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Mr.  England  moved  that  the  Secretary  of  the  College  be  authorized  to  make 
such  abstracts  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  as  may  be  deemed 
proper  for  publication  in  connection  with  the  minutes  of  the  College  meetings, 
when  Mr.  Beringer  moved  to  amend  "  lhat  such  abstracts  be  first  submitted  to 
the  President  for  approval."    The  motion,  as  amended,  was  then  adopted. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  THE  MINUTES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 
The  Committee  on  Instruction  recommended  that  an  auxiliary  course  of 
instruction  be  established  in  the  College  for  students  in  the  first  year.  Instruc- 
tion will  be  given  in  chemical  and  pharmaceutical  arithmetic;  the  instruction 
in  this  branch  to  be  compulsory. 
The  Committee  also  recommended  that  Charles  H.  LaWall  be  elected 
Instructor  in  Pharmaceutical  Mathematics. 
The  following  named  were  elected  active  members  :  James  A.  Ferguson,  C. 
Stanley  French,  E.  R.  Kennedy,  M.D.,  G.  Nelson  Thompson,  John  T.  Harbold, 
and  as  associate  member,  William  G.  L,etzkus. 
The  Committee  on  Examination  reported  that  the  third  year  examinations 
proved  that  the  mid-year  examination  was  of  decided  advantage,  stimulating 
the  members  of  the  class  and  raising  the  general  class  average. 
M.  N.  Kline  was  elected  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  G.  M.  Beringer, 
Vice-Chairman,  and  Jacob  S.  Beetem,  Registrar,  for  the  ensuing  year. 
The  Property  Committee  reported  that  the  College  is  in  good  condition. 
The  Committee  on  Instruction  presented  their  annual  report.  This  report 
embraces  reports  from  the  members  of  the  Faculty  for  the  year.  In  the 
Department  of  Pharmacy  it  was  recommended  that  with  the  month's  extension 
of  the  third  year  course  there  be  given  more  time  to  Magistral  Pharmacy  and 
Pharmaceutical  Legislation,  and  that  the  optional  course  in  Prescription  Com- 
pounding be  abandoned  and  be  included  in  the  regular  course.  The  course  in 
Commercial  Training  is  now  a  part  of  the  established  instruction  of  the  College 
and  increased  interest  in  it  is  very  general. 
Department  of  Chemistry:  The  Professor  believes  that  the  course  in  Chemi- 
cal Arithmetic  will  be  a  distinct  benefit  in  overcoming  deficiencies  in  this 
branch.  Additional  time  will  also  be  given  to  the  subjects  of  Proximate 
Analysis  and  Separation,  and  Food  Adulteration. 
Department  of  Analytical  Chemistry:  The  innovation  of  having  quizzes  in 
this  department  has  proven  to  be  of  much  value.  The  resignation  of  the 
instructor,  Mr.  E.  E.  Wyckoff,  was  presented  and  accepted  with  regret. 
Department  of  Pharmacognosy:  Mr.  Herbert  J.  Watson,  the  instructor,  ten- 
dered his  resignation  on  account  of  ill  health.    It  was  accepted  with  regret. 
Department  of  Materia  Medica  and  Physiology  :  The  first  year  students  in 
this  branch  passed  an  unusually  good  examination. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D.,  Secretary. 
The  Chicago  Coi,i,EGE  of  Pharmacy,  located  for  the  past  twenty  years  at 
465  and  467  State  Street,  has  moved  into  new  quarters  at  the  N.  W.  corner  of 
Michigan  Boulevard  and  Twelfth  Street.  The  new  building  is  five  stories  high 
and  has  windows  on  four  sides.  It  is  admirably  located  and  furnishes  ample 
accommodations  for  lectures  and  laboratory  work. 
