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the  opportunity  of  attending  the  first  reception  and  dance  at  the 
College  House  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  was 
surprised  to  see  a  house  with  all  the  advantages  of  a  university  dor- 
mitory, more  commodious  than  any  fraternity  house,  and  better  fur- 
nished and  equipped  than  any  similar  college  or  university  institu- 
tion. The  rooms  of  the  students  are  interesting  and  show  more  or 
less  individual  characteristics. 
Who  can  measure  the  amount  of  information  of  all  kinds  that  is 
exchanged  in  these  rooms  and  which  is  not  a  part  of  the  curricula 
of  the  college,  and  who  can  say  that  a  body  of  men  thrown  together 
in  this  home-life  relation  will  not  get  more  out  of  their  college  work 
than  others  not  so  fortunate  ?  All  who  have  had  any  extended 
experience  in  college  and  university  work  know  that  a  house  of  this 
kind  is  as  much  a  part  of  the  institution's  work  as  any  laboratory, 
and  that  the  association  of  the  students  among  themselves  under 
the  most  favorable  circumstances  is  essential  that  the  teachings  of 
the  faculty  may  see  their  fruition. 
And  while,  as  Thoreau  puts  it,  the  student  is  always  alone,  that 
is,  when  in  pursuit  of  his  studies,  it  is  by  these  various  associa- 
tions that  the  man,  the  gentleman,  is  developed. 
REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
A  Text-Book  of  Organic  Chemistry.  By  William  A.  Noyes, 
Professor  of  Chemistry  in  the  Rose  Polytechnic  Institute.  New 
York  :  Henry  Holt  &  Co.  1903. 
This  is  a  good  book  for  beginners,  being  particularly  strong  in 
the  clear  and  lucid  presentation  of  the  fundamental  principles  in 
organic  chemistry.  It  has  the  charm  of  originality  and  has  been 
developed  as  a  result  of  the  author's  long  experience  as  a  teacher 
and  investigator.  Successful  teachers  are  those  who  present  facts 
from  their  own  point  of  view  and  as  influenced  by  their  own  expe- 
rience. 'I  he  manner  of  presentation  is  that  of  personal  truths  and 
the  manner  of  treatment  is  to  be  weighed  as  such.  The  facts  them- 
selves, however,  are  the  truths  which  are  to  be  accepted. 
The  author  has  departed  from  the  usual  method  of  treatment  of 
organic  compounds,  dividing  them  into  aliphatic  and  aromatic 
compounds.  He  has  given  what  in  some  respects  is  a  simpler 
and  more  logical  classification.    The  hydrocarbons  are  considered 
