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Centennial  Celebration. 
5  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      July,  1921. 
Russell  T.  Blackwood,  president;  Mort  M.  Smith,  first  vice- 
president  ;  Ivor  Griffith,  second  vice-president ;  Joseph  W.  England, 
recording  secretary;  William  H.  Gano,  treasurer,  and  Eugene 
Eberle,  corresponding  secretary.  The  directors  selected  were: 
Frank  R.  Rohrman,  F.  N.  Moerk,  W.  R.  Decker,  Ralph  R.  Foran 
and  A.  T.  Hahn. 
Professor  E.  Fullerton  Cook,  a  member  of  the  faculty,  gave  an 
illustrated  lecture  after  the  elections,  in  which  he  recited  the  history 
and  traditions  of  the  College  from  its  founding  at  a  meeting  of 
apothecaries  in  Carpenters'  Hall  on  February  23,  1821.  Professor 
Cook  had  gotten  together  a  remarkable  collection  of  photographs  for 
this  event,  including  pictures  of  Charles  Marshall,  the  first  president 
of  the  institution;  members  of  the  major  faculty,  including  some  of 
the  pioneers  of  pharmacy  in  this  country,  and  many  other  photo- 
graphs of  equal  interest. 
In  the  evening,  the  annual  banquet  of  the  alumni,  trustees  and 
students  in  the  graduating  class  was  held  in  the  auditorium  of  the 
College.  The  exceptional  heat  of  the  day  proved  no  detriment  to  the 
attendance  at  this  popular  function. 
The  centennial  day  exercises  were  held  in  the  ball  room  of  the 
Bellevue-Stratford  Hotel  on  Tuesday  morning,  June  14th.  The 
meeting  was  honored  by  the  presence  of  William  H.  Carpenter, 
Ph.  D.,  Provost  of  Columbia  University,  and  by  S.  Solis-Cohen, 
M.  D.,  of  Philadelphia,  both  of  whom  delivered  excellent  addresses. 
An  academic  atmosphere  was  given  to  the  exercises  by  the 
faculty  and  graduating  class  when  they  marched  into  the  room  at- 
tired in  caps  and  gowns.  Headed  by  the  officials  of  the  College  and 
guests,  the  procession  marched  down  through  the  center  aisle  of  the 
room,  the  speakers,  members  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  faculty 
taking  seats  upon  the  stage,  and  the  graduating  class  occupying  the 
front  seats  that  were  reserved  for  them. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  Braisted  at  10:40 
A.  M.  The  invocation  was  then  asked  by  Dr.  C.  B.  Lowe.  Dr. 
Braisted,  after  delivering  a  brief  but  very  interesting  address,  intro- 
duced as  the  chief  speaker  of  the  morning  Dr.  William  H.  Carpen- 
ter, the  Provost  of  his  own  Alma  Mater,  Columbia  University. 
Dr.  Carpenter  spoke  upon  "The  Significance  of  Education," 
taking  up  several  important  phases  upon  the  question  of  education. 
He  dwelt  especially  upon  the  importance  of  a  proper  balance  of  mind 
and  body  in  acquiring  a  good  education,  pointing  out  that  a  sound 
