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By  these  reactions  Mr.  Bullock  determined  the  crystals  to  be  cane  sugar 
uncontaminated  with  glucose. 
Dr.  F.  L.  Slocum  exhibited  some  specimens  from  Dr.  H.  W.  Jayne's 
chemical  laboratory.  Among  them  were  two  of  aniline,  one  of  remarkable 
purity  having  the  boiling  point  of  181  *7°  to  182°,  and  a  specific  gravity  of 
1-022,  phosphorus  trichloride  and  phosphorus  pentachloride. 
Prof.  Trimble  alluded  to  some  petroleum  spirit  which  Dr.  Slocum  had 
prepared  for  him,  but  further  than  to  state  that  it  was  prepared  by  use  of 
strong  nitric  acid  he  could  not  say,  as  the  experiments  he  was  prosecuting 
were  still  unfinished,  but  when  results  were  ascertained  he  would  present  a 
paper  upon  the  subject. 
A  new  pattern  of  Gas  Stove  by  W.  F.  Shaw,  of  Boston,  who  has  been 
engaged  in  this  industry  for  twenty-five  years,  was  exhibited  by  Mr.  Bul- 
lock ;  the  advantages  it  possesses  are  the  solidity  of  the  stand,  the  addition 
of  an  inverted  cone,  which  is  placed  over  the  centre  of  the  flame,  causes  the 
gas  to  mix  thoroughly  with  the  column  of  heated  air  and  secures  a  perfect 
combustion. 
As  there  was  no  other  business,  the  meeting,  on  motion,  adjourned. 
Thos.  S  Wiegand,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  California  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  twelfth  annual  com- 
mencement in  Metropolitan  Hall,  San  Francisco,  on  the  evening  of  Nov. 
13th,  when  President  Reid,  of  the  University  of  California,  conferred  the 
degree  of  Ph.G.  upon  the  following  successful  students: 
Josephine  E.  Barbat,  Apium  Graveolens.  \ 
Henry  A.  Ball,  Analysis  of  Wilhoit  Mineral  Water. 
Henry  E.  D.  Besthorn,  Apium  Officinarum. 
William  H.  Dick,  Chamazcyparis  Lawsoniana. 
Frederic  L.  Krause,  Aqua  Mentha*,  Piperita,. 
Albert  L.  Leber,  Euphorbia  Ocellata. 
Charles  G.  Levison,  Euphorbia  Pilulifera. 
George  W.  Loehr,  Qualitative  and  Quantitative  Tests  of  Drugs. 
James  G.  Munson,  Volumetric  Tests  of  Arsenical  Preparations. 
Thomas  S.  Newby,  Chenopodium  Californicum. 
George  Oberdeener,  Rumex  Hymenosepalus. 
Andrew  D.  Walsh,  Malva  Rotundifolia. 
William  B.  Whitney,  Euphorbia  Eremocarpus. 
Addresses  were  made  by  Dr.  A.  L.  Lengfeld,  Vice-President  of  the  Col- 
lege, and  by  S.  P.  Sprecher,  D.  D.,  and  the  valedictory  addresses  were  deliv- 
ered by  Prof.  W.  M.  Searby  and  by  H.  A.  Ball,  Ph.G.  The  first  prize  (gold 
medal)  was  carried  off  by  G.  Oberdeener,  the  second  prize  (5  volumes  of 
Roscoe  and  Schorlemmer's  Chemistry)  by  A.  L.  Leber,  and  the  junior 
prize  (lecture  tickets  to  senior  course)  by  Chas.  J.  Schmelz. 
The  exercises  were  enlivened  by  music,  and,  according  to  the  programme, 
no  flowers  were  distributed. 
We  notice  that  the  lectures  extend  through  nine  months,  commencing 
