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that  out  of  14  candidates  for  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  the  fol- 
lowing 13  passed:  J.  J.  Argente,  A.  L.  Scholl,  D.  Lustig,  M.  J.  Murphy, 
W.  H.  Adair,  C.  P.  P:iwert,  C.  M.  Troppman,  H.  Cody,  Fletcher,  Chas. 
Hammit,  J.  M.  Dewitt,  J.  P.  Fevrier  and  Geo.  Chard. 
Prof.  Emlen  Painter,  the  President,  in  his  annual  address  related  the 
purchase  of  a  lot  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  situated  on  Fulton  street,  west 
of  Polk,  size  30  by  97  feet,  at  a  cost  of  $2,700.  The  address  also  recom- 
mended the  immediate  establishment  of  a  building  fund  for  the  perma- 
nent improvement  of  the  ground  and  the  accommodation  of  the  College. 
The  report  by  the  Treasurer,  Wm.  J.  Bryan,  showed  a  balance  in  hand 
of  $1,434.56 
The  several  other  officers  handed  in  their  reports ;  there  are  now  85  act- 
ive members  on  the  roll. 
Mr.  John  Calvert  gave  notice  that  he  would  offer  a  resolution  at  the  next 
meeting  that  the  funds  of  the  California  Pharmaceutical  Society  and  the 
College  of  Pharmacy  be  consolidated. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  President, 
Emlen  Painter;  Vice  Presidents — Wm.  M.  Searby,  James  Topi ey ;  Cor- 
responding and  Recording  Secretary,  Fred.  Grazer ;  Treasurer,  Wm.  J. 
Bryan ;  Librarian  and  Curator,  Ph.  L.  Vreeland ;  Editor,  William  M. 
Searby;  Board  of  Trustees — Emlen  Painter,  John  Calvert,  John  Daw^son, 
D.  W.  Kirkland,  S.  A.  McDonnell,  Fred.  Keil,  F.  A.  Grazer. 
Mr.  S.  A.  McDonnell  read  a  very  interesting  paper  on  quillain,  or 
Extractum  Quillaise  Exsiccatum,  its  uses,  and  advantages  for  preparing 
instantaneously  emulsions  of  fixed  oils,  etc. 
Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain.— At  the  Pharmaceu- 
tical meeting  held  December  7th,  Mr.  J.  B.  Barnes  read  a  pai:)er  on  the 
antiBeptie  properties  of  cinnamic  acid.  The  solubility  of  cinnamic  acid  is 
given  as  follows:  lard  3  0  per  cent.,  cacao  butter  0"5,  expressed  oil  of 
almond  1-0,  codliver  oil  2*0,  white  wax  3'0,  paraffin  0*5,  oleic  acid  5*0,  ben- 
zol 1*0,  ether  20*0,  chloroform  8*0,  glycerite  of  borax  1-5  and  water  per 
cent.,  one  part  of  the  acid  dissolves  in  olive  oil  66  parts,  vaselin  40  parts, 
spermaceti  66  parts,  2  per  cent,  watery  solution  of  sodium  phosphate  50 
parts,  2  i)er  cent,  borax  solution  25  parts  and  in  glycerin  400  parts. 
Two  grains  of  cinnamic  acid  were  added  to  4  fluidounces  of  the  follow- 
ing liquids  with  the  results  indicated:  Albumen  solution,  became  putrid 
on  the  eighteenth  day  ;  gelatin  solution,  putrid  on  the  fifteenth  day  ;  urine, 
cloudy  on  the  twenty-ninth  and  putrid  on  the  thirty-first  day ;  decoction 
of  malt,  fermentation  retarded  ;  cold  infusion  of  malt  broke  down  on  the 
thirty-sixth  day ;  infusion  of  roses  unchanged  after  sixty  days.  The 
experiments  were  made  at  00°F.  Four  grains  of  cinnamic  acid  preserved 
the  liquids  for  a  longer  period. 
£n  the  discussion  on  this  paper,  Mr.  Ekin  said  that  in  some  experi- 
ments made  by  him  on  m/ilk  some  years  ago,  he  had  found  boracic  acid  to 
be  decidedly  superior  to  salicylic  or  benzoic  acid,  that  it  was  harmless  and 
tasteless,  and  that  he  believed  it  was  now  used  by  hundredweights  in  the 
north  of  England  for  the  preservation  of  milk. 
