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Joseph  W.  England,  Curator  of  the  Museum,  reported  as  follows  : 
The  Museum  is  in  good  condition  and  has  received  a  number  of  valuable 
accessions  during  the  year.  The  Reference  Collection  of  official  drugs  and 
preparations  in  the  reading  room  continues  to  be  of  much  service  to  the 
students  for  study,  and  its  value  suggests  the  desirability  of  making  provision 
in  the  new  food  and  drug  laboratory  for  a  similar  collection,  enlarging  it  so  as  to 
cover  all  the  National  Formulary  preparations,  the  commercial  spices,  food 
products,  and  other  material  relating  to  food  and  drug  analytical  work.  In 
view  of  the  growing  importance  of  the  microscope  in  the  analysis  of  food  and 
drugs,  it  would  be  most  desirable  to  have  also  a  collection — in  addition  to  the 
very  large  collection  of  microscopical  slides  in  the  microscopical  laboratory — 
of  slides  of  typical  sections  of  plant-parts  and  plant-products,  together  with 
such  chemicals  as  may  be  necessary.  H.  K.  Mulford  &  Co.  have  offered  to  the 
college  a  collection  of  antiquated  tablet  machines  for  the  Historical  Section  of 
the  Museum,  and  also  a  new  tablet  machine  on  consignment  for  use  in  the 
Pharmaceutical  Laboratory,  replacing  it  from  time  to  time  as  improvements 
are  made. 
Thomas  S.Wiegand,  Ph.  M.,  Librarian,  made  the  following  report : 
During  the  past  year  there  have  been  added  to  the  Library  175  volumes 
among  them  many  very  valuable  works  on  Chemistry,  Botany  and  Pharmacy  ; 
the  three  Universities  of  Sweden  have  sent  their  proceedings,  and  a  number  of 
theses  presented  to  their  faculties  for  graduation.  Some  changes  were  made 
in  the  distribution  of  books,  and  now  are  much  more  accessible  for  reference, 
The  theses  of  last  year's  graduating  class  have  been  bound,  and  the  entire 
number  now  amounts  to  243  volumes,  embracing  nearly  five  thousand  theses. 
The  Library  has  been  visited  by  many  persons,  not  members  of  the  college, 
but  interested  in  subjects  that  our  Library  could  give  them  information  about, 
and  expressed  themselves  highly  pleased  at  the  facilities  offered. 
The  Committee  on  Necrology,  Prof.  S.  P.  Sadtler,  chairman, 
reported  verbally  that  during  the  past  two  months  several  of  our 
honorary  members  had  died,  and  that  a  full  report  would  be  made 
at  the  meeting  in  June. 
The  Secretary  of  the  Committee  on  Membership  reported  as 
follows  :  At  a  meeting  of  the  college,  held  June  26,  1906,  a  motion 
was  made  that  a  Standing  Committee  on  By-Laws  be  appointed, 
afterwards  amended  that  the  subject  be  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Membership  for  consideration,  and  as  so  amended,  was  adopted. 
The  committee  has  considered  the  matter,  and  at  a  meeting  held 
February  20th,  it  was  voted  that  "  we  recommend  that  a  Standing 
Committee  on  By-Laws  be  appointed  by  the  President,  to  consist  of 
three  members,"  and  further  recommend  "  that  the  duties  of  this 
Committee  be  framed  by  the  incoming  Committee." 
