300  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {^S^m™™' 
The  forty-first  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  was 
held  in  Alumni  Hall,  Monday  afternoon,  May  15th,  at  2.30  p.m., 
with  the  President,  Walter  A.  Rumsey,  in  the  chair.  After  the 
annual  address  of  the  President,  reports  from  the  other  officers  and 
standing  committees  were  received.  The  annual  election  was  then 
held,  and  resulted  in  the  choice  of  the  following  officers:  President, 
Freeman  P.  Stroup ;  Vice-Presidents,  John  D.  Burg  and  Charles  H. 
La  Wall ;  Recording  Secretary,  Joseph  W.England;  Corresponding 
Secretary,  E.  Fullerton  Cook;  Treasurer,  C.  Carroll  Meyer  ;  Board 
of  Directors,  for  three  years,  Jacob  M.  Baer,  William  H.  Gano, 
David  J.  Reese  and  William  E.  Ridenour. 
The  annual  reception  given  by  the  association  to  the  members  of 
the  graduating  class  was  held  the  evening  of  the  same  day,  in  the 
College  Museum,  with  President  Rumsey  in  the  chair.  After  the 
roll  call  of  new  members  elected  during  1904-05,  an  address  was 
made  by  Dr.  Henry  Beates,  Jr.,  President  of  the  Pennsylvania  State 
Board  of  Medical  Examiners. 
The  prizes  offered  by  the  association  were  awarded  as  follows : 
The  Alumni  Gold  Medal  for  the  best  general  average  for  the 
year  was  awarded  to  Lloyd  Preston  Palmer,  and  presented  by  Free- 
man P.  Stroup. 
The  Alumni  Prize  Certificates,  offered  for  the  highest  general 
average  in  Pharmacy,  Chemistry,  Materia  Medica,  Committee,  Op- 
erative Pharmacy,  Analytical  Chemistry  and  Specimens  were  respec- 
tively awarded  as  follows,  Mahlon  N.  Kline,  chairman  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees,  making  the  presentation:  George  Mahlon  Beringer,  Jr., 
Richard  Henry  Ottmann,  Joseph  Percy  Remington,  George  Mahlon 
Beringer,  Jr.,  Miss  Maude  Sollenberger,  Irvin  Milton  Anspach  and 
Lloyd  Preston  Palmer. 
The  Alumni  Silver  Medal  was  awarded  to  Miss  Nino  Berta 
Whaland  for  the  best  general  average  in  the  second  year  examina- 
tion, John  D.  Burg  making  the  presentation. 
The  Alumni  Bronze  Medal  was  awarded  to  Eli  Lilly  for  the  best 
general  average  in  the  first  year  examination,  and  was  presented  by 
Charles  H.  LaWall. 
The  Class  Oration  was  delivered  by  Clarence  LaRue  Bonta ;  the 
Class  Poem  by  Clement  Jerome  Sibila  ;  the  Class  History  by  Edwin 
Royer  Mohler ;  and  the  Horoscope  oi  the  Class  by  William  J. 
Phillips. 
