576  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  {^vemberfffi* 
mixer  which  was  used  in  Germany  and  adopted  in  this  country  for 
mixing  other  things,  including  paints. 
Before  adjourning,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  the  speakers  for 
the  papers  presented.  H.  K. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  SEMI- ANNUAL  MEETING. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  was  held  in  the  library,  on  September  29th.  The  President,  Howard 
B.  French,  was  in  the  chair.  Twenty-six  members  were  present.  The  minutes 
of  the  meeting,  held  June  30th,  were  read  and  approved.  The  minutes  of  the 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  held  June  3d,  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  W. 
Nelson  Stem,  and  approved  as  read. 
Mr.  H.  L.  Stiles,  for  the  Committee  on  Meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association,  presented  a  report  of  the  Jubilee  Session  held  at  the  College 
Hall,  on  September  nth.  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer,  for  the  delegates  to  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  presented  a  report.  A  full  report  has 
been  published  in  The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  October,  pages 
484-526.  The  report  of  the  Nominating  Committee  was  received  and  accepted. 
The  thanks  of  the  College  were  tendered  Charles  Lippincott  &  Co.,  930  Arch 
Street,  for  their  liberality  in  providing  and  dispensing  soda-water  at  the  Col- 
lege during  the  meeting  of  the  Special  Jubilee  Session. 
Mr.  George  M.  Beringer,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Instruction,  called 
attention  to  the  research  work  about  to  be  inaugurated  by  the  Carnegie  Insti- 
tution ;  and  after  a  discussion  of  the  subject  it  was  referred  to  the  President  of 
the  College  with  power  to  act. 
An  election  for  three  Trustees  being  next  in  order,  Messrs.  E.  M.  Boring  and 
B.  P.  Cook  were  appointed  tellers,  who,  after  a  ballot  was  had,  reported  the 
election  of  George  M.  Beringer,  H.  L.  Stiles  and  Joseph  W.  England  to  serve 
as  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  three  years. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
