Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1887. 
}    Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  315 
The  National  College  of  Pharmacy  at  Washington,  D.  C,  had  a  graduating 
class  of  twelve,  the  commencement  exercises  having  taken  place  May  5. 
The  Pittsburgh  College  of  Pharmacy  had  its  commencement  March  15th, 
with  seven  graduates.  Examination  prizes,  consisting  of  a  gold  and  a  sil- 
ver medal,  were  awarded  to  W.  C.  Gordon  and  G.  B.  Little.  Prof.  S.  H. 
Stevens  delivered  the  valedictory  address. 
The  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  twenty-first  commencement 
March  17th,  with  a  graduating  class  of  44.  A  gold  medal  for  highest  profi- 
ciency was  awarded  to  E.  E.  Hunter  ;  a  copy  of  the  National  Dispensatory 
for  the  most  meritorious  thesis,  to  A.  H.  Sippy ;  a  set  of  scientific  books  for 
the  best  chemical  laboratory  work,  to  V.  J.  Mueller ;  and  the  junior  stu- 
dents prize,  the  National  Dispensatory,  to  J.  G.  Vogt,  M.  D.  Professor  Curt- 
man  delivered  the  valedictory  address. 
At  the  annual  meeting  held  April  25,  Mr.  C.  F.  G.  Meyer  was  elected 
president;  Louis  Schurk,  vice-president;  G.  H.  C.  Klie,  recording  secre- 
tary ;  H.  M.  Whelpley,  corresponding  secretary,  and  S.  Boehm,  treasurer. 
It  has  been  decided  to  enlarge  the  college  building  during  the  summer. 
The  Alumni  Association,  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  eleventh  an- 
nual meeting  February  15,  and  elected  the  following  officers  for  the  ensuing 
year:  W.  C.  Bolm,  president,  Wm.  H.  Gallenkamp  and  Wm.  H.  Motz, 
vice-presidents ;  H.  M.  Whelpley,  recording  secretary ;  F.  F.  Witting, 
corresponding  secretary;  Chas.  Geitner,  treasurer;  Albert  Weber,  regis- 
trar. Messrs.  J.  W.  Tomfohrde  and  Thos.  A.  Buckland,  Jr.,  were  elected  to 
fill  vacancies  in  the  Executive  Board. 
The  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  eleventh  annual  meet- 
ing at  Meriden,  Feb.  1st  and  2nd.  The  total  membership  was  252.  Bal- 
ance in  treasury  $1221.64.  Eight  active  and  two  honorary  members  were 
elected.  A  number  of  "papers  were  read  on  chemical  and  pharmaceutical 
preparations  made  by  some  of  the  members  and  placed  on  exhibition,  dur- 
ing the  meeting,  no  other  exhibition  being  held  at  the  same  time.  The  of- 
ficers for  the  present  year  are  :  C.  W.  Whittlesey,  New  Haven,  president ; 
J.  0.  May,  Naugatuck,  and  J.  H.  Parker,  Meriden,  vice-presidents ;  F. 
Wilcox,  Waterbury,  secretary,  and  L.  H.  Goodwin,  Hartford,  treasurer. 
The  next  meeting  will  be  held  in  Willimantic,  February  7,  1888. 
Georgia  Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  twelfth  annual  meeting  took 
place  on  Cumberland  Island  April  12.  A  number  of  papers  were  read,  and 
the  Rankin  prize  of  $20  for  the  best  paper  was  awarded  to  H.  R.  Slack,  Jr. 
The  establishment  of  a  College  of  Pharmacy  in  connection  with  the  new 
school  of  technology  in  Atlanta  was  discussed,  and  Messrs.  Schumann, 
Rankin  and  Stanford  were  appointed  a  committee  to  further  the  plan.  Geo. 
D.  Case,  Miliedgeville,  was  elected  president ;  F.  A.  Cheatham,  Macon,  W. 
B.  Shuptrine,  Savannah,  and  C.  H.  Behre,  Atlanta,  vice-presidents  ;  H.  R. 
Slack,  Jr.  secretary,  M.  H.  Taylor,  Macon,  treasurer,  and  W.  S.  Parks, 
Atlanta,  local  secretary,  the  next  meeting  to  be  held  in  Atlanta  July  10, 
1888. 
Louisiana  Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  fifth  annual  meeting  was  held  in 
New  Orleans  April  13  and  14.    Among  the  papers  read  were  the  following  : 
