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Eli  S.  Beary,  Missouri.         JEsculus  Hipp tea stanum. 
Stanley  C.  Muschamp.   New  Jersey.     Cerasm  Serotina. 
J.  A.  Schiedt,  Pennsylvania.  Difference  in  Filtration  of  Plain  and  folded  Fillers. 
The  annual  commencement  of  the  fifty-first  course  was  held  at  the  American 
Academy  of  Music  on  Friday  evening,  March  15th.  The  degree  of  Graduate 
in  Pharmacy  was  conferred  upon  the  62  gentlemen  named  above  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  College,  Dillwyn  Parrish.  The  valedictory  address  was  delivered 
by  Professor  J.  M.  Maisch,  and  was  well  received.  An  analytical  balance, 
made  by  Becker  &  Sons,  New  York,  was  then  presented  to  the  College 
by  Mr.  H.  P.  John,  on  behalf  of  the  graduating  class,  and  received  by  Prof. 
Bridges,  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  A  committee  of  the  Alumni 
Association  distributed  the  numerous  bouquets,  books  and  other  presents  sent 
upon  the  stage  by  the  friends  of  the  graduates,  after  which  the  ceremony  closed 
with  music  by  J.  W.  Yost's  orchestra,  which  had  entertained  the  large  audi- 
ence with  choice  selections  from  celebrated  masters. 
At  an  early  stage  of  the  proceedings,  the  Japanese  embassy,  at  present  trav- 
elling in  the  United  States,  and  having  just  arrived  from  Baltimore, "entered 
the  building,  and  by  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  were  conducted  to'oie 
of  the  proscenium  boxes,  where  a  number  of  bouquets  were  presented  tojthem, 
and  where  they  remained  with  their  interpreters  to  near  the  close  of  the  even- 
ing, displaying  much  interest  in  the  proceedings. 
The  arrangements  made  for  this  occasion  were  perfect,  and  the  Committee 
deserve  great  credit  for  their  successful  labor. 
The  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  "  Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy,"  held  its  regular  session  in  the  College  hall,  the  pre- 
liminary session  on  Thursday,  March  14th,  and  general  session  on  Friday, 
March  15th.  At  the  first  session,  the  minutes  of  the  last  annual  meeting  were 
read,  also  the  minutes  of  the  several  meetings  of  the  Executive  Board  during 
the  past  year.  A  Nominating  Committee  was  appointed  to  report  at  the  next 
session.  The  Nominating  Committee  reported  the  following  candidates  to 
serve  for  the  ensuing  year  :  President,  Chas.  L.  Eberle  ;  First  Vice-President, 
A.  P.  Brown  ;  Second  Vice-President,  D  Preston  ;  Recording  Se  :retary,  Win. 
Mclntyre,  2229  Frankford  Road  ;  Corresponding  Secretary,  E.  Wen  del ;  Trea- 
surer, E.  C.  Jones;  to  fill  vacancies  in  Executive  Board,  W.  Procter  and  C. 
Parrish;  Trustees  Sinking  Fund,  E.  A.  Crenshaw,  H.  Dwyer,  E.  Hopper. 
C.  Parrish  read  a  paper  proposing  the  establishment  of  an  Alumni  chair  in 
the  College  on  "  Toxicology."  This  was  referred  to  a  committee  to  be  appointed 
by  the  President  of  the  Association.  The  President's  annual  message  was 
read,  and  was  received  by  the  members  with  applause.  The  new  officers  were 
regularly  installed.  T.  S.  Wiegand  presented,  on  behalf  of  the  Association, 
the  Alumni  medal  to  Mr.  Wallace  Procter,  he  having  been  pronounced  by  the 
Professors  and  Examining  Committee  the  first  classman.  Mr.  Procter  re- 
sponded, thanking  the  Association  for  the  honor  conferred  upon  him.  f  After 
the  usual  transaction  of  business  the  meeting  adjourned. 
Clemmons  Parrish,  Rec.  Secretary. 
College  of  Pharmacy  of  the  City  of  New  York. — The  annual  commence 
ment  of  the  42d  session  of  this  institution  was  held  at  Association  Hall  on 
