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

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Tuiiiniiuiiiiiiiin 1932 TERRA MARIAE History of the School of Pharmacy ' I ' HE want of an institution in Baltimore where apprentices in pharmacy could be given - - systematic instruction in the sciences underlying their profession had long been felt by leading pharmacists and physicians, when in 1841 a charter was obtained from the General Assembly for the Maryland College of Pharmacy. The incorporators, seventeen in number, and among whom were Messrs. George W. Andrews, Thomas G. McKenzie, R. Rush Roberts, Robert Coleman and Dr. David Stewart, immediately organized and established a course of instruction in chemistry, pharmacy and materia medica. They carried on their work con- tinuously until 1847, when, owing to the death of some members and change of business of others, they were compelled to suspend all lectures. During this time, however, they gradu- ated a number of eminent pharmacists, to whose efforts in resuscitating and reorganizing the College in 1856 much is due. Among the older graduates appear the names of Messrs. Fred A. Cochrane, Alpheus P. Sharp, William S. Thompson, Samuel Rodgers, J. Paris Moore, John W. Read and Christian Steinhofer. Of these, Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and William S. Thompson were not only earnest and active supporters of the Coll ege, but were adorn- ments to the profession they represented, as well as graduates of whom their Alma Mater might well be proud. In 1856, at the re and a number of Bal president, Mr. George meeting, which resulted one new members and tion of the College, having established three Dr. Louis Steiner, Pro Charles P. Frick, Prof and Israel J. Grahame, A course of lectures season of 1857-58 to a 1841 - 1904 appreciative students, and the College took a new lease of life, Mr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during 1844-46. Following the reorg- anization, the chair of Pharmacy was very ably filled for a number of years by Professor Israel J. Grahame, who was succeeded by Mr. L. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instruc- tor. The sudden death of Professor Phillips caused the election of J. Paris Moore to the vacancy. Professor Moore was one of the oldest graduates of the College, and was a continuous and zealous worker in behalf of his Alma Mater and in the interest of pharmacy until his death. He continued in the chair of Pharmacy for nineteen years, when, on the resignation of the chair of Materia Medica by Professor Baxley, he was chosen pro- fessor of Materia Medica. Then, on March 8, 1879, Dr. Charles C. Caspar!, Jr., who was designed to play such an important part in the history of the Maryland College of Pharmacy, was elected Professor of Pharmacy, which chair he continued to fill until his death on October 13, 1917. He was succeeded by Dr. Evander Prank Kelly, class of 1902, who held the pro- fessorship until January, 1926, when it was taken over by Dr. John C. Krantz, Jr., class of 1919, who held it for one year. Dr. A. G. DuMez, the present Dean, now holds the professorship. quest of the graduates timore pharmacists, the W. Andrews, called a in the election of thirty- a thorough reorganiza- The Board of Trustees, professorships, elected fessor of Chemistry; Dr. essor of Materia Medica; Professor of Pharmacy, was given during the class of intelligent and lich it has ever maintained. [ 11 }

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19 32 TERRA MARIAE™ RAYMOND A. PEARSON, M.S., I.L.D. President of the Unirersily [ 10 ]

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1932 TERRA MARIAE 1886 - 1904 resignation in 1920 to become associated with Hynson, Westcott and Dunning. Since 1920 the teaching of the basic courses in chemistry has been under the di- rection of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Maryland. Dr. Glenn L. Jenkins, Ph.D., is now professor of Pharma- ceutical Chemistry. Messrs. David Stewart and Wm. S. Reese were the lecturers in Materia Medica 1844-46. Dr. Charles P. Frick was elected Professor of Materia Medica June 3, 1856, and on April 7. 1858, Professor Frick, having been called to the chair of Materia Medica in the Uni- versity of Maryland School of Medicine, was succeeded by Professor Frank Donaldson, D.D. Like his predecessor, he too was called to a professorship in the University of Mary- land. He was succeeded by Professor J. R. Winslow, in 186}. and then on June 1, 1866. followed Claude Baxley, M.D., who ably filled the position until 1879, when declining health Mr. Wm. E. A. Aiken was lecturer in Chemistry from 1844-46. From 1856 the pro- fessorship of chemistry was ably filled for a number of years by Dr. Louis Steiner. On his de- parture from the city he was succeeded by Professor Alfred Mayer, who afterwards moved to New York, and was in turn succeeded by a graduate of the college. Dr. Helsby, who re- mained for a few years and then entered upon the practice of medicine. The chair was next occupied bv Dr. DcRos.set, a man of great ability and a pop- ular lecturer. Upon his resig- nation in 1873, the Board of Trustees elected the able and energetic Professor William Simon. Ph.D., M.D., to the chair. Dr. Daniel Base, Ph.D., became associated with Dr. Simon in 1895, and was elected Professor of Chemistry in 1902, which chair he held until his 1V04 - 1922 [ 12 ]