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

Text from Pages 1 - 74 of the 1952 volume:

m 9 |Eil ruiJ(ru [ruiinirn[iugfruiI[ifug[ Tin]fT THE LIBRARIES COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ■♦ HEALTH SCIENCES LIBRARY Gift of Alumni Association College of Pharmacy |t |uUfqfilfrTH]ffuil[]iru[iiB apothekan Published by Columbia University College of Pharmacy Contents — Reminiscences Graduates Activities L. Bergman, Editor B. Dashowitz, Bus. Mgr. N. Goldstein, Man. Editor S. Royal, Photog. Ed. ffl Associate Editors W. Engelbert H. Feldsenfeld M. Sperber Associates C. Braaf H. Braaf A. Jacobs H. Piatt W. Siegel dedication We are participating in a most memorable event in the history of this college. It is indeed a rare occasion when the Senior class of a school has the pleasure to graduate with its Dean. The name Columbia University College of Pharmacy shall be linked forever with that of Dr. Charles William Ballard, Dean, Professor of Phar- macology. Dr. Ballard, through his deep devotion to the high ideals of pharmacy, his inspiration and guidance to the college, its students and alumni, has emblazoned his name forever in the history of pharmacy. We cannot hope to review all his achievements for they are too numerous and we cannot measure the profound effect he has had upon the development of pharmaceutical education, but let it here be said that he has carved for himself and for the college a niche high on the wall of success and deep in the heart of pharmacy. Dr. Ballard takes with him not only our sincere best wishes but al so those of the generations of graduates who have passed through the por- tals of this college into all branches of pharmacy, of scientific and of busi- ness endeavor. It is therefore fitting to dedicate this yearbook to him as a token of our affection, admiration and appreciation. Dr. Leuallen is also in a sense graduating with us. He will not receive a diploma but he will don the robes of the office of Dean. He brings with him an outstanding record of achievements, plus youth, fire, new ideas and high hopes. We know that Dr. Leuallen will not only be an able administra- tor but that he will also be the architect of the destiny of the College of Pharmacy. We feel certain that under his guidance, the College shall rise to an even higher level of leadership and prestige in pharmacy and educa- tion, a position seldom achieved by any school, anywhere. Therefore, we, the graduating class of 1952, take great pleasure in dedicating this year- book to Dean C. W. Ballard and E. E. Leuallen. C. W. BALLARD ► E. E. LEUALLEN dedicatees Decut @. 7( . Sattatd Within a short time it will be my duty to present the Class of I 952 for their degrees and to personally deliver the diplomas. On these occasions the question of what the future holds for them is always in my mind and possibly in theirs. Undoubtedly the majority will enter store practice, smaller numbers seek industrial employment and a few continue in grad- uate study. Obviously under present conditions some must defer planning until a period of military service has been completed. The degree is essen- tial in every phase of pharmacy but in many instances your ultimate satis- faction and success may be dependent on the possession or acquisition of other qualifications. Some ideas about these other qualifications may be gained from the inquiry forms now widely used by employers. The specific questions deal with cooperative ability, initiative, personal appearance, personality and other characteristics of the applicant. Both large and small employers consider such matters as equal with scholastic ability in importance. Our sources of information for such inquiries include the student ' s folder and the Yearbook issued by his class. The latter is especially useful in deter- mining cooperative ability and initiative as indicated by participation in extracurricular activities. Space limitations preclude more than this brief mention of these other qualifications but they are worth thinking about. Graduation confers privileges but it also imposes obligations which in the case of Pharmacy are two-fold — to Pharmacy as a profession and to the College which certified your fitness for practice. Integrity is the key- note of your obligations to Pharmacy and these are clearly outlined in the codes of ethics of the national and state associations. Loyalty summarizes your obligations to the College. Remain a part through Alumni member- ship, speak well of it and support it according to your means. Throughout my service with the College I have had the friendship of the student body and the active support of the Alumni. As this active service comes to an end, I sincerely hope that the Class of 1952 and those of succeeding years will give Dean Leuallen a like measure of friendship and support. May they be his co-workers in the plans for expanding the activities of the College and carrying it toward the objective which has been set. messages S Smvi w ,eu zlte t Fellow Students of the Columbia University College of Pharmacy: For the past four years I have taken advantage of frequent oppor- tunities to share with the class of ' 52 my own hopes and dreams regarding our profession and the part that you and I, and our College, deserve to play in its continued healthy growth. Now, you are joining the host of graduates who represent and personify the College and its ideals. In turn, I am undertaking new privileges and responsibilities as a very humble suc- cessor to our beloved Dean Ballard. I earnestly hope that I may deserve, in years to come, some measure of the respect and affection that our graduates for many years have felt for Dr. Ballard. Even as you receive your diplomas, your College once more proclaims its leadership as it announces its new educational program. With the wholehearted cooperation of all segments of the pharmaceutical profes- sion, the College is entering a broader area of educational service. An important part of our program is concerned with what might be termed continuation studies or extension courses set up primarily for the benefit of alumni and friends of the College. Seminars and refreshers are con- templated as an integral part of our responsibility. Be assured that your College will have a continued and growing interest in her students and her alumni. Whether or not you are in a position to return periodically to the College, I hope that each of you will keep in touch with us. Let us share pride in your accomplishments. Each of you, in your own way, will further your education, formal or practical. You have a good start and the route and the climax are of your own choosing. Have faith in yourself. ♦ ♦ ♦ a tribute F. J. POKORNY The sun does not need to make a noise to let us know that it is shining and blessing the earth; it just shines. We, the Class of 1952, in the past few years have crossed the path of a person