262  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {Am'May?i893arm' 
were  afterward  made  as  follows:  "Our  College,"  by  Ch.  Bullock,  cl.  1847, 
president  of  the  College  ;  "  our  graduates  as  legislators,"  by  G.  W.  Kennedy,  cl. 
1869,  member  of  the  legislature  of  Pennsylvania;  "our  graduates  as  profes- 
sors," by  Prof.  J.  P.  Remington,  cl.  1866  ;  our  graduates  as  physicians,"  by 
Dr.  A.  W.  Miller,  cl.  1862  ;  "  our  graduates  as  manufacturers,"  by  Benj.  F.  Fair- 
child,  cl.  1872,  now  of  New  York  ;  "our  graduates  as  pharmaceutical  jour- 
nalists," by  Caswell  A.  Mayo,  cl.  1887,  editor  of  the  American  Druggist,  and 
"our  graduates  in  State  Associations,"  by  Jos.  L.  Lemberger,  cl.  1854,  treasurer 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  since  its  organization  in  1879. 
After  a  few  remarks  by  two  or  three  other  speakers,  the  company  was  invited  to 
proceed  to  the  large  examination  room  on  the  fifth  floor,  where  light  refresh- 
ments had  been  provided,  and  opportunity  was  offered  for  friendly  conversation. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  was  held  in  Alumni  Hall,  in 
the  new  College  building,  April  18,  when  after  the  transaction  of  routine  and 
other  business  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  president,  David  H.  Ross, 
cl.  1878  ;  vice-president,  Wm.  L.  Cliffe,  cl.  1884,  and  J.  S.  Beetem,  cl.  1878  ; 
treasurer,  E.  C.  Jones,  cl.  1864  ;  secretary,  Wm.  E.  Krewson,  cl.  1869  ;  corre- 
sponding secretary,  Dr.  J.  L.  D.  Morison,  cl.  1888  ;  trustee  of  the  sinking 
fund,  Thos.  S.  Wiegand,  cl.  1844  ;  members  of  the  executive  board— Wallace 
Procter,  cl.  1872  ;  C.  C.  Meyer,  cl.  1873  ;  W.  A.  Bullock,  cl.  1886  ;  H.  L.  Stiles, 
cl.  1885,  and  Jos.  C.  Peny,  cl.  1891,  the  latter  to  serve  for  an  unexpired  term 
of  two  years. 
The  reception  to  the  Graduating  Class  took  place  in  Association  Hall  on  the 
evening  of  April  18,  when  the  certificates  of  membership  were  presented  to 
the  newly  elected  members.  Wm.  R.  Lamar,  Augusta,  Ga.,  was  the  recipient 
of  the  Alumni  Gold  Medal,  awarded  for  highest  average  in  general  examina- 
tion, and  certificates  were  presented  for  best  examination  in  one  branch  to  J. 
H.  Rehfuss,  Eaton,  O.,  in  materia  medica  ;  P.  H.  Utech,  Meadville,  Pa.,  in 
theoretical  pharmacy;  G.  J.  Schnuerer,  Cleveland,  O.,  in  chemistry  ;  G.  F. 
Metzger,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  in  general  pharmacy  ;  P.  F.  Elm,  Shippensburgh, 
Pa.,  in  operative  pharmacy  ;  E.  R.  Kennedy,  Zanesville,  O.,  in  analytical 
chemistry,  and  J.  S.  Kinsey,  New  Philadelphia,  O.,  in  specimens.  R.  L. 
Lloyd,  Philadelphia,  was  awarded  a  certificate  for  the  best  collection  of  indige- 
nous plants;  Chas.  C.  Manger,  Boonville,  Mo.,  one  for  best  examination  in 
junior  class,  and  Herman  Harms,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  a  special  certificate  for 
meritorious  examination,  especially  in  materia  medica. 
The  class  oration  was  delivered  by  Howard  F.  Pyfer,  Lancaster,  Pa. ;  the 
history  of  the  class  was  delineated  by  E.  R.  Kennedy,  Zanesville,  O.,  and  its 
future  predicted  by  G.  L.  Paullin,  Shiloh,  N.  J.  Certificates  for  microscopic 
work  were  awarded  to  C.  S.  Donough,  W.  R.  Lamar,  H.  R.  Hess,  H.  Harms, 
J.  A.  Meller,  O.  M.  Ruete,  J.  Kenworthy,  H.  T.  Thayer,  J.  L.  Sahm,  J.  W. 
Sheppard,  G.  J.  Schnuerer  and  J.  S.  Kinse}'. 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  forty-first  annual  commencement  was 
held  on  the  afternoon  of  Friday,  April  21,  at  Harris'  Academy  of  Music,  Balti- 
more, when  President  Louis  Dohme  conferred  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Phar- 
macy upon  the  following  candidates  :  Fred.  Andriessen,  Maryland  ;  Harvey  G. 
Beck,*  Pennsylvania  ;  Charles  M.  Benson,  Maryland  ;  Frederick  J.  Boerner, 
Maryland  ;  Albert  J.  Bossyns,  New  York  ;  J.  Edward  Broadbelt,  Jr.,  Maryland  ; 
