138 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



GREETING. 



On behalf of the Alumni Association we extend to the members 

 of the junior and senior classes a hearty welcome. 



You are to be congratulated upon having become members of the 

 classes of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York branch 

 of the famous Columbia L^niversity. 



You are to be congratulated also for having proven by your re- 

 gent's certificates that you are an intelligent lot of young men (and 

 we believe also some ladies). The regent's laws now cover the field 

 of Pharmacy in this State, and it is not an easy matter to become 

 a member of the classes without the pre-requisite amount of knowl- 

 edge, which is required by the State Board of Regents, to entitle 

 you to entrance upon a course of instruction in our grand College. 



We trust that after you have passed through all your classes, you 

 will become members of the Alumni Association of this College, 

 which is an association of graduates of our College. 



This association was founded in 1874 for the purpose of per- 

 petuating the happy days of College life, and bringing together once 

 a month as many of the graduates as possible, to talk over old 

 times, to hear about new discoveries in our field, and listen to such 

 instructive entertainm.ent or discourses as may be presented at the 

 monthly meetings. 



For those who are compelled to go out of the city this journal 

 will keep you posted on all the important events which take place, 

 and you are urged to send in all the news of student life at all 

 times which you may gather, and keep your relatives and friends 

 posted on what you are doing. 



EDITOR. 



BOOK REVIEWS. 



We are in receipt of Merck's 1907 Index (advance copy of 3rd 

 edition). This is a 500 page cloth covered handsomely bound 

 edition, excellent paper. An encyclopedia for the Chemist, Pharma- 

 cist and Physician, of chemicals and drugs used in Chemistry, 

 Industry, Arts and Medicines. It is smaller than the 1896 edition 

 but, nevertheless, full of useful information. 



