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

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1949 volume:

1U 1949 Apothekan lite. 19t9 Apothekan fyeJtfMG uf, Haitian Galumuia fynw i iUf, QoMeae Oy PUa imacif Aleut l onM, Gittf, Qui Alma Mate £ l T R college days are drawing to a close, and before very long each one of us will be blazing his own paths toward the long sought goal, ' ' success in our undertakings. There will come a day when we will want to look back on the years spent together working for our Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. We understand that the events in our lives in the years ahead will naturally overshadow some of the memories and happy moments which we have shared. It is with this intent that we devote our time and efforts to formulating this issue of the Apothekan, in order to record some of the outstanding events in our college life. When that time will come, may this issue of the Apothekan for our class of February 1949 bring back fond recollections of all who have labored together within these portals of Good Old Columbia College of Pharmacy. Qo 7U Qidute . HK«rt  I WE, THE CLASS OF FEBRUARY 1949, dedicate this yearbook to the betterment of the pharmacy curriculum as a means of improving the caliber of the pharmacist, and with it a con- sequent raising of the standards of pharmacy. The scope of knowledge of a technical and practical nature now required of the pharmacist has increased tremendously in recent years, and we therefore feel that the course of study should be altered to include a two-year pre-pharmacy course of a cultural nature followed by an in- tensive four-year pharmacy course. • • • The four-year course should be broadened to feature several important aspects not included in the present curriculum. • • • We believe that the suggestions which follow would serve to better equip the future members of the profession and furnish a foundation for the construction of a superior curriculum. ■ ; The present course in Materia Medica in- cludes all official drugs and drug preparations. Since the number is so great, and since the knowledge required of each is so overwhelming, the course should be extended to two years in order to effectively present the material. The additional time will allow for discussing the new developments in therapeutics. This will go a long way toward giving the future pharmacist a deeper insight into his work. Proprietaries in modern pharmacy comprise a large percentage of the prescription work. We therefore feel that a one-year course in proprie- taries should be included, so that a student being employed in a pharmacy for the first time will be familiar with the more widely-used items. Details on new preparations should be brought to the attention of the student so that he can giye reliable information to the physician. Ui ill? Retailing is a science and an art in itself. Since a great percentage of our graduates enter the retail field, it is essential that they know how to successfully operate a modern pharmacy from the business as well as the professional view? point. Jmm — • • • Merchandising is also a very vital aspect, for the art of displaying and advertising may deter- mine the degree of success of a business. Meth- ods of purchasing stock in approximately cor- rect amounts should be taught. Proper pricing of items and fair trade regu- lations regarding prices should also be included n the economics course. The student should have an insight into the factors which make for the proper pricing of a prescription. • • • IL ' p to date dispensing pharmacy should be taught under the direct supervision of a qualified pharmacist, who is in continual contact with modern day procedures. Those prescriptions compounded in the dispensing laboratory should be assigned to better familiarize students with actual present day Rx ' s. Special conference periods should be ar- ranged during which competent men engaged in the various fields of pharmacy — retail, whole- sale and manufacturing, present their ideas as to how their particular job is most effectively per- formed. Graduating students in the future would greatly benefit by the establishment of a place- ment bureau in which practicing alumni desir- ing full-time pharmacists could apply, and through which graduates might obtain worthy jobs. Only by studying a modern up-to-date curriculum, with emphasis on pharmacologic subjects can the pharmacist hope to retain the respect which is his due and continue to be one of the leaders in the field of public health. okwtt DEAN BALLARD L T ndoubtedly extensions of the education prerequisite for licensure have had and will have some effect on wider public acceptance of Phar- macy as a profession, but thus far this has not been as great as could be desired. Something else aside from education appears to be involved in this matter of professional status and it is this something else I bring to your attention in this message. Before going further let us see what distinguishes the professional person from the business man or the mechanic. The word ' profession ' is defined in the dictionaries as the occupation, if not commercial, mechani- cal, agricultural or the like, to which one devotes himself and cites the professions of theology, medicine and law as examples. Conformity to the standards of conduct, aims and qualities characteristic of the particular profession are mentioned as attributes of the professional person. While Pharmacy in the store field may not entirely correspond with the above definition of a profession, Pharmacists can readily qualify as professional persons under the second if they are so minded. We in Pharmacy recognize that the store field which the majority of graduates enter, has both professional and business aspects and also that either of these may be emphasized according to the preference of the in- dividual or force of circumstances. The trend toward Professional Phar- macies is commendable and if all Pharmacies were of this type, the claim of Pharmacists to professional status in the eyes of the public would be greatly strengthened. But under our system of free enterprise this surest means of impressing the public appears to be remote. However, this does not preclude the possibility of the Pharmacist establishing himself as a professional person through conformity to the standards of his profession. Pharmacy does not lack