Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  ] 
May,  1898.  J 
Annual  Commencement, 
(3)  Determine  the  number  of  grammes  of  sodium  hydrate  contained  in 
10  c.c.  of  the  sodium  hydrate  solution  on  your  table. 
(4)  What  are  the  reactions  which  take  place  in  these  estimations  ? 
(5)  Why  is  each  c.c.  of  the  decinormal  oxalic  acid  volumetric  solution  equal 
to  the  equivalent  of  sodium  hydrate  given  in  your  book  ? 
(6)  How  much  normal  oxalic  acid  volumetric  solution  should  be  needed  to 
neutralize  27*995  grammes  of  liquor  potassse  containing  5  per  cent  of  potassium 
hydrate  ? 
(7)  How  much  metallic  iron  does  one  gramme  of  ferric  oxide  represent? 
(8)  How  much  crystallized  ferrous  sulphate  is  required  to  yield  2 '5  grammes 
of  ferric  oxide  ? 
SEVENTY-SEVENTH  ANNUAL  COMMENCEMENT. 
The  exercises  connected  with  conferring  the  degree  of  Doctor  in  Pharmacy 
and  Pharmaceutical  Chemist  were  held  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  Thursday 
evening,  April  14th,  at  8  o'clock. 
Prayer  was  offered  by  Rev.  Mervin  J.  Eckels,  D.D. 
The  degrees  were  conferred  by  Charles  Bullock,  President  of  the  College. 
The  following  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  in  Pharmacv  : 
Name. 
Abrams,  Frederick  Arthur, 
Baer,  Lemuel  Miles, 
Berberich,  Herman, 
Berry,  Robert  Taylor, 
Beyerle,  Chas.  Wellington, 
Bishop,  David  Rirlin, 
Black,  Robert  Morris, 
Booth,  Thomas, 
Brach,  Cornelius, 
Bradford,  Edward  Burton, 
Bready,  Wm.  Ramsey,  Jr., 
Brewton,  Swain  Hoffman 
Coleman,  John  Edward, 
Cooper,  Walter  Greenlee, 
Cox,  Linwood, 
Dale,  David, 
Decker,  Wm.  Robert, 
Dirmitt,  Chas.  Walter, 
Dubell,  Alexander, 
Eastlack,  Walter  Forrest, 
Subject  of  Thesis. 
Glycerin, 
Liquor  Potasses, 
Piscid  ia  E  ryth  rin  a , 
Acidum  Aceticum,  U.S. P., 
Aromatic  Sulphuric  Acid, 
Dilute  Hydrobromic  Acid, 
Potassium  Bromide, 
Phenyl aceta  m  ide, 
Honey, 
Digitalis, 
Lactic  Acid, 
Acidum  Hydrochloricum  Dilutum, 
Acidum  Sulphurosum , 
Calx  Chloral  a, 
State. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 
Germany. 
W.  Virginia. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 
Germany. 
New  Jersey. 
Pennsylvania. 
New  Jersey. 
Pennsylvania. 
Missouri. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania. 
Pennsvlvania. 
Phytolacca  Decandra, 
Granulation  of  Powders  for  Compressed  Pills 
Aqua  Hydrogenii  Dioxidi, 
Quantitative  Estimation  of  Starch,  Pennsylvania 
Dilute  Nitro-Hydrochloric  Acid,     New  Jersey. 
Cocaine  and  the  Erythroxylon  Coca 
Plant,  Pennsylvania. 
Labarraque's  Solution,  Pennsylvania. 
Solution  of  Ferric  Chloride,  Ohio. 
The  Future  of  American  Pharmacy,  Delaware. 
Fisher,  Samuel  Keirn,  Preservation  of  Syrup  of  Ferrous  Iodide,  Pennsylvania. 
Friebely,  Harry  Eugene,       Tinctura  Ferri  Chloridi,  Pennsylvania. 
Funk,  Robert  Rowland,       Unguenlum  Aqucs  Roses.  Maryland. 
Gladhill,  James  White,         Castanea  Dentata,  Pennsylvania. 
Evans,  Abner  Thomas, 
Evans,  Samuel,  Jr., 
Farrow,  Fred.  Reeves, 
