Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1899. 
Notes  and  News. 
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NOTES  AND  NEWS. 
Railroad  Accident. — Among  the  thirty  or  more  persons  killed  in  the 
wreck  which  occurred  on  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railroad,  at  Exeter 
Station,  near  Reading,  on  May  12th,  was  Mr.  William  Stahler,  the  well-known 
wholesale  and  retail  druggist,  of  Norristown,  Pa.  Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington 
and  Mr.  Mahlon  N.  Kline,  of  this  city,  were  on  the  train  which  was  wrecked, 
but  escaped  without  serious  injury.  Mr.  Kline,  save  for  the  nervous  shock 
which  he  sustained,  was  uninjured.  Professor  Remington  was  bruised  about 
the  knee  and  head,  but  we  are  happy  to  announce  has  about  recovered. 
Honor  To  an  American  Chemist. — Dr.  Charles  F.  Chandler,  Professor  of 
Chemistry,  Columbia  University,  and  Professor  of  Organic  Chemistry,  New 
York  College  of  Pharmacy,  has  been  nominated  President  of  the  Society  of 
Chemical  Industry,  which  recently  met  in  annual  session  in  Glasgow,  Scotland. 
Dr.  Chandler  may  be  said  to  be  the  most  representative  exponent  of  industrial 
chemistry  in  America.  As  a  teacher  he  is  without  a  peer.  The  honor  of  the 
Society  is  well  deserved,  and,  we  may  say  in  turn,  that  the  Society  is  honored 
by  this  action. 
Edgar  F.  Smith,  Professor  of  Chemistry  in  the  University  of  Pennsylvania, 
has  recently  been  elected  Vice-Provost  of  that  institution,  to  succeed  Professor 
Fullerton,  who  resigned  the  office  about  a  year  ago.  Professor  Smith  is  emi- 
nent in  his  profession,  and  besides  being  very  popular  with  the  students  has 
manifested  much  interest  in  the  workings  of  the  University,  so  that  the  honor 
is  well  deserved  and  the  office  judiciously  bestowed. 
J.  B.  NagelvoorT,  formerly  Professor  of  Applied  Chemistry  at  the  North- 
western University  (School  of  Pharmacy)  is  now  an  assistant  in  the  Phar- 
maceutisch-Laboratorium  der  Rijks-Universiteit,  Eeiden.  In  connection  with 
his  work  in  the  Laboratory  he  is  engaged  in  special  investigations  for  the  Agri- 
cultural Department. 
Gifts  of  Cash  and  BEQUESTS  from  American  citizens  for  colleges,  libraries, 
hospitals  and  other  institutions  designed  for  public  benefit  aggregated 
1138,000,000  last  year.  In  the  past  six  years  these  have  amounted  to  more  than 
$200,000,000. 
Successful  Candidates.— At  the  recent  examinations  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  held  at  Harrisburg  and  Pittsburg,  312  persons  pre- 
sented themselves  for  examination.  Of  this  number  eighty-one  succeeded  in 
passing  the  examination  as  registered  qualified  assistant  pharmacist,  and 
eighty-six  as  registered  pharmacist,  nearly  60  per  cent,  the  largest  ever  passed. 
The  next  examination  by  the  Board  will  take  place  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  on 
Tuesday,  July  11,  1899.  Further  information  can  be  had  by  applying  to  Charles 
T.  George,  Secretary,  Harrisburg. 
Cleveland  School  of  Pharmacy. — The  graduating  exercises  of  the  Cleve- 
land School  of  Pharmacy  were  held  in  the  Colonial  Hotel,  Thursday  evening, 
April  27th.  Prof.  H.  V.  Arny,  who  is  a  regular  contributor  to  this  Journal, 
delivered  the  salutatory  ;  the  degree  of  Ph.C.  was  conferred  by  the  President 
