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At  the  regular  meeting,  held  April  13th,  the  Hall  Committee  reported  the  pur- 
chase of  the  building  and  grounds  heretofore  known  as  the  Grammar  School,  No. 
3,  which  will  be  fitted  up  for  the  permanent  use  of  the  College. 
At  an  adjourned  meeting,  held  April  19th,  Mr.  J.  F.  Hancock  read  a  paper  on 
Modern  methods  in  pharmacy  (see  p.  199),  and  exhibited  a  number  of  the  modern 
preparations  treated  of. 
Mr.  W.  S.  Thompson  exhibited  samples  of  pills  of  dried  sulphate  of  iron,  made 
with  gum  syrup  and  with  glycerin,  the  latter  being  much  smaller  and  handsomer. 
The  precipitate  from  a  mixture  of  Creuse's  tasteless  tincture  of  iron  and  phosphoric 
acid  was  exhibited,  and,  after  some  discussion,  referred  to  Mr.  L.  Dohme  for  inves- 
tigation. 
The  National  College  of  Pharmacy  at  Washington,  D.  C,  at  its  fifth 
annual  meeting,  received  the  reports  of  the  various  standing  and  special  committees, 
and  adopted  the  recommendation  of  Prof.  Oldberg,  to  consolidate  the  offices  of 
recording  and  corresponding  secretary.  The  president,  Mr.  R.  B.  Ferguson,  then 
delivered  his  annual  address,  after  which  the  following  officers  were  elected  to  serve 
during  the  ensuing  year :  President,  R.  B.  Ferguson ;  Vice  Presidents,  Chas. 
Becker  and  D.  P.  Hickling  ;  Secretary,  J.  C.  Fill ;  Treasurer,  Wm.  S.  Thompson  ; 
Curator,  H.  E.  Kalussowski ;  Board  of  Trustees,  J.  A.  Milburn,  W.  G. 
Duckett,  R.  A.  Bacon,  W.  B  Entwisle,  Walter  Drew  and  J.  R.  Major.  At  an 
adjourned  meeting  the  report  of  the  Committee  on  Pharmaceutical  Education,  was 
after  due  consideration,  referred  to  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  the  chair  announced 
the  various  standing  committees  for  the  current  year.  A  report  on  amendments 
to  the  constitution  and  by-laws  was  discussed  and  referred  back  to  the  special 
committee. 
Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  annual  commencement  took  place 
at  College  Hall,  on  the  evening  of  March  9th,  the  Germania  Orchestra  being  in 
attendance.  The  exercises  opened  with  prayer  by  the  Rev.  Henry  D.  Moore,  after 
which  the  President,  Dr.  F.  L.  Eaton,  conferred  upon  the  following  gentlemen  the 
degree  of  graduate  in  pharmacy,  (Ph.G  )  : 
Chas.  H.  Angevine,  J.  A.  Koller,  Ed.  A.  Schmidt, 
Anton  Boehmer,  H.  J.  Marshall,  W.  G.  Sheickner, 
Chas.  Diehl,  William  Rendigs,  C.  D.  Wangler, 
Geo.  T.  Greer,  E.  M.  Roberts,  Albert  Wetterstroem. 
Emil  Heun,  J.  W.  Rossiter, 
The  address  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  delivered  by  Mr.  S.  A. 
Miller,  whose  excellent  remarks  on  "  The  relation  of  pharmacy  to  other  profes- 
sions "  were  well  received.  Prof.  Fennel's  medal,  for  the  best  examination  in 
pharmacy,  was  awarded  to  William  Rendigs  5  Prof.  Wayne's,  for  the  highest 
average  in  Materia  Medica  and  botany,  to  Geo.  T.  Greer,  and  Prof.  Judge's,  for 
the  best  examination  in  chemistry,  to  J.  W.  Rossiter.  The  Alumni  medal,  for  the 
best  general  average,  was  presented  to  George  T.  Greer,  by  the  President  of  the 
Alumni  Association,  Mr.  Jos.  H.  Feemster.    Dr.  Eaton,  chairman  of  the  Board  of 
