THE NEW YORK JOURNAL OF PHARMACY 



those events can easily be made finan- 

 cially profitable as well. 



Our finances have been a matter of 

 concern to me ever since I found out that 

 the disbursements exceed the income. 

 With the large membership on our books 

 and if the treasurer takes proper care 

 of same there should apparently be no 

 deficit and no need to draw money from 

 the reserve fund for the purpose of meet- 

 ing the current expenses. I trust that 

 my successor will be able to diagnose 

 correctly the case and to prescribe the 

 proper treatment. 



One of the pleasant surprises of my 

 administration was the conversion of the 

 Alumni Journal into the N. Y. Journal 

 of Pharmacy. The name is not at all a 

 new one, for the New York College of 

 Pharmacy issued a publication under the 

 same name some sixty years ago. The 

 publication was discontinued two years 

 after it started on account of lack of sup- 

 port. 



Times have changed. The College 

 and the Alumni Association now occupy 

 first positions in the country, and I am 

 confident that support will not be lack- 

 ing to our new Journal, especially so 

 w'lien the members will once forever 

 make up their mind that the official organ 

 of the Associati<m is not to be looked 

 upon as a separate outside business en- 

 terprise, but is an integral part of the 

 Alumni activities and is part and parcel 

 of the Association itself. Dr. Wimmer, 

 the present editor, has shown to us what 

 he can do with a Journal, but I am as- 

 sured that he faces a heavy deficit if he 

 continues to publish the Journal on the 

 present scale. It is our duty to help him 

 and do so at once. But the question is, 

 how ? On going over the matter with 

 him he stated to me that about lo more 

 pages of advertisements would make the 

 Journal self-supporting. It seems to me 

 tliat it is up to us to get these advertise- 



ments for him or at least use our influ- 

 ence as an Association for that purpose. 

 I recommend that a committee of lo in- 

 fluential members of the Association be 

 appointed under the chairmanship of the 

 editor, for the purpose of getting adver- 

 tisements for our Journal. By means of 

 interviews or correspondence with the 

 advertising manager:, of different firms 

 their advertisement can be obtained. 

 This, it seems to me, is the very least we 

 can do at the present time. 



Before closing my remarks I wish to 

 express my regrets at the loss we sus- 

 tained in the last two years in tlie deatli 

 (jf men whom we loved and esteemed 

 and. who were at the head of the Asso- 

 ciation's government in years past. It is 

 with deep sorrow that I mention the 

 names of Ewen Mclntyre, Chas. S. Erb, 

 Wm. H. Ebbit. 



May their ashes rest in peace. 

 In conclusion I wish to thank you all 

 and the officers of the Association for the 

 loyal support and fraternal feelings 

 shown to me throughout my incumbency 

 in office. I trust that the new adminis- 

 tration will be successful in raising the 

 standard of our Association socially and 

 financially, and I hope that the time is 

 not remote when we will rank with the 

 best of fraternal organizations, both in 

 spirit and number. 



DINNER OF THE CLASS OF 1894. 



The arrangement for tlie Twentieth 

 Anniversary Dinner of the Class of 1894 

 are now com])lete and a good attendance 

 is assured. The dinner will be held at 

 Cavanagh's, 258 West 23rd St., on Sat- 

 urday evening, April 25th, 1914. There 

 will be a reunion at 7:30 P. M. and the 

 dinner w^ill be served at 9 o'clock shar]) 

 Tickets are $2.50 each. 



