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

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Back in 1962 fifty-tour young peopk ' lilt tlKit thoy wished to become phannacists strounly enough to enroll themselves at the University of Maryland at College Park in the prc-phar- macy curriculum. Many others entered similar institutions of higher learning in anticipation of achieving the same goal, and would even- tually join the original fiftj-four. However, thanks to two years of College Park Life, two semesters of physics, and one semester of (juantitative analysis we lost more than we gained when we arrived at the Concrete Campus in September of 1964 with thirty-six students. Those of us who have survived the three years (or more) at Lombard and Greene carry memories that will last a life- time. ( Would you believe a couple of months? ) We will not only remember the trials and fmstrations of our educational endeavors, but also the beauty and serenity of what has to be one of the loveliest sections of the state. Our first year of professional study was filled with many interesting (and some not-so-inter- esti ng) revelations. For example, in Mathe- matics of the Pharmaceutical Sciences which was taught by Dr. Benjamin Allen, we learned of the tremendous difficulty and confusion that can arise in phannaceutical calculations. We also learned how to calculus overdoses from Dr. James Leslie. Dr. Francis Miller ' s Organic Chemistry course revived our almost dissi- pated belief that lectures could be well organ- ized and stimulating at the same time; how- ever, the laboratory accompanying this course was something else. Dr. Peter Lamy, our professor for Processes and Dosage Forms, who hails from some insignificant school in colonial Pennsylvania (I have forgotten its name), kept everyone on the edge of his seat with lectures of the twenty-questions variety. The laboratory por- tion of the course was under the excellent guidance of Mr. Lawrence Block who, aside from having us label everything but our under- wear, and in addition to being undisputed master of the pun, was one of the most pro- ficient emulsion-makers in the history of the profession, a fact which produced our first doubts regarding the Cooper mortar. Dr. Adele Ballman ' s first semester course, Professional Communications, introduced to us the art of oral reports and panel discussions as will as covering term papers and spelling bee ' s. Anatomy was ver) ' capabK- handled by Dr. Walter Fredericks who made the supreme effort to teach us anatomy despite his bio- chemical background. His two very efficient assistants, Mrs. Marjorie Goldberg and Mr. Richard Wynn, who reigned in the laboratory, helped convince the class that the University of Maryland doen have a veterinary division. When the first semester came to a close our number was decreased to thirty-five with a few additional students beginning to doubt that they really wanted to be pharmacists. The second semester contained more of the same from Dr. Lamy and Dr. Miller; however. Dr. Ballman changed hats and taught the History of Pharmacy from Sir Francis Bacon to O. Henry or, maybe, the other way around. In either case, in spite of her efforts, we managed to learn a little about pharmacy ' s great history through outside reading and more oral reports. Quantitativ e Pharmaceutical Anal- 23

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FRANK JAMES VYKOL APhA-MPA .3, 4, 5; Phi Delta Chi 4, 5; Histoiirtn 5; Chainnan, Profes- sional Activities 5. MARCIA ANN WILL APhA-MPA 3, 4, 5; Class Secretary 3, 4, 5; Lambda Kappa Sigma 3, 4, 5; Secretary-Treasurer 4, President 5; Greek Letter Council 5; Co-Chair- nian. Careers for Women in Science 5; To Promote Good Will 4.

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ysis, an abortion of the required course offered at College Park, was taught by Dr. Nicolas Zenker who concurrently gave us our second language course (the first of these courses being taught by Dr. Lamy ) . The results of our laboratory experiments proved to us that we were not cut out to be analytical chemists, especially the results of the experiment involv- ing aminophylline supersidiaries. However, as the semester wore on, some students dis- covered a less strenuous means of obtaining accurate results. Mr. Dean Leavitt ajid Accounting provided the finale for the year with the Rainbow Paint Shop. When we all converged at 636 West Lom- bard in the fall of 1965 we discovered that our number had diminished to thirty-one. The second professional year definitely proved to be a Fun Year. In spite of all the warn- ings handed down by the Class of ' 66, no one seemed adequately prepared for the shock. Biochemistry with Dr. Zenker was amazing. We did everything from peeling potatoes to kicking rats to death. Those who did not feel like kicking tlie rats occupied themselves with other diversions, such as starting fires with bunsen limners or reading books on the care of infants. None of us will ever forget Microbiology, the most organized department in the school. Dr. Donald Shay with assistance from Dr. George Krywolap, Dr. Becker, Dr. Probst, Dr. Stiles, ad infinitum, ad nauseum, kept us in constant suspense concerning who was going to lecture. On days when the precipitation was sufficient enough to ground the planes at Friendship, Dr. Shay might dcli ' er one of his stirring lectures which enabled all of us to try out the high setting on our hearing-aids. On clearer days it would probably be Dr. Krywo- lap who instructed us in our third foreign language. Dr. (then Mr.) Becker ' ould occa- sionally greet us with a grin, a blackeye, and a warning: The air you breath is a great cloud of fecal contamination. In Phannaceutical Technology, as presented by Dr. Ralph Shangraw, we learned about some of the things less commonly associated with the practice of pharmacy, i.e., phase dia- grams, methylcellulose, logarithms, methyl- cellulose, angles of repose, and methylcellulose. Everyone enjoyed the course and was most thankful that we had graduated from the boot-camp tactics of the first professional year. So fascinated were we with the lectures that we would frequently not leave the class- room until ten minutes past the hour. Phar- macognosy, taught by Dr. Frank J. Slama and Dr. Kenneth Euler, caused more busted-up romances than anything else in our three years in Baltimore. For it we had to recopy the USP and NF. Since none of the students were very enthused about the task, they sloughed it off on their girlfriends who were also not too crazy about the idea. Mr. Leavitt, who between gulps of coffee and puffs on his pipe taught Pharmacy Market- ing, provided a welcome relief from the heavy scientific load. His unique method of curving a curve by pitching exams down the stairs kept everyone guessing. Another very useful first semester course was First Aid. Here we learned to treat fainting spells in the event Jane Hill wandered into the halls or Steve David or Paul Kovalsky was called upon to perfonn an emergency delivery. Speaking of deliveries, during the semester break our class even had a baby girl. Isn ' t that nice? When we returned for the second semester we were down to 30 2 students (actually, it was more like .30 and 59 60 students). We obtained more exams from the personal and quarantined files of Dr. Shay and crew, more crude drugs, more pipes and thermos bottles, and more methylcellulose. The only significant differences were the lack of First Aid and the substitution of Dr. Leslie Costello for Dr. Zenker. Physiology was tremendous. Most of the class being from the Baltimore area, we had our first opportunity to play with frogs. Dr. Costello and his note cards were something to behold; even his crutches didn ' t slow him down. We returned from the longest summer anticipating (and some fervently praying for) an anticlimactic, downhill run (academically speaking). With 29 and 59 60 students we fully ex-pected to finish the year with thirty appearing on the stage to claim their degrees. The first semester would not have been too aggravating were it not for the term papers and other various reports. These, no doubt. 24