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peted for by those students who, during the session, had passed the Major Exa¬ 
minations with honours. He thought it was not consistent to institute compe¬ 
tition between men who were in an unequal position. He had no doubt that, 
all would admit that the student who passed with honours early in the session, 
had not a fair chance against one who passed near the end, and close upon the 
competitive examination. In the one case the mind was freshly stored with 
knowledge; and in the other, some months must have elapsed, and perhaps 
the onerous duties of a business entered upon. It was possible that those stu¬ 
dents who were thus prevented competing passed the best Major Examination, 
and he thought that the fairest way would be to forego the competitive exa¬ 
mination, and award the medal to the Major Associate who took the highest 
number of marks in the examinations during the session. 
l)r. Edwards was glad to inform the meeting that the Council had that 
day decided to award the Pereira Medal to the Associate who should take the 
highest number of marks in the Major Examination during the session; it 
would thus be seen that the wishes of the students had been anticipated. 
They had also decided upon giving a collateral prize of books, to the value of 
£2, in the Minor Examination, to those who passed the best examination in 
Reading of Prescriptions, Practical Dispensing, and Pharmacy, during the ses¬ 
sion. This would offer a fresh stimulus to the students. 
Mr. Radermacher said he felt great pride, as an individual, and as a 
member of the Society, in being present at the award of the honours to Mr. 
Carteighe. As his late apprentice, Mr. Carteighe deserved honour at his hands, 
and he felt great pleasure in testifying to the uniform consistency of Mr. 
Carteighe’s conduct while with him. His punctuality, attention, and method 
of making the best of his time, were patterns for all students. He wished that 
the relations between masters and apprentices might always be pleasant and 
profitable as those had been between himself and Mr. Carteighe. 
PRESENTATION OF BUST OF THE LATE MR. BELL. 
The Vice-President said it was with feelings of pleasure, mingled with re¬ 
gret at the loss of his late friend Jacob Bell, that he redeemed his promise, 
made some twelve months since, of presenting to the Society the marble bust 
now before them. Dr. Edwards had so well depicted the services of the late 
Mr. Bell, that he would only remind them that in carrying out the objects 
of the Society Mr. Bell strove to promote unanimity amongst its members, and 
he (Mr. Hills) never saw that feeling better exemplified than on the present 
occasion ; he trusted that, in the future working of the Society, should any dif¬ 
ferences arise, they would look on that bust, and remember the watchword of 
the man it represented, and then the objects of the Society would be served. 
The Professors had given them most encouraging reports, and he hoped that 
those who had already derived advantages from the school would induce others 
to follow their example. He thought that the difficulty of the examinations 
had been somewhat exaggerated. If not to be obtained in any other way, one 
hour a day well spent—stolen from the hours of sleep—one hours earlier rising 
in the morning, would prepare the industrious apprentice to present himself 
for the Minor Examination. He knew that the duties of the pharmaceutical 
chemist were very heavy and responsible, but he was amply repaid by the posi¬ 
tion gained. He would not have them forget that it was possible to pass the 
Minor Examination without entering the Laboratory, but he hoped that all 
who had the power would take advantage of the facilities of study provided 
by the Society: their success, however, entirely depended upon their perse¬ 
vering industry. 
Mr. Bottle said that he rose, on behalf of the Society, for the purpose of 