who, like the sun, just shines. We do not need to be told that this person is worthy of our tribute: we know it. Professor Frank J. Pokorny is such a person. He has been a crucial factor in making our stay at school pleasant, en- joyable and profitable. Where there is real shining, there is no noise; there is humility. reminiscences ■ f Ttte Italic ? The request on the part of the Class of ' 52 for reminiscences sur- prised me no little, for I had always supposed that students once out of the clutches of an English composition teacher made certain never again to come within writing distance. But here is pleasant disillusionment. The re- quest is so amiable that I must comply with it. As I look over the names of the seventy-six students who composed Section I and Section 2 of English A I and A2 in the year 1948-49, I find very few faces rising before me in clear individuality. Is Leonard Bergman that slim chap with the heavy red whiskers or that stout young man with the soprano voice? Is Barry Dashowitz that handsome young Hercules with the flat feet or that quiet youngster with the abashed look, appealing silently not to be called on to recite? And so down the list I go, wondering and conjecturing. Still there is personality in the list. Gradually out of the succession of names emerges a composite personality — the College of Pharmacy fresh- man. Except for the returned veteran, he is surprisingly young. He is eager, brash, and metropolitan. He is confident, energetic, and not easily dismayed. He is purposeful, determined, and aggressive. He is articulate, quick to speak, slow to be silent. He is hopeful, committed to a program of preparation, almost dedicated to it. Linguistically he has all the color and all the provinciality of New York City. He is stimulating to his teach- er, but not easily bent. Plasticity is not his chief characteristic. Above all, he is alive. Like any personality, he is in progress of growth. He comes to the first English class subdued, a bit overawed, quizzically curious. For the first two weeks he is conscientious in doing his assignments, eager to learn the marvels of written English, bursting with bright thoughts about the lan- guage, especially the vernacular — really quite a promising student of his native or adopted tongue. But then the fumy vapors of chemistry begin to becloud his head and clog his tongue. He speaks in hoarse whispers, and the sounds he makes take the shape of chemical equations. Twitching movements plague his hands and feet. He traces lines on bits of paper or in the air before him, and the lines form a geometrical design closely resembling the patterns of old-fashioned linoleum. Molecular structure, he mutters in his delirium. The distraction of chemistry has no sooner dewitted him than com- plications set in. A rash of math shows on one side of his face; on the other appear the pustules of zoology. Deep in his innards rumbles the conflict of intestinal flora with indigestible botany. Now is English a forsaken maiden, a weeping outcast, a marooned ideal. But the cause of effective communication is not wholly lost. Gone is the smile of the English teacher, gone the suave voice, gone the chummy manner. In their place come the grim jaw, the strident pitch, the barbed question. Mr. Freshman, what is a simple subject? English, replies the student confidently. English? echoes the puzzled teacher. Sure, reaffirms the student. If you don ' t think so, you ought to teach Contemporary Civilization. The themes pour in, and the sweat of the English teacher pours out. Punctuation, my good friends, is largely functional. Observe the func- tion and you can ' t help punctuating correctly. And again: Sentences must express a complete thought, explicitly or implicitly. Mr. Freshman, what do I mean by ' implicitly ' ? Ripples of uneasiness run through the class. The barb leaps from head to head but strikes no spark. For the thirteenth time I ask you: what do I mean by ' implicitly? ' Aw nuts! comes the squelching answer from a voice just under the window. Now we ' ll take up paragraph development, says the teacher. Out of the struggle eventually emerges someth ing like results. There are a great many interesting and well-written research papers. Frequently the discussion in class is eager, intelligent, resourceful, and enlightening. Frequently the class program clicks, and time swooshes by on rocket wings. Comes the end of the school year. The teacher now sees that in spite of the competition of professional subjects, English, that bastard cul- tural subject, has not been totally neglected. The students have not been lacking in appreciation but merely in time and strength to do so many things in so short a year. They have wisely made a practical adaptation to the stresses of a rigorous professional training. Resignedly the teacher sends his freshman students off on their head- long pursuit of sophomore quantitative analysis and pharmaceutical tech- nology. Hopefully he turns to a blank page in his record book and begins to make up the class roster of the incoming group. Years later he writes reminiscences for APOTHEKAN. And as he does so, he must admit that teaching English at Pharmacy is not the choicest academic assignment, but he is glad to say that it has its compensations. To him comes, instead of prettily disguised phials of HgCk a cheerful invitation to have his picture taken — FREE, for nothing — not by lethal radium rays, but by harmless actinic rays that show the dimples. Surely, classwork is short; friendship is long. To all seventy-six students of the Class of ' 52 (I take no note of casual- ties, few or many) I extend my heartiest wishes for a long, profitable, and gratifying career in pharmacy — one of the great professions. May your customers never have to say: Morituri te salutamus (underscore foreign words for italics). The Class of 1952 and I met for the first time in the Dispensing I. arena. Two years of combat at C.U.C.P. had made seasoned veterans of the survivors of the group and from the sound of the first bell on it was touch and go as to who would emerge the victor. The class was fully pre- pared to do battle and was led in each foray by General Scherman who conducted such intricate maneuvers as presenting my new-born son with a Defense Bond just as I was about to pass out the papers for the first examination. Would I ever be able to help make good pharmacists from raw material such as confronted me? In the Dispensing Laboratory, the class contributed to the melee by presenting me with students who were still preparing products for Tech. II.; who prepared ointments on the desk tops instead of a slab; who devel- oped fainting spells whenever a troche prescription appeared; who kept insisting that a pretzel shaped suppository was an acceptable form; who used the sweat from their brows as an excipient for tablet triturates; who chose incineration as the correct