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

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1933 PRESCIQIPTO Page Ninety Itinerary of the 1933 Trip to Indianapolis T train time, nine A. M., April 25th, there were some seventy-five or eighty seniors and juniors, and Mr. Blankenbaker of Eli Lilly, Professor Dall- mann, Dr. DeFoe, Mr. Ferguson, and two former graduates of the College assembled at the Union Station. After an interesting, entertaining five and three-quarter hours on the train, we arrived at Indianapolis at one-forty-five P. M. We were met at the station by several members of the firm of Eli Lilly and Company. We were at once ushered to the Severin Hotel where we found all conveniences of home -including shower bath and radio service. The afternoon was spent roaming about town, some fortunate few hiring private driv-ur-self cars and the majority, not so fortunate, hoofing it. One of the most interesting sights in Indianapolis is the so-called circle, in the center of which stands a huge statueg from this central figure the streets branch out in all directions. fAn easy place to get lost-believe you mel At six P. M. we assembled in the roof garden banquet room for a delicious dinner which was followed by talks by Mr. Zink, general sales manager, and Mr. Hughes, chief research chemist for Eli Lilly and Company. At eight P. M. the banquet and speeches terminated and we were given tickets to the Indiana Theatre, which most of us made use of. The show was enjoyed by all who attended fexcept the cash customersj. Following the theatre, most of us went to the Indiana Ball Room above the theatre where we found the Indian- apolis girls to be very sociable. St. Louis was well represented. This ball room is probably one of the most beautiful in the country, being of Spanish type, balcony and all. After the dance, some attempted to obtain a little sleep. Those who didn't prevented the ones who attempted to from doing so. Up and down, all night long, was the familiar chant heard outside the portals of our emporial chambers. The following morning, all enjoyed breakfast at eight A. M. fexcept Rosen- hauer and Hewitt, who were late as usualj . At nine o'clock we proceeded in

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1933 P1211 SCRIPTO taxicabs from the hotel to the magnificent Lilly Plant where we saw the process of manufacturing Insulin, Liver Extract, and other drugs and pharmaceu- tical preparations. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. We saw our small operations of the pharmaceutical laboratory carried out on a larger scale, including the manufacture of pills, tablets, capsules, ointrnents, fluid extracts, elixirs, and many other preparations too numerous to mention. At twelve- fifteen P. M. we had lunch at the Lilly cafeteria where we had our fill. After lunch, we all boarded motor busses and proceeded to the Lilly Biological Lab- oratories. This was really a sight to behold and something to marvel at. Rigid health and sanitary conditions are enforced. The buildings are kept immacu- late at all times. I We had the privilege of seeing the first step in the preparation of the vac- cine virus, that is, the vaccination of the heifer. Minute superficial scratches are made on the abdomen and the virus is rubbed in. The opportunity of seeing the removal of ten litres of blood from the jugular vein of an immune horse was granted us. This was the ninety-ninth time this particular animal had been bled. They are bled at approximately twenty-one-day intervals. Then we saw how this blood was separated, puri- fied, sterilized, and standardized. This process involves a huge expense and the utmost accuracy and precaution is absolutely necessary in all experiments. At approximately three-forty-five P. M. we left the biological farm and re- turned to the hotel where we had dinner at four-forty-five. We left Indian- apolis at six-twenty-five P. M. and arrived at St. Louis at eleven-thirty P, M., everyone having had a magnificent two-day vacation and a fairly good idea as to how the preprations which We use in filling our prescriptions are prepared on a large scale. We are grateful to Eli Lilly and Company for this wonderful opportunity they so graciously afforded us and also for the pleasant associations we enjoyed with the members of their personnel. We sincerely hope that those who have not had the opportunity to go will do so when another invitation is extended in the future and that We may some day again enjoy this privilege and pleasure. Page Nmety One