Pharmic-Ute: Vol.VI, No.3 - Fall 1954

Articles published by the student branch of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the University of Utah, College of Pharmacy.

Four Motor Deliveries Daily Phone Orders Promptly Delivered Owned and Operated by a REGISTERED PHARMACIST We solicit your turn-over orders through sales representatives. C. L. Prisk Owner-General Manager THE PHARMIC UTE PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BRANCH OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, COLLEGE OF PHARMACY Student Editor ,. -- ,. DoN WILSON Associate Editor ,. -- DELIA MARTIN Business Mgr. ,. -- -- CLIFF BARRON DR. EWART A. SwINYARD VOLUME VI NU,MBER III FALL 1954 What Price Prescriptions ............ 2 Homecoming Award .................... _3 Just Information ............................ 5 Our Delegate Reports .................. 6 National Pharmacy Week .......... 7 Matter of Introduction .................. 11 Pe_stle Scrapings ............................ 11 Student Organizations .................. 13 Independent Council .................... 16 A Pat On The Back We hate to give ourselves a pat on the back, but . . . A student section of the American Pharma-ceu tical Association was finally realized at the recent convention in Boston. We students have suc-ceeded in establishing a section for ourselves, equal with the other sec-tions, in less than two years. That is a real accomplishment c_onsideri1_1g the fact that . it has taken some groups over a decade to be· recog-nized by A.Ph.A . . Now that A.Ph.A. has recognized our coming of age, where do we go from here? We are no longer step-children of our pharmacy associa-tion. We now have a real chance to work for the benefit and further-ment _o f our chosen profession. We have been given a voice in the af-fairs of our national association. In an era when the pharmacy profes-sion is making greater advances than during any other period of its history, students of pharmacy have been given the right and tremendous responsibility of participating in the solution of great problems facing the profession. We have. to show that we possess enough maturity so that our opinions will be worthy of con-sideration. Let's not drop the · ball. Cover Picture The fallowing firms listed below are those giving this publication its financial support. Rocky Mountain ........... ,............... . ......... .............. .Inside Front Cover B & H Drug .................................... 4 Prescription Center ........................ 8 Heinz Apothecary ........................ 10 Z. C. M. I. ...................................... 12 McKesson & Robbins .................... 14 Western Pharmacal ..................... . ...... .. ................. .Inside Back Cover The celebration of National Phar-macy Week was ushered in with the unveiling of a display in _the win-- _ dow of the Utah Power and Light Company in Salt Lake City. Sup-ported financially by the Utah Phar-maceutical Association, the Student Association, with the aid of Phi Delta Chi; constructed the exhibit only a few days after the opening of the Fall Quarter. The appropriate thepie of National Pharmacy Week was "Your Pharmacy Works for Better Community _H ealth." 2 THE PHARMIC UTE What Price Prescription ? By Ewart A. Swinyard, Chester Campanella, and L. David Hiner During the past summer an intensive study was made of the prescription practices of pharmacists and the prescribing habits of physicians practicing in the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. This study, conducted under the direction of the Research Division of the University of Utah College of Pharm;:tcy, included a personal interview . with the chief pharmacist of 81 , drug stores and a detailed analysis of 53,941 prescriptions filled by these stores during four one-month periods of 1953. The interview was intended to reveal how prescriptions were priced, the type of filing systems employed, and the store policy regarding prescription refills. The prescription analysis was designed to reveal not only current prescription trends and prices but also the refill frequency of yarious products. It is planned to make the results of this survey available to Utah pharmacists through a series of articles in the Pharmic-Ute. The present report summarizes prescription pricing policies. How do you arrive at