Temple University School of Pharmacy - Secundum Artem Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Joel Rothberg President class officers Graduation is probably one of the greatest milestones of our life. It is the culmination for what we have been striving. Through the experience of the past four years, each of us is now equipped to meet the challenge of our profession. I hope that the strong bonds of fellowship acquired through the years will continue and that each of you may experience a full life nourished with health, happiness and success. Sincerely, Joel Dino Zimnes Vice-President Rita Snyder Secretary T. Forrest Fisher Treasurer Sally Ann Lauer Student Council Elias Farri Student Council 23

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class sponsor To the Class of 1957: As a graduate of Temple University School of Pharmacy you have completed your formal academic preparation for an essential and honored profession. You are now ready to go forth and establish yourselves among the leading citizens of your communities. Never has the challenge of your profession been greater than at the present. As a pharmacist, your skill and success must be accompanied by a constant furthering of your knowledge of the rapid advances in the scientific field which today are unprecedented. Your success will be dependent upon the dignity of your conduct and an humanitarian approach to your vocation. These past four years of study have developed your educational background and given you a vocation of which you can be justly proud. May your future accomplishments reflect honor both to yourselves and to Temple University. Sincerely David E. Mann, Class Advisor

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CLASS HISTORY Looking back upon the four years we have spent here and trying to recall all the events that took place in that time, is a difficult task. Time, and our minds, have a way of emphasizing and deemphasizing past events. For this reason, reflection can not be as accurate nor as complete as keeping records of events as they occur. And, since this history of our class has been written upon reflection, it can, only at best, be an incomplete account. It is generally believed that registration day was designed as a method of torture by which to test the endurances of incoming students. If one had the courage, strength, and fortitude to last through this ordeal, he was considered initiated and could begin the course. Classes began and the next few weeks were spent in getting acquainted with our classmates and our teachers. We were introduced to artistic drawing by Dr. Eby in Botany; saw the difference in teaching methods in English as contrasted by the subdued Mr. Mitchel and the somewhat unique Mrs. Flanagan; and discovered that Hydrogen has a valence of 1 via Mr. Elkin in inorganic chemistry. In History, we learned from Mr. Wagner the art of writing notes, and from Mr. Miller we became thoroughly familiar with the extraneous activities of the various Kings when their Queens weren't looking. In Algebra and Trigonometry we juggled quadratics and logarithms under tutelage of Miss Jacobson and Mr. Hagis, while Mr. Leitch managed to keep us pretty much in the dark through most of Zoology. After Qual., the cry around school was “What comes down in Group II” and, finally, in Pharmacy Orientation we learned that suppositories were not to be taken orally. To most of us, however, the highlight of this year was the Christmas party given by Mr. Elkin, a wonderful instructor and a wonderful person. Class Officiers President--Nick Centafont Vice-President--Al Moretti Secretary--Connie Fisher Treasurer--Bob Tritel Student Council--Bob Cox, Rita Snyder Our Sophomore year was not unlike a fast merry-go-round, with most of the class holding on tight lest they fall off and all getting dizzy by the fast ride. This year was a smorgasbord composed of difficult courses, many experiences, and a year longcontinuous headache. Nearly everyday left us feeling like the day after an all night New Years Eve party. In Organic Chemistry, Dr. Vazakashadus running around in benzene rings with the rules of Halogenation becoming our rules to live by. Dr. Fackenthal made foolscap of us in Physics and our heads began to swing like a pendulum with our resistances beingcon-stantly decreased. In Bacteriology with Dr. Cobe, the Streptococcus rocked us and we streaked Petri dishes to the most popular tune that year; “get your culture media ; while all was not isotonic in Pharmacy Math. Perhaps the greatest experience for most of us was Dr. Larson’s Physiology course. There, we learned to charcoal broil our fingers, heard a heart beatin in Hi-Fi, and performed “operations on most uncooperative dogs that often excreted whenever, wherever, and on whomever they chose. Then, lest we forget, (as if we ever could) there was Dr. Autian’s Pharmacy course. An adept extemporanious speaker, he kept us so captivated by his lectures that nary a student was tempted so much as a smile, a sideward glance, or a cough. Neckties were brought into greater prominence that year, while our cleaning bills for our lab coats made fortunes for the various laundries throughout the city. Class Officiers President--Nick Centafont Vice-President--Eugene Tokach Secretary--Bea Pologruto Treasurer--Forrest Fisher Student Council--Eli Farri. Rita Snyder