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Mimdes  of  the  College. 
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t       Oct.,  1882. 
After  passing  through  the  viUage  of  Shaiikliii  and  visiting  its  celebrated 
Chine,  the  party  returned  by  rail  to  Ryde,  and  thence  by  steamer  to 
Southampton,  where  at  7.30  high  tea  was  served  at  the  Royal  George 
Hotel.  Numerous  speeches  followed,  and  at  a  late  hour  the  company 
dispersed,  unanimous  in  the  opinion  that  a  pleasanter  excursion  had  never 
been  spent  by  the  Conference. 
Amongst  the  members  of  the  Local  Committee  singled  out  for  special 
thanks  were  Mr.  Randall,  the  courteous  Chairman,  Mr.  Dawson,  tlie 
assiduous  Honorary  Secretary,  and  last,  but  not  least,  Mr.  Chipperfield,  the 
energetic  "Acting  Manager." — Pliar.  Jour,  and  Trans.,  Aug.,  26,  1882. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was 
held  September  25,  1882,  in  the  hall  of  the  College,  No,  145  North  Tenth 
street. 
The  President,  Dillwyn  Parrish,  presided,  and  the  register  showed  an 
attendance  of  24  members. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  stated  meeting,  in  June,  were  read  and  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  since  the  June  meeting  of  the  Col- 
lege were  read  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  Wm.  C.  Bakes,  and,  on  motion, 
adopted. 
Alonzo  Robbins,  chairman  of  the  delegation  appointed  to  represent  this 
College  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion, reported  as  follows: 
To  the  Pliiladelplda  College  of  Pharmacy: 
The  delegates  to  tlie  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  Niag- 
ara Falls  respectfully  report  that  three  of  the  original  delegates  attended  the  meeting, 
and  that  William  B.  Thompson  was  added  to  the  number  in  place  of  Edward  C.  Jones, 
who  was  unable  to  attend. 
The  meeting  was  unusually  large,  and  about  130  new  members  were  obtained. 
Our  fellow-member,  Charles  A.  Heinitsh,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  was  elected  President 
of  the  Association  for  the  ensuing  year. 
The  Committee  on  Entertainment  had  prepared  quite  an  extensive  programme, 
but  unfortunately  they  were  unable  to  compel  compliance  with  its  terms  by  tlie  pro- 
prietors of  the  hotel,  thereby  causing  general  dissatisfaction  among  the  members  of  the 
Association. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  at  future  meetings  no  reduction  in  hotel  rates  will  be  asked 
for,  and  no  impositions  submitted  to. 
The  Association  finally  adjourned  to  meet  at  Washington,  D.  C,  on  the  second 
Tuesday  of  September,  1883. 
Respectfully  submitted,  ALONZO  ROBBINS,  C/iatr/nan. 
Professor  Maisch,  on  behalf  of  the  delegates  appointed  to  attend  the  Con- 
ference of  Pharmaceutical  Schools,  held  at  the  same  time  and  place,  made 
the  following  re^Dort : 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
The  undersigned  respectfully  report  that  they  have  attended  the  Thirteenth  Con- 
ference of  Schools  of  Pharmacy,  held  at  Niagara  Falls,  Sept.  13th.  The  Albany,  Chi- 
cago, Cincinnati,  Louisville,  Massachusetts,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh  and  St.  Louis 
Colleges  were  represented  by  delegates. 
According  to  a  resolution  passed  in  1881  the  subject  for  discussion  was  the  organiza- 
tion of  an  obligatory  course  in  analytical  chemistry,  and  the  examination  in  this 
branch  previous  to  graduation.  The  desirability  of  laboratory  instruction  in  chemistry 
was  generally  conceded.  But  little  concurrence  of  opinion  was  manifested  as  to  the 
-extent  of  such  instruction  ;  while  several  delegates  urged  the  necessity  of  demanding 
attendance  at  a  complete  analytical  course,  including  gravimetric  and  volumetric 
quantitative  analysis,  the  large  mnjority  failed  to  see  that  the  time  for  such  a  course 
could  be  obtained  during  the  sessions  of  the  Colleges,  or  that  the  end  aimed  at  oould 
really  be  attained.   These  views  were  expressed  in  the  following  resolution  : 