the price of a prescription? Answers to this question were extremely varied; some pharmacists use their " own policy," whereas others use a recognized schedule, a price formula, or a fixed mark-up. For purposes of tabulation, if the pharmacist ap- peared reluctant to explain the basis of his "own policy," it was interpreted to mean that he had no fixed pricing formula; and such stores were tabulated as not using a prescription pricing schedule. On the other hand if he could explain the basis for this term, the store was listed as having a schedule. The results indicate that 43 stores utilize some form of a prescription pricing schedule, w hereas 38 do not. It is an unfortunate situation when appro xi- mately half of our drug stores price prescriptions by "gestimate." Nevertheless, the condition in Utah is some better than in other states; surveys made in Wisconsin and New York show that 76 and 73 per cent, respectively, of stores in the_s e states do not use a prescription pricing schedule. 1 Table 1 classifies the stores on the basis of ownership and type· of business conducted. It may be seen from this tahle that 58 per cent of independent general stores and 47 per cent of chain general stores price their prescriptions by a schedule. A further analysis reveals that 65 per cent of independent general stores located in shopping areas employ a prescription pricing schedule. In sharp contrast, only 33 per cent of independent professional stores consider prescription pricing of sufficient importance to use a schedule. It certainly raises the question as to how such a professional store can operate to top effectiveness without knowing in advance what to charge for its chief commodity? Also, how can u n i f o r m i t y of prescription pricing exist within such a store? TABLE L Ty pe of S to re Ind ependen t g en era l C ha in g en era l Ind ependent professiona l No, of S tores 57 15 9 N o, with Schedul e 33 7 3 According to the data obtained, thirteen different schedules are used by drug stores in the Salt Lake area. Table 2 summarizes the schedules employed. From table 2 it may be seen that of all the prescription pricing schedules currently available only two are being employed in this area. Six stores a re using a schedule developed by one of us 2 and · two stores are using the Pacific Drug Review schedule. It should be mentioned THE PHARMIC UTE 3 Culminating several days of extensive activity by the students of A.Ph.A. is the float shown above. The effort r-e ally paid off as the College o.f Pharmacy received first prize for having the best decorations. Credit should go to Earl Prisk who performed the difficult task of driving the float in the Homecoming Parade. Pharmacy Wins that the schedule developed by us was intended primarily for com-Homecoming Award pounded prescriptions. The fact that 96 per cent of the prescriptions The College of Pharmacy wasn't are dispensed as manufactured 3 limits its range of usefulness. The to be outdone in the Homecoming Pacific Drug Review schedule ( last · Celebration on October 28--30. Un-revision) is a very satisfactory der the general chairmanship of Chet TABLE 2. Campanella great effort was put into No. of Stores Pricing S chedul es 40% mark-up plus compounding fee 8 the construction of a float for the 6 Swinyard sc he dule 50% mark-L!p plus compounding fe e 6 parade held in downtown Salt Lake 4 50% mark-up City on the morning of Saturday, 3 40% mark-up 3 33% mark-up on retail October 30. A variety of charming 3 50% mark-up plus-contai ner 3 P ac ific Drug R ev iew Schedule young women were strategically dis-2 40% to 50% mark-up 2 40% mark -up p lus-container tributed over the structure to make I Full book li st price plus 10-15c 1 40%-60% mark-up best use of the theme. It must have I 50 or less 2½ tim es cost; 50 or more 2 time s cost made an impression on the judges schedule and is designed to accom,.. as the College of Pharmacy walked modate both compounded and non,.. off with the trophy for the best compounded prescriptions. The most ( Continued on page 9) decorated float. THE PHARMIC UTE B & H Pharmacy Utah County's Largest Prescription Department • Free Delivery • Free Baby Scale Service • Crutch Rental Service • Oxygen Depot 3 Registered Pharmacists to serve you: Robert L. Bushman, Owner and Manager Gene Evans T. V. (Tom) Maloney 286 West