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

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the University of Maryland was appointed to head the department in 1936. Great advances have been made in the profession of pharmacy since 1856, and it has been found necessary to enlarge the curriculum from time to time to keep abreast of this progress. In the broadening of its curriculum, the school has been guided largely by the standards set by American Association of Colleges of Phar- macy. In 1913, courses in pharmaceutical arithmetic, and pharmaceutical law were added. The course in commercial pharmacy has been expanded, and all work of this na- ture is given by the department of econo- mics. This department is presided over by Miss B. Olive Cole. Phar.D., LL.B., who is also Professor of Pharmaceutical Law. In 1921, the curriculum was further broadened to include the general education subjects: English, romance languages, al- egbra. trigonometry, zoology, and physics. In the same year provisions were made for teaching liacteriology. Since then a sepa- rate department was in charge of Assistant Professor H. P.ryan, V.M.D., B.S.. M.A. In 1937 .Associate Professor Thomas C. Grubb, 1929 - 1950 A.B.,, Ph.D., was appointed to head the de- partment, resigning in 1945. Professor Donald E. Shay, B.S., M.S.. Ph.D., is the present head of the department. In 1930, a department of pharmacology was organized in the school to give instruc- tion in bio-assaying. The equipment of this department and its maintenance was made possible through the generosity of the late Captain 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 of Therapeu- tic Research. Clifford W. Cha])man, Ph.D., who had been with the Laboratory of Hy- giene, Department of Pensions and Nation- al Health in Canada, which department is in charge of drug control in the Dominion, and in which he held the position of phar- macologist, is now the i)resent head of the department. Following the reorganization of the Maryland College of Pharmacy in 1856. control was vested in the offices of the Col- lege President, first and second Vice-Presi- dents. Treasurer, and Secretar)-, who. to- gether with the Board of Examiners (three members) constituted the Board of Trus- tees. The first president was Mr. Thomas G. Mackenzie. 1840-1842, followed by Mr. Benjamin Rush Roberts from 1844 to 1871. and was followed in succession by such il- lustrious pharmacists as Dr. J. Brown Bax- ley. Dr. J. Paris Moore. Dr. John F. Han- cock. Dr. Joseph Roberts. Dr. Edwin Eareckson. Mr. William S. Thompson. Mr. Louis Dohme. and Mr. Charles Dohme (1894-1904). In 1904. it became a depart- ment of the State University, when the old L niversity of Maryland was merged with the Maryland State College. With this last merger, control was transferred to the of- ficers of the University. The control of the University of Maryland is now vested in the Board of Regents, of which W. P. Cole, Jr., is chairman. A Faculty Council, com- posed of the Dean and certain members of the Faculty control the internal affairs of each separate school comprising the Uni- versity. Dr. Charles C. Caspari. Jr.. became Dean of the Maryland College of Pharmacy in 1896. and continued as Dean after the mer- ger of the College with the old University of Maryland, until his death on October 13, [14]

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uary, 1 ' ' 26. wlicn it was taken over by Dr. John C Krantz Jr.. clas.s of 1919, wlio held it for one year. Andrew G. DuMez, Ph.G, B..S., M.S. Ph.D., then held the professor- .shi]) until his death. Mr. illiain i ' l A. Aiken was lecturer in chemistry from 1W1-1X4(). JMoni IS.SO the professorsliip of chemistry was idled for a number of years by I ' r. I.ouis Steiner. On his de|)arture from llu- city he was suc- ceeded by Professor .Mfred Mayer, who af- terwards moved to .New York. an l he was in turn succeeded liy a graduate if ihe Col- lege, Dr. Helsby, whu remaine(l a few years and then entered U]icin tlu ' inactice of medicine. The chair was then occu|)ie l by Dr. De-Rosset, a man of great ability and a ])opular lecturer. L ' poii his resignation in 1873, the Hoard of Trustees elected the able and energetic Professor William .Simon, Ph.D., M.D., to fill the vacancy. Daniel Base, Ph.D., became associated with Dr. Simon in 1895, and was elected Professor of Chemistry in 1 ' 02, which |)osition he held until his resignation in P 20 to become associated with Ilynson, Wescott and Dun- ning. The teaching of the basic courses in chemistry has been under the direction of the Department of Chemistry of the Uni- versity of Maryland. In 1936 Glenn L. Jen- kins, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry since 1927, resigned to accc])t a similar position in the .School of Pharmacy of the University of Miimesota. Walter II. Hartung, A.B., Ph.D., who had been re- search chemist for Sharp and Dohme for a decade, headed the department until leav- ing for a like post at the Universitv of North Carolina in the Fall of 1948. ' Dr. George P. I lager, who received the Ph.D., degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland is now Professor of Pharmaceu- tical Chemistry. Messrs. David Stewart and William S. Keese were the lecturers in Materia Mcdica 1844-1846. Dr. Charles P. Frick was elected Professor of Materia Medica June 5, 1856, and on April 17, 1858, Professor Frick, hav- ing been called to the chair of Materia Medica in the old University of Maryland School of Medicine, w-as succeeded by Pro- fessor I ' Vank 13onaldson, M.I). Like his pre- decessor, he was called to a professorship in the University of M.aryland. He was suc- ceeded by Professor J. K. Winslow, in 1863, and the latter, on June 1. IS(rf ). by Claude ilaxley. .M.D., who .ibly Tilled the position until 187 ' ' . when decliuiiig health caused him ti) se cr bis connection with the Col- lege, lie. ill liirii. was f(dlowed by J. Faris Moore. . 1.1)., who contiinied in this chair until his sudden death on h -bruary 3, 1888, when Dr. David M. R. Culbrelh was elected to succeed him. Dr tulbreth who had al- ways been an ardent worker for his . Ima •Mater, ably and efiiciently lilled the profes- sorship until June 10, 1920, when he re- signed from active duty and became Pro- sessor iMneritus. Dr. Charles C. Plitt of the class of 18 ' M served as I ' rofessor of Potanv 1926 - 1929 and Pharmacognosy until his death in 1933. Associate Professor Frank J. Slama, who is an alumnus of the school and wdio received the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from [13]

