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And you, Dr. Cobleuz, as a prognosticator, 

 I am sorry to say have been very unsuccess 

 ful. Our many hours devoted to the achieve- 

 ments of Messrs. Fleischmann and Bettendor- 

 have as yet proved of no great value. Tere- 

 bene as a substitution product was quite a 

 stranger. 



The sincere voluminous applause that has 

 always greeted you, Mr. Oehler, upon your 

 entrance in the quiz room, is itself a sufficient 

 mark of gratitude. You put the fine adjust- 

 ment to the Benzol ring, and fully explained 

 the composition of Di Methyl Sulphone, Di 

 Ethyl Methane, and thus deprived us of the 

 necessity of partaking of some of the aforesaid 

 remedy in order to produce that rest so bene- 

 ficial to a brain that had been excreting choles- 

 terine on such an enormous scale. 



Your services to us, Mr. Ferguson, as the 

 final results will certify, have proved of unex. 

 ceptional value. Your self-sacrifices to us have 

 been acknowledged, and I assure you they 

 will never be forgotten. 



As to our late Dr. Harrison, his memory will 

 always prove dear to us. 



And you, Mr. Madison, though with us but 

 a short time, have endeared yourself to us, 

 and by your punning propensities have often 

 removed the gloom of sorrow from a rather 

 dull quiz. 



In conclusion. Gentlemen of the Faculty, 

 I will say to you that we owe you a debt that 

 we can never repay, and I sincerely hope that 

 our future lives and deeds will reflect credit 

 upon you. 



( To be Continued. ) 



OUR HISTORY 



BY FRANK J. KELLER, PH. G. 



Ho7i. Professors, Toastmaster and Fellow- 

 Students : 



For the last two years it has been a pleasure 

 for us to listen to the lectures of our professors, 

 but, gentlemen, is it not gratifying to know that 

 we may retaliate bj having them listen to us 

 this evening ? 



The subject of History, assigned to me, is 

 indeed a vast and varied one; one of which such 

 men as Hume, McCauley and Gibbon have de- 

 voted their lives. 



When reading the history of the various na- 

 tions how often are we compelled to shudder at 

 the very thought of the acts of violence and the 

 acts of barbarisms perpetrated, all of which go 

 to make their history; but the particular history 

 which it is my pleasure to dwell upon this even- 



ing is one devoid of such acts. It is the history 

 of our class of '94. We met two short years 

 ago as total strangers, coming together from 

 far and near for the purpose of furthering our 

 knowledge in the profession, and in so doing 

 we organized the class of '94, which, like every- 

 thing else, has its history. Yes, gentlemen, and 

 a history which I dare say will be remembered 

 much better than the history of our various 

 metals, as also the habitats of our numerous 

 drugs. 



To try and relate the various anecdotes which 

 came to pass in our junior year would be a try- 

 ing task. 



But when we met in the fall of '93 we did so 

 as seniors — as men to reorganize our class and 

 try to make its history one which others not 

 belonging to the class may look upon as an 

 exception to all others. We have until no^ 

 tried our best. Whether our efforts have 

 been crowned with success or not remains for 

 Wednesday evening to tell. 



Our election of officers, as you all know, was 

 very dubious until the counting of the las 

 ballot, which shows that we have all taken that 

 interest in our class which meant the selection 

 of our best men. And, gentlemen, cannot we 

 congratulate each other that in choosing the 

 men we did to fill the various offices, the trust 

 placed in their hands has not been violated, 

 but, on the other hand, has been carried out to 

 the letter? 



We must approve of the wise judgment of 

 our President in appointing our executive com- 

 mittee, as they no doubt were the ablest men 

 in the class, and the proof we have, or will 

 have, is before us this evening, and will be 

 Wednesday evening. 



These gentlemen have worked with untiring 

 zeal for the interest of the class, often sacri- 

 ficing an hour's pleasure, as also hours which 

 otherwise may have been spent at their books. 

 And what is the recompense ? Nothing but the 

 satisfaction of knowing that they have fulfilled 

 the duties of the offices intrusted to them to 

 the be.st of their ability; and also receive the 

 best wishes of the class, which they no doubt 

 desire. 



During our senior year it has been our sad 

 lot to have one of our beloved instructors, in 

 the person of Dr. Harrison, taken from our 

 midst, which proved a keen blow to all of us, 

 as his interest in our behalf cannot be over- 

 rated. 



In looking back over our various entertain- 

 ments throughout the course, we find among us 

 men not only skilled in the art of recognizing 



