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

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Efvrra illllariar, 15111 21 that most any fraternity man could look any College President straight in the eye, as one St. John's fraternity man had done to his exoneration, and say, Hector, Hector, son of Priam, Did you ever see a man as drunk as I am? There is one great opportunity the fraternities of this University are missing and that is their failure to exert the power of their influence in the various concerns of the Univer- sity. The men who compose the fraternities are able enough in their influence for good, but there is a deplorable deficiency of initiative among them, whether it is caused by sheer indifference, lack of moral courage or something else is hard to tell, but it certainly does not reflect any honor for patriotism by remaining so indifferent. Whatever is to be done let it be done with a whole-heartedness. There should rest no unseliishness in the student body when a project has been inaugurated for the good of the University, no matter from whatever source that project has emanated. If a suggestion has been advanced for a good movement, there should be no reasonable ground for not backing it up, a refusal to do so merely shows a failure of duty and no unselfish patriot will refuse, any student that re- fuses some aid which can be reasonably rendered ought to be shunned by every student. First and foremost of our advocations should be a strict, absolute and unqualified adher- ence to the moral fabric of the University. Then let the others, such as demands for a Uni- versity Postoffice, be made, and larger libraries also, which are greatly in need. Especi- ally is the Law Department in need of a system for handling the ever increasing amount of mail, and a larger library. The individual, as he conducts himself, makes up the aggre- gate morale, and nothing should be left undone till it has been brought up to a high stand- ard. The students of this University wish to possess a spirit of candor and of fairness of judgment and dealing, and he cannot but perceive that the essential attributes of the University's growth and fame depend to a very great extent on the preservation of the morale as established by the founders. The genius of the Anglo-Saxon race is due to the fact that they never built new institutions on new foundations, when old foundations were to be had. Their faith in the Nazarene taught them this, the founders adhered to it and now we must preserve it and transmit it down to successive classes. It is quite certain that whatever the destiny of the University of Maryland is to be, it can only be attained through the eiorts of the student body in co-operation with the Alumni and Faculties. One or the other cannot do it alone, any attempt to do so would prove futile, but each must contribute their full share of active enthusiasm, and it should not be spasmodic, either. We believe the University already has men imbued with the right spirit which is direct- ing the fulfillment of our desires. Some of the more active workers are the Dean of the Law School, Henry D. Harlan, President Thomas Fell of St. J ohn's College, Judge Henry Stockbridge, Doctor Cordell, Prof. Hemmeter, Prof. Chew, and Prof. Ashby. These good men and others whom we are not acquainted with, and this we regret, should work to- gether for unity and harmony. To these gentlemen we owe our heartiest support. They have given much of their time for the interests of the University of Maryland, and we be- lieve they are disposed to continue doing so. There is nothing limited in their endeavors to make of the University of Maryland an institution of national repute. We therefore believe in them. An active and systematic cooperation with them by the Alumni and student body would inevitably bring about the desired results. It would force the gauge to register each man's devotion to this institution of worth, this institution which has survived the ordeals of men's selfish interests. The student who has sized up the conditions of his institution and remains indifferent, and the alumnus who is appre-

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20 Uzrra illllariarg 19111 tions were imposed upon religious beliefs, but that which was required of a student was, he should possess in his makeup the essential attributes of Christian manhood, for with them only could the Institution hope to transmit into futurity the encouragement and hope of steady growth and long life. The founders foresaw the indispensable need of them, and it is altogether an altruism for the students of the University of Maryland to keep guard over these attributes while attending the University. We find that Harvard, founded in 1636 was the first school, that William and Mary in 1693 was the second, and that King William's, founded in 1696, was the third, but the latter was the first free public school, and through this remarkable fact, the University of Maryland by the affiliation of St. John's, formerly King William's, has derived an heri- tage which none other can boast of. All glory to these venerable institutions of Maryland! All glory to their founders! All glory to the sons of these inseparable institutions, who are striving for the mastery! From their halls have come Governors, U. S. Senators and Representatives, Judges of the Courts, the most illustrious of whom is now serving as Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore, besides Attorney-Generals, U. S. District Attor- neys, State Senators and Representatives, officers of the Army and Navy, leading doctors, lawyers, divines and men of note in other walks of life. Such have these two institutions accomplished for the State and Nation. Are they not worthy of every unselfish and erotic endeavor on our part to place them in their proper relations with the more renowned, but no more worthier institutions of the nation? Most assuredly they are, and every graduate and undergraduate must feel that they are, and every Professor, student and alumnus who delight in coping with live issues, must be heeding the call of these institutions which they represent. No good man is unworthy of the call of need of the University of Maryland, and no better service can be desired than for each student and Professor to assume the in- itiative and apply themselves with conviction to the work. Let us then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate, Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. It is absolutely puerile and unworthy to remain indifferent to the duties which remain imposed upon each student of the University, and more especially so with the student possessing the advantages of a college education, who could rapidly bring about the desired results of any needed reform, with a requisite amount of initiative. It is one of the miss- ing necessaries easily observed. The ascendency in enthusiasm should never be allowed to remain in abusive hands, for to remain in them will ultimately mean the demoralization of the object in view each well-meaning student has for the University of Maryland. The pleasantest and most easy thing to do is to boost the University, the most nauseous is the unqualified criticism of some morose individual who would see Diogenes with an elec- tric pocket lamp than his Greek lantern, or even Demosthenes chewing on a piece of pepsin gum, than keeping a pebble in his mouth. It is generally understood that College Fraternities are wholly or partially deficient in contributing to the infiuence expected of them, in and around their colleges. Our most respected and honored College Presidents are the sources of this accusation. They can pre- sumably judge the truth of this fact as ably as any, but the student is in a better position to do so than they, because his opportunities are better to do so. So far as it may be applic- able to our fraternities, we have but to say, that in part it is true. Nevertheless we believe

