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OPERATIVE  PHARMACY. 
1. 
Put  up  a  prescription,  secundum  ar- 
tern  each  teaspoonful  dose  of  which 
shall  contain  five  minims  each  of 
tincture  of  guaiac  and  spirit  of  ni- 
trous ether  with  sufficient  water  to 
make  three  fluidounces.  Write  upon 
<l  separate  label  the  contents  of  the  bottle 
and  attach  it. 
2. 
B .   Ext,  Coloc.  Comp.    gr.  xxiv. 
Abstract.  Jalapre     gr.  xviii. 
Hydrarg.Chlor.  Mit.  gr.  xviii. 
Cambogise  Pulv.      gr.  iv. 
Make  eighteen  pills. 
R .    Ext.  Stramonii, 
Acidi  Tannici     a  a  gr.  iii. 
01.  Theobromse        gr.  c. 
Make  six   suppositories  by  rolling, 
without  moulds. 
Mercury  240  grs. 
Lard  and  Suet       240  grs. 
MercurialOintment  20  grs. 
Compound  Tinct.  Benzoin 
30  drops. 
Make  officinal  mercurial  ointment. 
5. 
Spread  a  Soap  Plaster  4x6. 
The  examination  in  Analytical  Chemistry  comprised  the  qualitative  determi- 
nation of  from  four  to  six  salts  of  mineral  and  organic  origin. 
Twelve  members  of  the  graduating  class,  having  attained  the  grade  "very 
satisfactory  "  in  the  examination  in  materica  medica,  including  specimens, 
were  entitled  to  the  competitive  examination  of  microscopic  specimens  of 
drugs  for  the  John  M.  Maisch  prize.  Of  the  nine  candidates  present,  Mr.  E.  E. 
Stitt  recognized  the  largest  number,  nine  out  of  the  following  twelve :  Apocy- 
num  cannabinum,  Stillingia,  Senega,  Triticum  repens,  Aspidium,  Frangula,  Cin- 
chona Calisaya  (flat),  Conii  fructus,  Nux  vomica,  Lycopodium,  Kamala,  Arnicae 
radix. 
Thirty-five  candidates,  who  passed  the  examination,  had  not  fully  complied 
with  all  the  requirements ;  their  names  will  be  subsequently  reported  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees.  148  candidates  were  recommended  for  the  degree  of  Grad- 
uate in  Pharmacy  (Ph.  G.) ;  their  names,  with  the  titles  of  their  essays  are  as 
follows : 
Paul  Bucher  Anspach,  Pennsylvania,  Acetate  of  Sodium. 
Charles  Butterworth  Ashton,  Pennsylvania,  Sublimation. 
Jacob  Michael  Baer,  Pennsylvania,  Liquid  Extract  of  Malt. 
William  Louis  Baum,  Illinois,  Polariscope. 
Addison  Lloyd  Beck,  Pennsylvania,  Ricinus  communis. 
Warren  B.  Beckler,  Maine,  Glycerin. 
Emile  Seraphine  Bernardy,  Pennsylvania,  Camphora. 
Ellsworth  Smith  Beshore,  Pennsylvania,  Cypripedium  parviflorum. 
Samuel  Walter  Bishop,  New  Jersey,  Improvements  in  Pharmacy. 
George  Davis  Blomer,  Jr.,  Pennsylvania,  Glue. 
Charles  Scott  Bondurant,  Missouri,  Tussilago  Farfara. 
Charles  Ducharme  Boyd,  Pennsylvania,  Arsenic  and  arsenical  poisoning. 
Irvin  Jacob  Brandt,  Pennsylvania,  Syrupus  Sarsaparillaa  compositus. 
Edgar  Breneiser,  Pennsylvania,  Mitchella  repens. 
Frederick  Kendall  Brown,  Delaware,  Catalpa  bignonioides. 
William  MacGilvray  Buchholz,  Pennsylvania,  Hydrastis. 
