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of  essential  oils  in  preparing  medicated  waters,  claiming  advantages  over 
present  method,  and  exhibiting  several  officinal  waters  so  made. 
After  some  further  discussion,  of  a  conversational  character,  the  meeting 
adjourned  to  the  "  Rose  House,"  where  President  Hancock  introduced  to  the 
company  present  B.  Rush  Roberts,  Esq.,  formerly  a  professor  of  the  College, 
who  delivered  an  interesting  address,  descriptive  of  pharmacy  as  practiced  half 
a  century  ago.  On  its  conclusion  the  entire  party,  numbering  near  sixty  f 
repaired  to  the  supper-room,  and  demonstrated  their  appreciation  cf  the  efforts 
of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  by  doing  ample  justice  to  the  substantial 
repast  spread.  A  series  of  toasts  were  offered  by  the  Chairman  and  appro- 
priately responded  to. 
J.  Newport  Potts,  Rep.  M.  C.  P. 
Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy.  The  third  course  of  lectures  was 
attended  by  26  students,  five  of  whom,  all  from  Louisville,  have  received  the 
degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy.  Their  names  are  placed  in  order  of  merit: 
John  Rudell,  Henry  W.  Preissler,  Charles  P.  Frick,  Charles  0.  Frick  and 
William  Tafel.  The  summer  course,  which  is  devoted  exclusively  to  botany, 
will  commence  on  the  first  Wednesday  in  April. 
The  Legislature  of  Kentucky  has  passed  a  pharmacy  act  applying  to  all 
towns  and  cities  of  5000  or  more  inhabitants.  The  State  Board  of  Pharmacy 
is  to  consist  of  seven  pharmacists,  at  least  four  of  whom  are  to  be  members  of 
the  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  the  selection  to  be  made  out  of  ten  nomi- 
nated by  the  College.  At  the  annual  meeting  of  March  10th,  the  following 
gentlemen  were  nominated  :  Emil  Scheffer,  Fred.  C.  Miller,  Hugh  Preissler, 
Vincent  Davis,  G.  H.  Cary,  John  Colgan,  W.  W.  Smith,  S.  F.  Dawes,  W.  G. 
Schmidt,  C.  Lewis  Diehl. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  appointed  a  committee  to  aid  Prof.  K.  Schef- 
fer, the  Local  Secretary  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  in 
making  preparations  for  the  meeting  in  September  next :  Lee  Beckham,  Wiley 
Rogers,  J.  A.  McAfee,  H.  A.  Pfingst  and  Ferd.  Lingelbach. 
The  election  of  the  Board  of  Directors  resulted  as  follows  :  E.  Scheffer,  C. 
Lewis  Diehl,  Vincent  Davis,  W.  G.  Schmidt,  S.  F.  Dawes,  Lee  A.  Beckham, 
F.  C.  Miller,  W.  W.  Smith,  J.  R.  McAfee,  John  Colgan,  Ferd.  J.  Pfingst,  
Shafer.    The  meeting  then  adjourned. 
The  Board  of  Directors  then  assembled  and  elected  the  following  officers : 
C.Lewis  Diehl,  President ;  E.  Scheffer,  Vincent  Davis,  Vice- Presidents  ;  S. 
F.  Dawes,  Treasurer;  F.  C.  Miller,  Recording  Secretary;  W.  G.  Schmidt, 
Corresponding  Secretary;  J.  A.  McAfee,  Curator. 
At  a  stated  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  held  Monday,  March  9th, 
1874,  a  special  committee  was  appointed  to  report  at  the  annual  meeting,  on  the 
following  day,  and  to  draft  suitable  resolutions  as  a  tribute  of  respect  to  the 
memory  of  the  late  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  which,  upon  pre- 
sentation, were  unanimoucly  adopted. 
Whkreas,  It  has  pleased  an  All  wise  Providence  to  remove  from  his  sphere 
<  ^usefulness  our  highly  esteemed  brother  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  of  Phila- 
delphia; and 
