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

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Everybody knows the rose, of course they do these words and many more come from one man, our own little flower, Prof. Pokorny. A man truly dedicated to his chosen profession, his sincerity and willingness to teach us about his flowers and herbs in Botany and Pharma- cognosy even made those with hay fever sit up and listen. With eyes full of reverence, he would see more than just a dead leaf or a crumpled stem in our petri dish. Yes, even his stories and slides taken in the wilds of Canada, and all over our great land will long be temembered. FRANK J. POKORNY BIOLOGY The Sweetheart of Sherwood Forest was seen often during our sojourn through the plant kingdom. When she could not be there in per- son, we could observe her in technicolor slides uprooting digitalis, trapping cantharides beetles, or helping daddy-o-Youngken over stone walls. It was felt that Francoise was the person that added life to the Pharmacognosy labs. Although she denied it, we all felt that she was the one that put the note in the black mustard saying Kosher for Passover. Her tireless voice added much to our knowledge of botany and pharma- cognosy and to our general fatigue. 14

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!3 SAMUEL S. LIBERMAN The one man in the world who can see ions in a clear solution without the use of tests, Prof. Liberman as our Qual and Quant Prof, contributed much to the confusion on which the world of chemistry is based. What most of us did take out of his course was a knowledge of accuracy and precision, and a feeling of care- fulness which will stand us in good stead as we venture behind the Rx counter. His multi- colored exams and F ' s will never be forgotten. His personal care for each student, over and beyond official duty, is the reason there will be a soft spot in our hearts for a true friend, Prof. Sam. CHEMISTRY Who is Prof. Taub and what does he teach? This is a question asked by not only the other classes but the seniors as well. He is the eldest member on the faculty and the most sprightly at the school dances ala Arthur Mur- ray. Prof. Taub, in the short time we had to- gether, exemplified interest and good humor as he aided us through a maze of Organic deter- minations or, better still, how to use a separation funnel in the determination of water. When you can find him, there is always a smile on his face. 13

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This is a Crustacean boomed out across the room and the first row strained forward to catch it. Zoology and Physiology finally came and went, and we were all the wiser. With the smell of the formaldehyde permeating our clothing we probed deeply into the beginning of life. Prof. Staud was always nearby to guide our hands and give us a smile and a little laugh as we fumbled our way through a frog ' s in- testine. Two thousand frogs later and many frogs ' legs, we bid her a fond farewell, hoping that she got a good price from the Hankburger for the legs. MARGARET C. STAUD It is amazing how a person so busy with school affairs can find the time to teach, but that ' s what Prof. Clausen does, and, in her own words the seven points for Microbiology will not be given away. A woman dedicated to her chosen field, her comprehensive notes would set a Medical college course to shame, and, given at the rate of six pages an hour, sometimes we wished we were taking a simple course like medicine. Her quick wit and personality quickly won us over, and we will always be grateful for the knowledge of how to get rid of our mothers-in-law by using one of her little friends. In the brief ti me that Prof. Clay could tear himself away from his real love, rats, he showed us that he had many varied interests. Chief among these were quick-freezing of rats, squeezing rat kidneys, and rat. electrocution. We remained calm as he became ecstatic over Par- kinsonism. We said not a word when he ex- tolled upon the virtues of hypertension and only a very few of us are left without permanent scars from his glowing verbal picture of acute nicotine poisoning. But the man was sincere and we respect sincerity no matter on what psychological level. To you Prof. Clay: cyanosis . . . Japanese farewell . . . LUCY W. CLAUSEN