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REPORT ON THE PHARM ACOQ3PIA. 
but to the Colleges of Pharmacy in New York and Boston. 
The excellent feeling thus indicated, has been confirmed by 
the delay which it is known that Committee has suffered, 
from the length of time which our revision has occupied, and 
to which they courteously submitted, that they might avail 
themselves of our action on the subject. Were further grounds 
for confidence needed, that amendments emanating from our 
College would receive impartial and respectful consideration, 
that its recommendations are addressed to unbiassed, un- 
prejudiced minds, they are to be found in the character of those 
known to compose the Committee, to which our revision, in 
common with others, is to be referred, for intelligence, ability, 
professional knowledge, candour, and conscientious discharge 
of duty; to which may be added an identity in feeling with 
ourselves for the prosperity and honor of the Philadelphia Col- 
lege of Pharmacy. 
The course which we may anticipate the Committee of 
reference thus characterized will pursue, will for ever remove 
any occasion for our separate and distinct action, for ever 
avert disunited and adverse councils between professions, 
whose ties are so intimate and close. But your Committee 
forbear further remark, having far exceeded the limits 
assigned at the outset, and pass to the last portion of their 
report. 
The Committee of Revision part from their production 
and commit it to your hands, invokingyour sanction for it, and 
the adoption of it as your own work. A feeling of melancholy 
pleasure attends this completionof their duty, while a lively 
feeling of satisfaction is excited at having reached the goal 
after a long though not tedious journey, g Entirely inexperi- 
enced in the detail of revision, unguided by any precedent, by 
which their steps might be directed, the Committee commenced 
the task, pioneers in a great undertaking. Vast as was re- 
garded the ground to be passed over, distant as appeared the 
terminous, and obstructed as their rout seemed to be, when 
viewed from its remote extremity, it was found to be capable 
of being traversed without difficulty, and to be unembarrassed 
