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

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|— l ' i 4 Clifton DL)rJ, LL-L). PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

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I |e??cige j-rom trie |— re?ldent o|- tne Univer itL) P EMBERS of the graduating class of the School of Phar- macy may properly feel a sense of pride and dignity in the realization that, in becoming members of this public health profession, they are entering one of the great fields of human service. In this field standards are being raised, perhaps, more rapidly than in any other profession, and the tasks that are in the offing will be more exacting than any you have performed. Meet them with courage and resourcefulness, and success will be yours. Let mc extend to you my hearty congratulations on the completion of your formal education, and assure you that the University will look with pride on your achievements. H. C. B TiD, President.

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i?pen?ing The traditions of pharmacy lie in the mysterious processes of the prescrip- tion department. There, all the ef- forts of scientists, manufactur- ers, cultivators, and the my- riads of other agencies which stand behind every finished drug product reach their ultimate realization. There, the purified drug is combined with other sub- stances in such a way as to render the finished prepara- tion suitable for consump- tion as medicine. The principal object of a pharmaceutical education is the development of scientific skill, care, and accuracy in the compounding of prescriptions, } f K