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

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SOPHO I was really good in arithmetic (got an A in elementary school) but it was really pathetic because I couldn ' t catch on to Wee Willie ' s manner of adding two and two. Then, to make things worse, he threw fractions in for kicks. The Analytical Chemistry courses, under the able guidance of Sam L., a minor league pitcher chuck it out are really difficult to forget. I used my very best technique (accounted for all lost ma- terial) and still it wouldn ' t come out even with the aid of Finagler ' s constant . Fi- nally I located a Gypsy tearoom in mid- town which employed one of the most competent teareaders in captivity. She only missed on one report and her error was in the fourth place, after rhe decimal. The poor fellow on balance 13 had difficul- ties. If he opened the window his balance blew away and if he closed it his sample dehydrated. Please Herbie, explain I missed this point in lecture even though I was there . Point, you say, the whole term I mean. This was also the year we went pro- fessional , Pharmacy Tech (Cookbook Pharmacy ) . The first preparation we made was Uva Ursi Infusion (USP I ), a prod- uct every competent Pharmacist should be able to prepare. During lecture, Mr. Sheinhaus was 20

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HMAN trying to improve their penny pitching (rhere was a student who made a semes- ter ' s tuition this way). Not until halfway- through the semester did we discover Mr. Levin ' s hidden ambition was to be Mr. Anthony ' s understudy. One of the better note takers in the class lent me his notes in Zoology. At first I was stumped at the Uh-hums that appeared after every other word, but soon realized that this fellow wasn ' t going to be caught with incomplete notes. All right, now!!! Professor Bailey really helped make Freshman Year a busy one — there was a lecture exam every other week, with a lab exam during the idle week. T his was much better than having the work accu- mulate? We also had the pleasure of be- ing introduced to six flights of stairs which led to the Hall of Doom — alias Chem Lab. Thought I was pretty bright — I could spot a maple tree when I saw one. But a GINKO? The trip upstate to see the female GINKO (there is only one in New York State) can be easily ar- ranged by contacting Professor Pokorny. Complete traveling directions by rocket ship or greyhound are also available upon request. Do you know what leaf is on the Park Department trucks? Answer fol- lows. Of course, we were finally introduced to Blue Books . Yes, finals had arrived but we sure wished they had been omit- ted. They don ' t trust us — empty seats all around and three hours to count the fluorescent lights. How many did you say there were? How do they change those bulbs anyway? See J.S. for the correct answer. She just found out too. Final grades will be posted — but they didn ' t say when.

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MORE able to assure us that Cantharides did not work. This was one of the severest blows suffered. Oh well, once again the blue books had arrived, guaranteed trips to campus only upon request, special rates for sec- ond offenders. After a summer ' s vacation (experi- ence forms completed) — I ' m not going to miss that October board — I found myself ready to face all the courses. This is the year of the safari (I tried to get special round trip fares to the campus and the tunnel won ' t be completed until 1998). Physics at Pupin Hall with Dr. Sachs. This is the course in which the class really excelled. After a while I rea- lized I did as well even if I did the crossword puzzles during lecture. For those of us who didn ' t enjoy lecture, there was recitation, which was even worse because there were fewer students for each instructor to watch. Physics did have its good side, the lecture was given in a room where smoking was permitted — cancer anyone? What railroad conductor brought his friend to a lecture and found him completely stunned at the lecture ' s end? Amazing! No arms and legs but he could read.