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

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.4i e-?-.«j?2v- 1884 — 1904 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 his resignation in 1873, the Board of Trustees elected the able and energetic Pro- fessor Wiliam Simon, Ph.D., M.D., to fill the vacancy. Daniel Base, Ph.D., became associated with Dr. Simon in i8()5, 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 of the basic courses in chemistry has been under the direction of the Department of Chemistry of the University of Maryland. In 1936 Glenn L. Jenkins, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry since 1927, resigned to accept a similar position in the School of Pharmacy of the University of Minnesota. Walter H. Hartung, A.B., Ph.D., who has been research chemist for Sharp and Dohme for a decade, is the present head of the department. Messrs. David Stewart and William S. Reese were the lecturers in Materia Medica 1 844- 1 846. Dr. Charles P. Frick was elected Professor of Materia Medica June 5, i8s6, and on . pril 7, 1758, Professor Frick, hav- ing been called to the chair of Materia Medica in the old University of Maryland School of 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 suc- ceeded bv Professor J. R. Winslow, in 1863, and the latter, on tune i, 1866, by Cinud; 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. Paris Moore, M.D., who continued in this chair until his sudden death on Februarv 3, 1888, when Dr. David M. R. Culbreth was elected to succeed him. Dr. Culbreth. who had always been an ardent worker for 1904 — 1922 20

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— |i?torLj o|- the school of [-- h avmac j THE need ol an institution u here apprentices in pharmacy could be given systematic instruction in the sciences underlying their protession had long Ixjcn felt by leading [iharmacists and physicians, when in iH a charter was obtained trom the (ieneral Assembly lor the Maryland College ol Pharmacy. The incorporators, seventeen in nuin- ber, and among whom were Messrs. CJeorge 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 1H47, when, owing to the death ol some members and change of business of others, they were comix-lleil to suspend all lectures. During the period of operation, however, they graduated a numlier 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 . . Cockrane, . lpheus P. Sharp, William S. Thompson, Samuel Rodgers, J. Paris Moore, lohn W. Read and Christian Steinhofer. Of these, Messrs. .Mpheiis 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 reciuest ol the graduates and a number ol Baltimore pharmacists, the presiilent, Mr. (Jeorge W. Andrews, called a meeting which resulted in the election of thirty- one new members, and a thorough reorganiza- tion of the C ollcge. The new Board of r rust e e s establishctl three protessorships: Dr. Lewis Steiner was elected professor of 1876— 1886 P. I-Vick, Professor of . l.iteria . Ietlica; and Israel Cirahame, Pro- lessor of Pharmacy. A course of lectures was given during the season 18 -7-1858 to a class of intelligent and apprecia- tive students, and the College took a new lease on life, which has since been maintained. Chemistry; Dr. Charles Dr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during the [Kriod 1841-1846. Fol- lowing the reorganization, the chair of Pharmacy was filled by Professor Israel J. Cra- hame, who was succeeded by Mr. P. 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, anil was a consistent and zealous worker in behalf of his . lma 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, Ir., who was later to play such an important part in the history of the Maryland College ol Pharmacy w ' as elected Pro- fessor of Pharmacy, which chair he ccniinued 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 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. . . 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 . lfred Maver, who after- 19

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11)22 — l()2l) atni. anil pharmaceutical law were his Alma Mater, ably and ef- ficiently held the professor- ship until June lo, 1920, when he resigned from active duty and became Professor Kmeritus. Dr. Charles C. Plitt of the class of 1 89 1 served as Profes- sor of Botany and Pharmacog- nosy until his death in 1933. Assistant Professor Frank J. Slama, who is an alumnus of the school and who received the Degree of Doctor of Phi- losophy Irom the University of Maryland was appointed to heail the department in 193S. Great advances have l een made in the profession of phar- macy since 1856, and it has been found necessary to en- large the curriculum trom time to time to keep abreast of this progress. In the broad- ening of its curriculum, the school has been guided largely by the standards set by the American . ssociation of Col- leges in Pharmacy. In uji , courses in pharmaceutical aritlimetic, pharmaceutica added. Recently the course in commercial pharmacy has been expanded, and in the future all work of this nature will be given by the department ot economics. This depart- ment is presided over by Miss B. Olive ( ' ole, Ph.ir.I)., l,i..Pi., who is also Prolessor ot Pharmaceutical Law. In 1921, the curriculum was lurther broadened to include the general educational subjects, English, romance languages, algebra, trigonometry, zoology, and physics. In the same year provisions were made lor teaching bacteriology. Since then a separate depart- ment was in charge of .Assistant Professor . rthur H. Bryan, X ' .M.D., B.S., . t.. ., .At present, the department is presided over by . ssociate Professor Thomas C. CJrubb, A.B., Ph.D., whose experience includes commer- cial work, public health work, and research in bacteriology. In 1930, a d ' partmtnt cf pharmacology was organized in the school to give instruc- tion in bio-assaying. The equipment of this department and its maintenance were made possible through the generosity of the late C aptain Isaac E. Emerson, who endowed it liberally. In 1938 Marvin R. Thompson. Ph. D., Emerson Professor of Pharmacology since 1930, resigned to accept the Director- ship of the Warner Institute for Thera- peutic Research. Clifford W. Chapman, Ph. D., who has been with the Laboratory of Hvgiene, Department of Pensions and Na- tional Health of Canada, which depart- ment is in charge of drug control work in the Dominion, and in which he held the position of pharmacologist, is now the pres- ent head of the Department. 21 r n -