St Louis College of Pharmacy - Prescripto Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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QQ SDIQESCIQIIDTOIK- CKESSON ROBBINS Serving the Public Health for over a century through Physicians, Dentists and Druggists In 1868, the firm of McKesson dz Robbins, in New York, received a bag of gold dust from a remote town in Montana. An accompany- ing letter said, We want to open a drug store out here. Send complete stock. The gold in the bag was worth S20,000. It was a far, far distance in those days from New York to that isolated little frontier town. But over those thousands of miles of wilderness the name of McKesson 8: Rob- bins had traveled, and its reputation for integrity, fair dealing, honesty. A priceless heritage was that reputation. But even in 1868 it was not new. It had been built up by years of painstaking endeavor. The firm of McKesson Sz Robbins actually dates from the year 1828, when business was started in a modest little establishment at Madison and Catherine Sts., New York. In those days Manhattan was only a little town: the entire United States had scarcely more than twice the present population of New York City. The Revolution was still a vivid memory. Many men were still alive who were personal friends of Washington. Railroads? Steamship lines? Telegraphs? Telephones? Electric lights? These things the public had never even dreamed of. The firm was first known as Charles M. Olcott and later Olcott, McKesson 8: Co. John McKesson Sr., the principal partner, brought to the business a thorough exper- ience. He had been associated with John H. Currie, a prominent chemist, and with John M. Bradhurst, one of the oldest retail and wholesale druggists in the city. Daniel C. Robbins entered the house of Olcott dz McKesson in 1835. He became a partner in 1841, and was an active member of the firm of McKesson 8: Robbins until his death in 1888. In the development of the business he was a creative and constructive force: it was through him that the firm en- tered the manufacturing field, and under his supervision that activity steadily expanded into different channels. His son, Herbert D. Robbins, now carries on this creative work as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Those early days of McKesson 8: Robbins and the growth of the firm are as astonishing and enlightening as the history of the coun- try itself. Both John McKesson and Daniel C. Robbins were inspired to serve the public, their efforts were appreciated, and their poli- cies have endured. The firm these men established has never once wavered in its purpose: to devote the most thorough laboratory research work and scientific effort to all of its products: to market them only after they have been per- fected: and not once to deviate from the high- est standards of purity. Today the fame of McKesson 8: Robbins is world-wide. Its name has become a synonym for quality. Its preparations are used in every country on earth. Labels are printed in all languagesg in Spanish, for use in Spain and South and Central America-even in Chinese. McKesson products are supreme- the finest preparations to advance public health and physical well being. The J. S. Merrell Drug Company, Oldest Drug House west of the Mississippi, became affiliated with McKesson 8: Robbins, Incor- porated, in 1929, and now carry this great service to independent druggists. These drug- gists are themselves inspired with this spirit of the founders expressed in the famous oval trade-mark-the pledge of excellence. McKesson Merrell Drug Co St. L ' M' ' McKesson Omg A D,,,,S,,,,, 0, lssoufl McKesson SERVICE M K 85 R i SERVICE Hr YANDAPDO UALITY C Il' TANUAFDU UALITY ' i m I INCORPORATED li m a J is T. QQ N, ...i Qi ,gp 3 Q ,ff ,D Page One Hundred Fifty I

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Surely Chemistry and Ignorance shall S DIQESCIQIDTO be P6 A Psalm of Thayer Prof, Thayer is our shepherdg we shall want. He maketh us to lie down in agony: he lcadeth us in the path of learnedness, for his namels sake. Yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadow of Chemistry, we will fear no knowledge, for thou art with usg thy chalk and thy eraser they com- fort us. Thou preparest a blackboard before us in the presence of our enemies, thou anointest our heads with chalk dustg our notebooks ruuneth over. A Horrible Mistake XfVhen your steps to St. L. C. of P. track Whack the Fac! Do not pat them on the back- Tell them all the things they lack! Tl1at's the treatment for the Fac. . . Wliat? No aces in the pack! Wliack the Fac. Does your girl give you the sack? - Can't you please rich Uncle Zach? Whack, smack, thwack! XVhen your steps to St. L. C. of P. track Don't forget to whack the Fac. follow us all the days of our lives, and we shall dwell in the St. Louis College of Pharmacy forever. -Exrluz 11-ge. BE UTY OW Permcmence in Later 'Years Assured for Your Beclqtolcl Bound Book ll 11 As the years pass, the contents of your annual will become more and morepriceless. ll Bound as it is in a Becktold Cover, this edition with ordinary care will last more than a lifetime. 11 The distinction and charm of genuine craftsmanship possessed by all Becktold Covers is well exemplified by this 1932 PRESCRIPTO. BECKTOLD COMPANY 200-212 Pine Street St. Louis, Mo, as e--no P We Page One Hundred Fo1tyfNine

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N-ilwczl ID IQ If 5 li I D T 0 Lb-'-i Compliments of THE RETAIL DRUGGISTS ASSOCIATIO of ST. LOUIS OFFICERS J-OHN J. IWUELLER President HENRY BIOLLICS GEO. F. I-LxUsc.EN Ist Vice-Pffesidem' Treasurev' Z. V. IQERRIGAN XV. H. LAMONT 2nd Vvice-President Secretary DIRECTORS H. W. 1zI?,U'l'IfR .-X. C. SCHULT15 F. H. Swim' HnsRm3R'r SPECK.XR'l' R. W . VVALTIIICR PHIL NEU VV. H. I-LxRP11:R F. M. RUDI ALVIN FLORIAN 13. H. GR1zs1zm1cc1c ...1 S- 'A A L... D-A 1 I 9 I Jw 3 2 r DQ f , ,H , 1 Page One Hundred Fifty-One