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

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1932 TERRA MARIAE University of Maryland Publications WITH the appearance of the 1932 TtRRA Mariae a new era of the University of Mary- land ' s publication is ushered in. This publication has suffered many vicissitudes since its inception thirty-six years ago. As graduating classes succeeded one another, not only the physical features of the volume changed, but also the schools represented by the annual. The Pharmacy School alone holds the distinction of retaining the name in its own exclusive book this year. The Dental and Nursing Schools will publish their own annuals. The other schools located in Baltimore will have no publication. We cannot help but feel that the present breach between the various schools of the Baltimore group, while not great, still is a move in a direction which cannot lead to closer co-work and understanding among the stud- ents. We sincerely trust that in some future year all the Baltimore schools can be united again in one single publication. Needless to say, the name Terra Mariae must never be permitted to fall into discard. Student publications are unpopular with the student body in the Professional Schools of the University. Why this condition exists we dare not venture even a guess. True, there is less of the Rah! Rah! spirit amongst our group than is to be found at College Park or at other Arts and Sciences Schools. Pharmacy, Medical, Dental and Law students arc attending the university to equip themselves for a special and exacting work. They have very clearly defined goals. Naturally such students have little or no time for so-called extra-curricular activities. The pressure of studies is tremendous and, furthermore, the facilities for any form of campus activity are almost beyond the vanishing point. The students have no place for seclusion and relaxation. There is simply no space for students outside the lecture halls. One cannot even find a comfortable place to go to sleep, as one student expresses it. We have no athletics to speak of and no facilities for the development of social expression. There is no dining hall, or even cafeteria, and the local lunchrooms are excellent sources of material for pathological organisms and intestinal catarrh. The University is truly a house divided against itself. The erection of the new hospital building will eliminate the possibility of consolidating the entire school group for at least another fifty years. The large and numerous buildings at College Park make it the logical spot for the concentration of all groups. The Medical School needs the hospital, and the hospital in turn needs the large number of people concentrated in Baltimore and its suburbs. Possibly this is also true of the Dental Clinic. But why could not a student study Pharmacy or Law away from the stench of Greene Street, with all its noises and unwholesome acces- sories? True, most students of these schools arc local boys who are employed in the city while attending school. This group otherwise might not have the opportunity of attending a university. The sides of the question must be carefully weighed, but we carncstlv believe that the State Legislature should be especially considerate of Maryland ' s University location. A great service would be rendered both the students and the taxpayer by an intelligent solu- tion to this problem. A student newspaper is practically an essential part of every progressive college. The students need such a voice in the affairs of their school. If all the University ' s schools were located in one place, one gixxl student paper would serve the entire student body. Scattered as the schtmls are, no one paper or any other student activity can ptissibly benefit more than a small local group. Little can be done, however, until the students themselves feel the need of a student newspaper. We earnestly hope that within a few years such a publication will be undertaken by the Baltimore students. May their efforts lead to an outstandingly successful newspaper. [ 24 ]

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1932 TERRA MARIAE Dean DuMez ' s Message to the Graduates of 1932 T ACH year young men and v ' oLmg uomcn in ever increasing numbers complete the prescribed • — ' courses otTered by the different institutions of learning in this country and go out into the world to take up the work tor which they have prepared themselves. You have at last arrived at this point after years of toil and study and, in some instances, after years of depriva- tion. I congratulate you upon your achievement. You have successfully negotiated the first step in laying the foundation for a useful career, and with a little more practical experience you will be ready to begin the erection of the super structure. The world today is in a state of dux and no one can say what the outcome will be. The political and financial systems of the nations distributed over its surface seem unable to stand the strain that is being placed upon them and business of all kinds is disorganized. The profession which you have chosen to follow has not entirely escaped the ill effects of these conditions, and the problems which face its practitioners are both numerous and varied. You have joined its ranks at a time when there is a real need for voung men and young women, highly educated, well trained, and with the courage to push forward into the unknown. I am confident that you will do your part with credit to yourselves and to your Alma Mater. Pharmacy, becau.se of its numerous ramifications, offers opportunities of rendering service of various kinds, and the possibilities of attaining success in any of its branches are manifold. On the other hand, it is a calling which exacts much of tho.se who follow it. For those who are willing to apply themselves with energy and enthusiasm to the exercise of its functions, it offers ample opportunity for the exercise of all their talents. The degree of success attained and the magnitude of the financial reward will be in direct proportion to the effort expended. My sincere wish is that you will apply yourself with diligence and honesty to the practice of your profession and the promotion of its interests so that the highest reward may be yours. A. G. DuMez. [ 26 ]