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

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P H ARM A C

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THE SCHOOL

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j4uforu of- Ulic School oj- J- h The need of an institution where appren- tices 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 As- sembly for the Maryland College of Phar- macy. The incorporators, seventeen in num- ber, and among whom were Messrs. George M. Andrews, Thomas G. Mackenzie, B. Rush Roberts, Robert Coleman, and Dr. David Stewart., immediately organized and established courses of instruction in chem- istry, pharmacy, and materia medica. These l ' JU4 - 1922 men carried on the work of the college un- til 1847, when, owing to the death of some members and change of business of others, they were compelled to suspend all lec- tures. During the period of operation, how- ever, they graduated a number of eminent pharmacists, to whose efforts in resuscitat- ing and reorganizing the college in 1856 much is due. Among the older graduates appear the names of Messrs. Frederick A. Cochrane, Alpheus P. Sharp, William armacii Thompson, Samuel Rodgers, J. Paris Moore, John Read, and Christian Stein- hofer. Of these, Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and William S. Thompson were not only earnest and active supporters of the Col- lege, but were adornments to the profes- sion 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 i)resident, Mr. George W. Andrews, called a meeting which resulted in the elec- tion of thirty-one new members, and a thorough reorganization of the College. The new Board of Trustees established three professorships : Dr. Lewis Steiner was elected Professor of Chemistry ; Dr. Charles P. Frick, Professor of Materia Medica ; and Israel Grahame, Professor of Pharmacy. A course of lectures was given during the season 1857-1858 to a class of intelligent and appreciative students, and the College took a new lease on life, which has since been maintained. Dr. David Stewart gave the lectures in pharmacy during the period 1841-1846. Fol- lowing the reorganization, the chair of Pharmacy was filled by Professor Israel J. Grahame, who was succeeded by Mr. P. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instruc- tor. The .sudden death of Professor Phillips caused the election of J. Paris Moore to the vacancy. Professor Moore was one of the older graduates of the College, and was a consistent and zealous worker in behalf of his Alma Mater and in the interest of phar- macy, until his death. He continued in the chair of ])harmacy 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 Professor 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 Jan- [12]