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MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
importance  of  making  an  early  provision,  by  means  of  a  sinking  fund,  for 
its  gradual  extinction. 
With  sincere  regard,  I  remain  your  friend, 
Charles  Ellis. 
After  due  deliberation  it  was  moved  and  adopted  that  the  request  of 
Charles  Ellis,  declining  re-election  as  President  of  the  College,  be  acceded 
to  ;  and  the  following  minute  was  made,  expressing  the  sense  of  the  Col- 
lege in  parting  with  its  old  and  highly  esteemed  officer  : 
"Our  retiring  President  was  one  of  the  original  members  of  this  Col- 
lege— but  few  of  whom  now  remain  in  our  midst.  He  has  seen  this  in- 
stitution progress  from  infancy  to  the  maturity  and  vigor  of  a  well  de- 
veloped and  useful  organization.  For  fourteen  years  he  served  as 
Secretary,  and  for  fifteen  years  was  presiding  officer  of  this  College.  In 
retiring  from  active  duty  he  has  our  grateful  remembrance  of  his  services 
— our  hopes  that  his  counsel  and  his  interest  in  our  institution  will  remain 
with  us,  and  our  best  wishes  for  the  future  of  his  life." 
The  annual  election  being  ordered,  Caleb  H.  Needles  and  S.  Mason 
McCollin,  as  tellers,  reported  the  election  of  the  following  officers : 
President,  Dillwyn  Parrish. 
1st  Vice-President,  William  Procter,  Jr. 
Id  Vice-President,  Robert  Shoemaker. 
Treasurer,  Ambrose  Smith. 
Recording  Secretary^        Charles  Bullock. 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Alfred  B,  Taylor. 
Trustees. 
Robert  Bridges,  M.  D.,  T.  S.  Wiegand,  T.  M.  Perot, 
Danl.  S.  Jones,  John  M.  Maisch,         James  T.  Shinn, 
Saml.  S.  Bunting,  Charles  L  Eberle. 
Publishing  Committee. 
Charles  Ellis,  Edward  Parrish,  Alfred  B.  Taylor, 
John  M.  Maisch,  Wm.  Procter,  Jr. 
Committee  on  Sinking  Fund. 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  T.  Morris  Perot,  James  T.  Shinn. 
Delegates  to  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
James  T.  Shinn,  S.  Mason  McCollin,     *    Wilson  H.  Pile,  M.  D. 
Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  Alfred  B.  Taylor. 
On  motion,  then  adjourned. 
Charles  Bullock,  Secretary. 
An  adjourned  meeting  of  the  College  was  held  on  the  evening  of  April 
I2th,  1869,  at  the  College  Hall,  pursuant  to  adjournment.  The  Presi- 
dent, Dillwyn  Parrish,  in  the  Chair.    31  members  present. 
The  Committee  of  Ways  and  Means  made  their  final  report,  which  was 
accepted  and  referred  to  an  Auditing  Committee,  consisting  of  Jacob  L 
Smith,  Wilson  H.  Pile,  M.  D.,  and  Caleb  H.  Needles. 
From  this  report  it  appears  thait  the  whole  amount  received  for  the 
Building  Fund  was  $34,844.08 
