THE ALUMNI JOURNAL, 163 



THE RUSBY DINNER. 



The i8th Annual Dinner of the Alumni Association was held at 

 the Chemists' Club, 52 East 41st St., on Wednesday evening-, Decem- 

 ber 17. 1913. It was a complete success, and whoever attended it 

 pronounced the dinner as one of the best held by our Association. 



About 100 Alumni and friends took part in the festivities. Ad- 

 dresses were made by Provost Carpenter of Columbia University, 

 Prof. Chandler, Dr. William J. Schiefifelin, Prof. George C. Diekman 

 and Air. Thomas F. Alain. Prof. Diekman, on behalf of the faculty, 

 presented a fine loving-cup, and Mr. Main, on behalf of the Alumni 

 Association, presented a silver cofifee set to Dean Rusby. 



Time does not permit us to bring a complete report in this issue. 

 A full account will be printed in the January number of The New 

 York Journal of Pharmacy. 



MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING, 



Held Wednesday Evening, November 12, in the Alumni Room 



of the College of Pharmacy at 8.15 o^cIock. 



President Weinstein in the chair. 



Present — Messrs. Henning, Vorisek, Diekman, Binder, Wimmer, 

 Hecker, Steinach. 



Correspondence — A letter was received from Mr. H. Binder, Jr., 

 suggesting the following amendments to the By-Laws and Consti- 

 tution. 



Article 5, Section 2. After the word "quorum" insert "four of 

 which shall be duly elected members of the Executive Board." 



Article 5, Section 3. The word "ex-officio" to be stricken out, 

 the section then reading as follows : 



Article 5, Section 2. It shall hold its meetings in January, March. 

 June and October, wlien seven members shall constitute a quorum, 

 four of wliicli shall be duly elected members of the Executive Board. 

 These meetings shall be open to all members of the Association, but 

 finlv members of the Board shall vote. 



y\rticle 5, Section 3. The officers of the Association shall be mem- 

 bers and officers of the Executive Board. 



Furthermore, Air. Binder sul)mitted for adoption an article which 

 is as follows: 



