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

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Curt P. Wimmer, Ph.G. Phar.D., A.M., Ph.M. Chairman t With an impressive list of ten syllable Greek names, we were formally launched into the throes and woes of our majestic profes- sion. Professor Wimmer sincerely attempted to teach us a bit of ancient history, the purpose being to provide us with Stfhjt ground, and we really appreciated Ins attempts. Purely no phar- macist could possibly survive witiSOut the know ledge that Claudius Galenus of Pergamum and Pedecious Dioscorides Phocas prom- inently influenced the advancement of pharmacy.) As if we didn ' t have enough Math to plague us. Pharmaceutical Arithmetic was injected into our program. Mr. Amsterdam (Mess his little heart) very patienth explained all the intricacies of-;; type of probIcm--e en worked out several examples. L-o and he hold — came the exam — every problem was an exception; each had a catch to it, and usually even the catch had a catch. Professor Carter did yeoman-like work-in getting us accustomed to pharmaceutical manipulations. After a thorough first year prac- tical course in U.S. P. and .I ' preparations, we took Miuurfactur- ing Pharmacy, where we learned the commercial -methods ot extraction, i.e., percolation, maceration, etc., on a small scale. .Vs an extra added attrac- tion, we were all assigned a topic and gave a talk on it before the class. (The idea was to get us used to public speaking, as well as to do a little research.) As expected, some delivered excellent speeches while others merely delivered. In our Junior year we were given our first taste of Dispensing Pharmacy: Every type of preparation that smelled to high heaven, that was hard to clean, especially hard to make, or that had some other peculiar characteristic attached to it was ftiirewn at us. (Some of our results appeared as though they were thrown right back..) -It was in dispensing pharmacy that we learned to our edification that a counter-irritant must be life s£ Professor Broun, I don ' t think this vertically split emulsion is typical of our hoys ' u ' ork : and as for these gooey suppositories — oohey! Prof. C. P. Wimmer, Dr. L. N. Brown, Mr. J. P. Miale

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kept off the counter, that pills, believe it or not, are meant to be dissolved in the system and that they caJpSot possibly e ert their full therapeutic effect unless they are perfectly round. iii iltijiK B H jjgjgare moments, when we couldn ' t sleep Tuesday mornings, we went in to hear Dr. Lascoff give a subject, someone dug out of a hole, called Economics. Amazing course, that eco; interesting too — something good to know when you run dry of con- versation with the little woman. Merchandising, which followed, provided us with enlightening information. (When we need money or advice, we know whom to turn to for the advice.) Friday afternoons, with Dr. Lascoff again, we took Medical Appliances — not too bad. (We did get free atomizers which we sold.) Rounding out our pharmacy program was Pharmaceutical Latin, a one hour a week course that provided us with more work and aggravation than all other pharmacy sub- jects. Mr. Miale did his he t with the little time he had but. Bless Bess, what a mess! — and the less said, the better. In Professor Wimnier ' s fourth year all inclusive Survey course, we were literally smothered with the U.S. P. and N.F. After memorizing everything from cover to cover, we had an intensive review of all four years, including definitions galore. It was really an all out offensive to drive some pharmacy into us; some gains were temporary, while others, advancing a sizeable portion of territory, remained permanent. For example, who could ever forget that oil and water do not mix, or that the number two means there are tivo pints in a quart. In Jurisprudence, with Professor Wimmer again, we were taught the whys and wberefores of the law, or how to keep out of trouble in ten easy lessons. Dispensing Pharmacy was more or less of a repeat prescription with the dose in- creased. The old routine with incompatibilities added was followed, and judging from some of the midyear marks, the increased experience didn ' t further our knowledge to any appreciable extent. :;- ' A:otv with this f ' unnel-shapcd en- trance. U ' c increased mir Cross ffifiTioWZVfc for the month. Mr. H. J. Amsterdam, Prof. F. D. Lascoff, Prof. H. M. Carte