University of Manitoba - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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PHARMACY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL GROUP W. G. M. A. R. Conner Valedictorianl L. McMorran lVicual residcntJ C. Cohen fSec.-Trvas.l XV. Cumming fljrcsidentl N reviewing the various ac- tivities of the graduating class of 1932. there im- mediately appears the striking characteristic of the close harmony in which its members existed. To this feature we attribute the fact that soon after commencing our University career, this group existed not merely as a class, but as a body of sin- cere friends. Though restricted in part by the presence of a limited number of students. the success of the vari- ous undertakings may be attributed almost entirely to the various Reps Responsibilities of arranging our social functions were taken care of in a most capable manner by D. G. 'ADunc Williamson, and his efforts were cer- tainly not in vain. when we recall the mid-term dance held November 26th. 1931. This event again exhibited our class members as dart enthusiasts to- wards the undertakings of the class. Favorable comment is due the members of our hockey team for the keen interest they showed by regular and well attended practices. Full credit must here be given to our hockey rep. Mac Sample for his untiring efforts towards the maintenance of the team. Curling, under the supervision of George Reid. was indeed the outstanding winter sport. and much credit is due him. when we consider that he had to see that 32 students got up on time Saturday morn- ings to be at the rink by 9 a.m. What a job! And. special mention must here be made for the eflicient manner in which George conducted the curling bon- speil. for it was truly an event that will long be remembered, And, last but not least. we mention the executive. who at all times kept the class foremost in their hearts, conducted and supported all class activities with supreme level-headedness, and succeeded in making our year a banner year in every sense of the word, They included Alvin W. Cumming. Presi- dent: G. Lyall McMorran, Vice-President, and Max C. Cohen. Secretary-Treasurer. All in all, the feeling of brotherhood that pre- dominated among the members of our class was what made 1931532 one of the most colorful years in student history of Pharmacy. May each and every member of the class reap nothing but good fortune in the years to come, and continue through life with the same spirit and en- thusiasm injected into them during their short Uni- versity life. Page One Hundred and Seventgj

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AN EPOCH-MAKING PHARMACEUTICAL DISCOVERY ROUBLE had come to the small throat of Li Foo's young wife. Her slender ringers seemed per- petually touching the lump to feel whether it were growing. Sad little smiles were all that was left of her gay laughter. ls there no help, Li Foo? she asked. Li Foo talked with the priests of the temple. who gave him the magic of the sea sponge. On the beach in the early morning he found a sponge cast up from the sea. He burned it and saved the ashes. These he dissolved in wine and gave to his wife to drink, little by little. And little by little the lump in her throat receded. Laughter returned to her eyes. Mighty the magic of the sea sponge. While the above is a legend, it is based on knowledge that the Chinese possessed 4000 years ago. Li Foo never knew that the growth in his wife's throat was a goitre. He never knew that the magic of the sea sponge was its iodine content-that most all sea organisms are rich in iodine. Neither I J XX E I I l I It X vp! -yi' ' .f Th fi 3 is H Sf e 1 ... Cry ,. x ' - W . ol Q . .-X g f Iodine 'W' did the Greeks who stumbled upon the same cure as early at 200 AD. Not until 1812 did a then obscure French pharmacist, named Couttois. discover Iodine as a separate substance. He saw it first as a violet vapor rising from a pile of seaweed that he was burning to make saltpeter. lt was named Iodine Q violet-like j by Sir Humphrey Davy. Today it is realized that deficiency of iodine in food is the commonest cause of goitre and other diseases- though some have too much of the element. Less than a thousandth of a grain per day supplies our needs. Used as a local application it is per- haps the nearest approach to the ideal germicide. killing invading germs with the least damage to living tissue. Pharmacists the world over have made many valuable contributions to medical science. In the Colleges of Pharmacy and in numerous laborator- ies, presided over by pharmacists. re- search work is still being carried on patiently and quietly. Page One Hundred and Sixty-nine

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PHARMACY lst YEAR CLASS Back Row- B. Bcskorowynay P. Kronson M. McGill C, Zeal Middle ROLL'- H. Reid F. Eacles E. Naismith XV. Suchuroff J. Stokes G. Shields Front Row- L. Kcenberg L. Shenlsarow YV. Nligicousky S. Pearlman D. Teclford H. Garncrr J. Bnrdsley PHARMACY HOCKEY Bark Rou.'-- A. Cumming H. Garnett F. Eadcs C. Cochrane G. Shields D. Tedford K. Ball From' ROLL'- A. Cowtun M. Sample D. XVil1iamson L. Mclklorrnn F. Price l UR hockey team was under the direction of D. M. Sample, who proved very capable in this capacity. The members who comprised the team are to be congratulated on their splendifi efforts. and their sportsmanship as shown on the ice at all times. Though not ranking irst in the Inter-faculty League, our team received as much enjoyment and played at all times with as much enthusiasm and co-operation as if the honor and glory of our faculty were at stake. The true spirit of the Pharmacist! Page One Hundred and Seventy-one