54 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



ALUMNI JUNIOR EXERCISES, MAY 12TH, 1909. 



The Alumni Junior Exercises will be held on the evening of 

 Wednesday, May 12th, 1909, at the College. This function, tendered 

 by the Alumni Association to the Junior Class, has always been well 

 attended, and, no doubt, will be successful this year, since the com- 

 mittee intends to add some new features to the entertainment. You 

 are cordially invited to be present with your friends ; an enjoyable 

 evening is assured to you. 



COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE COLLEGE OF 

 PHARMACY, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 30TH. 



The commencement exercises of the College will be held Thurs- 

 day evening. May 13th. at 8 o'clock, in Carnegie Hall, 7th Avenue 

 and 57th Street, New York. 



It promises to be the usual enjoyable affair which has heretofore 

 been given by the graduating classes of the College, and all those 

 interested are welcome. Tickets may be had by applying to the 

 clerk of the College who will supply them with any information 

 desired. 



THE PREPARATION OF ESSENCE VANILLA. 



Many ways have been offered for preparing essence of vanilla, 

 but the only way and the proper way, without getting into difHculty 

 with the pure food law is to follow the U. S. P. (with a little modifi- 

 cation) without reducing the quantity of the ingredients. 



To begin with, the first modification, carefully select your beans, 

 weigh out the prescribed amount, and put them through a sausage 

 chopping machine. 



Place the chopped beans in your container and put enough glyc- 

 erin on to cover the beans, and allow to stand for 24 hours ; this 

 modification is not going to interfere, but will greatly improve the 

 strength, and bring out the richness of flavor characteristic of the 

 bean. 



After standing for 24 hours, instead of using cold water, use the 

 necessary amount of hot water and add this to the mixture already 

 prepared, and allow this to stand 24 hours. 



Hot water will bring out more flavor than cold ; hence another 

 improvement. Besides there are oily substances which hot water 

 will extract and cold water will not. 



Now add alcohol and sugar and allow to stand until required for 

 use, but shaking the container as often as possible. 



