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shall  have  adjourned,  among  them  one  to  An  Sable  Chasm,  including  a  sail  on  the 
beautiful  Lake  Champlain,  and,  on  the  return  trip,  a  visit  to  several  interesting 
points  on  Lake  George. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.— The  usual  summer  excursions  in  botany 
commenced  April  14th,  and  are  for  the  present  year  in  charge  of  Mr.  John  Cook. 
As  heretofore,  they  take  place  on  the  afternoon  of  every  Wednesday. 
Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy.— The  twelfth  commencement  was  held  at 
Union  Hall  on  Thursday  evening,  April  15th,  when  the  President,  B.  F.  Stacey,, 
conferred  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  upon  the  following  gentlemen  : 
John  Walter  Bachelder  [Gelsemia  and  Gelsemic  Acid),  James  Sylvester  Barry 
[Salicylate  of  Sodium),  George  Richard  Bell  [Iodoform),  Charles  Andrew  Boyden 
[Erythroxylon  Coca),  Franklin  Edward  Boyden  [An  Ideal  Pharmacy),  Joseph  Allen 
Chapin  [Boracic  Acid),  George  Sumner  Churchill  [Subnitrate  of  Bismuth),  Frank 
Clough  [Oleoresin  of  Capsicum),  Charles  Louis  Curtis  [Eremocarpus  Setigerus),  Wil- 
lard  Henry  Cutting  [Acer  Saccharinum),  Azro  Milton  Dows  [Rhamnus  Frangula)^ 
Eugene  Hamblet  [Benzoic  Acid  and  its  O^cinal  Source),  Frederic  Albert  Jewett 
[Chlorate  of  Potassium),  James  M.  Kerrigan  [Oxide  of  Zinc),  Elie  Henry  La  Pierre 
[Tartaric  Acid),  Charles  James  Peters  [Potassic  Iodide),  Alfred  Pillsbury,  Jr.  [Soap 
Tree  Bark),  George  Henry  Sanderson  [Cannabis  Indica),  William  Edward  Turple 
[Nitrite  of  Amy  I). 
A  certificate  of  proficiency  was  awarded  to  Ida  Rebecca  Brigham,  M.  D.  [Ana- 
cardium  occidental).  Prizes  consisting  of  books  were  presented  in  the  department 
of  pharmacy,  for  best  term  recitations,  to  F.  A.  Jewett  (senior  class)  and  Chas.  M. 
Frye  (junior  class)  ;  and  for  best  final  examination,  to  G.  H.  Anderson  (ssnior  class) 
and  H.  F.  Totman  (junior  class). 
New  York  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  lectures  on  Botany  by  Prof.  Alphonsa 
Wood  will  commence  May  5th,  and  excursions  to  the  fields  and  forests  in  the 
vicinity  will  occasionally  be  undertaken. 
National  College  of  Pharmacy  at  Washington,  D.  C. — The  annual  meeting  of 
the  College  was  held  April  5th.  The  reports  from  officers  and  committees  made  a. 
very  favorable  showing  of  the  affairs  of  the  College.  The  graduation  of  students 
will  not  take  place  until  after  the  close  of  the  spring  course  in  analytical  chemistry. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  Mr.  J.  D.. 
O'Donnellj  Vice-Presidents  — Mr.  G.  G.  C.  Simms,  Mr.  R.  A.  Bacon  j  Secretary,. 
Mr.Charles  Becker  5  Treasurer,  Mr.  John  A.Milburn  ;  additional  Trustees — Messrs. 
W.  S.  Thompson,  R.  B.  Ferguson,  H.  E.  Kalusowski,  W.  G.  Duckett,  J.  D.  Fran- 
zoni,  Karl  Kulberg  and  Wash.  C.  Milburn. 
Alumni  Association  Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  annual  meeting; 
held  March  23d  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  J.  A.  Flexner ;  Vice- 
Presidents — Emil  Scheffer,  Jr.,  J.C.  Loomis  5  Recording  Secretary,  Otto  E.Mueller  j. 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Albert  J.  Schoettlin  5  Treasurer,  B. 'Buckle;  Executive. 