standards for its aims, relations with the public as well as with the allied professions, and the conduct of those in practice as Pharmacists. The Code of Ethics of the American Pharmaceu- tical Association and similar codes adopted by several state pharmaceutical associations provide adequate . guides for the professional and vj-GAjetueU Mete ae commcrcial activities inddental f to the conduct of a Pharmacy. I have little doubt that the great majority of Pharmacists are acting in accordance with certain features of these codes even though they have never read them. They are based on ■■ the principles of fair dealing and self respect. There are two other factors in this matter of public acceptance of the Pharmacist as a professional person which warrant mention. One is the attitude of Pharmacists toward their profession. The other is the fact that Pharmacy involves the sale of professional service as well as merchandise in distinction to other pro- fessionals who are only called upon to sell service. All too often the public regards the Pharmacy as merely a store at which they may purchase almost anything at any time and this is largely responsible for the idea that the Pharmacist is a merchant. We must con- cede that in certain instances this view is justified by an undue stressing of merchandising both in articles for which the drug store is a recognized outlet and those entirely foreign. The man on the street sees little differ- ence between a window covered by or filled with advertising of cut-rates on medicinal or toilet articles and one similarly occupied by advertising of meats or other foodstuffs at reduced prices. This similarity causes him to class the Pharmacist with the butcher and on this evidence it is reason- able for him to consider both as merchants. This is but one example of what doubts about the professional status of Pharmacy rest upon and there are others. Cosmetics, toilet articles, cameras, candy and the soda fountain have all been so long associated with the Pharmacy that these nonprofessional activities ma} ' be regarded as within the province of the average Pharmacy. Furthermore, these average Pharmacies usually main- tain a nice balance between these merchandising activities and the profes- sional service. Unfortunately the undesirable extremes of super-mer- chandising attract more attention and have greater weight in molding public opinion. How can you and other graduates, past, present and future increase the professional prestige of Pharmacy? I will mention three ways in which you can do this. First — respect Pharmacy, for by so doing you will create respect for it by others. Second — show others that you respect it by speaking, acting and dressing as professional persons in your con- tacts with the public as well as those with members of the other health professions. Third — if you have control of a Pharmacy, let its appearance be such as to create no doubt that Pharmacy is a profession. Pharmacists know that the basic reason for the existence of a Phar- macv is the professional service it renders to the public, both in dispensing and the sale of medicinal articles. Their collective respect for Pharmacy on this score is the surest way to command the respect of others and this is essential to acknowledged professional status. T . Apxtthehast Bta Standing left to right — Alan Reep, Jean If ' . Baer, Harold Sheinaus, Irving Rcimer, Maxwell Spivack, Keva H. Lesker. Sitting left to right— Robert IV. Culp, Marilyn Y. Bcdik, Marvin Ehrenbcrg, Bernard H. Palais, Robert Friedman, Judith G. Feinsand. CO-EDITORS Marvin Ehrenberg Robert Friednun Photography Bernard Palais EDITORIAL STAFF Marilyn Y. Bedik Keva H. Lesker Judith G. Feinsand Alan Reep Jean W. Baer Irving Reimer Robert W. Culp Harold Sheinaus Maxwell Spivac!; FACULTY ADVISOR Professor Fanchon Hart 10 WE OF THE APOTHEKAN STAFF, wish to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have directly aided in the production, of this, our issue of the Apothekan. It is with the deepest appreciation that we express our gratitude to Dr. Leuallan and Prof. Hart for the untiring efforts they have exerted in order that we might have our own yearbook. For we as a class, as well as the members of the staff, fully realize that had it not been for their wholehearted support, this issue would have re- mained a dream instead of becoming a reality. We give our most sincere thanks In Mr. John Jackson and his entire staff at Jay Publishing Company for their time, material aid, and most welcomed guidance. Most of us on the staff have, up until this point, had very little experience, if any, with the direct production of a yearbook. There was indeed a lot left for us to learn. However, through constant Supervision, we feel that we have here a book that is well worth the time, effort, and money that has gone into its production. It is fitting at this time that we should also mention the fine work and cooperation afforded us by the photographer, Podell and Podell. They too were a vital link in the organization of this issue of the Apothekan. We will let their work speak for itself throughout the entire book in the clearness that our formal photographs exhibit. We have Bernard Palais, one of our own classmates, to thank for the excellent candid shots which were taken around the school. We feel that these, more than anything else, realistically depict what life here at Columbia Univers : ty College of Pharmacy has been like. Thus, upon the culmination of our works as members of the Apothe- kan staff, we leave with but one thought in mind; in the years to come, when as a class, we have embarked upon the many roads to success, this issue of the Apothekan may serve as a constant reminder of the numerous friends and acquai ntances made within the walls of Columbia University College of Pharmacy. EDITORS AT WORK??? What ' s so interesting fellows? French pictures? 