Philadelphia College of Pharmacy - Graduate Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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From the Presidentis Desk . Esteemed Friends of the Class of 1970: Do you wonder what the world of your generation will be like in the not-too- distant future? Although some clues are available, it is unrealistic to try to make forecasts beyond those already discernible. The uncertainty of predictions is due mainly to our inability to anticipate the form of new knowledge, and how we will utilize it. If this message had been written a generation ago, how could the discov- ery of atomic fission and atomic fusion have been predicted, or the far-reaching influence of the atomic age foreseen? We can be reasonably certain only that oth- er basic revelations, the importance of some of which may far surpass the impor- tance of nuclear discoveries, will be made. And at the explosive rate at which knowledge grows, it will be surprising indeed if discoveries of tremendous import to all people do not come in the time of your generation. In the realm of the discernible future, John Hargreaves, author of Computers and the Changing Worldf, foresees the time when people in their homes and of- fices will be able to plug into a national computer grid which will serve as the medium for providing an infinite variety of services to scientists, professionals, business men, and householders. The housewife, for instance, will be able to dial the computer in her local store, ask for certain merchandise to be displayed on her screen, order the items she wishes to purchase by a push-button device on her tele- phone, and be invoiced for the purchases by the computer - all without leaving her home. Moreover, computer engineers believe it will be possible to store, for instant retrieval, the contents of more than twenty million volumes - equivalent to three very large libraries -in a cube one two-hundredths of an inch on a side. How exciting are the possibilities of new discoveries in your generation - and how great the opportunities and challenges for you to put them to their best uses, so that the world may benefit thereby. Yet as great as these achievements may be, remember that they are still infinitesimal compared to the great intellect and crea- tive genius that controls the destinies not only of atoms and universes, but also the lives of men and women who recognize that they are not self-sufficient. With my heartiest congratulations to each of you on attaining an important milestone in your career, I express the wish that the Eternal God may bless you with happiness, good health, and worthy achievement in making the world better through your service in it. Most sincerely, N Arthur Osol President 6

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The Class of 1970 . The Seventies and the years beyond will provide prosperity unparalleled in our history. There is little doubt that it will be a period of opportunity. It could also be an era of greatness provided this opportunity is made available to all who are will- ing to pursue it. Only in this environment, where all people have the right of pur- suit of happiness, will we strive toward the same goals. Pursuit of happinessu must not be simply a euphemism, you, the leaders of today and tomorrow must make certain of this. It will be a supreme challenge to you, but one that I am confident that you will meet head-on. I have seen in you all the prerequisites to win the fight. You have the ability, the desire and the compassion in full measure. These years with you at PCP8zS have been the most exciting years of my life. You as a class and as individuals have done a great deal to make them that way. I am grateful to have known you and wish to thank you for your gracious accept- ance of me as your teacher, as your advisor, but mostly for your acceptance of me as your friend. May your future be happy and productive, I am sure it will be prosperous. Sincerely, 5

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A Message from the Dean . . To the Class of 1970: You who are graduating this, the first year of the new decade, do not need to be told that our society and many of its established institutions are in a state of flux. At the moment it is not clear what will evolve to become our new standards. Here, of course, it is assumed that in time our rate of change will slow down sufficiently that these standards can be defined. That many of today's well-accepted precepts must be abandoned and replaced by radically different ones is abundantly clear if civilization is to survive. Public attitudes regarding population, production, product promotion, and pollution are among these as are the policies and prerogatives of the sciences and the health professions and their role in achieving an abundant life and the best in health care. In your efforts to bring about a recognition for the need of change as well as change itself, it is important that you do not lose in the process some of the very important gains whih man has achieved by great sacrifice since the founding of this country, The end does not justify the means particularly if these include viol- ence, a complete disregard for all rules and laws governing human behavior, and a destruction of that very constitutional government guaranteeing each of us our personal freedom and a right to be heard. Those who see in violence and illegal acts a mechanism for improving society fail to understand that these, if widely accepted, lead to anarchy and thence to a military dictatorship. Thus, we could return to the very conditions which led so many of our forefathers to seek this land of liberty and to make sacrifices in both blood and toil on these shores to achieve ii. Those of us who have had the advantage of a higher education have a special responsibility to improve the health, welfare, and happiness of all our people but to do so in a manner consistent with our democratic principles and ideals. These must be preserved at all costs. Gfiiiae Dean 7