Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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A Iilllllll' Q cn fc I B L E i LF E1 v Ic-:Jail ., Az., GEORGE A. CARTER, '23 LEON S. CHISHOLM, '24 JOSEPH CIANCIARULO, '23 EDNVARD F. CROXVLEY, '23 CARSON M. DELON, '22 JOHN DONOIAN, '24 ALBERT H. FUBLER, '22 DANIEL GOLD, '23 FRED C. HAILER, '22 J. BURKS HARLEY, '23 HOMER M. HUGGAN, '24 H. LESLIE HUTCHINS, '24 RAY S. KELLEY, '21 Service Men ARMEN T. KRASI-IARIAN, '25 JOHN G. LEXYIS, '21 JOHN L. MAHAN, '24 HERMAN L. MARTIN, '24 RALPH M. NIERROXY, '24 WILLIAM N. MURPHY, '24 XNILBUR N. 0,BRIEX, '24 LESLIE M. GHIIART, '23 ANSELMO QRTIZ-LEON, '23 LBERT H PARADIS, '23 4 -.A- ' ALBERT E. RICHARDSON, JR., SAMUEL ROSENTHAL, '25 ARTHUR J. TRINQUE, '24 '2

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l '71 L' 4.1. . CD C B . Mar. 15 Lambda Kappa Sigma, Grand Council: 7.45 p.m., Alumni Room. . Mar. 16 Rho Pi Phi: spring dance, Beacon House, Brookline. Mar. 23 Lambda Kappa Sigma: dinner and theatre party. Mar. 31 The Crucible goes to press. Coming Events With Probable Dates it 2 Lambda Ka a Si ma: election of officers. 4 Kappa Psi zppbunialow party, Harvard Colonial Club. ApriQ 6 Lambda Kappa Sigma: initiation in presence of Grand Council. H ' ApriQ 9 Board of Trustees: monthly meeting, 2 p.m. . April 12 Lambda Kappa Sigma, Grand Council: 7.45 p.m. Alumni Room. April 17 Kappa Psi: annual banquet, Copley-Plaza hotel. April. 19 Patriots' Day: a holiday, Thursday. Mu Chi Phi: hike, Blue Hills. April 20 Trustees' examination in practical pharmacy, Friday fore- noon. ApriQ 23 Phi Delta Chi: annual dance. Aprii. 25 Junior examination in practical pharmacy, Wednesday. Aprii. 27 The laboratories close, Friday. May 1 Mu Chi Phi: May Day tea for Ladies of the Faculty, 4 p.m. May 2 Phi Delta Chi: annual banquet, Hotel Brunswick. May 3 Lambda Kappa Sigma: annual banquet, Hotel Vendome, installation of officers-elect. May 4 Class Work ends, Friday afternoon. Last day for payment of graduation fee. May 7-11 Final examinations, Monday morning through Friday. May 15 Board of Trustees: monthly meeting, Tuesday afternoon. May 16 List posted of those to receive degrees, 10 a.m., Wednesday. May 17 Lamllglda Kappa Sigma, Grand Council: 7.45 p.m., Alumni oom. May 21 Class Day: class exercises and dance, evening, George Robert White Hall. May 22 Commencement Day: exercises, afternoon, George Robert VVhite Hall. Alumni Dinner to Class of 1923, evening, George Robert Vlfhite Hall. May 30 Memorial Day: a holiday. May 31 Last day of the session of 1922-1923. 112

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TA-.tt fb of ii Q E if T in . .. fi. 2 vi xi X 1 5.1 .L . ' , , . firlllllllil f. W CD C'B 'E......-. i Cotton 1 HE Cotton plant belongs to the family of Malvacem, and grows in tropical and sub-tropical regions, flourishing up to latitude 370. It is, however, cultivated in a few countries farther north, as in Russian Central Asia, where it is grown in Khiva up to 430. The cotton plant demands a mean tem- perature of from 660 to 770. Very high temperatures and frosts are alike injurious to it. It also requires a fair amount of moisture, both in the atmosphere and in the soil, but not an excess. Sandy soils allow the rain to soak through them too quickly, and clayey soils are too impervious. The best kind is deep loam. Sometimes the cotton plant attains to the dimensions of a tree, especially Gossypium arboreum, which reaches a height of twenty feet and lives for forty years, it is, however, almost always cultivated as an annual or biennial, and therefore takes the form of a bush. There are many varieties, some of which are probably not distinct species. To Gossypium Barbadense belongs the Sea Island cotton of the United States Cwhich is cultivated on the islands and low coast of South Carolina, Georgia and Floridaj and also the cotton of Egypt. The Upland cottons of the United States have originated from Gossypium Herbaceum and Gossypium Hirsutum. In South America is found the Gossypium Peruvianum of Peru and Brazil, perhaps only a variety of Gossypium Barbadense. The short stapled cottons of India are derived chiefiy from Gossypium Neglectum, Gossypium Nerbacium and Gossypium VVrightianum. Gther species of varieties are indigenous in Central Asia, Africa, etc., but in general they yield an inferior fiber. Slight differences of soil and climate produce variations in the character of the cotton, so that no fewer than one hundred and thirty kinds are counted in the United States alone. The Howers vary in color according to the species, being yellow, pink, brownish red or purple. The pod has five cells in which are seeds covered with hbers. These act the part of thistle down in carrying the seeds to a distance, and are the cotton of commerce. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and are almost pure cellulose. They differ in length and diameter, those of the sea island variety being longest and finest. The fibers of this cotton vary in length from 1.9 inches to 2.2 inches, and have an average diameter of 1.1262 inches. Indian cotton is short and brittle, the best Bengal cotton having a staple not exceeding 1.3 inches and a diameter of 1.1369 inches, while Madras cotton 114