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

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TEiL Lazj MMssmESBaeatm fiFi T.TgrmimwP M-iww ' WWiM n— i W l ™ i m i ih 7T:nMnnn rrig-.,»vlirr.; T p-m-rY imi. ' jiuu m -n i i .» inJi l merits iiuist lie tiiailc and mcasure l by llic aohicvinenis of her xms and daiiglitcrs. Theiefiire. in the hinjjraphies of some of tlie alii iini of uur Alma Malcr we lind records of acco i]jlislimeins, which cannot but brinjj gloiy to the institution as well as to the liariicu ' .ar alumnus. There are records of discoveries, theories and practices, which, when r dated to the generations to come will be acce])tcd with as much zeal as is manifested bv us in accept- ing the views or in cherishing the lives of the illustrious of centuries ago. History teils us that the Code of 1 l.iinnuirabi. the Ainra] hcl of (jcnesis, was i)romulgated 2.W0 years 1!. C, and that this code contained a sysltm of laws concerning personal and property rights quite as complete as those of any of our States toila -. It |)rescril)ed fees which a physician might charge a gentleman for his services, and the amount for hi servant. . lso we find that in the Rbers I ' apyru , KiOO 1 ' ,. (. ' .. there is a list of 11. disease and 700 n ' edicines. Still farther back in liiblical history we lind Moses giving to the Hebrews the greatest anil sanest code of hygienic law that lia e ' er been given to a people, nian of these laws, unchanged, are in existence to(l;iy. .And .so 1 might jjroceed to recall to your memoiy instances illustrating the achieve- n ' ents of the illustrious of the ages now far distant, but time and space would fail me. However, before dropping this trend of thought, go with iiie, if you will, a few decides into the future, and picture the interest that shall be manifested by promising students, when, in glow ing terms, shall be related to them the advancement of science in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. W hen, as lawmakers they shall learn of many of the sanest and most revered publicists that have ever held chairs of justice, or have ever given legal advice to a Commonwealth, or, when studying the progress of .American Medicine, they shall lind that none greater than a few of the illustrious sons of our -Alma Mater, have been contributors to that ])rogress. Men who have given up their very existence to ])rove their claim.s to the causes and infectiousness of that one dreaded disease, Yellow I- ' ever, the one disease that has been the greatest barrier to civilization in the Southern ection of our own coun- try and in the Troijics. When by the extensive knowledge of the causation, and of the incubation ])eriod of the malady, they, tirst by wijiing out the cause wherever ])ossible have alleviated human utTering to an inestimable extent, and secondly, by establishing a feasiltle system of quarantine laws for mariners, have saved and made for the commercial world ni.inv luillion-. of dollars. That the University of .Maryland, by her heritage is designed to be one of the foremost institutions of her kind cannot be denied, but in addition to her heritage it is only bv the adoption of the most modern idea and melhod.s of science, under the direction of the most modern an«l aggressive instructor , can she niaintain th.it position. It is therefore befitting that the Hoard of Regents -houbl elect to the jiosiiion of Pro- vost, a modern educator, well-trained in the newer methods of teaching, and well ;ict|uaiiited with the needs of the L ' niversity. Conse |Uently, it is with a deep sense of gratitude that the students and friends of the university welco ue Dr. b ' ell ;is the Trovost, knowing ;ind ajipreciating tlie fact that his twenty-seven years as rresident of St. b)lin ' s College— the Department of Arts and .Sciences of the l ' niversity of .M.iryland— ably lits him for the ])o i- tion. ' I ' herefore, w ith the co-o])eration of the various faculties, students .iiid friends, we predict that Dr. l- ' ell will direct the course of the l ' niversity into the channels in which she rightfully lielongs, and thai gui led by a strong li:ind she shall give to the world, men better trained and better e(|ui|)ped than ever before. 18

