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f  Am.  Jock.  Ppabm. 
t    April  1, 1872. 
Mr.  A.  P.  Sharp  read  an  essay  on  hydrometers,  exhibiting  a  variety  of 
description  and  explaining  their  manufacture  and  uses. 
At  the  evening  session  the  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Dr.  Joseph  Rob- 
erts, Yice-President.  An  interesting  exhibition  of  microscopes  and  microsco- 
pic objects  of  pharmaceutical  interest  was  given  by  Mr.  W.  F.  Daily,  to  whom, 
at  the  close  of  the  exhibition,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  unanimously  tendered. 
Dr.  L.  H.  Steiner,  State  Senator  of  Frederick  County,  and  formerly  one  of 
the  professors  of  this  College,  was  then  introduced  by  the  President,  and 
delivered  the  annual  address. 
The  Doctor  was  warmly  applauded  and,  on  motion  of  Dr.  Joseph  Roberts, 
a  resolution  was  adopted  thanking  him  for  his  address,  and  requesting  a  copy 
to  be  published  in  pamphlet  form. 
The  meeting  then,  on  motion,  adjourned,  and  the  members  of  the  College, 
accompanied  by  a  few  invited  guests,  proceeded  to  the  Sherwood  House,  corner 
of  Fayette  and  Harrison  streets,  and  after  a  half  hour  or  so  spent  in  pleasant 
conversation  in  the  parlor  the  doors  were  thrown  open  and  the  company,  to  the 
number  of  fifty,  were  invited  into  the  dining-room,  where  an  entertainment 
awaited  them,  which  for  its  variety,  profusion  and  elegance  reflected  credit 
alike  upon  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  and  the  host,  Mr.  C.  P.  Barnard. 
While  the  bill  of  fare  embraced  all  the  delicacies  of  the  season,  no  intoxicating 
liquors  were  upon  the  table. 
Among  the  invited  guests  were  Rev.  E.  A.  D airy m pie,  D.D.,  Dr.  Steiner, 
Professor  Wm.  P.  Toury,  of  the^Maryland  Institute,  Dr.  John  A  Conner  and 
Professor  Wm.  Simon.  After  the  cloth  was  removed  the  following  toasts  were 
proposed  : 
The  Republic  of  the  United  States,  responded  to  by  Dr.  Joseph  Roberts  ;  The 
State  of  Maryland,  by  Dr.  L.  H.  Steiner;  The  Medical  Profession,  by  Dr. 
Claude  Baxley ;  The  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  of  the  United  States,  by  Prof.  J. 
Paris  Moore;  The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  by  Dr.  A.  P.  Sharp; 
The  Society  of  the  Alumni,  by  Mr.  L.  H.  Nice;  The  Ladies,  the  Elixir  of 
Society,  by  Rev.  Dr.  Dalrymple  ;  Progressive  Science,  by  Mr.  Wm.  F.  Daily. 
The  company  dispersed  when  the  wee  hours  were  reached,  all  much  pleased 
with  this  reunion. 
We  are  gratified  to  learn  that  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Maryland  College 
of  Pharmacy  have  concluded  to'give  instruction  in  analytical  chemistry  in  con- 
nection with  the  other  branches  taught  in  the  College,  and  a  committee  has 
been  appointed  to  make  the  necessary  arrangements  for  establishing  a  labora- 
tory. 
The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  held  a 
meeting  on  Thursday  evening,  March  21st,  at  the  hall  of  the  College,  Mr.  Wm. 
S.  Thompson  in  the  chair,  J.  Henry  Hancock,  Secretary. 
After  the  regular  order  of  business  had  been  gone  through,  Prof.  J.  Faris 
Moore  delivered  an  interesting  address  on  the  advanced  progress  of  the  science 
of  pharmacy,  in  the  course  of  which  he  said  : 
"The  few  who  have  striven  to  make  your  alma  mater  what  it  is  are  growing 
old,  and  will  soon  retire  from  the  active  duties  of  life,  and  on  whom  'should  the 
