AmASusr{,^oa8!"m'}    Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  405 
of  Chicago.  The  annual  address  before  the  Phi  Kappa  Phi,  on  "  Dr. 
Evan  Pugh,"  by  Prof.  A.  A.  Breneman,  of  New  York,  was  of  special 
interest.  Dr.  Pugh  was  the  first  president  of  State  College,  and  an 
eminent  chemist,  he  having  first  conclusively  proved  that  plants  do 
not  receive  their  nitrogen  supply  from  the  air. 
Another  feature  that  deserves  mention  was  the  impression  made 
on  the  visitor  by  the  students,  whether  at  baseball,  or  at  their  enter, 
tainment,  or  in  their  college  work.  They  seemed  to  be  all-round 
men,  well  developed  physically  and  well  equipped  mentally. 
A  pleasing  feature  of  the  exercises  was  the  presence  of  General 
Beaver,  who  is  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  State  College. 
A  very  interesting  discussion  followed  Professor  Kraemer's  report, 
which  was  participated  in  by  Messrs.  Hahn,  Poley,  Lowe,  Sadtler, 
Wilbert  and  Kline. 
The  Historical  Committee,  by  its  chairman,  George  M.  Beringer, 
presented,  on  behalf  of  Mr.  Joseph  Jacobs,  of  Atlanta,  Georgia, 
some  invoices  of  drugs  bought  during  the  Civil  War. 
Professor  Kraemer  submitted  the  names  of  five  gentlemen  for 
honorary  membership,  which,  under  the  rules,  lie  over  for  action 
until  the  next  meeting. 
The  following  appointments  were  subsequently  made  by  President 
French  : 
Delegates  to  the  coming  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association :  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Henry  Kraemer,  Samuel  P. 
Sadtler,  C.  B.  Lowe,  and  M.  I.  Wilbert  ;  and  as  alternates,  M.  N. 
Kline,  E.  M.  Boring,  G.  M.  Beringer,  W.  L.  Cliffe,  and  J.  W.  Eng- 
land. 
Committee  on  Nominations :  Jacob  M.  Baer,  W.  A.  Rumsey, 
C.  B.  Lowe,  F.  X.  Moerk  and  O.  W.  Osterlund. 
Historical  Committee :  George  M.  Beringer,  Henry  Kraemer, 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  M.  I.  Wilbert  and  J.  M.  Baer. 
Committee  on  Necrology :  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  Henry  Kraemer 
and  Gustavus  Pile. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  MINUTES  OF  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 
March  3,  1908. — The  Committee  on  Property  reported  that  the 
new  Pure  Food  and  Drug  Laboratory  was  nearly  completed.  The 
special  Finance  Committee  reported  a  number  of  contributions  for  the 
new  laboratory,  special  mention  being  made  of  the  good  work  done 