procedure for preparing ointments; who conformed to the rule of never leaving unlabeled prescriptions on the desk top by hiding them in the trash drawers; who thought nothing of heating liquids in graduates over a direct flame or treating a delicate prescription balance like a playground see-saw. And then there were those who could never locate their desks in the laboratory because of the mass of hair hanging over their eyes; who forgot to put blades in their razors when shaving; who wore luminous purple ties with green sport. shirts under laboratory jackets stained with portions of the prescriptions of the ages and those who thought that compounding talent was measured in terms of the number of pieces of dirty equipment strewn over the desk top. Lecture periods were additional sources of revelation and grey hair. I could never quite shake the feeling that Baskin knew the answers to the myriad questions he asked nor could I decide whether Kaufman ' s grin was a salute or a silent Bronx cheer. Trobitzen and Dimendberg were forever dashing into class ten minutes after the bell, whereupon the former would begin copying notes from some previous lecture and the latter would promptly fall asleep. The remaining portion of ' each lecture for the balance of the year was devoted to the continuous struggle over the techniques involved in the various medication forms and the intricacies of incompatibilities sea- soned with discussions on the great need for proper professional conduct in pharmacy and attempts at convincing Posner that fifty cents was an inadequate price for I 00 suppositories. It was gratifying to see the gradual change which took place in the class which resulted in the emergence of students who could be considered as capable representatives of our college in the profession of pharmacy. I knew the turning point had been reached when the typical comment changed from, But that ' s not the way my boss does it in the store to All right, I ' ll do it your way . . . here. How could I have ever enter- tained any doubts about a class which was capable of such great progress in such a short span of time! Looking back over the few short years of our association together I can think of many pleasant reminiscences that will have a lasting place in my memories. From start to finish, it was a sincere pleasure to have known the members of the Class of 1 952. May the many enterprises you success- fully undertook at C.U.C.P. carry forward with you to many years of con- tinuous good fortune and happiness in pharmacy. etota ut 7 4v to My first contact with the class of ' 52 was through the medium of a course labeled Pharmacy Administration. In the course of the semester I learned a great deal about drug store management and still more about the class. Unfortunately the class was scheduled for a nine o ' clock meet- ing, which led to my observance of many of the members of the group who were still asleep. I am sure that under many of the overcoats worn in the class were sets of pajamas. That ' s why Posner always had his coat col- lar turned up. I could always tell when it was time to start the class. It was easy; I just waited until I could hear Trobitzen and Scherman panting up the stairs. I knew when I was saying something that did not meet with gen- eral acceptance when I could see Kaufman sneer and Lane snicker. In all it was an enjoyable experience even though we never settled the conflict concerning the manner of dealing with cut-rate competitors or how to become one. Through all this Mosher kept his nose in the air . . . when you are the only pharmacist in town I guess you can afford to be inde- pendent. The class contributed many good merchandising ideas, all the way from Wall Street and Madison Avenue sophistication to East Bronx sell them something else, they ' re still standing there . Substitution and over-the-counter sale of barbiturates was thoroughly explored, and even though I do not think I made many converts among the class die-hards, we had many lively discussions. Guest speakers were always appreciated. They afforded many an opportunity to copy notes or to catch up on read- ing the tabloids. It was not until Pharmacy 49 that the true character(s) of the class showed up in full light. Here I was able to observe laboratory techniques and attitudes that were new to me. Laboratory coats ranged from taste- fully draped tatters to pink sport jackets. There were many serious stu- dents who neatly and diligently worked at their desks; always wore clean lab coats and brought their weights . . . and then there was Scherman. I think the course was wasted on Posner, though. Among all the polyethy- lene glycol esters not one could be considered as an adulterant for chicken fat. Examination time was always interesting for me. Several quotations taken from the class of ' 52 are: Is sorbitan sesquioleate really on this exam? I need more time ; This is an exam, not in Pharmacy, but in English ; and afterwards: I didn ' t come to argue for points, I only want clarification. Am I up to 80 yet? I knew the answer, but I didn ' t under- stand the question ; I deserve an A in this course ; Am I up to a C- yet? I couldn ' t study for this exam, I drove a cab all night ; We dis- cussed this in lecture? Lecturing in room 50 was sometimes a trying experience. In the era B.P.A. (before the public address system) there was a rush to the front seats by those who were interested in hearing the lecture, for various rea- sons, and a rush for back seats by those who were behind in copying notes. The public address system brought a new geographic distribution of the class. There were the same people rushing to the front seats, but a new group emerged, those who sat in the back near the loudspeaker. Here one could catch the choicer morsels of the lecture while copying notes . . . and Scherman sat in between in order to receive the adulation of both groups. In all, the character of the class of ' 52 might be described as some- times cynical, sometimes rebellious, sometimes disinterested, but gener- ally gratifyingly sincere and warm-hearted. Each commencement is a time of reflection for most faculty mem- bers; usually a time for pride in the curricular accomplishments of the graduating class; always a time for sincere hopes for the success and hap- piness of each new alumnus . . . and so it is with me. IZofant SdanfaU This seems to be an era of words. Perhaps it will some day be so characterized. Daniel Webster once said that knowledge does not com- prise all that is contained in the large term education. The amount of respect and confidence you will command will depend largely on how well you deal with the many problems that will surely confront you during your practice of Pharmacy. From the manner in which you have handled the various crises that have arisen at school, I am sure you can cope with the g reater problems that are still to