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out in any degree losing any of his_own or of their respect. 
In addition to his other work as a teacher the Doctor de- 
livers free popular lectures on scientific subjects during the 
- ~winter. 
‘This many-sided man under discussion is a member of the 
American Medical Association, as well as of his state and 
city societies, and also of the local Academy of Science, and 
Historical Society. He was a delegate to the Pharmacope- 
ial Convention in 1890, and again in 1900, being elected 
secretary of the convention the latter year. He isalso active 
in the alumni associations of the colleges of which he is a 
graduate, and is well up in Masonry and Odd Fellowship. 
The literary work of the. new president began when he 
was young. Heacted as correspondent for the newspapers 
while still a boy, and also edited a college paper. Soon after 
going to St. Louis he became the pharmaceutical editor of 
the St. Louis Druggist. The paper became the National 
Druggist, and he became the editor. In 1890 he left that 
paper and assumed entire charge of Meyer Brothers Druggist 
a, position which he still holds. He has published Curtman’s 
Lecture Notes, and Whelpley’s Therapeutic Terms. His 
contributions to the statistical knowledge of the use of the 
metric system have been large. | 
In 1892, Dr. Whelpley and Miss Laura Spannagel, the 
daughter of a well known St. Louis banker, were married. 
While making no public pretense to scientific attainment 
Mrs. Whelpley took a post-graduate scientific course at 
‘Cornell and is well versed and much interested in her hus- 
band’s work. Their pretty home is a veritable museum of 
archeology and microscopy. In it isa large library of mi- 
seroscopical works, about 8,000 rare microscopical specimens, 
a large and unique collection of Indian relics and like his- 
toric and prehistoric things. This home is open to students 
-of science, some coming from Europe to visit it and see arch- 
eological specimens which cannot be duplicated in any of 
the museums of the world. 
