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entered  the  Senior  course  and  graduated  in  1872,  winning  the  Alumni 
Gold  Medal.      Magnolia  Tripetala  "  was  the  subject  of  his  thesis. 
After  graduation  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  drug  business,  and 
on  the  death  of  his  father  on  February  10,  1874,  he  entered  into 
copartnership  with  David  Preston,  Ph.G.  (1865),  the  firm's  name 
being  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  Co.  This  partnership  continued  till  Oc- 
tober, 1890,  when  Wallace  Procter  purchased  from  Lancaster 
Thomas  the  drug  business  at  1900  Pine  Street.  Here  he  remained 
in  active  practice  for  twelve  years.  On  December  17,  1906,  he 
entered  the  service  of  the  Ohio  Valley  Drug  Company,  at  Wheeling, 
West  Virginia.  He  was  given  full  charge  of  the  laboratory  and 
manufacturing  department  and  he  remained  in  this  position  until 
the  day  of  his  death,  which  occurred  on  May  27,  191 1. 
Wallace  Procter  was  a  devoted  and  earnest  worker  for  his  Alma 
Mater.  He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  in 
1883 ;  and  in  1888  he  became  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Ex- 
aminations, and  its  Chairman  in  1890.  His  keen  mind  and  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  pharmacy  especially  adapted  him  for  this 
position.  The  questions  which  he  propounded  were  always  prac- 
tical and  thoroughly  adapted  to  ascertaining  the  accuracy  and 
extent  of  the  knowledge  of  the  student.  He  was  no  mere  copier  of 
old  or  revamped  questions.  He  had  but  one  thought  in  his  mind, 
to  develop  the  thinking  qualities  and  reasoning  powers  of  the  student, 
and  he  attached  very  little  value  to  mere  memorizing.  He  served 
seventeen  years  in  this  capacity. 
He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Instruction,  and 
also  of  the  Committee  on  Property;  and  in  1894  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Publication  Committee  of  the  American  Journal 
OF  Pharmacy.  In  1893  he  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Commit- 
tee on  Pharmaceutical  Meetings  of  the  College. 
He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Alumni  Association ;  served 
as  its  Recording  Secretary  from  1 876-1 878,  and  wsis  a  member  of 
the  Executive  Board  for  nine  years.  He  was  twice  elected  First 
Vice-President,  1878  and  1885,  and  became  President  of  the  Alumni 
Association  in  1886.  In  1887  he  was  re-elected  member  of  the 
Executive  Board,  and  continued  in  this  capacity  a  number  of  years. 
Wallace  Procter  was  one  of  the  pioneer  workers  in  this  association, 
in  the  early  days  wlien  this  meant  devoted  and  continued  service 
under  discouraging  circumstances.  He  lived  to  see  the  association 
flourish  and  grow,  and  he  was  foremost  in  encouraging  college 
spirit, 
