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THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



yellow with nitric acid) but which requires 

 further examination. The ash contained chlo- 

 rides, carbonates and phosphates of potassium, 

 calcium and magnesium— Prof. Lloyd isolated 

 <(Nat. Disp. ) in 1876 from Xanthoxylum 

 fraxineum, Willd., a crystalline substance which 

 is identical with the one previously mentioned ; 

 being insoluble in water, soluble in boiling 

 alcohol, turned yellow by nitric acid and dis- 

 solves with a deep red color in sulphuric acid. 



The Xanthoxylum clava-herculis, L. is sup- 

 posed to possess similar properties to X. fraxi- 

 neum, Willd. 



Tivo great evils in medicine are the dispensing 

 of medicines by physicians and the prescribing 

 of medicines by pharmacists. In some instances 

 and under certain circumstances the duties of 

 the physician and of the pharmacist merge 

 together. In no instance is it intended that the 

 physician and the pharmacist shall be combined 

 in one person for all time. The physicians' pro- 

 vince is to prescribe medicines. It is the physi- 

 cians privilege and right to have his prescrip- 

 tions compounded by the pharmacist. The 

 physician cannot be excused in our large cities — 

 or even in towns having over 10,000 inhabitants 

 at least — for combining in his practice the art of 

 compounding and dispensing, or dispensing 

 medicines compounded by another. On the 

 other hand it is the equal privilege and right for 

 the pharmacist to compound the prescriptions of 

 the physician and to influence and to send to 

 a regular and competent practitioner those whom 

 he encounters who are either misusing or likely 

 to abuse any of the medicants ordinarly sold in 

 the shop. The pharmacist should work to the 

 interest of the physician and vice versa. 



(College Notes. 



Now that the college course for 1894 and 1895 

 is begun, the students and faculty have an op- 

 portunity for testing the work of the Building 

 Committee. This session marks an era in the 

 history of the college. Whether it is the 

 "finest," "unsurpassed," building in the 

 country does not matter. Every institution, 

 almost, attempts to claim this. It will pay you 

 to see the new college building, and decide how 

 well adapted it is for instruction in pharmacy. 

 It is certain, however, that it is a substantial 

 building, equipped in all its departments to do 

 a very creditable piece of work in pharmaceu- 

 tical education. It is creditable to the school 



in that pharmacy, pharmacognosy and chemis- 

 try are taught in the laboratory almost exclu- 

 sively. This is exactly in accordance with the 

 tendency of pharmaceutical education. A stu- 

 dent should be taught in such a manner that 

 all his senses, and indeed his whole being, are 

 brought to bear upon his labors. A college 

 cannot take the place of the shop ; neither can 

 the shop take the place of the college. Of course 

 it is upon the man always, in every vocation, 

 that success depends. Yet proper training is 

 more requisite to-day, for every one in his or 

 her calling, than ever before in the history of 

 the world. If a mining engineer or a chemist 

 is required to attend college before he is com- 

 petent to practice his art, why does it seem so 

 very inconsistent to some to require a pharma- 

 cist to be educated before he is entrusted with 

 the duties of the store ? This is not a matter 

 that can nor will be settled at once, but it is 

 worth while to ponder over it, for it may be 

 that hereon hangs the future of pharmacy. 



EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING. 



The meeting was called to order by President 

 Graeser at 8.45 P. M. There were present Miss 

 Mahegin and Messrs. Graeser, Henning, Ho- 

 henthal and Hoburg. In the absence of the 

 regular secretary, Harry Heller, Mr. Hoburg 

 was appointed secretary />ro tern. 



The " Committee on Alumni Room Furnish- 

 ing " then submitted their report, through the 

 chairman of said committee, Mr. Hohenthal, 

 which report, being very satisfactory, was 

 adopted. The committee was then discharged 

 with the thanks of the association. 



It might be said right here that it is mainly 

 due to the kindness and efforts of Mr. Hohen- 

 thal that the room was so substantially fur- 

 nished for the money allotted for that pur- 

 pose. 



The report of the treasurer was very satisfac- 

 tory, and was forthwith adopted. 



A motion was then regularly made and sec- 

 onded that half a dozen keys be made for the. 

 door of the Alumni room, for the use of the 

 regular officers of the association. 



There were several matters of minor impor- 

 tance discussed by the committee, to be put 

 into effect at a later date. There being then no 

 further business before the house, and the mo- 

 tion to adjourn having been regularly made and 

 seconded, the meeting came to an agreeable 

 conclusion. 



WitiriAM A. Hoburg, Jr., 



Secretary pro tetn. 



