244  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     { Am'May?i899arm' 
Shoults,  with  honorable  mention  of  Charles  John  Harvey,  Orville  Ludwig 
Shirey,  Walter  Clement  Mutty  and  Peter  Stang. 
Materia  Medica.—A  prize  of  $25,  by  Prof.  Clement  B.  Lowe,  for  the  recog- 
nition of  rare  drugs  by  the  aid  of  the  simple  microscope  only,  was  awarded  to 
Charles  Bllwood  Rupert  Smith,  with  honorable  mention  of  Melvin  William 
Bamford,  Alfred  Heineberg,  Berryman  K.  Davis  and  Edward  Bancroft  Rogers. 
Pharmacognosy. — A  prize  of  $25,  by  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer,  for  the  best  thesis 
on  the  pharmacognosy  of  drugs,  was  awarded  to  William  Stair  Weakley,  with 
honorable  mention  of  Melvin  William  Bamford  and  Alfred  Heineberg. 
American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. — A  prize  of  $25,  by  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer,  for 
a  paper  (not  intended  for  a  thesis)  involving  original  work  done  in  the  Chemical 
Laboratory,  was  awarded  to  Christopher  Koch,  Jr.,  with  honorable  mention  of 
Charles  Falkenhainer,  Jr. 
The  Maisch  Prize. — A  prize  of  $20,  offered  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Redsecker,  of 
Lebanon,  Pa,,  for  histological  knowledge  of  drugs,  was  awarded  to  William 
Stair  Weakley,  with  honorable  mention  of  Melvin  William  Bamford,  Alfred 
Heineberg,  John  Allen  McFall,  Otto  William  Osterlund,  Charles  Ellwood  Ru- 
pert Smith  and  Peter  Stang. 
Operative  Pharmacy. — A  prize  of  $20  in  gold,  by  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington, 
for  the  best  examination  in  operative  pharmacy  was  awarded  to  Melvin  Wil- 
liam Bamford,  with  honorable  mention  of  Henry  Curtis,  Samuel  Bond  Davis, 
William  Patrick  Grady,  Alfred  Heineberg,  Robert  John  Hoagland,  Quintus 
Hoch,  David  Evans  Jenkins,  Frederick  Glick  Keiser,  Lucien  Scott  Kemp, 
David  Edwards  Nicklas,  Otto  William  Osterlund,  Dell  Noblit  Ross,  Orville 
Ludwig  Shirey,  Robert  Grafton  Shoults,  Clarence  Leslie  Sipes,  James  Wilbur 
Van  Dyke  and  Katherine  Powell  West. 
Theoretical  Pharmacy. — A  prize  of  a  fine  Troemner  agate  prescription  bal- 
ance offered  by  Mr.  Mahlon  N.  Kline,  of  Philadelphia,  for  the  best  examination 
in  theory  and  practice  of  pharmacy,  was  awarded  to  Richard  Levis  Fishburne. 
The  Robinson  Chemical  Prize. — A  gold  medal  and  certificate,  offered  by  Mr. 
James  S.  Robinson,  of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  for  the  best  examination  in  general 
and  analytical  chemistry,  was  awarded  to  Alfred  Heineberg,  with  honorable 
mention  of  Melvin  William  Bamford. 
The  valedictory  address  to  the  graduating  class  was  delivered  by  Prof. 
Clement  B.  Lowe. 
COMPLIMENTARY  SUPPER. 
The  Professors'  farewell  supper  to  the  graduates  was  given  on  Tuesday  even- 
ing, April  18th,  in  the  Museum  of  the  College.  Many  of  the  officers  and  Trus- 
tees of  the  College  were  present,  as  also  other  invited  guests.  The  supper 
having  been  served,  the  remainder  of  the  evening  was  devoted  to  toast-making, 
Professor  Remington,  Dean  of  the  Faculty,  acting  as  master  of  ceremonies. 
Mr.  Bullock,  President  of  the  College,  responded  to  the  toast  "Philadelphia 
College  of  Pharmacy."  He  referred  to  the  fact  that  it  was  fifty-two  years  since 
he  graduated  from  this  College,  and  that  the  growth  of  the  institution  since 
that  time  was  remarkable.  He  also  remarked  that  the  results  of  the  recent 
examinations  showed  that  it  was  wise  to  extend  the  course  to  three  years. 
James  T.  Shinn,  Treasurer  of  the  College,  spoke  on  the  subject  "The  Fac- 
ulty," and  referred  to  many  interesting  reminiscences  in  speaking  of  those 
