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presented. These were largely attended by the 

 students of the college and formed bright spots 

 in the college year. 



On January 22d, 1896, the "First Annual Ball 

 of the Alumni Association" was held in the ban- 

 quet hall of Madison Square Garden, and it is 

 butjusttothe committee having charge of the 

 arrangements to say that they did their work 

 faithfully and well. It was in all respects a 

 flattering success, financially as well as socially; 

 a gathering that any association might be proud 

 of, and marked, I believe, the first of our 

 regular annual leceptions. 



During the term, seven lectures have been 

 delivered in the lecture room as follows: 

 Oct. 9, 1895, "Pharmaceutical Jurisprudence," 



By Hon. Geo. F. Roesch. 

 Nov. 13, 1895, "Poisonous Plants of the Vicinity 

 of New York City," 



Bv Dr. H. H. Rusby, 

 (Illustrated with Stereopticon Views,) 

 Dec. II, 1895, "Generation," 



By Dr. H. A. Haubold. 

 Jan. 8, 1896, "Our Common Poisons and Edible 

 Mushroons, " 



By Dr. S. E. Jelliffe, 

 (Illustrated with Stereopticon Views.) 

 Feb. 12, 1896, "Five Minute Glimpses of 

 Europe," 



By H. a. Heydt, Ph.B., L.L.B. 

 Mar. II, 1896, "Bright and Dark Sides of Hos- 

 pital Life," 



By Wendell C. Phillips, M. D. 

 (Illustrated with Stereopticon Views.) 

 April 8, 1896, "Mountain Climbing in Switzwer- 

 land," 



By H. a. Heydt. Ph.B., L-L.B. 

 (Illustrated with Stereopticon Views.) 

 Most of these lectures have been very well 

 attended, and have attracted much interest and 

 attention; nearly all of them have been pub- 

 lished in The Alumni Journal, and reprinted 

 in other pharmaceutical journals. Last, but by 

 no means, least of our social events has been 

 "Alumni Day," the exercises of which all pres- 

 ent have witnessed. These annual reunions have 

 become a permanent part of the Association 

 year, and almost as indispensible as the an- 

 nual meeting itself with which it is so closely 

 associated. 



During the past year our Alumni Journal 

 has continued to grow in popularity and general 

 favor. The business management has been 

 placed in the hands of Mr. Thomas M. Davies, 

 who is well adapted for the ofl&ce, and the 



general outlook of The Journal is bright in- 

 deed. Our members should give all the support 

 in their power to The Journal. 



The general attendance at both the Executive 

 Board and Association meetings has been un- 

 usually good, not once during the year has a 

 meeting been postponed for want of a quorum, as 

 was frequently the case in former years. Besides 

 the social gatherings and lectures, twelve busi- 

 ness meetings have been held; six Executive 

 Board meetings, and six Association meetings- 

 The executive attendance has been as follows : 



While the Alumni Association has been un- 

 usually active, the college itself has greatly ex- 

 tended its field of usefulness as well as giving 

 to the pharmaceutical profession, a system of 

 advanced education unequalled by any college 

 of pharmacy in the world, and as might be ex- 

 pected amongst the post graduate students were 

 some of the active workers of the alumni. 



I would recommend that the constitution be 

 so amended as to make the Entertainment Com- 

 mittee a permanent committee, to be appointed 

 annually by the President, said committee to 

 arrange and have charge of the social meetings 

 of the Association. 



That an "annual reception" similar to the 

 one held in January last be made a permanent 

 part of the Association year. 



That all executive members failing to attend 

 a given number of regular meetings without giv- 

 ing good and sufficient reasons for their absence, 

 be dropped from fhe list of officers, and their 

 places filled by the President. 



That all Association meetings be made open 

 to members of both the Senior and Junior 

 classes, and that the spirit of sociability and 

 fraternity be encouraged in every advisable 

 way. 



In conclusion, let me urge our members, one 

 and all to stand close to their alma mater, and 

 not let an opportunity pass to do a kindly act 

 or lend a helping hand to the first college of 

 pharmacy in the land, "The College of Phar- 

 macy of the City of New York," 



