Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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OLLEGE OF PHARMACY FRED H. KAUFMANN Acting Dean of Pharmacy HEN the last senior pharmacy student receives his degree on June 9, l940, the Valparaiso College of Pharmacy will cease to exist. Dean F. V. Lofgren paid tribute to the department by saying, The Valparaiso College of Pharmacy, as an institution, is passing from the scene; its spirit, however, will linger on in the great schools of pharmacy and in many of the pharmacies of our land. The first pharmacy classes on the campus were taught in l893 by Professor H. M. Evans, as a side line to his regular duties as a member of the science department. These classes proved so success- Poge Twenty

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ful that it was soon decided to establish pharmacy as a regular department. The first class of sixteen students was graduated in the summer of I893. The course was then one of fifty weeks' duration, and practically no previous educational requirements were necessary for enrollment. In I894 Mr. J. N. Roe took over the teach- ing of the pharmacy courses and later became Dean of the College. Under Dean Roe the College grew, and soon new quarters were needed. Science Hall was erected in I900 to become a home of pharmacy, chemistry, and physics. During this period the enrollment went as high as I54 students with a graduat- ing class of 85. In I906 a two-year course of 72 weeks and a threevyear course of I08 weeks were inaugurated to give graduates a Bachelor of Science degree. An additional year of post-graduate work was offered. En- trance requirements for the under-graduate work consisted only of a certificate indicating a minimum of two years of attendance in high school. After I9I5 a four-year high school degree was required for entrance. In I9II the Valparaiso Pharmaceutical Association was organized; this group held regular meetings, sponsored guest speakers prominent in pharmacy and medicine, and annuaIIy arranged a field trip to one of the larger Pharmaceutical Manufacturing com- panies. This group was in continuous exis- tence untiI school closed last spring. In I920 Dr. Hugh C. MuIdoon became Dean of the College of Pharmacy. Through his efforts the College was accredited by the American As- sociation of CoIIeges and Pharmacy in I925. Since I930 a four-year course granting the degree of Bachelor of Science has been of- fered. State Pharmacy board requirements have been steadily becoming more stringent, and four years of pharmacy courses were then required for graduation. Dean Fredrick V. Lofgren came to VaIpo in I929, and Dr. A. A. Harwood arrived at about the same time. Early in I939, Dean Lofgren, forced to take a leave of absence because of an infection in his ear, following a lingering attack of influenza, Dr. Harwood was appointed acting Dean, and Mr. R. E. Williamson, recently graduated from Purdue University, took over Dr. Lofgren's classes. On November 29, I938, Acting President W. G. Friedrich announced that, by resolution of the board of directors, the College of ABRAHAM SLESSOR Pharmacy was to be discontinued, as soon as the class of I940 had graduated. Freshman and sophomore students then enroIIed were to be transferred to Purdue. This step was believed necessary because pharmacy require- ments were continually being increased, while the Pharmacy enrollment was steadily de- creasing. Dr. Harwood accepted a position at the In- dianapolis College of Pharmacy before the beginning of the current school year. Dean Lofgren had planned to return and had reestablished his residence in Valparaiso. Only a short time previous to registration, how- ever, he was given a release to accept a posi- tion in the College of Pharmacy of the University of Florida, one of the largest and best known pharmacy schools in the country. A new pharmacy instructor came to VaIpo this year. Dr. A. SIessor received his degree at Purdue in June, I939. Dr. Fred Kaufman is now acting Dean. Five seniors are i ' their degrees this year. They are RoIan bach, Harold Eddy, James Doty, and Louis Jacobs. SmaII classes, friendly coopera . strong determination to pass l -tiva'W-ise e examinations have characte ifd-thHest-i year. As seniors, we regret thi losing of the I I school, but feel that this Ias year has been our best. We wistfuIIy hope Hat VaIpo will miss her friendly Pharmics.e UIS JACOBS. Page Twenty-one