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the instruction to l)e given here. They have labored most diligently 

 over two entire years to earn this degree, and I think it no more 

 than fair to give yon some idea of what they have had to study. 

 They received a very comprehensive course in Physics, another in 

 Chemistry, general and Pharmaceutical, another course in Chemis- 

 try analytical, another in the mathematics of Chemistry, another 

 in practical Pharmacy, and another in tlie dispensing of medicines 

 — not only lectural instruction and recitations but laboratory work 

 wherever such work was suitable for the subject, that compre- 

 hended or was comprehended in the first year — the general year. 

 After the vacation they came back, and during the past year they 

 have received instructions in Chemistry organic. Chemistry phar- 

 maceutical. Chemistry analytical, dispensing pharmacy, Materia 

 Medica, and more or less Physiology. They have pursued that 

 entire series of subjects over two years; the work which they have 

 been called upon to perform they have performed in the most sat- 

 isfactory manner. Their attention, their industry and their scholar- 

 ship has been entirely satisfactory to the Faculty. It has been my 

 pleasure during the past year to be one of their instructors, and 

 in all my experience with students of all kinds in the medical 

 college and the academic college, in the engineering college — I 

 never in my whole experience have had a more attentive, more in- 

 teresting or a more satisfactory class than I have had here in 19TO, 

 and I have constantly held them up as an example to my students in 

 ii6th Street as examples of men who come to College for a purpose, 

 to get an education and intend to get it, and require no stimulation 

 on the part of the instructor. I cannot say enough to express my 

 satisfaction with this class. I do not mean to say that I have not 

 had a similar experience with other classes. I speak of the senioi 

 class of the College of Pharmacy year after year as I have lectured 

 to it ; they have given me the same satisfaction. I know of no 

 s'tudents in any branch of higher education who are more devoted 

 to their work and take a greater advantage out of their opportuni- 

 ties than do these young men. The examinations are very strict 

 and severe, and it is surprising the number who succeeded in pass- 

 ing them. Out of 116 students 105 succeeded in satisfying every 

 instructor, and there were only 11 who failed to obtain their degree. 

 Fortunately, I think most of them have so few deficiencies that 

 in the autumn we may be able to give them their diplomas also. 



