History Of The College Of Pharmaceutical Sciences
This historical description is a compilation of information obtained from the graduate year books of 1975 and 1976, the last two graduating classes of the college.
In the enlightened atmosphere of 1829, aroused members of the pharmaceutical community expressed concern over the complexities of the profession and of the training necessary for its practice. In March of 1829, John Keese, a graduate of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, suggested that a College of Pharmacy be founded in New York. Some of the most reputable apothecaries ratified its constitution on the 18th of that month at the famous Shakespeare Tavern on Fulton and Nassau Streets, with John Keese serving as its first president.
In December the College held its first lectures at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Lecture subscriptions were sold at $3.00 and lectures on Chemistry, Physics, and Materia Medica were delivered by Doctors John Torrey and J. Smythe Rogers.
