Indianapolis College of Pharmacy - Mistura Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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g 1 t fw t g t n r a EVOLUTION OF THE I. C. P. 1904-1909 During the year 1903 the question of estabhshing in Indianapolis an educational institution with many departments of college grade was dis- cussed and met with much popular favor. March 16, 1904, the grounds of the United States Arsenal were purchased with funds raised by popular subscription among the citizens of Indianapolis and friends of the move- ment. The property was admirably adapted to the needs of a college. It consisted of more than seventy-six acres, partly covered by a magnificient growth of forest trees and partly under cultivation. There were many substantial buildings which had been erected by the government, and which were easily convertible for college uses. It was situated about one mile from the business center of the city, yet easy of access. In April, 1904, the Winona Technical Institute was incorporated, and it opened in September with departments of Pharmacy, Chemistry and Elec- tricity. The Pharmacy department began work on September 6, 1904, with twelve students ; Professor John A. Gertler was Director. Under existing conditions the college year extended twenty-six weeks, and continuous v ' ork was given ; eleven students were graduated in 1905. The success and growth of the Pharmacy department was phenomenal. Each year saw larger classes. By the end of 1909 more than two hundred students had been enrolled, and one hundred twenty-five had been graduated. 1910-1913 By 1910 the Pharmacy department had outgrown the facilities of the original building, and the laboratories and lecture rooms were established in the main building on the campus, popularly known as the tower build- ing. But in the midst of prosperity, the college suffered a great loss through the accidental death in March 191 1 of Professor John A. Gertler, the organizer and Director for seven years. He was succeeded by Professor Albert F. Haller, a faculty member ; but his career was also terminated by accidental death in November, 1912. Professor Edward H. Niles was named Director by the Trustees, and the destinies of the college have been in his hands since that date. The culmination of misfortunes came in 1913. While the Pharmacy and Chemistry department had been uniformly succ essful, most of the other departments of the Institute had failed to prosper. Debts accumulated, litigation ensued, and in 1913, the property became part of the Indianapolis public school system, and the Technical High -School oc- cupied the grounds. 1914-1919 With the spark of vitality unquenched, the Pharmacy college acquired space in the Century Building, located at Maryland and South Pennsylvania streets. Here classrooms, laboratories, stock rooms, etc ' , were provided and the work of instruction proceeded with general satisfaction and success. Thirteen

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r f r fWJgtnra In 1914 a new charter was procured, and a strong organization was effected with Professor Ferd A. Mueller as President. This location was considered only temporary. But the European war breaking out in 1914 disturbed in- dustrial conditions. America ' s participation in 1917 further complicated matters, and it was not until 1919 that new buildings were purchased as the college home. During the occupancy of the Century Building more than two hundred students were enrolled, and more than one hundred were grad- uated. 1920-1923 In 1920 the students began work at the new location at 522 Fletcher Avenue. The property consisted of two substantial brick buildings, with about fifteen rooms available for college purposes. The classrooms and laboratories were ample for classes of the sizes which had been in attend- ance and which might be expected. But the reputation and influence of the college had been extending, and the success in the new location was instantaneous. In 1922 about one hundred freshmen students were enrolled, and because of limited capacity it was necessary to limit the freshman en- rollment of 1923 to less than sixty students; many late applicants were re- jected that year. The need for expansion was so evident and urgent that the Directors were obliged to again seek a new location. In 1924 the pro- perty of the former Indiana A ' eterinary College at East Market and David- son streets was acquired and the college effects were moved to the new home. It was a matter of deep regret that President Ferd. A. Mueller, whose death occurred ' in 1923, had not lived to see the transfer of the college to its splendid location. 1924 The present home of the college leaves very little to be desired. The property extends one-half city block on Market Street; it is easy of access, being only a short block from one of the main city car lines. The build- ings were erected for college purposes, and are chiefly of high-class brick construction. There are numerous lecture rooms of large size, three with capacity for more than one hundred students each. A large central ampi- theatre ' affords an excellent opportunity for student assembly. The large laboratories for Chemistry. Botany, Bacterio logy, Dispensing Pharmacy, etc.. are fullv equipped, and give the student ample facilities for the best of work. The library, offices, instructors ' laboratories, and stock rooms are conveniently located and add greatly to the efl ' ectiveness of the courses. The College Inn, the students ' restaurant, offers a choice variety of whole- some food at reasonable prices, prepared under proper supervision. As it is connected Avith the college buildings, it is not necessary for the students to go out of doors when the weather is inclement, if they wish to remain for afternoon work. The present enrollment is the largest in our history, and the students are generally enthusiastic in their work. Since its beginning, this college has had the largest enrollment, the most students pass the state examinations, and the largest graduating classes in the state. In the past twenty-one years, a total of over one thousand students have matriculated here. And it is safe to predict that under present favorable auspices, the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy will continue to grow and extend its field of influence and usefulness. Fourteen