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sure to the efforts at this moment made, both to ex¬ 
press intense sympathy, and to have the honour of 
sharing in the re-establishment of the Chicago Phar¬ 
maceutical Museum and Library. Ah influential 
Committee has been formed. We do not generally 
like a large Committee—but this is representative. 
The presence of so many names is simply an indica¬ 
tion of hearty fraternal desire on the part of British 
Pharmacists to aid America. The list on the Com¬ 
mittee includes the names of the Presidents of Phar¬ 
maceutical Associations in seventeen of our leading 
towns, all of whom have offered their active services. 
The President and leading Officers of the Phar¬ 
maceutical Society of Great Britain, together with 
the Officials of the British Pharmaceutical Con¬ 
ference have promised personal assistance. The 
cliief wholesale druggists, including Sir Thomas 
Dakin, chairman of the Chicago General Belief 
Fund, have joined the movement; while better than 
all, the students have espoused the cause and are 
engaged in collecting books and subscriptions from 
apprentices and assistants. Fortunately for Chicago, 
Professor Attfield has undertaken the burden of 
executive direction. Parcels of books, museum and 
lecture-specimens, apparatus and whatever thought¬ 
ful kindness can suggest, may safely be intrusted to 
his care. Cheques and money subscriptions will 
he devoted to the purchase of books and other 
contributions. Some donations have been received 
•—at present necessarily few. The Council of the 
Pharmaceutical Society has voted a bound set of 
Journals and Indexes. Mr. Joseph Ince has pre¬ 
sented fifty-four selected volumes—chiefly foreign 
—some educational. The students’ subscriptions 
vary from one shilling to ten, others from lialf-a- 
guinea to ten guineas. We sincerely hope to see 
a multitude of small contributions. 
Let us learn from this fearful visitation, never to 
mourn as those without hope. The darkest night 
must have its morning; the blackest cloud cannot 
for ever shut out the sunshine—there is a resurrec¬ 
tion power in this life as also in that to come. 
Should Chicago rise from its ashes, as it most cer¬ 
tainly will, more prosperous than ever; should its 
citizens emerge from their fearful trial rejoicing as a 
strong man to run a race; should their hour of sor¬ 
row have gained them the sympathy and knit them 
in the closest bonds of union with another country; 
there may come a time when thanksgiving may re¬ 
place distress—then let them call to memory the 
old, old story, when centuries ago three children 
passed unharmed through the burning fiery furnace, 
but there was one whose name was love walking in 
the midst. 
A very pleasant feature of the movement that 
has been set on foot to assist in restoring the library, 
museum, and apparatus of the Chicago College of 
Pharmacy is the warmth with which it has been 
taken up by the students at Bloomsbury Square. 
As will be seen upon reference to another column, a 
meeting was held on Wednesday last, and a com¬ 
mittee appointed to make an appeal to all the recent 
and present pharmaceutical students in the country. 
We hope the result will be a good one, for we are 
sure the sympathy shown will lie none the less wel¬ 
come to Chicago students as coming from those who 
are now, or recently have been, themselves students 
in England. 
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MEETING OF COUNCIL. 
December 6th, 1871. 
MR. A. F. HASELDEN, E.L.S., PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
MR. EDW'ARDS, VICE-PRESIDENT. 
Present—Messrs. Atherton, Betty, Bottle, Brown, 
Carr, Greenish, Groves, Hills, Reynolds, Sandford, Sa¬ 
vage, Shaw, Smith, Stoddart, Williams and Woolley. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and con¬ 
firmed. 
The President read a letter from Professor Attfield, 
asking the assistance of the Society towards reinstating 
the Chicago College of Chemistry in the matter of books 
and specimens, which had all been destroyed by the late 
fire; and suggesting that a complete set of the Pharma¬ 
ceutical Journal, with indices, would be very accep¬ 
table. 
It was moved by Mr. Sandford, seconded by Mr. 
Williams, and carried unanimously, that a complete set 
of the Journal in volumes, with indices, be presented to 
the Chicago College. 
The Report of the Finance Committee was presented, 
showing on the General Fund Account a balance in the 
Treasurer s hands of.£1320. 165. 8A 
And submitting for payment sundry 
accounts amounting to. £803. 7s. 7 d. 
On the Benevolent Fund Account a 
balance of. £206. 4s. 5d. 
Resolved—That the Report of the Finance Committee 
be received and adopted and payments made. 
Resolved—That the Report and Recommendations of 
the Benevolent Fund Committee be received and 
adopted. 
Mr. Shaw said he was somewhat astonished some time 
ago at hearing it stated that many people were under the 
impression that the Benevolent Fund -was more than 
equal to the demands upon it. If not so, he should like 
it to be clearly stated. 
The Secretary stated that the annuities granted ab¬ 
sorbed more than the interest of the money invested. 
The Fund was therefore not equal to the demands upon 
it. 
A grant of £10 was made to the wddow of a deceased 
member of the Society. (Second grant.) 
Resolved—That a list of subscribers and donors to the 
Benevolent Fund, accompanied by some account of 
the objects, and rules under which grants from the 
Fund are made, should be published for distribution. 
The reports of several meetings of the House Com¬ 
mittee were read, including an estimate for alterations in 
the basement of the Society’s premises, for the purpose 
of affording additional accommodation for the Professors 
of Chemistry and Botany, and the Curator, etc. 
Mr. Sandford explained at some length the proposed 
alterations. 
Mr. Williams said the matter had received a good 
deal of attention from the Committee, and he hoped the 
report would be adopted. The rooms in question had 
been taken into possession by the Society, in consequence 
of greater space being required. 
Resolved—That the Report and Proceedings of the 
House Committee be received and approved. 
Resolved—That the Report of the Library, Museum 
and Laboratory Committee be received, and further 
estimates for printing the catalogue of books in the 
library be procured. 
