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

Page 10 text:

J lstoru of Jke S cliool of f- li larmacu V HE need of an institution where apprentices in pharmacy could be given systematic in- struction in the sciences underlying their pro- fession had long been felt by leading pharma- cists and physicians, when in 1841 a charter was obtained from the General Assembly for the Maryland College of Pharmacy. The in- corporators, seventeen in number, and among whom were Messrs. George M. Andrews. Thomas G. Mackenzie. B. Rush Roberts. Robert Coleman, and Dr. David Stewart, im- mediately organized and established courses of instruction in chemistry, pharmacy, and materia mcdica. These men carried on the work of the college until 1847. when, owing to the death of some members and change of business of others, they were compelled to suspend all lectures. During the period of operation, however, they graduated a number of eminent pharmacists, to whose efforts in resuscitating and reorganizing the college in 1856 much is due. Among the older gradu- ates appear the names of Messrs. Frederick A. Cochrane. Alpheus F. Sharp. William Thompson. Samuel Rodgers. J. Paris Moore. John W. Read, and Christian Steinhofer. Of these. Messrs. Alpheus P. Sharp and William S. Thompson were not only earnest and ac- tive supporters of the College, but were adorn- ments to the profession they represented, as well as graduates of whom their Alma Mater might well be proud. In 1 8t6 at the request of the graduates and a number of Baltimore pharmacists, the presi- dent. Mr, George W. Andrews, called a meet- ing which resulted in the election ot thirty- one new members, and a thorough reorgan- ization of the College. The new Board of Trustees established three professorships: Dr. Lewis Sieiner was elected Professor of Chem- istry: Dr. Charles P. Prick. Professor of Materia Medica: and Israel Grahame. Pro- fessor 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. F- ' ollowing the reorganization, the chair of Pharmacy was filled by Professor Israel J. Grahame. who was succeeded by Mr. P. Phillips, an earnest and interesting instructor. The sudden death of Prof essor Phillips caused the election of J. Paris 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 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 I harmacy. which chair he con- tinued to fill until his death on October H. 1917. He was succeeded by Dr. Evander F. Kelly, class of 1902. who held the professor- ship 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.. then held the professorship until his death in I 948. Dr. Noel E. Foss is now Professor of Pharmacy. Mr. William E. A. 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 Alfred Mayer, who afterwards 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 William Simon. Ph.D., M.D.. to fill the vacancy. Daniel Base, Ph.D.. became associated with Dr Simon in 1895. .md was O

Page 9 text:

-7 laSS Prom .... nfDecin i To THE Members of the Graduating Class: The coming commencement symbolizes another major accom- plishment in your professional career. I hope that you will continue to make progress in whatever field of pharmacy you choose, whether it be the educational, the practice of retail pharmacy or any other facet you may select. The opportunities are unlimited in any branch of the profes- sion, and I wish you every success and happiness in your chosen field. Noel E. Foss Dean.

Page 11 text:

elected Professor of Chemistry in 1902. which position he held until his resignation in 1920 to become associated with Hynson, Wescott and Dunning. The teaching of the basic courses in chemistry has been under the direc- tion 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 had been research chemist for Sharp and Dohme for a decade. headed the department until leaving for a like post at the University of North Carolina in the Fall of 1948. Dr. George P. Hager, who received the Ph.D. degree in 1942 from the University of Maryland is now Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry. 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, 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, was succeeded by Professor Frank Donaldson, M,D. Like his predecessor, he was called to a professorship in the Univer- sity of Maryland. He was succeeded by Pro- fessor J. R. Winslow. in 1863, and the latter, on June 1, 1866. by Claude Baxley, M.D., who ably filled the position until 1879, when declining health caused him to sever his con- nection with the College. He. in turn, was followed by J. Paris Moore, M.D., who con- tinued in this chair until his sudden death on February 3, 1888. when Dr. David M. R. Culbreth was elected to succeed him. Dr. Culbreth who had always been an ardent worker for his Alma Mater, ably and efficiently filled the professorship until June 10. 1920, when he resigned from active duty and became Professor Emeritus. Dr. Charles C, Plitt of the class of 1891 served as Pro- fessor of Botany and Pharmacognosy until his death in 1933. Professor Frank J. Slama. who is an alumns of the school and who re- ceived the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Maryland was ap- pointed to head the department in 1936. Great advances have been made in the pro- fession 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 curricu- lum, the school has been guided largely by the standards set by American Associaton of Col- leges of Pharmacy. In 1 913. courses in phar- maceutical arithmetic, and pharmaceutical law were added. The course in commercial phar- macy has been expanded, and all work of this nature is given by the Department of Phar- macy Administration. This department is presided over by Miss B. Olive Cole, Phar.D., LL.B, In 1921, the curriculum was further broad- ened to include the general education subjects: English, romance languages, algebra, trigo- nometry, zoology, and physics. In the same year provisions were made for teaching bac- teriology. Since then a separate department was in charge of Assistant Professor H. Bryan, V.M.D.. B.S., M.A. In 1937 Associate Pro- fessor Thomas C. Grubb, A.B., Ph.D., was appointed to head the department, resigning in 1945. Professor Donald E. Shay. B.S.. M.S., Ph.D., is the present head of the de- partment. In 1930, a department of pharamacology 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 19 30, resigned to accept the Directorship of the Warner Institute of Therapeutic Re- search. Clifford W. Chapman, Ph.D., who had been wtih the Laboratory of Hygiene. Department of Pensions and National Health in Canada, which department is in charge of drug control in the Dominion, and in which he held the position of pharmacologist, was head of the department until his death on April 5, 1951. C.T. Ichniowski.Ph.C.B.S.. M.S., Ph.D., is now Professor of Pharma- cology. Following the reorganization of the Mary- land College of Pharmacy in 1856, control was vested in the offices of the College Presi- dent, first and second Vice-Presidents, Treas- urer, and Secretary, who. together with the Board of Examiners (three members I consti- 7!