256  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations '.{AmMay!'iSfrm" 
The  name  of  Prof.  J.  F.  Judge  was  placed  upon  the  roll  of  honorary  members, 
and  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  H.  Wrede  ;  Vice-President, 
Geo.  Eger  ;  Recording  Secretary,  A.  Meininger  ;  Treasurer,  C.  Fennell ;  and 
Corresponding  Secretary,  W.  Simonson. 
The  Illinois  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  commencement  terminating 
the  winter  course,  February  24,  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Chicago,  when  29 
candidates  received  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy. 
The  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  celebrated  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
its  organization  on  Friday,  April  17.  At  noon  of  the  same  day,  the  39th  annual 
commencement  was  held  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  Baltimore,  when  thirty 
candidates  were  graduated,  and  gold  medals  were  awarded  to  Chas.  C.  Plitt  (2), 
Chas.  J.  Dickinson,  Thos.  F.  Bradenbaugh,  Jas.  C.  Todd  and  Harry  C.  Hyde  ; 
and  the  junior  gold  medal  to  Harry  C.  Hyde.  Addresses  were  made  by  Prof. 
Culbreth  and  by  Rev.  F.  M.  Ellis,  D.D.  In  the  afternoon  a  reception  was  held 
at  the  College  building  on  Aisquith  Street,  and  the  evening  was  devoted  to  a 
banquet  at  the  Eutaw  House,  011  which  occasion,  besides  the  members  and 
graduates  of  the  colleges,  the  Mayor  of  the  city,  prominent  members  of  the 
medical  profession  and  professors  of  medical  colleges,  of  the  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  the  National  College 
of  Pharmacy,  also  representatives  of  the  Pharmaceutical  press  were  present. 
The  festive  table  was  presided  over  by  President  Louis  Dohme,  and  toasts  were 
offered  and  speeches  made  by  a  number  of  those  present. 
The  Pittsburgh  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  its  recent  annual  commencement,  had 
eight  graduates. 
The  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  had  its  annual  commencement  at 
Memorial  Hall,  March  26,  when  forty  candidates  graduated,  of  whom  the 
following  received  prizes  :  The  Alumni  Gold  Medal,  Martin  L.  Holloway  ; 
College  Silver  Medal,  Leo  J.  Beeli;  Prize  in  Pharmacognosy,  Martin  L.  Holloway; 
Theoretical  Pharmacy,  Leo  J.  Beeli  ;  Practical,  Martin  L.  Holloway  ;  Micro- 
scopy, Robert  E.  Schlueter  ;  Chemistry,  Joseph  P.  Conklin.  The  Alumni  and 
college  prizes  for  Juniors  was  awarded  to  Henry  J.  Bass.  Addresses  were 
delivered  by  President  Sennewald,  Professor  Whelpley,  Professor  Good,  G.  H. 
J.  Andreas,  Ph.G.,  and  the  valedictory  on  behalf  of  the  class  by  Martin  L.  Hollo- 
way, Ph.  G.  We  are  pleased  to  learn  that  the  prospects  are  quite  favorable  for 
the  college  soon  being  in  possession  of  its  own  home. 
At  the  annual  meeting,  held  March  30,  the  following  officers  were  elected  : 
President,  H.  E.  Hoelke  ;  vice-president,  E.  P.  Walsh  ;  treasurer,  S.  Boehm  ; 
secretary,  Dr.  J.  C.  Falk ;  corresponding  secretary,  G.  H.  Chas.  Klie.  The 
constitution  was  amended  making  the  initiation  fee  five  dollars,  the  annual 
dues  two  dollars  and  life-membership  fifty  dollars.  The  board  of  trustees 
elected  Henry  Braun,  chairman. 
Guaiac  resin  possesses  valuable  laxative  effects,  according  to  the  observa- 
tions of  Dr.  Murrell  (Med.  Press  and  Circular}.  He  has  employed  it  in  the 
form  of  lozenges  prepared  with  black  currant  paste,  or  as  a  confection  contain- 
ing 10  grains,  of  the  resin  to  one  dram  of  honey  ;  of  the  latter  preparation 
one  or  two  drams  are  given  three  times  daily. 
