152 Dinner to Henry Hurd Rusby [Jan. 



ciation aiid study and Observation at close ränge, and such have 

 been my opportunities in this case. 



" I know of no one who is more honest of purpose than is Pro- 

 fessor Rusby. Nothing can induce him to withdraw when once he 

 has decided to lend his influence to any cause. He has on many 

 occasions entered into a contest against long-estabHshed customs 

 and abuses, or a contest against individuals, when it would have 

 been greatly to his advantage to have remained neutral, or at least 

 to have fought less vigorously and persistentl3^ In many Hke situ- 

 ations a man less honest in purpose would have withdrawn from 

 the contest when once it became clearly apparent that in gaining 

 victory in a contest for principle he was to be personally a loser. 

 Dean Rusby could not, even if he desired, say one thing and do 

 another. Once he has satisfied himself that he is right he proceeds 

 to act regardless of his own personal interests. 



"And now, Dean Rusby, I come to the most pleasant part of 

 that which I am privileged to do here to-night. You already are 

 aware of the high esteem in which you are held by the members of 

 the faculty. Nothing can add or take from that esteem. And in 

 Order that you may be reminded, if indeed a reminder is necessary, 

 of the very cordial and f raternal relations which exist between your- 

 self and the members of the faculty (and I am using the term 

 faculty in its broadest sense), when you are at home and away from 

 the scene of your labors, the members of the faculty decided to 

 present you with a tangible evidence of their love and affection in 

 the form of the loving cup I now have the honor to place in your 

 hands. 



"We feel and know that you will prize the sentiment which 

 prompts and accompanies the gift far more highly than its intrinsic 

 value. We ask you to accept it as a token of fidelity and loyalty, 

 which will endure as long as we are permitted to labor together for 

 the honor and glory of our grand old institution, the College of 

 Pharmacy of the City of New York. God bless you." 



Dr. Rusby said, in accepting the loving cup : "As I sat and 

 listened to the different Speakers I feit that I had much to say. 

 But after receiving this beautiful gift, words go from me. It is 

 difficult to reply. As I have listened to the different things said 