11 fyacuUAf, Pharmacy DR. ELLIOTT E. LEUALLEN PROF. HORACE M. CARTER DR. LEWIS N. BROWN MR. LEONARD T. CHAVKIN PHILIP BLANK PUa i,macolo4f4f, DEAN CHARLES W. BALLARD DR. H. RANDOLPH HALSEY PROF. FANCHON HART PROF. FRANK J. POKORNY DR. AUGUST A. DiSOMMA PROF. SAMUEL S. LIBERMAK PROF. ABRAHAM TAUB DR. IRENE BAILEY Jlib ial AlU DR. JOHN DeGROOT DR. R. H. LUTH1X FRED SUPXICK PUaA ma C4f, Left to right — Mr. Leonard T. Chavkin, Dr. Lewis X. Brazen. Prof. Horace M. Carter, Dr. Elliott E. Eeuallen. OUR ENCOUNTER with the Pharmacy department was by no means a brief one. In fact it lasted four years. Orientation started this procession. Here we met Dr. Wimmer, who we can still recall reiterating, Pharmacy is both a. science and an art. ' ' His encouraging words were, When you become pharmacists, walk into a store, step onto a scale, and tell the proprietor to match the weight in gold, because that is what you are worth. Xow we are on the threshold of proving that statement. Our first class in laboratory pharmacy was with Dr. Brown. We soon discovered that the U. S. P. was not the United States Pastime, while Pharmaceutical Calculations was commonly referred to as just one big problem. When we were sophomores, we were taught the motto of the dispens- ing laboratory, Accuracy, Neatness and Dispatch. Swallowing pills was easy, but making them was a different story. The blisters on our hands were evidence of this. Pharmaceutical Latin was our second encounter with Dr. Brown, better known to us as Dr. Fuscus. It was here that we were surprised to learn that Primus Yirginiana meant wild cherry and not virgin prunes. The third year was by far the most interesting. Mr. Kravitz, who taught us Pharmaceutical Economics, didn ' t assign us a text. At that point we proceeded to write our own. That was one time that paregoric 14 It ' s all down here in hlaeh and ivhite, zeliat more do you leant? could not accomplish it? purpose, because the cramps we experienced did not result from over-eating, but over-writing. Manufacturing I harmacy had several good as- pects. The laboratory smelled exotic, which was due to the lingering fragrances of the perfumes manu- factured by the perfumery class the night before. Professor Carter seemed to be a lenient instructor for he always allowed a few weeks before we sub- mitted our preparations. After we worked on Lead Plaster for two months we realized how lenient he was. If we neglected to mention the percolater we would indeed be committing an injustice. Per- colate until exhausted was the rule, and we, being a body of astute and diligent students, percolated until we were exhausted. The Wednesday morning speeches, presided over by Mr. Chavkin, were amusing, informative and genuinely stimulating. Most of these sessions provided a welcome opportunity for a hora somni. For a long while, the brilliant oratory on Aphrodesiacs will be engraved upon our memories. Jurisprudence conveyed to us the importance of pharmaceutical law. Our able instructor, Mr. Blank, never lived up to his name when involved in a heated discussion. His method of reviewing old state board exams gave us a preview of what is to come. We once again met Professor Carter, this time teaching the survey of Pharmacy. The weekly quizzes kept us alert so that we never fell behind in our w : ork. The survey note book we kept should provide a good ready reference for studying and for future use. Xow that we are qualified to leave these academic halls of learning, we are prepared to assume the responsibilities of our profession. Let us all aspire to profit legitimately by the knowledge which we have amassed. A ow I ean slip in a; extra 15 grains of acaeia. 15 PUalmacolcHfif, Left to Right — Dean Charles W. Ballard, Prof. Fanchon Hart, Dr. H. Randolph Halsey, Prof. Frank J. Pokorny. CHYME MARCHES ON , and having passed through the duodenum, small intestine, and descending colon, we are at last awaiting our entrance into the world. Our curricula these four years has efficiently prepared us to take our place in the profession confidently. We sincerely owe a debt of gratitude to our Biology Department for the knowledge they ex- tended toward us, and especially to Professor Pokorny and Doctor Halsey for sacrificing their lives to live in a cell. Botany, was to become more to us than the name of a well-known woolen concern . . . for it was here we learned that micropyles were not small hemorrhoids . . . nor was Mints a classmate of ours. Professor Pokorny was a jovial fellow and his sparkling personality made the days work more pleasurable. However, we really felt sorry for him when the sight of botanical monstrosities e. g. roses, orchids, etc., made him wince with pain. Since the time Central Park was discovered, it became the custom of our school for all Botany classes to make a trip to this horticultural haven. Here, our Professor pointed out all the well-known botanical landmarks . . . Filicales, Lycopodiales, Graminaceae, Junger- maniales, Anthroceratales, Erythronium, and Bush 13. Then we went on to a subject called Plant Histology. The course was really a dream. As a matter of fact, we slept right through it. This prepared us for Pharmacognosy. Here, we were quizzed on the recogni- tion of drugs in both microscopic and crude form. Our answers were usually in crude form. But F. J. P. was really an obliging fellow. He was always glad to point out microcrystals to us under his electron microscope. Nevertheless, the final exam was really tough and only too late did we learn that Mandrake was not a comic strip character. Along about this time we were introduced to Dr. Halsey in zoology. We found out quickly that it was profitable to play everything cozy and a passing grade could always be obtained by molecular rearrange- ment. The practical work in this course was a messy ordeal, but Dr. Halsey set a splendid example of cleanliness for us as he immediately 16 wiped his blood-dripping hands on a shirt lying nearby . . . which looked vaguely familiar to the one he wore the following day. A year of Physi- ology with him was an enjoyable experience and his inimitable style of teaching will long be remembered by all of us. Muscle function was taught very concisely . . . the biceps raise the arm, the triceps lower it, and the forceps remove it. He really had a great sense of humor and his jokes were quite fungi. Our class earned the reputation of being the slowest group ever to work in the Bacteriology Lab. It didn ' t take Professor Hart long to classify us morphologically as being non-motile. However, Fanny kept after us with her weekly exams . . . these were usually on the order of True-or- False tests, Completion tests, Multiple Choice tests -and Wasser- man tests. But, we began to improve as the term wore on and we soon became familiar to Prof. Hart ' s mode of teaching. Just sit back and don ' t write this in your notes, she would say ... so we did just that, and paid