Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-13
NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.
II Held Its Nineteenth Annual Commence
ment Mt the Academy of Music Last Nixbt

| II Held Its Nineteenth Annual Commence
ment Mt the Academy Of M usic Last Night.
Behind q perfect bnlwark of beautiful flowers
and graceful palms and before a sea Of faces oil
, friends and relatives the graduates of the nine
teenth class Of the National College of Phar.
macy received their diplomas at the Academy
OF Music last night. The stage on which the
graduates, undergraduates and the faculty OF
the college sat presented a beautiful appearance.
From the middle Of the proscenium arch hung
huge floral scroll bearing the inscription,
Glass 81" In the rear Of the stage large
floral mortar with pestle occupied a conspicu-
| GUS position. 1t told in mystic letters that it
belonged to the National College Of Pharmacy,
for the letters IN C. p" in red carnations,
were worked upon it.
Mr.. Samuel Waggaman, the president Of the
college, spoke briefly on the requisites Of u
druggist. Heretofore. he said. the college had
graduated only those who after four years
practical experience in drug store. and having
reached their majority were able to pass a
satisfactory examination. This year, however.
things were different The faculty had decided
| to confer upon those who had passed a salts
factory examination, but who lacked the neces-
sary experience or a few years Of being legally
men, certificates which could be exchanged tor
diplomas soon it could be shown to the
satisfaction of the faculty that they had OBJ
tanned the four years experience and were OF
proper age.
MIR. C. E. Andrus was the salu,atorian and
his remarks were well chosen and teemed with
good advice. as did the valedictory delivered
BY W. g. Roe. The address of Mr.. H. B.
Moulton to the graduates WAS mastery effort
and was replete with good advice to those who
were entering field of labor where they held
men s lives in their hands. During the even
ing the Marine Band kept things lively with
some excellent selections.
The graduates were: Edward F. Albert Of
PENNSYLVANIA, Charles E. Baldwin of Iowa, A.
i. Bronaugh of Virginia, g. b. Campbell OF
the District Of Columbia, j. E. Carroll Of the
District OF Columbia. Albert j. Cox OF Nir-
ginia, +. C. Haines of the District Of Column
bia, James ". Harper of Virginia, Henry j.
of Columbia, Albert b. Hyatt Of Maryland.
John W. Jennings of Virginia, Frank V. john
son of the District of Columbia, Chas. Mac
Gregor Of Virginia, William G. Roe of Penn
sylyania, William J. Ryder Of New York. Chas
Scherrer of the District of Columbia, Alfred
IL. Wells of Maryland. Gilpin Wilson Of Mary
land, robert &. Williams Of Virginia.
After the commencement exercises had con-
ciud,d the undergraduates rendered the grad
yates banquet at the Shoreham. During the
evening the following toasts were responded
to: Our alma MATER Prof. Henry +. Kalu-
sowshi; ~ he faculty OF the college, DR.. SamL
song, Twelve Months Ago Tonight" NJ. P.
Miller; Our profession" G.. G. Z. Simms;
The physician and the pharmacist" DR.. J. Il.
Walton; ''1he Honorary member" W. q.
Duckett; ''1he officers of the Alumni Associa-
ton, Ii. c. yesterday; Chemistry" William
Halleck; Woman, Jas. V. Yates; 1.-The whole
sale druggist" Edward Boyd.