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THE AL UMNI JO URNAL, 



that our funds (if we can keep them) will 

 be in good hands. We are glad to wel- 

 come Mr. Robbins also, trusting that 

 contributions wall reach him so rapidly 

 that his anxieties will be made as light 

 as possible. 



Dr. Arthur H. Elliott who has for 

 the past twenty-five years faithfully and 

 energetically served the college as Prof, 

 of chemistry and physics, found it neces- 

 sary to resign the position. The Trustees 

 however, have unanimously elected him 

 Professor Emeritus of chemistry and 

 physics, so that the boys will hope to 

 see him once a year. We congratulate 

 him upon his well deserved honor. 



Henry A. Voght, Ph.G., '87, and 

 Joseph Skudin have been elected members 

 of the colleee. 



We sincerely congratulate those stu- 

 dents of the post-graduate course, who 

 successfully passed the requisite examin- 

 ations, and were elected Doctors of 

 Pharmacy (Phar.D.) We shall publish 

 matters of interest to them in our next 

 issue. We would now, however, venture 

 to caution them against temptations, 

 which we trust a graduate from our col- 

 lege will never disgrace us by falling 

 into. The first is, to attach Ph. D. 

 after a name. This must never be, as it 

 would be adopting a signification (a 

 scientific degree), which, by right belongs 

 to others. The second is, when being 

 called "Doctor" by a customer, to see to 

 it, that there is no desire to pose as a 

 medical man. Such action would be dis- 

 honest and only bring discredit upon the 

 honor which you have attained; rather 

 be proud of your distinction Phar.D., 

 which is of as much, or more value to 

 you than those degrees which are claim- 

 ed by and belong to those who have at- 

 tained them. 



ORANGE JUDD GRIFFIN. 



Few of those who have been associ- 

 ated with the College during the past 

 twenty years, either as officers, faculty, 

 members, graduates or students, will fail 

 to recognize, the genial Clerk of the Col- 

 lege of Pharmacy of the City of New 

 York. 



Joining the College in 1876 as a special 

 student in the chemical laboratory, in 

 1879 he was appointed assistant to Pro- 

 fessor Charles Froebel, who then had 

 charge of the laboratory, which position 

 he held until the retirement of the Pro- 

 fessor, in 1884. 



In 1 88 1 Mr. GriflBn was appointed 

 Clerk to the College, and he has so faith- 

 fully filled the position during the vicissi- 

 tudinous adolescence of the institution, 

 that upon its bursting forth into man- 

 hood he remains the environment of an 

 unwritten cyclopaedia, always cheerfully 

 at the service of those who seek informa- 

 tion from him. 



The position is by no means a sine- 

 cure, as some may suppose, but on the 

 contrary, necessitates constant attend- 

 ance and plenty of hard work, to lighten 

 the labors of the various officers, com- 



