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tissues  shown.  They  were  Apocynum  cannabinum  (root),  Glycyrrhiza. 
glabra  (rhizome),  Triticum  repens  (rhizome),  Arnica  montana  (rhizome), 
Cinnamomum  zeylanicum  (bark),  Cinchona  succirubra  (bark),  Pimpinella, 
anisum  (fruit),  Nux  vomica  (testa  and  albumen),  Coffea  (albumen),  Lupu- 
linum  (glands,  dry).  Each  one  of  the  specimens  was  identified  ;  apocynum, 
glycyrrhiza,  coffee  and  lupuline  once;  cinchona  by  six,  cinnamon  by  five, 
the  remainder  by  four  and  three  students.  Mr.  H.  C.  Cook  recognized  six 
of  the  specimens. 
Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy.— The  twentieth  annual  meeting  was  held  in  the  room  of  the  Asso- 
ciation at  the  College  hall,  on  Monday  afternoon,  March  17,  1884. 
The  President  delivered  his  annual  address,  and  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer  submitted  their  annual  reports.  The  Executive  Board  held  regu- 
lar meetings  during  the  year,  and  the  Association  had  five  social  meetings 
during  the  winter,  which  were  well  attended  by  the  students  and  members. 
The  senior  and  junior  quiz  classes  were  a  success,  financially,  also  the  class 
in  microscopy.  The  spring  class  numbered  six  and  the  winter  class  16 
students.  It  was  proposed  to  continue  the  spring  course,  as  usual,  in 
microscopy.  During  the  year  95  graduates  joined  the  association  and  seven 
died,  leaving  a  membership  of  833  at  the  close  of  the  annual  meeting. 
The  resolution  was  offered  that  a  committee  of  five  be  appointed  of  the 
association  to  collect  funds,  and  place  in  the  vestibule  of  the  College  (by 
permission  of  the  Board  of  Trustees)  a  tablet  bearing  the  names  of  the 
original  and  such  early  members  of  the  College  as  registered  on  the  roll 
previous  to  1823  ;  the  tablet  to  bear  the  inscription  "  erected  by  the  Alumni 
Association  of  the  College." 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year ;  President,  Dr. 
Chas.  A.  Weidemann,  class  1867  ;  Vice-Presidents,  Jacob  S.  Beetem,  class 
1878;  Second  Vice-President,  Wm.  R.  Warner,  Jr.,  class  1881 ;  Recording 
Secretary,  Wm.  E.  Krewson,  class  1869;  Corresponding  Secretary,  David 
W.  Ross,  class  1877;  Treasurer,  Edward  C.  Jones,  class  1864:  Executive 
Board,  L.  E.  Sayre,  class  1866;  Jos.  W.  England,  class  1883;  Trustees  of 
Sinking  Fund,  Thos.  S.  Wiegand,  class  1844;  Orator  for  1885,  Edward 
Hopper,  Esq.,  class  1833. 
The  twentieth  annual  reception  was  held  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day 
in  the  Pharmacy  lecture  room.  The  annual  oration  was  delivered  by 
Robert  H.  Vansant  Ph.G  ,  and  the  valedictory  in  behalf  of  the  graduating 
class,  by  Wm.  H.  Gano.  The  usual  Alumni  prizes  were  awarded,  viz.  : 
Gold  medal  to  John  S.  Falk,  of  St.  Genevieve,  Mo.,  and  certificates  in 
materia  medica,  to  H.  P.  Pettigrew,  of  Sioux  Falls,  Dakota  ;  in  pharmacy, 
to  Harry  C.  Cook,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  in  chemistry,  to  Frank  G.  Ryan,  of 
Elmira,  N  Y.  ;  in  operative  pharmacy,  to  Grace  Lee  Babb,  Eastport,  JMe.  ; 
in  analytical  chemistry,  to  Wm.  L.  Cliff,  of  Philadelphia;  and  in  general 
pharmacy,  to  Henry  C.  Plenge,  of  Charleston,  S.  0.  The  junior  testimonial 
was  awarded  to  Wm.  Henry  ('lark,  of  Madrid,  N.  Y. 
The  New  vohk  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  fifty-fourth  annual 
