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

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Dr. P. II. Tuck accepted the gift in belialf of tlie directors of St. John ' s and with a very tine sense nf humor, made a short and stirring talk on the glory of the past, pres- ent and future of the University of Maryland, which he says stands unasliamed in the presence of th.e great Joims Hopkins University. Applause ensued for fully ti e minutes. The benedicti(jn was then delivered and we proceeded back to the University in the same oider that we came. Not neglected in tliis joNous celeljralion was the tomb of the great ])oet, Edgar - llan F ' oe, whose ashes rest in the Westminster Church yard in tiie corner behind the lirick wall and rusty iron railings. A beautiful floral olifering was placed at the tombstone of him who, -oung, friendless, was seized with a fatal illness on the streets of our own cit -, and died in one of our IJaltimnre hospitals, not living to achieve the success vhich lie so well deserved. .After the exercises luncheon was served at the University for the St. John ' s cadets ai ' .d the visitors. At night a ery delightful banquet of the Alumni was held at the Hotel Rennert. Now that the day is over, in unis on we all long for many more academic days, and the greatest success to our Dear old Alma Mater. David SiLmcuM.XN. ' 12. 16

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Arab mtr lag SUDDENLY (jpened my eyes and wdiidered why I was so anxious to crawl out of my warm bed on such a cold morning, which was such a contrast to all other days, when nothing but roll calls could drive me from my covers. IJut why this sudden change? Was this not Monday morning, Novemljer 13, V , the day set aside as Academic day, known to all of us as the one hundred and fourth birthday anniversary of our dear old University? Was this not the day when all lectures were suspended and the only (lav during the year that the various departments gather together for one grand celebration ? These were the reasons that prompted me to c|uickly slip on my clothes and n ake the short trip to University with a new spirit and in about one half the usual time. As I was Hearing the campus, 1 could hear the chorus of the ditTerent deijartments wdiich made my heart leap for jov, and upon my arrival, I found the ca ' .n])us swarmed with students, the most attractive being the neat uniformed cadets of St. John ' s College, ' headed l)y its band, of which we are all proud, for the mu ic seenied to make the college s|)irit sink deeper into our hearts. After exchanging our cheers we all adjourned to the various lecture halls, awaiting the call to proceed to the Westminster Presbyterian Church, where the exercises were held at 10.30 A. M. About 1,000 students started the march up Greene Street to the Church, headed by St. John ' s P and. The order of the march was as follows: St. John ' s — Department of Medicine, Law, Dentistry and Pharmacy, each class being headed by their much loved class banner. Next in line came the chancellor and officers of the Uni- versity, guests of honor. Faculty and Alumni, all garbed in their beautiful academic cos- tumes of velvet and satin. As we entered the cliurch the organist was playing the Triumphal March of Entry from Pienzi, and the vaulted arches of the old church were filled with martial music. After the innovation 1) - the i:)astor. Rev. Thomas Ckier Koontz, a (|uartet composed of the most noted singers of the city sang the 123rd Psalm. They also rendered several selec- tions during the exercises. Provost Reinard Carter being absent, due to illness, the greeting was delivered by Thomas Fell, of St. John ' s, who then introduced the speaker of the day, Dr. C. Alphon.so Smith, Professor of English at the University of ' irginia, Edgar Allan Poe. Dr. Smith conveyed to us the ex] ression of good feeling from the students of his college and then delivered an excellent address upon Poe as a Constructive Power in World Literature. After Dr. Smith ' s excellent talk, our own stately Prof. John C. Hem- meter paid a glowing tribute to Dr. Smith, and then in a very flowery flow of language, on behalf of the student body of our University, presented to St. John ' s College a large oil painting of the L niversitv buildings. 40 l y 60 inches, which was an excellent picture of our dear old school. 15

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Oitortal ' HE L ' liivcrsitv of Maryland has for niie hundred and five winters, spent her time inspiring her sons with the knowledge of manhood. Some of them, after straying from their old Alma Mater, have clinihed the ladder to reach the goal of honor and wisdom, while others have straved from the narrow path and fallen l y the way- side, while yet others have passed through life with the happy medium which after all is the greatest Ijody of strength. When the good that the stately old huilding with the honorahle faculty hy its side has yielded in days past and gone, reports would hsve to come from the far North. South, East and West, every land of the globe being represented. To uphold the honor and splendid record of our dear old school it is up to each and every one of us to see that each class excels the preceding one, so as to cause the banner of victory to fly high and free over the entire world. When we look at the large, stately columns, which rejircsent a .strong foundation we should bow our heads in luimble submission in her honor and ])ray that each and every one of us may strive to uphold her hon(ir. The University has been the guide to the road of success to many great and well- known men of the past, present, and we trust many u ' ore in the future. Our University has a history of which she should be proud as she ranks Ijack with the famous Harvard, founded in l(o(), which was the first of its kind in America. William and Mary in 1693 was the second, and that King William founded in 1694 was the third and through this remarkable fact, the University of Maryland, by the affiliation of St. John ' s, formerly King William, ha.s derived a heritage of which we are all very proud. In the year eighteen hundred and seven the Medical Department of Medicine was es- tablished, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven the Dental Department was also added to the University, later in eighteen hundred and forty-four another addition was made, that of the Pharmacy Department. From the Medical Department have come surgeons of world-wide fame, also many medical men of note. From the Dental Department have come men y ho have been a great help in building up the i)rofcssion which is a great step to higher planes of humanity. Last, but not least, is the Pharmacy Department: it furnishes prominent men who have a great influence in the formation of the U. S. P. 17