, 1874-03-11

4 An1oeting Of porsons Interested In the project
of giving courso of lectures Sunday afternoons
was hold in Room 7 Slaats-Zeitung Building lust
eyoning. MIR. A. D. Keith was chosen Chairman
and Nr. 4. .. Mason Secretary. After O long
and earnest debate, it WAS resolved:
l. That we do now organize the Sunday Afternoon
q That lis object shah be tho sustaining Of Sunday
afternoon lectures religious scientific, artistic IT.
eiary, and historical subjects.
vested In MI Executive Committee consisting Of
President. Secretary, Treasurer and four DIRECTORS.
annsaily, arl that members shall ho entitled to FREQ
Admission to a1! the lectures given BY the Society.
s. THAT mc.nners' tickets shall be tranBferable.
O. Tint tho annunl meeting snaQ be on tho first
Mou1ay In Juno OF each year.
It was suggested that hlcVic1ser's Theatre
should 10 lllrcd and tint Prof. Swing should bo
asked to give tho first lecture. Tho latter idea
was received with favor, but no dofinito action
seemed to bo that it would bo bost to begin in q
smaller hall OIL tho West Side. Mr. II. 1. Ly-
man was appointed a Committee OH Hall, hesBrs.
9. A. Hay'land a,,d ]. F. TTogsy on Music, md
Mason on Lectures. Tho meeting thcn ad-
journcd to Monday, March 1G, at tho saue ti1uo
md p!aco. Reports from, the various commit
tees will thon be road, and tile officers OF the So
ciety will bo otccted. Tho attendance Of nil
friends Of tho movement ia particularly TO-
questcd. Iho first lecture will probably DO given
Oh the afternoon Of Sunday, March 23.
THE COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.
The Chicago College Of Pharmacy held its
Commencement exercises i'll tho lecture-roo,n Of
the Methodist Church Block lnBt evening. Il
fair audience assembled to listen to the address,
es aud tho music. Tho President,
DIR. T. II. PATTERSON,
commenced the cxerciHos by delivering short
adtlross to tho graduating class, fcc1tating
them upon tho close Of ttoir college studics but
urging removed and continued cffortB in the
study of thcir professions. He also spoke at
some length Of tho valuo Of pharnaceutal
education to tho druggist: As 1t now existed.
which outlawea the ignorant from dispons-
ing medicine. 4 bill hnd boon drafted in
187O, and sens down to tho 14ogisla-
turo which required druggists to pass au
examination, but it had hoen lost sight of aud
never become law. Ho hoped tho time would
come whon the diplomas Of tho proprietor and
clerks Of tho establishment would hing in every
drugstore.
After concluding his nddroRs,
THE GRADUATING CLAAs
were called to tho platform n1l presented with
their diplomas, Tile following aro their names
and tic subject Of tloir theses Charles NJ.
Ford, lacto pllospllatcs; Littletou Thompson,
dilute phosphorio acid; +. q. Hogan, pinkroot !;
Goo. H. Alderman, spcottlc gravity; Joseph 1so-
sonthal, pokoroot; l.. 3. Stahl, Jr.. wild cherry.
TnoF. D. H. TrIA!BI.E
thon addressed tho graduates in u long diaserta-
ton upon the progress Of nateria medical" He
closed by aaying that the college had passed
through nany vicissituaea, hut wnB now Oh
firm basis, requiring ou!y tho aid and sympathy
Of tho whole medical profession to insure u
great aud useful career,
aEonaE Ii. AoNEnsrAN
responded on bollalf OF tho class, thanking the
Professors for their many coul tcBien nrd kind
onicavors during the years of their association,
together.
Ihe audience was then dismissed. with tAnnla
for the attontion aud interest they lad shown IL
the exero4Beu.