present themselves, and be worthy of the title Pharmacist. %. T£a id tfc altey To whom it may concern: So many members of the class of 1952 have asked me to write them so many different letters of recommendation that I have decided to write a blanket letter which can be mimeographed, multigraphed, photostated, or produced in any way whatsoever by any member of the class of 1952 seeking graduate instruction, advanced degrees, professional employ- ment, and that mundane thing known as a paying job. I have known this class for four years and have helped nurse them through freshman fever, junior jitters, and senior syndrome. I can testify that they are able to digest a meat sandwich as well as absorb learning. That they are able to smoke a kymograph drum, pith a frog, play it cozy, and at the same time be ganz megillah. Some of these aptitudes will help them in life, others are somewhat specialized. Their spirit of cooperation is good. Witness the meat sandwich megil- lahs that were turned out last exam time for the freshmen. (How about a few copies for me too, boys, after all I give the course.) This was but one example of team work out of many. I can testify that most of them will make good life insurance risks. They understand the law of conservation of energy. This is one thing that they learned from that great-heart Professor Farwell, more popularly known as the student ' s friend and the grand old man of physics. He gave them a drastic course. (Professional joke.) Some of them will make good blue book and red book editors. They can tell you the name of every product on the market, the name of every manufacturer, and where the factory is located. (What do they make over in Belleville, New Jersey?) Some will make good public relations men, detail men, and salesmen. They have learned their way around such cities as Newark, Baltimore, Cin- cinnati, Washington, Indianapolis, and Chicago. By the end of the sum- mer some of them will know their way around New York. (Advt. — See A.Z.O. Convention News.) Some of them will also be good in the writing of professional litera- ture. They have learned to avoid the positive statement and play it cozy. Where they learned that I wouldn ' t know. Some will make good masters of ceremonies. They can give vent to puns that are unexcelled for iodine number, and rancidity and I especially recommend one of my brothers, Frater Newman, when I make this state- ment. I am willing and glad to recommend them for anything, anywhere, and the farther away the better. Let ' s have quiet wit hin these halls and peace at any price. I have heard more vociferous gatherings such as gull rookeries, and the primate house at the zoo at feeding time. You know that they are around. P.S. There are even a few students among them. ttutcatee 4. Kelf When you, the class of ' 52, entered C.U.C.P. you were merely a mass of strange faces. When we met in Botany lab you became individuals; when you finished Pharmacognosy we were well acquainted! By the time we had struggled through collenchyma and sclerenchyma, through bark and cork, through ovate and obovate leaves, through drupes and cremocarps you became more than row and seat numbers. As we travelled on through receptacles and slippery conceptacles of Fucus, saw the flash of ignited Lycopodium spores, examined the sori of ferns, the winged pollen of pine, the microsporophylls (stamens) and the megasporo- phylls (pistils) of the angiosperms you became personalities. Some of you seemed interested in the course matter; some of you appeared to want to see how little work you could do — and still pass! Our acquaintanceship was renewed with Pharmacognosy in your Jun- ior year — or should it be called Organic Chemistry year? Your knowl- edge of botany became necessary for a study of the drug plants. Terms which may have been merely terms that had to be learned in Botany in- creased in meaning. Pharmacognosy itself became much more than the title of a course. The study of the crude drugs themselves and of their active constituents, a practical application of botany and chemistry, seemed to appeal to you and many realized the value of knowing these aspects of drugs worked with in other courses or dispensed across the counter. I hope and trust that the knowledge retained, even if relatively slight, of Botany and Pharmacognosy will help you all to be better pharmacists and, perhaps of greater importance, to appreciate the important role of plants and plant products in the world about you. The class apparently (in my subjects) showed a continuous improvement from the freshman to the junior year, as a glance at the final ratings confirms; may it continue to do so to their own satisfaction in the years to come! Samuel S. i enmatt It is not an easy task for me to write a critical essay dealing with my personal reactions and opinions involving the present graduating class. My multiple tasks in dealing with students both as instructional officer and as assistant to Dean Ballard give me a greater insight into the atti- tudes and values possessed by these students. It is impossible to compare one group of students with another with- out taking into consideration the environment of this group, its composi- tion, and the period of time through which one has had contact with it. Fundamentally, I use the same attitude towards students as I use toward feminine pulchritude. There are no ugly women; some are more beautiful than others. There are no poor students (barring accidents); some are smarter than others. I must admit that while I had you as students in my courses in analyti- cal chemistry, I may have acted somewhat brusquely. You probably saw me walk up and down the aisles in the chemistry laboratory peering over your shoulders with a harassed mien, muttering esoterically under my breath. I kept my hair from turning gray by tearing it out after I saw the final exam grades. Well, you can hardly blame me, now, as you look back, can you? Of such stuff are colleges made! The educational process is a two-way street, and I can assure you that I learned from you much about student behavior (perhaps a little bit about student misbehavior?) for which I am duly grateful. I am more apprecia- tive of your earnest cooperation, and your generally mature attitude. It is this kind of behavior which gives an instructor a feeling of satisfaction, even though the results of his teaching are not immediately apparent. I anticipate that this attitude, this serious attention to the problems surrounding you, will act as a kind of touchstone. With the qualities you possess you should go far and set the standards of dignity and prestige that are inherent in the practice of professional pharmacy. I extend to you all my blessings, and my best wishes for the success in every respect that is due you. ? iatit ty. ' Pafoitty The time of arrival in September 1948 and the time of graduation in June I 952 has gone