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

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I ' ' nittmirii ml932 TERRA MARIAE ' iiiinTTTn caused him to sever his con- nection with the College. He, in turn, was followed by J. Paris Moore, M.D., who con- tinued in this chair until his sud- den death on February 3, 1888, when Dr. David M. R. Culbreth was elected as his successor. Dr. Culbreth, who has always been an ardent worker for his Alma Mater, ably and efficiently held the professorship until June 10, 1920, when he resigned from ac- tive duty and became Professor Emeritus. Dr. Charles C. Plitt, class of 1891, is now professor of Botany and Materia Medica. Following the reorganization in 1856, control was vested in the officers of the College — President. First and Second Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary, who to- gether with the Board of Exam- iners (three members), consti- tuted the Board of Trustees. The first President was Mr. Thomas G. Mackenzie, 1840-42, followed by Mr. Benjamin Rush Roberts from 1842 to 1844. Mr. George W. Andrews was President from 1844 to 1871, and was followed 1926 - 1929 1922 - 1929 in succession by such illustrious pharmacists as Dr. J. Brown Baxley, Dr. J. Faris Moore. Dr. John F. Hancock, Dr. Joseph Roberts, Dr. Ed- win Eareckson, Mr. William S. Thompson, Mr. Louis Dohme, Mr. Charles E. Dohme (1898-1904). The control of the University of Maryland is now vested in the Board of Re- gents, of which board Mr. Samuel M. Shoe- maker is Chairman. A Faculty Council, com- posed of the Dean and the members of its fac- ulty, control the internal affairs of each sep- arate school comprising the University of Maryland. Dr. Charles C. Caspari, Jr., became Dean of the Maryland College of Pharmacy in 1896, and continued as Dean after the affiliation of the college with the University of Maryland, until his death on October 13, 1917. Dr. Daniel Base succeeded him, but due to conditions in- cident to the World War, Dr. Base obtained leave of absence to teach in another depart- ment for one year, and Dr. Evander Frank Kelly was elected Dean on September 30, 1918. C 13 ]

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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 ]

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1932 TERRA MARIAH This office was held by Dr. Kelly until December 31, 192 , when he became Secretary of the American Pharmaceutical Association. Dr. Andrew G. DuMez is the present Dean. When the institution was first chartered in 1841, the lectures were given in the amphi- theater of the University of Maryland. Following the reorganization in 1856, and until 1876, the College occupied halls rented for the purpose. It was in the early part of that year that one of the citv grammar schools located at Aisquith Street near Fayette Street was pur- chased, and after radical yet suitable changes, the College occupied what was then considered a very commodious home. However, as classes began to increase, the need was felt for more room and better facilities, and in 1886 new buildings were erected on the old site. These buildings were fitted with the then most modern scientific appliances, and were well stocked with the necessary apparatus, materials and specimens. These buildings were used until the Maryland College of Pharmacy became the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Maryland, in 1904. At the present time the School of Pharmacy is located in the new Dental and Pharmacy buildmg at Lombard and Greene Streets, which building was made possible by an appropriation from the State of Maryland during the Legislative Meet of 1929. The new building is the realization of a great need for the necessary physical equipment for the proper teaching of the honored profession of Pharmacy in Maryland. Everyone interested in pharmacy may well be proud of the splendid building, as well as of the wonderful equip- ment and apparatus which has been provided for demonstration and teaching purposes. It will thus be seen that the School of Pharmacy of the University of Maryland (Mary- land College of Pharmacy, 1841-1904), has seen its days of trial, but through all it has borne itself onward and upward. It has constantly added facilities for imparting instruction as advance demanded, and the result has been a steady growth in size and influence. It was not only the first institution of its kind to establish a professorship of pharmacy, and thereby denominate to that scientific branch an individuality of its own, but was also a leader in mak- ing the course in analytical chemistry obligatory. The School has always aimed to elevate pharmaceutical education, and, with no sense of rivalry, has ever advanced and aided, by co-working with sister institutions, the profession of pharmacy. A. G. DuMez, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. [ H ]