5o8  Address  of  President  R.  P.  Fischelis.     [  ^°?uiy^^?2": 
their  Association.  The  pharmacy  department  of  the  Medico-Chirur- 
gical  College  was  the  strongest  department  of  that  institution  in 
many  ways  and  its  alumni,  at  the  time,  considered  it  a  misfortune 
that  circumstances,  over  which  the  department  of  pharmacy  had  not 
one  iota  of  control,  compelled  its  virtual  abandonment  and  subse- 
quent merger  with  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  How- 
ever, the  four  years  that  have  passed  demonstrate  clearly  that  al- 
though many  of  the  traditions  and  individualities  of  the  Medico- 
Chirurgical  College  have  been  submerged,  as  was  of  course  inevitable, 
the  spirit  of  the  two  institutions  was  so  similar  that  the  Medico- 
Chi  graduates  have  found  it  comparatively  easy  to  assume  the  r61e 
of  alumni  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  Personally 
I  can  say  that  no  more  hearty  support  was  ever  accorded  a  president 
of  the  Medico-Chi  Pharmacy  Alumni  Association  by  his  fellow 
alumni  than  has  been  accorded  me  this  year  on  the  part  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  alumni.  I  feel  it  is  only  just 
that  this  should  be  made  a  matter  of  record  for  I  know  that  "Chi" 
alumni  everywhere  will  consider  it  a  compliment  to  them  and  will 
feel  that  their  loyalty  as  adopted  children  of  the  Grand  Old  Mother 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  is  not  for  one  moment  misplaced. 
We  had  a  busy  year  and  it  is  a  pleasure  to  report  that  the  Alumni 
Association  has  found  it  comparatively  easy  to  resume  its  pre-war 
activities  and  in  some  instances  enlarge  upon  them. 
Everywhere  about  us  there  has  been  likewise  a  speedy  resump- 
tion of  peace-time  activities.  Although  technically  still  at  war, 
the  country  has  long  since  turned  its  back  upon  the  years  of  horror, 
which  left  their  marks  upon  us  all  to  a  greater  or  less  extent,  and  is 
looking  forward  to  years  of  tranquility.  But  let  us  not  forget  too 
quickly  the  sacrifice  of  those  who  gave  their  all  for  the  future  happi- 
ness of  the  world.  As  I  write  these  lines  there  comes  to  my  mind 
a  verse  which  on  this  memorial  day  is  particularly  appropriate : 
"The  tumult  and  the  shouting  dies; 
The  captains  and  the  kings  depart. 
Still  stands  Thine  ancient  sacrifice ; 
An  humble  and  a  contrite  heart. 
Lord  God  of  Hosts,  be  with  us  yet. 
Lest  we  forget !    Lest  we  forget!" 
We  shall  never  forget  the  boys  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy,  nearly  one  thousand  strong,  who  answered  the  call  to 
the  colors.    A  bronze  memorial  tablet  to  be  erected  in  their  honor 