by in the most rapid fashion. Who were these people, what were these people like, is there something to remember, something to think about after they leave the scene, something to recall in later years, some memory to retain for the future. True one does obtain an impression from any group while in the classroom, from the individual member during a short, fleeting talk and from an early morning or daytime hello in the school corridors. But something more than that is required in order to meet the real personality of the student, we must leave the school halls for a short time, away from scholastic routine, away from the well ordered classroom life. Such opportunities occur from time to time at a school dance, fraternity affair or perhaps a pharmaceutical meeting outside of school hours. The most satisfactory would be a journey or a trip involving several days in each other ' s company. Such was our pleasure to have experienced and if the group who were along are at all representative of the entire class, (and I ' m sure they are) then it was the most worthwhile endeavor of the entire four years stay at school. It will now be very easy to recall the name, the face and perhaps even a good portion of the personality of the alumnus for many years to come. We now have a bit more than the seat and grade number to go by. The word alumni brings to mind your entry into that group which is so concerned with the good and welfare of the College. You can always maintain your identity both as an individual and as a class by actively associating yourself with that group, the Alumni Association of C. U. C. P. which is now affiliated with the Columbia University Alumni Federation. The class of ' 52 has always been a potent force in the various extra-curricular activities of the school, notable in the school publication and also in the problems of the student council which in turn is concerned with the welfare of the entire student body. Some people of the class may be singled out for honor in those fields but perhaps they would prefer to ' blush unseen ' and leave their good work to be continued by those to come. As the 1952 President of the Alumni Association may I extend a welcome to the entire class to join and actively participate in the affairs of what is now your group. The makeup of the class is such, according to my thinking, that they will insist on becoming an active part of this organization and make their influence felt. rf6 a ani 7au From the professorial watchtower, student life in the senior chemistry laboratory is not always a prosaic and perhaps burdensome series of proj- ects to be completed in a limited time. Like its counterpart in everyday living, it presents its lighter side, its pathos, its romance, and its unique character portrayals, particularly those which remain fixed in one ' s memory long after the image of the average student has faded away. There are the varied student approaches to getting information — the mature student who relies solely on his notes and reference books; the worrier who asks the same question of three different instructors; the duplicator who waits for the other fellow to set up the experiment; the sixty-four dollar questioner who waits for a little crowd before exhibiting his erudition, sometimes with a little gleam of expectation that perhaps this time the instructor will be tripped. There is the overzealous fire-fighter who rushes to the scene of a teeny flash fire and extinguishes it with a COj blast that scares the wits out of his neighbors, and puts an inflection on the breakage charge; and the slightly preoccupied student who nurtures a protein determination for two days only to botch it up at the tail end. There is the exhibitionist, twirling the dials of a spectrophotometer with pomp and artistry, and emerging with information that results in a curvaceous curve when it should be a straight line. There are the more momentous events — the cordial invitation to appear before the Draft Board; the repeated court summonses to appear as a witness after acting the hero in a hair-raising burgular chase; the mingled emotions of the student on examination day, sitting six feet from a telephone, answering objective questions with subjective feelings, wait- ing expectantly for the news that will make him a father; and the harsh separation in the laboratory, by an instructor not in the know, of the recent newlyweds, causing them to wash their glassware separately and unbliss- fully. These are but the foibles and life interest that add spice to the daily routine of the teacher. The overall picture is one of keen satisfaction in seeing that another class has weathered its difficulties, and despite per- sonal burdens, has passed through one more phase of formal training, and acquired skills and a more matured judgment which may help them in their chosen calling. Messages at commencement time are given freely and easily, and taken in stride. Yet I would feel remiss were I not to emphasize two objec- tives. I would like to see our graduates carry away with them the feeling that a profession implies a continued learning, a continued keeping abreast of current developments; that it implies a continued interest in the prob- lems, in the ethics, and in the betterment of their profession through constructive activity in local and national associations; and that it also implies an eager interest in the civic life of their community. Finally I would like to see our graduates think of this College as their personal concern, its multicolored memories to be gratefully recalled, its aims to be wholeheartedly supported, its future to be envisioned with prideful expectation. Tftattia Katf We would like to see ourselves as others saw us, was what you said to me. I feel at once the need for inks of many colors, for just as my recol- lections of you are a brilliant technicolor and not a black and white picture, so I feel that no black on white essay can do you justice. I think once more of our laboratories and I recall a hazy brown mist which seemed to envelop you. Remember the cause of that haze, the brown fumes of NO2 coming from the mixture of iron nails, HCI and HNO3 which I optimistically expected to become ferric chloride solution. There were also the brown, foul smelling tinctures dripping from the percolators into the clean white evaporating dishes where they were being boiled to make fluid extracts and more often alcohol fires. I recall with gratitude those three bright red CO2 fire extinguishers, placed about the lab, which enabled me to avert attempted arson; and I am indeed proud of the trophy awarded me for this meritorious service, the Red Fire Chief hat. I can also remember orange oranges, half being eaten and half being macerated for Sweet Orange Peel Tincture. I often wondered whether half the Rhubarb or Nox Vomica or Belladonna were also being macerated orally for we never could understand