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Henry  Trimble. 
r  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
\  November,  1898. 
tributed  by  him  to  Sargent's  monumental  work,  "  Sylva  of  Xorth 
America,"  appearing  in  Vol.  XI. 
In  1885  he  published  a  small  "  Hand-book  of  Analytical  Chem- 
istry "  for  the  use  of  his  laboratory  students.  It  ran  through  sev- 
eral editions,  and  was  then  merged  into  the  "  Text-book  of  Phar- 
maceutical and  Medical  Chemistry,"  first  published  by  Professor 
Trimble  and  the  writer  jointly  in  1895,  and  which  has  just  appeared 
in  a  second  revised  edition. 
Besides  his  activity  at  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  Professor  Trim- 
ble also  took  part  in  the  work  of  the  Franklin  Institute  of  this 
city,  and  several  times  lectured  in  the  regular  winter  lecture  course 
there.  These  lectures  were  always  published  in  the  Journal  of  the 
Franklin  Institute. 
Professor  Trimble  repeatedly  received  public  honors  which  came 
to  him  as  a  recognition  of  his  scientific  attainments. 
In  1895  he  was  selected  as  one  of  the  Judges  of  Award  for  the 
Atlanta  Exposition  in  the  Forestry  Section. 
In  1896  he  had  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  (A.M.) 
conferred  upon  him  by  Haverford  College.  His  Alma  Mater  had 
previously  (in  1891)  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of 
Master  of  Pharmacy  (Ph.M.). 
In  1897  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  American  Philosophical 
Society,  and  because  of  his  knowledge  of  the  branch  of  sylvicul-^ 
ture  was  made  a  member  of  the  standing  committee  on  the  Michaux 
Legacy, 
In  1 894  he  was  elected  editor  of  the  American  Journal  of  Phar- 
macy to  succeed  the  late  John  M.  Maisch.  This  election  at  the 
hands  of  his  fellow-members  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  he  recog- 
nized as  a  high  honor,  but  at  the  same  time  as  a  position  of  large 
responsibility.  In  taking  it,  he  determined  to  spare  no  effort  to 
maintain  the  reputation  given  it  by  such  predecessors  in  the  editorial 
chair  as  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  and  John  M.  Maisch,  and  if  possible  to 
make  it  still  more  acceptable  to  the  pharmaceutical  profession.  So 
he  threw  himself  with  great  energy  into  this  new  sphere  of  work. 
This  editorial  labor  with  the  necessary  correspondence  and  work  of 
proof-reading  for  each  monthly  issue,  which  he  would  not  delegate 
because  of  his  feeling  of  personal  responsibility  proved  too  much 
for  his  strength  already  tasked  quite  sufficiently. 
In  the  spring  of  1897  he  broke  down  partially  and  was  forced 
