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The Committee on Adulterated Drugs, &c, report, that they have during 
the past six months effected some little of the duty assigned them, in so far 
as they have published ten pages of contributions, towards the object in 
view, in the Journal, under the head, " On the means for determining the 
purity of certain Chemicals and Drugs, and for Detecting Adulterations." 
These contributions are from individual members of the Committee, and it 
has been thought the most practicable method of accomplishing the work, 
and attended with less inconvenience to the Committee, and less expense 
to the College. Should these essays accumulate in number and value, to 
make it an object, the College may, at some future time, direct them to be 
systematically arranged and published ; meanwhile they will be available 
to the readers of the Journal. 
Having accomplished all that their association as a Committee is likely 
to effect at present, they ask to be discharged. 
Daniel B. Smith, 
Thos. P. James, 
On behalf of the Committee.. 
The resolution offered at last meeting, by Alfred B. Taylor, rela- 
tive to the election of Professor Thomas, was again introduced. 
On motion, it was Resolved, That the rules be suspended. 
The President appointed Wm. J. Jenks, teller, who reported 
that Prof. Robert P. Thomas had received a unanimous vote, 
whereupon he was declared a resident member of the College. 
The following report was accepted and ordered to be placed on 
minute : 
The Committee on the Sinking Fund report, that, since the Annual 
Meeting of the College last year, they have received $195, and paid $200 
for two shares of College loan. The debt of the College being now only 
$2,100, the loan-holders are not willing to sell at less than the par value. 
Warder Morris, 
Samuel F. Troth, 
Joseph C. Turnpenny, 
Committee on Sinking Fund. 
Philadelphia, Zd mo., 1851. 
The Annual Report of the Publishing Committee, accompanied 
by a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the last year, 
was read and approved, and is as follows: 
To the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy : 
The Publishing Committee respectfully report: that since their last com- 
munication to the College they have printed and published five numbers of 
