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by the order of the Board of Trustees. I, William J. Schieffelin, \'ice- 

 President of said College, do hereby declare you to be Graduates in 

 Pharmacy of the College of Pharmacy of the City of Xew York. I 

 congratulate you. 



Professor Rusby will present the members of the Food and Drug 

 Class. 



Profes.sor H. H. Rusby: The young ladies and gentlemen who have 

 just received their degrees have graduated from a course extending 

 over a period of two years. I have no doubt whatever that among 

 these graduates there are some who, having acquired a taste for study 

 will desire to continue their work in one or another post graduate 

 course of study. We have had this experience with every preceding 

 class. Some years ago. when the Federal Food and Drugs Act 

 became an act, the New^ York College of Pharmacy, foreseeing that 

 there would, as a result of that law and of similar State and Muni- 

 cipal laws which were certain to follow, be a demand for food and 

 drug analvsts, some to occupy positions with the nation, states, cities 

 or with manufacturing houses, others working independently, decided 

 to introduce a special course of study of one year, open to those who 

 had already graduated from this or similar institutions, for the express 

 purpose of cjualifying them to serve as microscopical and chemical 

 food and drug analysts. This course has been continued ever since 

 and each }ear we have had some students undertake this course. This 

 year two such students have been with us. They have been success- 

 ful in passing all their examinations, and I will ask these two gentle- 

 men to rise as their names are called : William Haefeli. 

 Elias Pellettieri. 



These two post graduates will, in due time, receive their certificates 

 of proficiency as food and drug analysts. 



Serenade — "The Firefly " Lincke 



Dr. Schieffelin : We are honored to-night by having with us to 

 deliver the oration to the graduates a man who stands next to the 

 President of Cohunbia University in administering the affairs of the 

 University. Within the year a new office, or rather an old office has 

 been revived at the University — that of Provost. What tlie coadjutor 

 is to the bishop, what the adjutant is to the commander in the regi- 

 ment the Provost is to the President of the University. 1 lis respon- 

 sibilities, his office are of the greatest importance. I take great pleas- 