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1917. Dr. Daniel Base succeeded him, but because of conditions incident to the World War, Dr. Base obtained leave of aliscnce to teacii in another department, and Dr. Kvan- dcr Keiiv was elected Dean on September 30, 1918. ' This office was held by Dr. Kelly until December 31, 1925, when he became Secretary of the American I ' harmaceutical Association. Dr. Andrew G. DuMez then assumed the res])onsibiiities of the office, and performed them with jjreat ability un- til iiis death on September 27, 1948. Miss H. Olive t ' ole served as actin j dean of the School during the 194 -49 session. Dr. Noel E. Foss who received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Maryland in 1933, and who was Assistant Dean of the .School of Pharmacy. University of Illinois for two }-ears, was ai)pointed Dean on July 1, 1949. When the institution was first chartered in 1841, the lectures were given in the aniphitlieater of the University of Maryland, luillowiiig the reorganization in 1836. and until 1876, the College occui)ied iialls rented for the ])ur]K)se. In the early part of the latter year, the city grammar school located on Aisquith Street near Fayette Street was purchased and after radical, but needed changes, the College occupied what was then considered a very commodious home. However, as classes began to in- crease, the need was felt for more and bet- ter facilities, and in 1886, a new l)uilding was erected on the old site. This building was fitted with the then-most-modern in scientific a]ipliances, and was well stocked with the necessary apparatus, materials aiul s])cciinens. The College continue l to oc- cupy these quarters until it became the De- l)artmcnt of Pharmacy of the University of Maryland, in 1904. At the present time the School of Pharmacy is located in the Phar- macy and Dental Huilding at Lombard and (jreene Streets, which building was made possible by an ai»])ropriation from the state of Maryland during the legislative session of 1929. ' The building is a realization of a great need for adecpiate quarters in which to teach the honored i)rofession of Pharmacy in Maryland. Fveryone interested in Phar- nuicy may well be i)roud of this sjjlendid building, as well as of the modern equip- ment and ai)] aratus which has been pro- vided for demonstration and teaching pur- poses. From the foregoing it will be seen that the Sch(jol of Pharmacy of the University of Maryland, which began its existence as the Maryland College of Pharmacy, has ex- ercised its functions as a teaching institu- tion since 1841 e. cej)t for the ten-year per- iod 18-k) to 18.S6. In s|)ite of its vicissitudes it has steadily boriu- itself onward aiul up- ward. It has steadily increased and im- |)roved it facilities to enable it to im])art in- struction in keei)ing with the pharmaceuti- cal knowledge of the times. It was the first institution of its kind to establish a profes- sorship of Pharmacy, and thereby allocate to that branch of learning an individuality of its own. It was also one oi the first schools to make analytical chemistry ob- ligatory for graduation. In still other lines its leadership has been manifest, particular- ly in the textbooks published by members of its teaching staff. The result has been a steady growth in size and influence so that the school now holds a jK)sition in the front ranks of the teaching institutions of its kind in this country. [15]