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REPORT OF THE 
the limited powers with which the institution is endowed, a 
personal supervision cannot be exercised, and departures 
from a correct standard of practice be visited by exposure. 
During the year 1S42, a change was made in the meet- 
ings of the college, by distinguishing bet ween such as were 
for general business, and such as should be exclusively de- 
voted to scientific purposes, called " Pharmaceutical Meet- 
ings." At the latter, matters of general interest to the pro- 
fession are discussed, and essays read upon subjects of 
science, which, if of sufficient importance are afterwards 
published in the Journal. 
In the successive revisions of the National Pharma- 
copoeia the College has always taken a lively interest, and 
assistance has been afforded to the framers, when solicited. 
For the benefit of the Pharmacopoeia of 1840, a thorough 
revision was effected and a full report drawn up, a large 
portion of which was embodied in the work. The privi- 
lege of representation in the next convention will doubtless 
dra w forth an able cooperation in the labour of revision. 
Having experienced much inconvenience from the re- 
stricted accommodations of a rented building, in the year 
1S32 the college erected a hall for its especial accommoda- 
tion. The building is situated in Zane street above Seventh. 
It is spacious and airy, possessing ample room for the lec- 
tures and collections belonging to them, for the library, and 
for the purposes generally of the institution. 
The building is 30 feet 9 inches front on Zane street, by 
46 feet in depth, and 57 feet high ; it contains four stories, 
which are accessible by three distinct entrances, and is 
lighted and ventilated by windows on three sides. 
