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

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T E R r? A M A R I 1 ) 3 6 A F-: ' )22 ' r2 ' resigned from atli e clut and became Professor F merilus. Dr. Charles C. Plitt of the class of 1891. is now professor of Rdlain and I ' harmacofinosy. (ii ' al advances have been made in the profession of pharmacy since 1856, and it has been found necessary to enlarge the curriculiiin from time to time to keep alircasl of this progress. In the broad- ening of its (iMri( nliim, the school has lit ' cn guided largi ' K by the standards set Ip ihe American Associalinri ni { ' ai - leges of Pharniac). in I ' JI.!. courses in pharmaceutical ar- ithmetic. pharnuK-eulical latin. and |)luirinaceulical law «ere added. Recently the cour.se in conmiercial phannacv has been expanded, and in llie future all work of this nature will be given by the depail- nient of economics. This de- partment is presided over li Miss B. Olive Cole. I ' har. ).. LL.B.. who is also l ' rnf -ssiir of Pharmaceutical Law . In 1921, the curriculum was lurlliir limailcncd to inc lude the gcneial educational subjects, English, romance languages, algebra, trigonometry, zoology, and physics. In this same year provisions were made for teaching bacteriologv. Since then a sep- arate department has been organized lo give inslruilion in this subject. At present, the de|)artment is jiresided over li Assistant Professor Arthur 11. Br an. .M.D.. who has done special «ork iti bacl(Mi(dog . and who is an e perietici d worker in the field of animal palhidogv. In I9. ' (). a deparlmcnl ol pharmacology was organized in the school to gi e instruc- tion in bio-assaying. The equii)n)ent of this department and its maintenance were made possible through the generosity of the late Captain Isaac K. Emerson, who en- dowed it liberaliv. At present, the depart- ment is in charge of Professor . ' Iar in R. Thompson, who received his education at the I niversity of Minnesota. George Wash- ington liiiversily. and Johns Hopkins I ni- ersit . and who was formerh emijloyed as pharmacologist in the Hnreau of (]hemis- lr . ashington. U. C. Follow ing the reorganization of the Mary- land College of Pharmacy in 1856. control was vested in the officers of the College — President, first and second Vice-Presidents. Treasurer, and Secretary, w ho. together with the Board of Examiners ( three members) , constituted the Board of Trustees. The first president was Mr. Thomas G. Mackenzie, Deceased. 21 TT it- - 1920-1929

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TERRA MARIAE 19 3 6 «; 1884-1904 On his departure from the city he was succeeded by Professor Alfred Mayer, who afterwards moved to New York, and he was in turn succeeded by a graduate of the College, Dr. Helsby. who remained a few years and then entered upon the practice of medicine. The chair was then occupied by Dr De-Rosset, a man of great abil ity and a popular lecturer Upon his resignation in 1873 the Board of Trustees elected the able and energetic Profes- sor William Simon. Ph.D. M.D., to fill the vacancy Daniel Base, Ph.D.. became associated with Dr. Simon in liWS. and was elected Profes- sor of Chemistrv in 1902, which position he held until his resignation in 1920 to be- come associated with Hynson, Wescott and Dunning. Since 1920 the teaching of the basic courses in chemistry has been under the direction of the De- partment of Chemistry of the L niversit) of Maryland. Glenn L. Jenkins, Ph.G., B.S. M.S., Ph.D.. formerly with the lHi ersity of Wis ceutical ( ' hemistr . Messrs. David Stewart and W illiam S. Reese were the isconsin. is now Professor of Pharma- ecturers in Materia Medica 1844-1816. Dr. Charles P. Fri( k was elected Professor of Materia Medica June 5, 1856, and on April 7. J8.S8. Professor Frick. hav- ing been called to the chair of Materia Med- ica in the old L niversity of Maryland School of Medicine, was succeeded bv Professor Frank Donaldson, D.D. Like his prede- cessor, he also was called to a professorship in the L ' niversitv of Maryland. He was succeeded by Professor J. R. Winslow-. in 1863. and the latter, on June 1. 1866. b Claude Baxley. M.D.. who ably filled the position until 1879. when declining health caused him to sever his connection with the College. He, in turn, was followed by J. Faris Moore. M.D.. who continued in this chair until his sudden death on February 3. 1888, when Dr. l)a id M. R. Culbreth was elected to succeed him. Dr. Culbreth. who has always been an ardent worker for his Alma Mater, ably and efficiently held the professorship unlil June 10. 1920. when he 1904-1922 20

