330  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     {Am  j^iS?™' 
In  general,  the  bulletin  says,  the  growing  of  drug  plants  in  this 
country  seems  to  be  more  suitable  to  well-equipped  cultivators  who 
devote  themselves  entirely  to  it  than  to  the  general  farmer  who 
looks  upon  it  only  as  a  minor  source  of  income. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
NINETY-FOURTH  ANNUAL  COMMENCEMENT. 
The  exercises  in  connection  with  Commencement  week  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  were  inaugurated  with  Bacca- 
laureate services  at  the  Church  of  St.  Luke  and  the  Epiphany  on 
Sunday,  June  6.  The  services  were  especially  arranged  and  con- 
ducted by  Rev.  Dr.  David  M.  Steele,  who  delivered  the  sermon.  On 
Monday,  June  7,  the  Faculty  gave  a  supper  in  the  College  Auditorium 
to  the  members  of  the  graduating  class.  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 
were  devoted  to  Alumni  functions,  which  were  concluded  with  an 
Alumni  banquet  given  at  the  Hotel  Walton,  and  which  was  attended 
by  over  two  hundred  members. 
The  Commencement  exercises  were  held  on  Thursday  evening, 
June  10,  at  the  American  Academy  of  Music,  when  the  diplomas  and 
prizes  were  awarded  to  the  members  of  the  graduating  class.  The 
opening  prayer  was  made  by  Rev.  Floyd  W.  Tomkins,  and  an  address 
was  delivered  by  Col.  Henry  C.  Demming.  The  degrees  were  con- 
ferred by  President  Howard  B.  French  upon  the  following: 
DEGREE  OF  MASTER  IN  PHARMACY  (HONORIS  CAUSA). 
William  L.  Cliffe,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Eugene  G.  Eberle,  Dallas,  Texas. 
Caswell  A.  Mayo,  New  York. 
Henry  M.  Whelpley,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
William  Mittelbach,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
The  following  are  the  names  of  those  receiving  the  degree  of 
Doctor  in  Pharmacy  (P.D.),  together  with  the  subjects  of  their 
graduating  theses : 
Name  Thesis 
Abrahamson,  Aaron  Moses.  ..  .Citric  Acid  Pennsylvania 
Aguiar,  Carlos  Maria  Powdered  Extracts  of  Belladonna 
and  Stramonium  Porto  Rico 
Aguizy,  Ahmed  Mahmound  El. Ancient  and  Modern  Pharmacy 
and  Medicine  in  Egypt  Egypt 
