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

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VICTOR J. SAKAL ASSOCIA TE EDITOR Carlo L. Russo PHOTOGRAPHY Herbert B. Beh Michael Friedland BUSINESS MANAGER Bernard Weinstein Features: Robert J. Schwan, Marvin Hoffman, George Cohen. Shirley Jaffe, Rudolph Notkoff Faculty Adviser: Professor Frank Pokorny

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a ewiLS tr ¥ Andrew W. Thomas. A.M., Ph.D. Chairman Dr. and Mrs. A. DiSomma Chemistry has been defined, by no less a person than Noah Q. Webster, as a science which deals with the properties of elemental) and compound substances. Since we were elementary to begin with, it was up to Mr. Anzelmi to teach the compound portion of the course. Under his patient and able tutelage we were rid of such unscientific ideas, to wit, that Grahams are crackers eaten in bed or that Boyle ' s law postulated on what portion of the neck they were allowed to grow. During the lab sessions Mr. Anzelmi, assisted by Saul A. Bell, did their best to demonstrate the accepted methods of running chemical experiments and the proper manner of handling apparatus. We vainly strove to acquire this technique and, at the same time, achieve the highest possible grades on our report sheets. The problem which gave us the most trouble was in balancing the equa- tion of breakage. (SI 5 — charge for broken equipment-j-allowance on mended glassware=S15 return) . Armed with the essential factors of chemistry we moved into our Sophomore year to storm the bastions (ed. note, correct spelling) of Qualitative and Quanti- tative Chemistry, commanded by that bombastic blackboard strategist. Prof. Sam Liberman. Into our mind were precipitated the intricacies of the balance and the burette, the method of calibrating weights and the approved (American Journal of Science) method of cleaning glassware. Time and again we were warned against infiltration into our unknown. From his dais overlooking the lab, Prof. Liberman stressed that the best way of beating the unknown was to keep it within the confines of the test tube and not allow it to break through and fan out over the desk. To Mr. Wyle, was given the job of laboratory supervision; all went well until he discovered an errant student running a determination on Rocklorte Cheese, using Mrs. Pennyfeather ' s cookbook as his guide. Needless to say the lab genius received an A on this determination. In the realm of theory, it had been Prof. Liberman ' s contention that if we would only think we would realize that the dispersed system was not a variation (if the Notre Dame shift. To prove his theory, we were given open book tests, i.e. legitimate ones, which we of course flunked. It was more than the good Professor could stand, so he passed the buck to Dr. DiSomma for further psychoanalysis and chemical training. Gone was the use of log tables and slide rules; in their place came benzedrine and caffeine. During the year Vic Sakal synthesized enough to supply the entire class for an all night prc-exam session. Mr. E. Anzelmi