Center PROVO, UTAH 5 THE PHARMIC UTE Just Information By Dean L. David Hiner I guess it was a busy summer for everyone judging from the remarks of those who are back to school again. All sorts of jobs occupied the time of the gang. Drug store em,., ployment rated the top favorite, however, because it combined the chances of earning money a n d getting valuable experience at the same time. There isn't anything· discovered yet that develops a stu,., dent more than the opportunity to work in a store under a good boss. When they get back from this ex,., perience they have enthusiasm and interest far beyond what they an~ · ticipated. I would like to urge you Utah store owners who read this to keep this in mind as you plan for the future. We welcome your assistance in helping to educate fu,., ture pharmacists the way you want them trained. It amazed me really, to see the way things got underway at the ".U" this fall. Dr. Mason got thoroughly indoctrinated in the art of getting all pharmacy students properly regis,., tered in the courses they wanted, and of course always at the desired time! The students "just love" that 4:30 to 7:00 P.M. first aid class! They are mad because I won't let them stay and bandage until 9 o'clock, I bet! Seriously everything went very well, and before we knew .it school was underway. The student branch was on its toes to see that the new students were properly welcomed into our midst. President Farnworth certain,., ly got his committees functioning in record time. When you remember that school doesn't open until real late September, and then realize that the gang had a membership drive underway, sponsored an excellent pharmacy week window in the very prominent "Utah Power & Light" building down town, and then staged the nicest Founders' Day banquet and program we have ever had by the seventh of October you get a good idea of what's happening around the college. I don't know who all was involved in the affairs but I did see Gilmore and Freebairn hus,., tling around. Fact is Gilmore went so fast he popped the car door open and spilled the missus right out in the street. I looked at the membership drive chart this morning to see how the class graduates were filling up. The juniors and seniors are battling it out for the plaque honors as usual, and it looks like two one hundred per cent classes again. Most sur,., prising to all of us, however, is the way the freshman are behaving. I have never seen so much "fussing around" by a new class before. In a spirited election they chose Don Kenyon as their class representative. Also they were out in force to the Founders dinner, and right now they are so close on the heels of the jun,., iors in their membership drive that they may just take over. Good luck Frosh, we're for you. Sophomores? Some one the other day asked me if we had any this year! We have them all right, about forty , and when they get going kids, you better step aside. That's typical of the Sophs though, for the class represents quite a mixture. Last year's promotions are there, plus all the new "transfers" from every,., where so that it usually takes about a quarter to get them organized. They'll arrive in good time as usual. Rex Anderson, their representative, says so! Well, it's the beginning of a grand .school year again, and I'm proud indeed of the fine quality of students we have in the College of Pharmacy. We'll uphold all the previous traditions and maybe add another good one of our own before ( Continued on page 9) THE PHARMIC UTE 6 Our Delegate Reports Report on the Student Section at the Boston Convention By Bliff Barron On W edenesday, August 25, the first session of the Student Section of the A.Ph.A. got under way with Dean Mariano of the New England College of Pharmacy offering a warm welcome to the more than two hundred students and gues_ts ' attend,.., ing the meeting. After the opening ceremonies the meeting got right down to business with a discussion of the proposed constitution and by,.., laws. After a short discussion mim,.., eographed sheets of the constitution were passed out to each -of the stu,.., dents so they could be studied over,.., night and be voted on at the session of the following day. The next item on the program was a discussion of "Pharmacy in the Military Service" by officers of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force. This