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

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DR. GRAYSON KIRK, President, Columbia University To the Class of 1960 It is a pleasure once again to convey to you my expression of congratulations as you complete your formal training in the College of Pharmacy. As you embark upon the career for which your studies have prepared you, I hope you will be mindful of the inescapable fact that broadened opportunity imposes upon the individual the obligation of increased responsibility to the community and its welfare. I ask you to accept this responsibility thoughtfully and with devotion to your profession and to the public you serve. Doing so you will repay most fittingly the institution which has been instrumental in bringing to you the opportunity you now embrace. I send my cordial wishes to each of you for happy and successful years in your profession. Grayson Kirk President

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. . . because— as teacher, counselor, friend —you have inspired, guided, understood us . . . because, through your personal magna- nimity and professional excellence, you have become an inseparable part of our Columbia . . . and, because Columbia will always mean the more to us for your having been identified with it ... we inscribe with your name this record of our life at Colum- bia in 1960, as a lasting mark of our deep respect and affection for you— Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry

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DR. E. EMERSON LEUALLAN, Dean, College of Pharmacy Better than Average was the title of a sermon delivered recently in the church that I attend in Rockville Centre. The minister drew freely on many everyday aspects of modern American life to make the point that we are all too often guilty of deliberately, if unknowingly, setting our sights on mediocrity. We are so ac- customed to hearing about the typical American or the average housewife that we come to accept such characterizations as inherently good or, perhaps, even as a goal. The idea permeates our entire life, personal, social, professional, and reli- gious. I wonder how many of the class of 1960 think of themselves as average pharma- cists. How many, I wonder, would rate themselves above average. What is more important, how many are satisfied? Dissatisfaction, if it leads to action, can be a great motivating force. True satis- faction comes to each of us only when we can honestly say I have done my best. Your college will always be interested in your progress, for your successes are hers and your disappointments are also hers. I hope that you will find in the pro- fession all of those opportunities for service and growth that you have antici- pated. You do have a great deal of con- trol over your own destiny through your decisions as to the extent of your partici- pation. The extra mile is usually the most productive and the most enjoyable. I commend it to your attention. Sincerely, E. E. Leuallan Dean