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PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
Wednesday , October 2nd , 1867. 
MR. T. H. HILLS, VICE-PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
The Minutes of the previous Meeting having been read, the following 
DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 
were announced, and the thanks of the Meeting given to the respective 
donors thereof:— 
The Chemist, vols. i. and ii. (1824-25): from Mr. R. Palmer,—A Fern-Book for 
Everybody; by Mr. M. C. Cooke: from the Author,—Report on Leprosy; by the Royal 
College of Physicians: from the Colonial Office,—The Medicines and Medical Agents of 
the British Pharmacopoeia, 1867, with Doses and Notes; by Messrs. Clay and Abraham : 
from the Compilers,— Lehrbuch der Pharmakognosie des Pflanzenreichs; von Dr. F. A. 
Fliickiger: from the Author,—Smithsonian Report for 1865: from the Smithsonian 
Institution,—Report on Epidemic Cholera: from the Surgeon-General, United States 
Army,—Annual Report of the Surgeon-General, United States Army : from the Surgeon- 
General,—Annual Report of the Secretary for War of the United States: from the 
Secretary for War,—A New Chemical Notation; by Professor Tillman : from the 
Author,—Introduction to Pharmaceutical Chemistry; by Professor Attfield: from the 
Author. An Old Glass Measure: from Mr. Trenouth,— Three Pieces of Antique Phar¬ 
maceutical Ware and an Old Bleeding Basin: from Mr. W. L. Bird,—A Specimen of 
Castoreum: from Mr. F. Barron. 
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. 
The Chairman said the next business would consist in announcing the 
results of the competitions for prizes among the students at the conclusion of 
the previous session of the school. He begged to call on the Professors to 
report the results in their respective classes. 
CHEMISTRY AND PHARMACY. 
Professor Redwood said it was always a gratifying duty which the pro¬ 
fessors had to perform at the commencement of each session, to report the 
result of the examination of the students who had attended the previous 
session, and he thought the custom which they had adopted of distributing 
the prizes at the commencement of the new session, rather than at the termi¬ 
nation of that preceding, was a very good one. After attending there for ten 
months, either for the purpose of teaching or learning, they all became some¬ 
what fatigued, and would perhaps hardly be able to give so much attention 
to the pleasing duty of distributing the prizes, which the Council awarded to 
the most successful and most industrious students, as they could when they 
met again at the beginning of another term. With reference to the depart¬ 
ment which came under his especial care, he had only to say what he had 
always been in the habit of saying, that the pupils had manifested that kind 
of industry and good conduct which called for entire commendation, and 
although the class was perhaps not quite so numerous as sometimes, the in¬ 
dustry and attention of the pupils was quite as meritorious as ever. The 
result of the examination was, that upon his report, one prize medal, one 
certificate of honour, and one certificate of merit were awarded; but this 
result could hardly be taken as indicating the amount of merit amongst the 
students generally, because the number who competed was somewhat smaller 
than sometimes. The gentleman to whom the medal had been awarded ob¬ 
tained over 80 marks out of a maximum of 100, and the gentleman who stood 
