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unless  the  applicants  were  qualified  for  entering  upon  further  studies,  such 
qualification  to  be  determined  by  the  apprentice  examination  established  by 
the  College  (see  Am.  Joue.  Phae.,  1886,  p.  410  and  573).  The  President  also 
recommended  the  continuance  of  the  special  committee  appointed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  co-operating  with  the  College  towards  the  erection  of  a  building  on 
Tenth  street  for  the  accommodation  of  the  library  and  museum,  and  for  other 
purposes  of  the  College. 
The  Secretary,  fm.  E.  Krewson,  reported  that  the  membership  had  increased 
during  the  past  seven  years  from  480  to  over  1200 ;  during  the  last  year  14 
deaths  had  been  reported.  The  social  meetings  of  the  Alumni  Association,  of 
which  five  were  held  during  the  course  just  closed,  had  been  well  attended. 
The  Treasurer,  Edward  C.  Jones,  reported  the  total  receipts  during  the  year 
to  have  been  $1,878.49,  the  present  balance  being  $138.32. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  David  W.  Ross,  class 
1877,  president ;  Clement  B.  Lowe,  class  1884,  and  Dr.  B.  Frank  Scholl,  class 
1882,  vice  presidents;  Wm.  E.  Krewson,  class  1869,  recording  secretary;  Wm. 
N.  Stem,  class  1873,  corresponding  secretary ;  Wallace  Procter,  Jos.  W.  Eng- 
land and  Prof.  Henry  Trimble  (for  unexpired  term)  executive  board;  Thos.. 
S.  Wiegand,  class  1844,  trustee  of  sinking  fund,  and  Josiah  K.  Lilly,  class  1882, 
orator  for  1888,  with  Dr.  H.  Fisher,  class  1877,  as  alternate. 
The  reception  to  the  graduating  class  was  held  the  same  evening  at  the  hall 
of  the  Academy  of  Fine  Arts,  which  was  crowded  on  the  occasion.  The  exer- 
cises consisted  of  an  address  by  President  Procter,  the  awarding  of  the  cer- 
tificates of  membership  and  of  the  alumni  prizes  ;  an  oration  by  Thos.  D.  Mc- 
Elhenie,  class  1872,  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  the  class  oration  by  Walter  A.  Smith 
of  Philadelphia,  on  "  Unity ;"  the  class  history  by  Edward  J.  Hadfield  of  Dodge, 
Kan.,  and  an  address  on  the  future  of  the  class  by  the  class  prophet,  Wm.  C. 
Hepler  of  Reading,  Pa.  The  gold  medal  was  awarded  to  0.  U.  Cassaday  of 
Alliance,  O. ;  the  quiz  master's  silver  medal  to  E.  S.  Beshore  of  Bethel,  Pa. 
certificates  for  proficiency  shown  in  examination  to  W.  A.  Partee  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  in  materia  medica;  A.  L.  Beck  of  Sharon,  Pa.,  in  pharmacy  ;  Chas.  S- 
Bondurant  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  chemistry ;  E.  Breneiser  of  Reading,  Pa.,  in 
general  pharmacy  ;  J.  G.  Patton  of  Youngstown,  O.,  in  operati  ve  pharmacy  ; 
F.  W.  Droelle  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  analytical  chemistry,  and  B.  L.  Taylor  of 
Janesville,  O.,  in  specimens.  Certificates  were  also  awarded  to  Paul  Leusch- 
ner  of  Detroit,  for  a  very  creditable  collection  of  plants,  and  to  Wm.  Crutcher 
of  Nicholasville,  Ky.,  for  the  best  junior  examination.  Twenty  students  and 
graduates  who  were  members  of  the  class  in  microscopy  under  the  direction  of 
A.  P.  Brown,  Ph.G.,  and  who  had  successfully  passed  the  examination  in  that 
branch,  received  testimonial  certificates. 
The  exercises  of  the  evening  were  enlivened  by  songs  from  the  College  Glee 
Club— a  novel  feature,  which  deserves  to  be  continued  by  future  classes,  if  the 
requisite  material,  suitable  voices,  should  be  available. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  Commencement  Exercises  of  the 
College  were  held  at  College  Hall  on  the  evening  of  the  17th  of  March.  Ad- 
dresses were  made  by  President  George  Merrell,  Hon.  J.  D.  Cox,  president  of 
the  University  of  Cincinnati,  and  by  Prof.  J.  F.  Judge,  on  behalf  of  the  faculty 
of  the  College.  The  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  was  conferred  by  Presi- 
dent Merrell  on  the  following  graduates. 
