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tial to the professional man. The Lloyd Library in Cincinnati, the 

 largest pharmaceutical library in the world, contains over 23,000 

 volumes. This great collection is larger than most medical collec- 

 tions ; indeed, it is larger than the average town library. If arranged 

 mde by side these books would extend nearly a mile, that is, in a 

 row from this hall to the Grand Central Station. I refer to this 

 because it shows what may be done by the profession as a body, 

 for the preservation of the literature of the profession. The indi- 

 vidual member of the profession, however, is concerned only with 

 the standard works of his profession. These represent the accumu- 

 lated experience of the profession and are an important part of its 

 e(juipment. This is obviously true of the Pharmacopoeia ; it is hard- 

 ly less true of other works. The professional man who is a man o^ 

 one book is not a desiral)le member of a profession ; the pharmacist 

 who does not use more than the Pharmacopoeia is neither a desira- 

 ble member of the profession nor a desirable citizen. A member 

 of a profession must also keep in touch with its progress as de- 

 scribed in professional journals, in fact it is difficult to say which is 

 the more important, an acquaintance with standard books or an 

 acquaintance with current information. 



To be continued. 



COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT. 



The one hundred and fifty-sixth annual commencement exercises 

 of Columbia University in the city of New York were held in the 

 gymnasium of the university, 116th street and Amsterdam Avenue, on 

 Wednesday, June 1. Prof. H. H. Rusby, as dean of the College of 

 Pharmacy, presented the candidates to President Butler, who con- 

 ferred the degrees on them The degree of pharmaceutical chemist 

 was bestowed on Szucs Bela, Ph. G. ; Arthur E. Cole, Ph. G. ; Harry 

 B. Hansen, Ph. G. ; Alvin E. Kuhlmann, Ph. G. ; Walter Regnault, 

 Ph. G. ; Leo Roon, Ph. G.; Mose di Davide Scuccimarra, Ph. G., and 

 Armin A. Von St. George, Ph. G. 



The degree of Doctor of Pharmacy was conferred on Jose Janer, 

 M. Sc. ; Charles Albert McBride, Ph. C. ; John Scavo, Ph. C, and 

 John Alfred Steffens, Ph. C. 



The candidates were seated in the center of the hall with the 

 candidates for degrees from other schools, of whom there were more 