was of great interest to the students as most of them upon graduation from college face a tour of duty in the service. . · Districts One and Four gave re,.., ports on their A.Ph.A. meetings and parties. After this presentation the first session was adjourned. At the second and final session the first matter to be disposed of was a discussion of the constitution and by,..,laws which were approved, voted on, and passed unanimously. The following is an excerpt of some of the more important by,..,laws of our new constitution: Chapter I, Article 2. Objects. The objectives of this section shall be to aid the A.Ph.A. in: 1. Promoting the interest of as,.., sociate members in the A.Ph.A. 2. Bringing together at the an,.., nual' meeting of the A.Ph.A. those students and representa,.., tives of student branches in attendance for the purpose of discussing matters of common interest and encouraging their participation in the program of the Association. 3. Providing an avenue whereby appropriate resolutions per,.., taining to student affairs may be submitted to the House of Delegates of the A.Ph.A. for its consideration. ✓ 4. Strengthening th e program whereby associate members, upon their graduation from college, become full members of the Association and con,.., tinue to participate in its pro,.., gram for the advancement of pharmacy. Chapter II, Article 1. Member,.., ship. Attendance upon meeting of the section shall be open to any member or associate member of the A.Ph.A. All associate members in good standing shall automatically be considered members of this section. Chapter VIII, Article 1. Appro,.., priations. Appropriations provided by the A.Ph.A. to the section shall be used only to defray expenses for which the appropriation is made. Article 2. Dues. There shall be no dues required of individual mem,.., be_rs, but each student branch of the A.Ph.A. will be asked to make a contribution of $10.00 per annum in support of the section. Next on the program was the election of national officers. The per,. , sons selected to represent the student section are the following: Edward Peredinia of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy as Chairman; Kenneth Spoon of Ohio State as Vice,.., Chairman; Harold . Sparr of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy as Secretary,..,Treasurer; John Sand,.., ers of USC as Delegate; Oscar Pol,.., lares of USC, Richard Bair ley of ( Continued on page 16) 7 THE PHARMIC UTE Students and faculty celebrate Founders' Day by enJoymg a pleasant dinner at Andy's Smorgasbord in Salt Lake City. The program was highlighted by a recorded message of Robert P. Fischelis, Secretary and Manager of the A.Ph.A. "A <iood Time Was Had By All" 1 By Mel Freebairn Shortly after the doors of the Col,.., lege of Pharmacy opened for the new crop of students, the student branch had Pharmacy Week pretty well by the tail. Under the able direction of Glen Campbell, assisted by Dave Aoki, pharmacy students constructed a display in the window of Utah Power and Light Co. in Salt Lake City. The project was backed financially by the Utah Pharmaceutical Association, whose help was indispensable. Establishment of the American Pharmaceutical Association was ob,. , served with the traditional Found,.., ers' Day banquet held at Andy's Smorgasbord and Prime Rib in Salt Lak~ on Thursday night, October 7. After an excellent dinner, Mel Freebairn, M .C. for the evening , introduced prominent representa,.., tives of Utah organizations affiliated with the A . Ph. A . Among those present were Mrs. Van Derlinden, President of the Utah Hospital Pharmacists ; Mr. George Folland, newly elected member of the Utah Board of Pharmacy; Dean and Mrs. L. David Hiner, Dr. and Mrs. Ewart A . Swinyard; Dr. Robert C. Mason, our new profe-s sor of pharmaceutical chemistry; Mr. Milton Mathews, pharmacy marketing instructor; and Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Knagen,. , hjelm . Mr. Knagenhjelm is taking the place of Dr. George Osborne who is on leave from the College of Pharmacy to study under a Ford Fellowship at the University of Wis,. , consin. The program continued with a talk by Dean Hiner commemorating the founding of the A. Ph. A. This was followed by a report on the recent A'. Ph. A . Convention in Bos-ton by Cliff Barron, our student rep-resentative to