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Dr. Schieffelin : The next number on the program is the awarding 

 of the Itahan Pharmaceutical Association prize by Dr. C. P. Wim- 

 mer. 



Dr. Wimmer: Mr. President, Members of the Board of Trustees 

 and of the Faculty, Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen: 



It becomes my pleasant duty at this time to award, on behalf of 

 the Italian Pharmaceutical Association, a gold medal. 



De CandoU, in his very interesting work on the history of sciences 

 and scientists, states that the scientific Italian men have always been 

 of a practical, rather than a theoretical turn of mind, and that their 

 tendencies were always towards things of fact and reality rather 

 than towards things poetic or fantastic. So it is entirely in keeping 

 with this characteristic that the Italian Pharmaceutical Association 

 wishes to reward the graduate who has obtained the highest mark in 

 his practical work throughout the term. 



There are five laboratories, and counting perfect in each one as 

 loo, the highest possible number obtainable would be 500. The 

 gentleman to whom this medal is awarded has obtained 432 points 

 out of these 500 and his percentage is 86.4. It is Mr. Frederick 

 Gordon Hammond. 



Mr. Hammond came to us from the south. He loves his southern 

 home so much and longed for a sight of his parents after a separation 

 of seven months ; so he went home immediately after the examina- 

 tions. We will forward this medal to him with our best wishes and 

 sincere congratulations. 



Humoresque Dvorak. 



Dr. Schieffelin : Now we will hear the Valedictory Address, the 

 distinguished honor of being chosen Valedictorian havmg come to 

 Mr. Lewis L. Caplan. 



Mr. Caplan: Mr. President, and Members of the Board of Trus- 

 tees: 



The graduates of 1913 have come before you as a class for the 

 last time. Our associations with you gentlemen as a body of directors 

 have been but few ; yet your efforts have not passed us by unnoticed. 

 We are cognizant of the energy which you" and your predecessors 

 have put into the work of raising this college to its nresent dignified 

 position of iire-eminence and are grateful to you for your efforts in 

 maintaining its high standard of scholarship. 



