348        Centennial  of  the  University  of  Maryland.  {Am-juiuyr;Srm- 
Doctor  of  Sacred  Theology. — Bishop  Luther  B.  Wilson,  M.D., 
Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
Doctor  of  Medicine. — T.  C.  Gilchrist,  Baltimore. 
Master  of  Arts. — Eugene  F.  Cordell,  Baltimore ;  Richard  L. 
Simpson,  Richmond,  Va.;  B.  Merrill  Hopkinson,  Baltimore. 
The  academic  banquet  on  Friday  evening  was  a  great  success. 
Dr.  John  P.  Poe  acted  as  toastmaster,  and  the  following  toasts  were 
responded  to : — 
"  The  President  of  the  United  States,"  Attorney-General  Bona- 
parte ;  "The  State  of  Maryland,"  Governor  Warfield  ;  "  The  City 
of  Baltimore,"  Mayor  Mahool ;  "  The  University  of  Maryland," 
Judge  Henry  D.  Harlan  ;  "  Our  Alumni,"  City  Solicitor  William 
Cabell  Bruce ;  "  Our  Centennial,"  Prof.  John  C.  Hemmeter ; 
"  Woman,"  Mr.  Folger  McKinsey. 
On  Saturday,  in  spite  of  the  rain,  a  large  number  visited  St. 
John's  College  at  Annapolis  to  attend  the  ceremonies  commemora- 
tive of  its  formal  amalgamation  with  the  University.  Mr.  J.  Wirt 
Randall,  in  an  address  of  welcome,  spoke  of  the  history  of  the  college. 
At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  Randall's  address,  Dr.  Hemmeter  pre- 
sented a  tablet  to  St.  John's  College  in  behalf  of  the  University  of 
Maryland,  after  which  Dr.  Fell,  president  of  the  Department  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  made  a  brief  response. 
The  centennial  celebration  closed  on  Sunday  morning  with  exer- 
cises at  Mount  Vernon  Place  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  at  which 
Bishop  Luther  B.  Wilson  delivered  the  baccalaureate  sermon. 
In  reflecting  on  the  events  of  this  four  days'  celebration  one 
cannot  but  be  pleased  that  pharmaceutical  education  in  Maryland 
is  in  the  hands  of  the  State  University.  The  historic  associations 
of  St.  John's,  the  eminence  of  some  of  the  members  of  the  faculties, 
and  the  culture  for  which  the  University  stands — all  of  these  influ- 
ences must,  if  they  benefit  one  profession,  benefit  all  departments 
connected  with  the  University.  Neither  a  graduate  nor  an  apothe- 
cary could  leave  the  celebration  without  a  due  sense  of  his  responsi- 
bility in  the  development  of  the  science  and  art  of  pharmacy  and 
an  aspiration  enkindled  to  do  his  part  in  this  important  work.  The 
university  spirit  introduced  into  pharmacy  means  the  elevation  of 
professionalism  on  the  part  of  the  pharmacist  and  the  development 
of  the  scientific  spirit  on  the  part  of  teachers  and  students  alike. 