dearly for it in our next examination. Nevertheless, we feel we have picked up a great deal of knowledge from our Bacteriology Lab and possibly some G. C. Finally we reached the pinnacle of our Pharmacological curriculum, Materia Medica, which was really a pot-pourri of all our previous sub- jects. The prerequisite for this course was the ability to reach your seat in 0.0554 seconds . . . the exact time of which it took the Dean to take the attendance. At times however, Dr. Ballard was a bit more liberal with us. This was exemplified by his calm, easy-going manner, as he would smil- ingly announce to us, Be prepared for a short quiz tomorrow on every- thing you had in the last four years. Thereapeutic action of medicinals were studied from a physiological viewpoint and we learned where the drug, after it entered the human body, winds up . . . That ' s right, where all other waste products wind up. . . . And now the final bell has sounded. We lay aside our books . . . meander through the corridors, and down the steps . . . leaving behind us our sincere appreciation not only for the knowledge they have extended to us, but for their patience and understanding which has helped us to take our first step into the profession world. 7 I ' m ' -nP But Mr. Wong, I ' m sure I saw something with legs on it. 17 GU mUtktf, Left to Right — Dr. August DiSomma, Prof. Samuel Liberman, Prof. Abraham Taub. Dr. Irene Bailey. CHEMISTRY was one of those subjects which we pursued (or which pursued us and even haunted us) from the very beginning, right through our college course. It even chased us through part of a summer, until some of us lost it in the Wurtsboro Hills. Who will ever forget the day we were given a tongue lashing for half an hour, for an arithmetic carelessness? And immediately thereafter, something happened on the blackboard that made Stoichiometric Sam ' s face turn mighty red (phenolphthalein indicator, of course). This was the course, you will remember, in which we learned how to juggle hy- drolysis constants, and solubility products. When the Thomas Committee gets around to investigating this course, they will undoubtedly throw out the Law of Mass Action as subt le Marxist Propaganda. Quantitative Analysis marked the zenith of our idealism. Weights were calibrated with loving care, burette readings were taken against scientifically prepared backgrounds, with the aid of a magnifying glass. Within a month, however, we had gotten the knack of things, and started clipping seconds, and then minutes from our elapsed time. Toward the end of the term, we became so adept and rapid that burettes were running like fire hoses, watch glasses dropped to the floor with amazing regularity, and weights rolled around the balance room floor in a drunken orgy. The organic lab will go down in history as the scene of some of the foremost chemical experiments of our day and age. One student shook the scientific world by creating an artificial snowstorm in a flask, but re- fused to divulge his starting materials. Another inspired chemist was IS thought to be on the verge of a phenomenal discovery. He was continually refilling his alcohol bottle at the stockroom, and drawing bowlfuls of cracked ice. But the day he asked Horace for a maraschino cherry, we knew he had gone the way of all unsuccessful chemists. During the final week 36 students worked at a feverish pace with 3-necked flasks trying to cop the Xobel prize for chemistry away from the clutches of Dr. DiSomma. Synthetic medicinals was a course I think most of us enjoyed, despite the fact that formulae oozed from both ears all term. But we just let them drip onto the paper at exam time. Somehow, when they hit the paper, they usually lost a methyl group or two. The course, however, brought us closer, for the first time, to some of die professional products which we dispense. Professor Taub never would tell us, though., what the pharmacophoric group was in Lydia Pinkham ' s Vegetable Compound. Our Sleepy Hollow representative is still trying to find out — he wants to put out his own line. Pharmaceutical analysis was the culmination of our chemistry edu- cation. The beginning was easy — just sniff for formaldehyde every once in a while, and let it cook some more. Toward the end of the term, though, when the pressure was on, the story was different. Anytime you chanced to look up ( if you could spare the time), you ' d see some student or other running, Groucho Marx style, into the balanceroom, both armpits bulging with glassware and notebooks, a desiccator in both hands like a crvstal ball, and a pencil piratewise between his teeth. His sample? Oh yes, THAT he left back at his desk. D , wouldn ' t he ever be able to make it in one trip? It was in this course that one of our lovely young ladies found out that chromic acid doesn ' t make a good mouthwash. It was here, also, that one of our rubber-aproned out of town students was accused ov Professor Taub of seeking a higher education. He was merely standing on the lab table on tiptoe, adding fluid to his burette at just below- ceiling ie el. Xo course, however, is without its practical applications : many years hence, as you stand with a stopwatch in your hand, and you find that it races through you in 95 Saybolt Seconds, you can say with authority, Ah, an excellent grade of mineral oil — send me six gross. Hmm, what have tec got here; 19 Jlil n.al Anti As the dust begins to form on our college years, we are afforded the opportunity to look back on those events that comprised our first breaths of life at C. U. C. P. We can appre- ciate what then seemed to us to be useless, extraneous material when we were frosh. Most of us arrived direct from high school with a complete mastery of the three R ' s, and anxiously awaited the chance to sink our teeth into a few professional courses. However, we were taught more English, more History, and more Math. We will never forget the English composi- tions, due every few weeks, that were hastily written a few minutes before the deadline ; or the horrible feeling of anxiety that persisted when your day for oral book reports turned up. While on the subject, there always seemed to be a faint similarity between the reports and various current radio skits. A mere coinci- dence, no doubt. Math was taught by Mr. Supnick, or that ' s how the course card listed it, yet at times he dwelled into the Chinese language, Greek phi- losophy, and often contemporary music. The question of exams arose. Ah yes, let ' s not forget them. We obtained, prematurely of course, some of the answers, but were soon put wise by the upperclassmen that our marks were in before we had finished. ' This, too, is part of the University. History, better known as C. C. was the last of the triumphant. For the information of a few who are still unaware of the true meaing of C. C, it means Contemporary Civilization and not constantly cutting. In no other class throughout our college career did we have the same free- dom to speak our piece. Here we thrashed out political, scholastic, and even sexual problems. When the students had finished talking. Doc Luthin would contribute his bit of fatherly advice, and so went our first year of college. 