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provement of the College Campus, to beautifying the grounds and or- 

 namenting the avenues with trees and flower-girt paths. Tiirough their 

 laudable exertions a substantial road, from the College edifice to the 

 town, has been constructed, which contributes so much to the con-^ 

 venience and comfort of those who are obliged to tfaverse the Via Bene- 

 dicla, that we cannot indeed feel too grateful to the Linnseans. 



Monthly meetings of the Association are held, which are frequently 

 enlivened and rendered profitable by the delivery of lectures and the 

 reading of reports, essays, and explanations of various phenomena, &c. 

 Lectures have already been delivered by the following honorary mem- 

 bers of the Association : 



President Kkauth, "On the nutritive relations of the animal and vegetable king' 

 dom ;" Prof. Stoevee, "The practical effects which the labors of the learned have 

 had on the prosperity and happiness of mankind ;" Prof. Haupt, "The implements 

 of waif are and the modes of attack and defence ;" Prof. Hay, "Glaciers ;" Prof. Rey- 

 nolds, "TAe Natural History of man ;" Prof. Schmucker, "The Aborigines of 

 America." 



Dissertations have also been presented by the following active mem- 

 bers : 



J. M. Clement, "The Characteristics of the age ;" M. Diehl, "Founerism;" 

 P. Anstatt, "Unity of the Human Race ;" A. C. Wedekind, "The Imagination;" 

 G. A. NixDORFF, "Universal Progression ;" A. Essick, "The influence of Science 

 in dispelling superstilioii ;" W. A. Renshaw, "Early History of Adams County ;" 

 W. M. Baum, "The influence of Study on the development of Mind ;" G.J.Martz, 

 "Animal Magnetism." 



The following gentlemen constitute the Board of officers : 

 President, John G. Morris, D. D. ; 1st Vice Pres., William M. 

 Baum ; 2d Vice Pres., Augustus C. Wedekind ; Cor. Sec, Moses R. 

 Zimmerman ; Rec. Sec, John Jl. S. Tressler ; Treasurer, Reuben Jl. 

 Fink ; Curators, John K. Plitt, William P. Ruikrauff. 



All our friends, we are confident, will unite with us in the wish tliat 

 the same spirit of enterprise may continue to animate the Linnaeans — in 

 the hope that their commendable cflbrts may be displayed in still fur- 

 ther improvements. If they are encouraged by the success which has 

 attended their past endeavors, may they find new motives for zealous 

 exertions in the fact, that much more remains to be effected ; may they 

 press on, adopting as their motto the injunction of the Roman moralist : 

 "Nil actum reputans, si quid superesset agendum." 



PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL COLLEGE. 

 The Commencement of the Medical Department of Pennsylvania College 

 took place on the 4th ult. The public papers represent the exercises of the occa- 

 sion as having been exceedingly interesting and calculated to furnish the highest 

 gratification to those interested in the prosperity of this rising school. 



