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

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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.

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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.

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♦ ♦ ♦ 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.