VOL. XVI. 



MAY, 1909. 



No. 5. 



Contente 



EDITORIAL 53 



ALUMNI JUNIOR EXERCISES, MAY 12th, 1909. 54 



COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE COL- 

 LEGE OF PHARMACY, THURSDAY EVEN- 

 ING, MAY 30th, 1909 54 



THE PREPARATION OF ESSENCE VANILLA 54 



LECTURE BY DR. LARNED 55 



CLASS NOTES 56 



ANNUAL ALUMNI MEETING 57 



ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT HEROLD AT THE 

 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ALUMNI ASSO- 

 CIATION, APRIL 14th. 1909 60 



BOOK REVIEW 62 



RAT SKIN INDUSTRY 62 



CHEMICAL CHANGES IN DISPENSING 63 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- 

 TURE-FOOD INSPECTION DECISION 103. 64 



Published flonthly by the Alumni 

 Association of the College of Phar- 

 macy of the City of New York- 

 Pharmaceutical Department of Col- 

 umbia University. 



