THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 143 



ALUMNI DINNER. 



The Annual Dinner of the x\lumni Association will be held in 

 Healy's Jungle Room, 66th St. and Columbus Ave., Wednesday eve- 

 ning, December 7th, 1910, at 8.30 P. M. Dr. H. M. Wiley, the 

 Government Pure Food Expert will be the guest of honor on this occa- 

 sion. It is hoped that a large number of members and friends will 

 be present. The Arrangement Committee is just putting the finish- 

 ing touches to the aflfair, and a very enjoyable time is assured. 

 Healy's Dinners speak for themselves and the music and entertain- 

 ers are likewise first class. 



Healy's 66th St. and Columbus xA.ve., 



Jungle Room. 



December 7th, 1910, 



8:30 p. M. 



Dress suits are not required, this is an informal affair. 



CLASS NOTES. 



Dr. Joseph F. Armstrong, class 05, for the past 4 years chemist 

 for the Mutual Milk and Cream Co. of N. Y. City, has distinguished 

 himself in a sphere apart from the college studies. He has just in- 

 vented and patented a collapsible umbrella which can by a few sim- 

 ple movements be reduced to a size enabling the owner to place it 

 in his coat pocket. 



This ingenious mechanical device has been endorsed by one of the 

 leading umbrella manufacturers of the United States, as an unquali- 

 fied practical success. Dr. Armstrong's invention will probably be 

 placed upon the market at an early date by a corporation especially 

 organized for its exploitation. 



The class of '88, the celebrated "blizzard class" is noted for the 

 prominent members it has produced. Diekman, Sears and Tuthill 

 have served on the New York State Board of Pharmacy. According 

 to the new pharmacy law the Regents of the University of the State 

 of New York are empowered to appoint the nine members of the 

 State Board of Pharmacy Examiners, four of which to reside in New 

 York City. At their recent meeting held at the State Education De- 

 partment, in the capitol, Albany. N. Y. Sep. 22, 1910. Prof. Geo. C. 

 Diekman of our college and Otto Raubenheimer of Brooklyn, two mem- 

 bers of the "blizzard class'' were appointed as members of the new 

 State Board of Pharmacy Examiners. The other two men from New 



