^oviX/iSjT'f     Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  559 
ought  to  attempt.  If  meanwhile  some  of  our  pharmaceutical  manu- 
facturers were  to  supply  the  means  necessary  to  purchase  some  of 
the  private  collections  in  the  hands  of  several  European  collectors 
and  offered  for  sale,  we  might  take  a  very  great  step  indeed  toward 
the  realization  of  our  goal. 
Report  of  Committee  on  Proposed  Pharmaceutical  Collection 
at  Washington. 
By  Edward  Kremers,  Chairman. 
As  pointed  out  in  last  year's  report,  it  will  take  at  least  two 
years  before  the  collection  now  in  the  old  museum  building  can 
be  transferred  to  the  new.  The  best  we  can  do,  therefore,  at  present 
is  to  keep  alive  our  interest  in  the  history  of  our  calling  and  to 
be  prepared  when  the  proper  time  comes  to  ask  for  floor  space  in 
the  old  National  Museum  in  which  the  exhibits  of  the  several 
callings  are  to  be  housed.  In  order  to  be  in  a  position  to  back 
our  requests  we  should  have  a  collection — or  rather  a  sufficient 
number  of  offers  of  contributions — that  will  appeal  to  the  authorities 
of  the  Museum.  It  is  to  be  hoped,  therefore,  that  such  offers  will 
be  made  voluntarily  in  the  near  future.  Appeals  for  funds  for  the 
purchase  of  one  of  the  several  large  pharmaceutical  collections  now 
offered  for  sale  have  thus  far  been  unsuccessful.  Other  associa- 
tions have  offered  very  large  collections  to  the  National  Museum. 
Unless  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  is  in  a  position  to 
make  a  respectable  offer,  we  shall  have  to  be  content  with  a  very 
limited,  and  possibly  unsatisfactory  space.  H.  K. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
MINUTES  of  the  semi-annual  meeting. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  College  was 
held  in  the  Library  on  September  28th,  at  4  p.  m.,  with  President 
French  in  the  chair.  The  minutes  of  the  meeting  held  June  29th 
were  read  and  approved.  The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  held  June  9th  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  J.  S.  Beetem, 
and  approved. 
The  Committee  on  Membership  reported  progress.    The  Com- 
