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April  27,  when  119  candidates  received  the  degree  of  Ph.G.  at  the  hands  of 
Vice-President  Massey.  The  valedictory  address  on  behalf  of  the  class  was 
delivered  by  F.  B.  Nabers,  and  Mr.  Milhau,  president  of  the  graduating  class, 
presented  to  Professor  Bedford  a  valuable  watch,  as  a  mark  of  their  esteem. 
Before  the  close  of  the  session  Prof.  Bedford  had  resigned  his  position,  which 
he  has  creditably  filled  for  a  long  period,  intending  to  devote  his  entire  time  to 
other  labors ;  to  the  success  in  his  new  field  of  work,  he  carries  with  him  the 
best  wishes  of  his  numerous  friends.  The  vacancy  thus  occasioned  has  been 
filled  by  the  election  of  Prof.  Virgil  Coblentz.  Prof.  Coblentz  graduated  with 
honors  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1882,  held  for  several  years 
the  chair  of  Materia  Medica  in  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  Germany,  receiving  the  degree  of  doctor  of  philosophy 
at  the  University  of  Berlin. 
The  National  College  of  Pharmacy,  Washington,  D.  C,  had  its  nineteenth 
commencement  on  the  evening  of  May  12,  when  20  candidates  received  the 
diploma  through  Professor  Waggaman,  the  president  of  the  College.  Addresses 
were  delivered  by  Hon.  J.  L.  Chipman,  and  on  behalf  of  the  class  by  W.  G. 
Roe. 
The  Alabama  Pharmaceutical  Association  convened  at  its  tenth  annual  meet- 
ing at  Huntsville,  May  12,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  presiding  officers  was 
called  to  order  by  secretary  Candidus.  J.  D.  Humphrey,  of  Huntsville,  pre- 
sided. The  usual  reports  claimed  most  of  the  attention,  and  the  schemes  for 
preventing  cutting  of  prices  were  discussed,  the  resolutions  passed  at  New 
Orleans  being  concurred  in.  Besides  the  officers  mentioned  before,  the  follow- 
ing were  elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing  year ;  M.  F.  Tucker,  Mobile,  vice- 
president  ;  B.  P.  Gait,  Selma,  treasurer,  and  A.  Van  Antwerp,  Mobile,  local 
secretary.    The  next  meeting  will  take  place  at  Mobile,  May  10,  1892. 
The  Arkansas  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  at  its  ninth  meeting  at  Hot 
Springs,  May  20,  and  transacted  chiefly  routine  business.  B.  B.  Shendal,  Hot 
Springs,  was  elected  president  W.  Beidelman,  Little  Rock,  secretary,  and 
J.  A.  Jungkind,  Little  Rock,  treasurer.  The  next  meeting  will  convene  at 
Fort  Smith,  in  May,  1892. 
The  Connecticut  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  fifteenth  meeting  at 
New  Haven,  February  3,  president  Gessner  in  the  chair.  Routine  business, 
reports  of  committees,  and  discussions  on  cut  rates  and  other  topics  claimed 
the  attention  of  the  association.  B.  A.  Gessner  was  re-elected  president,. 
L.  H.  Goodwin  treasurer,  and  F.  Wilcox  secretary.  The  next  annual  meeting 
will  be  held  at  Hartford  in  February. 
The  Florida  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  assembled  in  fifth  annual 
meeting,  at  Jacksonville,  May  19,  president  Rawls  in  the  chair.  A  gold  and 
a  silver  medal  were  awarded  for  two  of  the  papers  read  at  the  meeting.  A.  B. 
Phillips,  Sanford,  was  elected  president  ;  and  secretary  Watson  and  treasurer 
Delouest  were  re-elected.  The  next  meeting  will  be  held  at  St.  Augustine> 
April  12,  1892. 
The  Georgia  Pharmaceutical  Association  met  at  its  sixteenth  annual  meeting 
in  Augusta,  May  12,  president  Goodwyn  in  the  chair.  The  usual  annual 
reports  and  several  interesting  essays  were  read  and  discussed.    H.  R  Slack. 
