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

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TERRA 1 9 M A R I A E 3 8 History of the School of Pharmacy THE need of an institution where apprentices in pharmacy could be given systematic instruction in the sciences underlying their profession had long been felt by leading pharmacists and physicians, when in 1841 a charter was obtained from the General Assembly for the Maryland College of Pharmacy. The incorporators, seventeen in num- ber, and among whom were Messers. George M. Andrews, Thomas G. McKenzie, R. Rush Roberts, Robert Coleman and Dr. David Stewart, immediately organized and established 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 members and change of business of others, they were compelled to suspend all lectures. During 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. Cockrane, Alpheus P. Sharp, William S. Thompson, Samuel Rodgers, ]. Paris Moore, John W. Read and Christian Steinhofer. Of these, Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and William S. Thompson were not only earnest and active supporters of the College, but were adornments to the profession they represented, as well as graduates of whom their Alma Mater might well be proud. In 1856 at the request of the graduates and a number of Baltimore pharmacists, the president, Mr. George W. Andrews, called a meeting which resulted in the election of thirty- one new members and a thorough reorganiza- tion of the College. The new Board of Trustees established three professorships: Dr. Lewis Steiner was elected professor of Chemistry; Dr. Charles 1876— 1886 P. Frick, Professor of Materia Medica: and Israel Grahame, Pro- fessor of Pharmacy. A course of lectures was given during the season 1 857- 1 858 to a class of intelligent and apprecia- tive students, and the College took a new lease of life, which has since been maintained. Dr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during the jjeriod 1841-1846. Fol- lowing the reorganization, the chair of Pharmacy was filled by Professor Israel ]. Gra- hame, who was succeeded by Mr. L. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instructor. The sudden death of Professor Phillips caused the election of J. Faris Moore to the vacancy. Professor Moore was one of the oldest graduates of the College, and was a consistent 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 resignation of the chair of Materia Medica by Professor Baxley, he was chosen Professor 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 Pro- fessor 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 Jaunary, 1926. when it was taken over by Dr. John C. Krantz, Jr., class of 1919, who held it for one year. Andrew G. DuMez, Ph.G., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., the present Dean, now holds the professorship. Mr. William E. A. Aiken was lecturer in chemistry from 1841-1846. From 1856 the professorship of chemistry was filled for a number of years by Dr. Louis Steiner. On his departure from the city he was succeeded by Professor Alfred Mayer, who after- 14

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TERRA M A R I A E 19 3 8 wards 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 ability and a popular lecturer. Upon hi.s rcignation in 1H73, the Board of Trustees elected the able and energetic Pro- fessor William Simon, Ph.D., M.D., to fill the vacancy. Daniel Base, Ph.D., became associated with Dr. Simon in 1895, and was elected Profes- sor of Chemistry in 1902, which position he held until his resignation in 1920 to become associated with Hynson, Wes- cott and Dunning. The teach- ing ol the basic courses in chemistry has been under the direction of the Department ol C ' hemistry of the University of .Maryland. In 1956 CJlenn L. lenkins, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutical C hemistry since i of Pharmacy of the University of been research chemist for Sharp department. 1904 — 1922 1884 — 1904 927, resigned to accept a similar position in the School .Viinnesota. Walter H. Hartung, . .B., Ph.D., who has and Dohme for a decade, is the present head of the Messrs. David Stewart and ' illiam S. Reese were the lecturers in Materia Medica 1 844- 1 846. Dr. Charles P. Frick was elected Professor of Materia Medica June 5, 1856, and on .April 7, 1858, Professor Frick, hav- ing been called to the chair of Materia -Medica in the old University of Maryland School ol .Medicine, was succeeded by Profes- sor Frank Donaldson, .M.D. Like his prede- cessor, he was called to a professorship in the University of Maryland. He was succeeded by Professor ]. R. Winslovv, in 1863, and the latter, on June i, 1866, by Claude Ba.xley, ,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. Paris .Moore, . [.D., who continued in this chair until his sudden death on February 3, 1888, when Dr. David M. R. Culbreth was elected to succeed him. Dr. Culbreth, who had always been an ardent worker for 15