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

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i ijamz -rCTT.m-jiT,.i7rg:ilI3BggJ»a»»»i .» ' l WiagI ' »!3 »]?lip i z msz E With sijjiial ability Dr. Fell set to work to restore St. John ' s to its former jiosition. When he took charge there was a lonsj-standiiii, ' mortgage of . v O.OOO hanging over the school. ' I ' hrough liis efforts that has been entirely wiped out. The linal acc(jm])lishment of his administration was the merging of St. johtiV with the L ' niversit of .Maryland. Dr. I- ' ell was born in l.i eri)ool. Ivngland. July 1, . IS. 1. I lis father was a surgeon in the English Army, and was killed in the Crimean War. Dr. h ' ell was educated at the R(i al Institution School ni l.i er]i.inl and a! King ' s College, London, lie later entered the I ' niversity of London, and then studied for a year at the I ' niversity nf .Munich. He came to . merica in 1SS2, and in 1SS4 was ek ted I ' rofe-sor of .Ancient Languages at Xew Windsor College, Xew W indsMr. .Mil. in ISSo he was elected tn the ])residency of St. lohn ' s College, being the twelfth president i its now IJ.i years if e.xistence. St. John ' s College has conferred upon him the hdnnrary (le;;ree nf Doctor nf riiilnsophy. and the L ' liiversitv of the South that of Doctor of C i il Law, while I lam|iilen-. ' -iidney College has honored him with the degree of Docloi- of Laws, llis standing as an educator is recog- nized evervwhere. Dr. h ' ell is a nie rbei ' of the American Philological . ssociation, the .Vational Educational .Association, the I ' lii Sigiia Ka|)p.i I ' raternity, the L ' niversity Club of I ' .altiniore. and the Cliosophic . ' Society of Princeton Lniversity. The formal induction into otiice of Dr. I ' ell should be made a memorable occasion. i ' stone should be left unturned to make it as imi)ressive as possible. The event, in our o])in- ion, is of gi-eater im|ii prl.iiice than our recent centemiial celebration, as it marks a new departure in the career of the I ' ni ' i ' isity of . laryl;ind, and slii luld. tlurefoi-e, he celelu ' .-iteil bellttingly. We have no patience with those who cry, We lia e permitted our oii]iortunity to pass. ' tpporlnnil knocks more than once ;it every gate; it is knocking at ours now. The do me wrong who sav T coiiie no more When once I knock and fail to lind yon in; b ' lir every day I stand outside your dooi-. . nd bid you wake and rise to light and win. Wail not for |irecious ch;inces p.assed away; Weej) not for golden ag. ' s on the wane; Every night I burn the reci rds of the day; . t sunrise every sold is born again. Laugh like a boy at s])len(lors that have sped. To vanished joys be blind and deaf and dumb; M judgments seal the dead past with its dead, I ' .ut never mind a moment yet to come. Though dee]) in mire, wring not your hands and weep; I lend mv arm to all who sav ' I can! ' This is an opportunity; let us lul| t.i gras|i It. lloSI ' ir.M. Ih I.I.I.TIN, 24

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WM ' N l l lll llirr i ll l H« l l l llww i «lf] |iiriiin i]MBM ii ii iii »i iii ii r i» ii»iTOii; » iii . i i i . i iM iL i i u,L i [1 l fair lfWW ' i ' »]« ' ]iiii ' »im°w, ' »miw i»T;ff TiT[i ' B Wti ia Eiii i : Miin[i i«»iiL ' iriii;aM,.)«nmimjiirmf-,ai» m m:nram Slinmas iFrll, A.iH.. pi.E, P£i.. tit? Nnu ProuoBt •I? the meeting of the Board of Regents, held Tuesday, lanuary 9, 1 ' ' 13, upon the recommendation of the committee appointed for the purpose of selecting a Provost in ])Iace of the late I ' ernard Carter. Dr. Thomas Fell, President of St. John ' s College, Department of Arts and Sciences, was chosen for the position. Undoubtedly the selection will meet with the approval of every ahr.rnus, as Provost Fell is an educator of wide experience and in touch with modern educational methods. The University is to be congratulated upon its choice, and is indeed fortunate to have such a man at its head. For the first time in the more than one hundred years of its existence, the University of Maryland has a real head; as a con.sequence of which we can confulentlv look forward to the institution taking on new life and expanding into new fields of usefulness. This appointment marks an epoch in our history, a jiassing of the old order of events and the celebration of a new birth. ( )ur dreams for a better and greater University of Alary- land, we feel assured, will now come true. During the past decade there has been a grad- ual change of view by those in charge of the destinies of our Alma Mater. Some were too discouraged to j erceive it, but others had stout hearts, and sincerely believed that the P.oard of Regents were alive to the necessities for change in the method of conduct of the affairs of the institution. Their faith has been justified, and undoubtedly will be fur- ther rewarded liy still greater changes in the organic reorganization of the instituti in in the near future. Remember, in the meantime, however, that a transition is on, and that the authorities need your help, sympathy and encouragement. Do not expect of Provost Fell too much in the beginning. Give him time to become thorcniglily ac(|uainted with the affairs of the institution, and The lUilletin predicts that he will evolve a new institution u]5on the framework of the old. For the present it is planned that Dr. Fell will open an office at the University antl give Saturdays and at least two afternoons a week to the institution as an entirety It is also proposed to have an office force to assist him. Dr. Fell is regarded as one of the leading educators of this part of the country. His ability as an administrator has been tried as the president of St. John ' s College. In the ojiinion of all who have watched the growth of that institution under his leadership, he has been remarkaljly successful. When he assumed charge of the old institution, which was founded in 16% and thus ranks as one of the oldest colleges in America, a great deal of its prestige had been lo.st, and there was danger that it would suffer the same fate as a nmnbcr of other small col- leges had. 23

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RANDOLPH WINSLOW, A.M.. M.D., LL D.