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

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At the first commencement, sixteen men received diplomas, and, that same month, the College of Apothecaries, as it was then called, installed its first two professors. But the College was still meeting in Carpenter's Hall and a new place in Which the lectures could be given had to be found. The first home of the new college was rooms in the Hall of the German Society on Seventh Street between, Market and Chestnut Streets. 7'1- 1821-1832 In 1822, the College was incorporated as the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and lost no time in trying to change the practice of pharmacy. Initial publications from the College included Iournal of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacyw fl825j, The Druggist's Manualv - a catalogue of drugs and medicines in 1826, and the Formulae of the Preparation of Patent Medicines begun in 1824. Charles Marshall fleftj, the College s first President, and frightj, Samuel Price Wether- ill, first Chairman of the Board.

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CCLLECE HISTORY How do you present 150 years of a co1lege's history in a few pages? Do you tell of the many great men and Women who taught here? Do you list the giants in their field who have passed through the doors of the college? Or, do you just present what many people know about the college and hope that their memories will be revisited? Here, then, is 150 years of great moments in pharmacy. The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was established in historic Carpenter's Hall in 1821. At that time the population of Philadelphia was 187,000 making it the lar- gest and principle city in the United States. On the streets of the city Indians were as common as Quakers and lighting was by candles and animal oils. This picture by Robert Thom is his impression of what that historic meeting looked like. Seen here are some of the 68 founding fathers of the College who were disen- chanted with the practice of phannacy at the time, They were determined to im- prove and elevate the practice of pharmacy in the interest of public health. 6

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But as the activities of the College grew larger so did the needs of the College. The rooms at the German Society Hall would no longer do so in 1832 the College erected a building on Zane fnow F ilbertj between Seventh and Eighth Streets. F sf 1 , m w as w F .Sufi 1832-1868 Here, in 1852, was organized the American Pharmaceutical Association. As pharmacy grew more professional so did the stores and the men who practiced. Below is a portion of the fixtures of the drug store of George Clentworth at Race and Chester Streets in Philadelphia which are now located on the second floor of VVhitecar Hall.