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22 Urrra illlariar. 1 H 1 ll hensive of his Alma Materfs need and ignores it, and any member of the faculties who refrains from advocating ways and means for the institution's progress, are all to be con- sidered most unworthy to share in an honored institutionfs claim on posterity's gratitude. The student should be an active worker for moral uplift, and hit rightlout from the shoulder business in and around his University. The University of Maryland expects this of every man, it is a part of his work. The student body is the root of a University's worth, and its essential attributes are character, labor and unselfishness. The alumnus should never remain indifferent to his Alma's Mater's interests, if his Alma Mater has a grand- mother living he should keep close watch over both, each has a mission to perform, if there is to be rivalry between them, it should be based upon altruistic principles, and not upon puny considerations. The faculties have duties imposed upon them, which are from our viewpoint, gauged by the demands made upon them by the student body. It never was, nor can be a right in any faculty to discourage demands by the student body, if those demands are worth anything at all. They should be alive to the sentiment in the various departments, and render every assistance in their power to propel material advancement among these departments. We believe the various faculties are composed of men famous for their professional skill and ability, and their average member alive to the needs of the University of Maryland. The University of Maryland at the present time, is essen- tially a private institution, having no substantial connection with the State. It is well that it has no such connection. In former years, when it bore relations with the State, no good was derived therefrom. Ambidextrous politicians were then prone to utilize this insti- tution founded upon integrity, for their own selfish means. To them can be attributed the decadence worthy men of the University are now putting forth their best efforts to repair. The soul of the University they could not harm, but the body was nigh wrested from it, and that which remained after these incursions upon substantial appropriations, did not amount sufficiently enough to give those remarkable marble f' columns before the Medical Department a new coat of paint. We believe a new era has begun for this glor- ious institution. Nothing can fall short of a rapid and thorough building process, founded upon integrity, unselfishness and labor, entirely Within the cooperation of the students, Alumnaee and faculties who have not been found wanting in their patriotic devotion to the new work, nor abhorrence of any system begetting selfishness and dishonesty, which en- courages retrogression. ' The University of Maryland and St. J ohn's desire to go hand in hand in the upward march. Their affiliation, it is true, is but an experiment, all great achievements you will remember were nothing more, the Creation of the Earth was an experiment, but it was found good, so survived. The highly distinguished President of St. John's College and the honored members of our own faculties are in accord with every good sentiment ex- pressed by the student body and alumnae to bring about a material and visible change of conditions in both institutions. No well wisher of the University desires to see this affi- liation terminated, an affiliation of the noblest of institutions. What could be more desired than to see them housed under the same buildings, possessing the same campus. What a glorious anticipation! And it is not a mere phantasy, but a huge probability. You men of the University of Maryland are to be held responsible for the success or failure of the consolidation of these institutions. It is upon your individual efforts as students and as alumnuses that the progress ofthe University depends. Are you men of the University of Maryland going to be in on the last lap when your Alma Mater achieves the well fought, well earned, battle for supremacy! If so, then gird yourselves with the armor of invulner- ability and go forth to the conflict and earn her esteem in that great day. Why remain indifferent to your surroundings? You have discussed and argued in groups, or have at