20 AcbnUtMtncUiosi As the college machinery rolls along, and we are geared into it, there is a control unit which keeps checking on all movements: The Office. It is lure that we first stepped in to ask for our applications for admis- sion ; it is here where we paid our fees or were assigned our G. I. privi- leges : and it is here that our marks, good or bad are recorded to mark our progress. And. finally, it is from this office that our degrees shall be mailed. Even after we have left the College of Pharmacy, the office will still try to trace our orbits, for we are still an item on its records, beyond the blueprint stage, stamped Alumni. In charge of the control room is Mrs. Gertrude Masiello, the regis- trar. When she joined us last year to replace Miss Eleanor Kerker. Mr?. Masiello was still Miss Hallinan ; but she soon realized that The College of Pharmacy is haunted by Cupid, and like many a student, she was mar- ried last summer. We wish her the best of luck. To keep the machinery financially geared. Miss Anne Silverman keeps her calculator buzzing. Her knowledge of Governmental Finance systems gained with the Signal Corps during the war has facilitated many dealings with the V. A. Miss Cathy Miani listens attentively to all our troubles, smiles help- fully, but absolutely refuses to tell anything, especially the contents of exams. What would anybody do without Mrs. Alice Almond at the switch- board. How would the happy father know that it was a boy, and how could we let the school know that we had a flat while driving to an afternoon exam. Left to right — Miss Anne Silverman, Miss Mildred Ackerman, Mrs. Alice Almond, Mrs. Gertrude Masi- ello, Mrs. Evelyn Freischman, Miss Catherine Miani. 21 SenixMA, PRESIDENT Bernard H. Palais VICE-PRESIDENT _.._ Irving Reimer SECRETARY _...._ Maxwell Spivack STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES Judith G. ' Feinsand Marvin Ehrenberg JEAN W. BAER 101 Green Acres Avenue Scarsdale, New York Unlock the door, it ' s against fire regulations. Class Fireman — The man of a thousand ideas — some of them aren ' t bad either. Delta Sigma Theta ; Editor Spatula : Apothekan Staff. MARILYN Y. BEDIK 1145 Boynton Avenue Bronx 59, New York What makes you so smart? Class Deb. Sorry fellows, but someone beat you to her. Apothekan staff. LAZAR COHX 55 East 40th Street Brooklyn, New York Laz. I ' m takin ' a pull of the Class ' results — what ' s yours? Ever see a picture that he wasn ' t in — must be phototropic. President S o p h o m ore Class ' 44. Rho Pi Phi. ANNA CRUZADO 551 West 157th Street New York, New York Class Mother. What am I going to do with rm Tito? Has anyone any extra pill mass? Lamba Kappa Sigma. ROBERT W. CULP 110 Morningside Drive New York 27, New York The Head. Memorize, who me, not on your life. No chance of ' culp ' able negligence here. Chancellor Alpha Z e t a Omega ; Apothekan Staff. ZULFIKAR Y. DALAL 245 Abdul Rehman Bombay 3, India Zulfy. Does anyone want to exchange dollars for ru- pees. He ' s in constant pursuit of that ellusive dol- lar. Delta Sigma Theta. 25 ALBERT A. DATLOF 66-02 Central Avenue Brooklyn 27, New York That exam must have been hard, it actually took me ten minutes to finish it. Lab perfectionist to the nth degree. Rho Pi Phi; Basketball Team ' 41. MARVIN EHRENBERG 40 Garfield Avenue Sayville, New York Class Politician. Don ' t worry, Student Council will see it my way. Tell me, Marv, when was the last time you took notes? Co-Ed it or Apothekan ; President Sophomore Class ' 4 5 ; President A. Ph. A. ; Student Council ; Delta Sigma Theta. HERMAN EISENBERG 424 King Street No. 12 Portsmouth, Virginia Portsmouth is not like that. Our Southern Gen- tleman. Has anyone ever heard Herman raise his voice ? 26 JUDITH G. FEINSAND 751 Walton Avenue Bronx, New York Oh, you ' re so sweet. Our N R A girl — nice, ravish- ing and attractive. Had any dichromic acid lately, Judy ? Secretary Student Council ; Secretary A. Ph. A. ; Class Secretary for three years ; Apothekan Staff. ROBERT FRIEDMAN 2142 East 34th Street Brooklyn 20, New York I can get it for you whole- sale. Disney ' s right hand man. Counts diamonds in his spare time. Co-Ed it or Apothekan ; Business Manager Spa- tula Anodyne Staff. ALLAN J. HOFFMAN 109 Sterling Street Brooklyn, New York But Professor Hart, that question was very ambig- uous. He ' d feel at home in a petri-dish anyday. Rho Pi Phi. 27 HAROLD J. ITKOE 1675 Andrews Avenue Bronx S3, New York Mr. Itkoe. Has anyone Seen Sol ? The question is, where ' s Harold when we hold class meetings? A. Ph. A. BENJAMIN KAUFMAN 1424 Crotona Park East Bronx 61, New York Benjy. Next week ' s pharmacy practical will in- clude a bacon and tomatc on rye. Delta Sigma Theta. BERNARD KNIPPEL 1175 Wheeler Avenue Bronx 59, New York Time for a break, fel- lows. Don ' t try to under- stand it, only I know what it means. Our set shot artist with cigarettes. 