the conclave. Delia Martin sang two popular songs to ( Continued on page 9) 8 THE PHARMIC UTE I) R E ~ C R I I) CE~TER I 0 ~ Filling Prescriptions ls Our Business PRESCRIPTION CENTER Prescription Specialists 360 - 24th Street OGDEN, UTAH THE PHARMIC UTE 9 cent mark,.,up on cost, it is apparent that the maximum spread is 40 to ( Continued from page 5) 60 per cent on cost. This consist,., the year is out. Oh yes, I shouldn't ency seems to reflect the desire of neglect to mention that the Ladies local pharmacists to achieve a meas,., Auxiliary is also doing things. Inez ure of equality in the p rices charged Barron has so many things in mind for prescriptions. Despite the fact that prescription she should have insomnia so she could lay awake and have more prices in Utah have increased ap,., time to think about them. It's a proximately 15 'p er cent since 1951 , grand feeling to have school going the average is still approximately 10 per cent below the national average again. of $2.19. Furthermore, we have previously called attention to the A Good Time Was low prescription prices currently Had All being charged in Utah as compared to those in nearby areas 4 • This ob,., ( Continued from page 7) servation and the findings reported the guitar accompaniment of Gary in this paper suggest that Utah Mann. The performance was very pharmacists should not only employ well received by the guests. the b e s t available methods for The formal program was conclud,.. pricing prescriptions, but should also ed by a recorded message from Mr. see to it that such schedules pro,., Robert P . Fischelis, Secretary and ·vide a price that is in keeping with General Manager of the A . Ph. A. , the economic. conditions of the area on the history of the A. Ph. A. and and the costs associated with render,., some highlights of the past conven,., ing a professional service. Such ob,., tion. jectives can only be achieved when As an added feature , Coach Andy all stores actually adopt and use a Everst of the University of Utah well planned prescription pricing showed the colored motion pictures schedule which meets current ecoof . the Utah,.,Oregon football game ~ omic conditions. and narrated it play by play. Pharm,., es D , D . : J. Am. P harm . A ssoc. (Pract. E d.), ic,.,Ute joins A . Ph. A. in extending 14,1 Stil 1953. 2 Sw in yard, E .A ., and Clayton, R .P. : J. A m. P harm. thanks to Coach Everst for his will,., 2 , 179, 1911. ingness to participate in, our activ,., A ssoc. 3 Swinyard , E. A. , and Hiner , L.D. : Pharmic- U te, 6, 2. 1951. ities. 4 Sw inyard , E .A ., a nd H iner, L.D .: Pha rmic- Ute, 5, Credit for the planning and or- 1 , 1953. ganization of the fete goes to Paul Gilmore. The beautiful table decora- · Ye Old Apothecary tions were a credit to the Women's When pharmacists were about to Auxiliary of the student association. fill a prescription in the 17th Cen,., tury, they were required to expose What Price the several ingredients in open view Prescription? for several days for the inspection of physicians. ( Continued from page 3) Castor Oil is the oldest and yet interesting thing revealed by Table most modern of medicines , having 2 is the remarkable uniformity in been in use for over 3600 years. the remaining price formulas em-In the 16th century only druggists ployed. The mark-up used in 35 were allowed to sell gingerbread. stores varied from 33 per cent on retail to 60 per cent on cost. In view Pharmacists were given this mo,., of the fact that 33 per cent mark,.,up nopoly by royal edict. It's a Fact on retail is the same as a 50 per Just Information By 10 THE PHARMIC UTE A Good ·Pharmacist A good pharmacist is also a good friend and pal to other good pharmacists. He works with them in peace and harmony to the good of all - the drug industry as a whole, the retailers particularly, hut above all and through all, he has the good of the general public in mind and at heart. Yes, that is what a good pharmacist does and is hut are there other sorts of pharmacists? + HEINZ APOTHECARIES, INC. 508 E. So. Temple - Phone [phone] So. 13th East Phone [phone] THE PHARMIC UTE A Matter of Introduction By A.G. Gudmundson As the young professor wrote the equations on the board, the thought came to me that many of our stu~ dents have not met the newest mem~ ber of our faculty,-,Robert C. Ma~ son, Ph.D. In