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A  lumni  A ssociation. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1895. 
The  Materia  Medica  Prize  of  a  microscope,  offered  by  the  family  of  the  late 
Professor  Maisch,  for  original  histological  work  on  American  plants,  was 
awarded  to  Frederick  W.  Ritter,  and  the  following  graduates  received  honor- 
able mention  in  connection  therewith  :  Edwin  A.  Hering,  Horace  B.  Heysham. 
The  Pharmacy  Prize,  a  gold  medal,  offered  by  Professor  J.  P.  Remington  for 
original  pharmaceutical  work,  was  awarded  to  Annie  R.  Stephen. 
The  Chemistry  Prize  of  an  analytical  balance,  offered  by  Professor  S.  P. 
Sadtler  for  original  chemical  work,  was  awarded  to  William  E.  Ridenour,  with 
honorable  mention  of  William  L.  Peabody  and  James  W.  Nickum.  The 
American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  Prize  of  $25,  offered  by  Professor  H.  Trimble 
for  original  chemical  work,  was  awarded  to  William  E.  Ridenour. 
The  John  M.  Maisch  Prize  of  $20  in  gold,  offered  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Redsecker,  of 
Lebanon,  Pa.,  for  histological  knowledge  of  drugs,  was  awarded  to  Robert  M. 
Jackson,  with  honorable  mention  of  Frederick  W.  Ritter,  Warren  R.  Young, 
Scott  W.  Lau. 
The  Operative  Pharmacy  Prize  of  $25  in  gold,  for  the  best  examination  in 
that  branch,  was  awarded  to  William  F.  Ridgway,  and  the  following  received 
honorable  mention  in  connection  therewith  :  Frederick  Brunhouse,  Jr.,  Henry 
S.  Conrey,  William  R.  Davies,  David  Ellis,  Warren  W.  Flitcraft,  William  L. 
Peabody,  John  K.  Webb,  Samuel  R.  Woods,  Washington  I.  Woolley. 
The  Theoretical  Pharmacy  Prize  of  a  balance,  offered  by  Mr.  Henry  J.  Maris 
for  the  best  examination  in  that  branch,  was  awarded  to  David  L.  Greenawalt, 
with  honorable  mention  of  C.  Otto  Moosbrugger,  Warren  W.  Flitcraft,  Harry 
B.  Foresman,  Walter  S.  Hamilton,  Percy  Hyers,  Robert  M.  Jackson,  Scott  W. 
Lau,  Emanuel  H.  Lauer,  Max  Morris,  William  Peabody,  William  F.  Ridg- 
way, Frederick  W.  Ritter,  Nathan  L,.  Thompson,  Julius  H.  Ulrich. 
The  Robinson  Prize,  a  gold  medal  and  certificate,  offered  by  Mr.  J.  S.  Robin- 
son, of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  for  the  best  examination  in  general  and  analytical 
chemistry,  was  awarded  to  Thomas  R.  Thornton,  with  honorable  mention  of 
Percy  Hyers,  C.  Otto  Moosbrugger,  James  W.  Nickum,  William  L.  Peabody, 
Nathan  L.  Thompson,  George  E.  Young. 
The  valedictory  address  to  the  graduating  class  was  delivered  by  Professor 
Henry  Trimble. 
The  farewell  supper,  given  by  the  professors  to  the  graduating  class,  was 
held  in  the  Museum  of  the  College,  on  Tuesday  evening,  April  16th.  The  offi- 
cers and  trustees  of  the  College  were  present,  along  with  some  other  invited 
guests.  After  the  menu  was  disposed  of,  speeches  were  made  by  the  faculty, 
some  of  the  trustees  and  members  of  the  class. 
ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION  OF  THE  PHILADELPHIA 
COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  thirty-first  annual  meeting  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadel- 
phia College  of  Pharrnac}'  was  held  at  the  College  Building,  Tenth  Street, 
above  Cherry,  on  Monday  afternoon,  April  15th. 
President  William  Lincoln  Cliffe,  Ph.G.,  presided,  and  read  his  annual  ad- 
dress, in  which  he  said:  "  The  end  of  this  year  begins  another  era  in  the  history 
of  the  Association.  Along  with  the  inauguration  of  three  terms  of  instruction, 
the  Board  of  Trustees  has  found  it  necessary,  owing  to  changes  in  the  curricu- 
