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entirely,  instead  of  the  ordinary  gelatine  dry  plate.  As  previously  stated, 
the  sensitive  films  are  stained  with  some  dye  in  this  process,  and  experiments 
are  still  being  made  to  discover  the  one  best  suited  for  the  purpose.  Chlo- 
rophyll, cyanine  and  eosine  have  been  largely  used.  It  appears  that  cyanine 
blue  makes  the  plate  more  sensitive  to  yellow  or  orange  rays,  whilst  eosine 
absorbs  in  the  green  or  green  yellow ;  but  pure  red  rays,  as  in  the  case  of 
the  ordinary  plate,  have  little  or  no  effect  on  plates  prepared  with  either  of 
them. 
MINUTE  OF  THE  COLLEGE  MEETING. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  college  was  held  this  day  in 
the  College  Hall,  Charles  Bullock  presiding,  eighteen  members  being 
present.  The  minute  of  the  last  stated  meeting  was  read  and,  on  motion, 
adopted.  The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  months  of  January, 
February  and  March  were  presented  and,  by  resolution,  approved.  Profes- 
sor Maisch  referred  to  the  fact  of  a  chart  having  been  prepared,  and  with 
photographs  of  the  college  buildings  and  the  text-books  used,  sent  to  the 
exhibition  at  Paris,  illustrating  the  methods  and  results  of  the  educational 
system  of  this  college,  and  moved  that  the  same  be  presented  to  the  library 
of  the  Ecole  de  Pharmacie,  Paris.  Professor  Remington  moved  that  the 
gift  be  bestowed  on  behalf  of  the  college  through  Mr.  Jules  A.  Creuse,  of 
109  Boulevard  San  Michel,  Paris.  The  resolutions  were  adopted,  and  the 
Secretary  was  directed  to  communicate  with  Mr.  Creuse. 
The  Publication  Committee  reported  the  prompt  and  regular  issue  of  the 
Journal  during  the  year  past.  The  reports  of  the  Business  Editor  and  of 
the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  were  also  submitted,  giving  the  financial 
statement  and  the  balance. 
The  Editor  of  the  Journal  submitted  his  report  as  follows  : 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
The  editor  respectfully  reports  that  during  the  past  year  seventy  original 
papers  were  published  in  the  Journal,  of  which  number  twenty-eight  were 
contributed  by  eight  members  of  the  College,  and  nineteen  papers  by  four- 
teen authors  who  are  not  members.  The  remaining  papers  consisted  of 
more  or  less  extended  abstracts  of  fifty -three  theses  of  last  year's  graduating 
class.  Twenty-four  of  the  papers,  a  portion  of  them  contributions  from  the 
College  laboratory,  were  read  at  meetings  of  the  College.  In  addition  to 
the  papers  mentioned,  each  number  of  the  Journal  contained  original  trans- 
lations, abstracts  from  European  journals,  also  editorials,  reviews,  and  other 
matter,  prepared  by  the  editor,  besides  the  essays  republished  from  other 
journals.  While  the  number  of  papers  read  before  the  College  was  smaller 
than  during  the  preceding  year,  they  were  of  considerable  interest,  and  con- 
tributed much  to  the  usefulness  of  these  meetings. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
JOHN  M.  MAISCH, 
Editor. 
March  25,  1889. 
