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chemist at the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Eastern Regional Research Laboratory, in recognition of his "life-long service to the cause of science and for the good of mankind." Dr. Couch has been active in chemical research for the department for 31 years, and recently received a Distinguished Service Award from the Secretary for research which led to commercial production of rutin. Dr. Frank T. Maher will assume duties as professor of pharmacognosy and pharmacology and head of that department at the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy on Sept. I. Dr. Maher has been a member of the faculty at the university since 1937.
AT RANDOM
LOCAL BRANCHES
State Representative William Beardsley, pharmacist, won the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa over the incumbent, Gov. Robert Blue. Gov. Blue conceded defeat before half the returns were reported.
A T THE May meeting of the Philad elphia Branch Dr. George McCoy of the Pennsylvania Salt Cq. discussed insecticides. Officers elected for the year are: John E. Kramer, president; Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 1st vice-president; Paul W. Wilcox, 2nd vice-president; Harold ·A. Clymer, secretary-treasurer; Madeline 0. Holland, delegate to the House of Delegates; and Paul W. Wilcox, alternate delegate.
Television becomes a teaching medium in the field of medicine, with the first major demonstration under the auspices of Northwestern University. Assistance in the project was given by E. R. Squibb & Sons, RCA Victor and Passavant Memorial Hospital of Chicago. For the five days of the American Medical Association's annual convention, 12,000 physicians and surgeons had an opportunity to see surgery and clinical demonstrations televised. A clean-up campaign on home medicine chests was stimulated in New York City this summer by the home safety director of the city's Safety Council. New Yorkers were urged to get rid of left-over medicines, check first-aid supplies, and tape or tie covers over poison containers as a safeguard against accidental poisoning.
The fourth annual banquet was held by the Northwestern Ohio Branch on June 3. Dick Huepenbecker was chairman of the banquet committee and Carlton Siegel acted as master of ceremonies.
AMIDONE FOR REST PAINS
The May meeting of the City of Washingto n Branch included addresses by Walter F. McRae, acting chief, Interstate Division of the Food and Drug Administration, and W. Arthur Purdum, chief pharmacist of the Johns Hopkins Hospital ~nd president-elect of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Mr. McRae spoke on "Parenteral Medications and the Food and Drug Administration." The title of Dr. Purdum's address was "New Penicillin Products."
Administered orally in 5- to 15-mg. doses, Amidone satisfactorily controlled rest pain from ischemia paresthesias and "night cramps" of certain arterial diseases, according to Dr. Roy P. Popkin of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles. Although the action of Amidone appeared to resemble morphine, none of the patients developed addiction or increased tolerance to the drug. (Others have pointed out potential properties of addiction, however.) The drug was well tolerated when administered to bed patients, but standing or walking following administration often brought on lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting sufficiently severe to warrant withdrawal of the drug. -Am. Heart J., 35: 793, 1948
As customary the May meeting of the Michigan Branch was held in conjunction with the annual Pharmaceutical Conference, which was the fourteenth sponsored by the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Pharmacists attending heard discussions of commercipl and legal aspects of everyday pharmacy operation, clinical and pharmacologic effects of quaternary ammonium compounds, and the small business and private enterprise economy. There was also a discussion following a motion picture titled, "Energy Release from Food." A ladies' tea was held in the afternoon, and a dinner meeting followed the afternoon conference.
443
JoURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL AssociATION
STUDENT BRANCHES
AT THE April session members of
Harold V. Bunte attended the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association convention, according to Harriet Murray, corresponding secretary.
Fordham University Branch heard Dr. Robert P.
Fischelis, secretary and general manager of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL AssociATION, speak on the activiti~s of the parent organizatiop and opportu~ties for graduates in the field of pharmacy. A banquet was held in May b~r the University of Buffalo Branch, Secretary Marcelyn Burke reports. Drake University Branch sponsored several special activities during National Pharmacy Week. A float based on the Pharmacy Week theme, "Your Pharmacist "\Vorks for Retter Community Health," was entered in the annual Drake HeJays parade; and two special evening meetings were held featuring speakers and films. A banquet and dance closed the year's social season and guest speaker for the occasion was Joe Moore, head of the Iowa Humane Society, who spoke on juvenile delin€Juency. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Jim Christ, president; Robert Carey, vice-president; William Holcom, secretary; and Faber Hood, treasurer.
