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

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that by Januarv we departed second onl to Kirmi-i- and I rdang, Economics was badly needed l all of us. h gave us time and a chance to express ourselves mi various subjects, none related to economics. Thus the third year was behind us. It was. to gaj the least, a nio-l complete and difficult lie. So. the senior year was reached. Man) id us -till nut believ- ing it. It was all downhill now or was it? In CM. P. Dr. Doorenbos introduced us to the chemical actions of many drugs and also to Dr. Ilri kill. In our spare lime he suggested we look for a steroiil which would cure cancer. ilh that sim| di- project spurring us mi we enjoyed an interesting year in the chemical stud) of drugs. Keep those patents coming hoys ! The test of memiirv was on in Pharmacology. Those familiar words The Dose were heard again and again. The actions of drugs with which we had come into close contact were studied. We just hope the frogs and dogs didn ' t mind, as we eliminated quite a few in lab. all fur the knowledge of science, of course. Pharmacy, Dr. Mien, and vou. This i- a perfect combination. You ' d he amazed, for example. Iniu we enjoyed this course. It left us wondering man] times about important thin j as: does a teaspoonful really equal five milliliters?: if so. doe- it have any legal standing?: and does Dr. Allen really own Vila- I ' i ' w del I ompan) ? Accounting meant A = L + P. Knowing this and how to debit the credit and credit the debit enabled man] of us to realize we eould ne er he accountants, and we tried so hard! The pregraduates had to cope with differentiation and integral calculus as well a- l.nrk and Shakes- pearian Literature. To other- of the class who were befallen b] bugs, the order of the da] was fumigation and sprinkling with pyrethrums. f course we re- member those i-it- in the hospitals in the four cornel- nf the city. word should he said about marketing, but no one has figured out the idea of the course. iff all that has happened in the past Eour years, nothing will he remembered a- well a- that da) of June 9, 1962 when we walked up In recei e OUT diplomas. It represents many memories and long hard hour- nf studying. It also mean- we have achieved something with which to build a future and security . W e feel we have earned il. 23

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CLASS HISTORY The class of 1962, as we were to be known, en- tered Pharmacy School in September of 1958. We didn ' t know what we were in for, to say the least, and it didn ' t take long for us to learn. In the first year a variety of courses befell us. In English, Dr. Ballman stressed spelling and grammer. We never done realized how we needed it. We also became familiar with England ' s authors and litera- ture. More familiar we ' re sure than the authors would have liked. In Math there was misdoo, doo dimes doo. and how about you. In language it was translation, con- jugation, and guess who she ' s looking at now. Cough! Cough! These were familiar sounds in chemistry lecture. A new record was being set by Dr. Avonda. In lab we learned basic chemistry pro- cedures and how to get on our desks. This must have been done at least 2,000,000 drops — oops, times! Zoology was the cats meow! Bones and muscles galor. We can still smell that lab. Those poor cats never had a chance. Many a brave soul shivered at giving his speech to Mr. DeHaven. And Pharmacy Orientation had us wondering if we were wise in coming into Phar- macy. Thus the first year was now behind us. Now the second year was before us. It was to be a tough one with many problems. Physics being a main one. Whatever we had heard was all true. We were informed of plans to cut down the seating capacity to three rows by mid year. After all there are plenty of seats available in the summer and by then you may be able to see the blackboard. Pharmacy had Mr. Levine. now without a beard, giving out with basic pharmacy techniques and the art of wearing a shirt and tie and still have one ' s Tee shirt showing. The lab and lecture paces were fast. Organic showed us a master at work. We still wonder how Dr. Miller got all his notes on one little card and it took us ten pages. The lab experi- ments weren ' t tough in organic, it was those two hour apparatus set-ups. In Quantitative Analysis we found out how to panic. In lab most of us were four weeks behind before we knew it. More weekends were spent in the lab than at home. When we did get home we al- ways found ourselves making fudge. And lest we forget, the Law of Mass Action. The functions of the body, especially writing left- handed, were introduced to us in Physiology. Anyone sitting beyond row one was never seen by our lec- turer. In lab electrical circuits, kymographs, and frogs became familiar sights. We never knew a frog could jump so far without a head. Year two rolled by and Dr. Miller was now our advisor. The second year was pretty hard, we said. How can it get worse? What a joke! Biochemistry introduced us to many new aspects of body mechanisms and actions. Dr. Zenker brought new meaning into the course as it was in a different language. We found interpretation was part of the examination. In lab we had the feminine touch along with bananas, beef hearts, and paper chromatography. It was a struggle but Dr. Zenker was with us all the way. Pharmacognosy took us on a tour of botany, the U.S. P., and the N.F., and if you lived north of orth Avenue you were rated with Linne. Exams were very challenging. The word parenchyma got you at least fifty on any fill in the blank tests. In lab we learned how to draw and identify drugs. Later we would learn how to burn them. Bacteriology brought to our attention many micro- organisms and diseases. Dr. Shay had one fault, he couldn ' t tell time. Boy, those hour lectures were long. We also were assigned a much needed term paper. The snow really started to fall now. In lab everything was Gram ( — ) or ( + ). Our grades were mostly negative. Well, its time to mobe! Drug Assay renewed our acquaintances with the fudge and the Law of Mass action. In lab, familiar expressions were heard such as: how many placebos do you have? or who ' s got the phenolphthalein? Pharmacy was the course that taught us the meat of our profession. We learned many things of every- day interest such as: eutectic curves, interspace porosity, freezing point depression and the crys- talline structure of a suppository. We also learned pharmacy along the way. So with a snow shovel, a piece of cheese, and a prayer we finally made our way thru a most rigorous course taught by Dr. Shangraw. He also saw to it in History of Pharmacy, 22

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In our final year in Pharmacy School, we have own combos. If so. the Class of 1962 would like seen the advent of the twist and with it, a to suggest the names that might be given to their ■ pc- myriad of singing groups. Perhaps our pro- groups, fessors might wish to join the rage and form their Francis and the Grignards Purdum and the Proofers Shay and the Shifts Ballman and the Poets Slama and the Exterminators Costello and the Phyla Casimir and the Cholinergics Gregson and the Bandages Ralph and the Ripples Gaylord and the Toys Zenker and the Spectrophotometers Levine and the T-Shirts Deano and the Green Sheets Avonda and the Coughers Richeson and the How Abouts Kokoski and the Calamines Norman and the Steroids Kumkumian and the End Points Allen and the Illustrations . . . That ' ll Be All 24