AMAp?uf,'m4EM"}  Pharmceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  20$ 
That  in  the  death  of  Professor  Procter  American  pharmacists  have  lost  their 
most  honored  and  ablest  leader,  a  just  and  noble  man,  worthy  our  imitation  in 
all  the  relations  of  life. 
That  as  a  College  of  Pharmacy  we  do  hold  his  name  in  respectful  memory  as 
the  first  Professor  of  Pharmacy  in  America,  as  a  constant  friend  to  pharmacal 
organizations,  and  in  an  especial  manner  to  our  own  College. 
That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  family  of  our  deceased  friend, 
and  "to  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  that  they  be  published  in. 
our  proceedings. 
E.  H.  Sargent, 
Albert  E.  Ebert,  Committee. 
D.  B.  Trimble, 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  commencement  exercises  were  held 
March  12th,  when  the  President,  Dr.  Judge,  conferred  the  degree  of  Graduate 
in  Pharmacy  upon  Messrs.  L.  Schwab,  J.  H.  Sauns,  L.  Heister,  M.  Siereveld, 
T.  F.  Norwood,  C.  F.  Keener,  C.  F.  H.  Laval,  A.  Delany,  E.  T.  Harley,  F.  H 
Nenzel,  and  A.  M.  Knerze.  An  address  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Thos.  Vickers^ 
and  the  graduates'  valedictory  by  Mr.  Norwood,  after  which  Mr.  Schwab  pre- 
sented to  the  faculty  a  copy  of  Chambers'  Encyclopedia. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  College,  March  24th,  Dr.  Eaton  suggested  the  propriety 
of  taking  some  action  in  regard  to  the  death  of  the  late  Professor  Procter^ 
and  presented  the  following  preamble  and  resolutions,  which  were  unanimously 
adopted  : 
Whereas,  Professor  William  Procter,  Jr..  has,  by  the  inevitable  decree  of 
the  All-wise  Governor  of  the  Universe,  been  removed  from  his  sphere  of  labor 
and  usefulness  upon  earth  ;  and 
Whereas,  He  was  an  honorary  member  of  this  College,  and  well  known  to 
all  of  us  by  his  life-long  devotion  to  the  interests  of  pharmacy,  as  well  as  to 
some  of  us  personally,  we  feel  it  our  duty,  as  it  is  our  pleasure,  to  bear  testi- 
mony in  an  official  manner  to  our  appreciation  of  his  gieat  moral  and  profes- 
sional worth,  to  the  inestimable  benefits  he  bestowed  upon  the  science  and  art 
of  our  profession  by  his  long  and  unwearied  efforts,  and  to  the  great  loss  all 
have  sustained  in  his  death  ;  therefore  be  it 
Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  Professor  Procter  pharmacy  has  lost  one  of 
its  most  honored,  respected  and  devoted  representatives,  society  one  of  the 
noblest  and  best  of  men,  and  his  family  a  most  tender  and  loving  husband  and 
father. 
Resolved,  That  to  the  afflicted  family  of  the  deceased,  and  to  our  brethren 
of  the  Philadelphia  College,  we  tender  our  heartft.lt  sympathy  in  their  sad 
bereavement. 
Resolved,  That  we  will,  one  and  all,  ever  cherish  his  memory,  respect  his 
counsels,  and  strive  to  emulate  his  noble  example  in  our  daily  lives. 
St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  commencement,  on  March  10th, 
the  following  gentlemen  received  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy:  Jas. 
O'Byrne  (nickel),  John  Farrill  (jalapa) ,  Robert  C.  Schrader  (carbo  ligni),  Wil- 
liam Christman  (emulsions),  J.  C.  Weingsertner  (lead),  Robert  S.  Drake  (cala- 
mus), John  W.  Tomfohrde  (digitalis),  W.  R.  Hind  (powders  and  pills),  Adolph 
Pfeiffer  (hints  on  prescriptions),  Lafayette  Hill,  Jr.  (wild  cherry),  L.  Meyers 
Connor  (arsenic),  H.  Strassinger  (carbonate  of  lead),  F.  H.  Kenner  (arsenic),. 
