536  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy.  {^Wo^S^xm.' 
"  As  the  years  rolled  by,  we  see  a  third  of  a  century  of  his  life 
spent  in  these  noble  works,  until  at  last  he  was  called  to  his  rest. 
"  Many  of  us  have  had  the  good  fortune  to  come  into  close  contact 
with  this  man  of  self-sacrifice,  energy  and  abundant  learning,  and 
who  among  us  to-day  has  not  felt  (yes,  does  not  now  feel)  his  quick- 
ening influence,  and  cherish  the  most  kindly  memories  of  him.  He 
was  ever  raising  the  standard  of  our  college ;  he  was  ever  extending 
her  work.  He  was  a  shining  light  here,  and  his  bright  face  lives 
with  us  to-day. 
"  Dr.  Charles  Rice,  the  man  of  whom  I  speak,  was  dearly  loved 
by  those  who  knew  him  best,  and  well  may  it  be  said  of  him — 
1 '  Green  be  the  turf  above  thee, 
Friend  of  our  better  days. 
None  knew  thee  but  to  love  thee, 
None  named  thee  but  to  praise." 
"  In  grateful  remembrance  of  his  noble  work  in  this  college  and  in 
recognition  of  his  national  services  on  the  United  State's  Pharmaco- 
poeia his  friends  have  erected  in  this  college  a  bronze  memorial 
tablet  to  Dr.  Charles  Rice,  and  I  have  the  honor  to  be  selected  to 
present  it  to  this  Institution.  Mr.  President,  let  us  hope  that  the 
memory  of  his  earnest  life  may  be  a  stimulus  to  many  of  its  Alumni 
and  as  enduring  as  the  metal  in  which  his  features  are  cast. 
"  This  photograph,  sir,  is  a  facsimile  of  the  tablet  to  be  found  in 
the  entrance  hall  of  this  college,  and  I  pray  that  you  will  accept 
the  bronze  as  a  tribute  to  his  memory  from  his  grateful  friends." 
This  memorial  was  received  on  behalf  of  the  College  by  Dr. 
William  Jay  SchiefTelin,  who  said  : 
"  Professor  Elliott  and  Gentlemen  of  the  Committee,  in  behalf  of 
the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy  I  accept  with  great  apprecia- 
tion this  beautiful  bronze  portrait  of  Dr.  Charles  Rice. 
"  It  is  a  worthy  memorial  of  a  distinguished  man — a  man  whose 
constant  and  successful  efforts  have  always  taught  the  raising  of  the 
standard  of  quality  in  scientific  education,  in  purity  of  the  materials 
used  in  medicine,  and  in  the  character  of  the  students  of  pharmacy. 
"  Dr.  Rice  hated  shams.  Himself  one  of  the  most  modest  of  men, 
he  had  a  contempt  for  false  pretense,  whether  in  men  or  in  drugs ; 
therefore,  with  unexcelled  energy  and  a  masterly  knowledge  of  the 
science  of  pharmacy,  he  was  able  to  perform  great  service  to  Amer- 
ican medicine  and  pharmacy  by  his  work  on  the  Pharmacopoeia,  and 
