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leadcrsliip which gave prestige to the Board and made the Legislature 

 wilHng to confer law enforcing powers upon that Board. So it is 

 through the character and wisdom of Dr. Chandler that we are per- 

 mitted to liave tliis strong law enforcing pow cr among us. From that 

 day to this he has heen working for the good Of the city and for 

 the good of the College of Pharmacy. 



This year has l)ecn a most successful one. The students in the 

 various classes who finally took examinations were 182 juniors, 141 

 seniors, 2 in the Food and Drug Class and 8 in the Post Graduate 

 Class. Out of the 182 juniors. 144 ])assed all their examinations and 

 35 failed in one or more subjects; out of the 141 seniors,. 119 passed 

 and 22 failed. Both of the members of the Food and Drug Class 

 were successful in ])assing their examinations and the post graduate 

 examinations have not yet been held. Those who are successful will 

 be graduated at Columbia with the other students of the LTniversity. 

 We have 28 students in the senior Lhii versify Class and 49 juniors 

 who will receive upon their graduation the degree of Pharmaceutical 

 Chemist. Of women students we have one post graduate, 5 seniors 

 and 13 juniors. It is interesting to note that on this year's junior 

 honor roll, the third place is filled by a woman student, the wife of a 

 former graduate, now the proprietor of a successful retail pharmacy. 

 We have also matriculated for the coming year 40 men. 



The standard was never higher ; the capacity and attainment of 

 the students never was on a higher plane. ■ 



As I said before, this College has been supported by the men in 

 the drug business. The new building was l)uilt bv them, the mort- 

 gage on that building has gradually been reduced by them. If it were 

 possible to have that mortgage — which remains between seventy and 

 eighty thousand dollars — paid off, all of the proceeds, all of the 

 income of the College could be devoted to raising the standard, to 

 paying more adecjuate salaries to its teaching staff and for the better 

 equipment of its laboratories, and any one who is able, could find no 

 better wa}- to help us than by paying ofT this mortgage. 



Next on the program is the presentation of the graduating class 

 for the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy by Assistant Secretary 

 Edward W. Runyon. 