St. Anthony, Idaho, on July 9, 1920, Fred H. and Verda Mason be~ came the proud parents of a baby boy. Needless to say, they named him Robert C. Mason. As the years passed, this boy attended grade school and high school in the Idaho town. After his graduation from high school, he became a student of Ricks College for a year and one~ half, until the Air Force "rescued" him for three and one~half years ( from 1942 to 1945) . ·During . his stay with the Air Force, he held the rank of staff sergeant. As such he performed the duties of a cryptographer ( for the freshmen: this means that he de~ coded coded messages) . After leaving the Air Force, Dr. Mason met, wooed and wed Gio~ conda Zumpano. The marriage took place on Dec. 23, 1946. Since that time they have become the happy parents of two fine children, Ro~ berta Jo, 3 ½ years of age, and Ralph P ., six months. Dr. Mason began his undergrad~ uate studies in engineering at the University of Utah in 1946; . but after a year, he decided that his future lay in pharmacy. He gradu~ ated in pharmacy in 1950, after which he completed his doctor's de~ gree in pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Wisconsin in June, 1954. He has been a member of the University of Utah staff, in the col~ lege of Pharmacy, since July 1 of this year. What are Dr. Mason's future academic plans? Mostly teaching and research. Busy as he is with these, however, he still finds time Dr. Robert C. Mason to pursue some of his hobbies , which include home~movies, do~it~yourself~ man ( have you followed the jokes in the Deseret News, Dr. Mason?) , and his family. From all appearances . Dr. Mason shows promise of being an excellent teacher and a fine friend to the stu~ dents. With this introduction, then, let's get behind him. What do you say? Pestle Scrapings By Delia Martin The favorite question in Dr. Swin~ yard's Glandulars nowadays is " How Is Your Epinephrine To~ day?". The issue arose when some unknown combined pharmacy stu~ dent and demolitions expert placed a baby landmine under a chair be~ fore class began. When Dr. Swin~ yard touched the chair during the course of lecturing on the effect of stress on the body, the device went off. Needless to say, a lot of epine~ ( Continued on page 16) 12 THE PHARMIC UTE ■- . when you order from us , in accordance with your needs. • Prescription department servicing is our specialty, because it is the most important part of your business and our business. Z CM I WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 1665 Bennett Road Industrial Center P. 0. Box 1109 Salt Lake City 10, Utah UTAH'S ONLY FULL-LINE INDEPENDENT DRUG DISTRIBUTOR 13 THE PHARMIC UTE STUDENT .ORGANIZATIONS A.Ph.A. Strives for New Members By Joan Walker A.Ph.A. members - do you know that an outstanding program of so..cial and educational activities has been planned for your benefit this coming year? The first activity, of which you are fully aware, was the pep..-rally and membership drive which has already enrolled a great percentage of the student body. Our goal is 100 per cent for all the classes; and, as you all know, the class reaching 100 per cent first will be honored by having its name in..scribed on the gold membership plaque. While we are not permitted to divulge all the details, another handsome prize will be presented to the class achieving the highest at..tendance at all activities of the A.Ph.A. during the year. An interesting program has been arranged for the year which will ap..peal either to the studious or social..minded student. Those members who attended the Founder's Day Di.n ner at Andy's Smorgasbord on October 7 had an opportunity to participate in the first social of the season, which from all reports was outstanding. , The first regular student meeting of the year was held on November 11 , with Jim Day of the Pfizer Com..pany presenting the program. · The balance of the program for the year will consist of the follo w ..ing: Annual Christmas Party-Decem..ber 9. An Address on Pharmaceutical esisfalU n p e ente.d hy W lt r Boyden, January 13. Pitman..