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

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liiiif could l)c j4i .-n ti) (.-acli indix idual man? W hik- uur idiiiical ad antages arc iiuw. in uur liuniblc i)])inion, unsur])as cd liy an - sclionl, still this wnnld he Ui the hcst interest of Ijoili sliuleiits and professors. Again, would it not he helter to arrange the course of studies in the Senior year so tliat some of the minor hranches would he elective? The well-known reputation of the ■■((uick-lunch counter has received a severe jolt thi• year since only twemy to thirty min- utes are gi en f ro ii end of ward classes to heginning of dispensary work in which to get to the hoarding-houses, eat lunch and come back and ni -ome instances no time at all was allowed to atisfv the gnawing of a ravenous ai)])etite. ' I ' lie medical man just graduated from the University is not expected to he a specialist in everything and some of the time now applied to the minors should he gi en to tliose that are vastly more inii)ortant. An experienced lihrarian would he a great hel]) to the tudents. The young man now in charge of the I.ihrarv renders us all tlie assistance he can when we want to study some Medical subject, hut knowing little or nothing ahoiil the medical hooks, and there are luany rare and instructive ones, he is at a complete loss as to where to lind the iilume desired. .Many limes our efforts ;ire fruitless anil alual)le time is lost hecau--e of this condition. The 1 ' athological . lu--euin slioulil he kept o])en certain hour each lay or at least once a week, in order that the students, es]jecially the luinor and Senior men. could study the sijecimens referred to hy the lecturer. Many of tlie men hardly know we ha e a I ' alii- ological Museum, and of those that do. it is largely through ' ■hearsay. Man of the graduates of the University accept ])ositions as internes in the various hospitals throughout the country .md a practical Laboratory course in the Junior year, dur- ing which the student is comjielled to make . utogenous ' accines. do Wasserman, .Xoguchi ' s and the . hderhalden le-l-. would he especially useful to them. A small buzz-bell should he put in the llo-|iital Amphitheatre and connected with the Dean ' s office. .M.inv tin ' es we aii- late in getting to lectures, because the lecturer. absorl)ed in Ills subject, is not aware of the end of the hour .md that the alloiteil live miinUes are necessary to get to the other building. We would suggest that the lios])ital authorities ])ut several lights in file stairway lead- ing to the ami)hitiieatre from Lombard street, for when medical meetings, (juiz classes, etc.. are held in the this hall at night the stairway is very dark and is not especially inviting lo the stranger nor to the -.tudenl. 18

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It} X the natural course of events the Class of 1914 is called upon 1(3 portray to the students, friends and Alumi of the University something of their lives for the past four years. The Tkkra Mariae is, we might term, the official organ of the stu- dents in the various departments of the school. Edited and managed by a Board of ' editors elected by the Senior Class, of late vears it has been raised to a very high standard of excellence and each one of the present editors • • • • ' • has done his utmost to make this, the tenth edition. e(|ual to or better, than those of the past; whether we have succeded or not we leave for you to decide. Each vear it is their privilege to make certain suggestions and recommendations which they think will add to the laurels of the old University and to the welfare of the under- graduates. The first suggestion, and we think one of the most important, is that the publi- cation of this book Ije j)ut in the hands of the Junior Class and that the Faculty he repre- sented bv one of their numljer, not as an active editor, but to serve in an advisory capacity to the Editorial Board. Each year new men are elected who know little or nothing as to the best methods to persue in getting out the amiual, securing advertisements, awarding contracts and many other things. Therefore, it is self-evident ' that the Faculty representative, who would serve from year to ear, would be in a position to render them ery valualile service. In many Colleges and Uni ersities throughout the country the ear book is gotten out by the Junior Class which is a very wise provision. The Seniors, especially the Medical men, with their outside and dispensary work, clinics, lectures and ward classes, are as busy as the proverbial bee and do not have the time to give to the book, if we expect it to reach its highest perfection. Also any outstanding debts and other details could be taken care of before the men were so scattered that it is practically impossible to get in touch with them. The consolidation of the I ' .altimore Medical Colle.ge and Baltimore Law School with the University has been effected and good results are bound to accrue therefrom. I ' .ut more lecture halls and laboratories are an imperative need if the best interests of the stu- dents are considered, and until this is more of a realization than a somewhat hazy dream of the future, would it not be better to limit the number of men in each class so that more 17

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Electric lights in the Hospital Annex on Lombard st reet, in which several quiz classes are held at night, are badly needed. • , Many other changes and improvements could be suggested, but knowing that the wel- fare of the student ' s and University is the uppermost thought in the minds of the I oard of Regents and Faculty, we leave it in their hands. Now just one final word to our fellow-students — the Editors have given the best tliat is in them in order to get out a book which you would be proud of and one that would do credit to the old University and in after years, when turning these pages, they bring back to you pleasant thoughts of the scenes of your difficulties and triumphs ; then our efforts will ha e been crowned with success. Board of Editors. 19