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Current  Literature. 
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.fall  of  1 87 1.  In  the  spring  of  1872,  after  the  regular  winter  term 
had  closed,  he  joined  a  summer  class  which  met  at  the  College  one 
afternoon  each  week  for  study,  quiz.,  etc.,  under  the  guidance  of 
the  lamented  Dean  Remington,  then  assistant  to  Professor  William 
Procter.  He  was  energetic  aud  studious  and  became  a  force  for 
good  to  his  fellow  students  during  the  winter  term  of  1872-3,  when 
he  served  as  one  of  three  lieutenants  or  assistants  to  the  president 
of  his  class,  then  the  Senior  Class. 
He  was  graduated  March  18,  1873,  with  the  degree  of  Ph.G., 
the  subject  of  his  graduation  thesis  being  "Ichthyocolla."  He  im- 
mediately joined  the  Alumni  Association  and  faithfully  served  it, 
as  private  and  officer,  during  more  than  forty-six  years.  He  held 
every  elective  office  except  that  of  recording  secretary.  He  was 
first  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  in  1883,  was  presi- 
dent in  1892-3,  and  served  continuously  as  treasurer  from  1900  until 
his  activities  were  terminated  by  the  Grim  Reaper. 
He  was  elected  to  active  membership  in  the  College  in  1887  and 
became  a  lije  member  in  191 2.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  from  1897  until  1914  when  he  declined  nomination  for 
re-election. 
"Love  and  Loyalty"  might  well  have  been  his  life  motto,  as  these 
represent  his  attitude  toward  the  College,  his  Alma  Mater,  the 
Alumni  Association,  his  co-workers,  his  church  and  his  fellowman, 
whose  servant  he  ever  strived  to  be.  F.  X.  M. 
CURRENT  LITERATURE 
MEDICAL  AND  PHARMACEUTICAL  NOTES. 
Picric  Acid  as  Disinfectant.— The  use  of  5  per  cent,  picric 
acid  solution  is  advocated  by  Cassegrain  as  a  preoperative  disinfec- 
tant, because  it  thoroughly  disinfects  and  can  be  used  with  soap 
and  water;  it  does  not  irritate  the  skin,  and  it  is  approximately 
40  per  cent,  cheaper  than  iodine.  {New  Orleans  Med.  and  Surg. 
Jour.;  through  /.  Amer.  Med.  Assoc.,  January  24,  1920.) 
Influence  of  Uranium  on  the  Blood. — Mas  Magro  reports 
the  results  of  extensive  experimental  research  on  the  action  of 
uranium  on  the  blood-producing  organs.  A  subcutaneous  intra- 
peritoneal injection  of  a  2  per  cent,  solution  of  uranium  acetate  in 
rabbits  and  guinea-pigs  caused  an  epithelial  nephritis  with  death 