- Moore Night presented by Jim Romero-February 10. An Address on Effective Selling by Dr. Royall Garff-March 10. Dr. Garff is a dynamic speaker whose message on salesmanship you cannot afford to miss. Lilly Night with Reed TuellerApril 14. Nominatio ·S- of new of..ficers will also be held at this time. Student A.Ph.A. Convention and Annual Spring Formal - May 18. The convention is an item to be added to activities for the first time this year. Procedures followed will be identiq1l to those observed in the national A: Ph.A. conventions. The day's activities will be climaxed in the evening by the annual spring formal at which time the new class officers and awards for the year will be presented. Phi Delta Chi Elects New Officers By Jack Sweetringt President Due to the graduation of many of its members, Phi Delta Chi began the quarter with the principal pro..ject of pledging new prospects. Phi Delta Chi also arranged and approved a calendar for the forth,., ~o-~ in~ year including its pledging , m1tlatlon, and social activities. The calendar was arranged so that Phi Delta Chi activities will not con,., flict with any A. Ph. A. or Univer..sity of Utah activities. This year Phi Delta Chi will pledge and initiate new members during the fall and spring quarters , leaving the spring quarter .open for an annual Phi Delta Chi party. A new slate of officers was elected and installed e~rly in the quarter. The followirig officers will serve un ... til next February: Jack Sweetring, WCC, Ed FHi~petH, WVC~ Da\e Bain, WKRS; Bob Halladay, WP ; Gene Pasquale, WMA ; Tom So,., tiriou, WIG ; Duane Black, Cor..responding Secretary, and Cliff Bar,., ron, Treasurer. ( Continued on page 15 ) 14 THE PHARMIC UTE In serving the pharmacists of Utah these many years McKesson & Robbins has been more than just a reliable drug wholesaler. One of our chief endeavors has been that of helping the Utah druggist keep up to date with pharmaceutical developments and drug store mer,., chandising. Through McKesson's "Rex" McKay Service he can stay abreast of the ever,..,increasing num,.., ber of pharmaceutical products being developed. Our Store Modernization Service is another example of the many successful programs McKes,.., son offers the retail druggist to help him increase his volume of business. Yes, we specialize in helping the retail druggist grow and develop his business, but first and fore,., most is our interest in supporting his efforts to serve the health needs of his community. That is why the Ogden Division of McKesson & Robbins maintains complete stocks of drug store merchan,.., dise at all times. Mc KESSON & ROBBINS INCORPORATED (JIJ-d,m-, W:alt THE PHARMIC UTE 15 The Ladies Auxiliary of the Student Association held its first meeting of the year on October 21. Principal guests of the evening were Dean L. David Hiner and Mrs. Ewart A. Swinyard. Women's Auxiliary By Beverly Stenberg If any wives were not contacted will they please call one of the fol-lowing officers: Inez Barron, 6--5616; Joan Buchanan, 22--5173; Beverly Stenberg, 5--4553; Florence Hiatt, 8--1642; or Molly Ann Hyde, 5--8059. The officers hope that these cal-endars will help them achieve their goal, a 100 per cent attendance at all meetings. The Women's Auxiliary of the A.Ph.A. initiated the year's activ-ities with a meeting in the lobby of the College of Pharmacy. They were fortunate in having for their speaker Dean L. David Hiner of the Pharmacy College. Mrs. Ewart A. Swinyard was an honored guest at the meeting. ( Continued from page 13) Following is a brief outline of the The overall program outlined for events planned for the coming year. Speakers at meetings will be Reed this year is to promote closer co-Tueller representing the Eli Lilly operation between the chapter and Co. and John Barron of the Wal-- the college faculty and the national green Drug Co. A Christmas party off ice of the fraternity . Thus, it is will be held at the home of Dean hoped, and it certainly should prove and Mrs. L. David Hiner. Also true, that a stronger fraternity will planned for the entertainment of its result. members is a fashion show and a Along the lines of social activity make--up demonstration, both to be will be continuing aid and assistance given by well ,., known department to A. Ph. A. Phi Delta Chi will en-stores of Salt Lake City. t~r into the annual Lamda Chi Alpha Calendars of these events with pushcart relays again. Last year exact time and places have been •the fraternity won first place for sent to all wives of pharmacy stu-- decorations and just missed winning the overall sweepstake trophy. dents. Phi Deha Chi 16 THE