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because they were tired of steady work. They came here instigated 

 by a high and noble ideal, men full of broadness, full of vigor, 

 possessed of high education and ready to give to this country the 

 best that men can bring. It was this spirit that brought men like 

 Carl Schurz, Kudlich, Dr. Abraham Jacobi, Hugo Wesendonk, and 

 others to America. Whatever they undertook was free from 

 selfishness, free from smallness, and their influence was destined 

 to be left to the good of the country. Animated by such noble 

 incentives Ramsperger and his friends founded the new society 

 which during his whole life remained his favorite work, and for 

 which he has done so much. In the many ups and downs of the 

 Apotheker-Verein Ramsperger always stood firm and lived up to 

 his ideal. He was always in the front ranks wherever 

 pharmaceutical education and dignity were to be advanced. It is 

 easily understood that a man of such inclinations would branch 

 out and not remain within the limits of his home. So he became 

 a charter member of the N. Y. State Pharmaceutical Association, 

 was a member of the American Pharmaceutical Association, 

 joined the New York College of Pharmacy in which he served 

 as Trustee for twelve years, Vice-President for eight years and 

 Honorary Vice-President from 1908 to the time of his death. But 

 while he devoted his principal energies to his profession, and lived 

 for pharmacy, he did not forget other educational enterprises. His 

 love for plants made him join the Torrey Botanical Club, and he 

 was actively engaged in the founding and development of the 

 New York Botanical Gardens. A very extensive and scientific 

 collection of medicinal plants that he made during his life is now 

 part of the collection of the Botanical Gardens. He was also a 

 member of the American Association for the Advancement of 

 Science and of the Museum of Natural History, besides belong- 

 ing to a number of German literary and social associations. His 

 charitable inclinations and warm heart for the welfare of his 

 fellow men can best be shown by the fact that he belonged to 

 twenty charitable societies, worked in all of them, and was presi- 

 dent of several of them. And while he was liberal in sharing his 

 earthly possessions with others, the leading trait of his character 

 was his unpretentiousness and modesty, so that even in later 

 years he would not leave the small residence in which he had 

 lived so long, thinking it was good enough for him, until his 



