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who  had  held  Professorships  in  the  institution.  J.  H.  Redsecker  and  M.  N. 
Kline,  in  their  usual  happy  manner,  made  entertaining  and  profitable  remarks. 
Short  addresses  were  made  by  the  Faculty,  students  and  some  otfeers  who  were 
present. 
AlVUMNI  ASSOCIATION. 
The  thirty-fifth  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  was  held  in 
Alumni  Hall  on  Monday  afternoon,  April  17th,  with  the  President,  James  C. 
Perry,  in  the  chair. 
Following  the  annual  address  of  the  President,  in  which  a  number  of 
recommendations  were  made  relative  to  the  interests  of  the  Association, 
reports  from  the  Treasurer  and  Secretary  were  read,  the  latter  being  to  the 
effect  that  122  new  members  had  been  enrolled,  making  an  increase  of  101 
during  the  year.  The  number  of  deceased  members  reported  for  the  same 
period  was  21,  making  the  total  number  of  alumni  2,940.  Reports  were  also 
received  from  the  several  standing  committees  of  the  Association. 
After  the  reports  had  been  considered,  the  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing 
year  was  held,  and  resulted  as  follows  : 
President,  F.  Wm.  K.  Stedem,  '82  ;  First  Vice-President,  Theo.  Campbell, 
'93  ;  Second  Vice-President,  Cornelius  E.  Spenceley,  '78  ;  Treasurer,  Wm.  Lin- 
coln Cliffe,  '84  ;  Secretary,  Wm.  B.  Krewson,  '69  ;  Corresponding  Secretary, 
John  H.  Hahn,  '8r  ;  Board  of  Directors,  for  three  years,  John  D.  Burg,  '86  ; 
Frank  P.  Streeper,  '88 ;  Fred.  W.  Haussmann,  '90,  and  Walter  A.  Rumsey, 
'84  ;  for  unexpired  term  of  Henry  Trimble,  deceased,  Albert  Oetinger,  '86. 
The  thirty-fifth  annual  reception  of  the  Association  to  the  seventy-eighth 
graduating  class  was  tendered  on  the  evening  of  the  same  day  in  the  College 
Museum.   The  music  for  the  reception  was  furnished  by  McKinney's  Orchestra. 
Introductory  remarks  having  been  made  by  the  President,  James  C.  Perry, 
the  Secretary,  Wm.  B.  Krewsonr  called  the  roll  of  members  elected  during 
1898-99. 
An  address  to  new  members  was  then  delivered  by  Mahlon  N.  Kline. 
The  several  prizes  offered  by  the  Association  were  then  presented  as  follows  : 
The  Alumni  gold  medal  to  the  member  of  the  graduating  class  receiving  the 
highest  general  average  was  awarded  to  Melvin  William  Bamford,  the  presen- 
tation being  made  by  the  President,  James  C.  Perry. 
The  Alumni  prize  certificates  to  the  members  of  the  class  receiving  the 
highest  averages  in  each  of  the  branches  were  awarded  as  follows,  Dr.  A.  W. 
Miller  making  the  presentation  : 
Materia  Medica,  Charles  Ellwood  Rupert  Smith,  of  Philadelphia. 
Pharmacy,  Richard  Levis  Fishburne,  of  Lock  Haven,  Pa. 
Chemistry,  Charles  John  Harvey,  of  Butler,  Pa. 
General  Pharmacy,  Alfred  Heineberg,  of  Selma,  Ala. 
Operative  Pharmacy,  Melvin  William  Bamford,  of  Reading,  Pa. 
Analytical  Chemistry,  Peter  Stang,  of  Philadelphia. 
Pharmacognosy,  William  Stair  Weakley,  of  York,  Pa. 
The  Alumni  silver  medal  for  the  best  general  average  in  the  second  year 
examination  was  awarded  to  Harry  Lionel  Meredith,  of  Hagerstown,  Md.,  the 
presentation  being  made  by  F.  W.  E.  Stedem. 
The  Alumni  bronze  medal  was  awarded  to  Lionel  Gilliland  Skillman,  of 
