THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



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Mr. H. E. Cooley, who had a slight attack 

 of the grip, is around again to the rejoiciug of 

 his many friends. 



The action of the class in requiring its can- 

 didates for Valedictorian to enter a speaking 

 contest to determine their fitness, meets with 

 the general approval of all its members. 



ManvixlE admitted that he was Hazy, How 

 about replaciug that H with L. 



AN INSTRUCTIVE TRIP. 



A very entertaining and instructive visit was 

 made by a number of students of the senior class, 

 on Saturday, Jan. 12th, to the Mineral Water 

 Works of Dr. Carl H. Schultz. 



The trip was arranged by the Pharmaceutical 

 Club, of 37th East 19th St., represented by Mr, 

 T. B Dean, its corresponding secretary, which 

 seems to be especially active as regards our in- 

 terest and welfare and extends to us the foster- 

 ing care of a parental guardian. It is due to this 

 club's hospitality and magnanimity that our 

 Glee Club has thrived so wonderfully. 



Mr. Dean kindly introduced us to Mr. Louis 

 Waefelaer, M. E., the assistant chemist of the 

 works (Dr. A. P. Hallock, Ph. D, the chief 

 chemist and Dr. Schultz being away at the time), 

 and Mr. Paul Dimmer, the foreman. These 

 gentlemen, starting at the beginning of the 

 works where the croton water enters by five 

 different mains, and followed the course of 

 the water through each step of the process, 

 whereby the water was filtered, then heat- 

 ed to destroy organic as well as to drive off de- 

 composing and volatile organic matter as well 

 as other impurities and the filtered water there 

 distilled by the most practical and complete ap- 

 paratus conceivable; then the water was repeat- 

 edly subjected to tests, for various impurities, 

 in their admirably equipped chemical labora- 

 tory, which is also supplied with a room speci- 

 ally devoted to bacteriological work, and a dark 

 room for spectrum analysis and photographic 

 investigation. Heie also are prepared the solu- 

 tions used in making the various mineral waters 

 and where the finished product of the factory is 

 brought before being sent out in order to be 

 tested and to make doubly certain that it agrees 

 with the label bearing the analysis of contents, 

 which is placed on each siphon of water sent 

 out. Here also we quenched our thirst with 

 the products of the stills of this as well as with 

 the products of the stills of other factories. 

 The carbonic acid gas used in charging the 



waters also passes after generation through a set 

 of coolers, mashers and purifiers, to completely 

 remove all impurities, and is stored till required 

 for charging. 



The whole establishment, embracing nine- 

 teen different departments, employs over 250 

 men and 100 horses ; the fountain, bottle and 

 siphon filling department has a capacity of 

 50,000 siphons or io.ooj gallons per day. The 

 elaborate machinery of the works is mainly the 

 invention of the proprietor, his deceased son 

 and staff ; not the least important among which 

 is the invention of Mr. Paul Dimmer. 



Mr. Louis Waefelaer, the assistant chemist, 

 is a young mechanical engineer of high stand- 

 ing and has sole charge of the mechanical de- 

 partment. Every department is scrupulously 

 clean and neat, and the employees think Mr. 

 Schultz is one of the best and most liberal men 

 to work for, for he spares no expense in investi- 

 gations and experiments calculated to improve 

 the accuracy and purity of the products of his 

 works, and the safeguards against accident to 

 employees are both numerous and well devised. 

 Several other parties will be formed, from the 

 senior class, during the course of the term and 

 will visit and be shown the workings of this 

 "model establishment." 



Class Reporters. 



Turgor Notes. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



B. C. Meaney, entered into rest, Sunday, 

 January 6, 1895, in the 22d year of his age. This 

 brief announcement reminds us of the loss and 

 sorrow to so many near relatives and friends, 

 that after the few weeks that have elapsed since 

 their hearts were wrung with grief. We ven- 

 ture to say something of him whose earthly 

 sojourn is ended. 



Possessed of a genial happy temperament, a 

 character so manly, conservative and refined, 

 that professors as well as students rendered to 

 him an involuntary tribute of respect. In the 

 three months that the junior class has been 

 organized, few students have become better 

 known or more popular than Mr. Meaney. 



Just before the college closed for the Christ- 

 mas vacation, he said to a friend, "I think this 

 will be the happiest Christmas I have ever had," 

 and now who that knew him can doubt that 

 this strange prophecy has been fulfilled. 



J. Y. C. 



