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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL, 



Dr. McCarthy is a member of the 

 Alumni Association and of the C. P. C 



N. Y. 



CHRISTOPHER E. NIEDERER, JR. , 

 PHAR.D. '96. 



Born atCarlstad, N. J., 1875, graduated 

 from Grammar School No. 35 in New 

 York at the age of fifteen. He then 

 entered the pharmacy of his brother, A. 

 Niederer, Ph.G. In 1S93 he entered 

 the College of Pharmacy as a student 

 and was on the Junior roll of honor, 

 graduating with the Class of '95, proving 

 himself a bright and clever student, re- 

 ceiving great praise trom professors for 

 his accurate work. He took his Degree 

 of Doctor of Pharmacy in '96. He was 

 beloved by his classmates, and will, we 

 trust, receive such reward as his dili- 

 gence and amiability well merit. 



FRANK p. OGDEN, PHAR.D., '96. 



born at Middletown, N, Y., 1874, is a 

 graduate of the Middletown High 

 School and was President of his class. 

 He was apprenticed with Mr. W. D. 

 Olney at his pharmacj* in Middletown, 

 became a student of the College of 

 Pharmacy in '93, graduating in 1895. 

 He took his Degree of Doctor of Phar- 

 macy in 1896. • 



Always an indefatigable worker, a 

 brilliant student and accurate pharma- 

 cist, he is sure to do honor to his Alma 

 Mater. He is at present with Mr. 

 Congleton, corner of 99th street and the 

 Boulevard. 



Major Timothy E. Wilcox, surgeon at 

 Fort Schuyler, N. Y., is authority for the state- 

 ment that Agave Palmeri is a specific in mus- 

 cular rheumatism and intercostal • neuralgia. 

 Also thaX Jatropha megarrhizza of the natural 

 order Euphorbiaceae has seeds which in doses 

 of one or two act as an excellent cathartic. It 

 grows in the Western United States and is 

 closely allied to the castor oil plant (Ricinus 

 communis). 



W. A. Bastede, Sec'y pro tern., 



Torrey Botanical Club. 



SUMMER OUTING OF THE ALUMNI 

 ASSOCIATION. 



If the Outing Committee had made special 

 arrangements with the "Clerk of the Weather" 

 to furnish on June 17th, the worst day in his en- 

 tire repertoire, the result could not have been 

 more satisfactory. 



About 6.30 A. M., when the up-to-date drug 

 clerk was preparing to forsake his down couch, 

 the rain commenced to fall in heavy showers, 

 and in heavy showers it continued all day ; at 

 times the sun would struggle to break through 

 the clouds, but the struggle would be brief and 

 the shower following would be harder than its 

 predecessors. But despite the continual down- 

 pour, the members and friends of the Alumni 

 Association were not at all afraid of a little wet- 

 ting. The invitations stated "Rain or Shine," 

 so when the hour for starting arrived, about 

 eighty persons were waiting in and around the 

 depot at Long Island City. Soon the party 

 started in two special trolley cars ; the trip 

 through the picturesque towns of Winfield, 

 Woodside, Newtown, Corona, Elmhurst and 

 Flushing would have been delightful on a 

 pleasant day, and even with the inclement 

 weather the ride was not devoid of interest. All 

 being in good spirits the time passed quickly, 

 and before many were aware of it, College Point 

 was reached. From the Point the party was 

 taken to Point View Island in carriages, arriving 

 there all were delighted with the place and sur- 

 roundings, the onl}' regret being that the storm 

 interfered with the ball game and other amuse- 

 ments, and also prevented the party from stroll- 

 ing about the island. All however, voted it an 

 ideal spot to hold the outing of the Association. 

 Nature certainly designed this for the "Beauty 

 Spot" of the Long Island shore. The Island, 

 which is separated from the mainland by a small 

 stream, through which the water flows in and 

 out with the tide, comprises about thirty acres, . 

 which is carefully laid out with gravel walks 

 that wind in and out among the trees, carriage 

 drives and broad meadows, where ample provis- 

 ion is made for all kinds of out-door amuse- 

 ments. The whole island being at tlie entire 

 disposal of visitors. 



Soon after arrival, dancing commenced in 

 the large pavillion, which was participated in by 

 most of those present. Then came the games, 

 or some of them at least. First on the list was 

 the horseback race, and such a race. President 



