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discoveries  that  now  formed  the  broad  and  deep  foundations  of  the  science  of 
chemistry,  and  which  have  rendered  the  names  of  Davy,  Dalton^  Berzelius, 
Farraday,  Ampere,  Oersted,  Arago  and  others,  imperishable.  He  alluded  to 
our  Dr.  Hare  as  one  of  this  class,  and  considered  the  influences  arising  out  of 
this  new  epoch  in  science  as  favorable  to  the  new-born  College. 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  on  being  called,  stated,  in  regard  to  the  work  accom- 
plished by  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  that  it  might  be  proper  to  recall  some  of 
the  evidence ;  primarily  the  School  of  Pharmacy  was  a  leading  object  when 
the  College  was  organized  ;  this  the  meeting  well  knew.  Its  progress  from  a 
class  of  three  to  that  of  the  present  class,  198,  is  a  note-worthy  advancement. 
The  advantage  of  intercourse  among  brethren  in  the  same  calling  whose  posi- 
tion as  business  men  precluded  their  attendance  on  the  lectures  was  alluded 
to;  one  of  its  best  results  was  the  publication  of  the  Journal.  It  commenced  as 
a  glim  pamphlet,  four  numbers  of  which  were  issued  in  three  years  !  It  has  now 
completed  its  42d  volume,  of  600  pages  yearly,  and  it  was  hazarding  nothing  to 
say  that  in  no  other  serial  was  there  more  useful,  practical,  every-day  informa- 
tion suited  to  the  wants  of  the  apothecary,  and  that,  after  forty  years  growth 
as  a  gratuitous  business  under  the  auspices  of  the  Committee  outside  of  the 
College,  it  had  come  to  reside  at  home,  and  that  this  Hall  was  now  the  office 
of  publication,  where,  under  the  direction  of  its  Busiuess  Editor,  its  material 
interests  w(^uld  receive  prompt  attention.  Mr.  Wiegand  then  alluded  to  the 
resignation  of  the  Editor,  to  take  effect  at  an  early  date.  He,  in  common  with 
the  members  generally,  regretted  the  change,  but,  that  after  the  reasons  as- 
signed, the  College  felt  it  necessary  to  accept.  There  was  one  duty  left,  that 
of  acknowledging  the  great  debt  we  all  owe  to  the  Editor  for  his  untiring  labors 
and  asking  his  acceptance,  from  his  many  friends,  of  a  testimonial  to  this 
feeling. 
[The  Kditor,  who  until  this  moment,  was  unconscious  of  having  any  part  to 
act  in  the  programme,  was  completely  taken  by  surprise  when  Mr.  Wiegand 
stepped  toward  him  and  presentesi  a  handsome  gold  watch,  of  American  manu- 
facture, bearing  his  monogram  and  a  complimentary  inscription.] 
Mr.  Procter  replied,  in  regard  to  the  testimonial,  that  he  hardly  knew  how 
to  express  himself  in  proper  terms;  he  had  not  expected  to  take  so  conspicuous 
a  part  in  the  proceedings,  and  cosld  only  heartily  thank  his  friends  for  their 
valuable  gift ;  but  in  relation  to  the  objects  of  the  meeting  and  the  Journal  he 
might  be  permitted  to  say  a  few  words.  Among  the  agencies  that  had  been 
active  about  the  rise  of  the  College  was  a  class  of  men  called  Manufacturing 
Chemists,  whose  influence  on  pharmacy  and  medicine  had  been  somewhat  ofer- 
looked  this  evening.  It  vi?as  true  that  numerous  and  brilliant  discoveries  were 
made  in  chemistry,  but  it  was  such  men  as  Pelletier  and  Robiquet  and  Vlerck 
abroad,  and  Farr  and  Kunzi  and  Rosengarten  and  their  successors  at  home, 
who,  in  working  out  the  problem  of  economical  production  of  chemicals  from 
these  discoveries  in  chemistry,  did  invaluable  service  to  Pharmacy  and, 
through  it,  to  medicine,  by  multiplying  and  cheapening  valuable  medicinal 
agents,  at  the  same  time  that  uniformity  and  potency  was  increased,  as  was  ac- 
knowledged in  general  terms  by  our  medical  friends  this  evening.    In  regard 
