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

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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

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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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were the cause of additional romantic riiis. One of our pharmacy courses, for example, was taught by Dr. Allen. For the first time in our pharmacy career we were allowed to type a prescription label the way they do it in com- munity pharmacies and even some drugstores. We also learned how to get A-OT and PEG into solution by the use of extreme heat, i.e., heating until just before the beaker starts to melt. Since this course was a very practical pharmacy course, our class loved it because, you see, it will help us, for example, topv with the tremendous difficulties and confusion that we will encounter, actually, when we get out on our own in this angry world known as the Baltimore metropolitan area, if you follow me, fella. Our fourth language course. Chemistry of Medicinal Products, taught by Dr. Elie Abu.sh- anab. was completely out of sight, especially the examinations. Now students, don ' t memo- rize stnictures for this exam but know every- thing about them. ' ha-a-a? Hut after Green Bay defeated Kansas City we were treated a lot better. From the student ' s point of view, the best part of the course was the laboratory. Professional Phannacy, under the guidance of Dr. Lam ' and Dr. Shangrau- with assistaTiee from Mr. Theodore Benya, Mr. Ilenr) ' Dere- wicz, Mr. Paul LeSage, and assorted graduate students was a composite course witli segments alloted to OTC products, hospital pharmacy, and manufacturing pharmacy. Barring an un- fortimate occurrence with group A-II, e er ' - thing in the course ran pretty much as pre- dicted by the previous class except that no amount of prompting could secnn to get any- one to prepare in ad ance for 300 drugs and their dosages. Pharmacology, spoon-fed to us by Dr. Casimir Ichnio ' ski and shovel-fed by Dr. Carl Driever, gave us the confidence to tell physicians that they don ' t know ho ' to prescribe correctly. Appropriately, Dr. Ichni- owski took the portion of the course dealing with CNS depressants and Dr. Driever pro- vided intemiittent CNS stimulation by giving us a notebook full of notes for each lecture. And who can forget our jovial lab instructors in Pharmacology who were a laugh a minute and kept us entertained on those long Friday afternoons. What a funny bunch of guys! On Monday and Thursday mornings we were cast under the spell of Mr. Joseph Kaufman who lectured to us in Phannaceutical Jurisprudence ( i.e., phannacy law for those ol us who did not attend his lectures). In the entire three years ot professional training he was the only instructor who called us ladies and gentlemen. (Maybe we ' re not as bad as vi ' thought. ) Dr. Slama ' s lectures in Entom- ology for Phannacists had exeryone bugeyed. The class was divided for elective courses. Most of the class took Phannacx ' Management and discovered that Mr. I eavitt had lost (or at least misplaced ) his principles; two bravely attempted to conquer the depths of Physical Chemistry with Dr. Ix-slie; and the remainder of the class reached for their security blankets when trying to determini ' what grade they had earned in Dr. Lamy ' s Hospital Phannacy Orientation. Before the semester had drawn to a close we had lost another classmate. Interestingly, in this ca.se, it was not to grades but, rather, to his being taken out of (tr)action. During the semester break we took an oxcrheated train- ride. Aside from the heat the only other inter- esting aspect of the ride to Indianapolis was the demonstration of gregariousness by SGA President Pat Trost. Our stay in that fair city was highlighti ' d by the feasts which our hosts, Eli Lilly and Compan -, pro ided. Many com- plained that the night lite in Indianapolis was non-existent but the key was in playing the right numbers. The winning numbers proved to be .317 and .322. On the return to Baltimore, someone finally found the off button for the heating system and we all delighted in the discovery of a new singing sensation and a sure smash hit, Cascara Sagrada. We got back to the Monumental City just in time to register and sign our checks for the second semester. Classes resumed the following day for the final act of our saga. The time is now upon us when we must bid adieu to the Uni versity of Maryland and our beloved School of Phannacv ' . While it may be with mixed emotions that we leave these halls for the last time as students, we shall ever strive to do justice to the invaluable education which we ha e here received. 25