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

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s Moses Charas C H O b L

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TERRA M A R I A E 19 3 5 History of the School of Pharmacy THE need of an institution where apprentices in pharmacy could be given systematic instruction in the sciences underlymg their profession had long been felt by lead- ing 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 M. Andrews, Thomas G. McKenzie, R. Rush Roberts, Robert Coleman and Dr. David Stewart, immediately organized and estab - lished courses of instruction in chemistry, pharmacy and materia medica. These men carried on the work of the college until 1847, when, owing to the death of some mem- bers and change of business of others, they were compelletl to suspend all lectures. Dur- ing the period of operation, however, they graduated 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. Frederick A. Cochrane, Alpheus P. Sharp, William S. Thomp.son, Samuel Rodgers, J. Paris Moore, John W. Read and Christian Stcinhofer. Of these, Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and VCilliam S. Thompson were not only earne.st and active supporters of the College, but were adorn- ments to the profession they represented, as well as graduates of whom their Alma The new Board of Trustees established three professorships. Dr. Louis Steiner was elected Professor of Chemistry; Dr. Charles P. Prick, Professor of Materia Medica: and Israel Cirahame, Profes- sor of Pharm.icy. A course of lectures was given during the season IH-iT-lS S to a cla.ss of Mater might well be proud. In 1836 at the re - quest of the graduates and a number of Balti- more pharmacists, the president, Mr. George W. Andrews, called a meeting which resulted in the election of thirty- one new members and a thorough reorganiza- 1876-1886 tion of the College, intelligent and appreciative .students, and the College took a new lease of life, which it has since maintained. Dr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during the period 1841-1846. Following the reorganization, the chair of Pharmacy was tilled by Professor Israel J. Grahame, who was succeeded by Mr. L. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instructor. 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 continued 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. Caspari, Jr., who was later 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 F. Kelly, class of 1902, who held the professorship until January, 1926, when it was taken over by Dr. John twenty-one