University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - Terra Mariae Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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TERRA MARIAE NINETBEN-NINB Among those in satin and velvet were college presi- dents, noted instructors and men prominent throughout the land as leaders in the foremost ranks of their indi- vidual professions, authorities upon the law, eminent judges and practicing attorneys, famous physicians and medical investigators and masters of other professions and arts. The entrance to the historic old church was made in the following order, while Mr. Robert Leroy Haslup, of Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, played Wagner ' s triumphal entry march from ' ' Rienzi : Students of the Department of Arts and Sciences. St. John ' s College. Students of the Department of Medicine, Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors. Students of the Department of Law. Students of the Department of Dentistry. Students of the Department of Pharmacology. The Chancellor, Provost and Regents of the Uni- versity of Maryland, Faculties and adjunct Faculties. Orators and guests of the tJniversity of Maryland. Alumni of the University of Maryland. The students remained standing until Mr. Bernard Carter, Pro-Chancellor and Provost (who presided in the absence of the Chancellor, Governor Crothers-) , the Regents and guests reached the platform. Rev. Thomas Grier Koontz then delivered the invocation, and a vocal quartet composed of Messrs. Frederick H. Weber, H. Rea Fitch, B. Merrill Hopkinson and Harry M. Smith sang the one hundred and thirty-third Psalm, beginning Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Mr. Carter explained the significance of the day, in that it served to bring into closer association the com- ponent parts of the University. He gave an historical sketch of the institution. Speaking of the day, he said : ■ ' It seemed appropriate that we should select the day which is also the one hundred and nineteenth anni- versary of the opening of St. John ' s College, which antedates the foundation of the University itself; and also that we should have this, the first of our academic celebrations, in this old edifice, the history of which is known to all. Distinctive features of the exercises were the ad- dress by Dr. Charles Willis Needham, President of George Washington University, who, in speaking upon Efficient Men, the Aim of University Training, com- pared memory mongers, mental charlatans and fakirs to the men of true merit and worth ; the unveiling of a memorial tablet to Major James Carroll and Dr. William H. Welch ' s address upon his heroic work on the Army Yellow Fever Commission, and the confer- ring of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Dr. Thomas Edward Satterthwaite, of New York. When Dr. Welch arose to speak upon the life and worth of Major Carroll, his popularity with students of all departments was voiced by more than one min- 17

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XLVETEEN-NINE TERRA MARIAE Arab mtr ia Academic Day, the first celebrated by the Univer- sity of Maryland, took place Wednesday, November ii. 1908, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, was a notable, interesting and impressive event, not only in the educational circles of Baltimore, but also in those of Maryland, as the day marked the one hundred and nineteenth anniversary of the opening of St. John ' s College, Annapolis, which embodies the Departments of Sciences and Arts of the University. lieing, as the name indicates, a day set apart for the bringing together of members of all departments of a great university, it was only fitting that an elaborate program should have been prepared — a program which was carried out with all the dignity identified with one of the oldest institutions of learning in a city famed far and near as an intellectual center. In the impressive academic procession which assem- bled in the various buildings of the University there marched representatives of each department student body — the St. John ' s men in their smart uniforms of gray and black and headed by their band ; the high offi- cials. Regents, members of the Faculty and others in the distinctive caps and gowns authorized by their academic degrees ; guests and alumni. PROF. JOHN C. HEMMETER. M. D., PH.D., LL. D., PRESIDENT OF THE CENTENNIAL AND REGENTS ' COMMITTEE 16

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NINETEEN-NINE TERRA MARIAE ute ' s applause, which included the characteristic stu- dent method of ap[)lause — cheering. Dr. Welch told how as a member of the Army Yellow Fever Commis- sion Major Carroll, who was graduated from the Uni- versity in 1891, allowed himself to be bitten by a mos- quito previously inoculated with germs of yellow fever, so that it might decide conclusively the method of trans- mitting the dread disease, which had bafHed investiga- tors for years. Major Carroll contracted the disease, and it was his action which has resulted in the recent effectual fight against the fever in tropical countries, particularly Cuba and the Canal Zone. Major Carroll, a man of lovable character and modest demeanor, has conferred one of the greatest benefits ever given to mankind by his unflinching hero- ism, and it is a source of pride to us that his name is linked with the University of Maryland. Long cheers greeted Dr. Welch ' s every mention of the name of Major Carroll. After the final outburst Dr. Warner Holt, of Washington, D. C, arose and asked to be allowed to respond for Mrs. Carroll, who wished to express her appreciation for the tribute paid by tablet and eulogy to her husband. Dr. G. Lane Taneyhill arose and said : As an alumnus I move, sir, that we recognize Mrs. Carroll ' s presence by a rising vote of thanks to her. All stood. Upon the tablet to Major Carroll is the following inscription : JAMES CARROLL, M.D. 1891 AND LL.D. 1907. Major and Surgeon U. S. Army. Born in Woolwich, England, June 5, 1854. Died in Washington, D. C, September 16, 1907. As a member of the Army Coiiiiiiission, zi ' hich succeeded in dcinoiistrating the mode of conveyance of yelloi ' fez ' cr, he became an eminent contributor to science by his investi- ' j ation, and a heroic benefactor of his country and of mankind by voluntary submission to the bite of an infected mosquito, zvhereby he suf- fered from a severe attack of yellow fever, pro- duced for the first time by experiment. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay dozen his life for his friends. Erected by the Regents of the University of .Maryland. 18