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Philadelphia,  2d  mo.  17th,  1874. 
A  special  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  this- 
afternoon  at  the  College  Hall ;  28  members  present.    Dillwyn  Parrish,  Presi- 
dent, in  the  chair. 
The  President  read  a  minute  from  William  C.  Bakes,  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  announcing  the  appointment  of  a  Committee  of  the  Board  to  draw 
up  a  testimonial  of  respect  expressive  of  our  feelings  in  the  loss  of  our  col- 
league, William  Procter,  Jr.,  and  to  report  the  result  of  their  labors  to  a  spe- 
cial meeting  of  tb^College  at  an  early  day. 
The  Committed  being  present,  signified  their  readiness  to  report,  and  Daniel 
S.  Jones,  Chairman,  read  the  following  testimonial  of  respect  for  his  memory, 
and  resolutions  expressive  of  the  great  loss  we  have  sustained  in  his  sudden 
decease. 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
Fellow  Members. — We  meet  together  to-day  on  an  occasion  in  the  history 
of  this  College  when  it  is  fitting  that  we  should  give  expression  to  our  sense 
of  the  bereavement  which  has  visited  us.  In  the  providence  of  Him  with  whom 
are  the  issues  of  life  and  death,  our  associate  and  tried  friend — our  noble  stan- 
dard bearer — he  in  whom  "was  the  excellency  of  our  might" — has  suddenly  been 
removed  from  our  midst. 
On  Tuesday  moining,  the  10th  inst.,  the  intelligence  was  spread  among  us 
that  Professor  Procter  had  died  during  the  night.  So  overwhelming  was  the 
sense  of  the  loss  we  had  sustained,  that  our  hearts  were  mute  with  grief. 
Slowly,  but  not  with  less  impressiveness,  comes  to  us  the  realization  that  the 
voice,  so  lately  heard  in  instruction  and  in  counsel  within  these  walls,  is  now 
sealed  in  death.  While  mourning  a  loss  which  seerns  to  us  almost  irreparable, 
it  is  fitting  that  we  should* call  to  remembrance  the  many  benefits  which  the  lifa 
of  our  brother  has  bestowed  upon  us.  For  a  quarter  of  a  century  his  name  has 
been  inscribed  on  our  banner,  and  we  have  found  it  a  talisman  of  strength. 
His  life  was  characterized  by  earnestness  of  purpose,  single-minded  in  pur- 
suit of  science,  sincere  in  all  his  relations  in  life,  loving  Truth  for  Truth's  sake  ; 
his  enemies  are  unknown,  but  friendship  is  claimed  wherever  his  name  is  spoken. 
The  record  of  his  life  is  engraved  on  the  character  of  this  institution  ;  our 
Journal  is  an  enduring  monument  of  the  activity  and  ability  of  his  genius.  His 
name  comes  back  to  us  from  beyond  the  Atlantic  in  pharmaceutical  litera- 
ture with  acknowledged  authority.  Well  may  the  drapery  of  mourning  be  hung 
upon  these  walls,  and  our  eves  turn  in  depressing  sadness  to  the  vacant  chair. 
It  was  not  alone  in  his  character  as  a  teacher  and  author  that  Prof.  Procter 
was  known  in  this  community.  Modest  and  diffident  even  to  the  extent  of  ren- 
dering injustice  to  himself,  he  was  amiable,  courteous,  approachable  and  ever 
ready  to  assist  from  his  store  of  information  and  experience  those  who  sought 
advice  from  him.  Pretension  was  no  part  of  his  composition  ;  facts  were  to  him 
the  only  realities. 
There  can  be  no  tribute  paid  more  fitting  to  the  character  of  our  brother 
than  the  many  hearts  which  mourn  his  loss.  It  remains  for  us  to  remember  his 
example  and  to  strive  to  emulate  his  labors,  so  that  his  life  may  be  renewed  in. 
that  spirit  and  power  which  he  has  left  to  us  as  an  heritage. 
