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Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations. 
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t  Apiil,1885. 
attained  the  grade  "very  satisfactory"  in  each  of  the  seven  branches  of 
examination. 
The  following  students  were  awarded  honorable  mention,  the  general 
result  of  their  examination  having  attained  the  grade  "distinguished:" 
H.  Bechberger,  H.  Brandner,  Jr.,  W.  D.  Deuschle,  J.  O.  Howells,  G.  E. 
Kirk,  VV.  J.  Laval,  H.  C.  C.  Maisch,  R.  B.  Matter,  P.  E.  Meissner,  E.  H. 
Naudain  ;  and  the  following  with  the  grade  "meritorious:"  Wm.  Bichy, 
W.  B.  Bissell,  O.  B.  Deakyne,  J.  G.  Engler,  S.  M.  Harrington,  H.  E. 
Heinitsh,  C.  N.  Lochman,  E.  O.  Moyer,  J.  W.  Newton,  E.  Schaible,  C.  E. 
Schlegeland  H.  J.  Schuchard,  Mr.  Wm.  B.  Thompson  presented  the  Henry 
C.  Ijea  prize,  one  hundred  dollars,  for  the  best  Thesis  to  Henry  C.  C. 
Maisch,  honorable  mention  being  accorded  to  D.  H.  Hassler,  C.  E.  Schlegel, 
G.  E.  Hurd  and  J.  O.  Howells.  The  Materia  Medica  prize,  a  Zentmayer 
histological  microscope  for  the  histological  and  chemical  examination  of  an 
American  drug,  was  presented  by  Prof.  Maisch,  to  G.  E.  Hurd,  with  hon- 
orable mention  of  H.  S.  Saundei  s  and  G.  E.  Dennisson.  Prof.  Sadtler  pre- 
sented the  chemistry  prize,  a  Troemner  analytical  balance,  for  analytical 
work,  to  H.  C.  C.  Maisch,  with  honorable  mention  of  W.  Bichy,  C.  E. 
Bchlegel,  D.  H.  Hassler,  J.  O.  Howells  and  A.  E.  Brown.  The  John  M. 
Maisch  prize,  twenty  dollars  in  gold,  offered  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Bedsecker,  of 
Lebanon,  Pa.,  for  the  best  microscopical  examination  of  drugs,  was  pre- 
sented by  Prof.  Maisch  to  J.  G.  Engler,  with  honorable  mention  of  H. 
Bechberger,  W.  Bichy,  W.  B.  Bissell,  H.  Brandner,  Jr.,  O.  B.  Deakyne, 
W.  D.  Deuschle,.  W.  J.  Laval,  H.  C.  C.  Maisch,  P.  E.  Meissner,  E.G. 
Moyer  and  E.  Schaible. 
The  valedictory  address  was  delivered  by  Professor  Sadtler,  and  the  exer- 
cises terminated  with  the  distribution  to  the  graduates  of  many  presents, 
including  flowers,  a  commendable  feature  being  that  the  latter  were  com- 
paratively less  numerous  than  in  former  years,  while  the  useful  presents  and 
permanent  souvenirs  sent  by  the  friends  of  the  graduates,  were  evidently 
<-onsidered  to  be  far  more  appropriate  to  such  an  occasion. 
Alumni  Association  ok  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
—The  twenty-flrst  annual  meeting  was  held  in  the  Alumni  room  of  the 
College  building,  on  Friday  afternoon,  March  20,  1885,  the  President,  Dr. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  in  the  chair.  The  President's  annual  address  and  the 
Secretary's  report  gave  a  condensed  account  of  the  work  done  during  the 
past  year.  The  twentieth  anniversary  of  the  organization  of  the  Associa- 
tion had  been  commemorated  by  an  excursion  to  Woodland  Beach,  the 
success  of  which  led  to  the  proposition  of  a  similar  celebration  at  each 
anniversary.  The  faithful  services  of  the  Treasurer,  Edward  C.  Jones, 
during  a  period  of  many  years,  received  well-deserved  recognition.  The 
average  attendance  at  the  five  social  meetings  during  the  past  winter  was 
115.  The  class  in  microscopy,  under  the  efficient  instruction  of  A.  P. 
Brown,  Ph.G.,  numbered  .11  students;  the  importance  of  this  work  is 
evidently  not  recognized  by  the  large  majority  of  students,  but  it  is  to  be 
hoped  that  a  larger  number  will  avail  themselves  of  this  opportunity  during 
this  spring  and  hereafter.    The  Alumni  quiz  classes  were  in  successful 
