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OBITUARY. 
Silas  Maineyiule  Burroughs,  Ph.G. 
Silas  Maineville  Burroughs,  Ph.G.,  Class  of  1877,  was  Dorn  m  Medina,  N.  Y., 
in  1850,  and  died  at  Monte  Carlo  on  Wednesday,  February  6,  1895,  of  pneu- 
monia, aged  45  years. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  his  native  State,  after  which  he  entered 
the  employ  of  Mr.  E.  T.  Coann,  at  Albion,  N.  Y.,  as  an  apprentice  to  the  drug 
business,  remaining  two  years,  and  afterwards  held  positions  in  the  drug  stores 
of  T.  J.  Chadwick,  Lockport,  N.  Y.,  and  S.  H.  T.  Champlen,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
He  came  to  Philadelphia  and  attended  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
with  Dr.  B.  P.  Healy  as  his  preceptor,  and  passed  the  examinations  in  March, 
1877,  number  22  in  his  class.  His  thesis  was  entitled,  "Compression 
of  Medicinal  Powders."  After  his  graduation  he  represented  the  firm  of  John 
Wyeth  &  Bros,  for  many  years,  and  left  the  firm  to  establish  himself  in  busi- 
ness in  London,  England. 
His  business  career,  as  is  well  known,  was  characterized  by  untiring  energy, 
and  with  a  determination  to  succeed,  no  matter  what  obstacle  might  seemingly 
arise  to  interpose. 
A  few  years  ago  he  associated  himself  with  Henry  S.  Wellcome,  Ph.G.,  Class 
of  1874,  under  the  firm  name  of  Burroughs,  Wellcome  &  Co.,  of  which  he  was 
the  senior  member.  With  the  aid  of  Mr.  Wellcome,  he  established  a  very 
large  and  lucrative  business,  not  only  in  Great  Britain,  Europe  and  America, 
but  in  all  the  British  colonies  of  Asia,  Australia  and  Africa. 
He  was  well  known  throughout  the  pharmaceutical  globe,  having  made  two 
trips  around  the  world,  visiting  all  the  prominent  centres  of  pharmacy  in  each 
country. 
He  was  a  man  of  very  liberal  ideas  and  broad-minded  views  upon  political 
matters,  particularly  the  "  Single  Tax."  Notwithstanding  many  differed  from 
him  in  his  extreme  views,  he  was  respected  and  honored  for  his  straightforward 
manliness  and  courage,  and  for  the  honesty  of  his  convictions. 
His  friendship  was  greatly  appreciated  by  those  who  knew  him  best,  for  he 
was  a  man  of  generous  heart,  and  had  a  sympathizing  nature.  Our  Alumni 
Association  has  lost  one  of  its  most  able  and  progressive  members,  one  with 
whom  it  was  an  honor  to  be  associated,  as  was  attested  at  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Alumni  Association,  held  on  Monday  afternoon,  April  15,  1895,  when 
Prof.  Joseph  P.  Remington,  after  making  a  few  feeling  remarks  in  reference  to 
the  great  loss  our  Association  and  the  pharmaceutical  cause  had  sustained, 
offered  the  following  resolutions,  which  were  unanimously  adopted,  viz. : 
"Whereas,  The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy have  heard  with  feelings  of  profound  sorrow  of  the  death  of  Silas  Maine- 
ville Burroughs,  Ph.G.,  of  London,  Eng.;  be  it  therefore 
11  Resolved,  That  in  the  death  of  our  fellow-member,  while  bowing  in  sub- 
mission to  the  Divine  will,  we  deeply  deplore  the  loss  of  one  who  labored  so 
assiduously  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellow-man,  and  although  his  voice  will  never 
more  be  raised  in  our  midst,  his  example  will  ever  be  cherished  as  full  of 
encouragement  and  help  for  every  member  of  this  Association. 
"Resolved,  That  we  tender  our  heartfelt  sympathy  to  the  family  of  our 
deceased  member,  and  also  to  his  business  partner  and  fellow-alumnus,  Henry 