President Jacob Smithe of the Ferris Institute Branch and branch members Helen Smith and
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A rotlhd-up report from the University of Nebraska Branch lisis the year's activities. President Sylvestet H. Dretzka of the A. PH. A. addressed the group on "Progress Through Organization" at one of the sessions. Films provided by Abbott Laboratories and the National Cash Register Co. were featured, and two picnics and the annual banquet were sponsored by the Branch. Officers of the Branch are: Richard McMahon, president; Walter Johnson, vice-president; Dorothyann Miller, secretary; and Warren Barth, treasurer. Officers of the University of Utah Branch were installed at a recent dinner dance. They are: Joseph D. Halgren, president; Leland M. Padfield, vicepresident; Ann Marie Outzen, secretary; D. WaJlace Thorup, business manager; Ray, Spencer and Robert P. Ovard, editor and associate editor, respectively; Lawrence Pryor, sophomore representative; and Douglas Smith, junior representative. Faculty sponsors chosen by the group are: Dr. E. A. Swinyard, treasurer; Dr. Jack Orr, editor; and Dr. L. David Hiner, faculty adviser. State College of Washington Branch has elected the following officers: Wayne Doane, president; Wilfred E. Bottemiller, vice-president; Lorna Lichter, reporter; and Haakon Bang, secretary.
Secretary Barbara Grubb of the Oregon State College Branch reports a well-attended picnic held for all pharmacy students, families and faculty. Recent business meetings of the Branch featured guest speakers and films. A report from the University of Iowa Branch lists the following new officers: Mary Wilke, president; Lynn Laflin, vioe-president; Lucretia Gehrke, secretary; and William Grossman, treasurer. Harvey Coontz was named union board representative.
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New officers chosen by the University of CaliLeland J. Harris, president; Mary Patricia Likely, vice-president; and James E. Green, secretary-treasurer. The Branch has set a goal of 100% membership next term.
fornia Branch are:
Name ....... . ............................ . Address .................................. . City ..................... State ............ .
Officers elected by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Branch are: John W. Webb, president; Randall Tinker, vice-president; Shirley Bartlett, secretary and Alfred J. Valcourt, treasurer.
AT RANDOM
LOCAL BRANCHES
State Representative William Beardsley, pharmacist, won the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa over the incumbent, Gov. Robert Blue. Gov. Blue conceded defeat before half the returns were reported.
A T THE May meeting of the Philad elphia Branch Dr. George McCoy of the Pennsylvania Salt Cq. discussed insecticides. Officers elected for the year are: John E. Kramer, president; Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 1st vice-president; Paul W. Wilcox, 2nd vice-president; Harold ·A. Clymer, secretary-treasurer; Madeline 0. Holland, delegate to the House of Delegates; and Paul W. Wilcox, alternate delegate.
Television becomes a teaching medium in the field of medicine, with the first major demonstration under the auspices of Northwestern University. Assistance in the project was given by E. R. Squibb & Sons, RCA Victor and Passavant Memorial Hospital of Chicago. For the five days of the American Medical Association's annual convention, 12,000 physicians and surgeons had an opportunity to see surgery and clinical demonstrations televised. A clean-up campaign on home medicine chests was stimulated in New York City this summer by the home safety director of the city's Safety Council. New Yorkers were urged to get rid of left-over medicines, check first-aid supplies, and tape or tie covers over poison containers as a safeguard against accidental poisoning.
The fourth annual banquet was held by the Northwestern Ohio Branch on June 3. Dick Huepenbecker was chairman of the banquet committee and Carlton Siegel acted as master of ceremonies.
AMIDONE FOR REST PAINS
The May meeting of the City of Washingto n Branch included addresses by Walter F. McRae, acting chief, Interstate Division of the Food and Drug Administration, and W. Arthur Purdum, chief pharmacist of the Johns Hopkins Hospital ~nd president-elect of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Mr. McRae spoke on "Parenteral Medications and the Food and Drug Administration." The title of Dr. Purdum's address was "New Penicillin Products."
