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The  valedictory  address  was  delivered  by  Prof.  Maiscti.  At  the  close  of  the 
address  Prof.  Sadtler  was  surprised  with  a  handsome  silver  tea  set,  presented  to  him 
by  Thos.  L.  Collins  on  behalf  of  the  class.  As  usual  the  exercises,  which  had 
attracted  an  unusually  large  audience,  were  interspersed  with  music  and  closed  with 
the  distribution  of  bouquets,  books  and  other  presents  sent  upon  the  stage\by  the 
friends  of  the  graduates. 
The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  gave  its 
annual  reception  to  the  graduating^class  on  the  afternoon  of  March  15.  After  some 
introductory  remarks  by  the  President,  W.  E.  Krewson,  the  recent  graduates  were 
admitted  to  membership,  and  the  alumni  gold  medal  was  presented  to  G.  H  Colton. 
The  annual  address  was  delivered  by  Jos.  L.  Lemberger,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  of  the 
class  1854,  and  was  well  received.  The  graduates  having  passed  the  best  examina- 
tion in  the  different  branches  were  presented  with  alumni  certificates,  namely:  R» 
Gibson,  Jr.,  Materia  Medica  5  S.  W.  Gadd,  Pharmacy  5  C.  G.  Hoell,  Chemistry; 
J.  E  Sombart,  General  pharmacy,  and  Geo.  Latin,  Pharmaceutical  manipulation. 
The  spokesman  of  the  graduating  class  was  G.  A.  Ferdinand,  whose  valedictory 
address  was  very  creditably  delivered.  The  certificate  for  having  attained  the  highest 
mark  in  the  junior  examination  was  awarded  to  Geo.  Goebel,  and  after  announcing 
the  names  of  both  the  senior  and  junior  students,  who,  in  the  resent  examinations, 
received  the  general  average  <very  satisfactory^  the  audience  dispersed. 
I  'The  Essex  County,  Mass.,  Pharmaceutieal  Association  met  in  Plummer  hall, 
Salem,  Wednesday  forenoon,  Feoruary  18,  at  10  o'clock.  About  30  members  were 
present  when  President  Frothingham,  of  Haverhill,  called  the  meeting  to  order. 
He  spoke  briefly,  urging  an  increased  efix)rt  to  bring  into  the  organization  all  the 
druggists  of  the  county.  He  also  urged  that  some  action  be  taken  to  secure  the 
repeal  of  the  stamp-tax  on  many  articles  sold  by  the  pharmacists.  The  president 
and  secretary  were  constituted  a  committee  to  prepare  a  memorial  to  Congress,  urg- 
ing the  repeal  of  this  tax.  Mr.  Whitney,  of  Lawrence,  read  a  valuable  paper  on 
ointments.  Mr.  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  of  Boston,  delivered  an  address  on  the  history 
and  objects  of  pharmaceutical  associations.  He  thought  that  the  pharmacists  should 
give  up  the  traffic  in  cigars,  soaps  and  the  like,  cease  to  be  merchants  and  become 
what  they  were  by  right,  members  of  a  profession.  A  discussion  followed  on  the 
metric  system,  after  which  the  members  adjourned  to  the  Essex  House  to  dinner. 
The  entire  company,  after  dinner,  paid  a  visit  to  the  "  Marine  Museum,  ^  and 
investigated  all  tbe  attractions  which  their  limited  time  allowed.  The  "first 
church,"  which  was  built  in  1627,  was  among  the  objects  of  interest  visited. 
New  York  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  Commencement  held  at  Chickering 
Hall,  on  the  evening  of  March  i6th,  the  following  gentlemen  received  the  degree 
of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  : 
John  Albert,  Jr.,  New  York,  Percolation. 
Emilio  Bergara,  Trinidad,  Cuba,  Salicylic  Acid. 
J.  A.  Biskey,  New  York,  Water. 
W.  P.  Blair,  Columbus,  Miss.,  Fermentation. 
Herman  Breiting,  Germany,  Phosphorus  and  Acid. 
