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

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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.

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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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Another summer was soon gone and we had acquired more practical experience toward the October Board. This is the year I ' ve been waiting for. From the day I entered all I ever heard was You think you have troubles, wait until you ' re a Junior . What could be so hard? Organic? Dispensing? Business Law, that must be the one. For some reason, the A.Ph.A. got a big play this year; everyone wanted to join. Not really everyone — heard there was a fellow that thought the A.Ph.A. wasn ' t the organization for him. He continued the work for the new group forming in the school, The Young Pharmacists ' League . Is it on the Dean ' s subversive list? Has McCarthy investigated it yet? Professor Kanig gave many fine le c- tures but the one that was outstanding was the one in which he defined Eusexia — oops — Eutexia. I don ' t think anyone for- got the definition but it was never asked on any of his exams. 22 It was this fall that we once again took a course in the Botany Department. On the first day of Lab, we started on a walk through Central Park — but before the trip was half finished attendance had fallen greatly. Those of us who lost our way in the park and ended up seeing Ivanhoe at the Music Hall realized we were in trou- ble when an exam was given on the subject of what we viewed that day (the plot of Ivanhoe was not an accepted answer). The hours of four to six on Tuesday and Thursday were spent in Room 34 lis- tening to Uncle Nat telling us about Profit and Loss sheets, debit and credit ledgers and Commercial Law. We learned whom to sue, when, and how, and that it is essential to carry a whiskbroom with you at all times. THAT ' S THE LAST TIME I VOLUNTEER FOR THIS LAB!