28 JOSEPH LANGERSPACHER 312 East 136th Street New York, New York Any hot tips on the market today, Joe? Ask him any- thing — he ' ll have an opin- ion on it. KEYA H. LESKER 964 Utica Avenue Brooklyn 3, New York Keve. I get ten hours of sleep a day — six at home and four in class. Arrives for class punctually at the bell, the twenty after. Rho Pi Phi; A. Ph. A.; Vice President Sophomore Class. JOHN J. LIPINSKI 206 Warren Street Jersey City 2, New Jersey The Lip. Eve got an in with Dr. Brown, we ' re both from Jersey. How ' s your wife been treating you lately, Johnny ? Basketball Team. 29 RAOUEL LOPEZ 611 West 136th Street New York 31, New York I don ' t know why I ' m doing it, but everyone else is. Oh ! He ' s just a friend. A. Ph. A. HAROLD MILLER 283 Wallabout Street Brooklyn, New York Tell me, what makes your hand turn white — it bites, too. Maybe its Phenol, Hal. JULIUS MINTZ 51 West Tremont Avenue Bronx, New York Present. Madman M ' .ntz, the boy with the Popular Science point of view. 30 LILLIANA NAKASHEVA 452 Riverside Drive New York, Xew York Class Cosmopolitan. Wouldn ' t you like to live on the Riviera, Berlin or mavbe Paris. BERNARD H. PALAIS 435 East 14th Street New York 9, New York I don ' t think tire exam will be hard fellows, but eight hours of study won ' t h urt you any. Our ace photographer with the mil- lion dollar camera. President Student Council ; President Senior Class ; Apothekan Staff; Rho Pi Phi. ALAN REEP 3511 De Kalb Avenue Bronx, New York I play at Bar Mitzvahs, Weddings, Brisses — I also have my own tuxedo. Ever hear him play? Not bad. Rho Pi Phi; Apothekan Staff. 31 B $ IRVING REIMER 926 President Street Bronx 15, New York Steve Canyon. This cur- riculum is really in sad shape but I have just the Rx for it. Sorry Irv but prescribing isn ' t ethical. Vice President SeniorClass ; Apothekan Staff. EUGENE ROSENKRANTZ 218-S McClosky N. Brothers Is. Bronx, New York I couldn ' t help it, but the ferry sunk. Class Pappa. How much did you make in Pinochle this week, Rosi-y ? Delta Sigma Theta ; Bas- ketball Manager. HAROLD SHEINAUS 190-20 - 111th Street St. Albans, New York Silent Harry. The prob- lem is very simple, merely integrate, differenciate and triturate. Our mathematical whiz. Apothekan Staff. 32 NATHAN SLOTKOWITZ 33 Washington Avenue Xorth Merrick, New York You fellows eat so fast that I can ' t have dessert anymore. Can I ask a question, please. Tell that Yiddish joke again Nat, but slower this time. LAWRENCE B. SLOTNIK 31 Waller Avenue White Plains, X ' ew York Okay you guys ... Jet propulsion personified. Pestle packin ' Larry with a Marine Captain ' s bark. FRANCIS A. SMITH 1079 Bergen Street Brooklyn 16, New York Smitty. BP ' s silent part- ner. I don ' t know, but those pills looked prettj good to me. To us hi; preparations look machine made. Vice President Tunior Class. 33 MAXWELL SPIVACK 241 East Mosholu Parkway Bronx, New York There ' s really nothing to it — why I could review? the term ' s work in an hour. Ah yes, married life must be agreeing with you, Max. Apothekan Staff ; Secretary Senior Class. WILLIAM L. WEINGOLD 909 Sheridan Avenue Bronx, New York I ' ll get into medical school no matter how I have to operate. We ' ll all be pull- ing for you, Bill. BERNARD WEISS 1041 53rd Street Brooklyn, New York But according to the book ... Our pessemistic boy with an optimistic future. President of Worriers Inc. Treasurer of Sophomore Class. M ALICE YOSHIDA 25 j West 93rd Street New York. New York ' I couldn ' t do my home- work last night, Benny was over. That ' s all right, Alice, the profs will understand. HERMAN S. ZUCKMAN 1328 Commonwealth Avenue Bronx, New York Hi. Anything for a price. A shrewd business- man with a sharp head — it comes to a point. Rho Pi Phi; Soccer ' 42; Student Council. f9e Annate of 1949 FOUR YEARS AGO, a group of dreary LORDS and LADIES were seen approaching the CUCP CASTLE OF KNOWLEDGE. A trumpet was heard and the drawbridge lowered. Now, at the end of their learning, the ROYALTY OF STIJDENTIA are gathered in the COURT OF GRADUATION. A voice booms suddenly. Hear ye, hear ye, shouts Harold Itkoe, the COURT CRIER, wiping his tearing eyes, this is a gay moment. We are graduating. The sound of trumpets interrupts his announcement. A hush falls over the court. Everyone looks down the hall to see who is coming. Ah, it is only the KING. The hush quiets down to a riot. King Palais is on his throne, confronts his court saying, Let me have your attention, please ! Quiet! Quiet! Quiet! Call the Prime Minister. Marvin Ehrenberg, the PRIME MINISTER, comes running up to the throne. What is it, sire? Stand by, and for once let me run the show. DAUPHIN, come up and help. Irving Reimer with a broad smile joins the king. Here, stand in front of the prime minister. He wouldn ' t mind being in the background for a change. A low sob is heard. Let ' s start with a little music. Call for my trumpeter. Alan Reep, the COURT MUSICIAN, serenades the assemblage with his fashions in music and verbage. SCRIBE (Maxwell Spivack), I want you to requisition the funds for the banquet and be persistent in your collection. Oh King, please let me stand in front of the Dauphin, the Prime Minister pleads. No, this time I definitely want you in the back. Now let ' s have a little magic. Keva Lesker, the COURT MAGICIAN, comes forward with his The wheels ' of the Senior Class. 36 equipment and demonstrates the little tricks of the trade, leaving us with one reminder. Never make too sharp a point on your suppositories. Look, is it a man? Is it a plane? It ' s CUPID. Lazar Cohn comes swooping down with his little bow and arrow. He takes aim at the ROYAL LADIES IX WAITING, Alice Yoshida, Lilliana Nakashiva and Raquel Lopez. They scatter to take shelter behind the COURT MOTHER Anna Cruzado. CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, call out your BEEF-eater, and chase Cupid from the hall. Herman Zuckman cries in a bellowing tone, I will not! You know, your majesty, that I, and my beef-eater, will do anything for a price ! Dauphin, call my counsellor, orders the King. COURT COUNSELLOR! Yes, sire, answers Albert Datlof. What would be a good reward for the Captain and his Beef-eater, Knippel? I believe that a course in driving for Zuckman is in order; and for Bernard Knippel, a siren to warn his captain when he is getting too close to an obstacle. Oh yes, he should learn to drive that Nash chariot of his. Is that sufficient, Captain? Yes, sire. Come, Beef-eater, let us chase Cupid out of here. Suddenly a hysterical laugh is heard from the far end of the hall. On closer investigation it is found to be Julius Mintz, the COLfRT ASTRONOMER. His laughter cannot be controlled. Call the COURT PHYSICIAN! Allan Hoffman comes running to the scene. Here, COURT PHARMACIST (more commonly known as Francis Smith), fill this prescription for Podophyllum resin. It will either stop him or make him go ... When the astronomer hears the prescription, he stops laughing. Ex- cuse the outburst, he explains, but I just caught on to one of the Court We did everything in rlass but take notes. 