MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
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GRADUATING  CLASS.  SUBJECT  OF  THESIS. 
Howard  C.  Kearney,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania-  •  -Geranium  Maculatum  and  its  Syrup. 
James  Kemble,  Penningtonville-  • -Pennsylvania •  •  -Cucurhita  Citrullus. 
Charles  Letts,  Bordentown  New  Jersey  Radix  Sumbul. 
John  C.Long,  Lancaster  Pennsylvania  •  --Jalapa,  Extracta  aquosa  ei  Renno'. 
William  E.  F.  Mason,  N.  Bridge  water,  •  •  -  Massachusetts.  -  •  Urtica  Dioica,  Common  Nettle  Root. 
Brewer  Mattocks,  St.  Paul  Minnesota  Asclepias  Tubfrosa. 
James  Mecray,  Jr.,  Cape  Island  New  Jersey  Buxus  Sujffruticosa. 
Decatur  Milligan,  Lewisburg  Pennsylvania  •  •■  Aletris  farinosa. 
Wilson  H.  Pile,  Jr.,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  -  -  -Saccharum. 
Alfred  J.  Eankin,  Shippensburg  Pennsylvania  -  -  -Syrupus  Ruhi  Villosi  Compositus. 
Joseph  Heel,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  -  -  -Polygala  Senega. 
Elam  Rhoads,  Norristown  Pennsylvania  -  -  -  Asclepias  Tuberosa. 
Clayton  F.  Richards,  Iladdonfield,  New  Jersey  Stillingia  Sylvutica. 
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Nathaniel  Richarlson,-  -  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  -  -  <  ^^^^^g^ 
Thomas  K.  Scheller,  Chambersbnrg  Pennsylvania  •  -  -Spircea  tomentosa. 
Richard  B.  Sheridan,-  -  -  -Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  -  •  -  Unguentum  Mezerei. 
Robert  J.  Siddall,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  -  •  -Cimicifuga  racemosa. 
Ephraim  K.  Smith,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  •  •  -Eryngium  Aquaticum. 
J.  Melancthon  Stoever,  •  -Mechanicsburg-  -  -  -Pennsylvania  -  •  -Calamina. 
Charles  Tuller,  Philadelphia  Pennsylvania  •  -  -  Indigo. 
Wm.  Henry  Weatherly-  -Freehold  New  Jersey  Oleum  Gossypii. 
Charles  Woods,  Danville  Pennsylvania  - .  .Polygonatum  Uaifiorum. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  further  inform  of  the  election  of  Theodore 
A.  Keffer  to  membership  in  the  College. 
John  Bringhurst  and  F.  C.  Hill  tendered  their  resignations  from  mem- 
bership.   On  motion  these  were  accepted,  on  the  usual  conditions. 
The  proposal  to  adopt  a  new  Law  to  be  called  Law  X.  as  submitted  at 
the  last  stated  meeting,  being  now  considered  and  discussed,  a  motion  was 
made  and  adopted,  to  alter  the  number  5  to  3  in  the  new  Standing  Commit- 
tee, and  then  on  motion  the  new  law  was  finally  unanimously  adopted, 
the  titles  of  Law  X.  and  Law  XI.  being  changed  to  Law  XI.  and  Law  XII. 
Laio  X.  of  the  Herbarium. 
"A  Standing  Committee  of  three  shall  be  appointed  by  the  College  at  its 
meeting  in  September  to  keep  the  Herbarium  in  order,  to  collect  plants, 
to  place  them  in  condition  to  be  used  in  lectures  on  Botany,  Materia 
Medica,  Pharmacy,  &c.,  to  eiffect  exchanges,  and  enter  into  correspondence 
with  individuals,  Societies  and  Colleges  of  our  own  and  foreign  countries." 
The  following  Report  was  read  by  the  Corresponding  Secretary. 
The  undersigned,  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  College,  begs  leave  to 
report  that  since  the  last  annual  meeting  he  has  had  occasion  to  notice 
the  following  matters  pertaining  to  his  office  : 
The  subject  of  exchanging  botanical  specimens  with  the  Swiss  Apoth- 
ecaries' Association,  as  presented  in  the  Minutes  of  the  meeting  in  Sep- 
tember last,  has  since  then  remained  entirely  in  the  hands  of  the  special 
committee  appointed  on  that  subject,  as  the  direction  giv  en  to  that  com- 
mittee to  open  Correspondance,  etc,  with  Dr.  Fluckiger  has  rendered  any 
further  action  from  the  Corresponding  Secretary  superfluous. 
In  October  last  a  package  was  received  from  Mr.  Charles  Murray  of 
Buenos  Ayres,  South  America,  containing  four  numbers  of  a  pharmaceu- 
