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drugs,  are  not  found  in  place,  but  the  first  as  "  ordeal  bean and  the  last 
under  its  generic  term — Erythroxylon.  We  cannot  find  the  word  dialysis, 
in  its  more  recent  meaning  as  expressing  liquid  diffusion  through  a  septum, 
either  under  that  head  or  under  osmose,  exosmose,  or  endosmose.  Doubt- 
less in  other  departments  the  same  may  be  noticed,  but  there  is  so  much 
that  is  new  and  satisfactory  that  these  may  be  overlooked. 
The  volume  is  well  printed,  and  is  bound  in  leather,  as  it  should  be, 
doing  credit  to  the  publishers.  Though  more  specially  suited  to  the  physi- 
cian's library,  there  is  so  much  in  it  of  interest  to  the  pharmaceutist,  that 
all  who  aim  at  completeness  of  information  should  be  provided  with  this 
medical  dictionary. 
First  Annual  Report  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy.  Containing  also  the  Valedictory  Address  delivered 
to  the  Graduating  Class  of  1865,  by  Edward  Parrish,  Prof,  of  Materia 
Medica  in  the  College.    Philadelphia :  1865,  pp.  34. 
This  first  of  a  series  of  annual  reports  commences  a  new  era  in  the 
history  of  the  graduates  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  As 
hinted  at  in  our  March  number,  the  Association  met  at  the  Hall  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  on  Thursday  the  9th  of  March,  1865, 
William  C.  Bakes  presiding,  Hiram  Gold,  Secretary.  From  the  minutes 
it  appears  that  twenty-one  members  were  elected  during  the  year,  and  a 
certificate  of  membership  designed  and  partially  executed.  The  Presi- 
dent then  addressed  the  meeting,  and  proposed  that  the  new  constitu- 
tion, prepared  by  the  Executive  Board,  should  be  substituted  for  the  old 
one,  then  in  force,  which,  after  due  discussion,  was  carried  into  effect.  A 
Nominating  Committee  was  then  appointed,  and  the  annual  report  of 
the  Treasurer  read  and  approved.  After  due  consideration,  it  was  re- 
solved that  all  graduates  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  prior 
to  1850,  be  admitted  members  of  the  Association,  with  all  the  rights  and 
privileges  thereunto  appertaining,  without  the  payment  of  any  annual 
dues. 
The  second  session  was  held  on  Saturday,  March  11th  ;  the  President 
in  the  Chair.  The  roll  was  called  ;  the  minutes  read  and  approved,  and 
the  Report  of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  called  for,  which  was  as 
follows : 
For  President,  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,      Class  1844. 
First  Vice-President,         Charles  L.  Eberle,  "  1859. 
Second  Vice-President,       Ferris  Bringhurst,  "  1857. 
Recording  Secretary,         William  C.  Bakes,  "  1855. 
Corresponding  Secretary,    Alfred  Mellor,  "  1863. 
Treasurer,  Richard  M.  Shoemaker,     "  1862. 
