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tinued  in  business  until  1897,  when  he  retired.  He  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society  in  1857,  and  was  later,  in  1863, 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference,  being 
also  the  author  of  the  first  paper  presented  to  this  body.  In  1869 
he  was  appointed  lecturer  on  pharmacy  at  the  College  of  Medicine 
of  Durham' University,  being  the  first  English  pharmacist  to  hold  a 
university  chair.  His  lectures  at  the  University  were  embodied  in 
his  book,  "  Lectures  on  Practical  Pharmacy,"  published  some  thirty 
years  ago.  Mr.  Proctor  had  devoted  considerable  of  his  time  to 
simplifying  the  tests  for  purity,  and  in  1891  these  were  published 
under  the  rather  characteristic  title,  "  A  Manual  of  Pharmaceutical 
Testing  for  the  Man  of  Business  and  His  Assistant."  As  an  ex- 
ample of  his  thoroughness,  it  may  be  cited  that  in  his  last  paper 
to  the  British  Pharmaceutical  Conference,  in  1894,  which  was  on 
Rhubarb,  were  recorded  the  results  of  twenty-six  years  of  experi- 
menting. 
In  addition  to  his  accomplishments  in  the  science  and  art  of 
pharmacy,  Mr.  Proctor  was  a  power  with  his  pen,  and  was  regarded 
as  being  at  one  time  the  first  of  controversialists  in  English  phar- 
macy. The  number  of  papers  published  by  him  were  legion,  and 
it  is  said  that  "  his  interest  in  pharmaceutical  politics  was  keen  to 
the  last." 
Mr.  Proctor's  personal  qualities  were  such  as  to  endear  him  to 
those  who  knew  him  best,  being  of  even  temper,  warm-hearted,  and 
just.  In  this  connection  it  is  interesting  to  note  that  he  could 
never  be  prevailed  upon  to  accept  the  offers  of  the  presidency  of  the 
British  Pharmaceutical  Conference,  nor  would  he  accept  the  hon- 
orary degree  of  M.A.  from  Durham  University,  claiming  that  an 
arts  degree  was  not  suitable  for  him,  and  at  that  time  the  Univer- 
sity did  not  bestow  scientific  degrees. 
The  last  year  of  Mr.  Proctor's  life  was  spent  at  Westbury.on- 
Trym.  Mrs.  Proctor,  who  is  a  niece  of  Michael  Faraday,  and  two 
sons  and  two  daughters  survive  him.  F.  Y. 
CHICAGO  COLLEGE*  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  Alumni  Club  of  the  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its 
second  monthly  meeting  of  the  season,  at  the  rooms  of  the  Chicago 
Drug  Trade  Club,  on  the  evening  of  November  4th.  Mr.  L.  I. 
Schreiner  presided. 