Administered orally in 5- to 15-mg. doses, Amidone satisfactorily controlled rest pain from ischemia paresthesias and "night cramps" of certain arterial diseases, according to Dr. Roy P. Popkin of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles. Although the action of Amidone appeared to resemble morphine, none of the patients developed addiction or increased tolerance to the drug. (Others have pointed out potential properties of addiction, however.) The drug was well tolerated when administered to bed patients, but standing or walking following administration often brought on lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting sufficiently severe to warrant withdrawal of the drug. -Am. Heart J., 35: 793, 1948
As customary the May meeting of the Michigan Branch was held in conjunction with the annual Pharmaceutical Conference, which was the fourteenth sponsored by the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Pharmacists attending heard discussions of commercipl and legal aspects of everyday pharmacy operation, clinical and pharmacologic effects of quaternary ammonium compounds, and the small business and private enterprise economy. There was also a discussion following a motion picture titled, "Energy Release from Food." A ladies' tea was held in the afternoon, and a dinner meeting followed the afternoon conference.
443
JoURNAL OF THE AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL AssociATION
STUDENT BRANCHES
AT THE April session members of
Harold V. Bunte attended the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association convention, according to Harriet Murray, corresponding secretary.
Fordham University Branch heard Dr. Robert P.
Fischelis, secretary and general manager of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL AssociATION, speak on the activiti~s of the parent organizatiop and opportu~ties for graduates in the field of pharmacy. A banquet was held in May b~r the University of Buffalo Branch, Secretary Marcelyn Burke reports. Drake University Branch sponsored several special activities during National Pharmacy Week. A float based on the Pharmacy Week theme, "Your Pharmacist "\Vorks for Retter Community Health," was entered in the annual Drake HeJays parade; and two special evening meetings were held featuring speakers and films. A banquet and dance closed the year's social season and guest speaker for the occasion was Joe Moore, head of the Iowa Humane Society, who spoke on juvenile delin€Juency. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Jim Christ, president; Robert Carey, vice-president; William Holcom, secretary; and Faber Hood, treasurer.
President Jacob Smithe of the Ferris Institute Branch and branch members Helen Smith and
handsome durable binders . . . for your journals .Scientific Edition, $1.90 each-Practical Edition, $1.90 each These binders open flat as bound book. Made of durable imitation leather, they will preserve your journals permanently. Each cover holds 12 issues (one volume) ... Do your own binding. Instructions easy to follow.
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A rotlhd-up report from the University of Nebraska Branch lisis the year's activities. President Sylvestet H. Dretzka of the A. PH. A. addressed the group on "Progress Through Organization" at one of the sessions. Films provided by Abbott Laboratories and the National Cash Register Co. were featured, and two picnics and the annual banquet were sponsored by the Branch. Officers of the Branch are: Richard McMahon, president; Walter Johnson, vice-president; Dorothyann Miller, secretary; and Warren Barth, treasurer. Officers of the University of Utah Branch were installed at a recent dinner dance. They are: Joseph D. Halgren, president; Leland M. Padfield, vicepresident; Ann Marie Outzen, secretary; D. WaJlace Thorup, business manager; Ray, Spencer and Robert P. Ovard, editor and associate editor, respectively; Lawrence Pryor, sophomore representative; and Douglas Smith, junior representative. Faculty sponsors chosen by the group are: Dr. E. A. Swinyard, treasurer; Dr. Jack Orr, editor; and Dr. L. David Hiner, faculty adviser. State College of Washington Branch has elected the following officers: Wayne Doane, president; Wilfred E. Bottemiller, vice-president; Lorna Lichter, reporter; and Haakon Bang, secretary.
Secretary Barbara Grubb of the Oregon State College Branch reports a well-attended picnic held for all pharmacy students, families and faculty. Recent business meetings of the Branch featured guest speakers and films. A report from the University of Iowa Branch lists the following new officers: Mary Wilke, president; Lynn Laflin, vioe-president; Lucretia Gehrke, secretary; and William Grossman, treasurer. Harvey Coontz was named union board representative.
SUCKERT LOOSE-LEAF COVER CO. 234 W. LARNED ST., DETROIT 26, MICH.
Mail postpaid .... binders for the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association 0 Practical Pharmacy Edition 0 Scientific Edition for years ............ Will remit in 10 days or return binders collect;
New officers chosen by the University of CaliLeland J. Harris, president; Mary Patricia Likely, vice-president; and James E. Green, secretary-treasurer. The Branch has set a goal of 100% membership next term.
fornia Branch are:
Name ....... . ............................ . Address .................................. . City ..................... State ............ .
Officers elected by Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Branch are: John W. Webb, president; Randall Tinker, vice-president; Shirley Bartlett, secretary and Alfred J. Valcourt, treasurer.