37 Don ' t wc look like lite bilious type? Jester ' s jokes. He told it last week. COURT JESTER ! Yes, sire, answers Nat Slotkowitz. I wish you would stop telling those jokes of yours to Julius. We do not want to have another outburst again like that today. After the commotion ceases, the NOBLEMAN approaches the throne. Your royal highness. Yes, Lord Eisenberg. There is a distinguished foreign visitor coming. Who is it? It is the Maharajah of Rupeeana. WINEKEEPER! Bring out the finest spirits! Call the CHAN- CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER! Call everyone. He ' s here, yells the nobleman. Trumpeter, sound yo ' horn ! Amidst the blaring of the trumpet, the MAHARAJAH OF RUPEE- ANA arrives. After all the introductions have been made, Zulifkar Dalai asks, How are my rupees doing on your stock market, your highness? The Chancellor will tell you. What do you know, Joe? (Langer- spacher.) The Maharajah ' s rupee ' s are up an eighth, sire. COURT WIZARD, COURT HEAD! Yes, highness, chime Harry Sheinaus and Rob Culp. I want you to figure out a way to make ' Zulfies ' stock go up a quarter. Wizard Harry replies, We will need the aid of the BARRISTER. (A sticker or the law to those who don ' t know.) All right, take along Larry Slotnik. You might as well take Billy Weingold my CHEMIST, too. We ' ll ne :d a little extra gold s ' nce the miser, Pernibily of Falcultania, did not grant us the loan we asked for. In the meantime, COURT ARTIST, draw a picture of the Maharajah. If you draw a duck, you ' re fired. 40 Well, I ' m fired, your highness, answers Bob Friedman sadly, you know I can ' t draw anything else but ducks. All right, draw one anyway. They ' re so cute. Is that smoke I smell ? Yes, your lowness, says Jean Baer, the COURT FIREMAN. Are you playing ' with matches again so you may use the firehose? Yes, sire. Either you stop it, or I will have the court room doors locked. Is that understood? Yes, yes, anything but that ! Before the hose can be turned off ADMIRAL Rosenkrantz comes dashing in (late as usual) and receives a face full of water. He breaks down sobbing, It isn ' t enough that I have to see water from the bridge of my ferry all day. Now a face full. I ' ll go mad, do you hear? mad, mad, mad, aaaaaaaah ! ROYAL EXECUTIONER ! ' If you have finished throwing your axe in the court ' s plans, you may take the Admiral out and put an end to his ferry. Oh, thank you, your majesty, says Gene Rosenkrantz, with glee. An ominous clicking and mumbling is heard. Side ball in the eight pocket. Two bits you can ' t. Hey, you MASTERS OF THE CUE BALL! shouts the king. Benjy Kaufman and Harold Miller turn around surprised. Four bits he can. Mind yourself, sire, cuts in the Prime Minister, we have distin- guished guests here. How many times must I tell you I ' m running this show. Forget the bet. I hear Johnny Lipinski, the WINEKEEPER, coming. As soon as the court sees what he ' s carrying, they all burst out laughing. The King says. John, I didn ' t mean the COURT SPIRITS. Leave Judy Feinsand and Marilyn Bedik here. Now please get the alcoholic spirits and meet us in the Banquet Hall. After a fine meal, the king rises. I ' rime Minister. I was only kidding. We will walk side by side from the Castle. Our job is done. The group of merry LORDS AND LADIES now leave the C U C P CASTLE OF KNOWLEDGE to make their mark- in the world. A trumpet is sounded and the draw- bridge is raised behind them. certainly fell good lo stretch your legs again after the trip from Indian- apolis. 41 Zckael ImxuufU Qui ekalll Dr. Brown (Dr. Fuscus-a-um) No talking during the Practical . . . each man do his own woik. Prof. Carter (Gentleman Jim) That may be possible, but according to the authorities ... Prof. Farwell (Terror of the Curve) Will the Pharmacy Group please take seats in the rear of the room. Dr. Halsey (Sex Personified) The amylolvtic enzyme used for this experiment will be freshly expectorated saliva. Prof. Hart (Archenemy of the Bacillus) Sulfa? Why I wouldn ' t give it to a ... Prof. Liberman ( Screaming Sam) No! No! Butchers use scales. WE use balances. Prof. Pokorny (He thinks that Four Roses are found in a garden) I ' ll bet that Bob Ripley doesn ' t know that the co.coanut is the world ' s largest seed. Prof. Taub (Test-Tube-Taub) Don ' t smell those vapors, you can ' t do that titration up vour nose. Mr. Blank (Mr. D. A.) Now either you guys do the talking or I do the talking! . . . Please, fellows. Doc Redden (The Arkansas Traveler) Today ' s lesson will be Pressure Points, Whist, Whist, Whist. Prof. Wimmer (Calculatin ' Curt) You got to shake it out of your sleeve. Mr. Ingenhuett (Gesundheit !) Well, I ' m sorry. You have at least nine cuts too many. Dr. DiSomma (The Fire-Chief of the Organic Lab ) Don ' t bother to learn the structure of 17-Hydroxy-ll-dehydro corticosterone, just know it. Dean Ballard (A very Sympathetic fellow — and Parasympathetic, too) Please be prepared to give up your free Thursday afternoons for the rest of the term, as I find that I am one lecture behind in my schedule. 42 -fcfcl J J. I I i 4 .ta|.i % V v A Vfo N, m 1 1 ill II :Lrt IE ft F[ ii iu ItfflJ l IEEE ._ZCE -OF- PVAAB.N vCX M - ' . HE k Student Gaustcil President.. ..Bernard Palais Vice President _ _ Arthur Snyder Secretary Judith Feinsand Treasurer Leon Lackman Upper Senior Reps Judith Feinsand and Marvin Ehrenberg Lower Senior Reps Rupert Salisbury and Arthur Snyder Junior Reps William Kamm and Frank Raphaelson Sophomore Reps Leon Lackman and Eugene Gans Freshman Reps Emanuel Scherman and Marvin Caligor The Student Council of Columbia University College of Pharmacy is the governing body of students who have the power of regulating the extracurricular activities of the school. This group of students, with equal representation from the various classes, works hand in hand with the Student Activities Committee from which its authority is obtained. Thus through the close co-operation between the two groups, it is pos- sible for students ' sentiments to be brought to the attention of the faculty. Among the nume rous activities which the council hopes to carry out this year is: the successful sponsoring of two all school functions; the continued publication of the Anodyne and a more diversified athletic pro- gram. In reference to the latter, it has successfully completed a school wide tennis tournament, and secured the entry of our basketball team in the Pharmacy League. Other sport facilities will be made available under this program such as Ping Pong, Softball and Bowling teams. This year the council had the honor of choosing four students to represent the College of Pharmacy at the installation ceremonies held at Low Memorial Library on October 12, to mark the inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as the thirteenth president of the University. 