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Introductory  remarks  having  been  made  by  the  President,  the  Secretary 
called  the  roll  of  members  elected  during  1899-1900.  An  address  to  new 
members  was  then  delivered  by  President  Stedem.  The  several  prizes  offered 
by  the  Association  were  presented  as  follows  : 
The  Alumni  gold  medal  to  the  member  of  the  graduating  class  receiving  the 
highest  general  average  was  awarded  to  Harry  Lionel  Meredith,  the  presen- 
tation being  made  by  the  President,  F.  W.  E.  Stedem. 
The  Alumni  prize  certificates  to  the  members  of  the  class  receiving  the 
highest  averages  in  each  of  the  branches  were  awarded  as  follows,  Dr.  A.  W. 
Miller  making  the  presentation  :  In  Pharmacy,  to  Harry  Lionel  Meredith  ;  in 
Chemistry,  to  Ernest  Fullerton  Cook  ;  in  Materia  Medica,  to  Oscar  Landauer ; 
in  General  Pharmacy,  to  Peter  Smith  Settle ;  in  Operative  Pharmacy,  to 
Ernest  Fullerton  Cook  ;  in  Analytical  Chemistry,  to  Thomas  Clark  Corson  ;  in 
Pharmacognosy,  to  Harry  Lionel  Meredith. 
Alumni  Silver  Medal  was  awarded  to  Edwin  Mason  Murphy,  of  Macon, 
Miss.,  for  the  best  general  average  in  the  second  year  examination. 
Alumni  Bronze  Medal  was  awarded  to  James  Clarence  Fitch,  of  Philadelphia, 
for  the  best  general  average  in  the  first  year  examination. 
The  class  oration  was  given  by  E.  H.  Eddy  ;  the  poem  by  Carlton  P.  Sun- 
day ;  the  history  by  H.  M.  Carey  ;  and  the  prophecy  by  C.  L.  Seip. 
EXAMINATION  QUESTIONS. 
The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  questions  given  to  the  students  of  the  Third 
Class  at  the  recent  examination.  Those  in  operative  pharmacy  and  analytical 
chemistry  were  practical  and  conducted  in  the  respective  laboratories  ;  the 
others  were  written. 
THEORY  AND  PRACTICE   OF  PHARMACY. 
A — (1)  If  46*657  grammes  of  Blue  Mass  be  divided  into  144  pills,  what  is  the 
weight  of  each  pill  in  grains?  (2)  Give  the  official  name  and  ingredients, 
with  quantities,  of  Blue  Mass.  (3)  How  would  you  take  the  specific  gravity 
of  Blue  Mass  ?  (4)  State  under  what  circumstances  it  might  be  desirable  to 
take  the  specific  gravity  of  Blue  Mass.  (5)  If  the  administration  in  a  proper 
dose  of  old  Blue  Mass,  or  improperly  kept  Mercury  with  Chalk,  should  pro- 
duce nausea,  vomiting,  pain  in  the  stomach  or  gastric  irritation,  what  danger- 
ous impurity  would  you  suspect  ? 
B—  Give  the  synonym,  unabbreviated  official  or  Latin  name,  ingredients, 
brief  outline  of  process  and  describe  the  appearance  of  diluted  hydrobromic 
acid,  black  draught,  blistering  collodion,  bay  rum,  Hoffmann's  anodyne,  gly- 
conin,  Goulard's  cerate  and  Basham's  mixture. 
C—  Give  the  official  name,  English  name,  ingredients,  brief  outline  of  pro- 
cess and  describe  the  appearance  of  Liquor  Potassii  Arsenitis,  Tinctura  Iodi, 
Syrupus  Pruni  Virginianse,  Infusum  Digitalis,  PUlvis  Morphinse  Compositus, 
Pilulse  Ferri  Carbonatis  and  Suppositoria  Glycerini. 
D — ( 1)  Name  four  liquid  alkaloids  obtained  from  official  drugs.  (2)  In  what 
respect  do  liquid  alkaloids  differ  from  solid  alkaloids  chemically  ?  (3)  Name 
five  official  preparations  from  drugs  containing  liquid  alkaloids.  (4)  Name 
the  alkaloids  obtained  from  Staphisagria.    (5)  What  is  the  best  preparation  of 