why twice as much drug was being used up as the finished products warranted. And then I think of Green, a Green St. Patrick ' s Day, solidly sup- ported by the entire class with Green buttons and Green ribbons and Green sheets (song sheets) and only two Irishmen in the class. Blue and white have a place here too, for with unprecedented vigor, your class revived our school spirit. The effigies, banners and sign ' s brought a fresh collegiate air into our halls. And now I see you once again, this time as seniors. Your glimmering pattern of color shapes into a rainbow road of future years, over which you will pass, seeking your own special pot of gold. And as you travel this road think not of the golden color of material wealth alone; think rather of the great myriad of colors that will make life more worth living, and the pot of gold more worth working and waiting for. Think of the brown of the good earth, the green of everlasting abundance, the shim- mering silver of love and friendship, and the blue and white of peace and good will. fctifi, £ ' Ktavitf The Senior Class of 1952 was definitely outstanding in my mind. The class as a whole was a serious group of men and women, with intent to learn the subject matter. Of course, there were times when Organic Chemistry prevented the class from putting in more time in Law and Accounting. However, the class did well in my subject. In every class certain students do better than others. Some are brighter or some students belong to more fraternities or sororities where the past examinations are available. However, certain students each year are remembered more than others by their instructor. I guess this is due to the outstanding work done or very poor work accomplished. But, if you do average work the instructor doesn ' t get to know you as well as he would like to, unless, you have other decided (?) accomplishments. I remember several members in this class such as: Paul Kipilman — Sidetrack ues r ' ons Harold L. Fish — Dancing Expert and Big Time Operator Leonard Bergman — Special Reporter Bert Levey — Dancing with the male sex Morton Pierce — Walking out of the UN Ralph Zakheim — Course at another school E. Scherman — Class Bully There are many more I could mention, but as I have mentioned pre- viously, the class was really outstanding and I consider it one of the best I have had the privilege to teach. I recall at one time during the semester, several students said they were so interested in this course, that they were seriously thinking of taking law and accounting after graduation. This is partly because I have tried to teach law and accounting on a practical basis for the pharmacy student. Or, was this due to the fact that the students were doing poorly in some other subject? As your instructor last year, I have had an ample opportunity of ob- serving the Class of 1952, and I can honestly say that every candidate for graduation today is of fine moral character, excellent integrity and should make excellent professionals in an outstanding profession which you have chosen. May I take this opportunity of wishing each and everyone the best wishes for Success which you have earned today. Robert Bebarfald Assistant in Biology ffi ty- Lewis Nathan Brown k Associate Professor of Pharmacy W Leonard T. Chavkin W Assistant Professor of Pharmacy y %«v V 4 John H. De Groot Instructor in English Fanchon Hart Professor of Biology Martin Katz nstructor in Pharmacy Francoise A. Kelz Assistant in Biology Philip B. Kravitz Assistant Professor of V Pharmaceutical Economics E. Emerson Leuallen Professor of Pharmacy Herbert Lieberman Assistant Professor of Chemistry Frank J. Pokorny W Assistant Professor of Biology r v Abraham Taub Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry h 4 Gertrude M. Hallinan Registrar Anne Silverman Bursar DR. BAILEY PROF. LIBERMAN class history Dear Mr. Lieberman; my father is a graduate Ph.G. earning in the neighborhood of $135,000 per annum. The rewarding and humane ele- ments of the profession of pharmacy has ever intrigued me. Would you please send me a catalogue and an application? Come see me, . . . Professor Liberman. . . . The interview was short and sharply pointed. I walked in, prepared to expound enthusiastically on my many virtues and on my ability to with- stand the coming grueling four years. I sat down . . . my mind ' s wanderings were suddenly interrupted by the ' interviewer ' s affably spoken opening and closing statement. Any questions? . . . The interview was over. After taking the C.U.C.P. pharmacy aptitude examination I hur- riedly sent the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy my $25.00 deposit. Two weeks later . . . We Were Born A baby comes from a divine place . . . my classmates did not. They came from every borough of New York City, as well as Florida and Trumansburg, New York State. They were all together on that long line before the Trustee ' s office on the main floor the day of freshman registra- tion. There was little talking and much activity interrupted repeatedly by staccato phrases. . . . Fill this out! . . . Has anyone got a blotter? . . . Ts that the smallest you have? . . . I felt strange in that beehive of activity that would not write . . . blank checks to fill in . There were many oddities among my future classmates. This I could see at a glance — the rotund one who was a living testimonial to America ' s abundance; the loud one (Army veteran still shouting above the canon ' s roar); the quiet ones just out of high school mentally going over their private formula for a superior apple polish; and others who a.t this time were cast into a world where articulation was above accomplishment and loudness was above logic!!! But . . . these ' were only first impressions. Post-Partum Experiences There are many things that I will never forget. . . . Our teachers, who in all earnestness, we must say, tried very hard. . . . . . cards to fill out . . . pens . and people . . . people . . . i a The stocky, cherubic, unconventional one who. taught us in a manner most uncon- ventional. The course consisted of under- lining every fourth sentence in the C. C. Book and reading them aloud when called upon. The staid God-fearing gentleheart who tried to teach us to write in a more better fashion how to punctuate a sentence and to write a proper letter to a proper person who will ever forget Dr. Degroot and all that he taught us (sic). The tall and thin perfectionist with the slide rule who had to multiply our final grades to the Nth power to pass us. The hard working and kind hearted Doc- tor Bailey who used every resource in her power to coax us into learning chemistry and getting out of the first three rows in Room 34. The soft spoken, dry humored, intensely sincere professor who introduced us to the Ginko tree and taught us that there can be no greater pleasure than a walk in Central Park on a bright and