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M»m i]ii,]iijpTTTriTTiTi Tmwirrnuni: PTiifrii B ' ffiBTtin yy s -. z maz i ma, immMiuimmk:ni immiiiwmic!umiwm:imii mMmm m llut lEiiitiirtal •it N( )THER year has gone. Father Time, b v one mighty stroke with his rusty scythe, has taken from the future and given to tile past, and with the recording of tlie events of another ear we cannot fail to take cognizance of the fact that thousands of newly-prepared men and women are introduced to the world of affairs and events. These thousands shall find it their duty to fall into line with the thousands of erstwhile students who have gone before to tread the well-beaten paths to success or failure. Some there are w ho will attain great heights, who will achieve great things, who, when dying, will leave behind them footprints to be reminders to all. Some will fail and prob- al)ly fall into other than their chosen vocations, and, still others, the great majority, will fall into that happy medium of society, association and accomplishments, which, though not ensconced by their attainments, make up that vast, surging throng of humanity, that great army of sturdy, unalterable human beings, collectively known as the common people. It is not mete that all should attain the greatest heights, or that all should reign supreme, or that all should pose as master minds, for then none could be lead, none could benefit by an ideal. Neither is it designed that all should fail, else this world would soon be a bedlum, and if all should fall into the middle class, the class of the well-satisfied, life would lose its lure, competition its adventure and wisdom its justice. Those who are now to becmne acc|uainted with the world ai ' c not unlike their predeces- sors, their aims, their ambitions, their instincts, their hopes, their desires. In no manner are they different from their Ijrothers and sisters who have Ijecn introduced to the world for these many years. With the graduation of a class from an ' institution it is customary to pulilish a book similar to the one you now read, ami it is onl - right that each class as it leaves its Alma Mater, shall sing her praises and glory in her achievements. No class, no man has ever been graduated from any institution of learning without having had instilled into him the principles and precepts of that institution. No class, no man has ever recei ' ed a diploma from a universitv without having imbibed to a very great extent the nectar of her teaching. U|)on scanning the pages of history we see that the principles which have been taught to us are Init the principles of the ancients, and in reviewing the history of the L ' niversity of Maryland we learn and a])preciate with a keen sense of gratitude the direct lineage to the ancients. For, though centuries have come and gone, though men have succeeded and men have failed, though universities ha -e arisen and universities have fallen, it is the history of these centuries, it is the lives of these men and it is the teachings of those uni- versities that have proft ' ered the ideas, have afforded the foundation about w-hich and upon which a modern university has been constructed. And once constructed even though it be upon the firmest foundation, a university with her history and attain- 17

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And now for a Ijricf review of the means and methods, and for a few tentative sug- gestions as to some very desirable improvements and aheratinns, as seen, witnessed and endured by the student body and not by the Editors. Seemingly preparatory to the new regime, the main University building was somewhat renovated during the summi-r months. The L( ncrete floor placed in the main hallway was indeed gratifying, being as a crutch to the crippled, and the paint tlia ' t was placed on the walls in the two lecture halls, even though it was forgotten that the walls about those awe- inspiring winding stairs were in dire need, it is a cause for great joy, and the studen,ts,s fresh from their long vacation, temporarily mounted to realms of bliss only to fall to tlie ridiculous when they were greeted by the same rusty seats, n ade onerous by the duties incumbent upon them. A few nails, too. hammered into the revered old stei)S descending into the lecture rooms would subdue the weird music improvised by a late wanderer into a lecture. A large illuminator placed in the dome should have replaced the small bulbs which ])rovide a light so inadequate that, only too many of the students have to undergo the torture of eye strain. And for ventilation we might invoke the gods. It is, indeed, hard to h;ave to sit in a lecture room, for three or four hours in succession, especially in the afternoon, even with ample -entilation, but to have to endure the intense, close atmos- phere of the tvvo lecture rooms and to be compelled to breathe the breath of three or four previous classes is more than should be required of human indulgence. We Avill pardon the germs if they be served in fresh air. Again, must attention he called to the disc(jurtesies of the negro janitor whose habitat is the Dean ' s Uftice. Nothing intensifies the anger of a True Southerner quite as much as the humiliation he must undergo at the hands of this Ethiopian who dominaites offices, lec- ture halls and corridors, and who, at the close of a lecture virtually dem ' ands of a lecturer ' that he vacate. This we think might be remedied by the replacement of the ofl ending parties by more respectful individuals, more especially by one who would readily comply ' with the reque.sts of the white folks, rather than to i etain one wHiose will is so obstre- perous and whose action so obscene. More light and better hand sterilizing facilities in the dissect ' ing room are great neces- sities. The addition of these ine.xpensive ac:outreinents would sufitice to place this depart- ment of the medical curriculum far in advance of those of any oUier near ' by school, as we can now boast of a most excellent course and of the most efficient instruction. lletter, and more microscopes, which should be rented to the students of the first and second years, should be ])urchased and placed at the disposal of the incoming class. Also better equipment in th ' e I ' acteriological Laboratory would be of inestimable service to the student and would make it nuich easier for h-im to properly grow h is family of germs without abducting those of his neighbor. The appearance of the pharmacy laboratories, the dental lecture halls, laboratories and infirmary, too frequentlv ijresent a horrible spec tacle. when, the rigid pursuance of the jani- torial incun-jbencies bv the authoritative one, would suffice to substitute inviting accommo- dations to lure the .precarious student to the fulfillment of his obligations. Ye gods ! how some of the instructors of the first two years do torture English ! Could Mbther Tongue but know how she is abused and hcnv defamed, humiliated beyond re- covery, she would seek solace in hemlock. And grammarians and rheitoricians, stripped of 19