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TERRA MARIAE 19 3 6 1840-1842. followed h Mr. Benjamin Rush Roberts from 1842 to 1844. Mr. George W. Andrews was president from 1844 to 1871, and was followed in succession by such illustrious pharmacists as Ur. J. Brown Baxley, Dr. J. Faris Moore, Dr. John F. Han- cock, Dr. Joseph Roberts. Dr. Edwin Eareckson, Mr. William S. Thompson, Mr. Louis Dohme and Mr. Charles E. Dohme (1894-1904.) In 1904, it became a department of the state university, when the old Universitv of Maryland was merged with the Mary- land State College. With this last merger control was transferred to the officers of the L ' niversity. The control of the University of Maryland is now vested in the Board of Regents, of which Mr. George M. Shriver is Chairman. A Faculty Council, composed of the Dean and certain members of the Faculty, control the internal affairs of each separate school comprising the University. Dr. Charles C. Caspari. Jr., became Dean of the Maryland College of Pharmacy in 1896. and continued as Dean after the merger of the College with the old University of Maryland, until his death on October 13. 1917. Dr. Daniel Bas succeeded him. but because of conditions incident to the World War, Dr. Base obtained leave of absence to teach in another department, and Dr. Evander F. Kelly was elected Dean on September 30, 1918. This office was held by Dr. Kelly until December 31, 1925. when he became Secretary of ihe American Pharmaceutical Association. Dr. Andrew G. DuMez, form- erly Associate Pharmacologist. Hygienic Laboratory. U. S. Public Health Service, is the present Dean. When the institution was first chartered in 1841. the lectures were given in the amphitheater of the L ni ersity of Mar land. Following the reorganization in 1856, and until 1876. the College occupied halls rented for the |)urpose. In the early part of the latter year, the city grammar school located at Aisquith Street near Fayette Street was purchased and after radical but needed changes, the College occupied what was then considered a very connnodious home. However, as classes began to increase, the need was felt for more room and better facilities, and in 1886 a new building was erected on the t)ld site. This building was fitted with the then-most-modern in scientific ajjpliances. and was well stocked with the necessary apparatus, materials, and speci- mens. The College continued to occupy these quarters until it became the Department of Pharmacy of the I riiversilv of Mar land, in 1904. At the present time the School of Pharma is loi ated in the new Pharnia and Dental Building at Lombard and Greene Streets, which liuilding was made possible b) an appropriation from the State of Mary- land during the legislative session of 1929. The new building is the realization of a great need for adequate quarters in which to teach the honored profession of Pharmacy in Maryland. E eryone interested in Pharmac nia well be proud of the splendid building, as well a of the modern equip- ment and apparatus which have been provided for demonstration and teaching pur- poses. From the foregoing it will be seen that the School of Pharmacy of the ITiiiversity of Mar land, which began its existence as the Maryland College of Pharmacy, has exer- cised its functions as a teaching institution since 1841 except for the ten-year period 1846 to 18.56. In spite of its vicissitudes it has steadily borne itself onward and upward. It has steadily increased and improved its facilities to enable it to impart instruction in keeping w ith the pharmaceutical knowledge of the times. It was the first institution of its kind to establish a professorshi)) of Pharmacy, and thereby allocate to that branch of learning an indi idualitv of its own. It was also one of the first schools to make analytical chemistry obligatory for graduation. In still other lines its leadership has been manifested, particularly in the textbooks published bv members of its teaching staff. The result has been a steady growth in size and influence so that the School now holds a position in the front ranks of the teaching institutions of its kind in this country. 22