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operation  during  the  past  session.  Since  the  last  annual  meeting,  112 
graduates  became  members  of  the  Association,  and  14  members  died,  the 
total  membership  being  1,016. 
The  following  ofHcers  were  elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year  :  Presi- 
dent, Howard  B.  French,  class  1871  ;  Vice  Presidents,  Wallace  Procter, 
class  1872  and  D.  W.  Koss,  class  1877;  Treasurer,  E.  C.  Jones,  class  1864; 
Recording  Secretary,  Wm.  E.  Krewson,  class  1869;  Corresponding  Secre- 
tary, Clement  B.  Lowe,  class  1884  ;  Trustee  of  Sinking  Fund  Thomas  S. 
Wiegand,  class  1844. 
The  annual  reception  was  held  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day  in  the 
Pharmacy  lecture  room.  The  annual  oration  was  delivered  by  Dr.  F.  E. 
Stewart,  class  1876,  the  valedictory  on  behalf  of  the  class  by  C.  C.  Ramey, 
and  the  class  history  by  A.  G.  Hammond.  The  class  prophet  being 
unavoidably  absent,  the  oration  having  "  The  Future  of  the  Class"  for  its 
theme  was  not  given.  The  Alumni  prizes  were  awarded  as  follows  :  gold 
medal  to  H.  C.  C.  Maisch,  of  Philadelphia;  and  certificates  in  materia 
medica  to  W.  J.  Laval,  of  Evansville,  Ind.  ;  in  pharmacy  to  J.  F.  Win- 
dolph,  of  Dover,  Del.  ;  in  chemistry  to  J.  O.  Howells,  of  Bridgeport,  O.  ; 
in  general  pharmacy  to  W.  D.  Deuschle,^of  Chillicothe,  O  ;  in  operative 
pharmacy  to  H.  Brandner,  Jr.,  of  Atchison,  Kan. ;  in  analytical  chemistry 
to  G.  E,  Kirk,  of  Philadelphia,  and  for  the  best  collection  of  herbarium 
specimens  of  indigenous  plants  to  F.  P.  Sher,  of  Philadelphia.  The 
junior  testimonial  was  awarded  to  W.  B.  Cheney,  of  South  Manchester, 
Conn. 
The  Zeta  Phi  Alpha  Society  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Phakmacv  held  its  triennial  reunion,  March  19th,  at  the  museum  of  the 
College,  about  140  ladies  and  gentlemen  being  present.  Mr.  Howard  B. 
French  presided  and  Mr.  Thomas  H.  Potts  officiated  as  toastmaster.  At 
the  meeting  held  in  the  afternoon,  Mr.  G.  W.  Kennedy  was  elected 
President  for  the  ensuing  term. 
The  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  fifty-fifth  annual 
commencement  at  Steinway  Hall,  March  17th,  addresses  being  made  by 
the  President  of  the  College,  Ewen  Mclntyre.  by  Rev.  R.  C.  Collyer  and 
by  B.  E.  Miot,  Ph.G.  The  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  was  con- 
ferred upon  71  candidates;  in  addition  to  these,  three  candidates  had  passed 
in  pharmacy  and  tive  candidates  in  all  branches  except  pharmacy. 
The  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  its  recent  commencement, 
had  7  graduates.  The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  : 
President,  E.  Scheffer,  Sr.  ;  Vice  Presidents,  J.  W.  Fowler  and  W.  Rogers  ; 
Recording  Secretary,  Fred.  C.  Miller;  Corresponding  Secretary,  O.  A. 
Beckmann  ;  Treasurer,  C.  Tafel  ;  Curator,  O.  E.  Mueller. 
The  Alumni  Assoc  iation  of  the  IjOuisville  College  of  Pharmacy 
elected  tlie  following  officers  :  President,  O.  E.  Mueller  ;  Vice  Presidents, 
B.  Buckle,  M.D.  and  P.  Schlosser;  Recording  Secretary,  O.  C.  Dilly  ;  Cor- 