44 Alpha fieta neaa Directorum Sub Directorum Bellarum Robert W. Culp Lawrence Grey Bernard Israel The Alph a Zeta Omega Pharmaceutical Fraternity was first organized at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1920. At that time a small group of students, desirous of maintaining and expanding the principles of association sympathy, friendship and cooperation formed a nucleus which was to become the strongest pharmaceutical fraternity of its kind. The group chose to call itself the Dead Mans Club, but because the mem- bers were twelve in number, it later became known as The Dozen. It was this small group with a true fraternal spirit prevailing among them that evolved into the internationally known AZO fraternity, and was incor- porated in 1923 under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. Since that first Chapter was organized 25 years ago, the fraternity has grown and expanded by extending its activities to many pharmaceu- tical colleges in the United States and Canada. The eighteen alumni chapters, located in many of the lar ger cities, boast of an active member- ship of over two thousand pharmacists, many of them prominent business- men in their community. The AZO Fraternity has throughout its history been identified with progressive efforts in behalf of its members, colleges of pharmacy and the profession at large. It has fostered a great concern in human and pharmaceutical problems through its many contributions to disaster relief, the American Red Cross, and through its most recent activity — a con- tribution of fifteen thousand dollars to build the Pharmacy unit of the Hadassah Hospital in Palestine. 45 2belta Stijjfta Ueta Chancellor Lou Acker Vice Chancellor Joe Miller Treasurer Harvey Wol f son Scribe Gene Gans Historian Norton J. Bramesco The Greek letters Delta Sigma Theta identify a fraternity which identifies itself with the curative arts of medicine, dentistry, and phar- macy. The fraternity is thirty-three years old, but its history is the his- tory of medicine from the dawn of mankind. Medicine is mentioned in the earlies written records of man. The early Greecian civilization believed that the son of Apollo, Aesculapius, was the god of medicine. At the zenith of Islamic civilization, Galen in- creased the medical store of wisdom. Little is known of the Dark Ages, but the indications are that medicine became more of a superstition, and less of a science. Old European prescriptions called for many non- medicinal substances. All headache powders had unicorn ' s horn in them, which was actually the tusk of the narwhal. Prescriptions for long life called for mummy dust, which came from the Canary Islands where the original Guanches left their mummified dead in caves. The Aztecs however, used many substances which we use today — such as quinine and cascara. So efficient were these, that the Spanish conquerors made a detailed list culled from Aztec knowledge. This is the famed BADIANUS MANUSCRIPT, AN AZTEX HERBAL OF 1552. With the birth of this country, the corner apothecary shop made its appearance. In the ninteenth century, colleges of pharmacy appeared, and finally in 1916, a group of students at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy formed the Mortar and Pestle Club. This gave way to Delta Sigma Theta which today has chapters all over the United States and in many foreign countries. Delta chapter here at Columbia is among the most active. As medicine goes forward to new horizons, so goes Delta Sigma Theta 46 Kappa Pli Regent John V. Connell Vice Regent Robert Blake Treasurer Fritz Unger Corresponding Secretary Paul Cosgrave Recording Secretary Robert Allen Historian Frank Boyle Chaplain Clarence Frey, Jr. Kappa Psi pharmaceutical Fraternity takes pride in the fact that it was the first Greek-letter society established in the colleges of pharmacy in the United States. The organization, now almost sixty-nine years old, was founded at the Medical College of Virginia on December 15, 1879. Gamma Chapter, Columbia University College of Pharmacy ' s unit, was born some nine years later, in 1888, a date which makes the Chapter somewhat venerable when viewed in the light of historical events. It ' s lifespan has compassed the horse and buggy era and the Atomic Age and has included one major American war and two World Wars. The Fraternity and the Chapter have largely reflected the state of the Xation in membership and activity throughout their lives, times of stress being reflected in falling membership with a resulting resurge of activity on return to normalcy. At the moment, the latter is the case and Gamma Chapter is once again active, striving to live up to the principles of Kappa Psi in maintaining and promoting the ethics and standards of the profes- sion of Pharmacy. 47 Mia Pi PUi Chancellor Marvin L. Silver Vice Chancellor Edwin Posin Scribe Seymour Keller Guardian of Exchequer Allan J. Hoffman Historian Robert Lane Rho Pi Phi is an international pharmaceutical fraternity with chap- ters in the United States, Canada, and the Near East. The Supreme Council Headquarters are now located at Boston, Massachusetts. Rho Pi Phi has dedicated itself to worth while endeavors and has taken its place among the organizations which do not live only for them- selves. Our aims are public service and brotherhood among pharmacists. George Eliot has written: What do we live .for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other? And it has also been written: It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another, without helping himself. The brothers of Rho Pi Phi believe that these are the reasons for the existence of their fraternity. We mourn the passing of our beloved fratcr, Joshua Loth Liebman, whose feelings can be described by these words : The pharmacist and the doctor are the symbols of man as the doer, the searcher, the lifegiver. The Ropes ' are proud of their fraternity and fraternity brothers located all over the world. 48 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES