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THE  ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 
The  thirty-eighth  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  was  held  in 
Alumni  Hall,  on  Tuesday  afternoon,  at  2.30  o'clock,  April  15th,  with  the 
President,  John  H.  Hahn,  in  the  chair. 
Following  the  annual  address  of  the  President,  reports  from  the  officers  and 
standing  committees  were  read.  The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the 
ensuing  year:  President,  William  G.  Nebig;  Vice-Presidents,  Albert  Oetinger 
and  Jacob  M.  Baer;  Treasurer,  C.  Carroll  Meyer;  Recording  Secretary,  William 
E.  Krewson;  Corresponding  Secretary,  Walter  A.  Rumsey;  Board  of  Directors, 
John  D.  Burg,  E.  F.  Cook,  C.  H.  La  Wall,  William  T.  England  and  Rolland  H. 
French. 
The  thirty-eighth  annual  reception  was  held  in  the  evening  of  the  same  day 
in  the  College  Museum,  William  G.  Nebig,  the  newly-elected  President,  pre- 
siding. After  the  roll  call  by  the  Secretary,  William  E.  Krewson,  of  new  mem- 
bers elected  during  1901-1902,  they  were  addressed  by  Dr.  Adolph  W.  Miller. 
The  prizes  offered  by  the  Association  were  presented  as  follows: 
The  Alumni  gold  medal  for  the  best  general  average  of  the  Class  of  1902  was 
presented  by  William  G.  Nebig  to  David  Wilfong  Ramsaur. 
The  Alumni  prize  certificates  to  the  members  of  the  class  receiving  the  highest 
averages  in  each  of  the  following  branches  were  presented  by  Mahlon  N.  Kline: 
Pharmacy,  to  Wm.  David  Harris  Smith;  Chemistry,  to  Morrison  Patton  Wil- 
liams; Materia  Medica,  to  John  S.  Oberly;  General  Pharmacy  (Committee), 
to  J.  Warren  W.  Worthington;  Operative  Pharmacy,  to  J.  Warren  W.  Worthing- 
ton;  Analytical  Chemistry,  to  Joseph  F.  Dulaney;  Specimens,  to  William  Her- 
bert Welch. 
The  Alumni  silver  medal  was  awarded  to  Chester  Augustus  Billedoux,  for 
the  best  general  average  in  the  second  year  examination,  and  presented  by 
Walter  A.  Rumsey. 
The  Alumni  bronze  medal  was  awarded  to  Miss  Millicent  Saxon  Renshaw,  for 
the  best  general  average  in  the  first  year  examination,  and  presented  by  Jacob 
M.  Baer. 
The  class  oration  was  given  by  Charles  E.  Martin;  the  poem  by  Alfred  Y. 
Craven;  the  history  by  Wm.  D.  H.  Smith,  and  the  prophecy  by  M.  A.  Roeder. 
EXAMINATION  QUESTIONS. 
The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  questions  given  to  the  students  of  the  Third- 
Year  Class  at  their  recent  examinations.  The  examinations  in  Operative 
Pharmacy  and  Analytical  Chemistry  were  practical,  and  were  conducted  in  the 
respective  laboratories  ;  the  others  were  written. 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE  OF  PHARMACY. 
A — (1)  How  many  pounds  of  10  per  cent.  Ammonia  Water  (sp.  gr.  0*960) 
can  be  made  from  1  gallon  of  28  per  cent.  Ammonia  Water  (sp.  gr.  0  900)  ? 
(2)  What  are  the  U.S. P.  requirements  for  the  strength  of  Opium?  (3)  How 
many  c.c.  of  Tincture  of  Opium  assaying  1*4  per  cent,  morphine  can  be  made 
from  50  oz  av.  of  Powdered  Opium  assaying  15*5  per  cent,  morphine? 
B — Give  the  unabbreviated  official  or  Latin  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline 
of  process,  and  describe  the  appearance  of  blue  ointment,  compound  chalk 
