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llinutes  of  the  College. 
(  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
X      Nov.,  1881. 
"  The  officers  and  faculty  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  in  their  own  belialf  and  in  behalf  of  the  members  of  the  College, 
send  greeting  and  best  wishes  to  their  sister  institution. 
"  EwEN  McIntyre,  President.^^ 
Professor  Remington,  chairman  of  the  delegation  to  attend  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  held  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  stated  that  all  the  delegates  appointed  by  the  College  were  in  attend- 
ance, and  that  after  the  adjournment  of  the  meeting,  which  was  held  dur- 
ing intensely  warm  weather,  the  Eastern  delegates  divided  into  two  com- 
panies, one  of  which  took  a  trip  to  Santa  F6,  and  the  other  to  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  visiting  the  gold  and  silver  mines  of  Colorado,  Gray's  Peak,  etc. 
He  spoke  warmly  of  the  kindness  extended  to  all  by  the  people  of  Kan- 
sas City. 
His  report,  which  follows,  was,  on  motion,  accepted : 
"To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
"  Gentlemen — The  undersigned  delegates  to  the  American  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association  respectfully  report  that  they  attended  the  meeting  held 
in  Kansas  City  on  the  third  Tuesday  in  Augusii,  1881. 
"  The  meeting  was  largely  attended,  considering  that  the  place  selected 
was  ill  the  Far  West.  Some  of  the  papers  read  at  the  meeting  were  of 
lasting  value,  and  more  time  was  afforded  to  the  discussion  of  the  scien- 
tific papers  than  has  heretofore  been  the  case,  owing  to  the  relief  given  by 
the  Council,  all  business  matters  having  to  come  before  this  body  under 
the  new  by-laws.  It  was  a  source  of  regret  that  President  Shinn  could  not 
be  present;  his  place  was  filled  by  Mr.  Schafer,  of  Iowa.  Prof.  P.  W. 
Bedford,  of  New  York,  was  chosen  President  for  the  ensuing  year. 
"The  Association  adjourned  to  meet  in  September,  1882,  at  Niagara 
Falls,  N.  Y. 
"  Respectfully  submitted. 
"Signed,  Joseph  P.  Remington, 
Jos.  L.  Lemberger, 
Chas.  a.  Heinitsh, 
Chas.  Bullock, 
Geo.  W.  Kennedy." 
Professor  Maisch,  in  behalf  of  the  delegation  to  attend  the  Conference 
of  the  Schools  of  Pharmacy,  made  the  following  report: 
"To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
"  The  undersigned  delegates  resi^ectfuUy  report  that  they  have  attended 
the  Twelfth  Conference  of  Schools  of  Pharmacy,  which  met  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.,  August  23.  Delegations  from  the  Cincinnati,  Louisville,  Mary- 
land, Miissacliusetts,  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  St.  Louis  Colleges  of 
Pharmacy  were  present. 
"  The  subject  selected  last  year  for  consideration  was  the  advisability  of 
discontinuing  the  writing  of  a  thesis  as  one  of  the  requirements  for  gradu- 
ation. With  one  or  two  exceptions  all  the  delegates  present  expressed 
themselves  in  favor  of  continuing  the  thesis  and  of  rating  it  in  the  final 
examination  ;  but  the  opinions  differed  as  to  whether  the  rating  should  be 
in  the  same  manner  as  the  other  branches,  or  whether  it  should  be  rated 
only  for  determining  the  relative  standing  of  tliose  students  who  pass  the 
final  examination.  A  resolution  was  finally  adopted  simply  recommend- 
ing that  the  thesis  of  each  student  be  rated  in  the  final  examination. 
"  After  some  further  discussion  the  following  two  subjects  were  referred 
to  the  consideration  of  the  various  colleges,  to  be  reported  on  at  the  next 
annual  Conference: 
"1.  That  measures  be  adoj^ted  towards  making  a  course  in  analytical 
chemistry  obligatory ;  and 
