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Min  utes  of  the  College. 
j  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
t      April,  1881. 
:Sadtler,  and  under  the  title  of  "  Gleanings  from  the  Foreign  Journals  "  by  Mr.  Louis  von  C  jtzhausen,  until 
his  removal  from  Philadelphia  last  autumn. 
Of  the  original  papers,  one  author  contributed  8  papers,  two  authors  each  5  papers,  o  n e  4  papers,  two 
-authors  each  2  and  3  papers,  the  remaining  41  essays  being  furnished  by  as  many  different  authors,  making 
a  total  of  forty-nine  authors,  of  whom  twelve  were  members  of  the  College  contributing  28  papers.  Four- 
teen of  the  papers  were  read  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Meetings,  and  of  these  foui'  were  by  students  of  the 
Oollege  on  subjects  investigated  in  the  College  laboratory. 
With  the  extended  facilities  for  laboratory  iuvestigation  which  the  College  is  about  to  inaugurate  it  is 
believed  that  the  more  advanced  students  may  be  induced  to  undertake  original  researches  to  a  still  larger 
■extent  than  heretofore,  and  it  is  not  unlikely  that  a  plan  could  be  deviseJ,  perhaps  through  the  Committee 
■of  Instruction  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  whereby  such  researches  could  be  stimulated  so  as  to  be  of  direct 
benefit  to  the  students  undertaking  them,  and  at  the  same  time  contribute  to  the  interest  of  the  Pharma- 
-ceutical  Meetings.  These  meetings  have  now  been  conducted  without  interruption,  the  usual  summer 
recesses  excepted,  since  October  18th,  1870,  a  iDnger  period,  it  is  believed,  than  at  any  other  time  in  the  his- 
tory of  tVic  College.  That  the  information  disseminated  through  these  monthly  assemblages  has  been  of 
no  mean  value  may  be  gleaned  from  the  fact  that  the  papers  read  have  nearly  all  been  reproduced  by  other 
journals,  and  in  not  a  few  cases  the  discussions  had  in  connection  with  the  several  subjects  brought  for- 
ward, if  reported  sufficiently  in  detail,  have  not  unfrequently  received  the  compliment  of  being  quoted  by 
other  periodicals.  It  is  the  opinion  of  the  Editor  that,  providing  the  members  of  the  College  give  to  these 
.meetings  their  hearty  support,  not  only  may  their  iisefulness  be  continued  in  the  future,  but  they  may  be 
■even  made  still  more  attractive  and  instructive  than  they  have  been  in  the  past. 
It  I'emains  to  lie  stated  that  after  consulting  with  the  Publication  Committee  the  Editor  has  prepared 
a  general  index  of  the  last  ten  volumes  of  the  Jourxai.,  which,  having  been  published,  renders,  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  general  index  prepared  by  Mr.  H.  M.  Wilder  for  the  first  42  volumes,  all  the  material  avail- 
able that  is  contained  in  the  Jourx.-vt.  since  its  first  issue  in  1825. 
The  Editor  desires  yet  to  direct  attention  to  the  improvements  in  the  typography  and  arrangement  of 
.matter  published  in  the  Jourxai,,  which  were  adopted  wfth  the  beginning  of  the  present  volume,  and  in 
<;onclusion,  begs  to  tliank  all  who  have  kindly  aided  him  with  contributions  and  suggestions,  and  to  solicit 
for  tlie  Journal  also  in  tlie  futui-e  their  hearty  support  and  good  will. 
Kespectfully  submitted,  JOHN  M.  MAISCH,  Editor. 
Of  the  recommendations  contained  in  the  Editor's  report  Prof,  Reming- 
ton spoke  warmly  in  approval. 
The  report  of  Mr.  Bullock,  Treasurer  of  the  Puhlication  Committee,  was 
read  and  accepted.  It  presents  the  usual  encouraging  exhibit  of  the 
iinancial  condition  of  the  Journal. 
The  Committee  on  the  Sinking  Fund  reported  a  sum  paid  over  to  the 
Treasurer  of  the  College  with  a  small  balance  remaining  in  their  hands. 
Charles  Bullock,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  appointed  at  the  last  meet- 
ing of  the  College  to  take  action  relative  to  the  Act  before  Congress  regard- 
ing the  adulteration  of  food  and  drugs,  reported  that  the  committee  had 
met  two  or  three  times  and  discussed  the  matter  fully,  but  as  Congress  had 
iidjourned  without  taking  any  action  upon  the  bill  the  labors  of  the  com- 
mittee were  not  required  further  at  present.  On  motion,  the  rejDort  of  the 
-committee  Avas  accei:)ted,  and  the  committee  was  continued  to  report  in  the 
future  if  further  action  of  Congress  or  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of 
Pennsylvania  renders  it  necessary. 
A  resolution  offered  by  Mr.  Bullock,  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee appointed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  authorizing  the  President, 
Treasurer  and  Secretary  to  issue  scrip  in  the  name  of  the  College  for  the 
purpose  of  making  the  improvements  to  the  College  building,  was  unani- 
mously adopted. 
The  names  of  three  gentlemen  were  reported  by  the  Treasurer  as  being 
five  years  in  arrears  to  the  College.  On  motion,  their  names  were  ordered 
to  be  erased  from  the  roll  of  members. 
