn. deaning at C.U.C.P. . . . Louis Manna, is busily engaged jn revising State Board examinations in order to make them sound more plausible . . . Benjamin Shenderofr, prominent educator in Cleveland, will give a lecture next week on what makes a Murphy drip . . . Milton Solomon, large scale manufacturer o( cosmetics is dickering with Prof. Lewitus for the rights to manufacture the latter s hair restorer . . . Bernard Levenson, editor of one of New York s best newspapers- still campaigning for better things in pharmacy. MICKEY AND TONY This yearbook would not be complete without some mention of Mickey tbe cat or Tony tbe bootblack. Tbese two nave become college fixtures ana it is about time they received the attention due them. One day in late 1956 a score of kittens were brought to the College by Dr. Halsey lor execution and subsequent study in the Zoology Lab. One of these was frisky little Mickey who somehow caught the attention of Professor Hart, moving her to intervene in his behalf and so spare him the fate of his nineteen companions. He was adopted by the Materia Medica Department and has since grown big and strong under the motherly care of Minnie. Mickey s general efficiency and mice catching abilities have earned for him the respect of the faculty members and the title Ball-Bearing Mouse Trap. In two years Mickey has become the watchword of every mouse in the College. Accounts of his prowess have spread to Ludy and even to mice-centers as far north as sixty-ninth street. Indeed, if it wasn t for a certain weakness, he might become the Beowolf in the folklore of the feline generations to follow. The weakness mentioned is for things other than mice and it usually commences daily at one o clock. Then he descends to the lunch room in the basement and begins a clever campaign. He strides on the tables or else rubs himself against the students ' legs with such persistence that choice pieces of herring must be thrown at him before he will cease. He then waits around until everyone has finished eating and puts away any tid-bits left over. Finally, after stuffing himself to the bursting point, he staggers to the stairs, painfully climbs to the main floor, and by a mighty effort reaches the elevator door. There he settles down until someone approaches to take the elevator. He steps to one side, allowing the person to open the door, and then carefully enters the car. As soon as the fourth floor is reached, he meows, and the door again must be opened for him. He stalks out of the car, goes to the Botany Lab, climbs up onto the front desk and falls promptly asleep. There he remains for three hours, unfit for mice, for Minnie or for anything. Shame on you, Mickey. Tony has been shining shoes at the College of Pharmacy far longer than anybody can remember. He takes few holidays, will work in the biting cold or blistering heat and shines anything from a fly-weight sandal to a full grown boot— for but five cents. Everybody is Professor to Tony. You may have been the fellow who dropped a match in his pocket to warm up a cold basement one day last winter, or bathed his bald head with the black polish he uses, or hid his hat or broke his old box in front ol the school, but you ' re still his pal if you 11 only take a shine— only five cents. Today Tony is worried. He sees less shoes to shine with the reduced enrollment resulting from the four year course. He continually longs for the bonanza days of yore when there were eight hundred Professors in the school. No use longing. Tony, those days are gone for good. But cheer up. Times are changing. There may come a day when students of this school will pay you ten cents for a shine. es, Tony, ten cents!   cm « « 95 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 0064261000