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

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■••• •••••••••••••■• ••••••••A TERRA MARIAE ANDREW GROVER DuMEZ, Ph.G., B.S , Ph.D. Dean of the School of Pharmacy Dean DuMez stands high in the list of pharmaceutical educators, both through his thorough knowledge of Pharmacy and its allied sciences and through his capabilities as an executive; high in the opinion of his students and colleagues for his unwavering interest in the welfare of the school and for his deep concern for the welfare of the students. Twenty-fire

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This draxving is taken from the work of Hieronymus Brunschwygk, which consisted of treatises on the art of distilling and on the nature and good art of preserving health, to banish disease and to prolong life; the latter group being contributed by Marsilio Ficino and other re- nowned doctors. In these illustrations of Middle Age pharmacies it is to be noted that, in place of labels, the containers bear the coats of arms of titled families and the badges of cities. The attaching of coats of arms to furniture and all household utensils was much practiced in those days. In all probability special containers zvere not made for pharmacists this early. Such bottles and jars were chosen ■ as could be found in the market; and, although these escutcheons, etc., could serve no useful purpose, they proved to be very ortiamental. Whether a system of numbering ivas in use in deter- mining the contents, as in later centuries, is not known. The stars probably served for ornamental purposes only.

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.... .. TERRA MARIAE .................... FACULTY OF PHARMACY Andrew Grover DuMez, Ph.G., B.S., M.S., Ph.D Professor of Pharmacy J. Carlton Wolf, B.Sc, Phar.D., Sc.D Professor of Dispensing Pharmacy Marvin J. Andrews, Ph.G., Ph.C, B.S., M.S. Assistant Professor of Pharmacy William B. Baker, Ph.G., B.S - - Assistant in Pharmacy Noel E. Foss, PhC., B.S., M.S Assistant in Pharmacy William A. Purdum, Ph.G., B.S. ..Assistant in Pharmacy Thomas G. Wright, Ph.G., B.S Assistant in Pharmacy Twenty-six 19 3 3 .«•.«»••••• . »•» •••••