sunny day. The pipe-smoking, oxford-spectacled professor who taught us that the greatest pleasure in a man ' s life is to follow a blonde shiksa down Main Street in Union City eat- ing a meat sandwich. The jovial, carefree major of briefcases and law suits who helped establish the firm of Levey and Pierce. ' 4 f activities The professor in cosmetics whose laugh could be heard three floors above and below, who taught us how to make beautiful women. The pharmacy professor who taught us so well to make male bougies, to keep our mouths shut in lab, to feel the wrath of God during a practical and, above all, to live up to what he thought pharmacists should be like. The homespun whittler who taught us pharmacy in the old tradition. The teacher of qual and quant who doubled as a spiritual advisor, especially after final marks were posted. I shall never forget my classmates. . . . Manny Sherman, our class president, who set in upon us like a conditioned reflex and, though I have eighty voices against me, I must say he did a good job — We never had a better president. The fellows who worked so long and hard on the staff of Anodyne — Milton Baskin and Johnny Neumeyer, who put so many hours into our school paper. The rhumba experts of the class of ' 52 who competed on the dance floor for the championship: Amy Pugatsky, Paul Kipil- man and Leonard Bergman, who endlessly tried for the Hal Fish Rhumba Award to no avail. The basketball team whose undaunted spirit and courageous attitude is best ex- emplified in the fighting spirit of manager Herbert Boorstein who said: Though the losses were many And the victories few The boys fought hard For the yellow and blue It is claimed co-manager Murray Ka- chad was paid off with fifty per cent own- ership of Winthrop-Stearns for throwing three games to the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy. And among us there were many who stood out — just by being ourselves. Who will ever forget— Barry Dashowitz ' s Florida suntan. David Dimenberg presiding over the APHA meetings with the help of his buddy Joe Kanig. Naty Posner ' s clean shaven, neat look in front of Room 10 on Monday mornings. Sid Royal ' s quiet taste in ties and hats. Harvey and Claire holding hands in the lecture hall. Narcotics Piatt and his pin point eyes after a big weekend. Jerry Bodin correcting Joe Kanig on the intravenous dose of dried Toadblood in Persic Oil Injection. Mark Trobitzen ' s punctuality. The members of AZO around end term time after one of Sherman ' s Stimulant Symposiums. (From these SSS meetings it is rumored Smith, Kline, and French ob- tained most of their clinical evidence on the therapeutic value of Dextro amphetamine sulfate.) Maxy Salvatore ' s war cry of Owa Stan Goldman who knew the location and telephone number of every drug com- pany in the United States and British New Guinea. Bryant Fitzgerald who always kept his famous tweezers razor sharp. Then there were the marrying ones in our class: Hal Foster, Norman Goldstein, Naty Posner, Norman Pallay, Billy Siegel, Moe Feinstein, Bert Levey, George Liebman, Morty Pierce, Claire and Harvey. Then there were the careless ones: Mil- ton Baskin, Joe Bousel, Hal Foster, Moe Berman, Norman Pellay, Ralph Zakheim. Yes — those were some of the members of the class of ' 52. There are others who were not mentioned. Think, they will all come to you. We worked together, cut up dead cats together, laughed together and wor- ried together about passing and failing and the army and allotment checks and many other things, for four long years. We were a team — a nice bunch of guys. Now we are going our separate ways — to our separate worries and our separate happiness. It makes me sad; and not just a little sad, either. Sometimes later on, somewhere else, let ' s hope that this will help you remember the class of ' 52 of Columbia University Col- lege of Pharmacy. N.G., LB. Apothekcm Anodyne A. Ph. A. Officers - jL J: llSJE 1 ET Tijffi ffiiffif iiNiHnFT J tJS in TT % rfnjw v rtRvv al j Jin i   (iWSJ|K4 • . -py ' f ,jar _ V Student Council Basketball Team -— --— l F. C. Lambda Kappa Sigma Alpha Zeta Omega Delta Sigma Theta Kappa Psi Rho Pi Phi Sigma Tau Epsilon r E. Scherman president J. Bodin M. Kachad student council representatives J. Mosher vice-president B. Kaufman secretary B. Levy treasurer jL. jUjL. tjit o S 4T2L. AlSAJL. Xo ULas -C G . f --C . . h t JU . graduates Bernard S. Barrh 1 684 West 8 Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Anodyne Research, Retail Milton Baskin 41-4941 Street Sunnyside, N. Y. Dir. Alpha Zeta Omega Ed. Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Industry, Retail Leonard Ira Bergman y I 555 Grand Concourse A Bronx, N.Y. Beta Sigma Rho, Ed. Apothekan Assoc. Ed. Anodyne Teaching, Research Morris H. Berman R. F. D. 2, Box 316 Rahway, N. J. Alpha Zeta Omega Class Sec ' y 1948, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Jerome R. Blitz 1692 Grand Concourse Bronx, N. Y. Jerome Irwin Bodin s 441 Berriman Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Mgr. m Basketball Team, Student Council Rep., Anodyne Teaching, Industry Joseph Bousel 3 I West Mosholu Parkway Bronx, N. Y. Softball Team, A.Ph.A. Retail Claire Mintzis Braaf 1016 East I 74 Street Bronx, N. Y. Pres. Lambda Kappa Sigma, I.F.C. W Apothekan, A.Ph.A. Retail Harvey Braaf y 1016 East I 74 Street A Bronx, N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Apothekan A.Pb.A. Retail, Industry i N Donald Budinoff 23 Schenck Avenue Great Neck, N. Y. A.Ph.A. Retail 1 Marvin Stuart Caligor I 39 East 94 Street A N.Y. C, N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Basketball Team, Softball Team, A.Ph.A. k£% k Ronald Cohen 1316 Herschell Street Bronx, N. Y. A.Ph.A. Anthony Darbonne 101 West 1 09 Street N.Y.C., N.Y. Retail, Detailing ■VASH Barry H. Dashowitz 500-A Grand Street N.Y.C., N.Y. Delta Sigma Theta, Student Council Rep., Bus. Mgr. Apothekan V. Pres. A.Ph.A.— 1951, Anodyne Teaching, Retail John A. Devaney 240 West 1 04 Street N.Y. C, N.Y. A.Ph.A. Industry David Charles Dimendberg 603 Academy Street N.Y. C, N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Pres. A.Ph.A. WL 1951, Class Secy — 1951 , Trainer Basketball Team Teaching Herbert Bernard Ehrlich 687 East 48 Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Rho Pi Phi, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Joseph Elowitz 221 Elmwood Terrace Linden, N. J. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Werner J. Engelbert 180 St. Marks Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Delta Sigma Theta, Assoc. Ed. Apothekan, Assoc. Ed. Anodyne A.Ph.A. Industry, Retail Maurice Bernard Feinstein 1161 Shakespeare Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, I.F.C., Class Treas — 1949, Basketball Team Softball Team, A.Ph.A. Industry, Research He rbert William Felsenfeld 2280 Grand Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Assoc. Ed. Apothekan, Anodyne A.Ph.A. Research, Teaching Harold Lewis Fish lu 1440 Jesup Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Anodyne Baseball Team, A.Ph.A. Retail ► Bryant W. Fitzgerald Main Street Florida, N. Y. Kappa Psi, A.Ph.A. Research, Teaching Howard Foster 5304 Avenue H Brooklyn, N. Y. Delta Sigma Theta, A.Ph.A. Retail Dorothy A. Fusco 70 Lawrence Avenue Lodi, N.J. Lambda Kappa Sigma Sec ' y A.Ph.A.