The evening world., 1892-04-27
teltGE " PHARMACY" IHE (IT1otBRO0MW

The Brooklyn college OF Pharmacy was or
ganized about year ago and Is the only one
OF Its kind In the city
so the dozen young druggists who will to-
morrow evening be launched forth into full
liberty to compound pills and mix mysterious
potions VIII have the honor OF being the
OF Churches. Their diplomas will give them
the riga. not only to write Pm. G. after their
names, but to practise their profession in any
part OF the United States.
The names OF those who will be graduated
are: j. b. Newton, +. f. Lange, j. +. Craw-
ford, Harvey Vaughan, j. II. Smith, DR.. A. Ii.
Brundage, Mr.. Hamp, 6. Rosenthal, Frank
Pearlstein, W. C. Anderson, Louis Berger and
Robert Kerntopf
The exercises will begin Mt s O'clock and
an elaborate programme mas been arranged.
An overture by Innes's Thirteenth Regiment
Band will be the opening number. 1t Will be
followed by prayer by Rev. Joseph ID. Bur-
rell after which Prof X. q. Eggles, Dean OF
the college, will address the class.
Is. c. Bent, the well-knOwn cOrnetist, Will
render solo. The sixth number Of the pro-
gramme will be an address By Mayor Boody.
Dr. 4. NJ. Lahey President OF the college, Will
confer the degrees.
Part IL. OF the programme will be begun
with an address by Valedictorian j. Il. Smith.
Prizes will be awarded by President John
Gallagher, OF the Kings county Pharmaceu-
tical Society.
In addition to mere musical selections, both
vocal and instrumental, with which the pro-
gramme is repiete, there Will be other ao-
dresses by j. c. Hendrix, President OF the
Board OF Education, and Prof. w. 7. De For
est, to whose efforts the College princi pally
owes its existence, and DIR. l. L. Perkins.
Thirteen members OF the junior class Will act
as ushers.
! Considering that this has been the first
| term or the new College its showing has been
exceedingly CONNIE mendable. 1t opened with
membership or sixty-seven students. The
! senior class was necessarily small as all OF
/ its members had to be taken from other COL
leges. There has been scarcely any railing
| on In the number OF students.
Next year there will be senior class OF
thirty six, that number OF juniors having
passed the required examination.
| Practical pharmacy Is one or the chlet aims
! OF the new institution, and TO that end the
| curriculum mas been arranged.
| The College building, q three-story struc-
ture at 800 Classon avenue, is fitted out with
as complete laboratories as can be had. 1t Is
the aim to give students practical as well
as a technical knowledge OF drugs, so thaC q
course at the prescription counter VIII not be
! necessary TO ut them for druggists work.
| Especial attention Is paid TO the deadly
drugs, so that when student completes his
course he Will be Just as much at home II
handling tincture OF opium as with aqua pura
To this end the students are taught In the
different sciences which may Eave II bearing
direct or indirect, on the knowledge or com
pounding or manufacturing drugs.
An able corps OF instructors is connected
| with the College, among these being Prof
| Fggler who has national reputation as
chemist. Prot. De Forest, Prof. lahey ant
Prof. Gallagher.
The college is an outgrowth OF the King
County Pharmaceutical Society, which wa
organized in 1877 ana has present member
ship OF 200. including every druggist o
prominence in Brooklyn.
This Society is known all over the country
and the doings or Its monthly meetings are re
ported In the leading pharmaceutical publ
cations. Among its members are l.. 7. Per
kins, +. n. Bliss, d. l.. Cameron, T.
Lahey, John Gallagher, W. NJ. Davis, Rober
Black. DR.. L. d. Sheets and others OF promi
nenCe.