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

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was for tlic mc(lical school, and uiili far- sighted vision he saw the day approadiing when tlie unendowed medical school wonlil not he ahle to exist. Twentv years ago he sounded the alarm and it fell u])on unheeding ear . Again, and again, the tocsin rang, and at last the deaf ears heard and tlie sleeping conscience was awakened, and effort was .seriously begun to raise funds for a permanent endowment. With the drawing together of the various de])artnients in 1 ' ' 07, during the centennial celel)ration, the L ' nivcrsity idea hecame tirmly established, and Cordell transferred his interest largely fnjni the n-edical school to the l ' ni ersity as a whole; and with his motto of ' toli non ])artibus, he founded the Cieneral . lunnii -Association, and began the accunnilation of a fund for general L ' ni ersity inirjjoses. In these several efforts, considering the lack of co-operation and the paucity of bis opportuni- ties, he accomplished wonders, and if the institution shall be able to withstand the pressure of these strenuous times, it will be due largely to the work and efforts of this man. In furtherance of this object, he established a L ' niversity monthly ])eriodical, aptly named ( )ld .Maryland, tlevoted to the interests of the whole L ' niversity ; and he continued to ])ublish this pajjer until his deatii. ( )ld Maryland not only contained many articles and items of unusual interest, but it will always be of special value as recording Dr. Cordell ' s own experience as a soldier in the Confederate .Army from lSf)l-. . This publication is considered of such value in binding the different departments together and as a means of communication with the Alumni, tliat it has been decided to continue to pulili b it under the direction of the Gen- eral . luinni .Association. Allusion has already been made to Dr. CordelKs efforts to accumulate funds for the endowment of the different departments; efforts that were worthy of greater fruition, though they did bring good results. For this unre(|uiled labor, tills l.ibor of love, the L ' ni- versity of Maryland will be eternally his debtor, and in the time to come he will be hontired as the one who tirst called attention to the absolute necessity of an ample endowment, and who first attemjjted to collect finul- for this purjjose. it i proposed to erect a tablet to his memory now in one of the halls of the L ' ni cr«ity. but some time in the future ;i more titling memorial should be dedicated to him. Dr. Cordell was a nian of ])o itiye convictions, and was inclined to be rather intolerant of those whf) differed with hiiu, but he always stood for righteousness, and for those things that were true, and honest, and just, and inirc. We have sustained an irrejiarable loss. We n ' ay secure another librarian who shall be able to discharge the duties of the office efliciently ; we may aiJjxMnt another lecturer on the History of .Medicine who shall be equally satisfac- tory, but we cannot replace the loyalty, the enthusiasm, the altruism and the ini])elling |)er- sonalitv th;it were combined in Professor Eugene Tauntleroy Cordell. 26

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FACULTY OF PHYSIC