-200  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {Km'^',r%^m' 
Henry,  Ferris  W.,  New  York,  Iron  and  its  Officinal  Preparations, 
Herdling,  Victor,  New  York,  The  Gum  Resins. 
Howe,  Charles  L.,  Vermont,  Weight,  Measure  and  Specific  Gravity. 
Hund,  Otto  H.,  New  York,  Volatile  Oils. 
Hunt,  Effingham  L.,  New  Jersey,  Copper  and  Some  of  its  Salts. 
/Her,  Robert  L.,  Louisiana,  The  Reactions  of  Uric  Acid. 
Kingston,  Robert  J.,  New  York,  Opium. 
Klippert,  Chas.  F.,  New  York,  The  Origin  of  Caoutchouc  and  its  Uses. 
Kopf,  Henry,  New  York,  Boron,  Boracic  Acid  and  their  Compounds. 
.Lawler,  Charles  J.,  New  York,  The  Isolation  of  the  Blue  Coloring  Constituent  of 
Litmus. 
Leister,  Ernest  F.,  New  York,  Saponification  and  Soap. 
Levy,  Adolph,  New  York,  Copper  and  its  Preparations. 
Montanus,  Ernest,  Jr.,  North  Carolina,  Zinc  and  its  Officinal  Preparations. 
Neubauer,  William  G,  New  York,  Balsamum   Tolutanum,  History,  Impurities, 
Tests. 
Nowill,  F.  Herbert,  New  York,  Cream  of  Tartar. 
Parker,  John  H.,  Connecticut,  Honey. 
Pauly,  Christian  N  ,  New  Jersey,  Careful  Dispensing. 
Rieger,  Hugo,  New  York,  The  New  Theory  of  Chemistry. 
Rose,  J.  Thurston,  New  Jerse)',  Coffee. 
Routh,  Jason  P.,  Province  of  Quebec,  Berberina. 
Schmid,  Henry,  New  York,  Arsenic. 
Schoelles,  William,  New  York,  Sulphuric  Acid,  its  Preparation,  Properties  and  Uses, 
Tests,  etc.,  etc. 
Schoenchen,  George  T.,  New  York,  Ipecacuanha  and  its  Preparations. 
Schoenereld,  Conrad,  New  York,  Nitrite  of  Amy  I. 
Schrader,  Hermann,  Pennsylvania,  Phosphorus. 
Speck,  Oscar  O.,  New  York,  Iodine. 
Stahl,  Edward  A.,  Jr.,  New  Jersey,  Atropa  Belladonna. 
Stegmair,  Julius  A.,  New  York,  Salicylic  Acid  and  the  Salicylates. 
Teschner,  Jacob,  New  York,  Iron  and  its  Preparations. 
Van  der  Emde,  Henry,  New  York,  Zinc  and  its  Medicinal  Preparations. 
Van  Duzer,  William  A  ,  New  York,  What  is  the  Most  Precious  and  Valuable  Metal? 
Wells,  Francis  B.,  Massachusetts,  The  Preparation  of  Chemically  Pure  Urea. 
Winkelmann,  John  G  ,  New  York,  Sulphur. 
Zoeller,  Edward  V.,  North  Carolina,  The  Volumetric  Method  of  Atropia. 
The  gold,  silver  and  bronze  medals  of  the  Alumni  Association  were  awarded 
respectively  to  F.  B.  Wells,  E.  Montanus,  Jr.,  and  E.  V.  Zoeller.  The  graduating 
class  presented  to  the  College  the  photograph,  in  crayon,  of  Professor  Bedford, 
who  delivered  the  valedictory  add i  ess  on  behalf  of  the  faculty,  M.  Breitenbach 
-responding  for  the  graduating  class. 
Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain — At  the  Pharmaceutical  meeting 
field  February  7th,  President  John  Williams  in  the  chair,  numerous  donations  to 
(the  library  and  museum  were  m  ule  ;  among  the  latter  was  a  sample  of  aconite  root, 
from  Japan,  which  recently  appeared  in  the  London  market  and  is  now  being 
investigated  with  the  view  of  ascertaining  whether  it  contains  the  same  aconitia  as 
Aconitum  napellus,  in  which  case  it  would  form  a  valuable  and  salable  article.  It 
is  very  superior  in  appearance,  soundness  and  freedom  from  admixture  to  that 
imported  from  Germany. 
Mr.  Postans  remarked  that  sublimed  chrysophanic  acid  had  a  very  different  appear- 
