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

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The School In the entire field of American pharmacy, throughout the decades of its existence, no one has presented the many-faceted talents that were present in one man— William Procter, Jr. Procter ' s prodigious works covered such a vast field that it is difficult to explain why posterity has not attached his name to some specific discovery. He pioneered with ether, he was one of the first to dis- cover the salicylates of natural origin. Indeed, he, like other such scientists, had pioneered in a hundred such ways. Procter ' s name will live forever, not for any single achievement, but because of the mastery that he gave to all his work. His works entitled for him a full right to the designation Father of American Pharmacy.

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Charles Emile Dohme Charls Emile Dohme was born at Obernkirchen, Schaumburg, Germany, on March 12th, 1843, and came to this country with his parents in 1851. Mr. Dohme graduated from the Maryland College of Pharmacy, and subsequently took positions as clerk in several Baltimore pharmacies. In 1866, he was admitted as a partner in the firm of Sharp and Dohme, and by his extreme resourcefulness helped raise the firm to a position of prominence in the drug trade. Mr. Dohme took a deep interest in his former college, and in 1896 was elected president of the college, serving one year. He also strongly supported the various pharmaceutical organizations, serving as president of the local branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association and as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United States Pharmacopoeial Convention in addition to many other positions of prominence. Mr. Dohme was also active socially, counting the Germania Club and the Oratorio Society among his many activities. He died on December 9th, 1911, after a life of interest and honor in the local and national aspects of pharmacy.

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The His The School IH77 - lH«(i The need of an institution where appren- tiies in pJiarniacy (oiilil l)e ivcn systematic instruction in tlie sciences nncierlyinf their j)rc)fessic)n liad long Ix ' cn fell l)y leading; |)har- niacistsand physicians, wlien in IHll a diarter was obtained from the (ieneral Asseml)ly for the Maryland College of Pharmacy. The in- (c)iporators, .seventeen in numher, and among whom were Messrs. Cieorge M. Andrews, I honias (i. Mackenzie, H. Rush Roberts, Robert (;ole man, and Dr. David .Stewart, im- metiiately organized and established courses of instruction in chemistry, pharmacy, and materia medica. These men carried on the work of the college until IH17, when, owing to the death oi some meinbeis and change of business of others, they were- coin|)elled to suspend all lectures. During the jKriod of operation, however, they graduated a number ol eminent pharmacists, to whose efforts in resuscitating and rc ' organi ing the college in I8,5(i MUich is cine. .Among the older gradu- ates appear the names of Messrs. Frederick A. Ccxhrane, Alpheiis P. Sharp, William Thompson, .Sanuiel Rodgers, [. Faris Moore, |ohn W. Read, and Christian .Steinhofer. Of these, Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and William S. I hompson were not only earnest and ac- tive suppoiters ol the College, but were adorn- ments to the |)rofession they represented, as well as graduates of whom tlieir Alma Mater might well be proud. In IK. ' ir. ai the lecpiesl of the graduates and a number of U.iliimoic ' pharmac isis, the presi- dent, Mr. (;eorge W. , ndiews, called a meet- ing wliich resulted in the election of thirty- one new members, and a thorough reorgani- zation of the College. I he new Board of Trustees established three professorships: Dr. Lewis Steincr was elected Professor of Chem- istry; Dr. C;iiarles P. Frick, Professor of Ma- teria Medica; and Israel Cirahame, Professor cjI Phainiacy. A course of lectures was given during the .seascjn 1857-1858 to a class of in- telligent and ap[)reciative students, and the C ollege took a new lease on life, which has since been maintained. Dr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during the period IH11-181(). Fol- lowing the recMganization, the chair of Phar- macy was filled by Professor Israel J. Gra- hame, who was succeeded by Mr. P. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instructor. The sudden death of Professor I hillips caused the election of J. Faris Moore to the vacancy. Professor Moore was one of the older gradu- ates 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 phar- macy for nineteen years, when, on resignation of the chair of Materia Medica by Prcjfessor liaxley, he was chosen Professor of Materia Medica. I ' hen on March 8, 187!», Dr. Charles C:. C;aspari, [r., who was later to play such an important part in the history of the Mary- land College of Pharmacy, was elected Profes- sor of Pharmacy, which chair he con- tinned to fill until his death on October LS, 1 M7. He was succeeded by Dr. Evandcr F. Kelly, class of 1902, who held the professor- ■ MJlP .4) uiJ i m ■mB . S-iaiijVai -1 I88li - IIIOI 10