PHARMIC UTE Pharmacy Adive l.n Independent Council Even though there are many ac,., tivities in the College of Pharmacy to keep them well,.,occupied, phar,., macy students are becoming more and more active in campus ,affairs at the University of Utah. Mel Freebairn and Don Wilson have been representing the Student Branch of A.Ph.A. in the Central Council of Independents. The C.C.I. was organized last spring to aid in,., dependent groups to ( 1) obtain nee,., essary information about activities, ( 2) provide a place to which inde,., pendent organizations may bring their problems, ( 3) and foster better relationships among students, fac,., ulty, and administration. Paul Oelsner and Gerald Davis represented the Central Council of Independents at a conference of in,. dependent student organizations of universities and colleges of the Jn,., termountain area which was held in Pittsburgh, Kansas, on November 5 and 6, to discuss many problems of independent organizations. · At the same time Mel Freebairn, Jackie Free-bairn, and Don Wilson represented the Student Branch -of A.Ph.A. at the Student Leadership Con£ erence held at the Peruvian LodHe at the Alta ski resort to dis,., cuss and make recommendations to the Student Senate concerning many important questions facing the stu,., dent body at the University of Utah. general the students thought that a five ,., year program in education would be a step forward for pharm,., acy. The meeting was adjourned after a short address by Robert P. Fis,., chelis, Secretary of A.Ph.A. This year's convention was a complete success, for we are now an officially organized section of the A.Ph.A. with a constitution and of,., ficers. Next year in Miami we hope to have an equally successful con,., vention at which the University of Utah's College of Pharmacy will again be represented in strength. Pestle Scrapings ( Continued from page 11) phrine, among other things, was dis,., charged. There have been quite a lot of extra,.,curricular activities going on or about the College of Pharmacy lately. Three of our boys resigned as "charter members" of the "World Bachelors' Club." They were known to their friends and acquaintances as the late Mel Freebairn, Larry Chen~y, and George Barker. Also of great import was the arrival of a . five pound and five ounce baby boy, Timothy Franklin, to Frank,., lin and Gloria Cole. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Higgs countered this with the addition of a baby girl to their household. Rumor has it that the first month of 1955 will hardly be over when a new crop of bambinos will arrive. Rah, rah, rah!! Hail to the foot,., Our Delegate Reports ball team! Under Chief Coach Dave '' Banzai" Aoki the college foot,., ( Continued from page 6) ball team scored a smashing victory Ferris, and Stuart Wesbury of Tern,., · over the Sigma Nu's. However, the ple University as Alternates. team wasn't quite as successful with A report was given on "Student its game against Central Hall. Dave Prescription Surveys: Their Value accounts for it by stating "Chet and to Education" by one of our own I were so busy patting each other graduate students, Dick Workman. on the back for the preceding play, The last item on the program was a that a Central Hall man ran between panel discussion on "The Student us and made the winning touch,., Viewpoint of a Five,., Year Plan." In down." ANN:OUNC'/NG Two New Product:s .. DACetts Good tasting, chewable tablet containing vitamins A, D, and C. Especia-lly acceptable by children. ,, and \ .Potency B-Compound with B-12 Does not replace the regular "POTENCY B-Compound" but prescribed only where highly thera- peutic doses of B-12 are indicated. Manufactured by WESTERN PHARMACAL 121 West Commonwealth Avenue SALT LAKE CITY 15, UTAH CO. University of Utah College of Pharmacy Class of 19 54 (Left to Right) FIRST ROW, Dick Thomson, Setsuko Nakashima, Dale Loveridge, Ed Dong, Ray Cheshire, Henry Gardner, Russ Engle. SBCOND ROW, Dave Langberg, Dick Workman, Shirley Workman, Joe Sorci, Elden Andrus, Ross Van Orden. THIRD ROW, Bob Moriguchi, Bartlett Beal, Dan Manning, Don Sontag, Jack Warner, Gus Davis, Frank Wallace, Max Hamilton, Bob Romney, Paul O'Connor. FOURTH ROW, Jack Pickett, Don Schilling, Alex Georgopoulos, Larry Jones, Gerald Eden, Dean Johnson. Herbert Spencer was absent when photograph was taken.