— 1951 Retail Victor Geduldig I I 1-08 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail Stanley Goldman 1710 Carroll Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Rho Pi Phi, A.Ph.A. Retail Norman Goldstein 342 East 5 I Street N.Y.C., N.Y. Delta Sigma Theta, Manag. Ed. Apothekan, Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Industry, Research Hc - Louise, M. E. Haupt 44 Fletcher Avenue Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Anodyne, Class Sec ' y ■ Sec ' y A.Ph.A.— 1948-50 Retail 1947, Tarsis B. Hernandez 976 Fox Street Bronx, N. Y. Retail, Research Ira Howard 1685 Selwyn Avenue N.Y. C, N. Y. Rho Pi Phi, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry y Allen L. Jacobs 1817 Mohegan Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Anodyne, Apothekan, A.Ph.A. Industry, Research Murray S. Kachad 2746 Seymour Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Dir. of Student Activities, Student Council Rep., Sec ' y — 1949, Class V. Pres.— 1948, Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry r ' - ' Burt Norman Kaufman I 700 York Avenue N.Y.C., N.Y. Dir. Alpha Zeta Omega, I.F.C.. Class Sec ' y— 1952, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry i Arthur A. Land 250 West 94 Street N.Y. C, N.Y. Senior Prom Director, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Robert Joseph Lane 255 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, N. Y. Chanc. Rho Pi Phi, Pres. I.F.C. V. Pres. A.Ph.A.— 1949 Retail, Detailing Leonard Leifer 16 Metropolitan Oval Bronx, N. Y. Rho Pi Phi, A. Ph. A. Retail, Industry Burt Robert Levey 234 East 178 Street Bronx, N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Class Treas. 1951, ' 52, Sec ' y— 1950, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry George D. Leibmann 555 West I 86 Street N.Y. C, N.Y. A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Howard Benton Linder 500 Trinity Avenue Bronx, N.Y. Rho Pi Phi, A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing Norman Lindner I 69 Powes Street Providence, R. I. Alpha Zeta Omega, A. Ph. A. Retail, Detailing Robert Arthur Mansfield 107 Sproat Street Middletown, N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega Class Treas.— 1948 Retail, Detailing Philip John Mariani 74-37 43 Avenue Jackson Heights, N. Y. Softball Team Retail, Industry y t it { t Helen Mayer 37-36 88 Street Jackson Heights, N. Y. A.Ph.A. John N. Mosher 60 Main Street Trumansburg, N. Y. k Regent Kappa Psi, Class V. Pres. W 1951, ' 52, Cap ' t Basketball Team Softball Team, A. Ph. A. Retail Robert Theodore Muraik 57 Colin Street Yonkers, N. Y. Sigma Tau Epsilon, A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing V ■P 1 John L. Neumeyer 100 Fort Washington Avenue N.Y.C..N.Y. Ed. Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Industry Jerome Newman 780 Pelham Parkway Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing y Walter M. Nisnick I I32A 1 6 Street Newport News, Va. Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail 4 J Myron Paikoff 402 Albany Avenue Kingston, N. Y. Delta Sigma Theta, A.Ph.A. Research, Retail Norman Pallay 1652 Washington Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Delta Sigma Theta, Anodyne A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing Constantine Papavasiliou 607 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, N. Y. Delta Sigma Theta, A.Ph.A. Detailing, Retail Nelson Piel I 15 Lenox Road Brooklyn, N. Y. A.Ph.A. Retail, Teaching Morton H. Pierce 736 East 1 05 Street Cleveland, Ohio A.Ph.A. Retail Herbert Piatt 2131 Wallace Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Apothekan, A.Ph.A. Industry, Retail y ► Nathaniel Posner 770 Empire Boulevard Brooklyn, N. Y. Retail, Industry y Donald Reisman 652 West I 89 Street N.Y.C., N.Y. A.Ph.A. Retail Marvin S. Reiter 35 Second Avenue Longbranch, N. J. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Gerald S. Rosenberg 1425 51 Street Brooklyn, N.Y. Rho Pi Phi, Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Martin M. Rosner 872 East I 72 Street N.Y.C., N.Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Sidney B. Royal 9415 80 Street Ozone Park, N. Y. Sigma Tau Epsilon, Photog. Ed. Apothekan, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Max Salvatore 2129 Chatterton Avenue Bronx, N. Y. V. Chanc. Delta Sigma Theta A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing ► George R. Sarlin 1378 College Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega Class V. Pres.— 1949, A.Ph.A. Research, Retail Emanuel Scherman 1220 Morris Avenue Bronx, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, Class Pres. — 1948-51, Rep. Univ. Council, Pres. Student Council 1951 Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail, Industry Martin A. Shapiro 777 East 9 Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega, A.Ph.A. Retail William Siegel 522 East 78 Street N.Y.C., N.Y. Sigma Tau Eplison, Apothekan A.Ph.A. Retail y 4 Jules F. Sotnek 27 North Columbus Avenue Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Alpha Zeta Omega Retail, Industry Martin Sperber 1482 Lincoln Place Brooklyn, N.Y. Delta Sigma Theta, Assoc. Ed. Apothekan, A.Ph.A. Retail Arnold Sprecher 1321 Morrison Avenue Bronx, N. Y. A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing Mark A. Trobitzen 5008 Broadway N.Y.C., N.Y. Kappa Psi, Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail, Research Gerald H. Trufelman 2418 Olinville Avenue N.Y.C., N.Y. Rho Pi Phi, Basketbal 1 A.Ph.A. Retail Tee John Viccaro 108-30 38 Avenue Corona, N. Y. Senior Prom Assoc, A.Ph.A. Retail Garret T. Westphal Blue Hill Road Orangeburg, N. Y. Kappa Psi, A.Ph.A. Retail Ralph N. Zakheim 382 East 52 Street Brooklyn, N. Y. Rho Pi Phi, Anodyne, A.Ph.A. Retail, Detailing w u •TTTT • • ' r ' f 1.+ RffiH our of tltr olnrst of % p£OEe[jSjSIO:nj nruotro to tljr pljysiral mrll -bring of iHan- kino is Ijrrr mitljiu tfyrsr mails rruroiratrn totljr 2figlj JJurpusr of its ronrrptiuu. tg m Ifel rrr strall uir prnunly srrur tljr prnplr of our (Community. iff rrr sljall mr art as tanoaru Irarrrs for tljr truly grrat mm of Primer inljo, strp by strp, ttaur auoro to our storr of kuumlrogr in tltr f igljt against oisrasr ano uiljo, in so noing, rrplarro orspair mitlj liopr, hour uiitlj Assuranrr ano assuranrr mitb (£rrtainty. ($00 grant mr mag prour ntortljy of tljr (Trust. Text by Francis Mttratori Ralcigk, North Carolina j «, .!, JU 4 y  H- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES