534  Ninety -Seventh  Annual  Commencement.  {  Am'jJi>y  r'I9?Ih8arm' 
can  be  seen  from  this,  the  greatest  part  of  the  mint  is  grown  in  a 
climate  similar  to  that  of  Virginia  or  North  Carolina. 
The  mint  plant  requires  a  light,  well-drained  soil.  The  roots  are 
planted  (in  Hiroshima  and  Okayama)  at  the  end  of  November  and 
the  beginning  of  December.  The  plant  attains  its  full  growth  during 
the  summer  months  and  is  cut  in  the  latter  part  of  July,  during 
August,  and  in  the  early  part  of  September,  three  cuttings  being 
made  during  the  season.  The  third  cutting  yields  the  greatest  per- 
centage of  oil  and  menthol  crystals.  The  leaves  are  steamed  and 
pressed  in  barrels  by  the  planters,  who  then  ship  them  to  the  menthol 
factories,  of  which  there  are  74  in  various  parts  of  Japan.  There 
the  oil  is  extracted  from  the  leaves  by  a  process  of  freezing  and 
pressing. 
THE  NINETY-SEVENTH  ANNUAL  COMMENCEMENT  OF 
THE  PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  ninety-seventh  annual  commencement  exercises  of  the  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  were  held  during  the  week  commenc- 
ing June  2.  The  Baccalaureate  Services  were  held  at  the  Church  of 
St.  Luke  and  the  Epiphany  on  Sunday,  June  2,  at  four  P.M.  The 
Rev.  David  M.  Steele  delivered,  in  his  happiest  mood,  a  very  appro- 
priate sermon  to  the  students  full  of  kindly  advice  and  suggestion. 
The  complimentary  supper  tendered  by  the  faculty  to  the  gradu- 
ating class  was  held  in  the  College  Hall  on  Monday  evening  and  was 
a  joyous  occasion  marred  only  by  the  absence  of  and  the  recollec- 
tions of  the  loss  of  Prof.  Remington. 
The  fifty-fourth  anniversary  reunion  and  dinner  of  the  Alumni 
Association  was  held  at  Kugler's  on  Chestnut  Street  near  Broad  on 
Tuesday  evening.  The  "  three's  and  eight's  classes  "  had  the  right 
of  way  this  year  and  by  their  enthusiasm  demonstrated  their  loyalty 
to  their  Alma  Mater. 
"  Whose  echoes  live  in  memory  yet 
Though  envious  years  would  say  forget." 
The  annual  Commencement  was  on  Wednesday  evening,  June  5, 
at  the  American  Academy  of  Music.  The  address  to  the  students 
was  by  Rev.  Charles  A.  Eaton.  The  honorary  degree  of  Master 
in  Pharmacy  (Ph.M.)  was  conferred  on  Professors  E.  Fullerton 
