PHARMACEUTICAL MEETING. 
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PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY. 
Dr. Attfield remarked, that although the questions for examination in the 
class of Practical Chemistry were all of an analytical character, it was not 
therefore to be supposed that students in the laboratory learnt nothing but ana¬ 
lysis,—they learnt synthesis, or the manufacture of chemical substances as well; 
above all, they learnt the principles and facts on which manufacturers and ana¬ 
lysts depend. Students who entered the laboratory, especially those working 
for short periods, learnt not so much to be accomplished analysts or expert 
manufacturers, but by means of synthesis and analysis made themselves ac¬ 
quainted with the chemistry of medicinal substances and became familiar with 
chemical manipulation. To ascertain the synthetical ability of students he 
carefully noted and recorded during the session the neatness, completeness, and 
excellence of their work, and the observations influenced, to some extent, the 
result of their analytical labours on the examination day. He was much grati¬ 
fied with that result on the present occasion. There was a larger number of 
competitors than the previous year, and with regard to them he would say that 
even the unsuccessful ones were well pleased with their day’s work, one of the 
latter stating that it had taught him he could do much more analysis in a given 
time than he believed himself capable of accomplishing. Dr. Attfield was glad 
that the medal had been obtained by Mr. Watts, who having carried off the 
first prizes in other subjects, was not open to the suspicion that he had neg¬ 
lected some studies to excel in one. He also had great pleasure in recom¬ 
mending the Council to award a Certificate of Honour to Mr. Smith, whose 
answers had brought him close to the position of Mr. Watts. The first Certi¬ 
ficate of Merit was fully deserved by Mr. Goulden, who had worked at Prac¬ 
tical Chemistry under the disadvantage of being engaged at Practical Pharmacy 
during the evening. Mr. Pasmore, who was a particularly neat operator, had 
unfortunately suffered from ill-health or would probably have stood higher ; 
and Mr. Bingley had worked during a portion of the session only—his position 
above some others was the result of unwearied application. 
The questions and awards were as follows.— 
1. You are furnished with four unlabelled Pharmacopoeial preparations; analyse and 
name them. 
2. Examine the specimens of Calomel, Sulphur, Sulphate of Quinine, Hydrochloric 
Acid, and Chloroform, supplied to you, and report on their quality. 
3. The solutions marked A and B may contain any of the ordinary salts used in medi¬ 
cine ; analyse them, and state the result. 
4. The powder given to you is also a mixture of medicinal salts; examine it, and state 
its composition. 
Medal .John Watts. 
Certificate of Honour ...Herbert A. Smith. 
Certificate of Merit .Edward B. Goulden. 
„ .Frederick R. Pasmore. 
„ .John Bingley. 
PEREIRA MEDAL. 
This medal is awarded to the student who in the List of Honours has passed 
the best Major Examination in Materia Medina, Chemistry, and Botany during 
the session. 
The following are the names of the persons who passed in honours:— 
Chave, William F. 30 
Gowland, William . 37 
Greaves, William S. 30 
Hamp, John. 35 
Holmes, Edward M. 38 
Scruby, William Y. 38 | 
Medal ..Watts, John. 39 J 
Number of marks 
[> taken by them re- 
i spectively. 
