29 OCTOBER 301 DAYS PAST Wednesday 64 DAYS TO COME There are many strikes over the U.S. which is holding up preparedness programme. Pres. Rosevelt has issued warning the third time that unless settled the army will be called out to take over the mines and factories etc Lewis the main leader has finally made amends but not until Soilders were called to some places & her could see the Pres. means business. Have worked all day on clipping books as I am behind several years. This evening went over to biography class. The teacher Lenlloy Hogan & I were the only ones there Oertel & Oscar called. STRYCHNINE-FORERUNNER IN ALKALOIDS Leader among the brilliant French workers in alkaloids, at the turn of the nineteenth century, was Louis Nicolas Vaugeline. From an errand boy to a Rouen pharmacist, he rose to be directory of the Paris School of Pharmacy. His most important work, a series of chemical investigations on belladonna, cinchona, ipecac, and other drugs, admittedly opened the way for the definite separation of some of the most valuable alkaloids, accomplished afterwards by Pelletier, Caventou, Robiquet and others. LOUIS VAUQUELIN (1763-1829) Thursday 302 DAYS PAST OCTOBER 30 63 DAYS TO COME Radio announces another U.S. ship sunk which makes the 13th This one was alos in or near Iceland. It looks like terriable times ahead I did some shopping with Oertel today. This evening she and I attended Seminary class. Text Ways of knowing God. 1. Sources of belief in ordered and intelligent universe. (a.) Science behavior of atoms, water cycle etc. (B) Observation and experiences every day. etc etc. 2 Sources of belief in a personal God. God is recalled in lives of the prophets etc. He who considers too much will perform little- SCHILLER WARNERS CALENDAR OF MEDICAL HISTORY