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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



Motion made by Mr. Graeserthat the address 

 of the President be referred to the editor of 

 The Alumni Journal for publication, and 

 also to enroll same on the minutes of the As- 

 sociation. Seconded and Carried. 



Treasurer's report was then read by the 

 Treasurer, Mr. A. Henning, * * 



and the Auditing Committee, Messrs. Gies, 

 Kirk and Burger, having reported favorably on 

 same, the report was adopted on motion. 



COMMITTEE REPORTS. 

 No report from the delegates to the American 

 Pharmaceutical Association, as none were pres- 

 ent. 



Papers and Queries Cornmittee. — Mr. H. 

 Graeser, chairman, reported on same. Motion 

 made, seconded and carried, that the chairman 

 of the said Committee be discharged with 

 thanks of the Association. 



Publication Committee. — Reported progress. 



Entertainment Committee. — Report read by 

 Chairman Kirk * * * 



report accepted, and ordered entered in full on 

 the mmutes. 



Registrar'' s Report. — Miss K. C. Mahegin re- 

 ported progresi. Report accepted. 



Mr. H. A. Herold was appointed a committee 

 of one to codify and revise the by-laws of the 

 Association, with the assistance of the Secre- 

 tary. 



Examination Committee. — Report made by 

 chairman. Dr. Diekman, and accepted. * * 



NEW BUSINESS. 



The following two amendments to the By- 

 Laws of the Association were proposed : 



Mr. Kirk- 

 Article v., Sec. 4. Any member of the Ex- 

 ecutive Board not attending three regular suc- 

 cessive meetings without a reasonable excuse 

 shall be dropped from the Board and his suc- 

 cessor at once elected. 



Mr. Henning — 



No member in arrears will be eligible to vote 

 at an annual meeting. 



Motion made by Mr. Searles that they be en- 

 tered in the minutes and that they take the 

 regular course. Seconded and carried. 



The President appointed the following gen- 

 tlemen to serve on the Outing Committee : 

 Messrs. Burger, Davies, Gies, Ehrgott and 

 Borggrere. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 

 President. — Arthur C. Searles nominated by 

 H. Graeser. 



First Vice-President. — W\\\\Q.va. H. Ebbitt 

 nominated by Jules Tannenbaum. 



Second Vice-President. — H. A. Herold nomi- 

 nated by Nelson S. Kirk. 



Third Vice-President. — Motion made, sec- 

 onded and carried that election for this office 

 be postponed until later. 



Secretary. — Wm. A. Hoburg, Jr., nominated 

 by Eugene F, Lohr 



Treasurer. — A. Henning, nominated by Geo. 

 F. Burger. 



Registrar. — Miss K. C. Mahegin nominated 

 by H. Graeser. 



Executive Board, three years. — Dr. Geo. C. 

 Diekman, by H. Graeser; Alfred Stovei, by 

 Geo. F. Burger, To finish unexpired term of 

 H. A. Herold, (elected Second Vice-Presi- 

 dent) Dr. Henry Kreuder nominated by H. 

 Graeser. 



All were unanimously elected to the respec- 

 tive offices. 



Motion made by Mr. Graeser and seconded 

 by Mr. Searles that Art. VI , Sec. 2 of the By- 

 Laws, which reads as follows, viz. — " No gradu- 

 ate shall become a member of this Association, 

 nor have his name placed upon the roll, until 

 he shall have paid to the Treasurer the sum of 

 three dollars ($3.00), entrance fee, and his an- 

 nual contribution for the current year " — be set 

 aside for the day. Carried. 



Motion made by Mr. Graeser and seconded 

 by Mr. Searles "to admit the entire graduating 

 class of the year 1896 as members of this Asso- 

 ciation, and to enroll their names on the books, 

 after the payment of one year's dues, dropping 

 the initiation fee altogether." Motion carried, 

 the Secretary casting one affirmative ballot. 



Motion made and carried "that the election 

 of Third Vice-President be defferred until the 

 June meeting of the Association " 



President Stover then introduced the editor 

 pro tern of The Alumni Journal, Mr. Alfred 

 H. Mason, as a newly elected honorary mem- 

 ber of the Association. Mr. Mason addressed 

 a few well chosen remarks in reference to The 

 Alumni Journal. 



Mr. Graeser extended a vote of thanks, on 

 behalf of the Association to President Stover for 

 the efficient manner in which he has served the 

 Association as its presiding officer. 



There being no further business to transact, 

 the motion to adjourn was promptly carried. 



Wm. a. Hoburg, Jr., Secretary. 



